SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
/X/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1995
OR
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission File No. 33-5014
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Incorporated in New York 06-0992729
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
733 Third Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10017
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 272-3007
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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THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING OF THE REGISTRANTS COMMON STOCK ON FEBRUARY
14, 1996 WAS AS FOLLOWS:
Common Stock (par value $10,000.00 per share) 300 shares
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
INDEX
Page
Number(s)
Part I - Financial Information
Balance Sheet as of
December 31, 1995 and September 30, 1995 3 - 4
Income Statement for the
three months ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 5
Statement of Cash Flows for the
three months ended December 31, 1995 and 1994 6 - 7
Notes to Financial Statements 8
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations 9 - 16
Part II - Other Information 17
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
December 31, September 30,
1995 1995
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ASSETS
Investments:
Cash and short-term investments $ 7,528,000 $ 6,382,000
Bonds, notes and redeemable
preferred stocks:
Available for sale, at fair value
(amortized cost: December 1995,
$114,175,000; September 1995,
$109,217,000) 114,277,000 107,771,000
Held for investment, at amortized cost
(fair value: September 1995,
$2,289,000) --- 2,297,000
Mortgage loans 4,725,000 4,733,000
Common stocks, at fair value (cost:
December 1995, $0; September 1995,
$112,000) 45,000 35,000
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Total investments 126,575,000 121,218,000
Variable annuity assets 35,598,000 32,760,000
Receivable from brokers for sales of
securities --- 815,000
Accrued investment income 1,131,000 928,000
Deferred acquisition costs 7,036,000 6,491,000
Income taxes currently receivable 260,000 ---
Other assets 919,000 945,000
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 171,519,000 $ 163,157,000
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
(Unaudited)
December 31, September 30,
1995 1995
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
Reserves, payables and accrued liabilities:
Reserves for fixed annuity contracts $ 110,592,000 $ 106,332,000
Payable to brokers for purchases of
securities 1,029,000 ---
Income taxes currently payable --- 23,000
Other liabilities 859,000 1,980,000
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Total reserves, payables
and accrued liabilities 112,480,000 108,335,000
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Variable annuity liabilities 35,598,000 32,760,000
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Deferred income taxes 885,000 244,000
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Shareholder's equity:
Common Stock 3,000,000 3,000,000
Additional paid-in capital 14,428,000 14,428,000
Retained earnings 5,033,000 5,250,000
Net unrealized gains (losses) on debt and
equity securities available for sale 95,000 (860,000)
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Total shareholder's equity 22,556,000 21,818,000
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY $ 171,519,000 $ 163,157,000
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See notes to financial statements.
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
<TABLE>
INCOME STATEMENT
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended December 31,
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1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Investment income $ 2,338,000 $ 1,581,000
Interest expense on fixed annuity contracts (1,655,000) (934,000)
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME 683,000 647,000
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NET REALIZED INVESTMENT LOSSES (631,000) (252,000)
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VARIABLE ANNUITY FEE INCOME 126,000 96,000
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Other income and expenses:
Surrender charges 30,000 45,000
General and administrative expenses (387,000) (258,000)
Amortization of deferred acquisition
costs (126,000) (75,000)
Other, net (40,000) (5,000)
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TOTAL OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES (523,000) (293,000)
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PRETAX INCOME (LOSS) (345,000) 198,000
Income tax benefit (expense) 128,000 (58,000)
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $ (217,000) $ 140,000
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See notes to financial statements.
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31,
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1995 1994
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss) $ (217,000) $ 140,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Interest credited to fixed annuity
contracts 1,655,000 934,000
Net realized investment losses 631,000 252,000
Accretion of net discounts on
investments (127,000) (55,000)
Amortization of goodwill 14,000 14,000
Provision for deferred income taxes 126,000 175,000
Change in:
Deferred acquisition costs (745,000) (312,000)
Other assets 12,000 3,000
Income taxes receivable/payable (283,000) (236,000)
Other liabilities 19,000 2,000
Other, net (190,000) 82,000
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING
ACTIVITIES 895,000 999,000
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of bonds and notes available
for sale (19,985,000) (1,356,000)
Sales of bonds and notes available for
sale 16,359,000 988,000
Redemptions and maturities of:
Bonds and notes available for sale 2,416,000 1,141,000
Bonds and notes held for investment --- 1,012,000
Mortgage loans 9,000 8,000
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NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY INVESTING
ACTIVITIES (1,201,000) 1,793,000
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31,
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1995 1994
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Premium receipts on fixed annuity
contracts $ 5,245,000 $ 5,764,000
Net exchanges to (from) the fixed accounts
of variable annuity contracts (567,000) 171,000
Withdrawal payments on fixed annuity
contracts (1,387,000) (4,879,000)
Claims and annuity payments on fixed
annuity contracts (699,000) (686,000)
Net receipts from (repayments of) other
short-term financings (1,140,000) 263,000
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 1,452,000 633,000
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NET INCREASE IN CASH AND SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS 1,146,000 3,425,000
CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AT
BEGINNING OF PERIOD 6,382,000 14,785,000
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CASH AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS AT
END OF PERIOD $ 7,528,000 $ 18,210,000
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Income taxes paid (recovered) $ (30,000) $ 120,000
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See notes to financial statements.
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
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First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (the "Company") is an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of SunAmerica Inc. (the "Parent"). In the opinion of the
Company, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all
adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present
fairly the Company's financial position as of December 31, 1995 and September
30, 1995, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three
months ended December 31, 1995 and 1994. The results of operations for the
three months ended December 31, 1995 are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for the full year. The accompanying unaudited financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
2. Reclassification of Securities Held for Investment
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On December 1, 1995, the Company reassessed the appropriateness of classifying
a portion of its portfolio of bonds and notes as held for investment (the "Held
for Investment Portfolio"). This reassessment was made pursuant to the
provisions of "Special Report; a Guide to Implementation of Statement 115 on
Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," issued by
the Financial Accounting Standards Board in November 1995. As a result of its
reassessment, the Company reclassified all of its Held for Investment Portfolio
as available for sale. At December 1, 1995, the amortized cost of the Held for
Investment Portfolio aggregated $2,296,000 and its fair value was $2,353,000.
Upon reclassification, the resulting net unrealized gain of $57,000 was
credited to Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Debt and Equity Securities
Available for Sale in the shareholder's equity section of the balance sheet.
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is management's discussion and analysis of financial condition
and results of operations of First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (the
"Company") for the three months ended December 31, 1995 ("Fiscal 1996") and
December 31, 1994 ("Fiscal 1995").
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET LOSS totaled $0.2 million in Fiscal 1996, compared with net income of
$0.1 million in Fiscal 1995.
PRETAX LOSS totaled $0.3 million in Fiscal 1996, compared with pretax income
of $0.2 million in Fiscal 1995. The $0.5 million decrease in Fiscal 1996
primarily resulted from increased net realized investment losses and general
and administrative expenses, partially offset by increases in net investment
income and fee income.
NET INVESTMENT INCOME, which is the spread between the income earned on
invested assets and the interest paid on fixed annuities, increased to $0.7
million in Fiscal 1996 from $0.6 million in Fiscal 1995. These amounts
represent net investment spreads of 2.19% on average invested assets (computed
on a daily basis) of $124.6 million in Fiscal 1996 and 3.02% on average
invested assets of $85.6 million in Fiscal 1995. Net investment spreads
include the effect of income earned on the excess of average invested assets
over average interest-bearing liabilities, which excess amounted to $15.6
million in Fiscal 1996 and $18.2 million in Fiscal 1995. The difference
between the Company's yield on average invested assets and the rate paid on
fixed annuities was 1.43% in Fiscal 1996 and 1.85% in Fiscal 1995. The modest
increase in net investment income primarily resulted from higher levels of
average invested assets, substantially offset by increases in the average rates
paid on higher levels of fixed annuity contracts.
Investment income totaled $2.3 million in Fiscal 1996, compared with $1.6
million in Fiscal 1995. Investment income increased in Fiscal 1996 as a result
of an increase in investment yield on a higher level of average invested
assets. The yield on average invested assets increased to 7.50% in Fiscal 1996
from 7.39% in Fiscal 1995. Over the last nine fiscal quarters, the Company's
quarterly investment yields on averaged invested assets have ranged from 6.28%
to 7.81%; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve
similar yields in future periods.
Total interest expense aggregated $1.7 million in Fiscal 1996 and $1.0
million in Fiscal 1995. The average rate paid on fixed annuity contracts was
6.07% in Fiscal 1996, compared with 5.54% in Fiscal 1995. Fixed annuity
contracts averaged $109.1 million during Fiscal 1996, compared with $67.4
million during Fiscal 1995. The increase in the average rate paid on fixed
annuities during Fiscal 1996 primarily resulted from increased average
crediting rates on the Company's new fixed annuity contracts sold in the first
three months of 1995, when market rates were at a temporarily higher level, to
maintain a generally competitive market rate in a higher interest rate
environment.
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NET REALIZED INVESTMENT LOSSES totaled $0.6 million in Fiscal 1996, compared
with $0.3 million in Fiscal 1995. These amounts represent 2.03% and 1.18%,
respectively, of average invested assets. Net realized investment losses in
Fiscal 1996 include $0.5 million of net losses realized on $18.1 million of
sales of bonds. These bond sales include $15.9 million of sales of mortgage
backed securities ("MBSs") and $2.2 million of sales of high yield investments
that were made primarily to maximize total return. Net losses in Fiscal 1995
are also related to sales of MBSs that were made primarily to maximize total
return.
VARIABLE ANNUITY FEES are based on the market value of assets supporting
variable annuity contracts in separate accounts. Such fees increased to
$126,000 in Fiscal 1996 from $96,000 in Fiscal 1995. This increase reflects
growth in average variable annuity assets, principally, due to the receipt of
variable annuity premiums and increased market values, partially offset by
surrenders. Variable annuity assets averaged $34.1 million during Fiscal 1996
and $26.1 million during Fiscal 1995. Variable annuity premiums, which exclude
premiums allocated to the fixed accounts of variable annuity products, totaled
$2.3 million in Fiscal 1996 and $0.7 million in Fiscal 1995. This increase in
premiums was primarily due to the introduction of two new variable annuity
products in 1995. The Company has encountered increased competition in the
variable annuity marketplace during recent years and anticipates that the
market will remain highly competitive for the foreseeable future.
SURRENDER CHARGES on fixed and variable annuities totaled $30,000 in Fiscal
1996 and $45,000 in Fiscal 1995. Surrender charges generally are assessed on
annuity withdrawals at declining rates during the first five to seven years of
the contract. Withdrawal payments, which include surrenders and lump-sum
annuity benefits, totaled $2.3 million in Fiscal 1996 and $5.3 million in
Fiscal 1995. These payments represent 6.76% and 24.60%, respectively, of
average fixed and variable annuity reserves. Withdrawals include variable
annuity payments from the separate accounts totaling $0.9 million in Fiscal
1996 and $0.4 million in Fiscal 1995. Variable annuity surrenders have
increased during Fiscal 1996 due to anticipated higher surrenders as the
variable annuity block has matured. The decrease in fixed annuity surrenders
to $1.4 million in Fiscal 1996 from $4.8 million in Fiscal 1995, results
primarily from unusually high surrenders in Fiscal 1995, principally due to
policies coming off surrender charge restrictions. Management anticipates that
withdrawal rates will for the foreseeable future stabilize at moderately higher
levels than the current quarter and the Company's investment portfolio has been
structured to provide sufficient liquidity for anticipated withdrawals.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES totaled $0.4 million in Fiscal 1996,
compared with $0.3 million in Fiscal 1995. General and administrative expenses
remain closely controlled through a company-wide cost containment program and
represent approximately 1% of average total assets.
AMORTIZATION OF DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS totaled $126,000 in Fiscal 1996
and $75,000 in Fiscal 1995. This increase was primarily due to additional
fixed and variable annuity sales and the subsequent amortization of related
deferred commissions and other acquisition costs.
INCOME TAX BENEFIT totaled $128,000 in Fiscal 1996, compared with an income
tax expense of $58,000 in Fiscal 1995, representing effective tax rates of 37%
and 29%, respectively. The lower tax rate in Fiscal 1995 reflects a prior
period state income tax benefit.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY increased by $0.8 million to $22.6 million at December
31, 1995 from $21.8 million at September 30, 1995. Shareholder's equity was
favorably impacted by the recording of a $0.1 million net unrealized gain on
debt and equity securities available for sale, a $1.0 million improvement over
the $0.9 million net unrealized loss recorded at September 30, 1995. This
favorable factor was partially offset by $0.2 million of net loss recorded in
Fiscal 1996.
TOTAL ASSETS increased by $8.3 million to $171.5 million at December 31, 1995
from $163.2 million at September 30, 1995, principally due to a $5.4 million
increase in invested assets and a $2.8 million increase in the separate
accounts for variable annuities.
INVESTED ASSETS at December 31, 1995 totaled $126.6 million, compared with
$121.2 million at September 30, 1995. This $5.4 million increase primarily
resulted from a $4.3 million increase in reserves for fixed annuity contracts
and a $1.8 million change in amounts payable to/receivable from brokers for
purchases/sales of securities.
The Company manages all of its invested assets internally. The Company's
general investment philosophy is to hold fixed maturity assets for long-term
investment. Thus, it does not have a trading portfolio. Effective December
1, 1995, pursuant to guidelines issued by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, the Company determined that all of its portfolio of bonds and notes (the
"Bond Portfolio") is available to be sold in response to changes in market
interest rates, changes in prepayment risk, the Company's need for liquidity
and other similar factors. Accordingly, the Company does not presently
classify a portion of its Bond Portfolio as held for investment.
THE BOND PORTFOLIO had an aggregate fair value that exceeded its amortized
cost by $0.1 million at December 31, 1995. At September 30, 1995, the
amortized cost of the Bond Portfolio was $1.5 million above its fair value
(including $1.4 million of net unrealized losses on the portion of the
portfolio that was designated as available for sale). The net unrealized gains
on the Bond Portfolio since September 30, 1995 principally reflect the lower
relative prevailing interest rates at December 31, 1995 and their corresponding
effect on the fair value of the Bond Portfolio.
The entire Bond Portfolio at December 31, 1995 was rated by Standard and
Poor's Corporation ("S&P"), Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") or under
comparable statutory rating guidelines established by the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") and implemented by either the NAIC or the
Company. At December 31, 1995, approximately $106.4 million (at amortized
cost) was rated investment grade by one or both of these agencies or under the
NAIC guidelines, including $100.0 million of U.S. government/agency securities
and MBSs.
At December 31, 1995, the Bond Portfolio included $7.7 million (fair value,
$6.9 million) of bonds not rated investment grade by S&P, Moody's or the NAIC.
Based on their December 31, 1995 amortized cost, these non-investment-grade
bonds accounted for 4.51% of the Company's total assets and 6.12% of invested
assets.
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Non-investment-grade securities generally provide higher yields and involve
greater risks than investment-grade securities because their issuers
typicallyare more highly leveraged and more vulnerable to adverse economic
conditions than investment-grade issuers. In addition, the trading market for
these securities is usually more limited than for investment-grade securities.
The Company intends that its holdings of such securities not exceed current
levels, but its policies may change from time to time, including in connection
with any possible acquisition. The Company had no material concentrations of
non-investment-grade securities at December 31, 1995.
The table on the following page summarizes the Company's rated bonds by rating
classification as of December 31, 1995.
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Summary of Rated Bonds
(In thousands)
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Issues not rated by S&P(Moody's)
Issues Rated by S&P(Moody's) By NAIC Category Total
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<CAPTION>
Estimated NAIC Estimated Percent of Estimated
S&P (Moody's) Amortized fair category Amortized fair Amortized invested fair
category(1) cost value (2) cost value cost assets(3) value
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AAA+ to A-
(Aaa to A3) $66,157 $66,692 1 $29,907 $30,202 $96,064 75.98% $96,894
BBB+ to BBB-
(Baa1 to Baa3) 6,669 6,845 2 3,710 3,641 10,379 8.21 10,486
BB+ to BB-
(Ba1 to Ba3) 958 1,020 3 - - 958 0.76 1,020
B+ to B-
(B1 to B3) 4,943 4,353 4 1,086 1,094 6,029 4.77 5,447
CCC+ to C-
(Caa to C) 745 430 5 - - 745 0.59 430
D - - 6 - - - - -
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TOTAL RATED ISSUES $79,472 $79,340 $34,703 $34,937 $114,175 $114,277
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<FN>
(1) S&P rates debt securities in eleven rating categories, from AAA (the highest) to D (in payment default). A plus (+)
or minus (-) indicates the debt's relative standing within the rating category. A security rated BBB- or higher is
considered investment grade. Moody's rates debt securities in nine rating categories, from Aaa (the highest) to C
(extremely poor prospects of attaining real investment standing). The number 1, 2 or 3 (with 1 the highest and 3 the
lowest) indicates the debt's relative standing within the rating category. A security rated Baa3 or higher is
considered investment grade. Issues are categorized based on the higher of the S&P or Moody's rating if rated by both
agencies.
(2) Bonds and short-term promissory instruments are divided into six quality categories for NAIC rating purposes, ranging
from 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest) for nondefaulted bonds plus one category, 6, for bonds in or near default. These six
categories correspond with the S&P(Moody's) rating groups listed above, with categories 1 and 2 considered investment
grade. A substantial portion of the assets in the NAIC categories were rated by the Company based on its
implementation of NAIC rating guidelines.
(3) At amortized cost.
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MORTGAGE LOANS aggregated $4.7 million at December 31, 1995 and consisted
of 2 first mortgage loans collateralized by properties located in California.
Both of these loans were multifamily residential loans to the same borrower.
At the time of their purchase by the Company, these mortgage loans had loan-to-
value ratios of 75% or less. At December 31, 1995, neither loan was
delinquent. No mortgage loans were foreclosed upon during Fiscal 1996.
ASSET-LIABILITY MATCHING is utilized by the Company to minimize the risks
of interest rate fluctuations and disintermediation. The Company believes that
its fixed-rate liabilities should be backed by a portfolio principally composed
of fixed maturities that generate predictable rates of return. The Company
does not have a specific target rate of return. Instead, its rates of return
vary over time depending on the current interest rate environment, the slope
of the yield curve, the spread at which fixed maturities are priced over the
yield curve and general competitive conditions within the industry. Its
portfolio strategy is designed to achieve adequate risk-adjusted returns
consistent with its investment objectives of effective asset-liability
matching, liquidity and safety.
The Company designs its fixed-rate products and conducts its investment
operations in order to closely match the duration of the assets in its
investment portfolio to its annuity obligations. The Company seeks to achieve
a predictable spread between what it earns on its assets and what it pays on
its liabilities by investing principally in fixed maturities. The Company's
fixed-rate products incorporate surrender charges or other limitations on when
contracts can be surrendered for cash to encourage persistency. Approximately
93% of the Company's fixed annuity reserves had surrender penalties or other
restrictions at December 31, 1995.
As part of its asset-liability matching discipline, the Company conducts
detailed computer simulations that model its fixed-maturity assets and
liabilities under commonly used stress-test interest rate scenarios. Based on
the results of these computer simulations, the investment portfolio has been
constructed with a view to maintaining a desired investment spread between the
yield on portfolio assets and the rate paid on its reserves under a variety of
possible future interest rate scenarios. At December 31, 1995 the weighted
average life of the Company's investments was approximately four and one-fourth
years and the duration was approximately two years. Weighted average life is
defined as the average time to receipt of all principal, incorporating the
effects of scheduled amortization and expected prepayments, weighted by book
value. Duration is a common measure for the price sensitivity of a fixed-
income security or portfolio to changes in interest rates. It is the weighted
average time to receipt of all expected cash flows, both principal and
interest, including the effects of scheduled amortization and expected
prepayments, in which the weight attached to each year of receipt is the
proportion of the present value of cash to be received during that year to the
total present value of the portfolio.
The Company also seeks to provide liquidity by using reverse repurchase
agreements ("Reverse Repos"), and by investing in MBSs. It also seeks to
enhance its spread income by using Reverse Repos, although none was outstanding
during the three months ended December 31, 1995 and 1994. Reverse Repos
involve a sale of securities and an agreement to repurchase the same securities
at a later date at an agreed upon price and are generally over-collateralized.
MBSs are generally investment-grade securities collateralized by large pools
of mortgage loans. MBSs generally pay principal and interest monthly. The
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amount of principal and interest payments may fluctuate as a result of
prepayments of the underlying mortgage loans.
There are risks associated with some of the techniques the Company uses
to provide liquidity, enhance its spread income and match its assets and
liabilities. The primary risk associated with Reverse Repos is counterparty
risk. The Company believes, however, that the counterparties to its Reverse
Repos are financially responsible. The primary risk associated with MBSs is
that a changing interest rate environment might cause prepayment of the
underlying obligations at speeds slower or faster than anticipated at the time
of their purchase.
INVESTED ASSETS EVALUATION routinely includes a review by the Company of
its portfolio of debt securities. Management identifies monthly those
investments that require additional monitoring and carefully reviews the
carrying value of such investments at least quarterly to determine whether
specific investments should be placed on a nonaccrual basis and to determine
declines in value that may be other than temporary. In making these reviews
for bonds, management principally considers the adequacy of collateral (if
any), compliance with contractual covenants, the borrower's recent financial
performance, news reports and other externally generated information concerning
the creditor's affairs. In the case of publicly traded bonds, management also
considers market value quotations, if available. For mortgage loans,
management generally considers information concerning the mortgaged property
and, among other things, factors impacting the current and expected payment
status of the loan and, if available, the current fair value of the underlying
collateral.
The carrying values of bonds that are determined to have declines in
value that are other than temporary are reduced to net realizable value and no
further accruals of interest are made. The valuation allowances on mortgage
loans are based on losses expected by management to be realized on transfers
of mortgage loans to real estate, on the disposition and settlement of mortgage
loans and on mortgage loans that management believes may not be collectible in
full. Accrual of interest is suspended when principal and interest payments
on mortgage loans are past due more than 90 days. During the three months
ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, no impairment writedowns were recorded.
DEFAULTED INVESTMENTS, comprising all investments (at amortized cost)
that are in default as to the payment of principal or interest, totaled $0.7
million (fair value, $0.4 million) at December 31, 1995. At December 31, 1995,
defaulted investments constituted 0.6% of total invested assets at amortized
cost. At September 30, 1995, defaulted investments totaled $0.7 million, which
constituted 0.6% of total invested assets at amortized cost.
SOURCES OF LIQUIDITY are readily available to the Company in the form of
existing cash and short-term investments, Reverse Repo capacity on invested
assets and, if required, proceeds from invested asset sales. At December 31,
1995, approximately $88.7 million of the Company's Bond Portfolio had an
aggregate unrealized gain of $1.5 million, while approximately $25.4 million
of the Bond Portfolio had an aggregate unrealized loss of $1.4 million. In
addition, the Company's investment portfolio also currently provides
approximately $1.6 million of monthly cash flow from scheduled principal and
interest payments.
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Management is aware that prevailing market interest rates may shift
significantly and has strategies in place to manage either an increase or
decrease in prevailing rates. In a rising interest rate environment, the
Company's average cost of funds would increase over time as it prices its new
and renewing annuities to maintain a generally competitive market rate.
Management would seek to place new funds in investments that were matched in
duration to, and higher yielding than, the liabilities assumed. The Company
believes that liquidity to fund withdrawals would be available through incoming
cash flow, the sale of short-term or floating-rate instruments or Reverse Repos
on the Company's substantial MBS segment of the Bond Portfolio, thereby
avoiding the sale of fixed-rate assets in an unfavorable bond market.
In a declining rate environment, the Company's cost of funds would
decrease over time, reflecting lower interest crediting rates on its fixed
annuities. Should increased liquidity be required for withdrawals, the Company
believes that a significant portion of its investments could be sold without
adverse consequences in light of the general strengthening that would be
expected in the bond market.
REGULATION
The Company is subject to regulation and supervision by the State of New
York and the Insurance Commission of the State of New York. Insurance laws
establish supervisory agencies with broad administrative and supervisory powers
related to granting and revoking licenses to transact business, regulating
marketing and other trade practices, operating guaranty associations, licensing
agents, approving policy forms, regulating certain premium rates, regulating
insurance holding company systems, establishing reserve requirements,
prescribing the form and content of required financial statements and reports,
performing financial and other examinations, determining the reasonableness and
adequacy of statutory capital and surplus, regulating the type and amount of
investments permitted, limiting the amount of dividends that can be paid and
the size of transactions that can be consummated without first obtaining
regulatory approval and other related matters.
During the last decade, the insurance regulatory framework has been placed
under increased scrutiny by various states, the federal government and the
NAIC. Various states have considered or enacted legislation that changes, and
in many cases increases, the states' authority to regulate insurance companies.
Legislation has been introduced from time to time in Congress that could result
in the federal government assuming some role in the regulation of insurance
companies. In recent years, the NAIC has approved and recommended to the
states for adoption and implementation several regulatory initiatives designed
to reduce the risk of insurance company insolvencies. These initiatives
include new investment reserve requirements, risk-based capital standards and
restrictions on an insurance company's ability to pay dividends to its
stockholders. The NAIC is also currently developing model laws to govern
insurance company investments. Current proposals are still being debated and
the Company is monitoring developments in this area and the effects any changes
would have on the Company.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
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Not applicable.
Item 2. Changes in Securities
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Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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Not applicable.
Item 4. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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No exhibits are filed with this report and no Current Report on Form 8-K was
filed during the three months ended December 31, 1995.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: February 14, 1996 By/s/ SCOTT L. ROBINSON
- ------------------------ ------------------------
Scott L. Robinson
Senior Vice President and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature Title Date
- --------- ----- ----
/s/ SCOTT L. ROBINSON Senior Vice President, February 14, 1996
- ------------------------ Treasurer, and Director -----------------
Scott L. Robinson (Principal Financial
Officer)
/s/ N. SCOTT GILLIS Senior Vice President and February 14, 1996
- ------------------------ Controller (Principal -----------------
N. Scott Gillis Accounting Officer)
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FIRST SUNAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
LIST OF EXHIBITS FILED
Exhibit
No Description
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27 Financial Data Schedule
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