AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
FILE NOS. 333-74411
811-07467
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 4 [X]
AND/OR
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 19 [X]
ALLSTATE LIFE OF NEW YORK SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
(Exact Name of Registrant)
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(Name of Depositor)
ONE ALLSTATE DRIVE
P.O. BOX 9095
FARMINGVILLE, NEW YORK 11738-9095
516/451-5300
(Address and Telephone Number of Depositor's Principal Offices)
MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
3100 SANDERS ROAD
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
847/402-2400
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
COPIES TO:
RICHARD T. CHOI, ESQUIRE TERRY R. YOUNG, ESQUIRE
FREEDMAN, LEVY, KROLL & SIMONDS ALLSTATE DISTRIBUTORS, L.L.C.
1050 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W., SUITE 825 3100 SANDERS ROAD, J5B
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036-5366 NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
Approximate date of proposed public offering: Continuous
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX):
/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/x/ on October 2, 2000 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
/ / on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
/ / This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Title of Securities Being Registered: Units of interest in the Allstate Life of
New York Separate Account A under deferred variable annuity contracts.
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Explanatory Note
Registrant is filing this post-effective amendment ("Amendment") for the purpose
of adding two new variable sub-accounts that will be available under the Putnam
Allstate Advisor Variable Annuity Contract described in the registration
statement and to make certain non-material changes to the registration
statement. The Amendment is not intended to amend or delete any part of the
registration statement, except as specifically noted herein.
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Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York
Allstate Life of New York Separate Account A
Supplement, dated October 2, 2000, to the
Putnam Allstate Advisor Variable Annuity
Prospectus dated May 1, 2000, as supplemented July 17, 2000
This supplement amends the above-referenced prospectus for the Putnam Allstate
Advisor Variable Annuity Contract (the "Contract"), offered by Allstate Life
Insurance Company of New York, to add two new Variable Sub-Accounts. Please keep
this supplement for future reference together with your prospectus.
Cover page: Replace the second paragraph with the following:
The Contract currently offers 29 investment alternatives ("investment
alternatives"). The investment alternatives include 2 fixed account options
("Fixed Account Options") and 27 variable sub-accounts ("Variable
Sub-Accounts") of the Allstate Life of New York Separate Account A
("Variable Account"). Each Variable Sub-Account invests exclusively in the
Class IB shares of one of the following mutual fund portfolios ("Funds") of
Putnam Variable Trust:
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Putnam VT American Government Income Fund Putnam VT International New Opportunities Fund
Putnam VT Asia Pacific Growth Fund Putnam VT Investors Fund
Putnam VT Capital Appreciation Fund Putnam VT Money Market Fund
Putnam VT Diversified Income Fund Putnam VT New Opportunities Fund
Putnam VT The George Putnam Fund of Boston Putnam VT New Value Fund
Putnam VT Global Asset Allocation Fund Putnam VT OTC & Emerging Growth Fund
Putnam VT Global Growth Fund Putnam VT Research Fund
Putnam VT Growth and Income Fund Putnam VT Small Cap Value
Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund Putnam VT Technology Fund
Putnam VT Health Sciences Fund Putnam VT Utilities Growth and Income Fund
Putnam VT High Yield Fund Putnam VT Vista Fund
Putnam VT Income Fund Putnam VT Voyager Fund
Putnam VT International Growth Fund Putnam VT Voyager Fund II
Putnam VT International Growth and Income Fund
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Change all references throughout the prospectus to the availability of "25"
Variable Sub-Accounts to "27" Variable Sub-Accounts, and "27" investment
alternatives to "29" investment alternatives.
Page 8: Insert the following to the chart describing Fund Annual Expenses:
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Fund
Management Fees Other Expenses Total Annual
12b-1 Fees Fund Expenses
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Putnam VT Capital Appreciation Fund 0.65% 0.15% 0.27% 1.07%
Putnam VT Voyager Fund II 0.70% 0.15% 0.30% 1.15%
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Page 8: Replace the first sentence of footnote (1) to the chart describing Fund
Annual Expenses with the following:
Figures shown in the table are based on the Funds' last fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, except that the figures for the Putnam VT Small Cap Value
Fund, which commenced operations on April 30, 1999, the Putnam VT American
Government Income Fund and the Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Fund, which
commenced operations on January 31, 2000, the Putnam VT Technology Fund, which
commenced operations on June 14, 2000, and the Putnam VT Capital Appreciation
Fund and the Putnam VT Voyager Fund II, which commenced operations on September
1, 2000, are based on estimates for the Funds' current fiscal year.
Page 8: Delete footnote (4).
Page 9: Insert the following to Example 1:
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Sub-Account 1 Year 3 Years
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Putnam Capital Appreciation $84 $118
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Putnam Voyager II $85 $120
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Sub-Account 1 Year 3 Years
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Putnam Capital Appreciation $24 $75
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Putnam Voyager II $25 $78
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Page 12: Insert the following after the second sentence in the second paragraph
under the section entitled "Conract Owner":
The maximum age of any Contract Owner on the Issue Date for the Contract is 85.
Page 13: Insert the following after the fourth sentence in the first paragraph
under the section entitled "Minimum Purchase Payments":
We reserve the right to accept a lesser initial purchase payment amount.
Page 15 : Insert the following to the table describing the investment objective
of each Fund:
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Fund: Each Fund Seeks:
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Putnam VT Capital Appreciation Fund Capital appreciation
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Putnam VT Voyager Fund II Long-term growth of capital
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Page 19: Insert the following to the end of the first paragraph under the
section entitled "Withdrawal Charge":
Each withdrawal taken, including withdrawals of earnings, is assumed to be taken
from purchase payments first. When all purchase payments have been withdrawn,
additional withdrawals will not be assessed a withdrawal charge.
Page 25: Replace the second sentence of the second paragraph under "The
Contract" with the following:
Commissions paid may vary, but we estimate that the total commission paid on all
Contract sales will not exceed 8.5% of all purchase payments.
A-3: Replace the last sentence of the footnote with the following:
No Accumulation Unit data is shown for the Putnam American Government Income or
the Putnam Growth Opportunities Variable Sub-Accounts which were first offered
as of February 4, 2000, for the Putnam Technology Variable Sub-Account, which
was first offered as of July 17, 2000, or for the Putnam Capital Appreciation or
the Putnam Voyager II Variable Sub-Accounts which were first offered as of
October 2, 2000.
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Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York
Allstate Life of New York Separate Account A
Supplement, dated October 2, 2000, to
Putnam Allstate Advisor Variable Annuity
Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 2000, as supplemented July 17, 2000
This supplement amends certain disclosure contained in the above-referenced
Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for the Putnam Allstate Advisor
Variable Annuity Contract (the "Contract") offered by Allstate Life Insurance
Company of New York, to add two new Variable Sub-Accounts and to make additional
non-material changes to the registration statement.
Page 6: Replace the fourth paragraph under Standardized Total Returns with the
following:
Set out below are the standardized total returns for each Variable Sub-Account
(other than the Putnam American Government Income, Putnam Growth Opportunities,
Putnam Technology, Putnam Capital Appreciation, Putnam Voyager II and Putnam
Money Market Variable Sub-Accounts) since its inception through December 31,
1999. All of the Variable Sub-Accounts commenced operations on December 10, 1999
except for the Putnam American Government Income and Putnam Growth Opportunities
Variable Sub-Accounts, which commenced operations on February 4, 2000, the
Putnam Technology Variable Sub-Account, which commenced operations on July 17,
2000, and the Putnam Capital Appreciation and Putnam Voyager II Variable
Sub-Accounts, which commenced operations on October 2, 2000. The standardized
total returns shown are not annualized.
Page 7: Replace the fifth paragraph under Non-Standardized Total Returns with
the following:
The non-standardized total returns for each Variable Sub-Account (other than the
Putnam American Government Income, Putnam Growth Opportunities, Putnam
Technology, Putnam Capital Appreciation, Putnam Voyager II and Putnam Money
Market Variable Sub-Accounts) since its inception through December 31, 1999 are
set out below. All of the Variable Sub-Accounts commenced operations on December
10, 1999 except for the Putnam American Government Income and Putnam Growth
Opportunities Variable Sub-Accounts, which commenced operations on February 4,
2000, the Putnam Technology Variable Sub-Account, which commenced operations on
July 17, 2000, and the Putnam Capital Appreciation and Putnam Voyager II
Variable Sub-Accounts, which commenced operations on October 2, 2000. The
non-standardized total returns shown are not annualized.
Page 7: Replace the second paragraph under Adjusted Historical Total Returns
with the following:
The adjusted historical total returns for the Variable Sub-Accounts (other than
the Putnam American Government Income, Putnam Growth Opportunities, Putnam
Technology, Putnam Capital Appreciation, Putnam Voyager II and Putnam Money
Market Variable Sub-Accounts) for the periods ended December 31, 1999 are set
out below. Each of the Funds' Class IB shares corresponding to the Variable
Sub-Accounts were first offered on April 30, 1998, except for the Putnam VT
Diversified Income, Putnam VT Growth and Income, and Putnam VT International
Growth Funds, which were first offered on April 6, 1998, the Putnam VT Research
Fund, which was first offered on September 30, 1998, the Putnam VT Small Cap
Value Fund, which was first offered on April 30, 1999, the Putnam VT American
Government Income and Putnam VT Growth Opportunities Funds, which were first
offered on January 31, 2000, the Putnam VT Technology Fund, which was first
offered on June 14, 2000, and the Putnam VT Capital Appreciation and Putnam VT
Voyager II Funds, which were first offered on September 1, 2000. For periods
prior to the inception dates of the Funds' Class IB shares, the performance
shown is based on the historical performance of the Funds' Class IA shares,
adjusted to reflect the current expenses of the Funds' Class IB shares. The
inception dates for the Funds are as follows:
Page 7: Insert the following to the table describing the inception dates for the
Funds:
Variable Sub-Account Inception Date of
Corresponding Fund
Putnam Capital Appreciation September 1, 2000
Putnam Voyager II September 1, 2000
Page 14: Replace the first sentence under "Sales Commissions" with the
following:
Commissions paid may vary, but in the aggregate are not anticipated to exceed
8.5% of any purchase payment.
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PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Part C is hereby amended to include the following exhibits:
Item 24(b) Exhibits:
(9)(d) Opinion of Michael J. Velotta, Vice President, Secretary and General
Counsel of Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York
(10)(b) Consent of Freedman, Levy, Kroll & Simonds
(99)(e) Powers of Attorney for Margaret G. Dyer, Marla G. Friedman,
John C. Lounds, J. Kevin McCarthy, Kenneth R. O'Brien, Steven C. Verney
and Patricia W. Wilson.
Part C is hereby amended to replace Item 25 with the following:
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION AND OFFICE WITH
BUSINESS ADDRESS* DEPOSITOR OF THE ACCOUNT
Thomas J. Wilson, II Director, Chairman of the Board and President
Michael J. Velotta Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Marcia D. Alazraki Director
Margaret G. Dyer Director
Marla G. Friedman Director and Vice President
Vincent A. Fusco Director and Chief Operations Officer
John R. Hunter Vice President
Cleveland Johnson, Jr. Director
John C. Lounds Director
J. Kevin McCarthy Director
Kenneth R. O'Brien Director
John R. Raben, Jr. Director
Leonard G. Sherman Vice President
Sally A. Slacke Director
Kevin R. Slawin Vice President
Samuel H. Pilch Controller
Steven C. Verney Director
Patricia W. Wilson Director and Assistant Vice President
Karen C. Gardner Vice President
Casey J. Sylla Chief Investment Officer
James P. Zils Treasurer
Richard L. Baker Assistant Vice President
D. Steven Boger Assistant Vice President
James J. Brazda Chief Administrative Officer
Patricia A. Coffey Assistant Vice President
Dorothy E. Even Assistant Vice President
Judith P. Greffin Assistant Vice President
Keith A. Hauschildt Assistant Vice President
Ronald A. Johnson Assistant Vice President
Charles D. Mires Assistant Vice President
Barry S. Paul Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer
Timothy N. Vander Pas Assistant Vice President
David A. Walsh Assistant Vice President
Joanne M. Derrig Assistant Secretary and Assistant General Counsel
Susan L. Lees Assistant Secretary
Paul N. Kierig Assistant Secretary
Mary J. McGinn Assistant Secretary
Ralph A. Bergholtz Assistant Treasurer
Mark A. Bishop Assistant Treasurer
Robert B. Bodett Assistant Treasurer
Barbara S. Brown Assistant Treasurer
Rhonda Hoops Assistant Treasurer
Peter S. Horos Assistant Treasurer
Thomas C. Jensen Assistant Treasurer
David L. Kocourek Assistant Treasurer
Daniel C. Leimbach Assistant Treasurer
Beth K. Marder Assistant Treasurer
Jeffrey A. Mazer Assistant Treasurer
Ronald A. Mendel Assistant Treasurer
Stephen J. Stone Assistant Treasurer
R. Steven Taylor Assistant Treasurer
Louise J. Walton Assistant Treasurer
Jerry D. Zinkula Assistant Treasurer
Errol Cramer Corporate Actuary
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*The principal business address of Mr. Fusco is One Allstate Drive, P.O. Box
9095, Farmingville, New York 11738. The principal business address of Ms.
Alazraki is 1675 Broadway, New York, New York, 10019. The principal business
address of Mr. Johnson is 47 Doral Lane, Bay Shore, New York 11706. The
principal business address of Mr. O'Brien is 165 E. Loines Avenue, Merrick, New
York 11566. The principal business address of Mr. Raben is 60 Wall Street, 15th
Floor, New York, New York 10260. The principal business address of Ms. Slacke is
8 John Way, Islandia, New York 11788. The principal business address of the
other foregoing officers and directors is 3100 Sanders Road, Northbrook,
Illinois 60062.
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SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Registrant, Allstate Life of New York Separate Account A, certifies
that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness
of this Amendment to the Registration Statement and has caused this amended
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in the Township of Northfield, State of Illinois, on the 29th
day of September, 2000.
ALLSTATE LIFE OF NEW YORK SEPARATE ACCOUNT A
(REGISTRANT)
BY: ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW YORK
(DEPOSITOR)
By: /s/MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
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Michael J. Velotta
Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this amended Registration Statement
has been duly signed below by the following Directors and Officers of Allstate
Life Insurance Company of New York on the 29th day of September, 2000.
*/THOMAS J. WILSON, II President and Director
Thomas J. Wilson, II (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ MICHAEL J. VELOTTA Vice President, Secretary, General
Michael J. Velotta Counsel and Director
*/KEVIN R. SLAWIN Vice President
Kevin R. Slawin (Principal Financial Officer)
*/SAMUEL H. PILCH Controller
Samuel H. Pilch (Principal Accounting Officer)
*/MARCIA D. ALAZRAKI Director
Marcia D. Alazraki
**/MARGARET G. DYER Director
Margaret G. Dyer
**/MARLA G. FRIEDMAN Director and Vice President
Marla G. Friedman
*/VINCENT A. FUSCO Director and Chief Operations
Vincent A. Fusco Officer
*/CLEVELAND JOHNSON, JR. Director
Cleveland Johnson, Jr.
**/JOHN C. LOUNDS Director
John C. Lounds
**/J. KEVIN MCCARTHY Director
J. Kevin McCarthy
**/KENNETH R. O'BRIEN Director
Kenneth R. O'Brien
*/JOHN R. RABEN, JR. Director
John R. Raben, Jr.
*/SALLY A. SLACKE Director
Sally A. Slacke
**/STEVEN C. VERNEY Director
Steven C. Verney
**/PATRICIA W. WILSON Director and Vice President
Patricia W. Wilson
*/By Michael J. Velotta, pursuant to Power of Attorney, previously filed.
**/By Micahel J. Velotta, pursuant to Power of Attorney, filed herewith.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
9(d) Opinion and Consent of General Counsel
10(b) Consent of Freedman, Levy, Kroll & Simonds
(99)(e) Powers of Attorney for Margaret G. Dyer, Marla G. Friedman,
John C. Lounds, J. Kevin McCarthy, Kenneth R. O'Brien,
Steven C. Verney and Patricia W. Wilson.
