As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2012
Commission File Nos.  333-__________
811-04405

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N-4


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                                                                                                                                    
 
[X] 
 
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
[  ]
     
 
Post-Effective Amendment No.
[  ]
   
and/or
 


 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

 
Amendment No.   90
[X]


JACKSON SAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT A
(Formerly The SAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT A)
(Exact Name of Registrant)


JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Formerly REASSURE AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
(Name of Depositor)


1 Corporate Way, Lansing, Michigan 48951
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (517) 381-5500

Thomas J. Meyer, Esq., Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Jackson National Life Insurance Company, 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, MI 48951
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copies to:
Frank J. Julian, Esq.
Jackson National Life Insurance Company, 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, MI 48951

Joan E. Boros, Esq.
Jorden Burt LLP, 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC  20007


Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of the registration statement.
 
Title of Securities Being Registered: The variable portion of Flexible Premium Fixed and Variable Deferred Annuity contracts.
 
 
The Registrant hereby agrees to amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
This registration statement relates to Registration Statement No. 333-137730


 
 

 

NOTE

Registrant is filing this Registration Statement for the purpose of registering interests under Asset I Flexible Payment Deferred Combination Fixed and Variable Annuity Contracts (“Contracts”) on a new Form N-4.  Interests under the Contracts were previously registered on Form N-4 (File No. 333-137730) and funded by The Sage Variable Annuity Account A (File No. 811-04405).  Upon effectiveness of a merger between Reassure America Life Insurance Company (“Reassure”) into and with Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson”), (i) Jackson became the issuer of the Contracts and (ii) The Sage Variable Annuity Account A was transferred intact to Jackson and renamed Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A.

Pursuant to the SEC staff’s position in the Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. No Action Letter (available October 23, 1990) concerning annual update requirements for inactive contracts, Registrant is not required to and will not file annual post-effective amendments to this Form N-4.

The content of the Registration Statement on Form N-4, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2006 (Accession No. 0000928389-06-000235), as supplemented by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 filed on October 1, 2007 (Accession No. 0000928389-07-000183) (File Nos. 333-137730 and 811-04405) is incorporated herein by reference including

1.  
Part A – Prospectus, as supplemented by this filing, and

2.  
Part B – Statement of Additional Information, except Financial Statements.

 
 

 
 
Supplement dated January 2, 2013
To The Prospectuses Dated October 2, 2006 for

Asset I; Asset II; Plus (Bonus Recap);
Plus (No Recap); Freedom; Select; and Choice

Flexible Payment Deferred Combination Fixed
and Variable Annuity Contracts

Issued Through
Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Formerly The Sage Variable Annuity Account A

By Jackson National Life Insurance Company ®
Formerly by Reassure America Life Insurance Company
 
This supplement updates certain information contained in the above-referenced prospectuses for Contracts formerly issued by Reassure America Life Insurance Company (“REASSURE”).  Please read it and keep it together with your prospectus for future reference.  Capitalized terms have the same meaning as those included in the prospectus.
 
Merger of REASSURE and Jackson National Life Insurance Company :

As we previously informed you in supplements dated September 7, 2012 and November 2, 2012, Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson”) acquired SRLC America Holding Corp. (“SRLC”), the direct parent company of REASSURE, on September 4, 2012 (the “Acquisition”) and REASSURE was to be merged into Jackson effective December 31, 2012.  Following the Acquisition, and effective December 31, 2012, REASSURE merged with and into Jackson (the “Merger”).  The merger of REASSURE and Jackson was approved by the boards of directors and shareholders of REASSURE and Jackson. The Merger also received regulatory approval from the Departments of Insurance of the States of Indiana and Michigan, the states of domicile of REASSURE and Jackson, respectively.

On the date of the Merger, Jackson acquired from its wholly owned subsidiary, REASSURE all of REASSURE’s assets, including the assets of The Sage Variable Annuity Account A under which the Contracts were issued, and REASSURE ceased to exist.  As a result of the Merger, Jackson also became responsible for all of REASSURE’s liabilities and obligations, including those created under the Contracts.  The Contracts were originally issued by Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc. (“Sage”). Sage subsequently merged into Valley Forge Life Insurance Company (“Valley Forge”) in 2006. Valley Forge subsequently merged with REASSURE in 2007 with Valley Forge as the surviving company. Immediately following the previous merger with REASSURE, Valley Forge changed its name to Reassure America Life Insurance Company.

The Merger did not affect the terms of, or the rights and obligations under, the Contracts, other than to reflect the change to the company that provides your Contract benefits from REASSURE to Jackson.  You will receive contract endorsements from Jackson that reflect the change from REASSURE to Jackson. The Merger did not result in any adverse tax consequences for any Contract Owners.

The Contracts will continue to be serviced by the current administrator, Alliance-One Services, Inc. and its agents (CSC), and supervised by Jackson staff.  All contact information will remain the same: P.O. Box 290680, Wethersfield, CT 06129-0680, 1-877-835-7243.

Change of Name of the Separate Account :

Effective December 31, 2012, The Sage Variable Annuity Account A is renamed the Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A.

Prospectus Updates

As a result of the Merger, the prospectus is modified as follows:

All references to “Reassure America Life Insurance Company” or REASSURE in the prospectus are replaced with “Jackson National Life Insurance Company” or “Jackson”.  All references to “The Sage Variable Annuity Account A” in the prospectus are replaced with “Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A”.

The section “Valley Forge Life Insurance Company” (Reassure America Life Insurance Company, as supplemented) appearing in the prospectus under the heading “10. WHAT OTHER INFORMATION SHOULD I KNOW?” is replaced with the following:

JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

We are a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan in June 1961.  Our legal domicile and principal business address is 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, Michigan 48951.  We are admitted to conduct life insurance and annuity business in the District of Columbia and all states except New York.  We are ultimately a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc (London, England).

The section “Distribution of the Contracts” appearing in the prospectus under the heading “10. WHAT OTHER INFORMATION SHOULD I KNOW?” is replaced with the following:

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS

Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”), located at 7601 Technology Way, Denver, Colorado 80237, is the distributor of the Contracts. JNLD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Prior to December 31, 2012, SL Distributors, Inc. was the distributor of the Contracts, and prior to December 18, 2003, Sage Distributors, Inc. was the distributor of the Contracts.

JNLD is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. JNLD is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The Contracts are no longer offered for sale. However, new purchase payments may be made under existing Contracts. Under arrangements made with certain broker-dealers, Jackson may pay trail commissions on additional purchase payments received on the existing Contracts.

The section “Financial Statements” appearing in the prospectus under the heading “10. WHAT OTHER INFORMATION SHOULD I KNOW?” is replaced with the following:

2011 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited consolidated financial statements of Jackson, the audited statutory financial statements of REASSURE, the audited financial statements of The Sage Variable Annuity Account A (now known as Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A); and the unaudited pro forma financial information of Jackson giving effect to the Merger on a pro forma basis appear in the Statement of Additional Information.

If you have any questions regarding the Merger, please contact us at P.O. Box 290680, Wethersfield, CT 06129-0680, 1-877-835-7243.




 
 

 


 

Supplement dated January 2, 2013
To The Statements of Additional Information Dated October 2, 2006 for

Asset I; Asset II; Plus (Bonus Recap);
Plus (No Recap); Freedom; Select and Choice

Flexible Payment Deferred Combination Fixed
and Variable Annuity Contracts

Issued Through
Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Formerly The Sage Variable Annuity Account A

By Jackson National Life Insurance Company ®
Formerly by Reassure America Life Insurance Company
 
This supplement updates certain information contained in the above-referenced statements of additional information for Contracts formerly issued by Reassure America Life insurance Company (“REASSURE”).  Please read it and keep it together with your prospectus for future reference.

As a result of the Merger, the statement of additional information is modified as follows:

All references to “Reassure America Life Insurance Company” or “REASSURE” in the statement of additional information are replaced with “Jackson National Life Insurance Company” or “Jackson”.  All references to “The Sage Variable Annuity Account A” in the statement of additional information are replaced with “Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A”.

The section “Company” appearing in the statement of additional information is replaced with the following:

JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

We are a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the state of Michigan in June 1961.  Our legal domicile and principal business address is 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, Michigan 48951.  We are admitted to conduct life insurance and annuity business in the District of Columbia and all states except New York.  We are ultimately a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc (London, England).

The section “Distributor” appearing in the statement of additional information is replaced with the following:

DISTRIBUTOR

Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”), located at 7601 Technology Way, Denver, Colorado 80237, is the distributor of the Contracts. JNLD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company. Prior to December 31, 2012, SL Distributors, Inc. was the distributor of the Contracts, and prior to December 18, 2003, Sage Distributors, Inc. was the distributor of the Contracts.

JNLD is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. JNLD is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The section “Experts” appearing in the statement of additional information is replaced with the following:

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Jackson National Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and for each of the years in the three year period ending December 31, 2011 have been included herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. KPMG LLP is located at Aon Center, 200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 5500, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

The financial statements of REASSURE and The Sage Variable Annuity Account A for the periods indicated have been included herein in reliance upon the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is located at 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

The section “FINANCIAL STATEMENTS” appearing in the statement of additional information is replaced with the following:

2011   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited consolidated financial statements of Jackson, the audited statutory financial statements of REASSURE and the audited financial statements of The Sage Variable Annuity Account A (now known as Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A); and the unaudited pro forma financial information of Jackson giving effect to the Merger on a pro forma basis are provided below.


 
 

 

 
 
The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
 
Year ended December 31, 2011
with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
 
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
Contents
                 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
2
                 
Audited Financial Statements
           
                 
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
3-7
Statements of Operations
8-10
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
11-19
Notes to Financial Statements
20-30
                 

 
 
 

 
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2011
                                         
       
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
 
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
 
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
 
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
 
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
 
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
 
Assets:
                                     
       Investments, at fair value  
 
  $ 210,389     $ 463,374     $ 513,166     $ 23,311     $ -     $ 6,306  
   
Total Assets
    210,389       463,374       513,166       23,311       -       6,306  
                                                     
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
   
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Net Assets
  $ 210,389     $ 463,374     $ 513,166     $ 23,311     $ -     $ 6,306  
                                                     
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    808       4,179       4,863       2,665       -       716  
Unit value
    $ 13.51     $ 16.73     $ 11.55     $ 8.75     $ -     $ 8.81  
                                                     
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    5,064       18,310       14,175       -       -       -  
Unit value
    $ 9.59     $ 7.47     $ 9.93     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                     
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    12,956       17,128       31,384       -       -       -  
Unit value
    $ 11.65     $ 14.99     $ 10.07     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                     
Supplemental information:
                                               
       Investments, at cost  
 
  $ 171,098     $ 373,982     $ 356,506     $ 26,729     $ -     $ 7,183  
                                                     
       Shares held  
 
    19,589       39,740       16,538       1,857       -       954  
 
 
     
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
 
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
 
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
 
Assets:
                                                 
       Investments, at fair value  
 
  $ 41,330     $ 47,503     $ 1,169,315     $ 398,033     $ 604,477     $ 65,778  
   
Total Assets
    41,330       47,503       1,169,315       398,033       604,477       65,778  
                                                     
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
   
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
Net Assets
  $ 41,330     $ 47,503     $ 1,169,315     $ 398,033     $ 604,477     $ 65,778  
                                                     
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    1,212       -       9,920       -       -       -  
Unit value
    $ 34.09     $ -     $ 11.03     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                     
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       1,839       60,910       -       929       1,450  
Unit value
    $ -     $ 7.56     $ 9.43     $ -     $ 9.15     $ 10.11  
                                                     
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       4,409       51,252       28,894       65,219       4,363  
Unit value
    $ -     $ 7.63     $ 9.48     $ 13.77     $ 9.14     $ 11.71  
                                                     
Supplemental information:
                                               
       Investments, at cost  
 
  $ 37,296     $ 44,618     $ 1,001,743     $ 344,701     $ 653,090     $ 60,637  
                                                         
       Shares held  
 
    2,833       2,218       43,762       15,014       43,054       3,787  
                                                     
  *  
Units outstanding rounded to nearest whole unit.
                                         
  **  
For contracts purchased prior to May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible on a monthly basis.
                               
  ***  
For contracts purchased on or after May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible daily as a percentage of the assets of the Variable Account. Years 8+
                 
                                                       
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                         
 
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2011
 
                                                       
                                                       
 
 
 
 
     
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
 
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
 
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
 
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
 
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
 
Assets:
                                                 
  Investments, at fair value   
 
  $ 346,050     $ 549,441     $ 454,518     $ 731,338     $ 1,165,847     $ 792,823  
     
Total Assets
    346,050       549,441       454,518       731,338       1,165,847       792,823  
                                                       
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
     
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                       
Net Assets
  $ 346,050     $ 549,441     $ 454,518     $ 731,338     $ 1,165,847     $ 792,823  
                                                       
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    4,062       -       8,732       -       16,633       -  
Unit value
    $ 18.92     $ -     $ 17.90     $ -     $ 11.56     $ -  
                                                       
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    22,486       -       34,943       -       33,817       459  
Unit value
    $ 11.97     $ -     $ 8.53     $ -     $ 9.68     $ 10.08  
                                                       
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       40,442       -       42,642       63,177       126,874  
Unit value
    $ -     $ 13.59     $ -     $ 17.15     $ 10.23     $ 6.21  
                                                       
Supplemental information:
                                               
  Investments, at cost   
 
  $ 341,380     $ 544,392     $ 360,459     $ 659,543     $ 1,165,847     $ 689,257  
                                                       
  Shares held   
 
    27,706       44,346       17,236       28,042       1,165,847       52,297  
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
 
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
 
Assets:
                                                 
  Investments, at fair value   
 
  $ 33,082     $ 198,302     $ 103,496     $ 211,476     $ 454,043     $ 110,870  
     
Total Assets
    33,082       198,302       103,496       211,476       454,043       110,870  
                                                       
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
     
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                       
Net Assets
  $ 33,082     $ 198,302     $ 103,496     $ 211,476     $ 454,043     $ 110,870  
                                                       
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       448       518       -       1,502       5,431  
Unit value
    $ -     $ 8.98     $ 12.86     $ -     $ 23.21     $ 10.09  
                                                       
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       2,890       2,271       -       9,036       1,667  
Unit value
    $ -     $ 8.91     $ 6.99     $ -     $ 10.06     $ 9.26  
                                                       
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    3,220       18,932       7,375       15,308       16,148       4,626  
Unit value
    $ 10.28     $ 8.90     $ 10.98     $ 13.81     $ 20.32     $ 8.79  
                                                       
Supplemental information:
                                               
  Investments, at cost   
 
  $ 27,414     $ 220,912     $ 104,905     $ 196,050     $ 332,083     $ 90,744  
                                                       
  Shares held   
 
    1,055       17,518       15,220       11,921       35,472       7,232  
                                                       
  *  
Units outstanding rounded to nearest whole unit.
                                         
  **  
For contracts purchased prior to May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible on a monthly basis.
                               
  ***  
For contracts purchased on or after May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible daily as a percentage of the assets of the Variable Account. Years 8+
                 
                                                       
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                         
 
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2011
 
                                                       
                                                       
 
 
 
     
MFS/VIT High Income Series
 
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
 
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
 
MFS/VIT Research Series
   
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
 
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
 
Assets:
                                                 
  Investments, at fair value   
 
  $ 327,413     $ 90,381     $ 360,784     $ 134,268     $ 930,006     $ 90,942  
     
Total Assets
    327,413       90,381       360,784       134,268       930,006       90,942  
                                                       
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
     
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                       
Net Assets
  $ 327,413     $ 90,381     $ 360,784     $ 134,268     $ 930,006     $ 90,942  
                                                       
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    530       -       1,940       3,637       1,688       -  
Unit value
    $ 18.21     $ -     $ 11.67     $ 11.59     $ 17.32     $ -  
                                                       
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    9,649       -       16,502       6,072       54,321       -  
Unit value
    $ 11.76     $ -     $ 8.92     $ 9.42     $ 10.05     $ -  
                                                       
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    12,992       5,758       19,071       3,505       23,844       3,735  
Unit value
    $ 15.72     $ 15.70     $ 10.01     $ 9.96     $ 14.87     $ 24.35  
                                                       
Supplemental information:
                                               
  Investments, at cost   
 
  $ 312,012     $ 91,424     $ 306,048     $ 116,147     $ 837,949     $ 81,211  
                                                       
  Shares held   
 
    39,495       10,955       18,588       7,150       50,189       3,535  
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
 
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
 
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
 
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
 
Assets:
                                                 
  Investments, at fair value   
 
  $ 297,620     $ 575,182     $ 724,327     $ 409,173     $ 26,063     $ 320,677  
     
Total Assets
    297,620       575,182       724,327       409,173       26,063       320,677  
                                                       
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
     
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                       
Net Assets
  $ 297,620     $ 575,182     $ 724,327     $ 409,173     $ 26,063     $ 320,677  
                                                       
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       4,408       5,293       -       -       1,308  
Unit value
    $ -     $ 13.59     $ 12.59     $ -     $ -     $ 24.21  
                                                       
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       21,729       26,999       -       -       13,545  
Unit value
    $ -     $ 8.27     $ 7.66     $ -     $ -     $ 9.98  
                                                       
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    13,571       28,236       41,737       43,111       1,845       7,179  
Unit value
    $ 21.92     $ 11.88     $ 10.80     $ 9.49     $ 14.13     $ 21.43  
                                                       
Supplemental information:
                                               
  Investments, at cost   
 
  $ 223,372     $ 479,054     $ 663,195     $ 387,250     $ 24,079     $ 224,916  
                                                       
  Shares held   
 
    21,932       14,470       91,920       52,525       958       18,677  
                                                       
  *  
Units outstanding rounded to nearest whole unit.
                                         
  **  
For contracts purchased prior to May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible on a monthly basis.
                               
  ***  
For contracts purchased on or after May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible daily as a percentage of the assets of the Variable Account. Years 8+
                 
                                                       
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                         
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2011
 
                                                       
         
Rydex VT Basic Materials
   
Rydex VT Consumer Products
 
Rydex VT Energy
   
Rydex VT Energy Services
   
Rydex VT Health Care
   
Rydex VT Leisure
 
Assets:
                                                 
  Investments, at fair value   
 
  $ 4,918     $ 213,160     $ 304,902     $ 4,541     $ 454,456     $ 26,686  
     
Total Assets
    4,918       213,160       304,902       4,541       454,456       26,686  
                                                       
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
     
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                       
Net Assets
  $ 4,918     $ 213,160     $ 304,902     $ 4,541     $ 454,456     $ 26,686  
                                                       
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Unit value
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                       
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Unit value
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                       
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    289       12,753       15,247       256       35,969       2,247  
Unit value
    $ 17.04     $ 16.71     $ 19.99     $ 17.74     $ 12.63     $ 11.88  
                                                       
Supplemental information:
                                               
  Investments, at cost   
 
  $ 4,817     $ 166,520     $ 288,697     $ 4,665     $ 394,786     $ 21,925  
                                                       
  Shares held   
 
    190       5,097       10,428       204       15,416       480  
 
 
         
Rydex VT Precious Metal
   
Rydex VT Retailing
   
Rydex VT Telecommunications
 
Rydex VT Transportation
   
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
 
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
Assets:
                                                 
  Investments, at fair value   
 
  $ 82,869     $ 464,354     $ 61,730     $ 228,153     $ 93,064     $ 293,945  
     
Total Assets
    82,869       464,354       61,730       228,153       93,064       293,945  
                                                       
Liabilities
      -       -       -       -       -       -  
     
Total Liabilities
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
                                                       
Net Assets
  $ 82,869     $ 464,354     $ 61,730     $ 228,153     $ 93,064     $ 293,945  
                                                       
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       -       -       -       319       2,687  
Unit value
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 17.42     $ 27.58  
                                                       
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -       -       -       -       9,587       20,565  
Unit value
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 9.13     $ 10.69  
                                                       
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    4,311       36,651       6,248       20,033       -       -  
Unit value
    $ 19.23     $ 12.67     $ 9.88     $ 11.39     $ -     $ -  
                                                       
Supplemental information:
                                               
  Investments, at cost   
 
  $ 88,726     $ 372,755     $ 68,228     $ 196,702     $ 78,234     $ 260,223  
                                                       
  Shares held              
 
    5,743       32,450       6,859       16,308       4,792       13,820  
                                                       
  *  
Units outstanding rounded to nearest whole unit.
                                         
  **  
For contracts purchased prior to May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible on a monthly basis.
                               
  ***  
For contracts purchased on or after May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible daily as a percentage of the assets of the Variable Account. Years 8+
                 
                                                       
                                                       
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                         
 
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
as of December 31, 2011
                                                       
 
 
       
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
                                 
Assets:
                                                 
   Investments, at fair value  
 
  $ 12,791                                          
     
Total Assets
    12,791                                          
                                                       
Liabilities
      -                                          
     
Total Liabilities
    -                                          
                                                       
Net Assets
  $ 12,791                                          
                                                       
Asset 1**, Asset 2**
                                               
Units outstanding*
    438                                          
Unit value
    $ 18.40                                          
                                                       
Asset 1***, Asset 2***
                                               
Units outstanding*
    462                                          
Unit value
    $ 10.25                                          
                                                       
Choice, Plus ***, Freedom, Select
                                               
Units outstanding*
    -                                          
Unit value
    $ -                                          
                                                       
Supplemental information:
                                               
  Investments, at cost   
 
  $ 12,270                                          
                                                       
  Shares held   
 
    719                                          
                                                       
  *  
Units outstanding rounded to nearest whole unit.
                                         
  **  
For contracts purchased prior to May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible on a monthly basis.
                               
  ***  
For contracts purchased on or after May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible daily as a percentage of the assets of the Variable Account. Years 8+
                 
                                                       
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                         

 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Operations
as of December 31, 2011

                                     
   
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
 
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
 
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
 
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
 
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
 
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
Investment income:
                                   
     Dividend income
  $ 4,155     $ 1,865     $ -     $ 479     $ -     $ 30  
         Total Investment Income
    4,155       1,865       -       479       -       30  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    3,609       8,382       8,187       307       -       83  
     Total Expenses
    3,609       8,382       8,187       307       -       83  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ 546     $ (6,517 )   $ (8,187 )   $ 172     $ -     $ (53 )
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 27,190     $ 70,761     $ 67,741     $ (912 )   $ (774 )   $ 2,020  
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (11,931 )     (104,548 )     (71,225 )     (1,376 )     807       (2,231 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    15,259       (33,787 )     (3,484 )     (2,288 )     33       (211 )
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 15,805     $ (40,304 )   $ (11,671 )   $ (2,116 )   $ 33     $ (264 )
 
 
                                                 
   
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
 
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
 
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ 426     $ 80     $ 12,013     $ 3,309     $ 1,283     $ -  
         Total Investment Income
    426       80       12,013       3,309       1,283       -  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    537       1,088       18,734       7,791       10,111       2,534  
     Total Expenses
    537       1,088       18,734       7,791       10,111       2,534  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ (111 )   $ (1,008 )   $ (6,721 )   $ (4,482 )   $ (8,828 )   $ (2,534 )
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 157     $ 26,489     $ 54,175     $ 82,639     $ 143,085     $ 32,967  
     Realized gain distributions
    4,671       -       -       -       -       -  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (7,890 )     (26,120 )     (55,267 )     (76,449 )     (155,343 )     (30,065 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    (3,062 )     369       (1,092 )     6,190       (12,258 )     2,902  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (3,173 )   $ (639 )   $ (7,813 )   $ 1,708     $ (21,086 )   $ 368  
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
 
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
 
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
 
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
 
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ 21,623     $ 24,526     $ 7,880     $ 10,816     $ 801     $ 1,567  
         Total Investment Income
    21,623       24,526       7,880       10,816       801       1,567  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    6,749       10,578       6,357       13,442       22,462       13,996  
     Total Expenses
    6,749       10,578       6,357       13,442       22,462       13,996  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ 14,874     $ 13,948     $ 1,523     $ (2,626 )   $ (21,661 )   $ (12,429 )
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ (13,954 )   $ (14,941 )   $ 12,031     $ 82,409     $ -     $ 61,238  
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    31,883       38,762       (51,263 )     (138,649 )     -       (97,291 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    17,929       23,821       (39,232 )     (56,240 )     -       (36,053 )
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 32,803     $ 37,769     $ (37,709 )   $ (58,866 )   $ (21,661 )   $ (48,482 )
                                                 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                               
                                                 
 
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Operations
as of December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
 
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ -     $ 5,982     $ 4,376     $ 2,420     $ 3,201     $ 1,942  
         Total Investment Income
    -       5,982       4,376       2,420       3,201       1,942  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    576       4,158       1,907       5,577       7,041       2,832  
     Total Expenses
    576       4,158       1,907       5,577       7,041       2,832  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ (576 )   $ 1,824     $ 2,469     $ (3,157 )   $ (3,840 )   $ (890 )
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 2,872     $ 107,605     $ 668     $ 71,746     $ 57,071     $ 32,973  
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (4,870 )     (109,068 )     (19,708 )     (91,689 )     (49,885 )     (47,517 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    (1,998 )     (1,463 )     (19,040 )     (19,943 )     7,186       (14,544 )
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (2,574 )   $ 361     $ (16,571 )   $ (23,100 )   $ 3,346     $ (15,434 )
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MFS/VIT High Income Series
 
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
 
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
 
MFS/VIT Research Series
 
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
 
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ 35,332     $ 8,646     $ 3,593     $ 1,367     $ 27,065     $ 2,896  
         Total Investment Income
    35,332       8,646       3,593       1,367       27,065       2,896  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    5,750       1,690       5,926       2,174       14,879       1,597  
     Total Expenses
    5,750       1,690       5,926       2,174       14,879       1,597  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ 29,582     $ 6,956     $ (2,333 )   $ (807 )   $ 12,186     $ 1,299  
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 8,509     $ 4,827     $ 26,247     $ 21,377     $ 29,274     $ 4,725  
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (27,314 )     (9,033 )     (33,850 )     (24,192 )     (37,355 )     (1,100 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    (18,805 )     (4,206 )     (7,603 )     (2,815 )     (8,081 )     3,625  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 10,777     $ 2,750     $ (9,936 )   $ (3,622 )   $ 4,105     $ 4,924  
                                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
 
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
 
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
 
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ 2,564     $ 2,944     $ 55,310     $ 31,993     $ 288     $ 2,197  
         Total Investment Income
    2,564       2,944       55,310       31,993       288       2,197  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    4,913       10,874       12,457       7,530       454       4,898  
     Total Expenses
    4,913       10,874       12,457       7,530       454       4,898  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ (2,349 )   $ (7,930 )   $ 42,853     $ 24,463     $ (166 )   $ (2,701 )
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 37,386     $ 106,245     $ 4,019     $ 17,646     $ 571     $ 25,692  
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (18,570 )     (121,221 )     10,866       (11,520 )     (3,750 )     (33,528 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    18,816       (14,976 )     14,885       6,126       (3,179 )     (7,836 )
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 16,467     $ (22,906 )   $ 57,738     $ 30,589     $ (3,345 )   $ (10,537 )
                                                 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                               
 
 
9

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Operations
as of December 31, 2011
                                                 
   
Rydex VT Basic Materials
   
Rydex VT Consumer Products
 
Rydex VT Energy
   
Rydex VT Energy Services
 
Rydex VT Health Care
   
Rydex VT Leisure
 
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ -     $ 3,253     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
         Total Investment Income
    -       3,253       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    92       3,643       5,001       85       7,917       447  
     Total Expenses
    92       3,643       5,001       85       7,917       447  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ (92 )   $ (390 )   $ (5,001 )   $ (85 )   $ (7,917 )   $ (447 )
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 36     $ 19,510     $ 24,508     $ 15     $ 23,227     $ 2,873  
     Realized gain distributions
    811       -       1,928       545       -       -  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (1,776 )     8,257       (30,144 )     (1,032 )     6,744       (1,586 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    (929 )     27,767       (3,708 )     (472 )     29,971       1,287  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (1,021 )   $ 27,377     $ (8,709 )   $ (557 )   $ 22,054     $ 840  
                                                 
 
 
   
Rydex VT Precious Metal
 
Rydex VT Retailing
   
Rydex VT Telecommunications
 
Rydex VT Transportation
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
 
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ 74     $ -     $ 792     $ -     $ 1,807     $ -  
         Total Investment Income
    74       -       792       -       1,807       -  
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    1,605       8,032       1,027       3,590       1,508       3,906  
     Total Expenses
    1,605       8,032       1,027       3,590       1,508       3,906  
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ (1,531 )   $ (8,032 )   $ (235 )   $ (3,590 )   $ 299     $ (3,906 )
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 3,971     $ 41,432     $ 1,848     $ 10,593     $ 753     $ 4,962  
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       2,249       -       -       35,021  
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (30,815 )     (14,651 )     (14,970 )     (33,518 )     (2,025 )     (42,045 )
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    (26,844 )     26,781       (10,873 )     (22,925 )     (1,272 )     (2,062 )
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (28,375 )   $ 18,749     $ (11,108 )   $ (26,515 )   $ (973 )   $ (5,968 )
                                                 
 
 
   
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
                               
Investment income:
                                               
     Dividend income
  $ 786                                          
         Total Investment Income
    786                                          
                                                 
Expenses:
                                               
     Mortality, expense risk and administrative charges
    583                                          
     Total Expenses
    583                                          
         Net investment income (loss)
  $ 203                                          
                                                 
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
                                               
     Net realized gains (losses)
  $ 4,430                                          
     Realized gain distributions
    -                                          
     Net unrealized gains (losses)
    (5,586 )                                        
     Net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses)
    (1,156 )                                        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (953 )                                        
                                                 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                               
                                                 
 
10
 
 

 
The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
                                           
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
 
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
   
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
 
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
 
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
 
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                         
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 546     $ (6,517 )       $ (8,187 )   $ 172     $ -     $ (53 )  
     Realized gains (losses)
    27,190       70,761           67,741       (912 )     (774 )     2,020    
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (11,931 )     (104,548 )         (71,225 )     (1,376 )     807       (2,231 )  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 15,805     $ (40,304 )       $ (11,671 )   $ (2,116 )   $ 33     $ (264 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -         $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -    
     Death Benefits
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Surrenders
    (52,677 )     (85,299 )         (72,166 )     -       (2,114 )     (775 )  
     Withdrawals
    (22,033 )     (24,176 )         (24,266 )     -       -       -    
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (32,508 )     (71,012 )         (12,538 )     -       -       -    
     Annual contract fees
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (107,218 )   $ (180,487 )       $ (108,970 )   $ -     $ (2,114 )   $ (775 )  
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (91,413 )     (220,791 )         (120,641 )     (2,116 )     (2,081 )     (1,039 )  
     Net assets at beginning of period
    301,802       684,165           633,807       25,427       2,081       7,345    
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 210,389     $ 463,374         $ 513,166     $ 23,311     $ -     $ 6,306    
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (95 )   $ (9,421 )       $ (10,278 )   $ 65     $ 51     $ (61 ) )
     Realized gains (losses)
    7,192       (39,906 )         94,673       (117 )     (12 )     (244 )  
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    24,120       157,490           63,144       3,090       107       1,537    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 31,217     $ 108,163         $ 147,539     $ 3,038     $ 146     $ 1,232    
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -         $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -    
     Death Benefits
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Surrenders
    (30,581 )     (61,145 )         (124,314 )     -       -       (5,679 ) )
     Withdrawals
    (10,857 )     (22,687 )         (32,514 )     -       -       -   )
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    80       (15,341 )         (133,278 )     -       -       -   )
     Annual contract fees
    -       -           (4 )     -       -       -   )
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (41,358 )   $ (99,173 )       $ (290,110 )   $ -     $ -     $ (5,679 ) )
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (10,141 )     8,990           (142,571 )     3,038       146       (4,447 ) )
     Net assets at beginning of period
    311,943       675,175           776,378       22,389       1,935       11,792    
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 301,802     $ 684,165         $ 633,807     $ 25,427     $ 2,081     $ 7,345    
                                                       
             
 
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                       
 
11

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
 
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
   
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
 
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (111 )   $ (1,008 )       $ (6,721 )   $ (4,482 )   $ (8,828 )   $ (2,534 )  
     Realized gains (losses)
    157       26,489           54,175       82,639       143,085       32,967    
     Realized gain distributions
    4,671       -           -       -       -       -    
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (7,890 )     (26,120 )         (55,267 )     (76,449 )     (155,343 )     (30,065 )  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (3,173 )   $ (639 )       $ (7,813 )   $ 1,708     $ (21,086 )   $ 368    
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -         $ 1,253     $ -     $ -     $ -    
     Death Benefits
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Surrenders
    -       (509 )         (149,635 )     (153,958 )     (49,295 )     (124,594 )  
     Withdrawals
    -       (6,164 )         (46,220 )     (31,529 )     (19,317 )     (33,121 )  
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    -       (66,124 )         (45,107 )     (68,842 )     1,511       (17,482 )  
     Annual contract fees
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ -     $ (72,797 )         (239,709 )   $ (254,329 )   $ (67,101 )   $ (175,197 )  
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (3,173 )     (73,436 )         (247,522 )     (252,621 )     (88,187 )     (174,829 )  
     Net assets at beginning of period
    44,503       120,939           1,416,837       650,654       692,664       240,607    
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 41,330     $ 47,503           1,169,315     $ 398,033     $ 604,477     $ 65,778    
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 8     $ (1,046 )       $ (8,504 )   $ (5,794 )   $ (10,599 )   $ (3,719 )  
     Realized gains (losses)
    114       (13,937 )         77,190       17,023       (79,906 )     1,386    
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    8,829       30,134           44,225       39,368       155,553       11,131    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 8,951     $ 15,151         $ 112,911     $ 50,597     $ 65,048     $ 8,798    
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -         $ 1,253     $ -     $ -     $ -    
     Death Benefits
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Surrenders
    -       (35,697 )         (373,356 )     (80,284 )     (181,581 )     (24,487 )  
     Withdrawals
    -       (7,681 )         (51,117 )     (32,740 )     (29,470 )     (10,875 )  
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    -       (30,858 )         (119,646 )     (71,369 )     17,604       1,962    
     Annual contract fees
    -       -           (4 )     (5 )     (17 )     -    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ -     $ (74,236 )         (542,870 )   $ (184,398 )   $ (193,464 )   $ (33,400 )  
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    8,951       (59,085 )         (429,959 )     (133,801 )     (128,416 )     (24,602 )  
     Net assets at beginning of period
    35,552       180,024           1,846,796       784,455       821,080       265,209    
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 44,503     $ 120,939           1,416,837     $ 650,654     $ 692,664     $ 240,607    
                                                       
 
                        See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.                             
                                                       
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
                                                       
 
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
 
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
   
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
 
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
 
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
 
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 14,874     $ 13,948         $ 1,523     $ (2,626 )   $ (21,661 )   $ (12,429 )  
     Realized gains (losses)
    (13,954 )     (14,941 )         12,031       82,409       -       61,238    
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    31,883       38,762           (51,263 )     (138,649 )     -       (97,291 )  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 32,803     $ 37,769         $ (37,709 )   $ (58,866 )   $ (21,661 )   $ (48,482 )  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -         $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -    
     Death Benefits
    -       -           -       -       (786,793 )     -    
     Surrenders
    (260,685 )     (93,838 )         (11,296 )     (112,984 )     (634,120 )     (61,237 )  
     Withdrawals
    (12,601 )     (37,615 )         (20,223 )     (32,702 )     (132,274 )     (24,234 )  
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (35,410 )     (74,630 )         (2,311 )     (20,446 )     970,112       (25,103 )  
     Annual contract fees
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (308,696 )   $ (206,083 )         (33,830 )   $ (166,132 )   $ (583,075 )   $ (110,574 )  
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (275,893 )     (168,314 )         (71,539 )     (224,998 )     (604,736 )     (159,056 )  
     Net assets at beginning of period
    621,943       717,755           526,057       956,336       1,770,583       951,879    
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 346,050     $ 549,441         $ 454,518     $ 731,338     $ 1,165,847     $ 792,823    
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 22,863     $ 19,260         $ 4,668     $ 1,676     $ (36,194 )   $ (15,622 )  
     Realized gains (losses)
    (2,743 )     (11,460 )         34,329       67,149       -       63,589    
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -           -       -       -       -    
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    10,730       21,705           13,971       33,447       -       121,016    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 30,850     $ 29,505         $ 52,968     $ 102,272     $ (36,194 )   $ 168,983    
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ 5,000     $ -         $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -    
     Death Benefits
    -       -           -       -       (1,388,280 )     -    
     Surrenders
    (114,562 )     (54,804 )         (95,984 )     (158,685 )     (2,876,829 )     (220,462 )  
     Withdrawals
    (12,883 )     (84,832 )         (17,560 )     (42,242 )     (443,357 )     (35,902 )  
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (51,734 )     (64,810 )         (39,218 )     (144,821 )     2,746,499       (49,527 )  
     Annual contract fees
    -       (6 )         -       (15 )     (85 )     (22 )  
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (174,179 )   $ (204,452 )         (152,762 )   $ (345,763 )   $ (1,962,052 )   $ (305,913 )  
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (143,329 )     (174,947 )         (99,794 )     (243,491 )     (1,998,246 )     (136,930 )  
     Net assets at beginning of period
    765,272       892,702           625,851       1,199,827       3,768,829       1,088,809    
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 621,943     $ 717,755         $ 526,057     $ 956,336     $ 1,770,583     $ 951,879    
                                                       
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                   
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
                                         
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
 
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                       
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (576 )   $ 1,824     $ 2,469     $ (3,157 )   $ (3,840 )   $ (890 )    
     Realized gains (losses)
    2,872       107,605       668       71,746       57,071       32,973      
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (4,870 )     (109,068 )     (19,708 )     (91,689 )     (49,885 )     (47,517 )    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (2,574 )   $ 361     $ (16,571 )   $ (23,100 )   $ 3,346     $ (15,434 )    
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                   
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -      
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Surrenders
    (11,065 )     (67,128 )     (7,340 )     (180,785 )     (85,688 )     (111,044 )    
     Withdrawals
    (725 )     (16,098 )     (3,315 )     (37,476 )     (27,238 )     (28,322 )    
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    -       (73,123 )     (8,297 )     1,560       (10,374 )     1,514      
     Annual contract fees
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (11,790 )   $ (156,349 )   $ (18,952 )   $ (216,701 )   $ (123,300 )   $ (137,852 )    
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (14,364 )     (155,988 )     (35,523 )     (239,801 )     (119,954 )     (153,286 )    
     Net assets at beginning of period
    47,446       354,290       139,019       451,277       573,997       264,156      
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 33,082     $ 198,302     $ 103,496     $ 211,476     $ 454,043     $ 110,870      
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                   
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (769 )   $ (321 )   $ 865     $ (7,695 )   $ (3,151 )   $ (1,153 )    
     Realized gains (losses)
    5,803       (7,864 )     (22,163 )     (34,524 )     (3,891 )     4,988      
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    2,974       54,632       33,431       87,009       113,741       33,579      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 8,008     $ 46,447     $ 12,133     $ 44,790     $ 106,699     $ 37,414      
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                   
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -      
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Surrenders
    (19,742 )     (31,783 )     (74,458 )     (105,738 )     (65,461 )     (36,901 )    
     Withdrawals
    -       (18,758 )     (3,930 )     (7,070 )     (27,574 )     (1,983 )    
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (48 )     (37,984 )     (22,052 )     (51,115 )     (48,045 )     (1,343 )    
     Annual contract fees
    -       -       -       -       (2 )     -      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (19,790 )   $ (88,525 )   $ (100,440 )   $ (163,923 )   $ (141,082 )   $ (40,227 )    
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (11,782 )     (42,078 )     (88,307 )     (119,133 )     (34,383 )     (2,813 )    
     Net assets at beginning of period
    59,228       396,368       227,326       570,410       608,380       266,969      
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 47,446     $ 354,290     $ 139,019     $ 451,277     $ 573,997     $ 264,156      
                                                     
 
                    See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.                               
                                                     
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
MFS/VIT High Income Series
 
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
 
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
 
MFS/VIT Research Series
 
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
 
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                   
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 29,582     $ 6,956     $ (2,333 )   $ (807 )   $ 12,186     $ 1,299      
     Realized gains (losses)
    8,509       4,827       26,247       21,377       29,274       4,725      
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (27,314 )     (9,033 )     (33,850 )     (24,192 )     (37,355 )     (1,100 )    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 10,777     $ 2,750     $ (9,936 )   $ (3,622 )   $ 4,105     $ 4,924      
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                   
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ 626     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -      
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Surrenders
    (51,018 )     (17,713 )     (48,380 )     (40,043 )     (99,027 )     (4,725 )    
     Withdrawals
    (53,113 )     (4,675 )     (12,542 )     (4,856 )     (78,615 )     (2,037 )    
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (16,913 )     (9,010 )     (10,513 )     28       (32,832 )     (7,689 )    
     Annual contract fees
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (121,044 )   $ (30,772 )   $ (71,435 )   $ (44,871 )   $ (210,474 )   $ (14,451 )    
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (110,267 )     (28,022 )     (81,371 )     (48,493 )     (206,369 )     (9,527 )    
     Net assets at beginning of period
    437,680       118,403       442,155       182,761       1,136,375       100,469      
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 327,413     $ 90,381     $ 360,784     $ 134,268     $ 930,006     $ 90,942      
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                   
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                   
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 42,071     $ 10,494     $ (925 )   $ (654 )   $ 15,226     $ 1,864      
     Realized gains (losses)
    64,761       (3,905 )     21,540       19,699       27,707       5,937      
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (34,509 )     10,771       23,673       586       54,090       1,352      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 72,323     $ 17,360     $ 44,288     $ 19,631     $ 97,023     $ 9,153      
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                   
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ 626     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -      
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -      
     Surrenders
    (100,834 )     (60,954 )     (53,181 )     (23,432 )     (301,346 )     (35,651 )    
     Withdrawals
    (51,448 )     (9,831 )     (17,750 )     (11,236 )     (61,585 )     (3,381 )    
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (1,158,490 )     (18,347 )     (84,823 )     (96,696 )     (17,667 )     304      
     Annual contract fees
    -       -       (4 )     -       -       (2 )    
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (1,310,772 )   $ (88,506 )   $ (155,758 )   $ (131,364 )   $ (380,598 )   $ (38,730 )    
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (1,238,449 )     (71,146 )     (111,470 )     (111,733 )     (283,575 )     (29,577 )    
     Net assets at beginning of period
    1,676,129       189,549       553,625       294,494       1,419,950       130,046      
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 437,680     $ 118,403     $ 442,155     $ 182,761     $ 1,136,375     $ 100,469      
                                                     
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                           
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
                                           
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
 
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
 
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
 
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
   
 
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                         
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (2,349 )   $ (7,930 )   $ 42,853     $ 24,463     $ (166 )   $ (2,701 )      
     Realized gains (losses)
    37,386       106,245       4,019       17,646       571       25,692        
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (18,570 )     (121,221 )     10,866       (11,520 )     (3,750 )     (33,528 )      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 16,467     $ (22,906 )   $ 57,738     $ 30,589     $ (3,345 )   $ (10,537 )      
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,253     $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Surrenders
    (23,986 )     (195,296 )     (169,012 )     (65,511 )     -       (105,492 )      
     Withdrawals
    (10,083 )     (50,616 )     (38,859 )     (25,159 )     -       (5,660 )      
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (18,769 )     (27,192 )     (80,631 )     (76,438 )     10,762       13        
     Annual contract fees
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (52,838 )   $ (273,104 )   $ (288,502 )   $ (167,108 )   $ 12,015     $ (111,139 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (36,371 )     (296,010 )     (230,764 )     (136,519 )     8,670       (121,676 )      
     Net assets at beginning of period
    333,991       871,192       955,091       545,692       17,393       442,353        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 297,620     $ 575,182     $ 724,327     $ 409,173     $ 26,063     $ 320,677        
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 2,011     $ (11,500 )   $ 8,447     $ 1,843     $ 140     $ (3,313 )      
     Realized gains (losses)
    30,854       59,100       (44,417 )     (73,775 )     (18,986 )     (1,537 )      
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    50,317       17,704       156,065       132,076       21,633       88,009        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 83,182     $ 65,304     $ 120,095     $ 60,144     $ 2,787     $ 83,159        
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 1,253     $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Surrenders
    (67,235 )     (145,875 )     (238,437 )     (270,256 )     (40,806 )     (79,608 )      
     Withdrawals
    (14,714 )     (16,748 )     (43,510 )     (64,965 )     (725 )     (2,014 )      
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (38,868 )     (64,610 )     (284,816 )     2,019       (35,836 )     (5,538 )      
     Annual contract fees
    (8 )     -       (4 )     (2 )     -       -        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (120,825 )   $ (227,233 )   $ (566,767 )   $ (333,204 )   $ (76,114 )   $ (87,160 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (37,643 )     (161,929 )     (446,672 )     (273,060 )     (73,327 )     (4,001 )      
     Net assets at beginning of period
    371,634       1,033,121       1,401,763       818,752       90,720       446,354        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 333,991     $ 871,192     $ 955,091     $ 545,692     $ 17,393     $ 442,353        
                                                       
 
                    See accompnaying Notes to Financial Statements.                                 
 
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The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
 
 
                                                     
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
Rydex VT Basic Materials
 
Rydex VT Consumer Products
 
Rydex VT Energy
   
Rydex VT Energy Services
 
Rydex VT Health Care
   
Rydex VT Leisure
   
 
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (92 )   $ (390 )   $ (5,001 )   $ (85 )   $ (7,917 )   $ (447 )      
     Realized gains (losses)
    36       19,510       24,508       15       23,227       2,873        
     Realized gain distributions
    811       -       1,928       545       -       -        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (1,776 )     8,257       (30,144 )     (1,032 )     6,744       (1,586 )      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (1,021 )   $ 27,377     $ (8,709 )   $ (557 )   $ 22,054     $ 840        
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ 626     $ -     $ 626     $ 626     $ -     $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Surrenders
    -       (14,433 )     (20,913 )     -       (34,102 )     (3,351 )      
     Withdrawals
    -       (5,046 )     (9,853 )     -       (12,934 )     (1,674 )      
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    20       (44,382 )     9,056       -       (53,621 )     (1,538 )      
     Annual contract fees
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ 646     $ (63,861 )   $ (21,084 )   $ 626     $ (100,657 )   $ (6,563 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (375 )     (36,484 )     (29,793 )     69       (78,603 )     (5,723 )      
     Net assets at beginning of period
    5,293       249,644       334,695       4,472       533,059       32,409        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 4,918     $ 213,160     $ 304,902     $ 4,541     $ 454,456     $ 26,686        
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (314 )   $ (847 )   $ (4,119 )   $ (289 )   $ (7,183 )   $ (541 )      
     Realized gains (losses)
    (1,194 )     (3,649 )     (31,569 )     6,872       (4,945 )     10,966        
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    3,462       40,376       92,179       (6,703 )     38,789       (972 )      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 1,954     $ 35,880     $ 56,491     $ (120 )   $ 26,661     $ 9,453        
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ 626     $ -     $ 626     $ 626     $ -     $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Surrenders
    (10,905 )     (68,977 )     (98,907 )     (13,422 )     (131,185 )     (8,208 )      
     Withdrawals
    -       (7,031 )     (14,727 )     (282 )     (18,416 )     (2,478 )      
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (14,977 )     (9,173 )     (23,436 )     (9,702 )     35,622       (4,280 )      
     Annual contract fees
    -       (6 )     (7 )     -       (13 )     (1 )      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (25,256 )   $ (85,187 )   $ (136,451 )   $ (22,780 )   $ (113,992 )   $ (14,967 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (23,302 )     (49,307 )     (79,960 )     (22,900 )     (87,331 )     (5,514 )      
     Net assets at beginning of period
    28,595       298,951       414,655       27,372       620,390       37,923        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 5,293     $ 249,644     $ 334,695     $ 4,472     $ 533,059     $ 32,409        
                                                       
 
                    See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.                                 
 
17
 
 

 
The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
Rydex VT Precious Metal
 
Rydex VT Retailing
   
Rydex VT Telecommunications
 
Rydex VT Transportation
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
 
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
   
 
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (1,531 )   $ (8,032 )   $ (235 )   $ (3,590 )   $ 299     $ (3,906 )      
     Realized gains (losses)
    3,971       41,432       1,848       10,593       753       4,962        
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       2,249       -       -       35,021        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (30,815 )     (14,651 )     (14,970 )     (33,518 )     (2,025 )     (42,045 )      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (28,375 )   $ 18,749     $ (11,108 )   $ (26,515 )   $ (973 )   $ (5,968 )      
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ 626     $ -     $ -     $ 626     $ -     $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Surrenders
    (4,040 )     (36,637 )     (3,886 )     (13,718 )     (10,460 )     (4,816 )      
     Withdrawals
    (4,596 )     (13,642 )     (1,650 )     (4,996 )     (17,831 )     (761 )      
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    8,627       (42,660 )     7,485       21,151       (20,345 )     (20,988 )      
     Annual contract fees
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ 617     $ (92,939 )   $ 1,949     $ 3,063     $ (48,636 )   $ (26,565 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (27,758 )     (74,190 )     (9,159 )     (23,452 )     (49,609 )     (32,533 )      
     Net assets at beginning of period
    110,627       538,544       70,889       251,605       142,673       326,478        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 82,869     $ 464,354     $ 61,730     $ 228,153     $ 93,064     $ 293,945        
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
For the year ended December 31, 2010
                                                     
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
                                                     
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ (2,156 )   $ (8,968 )   $ (25 )   $ (4,390 )   $ 824     $ (4,193 )      
     Realized gains (losses)
    32,975       30,385       (9,036 )     (3,655 )     (1,714 )     11,577        
     Realized gain distributions
    -       -       -       -       -       16,646        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    5,772       96,610       16,915       63,013       19,036       52,089        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 36,591     $ 118,027     $ 7,854     $ 54,968     $ 18,146     $ 76,119        
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
                                                     
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ 626     $ -     $ -     $ 626     $ -     $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -       -       -       -       -       -        
     Surrenders
    (50,663 )     (133,611 )     (17,593 )     (82,040 )     (12,095 )     (61,822 )      
     Withdrawals
    (6,077 )     (19,984 )     (1,521 )     (7,159 )     (5,491 )     (4,499 )      
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (34,063 )     (50,711 )     (474 )     (43,113 )     (1,135 )     (10,134 )      
     Annual contract fees
    (2 )     (13 )     (2 )     (6 )     -       -        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (90,179 )   $ (204,319 )   $ (19,590 )   $ (131,692 )   $ (18,721 )   $ (76,455 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (53,588 )     (86,292 )     (11,736 )     (76,724 )     (575 )     (336 )      
     Net assets at beginning of period
    164,215       624,836       82,625       328,329       143,248       326,814        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 110,627     $ 538,544     $ 70,889     $ 251,605     $ 142,673     $ 326,478        
                                                       
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
                                 
 
18
 

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
 
 
             
For the year ended December 31, 2011
 
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
     
 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
           
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 203        
     Realized gains (losses)
    4,430        
     Realized gain distributions
    -        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    (5,586 )      
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ (953 )      
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
             
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -        
     Surrenders
    (33,637 )      
     Withdrawals
    -        
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    -        
     Annual contract fees
    -        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (33,637 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    (34,590 )      
     Net assets at beginning of period
    47,381        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 12,791        
               
               
               
For the year ended December 31, 2010
             
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
             
     Net investment income (loss)
  $ 470        
     Realized gains (losses)
    71        
     Realized gain distributions
    -        
     Unrealized gains (losses)
    4,671        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 5,212        
Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions:
             
     Net premiums/deposits
  $ -        
     Death Benefits
    -        
     Surrenders
    -        
     Withdrawals
    (762 )      
     Net transfers in (out) of sub-accounts / fixed accounts - Note 1
    (90 )      
     Annual contract fees
    -        
         Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from contract transactions
  $ (852 )      
     Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    4,360        
     Net assets at beginning of period
    43,021        
         Net assets at end of period
  $ 47,381        
               
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
             

 
 
19

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
 
Note 1.  Organization:
 
The Sage Variable Annuity Account A (the “Variable Account”), a unit investment trust registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is a separate investment account of Reassure America Life Insurance Company (“Realic” or the “Company”).  On September 30, 2007, Reassure America Life Insurance Company, an Illinois-domiciled company, was merged with and into Valley Forge Life Insurance Company ("VFL") with Valley Forge being the surviving entity to such merger.  Immediately following the statutory merger, Valley Forge, an Indiana-domiciled company, changed its name to Realic.  The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SRLC America Holding Corp., which in turn is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Swiss Re Ltd., based in Zurich, Switzerland.
 
The Variable Account currently offers the following 50 variable fund investments (“sub-accounts”) each of which invests in shares of corresponding funds (“Funds”), in which the contractholders bear all of the investment risk.  Each Fund is either an open-end diversified management investment company or a separate investment portfolio of such a company and is managed by an investment advisor ("Investment Advisor") which is registered with the SEC.  The Investment Advisors and sub-accounts are as follows:
 
INVESTMENT ADVISOR:
 
INVESTMENT ADVISOR:
 
INVESTMENT ADVISOR:
 
Fund/sub-account
Fund/sub-account
Fund/sub-account
 
FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, INC:
 
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
 
COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC.:
 
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
 
INVESCO ADVISORS, INC:
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
Invesco V.I. Captial Appreciation Fund
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
 
 
INVESCO ADVISORS, INC:
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
 
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT:
 
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
MFS/VIT High Income Series
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
MFS/VIT Research Series
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
 
MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC:
 
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
 
 
 
 
OPPENHEIMER FUNDS, INC:
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
 
RYDEX INVESTMENTS:
 
Rydex VT Basic Materials
Rydex VT Consumer Products
Rydex VT Energy
Rydex VT Energy Services
Rydex VT Financial Services
Rydex VT Health Care
Rydex VT Leisure
Rydex VT Precious Metal
Rydex VT Retailing
Rydex VT Telecommunications
Rydex VT Transportation
 
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC:
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
 
 
 
Variable annuity contracts are no longer offered for sale.  However, the Variable Account continues to accept new policy  payments on, and process transactions for, existing contracts, including the Asset 1, Asset 2, Choice, Plus, Freedom and Select Variable Annuity Contracts (collectively, the "Contracts").  Under the terms of the contracts, contractholders select where the net purchase payments of the Contracts are invested.  The contractholder may choose to invest in either the Variable Account, Fixed Account I or Fixed Account II (collectively, the “Fixed Accounts”) or both the Variable Account and the Fixed Accounts.
 
The Fixed Account I, which is part of the General Account, offers a guaranteed fixed interest rate. The Fixed Account II, which is segregated from the General Account, offers various interest rates and time periods. The Fixed Accounts have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 nor have the Fixed Accounts been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  The accompanying financial statements do not reflect amounts invested in the Fixed Accounts.
 
 
 
20

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
 
Note 1.  Organization (continued)
 
The assets of the Variable Account are segregated from the Company’s General Account and other separate accounts.  The contractholder (before the maturity date, while the contractholder is still living or the contract is in force), may transfer all or part of any sub-account value to another sub-account(s) or to the Fixed Accounts, or transfer all or part of amounts in the Fixed Accounts to any sub-account(s).
 
Note 2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Valuation of Investments - The Variable Account is subject to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), effective January 1, 2008.  This standard defines fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable.  The hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
 
•Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
•Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
•Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Variable Account’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The Variable Account’s investments in all funds included in the table in Note 1 are classified as Level 1 investments.
 
Investment Income and Realized Gain Distribution - Income from dividends and gains from realized gain distributions are recorded on the ex-distribution date. Dividends and distributions are reinvested in additional shares of the Funds.
 
Realized Investment Gains and Losses - Realized investment gains and losses represent the difference between the proceeds from sales of Fund shares held by the Variable Account and the cost of such shares, which are determined using the first-in first-out cost method.  Transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.
 
Federal Income Taxes - The operations of the Variable Account are included in the federal income tax return of the Company, which is taxed as a life insurance company under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”).  Under the current provisions of the IRC, the Company does not expect to incur federal income taxes on the earnings of the Variable Account to the extent the earnings are credited under the contracts.  Based on this, no charge is being made currently to the Variable Account for federal income taxes.  The Company will review periodically the status of this policy in the event of changes in the tax law.  A charge may be made in future years for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the contracts.
 
Management evaluates its tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements.  Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities.  Management has analyzed the Variable Account’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Variable Account’s financial statements.
 
Diversification Requirements - Under the provisions of Section 817(h) of the IRC, a variable annuity contract will not be treated as an annuity contract under Section 772 of the IRC for any period for which the investments of the segregated asset account on which the contract is based are not adequately diversified. The IRC provides that the "adequately diversified" requirement may be met if the underlying investments satisfy either a statutory safe harbor test or diversification requirements set forth in regulations issued by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Company believes, based on the prospectuses and financial statements of each of the Funds in which the Variable Account participates, that the Variable Account is in compliance with the diversification requirements of the IRC.
 
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported herein. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
Contingencies and Commitments – In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts necessary to support the Variable Account that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnifications.  The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown.  However, based on experience, the Company expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
21

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
Investment Risks - The underlying funds of the Variable Account indirectly bear exposure to the market, credit,
and liquidity risks of the portfolios in which they invest. These financial statements and footnotes should be read
in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes contained in the Annual Reports of the funds, which
are distributed by the Company to the contractholders.
 
Note 3. Purchases and Sales of Investments
 
The cost of purchases (including distributions received and reinvested) and proceeds from sales of investments
for the year ended December 31, 2011, were as follows:


 
Fund   Purchases   Sales
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio  $ 8,591  $ 115,263
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
 
      10,991
 
    197,995
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
 
      45,631
 
    162,788
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
 
      27,432
 
      27,062
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
 
              -
 
        2,114
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
 
        7,273
 
        8,300
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
 
        5,097
 
           537
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
 
        8,572
 
      82,378
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
      33,802
 
    280,234
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
      18,872
 
    277,683
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
 
    722,528
 
    798,466
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
 
      61,741
 
    239,472
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
      38,317
 
    332,140
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
      44,559
 
    236,694
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
      27,228
 
      59,535
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
      70,623
 
    239,381
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
 
 1,129,121
 
 1,733,857
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
 
      36,058
 
    159,061
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
              -
 
      12,366
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
 
    302,444
 
    456,969
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
        4,376
 
      20,858
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
      64,578
 
    284,433
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
      24,113
 
    151,253
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
 
      59,651
 
    198,393
MFS/VIT High Income Series
 
      36,247
 
    127,709
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
 
      13,543
 
      37,359
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
 
      22,069
 
      95,836
MFS/VIT Research Series
 
      19,516
 
      65,194
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
 
      40,502
 
    238,791
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
 
        2,896
 
      16,046
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
 
        9,429
 
      64,617
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
      58,881
 
    339,916
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
 
      73,546
 
    319,195
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
 
      66,419
 
    209,063
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
 
      13,522
 
        1,673
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
        2,525
 
    116,364
Rydex VT Basic Materials
 
        1,439
 
             73
Rydex VT Consumer Products
 
        3,374
 
      67,625
Rydex VT Energy
 
      62,379
 
      86,535
Rydex VT Energy Services
 
        1,165
 
             79
Rydex VT Health Care
 
        2,635
 
    111,210
Rydex VT Leisure
 
        1,727
 
        8,736
Rydex VT Precious Metal
 
      15,897
 
      16,812
Rydex VT Retailing
 
      14,230
 
    115,203
Rydex VT Telecommunications
 
      11,930
 
        7,886
Rydex VT Transportation
 
      30,082
 
      30,609
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
 
        2,294
 
      50,630
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
 
      37,100
 
      32,551
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balanced Portfolio
           786
 
      34,220
 
22

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
 
Note 4. Expenses and Related Party Transactions
     
             
The Company deducts charges and other expenses associated with the contracts that reduce the return of the
investments in the Contracts. These deductions are outlined below for each of the six contracts.
 
             
The Company permits 12 free transfers, which are subject to certain limitation on dollar amounts and frequency,
among and between the sub-accounts within the Variable Account per contract year. For each additional transfer,
the Company may charge $25 at the time each such transfer is processed.
   
             
 
Product
Annual Administration Charge
Surrender Charges
Daily Expense Charge
Sales Charges
 
Asset 1
$30 to $40 - year 1-7 **
7% - year1-2
1.40%  of assets for year 1–7*
None
 
   
$ 0  - year 8+
6%  - year 3
1.25%  of assets for year 8+*
   
     
5%  - year 4
     
     
4%  - year 5
     
     
3%  - year 6
     
     
1%  - year 7
     
     
0%  -year 8+
     
 
Asset 2
$30 to $40 - year 1-7
None
1.40%  of assets for year 1–7*
None
 
   
$ 0  - year 8+
 
1.25%  of assets for year 8+*
   
 
Choice
$30 to $40 - year 1-7 **
7% - year1-2
1.40%  of assets
None
 
   
$ 0  - year 8+
6%  - year 3
     
     
5%  - year 4
     
     
4%  - year 5
     
     
3%  - year 6
     
     
1%  - year 7
     
     
0%  -year 8+
     
 
Freedom
None
None
1.55%  of assets
None
 
       
1.40% of assets effective from December 2010
 
Plus
$30 to $40 - year 1-7 **
8.5%  - year 1-2
1.60%  of assets for year 1 – 7
None
 
   
$ 0  - year 8+
5.5%  to 8.5%  -  year 3
1.40% of assets for year 8+
   
     
5% to 7%  -  year 4
     
     
4% to 5%  -  year 5
     
     
3%  -  year 6
     
     
1%  -  year 7
     
     
0%  - year 8+
     
 
Select
None
8% - year 1
1.65%  of assets
None
 
     
6% - year 2
1.40% of assets effective from December 2010
     
4% - year 3
     
     
0%-year 4+
     
             
             
* For contracts purchased prior to May 1, 2001, asset-based charges are deducted on a monthly basis during the
accumulation phase, which have been charged through the redemption of units, but has been presented as expense
in the statement of operations. For contracts purchased on or after May 1, 2001, Asset-Based charges are deductible
daily, as a percentage of the assets of the variable account.
   
             
** Applicable if contract value is below $50,000.
     
             
Certain states and municipalities impose tax on the Contracts with respect to the receipt of annuity considerations.
This tax ranges from 0% to 3.5% of such consideration and it is reflected at the contractholder level.
 
             
Additionally, the Company deducts a monthly charge on account values for optional riders, at an annual rate ranging
from 0.05% to 0.55%.
       
             
The Company and its affiliates may receive fees from the Funds or their investment advisors, administrators and
distributors for providing distribution, administrative or other services to the Funds.
   
             
 
23

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
 
Note 5. Changes in Units Outstanding
           
               
The changes in units outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
   
 
       
  2011  
2010
     
Fund
Units Issued*
Units Redeemed*
Net Increase (Decrease)*
Units Issued*
Units Redeemed*
Net Increase
(Decrease)*
               
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
         -
            9,006
          (9,006)
    3,904
            8,608
          (4,704)
 
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
       895
          13,340
        (12,445)
    1,349
            9,308
          (7,959)
 
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
    3,156
          12,366
          (9,210)
         -
          28,722
        (28,722)
 
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
    2,688
            1,862
               826
         -
                 23
               (23)
 
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
         -
               113
             (113)
         -
                   1
                 (1)
 
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
       722
               920
             (198)
         -
               810
             (810)
 
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
         -
                 16
               (16)
         -
                 15
               (15)
 
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
       998
            9,174
          (8,176)
           8
          10,051
        (10,043)
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
       792
          24,295
        (23,503)
    7,567
          64,964
        (57,397)
 
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
       577
          18,127
        (17,550)
    1,686
          15,723
        (14,037)
 
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
  71,659
        129,157
        (57,498)
  32,959
          65,925
        (32,966)
 
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
         -
          15,453
        (15,453)
    1,941
            5,156
          (3,215)
 
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
         -
          26,279
        (26,279)
    1,038
          15,355
        (14,317)
 
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
         -
          15,628
        (15,628)
    6,622
          23,120
        (16,498)
 
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
    1,645
            4,871
          (3,226)
       223
          15,208
        (14,985)
 
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
    2,831
          11,335
          (8,504)
       525
          20,849
        (20,324)
 
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
101,939
        156,482
        (54,543)
275,055
        462,792
      (187,737)
 
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
    3,829
          19,669
        (15,840)
  37,924
          70,369
        (32,445)
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
         -
            1,042
          (1,042)
       776
            2,801
          (2,025)
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
  27,722
          29,921
          (2,199)
         18
            7,909
          (7,891)
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
           7
            2,208
          (2,201)
    1,435
          10,827
          (9,392)
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
       103
          16,282
        (16,179)
       281
          12,870
        (12,589)
 
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
       978
            6,882
          (5,904)
    2,264
          11,953
          (9,689)
 
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
         45
          16,784
        (16,739)
    1,742
            6,299
          (4,557)
 
MFS/VIT High Income Series
         -
            9,288
          (9,288)
         -
          96,191
        (96,191)
 
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
       184
            2,150
          (1,966)
       470
            6,741
          (6,271)
 
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
    1,609
            8,230
          (6,621)
       250
          15,786
        (15,536)
 
MFS/VIT Research Series
  191.00
            4,641
          (4,450)
         -
          15,184
        (15,184)
 
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
       868
          18,333
        (17,465)
  11,944
          43,928
        (31,984)
 
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
         -
               599
             (599)
    1,704
            3,680
          (1,976)
 
Morgan Stanley UIF U.S. Real Estate
         -
            2,340
          (2,340)
    3,686
          10,574
          (6,888)
 
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
       101
          24,229
        (24,128)
    1,711
          22,786
        (21,075)
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
         -
          31,391
        (31,391)
         -
          64,808
        (64,808)
 
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
         -
          18,079
        (18,079)
  14,570
          54,437
        (39,867)
 
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
       833
                 99
               734
         89
            5,585
          (5,496)
 
Oppenheimer Main Street Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
         36
            5,852
          (5,816)
    1,292
            6,351
          (5,059)
 
Rydex VT Basic Materials
         34
                   1
                 33
         36
            1,506
          (1,470)
 
Rydex VT Consumer Products
         -
            4,004
          (4,004)
    2,556
            9,113
          (6,557)
 
Rydex VT Energy
    1,902
            2,196
             (294)
    3,769
          10,940
          (7,171)
 
Rydex VT Energy Services
         31
                   1
                 30
         39
            1,527
          (1,488)
 
Rydex VT Health Care
         -
            7,589
          (7,589)
  14,175
          24,253
        (10,078)
 
Rydex VT Leisure
       102
               612
             (510)
       676
            2,080
          (1,404)
 
Rydex VT Precious Metal
       578
               570
                   8
         31
            4,451
          (4,420)
 
Rydex VT Retailing
         -
            7,488
          (7,488)
  10,995
          30,376
        (19,381)
 
Rydex VT Telecommunications
       847
               655
               192
    1,406
            3,359
          (1,953)
 
Rydex VT Transportation
    2,920
            2,250
               670
    1,289
          12,977
        (11,688)
 
T Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
    64.00
            4,511
          (4,447)
         -
            2,044
          (2,044)
 
T Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
    83.00
            1,052
             (969)
         -
            4,739
          (4,739)
 
T Rowe Price Personal Strategy Balance Portfolio
         -
            3,308
          (3,308)
         -
                 93
               (93)
 
               
*Units issued and redeemed include transfers in and transfers out, respectively.
     
 
24
 
 

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
 
 
Note 6. Financial Highlights
                                   
                                     
A summary of unit value, number of outstanding units and net assets for the variable annuity contracts, the investment income
 
ratio, expense ratio, and total return, excluding expenses of the underlying funds, for each of the five years in the period ended
 
December 31, 2011, are as follows. Unit Values are rounded to two decimal places. Number of units are rounded to the
 
nearest whole unit.
                                   
                                     
   
At year end
               
For the year ended
       
                       Investment Income              
      Number of             Net Assets    
Ratio* 
   
Expense
   
 
 
December 31, 2011
 
Units
   
Unit Value
   
         (000s)           
   
  Ratio***
      Total Return***  
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
    18,828     $ 9.59 - 13.51     $ 210       1.67 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     5.02% - 6.51 %
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
    39,617       7.47 - 16.73       463       0.33 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -9.56% - -8.27 %
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
    50,422       9.93 - 11.55       513       -       1.25% - 1.40 %     -4.54% - -3.18 %
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
    2,665       8.75       23       2.03 %     1.40 %     -  
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
    716       8.81       6       0.46 %     1.40 %     -  
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
    1,212       34.09       41       0.99 %     1.40 %     -5.96 %
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
    6,248       7.56 - 7.63       48       0.11 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -9.20% - -7.91 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
    122,082       9.43 - 11.03       1,169       0.91 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -1.46%- -0.06 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
    28,894       13.77       398       0.68 %     1.40 %     -1.69 %
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
    66,148       9.14 - 9.15       604       0.21 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -  
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
    5,813       10.11 - 11.71       66       -       1.25% - 1.40 %     2.50% - 3.95 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
    26,548       11.97 - 18.92       346       4.06 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     6.40% - 7.91 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
    40,442       13.59       549       3.73 %     1.40 %     6.13 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
    43,675       8.53 - 17.90       455       1.57 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -8.04% - -6.74 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
    42,642       17.15       731       1.26 %     1.40 %     -8.29 %
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
    113,627       9.68 - 11.56       1,166       0.05 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -1.35% - 0.05 %
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
    127,333       6.21 - 10.08       793       0.18 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -6.38% - -5.05 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
    3,220       10.28       33       -       1.40 %     -7.70 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
    22,270       8.90 - 8.98       198       2.68 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -  
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
    10,164       6.99 - 12.86       103       3.41 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -12.13% - -10.89 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
    15,308       13.81       211       0.71 %     1.40 %     -3.63 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
    26,686       10.06 - 23.21       454       0.66 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -0.49% - 0.92 %
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
    11,724       8.79 - 10.09       111       1.01 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -2.40% - -1.02 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series
    23,171       11.76 - 18.21       327       8.90 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     2.65% - 4.10 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
    5,758       15.70       90       8.25 %     1.40 %     2.40 %
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
    37,513       8.92 - 11.67       361       0.89 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -3.55% - -2.18 %
MFS/VIT Research Series
    13,214       9.42 - 11.59       134       0.87 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -1.84% - -0.45 %
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
    79,853       10.05 - 17.32       930       2.59 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     0.35% - 1.77 %
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
    3,735       24.35       91       2.98 %     1.40 %     5.02 %
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
    13,571       21.92       298       0.82 %     1.40 %     4.44 %
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
    54,373       8.27 - 13.59       575       0.40 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -2.53% - -1.15 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
    74,029       7.66 - 12.59       724       6.34 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     6.76% - 8.27 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
    43,111       9.49       409       6.60 %     1.40 %     6.42 %
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
    1,845       14.13       26       1.07 %     1.40 %     -9.81 %
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
    22,032       9.98 - 24.21       321       0.63 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     3.58% - -2.21 %
Rydex VT Basic Materials
    289       17.04       5       -       1.40 %     -17.63 %
Rydex VT Consumer Products
    12,753       16.71       213       1.36 %     1.40 %     12.17 %
Rydex VT Energy
    15,247       19.99       305       -       1.40 %     -7.16 %
Rydex VT Energy Services
    256       17.74       5       -       1.40 %     -10.56 %
Rydex VT Health Care
    35,969       12.63       454       -       1.40 %     3.23 %
Rydex VT Leisure
    2,247       11.88       27       -       1.40 %     1.02 %
Rydex VT Precious Metal
    4,311       19.23       83       0.07 %     1.40 %     -25.22 %
Rydex VT Retailing
    36,651       12.67       464       -       1.40 %     3.83 %
Rydex VT Telecommunications
    6,248       9.88       62       1.19 %     1.40 %     -15.60 %
Rydex VT Transportation
    20,033       11.39       228       -       1.40 %     -12.36 %
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
    9,906       9.13 - 17.42       93       1.63 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -1.95% - -0.71 %
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
    23,252       10.69 - 27.58       294       -       1.25% - 1.40 %     -2.50% - -1.27 %
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
    900       10.25 - 18.40       13       1.74 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -1.57% - -0.32 %
 
25

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Note 6. Financial Highlights (continued)
                               
                                     
   
At year end
               
For the year ended
       
                       Investment Income              
      Number of             Net Assets    
  Ratio*
   
Expense
   
 
 
December 31, 2010
 
Units
   
Unit Value
   
                   (000s)                                      
      Ratio**       Total Return***  
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
    27,834     $ 9.12 - 12.68     $ 302       1.44 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     10.50% - 12.27 %
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
    52,062       8.24 - 18.23       684       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     17.51% - 19.38 %
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
    59,632       10.39 - 11.93       634       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     23.32% - 25.29 %
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
    1,839       13.82       25       1.54 %     1.40 %     14.99 %
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
    113       18.42       2       3.90 %     1.40 %     8.85 %
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
    914       8.04       7       0.49 %     1.40 %     17.50 %
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
    1,228       36.25       45       1.27 %     1.40 %     26.75 %
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
    14,424       8.31 - 8.40       121       0.64 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     13.67% - 15.49 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
    145,585       9.55 - 11.03       1,417       0.92 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     7.83% - 9.56 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
    46,444       14.01       651       0.78 %     1.65 %     7.53% - 7.72 %
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
    123,646       5.59 - 6.31       693       0.10 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     8.58% - 10.32 %
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
    21,266       9.85 - 11.43       241       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     3.64% - 5.29 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
    52,827       11.23 - 17.53       622       4.50 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     3.93% - 5.40 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
    56,070       12.80       718       4.09 %     1.65 %     3.45% - 3.63 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
    46,901       9.27 - 19.20       526       2.12 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     11.28% - 12.86 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
    51,146       18.70       956       1.74 %     1.65 %     10.84% - 11.03 %
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
    168,170       9.80 - 11.55       1,771       0.20 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -1.40% - 0.17 %
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
    143,173       6.63 - 10.75       952       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     19.40% - 21.30 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
    4,262       11.13       47       -       1.55 %     17.69% - 17.89 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
    24,469       10.01 - 17.86       354       1.44 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     13.93% - 15.74 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
    12,365       7.94 - 14.43       139       1.96 %     1.25% - 1.55 %     9.20% - 10.95 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
    31,487       14.33       451       0.11 %     1.65 %     10.43% - 10.62 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
    32,590       10.10 - 22.99       574       0.94 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     20.32% - 22.24 %
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
    28,463       9.00 - 10.19       264       1.05 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     15.37% - 17.21 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series
    32,459       11.44 - 17.49       438       8.13 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     12.93% - 14.73 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
    7,724       15.33       118       8.43 %     1.65 %     12.60% - 12.80 %
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
    44,134       9.24 - 11.93       442       1.28 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     9.35% - 11.10 %
MFS/VIT Research Series
    17,664       9.58 - 11.64       183       1.17 %     1.25% - 1.55 %     14.07% - 15.90 %
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
    97,318       10.00 - 17.02       1,136       2.71 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     8.20% - 9.93 %
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
    4,334       23.18       100       3.44 %     1.65 %     11.73% - 11.92 %
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
    15,911       20.99       334       2.20 %     1.65 %     27.92% - 28.14 %
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
    78,501       8.47 - 13.75       871       0.19 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     7.70% - 9.42 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
    105,420       7.17 - 11.63       955       2.16 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     9.66% - 11.41 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
    61,190       8.92       546       1.86 %     1.65 %     9.53% - 9.72 %
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
    1,111       15.67       17       1.94 %     1.65 %     13.88% - 14.08 %
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
    27,848       10.33 - 24.75       442       0.67 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     21.47% - 23.41 %
Rydex VT Basic Materials
    256       20.69       5       0.13 %     1.40 %     24.68% - 24.90 %
Rydex VT Consumer Products
    16,757       14.90       250       1.24 %     1.65 %     15.44% - 15.64 %
Rydex VT Energy
    15,541       21.53       335       0.48 %     1.65 %     17.18% - 17.39 %
Rydex VT Energy Services
    226       19.84       4       -       1.40 %     24.07% - 24.28 %
Rydex VT Health Care
    43,558       12.24       533       0.27 %     1.65 %     5.09% - 5.27 %
Rydex VT Leisure
    2,757       11.76       32       0.09 %     1.65 %     28.30% - 28.52 %
Rydex VT Precious Metal
    4,303       25.71       111       -       1.65 %     35.91% - 36.15 %
Rydex VT Retailing
    44,139       12.2       539       -       1.65 %     23.17% - 23.39 %
Rydex VT Telecommunications
    6,056       11.71       71       1.57 %     1.65 %     12.71% - 12.91 %
Rydex VT Transportation
    19,363       12.99       252       0.00 %     1.65 %     22.18% - 22.40 %
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
    14,353       9.31 - 17.55       143       1.91 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     13.41% - 15.02 %
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
    24,221       10.96 - 27.94       326       -       1.25% - 1.40 %     26.32% - 28.12 %
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
    4,208       10.41 - 18.46       47       2.36 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     12.12% - 13.71 %
                                                 
 
26
 

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
Note 6. Financial Highlights (continued)
                               
                                     
   
At year end
               
For the year ended
       
                                     
                      Investment Income               
      Number of             Net Assets    
Ratio*
   
Expense
   
 
 
December 31, 2009
 
Units
   
Unit Value
   
           (000s)                             
      Ratio**       Total Return***  
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
    32,532     $ 8.23 - 11.30     $ 312       2.69 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     29.99% - 32.17 %
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
    60,023       6.99 - 15.27       675       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     49.20% - 51.70 %
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
    88,287       8.39 - 15.67       776       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     43.11% - 45.51 %
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
    1,862       12.02       22       2.97 %     1.40 %     23.99 %
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
    114       16.92       2       0.52 %     1.40 %     30.34 %
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
    1,724       6.84       12       0.66 %     1.40 %     34.81 %
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
    1,243       28.60       36       1.18 %     1.40 %     25.16 %
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
    24,467       7.29 - 7.77       180       0.62 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     19.08% - 21.08 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
    202,982       8.83 - 10.07       1,847       1.60 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     26.18% - 28.30 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
    60,419       12.74 - 13.10       784       1.45 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     25.87% - 26.19 %
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
    156,604       5.14 - 5.79       821       2.88 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     25.32% - 25.84 %
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
    24,481       9.48 - 11.02       265       0.32 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     25.57% - 26.08 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
    67,146       10.79 - 16.63       765       4.99 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -1.26% - -0.01 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
    72,445       12.10 - 12.35       893       3.59 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -1.91% - -1.66 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
    61,886       8.31 - 17.01       626       1.44 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     33.55% - 35.24 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
    71,394       16.49 - 16.84       1,200       1.20 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     32.69% - 33.02 %
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
    355,909       9.91 - 11.53       3,769       0.11 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -1.54% - 0.11 %
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
    175,605       5.55 - 9.47       1,089       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     54.80% - 55.43 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
    6,287       9.25 - 9.44       59       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     62.91% - 63.32 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
    32,360       8.76 - 15.43       396       3.50 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     28.84% - 31.00 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
    21,747       7.25 - 13.00       227       8.06 %     1.25% - 1.55 %     14.14% - 15.99 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
    44,075       12.69 - 12.96       570       3.59 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     22.06% - 22.37 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
    42,275       8.37 - 18.81       608       1.37 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     36.91% - 39.21 %
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
    33,021       7.79 - 10.35       267       1.83 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     30.25% - 32.43 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series
    128,630       10.10 - 15.25       1,676       13.00 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     43.15% - 45.55 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
    13,991       13.33 - 13.59       190       7.70 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     42.83% - 43.19 %
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
    59,669       8.42 - 11.28       554       1.86 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     24.80% - 26.90 %
MFS/VIT Research Series
    32,849       8.37 - 11.71       294       1.04 %     1.25% - 1.55 %     28.52% - 30.54 %
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
    129,303       9.21 - 15.48       1,420       4.03 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     16.08% - 18.03 %
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
    6,308       20.31 - 20.71       130       4.55 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     30.68% - 31.01 %
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
    22,794       16.06 - 16.60       372       3.33 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     26.23% - 26.56 %
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
    99,577       7.84 - 12.57       1,033       0.34 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     42.13% - 44.52 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
    170,133       6.51 - 10.44       1,402       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     7.80% - 9.61 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
    101,047       7.97 - 8.13       819       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     7.25% - 7.52 %
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
    6,607       13.47 - 13.73       91       1.71 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     37.06% - 37.40 %
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
    32,907       8.48 - 20.06       446       1.01 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     34.93% - 37.20 %
Rydex VT Basic Materials
    1,726       16.57       29       0.24 %     1.40 %     53.28 %
Rydex VT Consumer Products
    23,300       12.63 - 12.88       299       1.84 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     17.15% - 17.45 %
Rydex VT Energy
    22,701       17.99 - 18.34       415       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     36.21% - 36.56 %
Rydex VT Energy Services
    1,715       15.96       27       -       1.40 %     60.15 %
Rydex VT Health Care
    53,628       11.40 - 11.62       620       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     22.59% - 22.90 %
Rydex VT Leisure
    4,161       8.97 - 9.15       38       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     34.47% - 34.81 %
Rydex VT Precious Metal
    8,718       18.52 - 18.89       164       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     46.78% - 47.15 %
Rydex VT Retailing
    63,510       9.70 - 9.89       625       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     41.85% - 42.21 %
Rydex VT Telecommunications
    8,008       10.17 - 10.37       83       4.50 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     26.56% - 26.88 %
Rydex VT Transportation
    31,041       10.41 - 10.62       328       1.11 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     15.45% - 15.74 %
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
    16,397       8.20 - 15.26       143       1.96 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     24.03% - 25.60 %
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
    28,960       8.67 - 21.81       327       -       1.25% - 1.40 %     43.83% - 45.65 %
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
    4,302       9.27 - 16.23       43       2.18 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     30.47% - 32.12 %
                                                 
 
27

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Note 6. Financial Highlights (continued)
                               
                                     
   
At year end
               
For the year ended
       
                     
 
 
             
      Number of             Net Assets    
Investment Income
   
Expense
   
 
 
December 31, 2008
 
Units
   
Unit Value
   
         (000s)                            Ratio*
      Ratio**       Total Return***  
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
    45,248     $ 6.30 - 8.55     $ 319       2.05 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -40.47% - -36.35 %
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
    92,669       4.67 - 10.07       680       0.16 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -59.05% - -53.35 %
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
    117,859       5.84 - 10.94       818       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     -47.48% - -41.55 %
Columbia Asset Allocation VS Class A
    451       10.22       5       3.08 %     1.40 %     -28.32 %
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
    1,886       9.70       18       2.43 %     1.40 %     -37.08 %
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
    116       12.98       2       3.03 %     1.40 %     -44.82 %
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
    1,957       5.07       10       0.29 %     1.40 %     -40.46 %
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
    1,259       22.85       29       0.71 %     1.40 %     -28.01 %
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
    35,555       6.09 - 6.42       219       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     43.45% - -39.32 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
    302,106       6.97 - 7.91       2,208       1.66 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     31.31% - -30.00 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
    77,969       10.12 - 10.31       799       1.54 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     31.50% - -31.29 %
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
    176,972       4.09 - 4.60       761       2.49 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -60.11% - -42.01 %
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
    38,608       7.52 - 8.77       325       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     -29.80% - -21.93 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
    80,659       10.93 - 16.64       936       2.42 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     8.79% - 12.31 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
    113,258       12.33 - 12.56       1,412       3.36 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     10.10% - 10.37 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
    82,148       6.23 - 12.58       630       0.39 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -41.22% - -37.68 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
    103,441       12.43 - 12.66       1,301       0.43 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -41.54% - -41.39 %
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
    448,626       10.02 - 11.52       4,781       1.92 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     0.19% - 2.03 %
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
    219,921       3.57 - 6.11       1,027       -       1.25% - 1.65 %     -45.42% - -34.14 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
    8,478       5.68 - 5.78       49       0.24 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -49.94% - -49.81 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
    43,895       6.77 - 11.78       410       3.32 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -36.93% - -31.31 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
    32,900       6.33 - 11.21       284       2.31 %     1.25% - 1.55 %     -41.11% - -36.03 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
    58,659       10.39 - 10.59       617       2.07 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -33.33% - -33.16 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
    72,462       6.09 - 13.51       746       0.82 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -42.25% - -38.63 %
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
    43,114       5.97 - 7.94       284       0.83 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -40.15% - -36.94 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series
    149,043       7.03 - 10.48       1,411       7.36 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -29.72% - -28.50 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
    29,361       9.33 - 9.49       275       9.02 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -29.85% - -29.65 %
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
    94,671       6.72 - 9.03       730       0.84 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -34.17% - -32.37 %
MFS/VIT Research Series
    25,665       6.50 - 9.11       176       0.51 %     1.25% - 1.55 %     -37.08% - -34.50 %
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
    190,736       7.91 - 13.12       1,785       2.95 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -23.41% - -20.73 %
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
    9,546       15.54 - 15.81       150       1.38 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -38.83% - -38.67 %
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
    27,958       12.72 - 12.94       359       3.46 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -38.91% - -38.77 %
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
    138,447       5.49 - 8.69       984       0.15 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -46.41% - -44.89 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
    221,998       6.02 - 9.52       1,639       4.57 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -40.16% - -39.07 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
    88,667       7.43 - 7.56       662       4.82 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -40.06% - -39.91 %
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
    12,863       9.83 - 9.99       128       1.22 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -41.31% - -41.18 %
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
    46,386       6.26 - 14.62       460       0.55 %     1.25% - 1.65 %     -38.85% - -37.14 %
Rydex VT Basic Materials
    1,673       10.66 - 10.81       18       0.69 %     1.40% - 1.60 %     -46.26% - -46.15 %
Rydex VT Consumer Products
    24,765       10.78 - 10.97       269       0.14 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -24.64% - -24.45 %
Rydex VT Energy
    26,217       13.21 - 13.43       350       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -46.94% - -46.84 %
Rydex VT Energy Services
    6,253       9.83 - 9.97       62       -       1.40% - 1.60 %     -58.28% - -58.20 %
Rydex VT Health Care
    63,338       9.30 - 9.46       594       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -26.10% - -25.91 %
Rydex VT Leisure
    6,600       6.67 - 6.79       44       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -49.95% - -49.81 %
Rydex VT Precious Metal
    9,453       12.62 - 12.83       121       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -39.57% - -39.43 %
Rydex VT Retailing
    79,812       6.84 - 6.95       550       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -34.08% - -33.91 %
Rydex VT Telecommunications
    8,868       8.03 - 8.17       72       0.24 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -46.22% - -46.10 %
Rydex VT Transportation
    31,518       9.02 - 9.17       287       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -26.51% - -26.32 %
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
    23,811       6.61 - 12.15       167       1.82 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -36.10% - -33.14 %
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
    30,773       6.03 - 14.97       240       -       1.25% - 1.40 %     -39.75% - -39.52 %
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
    4,322       7.10 - 12.29       33       1.90 %     1.25% - 1.40 %     -29.87% - -28.78 %
                                                 
                                                 
 
28

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
 
 
Note 6. Financial Highlights (continued)
                               
                                     
   
At year end
               
For the year ended
       
                                     
      Number of             Net Assets    
Investment Income
   
Expense
   
 
 
December 31, 2007
 
Units
   
Unit Value
   
            (000s)                          Ratio*
              Ratio**               Total Return***  
Alger Growth and Income Portfolio
    70,229     $ 11.70 - 14.12     $ 890       0.79 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     8.30% - 10.13 %
Alger Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
    97,825       19.14 - 24.18       2,114       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     29.38% - 31.56 %
Alger Small Cap Growth Portfolio
    125,475       11.31 - 20.80       1,667       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     15.30% - 17.24 %
Columbia Asset Allocation VS Class A
    956       14.26       14       2.76 %     1.40 %     9.17 %
Columbia High Yield Securities VS Class A
    182       12.15       2       5.04 %     1.40 %     1.84 %
Columbia Diversified Equity Income Fund
    1,910       15.41       29       1.44 %     1.40 %     2.74 %
Columbia International Opportunity Fund
    117       23.53       3       2.85 %     1.40 %     7.79 %
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund
    4,012       8.52       34       0.39 %     1.40 %     15.77 %
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund VS Class A
    1,310       31.74       42       0.45 %     1.40 %     -2.36 %
Invesco V.I. Capital Appreciation Fund
    46,816       10.85 - 11.16       510       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     10.16% - 12.01 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series I
    434,518       10.22 - 11.50       4,619       1.00 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     6.32% - 8.12 %
Invesco V.I. Core Equity Series II
    108,866       14.77 - 15.00       1,622       0.91 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     6.09% - 6.36 %
Invesco V.I. Dividend Growth Series I
    154,084       10.24 - 11.22       1,656       1.59 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -23.51% - -23.31 %
Invesco V.I. Global Health Care
    51,333       12.40 - 12.48       638       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     10.00% - 10.28 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series I
    111,415       13.49 - 14.81       1,529       3.59 %     1.40 %     4.84% - 6.34 %
Invesco V.I. Government Series II
    151,972       11.20 - 11.38       1,719       3.62 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     4.35% - 4.61 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series I
    82,310       19.42 - 21.10       1,634       0.35 %     1.40 %     13.11% - 14.72 %
Invesco V.I. International Growth Series II
    122,718       21.26 - 21.60       2,633       0.36 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     12.55% - 12.84 %
Invesco V.I. Money Market Fund
    627,079       10.45 - 11.29       6,695       4.43 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     2.80% - 4.54 %
Invesco V.I. Technology Fund
    244,056       6.53 - 11.18       2,102       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     5.92% - 6.19 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Capital Growth Fund
    17,827       11.34 - 11.52       204       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     14.71% - 15.00 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
    56,771       14.23 - 18.36       906       1.92 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -4.68% - -3.07 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Global Value Equity Fund
    52,091       15.69 - 18.73       857       1.93 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     4.87% - 6.64 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund
    82,750       15.59 - 15.84       1,302       1.41 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     0.82% - 1.08 %
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
    86,551       17.84 - 23.02       1,740       0.65 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     6.06% - 7.84 %
MFS/VIT Core Equity Series
    57,671       9.94 - 13.26       615       0.34 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     9.31% - 11.15 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series
    107,859       13.38 - 14.65       1,496       8.31 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     0.08% - 1.77 %
MFS/VIT High Income Series Service Class
    36,141       13.30 - 13.49       483       6.73 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -0.14% - 0.11 %
MFS/VIT Investors Trust Series
    115,717       11.48 - 13.70       1,408       0.86 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     8.48% - 10.31 %
MFS/VIT Research Series
    35,006       10.95 - 14.48       402       0.71 %     1.40% - 1.55 %     11.38% - 13.20 %
MFS/VIT Total Return Series
    225,416       13.82 - 16.85       3,382       2.64 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     2.49% - 4.21 %
MFS/VIT Utilities Series
    11,823       25.41 - 25.78       303       0.84 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     25.44% - 25.76 %
Morgan Stanley UIF US Real Estate
    34,281       20.83 - 21.14       720       1.14 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -18.45% - -18.24 %
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund VA
    184,251       13.27 - 15.96       2,641       0.22 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     12.26% - 14.15 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA
    247,056       12.18 - 15.63       3,346       4.80 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     2.66% - 4.39 %
Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund VA Class 2
    115,036       12.40 - 12.58       1,434       5.04 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     2.36% - 2.62 %
Oppenheimer Global Securities VA Class 2
    14,090       16.74 - 16.99       238       1.14 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     4.32% - 4.59 %
Oppenheimer Main St Small & Mid-Cap Fund VA
    50,298       18.80 - 23.52       1,073       0.34 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     -2.85% - -1.21 %
Rydex VT Basic Materials
    2,599       19.79 - 20.07       52       0.12 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     31.74% - 32.08 %
Rydex VT Consumer Products
    38,925       14.31 - 14.52       561       1.49 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     9.24% - 9.52 %
Rydex VT Energy
    29,129       24.89 - 25.27       732       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     31.06% - 31.45 %
Rydex VT Energy Services
    6,641       23.50 - 23.84       158       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     34.82% - 35.17 %
Rydex VT Financial Services
    106       10.66       1       2.11 %     1.65 %     -20.15 %
Rydex VT Health Care
    95,044       12.58 - 12.77       1,205       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     4.27% - 4.53 %
Rydex VT Leisure
    6,921       13.33 - 13.52       93       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -4.15% - -3.91 %
Rydex VT Precious Metal
    9,742       20.88 - 21.19       205       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     17.57% - 17.87 %
Rydex VT Retailing
    107,400       10.37 - 10.52       1,121       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -14.05% - -13.83 %
Rydex VT Technology
    3,725       12.60 - 12.79       48       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -  
Rydex VT Telecommunications
    13,002       14.94 - 15.16       196       0.16 %     1.40% - 1.65 %     7.41% - 7.69 %
Rydex VT Transportation
    43,938       12.27 - 12.45       543       -       1.40% - 1.65 %     -10.27% - -10.04 %
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio
    33,164       17.15 - 19.01       573       1.70 %     1.40 %     1.81% - 3.26 %
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
    22,035       23.16 - 24.85       525       0.19 %     1.40 %     15.86% - 17.52 %
T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy Bal Portfolio
    6,724       15.97 - 17.52       110       2.17 %     1.40 %     6.10% - 7.61 %
                                                 
 
 
29

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2011
 
Note 6. Financial Highlights (continued)
           
               
* Investment Income Ratio - These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the sub-account  
from the underlying mutual fund, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense
 charges, that are assessed against contract owner accounts either through reductions in unit values or the redemption of units.
 
** Expense Ratio - For the Asset 1 and 2 products that utilize a monthly deduction, the expense ratio represents the annualized
asset-based mortality and expense charges of the sub-account for the period which have been charged through the redemption
of units, and do not reduce the accumulation unit value.  For all other products, the expense ratio represents the annualized
asset-based mortality and expense charges of the sub-account for the period, including only those expenses that are charged
through a reduction in the accumulation unit values, and excludes other charges made directly to contractholder accounts through
the redemption of units.  For all products, the expense ratio excludes expenses of the underlying fund portfolio, including
investment management fees as well as additional rider charges, if applicable, which range from 0bp to 55bp.
 
*** Total Return - This represents the total return for the period and reflects those expenses that result in direct reductions in the
accumulation unit values.  The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units, including
mortality and expense charges relating to Asset 1 and Asset 2 product contracts purchased prior to May 1, 2001 as discussed
in Note 4; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented.
 
Note 7. Subsequent Events
 
In connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Variable Account as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011,
events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2011 through the date the financial statements were issued have been evaluated
by the Variable Account's management for possible adjustment and/or disclosure. No subsequent events requiring financial statement
adjustment or disclosure have been identified.
         
               
 
 
 
 
30

 
 
 
 
Reassure America Life
Insurance Company
 
(a Wholly-owned Subsidiary of SRLC America Holding
Corp. and a former Wholly-owned Subsidiary of Swiss
Re Life & Health America Inc.)
 
Statutory-Basis Financial Statements
For the years ended
December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
 
 
 
 

 
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Index

 
 
 
 
Report of Independent Auditors     1
 
 
 
Statutory-Basis Financial Statements and Notes     3
 
 
 
Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data     42
 
 
 
Supplement Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories     44
 
 
 
 Summary Investment Schedule     47
 
 
 
Note to Supplemental Schedules of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data   48 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Report of Independent Auditors
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of Reassure America Life Insurance Company:
 
We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis balance sheets of Reassure America Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statutory-basis statements of operations and changes in capital and surplus, and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. 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 in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. 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. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company prepared these financial statements using accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the State of Indiana, which practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The effects on the financial statements of the variances between the statutory basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material.
 
In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter discussed in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the admitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus of the Company as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011, on the basis of accounting described in Note 1.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, as of July 1, 2009, the Company adopted Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles No. 43R, Loan-Backed and Structured Securities. This statement superceded Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles No. 98, Treatment of Cash Flows When Quantifying Changes in Valuation and Impairments, an Amendment of SSAP No. 43 - Loan-backed and Structured Securities.
 
   
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers Center, 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017
T: (646) 471 3000, F:(813) 286 6000 www.pwc.com/us
 
 
 

 
 
 
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data, Supplemental Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories and Summary Investment Schedule of the Company as of December 31, 2011 and for the year then ended are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic statutory-basis financial statements. The effects on the Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data, Supplemental Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories and Summary Investment Schedule of the variances between the statutory basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material. As a consequence, the Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data, Supplemental Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories and Summary Investment Schedule do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such information of the Company as of December 31, 2011 and for the year then ended. The Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data, Supplemental Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories and Summary Investment Schedule have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic statutory-basis financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole.
 
 
 
 
     
     
 
April 23, 2012
 
 
 
2

 
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company

(in thousands, except share data)
 
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Admitted assets
           
Bonds
  $ 12,306,251     $ 10,988,504  
Preferred stocks
          659  
Common stocks
    7,241       458  
Mortgage loans
    25,725       35,383  
Real estate
          2,447  
Cash (incl. short-term investments of $557,537 and $538,473, respectively)
    542,245       512,089  
Contract loans
    3,360,334       3,334,621  
Other invested assets
    153,898       79,446  
Derivative options
    5,531       13,847  
Cash and invested assets
    16,401,225       14,967,454  
Accrued investment income
    256,826       228,963  
Premiums and considerations deferred and uncollected
    15,305       (30,585 )
Amounts due from reinsurers
    147,959       335,663  
Current federal income tax recoverable
    69,708       1,152  
Net deferred federal income tax asset
    114,246       106,363  
Other admitted assets
    3,465       2,790  
Separate account assets
    101,694       132,026  
Total admitted assets
  $ 17,110,428     $ 15,743,826  
   
Liabilities
 
Aggregate reserves for life, accident and health and annuity contracts
  $ 13,160,169     $ 5,830,512  
Funds held under reinsurance treaties with affiliates
    1,586,993       8,150,205  
Policy claims and benefits on life and accident and health contracts
    200,754       140,567  
Liability for deposit-type contracts
    306,913       289,332  
Other contract liabilities
    69,080       179,156  
Interest maintenance reserve
    293,546       181,785  
Federal income taxes payable
    87,997       14,534  
Commissions payable and expense allowances on reinsurance assumed
    10,436       18,916  
Transfer from separate accounts (net)
    (169 )     (4,309 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    43,479       40,658  
Payable to affiliates
    57,097       25,016  
Asset valuation reserve
    32,940       22,846  
Other liabilities
    70,040       73,439  
Separate account liabilities
    101,694       132,026  
Total liabilities
  $ 16,020,969     $ 15,094,683  
                 
Capital and surplus
               
Common stock - par value $50 per share: authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 50,000 shares
    2,500       2,500  
Surplus notes
    150,000        
Gross paid-in and contributed surplus
    1,266,840       639,840  
Additional admitted deferred tax asset pursuant to SSAP 10R
    70,386       58,693  
Unassigned deficit
    (400,267 )     (51,890 )
Total capital and surplus
    1,089,459       649,143  
Total liabilities, capital and surplus
  $ 17,110,428     $ 15,743,826  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral component of the financial statements.  3
 
 
 

 
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Statements of Operations and Changes in Capital and Surplus (Statutory -Basis)

 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
                   
Revenues
                 
Premiums and annuity considerations
  $ 8,032,918     $ 1,680,017     $ 367,922  
Net investment income
    890,114       888,057       913,724  
Amortization of interest maintenance reserve
    26,328       16,184       7,036  
Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded
    347,626       248,723       177,730  
Reserve adjustments on modified coinsurance, net
    199,217       213,368       200,213  
Other revenues
    462       13,042       21,143  
Total revenues
    9,496,665       3,059,391       1,687,768  
                         
Benefits and expenses
                       
Contract claims and benefits
    1,459,641       1,011,085       877,817  
Increase/(decrease) in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts
    7,291,457       1,143,436       (192,354 )
Commissions and expense allowances
    17,804       10,286       39,750  
General insurance expenses and taxes, licenses and fees
    163,401       123,335       137,059  
Net transfers from Separate Accounts net of reinsurance
    (5,803 )     (10,130 )     (11,909 )
Interest maintenance reserve transfer from recapture of reinsurance
    114,334              
Other expenses
    (12,831 )     12,205       (4,431 )
Interest on funds held for reinsurers
    313,438       552,495       548,424  
Total benefits and expenses
  $ 9,341,441     $ 2,842,712     $ 1,394,356  
Gain from operations before dividends to policyholders, federal income taxes, and net realized capital gains (losses)
    155,224       216,679       293,412  
Dividends to policyholders
    12,243       12,012       12,819  
Operating income before income taxes and net realized capital gains (losses)
 
    142,981       204,667       280,593  
Federal income tax expense on operations
    53,872       5,652       15,933  
Gain from operations before net realized capital gains (losses)
 
    89,109       199,015       264,660  
Net realized capital gains (losses), less federal income tax benefit of $54,417, $0, and $0, respectively, and excluding net gains (losses) of $23,754, $92,440, and $88,671, respectively, transferred to the interest maintenance reserve
    48,719       (62,601 )     (196,583 )
Net income
  $ 137,828     $ 136,414     $ 68,077  
Other changes in capital and surplus
                       
Change in net unrealized capital gains (losses)
    (6,393 )     104,146       (89,387 )
Change in net deferred income tax
    33,799       (3,472 )     (15,186 )
Change in non-admitted assets
    (35,811 )     3,204       32,591  
Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies
    1,807       (2,267 )     (2,627 )
Change in asset valuation reserve
    (10,094 )     (22,165 )     2,132  
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles
                16,398  
Change in capitalized ceding commissions
    (442,151 )     (178,949 )     (78,855 )
Change in surplus notes
    150,000              
Paid in surplus
    627,000             100,000  
Prior period adjustments, net of tax
    (27,362 )            
Additional admitted deferred tax asset pursuant to SSAP 10R
    11,693       (19,801 )     78,494  
Net income and other changes in capital and surplus
    440,316       17,110       111,637  
Capital and surplus, beginning of year
    649,143       632,033       520,396  
Capital and surplus, end of year
  $ 1,089,459     $ 649,143     $ 632,033  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral component of the financial statements.  4
 
 
 

 
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Statements of Cash Flows (Statutory-Basis)

 
(in thousands)
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash from operations
                 
Premiums collected, net of reinsurance
  $ 548,629     $ 173,570     $ 364,281  
Net investment income
    827,219       820,229       829,222  
Miscellaneous income
    (174,566 )     75,989       110,708  
Modified coinsurance agreements
    200,023       213,368       180,344  
Benefit and loss related payments
    (1,217,173 )     (942,433 )     (734,765 )
Net transfers to separate accounts
    9,943       12,345       11,303  
Commissions, expense paid and other deductions
    (580,081 )     (696,568 )     (666,442 )
Dividends paid to policyholders
    (12,325 )     (12,743 )     (13,379 )
Federal income taxes paid
    (385 )     (27,164 )     14,688  
Net cash provided by (used in) operations
    (398,716 )     (383,407 )     95,960  
                         
Cash from investing activities
                       
Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid
                       
Bonds
    1,822,325       4,635,437       6,284,594  
Common stocks
    37       49,649       4,383,881  
Mortgage loans
    9,675       24,641       26,876  
Real estate
    3,415       5,019        
Other invested assets
    15,063,114       61,802,222       11,599,864  
Net gains (losses) on short-term investments
    270       16       (48,334 )
Total investment proceeds
    16,898,836       66,516,984       22,246,881  
Cost of investments acquired
                       
Bonds
    (1,991,721 )     (4,848,066 )     (5,509,396 )
Common stocks
    (7,309 )     (313 )     (4,485,927 )
Real estate
    (1,438 )            
Other invested assets
    (15,136,813 )     (61,138,638 )     (11,674,401 )
Miscellaneous applications
    7,904       15,811       33,121  
Total cost of investments acquired
    (17,129,377 )     (65,971,206 )     (21,636,603 )
Increase in contract loans
    (25,737 )     (101,889 )     (116,557 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    (256,278 )     443,889       493,721  
                         
Cash from financing and miscellaneous activities
                       
Amounts repaid under reverse repurchase agreements
          (22,003 )     (17,677 )
Surplus notes
    150,000              
Capital and paid in surplus
    627,000             100,000  
Net deposits on deposit-type contracts and other insurance liabilities
    17,581       7,872       263  
Funds held under reinsurance treaties with unauthorized reinsurers
    (106,582 )     (138,702 )     (421,020 )
Other, net
    (2,849 )     1,038       1,087  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing and miscellaneous activities
    685,150       (151,795 )     (337,347 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments
    30,156       (91,313 )     252,334  
Cash and short-term investments, beginning of year
    512,089       603,402       351,068  
Cash and short-term investments, end of year
  $ 542,245     $ 512,089     $ 603,402  
                         
Non-Cash Transactions
                       
Reclassification of hybrid securities from preferred stocks to bonds
  $     $     $ 244,348  
Real estate acquired in satisfaction of debt
  $ 1,438     $ 7,074     $ 5,195  
Tax receivable assigned upon dissolution of Aldgate Reinsurance Company stock
  $     $ 4,756     $  
Common stock acquired in satisfaction of debt
  $ 191     $     $  
Bonds received in consideration of reinsurance recapture fee
  $ 86,204     $     $  
Reserve transfer pursuant to reinsurance recapture
  $ 1,011,000     $     $  
Bonds received in consideration of reinsurance premium
  $ 1,097,204     $     $  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral component of the financial statements.  5
 
 
 

 
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
1.            Basis of Presentation and Nature of Business
 
Organization
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company (the “Company”), an Indiana domiciled insurance company, was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. (“SRLHA”) until July 1, 2011, when ownership of the Company was transferred from SRLHA to SRLC America Holding Corp. (“SRLCAH”), a newly formed Delaware company owned by Swiss Re Life Capital Ltd (“SRLC”), a newly formed Switzerland company.
 
This ownership transfer was the result of holding structure changes announced in February 2011. On May 20, 2011, Swiss Re Ltd (“SRL”) was established as the new ultimate parent of the Company. SRL is a holding company, organized under the laws of Switzerland, that now owns, through an exchange of shares, the Company’s intermediate parent (and former ultimate parent), Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (“SRZ”), who in turn owns SRLC. The holding structure changes were made to support the creation of a structure below SRL comprising legally separate business units within Swiss Re Group, namely the existing reinsurance business of SRZ along with two new business units. They are Corporate Solutions (including large industrial risks insurance) and Admin Re ® (for acquisition of inforce blocks of life insurance business). The Company and its subsidiaries were allocated to the Admin Re ® business unit, with SRLC as the holding company for Admin Re ® . During 2012, it is anticipated that SRZ will transfer the Admin Re ® business unit (including the Company) to SRL.
 
The transactions entered into with respect to the Company in connection with the realignment were as follows:
 
On July 1, 2011, the Company received a capital contribution of $627,000 from its former parent company SRLHA. In addition, on such date, the Company issued a Subordinated Surplus Note (the “Note”) due July 1, 2021 in the principal amount of $150,000 to SRLC. The funds received by the Company through the issuance of the Note and receipt of the capital contribution were used in part by the Company in connection with payments made with respect to termination of certain inter-affiliate retrocession agreements described in Note 11.
 
Once the transfer of the Admin Re ® business unit from SRZ to SRL is complete, ownership of the Company by SRL will be maintained through (i) its direct ownership of 100% of the stock of SRLC, (ii) SRLC’s direct ownership of 100% of the stock of SRLCAH, and (iii) SRLCAH’s direct ownership of 100% of the stock of the Company. At that time, SRZ will be a direct wholly owned subsidiary of SRL.
 
The Company had a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, Aldgate Reinsurance Company Limited (“Aldgate”), a long-term insurance company domiciled in Bermuda, until dissolution on December 31, 2010. On November 5, 2009, the Company made a capital contribution of $107,000 to Aldgate in order to facilitate the redemption by Aldgate of its outstanding Series 2005-A and Series 2005-B Fixed Rate Notes and Preference Shares, which Notes and Preference Shares were redeemed by Aldgate in December 2009. In July 2010, the Directors of Aldgate filed a Deregistration Request with the Bermuda Monetary Authority and a Deregistration Order was granted in August 2010. On October 1, 2010 the Company received a dividend of $45,000 from Aldgate.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The Company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, SL Distributors, Inc. (“SLD”), which is a registered broker-dealer and the principal underwriter of certain variable contracts and related separate accounts of the Company. The Company will maintain capital in SLD at a level required to satisfy the net capital requirements, as prescribed by the rules of the United States Securities & Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) currently $5 for a limited purpose broker-dealer. In 2011, 2010, and 2009, the Company contributed capital of $0, $100, and $100, respectively, to SLD.
 
Business
 
The Company’s primary business activity is Admin Re â , which involves the acquisition of blocks of life insurance, including corporate owned life insurance, disability income and/or annuity contracts in force. The Company has obtained its Admin Re â business through purchases of life insurance companies and also through indemnity coinsurance or assumption reinsurance agreements with ceding insurers. The Company typically merges with acquired life insurance companies to ease administrative burden. The Company typically assumes responsibility for policy administration for business obtained through these transactions, which it outsources to third party administrators (“TPA”).
 
The Company is licensed in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all states, except New York.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Indiana Department of Insurance (the “Department”).
 
Pursuant to Indiana Insurance Law, the Department recognizes as “prescribed” practices the codified statements of statutory accounting principles (“SSAP”) incorporated into the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual.
 
“Permitted” statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices that are not prescribed; such practices may differ from state to state, may differ from company to company within a state, and may change in the future. The Company does not follow any permitted accounting practices.
 
Certain prior period balances have been reclassified so that they are comparable with current balances.
 
Estimates, Risk and Uncertainties
 
The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported financial statement balances as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Any adjustments to reported bases of assets or liabilities resulting from changes in estimates are recognized in the period the estimates are revised.
 
Mortality experience is a significant factor in the determination of the results of operations. This factor is generally predictable over time but is subject to fluctuations from year to year. A significant fluctuation from year to year could adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)
   
Investment returns on the Company’s assets are also a significant factor in its results of operations. Fluctuations in financial markets could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, primarily through (i) a decrease in market interest rates, which could result in the investment and reinvestment of portfolio assets at lower yields causing a decline in net investment income, and (ii) issuers of fixed income securities not paying principal or interest when due, which could result in credit downgrades and defaults causing write-downs in the value of bonds or in losses on bonds that are liquidated.
 
2.            Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Statutory accounting practices followed by the Company differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The more significant variances from GAAP are as follows:
 
Investments: Bonds rated by the NAIC are classified into six categories ranging from highest quality bonds to those in or near default. Bonds rated in the top five categories are generally valued at amortized cost while bonds rated at the lowest category are valued at lower of amortized cost or fair value. For other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”) of all securities, except loan-backed and structured securities, the cost basis of the bond is written down to fair market value as a new cost basis and the amount of the write down is accounted for as a realized loss. For GAAP, the Company’s fixed maturity investments are classified as either available-for-sale or trading. All the fixed maturity investments are reported at fair value. The changes in fair value for investments classified as available-for-sale are reported, net of tax, as a separate component of other comprehensive income and changes in investments classified as trading are reported as a separate component of net income.
 
Realized gains and losses from sales of loan-backed and structured securities are determined using the specific identification basis. An assessment of whether an other-than-temporary decline in the value of loan-backed and structured securities has occurred as of the balance sheet date is based on a case-by-case evaluation. (i) If the Company determines that the decline in fair value below carrying value is other-than-temporary and the Company intends to sell the security or has assessed that it does not have the intent and ability to retain the investment in the security for a period of time sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis, the cost basis of the investment is written down to fair value as a new cost basis and the amount of the write down is accounted for as a realized loss. (ii) If the Company determines that an OTTI has occurred because the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security, even if the Company has no intent to sell, the amount of the OTTI recognized as a realized loss shall equal the difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, discounted at the loan-backed or structured security’s effective interest rate.
 
Preferred stocks include unaffiliated preferred stocks. Preferred stocks rated by the NAIC are classified into six categories ranging from highest quality preferred stocks to those in or near default. Preferred stocks rated in the top three categories are generally valued at amortized cost while preferred stocks rated in the lower three categories are valued at lower of amortized cost or fair value. For OTTI, the cost basis of the preferred stock is written down to fair market value as a new cost basis and the amount of the write down is accounted for as a realized loss.
 
Unaffiliated common stock is carried at fair value determined in accordance with one of the following methods wherein the valuation is determined by: a) a pricing service, b) a stock exchange, c) a broker or custodian, d) analytically by the Company or e) the valuation published in the NAIC Valuation of Securities database. Investments in common stocks of affiliates are
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)
 
reported under the equity method. Changes between cost and admitted invested asset amounts, net of tax, are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus as unrealized gains or losses.
 
For statutory reporting, an asset valuation reserve (“AVR”), which represents a provision for fluctuations in the value of invested assets as determined by NAIC prescribed formula, is reported as a liability. Changes in the liability are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. An AVR is not recognized for GAAP.
 
Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers, in an interest maintenance reserve (“IMR”), the portion of realized capital gains and losses, net of taxes, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates, and amortizes these deferred amounts over the remaining period to maturity of the securities sold, using the NAIC Grouped Method. Realized capital gains and losses, net of taxes and transfers to the IMR, are reported, as a separate component of income. For GAAP, realized capital gains and losses are included in income as a component of revenue when the related securities are sold or called.
 
Policy Acquisition Costs: For statutory accounting, costs of acquiring and renewing business are expensed when incurred. Under GAAP, acquisition costs related to traditional life insurance and certain long-duration accident and health insurance, to the extent recoverable from future policy-related revenues, are deferred and amortized over the premium-paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing policy benefit reserves. For annuity and universal life insurance, to the extent recoverable from future gross profits, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized generally in proportion to the present value of expected gross profits from investment income, mortality and expense margins.
 
Non-admitted Assets: Certain assets, designated as “non-admitted,” are excluded from the balance sheet and charged directly to unassigned surplus. These assets are principally deferred federal income tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and software and agents’ debit balances. Such amounts are included in total assets under GAAP to the extent realizable.
 
Aggregate Reserves for Life and Accident and Health Contracts: The aggregate reserves for life and accident and health insurance contracts are based on statutorily prescribed mortality, morbidity and interest assumptions, rather than on the mortality, morbidity, interest and withdrawal assumptions anticipated by the Company when the policies were issued, as would be required under GAAP.
 
Under statutory accounting, additional reserves are established when the results of cash flow testing under various interest rate scenarios indicate the need for such reserves, or the net premiums exceed the gross premiums on any insurance in force. No such additional reserves are required under GAAP.
 
Universal Life and Annuities: Revenues from universal life insurance and annuity contracts consist of premiums. Benefits consist of mortality, surrenders and changes in the policy reserves. For GAAP, premiums in excess of policy fees and charges are not recorded as revenues but are credited to a fund balance liability. Benefits consist of interest credited to the fund balance and mortality in excess of the fund balance.
 
Modified Coinsurance: Reserves assumed under modified coinsurance agreements are not reflected in the accompanying balance sheets as they, and the related assets, are retained by ceding companies. For GAAP, the Company records separate payables and receivables for assumed modified coinsurance contracts.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Reinsurance Assumed: For statutory accounting, the assets transferred relating to the reinsurance of inforce blocks of business are recorded as a component of premiums and annuity considerations in the statements of operations with a corresponding increase in the aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts. Under GAAP, the related asset and liability transfers are recorded in the balance sheet only.
 
Reinsurance Ceded: For statutory accounting, a liability is provided for unsecured reinsurance ceded to unauthorized companies and for authorized reinsurers for certain over due amounts. The changes to the liability are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, an allowance for amounts deemed uncollectible would be established with a charge to earnings based upon a review of the financial conditions of the reinsurer.
 
Under statutory accounting, any increase in surplus, net of federal income taxes, resulting from the reinsurance of life and accident and health inforce business is deferred and credited directly to unassigned surplus and recognized in commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded as earnings emerge from the underlying business. Under GAAP, gains from the reinsurance of inforce blocks of business are deferred and amortized into income over the settlement period of the liabilities assumed.
 
Certain policy-related assets and liabilities are reported net of reinsurance ceded. Such netting is not permitted under GAAP unless a legal right of offset exists.
 
Federal Income Taxes: Deferred federal income taxes are provided to reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of statutory-basis assets and liabilities and the amounts used for federal income tax purposes. The change in net deferred taxes is charged or credited to unassigned surplus. Deferred tax assets in excess of certain defined limitations are excluded from the balance sheet and charged to surplus as a non-admitted asset. Under GAAP, deferred federal income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of GAAP basis assets and liabilities and the amounts used for federal income tax purposes. Generally, the change in net deferred taxes, excluding the amount related to other comprehensive income, is a component of net income. A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets that are more likely than not expected to be realized.
 
Other significant accounting policies include the following:
 
Life premiums and annuity considerations are recognized as revenue when due. On Universal Life-type insurance policies and annuities with life contingencies, premiums and considerations are recognized when collected. Health premiums are earned ratably over the terms of the related insurance and reinsurance contracts or policies. Deposits on deposit-type contracts are recorded directly as liabilities when received.
 
Realized gains and losses from sales of investments (excluding loan-backed securities as described above) are determined using the specific identification basis. An assessment of whether an other-than-temporary decline in the value of common stocks and bonds has occurred as of the balance sheet date is based on a case-by-case evaluation of the reasons behind the decline in value. This evaluation includes: (i) an assessment of the duration and extent of the decline in value; (ii) review of the financial performance and outlook for the economic environment and industry in which the issuer operates; (iii) review of the financial performance and outlook for the issuer compared to industry peers; and (iv) analysis of any other factors, including credit rating, that may adversely affect the Company’s intent and ability to hold the investment long enough to allow for any anticipated recovery. Considering these
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
factors, the Company deems the unrealized losses on bonds to be temporary, as it has the intent not to sell as of December 31, 2011. Other-than-temporary declines in the value of common stocks and bonds are recognized as net realized investment gains/losses in the income statement.
 
The Company may sell common stocks and bonds at a loss in subsequent periods having previously asserted the intent and ability to hold such securities until recovery. Such sales may only take place in response to changes in market conditions or other circumstance that occur after the balance sheet date. As a result, the Company recognizes the associated realized losses in the period in which the decision to sell the securities is taken.
 
Bonds are principally carried at amortized cost. Premiums and discounts on bonds are amortized or accreted to investment income using the interest method over the contractual lives of the bonds taking into consideration call provisions, or in the case of mortgage and asset backed bonds, over the estimated life of the bond based upon anticipated prepayments at the date of purchase. Prepayment assumptions for mortgage-backed and structured securities are obtained from independent financial services and are applied monthly. Significant changes in prepayment assumptions are accounted for using the retrospective adjustment method, based upon prepayment assumptions obtained from external pricing services, which are consistent with the current interest rate and economic environment.
 
Mortgage loans on real estate are stated at their aggregate unpaid principal balance, less allowance for impairment. Valuation allowances, if necessary, are established for mortgage loans based on the difference between the unpaid loan balance and the estimated fair value of the underlying real estate when such loans are determined to be in default as to scheduled payments. OTTI are recognized if the mortgages are past due and the Company determines it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due (both principal and interest) according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.
 
Income on impaired loans is accrued unless the impaired loan has been written down, in which case the income is no longer accrued. Also, when applicable, the income is non-admitted in accordance with SSAP No. 37. Interest on impaired loans is only recorded as interest when cash is received.
 
Real estate, including investment real estate and properties acquired in satisfaction of debt, is carried at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value less encumbrances. The depreciation and adjustments to fair value are reported as investment expense and realized losses, respectively.
 
The Company does not customarily invest in real estate.
 
Contract loans are reported at unpaid principal balances. 
 
Cash includes cash on deposit and cash equivalents, which are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are principally stated at amortized cost.
 
Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one year or less, at the time of acquisition and are principally stated at amortized cost.
 
Separate Account Business includes deferred variable annuities and variable universal life contracts. The assets and liabilities for these products are almost entirely in the separate accounts of the Company, which are legally segregated and recorded in the accompanying statutory-basis statements of admitted assets, liabilities, capital and surplus as assets and liabilities of the separate accounts. The separate account assets are reported at fair value.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Absent any contract provision wherein the Company guarantees either a minimum return or account value upon death or annuitization, the net investment experience of the separate account is credited directly to the contract holder and can be positive or negative. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges to all separate accounts are included in revenue in the statutory-basis statements of operations.
 
Policy claims and benefits include amounts determined on individual case and bulk reported bases for reported claims and estimates of incurred but not reported claims developed on the basis of past experience. Those estimates are subject to the effects of trends in claim severity and frequency. Although considerable variability is inherent in such estimates, management believes that the reserves for unpaid claims are adequate. The estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary as experience develops or new information becomes known; such adjustments are included in current operations.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted SSAP No. 99 – “Accounting for Certain Securities Subsequent to an Other-Then-Temporary Impairment”. This Statement requires the discount or reduced premium on previously impaired securities, based on the new cost basis to be amortized in a prospective manner based on the amount and timing of future estimated cash flows. The adoption of the Statement did not have a material impact on the accompanying financial statements.
 
Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted SSAP No. 43R – “Loan Backed and Structured Securities”, which supersedes SSAP No. 98 and paragraph 13 of SSAP No. 99 and revises valuation and impairment requirements based on cash flows expected to be collected for the securities, rather than fair value. The cumulative effect of adopting SSAP No. 43R as of July 1, 2009, resulted in a $16,398 increase in unassigned funds (surplus) which has been reported as a change in accounting principle directly in unassigned funds (surplus) in the accompanying financial statements.
 
In 2009, the Company adopted SSAP No. 10R which was issued on December 7, 2009 as a temporary replacement for SSAP No. 10. The new standard requires that insurance companies evaluate the recoverability of deferred tax assets and that only those assets that are more likely than not to be realized shall be considered in determining admitted deferred tax assets (a valuation allowance is established against those assets that do not meet this test). The standard also allows those companies meeting certain risk-based capital standards to elect to extend the reversal period for determining admitted deferred tax assets from the SSAP No. 10 standard of one year to the SSAP No. 10R standard of three years. In conjunction with this change, the limitation placed upon admitting deferred tax assets was increased from 10% to 15% of surplus. SSAP No. 10R, as currently adopted, applies to the 2009 through 2011 calendar years. The cumulative impact to surplus of electing to adopt SSAP No. 10R as of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $70,386, $58,693 and $78,494, respectively.
 
Effective December 31, 2010, the Company adopted SSAP No. 100 – “Fair Value Measurements”. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires all assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value to be categorized within a fair value hierarchy. Fair value is 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 (“exit value”). The three-level hierarchy is based upon the observability of the inputs used in the fair value measurement (see Note 3). The adoption of the Statement did not have a material impact on the accompanying financial statements.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Effective December 31, 2011, the Company adopted SSAP No. 5R – “Liabilities, Contingencies and Impairments of Assets”. This new standard modifies SSAP No. 5 by requiring entities to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability even if the likelihood of making payments under such guarantee is remote. The adoption of the Statement did not have a material impact on the accompanying financial statements.
 
Reconciliation of Net Income, Liabilities, Capital and Surplus and Cash Flow
 
Subsequent to the filing of its 2009 Annual Statement, the Company made the following adjustments to the Statutory-Basis financial statements. Reconciliations of Reassure’s net income and capital and surplus between the Annual Statement as originally filed and these audited financial statements are shown below:
 
   
Liabilities
   
Capital and Surplus
   
Net Income
 
                   
December 31, 2009 Annual Statement - as filed with the Department
  $ 15,459,050     $ 647,931     $ 83,975  
                         
Adjustment to interest maintenance reserve
    15,898       (15,898 )     (15,898 )
                         
December 31, 2009 Statutory-Basis Financial Statement
  $ 15,474,948     $ 632,033     $ 68,077  
 
Subsequent to the filing of its 2011 Annual Statement, the Company made the following adjustments to the Statutory-Basis financial statements. Reconciliations of Reassure’s Cash from Operations and Cash from Investing Activities between the Annual Statement as originally filed and these audited financial statements are shown below:
 
   
Premiums
collected, net of reinsurance
   
Miscellaneous income -
commissions
   
Cost of
investments acquired - bonds
 
                         
December 31, 2011 Annual Statement - as filed with the Department
  $ 1,559,629     $ (88,362 )   $ (3,088,925 )
                         
Adjustment related to reinsurance recapture
    (1,011,000 )     (86,204 )     1,097,204  
                         
December 31, 2011 Statutory-basis Financial Statement
  $ 548,629     $ (174,566 )   $ (1,991,721 )
 
These adjustments had no impact on the Company’s reported cash balance for the year ended December 31, 2011, and had no impact on the Company’s reported Statutory Basis Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Policyholder’s Surplus, Statutory Basis Statement of Operations, or Statutory Basis Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus for the year ended December 31, 2011.
 
The impact of the revision for the year ended December 31, 2011 is a decrease in cash flows from operating activities of $1,097,204 and an increase in cash flows from investing activities of $1,097,204
 
Material corrections of errors
 
During the current year’s financial statement preparation, the Company discovered certain adjustments related to prior year financial statements. This correction to the December 31, 2010 surplus is reflected in the 2011 Summary of Operations as an opening surplus adjustment in the Aggregate write-ins for gains and losses in accordance with SSAP No. 3 – “Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors”.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The December 31, 2010 impact to Assets, Liabilities and Capital and Surplus, as recorded in the 2011 financial statements, is presented in the following table as if it had been recorded in 2010:
 
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
   
Capital and Surplus
 
                         
December 31, 2010 as reported
  $ 15,742,674     $ 15,093,531     $ 649,143  
                         
Reinsurance Premiums, net of tax (1)
    16,673       5,836       10,837  
                         
Deficiency Reserves (2)
          38,200       (38,200 )
                         
January 1, 2011 as adjusted
  $ 15,759,347     $ 15,137,567     $ 621,780  
 
 
(1) Overpayment of reinsurance premiums
 
(2) Understatement of cedent reported reserves
 
3.            Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. The fair values of investments in bonds and stocks, presented in Note 4, are based on quoted market prices, where available.
 
For bonds and preferred stocks not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from independent pricing services. For common stocks that are not actively traded, estimated fair values are based on values of issues of comparable yield and quality.
 
All other financial instruments are carried at amounts which approximate fair value, except insurance contracts, which are exempt from fair value disclosure requirements.
 
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value have been classified, for disclosure purposes, based on hierarchy. This three-level hierarchy is based upon the observability of the inputs used in the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:
 
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. The types of instruments valued based on quoted market prices in active markets include most U.S. Government securities and active, listed equity securities. Such securities are generally classified within level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Level 2 inputs are market-based inputs that are directly or indirectly observable, but not considered level 1 quoted prices. Level 2 inputs consist of (i) quoted prices for similar asset or liabilities in active markets; (ii) quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in non-active markets; (iii) inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, such as interest rates, yield curves and prepayment speeds; and (iv) inputs derived from, or corroborated by, observable market data. The types of securities that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but are valued based upon quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency include most U.S. Government agency securities, corporate bonds, certain mortgage and asset-backed securities, less liquid equity securities and state, municipal and provincial securities. Such securities are generally classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. These inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions about market pricing using the best internal and external information available. Certain securities are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently and therefore have little or no price transparency. Such securities include private equity, less
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
liquid corporate bonds and certain asset-backed securities. Such securities are generally classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
 
In certain situations, the Company uses inputs to measure the fair value of asset and liability positions that fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In these situations, the Company will determine the level in which the fair value falls based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the determination of the fair value.
 
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
The following tables provide information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:
 
December 31, 2011
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets at Fair Value:
                       
Common Stocks (excl. affiliates)
  $ 7,178     $     $ 3     $ 7,181  
Separate Account Assets
    101,694                   101,694  
Derivative Assets
                5,531       5,531  
Other Investments
                6,994       6,994  
Total Assets at Fair Value
  $ 108,872     $     $ 12,528     $ 121,400  
                                 
Liabilities at Fair Value:
                               
                                 
Separate Account Liabilities
  $ 101,694     $     $     $ 101,694  
Total Liabilities at Fair Value
  $ 101,694     $     $     $ 101,694  
 
December 31, 2010
                       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Assets at Fair Value:
                       
Common Stocks (excl. affiliates)
  $ 119     $     $ 220     $ 339  
Separate Account Assets
    132,026                   132,026  
Derivative Assets
                13,847       13,847  
Other Investments
                6,449       6,449  
Total Assets at Fair Value
  $ 132,145     $     $ 20,516     $ 152,661  
                                 
Liabilities at Fair Value:
                               
Separate Account Liabilities
  $ 132,026     $     $     $ 132,026  
Total Liabilities at Fair Value
  $ 132,026     $     $     $ 132,026  
 
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the current year.
 
Fair values and changes in the fair values of separate account assets generally accrue directly to the policyholders and are not included in the Company’s revenues and expenses or surplus.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: The following tables summarize the changes in assets and liabilities classified in Level 3 for 2011 and 2010, respectively. Gains and losses reported in these tables may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable and unobservable inputs.
 
December 31, 2011                                      
   
Balance at
1/1/2011
   
Transfer In
(Level 3)
   
Transfer Out
(Level 3)
    Total Gains and (losses) included in Surplus    
Total Gains
and (losses)
included in
Net Income
   
Purchases,
Sales, Issues
and
Settlements
   
Balance
at
12/31/2011
 
                                           
                                           
Stocks
  $ 220     $     $     $ (217 )   $     $     $ 3  
Derivative Assets
    13,847                   (7,734 )     4,771       (5,353 )     5,531  
Other Invested Assets
    6,449                   545                   6,994  
Total
  $ 20,516     $     $     $ (7,406 )   $ 4,771     $ (5,353 )   $ 12,528  
 
 
December 31, 2010
                                     
   
Balance at
   
Transfer In
   
Transfer Out
   
Total Gains
and (losses)
included in
   
Total Gains
and (losses)
included in
   
Purchases, Sales, Issues and
   
Balance at
 
   
1/1/2010
   
(Level 3)
   
(Level 3)
   
Surplus
   
Net Income
   
Settlements
   
12/31/2010
 
                                           
Stocks
  $ 239     $     $ (197 )   $ (35 )   $     $ 213     $ 220  
Derivative Assets
    25,729                   (10,215 )     14,458       (16,125 )     13,847  
Other Invested Assets
    9,140                   (1,887 )     (796 )     (8 )     6,449  
Total
  $ 35,108     $     $ (197 )   $ (12,137 )   $ 13,662     $ (15,920 )   $ 20,516  
 
There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 during the current year.
 
There were no transfers in to Level 3 during 2010. There were two securities transferred out: i) Centro Properties Security was transferred to Level 1 because the price on this security became available on the Australian Securities Exchange. The transfer occurred on June 30, 2010; ii) Online Insight preferred stock of $34 was transferred out to Level 3 non-recurring basis. In 2009 this stock was inadvertently reported as Level 3 recurring basis.
 
Financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
 
Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, such as certain bonds valued at the lower of cost or fair value, or investments that are impaired during the reporting period and recorded at fair value on the balance sheet at December 31, 2011.
 
The following table summarizes assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:
 
For Bonds:
 
2011
   
2010
 
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1)
  $     $  
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)
    1,939       7,374  
Significant unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
    12       12  
Total gains (losses) included in surplus and net income
    (866 )     (191 )
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
4.      Invested Assets
 
The following tables present the book/adjusted carrying value, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of securities at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:
 
   
Book/Adjusted  
Carrying Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
                         
December 31, 2011
                       
                         
U.S. Government obligations
  $ 3,236,092     $ 850,615     $ 3     $ 4,086,704  
All other Governments
    384,904       27,038       776       411,166  
States, territories, and possessions
    31,066       3,289             34,355  
Political subdivisions of states, territories, possessions
    4,529       682       2       5,209  
Special revenue and assessment
    65,193       11,415       55       76,553  
Industrial and miscellaneous
    5,448,728       647,255       28,573       6,067,410  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities
    2,723,716       154,684       40,818       2,837,582  
Credit tenant loans
    102,119       15,394       843       116,670  
Affiliate european medium term notes
    200,000       9,654             209,654  
Hybrid preferred stock
    109,904       2,542       4,169       108,277  
Total bonds
  $ 12,306,251     $ 1,722,568     $ 75,239     $ 13,953,580  
                                 
Preferred stocks
  $ 659     $     $ 659     $  
 
   
Book/Adjusted
Carrying Value
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
 Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
                         
December 31, 2010
                       
                         
U.S. Government obligations
  $ 3,409,486     $ 113,439     $ 129,820     $ 3,393,105  
All other Governments
    75,944       6,780             82,724  
States, territories, and possessions
    29,735             1,806       27,929  
Political subdivisions of states, territories, possessions
    4,561       36       48       4,549  
Special revenue and assessment
    59,382       416       1,871       57,927  
Industrial and miscellaneous
    4,070,296       395,534       15,157       4,450,673  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities
    2,942,212       116,855       56,401       3,002,666  
Credit tenant loans
    85,234       8,404       546       93,092  
Affiliate european medium term notes
    200,000       6,670             206,670  
Hybrid preferred stock
    111,654       8,186       2,256       117,584  
Total bonds
  $ 10,988,504     $ 656,320     $ 207,905     $ 11,436,919  
                                 
Preferred stocks
  $ 659     $ 70     $     $ 729  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The following tables present gross unrealized losses and fair values, aggregated by investment category and length of time, for securities with unrealized losses, at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively:
 
    Less than Twelve Months    
Twelve Months or More
   
Total
 
   
 
   
Gross
   
 
   
Gross
         
Gross
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
   
Value
   
Losses
 
December 31, 2011
                                   
U.S. Government obligations
  $ 15,159     $ 3     $     $     $ 15,159     $ 3  
All other Governments
    57,793       776                   57,793       776  
States, territories, and possessions
                                   
Political subdivisions of states, territories, possessions
                1,508       2       1,508       2  
Special revenue and assessment
                1,012       55       1,012       55  
Industrial and miscellaneous
    524,031       26,461       28,932       2,112       552,963       28,573  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities
    195,204       6,684       256,184       34,134       451,388       40,818  
Credit tenant loans
                8,998       843       8,998       843  
Hybrid preferred stock
    34,166       2,089       10,920       2,080       45,086       4,169  
Total bonds
  $ 826,353     $ 36,013     $ 307,554     $ 39,226     $ 1,133,907     $ 75,239  
                                                 
Preferred stocks
  $     $ 659     $     $     $     $ 659  
                                                 
December 31, 2010
                                               
U.S. Government obligations
  $ 1,598,209     $ 102,231     $ 103,081     $ 27,589     $ 1,701,290     $ 129,820  
All other Governments
                                   
States, territories, and possessions
    27,929       1,806                   27,929       1,806  
Political subdivisions of states, territories, possessions
    1,463       48                   1,463       48  
Special revenue and assessment
    39,701       1,413       2,801       458       42,502       1,871  
Industrial and miscellaneous
    358,363       11,696       54,010       3,461       412,373       15,157  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities
    419,999       33,582       271,994       22,819       691,993       56,401  
Credit tenant loans
    19,076       546                   19,076       546  
Hybrid preferred stock
    22,529       774       36,017       1,482       58,546       2,256  
Total bonds
  $ 2,487,269     $ 152,096     $ 467,903     $ 55,809     $ 2,955,172     $ 207,905  
                                                 
Preferred stocks
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
 
At December 31, 2011, the Company held 83 fixed maturity securities with gross unrealized losses of $39,226 that had been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or more. Based on an evaluation by the Company (refer to Note 2 for a description of factors considered), such securities were not considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired.
 
At December 31, 2011, the contractual maturities of investments in bonds are as follows:
 
   
Book/Adjusted
   
Fair
 
   
Carrying Value
   
Value
 
             
Due in one year or less
  $ 183,593     $ 185,996  
Due after one year through five years
    1,284,392       1,349,351  
Due after five years through ten years
    3,067,377       3,361,820  
Due after ten years
    5,047,173       6,218,831  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities
    2,723,716       2,837,582  
Total
  $ 12,306,251     $ 13,953,580  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
Major sources and related amounts of net investment income are as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Bonds
  $ 613,731     $ 594,063     $ 628,701  
Preferred stocks
          140       1,192  
Mortgage loans
    2,397       3,521       6,054  
Contract loans
    288,356       303,098       290,309  
Cash and short-term investments
    516       703       1,467  
Other invested assets
    2,075       2,893       2,099  
Gross investment income
    907,075       904,418       929,822  
Investment expenses
    16,961       16,361       16,098  
Net investment income
  $ 890,114     $ 888,057     $ 913,724  
 
Realized capital gains and losses and proceeds from sales of investments in bonds, excluding calls and maturities and before transfer of certain net gains to the IMR, consist of the following:
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Realized gains
  $ 41,261     $ 118,411     $ 244,753  
Realized losses
    (17,327 )     (23,338 )     (144,507 )
Net realized gains
    23,934       95,073       100,246  
Proceeds from sales of bonds
  $ 1,409,004     $ 4,329,759     $ 5,761,338  
 
Realized capital losses include $10,569, $21,901, and $131,422 relating to bonds that experienced an other-than-temporary decline in value in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
The concentrations of credit risk are broken down along the following collateral-type lines for loan-backed securities, as defined by the revised SSAP 43R:
 
Loan-Backed Security Type
 
Fair Value
 
RMBS- Prime
  $ 154,220  
MBS- Agency
    1,220,050  
RMBS- Non Prime
    85,740  
RMBS- Home Equity
    46,817  
ABS- Equipment
    42,065  
ABS- Manufactured/Mobile
    7,607  
ABS- Other
    375,120  
ABS- Credit Card
    5,366  
ABS- Auto
    12,141  
CMBS
    888,456  
Total
  $ 2,837,582  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
There was no OTTI recognized by the Company in 2011 on loan-backed securities classified on the basis of intent to sell or inability or lack of intent to retain for a time sufficient to recover the amortized cost basis.
 
Loan backed securities held by the Company at December 31, 2011, with a recognized OTTI, where the estimated present value of cash flows expected to be collected is less than the amortized cost basis of the securities at the time the OTTI was recorded were as follows:
 
CUSIP
 
Amortized Cost Before OTTI
   
Projected Cash
Flows
   
OTTI
   
Amortized Cost
After OTTI
   
Fair Value
 
Date of
Financial Statement
Where
Reported
 
Lot ID
 
004421RW5
  $ 47     $ 35     $ 12     $ 35     $ 35  
9/30/2010
    5770257  
04542BMV1
    5,277       5,017       261       5,017       1,205  
9/30/2010
    5770274  
04542BMV1
    5,026       3,530       1,496       3,530       2,200  
12/31/2010
    5770274  
04542BMV1
    3,554       3,199       355       3,199       1,896  
6/30/2011
    5770274  
04542BMV1
    3,200       1,825       1,375       1,825       1,825  
9/30/2011
    5770274  
04542BMV1
    1,825       1,500       325       1,500       1,444  
12/31/2011
    5770274  
04542BMW9
    2,014       1,083       931       1,083       395  
6/30/2010
    5770275  
04542BMW9
    1,084       936       148       936       441  
9/30/2010
    5770275  
04542BMW9
    936       538       398       538       421  
12/31/2010
    5770275  
05948XSF9
    215       186       29       186       155  
3/31/2011
    7414419  
05948XSF9
    199       145       54       145       144  
6/30/2011
    7414419  
059522BC5
    20,242       19,510       732       19,510       15,853  
9/30/2009
    7875158  
059522BC5
    20,242       19,510       732       19,510       15,853  
9/30/2009
    5150216  
059522BC5
    17,651       17,353       298       17,353       13,961  
3/31/2010
    7875158  
059522BC5
    17,651       17,353       298       17,353       13,961  
3/31/2010
    5150216  
059522BC5
    16,899       16,809       90       16,809       15,236  
6/30/2010
    5150216  
059522BC5
    16,899       16,809       90       16,809       15,236  
6/30/2010
    7875158  
07387BBG7
    231       228       3       228       171  
6/30/2011
    5770297  
07387BBG7
    185       183       2       183       137  
6/30/2011
    5770823  
12545CAU4
    19,214       17,975       1,239       17,975       13,591  
9/30/2009
    7414376  
12545CAU4
    15,830       14,809       1,021       14,809       11,197  
9/30/2009
    7571316  
126673P55
    1,768       987       781       987       518  
9/30/2010
    5770326  
126673P55
    987       497       490       497       497  
12/31/2010
    5770326  
126673P71
    3,329       730       2,599       730       325  
9/30/2010
    5770327  
126673P71
    730       311       419       311       311  
12/31/2010
    5770327  
126673RA2
    748       162       586       162       137  
12/31/2010
    7414424  
126673RB0
    1,944       500       1,444       500       500  
12/31/2010
    5770329  
126673Z47
    269       182       87       182       166  
12/31/2010
    5770330  
126673Z62
    534       415       119       415       415  
9/30/2010
    5770332  
12667GKB8
    10,031       10,000       31       10,000       7,672  
12/31/2009
    2825026  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Continued from previous page:
 
CUSIP
 
Amortized Cost Before OTTI
   
Projected Cash
Flows
   
OTTI
   
Amortized Cost
After OTTI
   
Fair Value
 
Date of
Financial Statement
Where
Reported
 
Lot ID
 
12667GKB8
    6,386       6,367       19       6,367       4,872  
12/31/2009
    8838383  
12667GKB8
    10,031       10,000       31       10,000       7,672  
12/31/2009
    8838384  
12667GKB8
    10,000       9,820       180       9,820       7,600  
3/31/2010
    2825026  
12667GKB8
    6,367       6,255       112       6,255       4,826  
3/31/2010
    8838383  
12667GKB8
    10,000       9,820       180       9,820       7,600  
3/31/2010
    2825026  
12667GKB8
    9,821       9,791       30       9,791       7,856  
12/31/2011
    2825026  
247635A@4
    16       12       4       12       12  
12/31/2009
    7810349  
254206AC9
    500       465       35       465       105  
3/31/2010
    7074390  
254206AC9
    574       562       12       562       111  
3/31/2011
    7074390  
254206AC9
    639       544       95       544       61  
9/30/2011
    7074390  
294751DG4
    781       768       13       768       556  
3/31/2011
    7074357  
294751DG4
    761       747       14       747       526  
6/30/2011
    7074357  
294751DG4
    717       695       22       695       492  
9/30/2011
    7074357  
294751DG4
    697       653       44       653       477  
12/31/2011
    7074357  
36157R3Z6
    1,959       962       997       962       744  
9/30/2009
    3602292  
36157R3Z6
    820       220       600       220       219  
12/31/2009
    3602292  
38373MKM1
    2,116       1,299       817       1,299       560  
9/30/2009
    1264897  
464187CS0
    2,165       2,121       44       2,121       1,720  
3/31/2011
    7074374  
464187CS0
    2,199       2,116       83       2,116       1,742  
6/30/2011
    7074374  
464187CS0
    2,129       2,080       49       2,080       1,589  
9/30/2011
    7074374  
64352VGW5
    1,631       1,398       233       1,398       1,351  
6/30/2010
    5775760  
74958EAJ5
    24,344       23,875       469       23,875       21,899  
6/30/2010
    7414463  
75970NBL0
    5,924       4,376       1,548       4,376       983  
9/30/2009
    7074364  
75970NBL0
    4,405       1,900       2,505       1,900       1,061  
9/30/2010
    7074364  
75970NBL0
    1,901       1,304       597       1,304       1,061  
12/31/2010
    7074364  
75970NBL0
    1,304       1,201       103       1,201       803  
6/30/2011
    7074364  
75970NBL0
    1,201       729       472       729       729  
9/30/2011
    7074364  
759950ES3
    1,034       823       211       823       397  
12/31/2010
    7074365  
759950ES3
    860       815       45       815       300  
6/30/2011
    7074365  
759950ES3
    826       295       531       295       263  
9/30/2011
    7074365  
76110VRK6
    542       424       118       424       423  
3/31/2011
    5771083  
76110VRK6
    519       514       5       514       394  
6/30/2011
    5771083  
76110WZU3
    2,155       1,636       519       1,636       712  
12/31/2010
    5775762  
76110WZU3
    1,542       1,453       89       1,453       866  
6/30/2011
    5775762  
76110WZU3
    1,461       841       620       841       736  
9/30/2011
    5775762  
76110WZV1
    487       249       238       249       249  
12/31/2010
    7414486  
76111XZR7
    13,267       13,243       24       13,243       11,558  
6/30/2010
    7414465  
78473NAC7
    34,243       33,505       738       33,505       24,289  
9/30/2009
    6789046  
78473NAC7
    32,000       30,550       1,450       30,550       23,713  
12/31/2009
    6789046  
78473NAC7
    28,389       27,946       443       27,946       25,868  
6/30/2010
    6789046  
78473NAC7
    22,902       20,947       1,955       20,947       19,298  
9/30/2011
    6789046  
Total
                  $ 32,739                            
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
For all impaired loan-backed securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized in earnings as a realized loss at December 31, 2011:
 
 
 
Loss < 12
months
   
Loss > 12
months
   
Total
 
(a) The aggregate amount of unrealized losses
  $ 7,022     $ 17,694     $ 24,716  
(b) The aggregate related fair value of securities with unrealized losses
  $ 198,172     $ 159,464     $ 357,636  
 
Cash and securities with carrying value of approximately $123,279 and $102,079, respectively were deposited by the Company under requirements of regulatory authorities as of December 31, 2011 and 2010.
 
All properties that secure mortgage loans are required to be covered by an all-risk or multi-peril insurance policy that contains a loss payable clause in favor of the Company in an amount no less than the value of the mortgage loan.
 
The maximum percentage of any one loan to the value of security at the time of the loans, exclusive of insured or guaranteed mortgages, was 75%.
 
Mortgage loan balances at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Non-impaired loans
  $ 25,725     $ 34,159  
Impaired loans, net of allowance
          1,224  
Total
    25,725       35,383  
                 
Average investment in impaired loans
  $     $ 306  
 
The Company had one mortgage of $606 with interest 180 days or more past due of $289 at December 31, 2011.
 
Interest income recognized during the period the loans were impaired was $116, $17, and $457 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Realized capital losses included $0, $980, and $1,134 in write downs of mortgage loans that experienced an other-than-temporary decline in value in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Activity in the allowance reserves for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
             
Beginning balance, December 31
  $ 987     $ 7,028  
Principal balance written-off
          (5,887 )
Write downs for other-then-temporary impairments
          980  
Transferred to real estate upon foreclosure
          (1,134 )
Recoveries paid in full
    (100 )      
Ending balance, December 31
  $ 887     $ 987  
 
There are no Low Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) investments at December 31, 2011 as they expired during 2011.
 
 
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Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The LIHTC were not subject to any regulatory reviews and the Company’s investment in LIHTC does not exceed 10% of total admitted assets. The Company recorded no impairment during 2011. There were no write-downs or reclassifications made during the year due to the forfeiture or ineligibility of tax credits.
 
Collateral loans carried as other invested assets consist of tri-party repurchase contracts wherein the Company lends cash to a borrower, typically a highly rated broker/dealer who, in turn, deposits collateral with a third party custodial bank. The collateral consists of bonds and stocks with a market value equal to at least 102% of the amount borrowed and is marked-to- market daily to determine adequacy. Collateralized loan agreements at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Fair Value of Collateralized Loan
  $ 133,500     $ 61,800  
Fair Value of Collateral Received
  $ 136,170     $ 63,036  
 
The Company monitors the fair value of securities lent and the collateral received each day to ensure sufficient collateral is maintained. The Company is exposed to risk of loss to the extent collateral values are less than fair value of lent securities not returned. In the event of borrower default, the Company has the unrestricted right to sell the collateral. Management believes such an event is unlikely.
 
Securities lent at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Fair Value of Securities Lent
  $ 128,185     $  
Fair Value of Collateral Received
    131,610        
 
There were no transfer of receivables reported as sales nor were there any wash sales.
 
In conjunction with the dissolution of Aldgate, the Company recorded a net realized loss of $56,778 in 2010, reflecting the reversal of a $107,000 unrealized loss recorded in 2009, partially offset by the return to the Company of Aldgate’s remaining equity totaling $50,222.
 
5.      Derivative Instruments
 
The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties on over-the-counter equity call options. The Company reduces its credit risk associated with such agreements by purchasing such contracts from financial institutions with high credit ratings and long-standing performance records. The amount of such exposure is essentially the net replacement cost or fair value for such contracts with each counterparty if the net fair value is in the Company’s favor.
 
The Company buys and sells To-Be-Announced (“TBA”) contracts, which is a forward, or delayed delivery, mortgage-backed securities contract. In a TBA contract, the Company contracts to purchase a mortgage-backed security at a price agreed upon on the contract date for delivery and payment at a specified future settlement date, which may range from 30 days to 180 days in the future. The actual security delivered is determined two days prior to the settlement date. Only pass-through mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) are eligible for trading in the TBA market. The TBA contract market allows the mortgage lenders to sell the loans they intend to fund even before the loans are closed and to lock in an interest rate. The TBA contract market is generally
 
 
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Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
considered to be fungible and liquid. At December 31, 2011, the Company had no open TBA contracts. TBA contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting.
 
The Company uses call options to offset the increase in its liabilities associated with a certain product, which guarantees payment of an interest rate that is the greater of a fixed rate or the rate calculated using a formula based on the S&P index. Call options, which expire in 2012, provide the Company with settlement payments from the counterparties on specified expiration dates. The payment, if any, is the percentage increase in the index over the strike price defined in the contract, applied to the number of contracts.
 
The call options are not held for trading purposes and are classified in the accompanying balance sheets as derivative options. The number of contracts of outstanding options, along with their carrying values and estimated fair values are as follows at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands except number of contracts):
 
   
Equity Indexed Derivatives Call Options
(based on S&P 500 Index)
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Number of Contracts
    159,521       182,000  
Carrying Value
  $ 5,531     $ 13,847  
Fair Value
  $ 5,531     $ 13,847  
 
The Company’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting. The activity by disaggregated derivative classes is as follows:
 
    2011       2010  
   
Call options
   
TBAs
   
Total
   
Call options
   
TBAs
   
Total
 
Beginning Balance
  $ 13,847     $     $ 13,847     $ 25,729     $     $ 25,729  
                                                 
Acquired
    10,320               10,320       10,902               10,902  
Considerations
    (15,673 )           (15,673 )     (25,071 )     (1,956 )     (27,027 )
Realized Gains/(Losses)
    4,771             4,771       12,502       1,956       14,458  
Unrealized Gains/(Losses)
    (7,734 )             (7,734 )     (10,215 )             (10,215 )
                                                 
Ending Balance
  $ 5,531     $     $ 5,531     $ 13,847     $     $ 13,847  
 
A reconciliation of the number of contracts for the call options is as follows:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 182,000     $ 187,294  
New contracts
    159,521       182,000  
Terminations and maturities
    (182,000 )     (187,294 )
Balance at end of year
  $ 159,521     $ 182,000  
 
The Company has no derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges.
 
6.      Borrowed Funds
 
Prior to 2010, the Company utilized reverse repurchase agreements (“reverse repos”) as a part of an overall income enhancement program. At December 31, 2009 the Company had (including interest expense) $22,002 of reverse repos outstanding at an average rate of 1.06%. The reverse repos matured in January 2010. In 2010, the Company discontinued its reverse repurchase program.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
7.      Life Premiums and Annuity Considerations Deferred and Uncollected
 
The following tables reflect deferred and uncollected life insurance premiums and annuity considerations at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
December 31, 2011
           
   
Gross
   
Net of Loading
 
Ordinary life (renewal business)
  $ 5,779     $ 12,825  
Group life
    (1,686 )     (1,687 )
Total
  $ 4,093     $ 11,138  
 
December 31, 2010
               
   
Gross
   
Net of Loading
 
Ordinary life (renewal business)
  $ (36,180 )   $ (41,765 )
Group life
    (6,210 )     (6,211 )
Total
  $ (42,390 )   $ (47,976 )
 
8.      Aggregate Reserves for Life and Accident and Health Contracts
 
Reserves for life contracts are generally computed on the net level premium method, Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Method (“CRVM”), while reserves for accident and health contracts are generally computed on the two-year preliminary term method. The reserves are based on statutory mortality, morbidity and interest assumptions without consideration of withdrawals, except for 1998 and later issued Long Term Care policies, which do anticipate lapse and withdrawal activity. Accident and health reserves are generally calculated at interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 6.0% using the 1964 Commissioners’ Disability Table, 1985 Commissioners’ Individual Disability Table A and 1985 National Nursing Home Survey. Life policy reserves are principally determined by using the 1941, 1958, 1980 and 2001 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality tables with valuation interest rates ranging from 2.00% to 6.0%. Reserves for individual and group annuity contracts are based principally on the 1971, 1983 and 2000 Individual and Group Annuity Mortality tables with assumed interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 13.25%.
 
Statutory reserves for an assumed block of business, for which the ceding company administers and values the business, were increased by $45,700 as of December 31, 2011. $38,200 of this increase was reflected as a prior period adjustment (see Note 2) and $7,500 was reflected in increase/(decrease) in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts in the 2011 Statement of Operations and Changes in Capital and Surplus. The additional reserves apply to Return of Premium riders on term products which produce Unusual Cash Values as defined by the Valuation of Life Insurance Policies Model Regulation (formerly Regulation XXX).
 
Policy reserves for deferred annuity contracts are calculated using the Commissioners’ Annuity Reserve Valuation Method (“CARVM”) with interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 10.0%. Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released and tabular cost have been determined by formula. Reserves for all other annuity and supplementary contracts are calculated using various mortality tables and interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 13.25%.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon deaths of insured and returns any portion of the final premium beyond the date of death. A reserve is held where a surrender value is promised in excess of the legally computed reserves, if any.
 
Extra premiums are charged for policies covering substandard lives. Reserves for substandard policies with flat extra charges are determined as one-half (1/2) of the extra premium charge for the year. Mean reserves for table related substandard policies are based on appropriate multiples of standard rates of mortality.
 
At December 31, 2011, the Company had $17,378,008 of insurance inforce, for which the maximum gross premiums were less than the net premiums, according to the standard of valuation set by the Department. Premium deficiency reserves for the above insurance totaled $230,053.
 
The following tables reflect withdrawal characteristics of annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
   
December 31, 2011
                           
           
General
Account
   
Separate Account
with
Guarantees
 
Separate
General
Nonguaranteed
    Total    
% of Total
 
A.
 
Subject to discretionary withdrawal:
                           
    (1)  
With market value adjustment
  $ 122,624     $ 11,969   $     $ 134,593       4.5 %
    (2)  
At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more
    354,972                 354,972       11.8 %
    (3)  
At market value
    870           66,020       66,890       2.2 %
    (4)  
Total with adjustment or at market value
    478,466       11,969     66,020       556,455       18.5 %
    (5)  
At book value without adjustment (minimal or no
charge or adjustment)
    2,277,587                     2,277,587       75.5 %
B.
 
Not subject to discretionary withdrawal:
    180,905                 180,905       6.0 %
C.
 
Total (gross)
    2,936,958       11,969     66,020       3,014,947       100.0 %
D.
 
Reinsurance ceded
    351,842                 351,842          
E.
 
Total (net)* (C)- (D)
  $ 2,585,116     $ 11,969   $ 66,020     $ 2,663,105          
 
   
December 31, 2010
                           
           
General
Account
   
Separate Account
with
Guarantees
 
Separate
  General Nonguaranteed
    Total    
% of Total
 
A.
 
Subject to discretionary withdrawal:
                           
    (1)  
With market value adjustment
  $ 150,917     $ 14,047   $     $ 164,964       5.1 %
    (2)  
At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more
    474,239                 474,239       14.8 %
    (3)  
At market value
    967           87,063       88,030       2.7 %
    (4)  
Total with adjustment or at market value
    626,123       14,047     87,063       727,233       22.6 %
       
 
                                     
    (5)  
At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)
    2,297,379                     2,297,379       71.6 %
B.
 
Not subject to discretionary withdrawal:
    185,662                 185,662       5.8 %
C.
 
Total (gross)
    3,109,164       14,047     87,063       3,210,274       100.0 %
D.
 
Reinsurance ceded
    2,295,565                 2,295,565          
E.
 
Total (net)* (C)- (D)
  $ 813,599     $ 14,047   $ 87,063     $ 914,709          
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
9.  Federal Income Taxes
 
A. (1)             The components of the net deferred tax asset/(liability) (“DTA”/”DTL”) as of December 31, 2011 are as follows:
 
     
December 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
      Change  
     
Ordinary
   
Capital
   
Total
   
Ordinary
   
Capital
    Total    
Ordinary
    Capital     Total  
                                                         
(a)
Gross Deferred Tax Assets
  $ 466,303     $ 30,170     $ 496,473     $ 371,295     $ 87,169     $ 458,464     $ 95,008     $ (56,999 )   $ 38,009  
(b)
Statutory Valuation Allowance Adjustment
                            (87,169 )     (87,169 )           87,169       87,169  
(c)
Adjusted Gross Deferred Tax Assets (1a - 1b)
    466,303       30,170       496,473       371,295             371,295       95,008       30,170       125,178  
(d)
Deferred Tax Liabilities
    (25,546 )           (25,546 )     (20,315 )           (20,315 )     (5,231 )           (5,231 )
(e)
Subtotal (Net Deferred Tax Assets) (1c - 1d)
  $ 440,757     $ 30,170     $ 470,927     $ 350,980     $     $ 350,980     $ 89,777     $ 30,170     $ 119,947  
                                                                           
(f)
Deferred Tax Assets Nonadmitted (excluding valuation allowance)
    326,511       30,170     $ 356,681       244,617             $ 244,617       81,894       30,170     $ 112,064  
(g)
Net Admitted Deferred Tax Assets (1e - 1f)
  $ 114,246     $     $ 114,246     $ 106,363     $  —     $ 106,363     $ 7,883     $     $ 7,883  
 
 
(2)
The Company has met the necessary Risk-Based capital levels to be able to admit the increased amount of deferred tax assets under SSAP No. 10R and an election has been made to admit DTAs pursuant to SSAP No. 10R.
     
 
(3)
The Company recorded a change in admitted DTAs as the result of its election to employ the provisions of paragraph10.e. of SSAP No. 10R.
     
 
(4)
The Company does not have any adjusted DTAs that are capital in nature. The following table provides the Company’s admission calculation components:
 
 
     
December 31,
       
     
2011
   
2010
   
Change
 
 
SSAP No. 10R, Paragraphs 10.a., 10.b., and 10.c.:
                 
                     
10.a
Federal Income Taxes recoverable through loss carryback
  $ 43,859     $ 33,846     $ 10,013  
10.b
Admitted pursuant to 10.b.(lesser of i. or ii. below)
          13,824       (13,824 )
10.b.i.
Adjusted gross DTA expected to be realized in one year
    43,859       13,824       30,035  
10.b.ii.
10% adjusted statutory capital and surplus limit
          50,345       (50,345 )
10.c
Admitted pursuant to 10.c.
    25,546       20,315       5,231  
 
Total (10.a+10.b+10.c)
  $ 69,405     $ 67,985     $ 1,420  
                           
 
SSAP No. 10R, Paragraphs 10.e.:
                       
                           
10.e.i.
Additional admitted pursuant to 10.e.i.
  $ 28,055     $     $ 28,055  
10.e.ii.
Additional admitted pursuant to 10.e.ii.(lesser of a. or b. below)
    42,331       58,693       (16,362 )
10.e.ii.a.
Adjusted gross DTA expected to be realized in three years
    42,331       58,693       (16,362 )
10.e.ii.b.
15% adjusted statutory capital and surplus limit
    171,896       75,517       96,379  
10.e.iii.
Additional admitted pursuant to 10.e.iii.
                 
 
Total (10.e.i + 10.e.ii + 10.e.iii)
  $ 70,386     $ 58,693     $ 11,693  
                         
 
Used in SSAP No. 10R, Paragraph 10.d.
                     
                         
 
Total Adjusted Capital
  $ 1,128,422     $ 678,070     $ 450,352  
 
Authorized Control Level
  $ 115,378     $ 80,613     $ 34,765  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
 
(5)
The Gross DTAs and Net Admitted Adjusted Gross DTAs have not been impacted by Tax Planning Strategies.
     
 
(6)
The following table provides the Company’s amount of admitted DTAs, admitted assets, statutory surplus and total adjusted capital in the risk-based capital calculation:
 
     
December 31,
       
     
2011
   
2010
   
Change
 
                     
    SSAP No. 10R, Paragraphs 10.a., 10.b., and 10.c.: Admitted Deferred Tax Assets                  
(a)
Admitted Deferred Tax Assets
  $ 43,859     $ 47,670     $ (3,811 )
(b)
Admitted Assets
    17,040,041       15,683,980       1,356,061  
(c)
Adjusted Statutory Surplus
    1,019,073       590,451       428,622  
(d)
Total Adjusted Capital from DTAs
    43,859       47,670       (3,811 )
                           
                           
 
Increase due to SSAP No. 10R, Paragraph 10.e.:
                       
                           
                           
(e)
Admitted Deferred Tax Assets
  $ 70,386     $ 58,693     $ 11,693  
(f)
Admitted Assets
    70,386       58,693       11,693  
(g)
Statutory Surplus
    70,386       58,693       11,693  
 
B. There are no unrecognized DTLs.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
C. Current Tax and Change in Deferred Tax
 
 Current income tax expense/(benefit) consists of the following components:
 
     
December 31,
       
     
2011
   
2010
   
Change
 
                     
(1)
Current income tax
                 
 
Federal income taxes
    857       6,323       (5,466 )
 
Prior period adjustment
    4,434       (671 )     5,105  
 
Federal income taxes incurred
  $ 5,291     $ 5,652     $ (361 )
                           
(2)
Deferred Tax Assets:
                       
 
Ordinary:
                       
 
Aggregate reserves and contract liabilities
    256,463       166,916       89,547  
 
Invested assets
    2,336       3,041       (705 )
 
Deferred acquisition costs
    190,095       174,305       15,790  
 
Net operating loss carry-forward
    523       1,196       (673 )
 
Other
    16,886       25,837       (8,951 )
      $ 466,303     $ 371,295     $ 95,008  
                           
 
Nonadmitted Assets
    (326,511 )     (244,617 )     (81,894 )
                           
                           
 
Admitted ordinary deferred tax assets
    139,792       126,678       13,114  
                           
                           
 
Capital:
                       
 
Invested assets
    26,506       31,211       (4,705 )
 
Capital loss carry-forward
    3,386       55,680       (52,294 )
 
Other
    278       278       (0 )
      $ 30,170     $ 87,169     $ (56,999 )
                           
                           
 
Nonadmitted capital assets
    (30,170 )           (30,170 )
 
Statutory valuation allowance adjustment
          (87,169 )     87,169  
                           
                           
 
Admitted deferred tax assets
    139,792       126,678       13,114  
                           
                           
(3)
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
                       
 
Ordinary:
                       
 
Deferred and uncollected premium
    (16,149 )     (20,055 )     3,906  
 
Deferred gain
    (4,701 )           (4,701 )
 
Other
    (4,696 )     (260 )     (4,436 )
      $ (25,546 )   $ (20,315 )   $ (5,231 )
                           
                           
(4)
Net deferred tax assets/liabilities
  $ 114,246     $ 106,363     $ 7,883  
 
D. Reconciliation of Federal Income Tax rate to Actual Effective Rate
 
         The provision for federal income taxes incurred is different from that which would be obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The significant items causing this difference are as follows:
 
   
Amount
   
Tax Effect @ 35%
   
Effective Tax Rate
 
                   
                   
Net gains from operations before taxes
  $ 142,981     $ 50,043        
Realized capital gains (losses)
      18,056       6,320  
      161,037       56,363       35.00 %
Ceding commission
    (442,151 )     (154,753 )     -96.10 %
IMR amortization/DI IMR transfer
    88,007       30,802       19.13 %
Prior period adjustments
    20,722       7,253       4.50 %
Surplus changes
    767       268       0.17 %
IRS audit - interest
    23,290       8,152       5.06 %
Prior period adjustment - reinsurance premium
    16,673       5,836       3.62 %
Deferred tax adjustment
    50,203       17,571       10.91 %
Total
  $ (81,452 )   $ (28,508 )     -17.70 %
                         
Federal income taxes incurred
          $ 5,291       3.29 %
Change in net deferred income taxes
            (33,799 )     -20.99 %
Total statutory income taxes
          $ (28,508 )     -17.70 %
 
  E.
(1)
At December 31, 2011, the Company had operating loss carryforwards expiring in the year 2018 of $1,495.
       
   
(2)
At December 31, 2011, the Company had capital loss carryforwards expiring through the year 2014 of $9,675.
       
   
(3)
The amount of federal taxes incurred and available for recoupment in the event of future tax losses is:
 
Year
 
Ordinary
   
Capital
   
Total
 
                   
2011
  $ 71,915     $     $ 71,915  
2010
                 
2009
                 
Total
  $ 71,915     $     $ 71,915  
 
   
(4)
There were no deposits under Section 603 of the Internal Revenue Code.
       
  F.
(1)
The Company will be included through July 1, 2011 in a consolidated federal life insurance company income tax return filed by its former Parent, SRLHA. Companies included in the consolidated returns are as follows:
 
Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc.
Reassure America Life Insurance Company (no longer a member as of July 2, 2011)
Rialto Re I Inc.
Sterling Re Inc.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
 
(2)
The method of allocation among the companies is subject to a written agreement approved by the Board of Directors. Allocation is based upon separate return calculations with credit for net losses utilizable on a separate company basis or in consolidation. Intercompany tax balances are settled annually. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had a receivable from SRLHA under the agreement of $69,708 and $1,152, respectively.
     
   
Following the restructuring transaction described in Note 1, the Company will file a stand-alone tax return for the period of July 2, 2011 through December 31, 2011.
 
 
G.
In 2011, the Internal Revenue Service concluded its examination of tax years 2005 through 2008 and commenced an examination of the 2009 and 2010 consolidated tax returns filed by the Company’s former parent, SRLHA. In 2011 and 2010, the Company did not accrue any tax contingencies nor any possible interest or penalties related to tax contingencies. Although the Company believes it is reasonably possible that estimated liabilities for tax contingencies could arise over the next twelve months, such potential liabilities are not expected to be material to the Company’s capital and surplus.
 
10.
Capital and Surplus
   
 
Life and health insurance companies are subject to certain risk-based capital (“RBC”) requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under these requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by a life and health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31, 2011, the Company exceeds the minimum RBC requirements.
   
 
Under Indiana insurance regulations, the Company is limited in the amount of dividends it may pay its shareholders. The maximum dividend generally permitted is the greater of the prior year’s statutory-basis net income or ten percent of the prior year’s earned surplus.
   
 
Extraordinary dividends above these general statutory limitations may be paid with the prior approval of the Department.
   
 
The Company received a capital contribution from its former parent SRLHA of $627,000 and $100,000 on July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
   
 
On July 1, 2011, the Company issued the Note as described in Note 1 due July 1, 2021 in the principal amount of $150,000 to its affiliate, SRLC. The term of the Note is 10 years and interest is payable annually in arrears at a fixed rate of 6.25% per annum. The issuance of the Note was approved by the Indiana Department of Insurance. Payments of principal and interest with respect to the Note are subject to further approval by the Indiana Department of Insurance.
   
 
For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company amortized $442,151, $178,949, and $78,855 respectively, as commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded in its statements of operations. As reflected in Note 11, Reinsurance, the Company fully amortized a deferred ceding commission of $373,610 related to the termination of certain inter-affiliate retrocession agreements in 2011 and fully amortized a deferred ceding commission of $113,948 related to the termination of the Aldgate business in 2010. At December 31, 2011, the remaining unamortized deferred ceding commission is $139,140.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
 
In conjunction with the dissolution of Aldgate and the return to the Company of Aldgate’s remaining equity, the Company reversed an unrealized loss of $107,000 which had been recorded in 2009 upon the Company’s payment of a capital contribution to Aldgate.
   
 
The reported surplus at December 31, 2011 and 2010 includes the following items:
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Unrealized gains and (losses), net of tax
  $ (2,101 )   $ 2,923  
Non-admitted asset values
    (363,948 )     (339,830 )
Asset valuation reserve
    (32,940 )     (22,846 )
Unauthorized reinsurance
    (3,251 )     (5,058 )
 
11.     Reinsurance
 
In the normal course of business, the Company cedes to reinsurers risk that exceeds retention limits. Contracts for insurance ceded do not relieve the Company of its obligations to policyholders.
 
After receipt of all required regulatory approvals, the Company terminated certain inter-affiliate retrocession agreements and recaptured the business subject to those agreements effective July 1, 2011. Upon recapture, the Company’s Aggregate Reserves for Life Contracts and Aggregate Reserves for Accident and Health Contracts increased by $6,578,209 and $841,647, respectively and the Company paid net recapture fees of $164,270. In addition, the Company’s Funds Held Under Reinsurance Treaties decreased by $6,456,638, the Company received bonds of approximately $1,097,000 and cash of approximately $18,300. Along with the assets, an IMR of $114,334 was transferred and the Company fully amortized a deferred ceding commission of $373,610 related to the terminated business. Following are the recaptured agreements:
 
Automatic Self-Administered Reinsurance Agreement, effective December 31, 2004 as amended by the Novation Agreement dated December 31, 2008, between the Company (f/k/a Valley Forge Life Insurance Company) and SRZ;
 
Automatic Self Administered Reinsurance Agreement, effective March 31, 2004 between the Company (f/k/a Valley Forge Life Insurance Company) and SRZ;
 
Automatic Self Administered Retrocession Agreement, effective January 1, 2003, between the Company and SRZ;
 
Automatic Self Administered Retrocession Agreement, effective January 1, 2007, as amended by the Novation Agreement dated December 31, 2008, between the Company and SRZ;
 
Amended and Restated Automatic Self Administered Retrocession Agreement, effective July 1, 2005, as amended by the Novation Agreement dated October 1, 2008, between the Company and SRZ; and
 
Reinsurance Agreement between the Company and SRLHA effective October 1, 1999.
 
 
Effective April 30, 2010, the Company executed a termination amendment to its coinsurance agreement with Aldgate. Upon termination, the Company’s funds held under reinsurance treaties decreased by approximately $1,233,000 and aggregate reserves for the life contracts increased by approximately $1,243,000. Additionally, the Company fully amortized a deferred ceding commission of $113,948 related to the terminated business (included in Note 10).
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
 
Effective October 1, 2009, the Company entered into two separate coinsurance agreements with PHL Variable Insurance Company (“PHL”) and Phoenix Life and Annuity Company (“PLAC”), whereby the Company coinsured two blocks of level term insurance business, net of existing third-party reinsurance premiums, allowances and benefits. Under such agreements, the reserve transfer from PHL and PLAC totaled $14,334 of statutory policy liabilities and assets backing such liabilities in exchange for ceding commissions totaling $11,000 paid by the Company.
   
 
The Company’s policy generally is to require collateral from those reinsurers not authorized to conduct reinsurance business in Indiana in an amount at least equal to the statutory reserves reinsured. Collateral held, in the form of letters of credit, trust agreements, funds deposited and miscellaneous credit balances, were $2,238,435, and $8,993,250 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
   
 
Premiums (on both written and earned basis), excluding considerations for supplementary contracts with life contingencies, were as follows:
 
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Assumed
  $ 252,577     $ 44,655     $ 293,720  
Direct
    836,272       837,934       1,046,843  
Ceded
    6,930,353       795,736       (975,977 )
Net
  $ 8,019,202     $ 1,678,325     $ 364,586  
 
 
The Company retrocedes a substantial portion of assumed risks to SRZ, SRLHA and Aldgate (recaptured on April 30, 2010), each of which are affiliated companies. Certain SRZ and SRLHA agreements were recaptured on July 1, 2011, as noted previously. Retrocession agreements have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Reinsurance ceded to affiliated and non-affiliated companies (reduced) increased amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, and for the years then ended, as follows:
 
December 31, 2011
                 
Balance Sheet
 
Affiliated
   
Non-Affiliated
   
Total
 
Premiums deferred and uncollected and experience rated refunds
  $ (54,848 )   $ (48,081 )   $ (102,929 )
Aggregate reserves and contract claims liabilities
    (1,648,740 )     (2,723,774 )     (4,372,514 )
Funds held under reinsurance treaties
    (1,586,933 )     (60 )     (1,586,993 )
Other amounts due from reinsurers
    67,966       69,241       137,207  
                         
Income Statement
                       
Premiums and annuity considerations
    7,244,859       (314,506 )     6,930,353  
Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded
    298,776       48,850       347,626  
Policy benefits and increase in reserves
    7,063,685       (456,825 )     6,606,860  
Interest on funds withheld for reinsurers
    313,438             313,438  
 
December 31, 2010
                 
Balance Sheet
 
Affiliated
   
Non-Affiliated
   
Total
 
Premiums deferred and uncollected and experience rated refunds
  $ (103,712 )   $ (55,112 )   $ (158,824 )
Aggregate reserves and contract claims liabilities
    (9,702,196 )     (2,222,835 )     (11,925,031 )
Funds held under reinsurance treaties
    (8,150,145 )     (60 )     (8,150,205 )
Other amounts due from reinsurers
    255,212       69,088       324,300  
                         
Income Statement
                       
Premiums and annuity considerations
    1,051,945       (256,209 )     795,736  
Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded
    141,843       106,880       248,723  
Policy benefits and increase in reserves
    681,719       (396,006 )     285,713  
Interest on funds withheld for reinsurers
    552,495             552,495  
 
December 31, 2009
                 
Balance Sheet
 
Affiliated
   
Non-Affiliated
   
Total
 
Premiums deferred and uncollected and experience rated refunds
  $ (200,624 )   $ (93,912 )   $ (294,536 )
Aggregate reserves and contract claims liabilities
    (11,337,148 )     (2,253,966 )     (13,591,114 )
Funds held under reinsurance treaties
    (9,708,898 )           (9,708,898 )
Other amounts due from reinsurers
    316,187       60,830       377,017  
                         
Income Statement
                       
Premiums and annuity considerations
    (593,848 )     (382,129 )     (975,977 )
Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded
    51,356       126,374       177,730  
Policy benefits and increase in reserves
    (955,989 )     (544,783 )     (1,500,772 )
Interest on funds withheld for reinsurers
    548,424             548,424  
 
12.
Related Party Transactions
   
 
See Note 11 for disclosures regarding the Company’s reinsurance activities with affiliates.
   
 
The Company had net amounts due to affiliates, excluding amounts payable under the tax sharing agreement, of $57,097, and $25,016 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Settlements take place quarterly.
   
 
Swiss Re Financial Services Corporation (“SRFSC”), an affiliated entity, provides the Company investment management and investment accounting services. SRFSC also manages the
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Company’s portfolio of investments on behalf of, at the direction of and within the parameters established by the Company. The Company pays SRFSC a fee for services based upon the fair value of the securities together with different fee structures associated with these securities. Total fees in 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $14,138, $13,453, and $12,969 respectively.
 
The Company is a party to a Securities Lending agreement with SRFSC. Pursuant to this agreement, SRFSC provides certain securities lending services to the Company for a fee. Total fees for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $38, $69, and $298, respectively.
 
Through December 31, 2010, SRLHA provided certain general management services to the Company. The Company reimbursed SRLHA for the cost of salaries and related benefits and other expenses incurred by the Parent on behalf of the Company. The Company incurred related costs in the amount of $39,981 and $48,616 in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Costs were settled quarterly.
 
Conning Asset Management Corporation (“Conning”), an affiliate until its sale from Swiss Re Group on October 9, 2009, managed certain designated portfolios of investments on behalf of, at the direction of, and within the parameters established by the Company. The Company paid Conning a fee for services based upon the fair value of the securities in the Conning managed portfolio. Total fees for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $1,425.
 
The Company and SLD are parties to an expense reimbursement agreement dated May 14, 2003. The expense reimbursement agreement provides that the Company shall reimburse SLD for any and all expenses it incurs in connection with acting as underwriter for the Company’s variable annuity and variable life insurance products, as required under federal securities law. The Company reimbursed SLD $31, $38, and $43 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, under the expense reimbursement agreement.
 
The Company and Swiss Re America Holding Corporation (“SRAH”) are parties to a Service Agreement, effective July 1, 2010, pursuant to which SRAH provides certain general management and administrative services to the Company, and the Company reimburses SRAH for the costs incurred in providing such services. By letter dated July 16, 2010, the Department stated it would not disapprove the Service Agreement. Total costs incurred for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were approximately $54,190 and $6,182, respectively.
 
On January 15, 2010, the Company purchased an investment of $200,000 in Euro Medium Term Notes (“EMTN”) from Swiss Re Treasury (US) Corporation. The related interest earned for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $8,000 and $7,689, respectively. Interest is paid annually on the Notes.
 
13.     Other Items
 
On March 21, 2000, the Company entered into a put and call agreement (the “Agreement”) with Aurora, S.A. and SAFG Retirements Services, Inc. (formerly known as SunAmerica Inc.) (collectively, the “Sellers”) under which the capital stock of the parent company of Aurora National Life Assurance Company (“Aurora”) could be put to, or called by, the Company in order to effect the Company’s acquisition of Aurora following the satisfaction of certain specified conditions precedent, including the prior approval of the California Commissioner of Insurance. On September 19, 2008, the Company tendered its call notice to acquire control of Aurora, and filed a Form A Application with the California Department of Insurance. On November 23, 2009, the Company received notification from the California Department of Insurance of its denial of the Company’s Form A Application. On March 4, 2010, the Company’s counsel sent a letter to the
 
 
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Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
California Department of Insurance requesting reconsideration and reversal of its denial of the Form A Application. The Commissioner responded to the Company’s request on April 7, 2010 and continues to disapprove the Company’s Form A Application without prejudice to the Company’s rights to reapply. Aurora S.A. filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against the California Commissioner with respect to the Department’s denial of the Form A Application. On July 22, 2010, the court denied Aurora S.A.’s petition and upheld the California Department’s denial of the Form A Application. The court formally entered its order on October 6, 2010. Aurora S.A. appealed the order of dismissal which was unanimously upheld by the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District.
 
The purchase price for the acquisition of Aurora is determined based on a prescribed calculation set forth in the Agreement. At present, the Company estimates that the potential purchase price has a range of approximately $540,000 to $550,000. Aurora’s statutory surplus at December 31, 2011 was $355,880. The Company cannot predict when or if the purchase of Aurora will be consummated.
 
14.     Commitments and Contingencies
 
From time to time, legal actions against the Company have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. In the judgment of management, resolution of contingent liabilities and other matters would not have a material effect on the Company’s capital and surplus.
 
During 2011 and 2010, the Company did not pay to settle claims related to extra contractual obligations (“ECO”) or bad faith claims stemming from lawsuits.
 
Since January 1, 2000, the Company has coinsured, on a modified coinsurance basis, 95% of all life insurance policies, annuity contracts and guaranteed investment contracts of Aurora National Life Assurance Company (“Aurora”). In accordance with Aurora’s Rehabilitation Plan, as developed by the California Insurance Commissioner, certain Participating Guaranty Associations (“PGAs”) (i) must from time to time deposit money with Aurora and (ii) also have an annual option to make a lump-sum payment to defease their obligations (with some exclusions) under the Rehabilitation Plan. The defeasance calculation is based on a 6% rate and the 1971/83 IAM Table. As of December 31, 2011, all eligible PGAs have requested the right to defease as of January 1, 2012. If all states defease, Aurora would receive approximately $460,000 in cash on or before May 31, 2012. Should any PGA defease, Aurora could be required to establish reserves at the then regulatory interest rate and the 2000 IAM Table. This occurrence could result in a one-time gain or loss to Aurora depending on the regulatory interest rate and investment opportunities available to Aurora at the time of defeasance in addition to normal reinvestment risks. Should all PGAs defease in 2012, Aurora most likely would need to establish reserves higher than the cash received in an amount up to $150,000. Under the modified coinsurance agreement with Aurora, 95% of any gain or loss would be transferred to the Company.
 
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had a lease liability accrual, net of amortization, of $4,225 and $6,533, respectively. In 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company amortized $2,308, $1,880, and $2,035 respectively.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The Company has leases for office space that expire at various dates through December 31, 2013. Total rent expense, net of subleases and before amortization of the lease liability accrual, was $2,819, $2,559, and $2,510 for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
The future minimum rental payments, net of sublease commitments, for these leases through the end of the lease terms are as follows:
 
2012
  $ 2,088  
2013
    2,137  
Total minimum payments
  $ 4,225  
 
The Company has three separate service agreements with third party administrators. They are as follows:
 
Effective March 1, 2009, the Company entered into an administrative service agreement with a vendor who will provide policyholder administrative services. Subject to certain termination provisions, the agreement is for a ten year period.
 
Effective November 13, 2006, the Company entered into an administrative services agreement with a vendor who will provide policyholder administrative services. Subject to certain termination provisions, the agreement is for a ten year period.
 
Effective December 1, 2003, the Company entered into an administrative-service agreement with a vendor to provide policyholder administration services for a significant portion of the Company’s business. Subject to certain termination provisions, the original ten year term was extended by amendment effective July 1, 2010 to provide for services through July 1, 2020.
 
15. Information about Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
At December 31, 2011, the Company had call options with a statement value of $5,531 and an original cost of $10,320. At December 31, 2011, all of the call option agreements were with Swiss Re Financial Products Corporation, an affiliate.
 
The Company uses call options to offset the increase in its liabilities associated with a certain product, which guarantees payment of an interest rate that is the greater of a fixed rate or the rate calculated using a formula based on the S&P index. Call options provide the Company with settlement payments from the counterparties on specified expiration dates. The payment, if any, is the percentage increase in the index over the strike price defined in the contract, applied to the number of contracts. While the call options provide an economic hedge, they have not been recorded using hedge accounting principles.
 
The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties on the over-the-counter call options. The Company reduces its credit risk associated with such agreements by purchasing such contracts from financial institutions with high credit ratings and long-standing performance records.
 
The current credit exposure of the Company’s call options is limited to the net replacement cost or fair value at December 31, 2011, which was $5,531. The Company does not currently require collateral for the call options.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
16.     Benefit Plans
 
Post-Retirement Plan
 
Employees of Southwestern Life Insurance Company (“SWL”), an affiliate, were eligible for postretirement life insurance and medical coverage on themselves and their covered dependents if they retired at age 55 or later with 10 years or more of service. Employees and agents of SWL who retired before January 1, 1988, their dependents and surviving spouses also have these benefits. Retirees over age 65 may elect either a Medicare exclusion plan requiring premium payments or reduced coverage under a Medicare carve-out plan with lower premiums. The expected cost of providing these benefits is accrued prior to an employee’s retirement. Effective October 1, 2000, SWL closed new enrollment under the plan and the plan is only open to employees who were eligible as of October 1, 2000.
 
The Company (as successor by merger to SWL) continues to administer the post-retirement plan. The post-retirement benefit liability as of December 31, 2011 was calculated assuming a discount rate of 4.50% and an annual trend rate in health care inflation of 7.50% pre-65 and 8.00% post-65 in 2012 grading down to 5.50% in the year 2015.
 
The components of the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation for current retirees as of
December 31, 2011 and 2010 allocated to the Company were as follows:
 
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ 2,952     $ 2,835  
Less plan assets at fair value
           
                 
Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
    2,952       2,835  
Unrecognized net gain
    608       1,111  
Unrecognized prior service cost
    298       351  
Fourth quarter contributions
           
                 
Postretirement benefit liability included in other liabilities
  $ 3,858     $ 4,297  
 
In determining expense for post-retirement benefits for the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company has assumed a discount rate of 5.25%, average salary growth of 0.00% and medical trend of 8.00% pre-65 and 8.50% post-65 in 2011 grading down to 5.50% in the year 2015. The effect of a 1% increase in the medical trend would be $170 on the Company’s year- end expected benefit obligation and would not be material for the year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Defined Contribution Plan
 
The Swiss Re Group U.S. Employees’ Savings Plan (the “Savings Plan”) is a defined contribution plan in which eligible employees of the Company may elect to participate. The Savings Plan provides for contributions by employees and matching contributions by the Company, subject to certain limitations. Matching contributions made in 2011, 2010 and 2009 were $752, $602, and $668, respectively. The vesting provision for the defined contribution plan is three years of service. Expenses incurred in connection with the Savings Plan were allocated to the Company by SRAH and SRLHA in accordance with the intercompany cost sharing agreements.
 
For employees hired on or after July 1, 2005 (and for all employees beginning January 1, 2010), a contribution equal to 6% of the employees base salary is made to the Savings Plan. The contributions for 2011, 2010, and 2009 were $700, $719, and $176, respectively.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Employee Retirement Plan
 
The Company participated in the Swiss Re Group U.S. Employees’ Pension Plan, a qualified, noncontributory defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Swiss Re America Holding Corporation (“SRAH”). The Company has no legal obligation for benefits under this plan. SRAH allocates amounts to the Company based on salary ratios as compared to all companies participating in the plan.
 
Expenses recognized by the Company were $236, $82, and $2,788 in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Pension Plan was closed to employees hired on or after July 1, 2005.
 
Effective December 31, 2009, the Pension Plan was frozen with no future benefits accruing to participants. Active Pension Plan participants, who remain employed by the Company after 2009, will receive a transition benefit equal to 6% of their base salary earned during each of the years beginning January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2014. The transition benefit is credited to the employees savings plan account and was $500 and $521 in 2011 and 2010, respectively.
 
Post-Retirement Benefit Plan
 
The Company provides certain post-retirement benefits to retired employees through a plan sponsored by SRAH. The Company has no legal obligation for benefits under this plan. Substantially all employees may become eligible for these benefits after meeting age and service requirements. The Company receives an allocation from SRAH of life insurance benefits based on percentages of final salary, that gradually reduce after retirement, with both maximum dollar and minimum percentage limits. In 2011, 2010 and 2009, the Company recognized post-retirement benefit expenses of $598, $574, and $427, respectively. The contribution to this plan was capped in the year 2010 for participants that were not at least age fifty-five with at least ten years of service, or whose age and years of service did not add up to at least seventy-five years by December 31, 2005.
 
17.     Participating Policies
 
As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s participating policies represented less than 1% of total inforce. Dividends are accounted for on the policy anniversary. A liability is established for dividends anticipated to be paid in the subsequent calendar year. As of December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively, the Company incurred $12,243, $12,012, and $12,819 in dividend expense. The Company did not allocate any additional income to participating policyholders during these years.
 
18.     Separate Accounts
 
The assets of separate accounts containing variable annuities (“VA”) and variable universal life (“VUL”) insurance are carried at fair value and consist primarily of mutual funds held by the Company for the benefit of contract holders. The assets of separate accounts containing fixed accounts are carried at either amortized cost or the lower of amortized cost or fair value and consist primarily of short term and corporate bonds. The reserves for the VA and VUL consist of the fund value less a CARVM (for variable annuities) or CRVM (for variable life) allowance. The fixed accounts reserves are determined using the fund value. Deposits received from, and benefits paid to, separate account contract holders are recorded as an increase in, or a direct charge to, policy reserves. Investment income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses related to the assets which support the variable life and annuity contracts are not reflected in the Company’s General Account Summary of Operations.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The assets of separate accounts containing market value adjusted annuities are carried at fair value. Investment income, including realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, related to the assets which support the market value adjusted annuities accrues to the Company. Investment income is recorded by the Company and reflected in the accompanying statutory- basis Summary of Operations in “Net transfer to (from) Separate Accounts.” Liabilities for such contracts are valued using market interest rates.
 
The following tables set forth Separate Accounts Reserves by asset valuation basis and Separate Accounts Reserves by withdrawal characteristics as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
   
Nonindexed
   
Nonindexed
   
Nonguaranteed
       
December 31, 2011
 
Guarantee
   
Guarantee
   
Separate
       
   
</= 4%
   
> 4%
   
Accounts
   
Total
 
                                 
Premiums, deposits and other considerations:
  $     $ 210     $ 1,449     $ 1,659  
                                 
Reserves by valuation basis:
                               
Fair value
  $ 7,987     $ 3,825     $ 87,224     $ 99,036  
Amortized cost
    305       564             869  
Total reserves
  $ 8,292     $ 4,389     $ 87,224     $ 99,905  
                                 
Reserves by withdrawal characteristic:
                               
Subject to discretionary withdrawal
                               
With market value adjustment
  $ 8,292     $ 4,389     $     $ 12,681  
At market value
                87,056       87,056  
Subtotal
    8,292       4,389       87,056       99,737  
                                 
Not subject to discretionary withdrawal
                168       168  
Total deposit fund liabilites
  $ 8,292     $ 4,389     $ 87,224     $ 99,905  
 
   
Nonindexed
   
Nonindexed
   
Nonguaranteed
       
December 31, 2010
 
Guarantee
   
Guarantee
   
Separate
       
   
</= 4%
   
> 4%
   
Accounts
   
Total
 
 
                       
Premiums, deposits and other considerations:
  $     $ 217     $ 1,581     $ 1,798  
                                 
Reserves by valuation basis:
                               
Fair value
  $ 7,976     $ 5,992     $ 111,114     $ 125,082  
Amortized cost
    471       899             1,370  
Total reserves
  $ 8,447     $ 6,891     $ 111,114     $ 126,452  
                                 
Reserves by withdrawal characteristic:
                               
Subject to discretionary withdrawal
                               
With market value adjustment
  $ 8,447     $ 6,891     $     $ 15,338  
At market value
                111,023       111,023  
Subtotal
    8,447       6,891       111,023       126,361  
                                 
Not subject to discretionary withdrawal
                91       91  
Total deposit fund liabilites
  $ 8,447     $ 6,891     $ 111,114     $ 126,452  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial  Statements
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
The following table reconciles net transfers from Separate Accounts:
 
    December 31,  
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
 
                 
Transfers as reported in the Statements of Operations of the Separate Accounts Annual Statement:
                 
Transfers to(from) separate accounts
  $ 1,659     $ 1,797     $ 2,120  
Transfers to(from) separate accounts
    (23,111 )     (26,974 )     (31,091 )
Net transfers to separate accounts
  $ (21,452 )   $ (25,177 )   $ (28,971 )
                         
Reconciling adjustments:
                       
Modco to PHL Variable Insurance Company
    15,649       15,047       17,061  
Transfers as reported in the Statements of Operations
  $ (5,803 )   $ (10,130 )   $ (11,910 )
 
 
19.     Subsequent Events
 
On March 1, 2012, the Company received non-disapproval from the Indiana Insurance Commissioner regarding two new Service Agreements with SRLCAH and SRLC Management America Corp. (“SRLCMA”), pursuant to which SRLCAH and SRLCMA will provide certain general management and administrative services to the Company, and the Company will reimburse SRLCAH and SRLCMA for the costs incurred in providing such services.
 
The EMTN held by the Company was repurchased by Swiss Re Treasury (US) Corporation on March 15, 2012 at an amount equal to its par value plus accrued interest, totaling $201,333.
 
On March 23, 2012, the Company entered into Amendment Number Two (the “Amendment”) to the Agreement with the Sellers relating to the acquisition of Aurora and the Novation Agreement discussed below. The Amendment reflects agreement among the Company, the Sellers and certain other parties with respect to the calculation of the purchase price of New California Life Holdings, Inc. (“NewCal”, Aurora’s parent company). On March 28, 2012, the Company entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with SRLHA, pursuant to which, following all necessary regulatory approvals, it will assign to SRLHA all of its rights and obligations under the Agreement with the Sellers relating to the acquisition of Aurora, as described in Note 13. On March 29, 2012, the Company entered into a Release, Consent and Novation Agreement (“Novation Agreement”) with SRLHA, Aurora, NewCal, Artemis S.A. and the Sellers pursuant to which, following all necessary regulatory approvals, the Company will assign and novate to SRLHA all of its right, title and interest in the Agreement and in the Company’s 95% modified coinsurance agreement with Aurora and related trust and LOC agreements (together the “Aurora Transaction Agreements”). Pursuant to the Novation Agreement, SRLHA will assume any and all liabilities and obligations under the Aurora Transaction Agreements, whether past, present or future, express, contingent or otherwise.
 
Management has performed a subsequent events review from January 1, 2012 through April 25, 2012, the date that the financial statements were available to be issued. Management concluded that there were no additional material subsequent events which required additional disclosure in these financial statements.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Investment income earned
     
Government bonds
  $ 138,321  
Other bonds (unaffiliated)
    467,410  
Bonds of affiliates
    8,000  
Preferred stocks (unaffiliated)
     
Common stocks (unaffiliated)
     
Real estate
     
Mortgage loans
    2,397  
Contract loans
    288,356  
Cash and short-term investments
    516  
Derivative instruments
     
Other invested assets
    934  
Aggregate write-ins for investment income
    1,141  
Gross investment income
  $ 907,075  
         
Mortgage loans -  book value
       
Commerical mortgages (book value, in good standing)
  $ 20,555  
Commercial mortgages (book value, restructured)
    4,564  
Commercial and residential mortgages (book value, with interest over 90 days)
     
Mortgages in the process of foreclosure
    606  
Total mortgage loans
  $ 25,725  
         
Bonds and stocks of parents, subsidiaries and affiliates - book value
       
Preferred stocks
     
Bonds
    200,000  
         
Bonds and short-term investments by maturity and class
       
Bonds and short-term investments by maturity (amortized cost):
       
Due within one year or less
  $ 1,201,800  
Over one year through five years
    2,833,388  
Over five years through ten years
    3,591,493  
Over ten years through twenty years
    1,760,486  
Over twenty years
    3,476,621  
Total by maturity
  $ 12,863,788  
         
Bonds and short-term investments by class (amortized cost)
       
Class 1
  $ 8,973,544  
Class 2
    3,390,974  
Class 3
    418,017  
Class 4
    50,050  
Class 5
    14,800  
Class 6
    16,403  
Total by class
  $ 12,863,788  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Supplemental Schedule of Selected Statutory-Basis Financial Data
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
Life insurance in force
     
Ordinary
  $ 113,009  
Group life
    621  
         
Amount of accidental death insurance in force under ordinary policies
  $ 3,780  
         
Life insurance policies with disability provisions in force
       
Ordinary
  $ 9,964  
Group life
    30  
         
Supplemental contracts in force
       
Ordinary - not involving life contingencies - income payable
  $ 11,320  
Ordinary - not involving life contingencies - amount on deposit
    206,621  
Group - not involving life contingencies - income payable
     
         
Ordinary - involving life contingencies - income payable
    10,919  
Ordinary - involving life contingencies - amount on deposit
    13,429  
Group - involving life contingencies - income payable
    336  
Group - involving life contingencies - amount on deposit
    812  
         
Annuities (ordinary)
       
Immediate - amount of income payable
  $ 9,580  
Deferred - fully paid account balance
    939,692  
Deferred - not fully paid account balance
    1,447,544  
Group - Amount of income payable
    95,844  
Group - fully paid account balance
    49,489  
Group - not fully paid account balance
    17,536  
         
Accident and health insurance - premiums in force
       
Ordinary
  $ 673,479  
Group
    191  
         
Deposit funds and dividend accumulations
       
Deposit funds - account balance
  $ 45,901  
Dividend accumulations - account balance
    47,361  
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Supplemental Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
1.
The Company’s total admitted assets as reported in the Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities and Surplus was $17,008,734 at December 31, 2011.
   
2.
The 10 largest exposures to a single issuer/borrower/investment, by investment category, excluding: (i) U.S. government, U.S. government agency securities and those U.S. Government money market funds listed in the Appendix to the SVO Purposes and Procedures Manual as exempt, (ii) property occupied by the Company, and (iii) policy loans at December 31, 2011 are as follows:
 
Investment Category
 
Amount
   
Percentage of Total Admitted Assets
 
Swiss Re Treasury US
  $ 200,000       1.2 %
Verizon Communications Inc.
    178,364       1.0 %
Comcast Corporation
    132,317       0.8 %
Time Warner Cable Inc.
    122,600       0.7 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    101,416       0.6 %
Mizuho Securities
    95,000       0.6 %
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
    83,898       0.5 %
Bank of America Corp.
    83,857       0.5 %
News Corp.
    79,574       0.5 %
Kraft Foods Inc.
    78,760       0.5 %
 
3.
The amounts and percentages of the Company’s total admitted assets held in bonds and preferred stocks by NAIC rating is as follows:
 
   
Bonds
      Preferred Stocks  
   
Amount
   
% of  Total  
Admitted Assets
   
Amount
 
% of  Total
Admitted Assets
 
NAIC-1
  $ 8,973,545       52.8 %  
P/RP-1
  $ - 0.0 %
NAIC-2
    3,390,974       19.9 %  
P/RP-2
    - 0.0 %
NAIC-3
    418,017       2.5 %  
P/RP-3
    - 0.0 %
NAIC-4
    50,050       0.3 %  
P/RP-4
    - 0.0 %
NAIC-5
    14,800       0.1 %  
P/RP-5
    - 0.0 %
NAIC-6
    16,404       0.1 %  
P/RP-6
    - 0.0 %
 
4.
Assets held in foreign investments are 6.7% of the Company’s total admitted assets. Total admitted assets held in foreign investments were $1,141,128; foreign-currency-denominated investments or insurance liabilities were $7,069.
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Supplemental Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
5.
The aggregate foreign investment exposure categorized by the country’s NAIC sovereign rating is as follows:
 
         
Percentage of Total
 
   
Amount
   
Admitted Assets
 
Countries rated NAIC-1
  $ 818,709       4.8 %
Countries rated NAIC-2
    212,888       1.3 %
Countries rated NAIC-3 or below
    109,531       0.6 %
    $ 1,141,128       6.7 %
 
6. The two largest foreign investment exposures to a single country, categorized by the country’s NAIC sovereign rating is as follows:
 
         
Percentage of
 
         
Total Admitted
 
   
Amount
   
Assets
 
Countries rated NAIC 1
           
United Kingdom
  $ 184,275       1.1 %
Australia
    116,249       0.7 %
                 
Countries rated NAIC -2
               
Mexico
  $ 50,580       0.3 %
Columbia
    29,139       0.2 %
                 
Countries rated NAIC-3 or below
               
Philippines
  $ 28,974       0.2 %
Venezuala
    26,907       0.2 %
 
7.- 9. The Company has $7,069 of unhedged foreign currency exposure, which was Australian Dollar denominated with an NAIC sovereign rating of NAIC 1.
 
10. The 10 largest non-sovereign foreign issues by NAIC rating:
 
Investment Category
 
Amount
   
Percentage of
Total Admitted  
Assets
 
Deutsche Telekom AG
  $ 35,702       0.2 %
BP PLC
    30,399       0.2 %
HSBC Holdings PLC
    29,282       0.2 %
British American Tobacco PLC
    20,603       0.1 %
Transurban Finance Company Ltd.
    20,022       0.1 %
Westpac Banking Corp
    17,355       0.1 %
Tyco International Ltd.
    16,584       0.1 %
British Sky Broadcasting Group
    15,073       0.1 %
Sandvik Treasury AB
    15,000       0.1 %
Telstra Corp Ltd.
    14,998       0.1 %
 
 
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Reassure America Life Insurance Company
Supplemental Schedule of Investment Risks Interrogatories
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
11.
Assets held in Canadian investments are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
12.
Assets held in investments with contractual sales restrictions are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
13.
Assets held in equity interests are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
14.
Assets held in non-affiliated, privately placed equities are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
15.
Assets held in general partnership interests are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
16.
Mortgage loans reported in Schedule B are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
17.
The aggregated mortgage loans are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets, so the loan-to-value ratios response for this Interrogatory is not applicable:
   
18.
Assets held in real estate are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
19.
Assets held in investments held in mezzanine real estate loans are less than 2.5% of the Company’s total admitted assets.
   
20.
The amounts and percentages of the Company’s total admitted assets subject to the following types of agreements are as follows:
 
         
Percentage of
                   
         
Total
                   
         
Admitted
   
1st Quarter
   
2nd Quarter
   
3rd Quarter
 
   
Amount
   
Assets
   
Amount
   
Amount
   
Amount
 
Securities lending
  $ 109,073       0.6 %   $     $     $ 471,046  
Collaterized loan agreements
          0.0 %                  
Repurchase agreements
    133,500       0.8 %     44,400       22,200       20,600  
Dollar repurchase agreements
          0.0 %                  
Dollar reverse repurchase agreements
          0.0 %                  
 
21.
Amounts and percentages of the reporting entity’s total admitted assets for warrants not attached to other financial instruments, options, caps, and floors:
 
   
Owned
 
Written
      1       2       3       4  
Hedging
  $       0.0 %   $       0.0 %
Income Generation
          0.0 %           0.0 %
Other
    5,531       0.0 %           0.0 %
 
22.
The Company has no potential exposure for collars, swaps or forwards.
   
23.
The Company has no potential exposure for futures contracts.
 
 
46

 
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
December 31, 2011 (in thousands)

 
   
Gross Investment Holdings
   
Admitted Assets as Reported in
the Annual Statement
 
   
Amount
   
%
   
Amount
   
%
 
Bonds
                       
U.S. treasury securities
  $ 2,163,138       13.19 %   $ 2,163,138       13.19 %
                                 
U.S. government agency and corporate obligations (excluding mortgage-backed securities)
                               
     Issued by U.S. government agencies
    4,206       0.03 %     4,206       0.03 %
     Issued by U.S. government sponsored agencies
    1,068,767       6.52 %     1,068,767       6.52 %
                                 
Foreign government (including Canada, excluding mortgage-backed securities)
    412,801       2.52 %     412,801       2.52 %
                                 
Securities issued by states, territories and possessions and political subdivisions in the U.S.:
                               
State, territory and possession general obligations
    31,066       0.19 %     31,066       0.19 %
Political subdivisions of states, territories and possessions general obligations
    4,529       0.03 %     4,529       0.03 %
Revenue and assessment obligations
    65,193       0.40 %     65,193       0.40 %
                                 
Mortgage-backed securities
(includes residential and commercial MBS):
                               
Pass-through securities:
                               
Guaranteed by GNMA
    108,728       0.66 %     108,728       0.66 %
Issued by FNMA and FHLMC
    766,243       4.67 %     766,243       4.67 %
All other
          0.00 %           0.00 %
CMOs and REMICs
                               
Issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC or VA
    274,901       1.68 %     274,901       1.68 %
All other privately issued
    1,150,772       7.02 %     1,150,772       7.02 %
                                 
Other debt and other fixed income securities
                               
(excluding short-term):
                               
Unaffiliated domestic securities
(includes credit tenant loans rated by the SVO)
    4,984,185       30.39 %     4,984,185       30.39 %
Unaffiliated foreign securities
    1,071,722       6.53 %     1,071,722       6.53 %
Affiliated securities
    200,000       1.22 %     200,000       1.22 %
                                 
Equity interest
                               
Preferred stock:
                               
Affiliated
          0.00 %           0.00 %
Unaffiliated
          0.00 %           0.00 %
                                 
Publicly traded equity securities
                               
(excluding preferred stock)
                               
Unaffiliated
    7,182       0.04 %     7,182       0.04 %
                                 
Other equity securities
                               
Affiliated
    59       0.00 %     59       0.00 %
Unaffiliated
          0.00 %           0.00 %
                                 
Mortgage loans
                               
Commercial loans
    25,725       0.16 %     25,725       0.16 %
                                 
Real estate investments
                               
Property held for sale
          0.00 %           0.00 %
                                 
Contract loans
    3,360,671       20.49 %     3,360,334       20.49 %
                                 
Receivable for securities
    432       0.00 %     432       0.00 %
                                 
Cash and short-term investments
    542,245       3.31 %     542,245       3.31 %
                                 
Other invested assets
    158,997       0.97 %     158,997       0.97 %
Total invested assets
  $ 16,401,562       100.00 %   $ 16,401,225       100.00 %
 
 
47

 
 
Reassure America Life Insurance Company
 
Note – Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying schedules present selected statutory-basis financial data as of December 31, 2011 and for the year then ended for purposes of complying with paragraph 9 of the Annual Audited Financial Reports in the General section of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Annual Statement Instructions and agrees to or is included in the amounts reported in the Company’s 2011 Statutory Annual Statement as filed with the Indiana Department of Insurance.
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
     
  KPMG LLP  
  303 East Wacker Drive  
  Chicago, IL 60601-5212  
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Jackson National Life Insurance Company:
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries  (the Company) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated income statements and the consolidated statements of changes in equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining on a test basis evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
 
Chicago, Illinois
March 5, 2012
 
 
  KPMG LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership,
the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative
(KPMG International), a Swiss entity.
 
 
1

 
 
Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
(In thousands, except per share information)

 
   
December 31,
 
Assets
 
2011
   
2010
 
Investments:
           
Securities available for sale, at fair value:
           
Fixed maturities (amortized cost: 2011, $38,688,488; 2010, $39,222,320, including fair value through profit and loss: 2011, $126,657; 2010, $345,038)
  $ 41,546,295     $ 40,801,885  
Trading securities, at fair value
    315,607       467,101  
Commercial mortgage loans, net of allowance
    5,530,370       5,700,365  
Policy loans
    855,099       855,842  
Derivative instruments
    2,605,468       1,010,377  
Other invested assets
    1,255,455       1,038,012  
Total investments
    52,108,294       49,873,582  
Cash and cash equivalents
    656,253       674,253  
Accrued investment income
    576,185       553,762  
Deferred acquisition costs
    5,635,268       5,305,670  
Reinsurance recoverable
    1,409,688       1,089,539  
Income taxes receivable from Parent
    181,774       50,854  
Other assets
    875,288       618,019  
Separate account assets
    58,796,937       48,854,037  
Total assets
  $ 120,239,687     $ 107,019,716  
                 
Liabilities and Equity
               
Liabilities
               
Reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable
  $ 5,078,788     $ 3,149,572  
Other contract holder funds
    44,944,096       44,576,723  
Debt
    297,695       338,805  
Securities lending payable
    53,285       58,115  
Deferred income taxes, net
    1,139,352       656,577  
Derivative instruments
    1,378,907       1,250,807  
Other liabilities
    1,652,609       1,886,751  
Separate account liabilities
    58,796,937       48,854,037  
Total liabilities
    113,341,669       100,771,387  
                 
Equity
               
Common stock, $1.15 par value; authorized 50,000 shares;
               
issued and outstanding 12,000 shares
    13,800       13,800  
Additional paid-in capital
    3,730,901       3,711,500  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of
               
tax of $318,302 in 2011 and $53,280 in 2010
    1,329,190       837,006  
Retained earnings
    1,796,398       1,633,691  
Total stockholder's equity
    6,870,289       6,195,997  
Noncontrolling interests
    27,729       52,332  
Total equity
    6,898,018       6,248,329  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 120,239,687     $ 107,019,716  
 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
2

 
 
Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
(In thousands)

 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues
                 
Fee income
  $ 2,108,159     $ 1,565,992     $ 1,082,281  
Premium
    139,810       142,721       115,231  
Net investment income
    2,644,586       2,704,453       2,488,781  
Net realized losses on investments:
                       
Total other-than-temporary impairments
    (305,805 )     (319,977 )     (1,196,893 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments included in
                       
other comprehensive income (loss)
    218,710       176,719       422,186  
Net other-than-temporary impairments
    (87,095 )     (143,258 )     (774,707 )
Other investment losses
    (673,010 )     (1,021,706 )     30,276  
Total net realized losses on investments
    (760,105 )     (1,164,964 )     (744,431 )
Other income
    52,350       61,233       61,112  
Total revenues
    4,184,800       3,309,435       3,002,974  
Benefits and Expenses
                       
Death, other policy benefits and change in policy reserves, net of deferrals
    585,296       536,725       641,386  
Interest credited on other contract holder funds, net of deferrals
    1,384,908       1,445,319       1,502,945  
Interest expense
    42,881       34,825       49,767  
Operating costs and other expenses, net of deferrals
    760,969       621,773       483,924  
Amortization of deferred acquisition and sales inducement costs
    437,358       (11,660 )     (273,341 )
Total benefits and expenses
    3,211,412       2,626,982       2,404,681  
Pretax income before taxes and noncontrolling interests
    973,388       682,453       598,293  
Income tax expense
    276,235       176,737       182,536  
Net income
    697,153       505,716       415,757  
Less:  Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    4,446       7,288       (12,415 )
Net income attributable to Jackson
  $ 692,707     $ 498,428     $ 428,172  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
3

 
 
Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
(In thousands)

 
               
Accumulated
                         
         
Additional
   
other
         
Total
   
Non-
       
   
Common
   
paid-in
   
comprehensive
   
Retained
   
stockholder's
   
controlling
   
Total
 
   
stock
   
capital
   
income (loss)
   
earnings
   
equity
   
interests
   
equity
 
Balances as of December 31, 2008
  $ 13,800     $ 2,968,985     $ (1,627,525 )   $ 1,145,443     $ 2,500,703     $ 126,411     $ 2,627,114  
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income (loss)
                            428,172       428,172       (12,415 )     415,757  
Net unrealized gains (losses)
                                                       
on securities not other-than
                                                 
-temporarily impaired, net
                                                       
of tax of $382,885
                    1,621,868               1,621,868       (38,616 )     1,583,252  
Net unrealized losses on
                                                       
other-than-temporarily impaired
                                                 
securities, net of tax of $(127,733)
              (237,217 )             (237,217 )             (237,217 )
Reclassification adjustment
                                                       
for losses included
                                                       
in net income, net of tax
                                                       
of $240,213
                    446,108               446,108               446,108  
Total comprehensive income (loss)
                    1,830,759       428,172       2,258,931       (51,031 )     2,207,900  
Cumulative effect of change in
                                                       
accounting, net
                    (126,890 )     126,890       -               -  
Capital contribution
            592,410                       592,410               592,410  
Dividends to stockholder
                            (250,000 )     (250,000 )             (250,000 )
Balances as of December 31, 2009
  $ 13,800     $ 3,561,395     $ 76,344     $ 1,450,505     $ 5,102,044     $ 75,380     $ 5,177,424  
                                                         
                                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
                            498,428       498,428       7,288       505,716  
Net unrealized gains (losses)
                                                       
on securities not other-than
                                                 
-temporarily impaired, net
                                                       
of tax of $422,473
                    784,594               784,594       (30,336 )     754,258  
Net unrealized losses on
                                                       
other-than-temporarily impaired
                                                 
securities, net of tax of $(54,663)
              (101,517 )             (101,517 )             (101,517 )
Reclassification adjustment
                                                       
for losses included
                                                       
in net income, net of tax
                                                       
of $15,223
                    28,270               28,270               28,270  
Total comprehensive income (loss)
                    711,347       498,428       1,209,775       (23,048 )     1,186,727  
Cumulative effect of change in
                                                       
accounting, net
                    49,315       (40,242 )     9,073               9,073  
Capital contribution
            150,105                       150,105               150,105  
Dividends to stockholder
                            (275,000 )     (275,000 )             (275,000 )
Balances as of December 31, 2010
  $ 13,800     $ 3,711,500     $ 837,006     $ 1,633,691     $ 6,195,997     $ 52,332     $ 6,248,329  
                                                         
                                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
Net income
                            692,707       692,707       4,446       697,153  
Net unrealized gains (losses)
                                                       
on securities not other-than
                                                 
-temporarily impaired, net
                                                       
of tax of $360,070
                    668,701               668,701       (29,049 )     639,652  
Net unrealized losses on
                                                       
other-than-temporarily impaired
                                                 
securities, net of tax of $(65,730)
              (122,070 )             (122,070 )             (122,070 )
Reclassification adjustment
                                                       
for losses included
                                                       
in net income, net of tax
                                                       
of $(29,318)
                    (54,447 )             (54,447 )             (54,447 )
Total comprehensive income (loss)
                    492,184       692,707       1,184,891       (24,603 )     1,160,288  
Capital contribution
            19,401                       19,401               19,401  
Dividends to stockholder
                            (530,000 )     (530,000 )             (530,000 )
Balances as of December 31, 2011
  $ 13,800     $ 3,730,901     $ 1,329,190     $ 1,796,398     $ 6,870,289     $ 27,729     $ 6,898,018  

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
4

 
 
Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
 
(In thousands)

 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Net income
  $ 697,153     $ 505,716     $ 415,757  
Adjustments to reconcile net income
                       
to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Net realized (gains) losses on investments
    (113,933 )     55,495       607,878  
Net losses on derivatives
    809,328       1,069,971       225,566  
Interest credited on other contract holder funds, gross
    1,396,036       1,464,020       1,543,268  
Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank funding
                       
agreements
    22,098       22,678       28,906  
Mortality, expense and surrender charges
    (343,983 )     (354,070 )     (327,521 )
Amortization of discount and premium on investments
    5,428       (3,243 )     (1,235 )
Deferred income tax expense
    217,754       355,790       409,848  
Change in:
                       
Accrued investment income
    (22,423 )     (103,629 )     46,654  
Deferred sales inducements and acquisition costs
    (997,357 )     (1,336,646 )     (1,350,132 )
Trading portfolio activity, net
    151,494       90,570       268,154  
Income taxes receivable from Parent
    (130,920 )     318,624       (200,147 )
Other assets and liabilities, net
    (511,464 )     222,438       899,954  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,179,211       2,307,714       2,566,950  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Sales of fixed maturities
    7,345,626       8,689,802       9,001,912  
Principal repayments, maturities, calls and redemptions:
                 
Fixed maturities
    1,635,472       1,934,006       2,166,500  
Commercial mortgage loans
    1,323,959       1,375,297       742,080  
Purchases of:
                       
Fixed maturities
    (8,202,646 )     (13,190,087 )     (10,029,527 )
Commercial mortgage loans
    (1,185,257 )     (1,045,450 )     (351,711 )
Other investing activities
    (514,011 )     (716,905 )     (1,534,559 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    403,143       (2,953,337 )     (5,305 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Policyholders' account balances:
                       
Deposits
    20,374,771       17,868,878       14,123,189  
Withdrawals
    (8,846,295 )     (7,182,166 )     (9,543,370 )
Net transfers to separate accounts
    (12,256,282 )     (10,767,308 )     (6,984,733 )
(Payments) Proceeds from repurchase agreements
    (451,678 )     552,458       -  
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    150,000       -       -  
Proceeds from debt
    -       15,000       -  
Payments on debt
    (40,870 )     (65,711 )     (150,000 )
Payment of cash dividends to Parent
    (530,000 )     (275,000 )     (250,000 )
Capital contribution from Parent
    -       130,000       571,000  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (1,600,354 )     276,151       (2,233,914 )
                         
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (18,000 )     (369,472 )     327,731  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    674,253       1,043,725       715,994  
Total cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 656,253     $ 674,253     $ 1,043,725  
 
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
December 31, 2011

 
1. 
Nature of Operations

Jackson National Life Insurance Company (the “Company” or “Jackson”) is wholly owned by Brooke Life Insurance Company (“Brooke Life” or the “Parent”), which is ultimately a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc (“Prudential”), London, England.  Jackson, together with its New York life insurance subsidiary, is licensed to sell group and individual annuity products (including immediate, index linked and deferred fixed annuities and variable annuities), guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) and individual life insurance products, including variable universal life, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The consolidated financial statements include accounts, after the elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions, of the following:
 
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Life insurers: Jackson and its wholly owned subsidiaries Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York, Squire Reassurance Company LLC (“Squire Re”) and Jackson National Life (Bermuda) LTD;
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Wholly owned broker-dealer, investment management and investment advisor subsidiaries: Jackson National Life Distributors, LLC, Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, Curian Clearing, LLC and Curian Capital, LLC;
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Wholly owned insurance agency: JNL Southeast Agency, LLC;
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PGDS (US One) LLC (“PGDS”), a wholly owned subsidiary that provides information technology services to Jackson and certain affiliates;
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Other partnerships, limited liability companies and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which Jackson has a controlling interest or is deemed the primary beneficiary;
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Hermitage Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary that holds and manages certain mortgage loans and real estate.

2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation.  In 2011, Jackson adopted a revised presentation of the balance sheet and income statement, with prior year amounts being reclassified to conform with the current year presentation with no impact on stockholder’s equity or net income.  In conjunction with this change, the Company has reclassified its previously reported risk management activity into other investment gains (losses) and net investment income, which is further detailed in Note 5.  In addition, the Company made a correction for an immaterial error in 2009 resulting in a reclassification of $687.0 million, increasing revenues and expenses, with no impact on net income, relating to the classification of certain guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit reserves.

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes.  Significant estimates or assumptions, as further discussed in the notes, include: 1) valuation of investments and derivative instruments, including fair values of securities deemed to be in an illiquid market and the determination of when an impairment is other-than-temporary; 2) assessments as to whether certain entities are variable interest entities, the existence of reconsideration events and the determination of which party, if any, should consolidate the entity; 3) assumptions impacting future gross profits, including lapse and mortality rates, expenses, investment returns and policy crediting rates, used in the calculation of amortization of deferred acquisition costs and deferred sales inducements; 4) assumptions used in calculating policy reserves and liabilities, including lapse and mortality rates, expenses and investment returns; 5) assumptions as to future earnings levels being sufficient to realize deferred tax benefits; 6) estimates related to establishment of loan loss reserves, liabilities for lawsuits and the liability for state guaranty fund assessments; 7) assumptions and estimates associated with the Company’s tax positions which impact the amount of recognized tax benefits recorded by the Company; and, 8) the value of guarantee obligations.  These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgments.  Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors deemed appropriate.  As facts and circumstances dictate, these estimates and assumptions may be adjusted.  Since future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.  Changes in estimates, including those resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment, will be reflected in the financial statements in the periods the estimates are changed.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Changes in Accounting Principles – Adopted in Current Year
In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-02, “A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring.”  This guidance clarifies which loan modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings.  It is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings.  The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2011 and has included the required disclosures herein.

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03, “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements,” which revises the criteria for asseessing effective control for repurchase agreements and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity.  The determination of whether the transfer of a financial asset subject to a repurchase agreement is a sale is based, in part, on whether the entity maintains effective control over the financial asset.  This guidance removes from the assessment of effective control the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of a default by the transferee and also the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion.  The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2011 with no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses,” which requires significant new disclosures about the allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of financing receivables.  The Company adopted the disclosure requirements effective January 1, 2011 and has included the required disclosures herein.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-15, “How Investments Held through Separate Accounts Affect an Insurer’s Consolidation Analysis of Those Investments.” This guidance clarifies that an insurance entity should not consider any separate account interests held for the benefit of policyholders in an investment to be the insurer’s interests and should not combine those interests with its general account interest in the same investment when assessing the investment for consolidation, unless the separate account interests are held for the benefit of a related policyholder, as defined in the Variable Interest Entities Subsections of Subtopic 810-10 and those Subsections require the consideration of related parties.  This accounting guidance was effective on January 1, 2011 and had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements,” which requires additional disclosures related to transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and for fair value measurement activity in Level 3.  Additional information to be provided includes purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis.  This ASU also clarifies certain other existing disclosure requirements including the level of disaggregation and disclosures around inputs and valuation techniques.  The accounting guidance for new disclosures and clarification of existing disclosures was effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2009 and were included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2010.  The additional disclosures related to activity in Level 3 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and are included herein.

Changes in Accounting Principles – Adopted in Prior Years
On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted ASU No. 2009-16, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets.”  This accounting guidance amends the current guidance on transfers of financial assets by eliminating the qualifying special-purpose entity (“QSPE”) concept, providing certain conditions that must be met to qualify for sale accounting, changing the amount of gain or loss recognized on certain transfers and requiring additional disclosures.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted ASU No. 2010-10, “Amendment for Certain Investment Funds,” which provides accounting guidance for determining which enterprise, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and requires additional disclosures regarding a company’s involvement in VIEs.  The adoption of ASU 2010-10 and ASU 2009-16 occurred simultaneously, requiring the consolidation of entities formerly considered to be QSPEs and decreasing retained earnings by $40.2 million.  Additional details on the application of this change in accounting principles are included in Note 4.

Changes in Accounting Principles – Not Yet Adopted
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Balance Sheet: Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” which requires an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements.  This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after January 1, 2013.  The new disclosures are required to be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented.  The Company will adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2013 and include all applicable disclosures.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income,” with an objective of increasing the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).  This guidance provides entities with the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of OCI either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.    This guidance is applicable retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company will adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2012 and is currently evaluating options for the presentation of comprehensive income upon adoption.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards,” which was issued to create a consistent framework for the application of fair value measurement across jurisdictions.  The amendments include wording changes to GAAP in order to clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurements and disclosure requirements, as well as to change a particular principle or existing requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements.  This new guidance is not expected to change which assets and liabilities are to be carried at fair value.  This guidance is applicable prospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early adoption is prohibited.  The Company will adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2012 and has not yet determined the impact it will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

In October 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-26, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts.” This guidance clarifies which costs related to the acquisition or renewal of insurance contracts can be deferred by insurance entities.  The guidance also specifies that only costs directly related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal contracts can be capitalized.  All other acquisition related costs should be expensed as incurred.

Jackson will adopt this accounting guidance effective January 1, 2012 on a retrospective basis with restatement of all years presented and a cumulative effect adjustment to opening equity balance at January 1, 2010.  Jackson estimates the restatement will reduce deferred acquisition costs by approximately $991.9 million and reduce stockholder’s equity by approximately $641.6 million, net of tax, at January 1, 2010.

The impact on the income statement is as follows (in millions):

   
Years ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net income as reported
  $ 693     $ 498  
Reduced deferrals
    (248 )     (243 )
Change in amortization
    61       (31 )
Tax benefit
    65       96  
Net income as adjusted
  $ 571     $ 320  
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in stockholder’s equity (except those arising from transactions with owners/stockholders) and, in the Company’s case, includes net income (loss) and net unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities.

Investments
Fixed maturities consist primarily of bonds, notes, redeemable preferred stocks and asset-backed securities. Acquisition discounts and premiums on fixed maturities are amortized into investment income through call or maturity dates using the effective interest method.  Discounts and premiums on asset-backed securities are amortized over the estimated redemption period.  Certain asset-backed securities are considered to be other than high quality or otherwise deemed to be high-risk, meaning the Company might not recover substantially all of its recorded investment due to unanticipated prepayment events.  For these securities, changes in investment yields due to changes in estimated future cash flows are accounted for on a prospective basis.  The carrying value of such securities was $840.7 million and $878.5 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Fixed maturities are generally classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value.  For declines in fair value considered to be other-than-temporary, an impairment charge reflecting the difference between the amortized cost basis and fair value is included in net realized losses on investments.  If management believes the Company does not intend to sell the security and will not more likely than not be required to sell the security prior to recovery of its amortized cost basis, an amount representing the non-credit related portion of a loss is reclassified out of net realized losses on investments and into other comprehensive income.  In determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, and in calculating the non-credit related component of the total impairment loss, the Company considers a number of factors, which are further detailed in Note 4.

During 2009, the Company transferred the remainder of its equity holdings from available for sale to a trading portfolio and recognized a loss of $87.5 million.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, all equity holdings were classified as trading.  Trading securities are carried at fair value with changes in value included in net investment income.

Commercial mortgage loans are carried at aggregate unpaid principal balances, net of unamortized discounts and premiums, and impairments including any allowance for loan losses.

On a periodic basis, Jackson assesses the commercial mortgage loan portfolio for the need for an allowance for loan losses. In determining its allowance for losses, the Company evaluates each loan to determine if it is probable that amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. The allowance includes loan specific reserves for loans that are determined to be non-performing as a result of its loan review process, and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses for loans which do not carry loan specific reserves. The loan specific portion of the loss allowance is based on the Company’s assessment as to ultimate collectability of loan principal and interest. This review contemplates a variety of factors which may include, but are not limited to, current economic conditions, the physical condition of the property, the financial condition of the borrower, and the near and long-term prospects for change in these conditions.  In determining the portfolio reserve for incurred but not specifically identified losses, Jackson considers the current credit composition of the portfolio based on the results of our loan modeling analysis, which considers property type, default statistics, historical losses and other relevant factors to determine probability of default and other default loss estimates.  Model assumptions are updated each quarter and, based upon our actual loan experience, are considered together with other relevant qualitative factors in making the final portfolio reserve calculations.  The valuation allowance for commercial mortgage loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on these factors.  Changes in the allowance for loan losses are recorded in investment income.

Separately, Jackson also reviews individual loans in the portfolio for impairment based on an assessment of the factors identified above.  Impairment charges recognized are recorded initially against the established loan loss allowance and, if necessary, any additional amounts are recorded as realized losses. As deemed necessary based on cash flow expectations and other factors, Jackson may place loans on non-accrual status.  In this case, all cash received is applied against the carrying value of the loan.

Policy loans are carried at the unpaid principal balances.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


Other invested assets primarily include investments in limited partnerships and real estate.  Carrying values for limited partnership investments are determined by using the proportion of Jackson’s investment in each fund (NAV equivalent) as a practical expedient for fair value.  Real estate is carried at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value.

The Company holds interests in VIEs that represent primary beneficial interests.  These consolidated VIEs include entities structured to hold and manage investments.

Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are recognized in income at the date of sale and are determined using the specific cost identification method.

The changes in unrealized gains and losses on certain investments which are classified as available for sale, net of tax and the effect of the adjustment for deferred acquisition costs and deferred sales inducements, and the non-credit related portion of other-than-temporary impairment charges are excluded from net income and included as a component of other comprehensive income and total equity.  The changes in unrealized gains and losses on investments for which Jackson elected the fair value option are included in net income along with the related adjustment for deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and income taxes.

Derivative Instruments and Embedded Derivatives
The Company enters into financial derivative transactions, including, but not limited to, swaps, put-swaptions, futures and options to reduce and manage business risks.  These transactions manage the risk of a change in the value, yield, price, cash flows, credit quality or degree of exposure with respect to assets, liabilities or future cash flows which the Company has acquired or incurred.  The Company manages the potential credit exposure for over-the-counter derivative contracts through careful evaluation of the counterparty credit standing, collateral agreements, and master netting agreements.  The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties, however, it does not anticipate nonperformance.  There were no charges due to nonperformance by derivative counterparties in 2011, 2010 or 2009.

The Company generally uses freestanding derivative instruments for hedging purposes.  Additionally, certain liabilities, primarily trust instruments supported by funding agreements, index linked annuities and guarantees offered in connection with variable annuities issued by the Company, contain embedded derivative instruments.  Further details regarding Jackson’s derivative positions are included in Note 5.  The Company generally does not account for freestanding derivatives as either fair value or cash flow hedges as might be permitted if specific hedging documentation requirements were followed.  Financial derivatives, including derivatives embedded in certain host liabilities that have been separated for accounting and financial reporting purposes, are carried at fair value.  The results from derivative financial instruments and embedded derivatives, including net payments, realized gains and losses and changes in value, are reported in net income.

Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, which primarily include high quality, non-asset-backed commercial paper, money market instruments and deposits in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (“FHLBI”), are carried at cost or amortized cost.  These investments have original maturities of three months or less and are considered cash equivalents for reporting cash flows.

Deferred Acquisition Costs
Certain costs of acquiring new business, principally commissions and certain costs associated with policy issuance and underwriting, which vary with and are primarily related to the production of new business, are capitalized as deferred acquisition costs.  Deferred acquisition costs are increased by interest thereon and amortized into income in proportion to anticipated premium revenues for traditional life policies and in proportion to estimated gross profits, including realized capital gains and losses and derivative movements, for annuities and interest-sensitive life products.  Due to volatility of certain factors, including realized capital gains and losses and derivative movements, amortization may be a benefit or a charge in any given period.  In the event of negative amortization, the related deferred acquisition cost balance is capped at the initial amount capitalized, plus interest.  Unamortized deferred acquisition costs are written off when a contract is internally replaced and substantially changed.  A review of assumptions used for estimating future gross profits underlying the amortization of deferred acquisition costs is conducted on an annual basis.  Based on results of the annual review, the deferred acquisition cost balance is adjusted, with an offsetting credit or charge to amortization expense.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
As certain fixed maturities available for sale are carried at fair value, an adjustment is made to deferred acquisition costs equal to the change in amortization that would have occurred if such securities had been sold at their stated fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields.  This adjustment, along with the change in fair value of fixed maturities available for sale, net of applicable tax, is credited or charged directly to stockholder’s equity as a component of other comprehensive income.  Deferred acquisition costs have been decreased by $1,062.7 million and $598.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, to reflect this adjustment.

For variable annuity business, the Company employs a mean reversion methodology that is applied with the objective of adjusting the amortization of deferred acquisition costs that would otherwise be highly volatile due to fluctuations in the level of future gross profits arising from changes in equity market levels.  The mean reversion methodology achieves this objective by applying a dynamic adjustment to the level of expectations of short-term future investment returns.  Under the methodology, the projected returns for the next five years are set such that, when combined with the actual returns for the current and preceding two years, the average rate of return over the eight year period is 8.4%, after investment management fees.  The mean reversion methodology does, however, include a cap and a floor of 15% and 0% per annum, respectively, on the projected return for each of the next five years.  Projected returns after the next five years are set at 8.4%.  At December 31, 2010,  future projected returns were capped at the 15% level.  By December 31, 2011, projected returns under mean reversion had fallen and were below the 15% cap.

Deferred acquisition costs are reviewed periodically to ensure that the unamortized portion does not exceed the expected recoverable amounts.  Any amount deemed unrecoverable would be written off with a charge through deferred acquisition costs amortization.  No such write-offs were required for 2011, 2010 and 2009.

Deferred Sales Inducements
Bonus interest on deferred fixed annuities and contract enhancements on index linked annuities and variable annuities are capitalized as deferred sales inducements and included in other assets.  Deferred sales inducements are increased by interest thereon and amortized into income in proportion to estimated gross profits, including realized capital gains and losses and derivative movements.  Due to volatility of certain factors, including realized capital gains and losses and derivative movements, amortization may be a benefit or a charge in any given period.  In the event of negative amortization, the related deferred sales inducements balance is capped at the initial amount capitalized, plus interest.  Unamortized deferred sales inducements are written off when a contract is internally replaced and substantially changed.  A review of assumptions used for estimating future gross profits underlying the amortization of deferred sales inducements is conducted on an annual basis.  Based on results of the annual review, the deferred sales inducement balance is adjusted, with an offsetting credit or charge to amortization expense.

As certain fixed maturities available for sale are carried at fair value, an adjustment is made to deferred sales inducements equal to the change in amortization that would have occurred if such securities had been sold at their stated fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields.  This adjustment, along with the change in fair value of fixed maturities available for sale, net of applicable tax, is credited or charged directly to stockholder’s equity as a component of other comprehensive income.  Deferred sales inducements have been decreased by $147.6 million and $82.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, to reflect this adjustment.

For variable annuity business, the Company employs the same mean reversion methodology as is employed for deferred acquisition costs as described above.

Deferred sales inducements are reviewed periodically to ensure that the unamortized portion does not exceed the expected recoverable amounts.  Any amount deemed unrecoverable would be written off with a charge through deferred sales inducements amortization.  No such write-offs were required for 2011, 2010 and 2009.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Actuarial Assumption Changes (Unlocking)
Annually, or as circumstances warrant, the Company conducts a comprehensive review of the assumptions used for its estimates of future gross profits underlying the amortization of deferred acquisition costs and deferred sales inducements, as well as the valuation of the embedded derivatives and reserves for life insurance and annuity products with living benefit and death benefit guarantees.  These assumptions include investment margins, mortality, persistency, rider utilization and policy maintenance expenses.  Based on this review, the cumulative balances of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and life and annuity reserves are adjusted with an offsetting benefit or charge to net income.   

Reinsurance
The Company enters into assumed and ceded reinsurance agreements with other companies in the normal course of business.  Reinsurance agreements are reported on a gross basis on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as an asset for amounts recoverable from reinsurers or as a component of other assets or liabilities for amounts, such as premiums, owed to or from reinsurers.  Reinsurance assumed and ceded premiums and benefits paid or provided are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts.  Premiums and benefits are reported net of insurance assumed and ceded.

Income Taxes
The Company files income tax returns with the U.S. federal government and various state and local jurisdictions, as well as certain foreign jurisdictions.  The Company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2007.
 
Jackson files a consolidated federal income tax return with Brooke Life and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York. Jackson National Life (Bermuda) LTD is taxed as a controlled foreign corporation of Jackson.  All other subsidiaries are limited liability companies with all of their interests owned by Jackson.  Accordingly, they are not considered separate entities for income tax purposes and, therefore, are taxed as part of the operations of Jackson.  Income tax expense is calculated on a separate company basis.

Deferred federal income taxes arise from the recognition of temporary differences between the basis of assets and liabilities determined for financial reporting purposes and the basis determined for income tax purposes.  Such temporary differences are principally related to the effects of recording certain invested assets at fair value, the deferral of policy acquisition costs and sales inducements and the provisions for policy reserves and other insurance items.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates expected to be in effect when such benefits are realized.  In accordance with GAAP, Jackson is required to test the value of deferred tax assets for realizability.  Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  In determining the need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers the carryback capacity of losses, reversal of existing temporary differences, estimated future taxable income and tax planning strategies.

The determination of the valuation allowance for Jackson’s deferred tax assets requires management to make certain judgments and assumptions regarding future operations that are based on historical experience and expectations of future performance.  In order to recognize a tax benefit in the consolidated financial statements, there must be a greater than fifty percent chance of success with the relevant taxing authority with regard to that tax position.  Management’s judgments are potentially subject to change given the inherent uncertainty in predicting future performance, which is impacted by such factors as policyholder behavior, competitor pricing and other specific industry and market conditions.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Reserves for Future Policy Benefits and Claims Payable
For traditional life insurance contracts, reserves for future policy benefits are determined using the net level premium method and assumptions as of the issue date or acquisition date as to mortality, interest, persistency and expenses plus provisions for adverse deviations.  Mortality assumptions range from 25% to 160% of the 1975-1980 Basic Select and Ultimate tables depending on policy duration.  Interest rate assumptions range from 3.5% to 6.0%.  Lapse and expense assumptions are based on Company experience.  See Note 7 for a description of general account reserves related to variable annuity guarantees.

Other Contract Holder Funds
For the Company’s interest-sensitive life contracts, liabilities approximate the policyholder’s account value.  For deferred annuities, the fixed option on variable annuities, guaranteed investment contracts and other investment contracts, the liability is the policyholder’s account value.  The liability for index linked annuities is based on two components, 1) the imputed value of the underlying guaranteed host contract, and 2) the fair value of the embedded option component of the contract.  At December 31, 2011, the Company had interest sensitive life business in force with total account value of $4.5 billion, with minimum guaranteed interest rates ranging from 3.0% to 6.0%, with a 4.93% average guaranteed rate and fixed interest rate annuities of $26.2 billion of account value with minimum guaranteed rates ranging from 1.0% to 5.5% and a 2.83% average guaranteed rate.

Jackson and Jackson National Life Funding, LLC have a European Medium Term Note program, with up to $7 billion in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time.  Jackson National Life Funding, LLC was formed as a special purpose vehicle solely for the purpose of issuing Medium Term Note instruments to institutional investors, the proceeds of which are deposited with Jackson and secured by the issuance of funding agreements.  Carrying values totaled $0.7 billion and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Jackson and Jackson National Life Global Funding have a $10.8 billion aggregate Global Medium Term Note program.  Jackson National Life Global Funding was formed as a statutory business trust, solely for the purpose of issuing Medium Term Note instruments to institutional investors, the proceeds of which are deposited with Jackson and secured by the issuance of funding agreements.  The carrying values at December 31, 2011 and 2010 totaled $1.0 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively.

Those Medium Term Note instruments issued in a foreign currency have been economically hedged for changes in exchange rates using cross-currency swaps.  The fair value of derivatives embedded in funding agreements, as well as unrealized foreign currency transaction gains and losses, are included in the carrying value of the trust instruments supported by funding agreements.

Trust instrument liabilities are adjusted to reflect the effects of foreign currency transaction gains and losses using exchange rates as of the reporting date.  Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other investment gains (losses).

Jackson and Squire Re are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (“FHLBI”) primarily for the purpose of participating in its mortgage-collateralized loan advance program with short-term and long-term funding facilities.  Membership requires the Company to purchase and hold a minimum amount of FHLBI capital stock plus additional stock based on outstanding advances.  Advances are in the form of short-term or long-term notes or funding agreements issued to FHLBI.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company held $107.0 million and $112.1 million, respectively, of FHLBI capital stock, supporting $1.8 billion each period end in funding agreements, short-term and long-term borrowing capacity.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Contingent Liabilities
The Company is a party to legal actions and, at times, regulatory investigations.  Given the inherent unpredictability of these matters, it is difficult to estimate their impact on the Company’s financial position.  Amounts related to contingent liabilities are established if it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount is reasonably estimable.  It is possible that an adverse outcome in certain of the Company’s contingent liabilities, or the use of different assumptions in the determination of amounts recorded, could have a material effect upon the Company’s financial position.  However, it is the opinion of management that the ultimate disposition of contingent liabilities will not have a material adverse affect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

Separate Account Assets and Liabilities
The Company maintains separate account assets, which are reported at fair value.  The related liabilities are reported at an amount equivalent to the separate account assets.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the separate account assets and liabilities associated with variable life and annuity contracts, aggregated $58.8 billion and $48.9 billion, respectively.  Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the contract holders, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company.  Refer to Note 7 for additional information regarding the Company’s contractual guarantees.  Separate account net investment income, net investment realized and unrealized gains and losses, and the related liability changes are offset within the same line item in the consolidated income statements. Amounts assessed against the contract holders for mortality, administrative, and other services are reported in revenue. 

Additionally, the Company has issued a group variable annuity contract designed for use in connection with and issued to the Company’s Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.  These deposits are allocated to the Jackson National Separate Account - II and aggregated $185.7 million and $176.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The Company receives administrative fees for managing the funds.  These fees are recorded as earned and included in fee income in the consolidated income statements.

Debt
Liabilities for the Company’s debt are primarily carried at an amount equal to the unpaid principal balance.  Original issuance discount or premium and any debt issue costs, if applicable, are recognized as a component of interest expense over the period the debt is expected to be outstanding.  Refer to Note 8 for further information regarding the Company’s debt. 

Revenue and Expense Recognition
Premiums for traditional life insurance are reported as revenues when due.  Benefits, claims and expenses are associated with earned revenues in order to recognize profit over the lives of the contracts.  This association is accomplished through provisions for future policy benefits and the deferral and amortization of acquisition costs.

Deposits on interest-sensitive life products and investment contracts, principally deferred annuities and guaranteed investment contracts, are treated as policyholder deposits and excluded from revenue.  Revenues consist primarily of investment income and charges assessed against the policyholder’s account value for mortality charges, surrenders, variable annuity benefit guarantees and administrative expenses.  Fee income also includes revenues related to asset management fees and 12b-1 service fees.  Surrender benefits are treated as repayments of the policyholder account.  Annuity benefit payments are treated as reductions to the policyholder account.  Death benefits in excess of the policyholder account are recognized as an expense when incurred.  Expenses consist primarily of the interest credited to policyholder deposits.  Underwriting and other acquisition expenses are associated with gross profit in order to recognize profit over the life of the business.  This is accomplished through deferral and amortization of acquisition costs and sales inducements.  Expenses not related to policy acquisition are recognized when incurred.

Investment income is not accrued on securities in default and otherwise where the collection is uncertain.  Receipts of interest on such securities are generally used to reduce the cost basis of the securities.

Jackson has terminated, at the customers’ requests, a number of Medium Term Note contracts at discounted rates.  The income on these early terminations, totaling $2.5 million and $16.8 million in 2010 and 2009, respectively, was included in other income.  There were no early terminations in 2011.

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

   
Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated events through March 5, 2012, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

3.     Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes the fair value and carrying value of Jackson’s financial instruments (in thousands).
 
    December 31, 2011       December 31, 2010  
   
Carrying Value
   
Fair Value
   
Carrying Value
   
Fair Value
 
Assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 656,253     $ 656,253     $ 674,253     $ 674,253  
Fixed maturities
    41,546,295       41,546,295       40,801,885       40,801,885  
Trading securities
    315,607       315,607       467,101       467,101  
Commercial mortgage loans
    5,530,370       5,937,422       5,700,365       5,953,073  
Policy loans
    855,099       678,141       855,842       684,503  
Limited partnerships
    1,086,546       1,086,546       865,761       865,761  
Other loans
    -       -       19,410       19,313  
Derivative instruments
    2,605,468       2,605,468       1,010,377       1,010,377  
GMIB reinsurance recoverable
    451,274       451,274       127,534       127,534  
Separate account assets
    58,796,937       58,796,937       48,854,037       48,854,037  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Other contract holder funds
                               
Annuity reserves (1)
  $ 36,484,825     $ 27,711,994     $ 33,829,330     $ 25,847,154  
Reserves for guaranteed investment contracts
    761,638       771,597       700,090       735,869  
Trust instruments supported by funding agreements
    1,663,204       1,709,966       2,209,268       2,266,664  
Federal Home Loan Bank funding agreements
    1,751,020       1,752,556       1,750,989       1,637,555  
Debt
    297,695       323,341       338,805       358,407  
Derivative instruments
    1,378,907       1,378,907       1,250,807       1,250,807  
Separate account liabilities
    58,796,937       58,796,937       48,854,037       48,854,037  
                                 
(1) - Annuity reserves represent only the components of deposits on investment contracts that are considered to be financial instruments.
 
 
Fair value measurements are based upon observable and unobservable inputs.  Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s view of market assumptions in the absence of observable market information.  Jackson utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  All assets and liabilities measured at fair value are required to be classified into one of the following categories:

 
Level 1
Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.  Level 1 securities include U.S. Treasury securities and exchange traded equity and derivative instruments.

 
Level 2
Observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, for the asset or liability or prices for similar assets and liabilities.  Most fixed maturity securities that are model priced using observable inputs are classified within Level 2.  Also included are freestanding and embedded derivative instruments that are priced using models with observable market inputs.

 
Level 3
Valuations that are derived from techniques in which one or more of the significant inputs are unobservable (including assumptions about risk). Limited partnership interests and those embedded derivative instruments that are valued using unobservable inputs are included in Level 3.  Because Level 3 fair values, by their nature, contain unobservable market inputs, considerable judgment may be used to determine the Level 3 fair values. Level 3 fair values represent the Company’s best estimate of an amount that could be realized in a current market exchange absent actual market exchanges.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

In many situations, inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or liability may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In these situations, the Company will determine the level in which the fair value falls based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the determination of the fair value. As a result, both observable and unobservable inputs may be used in the determination of fair values that the Company has classified within Level 3.

The Company determines the fair values of certain financial assets and liabilities based on quoted market prices, where available. The Company may also determine fair value based on estimated future cash flows discounted at the appropriate current market rate. When appropriate, fair values reflect adjustments for counterparty credit quality, the Company’s credit standing, liquidity and risk margins on unobservable inputs.

Where quoted market prices are not available, fair value estimates are made at a point in time, based on relevant market data, as well as the best information about the individual financial instrument.  At times, illiquid market conditions may result in inactive markets for certain of the Company’s financial instruments.  In such instances, there is generally no or limited observable market data for these assets and liabilities.  Fair value estimates for financial instruments deemed to be in an illiquid market are based on judgments regarding current economic conditions, liquidity discounts, currency, credit and interest rate risks, loss experience and other factors.  These fair values are estimates and involve considerable uncertainty and variability as a result of the inputs selected and may differ materially from the values that would have been used had an active market existed.  As a result of market inactivity, such calculated fair value estimates may not be realizable in an immediate sale or settlement of the instrument.  In addition, changes in the underlying assumptions used in the fair value measurement technique could significantly affect these fair value estimates.

The following is a discussion of the methodologies used to determine fair values of the financial instruments listed in the above table.

Fixed Maturity and Trading Securities
The fair values for fixed maturity and trading securities are determined by management using information available from independent pricing services, broker-dealer quotes, or internally derived estimates. Priority is given to publicly available prices from independent sources, when available.  Securities for which the independent pricing service does not provide a quotation are either submitted to independent broker-dealers for prices or priced internally.  Typical inputs used by these three pricing methods include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, liquidity premiums, and/or estimated cash flows based on default and prepayment assumptions.

As a result of typical trading volumes and the lack of specific quoted market prices for most fixed maturities, independent pricing services will normally derive the security prices through recently reported trades for identical or similar securities, making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable information as outlined above. If there are no recently reported trades, the independent pricing services and brokers may use matrix or pricing model processes to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and discounted at relevant market rates.  Certain securities are priced using broker-dealer quotes, which may utilize proprietary inputs and models. Additionally, the majority of these quotes are non-binding.

Included in the pricing of asset-backed securities are estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the securities. Such estimates are derived based on the characteristics of the underlying structure and prepayment assumptions believed to be relevant for the underlying collateral.  Actual prepayment experience may vary from these estimates.

Internally derived estimates may be used to develop a fair value for securities for which the Company is unable to obtain either a reliable price from an independent pricing service or a suitable broker-dealer quote. These estimates may incorporate Level 2 and Level 3 inputs and are generally derived using expected future cash flows, discounted at market interest rates available from market sources based on the credit quality and duration of the instrument to determine fair value.  For securities that may not be reliably priced using these internally developed pricing models, a fair value may be estimated using indicative market prices.  These prices are indicative of an exit price, but the assumptions used to establish the fair value may not be observable or corroborated by market observable information and, therefore, are considered to be Level 3 inputs.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
The Company performs a monthly analysis on the prices and credit spreads received from third parties to ensure that the prices represent a reasonable estimate of the fair value.  This process involves quantitative and qualitative analysis and is overseen by investment and accounting professionals.  Examples of procedures performed include, but are not limited to, initial and on-going review of third party pricing service methodologies, review of pricing statistics and trends, back testing recent trades and monitoring of trading volumes.  In addition, the Company considers whether prices received from independent brokers represent a reasonable estimate of fair value through the use of internal and external cash flow models, which are developed based on spreads and, when available, market indices.  As a result of this analysis, if the Company determines there is a more appropriate fair value based upon the available market data, the price received from the third party may be adjusted accordingly.

For those securities that were internally valued at December 31, 2011 and 2010, an internally developed model was used to determine the fair value.  The pricing model used by the Company utilizes current spread levels of similarly rated securities to determine the  market discount rate for the security.  Furthermore, appropriate risk premiums for illiquidity and non-performance are incorporated in the discount rate.  Cash flows, as estimated by the Company using issuer-specific default statistics and prepayment assumptions, are discounted to determine an estimated fair value. 

On an ongoing basis, the Company reviews the independent pricing services’ valuation methodologies and related inputs, and evaluates the various types of securities in its investment portfolio to determine an appropriate fair value hierarchy distribution based upon trading activity and the observability of market inputs. Based on the results of this evaluation, each price is classified into Level 1, 2, or 3. Most prices provided by independent pricing services, including broker quotes, are classified into Level 2 due to their use of market observable inputs.

Commercial Mortgage Loans
Fair values are determined by discounting the future cash flows at current market interest rates.

Policy Loans
Fair values are determined using projected future cash flows, based on assumptions as to expected mortality and lapse rates, and discounted at the rate that would be required to transfer the asset to a willing third party.

Freestanding Derivative Instruments
Freestanding derivative instruments are reported at fair value, which reflects the estimated amounts, net of payment accruals, which the Company would receive or pay upon sale or termination of the contracts at the reporting date. Changes in fair value are included in other investment gains (losses).  Freestanding derivatives priced using third party pricing services incorporate inputs that are predominantly observable in the market. Inputs used to value derivatives include, but are not limited to, interest rate swap curves, credit spreads, interest rates, counterparty credit risk, equity volatility and equity index levels.

Freestanding derivative instruments classified as Level 1 include futures, which are traded on active exchanges.

Freestanding derivative instruments classified as Level 2 include interest rate swaps, cross currency swaps, credit default swaps, put swaptions and equity index call and put options. These derivative valuations are determined by third party pricing services using pricing models with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

Limited Partnerships
Fair value for limited partnership interests, which are included in other invested assets, is determined using the proportion of Jackson’s investment in each fund (NAV equivalent) as a practical expedient for fair value.  No adjustments to these amounts were deemed necessary at December 31, 2011 or 2010.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


The Company’s limited partnership investments are not redeemable and distributions received are the result of liquidation of the underlying assets of the partnerships.  The term of Jackson’s interest in the partnerships is generally ten years, but may be extended for a period of time under provisions within the partnership agreements, if applicable.  The Company generally has the ability under the partnership agreements to sell its interest to another limited partner with the prior written consent of the general partner.  It is not probable and there is no instance, to date, where Jackson contemplated selling a limited partnership interest for an amount different from its NAV equivalent.

Other Loans
Fair values are determined by discounting the future cash flows at current market interest rates.

Separate Account Assets and Liabilities
Separate account assets are invested in mutual funds, which are categorized as Level 1 assets.  The value of separate account liabilities are set equal to the value of separate account assets under GAAP.

Annuity Reserves
Fair values for immediate annuities without mortality features are derived by discounting the future estimated cash flows using current market interest rates for similar maturities.  Fair values for deferred annuities, including index-linked annuities, are determined using projected future cash flows discounted at the rate that would be required to transfer the liability to a willing third party.

Other Contract Holder Funds
Fair values for guaranteed investment contracts are based on the present value of future cash flows discounted at current market interest rates.

Fair values for trust instruments supported by funding agreements are based on the present value of future cash flows discounted at current market interest rates, plus the fair value of any embedded derivatives that are not required to be reported separately.

Fair values of the FHLBI funding agreements are based on present value of future cash flows discounted at current market interest rates.

Debt
Carrying value of the short-term debt is considered a reasonable estimate for fair value due to their short-term maturity.  Fair values of other fixed interest rate debt are based on broker quotes or future cash flows discounted at current market interest rates.

Certain Guaranteed Benefits
Variable annuity contracts issued by the Company offer various guaranteed minimum death, withdrawal, income and accumulation benefits. Certain benefits, primarily non-life contingent guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”), guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”) and the reinsured portion of the Company’s guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”), are recorded at fair value.  Guaranteed benefits that are not subject to fair value accounting are accounted for as insurance benefits.

Non-life contingent GMWBs and GMABs are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other investment gains (losses). The fair value of the reserve is based on the expectations of future benefit payments and future fees associated with the benefits.  At the inception of the contract, the Company attributes to the derivative a portion of total fees collected from the contract holder, which is then held static in future valuations. Those fees, generally referred to as the attributed fees, are set such that the present value of the attributed fees is equal to the present value of future claims expected to be paid under the guaranteed benefit at the inception of the contract. In subsequent valuations, both the present value of future benefits and the present value of attributed fees are revalued based on current market conditions and policyholder behavior assumptions. The difference between each of the two components represents the fair value of the embedded derivative.  Jackson discontinued offering the GMAB in 2011.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Jackson’s GMIB book is reinsured through an unrelated party and, due to the net settlement provisions of the reinsurance agreement, this contract meets the definition of a freestanding derivative. Accordingly, the GMIB reinsurance agreement is recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded in other investment gains (losses).  Due to the inability to economically reinsure or hedge new issues of the GMIB, the Company discontinued offering the benefit in 2009.

Fair values for GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives, as well as GMIB reinsurance recoverables, are calculated using internally developed models because active, observable markets do not exist for those guaranteed benefits.

The fair value calculation is based on the present value of future cash flows comprised of future expected benefit payments, less future attributed rider fees, over the lives of the contracts.  Estimating these cash flows requires numerous estimates and subjective judgments related to capital market inputs, as well as actuarially determined assumptions related to expectations concerning policyholder behavior.   Capital market inputs include expected market rates of return, market volatility, correlations of market index returns to funds, fund performance and discount rates.  The more significant actuarial assumptions include benefit utilization by policyholders under varying conditions, persistency, mortality, and withdrawal rates.  Because of the dynamic and complex nature of these cash flows, best estimate assumptions, plus risk margins, and a stochastic process involving the generation of thousands of scenarios that assume risk neutral returns consistent with swap rates are used.
 
At each valuation date, the Company assumes expected returns based on LIBOR swap rates as of that date to determine the value of expected future cash flows produced in the stochastic process.  Volatility assumptions are based on a weighting of available market data for implied market volatility for durations up to 10 years, at which point the projected volatility is held constant.  Additionally, non-performance risk is incorporated into the calculation through the use of discount rates based on a AA corporate credit curve as an approximation of Jackson’s own credit risk.  Other risk margins, particularly for policyholder behavior, are also incorporated into the model through the use of best estimate assumptions, plus a risk margin. Estimates of future policyholder behavior are subjective and are based primarily on the Company’s experience.

As markets change, mature and evolve and actual policyholder behavior emerges, management continually evaluates the appropriateness of its assumptions for this component of the fair value model.

The use of the models and assumptions described above requires a significant amount of judgment.  Management believes the aggregation of each of these components results in an amount that the Company would be required to transfer for a liability, or receive for an asset, to or from a willing buyer or seller, if one existed, for those market participants to assume the risks associated with the guaranteed benefits and the related reinsurance. However, the ultimate settlement amount of the liability, which is currently unknown, could likely be significantly different than this fair value.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value by hierarchy levels (in thousands):
 
December 31, 2011
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Assets
                       
Fixed maturities
                       
Government securities
  $ 3,361,506     $ 3,360,159     $ 1,347     $ -  
Public utilities
    2,670,236       -       2,669,713       523  
Corporate securities
    27,249,121       -       27,217,349       31,772  
Residential mortgage-backed
    3,988,907       -       3,988,907       -  
Commercial mortgage-backed
    3,329,434       -       3,329,434       -  
Other asset-backed securities
    947,091       11,249       925,782       10,060  
Trading securities
    315,607       255,716       -       59,891  
Limited partnerships
    1,086,546       -       -       1,086,546  
Derivative instruments
    2,605,468       -       2,603,534       1,934  
GMIB reinsurance recoverable
    451,274       -       -       451,274  
Separate account assets (1)
    58,796,937       58,796,937       -       -  
Total
  $ 104,802,127     $ 62,424,061     $ 40,736,066     $ 1,642,000  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Embedded derivative liabilities (2)
  $ 2,949,878     $ -     $ 871,827     $ 2,078,051  
Derivative instruments
    1,378,907       114,368       1,264,539       -  
Separate account liabilities
    58,796,937       58,796,937       -       -  
Total
  $ 63,125,722     $ 58,911,305     $ 2,136,366     $ 2,078,051  
                                 
                                 
December 31, 2010
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Assets
                               
Fixed maturities
                               
Government securities
  $ 3,848,246     $ 3,817,832     $ 30,414     $ -  
Public utilities
    2,708,660       -       2,707,928       732  
Corporate securities
    24,816,251       -       24,784,177       32,074  
Residential mortgage-backed
    4,348,262       -       4,348,262       -  
Commercial mortgage-backed
    3,764,136       -       3,764,136       -  
Other asset-backed securities
    1,316,330       11,193       1,230,324       74,813  
Trading securities
    467,101       255,166       -       211,935  
Limited partnerships
    865,761       -       -       865,761  
Derivative instruments
    1,010,377       -       1,010,377       -  
GMIB reinsurance recoverable
    127,534       -       -       127,534  
Separate account assets (1)
    48,854,037       48,854,037       -       -  
Total
  $ 92,126,695     $ 52,938,228     $ 37,875,618     $ 1,312,849  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Embedded derivative liabilities (2)
  $ 1,249,972     $ -     $ 936,438     $ 313,534  
Derivative instruments
    1,250,807       117,449       1,127,527       5,831  
Debt
    26,207       -       26,207       -  
Separate account liabilities
    48,854,037       48,854,037       -       -  
Total
  $ 51,381,023     $ 48,971,486     $ 2,090,172     $ 319,365  
                                 
(1) Pursuant to ASC 944-80, the value of the separate account liabilities is set equal to the value of the separate account assets.
 
(2) Includes the embedded derivative liabilities related to GMWB and GMAB benefits and index-linked annuities.
 
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
The tables below provide rollforwards for 2011 and 2010 of the financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) are used in the fair value measurement. Gains and losses in the table below include changes in fair value due partly to observable and unobservable factors. The Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage the risk associated with certain assets and liabilities. However, the derivative instruments hedging the related risks may not be classified within the same fair value hierarchy level as the associated assets and liabilities. Therefore, the impact of the derivative instruments reported in Level 3 below may vary significantly from the total income effect of the hedged instruments. Additionally, the Company’s policy for determining and disclosing transfers between levels is to recognize transfers using beginning of period balances.
 
         
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in
                   
                     
Purchases,
             
   
Fair Value
               
Sales,
   
Transfers
   
Fair Value
 
   
as of
         
Other
   
Issuances
   
in and/or
   
as of
 
   
January 1,
   
Net
   
Comprehensive
   
and
   
(out of)
   
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2011
   
Income
   
Income
   
Settlements
   
Level 3
   
2011
 
Assets
                                   
Fixed maturities
                                   
Public utilities
  $ 732     $ (25 )   $ -     $ (184 )   $ -     $ 523  
Corporate securities
    32,074       1,300       1,676       (3,278 )     -       31,772  
Other asset-backed securities
    74,813       (3,002 )     3,920       (73,868 )     8,197       10,060  
Trading securities
    211,935       15,934       -       (167,978 )     -       59,891  
Limited partnerships
    865,761       84,328       -       136,457       -       1,086,546  
Derivative instruments
    -       1,934       -       -       -       1,934  
GMIB reinsurance recoverable
    127,534       323,740       -       -       -       451,274  
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Embedded derivative liabilities
    (313,534 )     (1,764,517 )     -       -       -       (2,078,051 )
Derivative instruments
    (5,831 )     5,831       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
           
Total Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in
                         
                           
Purchases,
                 
   
Fair Value
                   
Sales,
   
Transfers
   
Fair Value
 
   
as of
           
Other
   
Issuances
   
in and/or
   
as of
 
   
January 1,
   
Net
   
Comprehensive
   
and
   
(out of)
   
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
    2010    
Income
   
Income
   
Settlements
   
Level 3
      2010  
Assets
                                               
Fixed maturities
                                               
Public utilities
  $ 13,338     $ (1,809 )   $ 1,870     $ (8,165 )   $ (4,502 )   $ 732  
Corporate securities
    472,466       803       4,611       (158,439 )     (287,367 )     32,074  
Residential mortgage-backed
    2,969       (4,583 )     7,038       (5,424 )     -       -  
Commercial mortgage-backed
    77,899       (1,579 )     16,203       (43,852 )     (48,671 )     -  
Other asset-backed securities
    902,956       (2,444 )     13,683       (386,693 )     (452,689 )     74,813  
Trading securities
    246,045       64,689       -       (98,799 )     -       211,935  
Limited partnerships
    704,689       67,466       -       93,606       -       865,761  
Derivative instruments
    281,989       (26,551 )     -       (99,003 )     (156,435 )     -  
GMIB reinsurance recoverable
    141,459       (13,925 )     -       -       -       127,534  
                                                 
Liabilities
                                               
Embedded derivative liabilities
    (437,433 )     123,899       -       -       -       (313,534 )
Derivative instruments
    (27,230 )     21,399       -       -       -       (5,831 )
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


The components of the amounts included in purchases, sales, issuances and setttlements at December 31, 2011 shown above are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Issuances
   
Settlements
   
Total
 
Assets
                             
    Fixed maturities                              
     Public utilities
  $ -     $ (184 )   $ -     $ -     $ (184 )
     Corporate securities
    -       (3,278 )     -       -       (3,278 )
     Other asset-backed securities
    -       (73,868 )     -       -       (73,868 )
    Trading securities     2,629       (170,607 )     -       -       (167,978 )
    Limited partnerships     254,880       (118,423 )     -       -       136,457  
     Total   $ 257,509     $ (366,360 )   $ -     $ -     $ (108,851 )

Upon adoption of ASC 820-10, certain broker priced assets were classified as Level 3 holdings as a result of illiquidity in the market and the resultant lack of observability into the assumptions used to produce those fair values. During 2010, as a result of changes in the level of observability of these inputs, Jackson determined that these assets would be more appropriately categorized in Level 2. As a result, Jackson transferred securities with an amortized cost and fair value of $1,059.5 million and $775.3 million, respectively, and derivative assets with a fair value of $156.4 million from Level 3 to Level 2 during 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2011, Jackson transferred securities with an amortized cost and fair value of $9.3 million and $8.2 million, respectively, into Level 3 from Level 2 as a result of third party pricing not being available. There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

The portion of gains (losses) included in net income or other comprehensive income attributable to the change in unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 financial instruments still held at December 31, 2011 and 2010, was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Assets
           
Fixed maturities            
Public utilities
  $ (25 )   $ -  
Corporate securities
    2,962       2,635  
Other asset-backed securities
    (3,865 )     2,891  
Trading securities
    15,915       28,905  
Limited partnerships
    84,478       68,169  
Derivative instruments
    1,934       -  
GMIB reinsurance recoverable
    323,740       (13,925 )
                 
Liabilities
               
Embedded derivative liabilities
  $ (1,764,517 )   $ 123,899  
Derivative instruments
    (5,831 )     21,399  
 
4.
Investments

Investments are comprised primarily of fixed-income securities, primarily publicly traded industrial, utility and government bonds, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage loans. Asset-backed securities include mortgage-backed and other structured securities. The Company generates the majority of its general account deposits from interest-sensitive individual annuity contracts, life insurance products and guaranteed investment contracts on which it has committed to pay a declared rate of interest. The Company's strategy of investing in fixed-income securities and loans aims to ensure matching of the asset yield with the amounts credited to the interest-sensitive liabilities and to earn a stable return on its investments.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


Fixed Maturities
The following table sets forth fixed maturities at December 31, 2011, classified by rating categories as assigned by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSRO”), the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”), or if not rated by such organizations, the Company’s affiliated investment advisor. At December 31, 2011, the carrying value of investments rated by the Company’s affiliated investment advisor totaled $164.4 million. For purposes of the table, if not otherwise rated higher by a NRSRO, NAIC Class 1 investments are included in the A rating; Class 2 in BBB; Class 3 in BB and Classes 4 through 6 in B and below.

 
Percent of Total
Fixed Maturities
Carrying Value
December 31, 2011
Investment Rating
 
AAA
22.2%
AA
5.6%
A
31.1%
BBB
35.1%
Investment grade
94.0%
BB
3.1%
B and below
2.9%
Below investment grade
6.0%
Total fixed maturities
100.0%

At December 31, 2011, based on ratings by NRSROs, of the total carrying value of fixed maturities in an unrealized loss position, 57% were investment grade, 33% were below investment grade and 10% were not rated. Unrealized losses on fixed maturities that were below investment grade or not rated represented approximately 65% of the aggregate gross unrealized losses on available for sale fixed maturities.

Corporate securities in an unrealized loss position were diversified across industries. As of December 31, 2011, the industries accounting for the larger percentage of unrealized losses included banking/finance (9.83% of fixed maturities gross unrealized losses) and telecommunications (1.42%). The largest unrealized loss related to a single corporate obligor was $26.5 million at December 31, 2011.

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, fair value and non-credit OTTI of available for sale fixed maturities, including $126.7 million and $345.0 million in securities carried at fair value with changes in value recorded through the income statement during 2011 and 2010, respectively, were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Amortized
Cost (1)
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Non-credit
OTTI (2)
 
December 31, 2011
                             
Fixed Maturities
                             
Government securities
  $ 2,932,197     $ 429,309     $ -     $ 3,361,506     $ -  
Public utilities
    2,346,651       324,466       881       2,670,236       -  
Corporate securities
    25,129,745       2,217,024       97,648       27,249,121       6,755  
Residential mortgage-backed
    4,127,911       146,430       285,434       3,988,907       (177,444 )
Commercial mortgage-backed
    3,064,184       324,360       59,110       3,329,434       (6,933 )
Other asset-backed securities
    1,087,800       15,564       156,273       947,091       (59,520 )
Total fixed maturities
  $ 38,688,488     $ 3,457,153     $ 599,346     $ 41,546,295     $ (237,142 )
 
(1)
Fair value for securities carried at fair value with changes in value recorded through the income statement.
 
(2)
Represents the amount of cumulative non-credit OTTI gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income on securities for which credit impairments have been recorded.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


   
Amortized
Cost (1)
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Non-credit
OTTI (2)
 
December 31, 2010
                             
Fixed Maturities
                             
Government securities
  $ 3,789,201     $ 62,052     $ 3,007     $ 3,848,246     $ -  
Public utilities
    2,514,868       205,830       12,038       2,708,660       -  
Corporate securities
    23,362,634       1,597,001       143,384       24,816,251       12,184  
Residential mortgage-backed
    4,542,139       138,232       332,109       4,348,262       (158,502 )
Commercial mortgage-backed
    3,549,421       277,898       63,183       3,764,136       (8,192 )
Other asset-backed securities
    1,464,057       18,831       166,558       1,316,330       (17,757 )
Total fixed maturities
  $ 39,222,320     $ 2,299,844     $ 720,279     $ 40,801,885     $ (172,267 )
 
(1)
Fair value for securities carried at fair value with changes in value recorded through the income statement.
 
(2)
Represents the amount of cumulative non-credit OTTI gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income on securities for which credit impairments have been recorded.
 
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value of fixed maturities at December 31, 2011, by contractual maturity, are shown below (in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities where securities can be called or prepaid with or without early redemption penalties.

   
Amortized (1)
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
                         
Due in 1 year or less
  $ 1,279,659     $ 25,880     $ 54     $ 1,305,485  
Due after 1 year through 5 years
    6,262,323       450,621       10,644       6,702,300  
Due after 5 years through 10 years
    18,743,820       1,856,138       42,706       20,557,252  
Due after 10 years through 20 years
    2,172,590       267,399       13,845       2,426,144  
Due after 20 years
    1,950,201       370,761       31,280       2,289,682  
Residential mortgage-backed
    4,127,911       146,430       285,434       3,988,907  
Commercial mortgage-backed
    3,064,184       324,360       59,110       3,329,434  
Other asset-backed securities
    1,087,800       15,564       156,273       947,091  
Total
  $ 38,688,488     $ 3,457,153     $ 599,346     $ 41,546,295  
 
(1) Fair value for securities carried at fair value with changes in value recorded through the income statement.
 
U.S. Treasury securities with a carrying value of $4.6 million and $4.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, were on deposit with regulatory authorities, as required by law in various states in which business is conducted.

At December 31, 2011, the amortized cost and carrying value of fixed maturities in default that were anticipated to be income producing when purchased were $2.3 million and $7.0 million, respectively. The amortized cost and carrying value of fixed maturities that have been non-income producing for the 12 months preceding December 31, 2011 were $2.3 million and $7.0 million, respectively, and for the 12 months preceding December 31, 2010 were $2.9 million and $8.8 million, respectively.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) include certain RMBS which are collateralized by residential mortgage loans and are neither explicitly nor implicitly guaranteed by U.S. government agencies (“non-agency mortgage-backed securities”). The Company’s non-agency mortgage-backed securities include investments in securities backed by prime, Alt-A, and subprime loans as follows (in thousands):
 
         
Gross
   
Gross
       
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
December 31, 2011
 
Cost (1)
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
                         
Prime
  $ 865,197     $ 5,522     $ 79,340     $ 791,379  
Alt-A
    560,471       2,076       85,280       477,267  
Subprime
    441,311       61       120,814       320,558  
Total non-agency RMBS
  $ 1,866,979     $ 7,659     $ 285,434     $ 1,589,204  
                                 
                         
          Gross      Gross        
   
Amortized
   
Unrealized
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
 
December 31, 2010
 
Cost (1)
   
Gains
   
Losses
   
Value
 
                                 
Prime
  $ 1,073,242     $ 12,511     $ 134,826     $ 950,927  
Alt-A
    736,193       2,786       95,028       643,951  
Subprime
    475,652       1,076       99,128       377,600  
Total non-agency RMBS
  $ 2,285,087     $ 16,373     $ 328,982     $ 1,972,478  
 
(1) Fair value for securities carried at fair value with changes in value recorded through the income statement.
 
The Company defines its exposure to non-agency residential mortgage loans as follows. Prime loan-backed securities are collateralized by mortgage loans made to the highest rated borrowers. Alt-A loan-backed securities are collateralized by mortgage loans made to borrowers who lack credit documentation or necessary requirements to obtain prime borrower rates. Subprime loan-backed securities are collateralized by mortgage loans made to borrowers that have a FICO score of 680 or lower. 22% of the Company’s investments in Alt-A related mortgage-backed securities are rated investment grade by at least one NRSRO. 20% of the Company’s investments in subprime related mortgage-backed securities are rated triple-A by at least one NRSRO. In 2011, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $14.1 million, $20.2 million, and $4.5 million on securities backed by prime, Alt-A and subprime loans, respectively. In 2010, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $23.0 million, $50.5 million, and $11.4 million on securities backed by prime, Alt-A and subprime loans, respectively. In 2009, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $351.1 million, $241.0 million, and $19.0 million on securities backed by prime, Alt-A and subprime loans, respectively.

Asset-backed securities also include investments in securities which are collateralized by commercial mortgage loans (“CMBS”). At December 31, 2011, the amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s investment in CMBS was $3.1 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively, of which 99% were rated investment grade by at least one NRSRO. In 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges of $1.0 million and $11.1 million, respectively, on CMBS. No other-than-temporary impairment charges were recorded on CMBS during 2009.

Corporate securities include direct investments in below investment grade syndicated bank loans. Unlike most corporate debentures, syndicated bank loans are collateralized by specific tangible assets of the borrowers. As such, investors in these securities that become impaired have historically experienced less severe losses compared to corporate bonds. At December 31, 2011, the amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s direct investments in bank loans were $64.9 million and $63.8 million, respectively.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
The following table summarizes the number of securities, fair value and the related amount of gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturities have been in a continuous loss position (in thousands, except number of securities):

   
December 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
                                     
   
Less than 12 months
   
Less than 12 months
 
   
Gross
               
Gross
             
   
Unrealized
         
# of
   
Unrealized
         
# of
 
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
securities
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
securities
 
Government securities
  $ -     $ -       -     $ 3,007     $ 480,177       3  
Public utilities
    373       23,422       2       10,655       264,765       19  
Corporate securities
    57,525       1,615,252       149       81,721       2,936,548       176  
Residential mortgage-backed
    66,509       326,993       36       4,255       112,509       23  
Commercial mortgage-backed
    3,162       82,921       14       4,152       203,927       18  
Other asset-backed securities
    56,129       180,432       42       2,923       146,656       17  
Total temporarily impaired
                                               
securities
  $ 183,698     $ 2,229,020       243     $ 106,713     $ 4,144,582       256  
                                                 
   
12 months or longer
   
12 months or longer
   
Gross
                   
Gross
                 
   
Unrealized
           
# of
   
Unrealized
           
# of
 
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
securities
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
securities
 
Public utilities
  $ 508     $ 6,965       1     $ 1,383     $ 6,941       2  
Corporate securities
    40,123       259,037       44       61,663       491,829       61  
Residential mortgage-backed
    218,925       1,013,025       158       327,854       1,590,392       173  
Commercial mortgage-backed
    55,948       82,829       21       59,031       145,344       31  
Other asset-backed securities
    100,144       251,998       58       163,635       442,578       81  
Total temporarily impaired
                                               
securities
  $ 415,648     $ 1,613,854       282     $ 613,566     $ 2,677,084       348  
                                                 
   
Total
   
Total
 
   
Gross
                   
Gross
                 
   
Unrealized
           
# of
   
Unrealized
           
# of
 
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
securities
   
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
securities
 
Government securities
  $ -     $ -       -     $ 3,007     $ 480,177       3  
Public utilities
    881       30,387       3       12,038       271,706       21  
Corporate securities
    97,648       1,874,289       193       143,384       3,428,377       237  
Residential mortgage-backed
    285,434       1,340,018       194       332,109       1,702,901       196  
Commercial mortgage-backed
    59,110       165,750       35       63,183       349,271       49  
Other asset-backed securities
    156,273       432,430       100       166,558       589,234       98  
Total temporarily impaired
                                               
securities
  $ 599,346     $ 3,842,874       525     $ 720,279     $ 6,821,666       604  
 
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments on Available For Sale Securities
The Company periodically reviews its available for sale fixed maturities on a case-by-case basis to determine if any decline in fair value to below cost or amortized cost is other-than-temporary. Factors considered in determining whether a decline is other-than-temporary include the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position, the severity of the unrealized loss and the reasons for the decline in value, and expectations for the amount and timing of a recovery in fair value.

Securities the Company determines are underperforming or potential problem securities are subject to regular review. To facilitate the review, securities with significant declines in value, or where other objective criteria evidencing credit deterioration have been met, are included on a watch list. Among the criteria for securities to be
included on a watch list are: credit deterioration that has led to a significant decline in fair value of the security; a significant covenant related to the security has been breached; or an issuer has filed or indicated a possibility of filing for bankruptcy, has missed or announced it intends to miss a scheduled interest or principal payment, or has experienced a specific material adverse change that may impair its creditworthiness.
 
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
 
In performing these reviews, the Company considers the relevant facts and circumstances relating to each investment and exercises considerable judgment in determining whether a security is other-than-temporarily impaired. Assessment factors include judgments about an obligor’s current and projected financial position, an issuer’s current and projected ability to service and repay its debt obligations, the existence of, and realizable value of, any collateral backing the obligations and the macro-economic and micro-economic outlooks for specific industries and issuers. This assessment may also involve assumptions regarding underlying collateral such as prepayment rates, default and recovery rates, and third-party servicing capabilities.
 
Among the specific factors considered are whether the decline in fair value results from a change in the credit quality of the security itself, or from a downward movement in the market as a whole, and the likelihood of recovering the carrying value based on the near-term prospects of the issuer. Unrealized losses that are considered to be primarily the result of market conditions (e.g., minor increases in interest rates, temporary market illiquidity or volatility, or industry-related events) are usually determined to be temporary, and where the Company also believes there exists a reasonable expectation for recovery in the near term. To the extent that factors contributing to impairment losses recognized affect other investments, such investments are also reviewed for other-than-temporary impairment and losses are recorded when appropriate.

In addition to the review procedures described above, investments in asset-backed securities where market prices are depressed are subject to a review of their future estimated cash flows, including expected and stress case scenarios, to identify potential shortfalls in contractual payments. These estimated cash flows are developed using available performance indicators from the underlying assets including current and projected default or delinquency rates, levels of credit enhancement, current subordination levels, vintage, expected loss severity and other relevant characteristics. These estimates reflect a combination of data derived by third parties and internally developed assumptions. Where possible, this data is benchmarked against third-party sources.

Even in the case of severely depressed market values on asset-backed securities, the Company places significant reliance on the results of its cash flow testing and its lack of an intent to sell these securities until their fair values recover when reaching other-than-temporary impairment conclusions with regard to these securities. Other-than-temporary impairment charges are recorded on asset-backed securities when the Company forecasts a contractual payment shortfall.

Jackson recognizes other-than-temporary impairments on debt securities in an unrealized loss position when any one of the following circumstances exists:

·
The Company does not expect full recovery of the amortized cost based on the discounted cash flows estimated to be collected;
·
The Company intends to sell a security; or,
·
It is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell a security prior to recovery.

For mortgage-backed securities, credit impairment is assessed using a cash flow model that estimates the cash flows on the underlying mortgages, using the security-specific collateral characteristics and transaction structure. The model estimates cash flows from the underlying mortgage loans and distributes those cash flows to various tranches of securities, considering the transaction structure and any subordination and credit enhancements existing in that structure. The cash flow model incorporates actual cash flows on the mortgage-backed securities through the current period and then projects the remaining cash flows using a number of assumptions, including prepayment speeds, default rates and loss severity.

Specifically for Prime and Alt-A RMBS, the default percentage is dependent on the severity of delinquency status, with foreclosures and real estate owned receiving higher rates, but also includes the currently performing loans. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, default rates for delinquent loans ranged from 15% to 100%. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, loss severities were applied to generate and analyze cash flows of each bond and ranged from 30% to 65% and 30% to 62.5%, respectively.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
These estimates reflect a combination of data derived by third parties and internally developed assumptions. Where possible, this data is benchmarked against other third-party sources. In addition, these estimates are extrapolated along a default timing curve to estimate the total lifetime pool default rate.Other-than-temporary impairments are calculated as the difference between amortized cost and fair value. For other-than-temporarily impaired securities where Jackson does not intend to sell the security and for which it is not more likely than not that Jackson will be required to sell the security prior to recovery, total other-than-temporary impairments are reduced by the non-credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairments, which are recognized in other comprehensive income. The resultant net other-than-temporary impairments recorded in net income reflect the credit loss on the other-than-temporarily impaired securities. The amortized cost of the other-than-temporarily impaired securities is reduced by the amount of this credit loss.

For securities that were deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired and for which a non-credit loss was recorded in other comprehensive income, the amount recorded as an unrealized gain (loss) represents the difference between the fair value and the new amortized cost basis of the securities. The unrealized gain (loss) on other-than-temporarily impaired securities is recorded in other comprehensive income.

The following table summarizes net realized investment gains (losses) for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Available-for-sale securities
                 
   Realized gains on sale
  $ 287,507     $ 440,843     $ 464,044  
   Realized losses on sale
    (85,037 )     (356,080 )     (209,720 )
Impairments:
                       
  Total other-than-temporary impairments
    (305,805 )     (319,977 )     (1,196,893 )
   Portion of other-than-temporary impairments
                       
   included in other comprehensive income
    218,710       176,719       422,186  
   Net other-than-temporary impairments
    (87,095 )     (143,258 )     (774,707 )
Transfer to trading portfolio
    -       -       (87,491 )
Other
    (1,442 )     3,000       (4 )
   Net realized gains (losses) on non-derivative investments
    113,933       (55,495 )     (607,878 )
Net losses on derivative instruments
    (874,038 )     (1,109,469 )     (136,553 )
Total net realized losses on investments
  $ (760,105 )   $ (1,164,964 )   $ (744,431 )
 
Included in net realized losses on investments are impairment charges on commercial mortgage loans and other invested assets of $19.3 million and $5.0 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively. There were no such impairment charges in 2009. The net losses on derivative instruments included in the above table are further detailed in Note 5.

The aggregate fair value of securities sold at a loss for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $1,053.2 million, $1,926.7 million and $1,334.7 million, respectively, which was approximately 93%, 84% and 86% of book value, respectively.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


The following summarizes the current year activity for credit losses recognized in net income on debt securities where an other-than-temporary impairment was identified and the non-credit portion of the other-than-temporary impairment was included in other comprehensive income (in thousands):

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cumulative credit loss beginning balance
  $ 698,370     $ 1,062,190  
Additions:
               
New credit losses
    35,724       61,354  
Incremental credit losses
    32,073       76,904  
Reductions:
               
Securities sold, paid down or disposed of
    (361,411 )     (502,078 )
Cumulative credit loss ending balance
  $ 404,756     $ 698,370  
 
There are inherent uncertainties in assessing the fair values assigned to the Company’s investments and in determining whether a decline in fair value is other-than-temporary. The Company’s reviews of net present value and fair value involve several criteria including economic conditions, credit loss experience, other issuer-specific developments and estimated future cash flows. These assessments are based on the best available information at the time. Factors such as market liquidity, the widening of bid/ask spreads and a change in the cash flow assumptions can contribute to future price volatility. If actual experience differs negatively from the assumptions and other considerations used in the consolidated financial statements, unrealized losses currently reported in accumulated other comprehensive income may be recognized in the consolidated income statements in future periods.

The Company currently has no intent to sell securities with unrealized losses considered to be temporary until they mature or recover in value and believes that it has the ability to do so. However, if the specific facts and circumstances surrounding an individual security, or the outlook for its industry sector change, the Company may sell the security prior to its maturity or recovery and realize a loss.

Commercial Mortgage Loans
Commercial mortgage loans of $5.5 billion and $5.7 billion at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are reported net of an allowance for loan losses of $20.1 million and $33.2 million at each date, respectively. At December 31, 2011, commercial mortgage loans were collateralized by properties located in 41 states. Jackson’s commercial mortgage loan portfolio does not include single-family residential mortgage loans, and is therefore not exposed to the risk of defaults associated with residential subprime mortgage loans. Jackson periodically reviews these loans for impairment and, during 2011, 2010 and 2009, recognized impairment charges against the allowance for loan losses of $34.5 million, $17.7 million and $13.8 million, respectively. In addition, Jackson recorded an impairment as a realized loss of $9.7 million during 2011.

Activity in the allowance for loan losses for Jackson’s commercial mortgage loan portfolio is as follows (in thousands):

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
2011
   
2010
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 33,190     $ 14,246  
Charge-offs
    (34,474 )     (17,717 )
Recoveries
    -       -  
Net charge-offs
    (34,474 )     (17,717 )
    Provision for loan losses
    21,390       36,661  
Balance at end of year
  $ 20,106     $ 33,190  
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
The following table provides a summary of the allowance for losses in Jackson’s commercial mortgage loan portfolio (in thousands):
 
   
Allowance for Loan Losses
   
Recorded Investment
 
December 31, 2011:
           
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 3,481     $ 214,335  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    16,625       5,316,035  
Total
  $ 20,106     $ 5,530,370  
                 
December 31, 2010:
               
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 22,256     $ 215,832  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    10,934       5,484,533  
Total
  $ 33,190     $ 5,700,365  
 
The table below illustrates the delinquency status and accrual status of the carrying value of Jackson's commercial mortgage loan holdings as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands). Delinquency status is determined from the date of the first missed contractual payment.

   
2011
   
2010
 
Accruing
           
     Current
  $ 5,518,802     $ 5,627,862  
     Less than 60 days delinquent
    -       57,078  
     60 days to 90 days delinquent
    -       -  
     91 days or more delinquent
    3,000       -  
         Total accruing
    5,521,802       5,684,940  
Non-accrual
    8,568       15,425  
         Total
  $ 5,530,370     $ 5,700,365  
 
During 2011 and 2010, Jackson reduced interest income by $1.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, on commercial mortgage loans that had been placed on non-accrual. There were no comparable reductions during 2009.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Under Jackson's policy for monitoring commercial mortgage loans, all impaired commercial mortgage loans continue to be closely evaluated subsequent to impairment.  The table below summarizes the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, related loan allowance, average recorded investment and investment income recognized on impaired loans during 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid Principal Balance
   
Related Loan Allowance
   
Average Recorded Investment
   
Investment Income Recognized
 
December 31, 2011:
                             
Impaired Loans with a Valuation Allowance
                             
Hotel
  $ 41,592     $ 44,920     $ 3,328     $ 41,116     $ 1,658  
Office
    11,319       11,472       153       11,038       688  
Total
    52,911       56,392       3,481       52,154       2,346  
Impaired Loans without a Valuation Allowance
                                       
Apartment
    92,250       113,107       -       105,143       4,601  
Hotel
    27,109       34,581       -       29,583       1,252  
Office
    30,084       31,893       -       30,515       594  
Retail
    3,000       9,618       -       5,179       596  
Warehouse
    8,981       9,981       -       9,065       660  
Total
    161,424       199,180       -       179,485       7,703  
Total Impaired Loans
                                       
Apartment
    92,250       113,107       -       105,143       4,601  
Hotel
    68,701       79,501       3,328       70,699       2,910  
Office
    41,403       43,365       153       41,553       1,282  
Retail
    3,000       9,618       -       5,179       596  
Warehouse
    8,981       9,981       -       9,065       660  
Total
  $ 214,335     $ 255,572     $ 3,481     $ 231,639     $ 10,049  
December 31, 2010:
                                       
Impaired Loans with a Valuation Allowance
                                       
Apartment
  $ 36,259     $ 43,700     $ 7,440     $ 40,772     $ 114  
Hotel
    108,454       120,002       11,547       120,864       1,565  
Office
    10,749       11,472       723       11,412       360  
Retail
    7,073       9,618       2,546       9,214       311  
Total
    162,535       184,792       22,256       182,262       2,350  
Impaired Loans without a Valuation Allowance
                                       
Apartment
    21,120       22,000       -       21,927       1,339  
Office
    19,914       24,914       -       23,788       499  
Warehouse
    12,263       14,763       -       11,379       557  
Total
    53,297       61,677       -       57,094       2,395  
Total Impaired Loans
                                       
Apartment
    57,379       65,700       7,440       62,699       1,453  
Hotel
    108,454       120,002       11,547       120,864       1,565  
Office
    30,663       36,386       723       35,200       859  
Retail
    7,073       9,618       2,546       9,214       311  
Warehouse
    12,263       14,763       -       11,379       557  
Total
  $ 215,832     $ 246,469     $ 22,256     $ 239,356     $ 4,745  

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
The following table provides information about the credit quality of commercial mortgage loans as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
In Good
Standing
   
Restructured
   
Greater than 90 Days Delinquent
   
In the Process of Foreclosure
   
Total Carrying Value
 
Apartment
  $ 1,213,009     $ 32,710     $ -     $ -     $ 1,245,719  
Hotel
    583,824       53,592       -       6,000       643,416  
Office
    940,026       41,403       -       -       981,429  
Retail
    1,071,383       -       3,000       -       1,074,383  
Warehouse
    1,578,147       7,276       -       -       1,585,423  
Total
  $ 5,386,389     $ 134,981     $ 3,000     $ 6,000     $ 5,530,370  
 
The $3.0 million balance of commercial mortgage loans that were greater than 90 days delinquent were also restructured.

The following table provides information about commercial mortgage loans involved in a troubled debt restructuring as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands, except number of contracts):

         
Pre-Modification
   
Post-Modification
 
   
Number of
   
Outstanding Recorded
   
Outstanding Recorded
 
   
Contracts
   
Investment
   
Investment
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings
                 
Office
    2     $ 21,188     $ 21,188  
Total
    2     $ 21,188     $ 21,188  
 
During 2011, there were no commercial mortgage loans involved in a troubled debt restructuring that subsequently defaulted.

Securitizations
In 2003, Jackson executed the Piedmont CDO Trust (“Piedmont”) securitization transaction.  In this transaction, Jackson contributed $1,159.6 million of asset-backed securities, ultimately to Piedmont, which issued several classes of debt to acquire such securities.  The transaction was recorded as a sale; however, Jackson retained beneficial interests in the contributed asset-backed securities of approximately 80% by acquiring certain securities issued by Piedmont.  Prior to 2010, Piedmont, a qualified special purpose entity, was not consolidated by Jackson.

Effective January 1, 2010, as a result of adoption of ASC 2009-16, Jackson was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of Piedmont and consolidation of Piedmont was required.

As a result of this change, the Company recorded a decrease in retained earnings of $48.2 million upon consolidation of Piedmont.  At December 31, 2010, Piedmont’s assets of $463.9 million and liabilities to external parties of $26.2 million were included in Jackson’s financial statements.  At the date of adoption, Jackson also elected to carry the assets and liabilities in Piedmont at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated income statement.  The creditors of Piedmont do not have recourse to the general credit of Jackson.

During 2011, Jackson purchased the remaining outstanding external interest and, as a result, Piedmont was terminated.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  

 
In 2001, Jackson executed the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, Series 2001-PPM (“MSDW”) securitization transaction.  Jackson contributed commercial mortgages with a total principal amount of $623.6 million to MSDW and retained beneficial interest.  Prior to 2010, MSDW, a qualified special purpose entity, was not consolidated by Jackson.

Effective January 1, 2010, as a result of adoption of ASC 2009-16, the Company was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity MSDW and, as such, was required to consolidate their financial results into Jackson’s consolidated financial statements.  In March 2011, the external debt of MSDW was paid off entirely.  As such, Jackson’s consolidated financial statements include MSDW assets of $48.1 million at December 31, 2011 and MSDW assets and external liabilities of $80.6 million and $14.7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2010.

Other Invested Assets
Other invested assets primarily include investments in limited partnerships, real estate, and other loans.  Investments in limited partnerships have carrying values of $1,086.5 million and $865.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Real estate totaling $168.9 million and $152.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, includes foreclosed properties with a book value of $19.2 million and $13.8 million, respectively.  Other loans have carrying values of $0 and $19.4 million and weighted average interest rates of 2.25% and 3.46% at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Limited Purpose Enhanced Return Entities (“SERVES”)
In 2004, Jackson acquired a $47.5 million debt interest in a limited purpose entity, SERVES 2004-1 (“SERVES 3”), formed to pass through leveraged investment returns based on the performance of an underlying reference pool of syndicated bank loans totaling up to $300.0 million.  Jackson’s interest represented 95% of the capital structure of the entity.  Based on the Company’s initial analysis, it concluded that SERVES 3 was a VIE and that the Company was not the primary beneficiary.  Thus, the Company’s investment was reported at the fair value of this debt instrument.

During 2008, Jackson entered into “Option Put and Forbearance Agreements” with the counterparty to the SERVES 3 entity in exchange for the counterparty forbearing its right to initiate forced liquidation of the entity under certain market value triggers.  During 2009, Jackson entered into revised forbearance agreements with this counterparty.  The support provided by the agreement at December 31, 2011 could potentially expose Jackson to maximum losses of $110.7 million, if circumstances allowed the forbearance period to cease.  Jackson believes that, so long as the forbearance period continues, the risk of loss under the agreement is remote.

As a result of the additional exposure to SERVES 3 upon entering into the “Option Put and Forbearance Agreement”, Jackson determined that it is the primary beneficiary of SERVES 3 and, accordingly, consolidated SERVES 3 in its financial statements.  The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the underlying assets of $49.5 million and $42.8 million and net liabilities of $2.7 million and $8.4 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively, of this entity.  The creditors of SERVES 3 do not have recourse to the general credit of Jackson.

In 2008, Jackson acquired $40.0 million of debt interests in a limited purpose entity, SERVES 2006-1 (“SERVES 4”), formed to pass through leveraged investment returns based on the performance of an underlying reference pool of syndicated bank loans totaling up to $500.0 million.   At the acquisition date, the Company performed an analysis, which produced return scenarios based on various assumptions for the reference pool, including spread income, default and recovery ratios, and holding period appreciation/depreciation, to determine whether the structure was a variable interest entity and, if so, whether Jackson was the primary beneficiary.  Based on the results of this analysis, the Company concluded that SERVES 4 was a VIE and that Jackson was not the primary beneficiary.  Thus, the Company’s investment was reported at the fair value of this debt instrument.  SERVES 4 notes were sold at par in May 2011.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


Securities Lending
The Company has entered into securities lending agreements with an agent bank whereby blocks of securities are loaned to third parties, primarily major brokerage firms.  As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, the estimated fair value of loaned securities was $51.6 million and $56.7 million, respectively.  The agreements require a minimum of 102 percent of the fair value of the loaned securities to be held as collateral, calculated on a daily basis.  To further minimize the credit risks related to this program, the financial condition of counterparties is monitored on a regular basis.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, cash collateral received in the amount of $53.3 million and $58.1 million, respectively, was invested by the agent bank and included in cash equivalents of the Company.  A securities lending payable is included in liabilities for the amount of cash collateral received.

Securities lending transactions are used to generate income.  Income and expenses associated with these transactions are reported as net investment income.

Investment Income
The sources of net investment income were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Fixed maturities
  $ 2,164,833     $ 2,258,099     $ 2,242,491  
Commercial mortgage loans
    283,881       285,123       330,194  
Limited partnerships
    85,949       69,250       (89,829 )
Derivative instruments
    64,710       39,498       (89,013 )
Other investment income
    97,318       124,630       158,717  
Total investment income
    2,696,691       2,776,600       2,552,560  
Less investment expenses
    (52,105 )     (72,147 )     (63,779 )
Net investment income
  $ 2,644,586     $ 2,704,453     $ 2,488,781  
 
During 2011, 2010 and 2009, $17.0 million, $65.5 million and $57.2 million of investment income was recognized on trading securities held at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  During 2011 and 2010, $11.2 million and $54.7 million, respectively, of investment income was recognized on fixed maturity securities carried at fair value with changes in value recorded through the income statement.  The net investment income (loss) on derivative instruments included in the above table are further detailed in Note 5.

5.    Derivative Instruments

Jackson’s business model includes the acceptance, monitoring and mitigation of risk.  Specifically, Jackson considers, among other factors, exposures to interest rate and equity market movements, foreign exchange rates and other asset or liability prices.  The Company uses derivative instruments to mitigate or reduce these risks in accordance with established policies and goals.  Jackson’s derivative holdings, while effective in managing defined risks, are not structured to meet accounting requirements to be designated as hedging instruments and are carried at fair value with changes recorded in other investment gains (losses).

Cross-currency swaps, which embody spot and forward currency swaps and, in some cases, interest rate and equity index swaps, are entered into for the purpose of hedging the Company issued foreign currency denominated trust instruments supported by funding agreements.  Cross-currency swaps serve to hedge derivatives embedded in the funding agreements and are carried at fair value.  The fair value of derivatives embedded in funding agreements, as well as unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses, are included in the carrying value of the trust instruments supported by funding agreements. Foreign currency translation gains and losses associated with funding agreement hedging activities are included in other investment gains (losses).
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Credit default swaps, with maturities up to five years, are agreements under which the Company has purchased default protection on certain underlying corporate bonds held in its portfolio.  These contracts allow the Company to sell the protected bonds at par value to the counterparty if a defined “default event” occurs, in exchange for periodic payments made by the Company for the life of the agreement.  Credit default swaps are carried at fair value.  The Company does not currently sell default protection using credit default swaps or other similar derivative instruments.

Put-swaption contracts provide the purchaser with the right, but not the obligation, to require the writer to pay the present value of a long-term interest rate swap at future exercise dates.  The Company purchases and writes put-swaptions for hedging purposes with original maturities of up to 10 years.  Put-swaptions hedge against significant movements in interest rates.  Written put-swaptions are entered into in conjunction with associated put-swaptions purchased from the same counterparties (“linked put-swaptions”).  Linked put-swaptions have identical notional amounts and strike prices, but have different underlying swap terms.  Due to the right of offset, linked put-swaptions are presented at the fair value of the net position with each counterparty.  Non-linked put-swaptions are carried at fair value.

Equity index futures contracts and equity index options (including various call and put options and put spreads), which are used to hedge the Company’s obligations associated with its index linked annuities and guarantees in variable annuity products, are carried at fair value.  These insurance products contain embedded options whose fair value is reported in other contract holder funds.

Total return swaps, in which the Company receives equity returns or returns based on reference pools of assets in exchange for short-term floating rate payments based on notional amounts, are held for both hedging and investment purposes, and are carried at fair value.

Interest rate swap agreements used for hedging purposes generally involve the exchange of fixed and floating payments based on a notional contract amount over the period for which the agreement remains outstanding without an exchange of the underlying notional amount.  Interest rate swaps are carried at fair value.  During 2011 and 2010, the Company entered into various interest rate swap transactions to more closely match the overall asset and liability duration.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


A summary of the aggregate contractual or notional amounts and fair values of freestanding derivative instruments outstanding were as follows (in thousands):

   
December 31, 2011
       
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
       
   
Contractual/
         
Contractual/
         
Net
 
   
Notional
   
Fair
   
Notional
   
Fair
   
Fair
 
   
Amount (1)
   
Value
   
Amount (1)
   
Value
   
Value
 
Credit default swaps
  $ 45,000     $ 2,207     $ 165,000     $ (11,738 )   $ (9,531 )
Cross-currency swaps
    529,987       142,364       73,200       (11,017 )     131,347  
Equity index call
                                       
options
    2,817,800       173,605       4,756,897       (492,171 )     (318,566 )
Equity index futures
    -       -       5,636,700       (114,369 )     (114,369 )
Equity index put
                                       
options
    38,350,000       330,554       1,250,000       (8,725 )     321,829  
Interest rate swaps
    13,800,000       1,476,006       14,350,000       (740,578 )     735,428  
Put-swaptions
    15,500,000       478,798       2,000,000       (309 )     478,489  
Total return swaps
    300,000       1,934       -       -       1,934  
Total
  $ 71,342,787     $ 2,605,468     $ 28,231,797     $ (1,378,907 )   $ 1,226,561  
 
   
December 31, 2010
       
   
Assets
   
Liabilities
       
   
Contractual/
         
Contractual/
         
Net
 
   
Notional
   
Fair
   
Notional
   
Fair
   
Fair
 
   
Amount (1)
   
Value
   
Amount (1)
   
Value
   
Value
 
Credit default swaps
  $ 40,000     $ 372     $ 210,000     $ (19,730 )   $ (19,358 )
Cross-currency swaps
    593,451       175,454       270,906       (34,720 )     140,734  
Equity index call
                                       
options
    5,502,500       125,641       1,356,897       (462,209 )     (336,568 )
Equity index futures
    -       -       4,228,875       (117,450 )     (117,450 )
Equity index put
                                       
options
    12,600,000       215,768       -       -       215,768  
Interest rate swaps
    11,250,000       446,212       13,300,000       (576,480 )     (130,268 )
Put-swaptions
    20,500,000       46,930       6,000,000       (34,387 )     12,543  
Total return swaps
    -       -       300,000       (5,831 )     (5,831 )
Total
  $ 50,485,951     $ 1,010,377     $ 25,666,678     $ (1,250,807 )   $ (240,430 )
                                         
(1) With respect to swaps and put-swaptions, the notional amount represents the stated principal balance used as a basis for calculating payments. With respect to futures and options, the contractual amount represents the market exposure of open positions.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
The following tables reflect the results of the Company’s derivatives, including gains (losses) and change in fair value of freestanding derivative instruments and embedded derivatives (in thousands):
 
   
Year Ended December 31, 2011
 
   
Other
   
Net Investment Income
       
   
Investment
   
Net Gain (Loss)
 
   
Gains (Losses)
 
Credit default swaps
  $ 9,420     $ (10,452 )   $ (1,032 )
Equity index call options
    77,616       -       77,616  
Equity index futures
    (528,345 )     -       (528,345 )
Equity index put options
    (270,405 )     -       (270,405 )
Index-linked annuity embedded derivatives
    (8,644 )     -       (8,644 )
Interest rate swaps
    816,426       64,535       880,961  
Put-swaptions
    469,869       (2,779 )     467,090  
Total return swaps
    -       13,406       13,406  
Variable annuity embedded derivatives
    (1,439,975 )     -       (1,439,975 )
Total
  $ (874,038 )   $ 64,710     $ (809,328 )
 
   
Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
   
Other
   
Net Investment Income
       
   
Investment
   
Net Gain (Loss)
 
   
Gains (Losses)
 
Credit default swaps
  $ 8,617     $ (10,900 )   $ (2,283 )
Equity index call options
    (63,733 )     -       (63,733 )
Equity index futures
    (537,361 )     -       (537,361 )
Equity index put options
    (524,671 )     -       (524,671 )
Index-linked annuity embedded derivatives
    (211,684 )     -       (211,684 )
Interest rate swaps
    116,276       (15,446 )     100,830  
Put-swaptions
    11,202       3,646       14,848  
Spread cap options
    (18,089 )     31,790       13,701  
Total return swaps
    -       30,408       30,408  
Variable annuity embedded derivatives
    109,974       -       109,974  
Total
  $ (1,109,469 )   $ 39,498     $ (1,069,971 )
 
   
Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
   
Other
   
Net Investment Income
       
   
Investment
   
Net Gain (Loss)
 
   
Gains (Losses)
 
Credit default swaps
  $ (11,494 )   $ (13,496 )   $ (24,990 )
Equity index call options
    (6,895 )     -       (6,895 )
Equity index futures
    (396,329 )     -       (396,329 )
Equity index put options
    (792,760 )     -       (792,760 )
Index-linked annuity embedded derivatives
    (189,464 )     -       (189,464 )
Interest rate swaps
    612,872       (205,639 )     407,233  
Put-swaptions
    4,022       3,030       7,052  
Spread cap options
    48,898       52,622       101,520  
Total return swaps
    -       74,470       74,470  
Variable annuity embedded derivatives
    594,597       -       594,597  
Total
  $ (136,553 )   $ (89,013 )   $ (225,566 )

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the fair value of Jackson’s net derivative assets by counterparty were $1,457.1 million and $308.3 million, respectively, and held collateral was $1,505.5 million and $282.3 million, respectively, related to these agreements.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the fair value of Jackson’s net derivative liabilities by counterparty were $230.5 million and $548.7 million, respectively, and provided collateral was $172.5 million and $484.3 million, respectively, related to these agreements.  All of Jackson’s master swap agreements contain credit downgrade provisions that allow a party to assign or terminate derivative transactions if the counterparty’s credit rating declines below an established limit.  If all of these provisions had been triggered at December 31, 2011 or 2010, Jackson would have to disburse $106.5 million and $38.4 million, respectively, to counterparties, representing the net fair values of derivatives by counterparty, less collateral held.

6. 
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs
 
The balances of and changes in deferred policy acquisition costs, as of and for the years ended December 31, were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Balance, beginning of year
  $ 5,305,670     $ 4,738,901     $ 4,889,889  
Deferrals of acquisition costs
    1,251,198       1,180,950       944,596  
Amortization related to:
                       
Operations
    (707,738 )     (361,602 )     (108,238 )
Derivatives
    252,003       443,293       341,509  
Net realized (gains) losses
    (14,861 )     5,553       72,349  
Total amortization
    (470,596 )     87,244       305,620  
Unrealized investment gains
    (455,668 )     (708,151 )     (1,397,712 )
Other
    4,664       6,726       (3,492 )
Balance, end of year
  $ 5,635,268     $ 5,305,670     $ 4,738,901  
 
The balances of and changes in deferred sales inducement costs, which are reported in other assets, as of and for the years ended December 31, were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Balance, beginning of year
  $ 451,096     $ 476,749     $ 565,943  
Deferrals of sales inducements
    183,517       144,037       132,196  
Amortization related to:
                       
Operations
    (136,469 )     (97,729 )     (43,542 )
Derivatives
    170,948       21,248       1,201  
Net realized (gains) losses
    (1,241 )     897       10,062  
Total amortization
    33,238       (75,584 )     (32,279 )
Unrealized investment gains
    (65,369 )     (94,106 )     (195,855 )
Other
    -       -       6,744  
Balance, end of year
  $ 602,482     $ 451,096     $ 476,749  

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  

 
7. 
Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and Variable Annuity Guarantees
 
The Company issues variable contracts through its separate accounts for which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contract holder (traditional variable annuities).  The Company also issues variable annuity and life contracts through separate accounts where the Company contractually guarantees to the contract holder (variable contracts with guarantees) either a) return of no less than total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals, b) total deposits made to the contract adjusted for any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return, or c) the highest contract value on a specified anniversary date adjusted for any withdrawals following the contract anniversary.  These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death (GMDB), annuitization (GMIB), at specified dates during the accumulation period (GMWB) or at the end of a specified period (GMAB).
 
The assets supporting the variable portion of both traditional variable annuities and variable contracts with guarantees are carried at fair value and reported as summary total separate account assets with an equivalent summary total reported for separate account liabilities.  Liabilities for guaranteed benefits are general account obligations and are reported in reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable.  Amounts assessed against the contract holders for mortality, administrative, and other services are reported in revenue.  Changes in liabilities for minimum guarantees are reported within death, other policy benefits and change in policy reserves in the consolidated income statement with the exception of changes in embedded derivatives, which are included in other investment losses.  Separate account net investment income, net investment gains and losses, and the related liability changes are offset within the same line item in the consolidated income statements.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company provided variable annuity contracts with guarantees, for which the net amount at risk (“NAR”) is the amount of guaranteed benefit in excess of current account value, as follows (dollars in millions):
 
                       
Average
                       
Period
                   
Weighted
 
until
December 31, 2011
 
Minimum
 
Account
   
Net Amount
 
Average
 
Expected
   
Return
 
Value
   
at Risk
 
Attained Age
 
Annuitization
Return of net deposits plus a minimum return
                       
GMDB
    0-6 %   $ 49,063.8     $ 4,528.9  
64.2 years
 
 
GMWB - Premium only
    0 %     3,613.5       303.2        
GMWB - For life
    0-5 %*     4,012.6       904.8        
GMAB - Premium only
    0 %     83.3       3.0        
Highest specified anniversary account value minus
                             
     withdrawals post-anniversary
                             
GMDB
            6,218.9       1,053.7  
63.7 years
   
GMWB - Highest anniversary only
            2,883.3       657.6        
GMWB - For life
            1,143.0       336.7        
Combination net deposits plus minimum return, highest
                             
     specified anniversary account value minus
                             
     withdrawals post-anniversary
                             
GMDB
    0-6 %     3,260.8       744.7  
66.1 years
   
GMIB
    0-6 %     2,582.0       893.7      
4.2 years
GMWB - For life
    0-8 %*     34,037.8       3,517.2        
 
                       
Average
                       
Period
                   
Weighted
 
until
December 31, 2010
 
Minimum
 
Account
   
Net Amount
 
Average
 
Expected
   
Return
 
Value
   
at Risk
 
Attained Age
 
Annuitization
Return of net deposits plus a minimum return
                     
 GMDB
    0-6 %   $ 39,987.3     $ 3,297.3  
64.0 years
 
 
GMWB - Premium only
    0 %     4,293.0       233.4        
GMWB - For life
    0-5 %*     3,124.5       649.5        
GMAB - Premium only
    0 %     74.8       1.6        
Highest specified anniversary account value minus
                             
     withdrawals post-anniversary
                             
 GMDB
            5,858.8       730.0  
63.3 years
   
GMWB - Highest anniversary only
            3,147.5       537.3        
GMWB - For life
            1,333.7       306.3        
Combination net deposits plus minimum return, highest
                             
     specified anniversary account value minus
                             
     withdrawals post-anniversary
                               
 GMDB
    0-6 %     2,767.8       486.9  
65.7 years
   
 GMIB
    0-6 %     3,026.4       654.6      
5.1 years
GMWB - For life
    0-8 %*     23,525.1       1,052.8        
 
* Ranges shown based on simple interest.  The upper limits of 5% or 8% simple interest are approximately equal to 4.1% and 6%, respectively, on a compound interest basis over a typical 10-year bonus period.

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
Amounts shown as GMWB ‘for-life’ above include a ‘not-for-life’ component up to the point at which the guaranteed withdrawal benefit is exhausted, after which benefits paid are considered to be ‘for-life’ benefits.  The liability related to this ‘not-for-life’ portion is valued as an embedded derivative, while the ‘for-life’ benefits are valued as an insurance liability (see below).  For this table, the net amount at risk of the ‘not-for-life’ component is the undiscounted excess of the guaranteed withdrawal benefit over the account value, and that of the ‘for-life’ component is the estimated value of additional life contingent benefits paid after the guaranteed withdrawal benefit is exhausted.

Account balances of contracts with guarantees were invested in variable separate accounts as follows (in millions):
 
   
December 31,
 
Fund type:
 
2011
   
2010
 
Equity
  $ 44,916.8     $ 37,327.4  
Bond
    6,606.6       5,350.1  
Balanced
    5,976.5       5,237.9  
Money market
    1,052.8       705.7  
Total
  $ 58,552.7     $ 48,621.1  
 
GMDB liabilities reflected in the general account were as follows (in millions):
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Balance at January 1
  $ 342.0     $ 308.7     $ 434.3  
Incurred guaranteed benefits
    198.4       125.7       21.0  
Paid guaranteed benefits
    (73.8 )     (92.4 )     (146.6 )
Balance at December 31
  $ 466.6     $ 342.0     $ 308.7  
 
The GMDB liability is determined by estimating the expected value of death benefits in excess of the projected account balance and recognizing the excess ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments.  The Company regularly evaluates estimates used and adjusts the liability balance through the income statement within death, other policy benefits and change in policy reserves, if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier assumptions should be revised.

The following assumptions and methodology were used to determine the GMDB liability at both December 31, 2011 and 2010 (except where otherwise noted):
 
1)  
Use of a series of deterministic investment performance scenarios, based on historical average market volatility.
2)  
Mean investment performance assumption of ­­8.4% after investment management fees, but before investment advisory fees and mortality and expense charges.
3)  
Mortality equal to 85.0% of the Annuity 2000 table.
4)  
Lapse rates varying by contract type, duration and degree the benefit is in-the-money and ranging from 0.13% to 44.0%, with an average of 4.0% during the surrender charge period and 10.0% thereafter.
5)  
Discount rate of 8.4%.

Most GMWB reserves are considered to be derivatives under current accounting guidance and are recognized at fair value, with the change in fair value reported in current earnings.  The fair value of these liabilities is determined using stochastic modeling and inputs as further described in Note 3.    The GMWB reserve totaled $2,074.8 million and $313.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and was included in reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable.

Jackson has also issued certain GMWB products that guarantee payments over a lifetime.  Reserves for the portion of these benefits after the point where the guaranteed withdrawal balance is exhausted are calculated as required by ASC 944-20.  The reserve calculation uses a series of stochastic investment performance scenarios.  Otherwise, the methodology and assumptions used are consistent with those used for calculating the GMDB liability.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, these GMWB reserves totaled $14.7 million and $46.5 million, respectively, and were included in reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


GMAB benefits are offered on some variable annuity plans and issues have been minimal as of December 31, 2011.  These reserves totaled $3.2 million and $0.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  This benefit was eliminated from Jackson’s product offerings in 2011.

The direct GMIB liability is determined at each period end by estimating the expected value of the annuitization benefits in excess of the projected account balance at the date of annuitization and recognizing the excess ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments.  The Company regularly evaluates estimates used and adjusts the liability balance through the income statement within death, policy benefits and change in policy reserves, if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier assumptions should be revised.  The assumptions used for calculating the direct GMIB liability at December 31, 2011 and 2010, are consistent with those used for calculating the GMDB liability.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, GMIB reserves before reinsurance totaled $16.0 million and $7.5 million, respectively.

Other Liabilities – Insurance and Annuitization Benefits
The Company has established additional reserves for life insurance business for: universal life (“UL”) plans with secondary guarantees, interest-sensitive life (“ISWL”) plans that exhibit “profits followed by loss” patterns and account balance adjustments to tabular guaranteed cash values on one interest-sensitive life plan.  The Company also has a small closed block of two-tier annuities, where different crediting rates are used for annuitization and surrender benefit calculations.  A liability is established to cover future annuitization benefits in excess of surrender values.  The total liability for this block is the surrender value, plus the ASC 944-20 annuitization reserve.

Liabilities for these benefits have been established according to the methodologies described below:

   
December 31, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Benefit Type
 
Liability
(in millions)
   
Net Amount
at Risk
(in millions)
 
Weighted Average Attained Age
 
Liability
(in millions)
   
Net Amount
at Risk
(in millions)
 
Weighted Average Attained Age
UL insurance benefit *
  $ 105.1     $ 6,125.9  
55.9 years
  $ 84.9     $ 5,850.5  
55.7 years
Two-tier annuitization
    6.0       31.9  
64.7 years
    6.2       32.6  
63.9 years
ISWL account balance
                                   
adjustment
    73.0       n/a  
n/a
    66.3       n/a  
n/a
 
* Amounts for the UL benefits are for the total of the plans containing any policies having projected non-zero excess benefits, and thus may include some policies with zero projected excess benefits.

The following assumptions and methodology were used to determine the UL insurance benefit liability at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
1)  
Use of a series of deterministic premium persistency scenarios.
2)  
Other experience assumptions similar to those used in amortization of deferred acquisition costs.
3)  
Discount rates equal to the credited interest rates, approximately 4% to 5% projected.

The following assumptions and methodology were used to determine the two-tier annuitization benefit liability at December 31, 2011 and 2010:
 
1)  
Use of a series of deterministic scenarios, varying by surrender rate and annuitization rate.
2)  
Other experience assumptions similar to those used in amortization of deferred acquisition costs.
3)  
Discount rates are equal to credited interest rates, approximately 3% to 4%.

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
8.
Debt

The aggregate carrying value of borrowings was as follows (in thousands):

   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Surplus notes
  $ 249,354     $ 249,333  
Mortgage loans
    30,841       31,150  
VIE related borrowings
    2,500       43,322  
FHLBI mortgage loan
    15,000       15,000  
Total
  $ 297,695     $ 338,805  
                 
Due in less than 1 year
  $ -          
Due in more than 1 to 5 years
    48,341          
Due after 5 years
    249,354          
Total
  $ 297,695          
 
Surplus notes
On March 15, 1997, the Company issued 8.15% surplus notes in the principal amount of $250.0 million due March 15, 2027.  These surplus notes were issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and are unsecured and subordinated to all present and future indebtedness, policy claims and other creditor claims.

Under Michigan insurance law, for statutory reporting purposes, the surplus notes are not part of the legal liabilities of the Company and are considered surplus funds.  Payments of interest or principal may only be made with the prior approval of the Commissioner of Insurance of the state of Michigan and only out of surplus earnings which the Commissioner determines to be available for such payments under Michigan insurance law.  The surplus notes may not be redeemed at the option of the Company or any holder prior to maturity.

Interest is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year. Interest paid totaled $20.4 million in each of 2011, 2010 and 2009.
 
Mortgage loans
At December 31, 2011 and 2010, certain consolidated real estate VIEs had outstanding mortgage loans with a weighted average interest rate of 4.4% and 4.4%, respectively, with maturities through 2016.  Interest paid totaled $1.4 million, $2.1 million and $2.2 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

VIE related borrowings
Certain of the Company’s VIEs have “equity” classes issued in the form of non-investment grade debt.  Accordingly, these equity classes are classified as notes payable rather than minority interest in the consolidated balance sheets.  These notes accrue contingent interest in addition to the stated coupon.  At December 31, 2011 there was only one equity class outstanding that matures in 2016.  The outstanding principal amount accrued interest at a weighted average interest rate of 9.4% and 5.0% at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Interest paid on the notes in 2011, 2010 and 2009 totaled $0.2 million, $8.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Additionally, certain of the Company’s consolidated VIEs issued debt to external parties, which was redeemed in 2011.  While outstanding, the principal amount accrued interest at a weighted average interest rate of 0.8% in 2011 and 3.1% in 2010.  Interest paid on the notes totaled $0.2 million and $2.6 million in 2011 and 2010, respectively, which were the only years these VIEs were consolidated in Jackson’s financial statements.

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  

 
Federal Home Loan Bank Mortgage Loan
In 2010, Jackson received a mortgage loan from the FHLBI, under its community investment program.  The loan accrues interest at 1.04% and the outstanding balance was $15.0 million as of both December 31, 2011 and 2010.  Interest paid totaled $0.2 million during 2011.  Jackson did not pay any interest on this mortgage loan during 2010, as the loan was executed in mid-December.  At December 31, 2011, the mortgage loan was collateralized by real estate with a carrying value of $20.4 million.

9.
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

Jackson entered into a short-term advance program with the FHLBI in which interest rates were either fixed or variable based on the FHLBI cost of funds or market rates.  Advances of $150.0 million at an interest rate of 0.14% were outstanding at December 31, 2011.  There were no advances outstanding at December 31, 2010.  Jackson did not pay interest during 2011 since advances were only drawn in December.  Jackson paid $0 million and $0.3 million of interest on advances during 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Advances were collateralized by CMBS and other structured securities with a carrying value of $165.7 million at December 31, 2011.

10. 
Repurchase Agreements

During 2011 and 2010, the Company entered into repurchase agreements whereby the Company agreed to sell and repurchase securities.  These agreements are accounted for as financing transactions, with the assets and associated liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets.  Short-term borrowings under such agreements averaged $316.4 million and $289.1 million during 2011 and 2010, respectively, at weighted average interest rates of 0.2% for both years.  The outstanding balance was $100.7 million and $552.5 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Interest paid totaled $0.5 million, $0.6 million and $0.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The highest level of short-term borrowings at any month end was $683.2 million in 2011 and $552.5 million in 2010.

11.
Reinsurance

The Company assumes and cedes reinsurance from and to other insurance companies in order to limit losses from large exposures; however, if the reinsurer is unable to meet its obligations, the originating issuer of the coverage retains the liability.  The Company monitors the financial strength rating of reinsurers on a monthly basis.

The maximum amount of life insurance risk retained by the Company on any one life is generally $2.0 million.  Amounts not retained are ceded to other companies on either a yearly renewable-term or a coinsurance basis.

In connection with the purchase of Life of Georgia in 2005, Jackson acquired certain lines of business that are wholly ceded to non-affiliates.  These include both direct and assumed accident and health business, direct and assumed life insurance business, and certain institutional annuities.

Jackson’s GMIBs are reinsured through an unrelated party and, due to the net settlement provisions of the reinsurance agreement, this contract meets the definition of a derivative. Accordingly, the GMIB reinsurance agreement is recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheets, with changes in fair value recorded through other investment gains (losses).

Jackson also ceded the GMDB coverage associated with certain variable annuities issued prior to 2003 to an affiliate, Prudential Atlantic Reinsurance Company, Dublin, Ireland (“PARC”).  PARC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential.  Effective December 31, 2009, Jackson terminated the reinsurance agreement, paying a premium of $30.5 million to settle the experience account as defined in the agreement.  The net effect of terminating the reinsurance agreement and recapturing reserves of $265.6 million was a loss of $10.3 million, net of deferred acquisition cost amortization.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011

 
The effect of reinsurance on premiums was as follows (in thousands):

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Direct premiums:
                 
Life
  $ 257,015     $ 273,247     $ 289,755  
Accident and health
    3,020       9,058       10,867  
Plus reinsurance assumed:
                       
Life
    12,728       13,736       15,020  
Accident and health
    860       1,122       1,207  
Less reinsurance ceded:
                       
Life
    (109,407 )     (123,621 )     (125,084 )
Accident and health
    (3,880 )     (10,180 )     (12,074 )
Annuity guaranteed benefits
    (20,526 )     (20,641 )     (64,460 )
Total net premiums
  $ 139,810     $ 142,721     $ 115,231  
 
Premiums ceded for guaranteed annuity benefits included $44.4 million to PARC during 2009.

The effect of reinsurance on benefits was as follows (in thousands):

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Direct benefits
                 
Life
  $ 668,546     $ 594,368     $ 564,379  
Accident and health
    1,598       5,220       10,861  
 Annuity guaranteed benefits
    73,756       92,382       146,634  
Plus reinsurance assumed:
                       
 Life
    27,317       27,934       30,115  
 Accident and health
    468       560       694  
Less reinsurance ceded:
                       
 Life
    (118,408 )     (121,595 )     (108,985 )
 Accident and health
    (2,066 )     (5,780 )     (11,555 )
 Annuity guaranteed benefits
    -       -       (48,570 )
Deferral of contract enhancements
    (172,389 )     (125,336 )     (91,873 )
Change in reserves, net of reinsurance
    106,474       68,972       149,686  
Total benefits
  $ 585,296     $ 536,725     $ 641,386  
 
During 2009, benefits ceded for guaranteed annuity benefits included $48.6 million to PARC.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  

 
Components of the reinsurance recoverable were as follows (in thousands):

   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Reserves:
           
Life
  $ 893,963     $ 874,904  
Accident and health
    5,764       18,966  
Guaranteed minimum income benefits
    451,274       127,534  
Other annuity benefits
    23,129       25,184  
Claims liability
    33,411       40,748  
Other
    2,147       2,203  
Total
  $ 1,409,688     $ 1,089,539  
 
Included in the reinsurance recoverable were reserves ceded to Brooke Life of $46.2 million and $47.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The largest amount ceded to any reinsurer at December 31, 2011 totaled $451.3 million, which was all related to the guaranteed minimum income benefits in the above table.

The following table sets forth the Company’s net life insurance in-force (in millions):

   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Direct life insurance in-force
  $ 88,014     $ 93,606  
Amounts assumed from other companies
    1,334       1,415  
Amounts ceded to other companies
    (47,059 )     (49,417 )
  Net life insurance in-force
  $ 42,290     $ 45,604  
 
12.  Federal Income Taxes

The components of the provision for federal income taxes were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Current tax expense (benefit)
  $ 58,481     $ (179,053 )   $ (227,312 )
Deferred tax expense
    217,754       355,790       409,848  
Federal income tax expense
  $ 276,235     $ 176,737     $ 182,536  
 
The federal income tax provisions differ from the amounts determined by multiplying pretax income attributable to Jackson by the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% as follows (in thousands):

   
Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
Income taxes at statutory rate
  $ 339,130     $ 236,308     $ 213,748  
Dividends received deduction
    (59,136 )     (56,390 )     (27,331 )
Other
    (3,759 )     (3,181 )     (3,881 )
Federal income tax expense
  $ 276,235     $ 176,737     $ 182,536  
                         
Effective tax rate
    28.5 %     26.2 %     29.9 %

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  

 
Federal income taxes paid (recovered) were $170.0 million, $(517.8) million and $(48.6) million in 2011, 2010 and  2009, respectively.  The 2010 tax recovery included $287.7 million due to Internal Revenue Service guidance issued in March 2010 related to the adoption of new statutory reserving requirements for variable annuities in 2009.  This new tax guidance required that the tax reserve decrease recognized upon implementation of the transition to the new reserving methodology be amortized over 10 years.  Approximately $822.1 million of the additional tax reserve deduction was available to carryback and offset the prior year’s taxable income.  For GAAP, this guidance resulted in a current tax recoverable, offset by a decrease in a deferred tax asset, with no impact on total tax expense.

The tax effects of significant temporary differences that gave rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Gross deferred tax asset
           
Difference between financial reporting and the tax basis of:
           
Policy reserves and other insurance items
  $ 1,846,024     $ 1,394,786  
Other-than-temporary impairments and other investment items
    122,244       238,777  
Deferred compensation
    44,956       41,498  
Other, net
    66,473       141,830  
Total gross deferred tax asset
    2,079,697       1,816,891  
                 
Gross deferred tax liability
               
Difference between financial reporting and the tax basis of:
               
Deferred acquisition costs and sales inducements
    (1,948,928 )     (1,796,823 )
Other investment items
    (246,482 )     (36,419 )
Other assets
    (22,314 )     (96,579 )
Net unrealized gains on available for sale securities
    (1,001,325 )     (543,647 )
Total gross deferred tax liability
    (3,219,049 )     (2,473,468 )
                 
Net deferred tax liability
  $ (1,139,352 )   $ (656,577 )
 
Realization of Jackson’s deferred tax assets is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income.  Although realization is not assured, management believes that it is more likely than not that the results of future operations and investment activity will generate sufficient taxable income to realize gross deferred tax assets.

At December 31, 2011, the Company had no federal tax ordinary loss or federal tax capital loss carryforwards.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011


In August 2007, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Revenue Ruling 2007-54 that would have changed accepted industry and IRS interpretations of the statutes governing the computation of the Dividends Received Deduction ("DRD") on separate account assets held in connection with variable annuity and life contracts, but that ruling was suspended by Revenue Ruling 2007-61. Revenue Ruling 2007-61 also announced the Treasury Department's and the IRS's intention to issue regulations with respect to certain computational aspects of the DRD on separate account assets held in connection with variable contracts. Any regulations that the IRS ultimately proposes for issuance in this area will be subject to public notice and comment, at which time insurance companies and other interested parties will have the opportunity to raise legal and practical questions about the content, scope and application of such regulations. Although regulations that represent a substantial change in an interpretation of the law are generally given a prospective effective date, there is no assurance that the change will not be retrospectively applied.  As a result, depending on the ultimate timing and substance of any such regulations, which are unknown at this time, such future regulations could result in the elimination of some or all of the separate account DRD tax benefit that the Company receives.   In January 2010, Jackson received a formal Notice of Assessment from the IRS disallowing the separate account DRD for 2003, 2005 and 2006.  Jackson did not agree with the assessment and filed a protest with the Appellate Division of the IRS.  No reserve has been established for this potential exposure since Jackson believes its position is sustainable.   The Company recognized an income tax benefit related to the separate account DRD of $59.1 million, $56.4 million and $27.3 million during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

During 2011, Jackson established a reserve for an unrecognized tax benefit as required for income tax uncertainties.  The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits, for the year ended December 31, 2011 (in thousands).  There were no unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2010.

Unrecognized tax benefit at December 31, 2010
  $ -  
Additions for tax positions identified in 2011
    45,065  
Reduction of tax positions of closed prior years
    -  
Unrecognized tax benefit at December 31, 2011
  $ 45,065  
 
The Company has considered both permanent and temporary positions in determining the unrecognized tax benefit rollforward.  The total amount of unrecognized benefits represent tax positions for which there is uncertainty about the timing of certain deductions.  The timing of such deductions would not affect the annual effective tax rate, excluding the impact of interest and penalties.

Interest totaling $10.4 million related to these unrecognized tax benefits has been included in income tax expense in the consolidated income statement for 2011.  The Company has not recorded any amounts for penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits during 2011, 2010 or 2009.

Based on information available as of December 31, 2011, the Company believes that, in the next 12 months, there are no positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease.  The Company is generally no longer subject to United States federal, state or local income tax examinations by taxing authorities for tax years prior to 2007.

13. 
Commitments and Contingencies

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.  It is the opinion of management that the ultimate disposition of such litigation will not have a material adverse affect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.  Jackson has been named in civil litigation proceedings, which appear to be substantially similar to other class action litigation brought against many life insurers including a modal premium case and allegations of misconduct in the sale of insurance products.  The Company accrues for legal contingencies once the contingency is deemed to be probable and estimable.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Jackson recorded accruals totaling $19.9 million and $29.0 million, respectively.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  


State guaranty funds provide payments for policyholders of insolvent life insurance companies. These guaranty funds are financed by assessing solvent insurance companies based on location, volume and types of business. The Company estimated its reserve for future state guaranty fund assessments based on data received from the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations. Based on data received, the Company’s reserve for future state guaranty fund assessments was $26.6 million and $24.9 million at the end of 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Related premium tax offsets were $15.3 million and $14.6 million  at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  While Jackson cannot predict the amount and timing of any future assessments, the Company believes the reserve is adequate for all anticipated payments for known insolvencies.
 
At December 31, 2011, the Company had unfunded commitments related to its investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies totaling $529.8 million.  At December 31, 2011, unfunded fixed-rate commercial mortgage loan commitments totaled $119.3 million.

The Company has received industry-wide regulatory inquiries with respect to claims settlement practices and compliance with unclaimed property laws. To date, only one state has requested a formal search for potential unreported claims.  Any regulatory audits, related examination activity and internal reviews may result in additional payments to beneficiaries, escheatment of funds deemed abandoned under state laws, administrative penalties and changes in the Company’s procedures for the identification of unreported claims and handling of escheatable property.  Based on its current analysis, at December 31, 2011, the Company accrued $25.0 million for these unreported claims.  Additionally, regulators and state legislators are considering proposals that would require life insurance companies to take additional steps to identify unreported deceased policy and contract holders.  Currently, there does not appear to be a consensus among state insurance regulators and state unclaimed property administrators regarding a life insurer’s obligations in connection with identifying unreported deaths of its policy and contract holders. 

The Company leases office space, land and equipment under several operating leases that expire at various dates through 2051.  Certain leases include escalating lease rates, lease abatements and other incentives and, as a result, at December 31, 2011, Jackson recorded a liability of $13.0 million for future lease payments.  Lease expense was $25.2 million, $22.3 million and $20.6 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, future minimum payments under these noncancellable operating leases were as follows (in thousands):

2012
  $ 23,087  
2013
    20,880  
2014
    14,229  
2015
    11,644  
2016
    11,248  
Thereafter
    20,501  
Total
  $ 101,589  
 
14. 
Statutory Accounting Capital and Surplus

Under Michigan Insurance Law, dividends on capital stock can only be distributed out of earned surplus, adjusted to exclude any unrealized capital gains and the effect of permitted practices, unless the Commissioner approves the dividend prior to payment.  At December 31, 2011, the adjusted earned surplus of Jackson National Life Insurance Company was $595.6 million.  Furthermore, without the prior approval of the Commissioner, dividends are also subject to restrictions relating to statutory surplus and/or statutory earnings.  The maximum dividend which can be paid in 2012, subject to the availability of earned surplus, without prior approval of the Commissioner is $410.6 million.

The Company received capital contributions from its parent of $19.4 million, $150.1 million and $592.4 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The capital contributions included $19.4 million, $20.1 million and $21.4 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, from Brooke Life’s forgiveness of intercompany tax liabilities.  Dividend payments from the Company to its parent were $530.0 million, $275.0 million and $250.0 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  

 
Statutory capital and surplus of the Company, as reported in its Annual Statement, was $3.6 billion and $4.4 billion at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Statutory net income (loss) of the Company, as reported in its Annual Statement, was $(591.1) million, $769.6 million and $373.6 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Commissioner has granted Jackson a permitted practice that allows Jackson to carry interest rate swaps at book value, as if statutory hedge accounting were in place, instead of at fair value as would have been otherwise required.  Jackson is required to demonstrate the effectiveness of its interest rate swap program pursuant to the Michigan Insurance Code.  This permitted practice expires on October 1, 2012.  At December 31, 2011, the effect of the permitted practice decreased statutory surplus by $474.4 million, net of tax.  Statutory surplus increased by $130.3 million at December 31, 2010 due to the effect of the permitted practice.  The permitted practice had no impact on statutory net income.

15.
Other Related Party Transactions

The Company's investment portfolio is managed by PPM America, Inc. (“PPMA”), a registered investment advisor, and PPM Finance, Inc. (collectively, “PPM”).  PPM is ultimately a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential.  The Company paid $36.6 million, $37.2 million and $36.8 million to PPM for investment advisory services during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

National Planning Holdings, Inc. (“NPH”), Jackson’s affiliated broker-dealer network, distributes products issued by Jackson and receives commissions and fees from Jackson.  Commissions and fees paid by Jackson to NPH during 2011, 2010 and 2009 totaled $94.7 million, $85.7 million and $76.7 million, respectively.

Jackson has entered into shared services administrative agreements with both, NPH and PPMA.  Under the shared services administrative agreements, Jackson charged $8.5 million, $6.2 million and $4.5 million of certain management and corporate services costs to these affiliates in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Jackson provides a $25.0 million revolving credit facility to Nicole Finance, Inc., an upstream holding company.  The loan, executed in 2011, is unsecured, matures in December 2016, accrues interest at 1.27% per annum and has a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum.  There was $14.7 million outstanding at December 31, 2011.  The highest outstanding loan balance during 2011 was $14.7 million.  Interest and commitment fees totaled $9 thousand during 2011.

Jackson provides a $40.0 million revolving credit facility to PPMA.  The loan is unsecured, matures in September 2013, accrues interest at LIBOR plus 2% per annum and has a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum.  There was no balance outstanding at December 31, 2011 or 2010.  The highest outstanding loan balance during 2011 and 2010 was nil and $21.0 million, respectively.  During 2011, 2010 and 2009, interest and commitment fees totaled $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Jackson provides a $20.0 million revolving credit facility to Brooke Holdings, LLC, an upstream holding company.  The loan is unsecured, matures in June 2014, accrues interest at LIBOR plus 2% per annum and has a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum.  There was no outstanding balance at December 31, 2011.  There was $7.0 million outstanding at December 31, 2010.  The highest outstanding loan balance during both 2011 and 2010 was $7.0 million.  Interest and commitment fees totaled $0.2 million, $0.1 million and $35 thousand during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Jackson provides, through its PGDS subsidiary, information technology services to certain Prudential affiliates.  Jackson recognized $21.1 million, $20.1 million and $19.2 million of revenue associated with these services during 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  This revenue is included in other income in the accompanying consolidated income statement.  This revenue is substantially equal to the costs incurred by PGDS to provide the services, which are reported in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated income statements.
 
 
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Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2011  


16.
Benefit Plans

The Company has a defined contribution retirement plan covering substantially all employees and certain affiliates.  To be eligible to participate in the Company’s contribution, an employee must have attained the age of 21, completed at least 1,000 hours of service in a 12-month period and passed their 12-month employment anniversary.  In addition, the employee must be employed on the applicable January 1 or July 1 entry date.  The Company's annual contributions, as declared by the board of directors, are based on a percentage of eligible compensation paid to participating employees during the year.  In addition, the Company matches a participant’s elective contribution, up to 6 percent of eligible compensation, to the plan during the year.  The Company’s expense related to this plan was $18.0 million, $17.4 million and $16.3 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, comprised solely of the Company’s annual contributions to the plan.

The Company maintains non-qualified voluntary deferred compensation plans for certain agents and employees.  At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the liability for such plans totaled $121.5 million and $119.2 million, respectively, and is reported in other liabilities.  Jackson invests general account assets in selected mutual funds in amounts similar to participant elections as a hedge against significant movement in the payout liability.  The Company’s expense related to these plans, including a match of elective deferrals for the agents’ deferred compensation plan, was $(1.7) million, $22.5 million and $34.8 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Investment income from the mutual funds totaled $(3.7) million, $15.7 million and $27.6 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

17.  
Subsequent Event

In February 2012, Brooke Life received a Notice of Proposed Adjustment from the IRS, regarding an assessment related to its tax treatment of interest expense on intercompany debt.  Due to the intercompany tax sharing agreement, the effect of an adjustment, if any, would impact Jackson’s total stockholder’s equity.  The total aggregate exposure to the Company’s stockholder’s equity is approximately $130.0 million.  Brooke Life does not agree with the assessment, believes its current position is sustainable and intends to file a protest with the IRS once it receives the official report, which is expected to be issued in late March.
 
 
 
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson”, the “Company”) is an insurance company domiciled in the state of Michigan and, along with its subsidiaries, licensed to write business in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.   On September 4, 2012, Jackson acquired SRLC America Holding Corp. (“SRLC”) from Swiss Re Life Capital Ltd (“Swiss Re”).  Reassure America Life Insurance Company (“REALIC”) was a wholly owned subsidiary of SRLC and the primary business entity under SRLC.  REALIC was domiciled in the state of Indiana and licensed to write business in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and Canada.  On September 6, 2012, SRLC was dissolved, with REALIC becoming a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Jackson.  On December 31, 2012, REALIC was merged with and into Jackson.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The following unaudited 2011 pro forma condensed financial information has been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  This unaudited 2011 pro forma condensed information gives effect to the merger of REALIC into Jackson and presents the financial position and operating results of the combined entity consistent with the business actually acquired by Jackson.  This unaudited 2011 pro forma condensed financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited GAAP financial statements of Jackson and the audited statutory financial statements of REALIC, including the accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2011.  The unaudited 2011 pro forma condensed income statement combines the results of operations of Jackson with the historical results of operations of the business acquired in the acquisition of REALIC for the year ended December 31, 2011 as if the merger had occurred on January 1, 2011.  The unaudited 2011 pro forma condensed balance sheet combines the balances of Jackson with the historical balances of REALIC as of December 31, 2011.  Adjustments, excluding any potential purchase GAAP adjustments, were made to the 2011 historical REALIC unaudited GAAP basis balance sheet and income statement to reflect the historical impact of the business acquired in the acquisition.
 
The economics of three blocks of REALIC’s business (“Excluded Business”), which are comprised of certain traditional life insurance, disability income and A&H policies, and COLI business were excluded from the acquisition via 100% coinsurance transactions with Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. effective July 1, 2012.  Thus, Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. remains at risk on the Excluded Business.  However, if Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. is unable to meet its obligations, Jackson would retain the liability.  Prospectively, this Excluded Business will be reflected in Jackson’s financial statements as reinsurance ceded.
 
Additionally, in 2011 and 2012, REALIC entered into a number of restructuring transactions and reinsurance novations with affiliates which also affected reported financial results.  Among the 2012 restructuring transactions was the novation of a modified coinsurance treaty between REALIC and Aurora National Life Assurance company, with a former affiliate to REALIC becoming the reinsurer of the business.  The 2011 impact of the Excluded Business and the 2011 effect of the previously mentioned REALIC restructuring transactions are eliminated from the historical results reported in the 2011 unaudited pro forma condensed financial information.
 
While the unaudited pro forma condensed financial information reflects the combined operations of Jackson and the REALIC acquired business for 2011, it is not necessarily indicative, nor is it intended to be indicative, of the financial position and future operating results of the merged companies.

 
 
 

 
           
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
 
               
           
                           
As of December 31, 2011
       
(in thousands)
         
2011
 
2012
 
Pre-close
     
                           
           
Restructuring
Excluded
 
Transactions &
Net
 
                       
Assets
 
Jackson (1)
 
REALIC (2)
 
Transactions (3)
Business (4)
Eliminations (5)
Pro Forma (6)
  Investments:
                         
    Securities available for sale, at fair value:
                     
       Fixed maturities
 
 $       41,546,295
 
 $     16,899,873
 
 $      (2,178,055)
 
 $    (3,139,957)
 
 $           (745,654)
 
 $      52,382,502
 
       Equities
 
                           -
 
                    7,181
     
                       -
 
                           -
 
                      7,181
 
    Trading securities, at fair value
 
                315,607
 
                         -
             
                315,607
 
    Commercial mortgage loans, net of allowance
            5,530,370
 
                25,725
     
                       -
 
                           -
 
             5,556,095
 
    Policy loans
 
               855,099
 
            3,551,518
     
          (190,835)
 
                           -
 
             4,215,782
 
    Derivative instruments
 
           2,605,468
 
                   5,531
             
            2,610,999
 
    Other invested assets
 
              1,255,455
 
             752,698
     
           (42,096)
 
             (683,000)
 
             1,283,057
 
        Total investments
 
          52,108,294
 
        21,242,526
 
         (2,178,055)
 
      (3,372,888)
 
           (1,428,654)
 
          66,371,223
 
    Cash and cash equivalents
 
               656,253
 
             204,018
 
             246,195
 
         (367,808)
 
                (27,562)
 
                 711,096
 
    Accrued investment income
 
                 576,185
 
               172,554
     
            (33,056)
     
                715,683
 
    Deferred acquisition costs
 
            5,635,268
 
               33,654
         
                (33,654)
 
            5,635,268
 
    Reinsurance recoverable
 
            1,409,688
 
          3,337,798
 
           (610,804)
 
                (7,417)
     
            4,129,265
 
    VOBA
 
                           -
 
          1,062,860
 
           (367,786)
 
            (23,237)
 
               (671,837)
 
                           -
 
    Income taxes receivable from Parent
                 181,774
 
                         -
             
                 181,774
 
    Other assets
 
               875,288
 
             231,803
 
              32,664
 
               (9,559)
 
                  (31,141)
 
             1,099,055
 
    Separate account assets
 
          58,796,937
 
               101,674
             
           58,898,611
 
    Total assets
 
 $    120,239,687
 
 $    26,386,887
 
 $     (2,877,786)
 
 $    (3,813,965)
 
 $       (2,192,848)
 
 $       137,741,975
 
                           
Liabilities and Equity
                         
  Liabilities
                         
    Policy reserves and other contract holder funds
 $      50,022,884
 
 $     20,391,754
 
 $    (4,136,926)
 
 $     (2,545,154)
     
 $       63,732,558
 
    Debt
 
               297,695
 
              150,000
         
              (150,000)
 
               297,695
 
    Securities lending payable
 
                  53,285
 
                         -
             
                  53,285
 
    Deferred income taxes, net
 
             1,139,352
 
             339,425
 
             (58,739)
 
         (249,200)
     
             1,170,838
 
    Reinsurance balances payable
 
                           -
 
              126,567
     
               (5,313)
     
                 121,254
 
    Derivative instruments
 
             1,378,907
 
                         -
             
             1,378,907
 
    Funds held under reinsurance treaties
                           -
 
           1,576,863
 
         1,688,944
 
                    (58)
     
            3,265,749
 
    Other liabilities
 
            1,652,609
 
             246,461
 
               38,795
 
          (100,873)
 
                   23,167
 
             1,860,159
 
    Separate account liabilities
 
          58,796,937
 
               101,674
     
                       -
     
           58,898,611
 
     Total liabilities
 
         113,341,669
 
       22,932,744
 
       (2,467,926)
 
      (2,900,598)
 
              (126,833)
 
        130,779,056
 
                           
Equity
                         
  Common stock, $1.15 par value; authorized 50,000
                   
     shares; issued and outstanding 12,000 shares
                  13,800
 
                  2,500
         
                  (2,500)
 
                  13,800
 
  Additional paid-in capital
 
            3,730,901
 
          2,269,377
     
         (226,460)
 
           (2,042,917)
 
            3,730,901
 
  Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of
                 
                           -
 
     tax of $318,302 in 2011 and $53,280 in 2010
             1,329,190
 
             923,447
 
           (109,087)
 
         (293,080)
 
              (521,280)
 
             1,329,190
 
  Retained earnings
 
            1,796,398
 
             (155,453)
 
           (300,773)
 
              20,445
 
               500,682
 
             1,861,299
 
     Total stockholder's equity
 
           6,870,289
 
          3,039,871
 
          (409,860)
 
         (499,095)
 
           (2,066,015)
 
            6,935,190
 
  Noncontrolling interests
 
                  27,729
 
              414,272
     
          (414,272)
     
                  27,729
 
     Total equity
 
            6,898,018
 
          3,454,143
 
          (409,860)
 
          (913,367)
 
           (2,066,015)
 
            6,962,919
 
     Total liabilities and equity
 
 $    120,239,687
 
 $    26,386,887
 
 $     (2,877,786)
 
 $    (3,813,965)
 
 $       (2,192,848)
 
 $       137,741,975
 




 
 

 

           
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Income Statement
       
           
For the year ended December 31, 2011
         
                               
           
2011
 
2012
 
Pre-close
         
(in thousands)
         
Restructuring
 
Excluded
 
Transactions &
         
   
Jackson (1)
 
REALIC (2)
 
Transactions (3)
 
Business (4)
 
Eliminations (5)
 
Net Pro Forma (6)
     
Revenues
                             
  Fee income
 
 $        2,108,159
 
 $       385,873
 
 $               52,552
 
 $          (46,666)
     
 $                 2,499,918
     
  Premium
 
                139,810
 
           272,693
 
                    17,628
 
              (30,355)
     
                        399,776
     
  Net investment income
 
          2,644,586
 
           738,532
 
                   90,352
 
            (295,187)
     
                     3,178,283
     
  Net realized losses on investments:
                     
                                    -
     
  Other-than-temporary impairments
 
              (87,095)
 
                  (399)
     
                  (7,121)
     
                         (94,615)
     
  Other investment losses
 
             (673,010)
 
             (48,741)
 
                   57,526
         
                      (664,225)
     
     Total net realized losses on investments
 
             (760,105)
 
             (49,140)
 
                   57,526
 
                  (7,121)
     
                      (758,840)
     
  Other income
 
                52,350
 
                        -
             
                          52,350
     
     Total revenues
 
           4,184,800
 
         1,347,958
 
                  218,058
 
           (379,329)
     
                     5,371,487
     
Benefits and Expenses
                             
  Death, other policy benefits and change in
                             
     policy reserves, net of deferrals
 
              585,296
 
           750,305
 
                   73,668
 
             (159,210)
     
                     1,250,059
     
  Interest credited on other contract holder funds
                         
     net of deferrals
 
           1,384,908
 
           404,036
 
                    61,084
 
              (161,140)
     
                     1,688,888
     
  Interest expense
 
                 42,881
 
                4,687
         
                    (4,687)
 
                           42,881
     
  Commissions and expenses, net of deferrals
 
              760,969
 
         (370,325)
 
                 482,335
 
               (18,498)
     
                         854,481
     
  Amortization of deferred acquisition, sales
                             
      inducement costs and acquired insurance
 
              437,358
 
              55,965
 
                   63,699
 
              (53,389)
     
                        503,633
     
     Total benefits and expenses
 
             3,211,412
 
           844,668
 
                 680,786
 
           (392,237)
 
                    (4,687)
 
                    4,339,942
     
        Pretax income before taxes and
                             
           noncontrolling interests
 
              973,388
 
           503,290
 
               (462,728)
 
                 12,908
 
                      4,687
 
                      1,031,545
     
  Income tax expense (benefit) (7)
 
              276,235
 
            149,053
 
                 (161,955)
 
                   4,518
 
                       1,640
 
                         269,491
     
  Net income
 
               697,153
 
           354,237
 
               (300,773)
 
                  8,390
 
                      3,047
 
                        762,054
     
    Less:  Net income attributable to
                             
       noncontrolling interests
 
                   4,446
 
               12,055
     
               (12,055)
     
                             4,446
     
  Net income attributable to Jackson
 
 $          692,707
 
 $        342,182
 
 $           (300,773)
 
 $            20,445
 
 $                  3,047
 
 $                    757,608
     
                               
                               
 
 
 
 

 
Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Information
 
(1)  
Information agrees to Jackson audited U.S. GAAP financial statements
 
(2)  
Information agrees to REALIC unaudited U.S. GAAP financial statements
 
(3)  
Effective July 1, 2011, REALIC terminated certain inter-affiliate retrocession agreements and recaptured the business subject to those agreements.  REALIC received commissions upon the recapture of the disability insurance and A&H business and paid commissions upon the recapture of the COLI business.  The one-time adjustment related to the net amount recaptured is eliminated in the 2011 Restructuring Transactions column.  Also included are certain one-time restructuring costs incurred by REALIC in 2011.   This column also reflects the addition of 6 months results of business recaptured on July 1, 2011 and that was not ceded in 2012 to present a view of full-year normalized results as if that business were recaptured on January 1, 2011.
 
(4)  
As part of the agreement between Jackson and Swiss Re for the 2012 purchase of REALIC, certain business was excluded from the acquired company through a 100% coinsurance transaction executed prior to the sale.  The 2012 Excluded Business column eliminates the net impact on 2011 results and the December 31, 2011 balances of all business ceded in 2012 (excluding any adjustments described in Note 3).
 
(5)  
The Pre-close Transactions & Eliminations column reflects the pro forma effect of the acquisition and subsequent merger with the pay-off of the surplus note debt, pre-closing dividend and expense accruals, as well as the elimination of REALIC equity as if it occurred on December 31, 2011.  The preliminary estimated purchase price of $663 million has been eliminated from the securities available for sale line.
 
(6)  
The Net Pro Forma column reflects the combined operations of Jackson and the REALIC acquired business for 2011.
 
(7)  
Income tax expense for the 2011 restructuring transactions, 2011 recaptured business and 2012 excluded business is calculated using an income tax rate of 35%.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements:

(1) Financial statements and schedules included in Part A:

Not Applicable.

(2) Financial statements and schedules included in Part B:

The Sage Variable Annuity Account A:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2011
Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2011
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010
Notes to Financial Statements

Reassure America Life Insurance Company:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Balance Sheets (Statutory-Basis) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010
Statements of Operations and Changes in Capital and Surplus (Statutory-Basis)
 
Statements of Cash Flows (Statutory-Basis) for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009
Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial Statements

Jackson National Life Insurance Company:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010
Consolidated Income Statements for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009
 
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Jackson National Life Insurance Company:

Pro-Forma Financial Information (reflecting merger of Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Reassure America Life Insurance Company)

Unaudited Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011
Unaudited Statement of Income as of December 31, 2011
Notes to Unaudited Financial Information


 
 

 


(b) Exhibits

Exhibit              Description
No.

1.

a.
Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc. establishing The Sage Variable Annuity Account A, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

b.
Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Jackson National Life Insurance Company changing the name of The Sage Variable Annuity Account A, attached hereto.

2.
Not Applicable.

3.

a.
Underwriting Agreement dated as of August 22, 2003 between Jackson (as successor to REASSURE, which was the successor to Sage) and JNLD (as assignee of SL Distributors, Inc.).  Filed as Exhibit (3)(a) to Form N-4 on October 2, 2006, File No. 333-137725, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

b.(i)
Form of Selling Agreement among: Jackson (as successor to REASSURE, which was the successor to Sage); JNLD (as assignee of SL Distributors, Inc, which was the assignee of Sage Distributors, Inc.); and Selling Firms.  Filed as Exhibit 3 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4 on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

b.(ii)
Form of letter to Selling Firms with respect to SL Distributors, Inc’s replacement of Sage Distributors, Inc. under Selling Agreements.  Filed as Exhibit 3(b)(i) to Form N-4 on October 2, 2006 (File No. 333-137725), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

b.(iii)
Form of letter to Selling Firms under Selling Agreements, with respect to Jackson’s replacement of REASSURE and JNLD’s replacement of SL Distributors, Inc., attached hereto.

c.
Assignment (dated as of December 31, 2012) of Underwriting, Selling, and Participation Agreements, including Jackson’s replacement of predecessor Insurers and JNLD’s replacement of SL Distributors, Inc., attached hereto.

4.

a.
Amended Form of Individual Contract, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

b.
Second Amended Form of Individual Contract, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, filed on February 29, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

c.
Amended Form of Individual Contract with Interest Account, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on January 28, 1999 (File No. 333-43329).

d.
Second Amended Form of Individual Contract with Interest Account, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, filed on February 29, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

e.
Third Amended Form of Individual Contract, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

f.
Amended Form of Group Contract, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

g.
Second Amended Form of Group Contract, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, filed on February 29, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

h.
Amended Form of Group Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

i.
Second Amended Form of Group Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, filed on February 29, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

j.
Third Amended Form of Group Certificate, incorporate herein by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

k.
Amended Form of Individual IRA Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

l.
Amended Form of Group IRA Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

m.
Amended Form of Individual SIMPLE IRA Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

n.
Amended Form of Group SIMPLE IRA Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

o.
Form of Individual Roth IRA Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

p.
Form of Group Roth IRA Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

q.
Form of Individual Waiver of Surrender Charge Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

r.
Form of Group Waiver of Surrender Charge Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

s.
Form of Individual Accidental Death Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

t.
Amended Form of Individual Accidental Death Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, filed on February 29, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

u.
Form of Group Accidental Death Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

v.
Amended Form of Group Accidental Death Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3, filed on February 29, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

w.
Form of Individual Enhanced Death Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 5, filed on June 27, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

x.
Form of Group Enhanced Death Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 5, filed on June 27, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

y.
Form of Individual Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 5, filed on June 27, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

z.
Form of Group Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit Rider, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 5, filed on June 27, 2000 (File No. 333-43329).

aa.
Form of Individual Endorsement re: Application-Confirmation, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

bb.
Form of Group Endorsement re: Application-Confirmation, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

cc.
Form of Endorsement changing Insurers, attached hereto.

5.

a.
Form of Individual Contract Application, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

b.
Amended Form of Individual Contract Application, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

c.
Form of Individual Application-Confirmation, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

d.
Form of Group Certificate Application, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement, filed on December 24, 1997 (File No. 333-43329).

e.
Amended Form of Group Certificate Application, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

f.
Form of Group Application-Confirmation Form, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9, filed on March 6, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

6.

a.  
Articles of Incorporation of Jackson National Life Insurance Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-70697 and 811-09119) filed on January 15, 1999.

b.  
Amended By-laws of Jackson National Life Insurance Company, attached hereto.

7.
Not Applicable.

8.

a.
Form of Participation Agreement with AIM Variable Insurance Funds, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

b.
Form of AIM Funds Intermediary Agreement Regarding Compliance with Rule 22c-2, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on October 1, 2007 (File Nos. 333-137725 and 811-04405).

c.
Form of Participation Agreement with The Alger American Fund, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

d.
Form of Shareholder Information Agreement by and between The Alger American Fund and Valley Forge Life Insurance Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on October 1, 2007 (File Nos. 333-137725 and 811-04405).

e.
Form of Participation Agreement with Liberty Variable Investment Trust, incorporated herein by reference to Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on January 28, 1999 (File No. 333-43329).

f.
Form of Participation Agreement with MFS ® Variable Insurance Trust SM , incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on December 31, 1998 (File No. 333-43329).

g.
Form of Rule 22c-2 Shareholder Information Agreement by and between MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. and Valley Forge Life Insurance Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on October 1, 2007 (File Nos. 333-137725 and 811-04405).

h.
Form of Participation Agreement with Morgan Stanley The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on January 28, 1999 (File No. 333-43329).

i.
Form of Shareholder Information Agreement by and between Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc. and Valley Forge Life Insurance Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on October 1, 2007 (File Nos. 333-137725 and 811-04405).

j.
Form of Participation Agreement with Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on January 28, 1999 (File No. 333-43329).

k.
Form of Shareholder Information Agreement by and between OppenheimerFunds Services, OppenheimerFunds Distributor, Inc. and Valley Forge Life Insurance Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on October 1, 2007 (File Nos. 333-137725 and 811-04405).

l.
Form of Participation Agreement with SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on January 28, 1999 (File No. 333-43329).

m.
Form of Participation Agreement with T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on January 28, 1999 (File No. 333-43329).

n.
Form of Rule 22c-2 Shareholder Information Agreement by and between T. Rowe Price Services, Inc., T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. and Valley Forge Life Insurance Company, incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed on October 1, 2007 (File Nos. 333-137730 and 811-04405).

o.
Form of Participation Agreement with INVESCO Variable Investment Funds, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 10, filed on April 27, 2001 (File No. 333-43329).

p.
Form of Services Agreement with Financial Administration Services, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed on January 28, 1999 (File No. 333-43329).

q.
Reinsurance Agreement (Modified Coinsurance Treaty) with Life Reassurance Corporation of America, incorporated herein by reference to the Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc.’s Form 10-K, filed on April 12, 2001 (File Nos. 333-77441 and 333-77437).

r.
Form of letter to mutual funds under Fund Participation Agreements, with respect to Jackson’s replacement of REASSURE, JNLD’s replacement of SL Distributors, Inc., and change of names of Separate Accounts, attached hereto.

s.
Agreement and Plan of Merger, attached hereto.

9.
Opinion and Consent of Counsel, attached hereto.

10.
Consents of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms, attached hereto.

11.
Not Applicable.

12.
Not Applicable.

Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

Name and Principal Business Address
Positions and Offices with Depositor
   
Richard D. Ash
Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary & Appointed Actuary
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Steve P. Binioris
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Michele M. Binkley
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Dennis Blue
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Barrett Bonemer
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Jeff Borton
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
David Lee Bowers
Vice President
300 Innovation Drive
 
Franklin, TN 37067
 
   
John H. Brown
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
James Carter
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Joseph Mark Clark
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
David Collins
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI  48951
 
   
Michael A. Costello
Vice President and Treasurer
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
James B. Croom
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Phillip Brian Eaves
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Charles F. Field, Jr.
Vice President
300 Innovation Drive
 
Franklin, TN  37067
 
   
Dana R. Malesky Flegler
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Robert A. Fritts
Senior Vice President & Controller
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
James D. Garrison
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Julia A. Goatley
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Matthew Phillip Gonring
Vice President
300 Innovation Drive
 
Franklin, TN  37067
 
   
John A. Gorgenson, Jr.
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Robert W. Hajdu
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Cliff S. Hale, M.D.
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Laura L. Hanson
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
H. Dean Hosfield
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Clifford J. Jack
Executive Vice President & Director
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Scott Klus
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Leandra R. Knes
Director
225 W. Wacker Drive
 
Suite 1200
 
Chicago, IL 60606
 
   
Everett W. Kunzelman
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Lynn W. Lopes
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Machelle A. McAdory
Senior Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Diahn McHenry
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Thomas J. Meyer
Senior Vice President,
1 Corporate Way
General Counsel & Secretary
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Dean M. Miller
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Karen M. Minor
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Keith R. Moore
Senior Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Jacky Morin
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
P. Chad Myers
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Director
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Russell E. Peck
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Laura L. Prieskorn
Senior Vice President & Chief Administration Officer
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, Michigan 48951
 
   
Dana S. Rapier
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
William R. Schulz
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Muhammad S. Shami
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
James R. Sopha
Chief Operating Officer & Director
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Kenneth H. Stewart
Senior Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Heather R. Strang
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Marcia L. Wadsten
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Bonnie G. Wasgatt
Vice President
300 Innovation Drive
 
Franklin, TN  37067
 
   
Michael A. Wells
President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
300 Innovation Drive
 
Franklin, TN  37067
 

Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant.

 
Company
 
 
State of Organization
 
 
Control/Ownership
 
Allied Life Brokerage Agency, Inc.
 
Iowa
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
Ascent Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
50% Prudential Property Investment Managers Limited
 
 
Ascent Insurance Brokers (Corporate) Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Ascent Insurance Brokers Limited
 
Ascent Insurance Brokers Limited*
 
England
 
100% Ascent Holdings  Limited
 
 
Ascent Insurance Management Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Ascent Holdings Limited
 
BOCI – Prudential Asset Management Limited*
 
 
Hong Kong
 
36% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
BOCI – Prudential Trustee Limited*
 
Hong Kong
 
 
36% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Brooke LLC*
 
Delaware
 
100% Prudential (US Holdco2) Limited
 
 
Brooke (Holdco1) Inc.
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Prudential (US Holdco 1) Limited
 
Brooke Holdings LLC
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Nicole Finance Inc.
 
Brooke Holdings (UK)*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% Brooke UK LLC
 
Brooke (Jersey) Limited*
 
 
Jersey
 
100%  Prudential (US Holdco 2) Limited
 
 
Brooke Life Insurance Company
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Brooke Holdings LLC
 
Brooke UK LLC*
 
Delaware
 
100% Brooke (Holdco 1) Inc.
 
 
CIMPL Pty Limited*
 
Australia
 
100% PPM Capital (Holdings) Limited
 
 
CITIC  Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited*
 
China
 
50% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
CITIC – Prudential Fund Management Company Limited*
 
China
 
49% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
CSU One Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
Calvin Asset Management Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Calvin Capital Limited
 
 
Calvin Capital Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Marlin Acquisitions Holdings Limited
 
 
Canada Property (Trustee) No 1 Limited*
 
 
Jersey
 
100% Canada Property Holdings Limited
 
Canada Property Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Curian Capital, LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
Curian Clearing LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
Earth and Wind Energias Removables, S.L.*
 
 
Spain
 
100% Infracapital Solar B.V.
 
 
Eastspring Investments (Hong Kong) Limited*
 
 
Hong Kong
 
100% Prudential Corporations Holdings Limited
 
Eastspring Investments (UK) Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Corporations Holdings Limited
 
 
Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company *
 
 
Vietnam
 
100% Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd
 
Eastspring Securities Investment Trust Co. Ltd.*
 
 
Taiwan
 
99.54% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
FA II Limited*
 
England
 
100% FA III Limited
 
 
FA III Limited*
 
England
 
100% Infracapital Nominees Limited
 
 
Falcon Acquisitions Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% FA II Limited
 
 
Falcon Acquisitions Holdings  Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Infracapital Nominees Limited
 
First Dakota, Inc.
 
North Dakota
 
100% IFC Holdings, Inc.
 
 
First Dakota of Montana, Inc.
 
 
Montana
 
100% IFC Holdings, Inc.
 
First Dakota of New Mexico, Inc.
 
 
New Mexico
 
100% IFC Holdings, Inc.
 
First Dakota of Texas, Inc.
 
 
Texas
 
100% IFC Holdings, Inc.
 
First Dakota of Wyoming, Inc.
 
 
Wyoming
 
100% IFC Holdings, Inc.
 
Furnival Insurance Company PCC Limited*
 
 
Guernsey
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
GS Twenty Two Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Geoffrey Snushall Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Snushalls Team Limited
 
Giang Vo Development JV Company*
 
 
Vietnam
 
65% Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited
 
Hermitage Management, LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Company Insurance
 
Holborn Bars Nominees Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Investment Management Limited
 
 
Holborn Delaware LLC
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Prudential Four Limited
 
 
Holborn Finance Holding Company*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Securities Limited
 
Hyde Holdco 1 Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Hyde Holdco 3 Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Capital Holding Company Limited
 
 
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited*
 
 
India
 
49% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited*
 
 
India
 
25.96% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Company Ltd.*
 
India
 
100% ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited
 
 
ICICI Prudential Trust Limited*
 
 
India
 
49% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
IFC Holdings, Inc.
d/b/a INVEST Financial Corporation
 
 
Delaware
 
100% National Planning Holdings Inc.
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Alabama
 
 
Alabama
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency, Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Connecticut
 
 
Connecticut
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency, Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
 
Delaware
 
100% IFC Holdings, Inc. d/b/a INVEST Financial Corporation
 
INVEST  Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Georgia
 
 
Georgia
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Illinois
 
 
Illinois
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Maryland
 
 
Maryland
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Massachusetts
 
 
Massachusetts
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Montana
 
 
Montana
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Nevada
 
 
Nevada
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of New Mexico
 
 
New Mexico
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Ohio
 
 
Ohio
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Oklahoma
 
 
Oklahoma
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of South Carolina
 
 
South Carolina
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Texas
 
 
Texas
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Wyoming
 
 
Wyoming
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency PA of Mississippi
 
 
Mississippi
 
100% INVEST Financial Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Delaware
 
Infracapital CI II Limited*
 
Scotland
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
Infracapital EF II Limited*
 
Scotland
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
Infracapital Employee Feeder GP Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
Infracapital F1 S.a.r.l.*
 
Luxembourg
 
100% Infracapital F1 Holdings S.a.r.l
 
 
Infracapital F1 Holdings S.a.r.l.*
 
Luxembourg
 
 
100% Infracapital Nominees Limited
 
Infracapital GP Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Infracapital GP II Limited*
 
England
100% M&G Limited
 
Infracapital Nominees Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Infracapital SLP Limited*
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
Infracapital Solar B.V.*
 
Netherlands
 
100% Infracapital F1 S.a.r.l.
 
 
Innisfree M&G PPP LLP*
 
 
England
 
35% M&G IMPPP1 Limited
 
Investment Centers of America, Inc.
 
 
North Dakota
 
100% IFC Holdings, Inc.
 
 
Jackson Investment Management LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Brooke Holdings LLC
 
 
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
Jackson National Life (Bermuda) Ltd.
 
 
Bermuda
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
Jackson National Life Distributors LLC
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York
 
 
New York
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
JNLI LLC
 
Delaware
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
JNL Southeast Agency, LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
M&G (Guernsey) Limited*
 
 
Guernsey
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
M&G Financial Services Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G Founders 1 Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G General Partner Inc.*
 
 
Cayman Islands
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G Group Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential plc
 
M&G IMPPP 1 Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
M&G International Investments Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G International Investments Limited*
 
 
Austria
(Representative Bureau)
 
 
100% M&G International Investments Limited
 
M&G International Investments Limited*
 
 
France
(Representative Bureau)
 
 
100% M&G International Investments Limited
 
M&G International Investments Limited*
 
Germany
(Branch only)
 
 
100% M&G International Investments Limited
 
 
M&G International Investments Limited*
 
 
Italy
(Branch only)
 
 
100% M&G International Investments Limited
 
M&G International Investments Limited*
 
 
Spain
(Representative Bureau)
 
 
100% M&G International Investments Limited
 
M&G International Investments Nominees Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G International Investments Limited
 
M&G Investment Management Limited*
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
M&G Investments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.*
 
Singapore
 
100% M&G Limited
 
 
M&G Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Group Limited
 
 
M&G Management Services Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G Nominees Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G Pensions and Annuity Company Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G RED Employee Feeder GP Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G RED GP Limited*
 
 
Guernsey
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G RED SLP GP Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G Real Estate Finance 1 Co S.a.r.l*
 
 
Luxemborg
 
100% M&G RED GP Limited
 
 
M&G Securities Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
M&G Support Services Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
MM&S (2375) Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Marlin Acquisitions Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Infracapital GP Limited
 
Mission Plans of America, Inc.
 
Texas
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
National Planning Corporation
 
 
Delaware
 
100% National Planning Holdings, Inc.
 
 
National Planning Corporation Insurance Agency Inc. of Nevada
 
 
Nevada
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
National Planning Holdings, Inc.
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Brooke Holdings LLC
 
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Alabama
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Florida
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Georgia
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Idaho
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Massachusetts
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Montana
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Oklahoma
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Texas
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
National Planning Insurance Agency Inc.
 
 
Wyoming
 
100% National Planning Corporation
 
Nicole Finance Inc.
 
Delaware
 
100% Brooke UK LLC
 
 
North Sathorn Holdings Company Limited*
 
 
Thailand
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Northstreet IP Services Singapore Pte Ltd.*
 
Singapore
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
Nova Sepadu Sdn Bhd*
 
 
Malaysia
 
96% Sri Han Suria Sdn Berhad
 
P&A Holdco Limited*
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
P&A Opco Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% P&A Holdco Limited
 
PCA Asset Management Limited*
 
 
Japan
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
PCA Asset Management Co. Ltd.*
 
Korea
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
PCA Life Assurance Company Limited*
 
 
Taiwan
 
99.81% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
PCA Life Insurance Company Limited (Japan)*
 
 
Japan
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
PCA Life Insurance Company Limited (Korea)*
 
 
Korea
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
PGDS (UK One) Limited*
 
 
England
 
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings  Limited
 
PGDS (UK Two) Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% PDGS (UK One) Limited
 
PGDS (US One) LLC
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
PPEM Pte. Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
 
PPM America, Inc.
 
 
Delaware
 
100% PPM Holdings, Inc.
 
PPM Capital (Holdings) Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
PPM Finance, Inc.
 
 
Delaware
 
100% PPM Holdings, Inc.
 
PPM Holdings, Inc.
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Brooke Holdings LLC
 
 
PPM Ventures (Asia) Limited*
 
 
Hong Kong
 
100% PPM Capital (Holdings) Limited
 
PPMC First Nominees Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
PPS Five Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Reeds Rains Prudential Limited
 
 
PPS Nine Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% Prudential Property Services Limited
 
 
PPS Twelve Limited*
 
United Kingdom
 
100% Prudential Property Services Limited
 
 
PRUPIM France*
 
France
(Branch Only)
 
 
100% Prudential Property Investment Managers Limited
 
 
PT  Paja Indonesia*
 
 
Indonesia
 
100% PT Prudential Life Assurance
 
PT Prudential Asset Management Indonesia*
 
 
Indonesia
 
99% Prudential Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
 
PT Prudential Life Assurance*
 
 
Indonesia
 
94.6% Prudential Corporation Holdings  Limited
 
 
PVM Partnerships Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Pacus (UK) Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
Park Avenue (Singapore Two) Limited*
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Pru Life Assurance Limited*
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
 
Pru Life Insurance Corporation of UK*
 
 
Philippines
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Pru Pte Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
Prudence Foundation Limited*
 
Hong Kong
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential (AN) Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Prudential (B1) Limited*
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Prudential (Netherlands) BV
 
Prudential (B2) Limited*
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Prudential (Netherlands) BV
 
Prudential (Gibraltar Five) *
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Prudential (Gibraltar Four) Limited
 
 
Prudential (Gibraltar Four) *
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Prudential (US Holdco 1) Limited
 
 
Prudential (Gibraltar Three)*
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Prudential (Gibraltar Four) Limited
 
 
Prudential (Gibraltar Two) S.a.r.l.*
 
Luxembourg
 
 
100% Prudential Capital Holding Company Limited
 
 
Prudential (Gibraltar) Limited*
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential (Namibia) Unit Trusts Limited*
 
 
Namibia
 
93% Prudential Portfolio Managers (Namibia) (Pty) Limited
 
 
Prudential (Netherlands One) Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
Prudential (Netherlands) BV*
 
 
Netherlands
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential (US Holdco 1) Limited*
 
England
 
100% Prudential US Limited
 
 
Prudential (US Holdco 2)*
 
 
Gibraltar
 
100% Holborn Delaware LLC
 
Prudential / M&G UKCF GP Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Prudential Al-Wara’ Asset Management Berhad*
 
 
Malaysia
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Annuities Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Prudential Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited*
 
 
Hong Kong
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Asset  Management (Singapore) Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
Prudential Asset Management Limited*
 
 
United Arab Emirates
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Assurance Company Singapore (Pte) Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
Prudential Assurance Malaysia Bhd*
 
 
Malaysia
 
100% Sri Han Suria Sdn Berhad
 
Prudential Assurance Singapore (Property Services) Pte Limited *
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
Prudential Atlantic Reinsurance Company Limited*
 
 
Ireland
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Australia One Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad*
 
 
Malaysia
 
49% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Capital (Singapore) Pte.  Ltd.*
 
 
Singapore
 
 
100% Prudential Capital Holding Company Ltd.
 
Prudential Capital Holding Company Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential plc
 
Prudential Capital PLC*
 
England
 
100% Prudential Capital Holding Company Limited
 
 
Prudential Capital Luxembourg S.a.r.l.*
 
 
Luxembourg
 
100% Prudential Capital Holding Company Ltd.
 
Prudential Corporate Pensions Trustee Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
Prudential Corporation Asia Limited*
 
 
Hong Kong
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Corporation Australasia Holdings Pty Limited*
 
 
Australia
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
Prudential plc*
 
 
England
 
Publicly Traded
 
Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Corporation Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Distribution Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% Prudential Financial Services Limited
 
 
Prudential Europe Assurance Holdings plc*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% MM&S (2375) Limited
 
Prudential Finance BV*
 
Netherlands
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Financial Services Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential plc
 
Prudential Five Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Four Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Fund Management Berhad*
 
 
Malaysia
 
100% Nova Sepadu Sdn Bhd
 
Prudential Fund Management Services Private Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
Prudential GP Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Prudential General Insurance Hong Kong Limited*
 
 
Hong Kong
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
Prudential Group Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential plc
 
Prudential Group Pensions Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Financial Services Limited
 
 
Prudential Group Secretarial Services Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Health Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
25% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Prudential Health Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Health Insurance Limited
 
 
Prudential Health Insurance Limited*
 
England
 
100% Prudential Health Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Health Services Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Health Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Holborn Life Limited*
 
England
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Prudential Holdings Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% Prudential plc
 
 
Prudential Hong Kong Limited*
 
 
Hong Kong
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Prudential IP Services Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential International Assurance plc*
 
 
Ireland
 
100% Prudential Europe Assurance Holdings plc
 
Prudential International Management Services Limited*
 
 
Ireland
 
100% Prudential Europe Assurance Holdings plc
 
Prudential Investments (UK) Limited*
 
United Kingdom
 
100% Prudential Capital Holding Company
 
 
Prudential Jersey (No 2) Limited*
 
 
Jersey
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Jersey Limited*
 
 
Jersey
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Lalondes Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Property Services Limited
 
Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited*
 
 
Thailand
 
42.59% North Sathorn Holdings Company Limited
 
32.11% Staple Limited
 
24.82% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
0.48% Others
 
 
Prudential Lifetime Mortgages Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
Prudential Pensions Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Prudential Personal Equity Plans Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Prudential Portfolio Managers (Namibia) (Pty) Limited*
 
 
Namibia
 
75% Prudential Portfolio Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Limited
 
Prudential Portfolio Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Limited*
 
 
South Africa
 
75% M&G Limited
 
Prudential Portfolio Managers (South Africa) Life Limited*
 
 
South Africa
 
99.4% Prudential Portfolio Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Limited
 
Prudential Portfolio Managers Unit Trusts Limited*
 
 
South Africa
 
94% Prudential Portfolio Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Limited
 
Prudential Process Management Services India Private Limited*
 
 
India
 
99.97% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
0.03% Prudential UK Services Limited
 
 
Prudential Properties Trusty Pty Limited*
 
 
Australia
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
Prudential Property Investment Management (Singapore) Pte Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
50% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
50% Prudential Property Investment Managers Limited
 
 
Prudential Property Investment Managers Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Prudential Property Services (Bristol) Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Property Services Limited
 
Prudential Property Services Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential plc
 
Prudential Protect Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Health Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Pte Ltd*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
 
Prudential Quest Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Retirement Income Limited*
 
Scotland
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Prudential Securities Limited*
 
 
England
 
50% Prudential (B1) Limited
 
50% Prudential (B2) Limited
 
 
Prudential Services Asia Sdn Bhd*
 
Malaysia
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Services Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Services Singapore Pte Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Staff Pensions Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Prudential Trustee Company Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Prudential UK Services Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% Prudential Financial Services Limited
 
Prudential US Limited*
 
England
100% Prudential plc
 
Prudential Unit Trusts Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited*
 
 
Vietnam
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Prudential Vietnam Finance Company Limited*
 
 
Vietnam
 
100% Prudential Holborn Life Limited
 
Prulink Pte Limited*
 
 
Singapore
 
100% Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte Limited
 
 
Prutec Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
Quinner AG*
 
 
Germany
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
REALIC of Jacksonville Plans, Inc.
 
Texas
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
Reeds Rain Prudential Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% Prudential Property Services Limited
 
 
ROP, Inc.
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
SII Insurance Agency, Inc.
 
 
Massachusetts
 
100% SII Investments, Inc.
 
SII Insurance Agency, Inc.
 
 
Wisconsin
 
100% SII Investments, Inc.
 
SII Investments, Inc.
 
 
Wisconsin
 
100% National Planning Holdings, Inc.
 
 
SII Ohio Insurance Agency, Inc.
 
 
Ohio
 
100% SII Investments, Inc.
 
Scottish Amicable Finance plc*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
Scottish Amicable ISA Managers Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
 
Scottish Amicable PEP and ISA Nominees Limited*
 
 
Scotland
 
100% Scottish Amicable Life Assurance Society
 
Snushalls Team Limited*
 
England
 
100% Prudential Property Services Limited
 
 
Squire Reassurance Company LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
Squire Capital I LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
Squire Capital II LLC
 
 
Michigan
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
 
Sri Han Suria Sdn Berhad*
 
 
Malaysia
 
51% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
SRLC Management America Corp.
 
 
Delaware
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
Stableview Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
Staple Limited*
 
 
Thailand
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
Staple Nominees Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential Personal Equity Plans Limited
 
 
Thames Insurance Brokers Limited*
 
England
 
100% Ascent Insurance Brokers Limited
 
 
The First British Fixed Trust Company Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% M&G Limited
 
The Forum, Solent, Management Company Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
 
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Prudential plc
 
True Prospect Limited*
 
 
British Virgin Islands
 
100% Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited
 
 
VFL International Life Company SPC, Ltd.
 
 
Cayman Islands
 
100% Jackson National Life Insurance Company
 
Wharfedale Acquisitions Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Wharfedale Acquisitions Subholdings Limited
 
Wharfedale Acquisitions Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Infracapital Nominees Limited
 
Wharfedale Acquisitions Subholdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Wharfedale Acquisitions Holdings Limited
 
Yeslink Interco Limited*
 
 
United Kingdom
 
100% Prudential Group Holdings Limited
 
 
Zelda Acquisitions Holdings Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Infracapital Nominees Limited
 
Zelda Acquisitions Limited*
 
 
England
 
100% Zelda Acquisitions Holdings Limited
 

Item 27. Number of Contract Owners as of October 31, 2012.

Qualified - 48
Non-Qualified - 42
 
Item 28. Indemnification

Provision is made in the Company's Amended By-Laws for indemnification by the Company of any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to a civil, criminal, administrative or Investigative action by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceedings, to the extent and under the circumstances permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Michigan.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Act") may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against liabilities  (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate  jurisdiction  the question  whether  such  indemnification  by  it is  against  public  policy  as expressed  in the Act and will be  governed  by the final  adjudication  of such issue.

Item 29. Principal Underwriter

a)  
Jackson National Life Distributors LLC acts as general distributor for Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A.  Jackson National Life Distributors LLC also acts as general distributor for Jackson Sage Variable Life Account A; Jackson SWL Variable Annuity Fund I; Jackson National Separate Account – I; Jackson National Separate Account III; Jackson National Separate Account IV; Jackson National Separate Account V; JNLNY Separate Account I; JNLNY Separate Account II; and JNLNY Separate Account IV.

b)  
Directors and Officers of Jackson National Life Distributors LLC:

Name and Business Address
Positions and Offices with Underwriter
   
   
Greg Cicotte
Manager, President & Chief Executive Officer
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO  80237
 
   
Clifford J. Jack
Manager
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Thomas J. Meyer
Manager & Secretary
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Paul Chad Myers
Manager
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI  48951
 
   
Stephen M. Ash
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Jeffrey Bain
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Brad Baker
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Mercedes Biretto
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
James Bossert
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Tori Bullen
Senior Vice President
210 Interstate North Parkway
 
Suite 401
 
Atlanta, GA 30339-2120
 
   
Bill J. Burrow
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO  80237
 
   
Maura Collins
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & FinOP
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Paul Fitzgerald
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Julia A. Goatley
Assistant Secretary
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Luis Gomez
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Kevin Grant
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Thomas Hurley
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Mark Jones
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Doug Mantelli
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Brook Meyer
Vice President
1 Corporate Way
 
Lansing, MI 48951
 
   
Jack Mishler
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Steven O’Connor
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO  80237
 
   
Jeremy D. Rafferty
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Alison Reed
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Scott Romine
Executive Vice President, National Sales Manager
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO  80237
 
   
Marilynn Scherer
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Kathleen Schofield
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Daniel Starishevsky
Senior Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Ryan Strauser
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, VO 80237
 
   
Brian Sward
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO  80237
 
   
Jeremy Swartz
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Robin Tallman
Vice President & Controller
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Katie Turner
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO  80237
 
   
Brad Whiting
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Daniel Wright
Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 
   
Phil Wright
Vice President
7601 Technology Way
 
Denver, CO 80237
 

(c)

Name of Principal Underwriter
Net Underwriting           Discounts and Commissions
Compensation on Redemption or               Annuitization
Brokerage Commissions
Compensation
Jackson National Life           Distributors LLC
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable

Item. 30. Location of Accounts and Records

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, Michigan 48951

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
7601 Technology Way
Denver, Colorado 80237

Customer Service Center
55 Hartland Street
East Hartford, CT  06108
1-877-835-7243

Item. 31. Management Services

Not Applicable.

Item. 32. Undertakings and Representations

Jackson National Life Insurance Company represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contract, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Jackson National Life Insurance Company.



 
 

 


SIGNATURES

 
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Lansing, and State of Michigan, on this 31 st day of December, 2012.

Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A
(Registrant)

Jackson National Life Insurance Company


By:    /s/ THOMAS J. MEYER                                                                            
Thomas J. Meyer
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
(Depositor)


By:    /s/ THOMAS J. MEYER                                                                            
Thomas J. Meyer
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


   
*                                                               
December 31, 2012
Michael A. Wells, President, Chief
 
Executive Officer, Director and Chairman
 
   
   
   
                                                                                                                               
December 31, 2012
James R. Sopha, Chief Operating Officer
 
and Director
 
   
   
   
                                                                                                                               
December 31, 2012
Clifford J. Jack, Executive Vice President
 
and Director
 
   
   
   
                                                                                                                               
December 31, 2012
P. Chad Myers, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
 
   
   
   
                                                                                                                               
December 31, 2012
Robert A. Fritts, Senior Vice President and
 
Controller
 
   
   
   
                                                                                                                               
December 31, 2012
Leandra R. Knes, Director
 
   




* By:    /s/ THOMAS J. MEYER                                                                            
Thomas J. Meyer, as Attorney-in-Fact,
pursuant to Power of Attorney filed herewith.

 
 

 


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned as directors and/or officers of JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (the Depositor), a Michigan corporation, hereby appoint Michael A. Wells, P. Chad Myers, Thomas J. Meyer, Patrick W. Garcy, Susan S. Rhee, and Frank J. Julian (each with power to act without the others) his/her attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign applications and registration  statements,  and any and all amendments, with power to affix the corporate seal and to attest it, and to file the applications, registration statements, and amendments, with all exhibits and  requirements, in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940.  This Power of Attorney concerns initial registration statements and any amendments thereto filed in connection with the merger of Reassure America Life Insurance Company into Jackson National Life Insurance Company, and the intact transfer of its separate accounts to Jackson National Life Insurance Company, as follows: The Sage Variable Annuity Account A (File No. 811-04405), N-4 Registration Statements filed on or about December 31, 2012, superseding File Nos. 333-137725, 333-137726, 333-137727, 333-137728, 333-137729, 333-137730, and 333-137731;  The Sage Variable Life Account A  (File No. 811-09339), S-6 Registration Statement filed on or about December 31, 2012, superseding File No.  333-137732; Variable Annuity Fund I of Southwestern Life (File No. 811-01636), N-4 Registration Statements filed on or about December 31, 2012, superseding File Nos. 333-139724, 333-139725, and 333-139726; Valley Forge Life Insurance Company Variable Life Separate Account (File No. 811-07569), S-6 Registration Statements filed on or about December 31, 2012, superseding File Nos. 333-01949, 333-94575, 333-47106, and 333-48988; and Valley Forge Life Insurance Company Variable Annuity Separate Account (File No. 811-07547), N-4 Registration Statements filed on or about December 31, 2012, superseding File Nos. 333-01087 and 333-85511, as well as any future separate account(s) and/or future file number(s) within any separate account(s) that the Depositor establishes through which securities, particularly variable annuity contracts and variable universal life insurance policies, are to be offered for sale.  The undersigned grant to each attorney-in-fact and agent full authority to take all necessary actions to effectuate the above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he/she could do in person, thereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any one of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This instrument may be executed in one or more counterparts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney effective as of the 21st day of December, 2012.

   
/s/  MICHAEL A. WELLS                      
/s/  P. CHAD MYERS                         
Michael A. Wells, President, Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
P. Chad Myers, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
   
/s/ JAMES R. SOPHA                        
/s/  ROBERT A. FRITTS                                                                 
James R. Sopha, Chief Operating Officer
Robert A. Fritts, Senior Vice President and
and Director
Controller
 
/s/  CLIFFORD J. JACK                                                                
 
/s/  LEANDRA R. KNES                                                                
Clifford J. Jack, Executive Vice President
and Director
Leandra R. Knes, Director
 
 
 
 

 


EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit No.                      Description


1.

b.
Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Jackson National Life Insurance Company changing the name of The Sage Variable Annuity Account A.

3

b.(iii)
Form of letter to Selling Firms under Selling Agreements, with respect to Jackson’s replacement of REASSURE and JNLD’s replacement of SL Distributors, Inc.

c.
Assignment (dated as of December 31, 2012) of Underwriting, Selling, and Participation Agreements, including Jackson’s replacement of predecessor Insurers and JNLD’s replacement of SL Distributors, Inc.

4.

cc.                           Form of Endorsement changing Insurers.

6.

b.  
Amended By-laws of Jackson National Life Insurance Company.

8.

r.
Form of letter to mutual funds under Fund Participation Agreements, with respect to Jackson’s replacement of REASSURE, JNLD’s replacement of SL Distributors, Inc., and change of names of Separate Accounts.

s.                             Agreement and Plan of Merger.

9.
Opinion and Consent of Counsel.

10.
Consents of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms.


 
 

 


 
EX-1.b

 
JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WITHOUT A MEETING


The undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jackson National Life Insurance Company (the “Company”), do, as of December 31, 2012, hereby adopt the following resolutions and consent to the taking of the actions contemplated thereby without a meeting.


AMENDED AND RESTATED RESOLUTION FOR
THE SAGE VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT A


WHEREAS, the Board has approved and adopted a Plan and Agreement of Merger dated December 31, 2012 between Reassure America Life Insurance Company (“REASSURE”) and the Company, whereby, among other things, REASSURE would merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), resulting in Jackson’s acquisition of all the assets and liabilities of REASSURE and the termination of REASSURE’s separate corporate existence upon the effectiveness of the Merger;

WHEREAS, Sage Life Insurance Company, an entity subsequently merged into REASSURE, established The Sage Variable Annuity Account A (the “Separate Account”) on December 3, 1997, which supports issued and outstanding variable annuity contracts; and

WHEREAS, by virtue of the Merger, the Separate Account will be acquired intact by the Company and will thereby become a separate account of the Company, and the variable annuity contracts then supported by the Separate Account will become contracts of the Company;

Intact Transfer of the Separate Account

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:

RESOLVED, that, subject to receipt of any required regulatory approvals, immediately after the Merger is consummated:

(a)(1)           The Separate Account shall be transferred to Jackson on the date the Merger is consummated, shall continue as a separate account of Jackson and shall be considered to have been originally established on the date shown above.

    (2)           The Separate Account shall retain its historical unit values for the variable annuity contracts supported by such Account and issued and outstanding at the time the Merger is consummated;
    (3)           The Separate Account shall be invested in the same underlying investment vehicles as it was before the Merger;

(b)           The foregoing resolution shall not affect any other separate account of Jackson, and each such other separate account shall continue to be a duly authorized and validly established separate account of Jackson;

(c)           The name of the Separate Account after the Merger shall be the “Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A” until and unless later changed by Jackson; and

(d)           The Officers hereby are severally authorized and empowered to prepare, execute, deliver and cause to be filed on behalf of Jackson and the Separate Account, to the extent required or desirable under state or federal law, any and all reports, registration statements and applications for exemptive relief or approval, including any amendments thereto, and any consents to service of process, acceleration letters and other papers and instruments on behalf of Jackson and/or the Separate Account or otherwise, as may be necessary or desirable in order to carry into effect the above resolutions.

Amendment and Restatement of Separate Account Resolution

WHEREAS, the Board has concluded that, in connection with the intact transfer of the Separate Account to the Company and the renaming of the Separate Account as the Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A,  it is necessary and appropriate to amend and restate the Resolution of the Board of Directors of Sage Life Insurance Company authorizing the establishment of the Separate Account to include certain powers and protections in the best interests of the Company and the owners of contracts supported by the Separate Account;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT:

RESOLVED, that effective on the effective date of the Merger, the Resolution authorizing the establishment of the Separate Account is hereby amended and restated as follows:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of Delaware law, Sage Life Insurance Company established the Separate Account on December 3, 1997; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the Michigan Insurance Code, and any regulations promulgated thereunder by the Commissioner of the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation of the State of Michigan, the Board does hereby accept the intact transfer of the Separate Account for the purpose of allocating thereto any amounts paid to or held by the Company in connection with the prior issuance of variable annuity contracts, including but not limited to, amounts held under optional settlement modes;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the assets of the Separate Account shall be derived solely from (a) sale of variable annuity products, (b) funds corresponding to dividend accumulation with respect to investment of such assets, and (c) advances made by the Company in connection with the operation of the Separate Account;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Company shall maintain in the Separate Account assets with a fair market value at least equal to the statutory valuation reserves for the variable annuity contracts;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any two of the President, Vice Presidents and/or the Treasurer of the Company (the “Officers”) be, and each of them hereby is authorized in his or her discretion, as it may deem appropriate from time to time, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations (a) to divide the Separate Account into divisions and sub-divisions with each division or sub-division investing in shares of designated classes of designated investment companies or other appropriate securities, (b) to modify, substitute the investments of, consolidate, or eliminate any such divisions or sub-divisions, (c) to designate further any division or sub-division thereof and (d) to change the designation of the Separate Account to another designation;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to invest cash from the Company’s general account in the Separate Account or in any division thereof as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to facilitate the commencement of the operations of the Separate Account or to meet any minimum capital requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and to transfer cash or securities from time to time between the Company’s general account and the Separate Account as deemed necessary or appropriate so long as such transfers are not prohibited by law and are consistent with the terms of the variable annuity contracts issued by the Company providing for allocations to the Separate Account;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the income, gains and losses (whether or not realized) from assets allocated to the Separate Account shall, in accordance with any variable annuity contracts issued by the Company providing for allocations to the Separate Account, be credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to the other income, gains or losses of the Company;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that authority is hereby delegated to the President of the Company to adopt procedures providing for, among other things, criteria by which the Company shall provide for a pass-through of voting rights to the owners of variable annuity contracts issued by the Company, providing for allocation to the Separate Account with respect to the shares of any investment companies which are held in the Separate Account;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to prepare and execute any necessary agreements to enable the Separate Account to invest or reinvest the assets of the Separate Account in securities issued by investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or other appropriate securities as the Officers of the Company may designate pursuant to the provisions of the variable annuity contracts issued by the Company providing for allocations to the Separate Account;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the fiscal year of the Separate Account shall end on the 31 st day of December each year;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Company may register under the Securities Act of 1933 variable annuity contracts, or units of interest thereunder, under which amounts will be allocated by the Company to the Separate Account to support reserves for such contracts and, in connection therewith, the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to prepare, execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the name and on behalf of the Company, registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, including prospectuses, supplements, exhibits and other documents relating thereto, and amendments to the foregoing, in such form as the Officer executing the same may deem necessary or appropriate;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to take all actions necessary to register the Separate Account as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and to take such related actions as they deem necessary and appropriate to carrying out the foregoing;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to prepare, execute and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, applications and amendments thereto for such exemptions from or orders under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933, and to request from the Securities and Exchange Commission no action and interpretative letters as they may from time to time deem necessary or desirable;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to prepare, execute and file all periodic reports required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President of the Company, or such person as is designated by him or her, is hereby appointed as agent for service under any such registration statement and is duly authorized to receive communications and notices from the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto, and to exercise powers given to such agent by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Rules thereunder and any other necessary Acts;
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to effect in the name and on behalf of the Company, all such registrations, filings and qualifications under blue sky or other applicable securities laws and regulations and under insurance securities laws and under insurance laws and regulations of such states and other jurisdictions as they may deem necessary or appropriate, with respect to the Company, and with respect to any variable annuity contracts under which amounts will be allocated by the Company to the Separate Account to support reserves for such contracts; such authorization shall include registration, filing and qualification of the Company and of said contracts, as well as registration, filing and qualification of officers, employees and agents of the Company as brokers, dealers, agents, salesmen or otherwise; and such authorization shall also include, in connection therewith, authority to prepare, execute, acknowledge and file all such applications, applications for exemptions, certificates, affidavits, covenants, consents to service of process and other instruments; and to take all such action as the Officer executing the same or taking such action may deem necessary or desirable; and
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Officers of the Company be, and each of them hereby is, authorized to execute and deliver all such documents and papers and to do or cause to be done all such acts and things as they may deem necessary or desirable to carry out the foregoing resolutions and the intent and purpose thereof.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned, being all the members of the Board of Directors of Jackson National Life Insurance Company, have executed this written consent as of the 31 st day of December 2012.



/s/  MICHAEL A. WELLS                                                              / s/  JAMES R SOPHA                                                       
Michael A. Wells                                                                           James R. Sopha



/s/  P. CHAD MYERS                                                                     / s/  CLIFFORD J. JACK                                                       
P. Chad Myers                                                                                Clifford J. Jack



/s/  LEANDRA R. KNES                                                       
Leandra R. Knes
 
 
 

 
EX-3.b.(iii)
 


November, XX, 2012

______________________
______________________
______________________.

Re:  Jackson National Life Insurance Company’s Replacement of Reassure America life Insurance Company and Jackson National Distributors LLC’s Replacement of SL Distributors, Inc. in Selling Agreements

Dear [Sir or Madam/contact name]:

SL Distributors, Inc. (“SL Distributors”) and you are party to one or more selling agreements with respect to currently-outstanding variable annuity and variable life insurance products (the “Variable Products”) that were originally offered and sold by Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc., (the “Original Insurer”).  References herein to your “Selling Agreement” include each such selling agreement to which you are a party with respect to the Variable Products.

These Variable Products are no longer being offered or sold to new purchasers.  Moreover, as a result of certain merger transactions, the Original Insurer no longer exists,  and Reassure America Life Insurance Company (“REASSURE”) currently is the issuer of the Variable Products.  REASSURE currently is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“Jackson®”).

1.   Merger of REASSURE into Jackson®.

As stated in the enclosed supplement to the Variable Product prospectuses, Jackson’s® and REASSURE’s Boards of Directors have voted to merge REASSURE into Jackson®, with an anticipated effective date of December 31, 2012.  Upon completion of the merger, Jackson® will be the issuing insurance company of the Variable Products and have the insurer’s rights and obligations under your Selling Agreement. At the time of the merger, the names of the insurance company “Separate Accounts” that support the Variable Products will be changed as follows:

Current Separate Account Name
New Separate Account Name
(as of December 31, 2012)
The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A
The Sage Variable Life Account A
Jackson Sage Variable Life Account A
   

Accordingly, please revise your records as of December 31, 2012 to reflect Jackson® as the issuer of the Variable Products through the above renamed Separate Accounts under your Selling Agreement.   Jackson’s® address for notice purposes and otherwise is:

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, Michigan 48951

Attn:  James L. Simon Legal Dept S-13

2.   Replacement of SL Distributors.

Also, upon completion of the merger, Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”) will replace SL Distributors under your Selling Agreement, such that JNLD will have all of the rights and obligations toward you that SL Distributors now has under that agreement.

Therefore, please replace SL Distributors with JNLD as of December 31, 2012 on your records relating to your Selling Agreement with respect to the Variable Products.   JNLD’s address for notice purposes and otherwise is:

Jackson National Life Distributors LLC
1 Corporate Way
                Lansing, Michigan 48951

               Attn: James L. Simon Legal Dept. S-13

3.   Sign and Return Enclosed Copy.

We would appreciate it if you would acknowledge these changes by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to us in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope .  In any event, we will consider your acceptance of any further compensation or the making of any further purchase payments under Variable Products that are subject to your Selling Agreement after completion of the merger on December 31, 2012 to constitute such acknowledgement.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 517-702-2468 or e-mail: jim.simon@jackson.com.

Sincerely,


James L. Simon
Associate General Counsel

 
 

 


Acknowledged by:

Name of Selling Firm:____________________________

By:_____________________  Date:_________, 2012

Name:___________________

Title:____________________




 
 

 

EX-3.c
 

 



ASSIGNMENT
of
Underwriting, Selling, and Participation Agreements

This Assignment, dated as of December 31, 2012, witnesseth:

WHEREAS, The Sage Variable Annuity Account A, The Sage Variable Life Account A and Variable Annuity Fund I of Southwestern Life (the “Variable Accounts”) provide investment options under, respectively, certain annuity and life insurance policies (collectively, the “Policies”);

WHEREAS, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, as successor to Reassure America Life Insurance Company (which itself was the successor to Sage Life Assurance of America, Inc. and Southwestern Life Insurance Company), (“Jackson ® ”) and SL Distributors, Inc. (“SLDI”) are parties to  Underwriting Agreements dated as of August 22, 2003 and December 14, 2006; and the term “Underwriting Agreements” as used in this Assignment shall include said agreements and any similar agreements under which SLDI serves as an underwriter or distributor with respect to the Policies;

WHEREAS, as contemplated by an Underwriting Agreement, SLDI (or Sage Distributors, Inc (“SDI”) or any other predecessor underwriter) entered into selling agreements with broker-dealers and/or other parties for the purpose of marketing Policies; and the term “Selling Agreement” as used in this Assignment  shall include all said agreements, regardless of how titled;

WHEREAS, Jackson ® , as successor, is a party to the Selling Agreements; and

WHEREAS, Jackson ® , as successor, also is a party to certain agreements with management investment companies (the “Funds”) that establish terms and conditions under which the Variable Accounts may invest in Fund shares; and the term “Participation Agreement” as used in this Assignment  shall include all said agreements regardless of how titled, including any such agreements to which SLDI, SDI, any other predecessor underwriter, and/or any affiliated person of a Fund may also be a party.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements in this Assignment, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged:

1.   Assignment of Rights

SLDI hereby assigns and conveys all of its right, title and interest in, to, and under each of the Underwriting Agreements, Selling Agreements, and Participation Agreements to Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”).

 2.   Assumption of Obligations

JNLD hereby assumes all of SLDI’s obligations under each of the Underwriting Agreements, Selling Agreements, and Participation Agreements.

3.   Consent and Agreement

The undersigned hereby: (a) consent to the assignments and assumptions provided for in Sections 1 and 2 above; (b) agree that, as to any of the Underwriting Agreements, Selling Agreements, or Participation Agreements to which SLDI is a party, SLDI shall no longer be a party for any purpose; (c) agree that JNLD shall be a party to each of those agreements in SLDI’s name, place, and stead for all purposes; (d) agree that all references to any predecessor of Jackson ® in any Underwriting Agreement, Selling Agreement, or Participation Agreement (including in any exhibits, supplements, attachments, assignments or other appurtenances thereof or thereto, or in any amendments to any of the foregoing) shall be deemed to refer instead to Jackson ® ; (e) agree that all references to SLDI (or to SDI or any other predecessor underwriter) in any of such documents shall be deemed to refer instead to JNLD; (f) agree that all references in any of such documents to the address of any predecessor of Jackson ® shall mean instead the following address of Jackson ® :

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, Michigan 48951
Attn: Thomas J. Meyer
Senior Vice President and General Counsel


and (g) agree that all references in any of such documents to the address of SLDI (or of SDI or any other predecessor underwriter) shall mean instead the following address of JNLD:

Jackson National Life Distributors LLC
7601 Technology Way
Denver, Colorado 80237
Attn: Gregory P. Cicotte
President



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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the below parties have entered into this Assignment as of the date first written above.


SL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.



By:   /s/  GREGORY P. CICOTTE                                                                                                 

Name:         Gregory P. Cicotte                                                                                      

Title:            President                                                                                                 



JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE DISTRIBUTORS LLC



By:   /s/  GREGORY P. CICOTTE                                                                                                 

Name:         Gregory P. Cicotte                                                                                      

Title:            President                                                                                                 




JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY



By:   /s/  THOMAS J. MEYER                                                                                      

Name:                      Thomas J. Meyer                                                                                                 

Title:       Senior Vice President and General Counsel                                                                                      




 
 

 

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NAME CHANGE ENDORSEMENT

This endorsement is made a part of the Contract to which it is attached and is effective as of __________.

In accordance with the merger of Reassure America Life Insurance Company and Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson) effective __________, and pursuant to the necessary regulatory approval, your life insurance company is now Jackson National Life Insurance Company, domiciled in the state of Michigan.

All references to Reassure America Life Insurance Company are hereby changed to Jackson National Life Insurance Company. No terms, conditions or benefits of your policy, contract or certificate have changed. Jackson National Life Insurance Company is responsible for all benefits payable under the policy, contract or certificate. Your rights as a policyholder are not affected.

If you have any questions, you may call Jackson National Life Insurance Company or write Jackson National Life Insurance Company at the service office listed below. All future notices, claims, actions, and any other correspondence with Jackson National Life Insurance Company should be sent to the service office listed below:


SERVICE OFFICE:                                                                          EXECUTIVE OFFICE:
[Jackson National Life Insurance Company                              Jackson National Life Insurance Company
P.O. Box 24068                                                                                [1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48909-4068                                                                Lansing, MI 48951]
1-800-644-4565]
 
 
 

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EX-6.b
 
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE BYLAWS

OF

JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


The Bylaws of Jackson National Life Insurance Company (the "Corporation") are hereby amended this 9 th day of March 2009, as follows:

1.   Article VI, Section 6.03, is replaced in its entirety with the following :

6.03            Special Meeting of Directors .  Except as the Articles of Incorporation or the Michigan Insurance Code may otherwise provide for action to be taken by directors, upon written notice of the time and place and purpose or purposes of any special meeting any of the directors in-between regular meetings of the board of directors may consent in writing to any specific action to be taken by the Corporation; if approved by a majority of the directors at such special meeting, including those consenting in writing, such action shall be as valid a Corporation action as though authorized at a regular meeting of the directors.  The minutes of such approval and action shall be fully recorded, each written consent shall be made a part thereof, and these minutes and written consent shall be reviewed at the next regular meeting of said board of directors.

2.            A new Section 6.04 shall be added to the end of Article VI to read as follows :

6.04            Action Without a Meeting .  Action required or permitted to be taken under authorization voted at a meeting of the board of directors or a committee of the board may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, all members of the board of directors then in office or of the committee, consent to the action in writing.  The written consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors or committee.  The consent has the same effect as a vote of the board of directors or committee for all purposes.

3.            Article VII (Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.04) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following :

ARTICLE VII

OFFICERS

7.01            Number .  The board of directors shall elect or appoint a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, and may select a chairperson of the board of directors and one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries, or assistant treasurers or other officers or agents as the board may decide (each an "Executive Officer").  The president and chairperson of the board of directors, if any, shall be members of the board of directors.  The same person may hold any two or more of the preceding Executive Officer positions except those of president and vice president.  No Executive Officer shall execute, acknowledge, or verify an instrument in more than one capacity if the instrument is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws to be executed, acknowledged, or verified by one or more officers.

In addition to the Executive Officers of the Corporation described above, there may also be such administrative officers of the Corporation ("Nonexecutive Officers") as may be designated and appointed from time to time by the board of directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.04 of these Bylaws.

7.02            Term of Office, Resignation and Removal .  An Executive Officer shall hold office for the term for which he or she is elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her resignation or removal.  An Executive Officer may resign by written notice to the Corporation.  The resignation is effective on its receipt by the Corporation or at a subsequent time specified in the notice of resignation.  An Executive Officer may be removed by the board of directors with or without cause.  The removal of an Executive Officer shall be without prejudice to his or her contract rights, if any.  The election or appointment of an Executive Officer does not of itself create contract rights.

Any Nonexecutive Officer may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time by the board of directors.  Any Nonexecutive Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the president or to the secretary of the Corporation.

7.03            Vacancies .  A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular appointments to that office.

7.04            Nonexecutive Officers .  In addition to the Executive Officers of the Corporation as provided in Section 7.01 of these Bylaws, there may also be such Nonexecutive Officers of the Corporation as may be designated and appointed from time to time by the board of directors.  Nonexecutive Officers shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be determined by the board of directors or president in order to assist the Executive Officers in the furtherance of their duties.  In the performance of such duties and the exercise of such powers, however, such Nonexecutive Officers shall have limited authority to act on behalf of the Corporation as the board of directors or president shall establish, including but not limited to, limitations on the dollar amount and on the scope of agreements or commitments that may be made by such Nonexecutive Officers on behalf of the Corporation, which limitations may not be exceeded by such individuals or altered without further approval by the board of directors or president.

7.05            Authority .  In addition to the powers set forth in these Bylaws, all officers, employees and agents of the Corporation shall have the authority and perform the duties to conduct and manage the business and affairs of the Corporation that may be designated from time to time by the board of directors.

The foregoing Amendment No. 1 to the Bylaws was duly approved by the board of directors of Jackson National Life Insurance Company on March 9, 2009.



                                              /s/  THOMAS J. MEYER        
                                               Thomas J. Meyer, Secretary


 
 

 

EX-8.r
 

November 7, 2012

_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

RE:
Jackson National Life Insurance Company’s Replacement of Reassure America Life Insurance Company and Jackson National Distributors LLC’s Replacement of SL Distributors, Inc. in Connection with Fund Participation Agreement

Dear [Sir or Madam/Fund Contact]:

On September 4, 2012 Jackson National Life Insurance Company (”Jackson ® ”) acquired Reassure America Life Insurance Company (“REASSURE”) as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary.  Certain separate accounts of REASSURE (“Separate Accounts”) have been long-time investors in your funds pursuant to one or more currently in-force fund participation agreements (“FPAs”).

1.  
Merger of REASSURE into Jackson ®

The enclosed supplement to the prospectuses for the Separate Accounts discloses the votes of Jackson’s ® and REASSURE’s respective Boards of Directors to merge REASSURE into Jackson ® with an anticipated effective date of December 31, 2012.  Upon completion of the merger, REASSURE will no longer exist as a separate company and Jackson ® will be the depositor of the Separate Accounts. At the time of the merger, the Separate Accounts will be named as follows:

Current Separate Account Name
New Separate Account Name
(as of December 31, 2012)
The Sage Variable Annuity Account A
Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A
The Sage Variable Life Account A
Jackson Sage Variable Life Account A
Variable Annuity Fund I of Southwestern Life
Jackson SWL Variable Annuity Fund I

Accordingly, please revise your records as of December 31, 2012 in connection with any applicable FPA to reflect Jackson ® as the depositor of the renamed Separate Accounts and the issuer of the variable products supported by those accounts.   Jackson’s ® address for notice purposes and otherwise is:

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI 48951
Attention: General Counsel, Legal Department
Facsimile No.: 517-706-5517

2.
Replacement of SL Distributors

Also, upon completion of the merger, Jackson National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”) will replace SL Distributors, Inc. as the distributor of the Contracts.

Therefore, please also replace SL Distributors with JNLD as of December 31, 2012 on your records relating to a ctivities covered by an FPA with respect to the Separate Accounts.   JNLD’s address for notice purposes and otherwise is:

Jackson National Life Insurance Company
7601 Technology Way
Denver, CO  80237
Attn: Alison Reed
Facsimile No.: 720-489-6580

3.   Sign and Return Enclosed Copy

We would appreciate it if you would acknowledge this scheduled change by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and returning it to us in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope .  In any event, we will consider a fund’s acceptance of any further purchase payments on behalf of a Separate Account after completion of the merger on December 31, 2012 to constitute such acknowledgement.

If you have any question, please contact me at 260/435-8655 or e-mail: mark.lemon@jackson.com .

Sincerely,

 
 
Mark Lemon
Director, Compliance
JACKSON National Life Insurance Company
1670 Magnavox Way
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804
Direct: 260/435-8655
Fax: 260/435-8806


Acknowledged by:

Your Firm's Name:    [______________]

By:
___________________________________
Date:
____________________
       
Name:
___________________________________
   
       
Title:
___________________________________
   


 
 

 

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Execution Copy

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of November 26, 2012, is entered into by and between Jackson National Life Insurance Company, a life insurance company domiciled in the State of Michigan (“ Jackson ”), and Reassure America Life Insurance Company, a life insurance company domiciled in the State of Indiana (“ REALIC ”).

A.   Whereas, Jackson is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of REALIC;
 
B.   Whereas, the Board of Directors of each of Jackson and REALIC has approved this Merger Agreement and the merger (the “ Merger ”) of REALIC with and into Jackson in accordance with (a) Section 500.7604 of the Michigan Insurance Code and (b) Sections 27-1-9-1, 27-1-9-3 and 27-1-9-12 of the Indiana Insurance Code;
 
C.   Whereas, the Board of Directors of each of Jackson and REALIC has submitted this Merger Agreement to its respective sole shareholder for approval and has recommended that its respective sole shareholder approve this Merger Agreement;
 
D.   Whereas, the sole shareholder of each of Jackson and REALIC has adopted and approved this Merger Agreement;
 
E.   Whereas, thirty (30) days following the later of such shareholder approvals, the Board of Directors of each of Jackson and REALIC have again considered and approved this Merger Agreement and the Merger; and
 
F.   Whereas, the Merger is intended to qualify as a liquidation within the meaning of Section 332 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
 
Code ”) and a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and this Agreement will be and hereby is adopted as a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth herein, Jackson and REALIC hereby agree in this Merger Agreement as follows:
 
Section 1   The Merger .  At the Effective Time (as defined in Section 2 below), the Merger shall become effective and REALIC shall be merged with and into Jackson in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Michigan Insurance Code, the Michigan Business Corporation Act and the Indiana Insurance Code, and Jackson shall be the surviving corporation.  As used in this Merger Agreement, the term “ Surviving Corporation ” refers to Jackson from and after the Effective Time.
 
Section 2   Effective Time of the Merger .  The “ Effective Time ” of the Merger shall be (a) the later of (i) the issuance of a Certificate of Final Approval of this Merger Agreement by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Michigan pursuant to Section 500.7604(d) of the Michigan Insurance Code and (ii) the issuance of the Certificate of Merger by the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana pursuant to Section 27-1-9-5 of the Indiana Insurance Code, or (b) at such later time as is agreed between the parties hereto and specified in the Certificates of Merger.
 
Section 3   Effects of the Merger .  The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 500.7604(2) of the Michigan Insurance Code and Section 27-1-9-11 of the Indiana Insurance Code.
 
Section 4   Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws .  The Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”) and the Bylaws, as amended (the “ Bylaws ”) of Jackson, each as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall continue to be the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until altered, restated, amended or repealed in accordance with the Michigan Insurance Code and the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, as applicable.
 
Section 5   Directors and Officers .  The directors and officers of Jackson immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, or as otherwise provided by law.
 
Section 6   Consents and Approvals .  Each of Jackson and REALIC shall cooperate with the other party hereto and use its reasonable best efforts to secure all consents, approvals, authorizations and waivers required in order to effect the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger and including, without limitation, approvals of the (a) Michigan Department of Insurance pursuant to Section 500.7604 of the Michigan Insurance Code and (b) Indiana Department of Insurance pursuant to Section 27-1-9-3 of the Indiana Insurance Code.
 
Section 7   Conditions Precedent .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Merger Agreement, the respective obligations of Jackson and REALIC to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:  (a) the approvals set forth in Section 6 hereof, as well as all other approvals or consents required by law in order to consummate the Merger, shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect; and (b) no order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger shall be in effect, and no statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental entity which prohibits, restricts or makes illegal the consummation of the Merger.
 
Section 8   Shares .
 
(a)   Jackson .  As of the date hereof, and immediately prior to the Effective Time, Jackson will have 12,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $1.15 per share, issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the Merger Agreement and the Merger (the “ Jackson Common Stock ”).  As of the date hereof, and immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Jackson Common Stock is the only issued and outstanding stock of Jackson.  From and after the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each share of Jackson Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain outstanding and shall continue as one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, par value $1.15 per share, entitled to one vote per share of common stock, and each certificate evidencing ownership of any such shares shall continue to evidence ownership of the same number of shares of the Surviving Corporation.
 
(b)   REALIC .  As of the date hereof, and immediately prior to the Effective Time, REALIC will have 50,000 shares of its common stock, par value $50.00 per share, issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the Merger Agreement and the Merger (the “ REALIC Common Stock ”).  As of the date hereof, and immediately prior to the Effective Time, the REALIC Common Stock is the only issued and outstanding stock of REALIC.  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each share of REALIC Common Stock that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be immediately and automatically cancelled.
 
Section 9   Further Assurances .  From time to time, as and when required by the Surviving Corporation or by its successors or assigns, there shall be executed and delivered on behalf of REALIC such deeds and other instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be taken by it all such further and other action, as shall be appropriate, advisable or necessary in order to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation the title to and possession of all property, interests, assets, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority of REALIC, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Merger Agreement.  The officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation are fully authorized in the name and on behalf of REALIC or otherwise, to take any and all such action and to execute and deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments.
 
 
Section 10   No Third Party Beneficiaries .  Nothing in this Merger Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Merger Agreement.
 
 
Section 11   Amendment; Termination .  This Merger Agreement may be amended, modified or terminated by the parties hereto at any time prior to the Effective Time, but only pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by the parties and only in accordance with applicable provisions of Michigan and Indiana law.
 
 
Section 12   Entire Agreement .  This Merger Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
 
 
Section 13   Governing Law .  This Merger Agreement shall be governed by, enforced under and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule thereof, except to the extent that provisions of the Indiana Insurance Code are by their terms applicable.
 
 
Section 14   Counterparts .  This Merger Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
 

 



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Execution Copy


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Merger Agreement to be executed on the date first written above by their respective duly authorized officers.
 
 
 
JACKSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
     
     
[SEAL]
By:
/s/  JAMES R. SOPHA
   
Name:
James R. Sopha
   
Title:
Chief Operating Officer
     
[SEAL]
By:
 
 
 
/s/  JULIA A. GOATLEY
   
Name:       Julia A. Goatley
   
Title:          Vice President & Assistant
                   Secretary
 
 
 
REASSURE AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
     
     
[SEAL]
By:
/s/  JAMES R. SOPHA
   
Name:    James R. Sopha
   
Title:       President & CEO
     
[SEAL]
By:
 
 
 
/s/  JULIA A. GOATLEY
   
Name:
Julia A. Goatley
   
Title:
Vice President & Secretary

 
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EX-9
 

 
December 31, 2012

Filed Via EDGAR

Board of Directors
Jackson National Life Insurance Company
1 Corporate Way
Lansing, MI  48951

Re:           Jackson National Life Insurance Company
Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A (formerly The Sage Variable Annuity
Account A) ("Registrant"); Initial Registration Statement (File Nos. 333-____________
and 811-04405) (the "Registration Statement”)

Directors:

You have requested our Opinion of Counsel in connection with the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of an Initial Registration Statement on Form N-4 (the “Registration Statement”) of the Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A, a separate account of Jackson National Life Insurance Company, with respect to the Flexible Payment Deferred Combination Fixed and Variable Annuity Contracts (Asset I) (the "Contracts") described in the prospectus, as supplemented, (the “Prospectus”) contained in the Registration Statement.

We have made such examination of the law and have examined such records and documents as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below. For purposes of such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to the original of all copies. We have further assumed that the Contracts will no longer be sold, in conformity with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s staff’s position in the Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. No Action Letter (available October 23, 1990) concerning annual update requirements for inactive contracts.

We are of the following opinions:

1.
Jackson Sage Variable Annuity Account A is a Unit Investment Trust as that term is defined in Section 4(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act"), and is currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Act.

2.
Upon the acceptance of premiums made by an Owner pursuant to a Contract issued in accordance with the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement and upon compliance with applicable law, such an Owner will have a legally issued, fully paid, non-assessable contractual interest under such Contract.

You may use this opinion letter, or a copy thereof, as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

Respectfully,

/s/ FRANK J. JULIAN

Frank J. Julian
Assistant Vice President, Legal

 
 

 

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