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American Legacy III C-Share
Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H individual variable annuity
contracts
Home Office: Servicing Office:
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
P.O.Box 2348
120 Madison Street, Suite 1700 1300 South Clinton Street
Syracuse, NY 13202 Fort Wayne, IN 46801
www.lincolnlife-ny.com
This Prospectus describes the individual flexible premium deferred variable
annuity contract that is issued by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
("LNY"). It is primarily for use with nonqualified plans and retirement plans
under Section 408 (IRAs) and 408A (Roth IRAs) of the tax code. Generally, you
do not pay federal income tax on the contract's growth until it is paid out.
The contract is designed to accumulate contract value and to provide retire-
ment income that you cannot outlive or for an agreed upon time. These benefits
may be a variable or fixed amount or a combination of both. If you die before
the annuity commencement date, we will pay your beneficiary a death benefit.
In the alternative, you may choose to receive a death benefit upon the death
of the annuitant.
The minimum initial purchase payment for the contract is $25,000. Additional
purchase payments may be made to the contract and must be at least $100 per
payment ($25 if transmitted electronically), and at least $300 annually.
You choose whether your contract value accumulates on a variable or a fixed
(guaranteed) basis or both. If you put all your purchase payments into the
fixed account, we guarantee your principal and a minimum interest rate. We
limit withdrawals and transfers from the fixed side of the contract.
All purchase payments for benefits on a variable basis will be placed in Lin-
coln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H (variable annuity account
[VAA]). The VAA is a segregated investment account of LNY. You take all the
investment risk on the contract value and the retirement income for amounts
placed into one or more of the contract's variable options. If the subaccounts
you select make money, your contract value goes up; if they lose money, it
goes down. How much it goes up or down depends on the performance of the
subaccounts you select. We do not guarantee how any of the variable options or
their funds will perform. Also, neither the U.S. Government nor any federal
agency insures or guarantees your investment in the contract.
The available funds, listed below, are each part of American Funds Insurance
Series (series) Class 2 Shares, also known as American Variable Insurance Se-
ries:
Global Growth
Global Small Capitalization
Growth
International
New World
Growth-Income
Asset Allocation
Bond
High-Yield Bond
U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities
Cash Management
This Prospectus gives you information about the contracts that you should know
before you decide to buy a contract and make purchase payments. You should
also review the prospectus for the funds that is attached, and keep both pro-
spectuses for reference.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved this contract
or determined that this Prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation
to the contrary is a criminal offense.
You can obtain a current Statement of Additional Information (SAI), dated the
same date as this Prospectus, about the contracts which has more information.
Its terms are made part of this Prospectus. For a free copy, write: Lincoln
Life & Annuity Company of New York, P.O. Box 2348, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801,
or call 1-800-942-5500. The SAI and other information about LNY and Account H
are also available on the SEC's web site (http://www.sec.gov). There is a
table of contents for the SAI on the last page of this Prospectus.
October 12, 2000
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Table of contents
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Special terms 2
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Expense tables 3
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Summary 5
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Condensed financial information 6
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Investment results 6
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Financial statements 6
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Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of
New York 6
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Fixed side of the contract 6
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Variable annuity account (VAA) 6
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Investments of the variable annuity account 7
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Charges and other deductions 9
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The contract 9
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Annuity payouts 13
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Federal tax matters 15
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Voting rights 18
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Distribution of the contracts 18
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Return privilege 18
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State regulation 19
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Records and reports 19
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Other information 19
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Statement of additional information table of contents for Variable
Annuity Account H American Legacy III C-Share 20
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Special terms
(We have italicized the terms that have special meaning throughout the Pro-
spectus.)
Account or variable annuity account (VAA) -- The segregated investment ac-
count, Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H, into which LNY sets
aside and invests the assets for the variable side of the contract offered in
this Prospectus.
Accumulation unit -- A measure used to calculate contract value for the vari-
able side of the contract before the annuity commencement date.
Annuitant or Joint Annuitant -- The person or persons on whose life the annu-
ity benefit payments are based and upon whose death a death benefit may be
paid.
Annuity commencement date -- The valuation date when funds are withdrawn or
converted into annuity units or fixed dollar payout for payment of retirement
income benefits under the annuity payout option you select.
Annuity payout -- An amount paid at regular intervals after the annuity com-
mencement date under one of several options available to the annuitant and/or
any other payee. This amount may be paid on a variable or fixed basis, or a
combination of both.
Annuity unit -- A measure used to calculate the amount of annuity payouts for
the variable side of the contract after the annuity commencement date.
Beneficiary -- The person or entity you choose to receive the death benefit
that is paid if you die before the annuity commencement date.
Contingent annuitant -- The person who will become the annuitant upon the
death of the annuitant.
Contractowner (you, your, owner) -- The person who has the ability to exercise
the rights within the contract (decides on investment allocations, transfers,
payout option, designates the beneficiary, etc.). Usually, but not always, the
owner is the annuitant.
Contract value -- At a given time before the annuity commencement date, the
total value of all accumulation units for a contract plus the value of the DCA
fixed account of the contract.
Contract year -- Each one-year period starting with the effective date of the
contract and starting with each contract anniversary after that.
DCA fixed account -- An account established to accept purchase payments or
transfers of contract value, that may only be used for dollar cost averaging
purposes. The DCA fixed account is part of the general account of LNY.
Death benefit -- The amount payable to your designated beneficiary if the
owner dies before the annuity commencement date, or, if selected, to the owner
if the annuitant dies.
Lincoln Life -- The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
LNY (we, us, our) -- Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York.
Purchase payments -- Amounts paid into the contract.
Series -- American Funds Insurance Series (series), the funds to which you di-
rect purchase payments.
Subaccount or American Legacy III C-Share subaccount --The portion of the VAA
that reflects investments in accumulation and annuity units of a class of a
particular fund available under the contracts. There is a separate subaccount
which corresponds to each class of a fund.
Valuation date -- Each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for
trading.
Valuation period -- The period starting at the close of trading (currently
4:00 p.m. New York time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading (valua-
tion date) and ending at the close of such trading on the next valuation date.
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Expense tables
Summary of contractowner expenses:
Transfer fee: $25
The transfer charge will not be imposed on the first 12 transfers during a con-
tract year. We reserve the right to charge a $25 fee for the 13th and each ad-
ditional transfer during any contract year. Automatic dollar cost averaging and
automatic rebalancing transfers are not included in the first twelve transfers.
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Account H annual expenses for American Legacy III C-Share subaccounts:*
(as a percentage of average account value):
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Enhanced Guarantee
Guaranteed of
Minimum Principal
Death Benefit Death
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Mortality and expense risk charge 1.55% 1.45%
Administrative charge .10% .10%
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Total annual charge for each American Legacy III C-
Share subaccount 1.65% 1.55%
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Estimated annual expenses for the funds as of December 31, 1999.
(as a percentage of each fund's average net assets):
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1. Global Growth .68% .25% .03% .96%
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2. Global Small Capitalization .78 .25 .03 1.06
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3. Growth .38 .25 .01 .64
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4. International .55 .25 .05 .85
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5. New World** .89 .25 .06 1.20
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6. Growth-Income .34 .25 .01 .60
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7. Asset Allocation .43 .25 .01 .69
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8. Bond .51 .25 .02 .78
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9. High-Yield Bond .50 .25 .01 .76
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10. U.S. Govt./AAA-Rated
Securities .51 .25 .01 .77
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11. Cash Management .44 .25 .01 .70
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*The VAA is divided into separately-named subaccounts, eleven of which are
available under the contracts. Each subaccount, in turn, invests purchase pay-
ments in shares of a class of its respective fund.
**These expenses are annualized. The fund began operations on June 17, 1999.
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Example
(expenses of the subaccounts and of the funds):
If you surrender your contract at the end of the time period shown, you would
pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return:
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1. Global Growth $84 $124
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2. Global Small Capitalization 85 127
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3. Growth 81 114
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4. International 83 120
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5. New World 86 131
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6. Growth-Income 80 114
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7. Asset Allocation 81 115
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8. Bond 82 118
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9. High-Yield Bond 82 118
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10. U.S. Govt./AAA-Rated Securities 82 118
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11. Cash Management 81 116
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We provide this example to help you understand the direct and indirect costs
and expenses of the contract. The example assumes that an EGMDB is in effect.
Without this benefit, expenses would be lower. For more information, see
Charges and other deductions in this Prospectus, and Management and Organiza-
tion in the prospectus for the funds. Premium taxes may also apply, although
they do not appear in the examples. This example should not be considered a
representation of past or future expenses. Actual expenses may be more or less
than those shown.
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Summary
What kind of contract am I buying? It is an individual annuity contract be-
tween you and LNY. This Prospectus describes the variable side of the con-
tract. See The contract.
What is the variable annuity account (VAA)? It is a separate account we estab-
lished under New York insurance law, and registered with the SEC as a unit in-
vestment trust. VAA assets are allocated to one or more subaccounts, according
to your investment choices. VAA assets are not chargeable with liabilities
arising out of any other business which LNY may conduct. See Variable annuity
account.
What are my investment choices? Based upon your instruction, the VAA applies
your purchase payments to buy series shares in one or more of the investment
funds of the series: Global Growth, Global Small Capitalization, Growth, In-
ternational, New World, Growth-Income, Asset Allocation, Bond, High-Yield
Bond, U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities and Cash Management. In turn, each
fund holds a portfolio of securities consistent with its investment policy.
See Investments of the variable annuity account--Description of the series.
Who invests my money? The investment advisor for the series is Capital Re-
search and Management Company (CRMC), Los Angeles, California. CRMC is regis-
tered as an investment advisor with the SEC. See Investments of the variable
annuity account--Investment advisor.
How does the contract work? If we approve your application, we will send you a
contract. When you make purchase payments during the accumulation phase, you
buy accumulation units. If you decide to receive retirement income payments,
your accumulation units are converted to annuity units. Your retirement income
payments will be based on the number of annuity units you received and the
value of each annuity unit on payout days. See The contract.
What charges do I pay under the contract? We will deduct any applicable pre-
mium tax from purchase payments or contract value at the time the tax is in-
curred or at another time we choose.
We apply an annual charge totaling 1.65% to the daily net asset value of the
VAA. This charge includes 0.10% as an administrative charge and 1.55% as a
mortality and expense risk charge. If the enhanced death benefit is not in ef-
fect, the mortality and expense risk charge is 1.45%, for an annual charge to-
taling 1.55%. See Charges and other deductions.
The series pays a management fee to CRMC based on the average daily net asset
value of each fund. See Investments of the variable annuity account--Invest-
ment advisor. Each fund also has a 12b-1 fee and additional operating ex-
penses. These are described in the prospectus for the series.
What purchase payments do I make, and how often? Subject to the minimum and
maximum payment amounts, your payments are completely flexible. See The con-
tract--Purchase payments.
How will my annuity payouts be calculated? If you decide to annuitize, you may
select an annuity option and start receiving retirement income payments from
your contract as a fixed option or variable option or a combination of both.
See Annuity payouts--Annuity options. Remember that participants in the VAA
benefit from any gain, and take a risk of any loss, in the value of the secu-
rities in the funds' portfolios.
What happens if I die before I annuitize? The enhanced death benefit, if in
effect, will be paid to your beneficiary. If the enhanced death benefit is not
in effect, your beneficiary will receive the guarantee of principal death ben-
efit. Your beneficiary has options as to how the death benefit is paid. In the
alternative, you may choose to receive a death benefit upon the death of the
annuitant. See The contract--Death benefit before the annuity commencement
date.
May I transfer contract value between variable options? Yes, with certain lim-
its. See The contract--Transfers between subaccounts on or before the annuity
commencement date and Transfers after the annuity commencement date.
May I surrender the contract or make a withdrawal? Yes, subject to contract
requirements and to the restrictions of any qualified retirement plan for
which the contract was purchased. A portion of surrender/ withdrawal proceeds
may be taxable. In addition, if you decide to take a distribution before age
59 1/2, a 10% Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax penalty may apply. A surren-
der or a withdrawal also may be subject to 20% withholding. See Federal tax
matters.
Do I get a free look at this contract? Yes. You can cancel the contract within
ten days of the date you first receive the contract. You need to return the
contract, postage prepaid, to our Servicing Office. You assume the risk of any
market drop on purchase payments you allocate to the variable side of the con-
tract. See Return privilege.
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Condensed financial information for the variable annuity account
Because the subaccounts which are available under the contracts did not begin
operation before the date of this Prospectus, financial information for the
subaccounts is not included in this Prospectus or in the SAI.
Investment results
At times, the VAA may compare its investment results to various unmanaged in-
dices or other variable annuities in reports to shareholders, sales literature
and advertisements. The results will be calculated on a total return basis for
various periods. Total returns include the reinvestment of all distributions,
which are reflected in changes in unit value. See the SAI for further informa-
tion.
Financial statements
The statutory-basis financial statements of LNY are located in the Statement
of Additional Information (SAI). No financial statements are included for the
VAA because as of December 31, 1999, the account had not yet commenced opera-
tions. If you would like a free copy of the SAI, complete and mail the en-
closed card, or call 1-800-942-5500.
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
LNY is a life insurance company founded in New York on June 6, 1996. LNY is a
subsidiary of Lincoln Life. Lincoln Life is one of the largest stock life in-
surance companies in the United States. Lincoln Life is owned by Lincoln Na-
tional Corp. (LNC). LNC & Lincoln Life are both organized under Indiana law.
LNC's primary businesses are insurance and financial services.
Fixed side of the contract
Purchase payments allocated to the DCA fixed account of the contract become
part of LNY's general account, and do not participate in the investment expe-
rience of the VAA. The general account is subject to regulation and supervi-
sion by the New York Insurance Department.
In reliance on certain exemptions, exclusions and rules, LNY has not regis-
tered interests in the general account as a security under the Securities Act
of 1933 and has not registered the general account as an investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, neither the general ac-
count nor any interests in it are regulated under the 1933 Act or the 1940
Act. LNY has been advised that the staff of the SEC has not made a review of
the disclosures which are included in this Prospectus which relate to our gen-
eral account and to the DCA fixed account under the contract. These disclo-
sures, however, may be subject to certain provisions of the federal securities
laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in prospec-
tuses. This Prospectus is generally intended to serve as a disclosure document
only for aspects of the contract involving the VAA, and therefore contains
only selected information regarding the DCA fixed account of the contract.
Complete details regarding the DCA fixed account of the contract are in the
contract.
Purchase payments allocated to the DCA fixed account of the contract are guar-
anteed to be credited with a minimum interest rate, specified in the contract,
of at least 3.0%. A purchase payment allocated to the DCA fixed account of the
contract is credited with interest beginning on the next calendar day follow-
ing the date of receipt if all data is complete. LNY may vary the way in which
it credits interest to the DCA fixed account of the contract from time to
time.
ANY INTEREST IN EXCESS OF 3.0% WILL BE DECLARED IN ADVANCE AT LNY'S SOLE DIS-
CRETION. CONTRACTOWNERS BEAR THE RISK THAT NO INTEREST IN EXCESS OF 3.0% WILL
BE DECLARED.
Variable annuity account (VAA)
On July 24, 1996, the VAA was established as an insurance company separate ac-
count under New York law. It is registered with the SEC as a unit investment
trust under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act).
The SEC does not supervise the VAA or LNY. The VAA is a segregated investment
account, meaning that its assets may not be charged with liabilities resulting
from any other business that we may conduct. Income, gains and losses, whether
realized or not, from assets allocated to the VAA are, in accordance with the
applicable annuity contracts, credited to or charged against the VAA. They are
credited or charged without regard to any other income, gains or losses of
LNY. The VAA satisfies the definition of a separate account under the federal
securities laws. We do not guarantee the investment performance of the VAA.
Any investment gain or loss depends on the investment performance of the
funds. You assume the full investment risk for all amounts placed in the VAA.
The VAA is used to support other annuity contracts offered by LNY in addition
to the contracts described in this Prospectus. The other annuity contracts
supported by the VAA invest in the same portfolios of the series as the con-
tracts described in this Prospectus. These other annuity contracts may have
different charges that could affect performance of the subaccount.
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Investments of the variable annuity account
You decide the subaccount(s) to which you allocate purchase payments. There is
a separate subaccount which corresponds to each class of each fund of the se-
ries. You may change your allocation without penalty or charges. Shares of the
funds will be sold at net asset value with no initial sales charge to the VAA
in order to fund the contracts. The series is required to redeem fund shares
at net asset value upon our request. We reserve the right to add, delete or
substitute funds.
Investment advisor
The investment advisor for the series is Capital Research and Management Com-
pany (CRMC), 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071. CRMC is one
of the nation's largest and oldest investment management organizations. As
compensation for its services to the series, the investment advisor receives a
fee from the series which is accrued daily and paid monthly. This fee is based
on the net assets of each fund, as defined under Purchase and Redemption of
Shares, in the prospectus for the series.
With respect to the series, the advisor and/or distributor, or an affiliate
thereof, may compensate LNY (or an affiliate) for administrative, distribu-
tion, or other services. It is anticipated that such compensation will be
based on assets of the particular series attributable to the contracts along
with certain other variable contracts issued or administered by LNY (or an af-
filiate).
Description of the series
The series was organized as a Massachusetts business trust in 1983 and is reg-
istered as a diversified, open-end management investment company under the
1940 Act. Diversified means not owning too great a percentage of the securi-
ties of any one company. An open-end company is one which, in this case, per-
mits LNY to sell its shares back to the series when you make a withdrawal,
surrender the contract or transfer from one fund to another. Management in-
vestment company is the legal term for a mutual fund. These definitions are
very general. The precise legal definitions for these terms are contained in
the 1940 Act.
The series has eleven separate portfolios of funds. Fund assets are segregated
and a shareholder's interest is limited to those funds in which the share-
holder owns shares. The series has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under
the 1940 Act to permit the series to establish a multiple class distribution
system for all of its portfolios. The series' Board of Trustees may at any
time establish additional funds or classes, which may or may not be available
to the VAA.
Under the multi-class system adopted by the series, shares of each multi-class
fund represent an equal pro rata interest in that fund and, generally, have
identical voting, dividend, liquidation, and other rights, preferences, pow-
ers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications and terms and conditions, ex-
cept that: (1) each class has a different designation; (2) each class of
shares bears its class expenses; (3) each class has exclusive voting rights on
any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to its distribution
arrangement; and (4) each class has separate voting rights on any matter sub-
mitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the in-
terests of any other class. Expenses currently designated as class expenses by
the series' Board of Trustees under the plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 include,
for example, service fees paid under a 12b-1 plan to cover servicing fees paid
to dealers selling the contracts as well as related expenses incurred by LNY.
Each fund has two classes of shares, designated as Class 1 shares and Class 2
shares. Class 1 and 2 differ primarily in that Class 2 (but not Class 1)
shares are subject to a 12b-1 plan. Only Class 2 shares are available under
the contracts.
Certain funds offered as part of this contract have similar investment objec-
tives and policies to other portfolios managed by the advisor. The investment
results of the funds, however, may be higher or lower than the other portfo-
lios that are managed by the advisor. There can be no assurance, and no repre-
sentation is made, that the investment results of any of the funds will be
comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio managed by the ad-
visor.
Following are brief summaries of the investment objectives and policies of the
funds. Each fund is subject to certain investment policies and restrictions
which may not be changed without a majority vote of shareholders of that fund.
More detailed information may be obtained from the current prospectus for the
series which is included in this booklet. Please be advised that there is no
assurance that any of the funds will achieve their stated objectives.
1. Global Growth Fund--The fund seeks to make your investment grow over time
by investing primarily in common stocks of companies located around the
world. The fund is designed for investors seeking capital appreciation
through stocks. Investors in the fund should have a long-term perspective
and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations.
2. Global Small Capitalization Fund--The fund seeks to make your investment
grow over time by investing primarily in stocks of smaller companies lo-
cated around the world that typically have market capitalizations of $50
million to $1.5 billion. The fund is designed for investors seeking capital
appreciation through stocks. Investors in the fund should have a long-term
perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations.
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3. Growth Fund--The fund seeks to make your investment grow by investing pri-
marily in common stocks of companies that appear to offer superior opportu-
nities for growth of capital. The fund is designed for investors seeking
capital appreciation through stocks. Investors in the fund should have a
long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluc-
tuations.
4. International Fund--The fund seeks to make your investment grow over time
by investing primarily in common stocks of companies located outside the
United States. The fund is designed for investors seeking capital apprecia-
tion through stocks. Investors in the fund should have a long-term perspec-
tive and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations.
5. New World Fund--The fund seeks to make your investment grow over time by
investing primarily in stocks of companies with significant exposure to
countries which have developing economies and/or markets. The fund may also
invest in debt securities of issuers, including issuers of high-yield,
high-risk bonds, in these countries. Investors in the fund should have a
long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluc-
tuations.
6. Growth-Income Fund--The fund seeks to make your investment grow and provide
you with income over time by investing primarily in common stocks or other
securities which demonstrate the potential for appreciation and/or divi-
dends. The fund is designed for investors seeking both capital appreciation
and income. Investors in the fund should have a long-term perspective and
be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations.
7. Asset Allocation Fund--The fund seeks to provide you with high total return
(including income and capital gains) consistent with preservation of capi-
tal over the long-term by investing in a diversified portfolio of common
stocks and other equity securities; bonds and other intermediate and long-
term debt securities, and money market instruments (debt securities matur-
ing in one year or less). Investors in the fund should have a long-term
perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluctuations.
8. Bond Fund--The fund seeks to maximize your level of current income and pre-
serve your capital by investing primarily in bonds. The fund is designed
for investors seeking income and more price stability than stocks, and cap-
ital preservation over the long-term. Investors in the fund should have a
long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially wide price fluc-
tuations.
9. High-Yield Bond Fund--The fund seeks to provide you with a high level of
current income and secondarily capital appreciation by investing primarily
in lower quality debt securities (rated Ba or BB or below by Moody's In-
vestors Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation), including those
of non-U.S. issuers. The fund may also invest in equity securities that
provide an opportunity for capital appreciation. Investors in the fund
should have a long-term perspective and be able to tolerate potentially
wide price fluctuations.
10. U.S. Government/AAA-Rated Securities Fund--The fund seeks to provide you
with a high level of current income, as well as preserve your investment.
The fund invests primarily in securities that are guaranteed by the "full
faith and credit" pledge of the U.S. Government and securities that are
rated AAA or Aaa by Moody's Investor's Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor's
Corporation or unrated but determined to be of equivalent quality.
11. Cash Management Fund--The fund seeks to provide you an opportunity to earn
income on your cash reserves while preserving the value of your investment
and maintaining liquidity by investing in a diversified selection of high
quality money market instruments.
Sale of fund shares
We will purchase shares of the funds at net asset value and direct them to the
appropriate subaccounts of the VAA. We will redeem sufficient shares of the
appropriate funds to pay annuity payouts, death benefits, surrender/withdrawal
proceeds or for other purposes described in the contract. If you want to
transfer all or part of your investment from one subaccount to another, we may
redeem shares held in the first and purchase shares of the other. Redeemed
shares are retired, but they may be reissued later.
Shares of the funds are not sold directly to the general public. They are sold
to LNY, and may be sold to other insurance companies, for investment of the
assets of the subaccounts established by those insurance companies to fund
variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.
When the series sells shares in any of its funds both to variable annuity and
to variable life insurance separate accounts, it is said to engage in mixed
funding. When the series sells shares in any of its funds to separate accounts
of unaffiliated life insurance companies, it is said to engage in shared fund-
ing.
The series currently engages in mixed and shared funding. Therefore, due to
differences in redemption rates or tax treatment, or other considerations, the
interests of various contractowners participating in a fund could conflict.
The series' Board of Trustees will monitor for the existence of any material
conflicts, and determine what action, if any, should be taken. See the pro-
spectus for the series.
Reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions
All dividend and capital gain distributions of the funds are automatically re-
invested in shares of the distribut-
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ing funds at their net asset value on the date of distribution. Dividends are
not paid out to contractowners as additional units, but are reflected as
changes in unit values.
Addition, deletion or substitution of investments
We reserve the right, within the law, to make additions, deletions and substi-
tutions for the series and/or any funds within the series in which the VAA
participates. We may substitute shares of other funds for shares already pur-
chased, or to be purchased in the future, under the contract. This substitu-
tion might occur if shares of a fund should no longer be available, or if in-
vestment in any fund's shares should become inappropriate, in the judgment of
our management, for the purposes of the contract. We cannot substitute shares
of one fund for another without approval by the SEC. We will also notify you.
Charges and other
deductions
We will deduct the charges described below to cover our costs and expenses,
services provided and risks assumed under the contracts. We incur certain
costs and expenses for the distribution and administration of the contracts
and for providing the benefits payable thereunder. More particularly, our ad-
ministrative services include: processing applications for and issuing the
contracts, processing purchases and redemptions of fund shares as required
(including dollar cost averaging, cross-reinvestment, portfolio rebalancing
and automatic withdrawal services--See Additional services and the SAI for
more information about these programs), maintaining records, administering an-
nuity payouts, furnishing accounting and valuation services (including the
calculation and monitoring of daily subaccount values), reconciling and depos-
iting cash receipts, providing contract confirmations, providing toll-free in-
quiry services and furnishing telephone fund transfer services. The risks we
assume include: the risk that annuitants receiving annuity payouts under con-
tract live longer than we assumed when we calculated our guaranteed rates
(these rates are incorporated in the contract and cannot be changed); the risk
that death benefits paid will exceed the actual contract value; and the risk
that our costs in providing the services will exceed our revenues from con-
tract charges (which we cannot change). The amount of a charge may not neces-
sarily correspond to the costs associated with providing the services or bene-
fits indicated by the description of the charge.
Deductions from the VAA for American Legacy III C-Share
We deduct from the VAA an amount, computed daily, which is equal to an annual
rate of 1.65% (1.55% for contracts without the EGMDB) of the daily net asset
value. The charge consists of a 0.10% administrative charge and a 1.55% (1.45%
for contracts without the EGMDB) mortality and expense risk charge.
Transfer fee
We reserve the right to impose a $25 fee for the 13th and each additional
transfer during any contract year. Automatic dollar cost averaging and auto-
matic rebalancing transfers are not included in the limit of twelve transfers.
Deductions for premium taxes
Any premium tax or other tax levied by any governmental entity as a result of
the existence of the contracts or the VAA will be deducted from the contract
value when incurred, or at another time of our choosing.
The applicable premium tax rates that states and other governmental entities
impose on the purchase of an annuity are subject to change by legislation, by
administrative interpretation or by judicial action. These premium taxes gen-
erally depend upon the law of your state of residence. The tax ranges from
zero to 3.5%. Currently there is no premium tax levied for New York residents.
Other charges and deductions
There are deductions from and expenses paid out of the assets of the under-
lying series that are more fully described in the prospectus for the series.
Among these deductions and expenses are 12b-1 fees which reimburse LNY or its
affiliate for certain expenses incurred in connection with certain administra-
tive and distribution support services provided to the series.
Additional information
The administrative charge described previously may be reduced or eliminated
for any particular contract. However, these charges will be reduced only to
the extent that we anticipate lower distribution and/or administrative ex-
penses, or that we perform fewer sales or administrative services than those
originally contemplated in establishing the level of those charges. Lower dis-
tribution and administrative expenses may be the result of economies associ-
ated with (1) the use of mass enrollment procedures, (2) the performance of
administrative or sales functions by the employer, (3) the use by an employer
of automated techniques in submitting deposits or information related to de-
posits on behalf of its employees or (4) any other circumstances which reduce
distribution or administrative expenses. The exact amount of administrative
charges applicable to a particular contract will be stated in that contract.
The contract
Purchase of contract
The contract is available in New York. If you wish to purchase a contract, you
must apply for it through a sales representative authorized by us. The com-
pleted application is sent to us and we decide whether to accept or reject it.
If the application is accepted, a contract is prepared and executed by our le-
gally authorized officers. The contract is then sent to you through your sales
representative. See Distribution of the contracts.
When a completed application and all other information necessary for process-
ing a purchase order is re-
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ceived, an initial purchase payment will be priced no later than two business
days after we receive the order. While attempting to finish an incomplete ap-
plication, we may hold the initial purchase payment for no more than five
business days. If the incomplete application cannot be completed within those
five days, you will be informed of the reasons, and the purchase payment will
be returned immediately. Once the application is complete, the initial pur-
chase payment must be priced within two business days.
Who can invest
To apply for a contract, you must be of legal age in New York and also be eli-
gible to participate in any of the qualified or nonqualified plans for which
the contracts are designed. The contractowner, joint owner and annuitant can-
not be older than age 89 at the time of application.
Purchase payments
Purchase payments are payable to us at a frequency and in an amount selected
by you in the application. You may change the amount and/or frequency of pur-
chase payments at any time. The minimum initial purchase payment is $25,000.
For any contract issued to employees and registered representatives of any
member of the selling group and their spouses and minor children, or to offi-
cers, directors, trustees or bona-fide full-time employees and their spouses
and minor children, of Lincoln Financial Group or The Capital Group, Inc. or
their affiliated or managed companies (based upon the contractowner's status
at the time the contract was purchased), the minimum initial purchase payment
is $10,000. The minimum annual amount for additional purchase payments is
$300. The minimum payment to the contract at any one time must be at least
$100 ($25 if transmitted electronically). If you stop making purchase pay-
ments, the contract will remain in force as a paid-up contract. However, we
may terminate the contract as allowed by the New York's non-forfeiture law for
individual deferred annuities. Purchase payments may be made or, if stopped,
resumed at any time until the annuity commencement date, the surrender of the
contract, maturity date or the payment of any death benefit, whichever comes
first. LNY reserves the right to limit purchase payments made to the contract.
Valuation date
Accumulation and annuity units will be valued once daily at the close of trad-
ing (currently, normally, 4:00 p.m., New York time) on each day the New York
Stock Exchange is open (valuation date). On any date other than a valuation
date, the accumulation unit value and the annuity unit value will not change.
Allocation of purchase payments
Purchase payments are placed into the VAA's subaccounts, each of which invests
in shares of the class of its corre
sponding fund of the series, accord-
ing to your instructions.
The minimum amount of any purchase payment which can be put into any one
subaccount is $20. Upon allocation to a subaccount, purchase payments are con-
verted into accumulation units. The number of accumulation units credited is
determined by dividing the amount allocated to each subaccount by the value of
an accumulation unit for that subaccount on the valuation date on which the
purchase payment is received at our Home Office if received before 4:00 p.m.,
New York time. If the purchase payment is received at or after 4:00 p.m., New
York time, we will use the accumulation unit value computed on the next valua-
tion date. The number of accumulation units determined in this way is not
changed by any subsequent change in the value of an accumulation unit. Howev-
er, the dollar value of an accumulation unit will vary depending not only upon
how well the underlying fund's investments perform, but also upon the expenses
of the VAA and the underlying funds.
Valuation of accumulation units
Purchase payments allocated to the VAA are converted into accumulation units.
This is done by dividing each purchase payment by the value of an accumulation
unit for the valuation period during which the purchase payment is allocated
to the VAA. The accumulation unit value for each subaccount was or will be es-
tablished at the inception of the subaccount. It may increase or decrease from
valuation period to valuation period. The accumulation unit value for a
subaccount for a later valuation period is determined as follows:
(1) The total value of the fund shares held in the subaccount is calculated by
multiplying the number of fund shares owned by the subaccount at the be-
ginning of the valuation period by the net asset value per share of the
fund at the end of the valuation period, and adding any dividend or other
distribution of the fund if an ex-dividend date occurs during the valua-
tion period; minus
(2) The liabilities of the subaccount at the end of the valuation period;
these liabilities include daily charges imposed on the subaccount, and may
include a charge or credit with respect to any taxes paid or reserved for
by us that we determine result from the operations of the VAA; and
(3) The result of (2) is divided by the number of subaccount units outstanding
at the beginning of the valuation period.
The daily charges imposed on a subaccount for any valuation period are equal
to the daily mortality and expense risk charge and the daily administrative
charge multiplied by the number of calendar days in the valuation period. Be-
cause a different daily charge is made for contracts with the EGMDB than for
those without, each of the two types of contracts will have different corre-
sponding accumulation unit values on any given day.
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Transfers between subaccounts on or before the annuity commencement date
After the first thirty days from the effective date of your contract, you may
transfer all or a portion of your investment from one subaccount to another. A
transfer involves the surrender of accumulation units in one subaccount and
the purchase of accumulation units in the other subaccount. A transfer will be
done using the respective accumulation unit values determined at the end of
the valuation date on which the transfer request is received.
Transfers are limited to twelve (12) per contract year unless otherwise autho-
rized by LNY. We reserve the right to impose a $25.00 fee for transfers after
the first 12 times during a contract year. This limit does not apply to trans-
fers made under the automatic transfer programs of dollar cost averaging,
portfolio rebalancing, or cross-reinvestment elected on forms available from
us. (See Additional services and the SAI for more information about these pro-
grams.) The minimum amount which may be transferred between subaccounts is
$300 (or the entire amount in the subaccount, if less than $300). If the
transfer from a subaccount would leave you with less than $300 in the
subaccount, we may transfer the total balance of the subaccount.
A transfer may be made by writing to our Servicing Office or, if a Telephone
Exchange Authorization form (available from us) is on file with us, by a toll-
free telephone call or by the LNY internet site. In order to prevent unautho-
rized or fraudulent telephone transfers, we may require the caller to provide
certain identifying information before we will act upon his or her instruc-
tions. We may also assign the contractowner a Personal Identification Number
(PIN) to serve as identification. We will not be liable for following tele-
phone instructions we reasonably believe are genuine. Telephone requests may
be recorded and written confirmation of all transfer requests will be mailed
to the contractowner on the next valuation date. Telephone transfers will be
processed on the valuation date that they are received when they are received
at our customer service center before 4 p.m. New York time.
When thinking about a transfer of contract value, you should consider the in-
herent risk involved. Frequent transfers based on short-term expectations may
increase the risk that a transfer will be made at an inopportune time. This
contract is not designed for professional market timing organizations or other
entities using programmed and frequent transfers.
Repeated patterns of frequent transfers are disruptive to the operation of the
subaccounts, and should LNY become aware of such disruptive practices, LNY may
refuse to permit such transfers.
Payment or transfer may be delayed as permitted by the 1940 Act.
Transfers after the annuity commencement date
You may transfer all or a portion of your investment in one subaccount to an-
other subaccount of the contract. Those transfers will be limited to three
times per contract year. You may also transfer from a variable annuity payout
to a fixed annuity payout. No transfers are allowed from the fixed side of the
contract to the subaccounts.
Additional services
There are four additional services available to you at no extra charge under
your contract: dollar-cost averaging (DCA), automatic withdrawal service
(AWS), cross-reinvestment service and portfolio rebalancing. In order to take
advantage of one of these services, you will need to complete the election
form for the service that is available from us. For further detailed informa-
tion on these services, please see Advertising and sales literature in the
SAI.
Dollar-cost averaging allows you to transfer amounts from the DCA fixed ac-
count or certain variable subaccounts into the variable subaccounts on a
monthly basis. The minimum amount that can be dollar cost averaged is $1,500.
The automatic withdrawal service (AWS) provides for an automatic periodic
withdrawal of your contract value. The minimum contract value required to es-
tablish an AWS is $10,000.
The cross-reinvestment service allows you to automatically transfer the ac-
count value in a designated variable subaccount that exceeds a baseline amount
to another specific variable subaccount at specific intervals. The minimum
contract value required for this service is $10,000.
Portfolio rebalancing is an option that restores to a pre-determined level the
percentage of contract value allocated to each variable account subaccount.
The rebalancing may take place monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually.
Death benefit before the annuity commencement date
You may designate a beneficiary during your lifetime and change the benefi-
ciary by filing a written request with our Servicing Office. Each change of
beneficiary revokes any previous designation. We reserve the right to request
that you send us the contract for endorsement of a change of beneficiary.
Upon the death of the contractowner, a death benefit will be paid to the bene-
ficiary. Upon the death of a joint owner, the death benefit will be paid to
the surviving joint owner. Upon the death of an annuitant who is not the
contractowner or joint owner, a death benefit may be paid to the contractowner
(and joint owner, if applicable, in equal shares). If the contractowner is a
corporation or other non-individual (non-natural person), the death
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of the annuitant will be treated as death of the contractowner. Death benefits
are taxable. See Federal tax matters.
If the death occurs before the annuity commencement date and the enhanced
guaranteed minimum death benefit (EGMDB) is in effect, the death benefit paid
will be the greater of: (1) the contract value as of the day on which LNY ap-
proves the payment of the claim; or (2) the highest contract value which the
contract attains on any contract anniversary date (including the inception
date) on ages up to, and including, the deceased's age 80. The highest con-
tract value is increased by purchase payments and is decreased proportionally
by partial withdrawals, partial annuitizations, and any premium taxes incurred
subsequent to the anniversary date on which the highest contract value is ob-
tained.
If the EGMDB is not in effect, the death benefit will be equal to the guaran-
tee of principal death benefit, which is the greater of contract value as of
the day LNY approved the claim, or the sum of all purchase payments decreased
proportionally by any withdrawals, partial annuitizations and premium taxes
incurred.
If the beneficiary is the spouse of the contractowner, then the spouse may
elect to continue the contract as owner.
If there are joint owners, upon the death of the first contractowner, LNY will
pay a death benefit to the surviving joint owner. The surviving joint owner
will be treated as the primary, designated beneficiary. Any other beneficiary
designation on record at the time of death will be treated as a contingent
beneficiary. If the surviving joint owner is the spouse of the deceased joint
owner he/she may continue the contract as sole contractowner. Upon the death
of the spouse who continues the contract, LNY will pay a death benefit to the
designated beneficiary(s).
Upon the death of a contractowner, joint owner or annuitant, if the surviving
spouse continues the contract, any portion of the death benefit that would
have been payable (if the contract had not been continued) that exceeds the
current contract value will be credited to the contract. This provision ap-
plies only one time for each contract.
If an annuitant who is not the contractowner or joint owner dies, then the
contingent annuitant, if named, becomes the annuitant and no death benefit is
payable on the death of the annuitant. If no contingent annuitant is named,
the contractowner (or younger of joint owners) becomes the annuitant. Alterna-
tively, the contractowner may elect a death benefit payable to the
contractowner (and joint owner, if applicable, in equal shares) if the annui-
tant named on this contract has not been changed, unless the change occurred
because of the death of a prior annuitant.
Notification of the election of this death benefit must be received by LNY
within 75 days of the death of the annuitant. The contract terminates when any
death benefit is paid due to the death of the annuitant. A death benefit pay-
able on the death of the annuitant will not be paid if the annuitant has been
changed subsequent to the effective date of this contract unless the change
occurred because of the death of a prior annuitant.
The value of the death benefit will be determined as of the date on which the
death claim is approved for payment. This payment will occur upon receipt of:
(1) proof (e.g. an original certified death certificate), or any other proof
of death satisfactory to us, of the death; (2) written authorization for pay-
ment; and (3) our receipt of all required claim forms, fully completed. If the
beneficiary is a minor, court documents appointing the guardian/custodian must
be submitted.
When applying for a contract, an applicant can request a contract without the
EGMDB. The EGMDB is not available under contracts in which a contractowner,
joint owner or annuitant is age 80 or older at the time of issuance.
After a contract is issued, the contractowner may discontinue the EGMDB at any
time by completing the Enhanced Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Discontinu-
ance form and sending it to our Servicing Office. The benefit will be discon-
tinued as of the valuation date we receive the request, and we will stop de-
ducting the charge for the benefit as of that date. See Charges and other de-
ductions. If you discontinue the benefit, it cannot be reinstated.
If a lump sum settlement is elected, the proceeds will be mailed within seven
days of approval by us of the claim. This payment may be postponed as permit-
ted by the 1940 Act.
Payment will be made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations gov-
erning payment of death benefits.
Unless otherwise provided in the beneficiary designation, one of the following
procedures will take place on the death of a beneficiary:
1. If any beneficiary dies before the contractowner, that beneficiary's inter-
est will go to any other beneficiaries named, according to their respective
interests; or
2. If no beneficiary survives the contractowner, the proceeds will be paid to
the contractowner's estate.
Unless the contractowner has already selected a settlement option, the benefi-
ciary may choose the method of payment of the death benefit. The death benefit
payable to the beneficiary or joint owner must be distributed within five
years of the contractowner's date of death unless the beneficiary begins re-
ceiving within one year of the contractowner's death the distribution in the
form of a life annuity or an annuity for a designated period not extending be-
yond the beneficiary's life expectancy.
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The death benefit payable on the death of the annuitant will be distributed in
either a lump sum settlement or an annuity payout. The annuity payout must be
selected within 60 days after LNY has approved the death claim.
Annuitant
The following rules apply prior to the annuity commencement date. You may name
only one annuitant [unless you are a tax exempt entity, then you can name two
joint annuitants]. You (if the contractowner is a natural person) have the
right to change the annuitant at any time by notifying the Servicing Office of
the change. The new annuitant must be under age 90 as of the effective date of
the change. This change may cause a loss of the death benefit on the death of
the annuitant. See The contracts--Death benefit before the annuity commence-
ment date. A contingent annuitant may be named or changed by notifying the
Servicing Office in writing.
On or after the annuity commencement date, the annuitant or joint annuitants
may not be changed. Contingent annuitant designations are no longer applica-
ble.
Joint ownership
Joint owners shall be treated as having equal undivided interests in the con-
tract. Either owner, independently of the other, may exercise any ownership
rights in this contract. Not more than two owners (an owner and joint owner)
may be named and contingent owners are not permitted.
Surrenders and withdrawals
Before the annuity commencement date, we will allow the surrender of the con-
tract or a withdrawal of the contract value upon your written request, subject
to the rules discussed below. Surrender or withdrawal rights after the annuity
commencement date are not available at this time, but may be available in the
future.
The amount available upon surrender/withdrawal is the contract value less any
applicable fees and taxes at the end of the valuation period during which the
written request for surrender/withdrawal is received at the Servicing Office.
The minimum amount which can be withdrawn is $300. Unless a request for with-
drawal specifies otherwise, withdrawals will be made from all subaccounts
within the VAA and from the DCA fixed account in the same proportion that the
amount of withdrawal bears to the total contract value. Unless prohibited,
surrender/ withdrawal payments will be mailed within seven days after we re-
ceive a valid written request at the Servicing Office. The payment may be
postponed as permitted by the 1940 Act.
The tax consequences of a surrender/withdrawal are discussed later in this
Prospectus. See Federal tax matters.
We may terminate the contract if withdrawals reduce your contract value below
$2,000 and purchase payments have stopped for a period of 3 full years.
Delay of payments
Contract proceeds from the VAA will be paid within seven days, except (i) when
the NYSE is closed (other than weekends and holidays); (ii) times when market
trading is restricted or the SEC declares an emergency, and we cannot value
units or the funds cannot redeem shares; or (iii) when the SEC so orders to
protect contractowners.
Amendment of contract
We reserve the right to amend the contract to meet the requirements of the
1940 Act or other applicable federal or state laws or regulations. You will be
notified in writing of any changes, modifications or waivers.
Commissions
Commissions are paid to dealers under different commission options. The maxi-
mum commission paid as a percentage of each purchase payment is 2.50% plus on-
going annual compensation of up to 1.00%. Alternate commission schedules are
available with lower initial commission amounts based on purchase payments. At
times, additional sales incentives (up to an annual continuing 0.10% of con-
tract value) may be provided to dealers maintaining certain sales volume lev-
els. Upon annuitization, the commissions paid to dealers are a maximum of
3.00% of account annuitized and/or an annual continuing commission of up to
1.00% (or up to 1.10% for dealers maintaining certain sales volume levels) of
statutory reserves. These commissions are not deducted from purchase payments
or contract value; they are paid by us.
Ownership
As contractowner, you have all rights under the contract. According to New
York law, the assets of the VAA are held for the exclusive benefit of all
contractowners and their designated beneficiaries; and the assets of the VAA
are not chargeable with liabilities arising from any other business that we
may conduct. Qualified contracts may not be assigned or transferred. Non-qual-
ified contracts may not be collaterally assigned. We assume no responsibility
for the validity or effect of any assignment. Consult your tax advisor about
the tax consequences of an assignment.
Contractowner questions
The obligations to purchasers under the contracts are those of LNY. Questions
about your contract should be directed to us at 1-800-942-5500.
Annuity payouts
When you apply for a contract, you may select any annuity commencement date
permitted by law. The contract provides optional forms of payouts of annuities
(annuity options), each of which is payable on a variable basis, a fixed basis
or a combination of both as you specify. The contract provides that all or
part of the contract value may be used to purchase an annuity.
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You may elect annuity payouts in monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual in-
stallments. If no election is made, payments will be made monthly. If the
payouts from any subaccount would be or become less than $50, we have the
right to reduce their frequency until the payouts are at least $50 each. Fol-
lowing are explanations of the variable annuity options available.
Annuity options
Life Annuity. This option offers a periodic payout during the lifetime of the
annuitant and ends with the last payout before the death of the annuitant.
This option offers the highest periodic payout since there is no guarantee of
a minimum number of payouts or provision for a death benefit for beneficia-
ries. However, there is the risk under this option that the recipient would
receive no payouts if the annuitant dies before the date set for the first
payout; only one payout if death occurs before the second scheduled payout,
and so on.
Life Income with Payouts Guaranteed for Designated Period. This option guaran-
tees periodic payouts during a designated period, usually 10 or 20 years, and
then continues throughout the lifetime of the annuitant. The designated period
is selected by the contractowner.
Joint Life Annuity. This option offers a periodic payout during the joint
lifetime of the annuitant and a designated joint annuitant. The payouts con-
tinue during the lifetime of the survivor.
Joint Life Annuity with Guaranteed Period. This option guarantees periodic
payouts during a designated period, usually 10 or 20 years, and continues dur-
ing the joint lifetime of the annuitant and a designated joint annuitant. The
payouts continue during the lifetime of the survivor. The designated period is
selected by the contractowner.
Joint Life and Two-Thirds Survivor Annuity. This option provides a periodic
payout during the joint lifetime of the annuitant and a designated joint annu-
itant. When one of the joint annuitants dies, the survivor receives two thirds
of the periodic payout made when both were alive.
Joint Life and Two-Thirds Survivor Annuity with Guaranteed Period. This option
provides a periodic payout during the joint lifetime of the annuitant and a
joint annuitant. When one of the joint annuitants dies, the survivor receives
two thirds of the periodic payout made when both were alive. This option fur-
ther provides that should one or both of the annuitants die during the elected
guaranteed period, usually 10 or 20 years, full benefit payment will continue
for the rest of the guaranteed period.
Unit Refund Life Annuity. This option offers a periodic payout during the
lifetime of the annuitant with the guarantee that upon death a payout will be
made of the value of the number of annuity units (see Variable annuity
payouts) equal to the excess, if any, of:
(a) the total amount applied under this option divided by the annuity unit
value for the date payouts begin minus (b) the annuity units represented by
each payout to the annuitant multiplied by the number of payouts paid before
death. The value of the number of annuity units is computed on the date the
death claim is approved for payment by the Servicing Office.
General information
Under the annuity options listed above, you may not make withdrawals. Other
options, with or without withdrawal features, may be made available by us. You
may pre-select an annuity payout option as a method of paying the death bene-
fit to a beneficiary. If you do, the beneficiary cannot change this payout op-
tion. At death, options are only available to the extent they are consistent
with the requirements of the contract as well as Sections 72(s) and 401(a)(9)
of the tax code, if applicable. If proceeds become available to a beneficiary
in a lump sum, the beneficiary may choose any annuity payout option. The mor-
tality and expense risk charge of 1.30% and the charge for administrative
services of .10% will be assessed on all variable annuity payouts, including
options that may be offered that do not have a life contingency and therefore
no mortality risk.
The annuity commencement date must be on or before the annuitant's 90th birth-
day. You may change the annuity commencement date, change the annuity option
or change the allocation of the investment among subaccounts up to 30 days be-
fore the scheduled annuity commencement date, upon written notice to the Ser-
vicing Office. You must give us at least 30 days notice before the date on
which you want payouts to begin.
Unless you select another option, the contract automatically provides for a
life annuity with annuity payouts guaranteed for 10 years (on a fixed, vari-
able or combination fixed and variable basis, in proportion to the account al-
locations at the time of annuitization) except when a joint life payout is re-
quired by law. Under any option providing for guaranteed period payouts, the
number of payouts which remain unpaid at the date of the annuitant's death (or
surviving annuitant's death in case of joint life annuity) will be paid to
your beneficiary as payouts become due.
Variable annuity payouts
Variable annuity payouts will be determined using:
1. The contract value on the annuity commencement date less any applicable
premium taxes;
2. The annuity tables contained in the contract;
3. The annuity option selected; and
4. The investment performance of the fund(s) selected.
To determine the amount of payouts, we make this calculation:
1. Determine the dollar amount of the first periodic payout; then
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2. Credit the contract with a fixed number of annuity units equal to the first
periodic payout divided by the annuity unit value; and
3. Calculate the value of the annuity units each period thereafter.
Annuity payouts assume an investment return of 3%, 4% or 5% per year, as ap-
plied to the applicable mortality table. The higher the assumed interest rate
you choose, the higher your initial annuity payment will be. The amount of
each payout after the initial payout will depend upon how the underlying
fund(s) perform, relative to the assumed rate. If the actual net investment
rate (annualized) exceeds the assumed rate, the payment will increase at a
rate proportional to the amount of such excess. Conversely, if the actual rate
is less than the assumed rate, annuity payments will decrease. The higher the
assumed interest rate, the less likely future annuity payments are to in-
crease, or the payments will increase more slowly than if a lower assumed rate
was used. There is a more complete explanation of this calculation in the SAI.
Federal tax matters
Introduction
The Federal income tax treatment of the contract is complex and sometimes un-
certain. The Federal income tax rules may vary with your particular circum-
stances. This discussion does not include all the Federal income tax rules
that may affect you and your contract. This discussion also does not address
other Federal tax consequences, or state or local tax consequences, associated
with the contract. As a result, you should always consult a tax advisor about
the application of tax rules to your individual situation.
Taxation of nonqualified annuities
This part of the discussion describes some of the Federal income tax rules ap-
plicable to nonqualified annuities. A nonqualified annuity is a contract not
issued in connection with a qualified retirement plan receiving special tax
treatment under the tax code, such as an IRA or a section 403(b) plan.
Tax deferral on earnings
The Federal income tax law generally does not tax any increase in your con-
tract value until you receive a contract distribution. However, for this gen-
eral rule to apply, certain requirements must be satisfied:
. An individual must own the contract (or the tax law must treat the contract
as owned by the individual).
. The investments of the VAA must be "adequately diversified" in accordance
with IRS regulations.
. Your right to choose particular investments for a contract must be limited.
. The annuity commencement date must not occur near the end of the annuitant's
life expectancy.
Contracts not owned by the individual
If a contract is owned by an entity (rather than an individual) the tax code
generally does not treat it as an annuity contract for Federal income tax pur-
poses. This means that the entity owning the contract pays tax currently on
the excess of the contract value over the purchase payments for the contract.
Examples of contracts where the owner pays current tax on the contract's earn-
ings are contracts issued to a corporation or a trust. Exceptions to this rule
exist. For example, the tax code treats a contract as owned by an individual
if the named owner is a trust or other entity that holds the contract as an
agent for an individual. However, this exception does not apply in the case of
any employer that owns a contract to provide deferred compensation for its em-
ployees.
Investments in the VAA must be diversified
For a contract to be treated as an annuity for Federal income tax purposes,
the investments of the VAA must be "adequately diversified." IRS regulations
define standards for determining whether the investments of the VAA are ade-
quately diversified. If the VAA fails to comply with these diversification
standards, you could be required to pay tax currently on the excess of the
contract value over the contract purchase payments. Although we do not control
the investments of the underlying investment options, we expect that the un-
derlying investment options will comply with the IRS regulations so that the
VAA will be considered "adequately diversified."
Restrictions
Federal income tax law limits your right to choose particular investments for
the contract. Because the IRS has not issued guidance specifying those limits,
the limits are uncertain and your right to allocate contract value among
subaccounts may exceed those limits. If so, you would be treated as the owner
of the assets of the VAA and thus subject to current taxation on the income
and gains from those assets. We do not know what limits may be set by the IRS
in any guidance that it may issue and whether any such limits will apply to
existing contracts. We reserve the right to modify the contract without your
consent to try to prevent the tax law from considering you as the owner of the
assets of the VAA.
Age at which annuity payouts begin
Federal income tax rules do not expressly identify a particular age by which
annuity payouts must begin. However, those rules do require that an annuity
contract provide for amortization, through annuity payouts, of the contract's
purchase payments and earnings. If annuity payouts under the contract begin or
are scheduled to begin on a date past the annuitant's 85th birthday, it is
possible that the tax law will not treat the contract as an annuity for Fed-
eral income tax purposes. In that
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event, you would be currently taxed on the excess of the contract value over
the purchase payments of the contract.
Tax treatment of payments
We make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of any contract or of any
transaction involving a contract. However, the rest of this discussion assumes
that your contract will be treated as an annuity for Federal income tax pur-
poses and that the tax law will not tax any increase in your contract value un-
til there is a distribution from your contract.
Taxation of withdrawals and surrenders
You will pay tax on withdrawals to the extent your contract value exceeds your
purchase payments in the contract. This income (and all other income from your
contract) is considered ordinary income. A higher rate of tax is paid on ordi-
nary income than on capital gains. You will pay tax on a surrender to the ex-
tent the amount you receive exceeds your purchase payments. In certain circum-
stances, your purchase payments are reduced by amounts received from your con-
tract that were not included in income.
Taxation of annuity payouts
The tax code imposes tax on a portion of each annuity payout (at ordinary in-
come tax rates) and treats a portion as a nontaxable return of your purchase
payments in the contract. We will notify you annually of the taxable amount of
your annuity payout. Once you have recovered the total amount of the purchase
payment in the contract, you will pay tax on the full amount of your annuity
payouts. If annuity payouts end because of the annuitant's death and before the
total amount of the purchase payments in the contract has been received, the
amount not received generally will be deductible.
Taxation of death benefits
We may distribute amounts from your contract because of the death of a
contractowner or an annuitant. The tax treatment of these amounts depends on
whether you or the annuitant dies before or after the annuity commencement
date.
. Death prior to the annuity commencement date--
. If the beneficiary receives death benefits under an annuity payout option,
they are taxed in the same manner as annuity payouts.
. If the beneficiary does not receive death benefits under an annuity payout
option, they are taxed in the same manner as withdrawal.
. Death after the annuity commencement date--
. If death benefits are received in accordance with the existing annuity
payout option, they are excludible from income if they do not exceed the
purchase payments not yet distributed from the contract. All annuity
payouts in excess of the purchase payments not previously received are
includible in income.
. If death benefits are received in a lump sum, the tax law imposes tax on
the amount of death benefits which exceeds the amount of purchase payments
not previously received.
Penalty taxes payable on withdrawals, surrenders, or annuity payouts
The tax code may impose a 10% penalty tax on any distribution from your con-
tract which you must include in your gross income. The 10% penalty tax does not
apply if one of several exceptions exists. These exceptions include withdraw-
als, surrenders or annuity payouts that:
. you receive on or after you reach age 59 1/2,
. you receive because you became disabled (as defined in the tax law),
. a beneficiary receives on or after your death, or
. you receive as a series of substantially equal periodic payments for life (or
life expectancy).
Special rules if you own more than one annuity contract
In certain circumstances, you must combine some or all of the nonqualified an-
nuity contracts you own in order to determine the amount of an annuity payout,
a surrender or a withdrawal that you must include in income. For example, if
you purchase two or more deferred annuity contracts from the same life insur-
ance company (or its affiliates) during any calendar year, the tax code treats
all such contracts as one contract. Treating two or more contracts as one con-
tract could affect the amount of a surrender, withdrawal or an annuity payout
that you must include in income and the amount that might be subject to the
penalty tax described above.
Loans and assignments
Except for certain qualified contracts, the tax code treats any amount received
as a loan under a contract, and any assignment or pledge (or agreement to as-
sign or pledge) any portion of your contract value, as a withdrawal of such
amount or portion.
Gifting a contract
If you transfer ownership of your contract to a person other than your spouse
(or to your former spouse incident to divorce), and receive a payment less than
your contract's value, you will pay tax on your contract value to the extent it
exceeds your purchase payments not previously received. The new owner's pur-
chase payments in the contract would then be increased to reflect the amount
included in income.
Charges for a contract's death benefit
Your contract may have an EGMDB, for which you pay an annual charge, computed
daily. It is possible that the tax law may treat all or a portion of the EGMDB
charge as a contract withdrawal.
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Loss of interest deduction
After June 8, 1997, if a contract is issued to a taxpayer that is not an indi-
vidual, or if a contract is held for the benefit of an entity, the entity will
lose a portion of its deduction for otherwise deductible interest expenses.
This disallowance does not apply if you pay tax on the annual increase in the
contract value. Entities that are considering purchasing a contract, or enti-
ties that will benefit from someone else's ownership of a contract, should
consult a tax advisor.
Qualified retirement plans
We also designed the contracts for use in connection with certain types of re-
tirement plans that receive favorable treatment under the tax code. Contracts
issued to or in connection with a qualified retirement plan are called "quali-
fied contracts." We issue contracts for use with different types of qualified
plans. The Federal income tax rules applicable to those plans are complex and
varied. As a result, this Prospectus does not attempt to provide more than
general information about use of the contract with various types of qualified
plans. Persons planning to use the contract in connection with a qualified
plan should obtain advice from a competent tax advisor.
Types of qualified contracts and terms of contracts
Currently, we issue contracts in connection with the following types of quali-
fied plans:
. Individual Retirement Accounts and Annuities ("Traditional IRAs")
. Roth IRAs
We currently do not but may, in the future, subject to the approval of the New
York Superintendent of Insurance, issue contracts in connection with:
. Simplified Employee Pensions ("SEPs")
. Savings Incentive Matched Plan for Employees ("SIMPLE 401(k) plans")
. Public School system and tax-exempt organization annuity plans ("403(b)
plans")
. Qualified corporate employee pension and profit sharing plans ("401(a)
plans") and qualified annuity plans ("403(a) plans")
. Self-employed individual plans ("H.R. 10 plans" or "Keogh Plans")
. Deferred compensation plans of state and local governments and tax-exempt
organizations ("457 plans").
We will amend contracts to be used with a qualified plan as generally neces-
sary to conform to tax law requirements for the type of plan. However, the
rights of a person to any qualified plan benefits may be subject to the plan's
terms and conditions, regardless of the contract's terms and conditions. In
addition, we are not bound by the terms and conditions of qualified plans to
the extent such terms and conditions contradict the contract, unless we con-
sent.
Tax treatment of qualified contracts
The Federal income tax rules applicable to qualified plans and qualified con-
tracts vary with the type of plan and contract. For example,
. Federal tax rules limit the amount of purchase payments that can be made,
and the tax deduction or exclusion that may be allowed for the purchase pay-
ments. These limits vary depending on the type of qualified plan and the
plan participant's specific circumstances, e.g., the participant's compensa-
tion.
. Under most qualified plans, e.g., Traditional IRAs, the annuitant must begin
receiving payments from the contract in certain minimum amounts by a certain
age, typically age 70 1/2. However, these "minimum distribution rules" do
not apply to a Roth IRA.
Tax treatment of payments
Federal income tax rules generally include distributions from a qualified con-
tract in the recipient's income as ordinary income. These taxable distribu-
tions will include purchase payments that were deductible or exclud-ible from
income. Thus, under many qualified contracts the total amount received is in-
cluded in income since a deduction or exclusion from income was taken for pur-
chase payments. There are exceptions. For example, you do not include amounts
received from a Roth IRA in income if certain conditions are satisfied.
Failure to comply with the minimum distribution rules applicable to certain
qualified plans, such as Traditional IRAs, will result in the imposition of an
excise tax. This excise tax generally equals 50% of the amount by which a min-
imum required distribution exceeds the actual distribution from the qualified
plan.
Federal penalty taxes payable on distributions
The tax code may impose a 10% penalty tax on the amount received from the
qualified contract that must be included in income. The tax code does not im-
pose the penalty tax if one of several exceptions applies. The exceptions vary
depending on the type of qualified contract you purchase. For example, in the
case of an IRA, exceptions provide that the penalty tax does not apply to a
withdrawal, surrender or annuity payout:
. received on or after the annuitant reaches age 59 1/2,
. received on or after the annuitant's death or because of the annuitant's
disability (as defined in the tax law),
. received as a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the
annuitant's life (or life expectancy), or
. received as reimbursement for certain amounts paid for medical care.
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These exceptions, as well as certain others not described here, generally ap-
ply to taxable distributions from other qualified plans. However, the specific
requirements of the exception may vary.
Transfers and direct rollovers
In many circumstances, money may be moved between qualified contracts and
qualified plans by means of a rollover or transfer. Special rules apply to
such rollovers and transfers. If the applicable rules are not followed, you
may suffer adverse Federal income tax consequences, including paying taxes
which might not otherwise have had to be paid. A qualified advisor should al-
ways be consulted before you move or attempt to move funds between any quali-
fied plan or contract and another qualified plan or contract.
The direct rollover rules apply to certain payments (called "eligible rollover
distributions") from section 401(a) plans, section 403(a) or (b) plans, H.R.
10 plans and contracts used in connection with these types of plans. (The di-
rect rollover rules do not apply to distributions from IRAs or section 457
plans.) The direct rollover rules require that Federal income tax equal to 20%
of the eligible rollover distribution from the distribution amount, unless you
elect to have the amount directly transferred to certain qualified plans or
contracts.
The EGMDB and IRAs
Pursuant to IRS regulations, IRAs may not invest in life insurance contracts.
We do not believe that these regulations prohibit the EGMDB from being pro-
vided under the contracts when we issue the contracts as Traditional IRAs or
Roth IRAs. However, the law is unclear and it is possible that the presence of
the EGMDB under a contract issued as a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA could re-
sult in increased taxes to you.
Federal income tax withholding
We will withhold and remit to the IRS a part of the taxable portion of each
distribution made under a contract unless the distributee notifies us at or
before the time of the distribution that tax is not to be withheld. In certain
circumstances, Federal income tax rules may require us to withhold tax. At the
time a withdrawal, surrender or annuity payout is requested, we will give the
recipient an explanation of the withholding requirements.
Tax status of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
Under existing Federal income tax laws, LNY does not pay tax on investment in-
come and realized capital gains of the VAA. LNY does not expect that it will
incur any Federal income tax liability on the income and gains earned by the
VAA. We, therefore, do not impose a charge for Federal income taxes. If Fed-
eral income tax law changes and we must pay tax on some or all of the income
and gains earned by the VAA, we may impose a charge against the VAA to pay the
taxes.
Changes in law
The above discussion is based on the tax code, IRS regulations and interpreta-
tions existing on the date of this Prospectus. However, Congress, the IRS and
the courts may modify these authorities, sometimes retroactively.
Voting rights
As required by law, we will vote the series shares held in the VAA at meetings
of the shareholders of the series. The voting will be done according to the
instructions of contractowners who have interests in any subaccounts which in-
vest in classes of funds of the series. If the 1940 Act or any regulation un-
der it should be amended or if present interpretations should change, and if
as a result we determine that we are permitted to vote the series shares in
our own right, we may elect to do so.
The number of votes which you have the right to cast will be determined by ap-
plying your percentage interest in a subaccount to the total number of votes
attributable to the subaccount. In determining the number of votes, fractional
shares will be recognized.
Series shares of a class held in a subaccount for which no timely instructions
are received will be voted by us in proportion to the voting instructions
which are received for all contracts participating in that subaccount. Voting
instructions to abstain on any item to be voted on will be applied on a pro-
rata basis to reduce the number of votes eligible to be cast.
Whenever a shareholders meeting is called, each person having a voting inter-
est in a subaccount will receive proxy voting material, reports and other ma-
terials relating to the series. Since the series engages in shared funding,
other persons or entities besides LNY may vote series shares. See Investments
of the variable annuity account--Sale of fund shares.
Distribution of the contracts
American Funds Distributors, Inc. (AFD), 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles,
CA 90071, is the distributor and principal underwriter of the contracts. They
will be sold by properly licensed registered representatives of independent
broker-dealers which in turn have selling agreements with AFD and have been
licensed by the New York Insurance Department to represent us. AFD is regis-
tered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a broker-
dealer and is a member of the Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). LNY
will offer contracts in New York State only.
Return privilege
Within the 10 day free-look period after you receive the contract, you may
cancel it for any reason by delivering or mailing it postage prepaid to the
Servicing Of-
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fice at P.O. Box 2348, 1300 South Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46801
or to the Representative through whom it was purchased. A contract canceled
under this provision will be void. We will return the contract value as of the
date of cancellation, plus any premium taxes and the administrative, and mor-
tality and expense risk charges which had been deducted. A purchaser who par-
ticipates in the VAA is subject to the risk of a market loss during the free-
look period.
State regulation
As a life insurance company organized and operated under New York law, we are
subject to provisions governing life insurers and to regulation by the New
York Superintendent of Insurance.
Our books and accounts are subject to review and examination by the New York
Insurance Department at all times. A full examination of our operations is
conducted by that Department at least every five years.
Records and reports
As presently required by the 1940 Act and applicable regulations, we are re-
sponsible for maintaining all records and accounts relating to the VAA. We
have entered into an agreement with the Delaware Management Company, 2005 Mar-
ket Street, Philadelphia, PA 19203, to provide accounting services to the VAA.
We will mail to you, at your last known address of record at the Servicing Of-
fice, at least semiannually after the first contract year, reports containing
information required by that Act or any other applicable law or regulation.
Administration services necessary for the operation of the VAA and the con-
tracts are currently provided by Lincoln Life. However, neither the assets of
Lincoln Life nor the assets of LNC support the obligations of LNY under the
contracts.
Other information
A Registration Statement has been filed with the SEC, under the Securities Act
of 1933 as amended, for the contracts being offered here. This Prospectus does
not contain all the information in the Registration Statement, its amendments
and exhibits. Please refer to the Registration Statement for further informa-
tion about the VAA, LNY and the contracts offered. Statements in this Prospec-
tus about the content of contracts and other legal instruments are summaries.
For the complete text of those contracts and instruments, please refer to
those documents as filed with the SEC.
We are a member of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association ("IMSA")
and may include the IMSA logo and information about IMSA membership in our ad-
vertisements. Companies that belong to IMSA subscribe to a set of ethical
standards covering the various aspects of sales and services for individually
sold life insurance and annuities.
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Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
Attn: American Legacy Customer Service
P. O. Box 2348
Fort Wayne, IN 46801
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUEST CARD
AMERICAN LEGACY III C-SHARE
(LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT H)
Please send me a copy of the current Statement of Additional Information
for AMERICAN LEGACY III C-SHARE. (Please print)
Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________
City: ______________________________________________________ State: Zip:
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American Legacy III C-Share
Lincoln Life & Annuity VariableAnnuity Account H (Registrant)
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Depositor)
Statement of Additional Information (SAI)
This Statement of Additional Information should be read in conjunction with the
American Legacy III C-Share Prospectus of Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annu-
ity Account H dated October 12, 2000.
You may obtain a copy of the American Legacy III C-Share Prospectus on request
and without charge.
Please write Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, P.O. Box 2348, Fort
Wayne, Indiana 46801 or call 1-800-942-5500.
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This SAI is not a Prospectus.
The date of this SAI is October 12, 2000.
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General information and
history of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York ("LNY")
LNY is a life insurance company founded in New York on June 6, 1996. LNY is a
subsidiary of Lincoln Life. Lincoln Life is one of the largest stock life in-
surance companies in the United States. Lincoln Life is owned by Lincoln Na-
tional Corp. (LNC). LNC and Lincoln Life are organized under Indiana law.
LNC's primary businesses are insurance and financial services.
Special terms
The special terms used in this SAI are the ones defined in the Prospectus. In
connection with the term, valuation date, the New York Stock Exchange (Ex-
change) is currently closed on weekends and on these holidays: New Year's Day,
Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, In-
dependence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If any of
these holidays occurs on a weekend day, the Exchange may also be closed on the
business day occurring just before or just after the holiday.
Services
Independent auditors
The statutory-basis financial statements of LNY appearing in this SAI and Reg-
istration Statement have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent audi-
tors, as set forth in their report also appearing elsewhere in this document
and in the Registration Statement. The financial statements audited by Ernst &
Young LLP have been included in this document in reliance on their report
given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Keeper of records
All accounts, books, records and other documents which are required to be
maintained for the VAA are maintained by LNY or by third parties responsible
to LNY. Administrative services necessary for the operation of the VAA and
the contracts are currently provided by Lincoln Life. However, neither the as-
sets of Lincoln Life nor the assets of LNC support the obligations of LNY un-
der the contracts.
Principal underwriter
LNY has contracted with American Funds Distributors, Inc. (AFD), 333 South
Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071, a licensed broker-dealer, to be
the principal underwriter and to distribute the contracts through certain le-
gally authorized sales persons and organizations (brokers). AFD and its bro-
kers are compensated under a standard compensation schedule.
Purchase of securities being offered
The contracts are offered to the public through certain securities
broker/dealers who have entered into selling agreements with AFD and whose
personnel are legally authorized to sell annuity products. There are no spe-
cial purchase plans for any class of prospective buyers.
Both before and after the annuity commencement date, there are exchange privi-
leges between subaccounts, and from the VAA to the general account subject to
restrictions set out in the Prospectus. See The contracts, in the Prospectus.
No exchanges are permitted between the VAA and other separate accounts.
The offering of the contracts is continuous.
Calculation of investment results
The seven-day yield is determined by calculating the change in unit value for
the base period (the 7-day period ended December 31); then dividing this fig-
ure by the account value at the beginning of the period; then annualizing this
result by the factor of 365/7. This yield includes all deductions charged to
the contractowner's account, and excludes any realized gains and losses from
the sale of securities.
Standard investment results:
Standard performance is based on a formula to calculate performance that is
prescribed by the SEC. Under rules issued by the SEC, standard performance
must be included in any marketing material that discusses the performance of
the VAA and the subaccounts. This information represents past performance and
does not indicate or represent future performance.
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Average annual return for each period is determined by finding the average an-
nual compounded rate of return over each period that would equate the initial
amount invested to the ending redeemable value for that period, according to
the following formula:
P(1+T)n = ERV
Where:P = a hypothetical initial purchase payment of $1,000
T = average annual total return for the period in question
N = number of years
ERV = ending redeemable value (as of the end of the period in question)
of a hypothetical $1,000 purchase payment made at the beginning of the 1-
year, 5-year, or 10-year period in question (or fractional period there-
of)
The formula assumes that: (1) all recurring fees have been charged to the
contractowner accounts; (2) there will be a complete redemption upon the
anniversary of the 1-year, 5-year, or 10-year period in question.
In accordance with SEC guidelines, we will report standard performance back to
the first date that the fund became available in the VAA. Because standard
performance reporting periods of less than one year could be misleading, we
may report "N/A's" for standard performance until one year after the option
became available in the separate account.
Standard performance data:
No figures are provided at this time since the subaccounts of the VAA do not
yet have an operating history.
Non-standard investment results:
The VAA may report its results over various periods--daily, monthly, three-
month, six-month, year-to-date, yearly (fiscal year), three, five, ten years
or more and lifetime--and compare its results to indices and other variable
annuities in sales materials including advertisements, brochures and reports.
Performance information for the periods prior to the date that a fund became
available in the VAA will be calculated based on (1) the performance of the
fund adjusted for contract charges (ie: mortality and expense risk fees, any
applicable administrative charges, and the management and other expenses of
the fund) and (2) the assumption that the subaccounts were in existence for
the same periods as indicated for the fund. It may or may not reflect charges
for any options (ie: EGMDB) that were in effect during the time periods shown.
This performance is referred to as non-standardized performance data. Such re-
sults may be computed on a cumulative and/or annualized basis. We may also re-
port performance assuming you deposited $10,000 into a subaccount at inception
of the underlying fund or 10 years ago (whichever is less). This non-standard
performance may be shown as a graph illustrating how that deposit would have
increased or decreased in value over time based on the performance of the un-
derlying fund adjusted for contract charges. This information represents past
performance and does not indicate or represent future performance. The invest-
ment return and value of a contract will fluctuate so that contractowner's in-
vestment may be worth more or less than the original investment. Cumulative
quotations are arrived at by calculating the change in accumulation unit value
between the first and last day of the base period being measured, and express-
ing the difference as a percentage of the unit value at the beginning of the
base period. Annualized quotations are arrived at by applying a formula which
reflects the level rate of return, which if earned over the entire base peri-
od, would produce the cumulative return.
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Non-Standard Performance Data (adjusted for contract expense charges):
Period Ending December 31, 1999
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With With With With With Since Inception
EGMDB EGMDB EGMDB EGMDB EGMDB With EGMDB
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Global Growth Subaccount 67.31% 67.31% N/A N/A N/A 36.14%
(commenced activity 4/30/97)
Global Small Capitalization Subaccount 88.71 88.71 N/A N/A N/A 47.37
(commenced activity 4/30/98)
Growth Subaccount 55.08 55.08 38.34% 31.09% 19.40% 17.99
(as if commenced activity 2/8/84)
International Subaccount 73.53 73.53 30.46 23.27 N/A 14.86
(as if commenced activity 5/1/90)
New World Subaccount N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 17.43
(as if commenced activity 6/17/99)
Growth-Income Subaccount 9.65 9.65 16.49 19.29 12.78 13.97
(as if commenced activity 2/8/84)
Asset Allocation Subaccount 5.43 5.43 11.63 15.10 10.36 10.14
(as if commenced activity 8/1/89)
Bond Subaccount 1.13 1.13 4.00 N/A N/A 4.04
(as if commenced activity 1/2/96)
High-Yield Bond Subaccount 4.07 4.07 4.38 8.70 8.44 9.89
(as if commenced activity 2/8/84)
U.S. Gov't./AAA Subaccount (2.16) (2.16) 3.58 5.05 5.42 5.87
(as if commenced activity 12/1/85)
Cash Management Subaccount 3.12 3.12 3.34 3.44 3.18 4.10
(as if commenced activity 2/8/84)
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The performance figures shown reflect the cost of the Enhanced Guaranteed Mini-
mum Death Benefit. If contractowners had chosen to eliminate the Enhanced Guar-
anteed Minimum Death Benefit, their returns would have been higher.
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Annuity payouts
Variable annuity payouts
Variable annuity payouts will be determined on the basis of: (1) the dollar
value of the contract on the annuity commencement date; (2) the annuity tables
contained in the contract; (3) the type of annuity option selected; and (4)
the investment results of the fund(s) selected. In order to determine the
amount of variable annuity payouts, LNY makes the following calculation:
first, it determines the dollar amount of the first payout; second, it credits
the contract with a fixed number of annuity units based on the amount of the
first payout; and third, it calculates the value of the annuity units each pe-
riod thereafter. These steps are explained below.
The dollar amount of the first periodic variable annuity payout is determined
by applying the total value of the accumulation units credited under the con-
tract valued as of the annuity commencement date (less any premium taxes) to
the annuity tables contained in the contract. The first variable annuity pay-
out will be paid 14 days after the annuity commencement date. This day of the
month will become the day on which all future annuity payouts will be paid.
Amounts shown in the tables are based on an Individual Annuity Mortality Table
on file with the New York Superintendent of Insurance, with an assumed invest-
ment return at the rate of 3%, 4% or 5% per annum. The first annuity payout is
determined by multiplying the benefit per $1,000 of value shown in the con-
tract tables by the number of thousands of dollars of value accumulated under
the contract. These annuity tables vary according to the form of annuity se-
lected and the age of the annuitant at the annuity commencement date. The as-
sumed interest rate is the measuring point for subsequent annuity payouts. If
the actual net investment rate (annualized) exceeds the assumed rate, the pay-
out will increase at a rate equal to the amount of such excess. Conversely, if
the actual rate is less than the assumed rate, annuity payouts will decrease.
If the assumed rate of interest were to be increased, annuity payouts would
start at a higher level but would decrease more rapidly or increase more slow-
ly.
LNY may use sex distinct annuity tables in the contracts, except for those
contracts associated with employer sponsored plans and where prohibited by
law.
At an annuity commencement date, the contract is credited with annuity units
for each subaccount on which variable annuity payouts are based. The number of
annuity units to be credited is determined by dividing the amount of the first
periodic payout by the value of an annuity unit in each subaccount selected.
Although the number of annuity units is fixed by this process, the value of
such units will vary with the value of the underlying fund. The amount of the
second and subsequent periodic payouts is determined by multiplying the
contractowner's fixed number of annuity units in each subaccount by the appro-
priate annuity unit value for the valuation date ending 14 days prior to the
date that payout is due.
The value of each subaccount's annuity unit will be set initially at an arbi-
trary dollar amount. The annuity unit value for each subaccount at the end of
any valuation date is determined by multiplying the subaccount annuity unit
value for the immediately preceding valuation date by the product of:
(a) The net investment factor of the subaccount for the valuation period for
which the annuity unit value is being determined, and
(b) A factor to neutralize the assumed investment return in the annuity table.
The value of the annuity units is determined as of a valuation date 14 days
prior to the payment date in order to permit calculation of amounts of annuity
payouts and mailing of checks in advance of their due dates. Such checks will
normally be issued and mailed at least three days before the due date.
Proof of age, sex and survival
LNY may require proof of age, sex, or survival of any payee upon whose age,
sex, or survival payments depend.
Advertising and sales
literature
As set forth in the Prospectus, LNY may refer to the following organizations
(and others) in its marketing materials:
A.M. Best's Rating System is designed to evaluate the various factors affect-
ing the overall performance of an insurance company in order to provide an
opinion as to an insurance company's relative financial strength and ability
to meet its contractual obligations. The procedure includes both a quantita-
tive and qualitative review of each company. A.M. Best also provides certain
rankings, to which LNY intends to refer.
Duff & Phelps insurance company claims paying ability (CPA) service provides
purchasers of insurance company policies and contracts with analytical and
statistical information on the solvency and liquidity of major U.S. licensed
insurance companies, both mutual and stock.
EAFE Index is prepared by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI). It mea-
sures performance of equity securities in Europe, Australia and the Far East.
The index reflects the movements of world stock markets by representing the
evolution of an unmanaged portfolio. The EAFE Index offers international di-
versification
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representing over 1,000 companies across 20 different countries.
Lipper Variable Insurance Products Performance Analysis Service is a publisher
of statistical data covering the investment company industry in the United
States and overseas. Lipper is recognized as the leading source of data on
open-end and closed-end funds. Lipper currently tracks the performance of over
5,000 investment companies and publishes numerous specialized reports, includ-
ing reports on performance and portfolio analysis, fee and expense analysis.
Moody's insurance financial strength rating is an opinion of an insurance
company's financial strength and ability to meet financial obligations. The
purpose of Moody's ratings is to provide investors with a simple system of
gradation by which the relative quality of insurance companies may be noted.
Morningstar is an independent financial publisher offering comprehensive sta-
tistical and analytical coverage of open-end and closed-end funds and variable
annuities.
Standard & Poor's insurance claims-paying ability rating is an opinion of an
operating insurance company's financial capacity to meet obligations under an
insurance policy in accordance with the terms. The likelihood of a timely flow
of funds from the insurer to the trustee for the bondholders is a key element
in the rating determination for such debt issues.
VARDS (Variable Annuity Research and Data Service) provides a comprehensive
guide to variable annuity contract features and historical fund performance.
The service also provides a readily understandable analysis of the comparative
characteristics and market performance of funds inclusive in variable con-
tracts.
Standard & Poor's 500 Index is a broad-based measurement of U.S. stock-market
performance based on the weighted average performance of 500 common stocks of
leading company's and leading industries; commonly known as the Standard &
Poor's 500 (S&P 500). The selection of stocks, their relative weightings to
reflect differences in the number of outstanding shares, and publication of
the index itself are services of Standard & Poor's Corporation, a financial
advisory, securities rating, and publishing firm.
NASDAQ-OTC Price Index is based on the National Association of Securities
Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) and represents all domestic over-the-
counter stocks except those traded on exchanges and those having only one mar-
ket maker, a total of some 3,500 stocks. It is market value-weighted and was
introduced with a base of 100.00 on February 5, 1971.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a price-weighted average of 30 actively
traded blue chip stocks, primarily industrials but currently including Ameri-
can Express Company and American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Prepared and
published by Dow Jones & Company, it is the oldest and most widely quoted of
all the market indicators. The average is quoted in points, not dollars.
In its advertisements and other sales literature for the VAA and the series
funds, LNY intends to illustrate the advantages of the contracts in a number
of ways:
Compound Interest Illustrations. These will emphasize several advantages of
the variable annuity contract. For example, but not by way of illustration,
the literature may emphasize the potential tax savings through tax deferral;
the potential advantage of the variable annuity account over the fixed ac-
count; and the compounding effect when a client makes regular deposits to his
or her contract.
Internet. An electronic communications network which may be used to provide
information regarding LNY, performance of the subaccounts and advertisement
literature.
Dollar-Cost Averaging. (DCA) -- You may systematically transfer on a monthly
basis amounts from the DCA fixed account or certain variable subaccounts into
the variable subaccounts. You may elect to participate in the DCA program at
the time of application or at anytime before the annuity commencement date by
completing an election form available from us. The minimum balance needed to
establish the DCA program is $1,500. DCA transfers can take place over any pe-
riod between six and 60 months. Once elected, the program will remain in ef-
fect until the earlier of: (1) the annuity commencement date; (2) the value of
the amount being DCA'd is depleted; or (3) you cancel the program by written
request or by telephone if we have your telephone authorization on file. If
you have cancelled the DCA program prior to the end of the selected DCA peri-
od, any remaining contract value in the DCA holding account within the fixed
account will automatically be transferred to the variable subaccounts selected
by you. A transfer under this program is not considered a transfer for pur-
poses of limiting the number of transfers that may be made. We reserve the
right to discontinue this program at any time. DCA does not assure a profit or
protect against loss. If the DCA program is in effect, you may not participate
in the automatic withdrawal service, cross-reinvestment service, or portfolio
rebalancing.
Automatic Withdrawal Service. (AWS) -- AWS provides an automatic, periodic
withdrawal of contract value to you. You may elect to participate in AWS at
the time of application or at any time before the annuity commencement date by
sending a written request to our Servicing Office. The minimum contract value
required
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to establish AWS is $10,000. You may cancel or make changes to your AWS program
at any time by sending a written request to our Servicing Office. If telephone
authorization has been elected, certain changes may be made by telephone. Not-
withstanding the requirements of the program, any withdrawal must be permitted
by Section 401(a)(9) of the code for qualified plans or permitted under Section
72 for non-qualified contracts. We reserve the right to discontinue this serv-
ice at any time. If the AWS program is in effect, you may not participate in
the DCA program, cross-reinvestment service, or portfolio rebalancing.
Cross-Reinvestment Service. -- Under this option, account value in a designated
variable subaccount of the contract that exceeds a certain baseline amount is
automatically transferred to another specific variable subaccount(s) of the
contract at specific intervals. You may elect to participate in cross-reinvest-
ment at the time of application or at any time before the annuity commencement
date by sending a written request to our Servicing Office or by telephone if we
have your telephone authorization on file. You designate the holding account,
the receiving account(s), and the baseline amount. Cross-reinvestment will con-
tinue until we receive authorization to terminate the program.
The minimum holding account value required to establish cross-reinvestment is
$10,000. A transfer under this program is not considered a transfer for pur-
poses of limiting the number of transfers that may be made. We reserve the
right to discontinue this service at any time. This program is not available if
you are utilizing an automatic deposit feature. Also you may not use the DCA
program, the AWS or portfolio rebalancing, if you are using this cross-rein-
vestment service.
Portfolio Rebalancing. -- Portfolio rebalancing is an option which, if elected
by the contractowner, restores to a pre-determined level the percentage of con-
tract value allocated to each variable account subaccount. This predetermined
level will be the allocation initially selected when the contract was pur-
chased, unless subsequently changed. The portfolio rebalancing allocation may
be changed at any time by submitting a written request to LNY or by telephone,
if we have your telephone authorization on file.
If the portfolio rebalancing is elected, all purchase payments allocated to the
variable accounts subaccounts must be subject to portfolio rebalancing.
Portfolio rebalancing may take place on either a monthly, quarterly, semi-an-
nual or annual basis, as selected by the contractowner. Once the portfolio
rebalancing option is activated, any variable account subaccount transfers exe-
cuted outside of the portfolio rebalancing option will terminate the portfolio
rebalancing option. Any subsequent purchase payment or withdrawal that modifies
the account balance within each variable account subaccount may also cause ter-
mination of the portfolio rebalancing option. Any such termination will be con-
firmed to the contractowner. The contractowner may terminate the portfolio
rebalancing option or re-enroll at any time by calling or writing LNY or by
telephone, if we have your telephone authorization on file.
The portfolio rebalancing program is not available following the annuity com-
mencement date. This program is not available if you are utilizing the DCA pro-
gram, AWS, or cross-reinvestment service.
Lincoln Financial Group. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for
Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. With headquarters
in Philadelphia, Lincoln Financial Group has consolidated assets of over $103
billion and annual consolidated revenues of $6.8 billion. Through its wealth
accumulation and protection businesses, the company provides annuities, life
insurance, 401(k) plans, life-health reinsurance, mutual funds, institutional
investment management and financial planning and advisory services.
LNY's Customers. Sales literature for the VAA and the series' funds may refer
to the number of employers and the number of individual annuity clients which
LNY serves. As of the date of this SAI, LNY was serving over 400 employer con-
tracts and more than 149,000 individuals.
LNY's Assets, Size. LNY may discuss its general financial condition (see, for
example, the reference to A.M. Best Company, above); it may refer to its as-
sets; it may also discuss its relative size and/or ranking among companies in
the industry or among any sub-classification of those companies, based upon
recognized evaluation criteria (see reference to A.M. Best Company above). For
example, at year-end 1999 LNY had statutory admitted assets of almost $2.3 bil-
lion.
Financial statements
The statutory-basis financial statements of LNY appear on the following pages.
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
BALANCE SHEETS -- STATUTORY BASIS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31
1999 1998
-------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C>
ADMITTED ASSETS
CASH AND INVESTED ASSETS:
Bonds $1,482,592,831 $1,435,882,019
------------------------------------------------------------
Unaffiliated common stocks 161,005 155,039
------------------------------------------------------------
Mortgage loans on real estate 197,425,386 184,503,805
------------------------------------------------------------
Policy loans 177,437,149 170,372,567
------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and short-term investments 29,467,267 143,546,873
------------------------------------------------------------
Other invested assets 223,126 60,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Receivable for securities 1,313,866 3,477,120
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total cash and invested assets 1,888,620,630 1,937,997,423
------------------------------------------------------------
Premiums and fees in course of collection 6,578,363 6,959,116
------------------------------------------------------------
Accrued investment income 29,296,814 25,925,055
------------------------------------------------------------
Other admitted assets 38,442,338 438,335
------------------------------------------------------------
Separate account assets 328,767,871 236,861,781
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total admitted assets $2,291,706,016 $2,208,181,710
------------------------------------------------------------ ============== ==============
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
LIABILITIES:
Future policy benefits and claims $ 853,572,463 $ 851,746,596
------------------------------------------------------------
Other policyholder funds 951,347,964 962,725,311
------------------------------------------------------------
Other liabilities 25,045,378 44,824,520
------------------------------------------------------------
Federal income taxes recoverable -- (3,206,611)
------------------------------------------------------------
Asset valuation reserve 7,884,503 5,374,594
------------------------------------------------------------
Interest maintenance reserve 956,570 5,051,304
------------------------------------------------------------
Net transfers due from separate accounts (8,262,299) (6,915,063)
------------------------------------------------------------
Separate account liabilities 328,767,871 236,861,781
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total liabilities 2,159,312,450 2,096,462,432
------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS:
Common stock, $100 par value:
Authorized, issued and outstanding -- 20,000 shares (owned
by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company) 2,000,000 2,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------
Paid-in surplus 384,128,481 384,128,481
------------------------------------------------------------
Unassigned surplus -- deficit (253,734,915) (274,409,203)
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total capital and surplus 132,393,566 111,719,278
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total liabilities and capital and surplus $2,291,706,016 $2,208,181,710
------------------------------------------------------------ ============== ==============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes. S-1
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS -- STATUTORY BASIS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
1999 1998 1997
------------ -------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
PREMIUMS AND OTHER REVENUES:
Premiums and deposits $172,708,594 $1,291,566,984 $184,112,330
------------------------------------------------------------
Net investment income 132,213,228 105,083,579 43,953,796
------------------------------------------------------------
Surrender and administrative charges 2,401,973 2,834,073 1,334,705
------------------------------------------------------------
Mortality and expense charges on deposit funds 2,937,632 1,980,728 1,548,722
------------------------------------------------------------
Amortization of the interest maintenance reserve 925,547 579,137 370,129
------------------------------------------------------------
Other revenues 2,127,634 536,698 183,048
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ -------------- ------------
Total revenues 313,314,608 1,402,581,199 231,502,730
------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES:
Benefits and settlement expenses 207,985,159 1,320,787,190 72,475,389
------------------------------------------------------------
Commissions 17,665,459 274,529,390 2,459,308
------------------------------------------------------------
Underwriting, insurance and other expenses 32,297,064 28,064,172 8,012,925
------------------------------------------------------------
Net transfers to separate accounts 28,255,807 33,875,951 141,027,195
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ -------------- ------------
Total benefits and expenses 286,203,489 1,657,256,703 223,974,817
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ -------------- ------------
Gain (loss) from operations before dividends to
policyholders, federal income taxes (benefit) and net
realized loss on investments 27,111,119 (254,675,504) 7,527,913
------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends to policyholders 5,624,728 3,375,629 --
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ -------------- ------------
Gain (loss) from operations before federal income taxes
(benefit) and net realized loss on investments 21,486,391 (258,051,133) 7,527,913
------------------------------------------------------------
Federal income taxes (benefit) (427,033) (4,561,826) 1,942,625
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ -------------- ------------
Gain (loss) from operations before net realized loss on
investments 21,913,424 (253,489,307) 5,585,288
------------------------------------------------------------
Net realized loss on investments (2,012,331) (721,449) (73,398)
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ -------------- ------------
Net income (loss) $ 19,901,093 $ (254,210,756) $ 5,511,890
------------------------------------------------------------ ============ ============== ============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL AND SURPLUS -- STATUTORY BASIS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
UNASSIGNED TOTAL
COMMON PAID-IN SURPLUS -- CAPITAL AND
STOCK SURPLUS DEFICIT SURPLUS
---------- ------------ ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balances at January 1, 1997 $2,000,000 $ 69,000,000 $ (20,824,003) $ 50,175,997
Add (deduct):
Surplus paid-in -- 158,407,481 -- 158,407,481
-------------------------------------------------
Net income -- -- 5,511,890 5,511,890
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in nonadmitted assets -- -- (21,278) (21,278)
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in asset valuation service -- -- (1,221,863) (1,221,863)
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ ------------- -------------
Balances at December 31, 1997 2,000,000 227,407,481 (16,555,254) 212,852,227
Add (deduct):
Surplus paid-in -- 156,721,000 -- 156,721,000
-------------------------------------------------
Net loss -- -- (254,210,756) (254,210,756)
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in unrealized capital losses -- -- (178,648) (178,648)
-------------------------------------------------
Decrease in nonadmitted assets -- -- 241,698 241,698
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in asset valuation reserve -- -- (3,024,183) (3,024,183)
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in liability for reinsurance in
unauthorized companies -- -- (682,060) (682,060)
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ ------------- -------------
Balances at December 31, 1998 2,000,000 384,128,481 (274,409,203) 111,719,278
Add (deduct):
Net income -- -- 19,901,093 19,901,093
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in unrealized capital losses -- -- (939,080) (939,080)
-------------------------------------------------
Decrease in nonadmitted assets -- -- 187,322 187,322
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in asset valuation reserve -- -- (2,509,909) (2,509,909)
-------------------------------------------------
Increase in liability for reinsurance in
unauthorized companies -- -- (605,340) (605,340)
-------------------------------------------------
Gain on reinsurance transaction -- -- 4,640,202 4,640,202
------------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ ------------- -------------
Balances at December 31, 1999 $2,000,000 $384,128,481 $(253,734,915) $ 132,393,566
------------------------------------------------- ========== ============ ============= =============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes. S-3
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS -- STATUTORY BASIS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
1999 1998 1997
------------- -------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Premiums, policy proceeds and other considerations received $ 172,535,360 $1,284,669,810 $184,112,330
------------------------------------------------------------
Investment income received 138,850,106 96,331,551 43,781,378
------------------------------------------------------------
Benefits paid (204,263,171) (83,399,329) (85,008,691)
------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance expenses paid (96,041,640) (351,272,500) (154,355,904)
------------------------------------------------------------
Federal income taxes received (paid) (656,134) 1,703,193 (1,893,859)
------------------------------------------------------------
Dividends paid to policyholders (5,921,665) 2,651,237 --
------------------------------------------------------------
Other income received, less other expenses paid 1,653,592 39,064,672 1,613,631
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------- ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 6,156,448 989,748,634 (11,751,115)
------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Sale, maturity or repayment of investments 294,554,595 249,409,117 272,961,178
------------------------------------------------------------
Purchase of investments (369,356,711) (1,280,892,696) (265,700,363)
------------------------------------------------------------
Net decrease (increase) in policy loans (7,064,582) (131,317,640) 1,554,149
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------- ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (81,866,698) (1,162,801,219) 8,814,964
------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCING AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES
Capital and surplus paid-in -- 156,721,000 158,407,481
------------------------------------------------------------
Other (38,369,356) (3,895,136) (11,032,743)
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------- ------------
Net cash provided by financing activities (38,369,356) 152,825,864 147,374,738
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------- ------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments (114,079,606) (20,226,721) 144,438,587
------------------------------------------------------------
Total cash and short-term investments at beginning of year 143,546,873 163,773,594 19,335,007
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------- -------------- ------------
Total cash and short-term investments at end of year $ 29,467,267 $ 143,546,873 $163,773,594
------------------------------------------------------------ ============= ============== ============
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS
1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS AND
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (the "Company") is a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company ("Lincoln Life"),
which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation ("LNC").
In 1996, the Company was organized under the laws of the state of New York
as a life insurance company and received approval from the New York
Insurance Department (the "Department") to operate as a licensed insurance
company in the State of New York.
The Company's principal business consists of underwriting annuities,
deposit-type contracts and life insurance sold through multiple distribution
channels. The Company conducts business only in the State of New York.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The nature of the insurance business requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the statutory-basis
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ
from these estimates.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying statutory-basis financial statements have been prepared in
conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the
Department. "Prescribed" statutory accounting practices include state laws,
regulations and general administrative rules, as well as a variety of
publications of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
("NAIC"). "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.
In 1998, the NAIC adopted codified statutory accounting principles
("Codification") effective January 1, 2001. Codification will likely change,
to some extent, prescribed statutory accounting practices and may result in
changes to the accounting practices that the Company uses to prepare its
statutory-basis financial statements. Codification will require adoption by
the various states before it becomes the prescribed statutory-basis of
accounting for insurance companies domesticated within those states.
Accordingly, before Codification becomes effective for the Company, the
state of New York must adopt Codification as the prescribed basis of
accounting on which domestic insurers must report their statutory-basis
results to the Department. At this time, it is anticipated that New York
will adopt Codification, however, based on current guidance, management
believes that the impact of Codification will not be material to the
Company's statutory-basis financial statements.
Existing statutory accounting practices differ from accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). The more significant
variances from GAAP are as follows:
INVESTMENTS
Bonds are reported at cost or amortized cost or fair value based on their
NAIC rating. For GAAP, the Company's bonds are classified as
available-for-sale and, accordingly, are reported at fair value with changes
in the fair values reported directly in shareholder's equity after
adjustments for related amortization of deferred acquisition costs,
additional policyholder commitments and deferred income taxes.
Changes between cost and admitted asset investment amounts are credited or
charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to a separate surplus
account.
Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers the portion of
realized capital gains and losses on sales of bonds and mortgage loans
attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes
those deferrals over the remaining period to maturity of the individual
security sold. The net deferral is reported as the interest maintenance
reserve ("IMR") in the accompanying balance sheets. Realized capital gains
and losses are reported in income net of federal income tax and transfers to
IMR. The asset valuation reserve ("AVR") is determined by a NAIC prescribed
formula and is reported as a liability rather than a reduction to unassigned
surplus. Under GAAP, realized capital gains and losses
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS AND
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
are reported in the income statement on a pretax basis in the period that
the asset giving rise to the gain or loss is sold and valuation allowances
are provided when there has been a decline in value deemed other than
temporary, in which case, the provision for such declines are charged to
income.
POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
The costs of acquiring and renewing business are expensed when incurred.
Under GAAP, acquisition costs related to traditional life insurance, to the
extent recoverable from future policy 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
universal life insurance, annuity and other investment-type products,
deferred policy acquisition costs, to the extent recoverable from future
gross profits, are amortized generally in proportion to the present value of
expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment, mortality, and
expense margins.
NONADMITTED ASSETS
Certain assets designated as "nonadmitted," principally furniture and
equipment, are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged
directly to unassigned surplus.
BENEFIT RESERVES
Certain policy reserves are calculated based on statutorily required
interest and mortality assumptions rather than on estimated expected
experience or actual account balances as would be required under GAAP.
PREMIUMS AND DEPOSITS
Premiums and deposits with respect to universal life policies and annuity
and other investment-type contracts consist of the entire premium received
and are reported as premium revenue. Under GAAP, premiums and deposits
received in excess of policy charges would not be recognized as premium
revenue.
BENEFITS AND SETTLEMENT EXPENSES
Death benefits paid, policy and contract withdrawals, and the change in
policy reserves on universal life policies, annuity and other
investment-type contracts are reported as benefits and settlement expenses
in the accompanying statements of operations. Under GAAP, withdrawals are
treated as a reduction of the policy or contract liabilities and benefits
would represent the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value
and interest credited to the account values. For traditional life and
disability income products, benefits and expenses are recognized when
incurred in a manner consistent with the related premium recognition
policies.
REINSURANCE
Commissions on business ceded are reported as income when received rather
than deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as
required under GAAP. Business assumed under 100% indemnity and assumption
reinsurance agreements is accounted for as a purchase for GAAP reporting
purposes and the ceding commission represents the purchase price. Under
purchase accounting, assets acquired and liabilities assumed are reported at
fair value at the date of the transaction and the excess of the purchase
price over the sum of the amounts assigned to assets acquired less
liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. On a statutory-basis of
accounting, the ceding commission is expensed when paid.
Premiums, benefits and settlement expenses and policy benefits and contract
liabilities are reported in the accompanying financial statements net of
reinsurance amounts. Under GAAP, policy benefits and contract liabilities
are reported on a gross basis.
A liability for reinsurance balances has been provided for unsecured policy
and contract liabilities and unearned premiums ceded to reinsurers not
authorized by the Department to assume such business. Changes to those
amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP,
an allowance for amounts deemed uncollectible is established through a
charge to income.
INCOME TAXES
Deferred federal income taxes are not provided for differences between
financial statement amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities.
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS AND
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
POLICYHOLDER DIVIDENDS
Policyholder dividends are recognized when declared rather than over the
term of the related policies.
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
For purposes of calculating the Company's postretirement benefit obligation,
only vested employees and current retirees are included in the actuarial
benefit valuation. Under GAAP, active employees not currently eligible would
also be included.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Cash and short-term investments in the statements of cash flows represent
cash balances and investments with initial maturities of one year or less
from the date of acquisition. Under GAAP, the corresponding captions of cash
and cash equivalents include cash balances and investments with initial
maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.
A reconciliation of the Company's capital and surplus and net income (loss)
determined on a statutory accounting basis with amounts determined in
accordance with GAAP is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS NET INCOME (LOSS)
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DECEMBER 31 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
1999 1998 1999 1998 1997
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(IN THOUSANDS)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Amounts as reported on a
statutory -- basis
$132,394 $111,719 $ 19,901 $(254,211) $ 5,512
-----------------------------------
GAAP adjustments:
Net unrealized gain (loss) on
investments (74,971) 27,851 -- -- --
-----------------------------------
Interest maintenance reserve (792) 5,051 458 (579) (370)
-----------------------------------
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments (1,951) (990) (6,348) 3,050 (240)
-----------------------------------
Asset valuation reserve 7,885 5,375 -- -- --
-----------------------------------
Policy and contract reserves (72,302) (85,875) 25,985 271,293 (3,667)
-----------------------------------
Present value of future profits,
deferred policy acquisition
costs and goodwill 369,032 336,568 (6,639) 6,091 524
-----------------------------------
Policyholders' share of earnings
and surplus on participating
business (9,325) (9,904) 1,071 (100) --
-----------------------------------
Deferred income taxes 17,505 35,280 (12,159) (12,696) 671
-----------------------------------
Nonadmitted assets 1,685 880 -- -- --
-----------------------------------
Other, net 4,304 (1,705) (2,096) (82) --
----------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- --------- -------
Net increase (decrease) 241,070 312,531 272 266,977 (3,082)
----------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- --------- -------
Amounts on a GAAP -- basis $373,464 $424,250 $ 20,173 $ 12,766 $ 2,430
----------------------------------- ======== ======== ======== ========= =======
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS AND
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Other significant accounting practices are as follows:
INVESTMENTS
Bonds not backed by loans are principally stated at amortized cost and the
discount or premium is amortized using the interest method.
Mortgage-backed bonds are valued at amortized cost and income is recognized
using a constant effective yield based on anticipated prepayments and the
estimated economic life of the securities. When actual prepayments differ
significantly from anticipated prepayments, the effective yield is
recalculated to reflect actual payments to date and anticipated future
payments. The net investment in the securities is adjusted to the amount
that would have existed had the new effective yield been applied since the
acquisition of the securities.
Short-term investments include investments with maturities of less than one
year at the date of acquisition.
Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances.
Mortgage loans on real estate are reported at unpaid principal balances,
less allowances for impairments.
Realized investment gains and losses on investments sold are determined
using the specific identification method. Changes in admitted asset carrying
amounts of bonds, mortgage loans, and common stocks are credited or charged
directly in unassigned surplus.
PREMIUMS
Premiums for group tax-qualified annuity business are recognized as revenue
when deposited. Life insurance and individual annuity premiums are
recognized as revenue when due. Accident and health premiums are earned pro
rata over the contract term of the policies.
BENEFIT RESERVES
Life, annuity and accident and health disability benefit reserves are
developed by actuarial methods and are determined based on published tables
using statutorily specified interest rates and valuation methods that will
provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the
minimum or guaranteed policy cash values or the amounts required by the
Department. The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums on
the death of life and annuity policy insureds and returns any premium beyond
the date of death, except for policies issued prior to March 1977. Surrender
values on policies do exceed the corresponding benefit reserves. Additional
reserves are established when the results of cash flow testing under various
interest rate scenarios indicate the need for such reserves. If net premiums
exceed the gross premiums on any insurance inforce, additional reserves are
established. Benefit reserves for policies underwritten on a substandard
basis are determined using the multiple table reserve method.
The tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released and the tabular
cost have been determined by formula or from the basic data for such items.
Tabular interest funds not involving life contingencies were determined
using the actual interest credited to the funds plus the change in accrued
interest.
Liabilities related to policyholders' funds left on deposit with the Company
generally are equal to fund balances less applicable surrender charges.
CLAIMS AND CLAIM ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES
Unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses on accident and health policies
represent the estimated ultimate net cost of all reported and unreported
claims incurred through December 31. The Company does not discount claims
and claim adjustment expense reserves. The reserves for unpaid claims and
claim adjustment expenses are estimated using individual case-basis
valuations and statistical analyses. 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 reserves
for unpaid claims and claim adjustment
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS AND
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
expenses 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.
REINSURANCE CEDED AND ASSUMED
Reinsurance premiums, benefits and settlement expenses are accounted for on
bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies
issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts.
PENSION BENEFITS
Costs associated with the Company's defined benefit pension plans are
systematically accrued during the expected period of active service of the
covered employees.
ASSETS HELD IN SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND LIABILITIES RELATED TO SEPARATE
ACCOUNTS
Separate account assets and liabilities reported in the accompanying balance
sheets represent funds that are separately administered for the exclusive
benefit of variable annuity and universal life contractholders and for which
the contractholders, and not the Company, bears the investment risk.
Separate account contractholders have no claim against the assets of the
general account of the Company. Separate account assets are reported at fair
value and consist of unit investments in mutual funds. The detailed
operations of the separate accounts are not included in the accompanying
statutory-basis financial statements. The fees received by the Company for
administrative and contractholder maintenance services performed for these
separate accounts are included in the Company's statements of operations.
2. INVESTMENTS
The cost or amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and
losses and the fair value of investments in bonds are
summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COST OR GROSS GROSS
AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED FAIR
COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
At December 31, 1999:
Corporate $1,214,312,519 $ 908,731 $(65,599,479) $1,149,621,771
--------------------------------
U.S. government 25,736,299 11,711 (1,900,750) 23,847,260
--------------------------------
Foreign government 17,602,777 362,624 (1,070,496) 16,894,905
--------------------------------
Mortgage-backed 221,570,519 2,732 (9,530,799) 212,042,452
--------------------------------
State and municipal 3,370,717 -- (105,915) 3,264,802
-------------------------------- -------------- ----------- ------------ --------------
$1,482,592,831 $ 1,285,798 $(78,207,439) $1,405,671,190
============== =========== ============ ==============
At December 31, 1998:
Corporate $1,148,083,966 $27,649,036 $ (7,489,560) $1,168,243,442
--------------------------------
U.S. government 39,617,653 564,146 (119,394) 40,062,405
--------------------------------
Foreign government 19,532,744 994,331 (720,250) 19,806,825
--------------------------------
Mortgage-backed 225,005,162 6,239,684 (421,281) 230,823,565
--------------------------------
State and municipal 3,642,494 164,552 -- 3,807,046
-------------------------------- -------------- ----------- ------------ --------------
$1,435,882,019 $35,611,749 $ (8,750,485) $1,462,743,283
============== =========== ============ ==============
</TABLE>
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
2. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
The carrying amount of investments in bonds in the balance
sheet at December 31, 1999 and 1998 reflects adjustments of
$1,123,693 and $178,648, respectively, to decrease amortized
cost as a result of the Securities Valuation Office of the
NAIC designating certain investments as low or lower
quality.
A summary of the cost or amortized cost and fair value of
investments in bonds at December 31, 1999, by contractual
maturity, is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COST OR
AMORTIZED FAIR
COST VALUE
-----------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Maturity:
In 2000 $ 64,699,324 $ 64,449,287
------------------------------------------------------------
In 2001-2004 360,685,026 351,609,953
------------------------------------------------------------
In 2005-2009 490,969,108 462,139,167
------------------------------------------------------------
After 2009 344,668,854 315,430,331
------------------------------------------------------------
Mortgage-backed securities 221,570,519 212,042,452
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- --------------
Total $1,482,592,831 $1,405,671,190
------------------------------------------------------------ ============== ==============
</TABLE>
The expected maturities may differ from the contractual
maturities in the foregoing table because certain borrowers
may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or
without call or prepayment penalties.
Proceeds from sales of investments in bonds were $253,876,450, $203,748,028
and $274,742,319 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Gross gains of
$842,229, $3,612,434 and $1,533,793, and gross losses of $6,968,975,
$1,529,149 and $1,922,165 during 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, were
realized on those sales. Net gains (losses) of ($186), $17,705 and ($26)
were realized on sales of short-term investments in 1999, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, investments in bonds with an admitted asset
value of $500,078 and $500,129, respectively, were on deposit with the
Department to satisfy regulatory requirements.
During 1999, the minimum and maximum lending rates for mortgage loans were
6.62% and 10.29%, respectively. At the issuance of a loan, the percentage of
loan to value on any one loan does not exceed 75%. At December 31, 1999, the
Company did not hold any mortgages with interest overdue beyond one year.
All properties covered by mortgage loans have fire insurance at least equal
to the excess of the loan over the maximum loan that would be allowed on the
land without the building.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
2. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
The major categories of net investment income are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
1999 1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Income:
Bonds $106,590,150 $ 78,205,686 $42,237,959
--------------------------------------------------
Mortgage loans on real estate 13,522,104 14,304,385 --
--------------------------------------------------
Policy loans 11,018,423 7,981,377 1,990,613
--------------------------------------------------
Cash and short-term investments 2,391,977 5,893,453 315,328
-------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -----------
Total investment income 133,522,654 106,384,901 44,543,900
----------------------------------------------------
Investment expenses 1,309,426 1,301,322 590,104
---------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -----------
Net investment income $132,213,228 $105,083,579 $43,953,796
---------------------------------------------------- ============ ============ ===========
</TABLE>
Realized capital gains and losses are reported net of federal income taxes
of $437,941, $1,223,897 and $55,541 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively,
and amounts transferred to the interest maintenance reserve of $3,169,187,
$3,035,887 and $239,459 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
At December 31, 1999, the Company did not have a material concentration of
financial instruments in a single investee, industry or geographic location.
3. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The Company's federal income tax return is not consolidated with any other
entities. The effective federal income tax rate for financial reporting
purposes differs from the prevailing statutory tax rate principally due to
tax-exempt investment income, other pass through tax attributes from
investments, differences in ceding commissions, policy acquisition costs,
and policy and contract liabilities in the tax return versus the financial
statements.
In 1998, a federal income tax net operating loss of $80,156,000 was
incurred. The Company utilized $9,162,000 of the net operating loss to
recover taxes paid in prior years. In 1999, an additional $10,170,000 of net
operating loss was utilized to offset taxable income. The remaining portion
of the net operating loss at December 31, 1999 of $60,824,000 will be
available for use to offset taxable income in future years. The net
operating loss carryforward of $60,824,000 will expire in 2013.
The Company paid $3,675,000 in 1997 for federal income taxes. No federal
income tax payments were made in 1999 or 1998. The Company received a refund
of $3,196,000 in 1999 as a result of the utilization of the net operating
loss.
4. REINSURANCE
The Company cedes insurance to other companies, including affiliated
companies. The portion of risks exceeding the Company's retention limits is
reinsured with Lincoln Life. The Company limits its maximum risk that it
retains on an individual to $500,000. The Company remains obligated for
amounts ceded in the event that the reinsurers do not meet their
obligations. The Company did not cede or assume any business prior to
January 1, 1998.
On January 2, 1998, the Company and Lincoln Life entered into an indemnity
reinsurance transaction whereby the Company and Lincoln Life reinsured 100%
of a block of individual life insurance and annuity business of CIGNA
Corporation ("CIGNA"). The Company paid $149,621,452 to CIGNA on January 2,
1998 under the terms of the reinsurance agreement and recognized a ceding
commission expense of $149,714,239 in 1998, which is included in the
statements of operations line item "Commissions." At the time of closing,
this block of business had statutory liabilities of $779,551,235 which
became the Company's obligations. The Company also received assets, measured
on a historical statutory-basis, equal to the liabilities. Subsequent to the
CIGNA transaction, the
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
4. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)
Company and Lincoln Life announced that they had reached an agreement to
sell the administration rights to a variable annuity portfolio that had been
acquired as part of the block of business assumed on January 2, 1998. This
sale closed on October 12, 1998 with an effective date of September 1, 1998.
During 1999, the Company received $5,800,000 from CIGNA as a result of the
final settlement of the statutory-basis values of assets and liabilities for
the reinsured business. The $5,800,000 is included in the statements of
operations line item "Other revenues." Additionally, on November 1, 1999,
the Company and Lincoln Life closed the previously announced agreement to
retrocede virtually 100% of the disability income business assumed from
CIGNA. This retrocession agreement was effective November 1, 1999. A gain on
the transaction of $4.6 million was recorded directly in unassigned surplus,
net of tax.
On October 1, 1998, the Company entered into an indemnity reinsurance
transaction whereby the Company and Lincoln Life reinsured 100% of a block
of individual life insurance business from Aetna, Inc. The Company paid
$143,721,000 to Aetna on October 1, 1998 under the terms of the reinsurance
agreement and recognized a ceding commission expense of $135,374,141 in
1998, which is included in the statements of operations line item
"Commissions." At the time of closing, this block of business had statutory
liabilities of $463,007,132 which became the Company's obligation. The
Company also received assets, measured on a historical statutory-basis,
equal to the liabilities.
Subsequent to the Aetna transaction, the Company and Lincoln Life announced
that they had reached an agreement to retrocede the sponsored life business
assumed for $87,600,000, of which $11,900,000 was received by the Company.
The retrocession agreement was executed on October 14, 1998 with an
effective date of October 1, 1998.
The balance sheet caption, "Future policy benefits and claims" has been
reduced for insurance ceded by $97,457,160 and $54,411,763 at December 31,
1999 and 1998, respectively. The balance sheet caption, "Other policyholder
funds" has been reduced for insurance ceded by $2,290,826 and $2,722,404 at
December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The caption "Premiums and deposits" in the statements of operations includes
$140,394,771 and $1,276,884,778 of insurance assumed and $44,245,573 and
$52,443,264 of insurance ceded in 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The caption "Benefits and settlement expenses" in the statements of
operations is net of reinsurance recoveries of $71,763,962 and $47,526,681
for 1999 and 1998, respectively.
The regulatory required liability for unsecured reserves ceded to
unauthorized reinsurers was $1,287,400 and $682,060 at December 31, 1999 and
1998, respectively. Amounts payable or recoverable for reinsurance on policy
and contract liabilities are not subject to periodic or maximum limits. At
December 31, 1999, the Company's reinsurance recoverables are not material
and no individual reinsurer owed the Company an amount that was equal to or
greater than 3% of the Company's surplus.
5. LIFE AND ANNUITY RESERVES AND DEPOSIT FUND LIABILITIES
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company had $1,149,964,000 and
$1,092,754,000, respectively, of insurance in force for which the gross
premiums are less than the net premiums according to the standard of
valuation set by the State of New York. Reserves to cover the above
insurance totaled $5,893,549 and $6,937,379 at December 31, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
At December 31, 1999, the Company's annuity reserves and deposit fund
liabilities, including separate accounts, that are subject to discretionary
withdrawal with adjustment, subject to discretionary withdrawal without
adjustment and not subject to discretionary withdrawal provisions are
summarized as follows:
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
5. LIFE AND ANNUITY RESERVES AND DEPOSIT FUND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT PERCENT
-------------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
Subject to discretionary withdrawal with adjustment:
With market value adjustment $ 338,886,028 26.5%
------------------------------------------------------------
At book value, less surrender charge 123,141,771 9.6
------------------------------------------------------------
At market value 319,140,374 24.9
------------------------------------------------------------
Subject to discretionary withdrawal without adjustment:
At book value with minimal or no charge or adjustment 487,578,243 38.1
------------------------------------------------------------
Not subject to discretionary withdrawal 10,884,302 .9
------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- ------
Total annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities, before
reinsurance 1,279,630,718 100.0%
======
Less reinsurance 2,560,424
------------------------------------------------------------ --------------
Net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities, including
separate accounts $1,277,070,294
------------------------------------------------------------ ==============
</TABLE>
A reconciliation of the total net annuity reserves and deposit fund
liabilities to the amounts reported in the Company's 1999 Annual Statement
and the Company's Separate Accounts Annual Statement at December 31, 1999 is
as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Per 1999 Annual Statement:
Exhibit 8, Section B -- Total (net) $ 10,029,253
------------------------------------------------------------
Exhibit 8, Section C -- Total (net) 1,122,910
------------------------------------------------------------
Exhibit 10, Column 1, Line 19 946,777,757
------------------------------------------------------------ --------------
957,929,920
------------------------------------------------------------
Per Separate Account Annual Statement:
------------------------------------------------------------
Exhibit 6, Column 2, Line 0299999 Page 3, Line 3 319,140,374
------------------------------------------------------------ --------------
319,140,374
--------------
Total net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities $1,277,070,294
------------------------------------------------------------ ==============
</TABLE>
Details underlying the balance sheet caption "Other policyholder funds" are
as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
DECEMBER 31
1999 1998
------------ ------------
Premium deposit funds $920,665,883 $931,230,214
------------------------------------------------------------
Undistributed earnings on participating business 30,544,045 30,772,519
------------------------------------------------------------
Other 138,036 722,578
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ ------------
$951,347,964 $962,725,311
============ ============
</TABLE>
6. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS
The Company received additional paid-in surplus from Lincoln Life of
$158,407,481 and $156,721,000 in December 1997 and October 1998,
respectively.
Life insurance companies are subject to certain Risk-Based Capital ("RBC")
requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under those requirements, the amount
of capital and surplus maintained by a life insurance company is to be
determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31,
1999, the Company exceeds the RBC requirements.
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
6. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS (CONTINUED)
The payment of dividends by the Company requires 30 day advance notice to
the Department.
7. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
LNC maintains defined benefit pension plans for its employees (including
Company employees) and a defined contribution plan for the Company's agents.
LNC also maintains 401(k) plans, deferred compensation plans and
postretirement medical and life insurance plans for its employees and agents
(including the Company's employees and agents). The aggregate expenses and
accumulated obligations for the Company's portion of these plans are not
material to the Company's statutory-basis statements of operations or
balance sheets for any of the periods shown.
LNC has various incentive plans for key employees, agents and directors of
LNC and its subsidiaries that provide for the issuance of stock options,
stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards and stock incentive
awards. These plans are comprised primarily of stock option incentive plans.
Stock options granted under the stock option incentive plans are at the
market value at the date of grants and, subject to termination of
employment, expire ten years from the date of grant.
Such options are transferable only upon death and are exercisable one year
from the date of grant for options issued prior to 1992. Options issued
subsequent to 1991 are exercisable in equal increments on the option
issuance anniversary in three to four years following issuance.
As of December 31, 1999, 27,534 shares of LNC common stock were subject to
options granted to Company employees under the stock option incentive plans
of which 8,934 were exercisable on that date. The exercise prices of the
outstanding options range from $21.32 to $50.83. During 1999 and 1998, 3,740
and 137 options, respectively, were exercised. During 1999, 2,400 options
were forfeited.
8. RESTRICTIONS, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
VULNERABILITY FROM CONCENTRATIONS
At December 31, 1999, the Company did not have a concentration of:
1) business transactions with a particular customer, lender or distributor;
2) revenues from a particular product or service; 3) sources of supply of
labor or services used in the business; or 4) a market or geographic area in
which business is conducted that makes it vulnerable to an event that is at
least reasonably possible to occur in the near term and which could cause a
severe impact to the Company's financial condition.
CONTINGENCY MATTERS
The Company is occasionally involved in various pending or threatened legal
proceedings arising from the conduct of business. These proceedings are
routine in the ordinary course of business. In some instances, these
proceedings include claims for compensatory and punitive damages and similar
types of relief in addition to amounts for alleged contractual liability or
requests for equitable relief. After consultation with legal counsel and a
review of available facts, it is management's opinion that the ultimate
liability, if any, under these proceedings will not have a material adverse
effect on the financial position of the Company.
The number of insurance companies that are under regulatory supervision has
resulted, and is expected to continue to result, in assessments by state
guaranty funds to cover losses to policyholders of insolvent or
rehabilitated companies. Mandatory assessments may be partially recovered
through a reduction in future premium taxes in some states. The Company has
accrued for expected assessments net of estimated future premium tax
deductions.
9. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following discussion outlines the methodologies and assumptions used to
determine the estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments.
Considerable judgment is required to develop these fair values. Accordingly,
the estimates shown are not necessarily indicative of the
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
9. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
amounts that would be realized in a one-time, current market exchange of the
Company's financial instruments.
BONDS AND COMMON STOCK
Fair values of bonds are based on quoted market prices, where available. For
bonds not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained
from independent pricing services. In the case of private placements, fair
values are estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a
current market rate applicable to the coupon rate, credit quality and
maturity of the investments. The fair values of common stocks are based on
quoted market prices.
MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
The estimated fair values of mortgage loans on real estate are established
using a discounted cash flow method based on credit rating, maturity and
future income. The rating for mortgages in good standing are based on
property type, location, market conditions, occupancy, debt service
coverage, loan to value, caliber of tenancy, borrower and payment record.
Fair values for impaired mortgage loans are based on: 1) the present value
of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest
rate; 2) the loan's market prices; or 3) the fair value of the collateral if
the loan is collateral dependent.
POLICY LOANS
The estimated fair value of investments in policy loans was calculated on a
composite discounted cash flow basis using U.S. Treasury interest rates
consistent with the maturity durations assumed. These durations were based
on historical experience.
CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
The carrying value of cash and short-term investments approximates their
fair value.
INVESTMENT-TYPE INSURANCE CONTRACTS
The balance sheet captions, "Future policy benefits and claims" and "Other
policyholder funds," include investment type insurance contracts (i.e.,
deposit contracts). The fair values for the deposit contracts are based on
their approximate surrender values.
The remainder of the balance sheet captions "Future policy benefits and
claims" and "Other policyholder funds," that do not fit the definition of
"investment-type insurance contracts" are considered insurance contracts.
Fair value disclosures are not required for these insurance contracts and
have not been determined by the Company. It is the Company's position that
the disclosure of the fair value of these insurance contracts is important
because readers of these financial statements could draw inappropriate
conclusions about the Company's capital and surplus determined on a fair
value basis. It could be misleading if only the fair value of assets and
liabilities defined as financial instruments are disclosed. The Company and
other companies in the insurance industry are monitoring the related actions
of the various rule-making bodies and attempting to determine an appropriate
methodology for estimating and disclosing the "fair value" of their
insurance contract liabilities.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Assets held in separate accounts are reported in the accompanying
statutory-basis balance sheets at fair value. The related liabilities are
also reported at fair value in amounts equal to the separate account assets.
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
9. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company's financial
instruments are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CARRYING CARRYING
VALUE FAIR VALUE VALUE FAIR VALUE
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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<CAPTION>
DECEMBER 31
1999 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
---------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Bonds $1,482,593 $1,405,671 $1,435,882 $1,462,743
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Unaffiliated common stocks 161 161 155 155
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Mortgage loans on real estate 197,425 189,179 184,504 185,694
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Policy loans 177,437 190,667 170,373 183,408
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Cash and short-term investments 29,467 29,467 143,547 143,547
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Other invested assets 223 223 60 60
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Investment-type insurance contracts (951,348) (910,752) (962,725) (938,191)
-----------------------------------------------
Separate account assets 328,768 328,768 236,862 236,862
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Separate account liabilities (328,768) (328,768) (236,862) (236,862)
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</TABLE>
10. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
The Company has entered into agreements with Lincoln Life to receive
processing and other corporate services. Fees paid to Lincoln Life for such
services were $22,675,891, $18,504,450 and $3,454,014 in 1999, 1998 and
1997, respectively. The Company has also entered into an agreement with
Lincoln Life to provide certain processing services. Fees received from
Lincoln Life for such services were $1,359,279, $273,952 and $578,003 in
1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
The Company has an investment management agreement with an affiliate,
Lincoln Investment Management, Inc., for investment advisory and asset
management services. Fees paid for such investment services were $1,309,426,
$1,501,592 and $558,011 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
The Company cedes business to two affiliated companies, Lincoln Life and
Lincoln National Reassurance Company. The caption "Premiums and deposits" in
the accompanying statements of operations has been reduced by $6,269,272 and
$2,095,019 for premiums paid on these contracts in 1999 and 1998,
respectively. The caption "Future policy benefits and claims" has been
reduced by $2,323,435 and $2,583,702 related to reserve credits taken on
these contracts as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
11. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Separate account premiums, deposits and other considerations amounted to
$109,574,216 and $73,993,993 in 1999 and 1998, respectively. Reserves for
separate accounts with assets at fair value were $320,413,080 and
$229,940,273 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. All reserves are
subject to discretionary withdrawal at market value. All of the Company's
separate accounts are nonguaranteed. The investment risks associated with
market value changes are borne entirely by the contractholder.
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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- STATUTORY BASIS (CONTINUED)
11. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
A reconciliation of transfers to (from) separate accounts is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
1999 1998
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<S> <C> <C>
Transfers as reported in the Summary of Operations of
various Separate Accounts:
Transfers to separate accounts $109,574,216 $ 73,993,993
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ ------------
Transfers from separate accounts (81,318,409) (40,118,042)
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ ------------
Net transfer to separate accounts as reported in the
Company's NAIC Annual Statement -- Summary of Operations $ 28,255,807 $ 33,875,951
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</TABLE>
12. CENTURY COMPLIANCE (UNAUDITED)
The Year 2000 issue was complex and affected many aspects of the Company's
business. The Company was particularly concerned with Year 2000 issues that
related to the Company's computer systems and interfaces with the computer
systems of vendors, suppliers, customers and business partners. From 1996
through 1999 the Company redirected a large portion of internal Information
Technology ("IT") efforts and contracted with outside consultants to update
systems to address Year 2000 issues. Experts were engaged to assist in
developing work plans and cost estimates and to complete remediation
activities.
For the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company identified expenditures of
$124,000 to address this issue. This brings the expenditures for 1996
through 1999 to $208,000. Because updating systems and procedures is an
integral part of the Company's on-going operations, most of the expenditures
shown above are expected to continue after all Year 2000 issues have been
resolved. All Year 2000 expenditures have been funded from operating cash
flows.
The scope of the overall Year 2000 program included the following four major
project areas: 1) addressing the readiness of business applications,
operating systems and hardware on mainframe, personal computer and local
area network platforms (IT); 2) addressing the readiness of non-IT embedded
software and equipment (non-IT); 3) addressing the readiness of key business
partners and 4) establishing Year 2000 contingency plans. The Company
completed these projects prior to year-end.
The Company's businesses have not identified any major problems in their
business processing. Minor problems have been resolved quickly. The
Company's businesses have not experienced any significant interruption in
service to clients or business partners or in reporting to regulators.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Board of Directors
Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis balance sheets
of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company) as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related statutory-basis
statements of operations, changes in capital and surplus, and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999. 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. 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
presents its financial statements in conformity with accounting
practices prescribed or permitted by the New York Insurance
Department, which practices differ from accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. The variances between
such practices and accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States and the effects on the accompanying financial
statements are described in Note 1.
In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter described
in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to
above do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the Untied States, the
financial position of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York
at December 31, 1999 and 1998, or the results of its operations
or its cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1999.
However, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York at
December 31, 1999 and 1998, the results of its operations and
its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999, in conformity with accounting practices
prescribed or permitted by the New York Insurance Department.
March 10, 2000
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