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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 33-85988
C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut 06-1041383
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
140 Garden Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06154
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(860) 987-6500
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
None
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(Former name, former address and former
fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSURERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes No
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APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Registrant has 12,500 shares of common stock outstanding on March 31, 1998, all
of which are owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1) (a)
and (b) of Form 10Q and is therefore filing this form with the reduced
disclosure format.
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C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
INDEX
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Part I Financial Information
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Item 1: Financial Statements
Statutory Statements of Financial Position --
March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997 3
Statutory Statements of Income-
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 4
Statutory Statements of Capital Stock and Surplus-
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 5
Statutory Statements of Cash Flows-
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 6
Condensed Notes to Statutory Financial Statements 7
Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 9
Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About
Market Risk Not Applicable
Part II Other Information
Item 1: Legal proceedings None
Item 2: Changes in Securities Not Applicable
Item 3: Defaults upon senior securities Not Applicable
Item 4: Submission of matters to a vote of security holders Not Applicable
Item 5: Other information None
Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K None
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PART I
Item 1
C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATUTORY STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(Unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
March 31, December 31,
1998 1997
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($ In Millions Expect for
Par Value)
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Assets:
Bonds $ 694.7 $ 664.5
Common stocks 68.9 61.4
Mortgage loans 101.7 101.6
Other investments 10.1 2.2
Policy loans 144.2 142.5
Cash and short-term investments 52.4 88.4
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Total invested assets 1,072.0 1,060.6
Investment income and insurance amounts receivable 31.3 30.1
Transfers from separate account 33.4 32.0
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1,136.7 1,122.7
Separate account assets 1,214.1 1,096.5
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$ 2,350.8 $ 2,219.2
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Liabilities
Policyholders' reserves and funds $ 953.6 $ 951.0
Policy claims and other benefits 5.4 4.5
Payable to parent 12.4 13.6
Federal income tax payable 5.8 6.1
Asset valuation reserve 25.5 22.7
Investment reserves 3.4 3.9
Other liabilities 8.7 7.7
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1,014.8 1,009.5
Separate account reserves and liabilities 1,214.1 1,096.5
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2,228.9 2,106.0
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Capital stock and surplus:
Common stock, $200 par value
50,000 shares authorized
12,500 shares issued and outstanding 2.5 2.5
Paid-in capital and contributed surplus 43.8 43.8
Surplus 75.6 66.9
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121.9 113.2
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$2,350.8 $2,219.2
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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PART I
Item 1 (continued)
C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATUTORY STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31,
1998 1997
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(In Millions)
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Revenue:
Premium income $ 85.9 $ 78.1
Net investment income 18.5 17.6
Other income (charges) (2.6) (0.8)
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101.8 94.9
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Benefits and expenses:
Policy benefits and payments 33.0 27.0
Addition to policyholders' reserves, funds
and separate account 30.9 39.3
Operating expenses 13.4 11.7
Commissions 10.3 7.5
State taxes, licenses and fees 2.3 1.2
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89.9 86.7
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Net gain from operations before federal
income taxes 11.9 8.2
Federal income taxes 5.5 3.9
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Net gain from operations 6.4 4.3
Net realized capital gain (loss) -- --
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Net income $ 6.4 $ 4.3
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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PART I
Item 1 (continued)
C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATUTORY STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL STOCK AND SURPLUS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
1998 1997
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(In Millions)
Capital stock and surplus, beginning of the period $ 113.2 $ 109.7
Increases (decreases) due to:
Net income 6.4 4.3
Change in asset valuation and investment reserves (2.3) (0.6)
Changes in non-admitted assets and other 0.9 (0.7)
Change in unrealized capital gain (loss) 3.7 (0.5)
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8.7 2.5
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Capital stock and surplus, end of the period $ 121.9 $ 112.2
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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PART I
Item I (continued)
C.M. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
STATUTORY STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
1998 1997
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(In Millions)
Operating activities:
Net income $ 6.4 $ 4.3
Additions to policyholders' reserves and funds
net of transfers to separate accounts 3.5 3.1
Other changes (3.9) 18.3
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Net cash provided by operating activities 6.0 25.7
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Investing activities:
Loans and purchases of investments (224.7) (81.9)
Sales and maturities of investments and
receipts from repayments of loans 182.7 34.2
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Net cash used in investing activities (42.0) (47.7)
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Decrease in cash and short-term investments (36.0) (22.0)
Cash and short-term investments, beginning of year 88.4 63.7
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Cash and short-term investments, end of period $ 52.4 $ 41.7
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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PART I
Item 1 (Continued)
C.M. Life Insurance Company
Condensed Notes to Statutory Financial Statements
March 31, 1998
(Unaudited)
1. General
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C.M. Life Insurance Company ("C.M. Life" or "The Company"), 140 Garden Street,
Hartford, Connecticut, 06154, is a stock life insurance company. It was
chartered by a Special Act of the Connecticut General Assembly on April 25,
1980. It is principally engaged in the sale of life insurance and annuities,
primarily flexible premium universal life insurance and variable annuity
products, and is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in Puerto Rico,
the District of Columbia and all 50 states except New York. C.M. Life is a
wholly owned stock life insurance subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company ("MassMutual").
With regard to profitability, management believes that net gain from operations,
rather than net income, is the most relevant statutory measure of operating
results for C.M. Life. Net gain from operations represents the excess of income
derived from C.M. Life's lines of business over the costs of operating those
lines (after deducting taxes). Net income is net gain from operations adjusted
by any realized capital gains or losses (net of taxes). Management's investment
philosophy and practice do not emphasize capital gains as a recurring source of
income or capital and the Company does not manage its investment portfolio to
realize gains for non-economic purposes.
The accompanying statutory financial statements, except as to form, have been
prepared in conformity with the statutory accounting practices of the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") and the accounting practices
prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the State of Connecticut
("the Department").
The accompanying statutory financial statements are different in some respects
from GAAP financial statements. The more significant differences are as follows:
(a) acquisition costs, such as commissions and other costs directly related to
acquiring new business, are charged to current operations as incurred, whereas
GAAP would require these expenses to be capitalized and recognized over the life
of the policies; (b) policy reserves are based upon statutory mortality and
interest requirements without consideration of withdrawals, whereas GAAP
reserves would be based upon reasonably conservative estimates of mortality,
morbidity and interest; (c) bonds are generally carried at amortized cost
whereas GAAP generally requires they be valued at fair value; (d) deferred
income taxes are not provided for book-tax timing differences as would be
required by GAAP; and (e) payments received for universal life products and
variable annuities are reported as premium revenue, whereas under GAAP, these
payments would be recorded as deposits to policyholders' account balances.
In the Company's opinion these financial statements contain all adjustments,
consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly its
statutory financial position in accordance with statutory accounting principles,
as of March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997, the results of its operations,
changes in capital stock and surplus and its cash flows for the three months
ended March 31, 1998 and 1997.
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements have been
prepared under the presumption that users of the interim financial information
have either read or have access to C.M. Life's audited statutory financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 1997. Accordingly, footnote
disclosures, which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in
C.M. Life's December 31, 1997 audited statutory financial statements, have been
omitted from these interim financial statements. Certain information and
footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance with statutory accounting principles
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Part I - Item 1: Condensed Notes to Statutory Financial Statements (continued)
have been condensed or omitted pursuant to instructions, rules and regulations.
Although C.M. Life believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading, it is suggested that these unaudited
interim financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited statutory
financial statements and notes thereto, included in C.M. Life's annual report on
Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 1997.
2. Related Party - Reinsurance
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C.M. Life cedes a portion of its life insurance business to MassMutual and other
insurers in the normal course of business. C.M. Life's retention limit per
individual insured is $12.0 million; the portion of the risk exceeding the
retention limit is reinsured with other insurers. C.M. Life remains liable to
the policyholder for the payment of benefits if the reinsurer cannot meet its
obligations under the reinsurance agreement.
C.M. Life has a modified coinsurance quota-share reinsurance agreement with
MassMutual whereby C.M. Life cedes 75% of the premiums on certain universal life
policies. In return MassMutual pays C.M. Life a stipulated expense allowance,
death and surrender benefits, and a modified coinsurance adjustment. Reserves
for payment of future benefits and related assets for the ceded policies are
retained by C.M. Life.
C.M. Life also has a stop-loss agreement with MassMutual which provides for
ceding of claims, up to MassMutual's maximum liability of $25.0 million, that in
the aggregate, exceed the attachment point of 120% of annual expected claims,
where annual expected claims represents .18% of covered volume. C.M. Life paid
approximately $0.3 million and $0.2 million in premiums under the agreement for
the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
3. Other Transactions with MassMutual
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MassMutual and C.M. Life have an agreement whereby MassMutual for a fee will
furnish C.M. Life, as required, operating facilities, human resources, computer
software development and managerial services. Investment and administrative
services are provided to C.M. Life pursuant to a management services agreement
with MassMutual. Fees incurred under the terms of the agreement were $13.3
million and $10.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.
4. New Accounting Pronouncements
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The NAIC is currently engaged in an extensive project to codify statutory
accounting ("Codification") principles with a goal of providing a comprehensive
guide of statutory accounting principles for use by insurers in all states. This
comprehensive guide, which has been approved by the NAIC, but must be adopted by
the Department before the Company must comply with its provisions, includes
seventy two Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles ("SSAPs"). At this
time, it is uncertain when or if the Department will adopt Codification,
however, if adopted the effective date is expected to be no earlier than January
1, 1999. Management is currently reviewing the impact of Codification.
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PART I
Item 2
Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998
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Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997
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For the three months ended March 31, 1998, C.M. Life had a net gain from
operations of $6.4 million, as compared with a net gain of $4.3 million for the
three months ended March 31, 1997. The increase of $2.1 million or 48.8%, was
primarily attributable to reduced death claims and increased fees received from
the separate accounts partially offset by increased commissions, increased
expenses associated with management services charged by MassMutual and increased
federal income taxes attributable to taxable income in excess of book income.
Premium income, net of reinsurance ceded, increased $7.8 million or 10.0%, to
$85.9 million in 1998 from $78.1 million in 1997. The 10.0% growth in premiums,
net of reinsurance, is attributable to increased sales of Universal and other
life products of 42.3% from the same period of the prior year partially offset
by a 3.2% decrease in variable annuity products from the same period of the
prior year. The result reflects a change in C.M. Life's business mix in which
Universal and other life products comprised 37.6% of total premium income during
1998 compared to 29.1% in 1997, while annuity products were 62.4% in 1998
compared to 70.9% in 1997.
The following table sets forth premium, sales, and other information for C.M.
Life's products.
Three Months Ended March 31,
1998 1997
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(In Millions)
Premium Income:
Universal and other life:
Gross premiums $ 46.1 $ 35.0
Ceded premiums (13.8) (12.3)
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Net premiums 32.3 22.7
Annuities 53.6 55.4
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Total premium income $ 85.9 $ 78.1
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Net investment income increased $0.9 million or 5.1%, to $18.5 million in 1998
from $17.6 million in 1997 as result of a 1.2% increase in general account
invested assets and an increase in the average gross yield for the portfolio to
7.3% in 1998 from 7.0% in 1997.
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Part I - Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
The components of net investment income are set forth below.
Three Months Ended March 31,
1998 1997
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(In Millions)
Gross investment income:
Bonds and preferred stock $ 11.8 $ 13.6
Common stock 1.1 0.2
Mortgage loans 2.2 0.7
Policy loans 2.8 2.6
Cash and short-term investments 1.2 0.8
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Total gross investment income 19.1 17.9
Less: Investment expenses 0.6 0.3
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Net investment income $ 18.5 $ 17.6
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The decrease in gross investment income from bonds and the increase in mortgage
loans reflects a shift in the average investments in these assets. The increase
in gross investment income on common stock reflects enhanced yields on
investments in affiliated mutual funds.
The following table sets forth C.M. Life's invested assets in the general
investment account and annualized gross investment yield:
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31,
1998 1997
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(In Millions)
Carrying % of Annualized Carrying % of Annualized
Value Total Yield Value Total Yield
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Bonds and preferred stock $ 694.7 64.8% 7.1% $ 768.4 73.4% 7.4%
Common stocks 68.9 6.4 6.6 55.0 5.3 1.3
Mortgage loans 101.7 9.5 9.0 45.1 4.3 7.1
Policy loans 144.2 13.5 8.0 137.1 13.1 8.0
Other 10.1 0.9 2.1 - - -
Cash and short-term investments 52.4 4.9 6.5 41.7 3.9 6.0
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Total investments $1,072.0 100.0% 7.3% $1,047.3 100.0% 7.0%
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The annualized yield on total investments before indirect expenses was 7.3% and
7.0% for the period ended March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. If investment
expenses were deducted, net annualized yields would be 7.1% and 6.9%,
respectively. The annualized yield on each investment category, before federal
income taxes, is calculated as: (a) gross investment income divided by (b) the
sum of assets at the beginning of the year and assets at the end of the period,
less gross investment income (c) multiplied by four.
Other income decreased $1.8 million or 225.0%, to a charge of $2.6 million in
1998 from a charge of $0.8 million in 1997. This decrease is attributable to
reinsurance activity on the modified coinsurance agreement with MassMutual. The
components of other income are primarily allowances for commissions and expenses
on reinsurance ceded which decreased $2.0 million or 37.7%, to $3.3 million in
1998 from $5.3 million in 1997 and a reserve adjustment on reinsurance ceded
(recorded as a charge to other income) which decreased $0.2 million or 3.3%, to
$5.9 million in 1998 from $6.1 million in 1997.
Policy benefits and payments increased $6.0 million or 22.2%, to $33.0 million
in 1998 from $27.0 million in 1997. Surrender and annuity benefits increased
$8.0 million or 49.7%, and $2.0 million or 94.0%, respectively, essentially due
to increased variable and fixed annuity withdrawals and contract
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Part I - Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
surrenders. Death claims, net of reinsurance, decreased $4.4 million or 44.4% to
$4.7 million in 1998 compared to $9.1 million in 1997 due to improved mortality.
Addition to policyholder reserves, funds and separate accounts decreased $8.4
million or 21.4%, to $30.9 million in 1998 from $39.3 million in 1997. Additions
to policyholder reserves, funds and separate accounts includes transfers (to)
from the separate account based upon policyholder elections. The $8.4 million
decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in separate account deposits
and an increase in separate account withdrawals, and an increase in fees charged
by the general account for assets under management, which increased primarily
from market appreciation.
Operating expenses, commissions and state taxes, licenses and fees, increased
$5.6 million or 27.5%, to $26.0 million in 1998 from $20.4 million in 1997. The
increase is attributable to increased management fees charged by MassMutual and
commissions associated with the production of new business.
Federal income tax expense increased $1.6 million or 41.0%, to $5.5 million in
1998 from $3.9 million in 1997. Taxable income increased $4.5 million to $15.6
million in 1998 from $11.1 million in 1997. The increase in taxable income is
primarily attributable to the difference between statutory insurance reserves
and tax reserves and the timing of the tax deductibility of acquisition costs
and other items.
Realized capital gains, after the transfer to the Interest Maintenance Reserve
("IMR"), which captures after tax realized capital gains and losses due to
changes in interest rates for all types of fixed income investments, were
immaterial for both 1998 and 1997.
As a result of the foregoing factors, net income for 1998 was $6.4 million
compared to $4.3 million in 1997, representing an increase of $2.1 million or
48.8% increase over prior year.
Statement of Financial Position
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Total assets at March 31, 1998 were $2,350.8 million, representing an increase
of $131.6 million or 5.9%, from $2,219.2 million at December 31, 1997. Much of
this increase was due to continued growth in C.M. Life's separate investment
accounts, which increased by $117.6 million, or 10.7% to $1,214.1 million at
March 31, 1998 from $1,096.5 million at December 31, 1997. Invested assets in
C.M. Life's general account portfolio at March 31, 1998 increased by $11.5
million, or 1.2% to $1,072.0 million from $1,060.6 million at December 31, 1997.
At March 31, 1998, C.M. Life had $1,072.0 million of invested assets in its
general investment account. The portfolio of invested assets is managed to
support product liabilities in light of yield, liquidity and diversification
considerations. The general investment account portfolio does not include C.M.
Life's separate account investment assets.
Bonds at March 31, 1998 were $694.7 million, representing an increase of $30.2
million, or 4.5% from $664.5 million at December 31, 1997. Common stocks at
March 31, 1998 were $68.9 million, representing an increase of $7.6 million, or
12.3% from $61.4 million at December 31, 1997. This increase is a result of
market appreciation and dividend reinvestment. Mortgage loans were constant
between the periods at $101.7 million and $101.6 million as of March 31, 1998
and December 31, 1997, respectively. Cash and short-term investments at March
31, 1998 were $52.4 million, representing a decrease of $36.0 million, or 40.7%
from $88.4 million at December 31, 1997.
C.M. Life carries its investments in accordance with methods and values
prescribed by the NAIC and adopted by state insurance authorities. Generally,
bonds are valued at amortized cost, preferred stocks in good standing at cost,
and common stocks at fair value. Mortgage loans are valued at principal less
impairments and unamortized discount. Policy loans are carried at the
outstanding loan balance less amounts unsecured by the cash surrender value of
the policy. Short-term investments are stated at amortized cost, which
approximates fair value.
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Part I - Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
C.M. Life periodically uses standard derivative financial instruments such as
options, and futures to manage its investment risks primarily to reduce interest
rate duration imbalance determined in asset/liability analyses. These derivative
financial instruments are used to protect C.M. Life from market fluctuations in
interest and exchange rates between the contract date and the date on which the
hedged transaction occurs. C.M. Life is subject to off-balance sheet risk that
the counterparties of the transactions will fail to perform as contracted. C.M.
Life manages this risk by only entering into contracts with highly rated
institutions and listed exchanges. C.M. Life does not hold or issue derivative
financial instruments for trading purposes.
Policy loans at March 31, 1998 were $144.2 million, representing an increase of
$1.7 million, or 1.2%, from $142.5 million at December 31, 1997.
Separate account assets at March 31, 1998 were $1,214.1 million, representing an
increase of $117.6 million, or 10.7%, from $1,096.5 million at December 31,
1997. This increase is due to market appreciation and continued deposits of
variable products partially offset by withdrawals.
Total liabilities at March 31, 1998 were $2,228.9 million, representing an
increase of $122.9 million, or 5.8%, from $2,106.0 million at December 31, 1997.
As with assets, most of this growth occurred in the separate investment accounts
as discussed above.
Policyholders' reserves and funds at March 31, 1998 were $953.6 million,
representing an increase of $2.6 million, or 0.3%, from $951.0 million at
December 31, 1997. The increase, primarily attributable to universal and other
life products, is consistent with increased sales of these products.
Liquidity
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $6.0 million and $25.7 million for
the periods ended March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. In 1998, net cash
provided by operating activities decreased by $19.7 million as compared to 1997,
primarily due to increases in remittances and items not allocated, partially
offset by increased sale of Universal and other life products and reductions of
policyholder reserves attributable to reinsurance. The Board of Directors of
MassMutual has authorized, if needed, the contribution of funds to C.M. Life
sufficient to meet the capital requirements of all states in which C.M. Life is
licensed to do business.
C.M. Life has structured its investment portfolio to ensure a strong liquidity
position in order to permit timely payment of policy and contract benefits
without requiring an untimely sale of assets. C.M. Life manages its liquidity
position by matching its exposure to cash demands with adequate sources of cash
and other liquid assets.
C.M. Life's principal sources of liquidity are cash flow and holdings of cash,
near cash and other readily marketable assets. The primary cash flow sources are
investment income and principal repayments on invested assets, life insurance
premiums, annuity considerations and deposits.
C.M. Life's liquid assets include substantial Treasury holdings, short-term
money market investments, stocks, and marketable long-term fixed income
securities. Cash and short-term investments totaled $52.4 million at March 31,
1998.
The liquidity position of C.M. Life is proactively managed on an ongoing basis
to meet cash needs while minimizing adverse impacts on investment returns. A
variety of scenarios are analyzed by modeling potential demands on liquidity,
taking into account the provisions of C.M. Life's policies and contracts in
force, C.M. Life's cash flow position and the volume of cash and readily
marketable securities in C.M. Life's portfolio.
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Part I - Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
C.M. Life also employs sophisticated quantitative asset/liability cash flow
management techniques to optimize and control the investment return and
liquidity for its portfolio, taking into account the liability characteristics
of its portfolio.
A primary liquidity concern for C.M. Life is the risk of early contractholder
and policyholder withdrawal. The most affected products are individual life
insurance and individual deferred annuities.
Personal life insurance policies are less susceptible to withdrawal than annuity
contracts because annuities are primarily used as investment vehicles, while
personal life policies are used to fulfill longer-term financial planning needs.
C.M. Life closely evaluates and manages its liquidity risk.
Based on its ongoing monitoring and analysis of its liquidity sources and
demands, C.M. Life believes that it is in a strong liquidity position.
Capital Resources
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C.M. Life's total adjusted capital as defined by the NAIC was $96.4 million at
March 31, 1998. The NAIC developed the Risk Based Capital ("RBC") model to
compare the total adjusted capital with a standard design in order to reflect
C.M. Life's risk profile. Although C.M. Life believes that there is no single
appropriate means of measuring risk-based capital needs, it feels that the NAIC
approach to RBC measurement is reasonable, and will manage its capital position
with significant attention to maintaining adequate total adjusted capital
relative to RBC. C.M. Life's total adjusted capital was well in excess of all
RBC standards at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997. Management believes that
C.M. Life enjoys a strong capital position in light of the risks to which it is
subject and that it is well positioned to meet policyholder and other
obligations.
Year 2000 Issue
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Like other businesses and governments around the world, C.M. Life could be
adversely affected if the computer systems used by the company and those with
which it does business do not properly recognize the year 2000. This is commonly
known as the "Year 2000 issue." In 1996, C.M. Life's parent company, MassMutual,
began an enterprise wide process of identifying, evaluating and implementing
changes to computer systems and applications software to address the Year 2000
issue on its own behalf and on behalf of its insurance subsidiaries, including
C.M. Life.
MassMutual is addressing the Year 2000 issue internally with modifications to
existing programs and conversions to new programs. C.M. Life's costs related to
the Year 2000 issue are being currently expensed by C.M. Life and when measured
against C.M. Life's net gain from operations, are not material to C.M. Life.
MassMutual is also seeking assurances from vendors, customers, service providers
and others with which MassMutual and its subsidiaries conducts business, in
order to identify and resolve the Year 2000 issue.
Segment Information
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C.M. Life's operations consisted of one business segment, which was principally
the sale of universal life insurance and annuity products. C.M. Life is not
dependent upon any single customer and no single customer accounted for more
than 10% of revenues at March 31, 1998 or December 31, 1997.
Reserves
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In accordance with the life insurance laws and regulations under which C.M. Life
operates, it is obligated to carry on its books, as liabilities, actuarially
determined reserves to meet its obligations on outstanding contracts.
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Part I - Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis (continued)
Policyholders' reserves for life contracts are developed using accepted
actuarial methods computed principally on the net level premium and the
Commissioners' Reserve Valuation Method bases using the American Experience and
1980 Commissioners' Standard Ordinary mortality tables with assumed interest
rates ranging from 4.0 to 4.5 percent. Reserves for individual annuities are
based on accepted actuarial methods, principally the Commissioners Annuity
Reserve Valuation Method at interest rates ranging from 7.0 to 9.0 percent.
Capital Stock and Surplus
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Capital stock and surplus was $121.9 million at March 31, 1998, an increase of
$8.7 million, or 7.7%, from December 31, 1997. This increase was composed of (i)
1998 first quarter net income of $6.4 million, (ii) an increase of $3.7 million
from unrealized capital gains, (iii) a decrease of $2.3 million due to the
change in Asset Valuation Reserve ("AVR") and General Investment Reserve
("GIR"), and (iv) a decrease of $0.9 million due to other changes.
Inflation
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The C.M. Life's operating expenses are affected by inflation. A large portion of
C.M. Life's operating expenses consists of administrative fees charged by
MassMutual, the largest component of which is salaries, which are subject to
wage increases, at least partially affected by the rate of inflation. C.M.
Life's and MassMutual's continuing efforts to control expenses may reduce the
impact of inflation on operating expenses.
Inflation also has an indirect effect on C.M. Life. To the extent that the
government's economic policy to control the level of inflation results in
changes in interest rates, C.M. Life's new sales of insurance products and
investment income are affected. Changes in the level of interest rates also have
an effect on interest spreads, as investment earnings are reinvested.
Competition
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The life insurance industry is highly competitive. As of December 31, 1997 there
are more than 1,700 life insurance companies in the United States, many of which
offer individual insurance products similar to those marketed by C.M. Life. In
addition to competition within the industry, insurers are increasingly facing
competition from non-traditional sources in the financial services business,
including mutual funds, banks, securities brokerage houses and other financial
services entities, many of which provide alternative investment and savings
vehicles for consumers. Legislative initiatives proposed at the federal level
would, if enacted, reorder the financial services industry, thereby changing the
environment in which C.M. Life competes.
C.M. Life's management believes its financial strength, agent skill and
historical product performance provide competitive advantages for the products
it offers in these markets. C.M. Life received the following ratings from the
various rating agencies, A.M. Best Company, Inc. (A++), Standard and Poor's
Corporation (AAA) and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Company (AAA), as well as
rating of Aa1 by Moody's Investor Service, Inc. (the highest in its "excellent"
category).
During 1997, MassMutual's, C.M. Life's parent, financial strength continued to
be recognized favorably by the rating agencies. MassMutual has received the
highest ratings from A.M. Best Company, Inc. (A++), Standard & Poor's
Corporation (AAA), and Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Company (AAA), as well as a
rating of Aa1 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. (the highest in its "excellent"
category).
Each rating agency independently assigns ratings based on its own separate
review and takes into account a variety of factors (which are subject to change)
in making its decision. Accordingly, there can be no assurance of the ratings
that will be afforded C.M. Life in the future.
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Regulation
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C.M. Life is organized as a Connecticut stock life insurance company, and is
subject to Connecticut laws governing insurance companies. C.M. Life is
regulated and supervised by the State of Connecticut Insurance Commissioner. By
March 1 of every year, C.M. Life must prepare and file an annual statement, in a
form prescribed by the Insurance Department of the State of Connecticut ("The
Department"), as of December 31 of the preceding year. The Commissioner and his
or her agents have the right at all times to review or examine C.M. Life's books
and assets. A full examination of C.M. Life's operations is conducted
periodically according to the rules and practices of the NAIC. C.M. Life is also
subject to the insurance laws of the states in which it is authorized to do
business, to various federal and state securities laws and regulations, and to
regulatory agencies which administer those laws and regulations.
C.M. Life is licensed to transact its insurance business in, and is subject to
regulation and supervision by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of
Columbia and all 50 states of the United States, except New York. The extent of
such regulation varies, but most jurisdictions have laws and regulations
requiring the licensing of insurers and their agents and setting standards of
solvency and business conduct to be maintained by licensed insurance companies,
and may regulate withdrawal from certain markets. In addition, statutes and
regulations usually require the approval of policy forms and, for certain lines
of insurance, the approval of rates. Such statutes and regulations also
prescribe the permitted types and concentration of investments. C.M. Life is
also subject to regulation of its accounting methodologies and is required to
file detailed annual financial statements with supervisory agencies in each of
the jurisdictions in which it does business. Each of its operations and accounts
is also subject to examination by such agencies at regular intervals.
All 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
have insurance guaranty fund laws requiring insurance companies doing business
within those jurisdictions to participate in guaranty associations which are
organized to pay contractual obligations under insurance policies (and
certificates issued under group insurance policies) issued by impaired or
insolvent life insurance companies. These associations levy assessments (up to
prescribed limits) on all member insurers in a particular state on the basis of
the proportionate share of the premiums written by member insurers in the lines
of business in which the impaired or insolvent insurer is engaged. Some states
permit member insurers to recover assessments paid through full or partial
premium tax offsets, usually over a period of years. C.M. Life believes such
assessments in excess of amounts accrued will not materially affect its
financial position, results of operations or liquidity. C.M. Life elected not to
admit $1.2 million and $1.3 million of guaranty fund premium tax recoveries
relating to prior assessments at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997,
respectively.
C.M. Life is also subject to risk-based capital (RBC) requirements promulgated
by the NAIC. The RBC Model Act gives state insurance commissioners explicit
regulatory authority to require various actions by, or take various actions
against, insurance companies whose total adjusted capital does not meet the RBC
standards. C.M. Life's total adjusted capital was well in excess of all RBC
standards at March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997.
In addition to regulation of its insurance business, C.M. Life is subject to
various types of federal and state laws and regulations affecting the conduct,
taxation and other aspects of its businesses. Certain policies and contracts
offered by C.M. Life are subject to various levels of regulation under the
federal securities laws administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
C.M. Life's management believes it is in compliance, in all material respects,
with all applicable laws and regulations
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
C.M. Life Insurance Company
(Registrant)
Date: May 8, 1998 By: /s/ Lawrence V. Burkett, Jr.*
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Lawrence V. Burkett, Jr.
Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: May 8, 1998 By: /s/ John Miller, Jr.*
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John Miller, Jr.
Second Vice President and Comptroller
(Chief Accounting Officer)
/s/ Richard M. Howe
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*Richard M. Howe
On May 8, 1998 as Attorney in Fact, pursuant to Power of Attorney filed on
March 23, 1998.
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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM C.M. LIFE'S
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