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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
ZENITH LIFE PLUS II
VARIABLE ORDINARY LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
SUPPLEMENT DATED MAY 1, 1996 TO
PROSPECTUSES DATED MAY 1, 1995 AND MAY 1, 1994
This supplement updates certain information contained in (1) the prospectus
dated May 1, 1995, as supplemented June 12, 1995 and November 13, 1995, and
(2) the prospectus dated May 1, 1994, as supplemented October 31, 1994 and May
1, 1995. You should read and retain this supplement. A complete prospectus
dated May 1, 1996 is available free of charge upon written request to New
England Variable Life Insurance Company ("NEVLICO").
NEVLICO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New England Mutual Life Insurance
Company ("The New England"). The New England and Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company ("MetLife") have entered into an agreement to merge, with MetLife to
be the survivor of the merger.
NEVLICO's Principal Administrative Office is 501 Boylston Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02116.
THIS SUPPLEMENT IS NOT VALID UNLESS ACCOMPANIED OR PRECEDED BY THE CURRENT
PROSPECTUS OF THE NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND AND OF THE VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS FUND AND VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II, WHICH ARE ATTACHED AT
THE END OF THIS SUPPLEMENT. THE SUPPLEMENT AND PROSPECTUSES SHOULD BE READ AND
RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO
PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION WITH THE SECURITIES OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY, BUT SUCH REGISTRATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING THAT THIS
PROSPECTUS IS TRUE, COMPLETE, AND NOT MISLEADING, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PASSED IN ANY WAY UPON THE MERITS OF,
RECOMMENDED, OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO SUCH SECURITIES. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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INTRODUCTION TO THE POLICIES
NEVLICO AND THE NEW ENGLAND
The following paragraph is added:
The New England and MetLife have entered into an agreement to merge, with
MetLife to be the survivor of the merger. The merger is conditioned upon,
among other things, approval by the policyholders of The New England and
MetLife and receipt of certain regulatory approvals. If the merger is
consummated, NEVLICO will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
MetLife. NEVLICO is not expected to be affected by the merger except to the
extent that assets of The New England may be transferred to NEVLICO in
connection with consummation of the merger.
POLICY VALUES AND BENEFITS
AMOUNT PROVIDED FOR INVESTMENT UNDER THE POLICY
The following sentence is added:
Generally, no premium payment may be submitted with an application for a
Policy to be used in connection with an employee benefit plan under Section
401 of the Internal Revenue Code.
CHARGES AND EXPENSES
The following section is added:
Charges for Additional Services. NEVLICO reserves the right to charge Policy
Owners a nominal fee, which will be billed directly to the Policy Owner, in
the event that a Policy re-issue or re-dating is requested.
PREMIUMS
UNSCHEDULED PAYMENTS
The last sentence of the first paragraph is revised as follows:
An unscheduled payment must be at least $10 if made pursuant to the Master
Service Account arrangement, and otherwise must be at least $25.
SCHEDULED PREMIUM RECALCULATION
The second paragraph is revised as follows:
If the Policy earned a net return of greater than 4.5%, if you made
unscheduled payments, if less than the guaranteed maximum charges were
deducted or if you made no loans or withdrawals of cash value, the increase in
the scheduled premium could be reduced, or possibly avoided. Generally, the
Policy's scheduled premium will not increase if the Policy's sub-accounts have
earned the daily equivalent of a constant annual net rate of return (after
deduction of the mortality and expense risk charge and applicable Eligible
Fund fees and expenses) of 6% to 8%, depending on the insured's age at issue,
sex and underwriting class, and: you have paid each scheduled premium (and
have not used the Special Premium Option to skip payments); you have made no
loans, partial withdrawals, partial surrenders or unscheduled payments; and
all Policy charges including cost of insurance charges remain at the levels
currently established for Policy Dates and Policy anniversaries occurring on
or after July 1, 1995 and are not increased.
DEFAULT AND LAPSE OPTIONS
The following sentence is added to the end of the last paragraph under
"Variable Paid-Up Insurance":
NEVLICO currently allows 12 sub-account transfers per policy year under a
Policy continued as Variable Paid-Up Insurance.
OTHER POLICY FEATURES
LOAN PROVISION
The fifth paragraph is revised as follows:
The interest rate charged on policy loans is an effective rate of 6% per
year (using simple interest during the year) and is due on the policy
anniversary. If not paid, the interest accrued on the loan is added to the
loan, and an amount equal to the unpaid interest is deducted from the Policy's
cash value in the sub-accounts. The amount
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taken from the Policy's sub-accounts as a result of the loan will earn
interest (compounded daily) at an effective rate of not less than 4.5% per
year. The rate currently credited is 4.75% per year. This interest earned is
credited to the Policy's sub-accounts annually, in proportion to the cash
value in each.
TRANSFER OPTION
This section is modified to indicate that transfers of cash value between
sub-accounts are now permitted by telephone under Policies issued in New York.
(The New York Insurance Department previously required sub-account transfer
requests to be in writing.) The telephone number for such transfer requests is
1-800-200-2214.
EXCHANGE OF POLICY DURING FIRST 24 MONTHS
The following paragraph is added:
Following the merger of MetLife and NEVLICO, depending on state insurance
regulatory approvals and requirements, your Policy may be issued or amended
with an endorsement providing for an exchange right to a fixed benefit policy
issued by NEVLICO (if such a policy was available on the Policy Date of your
variable life Policy), or otherwise, to a fixed benefit policy issued by
MetLife. If your Policy does not have such an endorsement, the exchange right
will be to a fixed benefit policy issued by MetLife or, at your option, to a
fixed benefit policy issued by NEVLICO if such a policy was available on the
Policy Date of your variable life Policy.
The first sentence of the last paragraph is revised as follows:
For a Policy issued in connection with certain group or sponsored
arrangements, you may (if approved in your state) have the additional option
of exchanging at any time during the first 36 months after the Policy's issue
date, if the Policy has not lapsed, to a fixed-benefit term life insurance
policy issued by NEVLICO or an affiliate.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS BY RIDER
The description of the Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider is revised as
follows:
The Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider provides a monthly income payment
(subject to a $1,000 maximum) directly to the Policy Owner in the event of the
total disability of the insured. The Policy Owner must also purchase the
Waiver of Scheduled Premiums--Disability of Insured Rider in order to purchase
this rider. (NEVLICO plans to make the Guaranteed Income Benefit Rider
available in the future. Availability of this rider is also subject to state
insurance department approval.)
THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT
INVESTMENTS OF THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT
The Variable Account currently has 16 sub-accounts, each of which invests in
a series of an Eligible Fund. The sub-accounts of the Variable Account are:
--The Zenith Money Market Sub-Account, which invests in the Back Bay
Advisors Money Market Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Bond Income Sub-Account, which invests in the Back Bay
Advisors Bond Income Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Capital Growth Sub-Account, which invests in the Capital
Growth Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Stock Index Sub-Account, which invests in the Westpeak Stock
Index Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Managed Sub-Account, which invests in the Back Bay Advisors
Managed Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Value Growth Sub-Account, which invests in the Westpeak Value
Growth Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Avanti Growth Sub-Account, which invests in the Loomis Sayles
Avanti Growth Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Small Cap Sub-Account, which invests in the Loomis Sayles
Small Cap Series of the Zenith Fund
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--The Equity-Income Sub-Account, which invests in the Equity-Income
Portfolio of the VIP Fund
--The Overseas Sub-Account, which invests in the Overseas Portfolio of the
VIP Fund
--The High Income Sub-Account, which invests in the High Income Portfolio
of the VIP Fund
--The Asset Manager Sub-Account, which invests in the Asset Manager
Portfolio of VIP Fund II
--The Zenith Equity Growth Sub-Account, which invests in the Alger Equity
Growth Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Balanced Sub-Account, which invests in the Loomis Sayles
Balanced Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith Venture Value Sub-Account, which invests in the Venture Value
Series of the Zenith Fund
--The Zenith International Equity Sub-Account, which invests in the
Draycott International Equity Series of the Zenith Fund
The Zenith Fund is an open-end diversified management investment company,
more commonly known as a mutual fund. The Zenith Fund was established by The
New England as an investment vehicle for separate investment accounts of
NEVLICO and of other life insurance companies. Currently the Zenith Fund is
the funding vehicle for the Variable Account and for separate accounts of The
New England and NEVLICO that issue variable annuity contracts.
The VIP Fund and VIP Fund II are open-end, diversified management investment
companies (mutual funds) that serve as the investment vehicles for variable
life insurance and variable annuity separate accounts of various insurance
companies. The VIP Fund and VIP Fund II were organized by Fidelity Management
& Research Company.
Shares of the Eligible Funds are purchased and sold by the Variable Account
at their net asset value (without a deduction for sales load) determined as of
the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on each day when
the exchange is open for trading.
The investment objectives of the Eligible Funds' portfolios are described
briefly below. There is, of course, no assurance that these objectives will be
met. A full description of the Eligible Funds, including their investment
objectives and policies, expenses, and the risks of investing in the Eligible
Funds, is contained in the attached Eligible Fund prospectuses, as well as in
the Zenith Fund's Statement of Additional Information, which is referenced in
the Zenith Fund prospectus, and in the Statement of Additional Information for
the VIP Fund and VIP Fund II, which is referenced in those Funds' prospectus.
The Zenith Back Bay Advisors Money Market Series' investment objective is
the highest possible level of current income consistent with preservation of
capital through investment in a managed portfolio of high quality money market
instruments. Money market funds are neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S.
Government and there can be no assurance that the Series will maintain a
stable net asset value of $100 per share.
The Zenith Back Bay Advisors Bond Income Series' investment objective is to
provide a high level of current income consistent with protection of capital
and moderate investment risk through investment primarily in U.S. Government
and corporate bonds.
The Zenith Capital Growth Series' investment objective is long-term growth
of capital through investment primarily in equity securities of companies
whose earnings are expected to grow at a faster rate than the U.S. economy.
The Zenith Westpeak Stock Index Series' investment objective is to provide
investment results that correspond to the composite price and yield
performance of United States publicly traded common stocks. The Series
currently seeks to achieve its objective by attempting to duplicate the
composite price and yield performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite
Stock Price Index.
The Zenith Back Bay Advisors Managed Series' investment objective is to
provide a favorable total investment return through investment in a
diversified portfolio of common stocks and fixed income securities.
The Zenith Westpeak Value Growth Series' investment objective is long-term
total return (capital appreciation and dividend income) through investment in
equity securities. Emphasis will be given to both undervalued securities
("value" style) and securities of companies with growth potential ("growth"
style).
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The Zenith Loomis Sayles Avanti Growth Series' investment objective is long-
term growth of capital. The Series normally will invest primarily in equity
securities of companies with medium and large capitalization (capitalization
of $1 billion to $5 billion and over $5 billion, respectively) but will also
invest a portion of its assets in equity securities of companies with
relatively small market capitalization (under $1 billion).
The Zenith Loomis Sayles Small Cap Series' investment objective is long-term
capital growth from investments in common stocks or their equivalent. The
Series invests primarily in stocks of small cap companies with good earnings
growth potential that Loomis Sayles believes are undervalued by the market.
Typically, such companies range in size from $100 million to $500 million in
market capitalization, have better than average growth rates at below average
price/earnings ratios, and have strong balance sheets and cash flow.
The Zenith Loomis Sayles Balanced Series' investment objective is reasonable
long-term investment return from a combination of long-term capital
appreciation and moderate current income. The Series is "flexibly managed" in
that sometimes it invests more heavily in equity securities and at other times
it invests more heavily in fixed-income securities. The Series invests at
least 25% of its assets in fixed income senior securities and, under normal
market conditions, more than 50% of its assets in common stocks.
The Zenith Draycott International Equity Series' investment objective is to
seek total return from long-term growth of capital and dividend income,
primarily through investment in international equity securities. Normally the
series will invest at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of
issuers headquartered outside the U.S., and substantially all of its assets
(other than cash and short-term investments) in such equity securities or
equity securities of issuers that derive a substantial part of their revenues
or profits from countries outside of the U.S.
The Zenith Venture Value Series' investment objective is growth of capital.
The Series will primarily invest in domestic common stocks that the Series'
subadviser believes have capital growth potential due to factors such as
undervalued assets or earnings potential, product development and demand,
favorable operating ratios, resources for expansion, management abilities,
reasonableness of market price, and favorable overall business prospects. The
Series will generally invest predominantly in equity securities of companies
with market capitalizations of at least $250 million.
The Zenith Alger Equity Growth Series' investment objective is to seek long-
term capital appreciation. The Series' assets will be invested primarily in a
diversified, actively managed portfolio of equity securities, primarily of
companies having a total market capitalization of $1 billion or greater.
The VIP Fund Equity-Income Portfolio's investment objective is to seek
reasonable income by investing primarily in income-producing equity
securities. In choosing these securities, the Equity-Income Portfolio will
also consider the potential for capital appreciation.
The VIP Fund Overseas Portfolio's investment objective is long-term growth
of capital primarily through investments in foreign securities.
The VIP Fund High Income Portfolio's investment objective is to obtain a
high level of current income by investing primarily in high-yielding, lower-
rated, fixed-income securities, while also considering growth of capital.
High-yielding, lower-rated debt securities present higher risks of untimely
interest and principal payments, default and price volatility than higher-
rated securities, and may present problems of liquidity and valuation.
The VIP Fund II Asset Manager Portfolio's investment objective is to seek
high total return with reduced risk over the long-term by allocating its
assets among domestic and foreign stocks, bonds and short-term fixed-income
instruments.
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
The adviser and sub-adviser for each series of the Zenith Fund are listed in
the chart below. TNE Advisers, which is a subsidiary of The New England, and
each of the sub-advisers are registered with the SEC as investment advisers
under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
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SERIES ADVISER SUB-ADVISER
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<S> <C> <C>
Capital Growth Capital Growth Management
Limited
Partnership ("CGM")*
Back Bay Advisors Money TNE Advisers, Inc. Back Bay Advisors, L.P.**
Market
Back Bay Advisors Bond TNE Advisers, Inc. Back Bay Advisors, L.P.**
Income
Back Bay Advisors Man- TNE Advisers, Inc. Back Bay Advisors, L.P.**
aged
Westpeak Stock Index TNE Advisers, Inc. Westpeak Investment Advisors,
L.P.**
Westpeak Value Growth TNE Advisers, Inc. Westpeak Investment Advisors,
L.P.**
Loomis Sayles Avanti TNE Advisers, Inc. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.**
Growth
Loomis Sayles Small Cap TNE Advisers, Inc. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.**
Loomis Sayles Balanced TNE Advisers, Inc. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.**
Draycott International TNE Advisers, Inc. Draycott Partners, Ltd.
Equity
Venture Value TNE Advisers, Inc. Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.
Alger Equity Growth TNE Advisers, Inc. Fred Alger Management, Inc.
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*An affiliate of The New England
**An indirect subsidiary of The New England
In the case of the Back Bay Advisors Money Market Series, Back Bay Advisors
Bond Income Series, Back Bay Advisors Managed Series, Westpeak Stock Index
Series, Westpeak Value Growth Series, Loomis Sayles Avanti Growth Series and
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Series, TNE Advisers became the adviser on May 1,
1995. Prior to that date those series were advised by their current sub-
adviser, except as follows. The New England itself served as investment
adviser to the Back Bay Advisors Money Market and Back Bay Advisors Bond
Income Series until September 10, 1986 when Back Bay Advisors assumed The New
England's responsibilities under the investment advisory agreements with those
Series. Back Bay Advisors served as investment adviser to the Westpeak Stock
Index Series until August 2, 1993, when Westpeak became the investment
adviser. The Capital Growth Series was managed by Loomis, Sayles until March
1, 1990, when its Capital Growth Management Division was reorganized into CGM.
The Zenith Fund Series incur charges for advisory fees and certain other
expenses. Under a voluntary expense cap by TNE Advisers for each of the Back
Bay Advisors Bond Income, Back Bay Advisors Money Market, Back Bay Advisors
Managed, Westpeak Stock Index, Westpeak Value Growth and Loomis Sayles Avanti
Growth Series, TNE Advisers will bear those expenses (other than the
management fee) that exceed 0.15% of average daily net assets; for the Loomis
Sayles Small Cap Series, TNE Advisers will bear all expenses that exceed 1.00%
of average daily net assets. For the remaining Zenith Fund Series (other than
the Capital Growth Series) TNE Advisers, under a voluntary expense deferral
arrangement, will bear those expenses (other than the management fee) which
exceed a certain limit in the year in which they are incurred and will charge
those expenses to the series in a future year when actual expenses of the
series are below the limit. The expense cap and expense deferral arrangement
may be terminated at any time.
The following table shows the annual operating expenses for each series,
based on anticipated expenses for 1996, after giving effect to the applicable
expense cap or expense deferral arrangement.
ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES
(AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS AFTER ANY EXPENSE CAP)
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BACK BACK
BAY BAY BACK LOOMIS LOOMIS
ADVISORS ADVISORS BAY WESTPEAK WESTPEAK SAYLES SAYLES
CAPITAL BOND MONEY ADVISORS STOCK VALUE AVANTI SMALL
GROWTH INCOME MARKET MANAGED INDEX GROWTH GROWTH CAP
SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES SERIES
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Management Fee.......... .64% .40% .35% .50% .25% .70% .70% 1.00%
Other Expenses.......... .06% .15% .15% .14% .15% .15% .15% --
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
Total Series Operating
Expenses.............. .70% .55% .50% .64% .40% .85% .85% 1.00%
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ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES
(AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE NET ASSETS AFTER EXPENSE DEFERRAL)
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LOOMIS ALGER
SAYLES DRAYCOTT VENTURE EQUITY
BALANCED INTERNATIONAL VALUE GROWTH
SERIES EQUITY SERIES SERIES SERIES
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Management Fee........................... .70% .90% .75% .75%
Other Expenses........................... .15% .40% .15% .15%
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Total Series Operating Expenses......... .85% 1.30% .90% .90%
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For more information about the Series' advisory agreements, see the Zenith
Fund prospectus attached at the end of this prospectus and the Zenith Fund's
Statement of Additional Information.
The investment adviser for the VIP Fund and VIP Fund II is Fidelity
Management & Research Company, a registered investment adviser under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Portfolios of the VIP Fund and VIP Fund
II, as part of their operating expenses, pay investment management fees to
Fidelity Management & Research Company. The Portfolios also bear certain other
expenses. For the year ended December 31, 1995, the total operating expenses
incurred by the Portfolios, as a percentage of Portfolio average net assets,
were as follows:
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MANAGEMENT OTHER TOTAL ANNUAL
PORTFOLIO FEES EXPENSES EXPENSES
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Equity-Income .51% .10% .61%
Overseas .76% .15% .91%
High Income .60% .11% .71%
Asset Manager .71% .08% .79%*
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*A portion of the brokerage commissions the portfolio paid was used to reduce
its other expenses for the year ended December 31, 1995. Without this
reduction total operating expenses would have been .81% for the Asset Manager
Portfolio.
Fidelity Management & Research Company is the original Fidelity company and
was founded in 1946. It provides a number of mutual funds and other clients
with investment research and portfolio management services. It maintains a
large staff of experienced investment personnel and a full complement of
related support facilities. For more information regarding the Equity-Income,
Overseas, High Income, and Asset Manager Portfolios and Fidelity Management &
Research Company, see the VIP Fund and VIP Fund II prospectus attached at the
end of this prospectus and their Statement of Additional Information.
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
POLICY PROCEEDS
The following discussion of Federal income tax issues relating to the
Policies is general in nature and is not intended as tax advice. It describes
what NEVLICO believes is the Federal income tax treatment of the Policies in
the most commonly occurring circumstances and does not reflect the effect of
Federal income taxes in all situations. In addition, there is no guarantee
that the Federal income tax laws and regulations or interpretation of them
will not change. Therefore, NEVLICO recommends that you consult your own tax
advisor for more complete information and advice.
DEFINITION OF LIFE INSURANCE. Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code
defines a life insurance contract for Federal income tax purposes.
The Section 7702 definition can be met if a life insurance contract
satisfies either one of two tests set forth in that section. The manner in
which these tests should be applied to certain features of the Policy is not
directly addressed by Section 7702 or proposed regulations issued under that
section. The presence of these Policy features, the absence of final
regulations, and the lack of other pertinent interpretations of Section 7702,
thus create some uncertainty about the application of Section 7702 to the
Policy.
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Nevertheless, NEVLICO believes that the Policy qualifies as a life insurance
contract for federal tax purposes. This means that:
. the death benefit should be fully excludable from the gross income of the
beneficiary under Section 101(a)(1) of the Code; and
. the Policy Owner should not be considered in constructive receipt of the
cash surrender value, including any increases, unless and until they are
distributed from the Policy.
Because of the absence of final regulations or any other pertinent
interpretations, it, however, is unclear whether substandard risk and
automatic issue Policies or Policies with term riders added will, in all
cases, meet the statutory life insurance contract definition. If a Policy were
determined not to be a life insurance contract for purposes of Section 7702,
such Policy would not provide most of the tax advantages normally provided by
a life insurance contract.
NEVLICO thus reserves the right to make changes in the Policy if such
changes are deemed necessary to attempt to assure its qualification as a life
insurance contract for tax purposes.
TAXATION OF ACCELERATED BENEFITS RIDER. NEVLICO believes that payments
received under an accelerated benefits rider may be treated as distributions
from the Policy under current law and, in addition, under regulations proposed
December 15, 1992, as distributions, death benefits, or health, accident or
disability benefits, depending on the circumstances, if the regulations are
adopted as proposed. (See "Acceleration of Death Benefit Rider" in the
prospectus for more information regarding the rider.) If such payments are
distributions, their tax treatment would depend on whether or not the Policy
is a modified endowment contract.
TAX LAW EFFECTS ON CERTAIN PRE-DEATH DISTRIBUTIONS. Section 7702A of the
Code contains provisions affecting the tax treatment of any loan, assignment
or other pre-death distribution from a life insurance policy which is also a
"modified endowment contract" (defined below under "Modified Endowment
Contracts"). Whether a Policy will be classified as a modified endowment
contract will depend upon the amount and timing of payments made under the
Policy.
NON-MODIFIED ENDOWMENT CONTRACTS. For Policies not classified as modified
endowment contracts NEVLICO believes any policy loans received under such
Policies will be treated as indebtedness of the owner and will not be treated
as taxable income to you. This assumes that the Policy has not lapsed, been
surrendered or terminated. As a general rule, policy loan interest is not
deductible under current Federal income tax law.
You may be subject to Federal income tax upon surrender of your Policy if
the net cash surrender value of the Policy is greater than the investment in
the Policy less prior distributions from the Policy that were not taxed. If a
Policy has a policy loan and is surrendered or lapses, the policy loan is
treated as a distribution and would be taxable if there is a gain in the
Policy. In that case, the gain in the Policy would be taxable even if the
Policy has no net cash surrender value. If you incur a loss upon the surrender
it is not likely to be deductible for Federal income tax purposes.
Generally, a partial surrender of the Policy will not be taxable to you
unless it is greater than the investment in the Policy less the untaxed
portions of any prior distributions. The Internal Revenue Code does provide,
however, that in certain situations in the first 15 years of the Policy
partial surrenders may be taxable, in whole or in part, if the net cash
surrender value is greater than the total investment in the Policy less the
previous untaxed distributions. This may be the case even if the amount of the
partial surrender is less than the investment in the Policy. The exercise of
an accelerated benefits rider, in whole or in part, may be treated as a
surrender or partial surrender.
MODIFIED ENDOWMENT CONTRACTS. A modified endowment contract is a life
insurance contract which fails to satisfy a "7-pay test". In general, a Policy
will fail to satisfy the 7-pay test if the total amount (both scheduled
premiums and unscheduled payments) paid under the Policy at any time during
the first seven policy years exceeds the sum of the net level premiums that
would have been paid on or before such time if the Policy provided for paid up
future benefits after the payment of seven level annual premiums. The amount
of premiums payable under the 7-pay test are calculated based upon certain
assumptions regarding the Policy's earnings and the use of a reasonable
mortality charge. Variable Account investment experience above a 4.5% net rate
of return does not
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affect whether or not a Policy will become a modified endowment contract.
Riders to the policy are considered part of the Policy for purposes of
applying the 7-pay test. A term rider on the insured issued in New York could
cause the Policy to be treated less favorably for purposes of the 7-pay test.
If there is a reduction in the Policy's future benefits (for example, as a
result of a partial surrender, face amount reduction or partial exercise of
the accelerated benefits rider, or because you allow the Policy to lapse to
Paid-Up Insurance) during the first seven policy years the 7-pay test will be
applied as if the Policy had originally been issued at the reduced face
amount. Any Policy received in exchange for a modified endowment contract will
also be a modified endowment contract.
Your agent can provide you with information about the maximum amount of
scheduled premiums and unscheduled payments which you can make under your
Policy during the first seven policy years and still satisfy the 7-pay test.
This information will be based upon NEVLICO's current understanding of the
Federal tax law. As is the case with any provision of the Internal Revenue
Code, there is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service will agree with
NEVLICO's interpretation. NEVLICO will monitor any IRS announcements or
rulings concerning compliance with the 7-pay test.
MATERIAL CHANGES. If a "material change" in the benefits or other Policy
terms occurs under a Policy which has satisfied the 7-pay test, the Policy may
be treated as a new Policy entered into on the day on which the material
change occurred. The Policy will be retested under the 7-pay test, after
making certain adjustments to reflect the Policy's existing cash value. Any
increase in future benefits under the Policy may constitute a material change
unless the increase is due to the payment of premiums necessary to fund the
Policy's lowest death benefit payable in the first seven policy years, or the
crediting of interest or other earnings with respect to such premiums. A
material change would also occur if there were a substitution of the insured
person or if certain other Policy changes occurred.
If you do not wish to have the Policy become a modified endowment contract,
you may be required to limit the payment of premiums under the Policy at some
point. This may be the case, when the insured reaches very high ages, even if
no unscheduled payments have been made for the Policy. The point at which you
may have to limit the payment of scheduled premiums will depend upon the issue
age, sex and underwriting class of the insured, investment experience and the
amount of your previous unscheduled payments. You may limit payment of
scheduled premiums by use of the Special Premium Option, in those situations
where it is applicable, or by allowing the Policy to lapse to paid-up
insurance. (See "Special Premium Option" and "Default and Lapse Options" in
the prospectus.)
If you exchange your policy for another life insurance policy, including a
fixed-benefit policy pursuant to the 24 month exchange right, the new
insurance policy should be reviewed to determine how the rules regarding
modified endowment contracts may apply to the new policy. (See "Exchange of
Policy During First 24 Months" in the prospectus.)
DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER MODIFIED ENDOWMENT CONTRACTS. If a Policy is a modified
endowment contract, then the following rules will apply to distributions under
such contract:
(a) Distributions will be includible in your gross income to the extent
the cash value of the Policy exceeds your investment in the Policy (i.e.
will be treated as income first).
(b) Loans are considered distributions even if the amount borrowed is
retained by NEVLICO as a premium. Your investment in the Policy will be
increased by the amount of any prior loan that was included in your gross
income.
(c) A policy assignment is treated as a distribution. For example, in a
split dollar insurance plan involving a collateral assignment of the
Policy, the collateral assignment is a distribution which will subject any
gain in the Policy to taxation.
(d) For purposes of determining the amount of the distribution which is
includible in gross income, all modified endowment contracts issued by
NEVLICO or its affiliates to the same Policy Owner during any 12 month
period must be treated as one modified endowment contract.
(e) Payments under the accelerated benefits rider may be treated as
distributions that are subject to taxation under these rules if the
payments are from a Policy that is a modified endowment contract.
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Any taxable distribution will be subject to an additional tax equal to 10%
of the taxable amount of the distribution unless the distribution is:
(a) made on or after the date when you attain age 59 1/2;
(b) is attributable to your becoming disabled; or
(c) is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made no
less frequently than annually for your life (or life expectancy).
If a Policy becomes a modified endowment contract, distributions made during
the policy year in which it becomes a modified endowment contract,
distributions in any subsequent policy year and distributions within two years
before the Policy becomes a modified endowment contract will be subject to the
tax treatment described above. This means that a distribution from a Policy
that is not a modified endowment contract could later become taxable as a
distribution from a modified endowment contract. In addition, regulations or
other interpretations may be issued which will apply similar tax treatment to
other distributions made in anticipation of a Policy becoming a modified
endowment contract.
OTHER POLICY OWNER TAX MATTERS. Federal and state estate, inheritance and
other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of proceeds under the Policy
depend upon the individual circumstances of each Policy Owner or beneficiary.
Section 817(h) of the Code requires the investments of the Variable Account
to be "adequately diversified" in accordance with Treasury Regulations for the
Policy to qualify as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Code.
Failure to comply with the diversification requirements may result in not
treating the Policy as life insurance. If the Policy does not qualify as life
insurance, you may be subjected to immediate taxation on the incremental
increases in cash value of the Policy. Regulations specifying the
diversification requirements have been issued by the Department of Treasury,
and NEVLICO believes it complies fully with such requirements.
In connection with the issuance of the diversification regulations, the
Treasury Department stated that it anticipates the issuance of additional
guidance prescribing the circumstances in which an owner's control of the
investments of a separate account may cause a Policy Owner, rather than the
insurance company, to be treated as the owner of the assets in the separate
account. If a Policy Owner is considered the owner of the assets of the
Separate Account, income and gains from the Account would be included in the
Owner's gross income.
The ownership rights under the Policy are similar to, but different in
certain respects from, those described by the Internal Revenue Service in
rulings in which it determined that the owners were not owners of separate
account assets. For example, a Policy Owner has additional flexibility in
allocating payments and cash values. These differences could result in the
owner being treated as the owner of a pro rata share of the assets of the
Separate Account. In addition, NEVLICO does not know what standards will be
set forth in the additional guidance which the Treasury has stated it expects
to be issued. NEVLICO therefore reserves the right to modify the Policy as
necessary to attempt to prevent the Policy Owner from being considered the
owner of the assets of the Separate Account.
In the event that a Policy is owned by the trustee under a pension or profit
sharing plan, or similar deferred compensation arrangement, the Federal, state
and estate tax consequences of ownership or receipt of proceeds under the
Policy could differ from the principles stated herein. However, if ownership
of such Policy is transferred from the plan to a plan participant (upon
termination of employment, for example), the Policy will be subject to all of
the rules described above relating to Federal tax treatment, including the
rules regarding modified endowment contracts. Policies owned by the trustee
under the plans described above may be subject to restrictions under ERISA.
You should consult a qualified tax advisor regarding any applicable
requirements of ERISA.
If the Policy is purchased as part of a pension or profit-sharing plan
qualified under Section 401 of the Code, the current cost of insurance for the
net amount at risk is treated as a "current fringe benefit" and is required to
be included annually in the plan participant's gross income. This cost
(generally referred to as the "P.S. 58" cost) is reported to the participant
annually. If the plan participant dies while covered by the plan and the
Policy proceeds are paid to the participant's beneficiary, then the excess of
the death benefit over the cash value will not be subject to Federal income
tax. However, the cash value will generally be taxable to the extent it
exceeds the sum of $5,000 plus the participant's cost basis in the Policy. The
participant's cost basis will generally include the costs of insurance
previously reported as income to the participant. Special rules may apply if
the participant had borrowed from his cash value or was an owner-employee
under the plan.
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There are limits on the amounts of life insurance that may be purchased on
behalf of a participant in a pension or profit-sharing plan. Complex rules, in
addition to those discussed above, apply whenever life insurance is purchased
by a tax qualified plan.
The Policies may be used in various arrangements, including nonqualified
deferred compensation or salary continuance plans, split dollar insurance
plans, executive bonus plans, retiree medical benefit plans and others. The
tax consequences of such plans may vary depending on the particular facts and
circumstances of each individual arrangement. Therefore, if you are
contemplating the use of the Policies in any arrangement the value of which
depends in part on its tax consequences, you should be sure to consult a
qualified tax advisor regarding the tax attributes of the particular
arrangement.
NEVLICO believes that Policies subject to the provisions of the Puerto Rican
tax law will generally receive the same tax treatment as that described above
for Policies subject to the Internal Revenue Code. You should note that
Policies governed by the Puerto Rican tax law are not currently subject to the
above-described rules regarding modified endowment contracts. If such a Policy
becomes subject to the Internal Revenue Code, however, the rules regarding
modified endowment contracts will apply, and they may apply retroactively. You
should consult your tax advisor if a Policy governed by the Puerto Rican tax
law subsequently becomes subject to the Internal Revenue Code.
CHARGE FOR NEVLICO'S INCOME TAXES
Under current Federal income tax law no tax is imposed on NEVLICO as a
result of the operations of the Variable Account. Thus, no charge is being
made currently to the Variable Account for company Federal income taxes,
except for the charge for federal taxes that is deducted from scheduled
premiums and unscheduled payments. NEVLICO reserves its rights to charge the
Variable Account for company Federal income taxes in the future.
Under current laws NEVLICO may incur state and local taxes (in addition to
premium taxes) in several states. At present these taxes are not significant
and, accordingly, NEVLICO is not currently making a charge for them. If they
increase, however, charges for such taxes attributable to the Variable Account
may be made.
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MANAGEMENT
The directors and executive officers of NEVLICO and their principal business
experience during the past five years are:
DIRECTORS OF NEVLICO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE DURING THE
NAME PAST FIVE YEARS
---- ---------------
<C> <S>
Chester R. Frost Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The New England
since 1996; formerly, Senior Vice President, 1984 to
1996, of The New England; Vice President--Controller
and Treasurer of NEVLICO
Edward C. Hall President--New England Services (a business unit of
The New England) since 1994; formerly, Executive Vice
President--Client Services of The New England, 1988
to 1994; Vice President--Administration of NEVLICO
Kernan F. King Director of The New England and President--New England
Life (a business unit of The New England) since 1994;
formerly, Director, Executive Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer, 1992 to 1994; Director,
Executive Vice President--Administration and General
Counsel, 1990 to 1992, of The New England
Robert E. Schneider Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of The New England since 1993; formerly,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
1990 to 1993, of The New England
Robert A. Shafto Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The
New England since 1993; formerly, President and Chief
Executive Officer, 1992 to 1993, President and Chief
Operating Officer, 1990 to 1992, of The New England;
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
NEVLICO
H. James Wilson Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The
New England since 1993; formerly, Senior Vice
President and General Counsel, 1992 to 1993, Senior
Vice President and Associate General Counsel, 1990 to
1992, of The New England; General Counsel and
Secretary of NEVLICO
Frederick K. Zimmermann Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
of The New England since 1993; formerly, Senior Vice
President--Investments, 1989 to 1993, of The New
England; Vice President--Investments of NEVLICO
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF NEVLICO
OTHER THAN DIRECTORS
<CAPTION>
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS
EXPERIENCE DURING THE
NAME PAST FIVE YEARS
---- ---------------
<C> <S>
William A. Campagna Vice President--Broker/Dealer Distribution of The New
England since 1995; formerly Senior Vice President of
Insurance Products of Putnam Investments, 1993 to
1995; Vice President--Product Manager of Putnam
Investments, 1992 to 1993; Vice President--Insurance
Products of Merrill Lynch & Co., 1987 to 1992; Vice
President--Broker/Dealer Distribution of NEVLICO.
Rodney J. Chandler Second Vice President and Actuary of The New England
since 1990; Chief Actuary of NEVLICO
Chester R. Frost See Directors above
John F. Guthrie Vice President of The New England since 1983; Vice
President--Portfolio Strategy of NEVLICO
Kenneth J. Schweiger Vice President--Bank Distribution of The New England
since 1995; formerly Regional Vice President of
Annuity Sales & New Business Development of Keyport
Life Insurance Company, 1990 to 1995; Vice
President--Bank Distribution of NEVLICO
John G. Small Senior Vice President of The New England since 1990;
Vice President and Chief Underwriter of NEVLICO
Phillip G. Sullivan Second Vice President and Medical Director of The New
England since 1974; Vice President and Medical
Director of NEVLICO
H. James Wilson See Directors above
Frederick K. Zimmermann See Directors above
</TABLE>
The principal business address for each of the directors and executive
officers is the same as NEVLICO's.
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EXPERTS
The financial statements of New England Variable Life Insurance Company and
of the Variable Account included in this supplement to the prospectus, have
been included herein in reliance on the report of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,
independent accountants, given on the authority of that firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Policy Owners and Board of Directors of the New England Variable Life
Insurance Company:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the
New England Variable Life Separate Account (comprised of Capital Growth Sub-
Account, Bond Income Sub-Account, Money Market Sub-Account, Stock Index Sub-
Account, Managed Sub-Account, Avanti Growth Sub-Account, Value Growth Sub-
Account, Small Cap Sub-Account, Balanced Sub-Account, Equity Growth Sub-
Account, International Equity Sub-Account, Venture Value Sub-Account, Equity-
Income Sub-Account, Overseas Sub-Account, High Income Sub-Account and Asset
Manager Sub-Account) of New England Variable Life Insurance Company as of
December 31, 1995, and the related statements of operations and changes in net
assets for each of the periods indicated therein. 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 generally accepted auditing
standards. 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 also 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 presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of the respective aforementioned
sub-accounts comprising the New England Variable Life Separate Account of the
New England Variable Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 1995, and the
results of their operations and changes in their net assets for each of the
periods indicated therein, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Boston, Massachusetts
February 6, 1996
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL BOND MONEY STOCK AVANTI
GROWTH INCOME MARKET INDEX MANAGED GROWTH
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Investments in New England Zenith Fund,
Variable Insurance Products Fund, and
Variable Insurance Products Fund II at market
value (Note 2)............................... $450,186,084 $30,342,331 $21,256,226 $21,357,438 $24,438,331 $17,443,981
<CAPTION>
SUB-ACCOUNT SHARES COST
- ----------------------- --------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Capital Growth......... 1,201,682 $378,222,494
Bond Income............ 279,215 29,345,136
Money Market........... 212,562 21,256,226
Stock Index............ 213,382 18,503,851
Managed................ 149,452 19,221,783
Avanti Growth.......... 122,465 14,562,881
Value Growth........... 87,343 10,236,629
Small Cap.............. 69,343 7,467,960
Balanced............... 42,049 498,720
Equity Growth.......... 497,442 6,798,833
International Equity... 111,068 1,169,896
Venture Value.......... 305,620 3,831,693
Equity-Income.......... 2,866,479 45,594,606
Overseas............... 2,699,415 42,002,297
High Income............ 169,629 1,876,992
Asset Manager.......... 160,120 2,259,033
Amount due and accrued from policy-related
transactions................................. (47,335) 15,247 1,541,106 785 (4,041) 4,831
Dividends receivable.......................... -- -- 96,763 -- -- --
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total assets................................ 450,138,749 30,357,578 22,894,095 21,358,223 24,434,290 17,448,812
LIABILITIES
Due New England Variable Life Insurance
Company...................................... 55,304,093 3,678,441 3,462,239 2,783,073 2,435,290 3,111,355
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total liabilities........................... 55,304,093 3,678,441 3,462,239 2,783,073 2,435,290 3,111,355
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
NET ASSETS FOR VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE
POLICIES..................................... $394,834,656 $26,679,137 $19,431,856 $18,575,150 $21,999,000 $14,337,457
============ =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
VALUE SMALL EQUITY INTERNATIONAL VENTURE
GROWTH CAP BALANCED GROWTH EQUITY VALUE
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT
- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$12,342,406 $8,236,512 $502,489 $6,864,734 $1,193,985 $4,003,624
2,518 4,782 569 44,168 12,311 25,838
-- -- -- -- -- --
- ----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ----------
12,344,924 8,241,294 503,058 6,908,902 1,206,296 4,029,462
2,034,446 1,696,298 84,847 1,196,404 252,448 643,022
- ----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ----------
2,034,446 1,696,298 84,847 1,196,404 252,448 643,022
- ----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- ----------
$10,310,478 $6,544,996 $418,211 $5,712,498 $ 953,848 $3,386,440
=========== ========== ======== ========== ========== ==========
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
VARIABLE
INSURANCE
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS FUND FUND II
----------------------------------- ----------- ------------
EQUITY- HIGH ASSET
INCOME OVERSEAS INCOME MANAGER
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT TOTAL
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$55,237,060 $46,025,022 $2,044,035 $2,528,288 $704,002,546
15,623 2,545 437 789 1,620,173
-- -- -- -- 96,763
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------
55,252,683 46,027,567 2,044,472 2,529,077 705,719,482
7,899,831 7,645,348 301,979 556,084 93,085,198
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------
7,899,831 7,645,348 301,979 556,084 93,085,198
----------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ------------
$47,352,852 $38,382,219 $1,742,493 $1,972,993 $612,634,284
=========== =========== ========== ========== ============
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL BOND MONEY STOCK AVANTI
GROWTH INCOME MARKET INDEX MANAGED GROWTH
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME
Dividends ........................ $ 58,318,276 $1,844,411 $1,109,838 $ 627,118 $1,061,289 $ 535,217
EXPENSE
Mortality and expense risk charge
(Note 3) ........................ 2,173,846 143,873 112,033 95,240 113,501 77,636
------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net investment income............. 56,144,430 1,700,538 997,805 531,878 947,788 457,581
NET REALIZED AND
UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS
Net unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments:
Beginning of period ............. 9,892,073 (2,028,893) -- (1,645,744) 703,242 205,680
End of period ................... 71,963,590 997,195 -- 2,853,587 5,216,548 2,881,100
------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) ..... 62,071,517 3,026,088 -- 4,499,331 4,513,306 2,675,420
Net realized gain (loss) on
investments ..................... 1,613,390 7,382 -- 7,637 42,457 21,233
------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net realized and unrealized gain
on investments .................. 63,684,907 3,033,470 -- 4,506,968 4,555,763 2,696,653
------------ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS ....... $119,829,337 $4,734,008 $ 997,805 $5,038,846 $5,503,551 $3,154,234
============ ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
* For the period May 1, 1995 (Commencement of Operations) through December 31,
1995.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Value Small Equity International Venture
Growth Cap Balanced Growth Equity Value
Sub-Account Sub-Account Sub-Account* Sub-Account* Sub-Account* Sub-Account*
----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 606,696 $ 365,015 $17,538 $195,436 $12,460 $ 86,716
52,633 24,746 743 11,686 2,165 7,251
---------- ---------- ------- -------- ------- --------
554,063 340,269 16,795 183,750 10,295 79,465
1,918 4,662 -- -- -- --
2,105,777 768,552 3,769 65,901 24,089 171,931
---------- ---------- ------- -------- ------- --------
2,103,859 763,890 3,769 65,901 24,089 171,931
9,493 1,325 223 237 (34) 203
---------- ---------- ------- -------- ------- --------
2,113,352 765,215 3,992 66,138 24,055 172,134
---------- ---------- ------- -------- ------- --------
$2,667,415 $1,105,484 $20,787 $249,888 $34,350 $251,599
========== ========== ======= ======== ======= ========
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VARIABLE
INSURANCE
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS FUND FUND II
- ------------------------------------ ----------- ------------
Equity- High Asset
Income Overseas Income Manager
Sub-Account Sub-Account Sub-Account Sub-Account Total
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
<C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 2,284,557 $ 282,520 $ 8,412 $ 11,896 $ 67,367,395
233,864 240,253 6,639 9,537 3,305,646
----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------------
2,050,693 42,267 1,773 2,359 64,061,749
149,659 260,895 213 (1,503) 7,542,202
9,642,454 4,022,725 167,043 269,255 101,153,516
----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------------
9,492,795 3,761,830 166,830 270,758 93,611,314
61,089 32,279 2,817 4,661 1,804,392
----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------------
9,553,884 3,794,109 169,647 275,419 95,415,706
----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------------
$11,604,577 $3,836,376 $171,420 $277,778 $159,477,455
=========== ========== ======== ======== ============
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL BOND MONEY AVANTI VALUE SMALL
GROWTH INCOME MARKET STOCK MANAGED GROWTH GROWTH CAP
SUB- SUB- SUB- INDEX SUB- SUB- SUB- SUB-
ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT*
------------ ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME
Dividends........ $ 13,519,083 $1,399,070 $691,932 $ 307,159 $ 678,949 $ 43,109 $ 89,817 $ 327
EXPENSE
Mortality and
expense risk
charge (Note 3). 1,637,278 107,252 93,830 59,230 86,049 31,737 18,214 28
------------ ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------
Net investment
income (loss)... 11,881,805 1,291,818 598,102 247,929 592,900 11,372 71,603 299
NET REALIZED AND
UNREALIZED GAIN
ON INVESTMENTS
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on investments:
Beginning of
period......... 46,100,393 41,284 -- (1,457,732) 1,602,795 143,154 67,310 --
End of period... 9,892,073 (2,028,893) -- (1,645,744) 703,242 205,680 1,918 4,662
------------ ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation).. (36,208,320) (2,070,177) -- (188,012) (899,553) 62,526 (65,392) 4,662
Net realized gain
(loss) on
investments..... 67,810 1,763 -- 6,200 37,994 542 776 --
------------ ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments..... (36,140,510) (2,068,414) -- (181,812) (861,559) 63,068 (64,616) 4,662
------------ ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- -------- -------- ------
NET INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN
NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS...... $(24,258,705) $ (776,596) $598,102 $ 66,117 $ (268,659) $ 74,440 $ 6,987 $4,961
============ ========== ======== =========== ========== ======== ======== ======
<CAPTION>
VARIABLE
INSURANCE
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS FUND FUND II
------------------------------ --------- -------------
EQUITY- HIGH ASSET
INCOME OVERSEAS INCOME MANAGER
SUB- SUB- SUB- SUB-
ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT** ACCOUNT** TOTAL
--------- ---------- --------- --------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME
Dividends........ $670,101 $ 69,390 $-- $ -- $ 17,468,937
EXPENSE
Mortality and
expense risk
charge (Note 3). 75,586 133,276 6 34 2,242,520
--------- ---------- --------- --------- -------------
Net investment
income (loss)... 594,515 (63,886) (6) (34) 15,226,417
NET REALIZED AND
UNREALIZED GAIN
ON INVESTMENTS
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on investments:
Beginning of
period......... 93,013 700,341 -- -- 47,290,558
End of period... 149,659 260,895 213 (1,503) 7,542,202
--------- ---------- --------- --------- -------------
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation).. 56,646 (439,446) 213 (1,503) (39,748,356)
Net realized gain
(loss) on
investments..... (929) (471) -- -- 113,685
--------- ---------- --------- --------- -------------
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments..... 55,717 (439,917) 213 (1,503) (39,634,671)
--------- ---------- --------- --------- -------------
NET INCREASE
(DECREASE) IN
NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS...... $650,232 $(503,803) $207 $(1,537) $(24,408,254)
========= ========== ========= ========= =============
</TABLE>
*For the period May 2, 1994 (Commencement of Operations) through December 31,
1994.
**For the period August 31, 1994 (Commencement of Operations) through December
31, 1994.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VARIABLE
INSURANCE
NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND PRODUCTS FUND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ -----------
BOND MONEY STOCK AVANTI VALUE EQUITY-
CAPITAL INCOME MARKET INDEX MANAGED GROWTH GROWTH INCOME OVERSEAS
GROWTH SUB- SUB- SUB- SUB- SUB- SUB- SUB- SUB-
SUB-ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT* ACCOUNT* ACCOUNT* ACCOUNT* TOTAL
----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
INCOME
Dividends........ $14,407,828 $1,721,493 $415,332 $ 286,517 $ 778,823 $ 31,181 $31,108 $ 46,757 $-- $17,719,039
EXPENSE
Mortality and
expense risk
charge (Note 3). 1,317,363 89,763 74,167 40,270 73,721 5,506 3,166 7,615 17,666 1,629,237
----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -----------
Net investment
income (loss)... 13,090,465 1,631,730 341,165 246,247 705,102 25,675 27,942 39,142 (17,666) 16,089,802
NET REALIZED AND
UNREALIZED GAIN
ON INVESTMENTS
Net unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on investments:
Beginning of
period......... 26,130,492 (62,020) -- (1,863,474) 1,105,911 -- -- -- -- 25,310,909
End of period... 46,100,393 41,284 -- (1,457,732) 1,602,795 143,154 67,310 93,013 700,341 47,290,558
----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -----------
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation.... 19,969,901 103,304 -- 405,742 496,884 143,154 67,310 93,013 700,341 21,979,649
Net realized gain
(loss) on
investments..... 436,493 84,686 -- (4,995) 93,335 (88) 64 (59) 729 610,165
----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -----------
Net realized and
unrealized gain
on investments.. 20,406,394 187,990 -- 400,747 590,219 143,066 67,374 92,954 701,070 22,589,814
----------- ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -----------
NET INCREASE IN
NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS...... $33,496,859 $1,819,720 $341,165 $646,994 $1,295,321 $168,741 $95,316 $132,096 $683,404 $38,679,616
=========== ========== ======== ========== ========== ======== ======= ======== ======== ===========
</TABLE>
*For the period April 30, 1993 (Commencement of Operations) through December
31, 1993.
See Notes to Financial Statements
21
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL BOND MONEY STOCK AVANTI
GROWTH INCOME MARKET INDEX MANAGED GROWTH
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT
------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES
Net investment
income............... $ 56,144,430 $ 1,700,538 $ 997,805 $ 531,878 $ 947,788 $ 457,581
Net realized and
unrealized gain on
investments.......... 63,684,907 3,033,470 -- 4,506,968 4,555,763 2,696,653
------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Increase in net
assets derived from
investment
activities......... 119,829,337 4,734,008 997,805 5,038,846 5,503,551 3,154,234
FROM POLICY-RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
Net premiums
transferred from New
England Variable
Life Insurance
Company.............. 100,611,223 7,330,838 40,457,027 4,559,195 4,757,562 5,407,500
Net transfers (to)
from other sub-
accounts............. (7,820,362) 2,481,090 (32,083,917) 2,734,513 286,111 3,131,998
Net transfers to New
England Variable
Life Insurance
Company.............. (67,280,279) (4,616,930) (6,819,802) (3,436,368) (3,307,802) (3,767,486)
------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Increase in net
assets derived from
policy related
transactions....... 25,510,582 5,194,998 1,553,308 3,857,340 1,735,871 4,772,012
------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
Net increase in net
assets............... 145,339,919 9,929,006 2,551,113 8,896,186 7,239,422 7,926,246
NET ASSETS, AT
BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD ............... 249,494,737 16,750,131 16,880,743 9,678,964 14,759,578 6,411,211
------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
NET ASSETS, AT END OF
THE PERIOD ........... $394,834,656 $26,679,137 $ 19,431,856 $18,575,150 $21,999,000 $14,337,457
============ =========== ============ =========== =========== ===========
</TABLE>
*For the period May 1, 1995 (Commencement of Operations) through December 31,
1995.
See Notes to Financial Statements
22
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS FUND
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------
VALUE SMALL EQUITY INTERNATIONAL VENTURE EQUITY- HIGH
GROWTH CAP BALANCED GROWTH EQUITY VALUE INCOME OVERSEAS INCOME
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT* SUB-ACCOUNT* SUB-ACCOUNT* SUB-ACCOUNT* SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT
- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 554,063 $ 340,269 $ 16,795 $ 183,750 $ 10,295 $ 79,465 $ 2,050,693 $ 42,267 $ 1,773
2,113,352 765,215 3,992 66,138 24,055 172,134 9,553,884 3,794,109 169,647
- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
2,667,415 1,105,484 20,787 249,888 34,350 251,599 11,604,577 3,836,376 171,420
3,473,273 2,237,626 81,978 1,048,361 241,835 625,044 13,985,879 17,076,602 395,370
2,645,617 4,814,141 409,874 5,735,744 948,764 3,228,499 12,483,761 (2,007,296) 1,503,857
(2,568,808) (1,803,085) (94,428) (1,321,495) (271,101) (718,702) (9,853,532) (8,392,295) (358,576)
- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
3,550,082 5,248,682 397,424 5,462,610 919,498 3,134,841 16,616,108 6,677,011 1,540,651
- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
6,217,497 6,354,166 418,211 5,712,498 953,848 3,386,440 28,220,685 10,513,387 1,712,071
4,092,981 190,830 -- -- -- -- 19,132,167 27,868,832 30,422
- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
$10,310,478 $6,544,996 $418,211 $ 5,712,498 $ 953,848 $3,386,440 $47,352,852 $38,382,219 $1,742,493
=========== =========== ======== =========== ========= ========== =========== =========== ==========
<CAPTION>
VARIABLE
INSURANCE
PRODUCTS
FUND II
- ---------------------------
ASSET
MANAGER
SUB-ACCOUNT TOTAL
- ------------ --------------
<S> <C>
$ 2,359 $ 64,061,749
275,419 95,415,706
- ------------ --------------
277,778 159,477,455
696,227 202,985,540
1,507,606 --
(709,312) (115,320,001)
- ------------ --------------
1,494,521 87,665,539
- ------------ --------------
1,772,299 247,142,994
200,694 365,491,290
- ------------ --------------
$1,972,993 $ 612,634,284
============ ==============
</TABLE>
See Notes to Financial Statements
23
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL STOCK AVANTI VALUE SMALL
GROWTH BOND MONEY INDEX GROWTH GROWTH CAP
SUB- INCOME MARKET SUB- MANAGED SUB- SUB- SUB-
ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ACCOUNT*
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES
Net investment
income (loss).. $11,881,805 $ 1,291,818 $ 598,102 $ 247,929 $ 592,900 $ 11,372 $ 71,603 $ 299
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments.... (36,140,510) (2,068,414) -- (181,812) (861,559) 63,068 (64,616) 4,662
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
Increase
(decrease) in
net assets
derived from
investment
activities..... (24,258,705) (776,596) 598,102 66,117 (268,659) 74,440 6,987 4,961
FROM POLICY-
RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
Net premiums
transferred
from New
England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ 101,802,783 6,362,705 39,544,492 3,600,140 4,112,835 3,173,029 1,762,484 4,323
Net transfers
(to) from other
sub-accounts... (1,234,289) (822,617) (29,858,294) 718,688 (186,357) 2,527,486 2,012,595 226,677
Net transfers to
New England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ (56,761,722) (4,458,223) (6,161,941) (2,075,140) (3,102,454) (2,027,427) (1,190,128) (45,131)
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
Increase in net
assets derived
from policy-
related
transactions... 43,806,772 1,081,865 3,524,257 2,243,688 824,024 3,673,088 2,584,951 185,869
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
Net increase in
net assets..... 19,548,067 305,269 4,122,359 2,309,805 555,365 3,747,528 2,591,938 190,830
NET ASSETS, AT
BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD.......... 229,946,670 16,444,862 12,758,384 7,369,159 14,204,213 2,663,683 1,501,043 --
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --------
NET ASSETS, AT
END OF THE
PERIOD.......... $249,494,737 $16,750,131 $16,880,743 $9,678,964 $14,759,578 $6,411,211 $4,092,981 $190,830
============ =========== =========== ========== =========== ========== ========== ========
<CAPTION>
VARIABLE
INSURANCE
VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS FUND FUND II
----------------------------------- ---------- -------------
HIGH ASSET
EQUITY- INCOME MANAGER
INCOME OVERSEAS SUB- SUB-
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT ACCOUNT** ACCOUNT** TOTAL
------------ ------------ --------- ---------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES
Net investment
income (loss).. $ 594,515 $ (63,886) $ (6) $ (34) $ 15,226,417
Net realized and
unrealized gain
(loss) on
investments.... 55,717 (439,917) 213 (1,503) (39,634,671)
------------ ------------ --------- ---------- -------------
Increase
(decrease) in
net assets
derived from
investment
activities..... 650,232 (503,803) 207 (1,537) (24,408,254)
FROM POLICY-
RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
Net premiums
transferred
from New
England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ 9,237,234 11,268,285 102 8,495 180,876,907
Net transfers
(to) from other
sub-accounts... 9,868,299 16,487,055 36,048 224,709 --
Net transfers to
New England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ (4,905,512) (8,836,370) (5,935) (30,973) (89,600,956)
------------ ------------ --------- ---------- -------------
Increase in net
assets derived
from policy-
related
transactions... 14,200,021 18,918,970 30,215 202,231 91,275,951
------------ ------------ --------- ---------- -------------
Net increase in
net assets..... 14,850,253 18,415,167 30,422 200,694 66,867,697
NET ASSETS, AT
BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD.......... 4,281,914 9,453,665 -- -- 298,623,593
------------ ------------ --------- ---------- -------------
NET ASSETS, AT
END OF THE
PERIOD.......... $19,132,167 $27,868,832 $30,422 $200,694 $365,491,290
============ ============ ========= ========== =============
</TABLE>
*For the period May 2, 1994 (Commencement of Operations) through December 31,
1994.
**For the period August 31, 1994 (Commencement of Operations) through December
31, 1994.
See Notes to Financial Statements
24
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NEW ENGLAND ZENITH FUND
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAPITAL BOND MONEY STOCK AVANTI VALUE
GROWTH INCOME MARKET INDEX MANAGED GROWTH GROWTH
SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT SUB-ACCOUNT* SUB-ACCOUNT*
------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
FROM INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES
Net investment
income (loss).. $ 13,090,465 $ 1,631,730 $ 341,165 $ 246,247 $ 705,102 $ 25,675 $ 27,942
Net realized and
unrealized gain
on investments. 20,406,394 187,990 -- 400,747 590,219 143,066 67,374
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Increase in net
assets derived
from investment
activities..... 33,496,859 1,819,720 341,165 646,994 1,295,321 168,741 95,316
FROM POLICY-
RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
Net premiums
transferred
from New
England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ 88,880,791 5,429,522 27,439,024 2,696,124 3,325,220 579,106 252,321
Net transfers
(to) from other
sub-accounts... (185,104) 1,155,530 (22,054,415) 1,088,665 1,967,320 2,787,043 1,529,391
Net transfers to
New England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ (41,091,866) (2,588,466) (5,031,875) (1,483,033) (1,785,088) (871,207) (375,985)
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Increase in net
assets derived
from policy-
related
transactions... 47,603,821 3,996,586 352,734 2,301,756 3,507,452 2,494,942 1,405,727
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
Net increase in
net assets..... 81,100,680 5,816,306 693,899 2,948,750 4,802,773 2,663,683 1,501,043
NET ASSETS,
BEGINNING OF
THE PERIOD..... 148,845,990 10,628,556 12,064,485 4,420,409 9,401,440 -- --
------------ ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------
NET ASSETS, AT
END OF THE
PERIOD......... $229,946,670 $16,444,862 $12,758,384 $7,369,159 $14,204,213 $2,663,683 $1,501,043
============ =========== =========== ========== =========== ========== ==========
<CAPTION>
VARIABLE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS FUND
-------------------------
EQUITY-
INCOME OVERSEAS
SUB-ACCOUNT* SUB-ACCOUNT* TOTAL
------------ ------------ -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
FROM INVESTMENT
ACTIVITIES
Net investment
income (loss).. $ 39,142 $ (17,666) $ 16,089,802
Net realized and
unrealized gain
on investments. 92,954 701,070 22,589,814
------------ ------------ -------------
Increase in net
assets derived
from investment
activities..... 132,096 683,404 38,679,616
FROM POLICY-
RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
Net premiums
transferred
from New
England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ 964,191 1,568,988 131,135,287
Net transfers
(to) from other
sub-accounts... 4,320,708 9,390,862 --
Net transfers to
New England
Variable Life
Insurance
Company........ (1,135,081) (2,189,589) (56,552,190)
------------ ------------ -------------
Increase in net
assets derived
from policy-
related
transactions... 4,149,818 8,770,261 74,583,097
------------ ------------ -------------
Net increase in
net assets..... 4,281,914 9,453,665 113,262,713
NET ASSETS,
BEGINNING OF
THE PERIOD..... -- -- 185,360,880
------------ ------------ -------------
NET ASSETS, AT
END OF THE
PERIOD......... $4,281,914 $9,453,665 $298,623,593
============ ============ =============
</TABLE>
*For the period April 30, 1993 (Commencement of Operations) through December
31, 1993.
See Notes to Financial Statements
25
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT
OF
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. New England Variable Life Separate Account (the "Account") of New England
Variable Life Insurance Company ("NEVLICO"), was established by NEVLICO's
Board of Directors on January 31, 1983 in accordance with the regulations of
the Delaware Insurance Department. NEVLICO is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New
England Mutual Life Insurance Company ("The New England"). The Account is
registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of
1940. The assets of the Account are owned by NEVLICO. However, that portion of
the Account assets equal to the reserves and other liabilities of the Account
may not be charged with liabilities that arise out of any other business
NEVLICO may conduct.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. The Account has sixteen investment sub-accounts each of which invests in
the shares of one portfolio of the New England Zenith Fund ("Zenith Fund"),
the Variable Insurance Products Fund or the Variable Insurance Products Fund
II. The portfolios of the Zenith Fund, the Variable Insurance Products Fund
and Variable Insurance Products Fund II in which the sub-accounts invest are
referred to herein as the "Eligible Funds". The Zenith Fund, the Variable
Insurance Products Fund and the Variable Insurance Products Fund II are
diversified, open-end management investment companies. The Account purchases
or redeems shares of the sixteen Eligible Funds based on the amount of net
premiums invested in the Account, transfers among the sub-accounts, policy
loans, surrender payments, and death benefit payments. The values of the
shares of the Eligible Funds are determined as of the close of the New York
Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. EST) on each day the Exchange is open for
trading. Realized gains and losses on the sale of the Eligible Funds' shares
are computed on the basis of identified cost on the trade date. Income from
dividends is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
3. Certain deductions are made from each premium payment paid to NEVLICO to
arrive at a net premium that is transferred to the Account, and certain
deductions are made from the variable life insurance policies' cash value.
These deductions include sales load, administrative expenses, a risk charge,
state premium taxes and the cost of providing insurance protection. Charges
for investment advisory fees and other expenses are deducted from the assets
of the Eligible Funds.
NEVLICO charges the Account for mortality and expense risks NEVLICO assumes.
Currently, the charges are made daily at an annual rate of .35% of the Account
assets attributable to fixed premium ("Zenith Life") variable life policies,
.45% of the Account assets attributable to single premium ("Zenith Life One")
variable life policies, .60% of the Account assets attributable to variable
ordinary ("Zenith Life Plus" and "Zenith Life Plus II") life policies and
limited payment ("Zenith Life Executive 65") variable life policies, .90% of
the Account assets attributable to variable survivorship ("Zenith Survivorship
Life") life policies, and .75% of the Accounts assets attributable to flexible
premium ("Zenith Flexible Life") variable life policies.
4. For federal income tax purposes the Account's operations are included with
those of NEVLICO. NEVLICO intends to make appropriate charges against the
Account in the future if and when tax liabilities arise.
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<PAGE>
5. The adviser and sub-adviser for each series of the Zenith Fund are listed
in the chart below. TNE Advisers, Inc. which is a subsidiary of The New
England, and each of the sub-advisers are registered with the SEC as
investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SERIES ADVISER SUB-ADVISER
------ ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Capital Growth Capital Growth Management, L.P. ("CGM")*
Back Bay Advisors Money TNE Advisers, Inc. Back Bay Advisors, L.P.**
Market
Back Bay Advisors Bond TNE Advisers, Inc. Back Bay Advisors, L.P.**
Income
Back Bay Advisors Man- TNE Advisers, Inc. Back Bay Advisors, L.P.**
aged
Westpeak Stock Index TNE Advisers, Inc. Westpeak Investment Advisors, L.P.**
Westpeak Value Growth TNE Advisers, Inc. Westpeak Investment Advisors, L.P.**
Loomis Sayles Avanti TNE Advisers, Inc. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.**
Growth
Loomis Sayles Small Cap TNE Advisers, Inc. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.**
Loomis Sayles Balanced TNE Advisers, Inc. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.**
Draycott International TNE Advisers, Inc. Draycott Partners, Ltd.
Equity
Venture Value TNE Advisers, Inc. Davis Selected Advisers, Inc.
Alger Equity Growth TNE Advisers, Inc. Fred Alger Management, Inc.
</TABLE>
*An affiliate of The New England
**An indirect subsidiary of The New England
In the case of the Back Bay Advisors Money Market Series, Back Bay Advisors
Bond Income Series, Back Bay Advisors Managed Series, Westpeak Stock Index
Series, Westpeak Value Growth Series, Loomis Sayles Avanti Growth Series and
Loomis Sayles Small Cap Series, TNE Advisers became the adviser on May 1,
1995. Prior to that date those series were advised by their current sub-
adviser, except as follows. The New England itself served as investment
adviser to the Back Bay Advisors Money Market Series and Back Bay Advisors
Bond Income Series until September 10, 1986 when Back Bay Advisors assumed The
New England's responsibilities under the investment advisory agreements with
those Series. Back Bay Advisors served as investment adviser to the Westpeak
Stock Index Series until August 2, 1993, when Westpeak became the investment
adviser. The Capital Growth Series was managed by Loomis, Sayles until March
1, 1990, when its Capital Growth Management Division was reorganized into CGM.
The Equity-Income, Overseas, and High Income Portfolios of the Variable
Insurance Products Fund and the Asset Manager Portfolio of the Variable
Insurance Products Fund II receive investment advice from Fidelity Management
& Research Company.
6. The following table shows the aggregate cost of shares purchased and
proceeds from sales of each sub-account for the year ended December 31, 1995:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PURCHASES SALES
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Capital Growth..................................... $200,281,232 $116,993,476
Bond Income........................................ 16,076,440 9,010,606
Money Market....................................... 51,706,425 48,778,431
Stock Index........................................ 10,217,009 5,126,128
Managed............................................ 9,702,729 6,752,145
Avanti Growth...................................... 11,720,650 5,095,439
Value Growth....................................... 8,339,177 3,233,834
Small Cap.......................................... 8,289,292 1,036,546
Balanced*.......................................... 543,509 44,789
Equity Growth*..................................... 7,457,885 659,051
International Equity*.............................. 1,311,245 141,349
Venture Value*..................................... 4,190,213 358,520
Equity-Income...................................... 35,035,388 12,369,269
Overseas........................................... 29,153,622 21,467,284
High Income........................................ 2,512,442 671,600
Asset Manager...................................... 2,693,521 662,285
</TABLE>
*For the period May 1, 1995 (Commencement of Operations) through December 31,
1995.
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7. The following table shows the net investment return of the sub-account for
each type of variable life insurance policy investing in the Account. The net
investment return reflects the appropriate mortality and expense risk charge
against sub-account assets for each type of variable life insurance policy
shown. These figures do not reflect charges deducted from premiums and cash
values of the policies. Such charges will affect the actual cash values and
benefits of the policies. Certain amounts have been restated to conform with
the current calculation of net investment return to provide greater
comparability with industry convention.
FIXED PREMIUM ("ZENITH LIFE") POLICIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET INVESTMENT RETURN OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/86- 1/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/86 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Capital Growth.......... 94.53% 52.17% (9.11%) 30.30% (3.82%) 53.45% (6.38%) 14.57% (7.39%) 37.55%
Bond Income............. 14.43% 1.91% 7.99% 11.91% 7.71% 17.55% 7.80% 12.22% (3.70%) 20.78%
Money Market............ 6.43% 6.16% 7.14% 8.87% 7.81% 5.84% 3.43% 2.61% 3.61% 5.33%
<CAPTION>
5/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Index...................... (12.40%) 15.93% 29.70% (4.48%) 29.98% 6.92% 9.34% 0.76% 36.44%
Managed.......................... (.89%) 9.10% 18.67% 2.85% 19.75% 6.33% 10.26% (1.46%) 30.81%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Avanti Growth.......................................................................... 14.47% (0.62%) 29.90%
Value Growth........................................................................... 13.97% (1.55%) 35.99%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Equity-Income.......................................................................... 9.29% 6.69% 34.62%
Overseas............................................................................... 14.57% 1.37% 9.30%
<CAPTION>
5/2/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Small Cap....................................................................................... (3.45%) 28.40%
<CAPTION>
8/31/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
High Income..................................................................................... (0.58%) 20.18%
Asset Manager................................................................................... (4.41%) 16.55%
<CAPTION>
5/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/95
- ----------- --------
<S> <C>
Equity Growth............................................................................................ 24.84%
Balanced................................................................................................. 13.75%
International Equity..................................................................................... 3.85%
Venture Value............................................................................................ 21.64%
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
SINGLE PREMIUM ("ZENITH LIFE ONE") POLICIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET INVESTMENT RETURN OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/86- 1/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/86 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Capital Growth.......... 94.33% 52.02% (9.20%) 30.17% (3.91%) 53.29% (6.47%) 14.46% (7.38%) 37.41%
Bond Income............. 14.32% 1.81% 7.88% 11.79% 7.60% 17.43% 7.69% 12.10% (3.80%) 20.66%
Money Market............ 6.32% 6.05% 7.03% 8.77% 7.71% 5.74% 3.33% 2.51% 3.35% 5.23%
<CAPTION>
5/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Index...................... (12.46%) 15.82% 29.57% (4.58%) 29.85% 6.81% 9.23% 0.66% 36.30%
Managed.......................... (.96%) 8.99% 18.55% 2.75% 19.63% 6.22% 10.15% (1.56%) 30.67%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Avanti Growth.......................................................................... 14.39% (0.72%) 29.77%
Value Growth........................................................................... 13.90% (1.65%) 35.85%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Equity-Income.......................................................................... 9.22% 6.59% 34.49%
Overseas............................................................................... 14.49% 1.27% 9.19%
<CAPTION>
5/2/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Small Cap....................................................................................... (3.52%) 28.27%
<CAPTION>
8/31/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
High Income..................................................................................... (0.61%) 20.06%
Asset Manager................................................................................... (4.45%) 16.43%
<CAPTION>
5/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/95
- ----------- --------
<S> <C>
Equity Growth............................................................................................ 24.76%
Balanced................................................................................................. 13.67%
International Equity..................................................................................... 3.79%
Venture Value............................................................................................ 21.56%
</TABLE>
29
<PAGE>
VARIABLE ORDINARY ("ZENITH LIFE PLUS" AND "ZENITH LIFE PLUS II") AND LIMITED
PAYMENT ("ZENITH LIFE EXECUTIVE 65") POLICIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET INVESTMENT RETURN OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/86- 1/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/86 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Capital Growth.......... 94.04% 51.79% (9.34%) 29.98% (4.06%) 53.06% (6.61%) 14.28% (7.62%) 37.21%
Bond Income............. 14.15% 1.65% 7.72% 11.63% 7.44% 17.25% 7.53% 11.94% (3.94%) 20.47%
Money Market............ 6.16% 5.89% 6.87% 8.60% 7.54% 5.58% 3.18% 2.36% 3.35% 5.07%
<CAPTION>
5/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Index...................... (12.55%) 15.65% 29.37% (4.72%) 29.65% 6.65% 9.07% 0.51% 36.10%
Managed.......................... (1.06%) 8.83% 18.37% 2.59% 19.45% 6.06% 9.99% (1.70%) 30.48%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Avanti Growth.......................................................................... 14.28% (0.87%) 29.57%
Value Growth........................................................................... 13.78% (1.80%) 35.65%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Equity-Income.......................................................................... 9.11% 6.43% 34.29%
Overseas............................................................................... 14.38% 1.12% 9.02%
<CAPTION>
5/2/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Small Cap....................................................................................... (3.61%) 28.08%
<CAPTION>
8/31/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
High Income..................................................................................... (0.66%) 19.88%
Asset Manager................................................................................... (4.49%) 16.26%
<CAPTION>
5/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/95
- ----------- --------
<S> <C>
Equity Growth............................................................................................ 24.64%
Balanced................................................................................................. 13.56%
International Equity..................................................................................... 3.68%
Venture Value............................................................................................ 21.44%
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
VARIABLE SURVIVORSHIP ("ZENITH SURVIVORSHIP LIFE") POLICIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET INVESTMENT RETURN OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/86- 1/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/86 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Capital Growth.......... 93.46% 51.34% (9.61%) 29.59% (4.35%) 52.61% (6.90%) 13.94% (7.90%) 36.80%
Bond Income............. 13.81% 1.35% 7.40% 11.29% 7.11% 16.90% 7.21% 11.60% (4.23%) 20.12%
Money Market............ 5.85% 5.57% 6.55% 8.28% 7.22% 5.26% 2.87% 2.05% 3.04% 4.75%
<CAPTION>
5/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Index...................... (12.73%) 15.30% 28.99% (5.01%) 29.27% 6.33% 8.74% 0.21% 35.69%
Managed.......................... (1.26%) 8.50% 18.02% 2.28% 19.10% 5.74% 9.69% (2.00%) 30.09%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Avanti Growth.......................................................................... 14.05% (1.16%) 29.19%
Value Growth........................................................................... 13.55% (2.09%) 35.25%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Equity-Income.......................................................................... 8.89% 6.11% 33.89%
Overseas............................................................................... 14.15% 0.82% 8.70%
<CAPTION>
5/2/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Small Cap....................................................................................... (3.80%) 27.69%
<CAPTION>
8/31/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
High Income..................................................................................... (0.76%) 19.53%
Asset Manager................................................................................... (4.59%) 15.91%
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
FLEXIBLE PREMIUM ("ZENITH FLEXIBLE LIFE") POLICIES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NET INVESTMENT RETURN OF THE SUB-ACCOUNTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/1/86- 1/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/86 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Capital Growth.......... 93.75% 51.56% (9.47%) 31.88% (5.73%) 52.83% (6.75%) 14.11% (7.76%) 37.00%
Bond Income............. 13.98% 1.50% 7.56% 11.46% 7.28% 17.08% 7.37% 11.77% (4.08%) 20.29%
Money Market............ 6.01% 5.73% 6.71% 8.44% 7.38% 5.42% 3.02% 2.20% 3.20% 4.91%
<CAPTION>
5/1/87- 1/1/88- 1/1/89- 1/1/90- 1/1/91- 1/1/92- 1/1/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/87 12/31/88 12/31/89 12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock-Index...................... (13.06%) 15.47% 29.18% (4.86%) 29.46% 6.49% 8.90% 0.36% 35.90%
Managed.......................... (1.15%) 8.67% 18.20% 2.44% 19.28% 5.90% 9.82% (1.85%) 30.28%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Avanti Growth.......................................................................... 14.16% (1.01%) 29.38%
Value Growth........................................................................... 13.67% (1.94%) 35.45%
<CAPTION>
4/30/93- 1/1/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/93 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Equity-Income.......................................................................... 9.00% 6.27% 34.09%
Overseas............................................................................... 14.26% 0.97% 8.86%
<CAPTION>
5/2/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
Small Cap....................................................................................... (3.71%) 27.88%
<CAPTION>
8/31/94- 1/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/94 12/31/95
- ----------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C>
High Income..................................................................................... (0.71%) 19.71%
Asset Manager................................................................................... (4.54%) 16.08%
<CAPTION>
5/1/95-
SUB-ACCOUNT 12/31/95
- ----------- --------
<S> <C>
Equity Growth............................................................................................ 24.51%
Balanced................................................................................................. 13.44%
International Equity..................................................................................... 3.58%
Venture Value............................................................................................ 21.32%
</TABLE>
The net investment return of a sub-account is calculated by taking the
difference between the sub-account's ending value and beginning value for the
period and dividing it by the beginning value for the period.
32
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of New England Variable Life
Insurance Company:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of New England Variable Life
Insurance Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of New England Mutual Life
Insurance Company) as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related
statements of operations, surplus, and cash flows for the years then ended.
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 generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of New England Variable Life
Insurance Company as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with the
accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of
the State of Delaware, which are considered generally accepted accounting
principles for wholly-owned stock life insurance subsidiaries of mutual life
insurance companies.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Boston, Massachusetts
March 8, 1996
33
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
ASSETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
-------------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Bonds............................................ $ 60,779,522 $ 7,828,833
Mortgage loan.................................... 2,210,153 2,221,942
Policy loans..................................... 58,210,498 43,967,343
Cash and short-term investments.................. 32,416,437 10,669,045
Accrued investment income........................ 3,102,970 1,377,286
Premiums deferred and uncollected................ 8,897,630 6,892,888
Due from separate account, net................... 95,638,637 79,549,258
Due from New England Mutual Life Insurance Compa-
ny.............................................. 4,706,831 1,889,855
Other assets..................................... 554,844 814,991
Separate account assets.......................... 748,184,716 445,040,547
-------------- ------------
Total assets................................. $1,014,702,238 $600,251,988
============== ============
LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
Policy reserves.................................. $ 79,511,870 $ 44,648,304
Due to New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. 6,239,406 3,219,350
Borrowed money and accrued interest.............. 25,137,373 --
Income taxes payable............................. 5,487,501 4,611,653
Accrued expenses................................. 6,663,644 4,746,096
Asset valuation reserve.......................... 372,954 137,202
Other liabilities................................ 4,767,424 1,120,620
Separate account liabilities..................... 748,184,716 445,040,547
-------------- ------------
Total liabilities............................ 876,364,888 503,523,772
Surplus:
Common stock (shares authorized: 50,000; issued
and outstanding:
20,000; par value $125)......................... 2,500,000 2,500,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par value........... 171,738,031 117,709,808
Unassigned surplus............................... (35,900,681) (23,481,592)
-------------- ------------
Total surplus................................ 138,337,350 96,728,216
-------------- ------------
Total liabilities and surplus.............. $1,014,702,238 $600,251,988
============== ============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Income:
Premiums......................................... $279,517,998 $201,732,909
Net investment income............................ 3,250,606 3,093,033
Considerations for supplementary contracts....... 2,243,426 --
------------ ------------
285,012,030 204,825,942
Expenses:
Death and other benefits......................... 41,689,601 23,345,664
Increase in policy reserves...................... 34,863,564 17,743,158
Commissions...................................... 40,691,028 37,220,361
Net transfers to separate account................ 120,149,836 87,853,704
General and administrative....................... 54,105,390 43,395,223
------------ ------------
291,499,419 209,558,110
------------ ------------
Loss from operations before provision for income
taxes............................................. (6,487,389) (4,732,168)
Provision for income taxes......................... 5,516,062 2,968,375
------------ ------------
Net loss........................................... $(12,003,451) $ (7,700,543)
============ ============
</TABLE>
STATEMENTS OF SURPLUS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
------------ -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Surplus, beginning of year.......................... $ 96,728,216 $94,378,654
Net loss............................................ (12,003,451) (7,700,543)
Change in non-admitted assets....................... (179,886) (19,141)
Change in asset valuation reserve................... (235,752) 69,246
Capital contribution from New England Mutual Life
Insurance Company.................................. 54,028,223 10,000,000
------------ -----------
Surplus, end of year................................ $138,337,350 $96,728,216
============ ===========
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
35
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Premiums and other considerations.............. $ 277,077,189 $ 199,670,506
Net investment income.......................... 1,719,860 2,773,220
Benefits....................................... (39,541,592) (23,510,882)
Expenses and taxes............................. (95,265,433) (80,900,670)
Net transfers to separate account.............. (136,239,215) (103,547,077)
Net increase in policy loans................... (14,243,155) (13,293,625)
Other income and disbursements, net............ 2,191,111 (1,972,032)
------------- -------------
Net cash flows used in operating activities.. (4,301,235) (20,780,560)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from investments sold, matured or re-
paid.......................................... 715,484 166,942
Cost of investments acquired................... 333,143 (11)
------------- -------------
Net cash flows from investing activities..... 1,048,627 166,931
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contribution from New England Mutual
Life Insurance Company........................ -- 10,000,000
Borrowed money................................. 25,000,000 --
------------- -------------
Net cash flows from financing activities..... 25,000,000 10,000,000
Net cash flows................................... 21,747,392 (10,613,629)
Cash and short-term investments, beginning of
year............................................ 10,669,045 21,282,674
------------- -------------
Cash and short-term investments, end of year..... $ 32,416,437 $ 10,669,045
============= =============
Non-cash financing activities:
Capital contribution from New England Mutual
Life Insurance Company........................ $ 54,028,223 $ --
============= =============
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
36
<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. NATURE OF BUSINESS:
New England Variable Life Insurance Company (the "Company") is a wholly-
owned stock life insurance subsidiary of New England Mutual Life Insurance
Company (The New England). The Company sells variable life insurance and
variable annuity products through a network of general agencies located
throughout the United States.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Company prepares its statutory financial statements, except as to form,
in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the
Insurance Department of the State of Delaware. Prescribed statutory accounting
practices include a variety of publications of the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as well as state laws, regulations, and
general administrative rules. Permitted accounting practices encompass all
accounting practices not so prescribed. Permitted and prescribed statutory
accounting practices are currently considered generally accepted accounting
principles (GAAP) for wholly-owned stock life insurance subsidiaries of a
mutual life insurance company.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 40,
Applicability of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles to Mutual Life
Insurance and Other Enterprises, and Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 120, Accounting and Reporting by Mutual Life Insurance
Enterprises and by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Long-Duration
Participating Contracts. The American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants issued Statement of Position 95-1, Accounting for Certain
Insurance Activities of Mutual Life Insurance Enterprises. Neither of these
groups has a role in establishing regulatory accounting practices. These
pronouncements will require stock life subsidiaries of a mutual life insurance
company parent to modify their financial statements in order for them to
continue to be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
effective for the Company's 1996 financial statements. The manner in which
policy reserves, new business acquisition costs, asset valuations and the
related tax effects are recorded will change. Management has not determined
the impact of such changes on its financial statements.
Certain amounts from the 1994 financial statements have been reclassified to
conform with the 1995 presentation.
USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with permitted and
prescribed statutory accounting practices requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
INVESTED ASSETS
Carrying values of bonds have been determined in accordance with methods and
values adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Bonds
are carried at amortized cost.
The Company's mortgage loan on real estate is carried at outstanding
principal balance. The estimated fair value of this loan is determined using
an internal matrix based on market rates and a credit rating system.
Policy loans are carried at the aggregate of the unpaid balances. Policy
loans are an integral part of insurance products and have no maturity dates.
Consequently, it is not practicable to value these instruments.
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<PAGE>
NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--CONTINUED
Short-term investments are carried principally at cost, which approximates
fair value, and include securities with a maturity date at purchase of less
than one year.
Investment income is recognized on the accrual basis. Realized gains and
losses on the sales of investments are determined on the specific
identification method. Unrealized gains and losses are accounted for as direct
increases or decreases in surplus.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT
Separate account assets represent managed funds held for the benefit of
variable life and variable annuity policyholders and are reported at fair
value. Since the policyholders receive the full benefit and bear the full risk
of the separate account investments, the investment results are reflected in
the liabilities related to the separate account. The statements of operations
include the general account business and the net transfers to the separate
account.
VARIABLE LIFE RESERVES
Reserves for variable life insurance policies are developed using the 1958
and 1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary Mortality Table on the Net Level
Premium Method, the Net Single Premium Method, or the Modified Full
Preliminary Term Method with assumed interest rates ranging from 4% to 5%.
DUE FROM SEPARATE ACCOUNT, NET
The Company records as a receivable amounts that are due from the separate
account for policy charges (including cost of insurance charges,
administrative charges and minimum death benefit charges), and amounts held
for policy account values in excess of the statutory reserve.
Amounts held in excess of the reserve cannot be transferred unless the
policy is terminated or the policy account value is withdrawn.
Actual transfers from the separate account to the general account for the
policy charges are made on a periodic basis to reduce this receivable. The
components of the amount due from the separate account, net as of December 31,
1995 and 1994 are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Account values in excess of reserves................ $93,318,010 $75,718,686
Policy charges...................................... 2,320,627 3,830,572
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Total............................................. $95,638,637 $79,549,258
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</TABLE>
RECOGNITION OF PREMIUM REVENUE AND RELATED EXPENSES
Variable life premium revenue is recognized during the premium paying
period. Annuity considerations and deposits are recognized as revenue when
received. Commissions and other expenses in connection with acquiring new
business are charged to current operations as incurred.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The Company's federal income tax return is consolidated with The New
England. The method of allocation between the companies is subject to a tax
sharing agreement, and allocation is based upon separate return calculations
with current credit for net losses. Net operating loss carryforwards to the
extent not previously reimbursed will be utilized as a deduction before
determining the tax liability to The New England.
3. INVESTMENT RESERVES AND INTEREST MAINTENANCE RESERVE:
The Asset Valuation Reserve (AVR) is designed to mitigate the effect of
valuation and credit-related losses on unassigned surplus. The AVR covers all
invested asset classes with risk of loss, including bonds and mortgage loans.
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--CONTINUED
The Interest Maintenance Reserve (IMR) accumulates realized capital gains
and losses on the sale of all types of fixed income securities which result
from changes in the overall level of interest rates. These gains are amortized
into operating income over the remaining life of each investment sold. The IMR
amounted to $74,707 and $75,451 as of December 31, 1995 and 1994,
respectively. The amortization of the IMR into net income net of federal
income tax for 1995 and 1994 was $3,117 and $2,702, respectively.
4. INVESTMENTS:
The carrying value and estimated fair values of debt securities excluding
separate account assets are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1995
GROSS UNREALIZED
CARRYING ----------------- ESTIMATED
VALUE GAINS LOSSES FAIR VALUE
-------- -------- -------- ----------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and
obligations of
U.S. government
corporations and agencies.. $ 3,847 $ 61 $ -- $ 3,908
Corporate securities........ 56,393 1,353 (355) 57,391
Mortgage-backed securities.. 70 1 -- 71
Other....................... 470 61 -- 531
------- -------- ------- -------
Totals...................... $60,780 $ 1,476 $ (355) $61,901
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<CAPTION>
1994
GROSS UNREALIZED
CARRYING ----------------- ESTIMATED
VALUE GAINS LOSSES FAIR VALUE
-------- -------- -------- ----------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
U.S. Treasury securities and
obligations of
U.S. government
corporations and agencies.. $ 4,191 $ 62 $ (60) $ 4,193
Corporate securities........ 3,546 125 (7) 3,664
Mortgage-backed securities.. 92 -- (3) 89
------- -------- ------- -------
Totals...................... $ 7,829 $ 187 $ (70) $ 7,946
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</TABLE>
Publicly traded debt securities are valued based upon quoted market prices.
The fair values of private placement obligations are determined using an
internal matrix based on market interest rates, the credit rating of the
specific security, and public prices of similar securities.
The carrying value and estimated fair value of debt securities at December
31, 1995, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Stated maturities may
differ from contractual maturities because some borrowers may have the right
to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CARRYING ESTIMATED
VALUE FAIR VALUE
-------- ----------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Due in 1 year or less.................................... $ 4,775 $ 4,826
Due after 1 year through 5 years......................... 27,217 27,911
Due after 5 years through 10 years....................... 27,119 27,267
Due after 10 years....................................... 1,599 1,826
Mortgage-backed securities............................... 70 71
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Totals................................................... $60,780 $61,901
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</TABLE>
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--CONTINUED
Gross realized gains from sale of debt securities were $3,651 and $3,817 in
1995 and 1994, respectively. There were no gross realized losses in 1995 and
1994. Net realized gains of $2,373 and $2,481 in 1995 and 1994, respectively,
were transferred to the IMR.
There are no significant concentrations of bonds by issuer or by industry.
The estimated fair value of the Company's mortgage loan was $2,210,000 and
$2,241,000 at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
Components of Net Investment Income are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1994
------ ------
(IN
THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Debt securities.................................................. $ 897 $ 619
Short-term investments........................................... 1,140 597
Mortgage loans................................................... 234 235
Policy loans..................................................... 2,832 1,996
------ ------
Total investment income........................................ 5,103 3,447
Investment expenses including interest of $1,160,000 on borrowed
money (see Note 5).............................................. 1,852 354
------ ------
Net investment income............................................ $3,251 $3,093
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</TABLE>
5. BORROWED MONEY
In 1995, the Company borrowed $25,000,000 from a bank, bearing interest at a
variable rate, equal to the greater of the bank's base rate or money market
rates plus .6% per annum payable monthly (5.8% at December 31, 1995). The loan
is collateralized by sales loads and surrender charges collected on a defined
block of variable life insurance policies issued by the Company. Repayment is
structured in a manner to result in repayment over a term of five years. The
carrying value of the loan approximates its fair value.
6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
Under the terms of a service agreement, The New England furnishes all
executive, legal, clerical, and other personnel services to the Company. The
fees for such services amounted to $50,875,006 and $40,071,822 in 1995 and
1994, respectively.
All of the officers and directors of the Company are officers of The New
England.
In 1995, The New England made a noncash capital contribution to the Company
of publicly traded debt securities and private placement obligations with an
estimated fair value of $54,028,223. In 1994, The New England made a cash
capital contribution of $10,000,000.
The Company also reinsures certain risks with The New England. (See Note 8).
7. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES:
Federal income taxes are provided on the basis of amounts estimated to be
payable under the Internal Revenue Code. The Company files a consolidated
federal income tax return with The New England.
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NEW ENGLAND VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--CONTINUED
Below is a reconciliation of income before federal income taxes to taxable
gain from operations.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31,
------------------
1995 1994
-------- --------
(IN THOUSANDS)
<S> <C> <C>
Operating loss before federal income taxes.............. $ (6,487) $ (4,732)
Deferred acquisition costs.............................. 13,451 11,035
Expense related differences............................. 11,030 3,816
Other income related differences........................ (2,234) (1,639)
-------- --------
Taxable gain from operations............................ 15,760 8,480
-------- --------
Federal income taxes @ 35%.............................. $ 5,516 $ 2,968
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</TABLE>
The Internal Revenue Service has completed its examination of the Company's
income tax returns through 1991 and is currently examining the income tax
returns for 1992 to 1993. The New England is contesting certain issues since
1976. The outcome of these proceedings is not currently determinable but, in
the opinion of management, would not have a materially adverse effect on the
financial statements.
8. REINSURANCE:
The Company's practice on individual products is to retain not more than
$250,000 of risk on any person, excluding accidental death benefits. Prior to
January 1, 1995, this retention limit had been $75,000 of risk on any person
excluding accidental death benefits. Total individual life premiums ceded were
$6.3 million and $13.8 million at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively. In
1995, $1.3 million of the $6.3 million premiums ceded were ceded to The New
England, and in 1994, $9.5 million of the $13.8 million premiums ceded were
ceded to The New England.
The individual life insurance inforce ceded was $4.0 billion and $9.7
billion at December 31, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
The Company is contingently liable with respect to ceded insurance should
any reinsurer be unable to meet the obligations assumed by it.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
The New England and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife) have
entered into a definitive agreement, effective as of August 16, 1995, pursuant
to which The New England would be merged with and into MetLife. The closing of
the merger is subject to various conditions, including but not limited to the
obtaining of various regulatory approvals and the necessary approvals of the
policyholders of both companies. It is currently anticipated that the merger
will be consummated no later than the third quarter of 1996.
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New England Variable Life Insurance Company
a subsidiary of New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
501 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-3700 VL-93-96
