GLENBROOK LIFE & ANNUITY CO
10-Q, 1998-11-13
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


[x]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 1998

                              OR

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
               SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Commission file number: 33-62193
                        33-91916
                        33-92842
                        333-00987
                        333-07275
                        333-50873

                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        ILLINOIS                                     35-1113325
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

                                3100 Sanders Road
                           Northbrook, Illinois 60062
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  847/402-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
              (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

     Indicate  the  number of shares of each of the  issuer's  classes of common
stock, as of September 30, 1998; there were 4,200 shares of common capital stock
outstanding,  par value $500 per share all of which  shares are held by Allstate
Life Insurance Company.


<PAGE>

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item  1.   Financial Statements                                           Page

            Statements of Financial Position As Of
            September 30, 1998 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1997              3

            Statements of Operations
            Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 and
            September 30, 1997 (Unaudited)
            Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and
            September 30, 1997 (Unaudited)                                    4

            Statements of Cash Flows
            Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and
            September 30, 1997 (Unaudited)                                    5

            Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)                         6

Item  2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
           Financial Condition and Results of Operations                     10 

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk*        N/A


                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                                  14 

Item 2.   Changes in Securities and the Use of Proceeds*                     N/A

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities*                                   N/A

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders*               N/A

Item 5.   Other Information                                                  14 

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                   14

Signature Page


*Omitted pursuant to General Instruction H(2) of Form 10-Q.















<PAGE>

                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                        STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        September 30,           December 31,
    ($ in thousands)                                                         1998                   1997
                                                                      -------------------    --------------------
                                                                        (Unaudited)

<S>                                                                   <C>                     <C>
    ASSETS
    Investments
       Fixed income securities, at fair value
         (amortized cost $87,463 and $81,369)                            $     96,046            $     86,243
       Short-term                                                               2,593                   4,231
                                                                         ------------            ------------
            Total investments                                                  98,639                  90,474

    Reinsurance recoverable from Allstate
       Life Insurance Company                                               2,981,675               2,637,983
    Cash                                                                        2,505                       -
    Other assets                                                                2,908                   2,549
    Separate Accounts                                                         801,444                 620,535
                                                                         ------------            ------------
             Total assets                                                $  3,887,171            $  3,351,541
                                                                         ============            ============

    LIABILITIES
    Contractholder funds                                                 $  2,981,675            $  2,637,983
    Income taxes payable                                                        1,443                     609
    Deferred income taxes                                                       3,286                   1,772
    Net payable to affiliates                                                   5,902                   2,698
    Separate Accounts                                                         801,444                 620,535
                                                                         ------------            ------------
             Total liabilities                                              3,793,750               3,263,597
                                                                         ------------            ------------

    Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 4)

    SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
    Common stock, $500 par value, 4,200 shares authorized,
       issued, and outstanding                                                  2,100                   2,100
    Additional capital paid-in                                                 69,641                  69,641
    Retained income                                                            16,101                  13,035
    Accumulated other comprehensive income:
              Unrealized net capital gains                                      5,579                   3,168
                                                                         ------------            ------------
         Total accumulated other comprehensive income                           5,579                   3,168
                                                                         ------------            ------------

             Total shareholder's equity                                        93,421                  87,944
                                                                         ------------            ------------
             Total liabilities and shareholder's equity                  $  3,887,171            $  3,351,541
                                                                         ============            ============

</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements.

                                      -3-
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                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Three months ended                      Nine months ended
                                                        September 30,                          September 30,
                                             ------------------------------------    -----------------------------------
($ in thousands)                                  1998                1997                1998                1997
                                             ----------------    ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
                                                                             (Unaudited)

<S>                                            <C>                <C>                <C>                  <C> 
REVENUES
   Net investment income                        $    1,563         $    1,304         $    4,690           $    3,838
   Realized capital gains and losses                     -              2,121                  -                3,305
                                                ----------         ----------         ----------           ----------
                                                                                             
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
     EXPENSE                                         1,563              3,425              4,690                7,143

INCOME TAX EXPENSE                                     559              1,201              1,624                2,508
                                                ----------         ----------         ----------           ----------

NET INCOME                                      $    1,004         $    2,224         $    3,066           $    4,635
                                                ==========         ==========         ==========           ==========

</TABLE>


See notes to financial statements.



                                      -4-


<PAGE>


                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        Nine months ended
                                                                                          September 30,
                                                                               -------------------------------------
($ in thousands)                                                                    1998                1997
                                                                               ----------------    -----------------
                                                                                           (Unaudited)

<S>                                                                             <C>                   <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income                                                                         $   3,066           $    4,635
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by (used in) operating activities:
      Realized capital gains and losses                                                    -               (3,305)
      Changes in deferred income taxes                                                   211                    5
      Changes in other operating assets and liabilities                                3,649               (7,707)
                                                                                   ---------           ----------
        Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                            6,926               (6,372)
                                                                                   ---------           ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Fixed income securities
   Proceeds from sales                                                                     -                1,405
   Investment collections                                                              5,164                1,508
   Investment purchases                                                              (11,265)             (25,542)
Change in short-term investments, net                                                  1,680               (1,055)
Participation in Separate Accounts                                                         -               10,056
                                                                                   ---------           ----------
        Net cash used in investing activities                                         (4,421)             (13,628)
                                                                                   ---------           ----------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Capital contribution                                                                       -               20,000
                                                                                   ---------           ----------
         Net cash provided by financing activities                                         -               20,000
                                                                                   ---------           ----------

NET INCREASE IN CASH                                                                   2,505                    -
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                                                -                    -
                                                                                   ---------           ----------
                                                                              
CASH AT END OF PERIOD                                                              $   2,505           $        -
                                                                                   =========           ==========

</TABLE>



See notes to financial statements.

                                      -5-
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                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)



1.   Basis of Presentation

          The  accompanying   financial   statements  include  the  accounts  of
     Glenbrook  Life  and  Annuity   Company  (the  "Company")  a  wholly  owned
     subsidiary of Allstate Life  Insurance  Company  ("ALIC"),  which is wholly
     owned by Allstate  Insurance  Company,  a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of The
     Allstate Corporation.

          The  financial  statements  and notes as of September 30, 1998 and for
     the three month and nine month  periods  ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997
     are unaudited. The financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting
     only of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management,
     necessary for the fair presentation of the financial  position,  results of
     operations  and  cash  flows  for  the  interim  periods.  These  financial
     statements  and notes  should  be read in  conjunction  with the  financial
     statements  and notes thereto  included in the  Glenbrook  Life and Annuity
     Company  Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1997. The results of operations for
     the interim  period  should not be  considered  indicative of results to be
     expected for the full year.

          Effective  January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
     Accounting   Standards   No.   130,   "Reporting   Comprehensive   Income."
     Comprehensive  income is a measurement of certain changes in  shareholder's
     equity that result from  transactions  and other economic events other than
     transactions with shareholders.  For the Company,  these consist of changes
     in unrealized gains and losses of the investment portfolio.  These amounts,
     presented as other comprehensive income, net of related taxes, are added to
     net income which results in comprehensive  income. The required disclosures
     are presented in Note 3.

          In March 1998, the  Accounting  Standards  Executive  Committee of the
     American  Institute of Certified  Public  Accountants  issued  Statement of
     Position  ("SOP")  98-1,  "Accounting  for the Costs of  Computer  Software
     Developed  or Obtained  for  Internal  Use." The SOP  provides  guidance on
     accounting  for the costs of computer  software  developed  or obtained for
     internal use. Specifically,  certain external,  payroll and payroll related
     costs should be capitalized  during the application  development stage of a
     software  development  project and depreciated over the computer software's
     useful life. The Company has adopted the SOP effective January 1, 1998.

      


                                      -6-
<PAGE>


                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)




          In December 1997, the Accounting  Standards Executive Committee of the
     American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants  issued  SOP  97-3,
     "Accounting  by  Insurance  and  Other  Enterprises  for  Insurance-Related
     Assessments."  The SOP is required to be adopted in 1999.  The SOP provides
     guidance  concerning  when to recognize a liability  for  insurance-related
     assessments  and how those  liabilities  should be measured.  Specifically,
     insurance-related  assessments should be recognized as liabilities when all
     of the following  criteria have been met: 1) an assessment has been imposed
     or it is  probable  that  an  assessment  will  be  imposed,  2) the  event
     obligating an entity to pay an assessment has occurred and 3) the amount of
     the assessment can be reasonably  estimated.  The  requirements of this SOP
     are not  expected to have a material  impact on the results of  operations,
     liquidity or  financial  position of the  Company.  The Company  expects to
     adopt the SOP as of January 1, 1999.


2.   Reinsurance

          The Company and ALIC entered into a  reinsurance  agreement  effective
     June 5, 1992. All business issued subsequent to that date is ceded to ALIC.
     Life  insurance  in  force  prior to that  date is ceded to  non-affiliated
     reinsurers.  Contract  charges,  credited  interest,  policy  benefits  and
     certain  expenses are ceded to ALIC and  reflected  net of such cessions in
     the statements of operations. The amounts shown in the Company's statements
     of operations  relate to the investment of those assets of the Company that
     are not  transferred to ALIC under the reinsurance  agreement.  Reinsurance
     recoverable  and  contractholder  funds  are  reported  separately  in  the
     statements  of financial  position.  The Company  continues to have primary
     liability as the direct insurer for risks reinsured.

          Investment  income earned on the assets which  support  contractholder
     funds is not included in the Company's financial statements as those assets
     are owned and  managed by ALIC under the terms of  reinsurance  agreements.
     The following amounts were ceded to ALIC under the reinsurance agreements.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         ($ in thousands)                                 Three months ended                 Nine months ended
                                                            September 30,                      September 30,
                                                    -------------------------------    --------------------------------
                                                         1998             1997              1998              1997
                                                    -------------    --------------    -------------     -------------

<S>                                                   <C>               <C>               <C>              <C>     
         Contract charges                             $  5,010          $  3,072          $ 14,198         $  7,692
         Credited interest, policy benefits
             and other expenses                         62,025            44,967           156,627          124,030


</TABLE>



                                      -7-
<PAGE>

                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)



3.   Comprehensive Income

          The components of other comprehensive income on a pretax and after-tax
     basis are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                    Three months ended September 30,
                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
         ($ in thousands)                                    1998                                   1997
                                               ----------------------------------   --------------------------------------
                                                             Income                               Income
                                                               tax       After-                     tax         After-
                                                 Pretax      effect        tax       Pretax       effect         tax   
                                                 ------      ------      ------      ------       ------        ------ 
<S>                                              <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>           <C>
         Unrealized capital gains and losses:
         Unrealized holding gains arising
             during the period                   $3,115      $(1,090)    $2,025     $ 1,912       $ (669)      $ 1,243
         Less:  reclassification adjust-
             ment for realized net
             capital gains included in
             net income                               -            -          -       2,121         (743)        1,378
                                                 ------      -------     ------     -------       ------       -------

         Other comprehensive income              $3,115      $(1,090)    $2,025     $  (209)      $   74       $  (135)
                                                 ======      =======     ------     =======       ======       -------
         Net income                                                       1,004                                  2,224
                                                                         ------                                -------
         Comprehensive income                                            $3,029                                $ 2,089
                                                                         ======                                =======

                                                                    Nine months ended September 30,
                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
         ($ in thousands)                                    1998                                   1997
                                               ----------------------------------   --------------------------------------
                                                             Income                               Income
                                                               tax       After-                     tax         After-
                                                 Pretax      effect        tax       Pretax       effect         tax  
                                                 ------      ------      ------      ------       ------        ------
         Unrealized capital gains and losses:
         Unrealized holding gains arising
             during the period                   $3,710      $(1,299)    $ 2,411     $2,741       $ (959)       $1,782
         Less:  reclassification adjust-
             ment for realized net
             capital gains included in
             net income                               -            -           -      3,305       (1,157)        2,148
                                                 ------      -------     -------     ------       ------        ------

         Other comprehensive income              $3,710      $(1,299)    $ 2,411     $ (564)      $  198        $ (366)
                                                 ======      =======     -------     ======       ======        ------
         Net income                                                        3,066                                 4,635
                                                                         -------                                ------
         Comprehensive income                                            $ 5,477                                $4,269
                                                                         =======                                ======

</TABLE>



                                      -8-
<PAGE>


                       GLENBROOK LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)



4.   Regulation and Legal Proceedings

          The Company's business is subject to the effects of a changing social,
     economic and regulatory environment. Public and regulatory initiatives have
     varied and have included employee benefit  regulation,  removal of barriers
     preventing  banks from engaging in the securities  and insurance  business,
     tax law changes  affecting  the  taxation of insurance  companies,  the tax
     treatment of insurance products and its impact on the relative desirability
     of various  personal  investment  vehicles,  and  proposed  legislation  to
     prohibit the use of gender in determining insurance rates and benefits. The
     ultimate  changes and eventual  effects,  if any, of these  initiatives are
     uncertain.

          From time to time the Company is  involved  in pending and  threatened
     litigation  in the  normal  course  of its  business  in which  claims  for
     monetary damages are asserted.  In the opinion of management,  the ultimate
     liability,  if any,  arising from such pending or threatened  litigation is
     not  expected  to have a  material  effect on the  results  of  operations,
     liquidity or financial position of the Company.


                                      -9-
<PAGE>

                       Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
                      Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 


     The following discussion highlights significant factors influencing results
of operations  and changes in financial  position of Glenbrook  Life and Annuity
Company (the  "Company").  It should be read in  conjunction  with the financial
statements and notes thereto found under Part I. Item 1 contained herein and the
discussion,  analysis,  financial  statements and notes thereto found under Part
II. Item 7 and Item 8 of the Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997.

     The Company,  a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Life Insurance  Company
("ALIC"),  which is wholly owned by Allstate Insurance Company ("AIC"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation (the  "Corporation"),  markets life
insurance and annuity products through banks and broker-dealers.  Life insurance
policies include both  interest-sensitive  and variable life insurance products.
Annuity contracts  include deferred  annuities,  such as variable  annuities and
fixed rate flexible premium annuities.

     Flexible  premium  deferred  variable  annuity  contracts and variable life
policies are legally  segregated  and reflected as Separate  Account  assets and
liabilities  and are  carried  at fair  value  in the  statements  of  financial
position.  Certain of the Separate Account investment  portfolios were initially
funded with a $10.0  million seed money  contribution  from the Company in 1995.
During  1997,  the  Company  liquidated  its  funding  in the  Separate  Account
investment  portfolios.  Investment  income and realized gains and losses of the
Separate  Accounts,  other  than the  portion  which  related  to the  Company's
participation,  accrue  directly  to the  contractholders  (net  of  fees)  and,
therefore, are not included in the Company's statements of operations.

Results of Operations

($ in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Three months ended                       Nine months ended
                                                      September 30,                           September 30,
                                           ------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
                                                1998                1997                1998                1997
                                           ----------------    ----------------    ----------------    ----------------

<S>                                         <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>    
      Net investment income                 $ 1,563              $ 1,304              $ 4,690              $ 3,838
                                            =======              =======              =======              =======
      Realized capital gains and
          losses, after-tax                 $     -              $ 1,379              $     -              $ 2,148
                                            =======              =======              =======              =======
      Net income                            $ 1,004              $ 2,224              $ 3,066              $ 4,635
                                            =======              =======              =======              =======
      Investments                           $98,639              $75,450              $98,639              $75,450
                                            =======              =======              =======              =======
</TABLE>

     The Company and ALIC entered into a reinsurance agreement effective June 5,
1992.  All  business  issued  subsequent  to that  date is ceded  to ALIC.  Life
insurance in force prior to that date is ceded to non-affiliated reinsurers. The
Company's  results of  operations  include only  investment  income and realized
capital  gains and  losses  earned on the  assets  of the  Company  that are not
transferred to ALIC under the reinsurance agreement.

     Net income for the three month and nine month periods  ended  September 30,
1998  decreased $1.2 million and $1.6 million,  respectively,  compared with the
same periods in 1997.  Increased net  investment  income was more than offset by
decreased realized capital gains in both periods. Realized capital gains in 1997
were  associated  primarily  with the  withdrawal  of the  Company's  seed money
investment in Separate Account portfolios.


                                      -10-

<PAGE>

                       Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
                      Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                                   (Continued)


     Pretax net investment income increased 19.9% and 22.2% in the third quarter
and the  first  nine  months of 1998,  respectively,  from the  comparable  1997
periods.  Additional  investment income earned on higher investment balances was
partially offset by lower portfolio yields.

Financial Position

($ in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   September 30,        December 31,
                                                                       1998                 1997
                                                                ----------------     -----------------

<S>                                                             <C>                      <C>              
                 Fixed income securities (1)                      $    96,046          $    86,243
                 Short-term investments                                 2,593                4,231
                                                                  -----------          -----------
                       Total investments                          $    98,639          $    90,474
                                                                  ===========          ===========
                 Reinsurance recoverable from ALIC                $ 2,981,675          $ 2,637,983
                                                                  ===========          ===========
                 Separate Account assets and liabilities          $   801,444          $   620,535
                                                                  ===========          ===========
                 Contractholder funds                             $ 2,981,675          $ 2,637,983
                                                                  ===========          ===========

                (1) Fixed income securities are carried at fair value. Amortized
                  cost for these securities was $87,463 and $81,369 at September
                  30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively.
</TABLE>


     The Company's fixed income securities portfolio consists of publicly traded
corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government bonds and municipal
bonds.  The Company  generally  holds its fixed income  securities  for the long
term, but has classified all of these  securities as available for sale to allow
maximum flexibility in portfolio management.

     Total  investments  increased to $98.6  million at September  30, 1998 from
$90.5 million at December 31, 1997. The increase in investments is primarily due
to amounts  invested from positive cash flows  generated from  operations and an
increase  in  unrealized  net  capital  gains  on the  fixed  income  securities
portfolio.  At September 30, 1998,  unrealized net capital gains on fixed income
securities were $8.6 million compared to $4.9 million at December 31, 1997.

     The Company's fixed income securities  portfolio is rated investment grade,
with a National  Association  of Insurance  Commissioners  rating of 1 or 2 or a
Moody's rating of Aaa, Aa, A, or Baa, or a comparable Company internal rating.

     The carrying  value of the Company's  short-term  investment  portfolio was
$2.6  million and $4.2  million at  September  30, 1998 and  December  31, 1997,
respectively. The Company generally invests available cash balances primarily in
taxable short-term securities having a final maturity date or redemption date of
one year or less.

     During 1998,  contractholder  funds and amounts recoverable from ALIC under
the reinsurance  agreement  increased by $343.7 million.  The increases resulted
from  sales  of  the  Company's  fixed   annuities  and  interest   credited  to
contractholders,  partially offset by surrenders, withdrawals and benefits paid.
Reinsurance  recoverable from ALIC relates to contract benefit obligations ceded
to ALIC.

                                      -11-
<PAGE>

                       Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
                      Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                                   (Continued)



     Separate  Account  assets  and  liabilities  increased  by  $180.9  million
compared with December 31, 1997. The increases were  primarily  attributable  to
sales of  variable  annuity  contracts  partially  offset  by  variable  annuity
surrenders and withdrawals,  and a decline in the investment  performance of the
Separate Account investment portfolios.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     Under the terms of  reinsurance  agreements,  premiums and deposits on life
insurance policies and annuity  contracts,  excluding those relating to Separate
Accounts,  are transferred to ALIC,  which  maintains the investment  portfolios
supporting  the  Company's  products.  The  Company  continues  to have  primary
liability as the direct insurer for risks reinsured.

Year 2000

   
     The Company is heavily  dependent  upon  complex  computer  systems for all
phases of its  operations,  including  customer  service,  policy  and  contract
administration,  investment processing and other enterprise systems.  Since many
of the Company's older computer  software  programs  recognize only the last two
digits of the year in any date, some software may fail to operate properly in or
after  the year  1999,  if the  software  is not  reprogrammed,  remediated,  or
replaced ("Year 2000").  Also, many systems and equipment that are not typically
thought  of as  computer-related  (referred  to as  "non-IT")  contain  imbedded
hardware or software that may have a Year 2000 sensitive component.  The Company
believes  that  many of its  counterparties  and  suppliers  also have Year 2000
issues and non-IT issues which could affect the Company.

     In 1995, the  Corporation  commenced a plan consisting of four phases which
are  intended to mitigate  and/or  prevent the adverse  affects of the Year 2000
issues on its  systems:  (1)  assessment  and  analysis of affected  systems and
equipment;  (2)  remediation  and  compliance of systems and  equipment  through
strategies that include the enhancement of new and existing systems, upgrades to
operating systems already covered by maintenance agreements and modifications to
existing  systems to make them Year 2000  compliant;  (3) testing of systems and
equipment using clock-forward  testing for both current and future dates and for
dates which trigger specific processing; and (4) contingency planning which will
address  possible  adverse  scenarios and the potential  financial impact to the
Company's results of operations, liquidity or financial position.

     The Corporation believes that the first step of this plan,  assessment,  is
complete,  and is  currently  in the  remediation  phase  for  all  systems  and
equipment.  The Corporation is relying on other  remediation  techniques for its
midrange and personal computer environments, and certain mainframe applications.
Management  believes  the  majority of the  Corporation's  computer  systems and
equipment will be remediated by the end of 1998, with the investment  processing
systems and certain midrange computers to be remediated by the middle of 1999.

     The third  phase of the plan which  includes  clock-forward  testing of the
Corporation's systems and non-IT, is scheduled to be largely complete by the end
of 1998.  The  Corporation  is  currently  in the  process  of  identifying  key
processes  and  developing  contingency  plans in the event that the systems and
equipment  supporting  these processes are not Year 2000 compliant at the end of
1999.  Management  believes  these  contingency  plans  should be  completed  by
mid-1999.  Until these plans are complete,  management is unable to determine an
estimate  of the most  reasonably  possible  worst case  scenario  due to issues
relating to the Year 2000.

                                      -12-
<PAGE>
                       Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
                      Management's Discussion and Analysis
                of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                                   (Continued)


     In  addition,  the  Company is  actively  working  with its major  external
counterparties  and  suppliers  to  assess  their  compliance  efforts  and  the
Company's exposure to both their Year 2000 issues and non-IT issues. The Company
is currently soliciting its key external counterparties and suppliers to certify
that they are  compliant  with the Year 2000 issues or are taking  actions  they
believe  will  adequately  prepare  them for the Year  2000.  The  Company  will
continue  its efforts to receive  responses on Year 2000  compliance  from these
parties.  If key  vendors  are  unable  to meet the Year 2000  requirement,  the
Company  intends to  prepare  contingency  plans that will allow the  Company to
continue  to  sell to and  service  its  customers.  Management  believes  these
contingency  plans  should be  completed  by  mid-1999.  The Company may also be
exposed to the risk that the issuers of investments  will be adversely  impacted
by Year 2000 issues.

     The Company presently  believes that it will resolve the Year 2000 issue in
a timely  manner,  and the costs  incurred to achieve  Year 2000  compliance  of
Company  systems are not  expected to be  material to the  Company's  results of
operations,  liquidity  or financial  position.  Year 2000 costs are expensed as
incurred.
    

Pending Accounting Standards


   
     In December  1997,  the  Accounting  Standards  Executive  Committee of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA") issued Statement of
Position  ("SOP")  97-3,  "Accounting  by Insurance  and Other  Enterprises  for
Insurance-Related  Assessments."  The SOP is required to be adopted in 1999. The
SOP  provides   guidance   concerning   when  to   recognize  a  liability   for
insurance-related  assessments  and how those  liabilities  should be  measured.
Specifically,  insurance-related assessments should be recognized as liabilities
when all of the  following  criteria  have been met: 1) an  assessment  has been
imposed or it is  probable  that an  assessment  will be  imposed,  2) the event
obligating an entity to pay an assessment  has occurred and 3) the amount of the
assessment can be reasonably  estimated.  The  requirements  of this SOP are not
expected to have a material  impact on the results of  operations,  liquidity or
financial  position of the Company.  The Company  expects to adopt the SOP as of
January 1, 1999.
    


Forward-Looking Statements

     The statements contained in this Management's  Discussion and Analysis that
are not historical information are forward-looking  statements that are based on
management's  estimates,  assumptions and  projections.  The Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor under The Securities Act of
1933 and The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for forward-looking statements.




                                      -13-
<PAGE>

                            PART II - Other Information


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

The Company and its Board of  Directors  know of no material  legal  proceedings
pending to which the  Company is a party or which  would  materially  affect the
Company.  The Company is involved in pending and  threatened  litigation  in the
normal course of its business in which claims for monetary damages are asserted.
Management,  after  consultation  with legal  counsel,  does not  anticipate the
ultimate liability arising from such pending or threatened  litigation to have a
material effect on the financial condition of the Company.


Item 5.  Other Information

         Not applicable.


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  (a) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

      (2)    None
      (3)(i) Articles of Incorporation*
        (ii) By-laws*
      (4)    Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company Flexible Premium
             Deferred Variable Annuity Contract and Application**
     (10)    Reinsurance Agreement between Glenbrook Life
                and Annuity Company and Allstate Life
             Insurance  Company*  
     (11)    None  
     (15)    None 
     (18)    None 
     (19)    None 
     (22)    None
     (23)(a) Consent of Independent Public Accountants***
         (b) Consent of Attorneys****
     (24)    None
     (27)    Financial Data Schedule
     (99)    None

 (b) Reports on 8-K

            No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the third quarter of 1998.


* Previously filed in Form S-1 Registration  Statement  No.333-07275  dated June
28, 1996 and incorporated by reference.

**   Previously filed in Form S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-91916
dated May 4, 1995 and incorporated by reference.  Previously filed in Form
S-1 Registration Statement No. 33-92842 dated May 30, 1995 and incorporated
by reference.  Previously filed in Form N-4 Registration Statement No. 33-
62203 dated November 21, 1995 and incorporated by reference.  Previously
filed in Form N-4 Registration Statement No.333-00999 dated August 23, 1996
and incorporated by reference.

***  Previously filed and incorporated by reference in the following Form S-1
registration statements: 33-91916 filed April 1, 1998; 33-62193 filed April 1,
1998; 33-92842 filed April 1, 1998; 333-00987 filed April 1, 1998; 333-07275
filed April 1, 1998; and 333-50873 filed April 24, 1998. 

**** Previously filed and incorporated by reference in the following Form S-1
registration statements: 33-91916 filed April 1, 1998; 33-62193 filed April 1,
1998; 33-92842 filed April 1, 1998; 333-00987 filed April 1, 1998; 333-07275
filed April 1, 1998; and 333-50873 filed April 24, 1998.

                                      -14-
<PAGE>



                                   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.



                           Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company
                                 (Registrant)





DATE November 13, 1998                /s/ LOUIS G. LOWER, II
    ----------------------            ----------------------

                                      LOUIS G.  LOWER, II
                                      CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                         and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)




DATE November 13, 1998                /s/KEITH A. HAUSCHILDT
    ----------------------            ----------------------
                                      KEITH A. HAUSCHILDT
                                      ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER
                                      (Chief Accounting Officer)








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