Form 10-Q
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-13958
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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13-3317783
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(860) 547-5000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer þ
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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As of October 27, 2010 there were outstanding 444,541,171 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share, of the registrant.
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements contained herein are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by words such as anticipates, intends, plans, seeks,
believes, estimates, expects, projects, and similar references to future periods.
Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding
economic, competitive and legislative developments. Because forward-looking statements relate to
the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are
difficult to predict. They have been made based upon managements expectations and beliefs
concerning future developments and their potential effect upon The Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company). Future developments may not be in
line with managements expectations or have unanticipated effects. Actual results could differ
materially from expectations, depending on the evolution of various factors, including those set
forth in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report, Part II,
Item 1A, Risk Factors of The Hartfords Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March
31, 2010 and June 30, 2010, as well as in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors of this Form 10-Q. These
important risks and uncertainties include:
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risks and uncertainties related to the Companys current operating environment, which
reflects continued volatility in financial markets, constrained capital and credit markets and
uncertainty about the strength of an economic recovery and the impact of U.S. and other
governmental stimulus, budgetary and legislative initiatives, and whether managements efforts
to identify and address these risks will be timely and effective; |
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risks associated with our continued execution of steps to realign our business and
reposition our investment portfolio, including the potential need to take other actions, such
as divestitures; |
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market risks associated with our business, including changes in interest rates, credit
spreads, equity prices and foreign exchange rates, as well as challenging or deteriorating
conditions in key sectors such as the commercial real estate market, that have pressured our
results and have continued to do so in 2010; |
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volatility in our earnings resulting from our adjustment of our risk management program to
emphasize protection of statutory surplus; |
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the impact on our statutory capital of various factors, including many that are outside the
Companys control, which can in turn affect our credit and financial strength ratings, cost of
capital, regulatory compliance and other aspects of our business and results; |
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risks to our business, financial position, prospects and results associated with negative
rating actions or downgrades in the Companys financial strength and credit ratings or
negative rating actions or downgrades relating to our investments; |
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the potential for differing interpretations of the methodologies, estimations and
assumptions that underlie the valuation of the Companys financial instruments that could
result in changes to investment valuations; |
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the subjective determinations that underlie the Companys evaluation of
other-than-temporary impairments on available-for-sale securities; |
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losses due to nonperformance or defaults by others; |
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the potential for further acceleration of deferred policy acquisition cost amortization; |
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the potential for further impairments of our goodwill or the potential for additional
valuation allowances against deferred tax assets; |
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the possible occurrence of terrorist attacks and the Companys ability to contain its
exposure, including the effect of the absence or insufficiency of applicable terrorism
legislation on coverage; |
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the difficulty in predicting the Companys potential exposure for asbestos and
environmental claims; |
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the possibility of a pandemic or other man-made disaster that may adversely affect our
businesses and cost and availability of reinsurance; |
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weather and other natural physical events, including the severity and frequency of storms,
hail, snowfall and other winter conditions, natural disasters such as hurricanes and
earthquakes, as well as climate change, including effects on weather patterns, greenhouse
gases, sea, land and air temperatures, sea levels, rain and snow; |
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the response of reinsurance companies under reinsurance contracts and the availability,
pricing and adequacy of reinsurance to protect the Company against losses; |
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the possibility of unfavorable loss development; |
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actions by our competitors, many of which are larger or have greater financial resources
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the restrictions, oversight, costs and other consequences of being a savings and loan holding
company, including from the supervision, regulation and examination by the Office of Thrift
Supervision (the OTS), and in the future, as a result of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act), The Federal Reserve
and the Office of the Controller of the Currency as regulator of Federal Trust Bank; |
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the potential effect of domestic and foreign regulatory developments, including those that
could adversely impact the demand for the Companys products, operating costs and required
capital levels, including changes to statutory reserves and/or risk-based capital requirements
related to secondary guarantees under universal life and variable annuity products; |
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the cost and other effects of increased regulation as a result of the enactment of the
Dodd-Frank Act, which will, among other effects, vest a newly created Financial Services
Oversight Council with the power to designate systemically important institutions, require
central clearing of, and/or impose new margin and capital requirements on, derivatives
transactions, and may affect our ability as a savings and loan holding company to manage our
general account by limiting or eliminating investments in certain private equity and hedge
funds; |
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the Companys ability to distribute its products through distribution channels, both
current and future; |
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the uncertain effects of emerging claim and coverage issues; |
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the ability of the Company to declare and pay dividends is subject to limitations; |
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the Companys ability to effectively price its property and casualty policies, including
its ability to obtain regulatory consents to pricing actions or to non-renewal or withdrawal
of certain product lines; |
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the Companys ability to maintain the availability of its systems and safeguard the
security of its data in the event of a disaster or other unanticipated events; |
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the risk that our framework for managing business risks may not be effective in mitigating
risk and loss to us that could adversely affect our business; |
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the potential for difficulties arising from outsourcing relationships; |
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the impact of potential changes in federal or state tax laws, including changes affecting
the availability of the separate account dividend received deduction; |
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the impact of potential changes in accounting principles and related financial reporting
requirements; |
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the Companys ability to protect its intellectual property and defend against claims of
infringement; |
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unfavorable judicial or legislative developments; and |
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other factors described in such forward-looking statements. |
Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this document speaks only as of the date of
the filing of this Form 10-Q. Factors or events that could cause the Companys actual results to
differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as
a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. |
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Financial Statements |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Hartford, Connecticut
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of September 30, 2010, and the related
condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three-month and
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and statements of changes in equity and cash
flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. These interim financial
statements are the responsibility of the Companys management.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of
applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and
accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with
the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of
which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such
condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity, comprehensive
income (loss), and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report
dated February 23, 2010 (which report includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Companys
change in its method of accounting and reporting for other-than-temporary impairments in 2009 and
for the fair value measurement of financial instruments in 2008), we expressed an unqualified
opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in
the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 is fairly stated, in
all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been
derived.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
November 2, 2010
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Revenues |
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Earned premiums |
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$ |
3,513 |
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3,499 |
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$ |
10,546 |
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10,920 |
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Fee income |
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1,173 |
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1,140 |
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3,557 |
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3,369 |
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Net investment income (loss): |
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Securities available-for-sale and other |
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1,083 |
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1,049 |
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3,296 |
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2,990 |
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Equity securities, trading |
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1,043 |
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638 |
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(905 |
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2,437 |
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Total net investment income |
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2,126 |
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1,687 |
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2,391 |
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5,427 |
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Net realized capital gains (losses): |
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Total other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses |
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(146 |
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(760 |
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(778 |
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(1,546 |
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OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income |
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31 |
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224 |
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403 |
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472 |
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Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings |
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(115 |
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(536 |
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(375 |
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(1,074 |
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Net realized capital losses, excluding net OTTI losses recognized in earnings |
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(146 |
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(683 |
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(151 |
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(742 |
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Total net realized capital losses |
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(261 |
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(1,219 |
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(526 |
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(1,816 |
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Other revenues |
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122 |
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123 |
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360 |
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361 |
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Total revenues |
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6,673 |
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5,230 |
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16,328 |
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18,261 |
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Benefits, losses and expenses |
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Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
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3,037 |
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3,070 |
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9,762 |
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10,799 |
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Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses returns
credited on international variable annuities |
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1,043 |
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638 |
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(905 |
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2,437 |
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Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and
present value of future profits |
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438 |
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687 |
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2,027 |
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3,620 |
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Insurance operating costs and other expenses |
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1,105 |
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1,174 |
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3,461 |
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3,472 |
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Interest expense |
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128 |
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118 |
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380 |
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357 |
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Goodwill impairment |
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153 |
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32 |
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Total benefits, losses and expenses |
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5,751 |
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5,687 |
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14,878 |
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20,717 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
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922 |
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(457 |
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1,450 |
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(2,456 |
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Income tax expense (benefit) |
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256 |
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(237 |
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389 |
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(1,012 |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
666 |
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$ |
(220 |
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$ |
1,061 |
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(1,444 |
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Preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount |
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10 |
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62 |
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504 |
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65 |
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Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |
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$ |
656 |
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$ |
(282 |
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$ |
557 |
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(1,509 |
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Earnings (Loss) per common share |
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Basic |
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1.48 |
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(0.79 |
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$ |
1.30 |
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(4.52 |
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Diluted |
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1.34 |
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(0.79 |
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1.21 |
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(4.52 |
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Cash dividends declared per common share |
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$ |
0.05 |
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$ |
0.05 |
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$ |
0.15 |
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$ |
0.15 |
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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(In millions, except for share and per share data) |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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(Unaudited) |
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Assets |
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Investments |
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Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $78,484 and
$76,015) (includes variable interest entity assets, at fair value, of $440 as of
September 30, 2010) |
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$ |
79,736 |
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$ |
71,153 |
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Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option (includes variable interest
entity assets of $328 as of September 30, 2010) |
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564 |
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Equity securities, trading, at fair value (cost of $33,674 and $33,070) |
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32,495 |
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32,321 |
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Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value (cost of $1,232 and $1,333) |
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1,168 |
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1,221 |
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Mortgage loans (net of allowances for loan losses of $164 and $366) |
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4,684 |
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5,938 |
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Policy loans, at outstanding balance |
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2,180 |
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2,174 |
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Limited partnerships and other alternative investments (includes variable interest
entity assets of $14 as of September 30, 2010) |
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1,819 |
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1,790 |
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Other investments |
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1,427 |
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602 |
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Short-term investments |
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9,517 |
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10,357 |
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Total investments |
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133,590 |
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125,556 |
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Cash |
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1,707 |
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2,142 |
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Premiums receivable and agents balances, net |
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3,370 |
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3,404 |
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Reinsurance recoverables, net |
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5,242 |
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5,384 |
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Deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits |
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9,386 |
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10,686 |
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Deferred income taxes, net |
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1,721 |
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3,940 |
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Goodwill |
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1,051 |
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1,204 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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1,143 |
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1,026 |
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Other assets |
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2,497 |
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3,981 |
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Separate account assets |
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154,219 |
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150,394 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
313,926 |
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$ |
307,717 |
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Liabilities |
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Reserve for future policy benefits and unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses |
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$ |
39,890 |
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$ |
39,631 |
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Other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
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45,889 |
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45,852 |
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Other policyholder funds and benefits payable international variable annuities |
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32,470 |
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32,296 |
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Unearned premiums |
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5,296 |
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5,221 |
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Short-term debt |
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343 |
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Long-term debt |
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6,603 |
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5,496 |
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Consumer notes |
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384 |
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1,136 |
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Other liabilities (includes variable interest entity liabilities of $405 as of
September 30, 2010) |
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8,266 |
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9,454 |
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Separate account liabilities |
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154,219 |
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150,394 |
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Total liabilities |
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293,017 |
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289,823 |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9) |
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Equity |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value 50,000,000 shares authorized, 575,000 and 3,400,000
shares issued, liquidation preference $1,000 per share |
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556 |
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2,960 |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value 1,500,000,000 shares authorized,
469,758,371 and 410,184,182 shares issued |
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5 |
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4 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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10,455 |
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8,985 |
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Retained earnings |
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11,488 |
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11,164 |
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Treasury stock, at cost 25,391,969 and 27,177,019 shares |
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(1,789 |
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(1,936 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
(3,312 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
20,909 |
|
|
|
17,865 |
|
Noncontrolling interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total equity |
|
|
20,909 |
|
|
|
17,894 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ |
313,926 |
|
|
$ |
307,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
7
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
(In millions, except for share data) |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Preferred Stock, at beginning of period |
|
$ |
2,960 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock |
|
|
556 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion of preferred stock discount on issuance to U.S. Treasury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
Accelerated accretion of discount from redemption of preferred stock issued to U.S. Treasury |
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance (redemption) of preferred stock to the U.S. Treasury |
|
|
(3,400 |
) |
|
|
2,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock, at end of period |
|
|
556 |
|
|
|
2,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital, at beginning of period |
|
|
8,985 |
|
|
|
7,569 |
|
Issuance of warrants to U.S. Treasury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
480 |
|
Issuance of shares under discretionary equity issuance plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
887 |
|
Issuance of shares under public offering |
|
|
1,599 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans |
|
|
(123 |
) |
|
|
(135 |
) |
Reclassification of warrants from other liabilities to equity and extension of warrants term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
186 |
|
Tax expense on employee stock options and awards |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital, at end of period |
|
|
10,455 |
|
|
|
8,976 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained Earnings, at beginning of period, before cumulative effect of accounting change, net
of tax |
|
|
11,164 |
|
|
|
11,336 |
|
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained Earnings, at beginning of period, as adjusted |
|
|
11,190 |
|
|
|
11,336 |
|
Net income (loss) |
|
|
1,061 |
|
|
|
(1,444 |
) |
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax |
|
|
(194 |
) |
|
|
912 |
|
Accretion of preferred stock discount on issuance to U.S. Treasury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
Accelerated accretion of discount from redemption of preferred stock issued to U.S. Treasury |
|
|
(440 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Dividends on preferred stock |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(45 |
) |
Dividends declared on common stock |
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained Earnings, at end of period |
|
|
11,488 |
|
|
|
10,689 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury Stock, at Cost, at beginning of period |
|
|
(1,936 |
) |
|
|
(2,120 |
) |
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans from treasury stock |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
Return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans to treasury stock |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury Stock, at Cost, at end of period |
|
|
(1,789 |
) |
|
|
(1,936 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax, at beginning of period |
|
|
(3,312 |
) |
|
|
(7,520 |
) |
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax |
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
(912 |
) |
Total other comprehensive income |
|
|
3,312 |
|
|
|
5,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, at end of period |
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
(3,217 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Stockholders Equity |
|
|
20,909 |
|
|
|
17,456 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, at beginning of period (Note 13) |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(61 |
) |
Noncontrolling loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Recognition of noncontrolling interest in other liabilities |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest, at end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Equity |
|
$ |
20,909 |
|
|
$ |
17,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Shares Outstanding, at beginning of period (in thousands) |
|
|
3,400 |
|
|
|
6,048 |
|
Conversion of preferred to common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,048 |
) |
Issuance (redemption) of shares issued to the U.S. Treasury |
|
|
(3,400 |
) |
|
|
3,400 |
|
Issuance of mandatory convertible preferred shares |
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Shares Outstanding, at end of period |
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
3,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares Outstanding, at beginning of period (in thousands) |
|
|
383,007 |
|
|
|
300,579 |
|
Treasury stock acquired |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
Conversion of preferred to common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,194 |
|
Issuance of shares under discretionary equity issuance plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
56,109 |
|
Issuance of shares under public offering |
|
|
59,590 |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans |
|
|
1,901 |
|
|
|
2,353 |
|
Return of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans to treasury stock |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(190 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Shares Outstanding, at end of period |
|
|
444,366 |
|
|
|
383,030 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
8
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
(In millions) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Comprehensive Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
666 |
|
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
1,061 |
|
|
$ |
(1,444 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized gain / loss on securities |
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
|
3,232 |
|
|
|
2,642 |
|
|
|
5,572 |
|
Change in OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
(176 |
) |
Change in net gain (loss) on cash-flow hedging instruments |
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
(269 |
) |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments |
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
Amortization of prior service cost and actuarial net losses
included in net periodic benefit costs |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other comprehensive income |
|
|
1,379 |
|
|
|
3,393 |
|
|
|
3,312 |
|
|
|
5,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income |
|
$ |
2,045 |
|
|
$ |
3,173 |
|
|
$ |
4,373 |
|
|
$ |
3,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
9
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
(In millions) |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
1,061 |
|
|
$ |
(1,444 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits |
|
|
2,027 |
|
|
|
3,620 |
|
Additions to deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits |
|
|
(1,999 |
) |
|
|
(2,155 |
) |
Change in reserve for future policy benefits and unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses and unearned premiums |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
903 |
|
Change in reinsurance recoverables |
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
152 |
|
Change in receivables and other assets |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
212 |
|
Change in payables and accruals |
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
(600 |
) |
Change in accrued and deferred income taxes |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(252 |
) |
Net realized capital losses |
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
1,816 |
|
Net receipts from investment contracts related to policyholder funds international variable annuities |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
2,691 |
|
Net increase in equity securities, trading |
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
(2,694 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
360 |
|
Goodwill impairment |
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
Other operating activities, net |
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
2,245 |
|
|
|
2,745 |
|
Investing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale |
|
|
37,320 |
|
|
|
41,749 |
|
Equity securities, available-for-sale |
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
598 |
|
Mortgage loans |
|
|
1,517 |
|
|
|
480 |
|
Partnerships |
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
405 |
|
Payments for the purchase of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale |
|
|
(39,485 |
) |
|
|
(42,990 |
) |
Equity securities, available-for-sale |
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
(284 |
) |
Mortgage loans |
|
|
(273 |
) |
|
|
(249 |
) |
Partnerships |
|
|
(226 |
) |
|
|
(228 |
) |
Proceeds from business sold |
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Derivatives, net |
|
|
504 |
|
|
|
(298 |
) |
Change in policy loans, net |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Change in payables for collateral under securities lending, net |
|
|
(46 |
) |
|
|
(2,771 |
) |
Other investing activities, net |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(239 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
|
(286 |
) |
|
|
(3,821 |
) |
Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits and other additions to investment and universal life-type contracts |
|
|
9,458 |
|
|
|
11,158 |
|
Withdrawals and other deductions from investment and universal life-type contracts |
|
|
(16,426 |
) |
|
|
(18,528 |
) |
Net transfers from separate accounts related to investment and universal life-type contracts |
|
|
5,998 |
|
|
|
5,418 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |
|
|
1,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments at maturity for long-term debt and payments on capital lease obligations |
|
|
(343 |
) |
|
|
(24 |
) |
Change in commercial paper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(375 |
) |
Repayments at maturity or settlement of consumer notes |
|
|
(752 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
Net proceeds from issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock |
|
|
556 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares under public offering |
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
Redemption of preferred stock issued to the U.S. Treasury |
|
|
(3,400 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants to U.S. Treasury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,400 |
|
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares under discretionary equity issuance plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
887 |
|
Proceeds from net issuance of shares under incentive and stock compensation plans and excess tax benefit |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Dividends paid on preferred stock |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
Dividends paid on common stock |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
(129 |
) |
Changes in bank deposits and payments on bank advances |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
|
|
(2,395 |
) |
|
|
1,692 |
|
Foreign exchange rate effect on cash |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
|
|
(435 |
) |
|
|
606 |
|
Cash beginning of period |
|
|
2,142 |
|
|
|
1,811 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash end of period |
|
$ |
1,707 |
|
|
$ |
2,417 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid (received) |
|
$ |
249 |
|
|
$ |
(392 |
) |
Interest paid |
|
$ |
324 |
|
|
$ |
303 |
|
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
10
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollar amounts in millions, except for per share data, unless otherwise stated)
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. is a financial holding company for a group of
subsidiaries that provide investment products and life and property and casualty insurance to both
individual and business customers in the United States (collectively, The Hartford or the
Company). Also, The Hartford continues to administer business previously sold in Japan and the
U.K.
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), which differ
materially from the accounting practices prescribed by various insurance regulatory authorities.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes as of September 30, 2010,
and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are unaudited. These financial
statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal 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 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and
Notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto
included in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report. The results of operations for the interim
periods should not be considered indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Consolidation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of The Hartford Financial
Services Group, Inc., companies in which the Company directly or indirectly has a controlling
financial interest and those variable interest entities in which the Company is required to
consolidate. Entities in which the Company has significant influence over the operating and
financing decisions but are not required to consolidate are reported using the equity method.
Material intercompany transactions and balances between The Hartford and its subsidiaries and
affiliates have been eliminated. For further discussions on variable interest entities see Note 5
and Note 13.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial information to conform to the
current period classifications.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
The most significant estimates include those used in determining property and casualty reserves,
net of reinsurance; estimated gross profits used in the valuation and amortization of assets and
liabilities associated with variable annuity and other universal life-type contracts; evaluation of
other-than-temporary impairments on available-for-sale securities and valuation allowances on
investments; living benefits required to be fair valued; goodwill impairment; valuation of
investments and derivative instruments; pension and other postretirement benefit obligations;
valuation allowance on deferred tax assets; and contingencies relating to corporate litigation and
regulatory matters. Certain of these estimates are particularly sensitive to market conditions,
and deterioration and/or volatility in the worldwide debt or equity markets could have a material
impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Significant Accounting Policies
For a description of significant accounting policies, see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report, which should be read
in conjunction with these accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
11
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
1. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (continued)
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Variable Interest Entities
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) updated the guidance which amends
the consolidation requirements applicable to variable interest entities (VIE). Under this new
guidance, an entity would consolidate a VIE when the entity has both (a) the power to direct the
activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entitys economic performance and (b) the
obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the
right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The
FASB also issued an amendment to this guidance in February 2010 which defers application of this
guidance to certain entities that apply specialized accounting guidance for investment companies.
The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2010. As a result of adoption, in addition to
those VIEs the Company consolidates under the previous guidance, the Company consolidated a Company
sponsored Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO), electing the fair value option, and a Company
sponsored Collateralized Loan Obligation, at carrying values carried forward as if the Company had
been the primary beneficiary from the date the Company entered into the VIE arrangement. The
impact on the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as a result of adopting this new
guidance was an increase in assets of $432, an increase in liabilities of $406, and an increase in
January 1, 2010 retained earnings, net of tax, of $26. The Company has investments in mutual funds,
limited partnerships and other alternative investments, including hedge funds, mortgage and real
estate funds, mezzanine debt funds, and private equity and other funds which may be VIEs. The
accounting for these investments will remain unchanged as they fall within the scope of the
deferral of this new consolidation guidance. See Note 5 for further discussion.
Embedded Credit Derivatives
In March 2010, the FASB issued guidance clarifying the scope exception for certain credit
derivatives embedded within structured securities which may result in bifurcation of these credit
derivatives. Embedded credit derivatives resulting only from subordination of one financial
instrument to another continue to qualify for the exemption. As a result, investments with an
embedded credit derivative in a form other than the above mentioned subordination may need to be
separately accounted for as an embedded credit derivative resulting in recognition of the change in
the fair value of the embedded credit derivative in current period earnings. Upon adoption, an
entity may elect the fair value option prospectively, with changes in fair value of the investment
in its entirety recognized in earnings, rather than bifurcate the embedded credit derivative. The
guidance is effective, on a prospective basis only, for fiscal years and interim periods within
those fiscal years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company adopted this guidance on July
1, 2010 and identified securities with an amortized cost and fair value of $971 and $639,
respectively, which were impacted by the scope of this standard. Upon adoption, the Company
elected the fair value option for securities having an amortized cost and fair value of $447 and
$214, respectively. For further discussion of fair value option, see Note 4. For the remainder of
securities that were impacted by the scope of this standard, upon adoption, the embedded credit
derivatives were bifurcated but are reported with the host instrument in the consolidated balance
sheets. As of July 1, 2010, these securities had an amortized cost and fair value of $524 and
$425, respectively, with an associated embedded derivative notional value of $525. For further
discussion of embedded derivatives, see Note 5. The adoption, on July 1, 2010 resulted in the
reclassification of $194, after-tax and deferred policy acquisition costs (DAC), net unrealized
losses from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings, including $211 of unrealized
capital losses and $17 of unrealized capital gains.
Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts
In October 2010, the FASB issued guidance clarifying the definition of acquisition costs that are
eligible for deferral. Acquisition costs are to include only those costs that are directly related
to the successful acquisition or renewal of insurance contracts; incremental direct costs of
contract acquisition that are incurred in transactions with either independent third parties or
employees; and advertising costs meeting the capitalization criteria for direct-response
advertising.
This guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, and interim
periods within those years. This guidance may be applied prospectively upon the date of adoption,
with retrospective application permitted, but not required. Early adoption is permitted.
The Company will adopt this guidance on January 1, 2012. The Company has not yet determined if it
will apply the guidance on a prospective or retrospective basis or the effect of the adoption on
the Companys Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. If retrospective application is
elected, the adoption could have a material impact on stockholders equity. If prospective
application is elected, there could be a material impact to the Companys Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Operations as non-deferrable acquisition costs will increase while amortization would
continue on the existing DAC balance.
12
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
1. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies (continued)
Income Taxes
A reconciliation of the tax provision at the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the provision for
income taxes is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Tax expense (benefit) at U.S. Federal statutory rate |
|
$ |
323 |
|
|
$ |
(160 |
) |
|
$ |
508 |
|
|
$ |
(860 |
) |
Tax-exempt interest |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(116 |
) |
|
|
(111 |
) |
Dividends received deduction |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
Investment valuation allowance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
|
|
Nondeductible costs associated with warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78 |
|
Other |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
(237 |
) |
|
$ |
389 |
|
|
$ |
(1,012 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The separate account dividends received deduction (DRD) is estimated for the current year
using information from the prior year-end, adjusted for current year equity market performance and
other appropriate factors, including estimated levels of corporate dividend payments and level of
policy owner equity account balances. The actual current year DRD can vary from estimates based
on, but not limited to, changes in eligible dividends received by the mutual funds, amounts of
distribution from these mutual funds, amounts of short-term capital gains at the mutual fund level
and the Companys taxable income before the DRD. The Company evaluates its DRD computations on a
quarterly basis.
The Companys unrecognized tax benefits were unchanged during the nine months ended September 30,
2010, remaining at $48 as of September 30, 2010. This entire amount, if it were recognized, would
affect the effective tax rate for the applicable periods.
The Companys federal income tax returns are routinely audited by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS). Audits have been concluded for all years through 2006. The audit of 2007 and 2008
commenced in the second quarter of 2010 and the audit of 2009 commenced in the third quarter of
2010. In addition, the Company is working with the IRS on a possible settlement of a DRD issue
related to prior periods which, if settled, may result in the booking of tax benefits. Such
benefits are not expected to be material to the statement of operations.
The Companys net deferred tax asset as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 includes a net
deferred tax liability of $1.4 billion and $849, respectively, for the Companys subsidiary in
Japan.
The Company has recorded a deferred tax asset valuation allowance that is adequate to reduce the
total deferred tax asset to an amount that will more likely than not be realized. The deferred tax
asset valuation allowance was $174 as of September 30, 2010 and was $86 as of December 31, 2009.
In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considered future reversals of existing
taxable temporary differences, future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences
and carryforwards, and taxable income in prior carry back years, as well as tax planning strategies
that include holding debt securities with market value losses until recovery, selling appreciated
securities to offset capital losses, and sales of certain corporate assets, including subsidiaries.
Such tax planning strategies are viewed by management as prudent and feasible and will be
implemented if necessary to realize the deferred tax asset. An increase in interest rates can
adversely impact the Companys tax planning strategies and in particular the Companys ability to
utilize tax benefits to offset certain previously recognized realized capital losses.
Also, for the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company incurred a charge of $19 related to a
decrease in deferred tax assets as a result of recent federal legislation that will reduce the tax
deduction available to the Company related to retiree health care costs beginning in 2013.
13
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
2. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) and shares used in
calculating basic earnings (loss) per common share to those used in calculating diluted earnings
(loss) per common share.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
(In millions, except for per share data) |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
666 |
|
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
1,061 |
|
|
$ |
(1,444 |
) |
Less: Preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
504 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |
|
$ |
656 |
|
|
$ |
(282 |
) |
|
$ |
557 |
|
|
$ |
(1,509 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding |
|
|
444.1 |
|
|
|
356.1 |
|
|
|
427.2 |
|
|
|
334.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants |
|
|
29.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stock compensation plans |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mandatory convertible preferred shares |
|
|
20.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding and dilutive potential
common shares |
|
|
495.3 |
|
|
|
356.1 |
|
|
|
461.1 |
|
|
|
334.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per common share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
1.48 |
|
|
$ |
(0.79 |
) |
|
$ |
1.30 |
|
|
$ |
(4.52 |
) |
Diluted |
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
|
$ |
(0.79 |
) |
|
$ |
1.21 |
|
|
$ |
(4.52 |
) |
On March 23, 2010, The Hartford issued 23 million depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th
interest in The Hartfords 7.25% mandatory convertible preferred stock, Series F. These shares and
the related dividend adjustment are included in diluted earnings per share, if dilutive, using the
if converted method. For additional information on the mandatory convertible preferred stock see
Note 13.
As a result of the net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company is required
to use basic weighted average common shares outstanding in the calculation of the three months
ended September 30, 2009 diluted loss per share, since the inclusion of shares for warrants of 25.3
million and stock compensation plans of 1.1 million would have been antidilutive to the earnings
per share calculation. In the absence of the net loss, weighted average common shares outstanding
and dilutive potential common shares would have totaled 382.5 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2009.
As a result of the net loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company is required to
use basic weighted average common shares outstanding in the calculation of the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 diluted loss per share, since the inclusion of shares for warrants of 8.7
million and stock compensation plans of 0.8 million would have been antidilutive to the earnings
per share calculation. In the absence of the net loss, weighted average common shares outstanding
and dilutive potential common shares would have totaled 343.6 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, 14.9 million shares for mandatory convertible
preferred shares, along with the related dividend adjustment, would have been antidilutive to the
earnings per share calculation. Assuming the impact of the mandatory convertible preferred shares
was not antidilutive, weighted average common shares outstanding and dilutive potential common
shares would have totaled 476.0 million.
14
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3. Segment Information
Effective for third quarter 2010 reporting, The Hartford made changes to its reporting
segments to reflect the manner in which the Company is currently organized for purposes of making
operating decisions and assessing performance. Accordingly, segment data for prior reporting
periods has been adjusted to reflect the new segment reporting. As a result, the Company created
three customer focused divisions, Commercial Markets, Consumer Markets and Wealth Management,
conducting business principally in seven reporting segments.
The following discussion describes the significant changes to the reporting segments:
The Commercial Markets division consists of the reporting segments of Property & Casualty
Commercial and Group Benefits. The Property & Casualty Commercial reporting segment includes the
former Small Commercial, Middle Market and Specialty Commercial reporting segments. Group Benefits
is now included in the Commercial Markets division and is otherwise unchanged from June 30, 2010.
The Consumer Markets division and reporting segment includes the former Personal Lines reporting
segment.
The Wealth Management division consists of the following reporting segments: Global Annuity, Life
Insurance, Retirement Plans and Mutual Funds. Global Annuity includes the former Global Annuity -
U.S. and Global Annuity International reporting segments, as well as institutional investment
products (IIP) which was within the former Institutional Solutions Group (Institutional)
reporting segment. Life Insurance includes the former Individual Life reporting segment and
private placement life insurance (PPLI) operations formerly within Institutional and Life Other.
The former Retirement segment is now reported as two separate segments: Retirement Plans and Mutual
Funds.
Corporate and Other includes Property & Casualty Other Operations and the former Life Other,
excluding the PPLI operations now included in Life Insurance.
Certain inter-segment arrangements have been terminated retrospectively whereby the former
Specialty Commercial reporting segment was reimbursing the former Personal Lines, Small Commercial
and Middle Market reporting segments for certain losses incurred from uncollectible reinsurance and
under certain liability claims.
As a result of this reorganization, the Companys seven reporting segments, as well as the
Corporate and Other category, are as follows:
Commercial Markets
Property & Casualty Commercial
Property & Casualty Commercial provides workers compensation, property, automobile, marine,
livestock, liability and umbrella coverages primarily throughout the United States (U.S.), along
with a variety of customized insurance products and risk management services including professional
liability, fidelity, surety, specialty casualty coverages and third-party administrator services.
Group Benefits
Group Benefits provides employers, associations, affinity groups and financial institutions with
group life, accident and disability coverage, along with other products and services, including
voluntary benefits, and group retiree health.
Consumer Markets
Consumer Markets provides standard automobile, homeowners and home-based business coverages to
individuals across the U.S., including a special program designed exclusively for members of AARP.
Consumer Markets also operates a member contact center for health insurance products offered
through the AARP Health program.
Wealth Management
Global Annuity
Global Annuity offers individual variable, fixed market value adjusted (fixed MVA)and single
premium immediate annuities in the U.S., a range of products to institutional investors, including
but not limited to, stable value contracts and institutional annuities, and administers
investments, retirement savings and other insurance and savings products to individuals and groups
outside the U.S., primarily in Japan and Europe.
Life Insurance
Life Insurance sells a variety of life insurance products, including variable universal life,
universal life, and term life, as well as variable PPLI owned by corporations and high net worth
individuals.
15
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3. Segment Information (continued)
Retirement Plans
Retirement Plans provides products and services to corporations pursuant to Section 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and products and services to municipalities
and not-for-profit organizations under Sections 457 and 403(b) of the Code, collectively referred
to as government plans.
Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds offers retail mutual funds, investment-only mutual funds and college savings plans
under Section 529 of the Code (collectively referred to as non-proprietary) and proprietary mutual
funds.
Corporate and Other
The Hartford includes in Corporate and Other the Companys debt financing and related interest
expense, as well as other capital raising activities; banking operations; certain fee income and
commission expenses associated with sales of non-proprietary products by broker-dealer
subsidiaries; and certain purchase accounting adjustments and other charges not allocated to the
segments. Also included in Corporate and Other is the Companys management of certain property and
casualty operations that have discontinued writing new business and substantially all of the
Companys asbestos and environmental exposures, collectively referred to as Other Operations.
Financial Measures and Other Segment Information
The following table presents net income (loss) for each reporting segment, as well as the
Corporate and Other category.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Property & Casualty Commercial |
|
$ |
306 |
|
|
$ |
217 |
|
|
$ |
782 |
|
|
$ |
484 |
|
Group Benefits |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
Consumer Markets |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
Global Annuity |
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
(1,304 |
) |
Life Insurance |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Retirement Plans |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
(162 |
) |
Mutual Funds |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
|
(182 |
) |
|
|
(449 |
) |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
666 |
|
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
1,061 |
|
|
$ |
(1,444 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
3. Segment Information (continued)
The following table presents revenues by product line for each reporting segment, as well as
the Corporate and Other category.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Earned premiums, fees, and other considerations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property & Casualty Commercial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Workers compensation |
|
$ |
605 |
|
|
$ |
556 |
|
|
$ |
1,754 |
|
|
$ |
1,706 |
|
Property |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
451 |
|
Automobile |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
497 |
|
Package business |
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
|
|
842 |
|
|
|
842 |
|
Liability |
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
Fidelity and surety |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
Professional liability |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Property & Casualty Commercial |
|
|
1,439 |
|
|
|
1,442 |
|
|
|
4,278 |
|
|
|
4,463 |
|
Group Benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group disability |
|
|
487 |
|
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
1,520 |
|
|
|
1,493 |
|
Group life and accident |
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
528 |
|
|
|
1,539 |
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
Other |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Group Benefits |
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
1,069 |
|
|
|
3,234 |
|
|
|
3,281 |
|
Consumer Markets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
717 |
|
|
|
2,122 |
|
|
|
2,136 |
|
Homeowners |
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
854 |
|
|
|
821 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Consumer Markets [1] |
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
989 |
|
|
|
2,976 |
|
|
|
2,957 |
|
Global Annuity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable annuity |
|
|
629 |
|
|
|
555 |
|
|
|
1,855 |
|
|
|
1,634 |
|
Fixed / MVA annuity |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
IIP |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
333 |
|
Other |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Global Annuity |
|
|
659 |
|
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
2,014 |
|
Life Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable life |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
396 |
|
Universal life |
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
286 |
|
Term / Other life |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
PPLI |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
129 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Life Insurance |
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
762 |
|
|
|
803 |
|
Retirement Plans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
401(k) |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
233 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
Government plans |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Retirement Plans |
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
Mutual Funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Proprietary |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
370 |
|
Proprietary |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Mutual Funds |
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
370 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total earned premiums, fees, and other considerations |
|
|
4,686 |
|
|
|
4,639 |
|
|
|
14,103 |
|
|
|
14,289 |
|
Net investment income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities available-for-sale and other |
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
3,296 |
|
|
|
2,990 |
|
Equity securities, trading |
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net investment income |
|
|
2,126 |
|
|
|
1,687 |
|
|
|
2,391 |
|
|
|
5,427 |
|
Net realized capital losses |
|
|
(261 |
) |
|
|
(1,219 |
) |
|
|
(526 |
) |
|
|
(1,816 |
) |
Other revenues |
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
360 |
|
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
6,673 |
|
|
$ |
5,230 |
|
|
$ |
16,328 |
|
|
$ |
18,261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
For both the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, AARP members accounted for
earned premiums of $712. For both the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, AARP
members accounted for earned premiums of $2.1 billion. |
17
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
The following financial instruments are carried at fair value in the Companys Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements: fixed maturity and equity securities, available-for-sale
(AFS), fixed maturities at fair value using fair value option (FVO), equity securities,
trading, short-term investments, freestanding and embedded derivatives, separate account assets and
certain other liabilities.
The following section and Note 4a apply the fair value hierarchy and disclosure requirements for
the Companys financial instruments that are carried at fair value. The fair value hierarchy
prioritizes the inputs in the valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad
Levels (Level 1, 2 or 3).
Level 1 |
|
Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets
or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability
to access at the measurement date. Level 1 securities include
highly liquid U.S. Treasuries, money market funds and exchange
traded equity securities, open-ended mutual funds reported in
separate account assets and derivative securities, including
futures and certain option contracts. |
|
Level 2 |
|
Observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1,
for the asset or liability or prices for similar assets and
liabilities. Most fixed maturities and preferred stocks,
including those reported in separate account assets, are model
priced by vendors using observable inputs and are classified
within Level 2. Also included in the Level 2 category are
investment grade private placement securities and derivative
instruments that are priced using models with significant
observable market inputs, including interest rate, foreign
currency and certain credit default swap contracts and have no
significant unobservable market inputs. |
|
Level 3 |
|
Valuations that are derived from techniques in which one or more
of the significant inputs are unobservable (including assumptions
about risk). Level 3 securities include less liquid securities
such as lower quality asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial
mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), commercial real estate
(CRE) CDOs, residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS)
primarily backed by below-prime loans and below investment grade
private placement securities. Also included in Level 3 are
guaranteed product embedded and reinsurance derivatives and other
complex derivative securities, including customized guaranteed
minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) hedging derivatives (see Note
4a for further information on GMWB product related financial
instruments), equity derivatives, long dated derivatives, swaps
with optionality, certain complex credit derivatives and certain
other liabilities. Because Level 3 fair values, by their nature,
contain one or more significant unobservable market inputs as
there is little or no observable market for these assets and
liabilities, considerable judgment is used to determine the Level
3 fair values. Level 3 fair values represent the Companys best
estimate of an amount that could be realized in a current market
exchange absent actual market exchanges. |
In many situations, inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or liability position may
fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In these situations, the Company will
determine the level in which the fair value falls based upon the lowest level input that is
significant to the determination of the fair value. Transfers of securities among the levels occur
at the beginning of the reporting period. Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were not material
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. In most cases, both observable (e.g.,
changes in interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in risk assumptions) inputs are used in
the determination of fair values that the Company has classified within Level 3. Consequently,
these values and the related gains and losses are based upon both observable and unobservable
inputs. The Companys fixed maturities included in Level 3 are classified as such as they are
primarily priced by independent brokers and/or within illiquid markets (i.e. below-prime RMBS and
CRE CDOs).
18
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
These disclosures provide information as to the extent to which the Company uses fair value to
measure financial instruments and information about the inputs used to value those financial
instruments to allow users to assess the relative reliability of the measurements. The following
tables present assets and (liabilities) carried at fair value by hierarchy level, excluding those
related to the Companys living benefits and associated hedging programs, which are reported in
Note 4a.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in Active |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Markets for |
|
|
Observable |
|
|
Unobservable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS |
|
$ |
3,009 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,500 |
|
|
$ |
509 |
|
CDOs |
|
|
2,563 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
2,556 |
|
CMBS |
|
|
8,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,547 |
|
|
|
613 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
40,851 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,741 |
|
|
|
2,110 |
|
Foreign government/government agencies |
|
|
1,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,873 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
States, municipalities and political subdivisions (Municipal) |
|
|
12,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,434 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
RMBS |
|
|
5,551 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,279 |
|
|
|
1,272 |
|
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
4,955 |
|
|
|
774 |
|
|
|
4,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
79,736 |
|
|
|
774 |
|
|
|
71,562 |
|
|
|
7,400 |
|
Fixed maturities, FVO |
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
Equity securities, trading |
|
|
32,495 |
|
|
|
2,286 |
|
|
|
30,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
Derivative assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit derivatives |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Equity derivatives |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Foreign exchange derivatives |
|
|
482 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
482 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
Other derivative contracts |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivative assets [1] |
|
|
584 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
9,517 |
|
|
|
715 |
|
|
|
8,802 |
|
|
|
|
|
Separate account assets [2] |
|
|
148,771 |
|
|
|
112,182 |
|
|
|
35,512 |
|
|
|
1,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
$ |
272,835 |
|
|
$ |
116,284 |
|
|
$ |
147,461 |
|
|
$ |
9,090 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional notes |
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
Equity linked notes |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
Derivative liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit derivatives |
|
|
(509 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(456 |
) |
Equity derivatives |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Foreign exchange derivatives |
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives |
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivative liabilities [3] |
|
|
(413 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
(480 |
) |
Other liabilities |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
Consumer notes [4] |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring
basis |
|
$ |
(452 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
(519 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes over-the-counter derivative instruments in a net asset value position which may require the counterparty to pledge collateral
to the Company. As of September 30, 2010, $828 of a cash collateral liability was netted against the derivative asset value in the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and is excluded from the table above. See footnote 3 below for derivative liabilities. |
|
[2] |
|
As of September 30, 2010, excludes approximately $5 billion of investment sales receivable that are not subject to fair value accounting. |
|
[3] |
|
Includes over-the-counter derivative instruments in a net negative market value position (derivative liability). In the Level 3
roll-forward table included below in this Note 4, the derivative asset and liability are referred to as freestanding derivatives and
are presented on a net basis. |
|
[4] |
|
Represents embedded derivatives associated with non-funding agreement-backed consumer equity linked notes. |
19
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in Active |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Markets for |
|
|
Observable |
|
|
Unobservable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS |
|
$ |
2,523 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,943 |
|
|
$ |
580 |
|
CDOs |
|
|
2,892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
2,835 |
|
CMBS |
|
|
8,544 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,237 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
35,243 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,216 |
|
|
|
8,027 |
|
Foreign government/government agencies |
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,315 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
Municipal |
|
|
12,065 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,803 |
|
|
|
262 |
|
RMBS |
|
|
4,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,694 |
|
|
|
1,153 |
|
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
3,105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
71,153 |
|
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
57,370 |
|
|
|
13,257 |
|
Equity securities, trading |
|
|
32,321 |
|
|
|
2,443 |
|
|
|
29,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
1,221 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
Derivative assets [1] |
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
10,357 |
|
|
|
6,846 |
|
|
|
3,511 |
|
|
|
|
|
Separate account assets [2] |
|
|
147,432 |
|
|
|
112,877 |
|
|
|
33,593 |
|
|
|
962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
$ |
262,662 |
|
|
$ |
122,951 |
|
|
$ |
125,353 |
|
|
$ |
14,358 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional notes |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
Equity linked notes |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
Derivative liabilities [3] |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
(270 |
) |
Consumer notes [4] |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring
basis |
|
$ |
(231 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
56 |
|
|
$ |
(287 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes over-the-counter derivative instruments in a net asset value position which may require the counterparty to pledge collateral
to the Company. As of December 31, 2009, $149 of a cash collateral liability was netted against the derivative asset value in the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and is excluded from the table above. See footnote 3 below for derivative liabilities. |
|
[2] |
|
As of December 31, 2009, excludes approximately $3 billion of investment sales receivable that are not subject to fair value accounting. |
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[3] |
|
Includes over-the-counter derivative instruments in a net negative market value position (derivative liability). In the Level 3
roll-forward table included below in this Note 4, the derivative asset and liability are referred to as freestanding derivatives and
are presented on a net basis. |
|
[4] |
|
Represents embedded derivatives associated with non-funding agreement-backed consumer equity linked notes. |
Determination of Fair Values
The valuation methodologies used to determine the fair values of assets and liabilities under the
exit price notion reflect market-participant objectives and are based on the application of the
fair value hierarchy that prioritizes relevant observable market inputs over unobservable inputs.
The Company determines the fair values of certain financial assets and financial liabilities based
on quoted market prices where available and where prices represent a reasonable estimate of fair
value. The Company also determines fair value based on future cash flows discounted at the
appropriate current market rate. Fair values reflect adjustments for counterparty credit quality,
the Companys default spreads, liquidity and, where appropriate, risk margins on unobservable
parameters. The following is a discussion of the methodologies used to determine fair values for
the financial instruments listed in the above tables.
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Available-for-Sale Securities, Fixed Maturities, FVO, Equity Securities, Trading, and
Short-term Investments
The fair value of AFS securities, fixed maturities, FVO, equity securities, trading, and short-term
investments in an active and orderly market (e.g. not distressed or forced liquidation) is
determined by management after considering one of three primary sources of information: third-party
pricing services, independent broker quotations or pricing matrices. Security pricing is applied
using a waterfall approach whereby publicly available prices are first sought from third-party
pricing services, the remaining unpriced securities are submitted to independent brokers for
prices, or lastly, securities are priced using a pricing matrix. Based on the typical trading
volumes and the lack of quoted market prices for fixed maturities, third-party pricing services
will normally derive the security prices from recent reported trades for identical or similar
securities making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable
information as outlined above. If there are no recently reported trades, the third-party pricing
services and independent brokers may use matrix or model processes to develop a security price
where future cash flow expectations are developed based upon collateral performance and discounted
at an estimated market rate. Included in the pricing of ABS and RMBS are estimates of the rate of
future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the securities. Such estimates are
derived based on the characteristics of the underlying structure and prepayment speeds previously
experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral. Actual prepayment
experience may vary from these estimates.
Prices from third-party pricing services are often unavailable for securities that are rarely
traded or are traded only in privately negotiated transactions. As a result, certain securities
are priced via independent broker quotations which utilize inputs that may be difficult to
corroborate with observable market based data. Additionally, the majority of these independent
broker quotations are non-binding.
A pricing matrix is used to price private placement securities for which the Company is unable to
obtain a price from a third-party pricing service by discounting the expected future cash flows
from the security by a developed market discount rate utilizing current credit spreads. Credit
spreads are developed each month using market based data for public securities adjusted for credit
spread differentials between public and private securities which are obtained from a survey of
multiple private placement brokers. The appropriate credit spreads determined through this survey
approach are based upon the issuers financial strength and term to maturity, utilizing an
independent public security index and trade information and adjusting for the non-public nature of
the securities. For the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the Company compared the results of the
private placement pricing model to actual trades, as well as to third party
broker quotes and determined that the pricing model results were
consistent with
market observable data for investment grade private placement securities. As a result, the Company
reclassified investment grade private placement securities from Level 3 to Level 2. Below
investment grade private placement securities remain classified as Level 3.
The Company performs a monthly analysis of the prices and credit spreads received from third
parties to ensure that the prices represent a reasonable estimate of the fair value. As a part of
this analysis, the Company considers trading volume and other factors to determine whether the
decline in market activity is significant when compared to normal activity in an active market, and
if so, whether transactions may not be orderly considering the weight of available evidence. If
the available evidence indicates that pricing is based upon transactions that are stale or not
orderly, the Company places little, if any, weight on the transaction price and will estimate fair
value utilizing an internal pricing model. This process involves quantitative and qualitative
analysis and is overseen by investment and accounting professionals. Examples of procedures
performed include, but are not limited to, initial and on-going review of third-party pricing
services methodologies, review of pricing statistics and trends, back testing recent trades, and
monitoring of trading volumes, new issuance activity and other market activities. In addition, the
Company ensures that prices received from independent brokers represent a reasonable estimate of
fair value through the use of internal and external cash flow models developed based on spreads,
and when available, market indices. As a result of this analysis, if the Company determines that
there is a more appropriate fair value based upon the available market data, the price received
from the third party is adjusted accordingly. The Companys internal pricing model utilizes the
Companys best estimate of expected future cash flows discounted at a rate of return that a market
participant would require. The significant inputs to the model include, but are not limited to,
current market inputs, such as credit loss assumptions, estimated prepayment speeds and market risk
premiums.
The Company has analyzed the third-party pricing services valuation methodologies and related
inputs, and has also evaluated the various types of securities in its investment portfolio to
determine an appropriate fair value hierarchy level based upon trading activity and the
observability of market inputs. Most prices provided by third-party pricing services are
classified into Level 2 because the inputs used in pricing the securities are market observable.
Due to a general lack of transparency in the process that brokers use to develop prices, most
valuations that are based on brokers prices are classified as Level 3. Some valuations may be
classified as Level 2 if the price can be corroborated with observable market data.
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Derivative Instruments, including embedded derivatives within investments
Derivative instruments are fair valued using pricing valuation models that utilize independent
market data inputs, quoted market prices for exchange-traded derivatives, or independent broker
quotations. Excluding embedded and reinsurance related derivatives, as of September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, 98% and 97%, respectively, of derivatives, based upon notional values, were
priced by valuation models or quoted market prices. The remaining derivatives were priced by
broker quotations. The Company performs a monthly analysis on derivative valuations which includes
both quantitative and qualitative analysis. Examples of procedures performed include, but are not
limited to, review of pricing statistics and trends, back testing recent trades, analyzing the
impacts of changes in the market environment, and review of changes in market value for each
derivative including those derivatives priced by brokers.
The Company utilizes derivative instruments to manage the risk associated with certain assets and
liabilities. However, the derivative instrument may not be classified with the same fair value
hierarchy level as the associated assets and liabilities. Therefore the realized and unrealized
gains and losses on derivatives reported in Level 3 may not reflect the offsetting impact of the
realized and unrealized gains and losses of the associated assets and liabilities.
Valuation Techniques and Inputs for Investments
Generally, the Company determines the estimated fair value of its AFS securities, fixed maturities,
FVO, equity securities, trading, and short-term investments using the market approach. The income
approach is used for securities priced using a pricing matrix, as well as for derivative
instruments. For Level 1 investments, which are comprised of on-the-run U.S. Treasuries,
exchange-traded equity securities, short-term investments, and exchange traded futures and option
contracts, valuations are based on observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical
assets in active markets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
For most of the Companys debt securities, the following inputs are typically used in the Companys
pricing methods: reported trades, benchmark yields, bids and/or estimated cash flows. For
securities, except U.S. Treasuries, inputs also include issuer spreads, which may consider credit
default swaps. Derivative instruments are valued using mid-market inputs that are predominantly
observable in the market.
A description of additional inputs used in the Companys Level 2 and Level 3 measurements is listed below:
Level 2 |
|
The fair values of most of the Companys Level 2 investments are
determined by management after considering prices received from third
party pricing services. These investments include most fixed maturities
and preferred stocks, including those reported in separate account
assets. |
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|
ABS, CDOs, CMBS and RMBS Primary inputs also include monthly payment information,
collateral performance, which varies by vintage year and includes delinquency rates,
collateral valuation loss severity rates, collateral refinancing assumptions, credit
default swap indices and, for ABS and RMBS, estimated prepayment rates. |
|
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|
|
Corporates Primary inputs also include observations of credit default swap curves
related to the issuer. |
|
|
|
|
Foreign government/government agencies Primary inputs also include observations
of credit default swap curves related to the issuer and political events in emerging
markets. |
|
|
|
|
Municipals Primary inputs also include Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
reported trades and material event notices, and issuer financial statements. |
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments Primary inputs also include material event notices and new
issue money market rates. |
|
|
|
|
Equity securities, trading Consist of investments in mutual funds. Primary inputs
include net asset values obtained from third party pricing services. |
|
|
|
|
Credit derivatives Significant inputs primarily include the swap yield curve and
credit curves. |
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange derivatives Significant inputs primarily include the swap yield
curve, currency spot and forward rates, and cross currency basis curves. |
|
|
|
|
Interest rate derivatives Significant input is primarily the swap yield curve. |
22
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Level 3 |
|
Most of the Companys securities classified as Level 3 are valued based on brokers
prices. Certain long-dated securities are priced based on third party pricing services,
including municipal securities and foreign government/government agencies, as well as bank
loans and below investment grade private placement securities. Primary inputs for these
long-dated securities are consistent with the typical inputs used in Level 1 and Level 2
measurements noted above, but include benchmark interest rate or credit spread assumptions
that are not observable in the marketplace. Also included in Level 3 are certain derivative
instruments that either have significant unobservable inputs or are valued based on broker
quotations. Significant inputs for these derivative contracts primarily include the typical
inputs used in the Level 1 and Level 2 measurements noted above, but also may include the
following: |
|
|
|
Credit derivatives Significant unobservable inputs may include credit correlation
and swap yield curve and credit curve extrapolation beyond observable limits. |
|
|
|
Equity derivatives Significant unobservable inputs may include equity volatility. |
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts Significant unobservable inputs may include swap yield
curve extrapolation beyond observable limits and interest rate volatility. |
Separate Account Assets
Separate account assets are primarily invested in mutual funds but also have investments in fixed
maturity and equity securities. The separate account investments are valued in the same manner,
and using the same pricing sources and inputs, as the fixed maturity, equity security, and
short-term investments of the Company.
23
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
The tables below provide fair value roll-forwards for the three and nine months ending September
30, 2010 and 2009, for the financial instruments classified as Level 3, excluding those related to
the Companys living benefits and associated hedging programs, which are reported in Note 4a.
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended September 30, 2010
|
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Changes in unrealized |
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gains (losses) |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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included in net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related to |
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Total realized/unrealized |
|
|
Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
financial instruments |
|
|
|
as of |
|
|
gains (losses) included in: |
|
|
issuances, |
|
|
Transfers |
|
|
Transfers |
|
|
as of |
|
|
still held at |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
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and |
|
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in to |
|
|
out of |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Asset (Liability) |
|
2010 |
|
|
income [1] |
|
|
OCI [2] |
|
|
settlements |
|
|
Level 3 [3] |
| |
Level 3 [3] |
| |
2010 |
| |
2010 [1] |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS |
|
$ |
548 |
|
|
$ |
(6 |
) |
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
(26 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(35 |
) |
|
$ |
509 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
CDOs |
|
|
2,778 |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
2,556 |
|
|
|
(47 |
) |
CMBS |
|
|
652 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
613 |
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
Corporate |
|
|
8,816 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(6,635 |
) |
|
|
2,110 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
Foreign govt./govt. agencies |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
Municipal |
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
|
|
RMBS |
|
|
1,466 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
1,272 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
14,628 |
|
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
(582 |
) |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
(6,967 |
) |
|
|
7,400 |
|
|
|
(96 |
) |
Fixed maturities, FVO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Freestanding derivatives |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit derivatives |
|
|
(533 |
) |
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(456 |
) |
|
|
79 |
|
Equity derivatives |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Interest rate derivatives |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Other derivative contracts |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total freestanding
derivatives [4] |
|
|
(547 |
) |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(467 |
) |
|
|
83 |
|
Separate accounts [5] |
|
|
937 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
1,077 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and
benefits payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional notes |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
Equity linked notes |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other policyholder
funds and benefits payable |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Consumer notes |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
All amounts in these columns are reported in net realized capital
gains (losses) except for less than $1, which is reported in benefits,
losses and loss adjustment expenses. All amounts are before income
taxes and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and
present value of future profits (DAC). |
|
[2] |
|
OCI refers to Other comprehensive income in the Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. All amounts are
before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
|
[3] |
|
Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3 are primarily attributable to the
reclassification of investment grade private placement securities,
changes in the availability of market observable information, the
re-evaluation of the observability of pricing inputs and the election
of fair value option for investments containing an embedded credit
derivative. |
|
[4] |
|
Derivative instruments are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[5] |
|
The realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in net income for
separate account assets are offset by an equal amount for separate
account liabilities, which results in a net zero impact on net income
for the Company. |
24
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
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Changes in unrealized |
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gains (losses) |
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included in net income |
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related to |
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Fair value |
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Total realized/unrealized |
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Purchases, |
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Fair value |
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financial instruments |
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as of |
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gains (losses) included in: |
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issuances, |
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Transfers |
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Transfers |
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as of |
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still held at |
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January 1, |
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Net |
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and |
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in to |
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out of |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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Asset (Liability) |
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2010 |
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income [1] |
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OCI [2] |
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settlements |
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Level 3 [3] |
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Level 3 [3] |
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2010 |
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2010 [1] |
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Assets |
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Fixed maturities, AFS |
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|
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ABS |
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$ |
580 |
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|
$ |
(9 |
) |
|
$ |
71 |
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|
$ |
(49 |
) |
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$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
(112 |
) |
|
$ |
509 |
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|
$ |
(2 |
) |
CDOs |
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|
2,835 |
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|
(130 |
) |
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|
430 |
|
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|
(177 |
) |
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42 |
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(444 |
) |
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2,556 |
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(137 |
) |
CMBS |
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|
307 |
|
|
|
(137 |
) |
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|
333 |
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(55 |
) |
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302 |
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(137 |
) |
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|
613 |
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(108 |
) |
Corporate |
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8,027 |
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(2 |
) |
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|
306 |
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|
137 |
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|
515 |
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|
(6,873 |
) |
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2,110 |
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(4 |
) |
Foreign govt./govt. agencies |
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|
93 |
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|
|
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3 |
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(9 |
) |
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6 |
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|
(42 |
) |
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|
51 |
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Municipal |
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|
262 |
|
|
|
1 |
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|
48 |
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(5 |
) |
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|
11 |
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(28 |
) |
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289 |
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RMBS |
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1,153 |
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(38 |
) |
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220 |
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|
(37 |
) |
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(26 |
) |
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1,272 |
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|
(33 |
) |
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Total fixed maturities, AFS |
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13,257 |
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(315 |
) |
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1,411 |
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(195 |
) |
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|
904 |
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(7,662 |
) |
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7,400 |
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|
(284 |
) |
Fixed maturities, FVO |
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48 |
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(1 |
) |
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|
453 |
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|
500 |
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|
48 |
|
Equity securities, AFS |
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|
58 |
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(2 |
) |
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|
8 |
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|
16 |
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|
20 |
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|
100 |
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|
(5 |
) |
Freestanding derivatives |
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|
|
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Credit derivatives |
|
|
(228 |
) |
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|
60 |
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2 |
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(290 |
) |
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(456 |
) |
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59 |
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Equity derivatives |
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(2 |
) |
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6 |
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4 |
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6 |
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Interest rate derivatives |
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5 |
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1 |
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(44 |
) |
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(11 |
) |
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(49 |
) |
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|
(19 |
) |
Other derivative contracts |
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|
36 |
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(2 |
) |
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34 |
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(2 |
) |
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Total freestanding
derivatives [4] |
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(189 |
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65 |
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(42 |
) |
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(290 |
) |
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(11 |
) |
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(467 |
) |
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44 |
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Separate accounts [5] |
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962 |
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29 |
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154 |
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|
65 |
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(133 |
) |
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1,077 |
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21 |
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Liabilities |
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Other policyholder funds and
benefits payable |
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Institutional notes |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
5 |
|
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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|
$ |
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$ |
3 |
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$ |
5 |
|
Equity linked notes |
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|
(10 |
) |
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|
2 |
|
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(8 |
) |
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2 |
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|
Total other policyholder
funds and benefits payable |
|
|
(12 |
) |
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|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
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|
7 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
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|
|
(30 |
) |
|
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|
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Consumer notes |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
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|
(4 |
) |
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|
1 |
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[1] |
|
All amounts in these columns are reported in net realized capital
gains (losses) except for less than $1, which is reported in benefits,
losses and loss adjustment expenses. All amounts are before income
taxes and amortization of DAC. |
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[2] |
|
All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
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[3] |
|
Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3 are primarily attributable to the
reclassification of investment grade private placement securities,
changes in the availability of market observable information, the
re-evaluation of the observability of pricing inputs and the election
of fair value option for investments containing an embedded credit
derivative. Transfers in also include the consolidation of additional
VIEs due to the adoption of new accounting guidance on January 1,
2010. |
|
[4] |
|
Derivative instruments are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[5] |
|
The realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in net income for
separate account assets are offset by an equal amount for separate
account liabilities, which results in a net zero impact on net income
for the Company. |
25
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended September 30, 2009
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|
|
Changes in unrealized |
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gains (losses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
included in net income |
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Total realized/unrealized |
|
|
Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
related to financial |
|
|
|
as of |
|
|
gains (losses) included in: |
|
|
issuances, |
|
|
Transfers in |
|
|
as of |
|
|
instruments still held at |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and |
|
|
and/or (out) |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Asset (Liability) |
|
2009 |
|
|
income [1] |
|
|
OCI [2] |
|
|
settlements |
|
|
of Level 3 [3] |
| |
2009 |
| |
2009 [1] |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS |
|
$ |
502 |
|
|
$ |
(32 |
) |
|
$ |
122 |
|
|
$ |
(36 |
) |
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
574 |
|
|
$ |
(32 |
) |
CDOs |
|
|
2,562 |
|
|
|
(218 |
) |
|
|
436 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
2,784 |
|
|
|
(218 |
) |
CMBS |
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
(117 |
) |
|
|
171 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
(117 |
) |
Corporate |
|
|
6,530 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
7,137 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
Foreign govt./govt. agencies |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Municipal |
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
|
|
RMBS |
|
|
1,353 |
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
1,150 |
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
11,427 |
|
|
|
(438 |
) |
|
|
1,491 |
|
|
|
(131 |
) |
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
12,434 |
|
|
|
(443 |
) |
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
|
|
Freestanding derivatives [4] |
|
|
(282 |
) |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(217 |
) |
|
|
54 |
|
Separate accounts [5] |
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
718 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and
benefits payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional notes |
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
Equity linked notes |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other policyholder
funds and benefits payable |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
Consumer notes |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
[1] |
|
All amounts in these columns are reported in net realized capital
gains/losses except for less than $1 for the three months ended
September 30, 2009, which is reported in benefits, losses and loss
adjustment expenses. All amounts are before income taxes and
amortization DAC. |
|
[2] |
|
All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
|
[3] |
|
Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3 are attributable to a change in
the availability of market observable information and re-evaluation of
the observability of pricing inputs. |
|
[4] |
|
Derivative instruments are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[5] |
|
The realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in net income for
separate account assets are offset by an equal amount for separate
account liabilities, which results in a net zero impact on net income
for the Company. |
26
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gains (losses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
included in net income |
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Total realized/unrealized |
|
|
Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
related to financial |
|
|
|
as of |
|
|
gains (losses) included in: |
|
|
issuances, |
|
|
Transfers in |
|
|
as of |
|
|
instruments still held at |
|
|
|
January 1, |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and |
|
|
and/or (out) |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Asset (Liability) |
|
2009 |
|
|
income [1] |
|
|
OCI [2] |
|
|
settlements |
|
|
of Level 3 [3] |
| |
2009 |
| |
2009 [1] |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS |
|
$ |
536 |
|
|
$ |
(41 |
) |
|
$ |
158 |
|
|
$ |
(35 |
) |
|
$ |
(44 |
) |
|
$ |
574 |
|
|
$ |
(37 |
) |
CDOs |
|
|
2,612 |
|
|
|
(313 |
) |
|
|
534 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
2,784 |
|
|
|
(312 |
) |
CMBS |
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
(165 |
) |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
(143 |
) |
Corporate |
|
|
6,396 |
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
(465 |
) |
|
|
7,137 |
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
Foreign govt./govt. agencies |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Municipal |
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
|
|
RMBS |
|
|
1,662 |
|
|
|
(235 |
) |
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(130 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
1,150 |
|
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
11,810 |
|
|
|
(819 |
) |
|
|
1,807 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
(449 |
) |
|
|
12,434 |
|
|
|
(679 |
) |
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(293 |
) |
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
|
|
Freestanding derivatives [4] |
|
|
(281 |
) |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(217 |
) |
|
|
63 |
|
Separate accounts [5] |
|
|
786 |
|
|
|
(82 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
(125 |
) |
|
|
718 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and
benefits payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institutional notes |
|
$ |
(41 |
) |
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
$ |
34 |
|
Equity linked notes |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other policyholder funds
and benefits payable |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
34 |
|
Other derivative liabilities [6] |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer notes |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
All amounts in these columns are reported in net realized capital
gains (losses) except for $2 for the nine months ended September 30,
2009, which is reported in benefits, losses and loss adjustment
expenses. All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of
DAC. |
|
[2] |
|
All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
|
[3] |
|
Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3 are attributable to a change in
the availability of market observable information and re-evaluation of
the observability of pricing inputs. |
|
[4] |
|
Derivative instruments are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[5] |
|
The realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in net income for
separate account assets are offset by an equal amount for separate
account liabilities, which results in a net zero impact on net income
for the Company. |
|
[6] |
|
On March 26, 2009, certain of the Allianz warrants were reclassified
to equity, at their current fair value, as shareholder approval of the
conversion of these warrants to common shares was received. See Note
21 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in The
Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report for further discussion. |
27
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Fair Value Option
The Company elected the fair value option for its investments containing an embedded credit
derivative which were not bifurcated as a result of adoption of new accounting guidance effective
July 1, 2010. The underlying credit risk of these securities is primarily corporate bonds and
commercial real estate. The Company elected the fair value option given the complexity of
bifurcating the economic components associated with the embedded credit derivative. Similar to
other fixed maturities, income earned from these securities is recorded in net investment income.
Changes in the fair value of these securities are recorded in net realized capital gains and
losses.
The Company previously elected the fair value option for one of its consolidated VIEs in order to
apply a consistent accounting model for the VIEs assets and liabilities. The VIE is an investment
vehicle that holds high quality investments, derivative instruments that references third-party
corporate credit and issues notes to investors that reflect the credit characteristics of the high
quality investments and derivative instruments. The risks and rewards associated with the assets
of the VIE inure to the investors. The investors have no recourse against the Company. As a
result, there has been no adjustment to the market value of the notes for the Companys own credit
risk. Electing the fair value option for the VIE resulted in lowering other liabilities with an
offsetting impact to the cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings of $232, representing
the difference between the fair value and outstanding principal of the notes as of January 1, 2010.
The following table presents the changes in fair value of those assets and liabilities accounted
for using the fair value option reported in net realized capital gains and losses in the Companys
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, FVO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABS |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
CRE CDOs |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit-linked notes |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total realized capital gains |
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents the fair value of assets and liabilities accounted for using the fair
value option included in the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, FVO |
|
|
|
|
ABS |
|
$ |
64 |
|
CRE CDOs |
|
|
236 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
260 |
|
RMBS |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, FVO |
|
$ |
564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Credit-linked notes [1] |
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
As of September 30, 2010, the outstanding principal balance of the notes was $243. Not
included in the table above was $270 of derivative instruments held in one of the Companys
consolidated VIEs which is included in the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
28
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4. Fair Value Measurements Financial Instruments Excluding Guaranteed Living Benefits
(continued)
Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
The following table presents carrying amounts and fair values of The Hartfords financial
instruments not carried at fair value and not included in the above fair value discussion as of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Value |
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Policy loans |
|
$ |
2,180 |
|
|
$ |
2,328 |
|
|
$ |
2,174 |
|
|
$ |
2,321 |
|
Mortgage loans |
|
|
4,684 |
|
|
|
4,728 |
|
|
|
5,938 |
|
|
|
5,091 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable [1] |
|
$ |
11,486 |
|
|
$ |
11,845 |
|
|
$ |
12,330 |
|
|
$ |
12,513 |
|
Senior notes [2] |
|
|
4,880 |
|
|
|
5,110 |
|
|
|
4,054 |
|
|
|
4,037 |
|
Junior subordinated debentures [2] |
|
|
1,723 |
|
|
|
2,466 |
|
|
|
1,717 |
|
|
|
2,338 |
|
Consumer notes [3] |
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
1,131 |
|
|
|
1,194 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Excludes guarantees on variable annuities, group accident and health and universal life insurance contracts, including
corporate owned life insurance. |
|
[2] |
|
Included in long-term debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, except for current maturities, which are
included in short-term debt. |
|
[3] |
|
Excludes amounts carried at fair value and included in disclosures above. |
As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, included in other liabilities in the Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets are carrying amounts of $234 and $273, respectively, for deposits and
$60 and $78, respectively, for Federal Home Loan Bank advances related to Federal Trust
Corporation. These carrying amounts approximate fair value.
The Company has not made any changes in its valuation methodologies for the following assets and
liabilities since December 31, 2009.
|
|
Fair value for policy loans and consumer notes were estimated using discounted cash flow
calculations using current interest rates. |
|
|
Fair values for mortgage loans were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based
on current lending rates for similar type loans. Current lending rates reflect changes in
credit spreads and the remaining terms of the loans. |
|
|
Fair values for other policyholder funds and benefits payable, not carried at fair value,
are determined by estimating future cash flows, discounted at the current market rate. |
|
|
Fair values for senior notes and junior subordinated debentures are based primarily on
market quotations from independent third-party pricing services. |
29
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4a. Fair Value Measurements Guaranteed Living Benefits
These disclosures provide information as to the extent to which the Company uses fair value to
measure financial instruments related to variable annuity product guaranteed living benefits and
the related variable annuity hedging program and information about the inputs used to value those
financial instruments to allow users to assess the relative reliability of the measurements. The
following tables present assets and (liabilities) related to the guaranteed living benefits program
carried at fair value by hierarchy level.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in Active |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Markets for |
|
|
Observable |
|
|
Unobservable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable annuity hedging derivatives |
|
$ |
162 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(16 |
) |
|
$ |
178 |
|
Macro hedge program |
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
401 |
|
Reinsurance recoverable for U.S. GMWB |
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
$ |
1,207 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
169 |
|
|
$ |
1,037 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. guaranteed withdrawal benefits |
|
$ |
(2,541 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2,541 |
) |
International guaranteed withdrawal benefits |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(64 |
) |
International other guaranteed living benefits |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Variable annuity hedging derivatives |
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
382 |
|
Macro hedge program |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring
basis |
|
$ |
(2,241 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(30 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,211 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in Active |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Markets for |
|
|
Observable |
|
|
Unobservable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable annuity hedging derivatives |
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
Macro hedge program |
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
179 |
|
Reinsurance recoverable for U.S. GMWB |
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
$ |
559 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
$ |
535 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. guaranteed withdrawal benefits |
|
$ |
(1,957 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,957 |
) |
International guaranteed withdrawal benefits |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
International other guaranteed living benefits |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Variable annuity hedging derivatives |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(184 |
) |
|
|
227 |
|
Macro hedge program |
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring
basis |
|
$ |
(1,842 |
) |
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
(178 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,662 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4a. Fair Value Measurements Guaranteed Living Benefits (continued)
Product Derivatives
The Company currently offers certain variable annuity products with GMWB riders in the U.S., and
formerly offered such products in the U.K. and Japan. The GMWB represents an embedded derivative
in the variable annuity contract. When it is determined that (1) the embedded derivative possesses
economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics
of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a
derivative instrument, the embedded derivative is bifurcated from the host for measurement
purposes. The embedded derivative is carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in
net realized capital gains and losses. The Companys GMWB liability is reported in other
policyholder funds and benefits payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In valuing the embedded derivative, the Company attributes to the derivative a portion of the
expected fees to be collected over the expected life of the contract from the contract holder equal
to the present value of future GMWB claims (the Attributed Fees). The excess of fees collected
from the contract holder in the current period over the current periods Attributed Fees are
associated with the host variable annuity contract and reported in fee income.
U.S. GMWB Reinsurance Derivative
The Company has reinsurance arrangements in place to transfer a portion of its risk of loss due to
GMWB. These arrangements are recognized as derivatives and carried at fair value in reinsurance
recoverables. Changes in the fair value of the reinsurance agreements are reported in net realized
capital gains and losses.
The fair value of the U.S. GMWB reinsurance derivative is calculated as an aggregation of the
components described in the Living Benefits Required to be Fair Valued discussion below and is
modeled using significant unobservable policyholder behavior inputs, identical to those used in
calculating the underlying liability, such as lapses, fund selection, resets and withdrawal
utilization and risk margins.
Living Benefits Required to be Fair Valued (in Other Policyholder Funds and Benefits Payable)
Fair values for GMWB and guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (GMAB) contracts are calculated
using the income approach based upon internally developed models because active, observable markets
do not exist for those items. The fair value of the Companys guaranteed benefit liabilities,
classified as embedded derivatives, and the related reinsurance and customized freestanding
derivatives is calculated as an aggregation of the following components: Best Estimate Claim
Payments; Credit Standing Adjustment; and Margins. The resulting aggregation is reconciled or
calibrated, if necessary, to market information that is, or may be, available to the Company, but
may not be observable by other market participants, including reinsurance discussions and
transactions. The Company believes the aggregation of these components, as necessary and as
reconciled or calibrated to the market information available to the Company, results in an amount
that the Company would be required to transfer or receive, for an asset, to or from market
participants in an active liquid market, if one existed, for those market participants to assume
the risks associated with the guaranteed minimum benefits and the related reinsurance and
customized derivatives. The fair value is likely to materially diverge from the ultimate
settlement of the liability as the Company believes settlement will be based on our best estimate
assumptions rather than those best estimate assumptions plus risk margins. In the absence of any
transfer of the guaranteed benefit liability to a third party, the release of risk margins is
likely to be reflected as realized gains in future periods net income. Each component described
below is unobservable in the marketplace and requires subjectivity by the Company in determining
their value.
Best Estimate
Claim Payments
The Best Estimate Claim Payments is calculated based on actuarial and capital market assumptions
related to projected cash flows, including the present value of benefits and related contract
charges, over the lives of the contracts, incorporating expectations concerning policyholder
behavior such as lapses, fund selection, resets and withdrawal utilization. For the customized
derivatives, policyholder behavior is prescribed in the derivative contract. Because of the
dynamic and complex nature of these cash flows, best estimate assumptions and a Monte Carlo
stochastic process is used in valuation. The Monte Carlo stochastic process involves the
generation of thousands of scenarios that assume risk neutral returns consistent with swap rates
and a blend of observable implied index volatility levels. Estimating these cash flows involves
numerous estimates and subjective judgments regarding a number of
variables including expected
market rates of return, market volatility, correlations of market index returns to funds, fund
performance, discount rates and assumptions about policyholder behavior which emerge over time.
At each valuation date, the Company assumes expected returns based on:
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risk-free rates as represented by the eurodollar futures, LIBOR deposits and swap rates to
derive forward curve rates; |
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market implied volatility assumptions for each underlying index based primarily on a blend
of observed market implied volatility data; |
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correlations of historical returns across underlying well known market indices based on
actual observed returns over the ten years preceding the valuation date; and |
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three years of history for fund indexes compared to separate account fund regression. |
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4a. Fair Value Measurements Guaranteed Living Benefits (continued)
As many guaranteed benefit obligations are relatively new in the marketplace, actual
policyholder behavior experience is limited. As a result, estimates of future policyholder behavior
are subjective and based on analogous internal and external data. As markets change, mature and
evolve and actual policyholder behavior emerges, management continually evaluates the
appropriateness of its assumptions for this component of the fair value model.
On a daily basis, the Company updates capital market assumptions used in the GMWB liability model
such as interest rates and equity indices. On a weekly basis, the blend of implied equity index
volatilities is updated. The Company continually monitors various aspects of policyholder behavior
and may modify certain of its assumptions, including living benefit lapses and withdrawal rates, if
credible emerging data indicates that changes are warranted. At a minimum, all policyholder
behavior assumptions are reviewed and updated, as appropriate, in conjunction with the completion
of the Companys comprehensive study to refine its estimate of future gross profits during the
third quarter of each year.
Credit Standing Adjustment
This assumption makes an adjustment that market participants would make, in determining fair value,
to reflect the risk that guaranteed benefit obligations or the GMWB reinsurance recoverables will
not be fulfilled (nonperformance risk). As a result of sustained volatility in the Companys
credit default spreads, during 2009 the Company changed its estimate of the Credit Standing
Adjustment to incorporate a blend of observable Company and reinsurer credit default spreads from
capital markets, adjusted for market recoverability. Prior to the first quarter of 2009, the
Company calculated the Credit Standing Adjustment by using default rates published by rating
agencies, adjusted for market recoverability. The credit standing adjustment assumption, net of
reinsurance and exclusive of the impact of the credit standing
adjustment on other market sensitivities, resulted in a pre-tax realized gain (loss) of $(23) and $(80), for the three months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $32 and $56 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Margins
The behavior risk margin adds a margin that market participants would require, in determining fair
value, for the risk that the Companys assumptions about policyholder behavior could differ from
actual experience. The behavior risk margin is calculated by taking the difference between adverse
policyholder behavior assumptions and best estimate assumptions.
Assumption updates, including policyholder behavior assumptions, affected best estimates and
margins for a total pre-tax realized gain (loss) of $163 and $(126) for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively and $163 and $306 for the nine months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009, respectively. Assumption updates for the three months ended September 30,
2010, primarily related to decreasing withdrawal and lapse rates.
In addition to the non-market-based updates described above, the Company recognized
non-market-based updates driven by the relative outperformance of the underlying actively managed
funds as compared to their respective indices resulting in pre-tax realized gains of approximately
$28 and $119, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $70 and
$510 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
32
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4a. Fair Value Measurements Guaranteed Living Benefits (continued)
The tables below provide fair value roll forwards for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, for the financial instruments related to the Guaranteed Living
Benefits Program classified as Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments related to the Guaranteed Living Benefits Program Measured at
Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the three months ended September 30, 2010
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Changes in unrealized |
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|
|
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|
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|
gains (losses) |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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included in net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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related to |
|
|
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Fair value |
|
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Total realized/unrealized |
|
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Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
financial instruments |
|
|
|
as of |
|
|
gains (losses) included in: |
|
|
issuances, |
|
|
Transfers |
|
|
Transfers |
|
|
as of |
|
|
still held at |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
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Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and |
|
|
in to |
|
|
out of |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Asset (Liability) |
|
2010 |
|
|
[1] [2] [6] |
|
|
OCI [2] |
|
|
settlements [3] |
| |
Level 3 |
| |
Level 3 |
| |
2010 |
| |
2010 [1] [2] |
|
Variable annuity
hedging derivatives [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
$ |
(91 |
) |
|
$ |
(89 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(46 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
928 |
|
|
|
(295 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
560 |
|
|
$ |
(241 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total variable annuity
hedging derivatives |
|
|
837 |
|
|
|
(384 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Reinsurance recoverable
for GMWB |
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
(101 |
) |
U.S. guaranteed
withdrawal benefits
Level 3 |
|
|
(3,148 |
) |
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,541 |
) |
|
|
639 |
|
International guaranteed
withdrawal benefits
Level 3 |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Guaranteed
withdrawal benefits net
of reinsurance and
hedging derivatives |
|
|
(1,833 |
) |
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,633 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Macro hedge program [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
(165 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
663 |
|
|
|
(278 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
(278 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total macro hedge program |
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
(443 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International other
guaranteed living
benefits Level 3 |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The Company classifies gains and losses on GMWB reinsurance derivatives and Guaranteed Living Benefit embedded derivatives as
unrealized gains (losses) for purposes of disclosure in this table because it is impracticable to track on a contract-by-contract
basis the realized gains (losses) for these derivatives and embedded derivatives. |
|
[2] |
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All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
|
[3] |
|
The Purchases, issuances, and settlements primarily relates to the receipt of cash on futures and option contracts classified
as Level 1 and interest rate, currency and credit default swaps classified as Level 2. For GMWB reinsurance and guaranteed
withdrawal benefits, purchases, issuances and settlements represent the reinsurance premium paid and the attributed fees
collected, respectively. |
|
[4] |
|
Disclosure of changes in unrealized gains (losses) is not required for Levels 1 and 2. Information presented is for Level 3 only. |
|
[5] |
|
The variable annuity hedging derivatives and the macro hedge program derivatives are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[6] |
|
Includes both market and non-market impacts in deriving realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
33
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4a. Fair Value Measurements Guaranteed Living Benefits Program (continued)
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments related to the Guaranteed Living Benefits Program
Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
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Changes in unrealized |
|
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|
|
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|
|
gains (losses) |
|
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included in net income |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related to |
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Total realized/unrealized |
|
|
Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
financial instruments |
|
|
|
as of |
|
|
gains (losses) included in: |
|
|
issuances, |
|
|
Transfers |
|
|
Transfers |
|
|
as of |
|
|
still held at |
|
|
|
January 1, |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
And |
|
|
in to |
|
|
out of |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Asset (Liability) |
|
2010 |
|
|
[1] [2] [6] |
|
|
OCI [2] |
| |
settlements [3] |
| |
Level 3 |
| |
Level 3 |
| |
2010 |
| |
2010 [1] [2] |
|
Variable annuity
hedging derivatives [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
$ |
(184 |
) |
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(46 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
560 |
|
|
$ |
261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total variable annuity
hedging derivatives |
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Reinsurance recoverable
for GMWB |
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
U.S. guaranteed
withdrawal benefits
Level 3 |
|
|
(1,957 |
) |
|
|
(481 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,541 |
) |
|
|
(481 |
) |
International guaranteed
withdrawal benefits
Level 3 |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Guaranteed
withdrawal benefits net
of reinsurance and
hedging derivatives |
|
|
(1,603 |
) |
|
|
(127 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,633 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Macro hedge program [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
(117 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total macro hedge program |
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International other
guaranteed living
benefits Level 3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The Company classifies gains and losses on GMWB reinsurance derivatives and Guaranteed Living Benefit embedded derivatives as
unrealized gains (losses) for purposes of disclosure in this table because it is impracticable to track on a contract-by-contract
basis the realized gains (losses) for these derivatives and embedded derivatives. |
|
[2] |
|
All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
|
[3] |
|
The Purchases, issuances, and settlements primarily relates to the receipt of cash on futures and option contracts classified
as Level 1 and interest rate, currency and credit default swaps classified as Level 2. For GMWB reinsurance and guaranteed
withdrawal benefits, purchases, issuances and settlements represent the reinsurance premium paid and the attributed fees
collected, respectively. |
|
[4] |
|
Disclosure of changes in unrealized gains (losses) is not required for Levels 1 and 2. Information presented is for Level 3 only. |
|
[5] |
|
The variable annuity hedging derivatives and the macro hedge program derivatives are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[6] |
|
Includes both market and non-market impacts in deriving realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
34
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4a. Fair Value Measurements Guaranteed Living Benefits Program (continued)
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments related to the Guaranteed Living Benefits Program
Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the three months ended September 30, 2009
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gains (losses) |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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included in net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
related to |
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Total realized/unrealized |
|
|
Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
financial instruments |
|
|
|
as of |
|
|
gains (losses) included in: |
|
|
issuances, |
|
|
Transfers in |
|
|
as of |
|
|
still held at |
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and |
|
|
and/or (out) |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Asset (Liability) |
|
2009 |
|
|
[1] [2] [6] |
|
|
OCI [2] |
| |
settlements [3] |
| |
of Level 3 |
| |
2009 |
| |
2009
[1] [2] |
|
Variable annuity hedging derivatives [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
$ |
(167 |
) |
|
$ |
(268 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
309 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(126 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
1,022 |
|
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(302 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
$ |
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total variable annuity hedging derivatives |
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
(478 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Reinsurance recoverable for GMWB |
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
538 |
|
|
|
(103 |
) |
U.S. guaranteed withdrawal benefits Level 3 |
|
|
(3,289 |
) |
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,944 |
) |
|
|
383 |
|
International guaranteed withdrawal benefits
Level 3 |
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Guaranteed withdrawal benefits net of
reinsurance and hedging derivatives |
|
|
(1,859 |
) |
|
|
(190 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,073 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Macro hedge program [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
379 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total macro hedge program |
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
(328 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
509 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International other guaranteed living benefits
Level 3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The Company classifies gains and losses on GMWB reinsurance derivatives and Guaranteed Living Benefit embedded derivatives as
unrealized gains (losses) for purposes of disclosure in this table because it is impracticable to track on a contract-by-contract
basis the realized gains (losses) for these derivatives and embedded derivatives. |
|
[2] |
|
All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
|
[3] |
|
The Purchases, issuances, and settlements primarily relates to the receipt of cash on futures and option contracts classified
as Level 1 and interest rate, currency and credit default swaps classified as Level 2. For GMWB reinsurance and guaranteed
withdrawal benefits, purchases, issuances and settlements represent the reinsurance premium paid and the attributed fees
collected, respectively. |
|
[4] |
|
Disclosure of changes in unrealized gains (losses) is not required for Levels 1 and 2. Information presented is for Level 3 only. |
|
[5] |
|
The variable annuity hedging derivatives and the macro hedge program derivatives are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[6] |
|
Includes both market and non-market impacts in deriving realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
35
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
4a. Fair Value Measurements Guaranteed Living Benefits Program (continued)
Roll-forward of Financial Instruments related to the Guaranteed Living Benefits Program
Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
gains (losses) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
included in net income |
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
Total realized/unrealized |
|
|
Purchases, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
|
|
related to
financial instruments |
|
|
|
as of |
|
|
gains (losses) included in: |
|
|
issuances, |
|
|
Transfers in |
|
|
as of |
|
|
still held at |
|
|
|
January 1, |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
and |
|
|
and/or (out) |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Asset (Liability) |
|
2009 |
|
|
[1] [2] [6] |
|
|
OCI [2] |
|
|
settlements [3] |
| |
of Level 3 |
| |
2009 |
| |
2009
[1] [2] |
|
Variable annuity hedging derivatives [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
$ |
(782 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
629 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(126 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
2,637 |
|
|
|
(1,096 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,031 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
$ |
(838 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total variable annuity hedging derivatives |
|
|
2,664 |
|
|
|
(1,878 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(402 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Reinsurance recoverable for GMWB |
|
|
1,302 |
|
|
|
(788 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
538 |
|
|
|
(788 |
) |
U.S. guaranteed withdrawal benefits Level
3 |
|
|
(6,526 |
) |
|
|
3,683 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,944 |
) |
|
|
3,683 |
|
International guaranteed withdrawal
benefits Level 3 |
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Guaranteed withdrawal benefits net of
reinsurance and hedging derivatives |
|
|
(2,654 |
) |
|
|
1,070 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(486 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,073 |
) |
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Macro hedge program [5] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Levels 1 and 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(254 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
Level 3 |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
(438 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
562 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
(438 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total macro hedge program |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
(692 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
877 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
|
[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International other guaranteed living
benefits Level 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The Company classifies gains and losses on GMWB reinsurance derivatives and Guaranteed Living Benefit embedded derivatives as
unrealized gains (losses) for purposes of disclosure in this table because it is impracticable to track on a contract-by-contract
basis the realized gains (losses) for these derivatives and embedded derivatives. |
|
[2] |
|
All amounts are before income taxes and amortization of DAC. |
|
[3] |
|
The Purchases, issuances, and settlements primarily relates to the receipt of cash on futures and option contracts classified
as Level 1 and interest rate, currency and credit default swaps classified as Level 2. For GMWB reinsurance and guaranteed
withdrawal benefits, purchases, issuances and settlements represent the reinsurance premium paid and the attributed fees
collected, respectively. |
|
[4] |
|
Disclosure of changes in unrealized gains (losses) is not required for Levels 1 and 2. Information presented is for Level 3 only. |
|
[5] |
|
The variable annuity hedging derivatives and the macro hedge program derivatives are reported in this table on a net basis for
asset/(liability) positions and reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in other investments and other liabilities. |
|
[6] |
|
Includes both market and non-market impacts in deriving realized and unrealized gains (losses). |
36
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments
Significant Investment Accounting Policies
Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
The Company deems debt securities and certain equity securities with debt-like characteristics
(collectively debt securities) to be other-than-temporarily impaired (impaired) if a security
meets the following conditions: a) the Company intends to sell or it is more likely than not the
Company will be required to sell the security before a recovery in value, or b) the Company does
not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. If the Company intends to
sell or it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the security before a
recovery in value, a charge is recorded in net realized capital losses equal to the difference
between the fair value and amortized cost basis of the security. For those impaired debt
securities which do not meet the first condition and for which the Company does not expect to
recover the entire amortized cost basis, the difference between the securitys amortized cost basis
and the fair value is separated into the portion representing a credit other-than-temporary
impairment (impairment), which is recorded in net realized capital losses, and the remaining
impairment, which is recorded in OCI. Generally, the Company determines a securitys credit
impairment as the difference between its amortized cost basis and its best estimate of expected
future cash flows discounted at the securitys effective yield prior to impairment. The remaining
non-credit impairment, which is recorded in OCI, is the difference between the securitys fair
value and the Companys best estimate of expected future cash flows discounted at the securitys
effective yield prior to the impairment, which typically represents current market liquidity and
risk premiums. The previous amortized cost basis less the impairment recognized in net realized
capital losses becomes the securitys new cost basis. The Company accretes the new cost basis to
the estimated future cash flows over the expected remaining life of the security by prospectively
adjusting the securitys yield, if necessary. The following table presents the change in
non-credit impairments recognized in OCI as disclosed in the Companys Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 [1] |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 [1] |
|
OTTI losses recognized in OCI |
|
$ |
(31 |
) |
|
$ |
(224 |
) |
|
$ |
(403 |
) |
|
$ |
(472 |
) |
Changes in fair value and/or sales |
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
Tax and deferred acquisition costs |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in non-credit impairments recognized in OCI |
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
(51 |
) |
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
(176 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The Company adopted the other-than-temporary impairment guidance as of April 1, 2009. |
The Companys evaluation of whether a credit impairment exists for debt securities includes
but is not limited to, the following factors: (a) changes in the financial condition of the
securitys underlying collateral, (b) whether the issuer is current on contractually obligated
interest and principal payments, (c) changes in the financial condition, credit rating and
near-term prospects of the issuer, (d) the extent to which the fair value has been less than the
amortized cost of the security and (e) the payment structure of the security. The Companys best
estimate of expected future cash flows used to determine the credit loss amount is a quantitative
and qualitative process that incorporates information received from third-party sources along with
certain internal assumptions and judgments regarding the future performance of the security. The
Companys best estimate of future cash flows involves assumptions including, but not limited to,
various performance indicators, such as historical and projected default and recovery rates, credit
ratings, current delinquency rates, and loan-to-value ratios. In addition, for structured
securities, the Company considers factors including, but not limited to, average cumulative
collateral loss rates that vary by vintage year, commercial and residential property value declines
that vary by property type and location and commercial real estate delinquency levels. These
assumptions require the use of significant management judgment and include the probability of
issuer default and estimates regarding timing and amount of expected recoveries which may include
estimating the underlying collateral value. In addition, projections of expected future debt
security cash flows may change based upon new information regarding the performance of the issuer
and/or underlying collateral such as changes in the projections of the underlying property value
estimates.
For equity securities where the decline in the fair value is deemed to be other-than-temporary, a
charge is recorded in net realized capital losses equal to the difference between the fair value
and cost basis of the security. The previous cost basis less the impairment becomes the securitys
new cost basis. The Company asserts its intent and ability to retain those equity securities
deemed to be temporarily impaired until the price recovers. Once identified, these securities are
systematically restricted from trading unless approved by a committee of investment and accounting
professionals (Committee). The Committee will only authorize the sale of these securities based
on predefined criteria that relate to events that could not have been reasonably foreseen.
Examples of the criteria include, but are not limited to, the deterioration in the issuers
financial condition, security price declines, a change in regulatory requirements or a major
business combination or major disposition.
The primary factors considered in evaluating whether an impairment exists for an equity security
include, but are not limited to: (a) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been
less than the cost of the security, (b) changes in the financial condition, credit rating and
near-term prospects of the issuer, (c) whether the issuer is current on contractually obligated
payments and (d) the intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of
time sufficient to allow for recovery.
37
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
(Before-tax) |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Gross gains on sales |
|
$ |
179 |
|
|
$ |
205 |
|
|
$ |
654 |
|
|
$ |
570 |
|
Gross losses on sales |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(293 |
) |
|
|
(1,013 |
) |
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(536 |
) |
|
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
(1,074 |
) |
Valuation allowances on mortgage loans |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(159 |
) |
|
|
(193 |
) |
Japanese fixed annuity contract hedges, net [1] |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Periodic net coupon settlements on credit derivatives/Japan |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
) |
Results of variable annuity hedge program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMWB derivatives, net |
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
(190 |
) |
|
|
(127 |
) |
|
|
1,070 |
|
Macro hedge program |
|
|
(443 |
) |
|
|
(328 |
) |
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
(692 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total results of variable annuity hedge program |
|
|
(273 |
) |
|
|
(518 |
) |
|
|
(337 |
) |
|
|
378 |
|
Other, net [2] |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
(473 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized capital losses |
|
$ |
(261 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,219 |
) |
|
$ |
(526 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,816 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Relates to derivative hedging instruments, excluding periodic net
coupon settlements, and is net of the Japanese fixed annuity
product liability adjustment for changes in the dollar/yen
exchange spot rate. |
|
[2] |
|
Primarily consists of losses on Japan 3Win related foreign
currency swaps, changes in fair value on non-qualifying
derivatives and fixed maturities, FVO, and other investment gains
and losses. |
Net realized capital gains (losses) from investment sales, after deducting the life and
pension policyholders share for certain products, are reported as a component of revenues and are
determined on a specific identification basis. Net realized capital gains (losses) on sales and
impairments previously reported as unrealized losses in AOCI were $24 and $14 for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and $435 and $1.5 billion for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. Proceeds from sales of AFS securities totaled
$13.7 billion and $35.8 billion, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010, and $6.2 billion and $34.3 billion, respectively, for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009.
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Losses
The following table presents a roll-forward of the Companys cumulative credit impairments on debt
securities held. The Company adopted the impairment guidance as of April 1, 2009.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
(Before-tax) |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Balance as of beginning of period |
|
$ |
(2,281 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,578 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,200 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,320 |
) |
Additions for credit impairments recognized on [1]: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities not previously impaired |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(315 |
) |
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
(527 |
) |
Securities previously impaired |
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(180 |
) |
|
|
(143 |
) |
|
|
(229 |
) |
Reductions for credit impairments previously recognized on: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities that matured or were sold during the period |
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Securities that the Company intends to sell or more
likely than not will be required to sell before
recovery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Securities due to an increase in expected cash flows |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of end of period |
|
$ |
(2,118 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,043 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,118 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,043 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
These additions are included in the net OTTI losses recognized in earnings in the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations. |
38
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Available-for-Sale Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non- |
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non- |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Credit |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Credit |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Value |
|
|
OTTI [1] |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Value |
|
|
OTTI [1] |
|
ABS |
|
$ |
3,341 |
|
|
$ |
75 |
|
|
$ |
(407 |
) |
|
$ |
3,009 |
|
|
$ |
(22 |
) |
|
$ |
3,040 |
|
|
$ |
36 |
|
|
$ |
(553 |
) |
|
$ |
2,523 |
|
|
$ |
(48 |
) |
CDOs |
|
|
3,114 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(567 |
) |
|
|
2,563 |
|
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
4,054 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
(1,189 |
) |
|
|
2,892 |
|
|
|
(174 |
) |
CMBS |
|
|
8,776 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
(917 |
) |
|
|
8,160 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
10,736 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
(2,306 |
) |
|
|
8,544 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Corporate [2] |
|
|
38,368 |
|
|
|
3,244 |
|
|
|
(702 |
) |
|
|
40,851 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
35,318 |
|
|
|
1,368 |
|
|
|
(1,443 |
) |
|
|
35,243 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
Foreign govt./govt. agencies |
|
|
1,773 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
1,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,376 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
|
|
Municipal |
|
|
12,235 |
|
|
|
596 |
|
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
12,723 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,125 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
(378 |
) |
|
|
12,065 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
RMBS |
|
|
5,919 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
(524 |
) |
|
|
5,551 |
|
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
5,512 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
(769 |
) |
|
|
4,847 |
|
|
|
(185 |
) |
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
4,958 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
4,955 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,854 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
78,484 |
|
|
|
4,625 |
|
|
|
(3,314 |
) |
|
|
79,736 |
|
|
|
(251 |
) |
|
|
76,015 |
|
|
|
2,033 |
|
|
|
(6,895 |
) |
|
|
71,153 |
|
|
|
(439 |
) |
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,333 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
1,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total AFS securities |
|
$ |
79,716 |
|
|
$ |
4,701 |
|
|
$ |
(3,454 |
) |
|
$ |
80,904 |
|
|
$ |
(251 |
) |
|
$ |
77,348 |
|
|
$ |
2,113 |
|
|
$ |
(7,087 |
) |
|
$ |
72,374 |
|
|
$ |
(439 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Represents the amount of cumulative non-credit OTTI losses recognized
in OCI on securities that also had credit impairments. These losses
are included in gross unrealized losses as of September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009. |
|
[2] |
|
Gross unrealized gains (losses) exclude the fair value of bifurcated
embedded derivative features of certain securities. Subsequent
changes in value will be recorded in net realized capital gains
(losses). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
Contractual Maturity |
|
Amortized Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
One year or less |
|
$ |
1,894 |
|
|
$ |
1,912 |
|
Over one year through five years |
|
|
16,649 |
|
|
|
17,564 |
|
Over five years through ten years |
|
|
14,668 |
|
|
|
15,836 |
|
Over ten years |
|
|
24,123 |
|
|
|
25,141 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal |
|
|
57,334 |
|
|
|
60,453 |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |
|
|
21,150 |
|
|
|
19,283 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
$ |
78,484 |
|
|
$ |
79,736 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated maturities may differ from contractual maturities due to security call or prepayment
provisions. Due to the potential for variability in payment spreads (i.e. prepayments or
extensions), mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are not categorized by contractual
maturity.
39
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Available-for-Sale Securities Unrealized Loss Aging
The following tables present the Companys unrealized loss aging for AFS securities by type and
length of time the security was in a continuous unrealized loss position.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
Less Than 12 Months |
|
|
12 Months or More |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Losses |
|
ABS |
|
$ |
204 |
|
|
$ |
186 |
|
|
$ |
(18 |
) |
|
$ |
1,479 |
|
|
$ |
1,090 |
|
|
$ |
(389 |
) |
|
$ |
1,683 |
|
|
$ |
1,276 |
|
|
$ |
(407 |
) |
CDOs |
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
2,763 |
|
|
|
2,234 |
|
|
|
(529 |
) |
|
|
3,080 |
|
|
|
2,513 |
|
|
|
(567 |
) |
CMBS |
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
4,531 |
|
|
|
3,627 |
|
|
|
(904 |
) |
|
|
4,782 |
|
|
|
3,865 |
|
|
|
(917 |
) |
Corporate [1] |
|
|
1,531 |
|
|
|
1,418 |
|
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
|
4,710 |
|
|
|
4,062 |
|
|
|
(595 |
) |
|
|
6,241 |
|
|
|
5,480 |
|
|
|
(702 |
) |
Foreign govt./govt. agencies |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
Municipal |
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
1,139 |
|
|
|
1,035 |
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
1,458 |
|
|
|
1,350 |
|
|
|
(108 |
) |
RMBS |
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
|
1,041 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
1,693 |
|
|
|
1,192 |
|
|
|
(501 |
) |
|
|
2,757 |
|
|
|
2,233 |
|
|
|
(524 |
) |
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
764 |
|
|
|
762 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
|
1,339 |
|
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
4,485 |
|
|
|
4,273 |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
16,965 |
|
|
|
13,804 |
|
|
|
(3,108 |
) |
|
|
21,450 |
|
|
|
18,077 |
|
|
|
(3,314 |
) |
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
715 |
|
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total AFS securities in an
unrealized loss |
|
$ |
4,551 |
|
|
$ |
4,334 |
|
|
$ |
(211 |
) |
|
$ |
17,754 |
|
|
$ |
14,458 |
|
|
$ |
(3,243 |
) |
|
$ |
22,305 |
|
|
$ |
18,792 |
|
|
$ |
(3,454 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Unrealized losses exclude the fair value of bifurcated embedded derivative features of
certain securities. Subsequent changes in value will be recorded in net realized capital
gains (losses). |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Less Than 12 Months |
|
|
12 Months or More |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Losses |
|
ABS |
|
$ |
445 |
|
|
$ |
376 |
|
|
$ |
(69 |
) |
|
$ |
1,574 |
|
|
$ |
1,090 |
|
|
$ |
(484 |
) |
|
$ |
2,019 |
|
|
$ |
1,466 |
|
|
$ |
(553 |
) |
CDOs |
|
|
1,649 |
|
|
|
1,418 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
2,388 |
|
|
|
1,430 |
|
|
|
(958 |
) |
|
|
4,037 |
|
|
|
2,848 |
|
|
|
(1,189 |
) |
CMBS |
|
|
1,951 |
|
|
|
1,628 |
|
|
|
(323 |
) |
|
|
6,330 |
|
|
|
4,347 |
|
|
|
(1,983 |
) |
|
|
8,281 |
|
|
|
5,975 |
|
|
|
(2,306 |
) |
Corporate |
|
|
5,715 |
|
|
|
5,314 |
|
|
|
(401 |
) |
|
|
6,675 |
|
|
|
5,633 |
|
|
|
(1,042 |
) |
|
|
12,390 |
|
|
|
10,947 |
|
|
|
(1,443 |
) |
Foreign govt./govt. agencies |
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
586 |
|
|
|
566 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
Municipal |
|
|
2,339 |
|
|
|
2,283 |
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
2,184 |
|
|
|
1,862 |
|
|
|
(322 |
) |
|
|
4,523 |
|
|
|
4,145 |
|
|
|
(378 |
) |
RMBS |
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
787 |
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
1,927 |
|
|
|
1,226 |
|
|
|
(701 |
) |
|
|
2,782 |
|
|
|
2,013 |
|
|
|
(769 |
) |
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
2,592 |
|
|
|
2,538 |
|
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
648 |
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
(183 |
) |
|
|
3,240 |
|
|
|
3,003 |
|
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
16,089 |
|
|
|
14,874 |
|
|
|
(1,215 |
) |
|
|
21,769 |
|
|
|
16,089 |
|
|
|
(5,680 |
) |
|
|
37,858 |
|
|
|
30,963 |
|
|
|
(6,895 |
) |
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
419 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
676 |
|
|
|
547 |
|
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
|
1,095 |
|
|
|
903 |
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total AFS securities in an
unrealized loss |
|
$ |
16,508 |
|
|
$ |
15,230 |
|
|
$ |
(1,278 |
) |
|
$ |
22,445 |
|
|
$ |
16,636 |
|
|
$ |
(5,809 |
) |
|
$ |
38,953 |
|
|
$ |
31,866 |
|
|
$ |
(7,087 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2010, AFS securities in an unrealized loss position, comprised of 2,197
securities, primarily related to CMBS, corporate securities primarily within the financial services
sector, CDOs and RMBS which have experienced significant price deterioration. As of September 30,
2010, 70% of these securities were depressed less than 20% of cost or amortized cost. The decline
in unrealized losses during 2010 was primarily attributable to declining interest rates and, to a
lesser extent, credit spread tightening. The Company neither has an intention to sell nor does it
expect to be required to sell the securities outlined above.
40
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Mortgage Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Valuation |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Valuation |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
Cost [1] |
|
|
Allowance |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost [1] |
|
|
Allowance |
|
|
Value |
|
Agricultural |
|
$ |
350 |
|
|
$ |
(22 |
) |
|
$ |
328 |
|
|
$ |
604 |
|
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
596 |
|
Commercial |
|
|
4,321 |
|
|
|
(139 |
) |
|
|
4,182 |
|
|
|
5,492 |
|
|
|
(358 |
) |
|
|
5,134 |
|
Residential |
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total mortgage loans |
|
$ |
4,848 |
|
|
$ |
(164 |
) |
|
$ |
4,684 |
|
|
$ |
6,304 |
|
|
$ |
(366 |
) |
|
$ |
5,938 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Amortized cost represents carrying value prior to valuation allowances, if any. |
Included in the table above, are mortgage loans held-for-sale with a carrying value and
valuation allowance of $107 and $14, respectively, as of September 30, 2010, and $209 and $98,
respectively, as of December 31, 2009. The carrying value of these loans is included in mortgage
loans in the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010. The
following table presents the activity within the Companys valuation allowance for mortgage loans.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Balance as of January 1 |
|
$ |
(366 |
) |
|
$ |
(26 |
) |
Additions |
|
|
(159 |
) |
|
|
(198 |
) |
Deductions |
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30 |
|
$ |
(164 |
) |
|
$ |
(176 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2010, deductions of $361 primarily relate to sales of B-Note participations and
mezzanine loans with a carrying value at time of sale of $699.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage Loans by Region |
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Percent of |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Percent of |
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Total |
|
East North Central |
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
$ |
125 |
|
|
|
2.1 |
% |
Middle Atlantic |
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
9.2 |
% |
|
|
689 |
|
|
|
11.6 |
% |
Mountain |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
New England |
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
% |
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
7.6 |
% |
Pacific |
|
|
1,182 |
|
|
|
25.2 |
% |
|
|
1,377 |
|
|
|
23.2 |
% |
South Atlantic |
|
|
1,188 |
|
|
|
25.4 |
% |
|
|
1,213 |
|
|
|
20.4 |
% |
West North Central |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
% |
West South Central |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
5.2 |
% |
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
% |
Other [1] |
|
|
1,024 |
|
|
|
21.9 |
% |
|
|
1,599 |
|
|
|
26.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total mortgage loans |
|
$ |
4,684 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
5,938 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Primarily represents loans collateralized by multiple properties in various regions. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mortgage Loans by Property Type |
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Percent of |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Percent of |
|
|
|
Value |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Total |
|
Agricultural |
|
$ |
328 |
|
|
|
7.0 |
% |
|
$ |
596 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
% |
Industrial |
|
|
1,144 |
|
|
|
24.4 |
% |
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
18.0 |
% |
Lodging |
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
3.6 |
% |
|
|
421 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
% |
Multifamily |
|
|
820 |
|
|
|
17.5 |
% |
|
|
835 |
|
|
|
14.1 |
% |
Office |
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
21.6 |
% |
|
|
1,727 |
|
|
|
29.1 |
% |
Residential |
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
3.7 |
% |
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
Retail |
|
|
655 |
|
|
|
14.0 |
% |
|
|
712 |
|
|
|
12.0 |
% |
Other |
|
|
385 |
|
|
|
8.2 |
% |
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total mortgage loans |
|
$ |
4,684 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
5,938 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Variable Interest Entities
The Company is involved with various special purpose entities and other entities that are deemed to
be VIEs primarily as a collateral manager and as an investor through normal investment activities,
as well as a means of accessing capital. A VIE is an entity that either has investors that lack
certain essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest or lacks sufficient funds to
finance its own activities without financial support provided by other entities.
The Company performs ongoing qualitative assessments of its VIEs to determine whether the Company
has a controlling financial interest in the VIE and therefore is the primary beneficiary. The
Company is deemed to have a controlling financial interest when it has both the ability to direct
the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and the
obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be
significant to the VIE. Based on the Companys assessment, if it determines it is the primary
beneficiary, the Company consolidates the VIE in the Companys Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Consolidated VIEs
The following table presents the carrying value of assets and liabilities, and the maximum exposure
to loss relating to the VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Creditors have no
recourse against the Company in the event of default by these VIEs nor does the Company have any
implied or unfunded commitments to these VIEs. The Companys financial or other support provided
to these VIEs is limited to its investment management services and original investment. As a
result of accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2010, certain CDO VIEs were consolidated in
2010 and are included in the following table, while in prior periods they were reported in the
Non-Consolidated VIEs table further below. See Note 1 for further information on the adoption.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Exposure |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Exposure |
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Liabilities [1] |
|
|
to Loss [2] |
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Liabilities [1] |
|
to Loss [2] |
|
CDOs [3] |
|
$ |
768 |
|
|
$ |
404 |
|
|
$ |
334 |
|
|
$ |
226 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
196 |
|
Limited partnerships |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
Other investments [3] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
782 |
|
|
$ |
405 |
|
|
$ |
347 |
|
|
$ |
368 |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
$ |
313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Included in other liabilities in the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
|
[2] |
|
The maximum exposure to loss represents the maximum loss amount that the Company could recognize as a reduction in net investment
income or as a realized capital loss and is the cost basis of the Companys investment. |
|
[3] |
|
Total assets included in fixed maturities, AFS, and fixed maturities, FVO, in the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
CDOs represent structured investment vehicles for which the Company has a controlling
financial interest as it provides collateral management services, earns a fee for those services
and also holds investments in the securities issued by these vehicles. Limited partnerships
represent a hedge fund for which the Company holds a majority interest in the fund as an
investment. Other investments represent an investment trust for which the Company has a
controlling financial interest as it provides investment management services, earns a fee for those
services and also holds investments in the securities issued by the trusts. Subsequent to December
31, 2009, the Company liquidated this investment trust.
42
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Non-Consolidated VIEs
The following table presents the carrying value of assets and liabilities, and the maximum exposure
to loss relating to significant VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The
Company has no implied or unfunded commitments to these VIEs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exposure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exposure |
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
to Loss |
|
|
Assets |
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
to Loss |
|
CDOs [1] |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
262 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
273 |
|
Other [2] |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
298 |
|
|
$ |
36 |
|
|
$ |
278 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Maximum exposure to loss represents the Companys investment in securities issued by CDOs at cost. |
|
[2] |
|
Maximum exposure to loss represents issuance costs that were incurred to establish a contingent capital facility. |
Other represents the Companys variable interest in a contingent capital facility
(facility), which has been held for less than four years. For further information on the
facility, see Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in The Hartfords
2009 Form 10-K Annual Report. The Company does not have a controlling financial interest as it
does not manage the assets of the facility nor does it have the obligation to absorb losses or the
right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the facility, as the asset
manager has significant variable interest in the vehicle. The Companys financial or other support
provided to the facility is limited to providing ongoing support to cover the facilitys operating
expenses.
In addition, the Company, through normal investment activities, makes passive investments in
structured securities issued by VIEs for which the Company is not the manager which are included in
ABS, CDOs, CMBS and RMBS in the Available-for-Sale Securities table and fixed maturities, FVO, in
the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has not provided financial or
other support with respect to these investments other than its original investment. For these
investments, the Company determined it is not the primary beneficiary due to the relative size of
the Companys investment in comparison to the principal amount of the structured securities issued
by the VIEs, the level of credit subordination which reduces the Companys obligation to absorb
losses or right to receive benefits and the Companys inability to direct the activities that most
significantly impact the economic performance of the VIEs. The Companys maximum exposure to loss
on these investments is limited to the amount of the Companys investment.
43
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Derivative Instruments
The Company utilizes a variety of over-the-counter and exchange traded derivative instruments as a
part of its overall risk management strategy, as well as to enter into replication transactions.
Derivative instruments are used to manage risk associated with interest rate, equity market, credit
spread, issuer default, price, and currency exchange rate risk or volatility. Replication
transactions are used as an economical means to synthetically replicate the characteristics and
performance of assets that would otherwise be permissible investments under the Companys
investment policies. The Company also purchases and issues financial instruments and products that
either are accounted for as free-standing derivatives, such as certain reinsurance contracts, or
may contain features that are deemed to be embedded derivative instruments, such as the GMWB rider
included with certain variable annuity products.
Cash flow hedges
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swaps are primarily used to convert interest receipts on floating-rate fixed maturity
securities or interest payments on floating-rate guaranteed investment contracts to fixed rates.
These derivatives are predominantly used to better match cash receipts from assets with cash
disbursements required to fund liabilities.
The Company also enters into forward starting swap agreements to hedge the interest rate exposure
related to the purchase of fixed-rate securities or the anticipated future cash flows of
floating-rate fixed maturity securities due to changes in interest rates. These derivatives are
primarily structured to hedge interest rate risk inherent in the assumptions used to price certain
liabilities.
Forward rate agreements
Forward rate agreements are used to convert interest receipts on floating-rate securities to fixed
rates. These derivatives are used to lock in the forward interest rate curve and reduce income
volatility that results from changes in interest rates. As of September 30, 2010, the Company does
not have any forward rate agreements.
Foreign currency swaps
Foreign currency swaps are used to convert foreign currency-denominated cash flows related to
certain investment receipts and liability payments to U.S. dollars in order to minimize cash flow
fluctuations due to changes in currency rates.
Fair value hedges
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate swaps are used to hedge the changes in fair value of certain fixed rate liabilities
and fixed maturity securities due to fluctuations in interest rates.
Foreign currency swaps
Foreign currency swaps are used to hedge the changes in fair value of certain foreign
currency-denominated fixed rate liabilities due to changes in foreign currency rates by swapping
the fixed foreign payments to floating rate U.S. dollar denominated payments.
Non-qualifying strategies
Interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and futures
The Company uses interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and futures to manage duration between assets
and liabilities in certain investment portfolios. In addition, the Company enters into interest
rate swaps to terminate existing swaps, thereby offsetting the changes in value of the original
swap. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the notional amount of interest rate swaps
in offsetting relationships was $7.1 billion and $7.3 billion, respectively.
Foreign currency swaps, forwards and options
The Company enters into foreign currency swaps and forwards to convert the foreign currency
exposures to U.S. dollars in certain of its foreign currency-denominated fixed maturity
investments.
44
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Japan 3Win related foreign currency swaps
Prior to the second quarter of 2009, The Company offered certain variable annuity products with a
GMIB rider through a wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary. The GMIB rider is reinsured to a
wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, which invests in U.S. dollar denominated assets to support the
liability. The U.S. subsidiary entered into pay U.S. dollar, receive yen forward contracts to
hedge the currency and interest rate exposure between the U.S. dollar denominated assets and the
yen denominated fixed liability reinsurance payments.
Japanese fixed annuity hedging instruments
Prior to the second quarter of 2009, The Company offered a yen denominated fixed annuity product
through a wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary and reinsured to a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary. The
U.S. subsidiary invests in U.S. dollar denominated securities to support the yen denominated fixed
liability payments and entered into currency rate swaps to hedge the foreign currency exchange rate
and yen interest rate exposures that exist as a result of U.S. dollar assets backing the yen
denominated liability.
Japanese variable annuity hedging instruments
The Company enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts to hedge the foreign currency
risk associated with certain Japanese variable annuity liabilities. Foreign currency risk may
arise for some segments of the business where assets backing the statutory reserves are denominated
in U.S. dollars while the liabilities are denominated in yen. Foreign currency risk may also arise
when certain variable annuity policyholder accounts are invested in various currencies while the
related GMDB and GMIB guarantees are effectively yen-denominated.
Credit derivatives that purchase credit protection
Credit default swaps are used to purchase credit protection on an individual entity or referenced
index to economically hedge against default risk and credit-related changes in value on fixed
maturity securities. These contracts require the Company to pay a periodic fee in exchange for
compensation from the counterparty should the referenced security issuers experience a credit
event, as defined in the contract.
Credit derivatives that assume credit risk
Credit default swaps are used to assume credit risk related to an individual entity, referenced
index, or asset pool, as a part of replication transactions. These contracts entitle the Company
to receive a periodic fee in exchange for an obligation to compensate the derivative counterparty
should the referenced security issuers experience a credit event, as defined in the contract. The
Company is also exposed to credit risk due to credit derivatives embedded within certain fixed
maturity securities. These securities are primarily comprised of structured securities that
contain credit derivatives that reference a standard index of corporate securities.
Credit derivatives in offsetting positions
The Company enters into credit default swaps to terminate existing credit default swaps, thereby
offsetting the changes in value of the original swap going forward.
Equity index swaps, options, and futures
The Company offers certain equity indexed products, which may contain an embedded derivative that
requires bifurcation. The Company enters into S&P index swaps, futures and options to economically
hedge the equity volatility risk associated with these embedded derivatives.
Warrants
During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company issued warrants to purchase the Companys Series C
Non-Voting Contingent Convertible Preferred Stock, which were required to be accounted for as a
derivative liability at December 31, 2008. As of March 31, 2009, the warrants were no longer
required to be accounted for as derivatives and were reclassified to equity.
GMWB product derivatives
The Company offers certain variable annuity products with a GMWB rider in the U.S. and formerly in
the U.K. and Japan. The GMWB is a bifurcated embedded derivative that provides the policyholder
with a guaranteed remaining balance (GRB) if the account value is reduced to zero through a
combination of market declines and withdrawals. The GRB is generally equal to premiums less
withdrawals. Certain contract provisions can increase the GRB at contractholder election or after
the passage of time. The notional value of the embedded derivative is the GRB.
45
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
GMWB reinsurance contracts
The Company has entered into reinsurance arrangements to offset a portion of its risk exposure to
the GMWB for the remaining lives of covered variable annuity contracts. Reinsurance contracts
covering GMWB are accounted for as free-standing derivatives. The notional amount of the
reinsurance contracts is the GRB amount.
GMWB hedging instruments
The Company enters into derivative contracts to partially hedge exposure associated with the
portion of the GMWB liabilities that are not reinsured. These derivative contracts include
customized swaps, interest rate swaps and futures, and equity swaps, options, and futures, on
certain indices including the S&P 500 index, EAFE index, and NASDAQ index.
The following table represents notional and fair value for GMWB hedging instruments.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Customized swaps |
|
$ |
9,886 |
|
|
$ |
10,838 |
|
|
$ |
393 |
|
|
$ |
234 |
|
Equity swaps, options, and futures |
|
|
3,479 |
|
|
|
2,994 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Interest rate swaps and futures |
|
|
2,619 |
|
|
|
1,735 |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
15,984 |
|
|
$ |
15,567 |
|
|
$ |
514 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Macro hedge program
The Company utilizes equity options, currency options, and equity futures contracts to partially
hedge against a decline in the equity markets or changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the
resulting statutory surplus and capital impact primarily arising from guaranteed minimum death
benefit (GMDB), GMIB and GMWB obligations.
The following table represents notional and fair value for the macro hedge program.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional Amount |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Equity options and futures |
|
$ |
14,747 |
|
|
$ |
25,373 |
|
|
$ |
393 |
|
|
$ |
296 |
|
Cross-currency equity options |
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
Long currency options |
|
|
6,808 |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Short currency options |
|
|
5,355 |
|
|
|
1,075 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
27,910 |
|
|
$ |
27,448 |
|
|
$ |
598 |
|
|
$ |
318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMAB product derivatives
The GMAB rider associated with certain of the Companys Japanese variable annuity products is
accounted for as a bifurcated embedded derivative. The GMAB provides the policyholder with their
initial deposit in a lump sum after a specified waiting period. The notional amount of the
embedded derivative is the yen denominated GRB converted to U.S. dollars at the current foreign
spot exchange rate as of the reporting period date.
Contingent capital facility put option
The Company entered into a put option agreement that provides the Company the right to require a
third-party trust to purchase, at any time, The Hartfords junior subordinated notes in a maximum
aggregate principal amount of $500. Under the put option agreement, The Hartford will pay premiums
on a periodic basis and will reimburse the trust for certain fees and ordinary expenses.
46
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Derivative Balance Sheet Classification
The table below summarizes the balance sheet classification of the Companys derivative related
fair value amounts, as well as the gross asset and liability fair value amounts. The fair value
amounts presented do not include income accruals or cash collateral held amounts, which are netted
with derivative fair value amounts to determine balance sheet presentation. Derivatives in the
Companys separate accounts are not included because the associated gains and losses accrue
directly to policyholders. The Companys derivative instruments are held for risk management
purposes, unless otherwise noted in the table below. The notional amount of derivative contracts
represents the basis upon which pay or receive amounts are calculated and is presented in the table
to quantify the volume of the Companys derivative activity. Notional amounts are not necessarily
reflective of credit risk.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Derivatives |
|
|
Asset Derivatives |
|
|
Liability Derivatives |
|
|
|
Notional Amount |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
|
Sept. 30, |
|
|
Dec. 31, |
|
|
Sept. 30, |
|
|
Dec. 31, |
|
|
Sept. 30, |
|
|
Dec. 31, |
|
|
Sept. 30, |
|
|
Dec. 31, |
|
Hedge Designation/ Derivative Type |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Cash flow hedges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
$ |
10,193 |
|
|
$ |
11,170 |
|
|
$ |
433 |
|
|
$ |
123 |
|
|
$ |
433 |
|
|
$ |
294 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(171 |
) |
Forward rate agreements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency swaps |
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash flow hedges |
|
|
10,539 |
|
|
|
17,906 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
466 |
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(204 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value hedges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
979 |
|
|
|
1,745 |
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
Foreign currency swaps |
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fair value hedges |
|
|
1,675 |
|
|
|
2,441 |
|
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
(165 |
) |
|
|
(99 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-qualifying strategies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and futures |
|
|
7,939 |
|
|
|
8,355 |
|
|
|
(347 |
) |
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
(852 |
) |
|
|
(334 |
) |
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency swaps and forwards |
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
Japan 3Win related foreign currency swaps |
|
|
2,515 |
|
|
|
2,514 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(54 |
) |
Japanese fixed annuity hedging instruments |
|
|
2,206 |
|
|
|
2,271 |
|
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
Japanese variable annuity hedging instruments |
|
|
1,395 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
Credit contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit derivatives that purchase credit
protection |
|
|
2,897 |
|
|
|
2,606 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
Credit derivatives that assume credit risk [1] |
|
|
2,695 |
|
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
(522 |
) |
|
|
(240 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(525 |
) |
|
|
(242 |
) |
Credit derivatives in offsetting positions |
|
|
6,618 |
|
|
|
6,176 |
|
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
(199 |
) |
|
|
(256 |
) |
Equity contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity index swaps, options, and futures |
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
Variable annuity hedge program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMWB product derivatives [2] |
|
|
44,179 |
|
|
|
47,329 |
|
|
|
(2,605 |
) |
|
|
(2,002 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,605 |
) |
|
|
(2,002 |
) |
GMWB reinsurance contracts |
|
|
9,141 |
|
|
|
10,301 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMWB hedging instruments |
|
|
15,984 |
|
|
|
15,567 |
|
|
|
514 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
660 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
(146 |
) |
|
|
(212 |
) |
Macro hedge program |
|
|
27,910 |
|
|
|
27,448 |
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
626 |
|
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(240 |
) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMAB product derivatives [2] |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent capital facility put option |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-qualifying strategies |
|
|
124,802 |
|
|
|
125,967 |
|
|
|
(1,265 |
) |
|
|
(1,432 |
) |
|
|
3,156 |
|
|
|
2,060 |
|
|
|
(4,421 |
) |
|
|
(3,492 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash flow hedges, fair value hedges, and
non-qualifying strategies |
|
$ |
137,016 |
|
|
$ |
146,314 |
|
|
$ |
(934 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,342 |
) |
|
$ |
3,688 |
|
|
$ |
2,453 |
|
|
$ |
(4,622 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,795 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet Location |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale |
|
$ |
763 |
|
|
$ |
269 |
|
|
$ |
(59 |
) |
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(59 |
) |
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
Other investments |
|
|
44,543 |
|
|
|
24,006 |
|
|
|
1,333 |
|
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
1,824 |
|
|
|
492 |
|
|
|
(491 |
) |
|
|
(102 |
) |
Other liabilities |
|
|
38,050 |
|
|
|
64,061 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
1,405 |
|
|
|
1,612 |
|
|
|
(1,455 |
) |
|
|
(1,668 |
) |
Consumer notes |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Reinsurance recoverables |
|
|
9,141 |
|
|
|
10,301 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
458 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable |
|
|
44,480 |
|
|
|
47,613 |
|
|
|
(2,612 |
) |
|
|
(2,010 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(2,613 |
) |
|
|
(2,012 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total derivatives |
|
$ |
137,016 |
|
|
$ |
146,314 |
|
|
$ |
(934 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,342 |
) |
|
$ |
3,688 |
|
|
$ |
2,453 |
|
|
$ |
(4,622 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,795 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The derivative instruments related to these strategies are held for other investment purposes. |
|
[2] |
|
These derivatives are embedded within liabilities and are not held for risk management purposes. |
47
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Change in Notional Amount
The net decrease in notional amount of derivatives since December 31, 2009, was primarily due to
the following:
|
|
The Company terminated $6.4 billion notional of forward rate agreements as a result of the
sale of the hedged variable rate securities. The $6.4 billion notional was comprised of a
series of one month forward contracts that were hedging the variability of cash flows related
to coupon payments on $555 of variable rate securities for consecutive monthly periods during
2010. |
|
|
The GMWB product derivative notional declined $3.2 billion primarily as a result of
policyholder lapses and withdrawals. |
|
|
The notional amount related to credit derivatives that assume credit risk increased by $1.5
billion as a result of the Company adding $676 notional of exposure to a standard market
basket of corporate issuers to manage credit spread duration, $525 notional related to the
bifurcation of certain embedded credit derivatives as a result of new accounting guidance, and
$353 related to the consolidation of a VIE as a result of new accounting guidance. See
Adoption of New Accounting Standards in Note 1 for further discussion of the new accounting
guidance on embedded credit derivatives and VIEs adopted during 2010. |
Change in Fair Value
The change in the total fair value of derivative instruments since December 31, 2009, was primarily
related to the following:
|
|
The increase in fair value of the macro hedge program is primarily due to appreciation of
the Japanese yen and purchases of equity and currency options made during the first half of
the year. |
|
|
The increase in fair value related to the Japanese fixed annuity hedging instruments is
primarily due to the U.S. dollar weakening in comparison to the Japanese yen. |
|
|
The fair value related to credit derivatives that assume credit risk primarily decreased as
a result of the Company adopting new accounting guidance related to the consolidation of VIEs;
see Adoption of New Accounting Standards in Note 1. As a result of this new guidance, the
Company has consolidated a Company sponsored CDO that included credit default swaps with a
notional amount of $353 and a fair value of $(270) as of September 30, 2010. These swaps
reference a basket of corporate issuers. |
Cash Flow Hedges
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective
portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of OCI and reclassified
into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.
Gains and losses on the derivative representing hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in current
earnings. All components of each derivatives gain or loss were included in the assessment of
hedge effectiveness.
The following table presents the components of the gain or loss on derivatives that qualify as cash
flow hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (Loss) Recognized in |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI |
|
|
Income on Derivative |
|
|
|
|
|
on Derivative (Effective Portion) |
|
|
(Ineffective Portion) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
Net realized
capital gains (losses) |
|
$ |
182 |
|
|
$ |
156 |
|
|
$ |
542 |
|
|
$ |
(310 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
Foreign currency swaps |
|
Net realized
capital
gains
(losses) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(160 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
$ |
167 |
|
|
$ |
133 |
|
|
$ |
542 |
|
|
$ |
(470 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
17 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income |
|
|
|
|
|
(Effective Portion) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Foreign currency swaps |
|
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(102 |
) |
Foreign currency swaps |
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
(17 |
) |
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
(56 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the before-tax deferred net gains on derivative
instruments recorded in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next
twelve months are $110. This expectation is based on the anticipated interest payments on hedged
investments in fixed maturity securities that will occur over the next twelve months, at which time
the Company will recognize the deferred net gains (losses) as an adjustment to interest income over
the term of the investment cash flows. The maximum term over which the Company is hedging its
exposure to the variability of future cash flows (for forecasted transactions, excluding interest
payments on existing variable-rate financial instruments) is three years.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company had no net reclassifications
and less than $1 of net reclassifications, respectively, from AOCI to earnings resulting from the
discontinuance of cash-flow hedges due to forecasted transactions that were no longer probable of
occurring. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company had no net
reclassifications and $1 of net reclassifications, respectively, from AOCI to earnings resulting
from the discontinuance of cash-flow hedges due to forecasted transactions that were no longer
probable of occurring.
Fair Value Hedges
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a fair value hedge, the gain or loss
on the derivative, as well as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the
hedged risk are recognized in current earnings. The Company includes the gain or loss on the
derivative in the same line item as the offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item. All components
of each derivatives gain or loss were included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
The Company recognized in income gains (losses) representing the ineffective portion of fair value
hedges as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income [1] |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedge |
|
|
|
Derivative |
|
|
Item |
|
|
Derivative |
|
|
Item |
|
|
Derivative |
|
|
Item |
|
|
Derivative |
|
|
Item |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
$ |
(25 |
) |
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
(77 |
) |
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
(47 |
) |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
35 |
|
Foreign currency swaps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
(12 |
) |
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
(82 |
) |
|
$ |
79 |
|
|
$ |
66 |
|
|
$ |
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The amounts presented do not include the periodic net coupon settlements of the derivative
or the coupon income (expense) related to the hedged item. The net of the amounts presented
represents the ineffective portion of the hedge. |
49
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
Non-qualifying Strategies
For non-qualifying strategies, including embedded derivatives that are required to be bifurcated
from their host contracts and accounted for as derivatives, the gain or loss on the derivative is
recognized currently in earnings within net realized capital gains or losses. The following table
presents the gain or loss recognized in income on non-qualifying strategies:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-qualifying Strategies |
|
Gain (Loss) Recognized within Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Interest rate contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps, caps, floors, and forwards |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency swaps, forwards, and swaptions |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(52 |
) |
Japan 3Win hedging derivatives [1] |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Japanese fixed annuity hedging instruments [2] |
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Japanese variable annuity hedging instruments |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
Credit contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit derivatives that purchase credit protection |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(493 |
) |
Credit derivatives that assume credit risk |
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
Equity contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity index swaps, options, and futures |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
Warrants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
Variable annuity hedge program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMWB product derivatives |
|
|
655 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
(489 |
) |
|
|
3,736 |
|
GMWB reinsurance contracts |
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
(788 |
) |
GMWB hedging instruments |
|
|
(384 |
) |
|
|
(478 |
) |
|
|
278 |
|
|
|
(1,878 |
) |
Macro hedge program |
|
|
(443 |
) |
|
|
(328 |
) |
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
(692 |
) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMAB product derivatives |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Contingent capital facility put option |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
98 |
|
|
$ |
(281 |
) |
|
$ |
279 |
|
|
$ |
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The associated liability is adjusted for changes in spot rates
through realized capital gains and losses and was $(114) and
$(150) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively and $(210) and $(10) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
|
[2] |
|
The associated liability is adjusted for changes in spot rates
through realized capital gains and losses and was $(140) and
$(176) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, and $(258) and $(25) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the net realized capital gain (loss)
related to derivatives used in non-qualifying strategies was primarily comprised of the following:
|
|
The net loss associated with the macro hedge program is primarily due to a higher equity
market valuation, time decay, and lower implied market volatility. |
|
|
The net gain on the Japanese fixed annuity hedging instruments is primarily due to the U.S.
dollar weakening in comparison to the Japanese yen and a decrease in Japanese interest rates. |
|
|
The gain for the three months ended September 30, 2010 related to the net GMWB product,
reinsurance, and hedging derivatives is primarily driven by liability model assumption updates
and lower implied market volatility, partially offset by losses due to a general decrease in
long-term rates. The loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 related to the net
GMWB product, reinsurance, and hedging derivatives is primarily driven by a general decrease
in long-term interest rates, partially offset by gains on liability model assumption updates. |
|
|
The net gain associated with credit derivatives that assume credit risk is primarily due to
credit spreads tightening. |
|
|
The net gain related to the Japan 3 Win hedging derivatives is primarily due to the
strengthening of the Japanese yen in comparison to the U.S. dollar, partially offset by the
decrease in U.S. long-term interest rates. |
50
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the net realized capital gain (loss)
related to derivatives used in non-qualifying strategies was primarily comprised of the following:
|
|
The loss on the net GMWB product, reinsurance, and hedging derivatives for the three months
ended September 30, 2009, was primarily due to a general decrease in long-term interest rates,
higher implied market volatility, and rising equity markets. Additional losses on the GMWB
related derivatives beyond market impacts include liability model assumption updates and
changes in credit standing, partially offset by gains due to the relative outperformance of
the underlying actively managed funds as compared to their respective indices. The net gain
on the net GMWB product, reinsurance, and hedging derivatives for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, was primarily due to lower implied market volatility and a general
increase in long-term interest rates, partially offset by rising equity markets. Additional
gains on GMWB related derivatives beyond market impacts include the relative outperformance of
the underlying actively managed funds as compared to their respective indices, liability model
assumption updates, and changes in credit standing. For further discussion on liability model
assumption updates, refer to Note 4a. |
|
|
The net loss associated with the macro hedge program was primarily due to higher equity
market valuation and the impact of trading activity and to a lesser extent, time decay on
foreign exchange rates. |
|
|
The net gain on the Japanese fixed annuity and Japan 3Win hedging instruments for the three
months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily due to weakening of the U.S. dollar against the
Japanese yen. |
|
|
The loss on credit derivatives that purchase credit protection and the net gain on credit
derivatives that assume credit risk as a part of replication transactions resulted from credit
spreads tightening. |
Refer to Note 9 for additional disclosures regarding contingent credit related features in
derivative agreements.
Credit Risk Assumed through Credit Derivatives
The Company enters into credit default swaps that assume credit risk of a single entity, referenced
index, or asset pool in order to synthetically replicate investment transactions. The Company will
receive periodic payments based on an agreed upon rate and notional amount and will only make a
payment if there is a credit event. A credit event payment will typically be equal to the notional
value of the swap contract less the value of the referenced security issuers debt obligation after
the occurrence of the credit event. A credit event is generally defined as a default on
contractually obligated interest or principal payments or bankruptcy of the referenced entity. The
credit default swaps in which the Company assumes credit risk primarily reference investment grade
single corporate issuers and baskets, which include trades ranging from baskets of up to five
corporate issuers to standard and customized diversified portfolios of corporate issuers. The
diversified portfolios of corporate issuers are established within sector concentration limits and
are typically divided into tranches that possess different credit ratings.
The following tables present the notional amount, fair value, weighted average years to maturity,
underlying referenced credit obligation type and average credit ratings, and offsetting notional
amounts and fair value for credit derivatives in which the Company is assuming credit risk as of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying Referenced |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
Credit Obligation(s) [1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
Average |
|
Offsetting |
|
|
|
|
Credit Derivative type by derivative |
|
Notional |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Years to |
|
|
|
Credit |
|
Notional |
|
|
Offsetting |
|
risk exposure |
|
Amount [2] |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Maturity |
|
Type |
|
Rating |
|
Amount [3] |
|
|
Fair Value [3] |
|
Single name credit default swaps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
$ |
1,531 |
|
|
$ |
(17 |
) |
|
4 years |
|
Corporate Credit/
Foreign Gov.
|
|
A+ |
|
$ |
1,415 |
|
|
$ |
(43 |
) |
Below investment grade risk
exposure |
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
3 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BB- |
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
Basket credit default swaps [4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
|
1,975 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
4 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BBB+ |
|
|
1,224 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
6 years |
|
CMBS Credit |
|
A- |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Below
investment grade risk exposure |
|
|
1,227 |
|
|
|
(462 |
) |
|
4 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BBB |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Embedded credit derivatives |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
2 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BBB |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below investment grade risk
exposure |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
444 |
|
|
6 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BB |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
6,004 |
|
|
$ |
(49 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,309 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
5. Investments and Derivative Instruments (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying Referenced |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Credit Obligation(s) [1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
Offsetting |
|
|
|
|
Credit Derivative type by derivative |
|
Notional |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Years to |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit |
|
|
Notional |
|
|
Offsetting |
|
risk exposure |
|
Amount [2] |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Maturity |
|
|
Type |
|
|
Rating |
|
|
Amount [3] |
|
|
Fair Value [3] |
|
Single name credit default swaps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
$ |
1,226 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
4 years |
|
Corporate Credit/
Foreign Gov. |
|
AA- |
|
$ |
1,201 |
|
|
$ |
(59 |
) |
Below investment grade risk
exposure |
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
3 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
B+ |
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
Basket credit default swaps [4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
|
2,052 |
|
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
4 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BBB+ |
|
|
1,277 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
7 years |
|
CMBS Credit |
|
A |
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
Below investment grade risk
exposure |
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
(157 |
) |
|
5 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BBB+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit linked notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment grade risk exposure |
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
2 years |
|
Corporate Credit |
|
BBB+ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
4,246 |
|
|
$ |
(269 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,088 |
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The average credit ratings are based on availability and the
midpoint of the applicable ratings among Moodys, S&P, and Fitch.
If no rating is available from a rating agency, then an internally
developed rating is used. |
|
[2] |
|
Notional amount is equal to the maximum potential future loss
amount. There is no specific collateral related to these
contracts or recourse provisions included in the contracts to
offset losses. |
|
[3] |
|
The Company has entered into offsetting credit default swaps to
terminate certain existing credit default swaps, thereby
offsetting the future changes in value of, or losses paid related
to, the original swap. |
|
[4] |
|
Includes $3.1 billion and $2.5 billion as of September 30, 2010
and December 31, 2009, respectively, of standard market indices of
diversified portfolios of corporate issuers referenced through
credit default swaps. These swaps are subsequently valued based
upon the observable standard market index. Also includes $628 and
$325 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively,
of customized diversified portfolios of corporate issuers
referenced through credit default swaps. |
6. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Present Value of Future Profits
Changes in deferred policy acquisition costs and present value of future profits were as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Balance, January 1 |
|
$ |
10,686 |
|
|
$ |
13,248 |
|
Deferred Costs |
|
|
1,999 |
|
|
|
2,155 |
|
Amortization DAC |
|
|
(2,057 |
) |
|
|
(2,531 |
) |
Amortization Unlock (charge) benefit, pre-tax [1] |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
(1,089 |
) |
Adjustments to unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale and other [2] [3] |
|
|
(1,462 |
) |
|
|
(692 |
) |
Effect of currency translation |
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Effect of new accounting guidance [3] |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30 |
|
$ |
9,386 |
|
|
$ |
11,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The most significant contributors to the Unlock benefit recorded during the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 were actual separate account returns from January 1, 2010 to
September 30, 2010 being above the Companys aggregated estimated return, as well as
assumption updates primarily related to decreasing lapse and withdrawal rates and lower
hedge costs. |
|
|
|
The most significant contributor to the Unlock charge recorded during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 was the result of actual separate account returns from October 1, 2008 to
March 31, 2009 being significantly below our aggregated estimated return while the opposite was
true from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009. |
|
[2] |
|
The 2010 adjustment reflects the effect of declining interest rates, resulting in unrealized gains on securities classified in AOCI. |
|
[3] |
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 the effect of adopting new accounting guidance for investments other-than-temporarily
impaired resulted in an increase to retained earnings and as a result a DAC charge. In addition, an offsetting amount was recorded
in unrealized losses as unrealized losses increased upon adoption of the new accounting guidance. |
|
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 the effect of adopting new accounting guidance for
embedded credit derivatives resulted in a decrease to retained earnings and as a result a DAC
benefit. In addition, an offsetting amount was recorded in unrealized losses as unrealized
losses decreased upon adoption of the new accounting guidance. |
52
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
7. Separate Accounts, Death Benefits and Other Insurance Benefit Features
U.S. GMDB, International GMDB/GMIB, and UL Secondary Guarantee Benefits
Changes in the gross U.S. GMDB, International GMDB/GMIB, and UL secondary guarantee benefits are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International |
|
|
UL Secondary |
|
|
|
U.S. GMDB |
|
|
GMDB/GMIB |
|
|
Guarantees |
|
Liability gross as of January 1, 2010 |
|
$ |
1,233 |
|
|
$ |
599 |
|
|
$ |
76 |
|
Incurred |
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Paid |
|
|
(233 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Unlock |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability gross, as of September 30, 2010 |
|
$ |
1,159 |
|
|
$ |
641 |
|
|
$ |
103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2010 |
|
$ |
787 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
Unlock |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of September 30,
2010 |
|
$ |
752 |
|
|
$ |
43 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International |
|
|
UL Secondary |
|
|
|
U.S. GMDB |
|
|
GMDB/GMIB |
|
|
Guarantees |
|
Liability gross as of January 1, 2009 |
|
$ |
870 |
|
|
$ |
232 |
|
|
$ |
40 |
|
Incurred |
|
|
243 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
Paid |
|
|
(387 |
) |
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Unlock |
|
|
519 |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Currency translation adjustment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liability gross, as of September 30, 2009 |
|
$ |
1,245 |
|
|
$ |
607 |
|
|
$ |
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of January 1, 2009 |
|
$ |
593 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
Unlock |
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinsurance recoverable asset, as of September 30,
2009 |
|
$ |
802 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
7. Separate Accounts, Death Benefits and Other Insurance Benefit Features (continued)
The following table provides details concerning GMDB and GMIB exposure as of September 30,
2010:
Breakdown of Individual Variable and Group Annuity Account Value by GMDB/GMIB Type
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Amount |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
Account |
|
|
at Risk |
|
|
at Risk |
|
|
Attained Age of |
|
Maximum anniversary value (MAV) [1] |
|
Value |
|
|
(NAR) [10] |
|
|
(RNAR) [10] |
|
Annuitant |
|
MAV only |
|
$ |
24,880 |
|
|
$ |
7,196 |
|
|
$ |
1,963 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
With 5% rollup [2] |
|
|
1,710 |
|
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
With Earnings Protection Benefit Rider (EPB) [3] |
|
|
6,311 |
|
|
|
1,173 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
With 5% rollup & EPB |
|
|
707 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total MAV |
|
|
33,608 |
|
|
|
9,153 |
|
|
|
2,343 |
|
|
|
|
|
Asset Protection Benefit (APB) [4] |
|
|
27,097 |
|
|
|
4,319 |
|
|
|
2,775 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
Lifetime Income Benefit (LIB) Death Benefit [5] |
|
|
1,276 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
Reset [6] (5-7 years) |
|
|
3,555 |
|
|
|
398 |
|
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
Return of Premium (ROP) [7]/Other |
|
|
22,206 |
|
|
|
1,117 |
|
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal U.S. GMDB [8] |
|
|
87,742 |
|
|
$ |
15,148 |
|
|
|
6,756 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
Less: General account value subject to U.S. GMDB |
|
|
6,861 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal Separate Account Liabilities with U.S. GMDB |
|
|
80,881 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Separate Account Liabilities without U.S. GMDB |
|
|
73,338 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Separate Account Liabilities |
|
$ |
154,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Japan GMDB and GMIB [9] |
|
$ |
30,912 |
|
|
$ |
8,569 |
|
|
$ |
7,233 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
MAV GMDB is the greatest of current AV, net premiums paid and the highest AV on any anniversary before age 80 (adjusted
for withdrawals). |
|
[2] |
|
Rollup GMDB is the greatest of the MAV, current AV, net premium paid and premiums (adjusted for withdrawals)
accumulated at generally 5% simple interest up to the earlier of age 80 or 100% of adjusted premiums. |
|
[3] |
|
EPB GMDB is the greatest of the MAV, current AV, or contract value plus a percentage of the contracts growth. The
contracts growth is AV less premiums net of withdrawals, subject to a cap of 200% of premiums net of withdrawals. |
|
[4] |
|
APB GMDB is the greater of current AV or MAV, not to exceed current AV plus 25% times the greater of net premiums and
MAV (each adjusted for premiums in the past 12 months). |
|
[5] |
|
LIB GMDB is the greatest of current AV, net premiums paid, or for certain contracts a benefit amount that ratchets over
time, generally based on market performance. |
|
[6] |
|
Reset GMDB is the greatest of current AV, net premiums paid and the most recent five to seven year anniversary AV
before age 80 (adjusted for withdrawals). |
|
[7] |
|
ROP GMDB is the greater of current AV and net premiums paid. |
|
[8] |
|
AV includes the contract holders investment in the separate account and the general account. |
|
[9] |
|
GMDB includes a ROP and MAV (before age 80) paid in a single lump sum. GMIB is a guarantee to return initial
investment, adjusted for earnings liquidity, which allows for free withdrawal of earnings, paid through a fixed payout
annuity, after a minimum deferral period of 10, 15 or 20 years. The GRB related to the Japan GMIB was $30.8 billion and
$28.6 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The GRB related to the Japan GMAB and GMWB
was $695 and $648 as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. These liabilities are not included in
the Separate Account as they are not legally insulated from the general account liabilities of the insurance
enterprise. As of September 30, 2010, 60% of the AV and 54% of RNAR is reinsured to a Hartford affiliate. NAR
increased due to lower equity markets during the second quarter, as well as the strengthening of the yen. |
|
[10] |
|
NAR is defined as the guaranteed benefit in excess of the current AV. RNAR represents NAR reduced for reinsurance.
NAR and RNAR are highly sensitive to equity markets movements and increase when equity markets decline. |
Account balances of contracts with guarantees were invested in variable separate accounts as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset type |
|
As of September 30, 2010 |
|
|
As of December 31, 2009 |
|
Equity securities (including mutual funds) |
|
$ |
72,291 |
|
|
$ |
75,720 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
8,590 |
|
|
|
9,298 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
80,881 |
|
|
$ |
85,018 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, approximately 17% and 16%, respectively, of the
equity securities above were invested in fixed income securities through these funds and
approximately 83% and 84%, respectively, were invested in equity securities.
See Note 4a for a description of the Companys guaranteed living benefits and variable annuity
hedging derivatives that are accounted for at fair value.
54
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
8. Sales Inducements
Changes in deferred sales inducement activity were as follows for the nine months ended
September 30:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Balance, January 1 |
|
$ |
438 |
|
|
$ |
553 |
|
Sales inducements deferred |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
Amortization |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Amortization Unlock |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30 |
|
$ |
442 |
|
|
$ |
434 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
The Hartford is involved in claims litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, both as a
liability insurer defending or providing indemnity for third-party claims brought against insureds
and as an insurer defending coverage claims brought against it. The Hartford accounts for such
activity through the establishment of unpaid loss and loss adjustment expense reserves. Subject to
the uncertainties discussed below under the caption Asbestos and Environmental Claims, management
expects that the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such ordinary-course claims
litigation, after consideration of provisions made for potential losses and costs of defense, will
not be material to the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of The
Hartford.
The Hartford is also involved in other kinds of legal actions, some of which assert claims for
substantial amounts. These actions include, among others, putative state and federal class actions
seeking certification of a state or national class. Such putative class actions have alleged, for
example, underpayment of claims or improper underwriting practices in connection with various kinds
of insurance policies, such as personal and commercial automobile, property, life and inland
marine; improper sales practices in connection with the sale of life insurance and other investment
products; and improper fee arrangements in connection with investment products. The Hartford also
is involved in individual actions in which punitive damages are sought, such as claims alleging bad
faith in the handling of insurance claims. Like many other insurers, The Hartford also has been
joined in actions by asbestos plaintiffs asserting, among other things, that insurers had a duty to
protect the public from the dangers of asbestos and that insurers committed unfair trade practices
by asserting defenses on behalf of their policyholders in the underlying asbestos cases.
Management expects that the ultimate liability, if any, with respect to such lawsuits, after
consideration of provisions made for estimated losses, will not be material to the consolidated
financial condition of The Hartford. Nonetheless, given the large or indeterminate amounts sought
in certain of these actions, and the inherent unpredictability of litigation, an adverse outcome in
certain matters could, from time to time, have a material adverse effect on the Companys
consolidated results of operations or cash flows in particular quarterly or annual periods.
Broker Compensation Litigation Following the New York Attorney Generals filing of a civil
complaint against Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., and Marsh, Inc. (collectively, Marsh) in
October 2004 alleging that certain insurance companies, including The Hartford, participated with
Marsh in arrangements to submit inflated bids for business insurance and paid contingent
commissions to ensure that Marsh would direct business to them, private plaintiffs brought several
lawsuits against the Company predicated on the allegations in the Marsh complaint, to which the
Company was not party. Among these is a multidistrict litigation in the United States District
Court for the District of New Jersey. There are two consolidated amended complaints filed in the
multidistrict litigation, one related to conduct in connection with the sale of property-casualty
insurance and the other related to alleged conduct in connection with the sale of group benefits
products. The Company and various of its subsidiaries are named in both complaints. The
complaints assert, on behalf of a putative class of persons who purchased insurance through broker
defendants, claims under the Sherman Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
(RICO), state law, and in the case of the group benefits complaint, claims under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The claims are predicated upon allegedly
undisclosed or otherwise improper payments of contingent commissions to the broker defendants to
steer business to the insurance company defendants. The district court dismissed the Sherman Act
and RICO claims in both complaints for failure to state a claim and has granted the defendants
motions for summary judgment on the ERISA claims in the group-benefits products complaint. The
district court further declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims and
dismissed those claims without prejudice. The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal of the claims in
both consolidated amended complaints, except the ERISA claims. In August 2010, the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the Sherman Act and RICO claims
against the Company. The Third Circuit vacated the dismissal of the Sherman Act and RICO claims
against some defendants in the property casualty insurance case and vacated the dismissal of the
state-law claims as to all defendants in light of the reinstatement of the federal claims. In
September 2010, the district court entered final judgment for the defendants in the group benefits
case. The defendants have moved to dismiss the remaining claims in the property casualty insurance
case.
55
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
9. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
In September 2007, the Ohio Attorney General filed a civil action in Ohio state court alleging
that certain insurance companies, including The Hartford, conspired with Marsh in violation of
Ohios antitrust statute. In September 2010, the Company reached an agreement in principle with
the Ohio Attorney Generals Office to resolve the dispute for $100 thousand.
Investment and Savings Plan ERISA and Shareholder Securities Class Action Litigation In November
and December 2008, following a decline in the share price of the Companys common stock, seven
putative class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the District of
Connecticut on behalf of certain participants in the Companys Investment and Savings Plan (the
Plan), which offers the Companys common stock as one of many investment options. These lawsuits
have been consolidated, and a consolidated amended class-action complaint was filed on March 23,
2009, alleging that the Company and certain of its officers and employees violated ERISA by
allowing the Plans participants to invest in the Companys common stock and by failing to disclose
to the Plans participants information about the Companys financial condition. The lawsuit seeks
restitution or damages for losses arising from the investment of the Plans assets in the Companys
common stock during the period from December 10, 2007 to the present. In January 2010, the
district court denied the Companys motion to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint. The
Company disputes the allegations and intends to defend this action vigorously.
The Company and certain of its present or former officers are defendants in a putative securities
class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York in March 2010. The operative complaint, filed in October 2010, is brought on behalf of
persons who acquired Hartford common stock during the period of July 28, 2008 through February 5,
2009, and alleges that the defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and Rule 10b-5, by making false or misleading statements during the alleged class period about the
Companys valuation of certain asset-backed securities and its effect on the Companys capital
position. The Company disputes the allegations and intends to defend this action vigorously.
Structured Settlement Class Action In October 2005, a putative nationwide class action was filed
in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against the Company and several
of its subsidiaries on behalf of persons who had asserted claims against an insured of a Hartford
property & casualty insurance company that resulted in a settlement in which some or all of the
settlement amount was structured to afford a schedule of future payments of specified amounts
funded by an annuity from a Hartford life insurance company (Structured Settlements). The
operative complaint alleges that since 1997 the Company deprived the settling claimants of the
value of their damages recoveries by secretly deducting 15% of the annuity premium of every
Structured Settlement to cover brokers commissions, other fees and costs, taxes, and a profit for
the annuity provider, and asserts claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Act (RICO) and state law. The district court certified a class for the RICO and fraud claims in
March 2009, and the Companys petition to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
for permission to file an interlocutory appeal of the class-certification ruling was denied in
October 2009. In April 2010, the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle on a
nationwide class basis, under which the Company would pay $72.5 in exchange for a full release and
dismissal of the litigation. The $72.5 was accrued in the first quarter of 2010. The settlement
received final court approval in September 2010 and was paid in the third quarter of 2010.
Fair Credit Reporting Act Class Action In February 2007, the United States District Court for the
District of Oregon gave final approval of the Companys settlement of a lawsuit brought on behalf
of a class of homeowners and automobile policy holders alleging that the Company willfully violated
the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to send appropriate notices to new customers whose initial
rates were higher than they would have been had the customer had a more favorable credit report.
The Company paid approximately $84.3 to eligible claimants and their counsel in connection with the
settlement, and sought reimbursement from the Companys Excess Professional Liability Insurance
Program for the portion of the settlement in excess of the Companys $10 self-insured retention.
Certain insurance carriers participating in that program disputed coverage for the settlement, and
one of the excess insurers commenced an arbitration that resulted in an award in the Companys
favor and payments to the Company of approximately $30.1, thereby exhausting the primary and
first-layer excess policies. In June 2009, the second-layer excess carriers commenced an
arbitration to resolve the dispute over coverage for the remainder of the amounts paid by the
Company. Management believes it is probable that the Companys coverage position ultimately will
be sustained.
Mutual Funds Litigation In October 2010, a derivative action was brought on behalf of six
Hartford Mutual Funds in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging
that Hartford Investment Financial Services, LLC received excessive advisory and distribution fees
in violation of its statutory fiduciary duty under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of
1940. Plaintiff seeks to rescind the investment management agreements and distribution plans
between the Company and the six Funds and to recover the total fees charged thereunder or, in the
alternative, to recover any improper compensation the Company received. The Company disputes the
allegations and intends to defend the action vigorously.
56
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
9. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Asbestos and Environmental Claims As discussed in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies, of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under the caption Asbestos and Environmental
Claims, included in the Companys 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report, The Hartford continues to receive
asbestos and environmental claims that involve significant uncertainty regarding policy coverage
issues. Regarding these claims, The Hartford continually reviews its overall reserve levels and
reinsurance coverages, as well as the methodologies it uses to estimate its exposures. Because of
the significant uncertainties that limit the ability of insurers and reinsurers to estimate the
ultimate reserves necessary for unpaid losses and related expenses, particularly those related to
asbestos, the ultimate liabilities may exceed the currently recorded reserves. Any such additional
liability cannot be reasonably estimated now but could be material to The Hartfords consolidated
operating results, financial condition and liquidity.
Derivative Commitments
Certain of the Companys derivative agreements contain provisions that are tied to the financial
strength ratings of the individual legal entity that entered into the derivative agreement as set
by nationally recognized statistical rating agencies. If the legal entitys financial strength
were to fall below certain ratings, the counterparties to the derivative agreements could demand
immediate and ongoing full collateralization and in certain instances demand immediate settlement
of all outstanding derivative positions traded under each impacted bilateral agreement. The
settlement amount is determined by netting the derivative positions transacted under each
agreement. If the termination rights were to be exercised by the counterparties, it could impact
the legal entitys ability to conduct hedging activities by increasing the associated costs and
decreasing the willingness of counterparties to transact with the legal entity. The aggregate fair
value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net
liability position as of September 30, 2010, is $429. Of this $429, the legal entities have posted
collateral of $415 in the normal course of business. Based on derivative market values as of
September 30, 2010, a downgrade of one level below the current financial strength ratings by either
Moodys or S&P could require approximately an additional $24 to be posted as collateral. Based on
derivative market values as of September 30, 2010, a downgrade by either Moodys or S&P of two
levels below the legal entities current financial strength ratings could require approximately an
additional $44 of assets to be posted as collateral. These collateral amounts could change as
derivative market values change, as a result of changes in our hedging activities or to the extent
changes in contractual terms are negotiated. The nature of the collateral that we may be required
to post is primarily in the form of U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury notes.
10. Pension Plans and Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit Plans
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
In the Companys non-qualified pension plan the amount of lump sum benefit payments exceeded the
amount of service and interest cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. As a result, the
Company recorded settlement expense of $20 to recognize the actuarial loss associated with the
pro-rata portion of the obligation that has been settled.
Total net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 includes the
following components:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits |
|
|
Other Postretirement Benefits |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
Amortization of prior service credit |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Amortization of actuarial loss |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
42 |
|
|
$ |
36 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net periodic benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 includes the
following components:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits |
|
|
Other Postretirement Benefits |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
76 |
|
|
$ |
79 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
Settlement expense |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Amortization of actuarial loss |
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost |
|
$ |
144 |
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
10. Pension Plans and Postretirement Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit Plans (continued)
Employer Contributions
In July 2010, the Company, at its discretion, made a $120 contribution to the U.S. qualified
defined benefit pension plan (the Plan). For 2010, the Company does not have a required minimum
funding contribution for the Plan and the funding requirements for all of the pension plans are
expected to be immaterial.
11. Stock Compensation Plans
The Companys stock-based compensation plans include The Hartford 2005 Incentive Stock Plan,
The Hartford Employee Stock Purchase Plan and The Hartford Deferred Stock Unit Plan. For a
description of these plans, see Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included
in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
On May 19, 2010 at the Companys Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders of The Hartford
approved The Hartford 2010 Incentive Stock Plan (the 2010 Stock Plan), which supersedes and
replaces The Hartford 2005 Incentive Stock Plan. The terms of the 2010 Stock Plan are
substantially similar to the terms of the superseded plan. However, the 2010 Stock Plan provides
for an increased maximum number of shares that may be awarded to employees of the Company, and also
permits awards to be made to third party service providers, and permits additional forms of
stock-based awards.
The 2010 Stock Plan provides for awards to be granted in the form of non-qualified or incentive
stock options qualifying under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, stock appreciation rights,
performance shares, restricted stock or restricted stock units, or any other form of stock based
award. The aggregate number of shares of stock, which may be awarded, is subject to a maximum
limit of 18,000,000 shares applicable to all awards for the ten-year duration of the 2010 Stock
Plan. If any award under the prior The Hartford Incentive Stock Plan (as approved by the Companys
shareholders in 2000) or under the prior The Hartford 2005 Incentive Stock Plan (as approved by the
Companys shareholders in 2005) that was outstanding as of March 31, 2010, is forfeited,
terminated, surrendered, exchanged, expires unexercised, or is settled in cash in lieu of stock
(including to effect tax withholding) or for the net issuance of a lesser number of shares than the
number subject to the award, the shares of stock subject to such award (or the relevant portion
thereof) shall be available for awards under the 2010 Stock Plan and such shares shall be added to
the maximum limit to the extent of such forfeiture, termination, expiration, or cash or net
settlement of such awards.
Under the 2010 Stock Plan, all options granted have an exercise price at least equal to the market
price of the Companys common stock on the date of grant, and an options maximum term is not to
exceed ten years. For any year, no individual employee may receive an award of options for more
than 2,000,000 shares.
Performance awards of common stock granted under the 2010 Stock Plan become payable upon the
attainment of specific performance goals achieved over a period of not less than one nor more than
five years, and the restricted stock granted is subject to a restriction period. For any year, the
maximum award of performance shares, restricted stock awards, or restricted stock unit awards for
any individual employee in any year is 500,000 shares or units.
Shares issued in satisfaction of stock-based compensation may be made available from authorized but
unissued shares, shares held by the Company in treasury or from shares purchased in the open
market. The Company typically issues shares from treasury in satisfaction of stock-based
compensation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Stock-based compensation plans expense |
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
57 |
|
|
$ |
54 |
|
Income tax benefit |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stock-based compensation plans expense, after-tax |
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company did not capitalize any cost of stock-based compensation. As of September 30, 2010, the
total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $102, which is expected
to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.
12. Debt
Senior Notes
On June 15, 2010, The Hartford repaid its $275, 7.9% senior notes at maturity.
On March 23, 2010, The Hartford issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior notes.
The issuance consisted of $300 of 4.0% senior notes due March 30, 2015, $500 of 5.5% senior notes
due March 30, 2020 and $300 of 6.625% senior notes due March 30, 2040. The senior notes bear
interest at their respective rate, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 30 and September 30 of
each year, beginning September 30, 2010.
58
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
13. Equity
Issuance of Common Stock
On March 23, 2010, The Hartford issued approximately 59.6 million shares of common stock at a price
to the public of $27.75 per share and received net proceeds of $1.6 billion.
Issuance of Series F Preferred Stock
On March 23, 2010, The Hartford issued 23 million depositary shares, each representing a 1/40th
interest in The Hartfords 7.25% mandatory convertible preferred stock, Series F, at a price of $25
per depositary share and received net proceeds of approximately $556. The Company will pay
cumulative dividends on each share of the mandatory convertible preferred stock at a rate of 7.25%
per annum on the initial liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Dividends will accrue and
cumulate from the date of issuance and, to the extent that the Company is legally permitted to pay
dividends and its board of directors declares a dividend payable, the Company will, from July 1,
2010 until and including January 1, 2013 pay dividends on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and
October 1, in cash and (whether or not declared prior to that date) on April 1, 2013 will pay or
deliver, as the case may be, dividends in cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination
thereof, at its election. Dividends on and repurchases of the Companys common stock will be
subject to restrictions in the event that the Company fails to declare and pay, or set aside for
payment, dividends on the Series F preferred stock.
The 575,000 shares of mandatory convertible preferred stock, Series F, will automatically convert
into shares of common stock on April 1, 2013, if not earlier converted at the option of the holder,
at any time, or upon the occurrence of a fundamental change. The number of shares issuable upon
mandatory conversion of each share of mandatory convertible preferred stock will be a variable
amount based on the average of the daily volume weighted average price per share of the Companys
common stock during a specified period of 20 consecutive trading days with the number of shares of
common stock ranging from 29.536 to 36.036 per share of mandatory convertible preferred stock,
subject to anti-dilution adjustments.
Redemption of Series E Preferred Stock and U.S. Treasury Auction of Warrants issued under the
Capital Purchase Program
On March 31, 2010, the Company repurchased all 3.4 million shares of Series E preferred stock
issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) for an aggregate purchase price of
$3.4 billion and made a final dividend payment of $22 on the Series E preferred stock. The Company
recorded a $440 charge to retained earnings representing the acceleration of the accretion of the
remaining discount on the Series E preferred stock.
On September 27, 2010, the Treasury sold its warrants to purchase approximately 52 million shares
of The Hartfords common stock in a secondary public offering for net proceeds of approximately
$706. The Hartford did not receive any proceeds from this sale. The warrants are exercisable, in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time until June 26, 2019 at an initial exercise
price of $9.79. The exercise price will be paid by the withholding by The Hartford of a number of
shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants equal to the value of the aggregate
exercise price of the warrants so exercised determined by reference to the closing price of The
Hartfords common stock on the trading day on which the warrants are exercised and notice is
delivered to the warrant agent. The Hartford did not purchase any of the warrants sold by the
Treasury.
Adjustment to warrants previously issued to Allianz
The issuance of common and preferred stock during the first quarter of 2010 triggered an
anti-dilution provision in The Hartfords Investment Agreement with Allianz, which resulted in the
adjustment to the warrant exercise price to $25.23 from $25.25 and to the number of shares that may
be purchased to 69,351,806 from 69,314,987.
Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interest includes VIEs in which the Company has concluded that it is the primary
beneficiary, see Note 5 for further discussion of the Companys involvement in VIEs, and general
account mutual funds where the Company holds the majority interest due to seed money investments.
In 2010, the Company recognized the noncontrolling interest in these entities in other liabilities
since these entities represent investment vehicles whereby the noncontrolling interests may redeem
these investments at any time.
59
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
14. Goodwill
The Hartford has changed its reporting segments effective for third quarter 2010 reporting.
Accordingly, the goodwill by segment data for prior reporting periods has been adjusted to reflect
the new reporting segments. See Note 3 for further description of the changes to the reporting
segments. The carrying amount of goodwill allocated to reporting segments as of September 30, 2010
and December 31, 2009 is shown below.
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September 30, 2010 |
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December 31, 2009 |
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|
Accumulated |
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|
Carrying |
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|
Accumulated |
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|
Carrying |
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Gross |
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Impairments |
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Value |
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Gross |
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Impairments |
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Value |
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Commercial Markets |
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Property & Casualty Commercial |
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$ |
30 |
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|
$ |
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|
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
30 |
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Total Commercial Markets |
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30 |
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|
|
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|
|
30 |
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|
|
30 |
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|
|
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|
|
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30 |
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Consumer Markets |
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119 |
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|
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119 |
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119 |
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119 |
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Wealth Management |
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|
Global Annuity |
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422 |
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|
|
(422 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
422 |
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|
|
(422 |
) |
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|
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|
Life Insurance |
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|
224 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
224 |
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|
|
224 |
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|
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|
|
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|
224 |
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Retirement Plans |
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|
87 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
87 |
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|
|
87 |
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|
87 |
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Mutual Funds |
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|
159 |
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159 |
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159 |
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159 |
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Total Wealth Management |
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892 |
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|
|
(422 |
) |
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|
470 |
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|
892 |
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(422 |
) |
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|
470 |
|
Corporate and Other |
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940 |
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|
|
(508 |
) |
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432 |
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|
940 |
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(355 |
) |
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585 |
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Total Goodwill |
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$ |
1,981 |
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|
$ |
(930 |
) |
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$ |
1,051 |
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$ |
1,981 |
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$ |
(777 |
) |
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$ |
1,204 |
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The Company completed its annual goodwill assessment for the Federal Trust Corporation reporting
unit within Corporate and Other during the second quarter of 2010, resulting in a goodwill
impairment of $153, pre-tax.
The Company completed its annual goodwill assessment for the individual reporting units within
Wealth Management and Corporate and Other, except for the Federal Trust Corporation reporting unit,
as of January 1, 2010, which resulted in no write-downs of goodwill in 2010. The reporting units
passed the first step of their annual impairment tests with a significant margin with the exception
of the Individual Life reporting unit within Life Insurance. Individual Life completed the second
step of the annual goodwill impairment test resulting in an implied goodwill value that was in
excess of its carrying value. Even though the fair value of the reporting unit was lower than its
carrying value, the implied level of goodwill in Individual Life exceeded the carrying amount of
goodwill. In the implied purchase accounting required by the step two goodwill impairment test,
the implied present value of future profits was substantially lower than that of the DAC asset
removed in purchase accounting. A higher discount rate was used for calculating the present value
of future profits as compared to that used for calculating the present value of estimated gross
profits for DAC. As a result, in the implied purchase accounting, implied goodwill exceeded the
carrying amount of goodwill.
The Company will complete the annual impairment test for the reporting units within Commercial
Markets and Consumer Markets in the fourth quarter of 2010.
15. Sale of Joint Venture Interest in ICATU Hartford Seguros, S.A.
On November 23, 2009, in keeping with the Companys June 2009 announcement to return to its
historical strengths as a U.S.-centric insurance company, the Company entered into a Share Purchase
Agreement to sell its joint venture interest in ICATU Hartford Seguros, S.A. (IHS), its Brazilian
insurance operation, to its partner, ICATU Holding S.A., for $135. The transaction closed in the
second quarter of 2010, and the Company received cash proceeds of $130, which was net of capital
gains tax withheld of $5. The investment in IHS was reported as an equity method investment in
Other assets.
16. Subsequent Event
In October 2010, the Company announced the sale of Hartford Investments Canada Corporation.
This sale of The Hartfords Canadian mutual fund business is expected to close in fourth quarter
2010 and is subject to approval of Canadian securities regulatory authorities. The Hartford
estimates a net realized gain on the sale of $40 to $45, after-tax, and does not expect this sale
to have a material impact on the Companys future earnings.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollar amounts in millions except share data unless otherwise stated)
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A)
addresses the financial condition of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and its
subsidiaries (collectively, The Hartford or the Company) as of September 30, 2010, compared
with December 31, 2009, and its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2010, compared to the equivalent 2009 periods. This discussion should be read in conjunction
with the MD&A in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report. Certain reclassifications have been
made to prior period financial information to conform to the current period classifications.
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67 |
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78 |
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86 |
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88 |
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93 |
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126 |
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61
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Earned premiums |
|
$ |
3,513 |
|
|
$ |
3,499 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
10,546 |
|
|
$ |
10,920 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
Fee income |
|
|
1,173 |
|
|
|
1,140 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3,557 |
|
|
|
3,369 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
Net investment income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities available-for-sale and other |
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
3,296 |
|
|
|
2,990 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
Equity securities, trading [1] |
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
63 |
% |
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net investment income |
|
|
2,126 |
|
|
|
1,687 |
|
|
|
26 |
% |
|
|
2,391 |
|
|
|
5,427 |
|
|
|
(56 |
%) |
Net realized capital gains (losses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) losses |
|
|
(146 |
) |
|
|
(760 |
) |
|
|
81 |
% |
|
|
(778 |
) |
|
|
(1,546 |
) |
|
|
50 |
% |
OTTI losses recognized in other comprehensive income |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
(86 |
%) |
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
472 |
|
|
|
(15 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(536 |
) |
|
|
79 |
% |
|
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
(1,074 |
) |
|
|
65 |
% |
Net realized capital gains (losses), excluding net OTTI
losses recognized in earnings |
|
|
(146 |
) |
|
|
(683 |
) |
|
|
79 |
% |
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
(742 |
) |
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net realized capital losses |
|
|
(261 |
) |
|
|
(1,219 |
) |
|
|
79 |
% |
|
|
(526 |
) |
|
|
(1,816 |
) |
|
|
71 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other revenues |
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
360 |
|
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
6,673 |
|
|
|
5,230 |
|
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
16,328 |
|
|
|
18,261 |
|
|
|
(11 |
%) |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
3,037 |
|
|
|
3,070 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
9,762 |
|
|
|
10,799 |
|
|
|
(10 |
%) |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses returns
credited on international variable annuities [1] |
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
63 |
% |
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
NM |
|
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and
present value of future profits (DAC) |
|
|
438 |
|
|
|
687 |
|
|
|
(36 |
%) |
|
|
2,027 |
|
|
|
3,620 |
|
|
|
(44 |
%) |
Insurance operating costs and other expenses |
|
|
1,105 |
|
|
|
1,174 |
|
|
|
(6 |
%) |
|
|
3,461 |
|
|
|
3,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
Goodwill impairment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total benefits, losses and expenses |
|
|
5,751 |
|
|
|
5,687 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
14,878 |
|
|
|
20,717 |
|
|
|
(28 |
%) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
922 |
|
|
|
(457 |
) |
|
NM |
| |
|
1,450 |
|
|
|
(2,456 |
) |
|
NM |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
(1,012 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
666 |
|
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
NM |
| |
$ |
1,061 |
|
|
$ |
(1,444 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Supplemental Operating Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share |
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
|
$ |
(0.79 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
1.21 |
|
|
$ |
(4.52 |
) |
|
NM |
|
Total revenues, excluding net investment
income (loss) on equity securities, trading |
|
|
5,630 |
|
|
|
4,592 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
17,233 |
|
|
|
15,824 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
DAC Unlock benefit (charge), after-tax |
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
(1,071 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
Summary of Financial Condition |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
313,926 |
|
|
$ |
307,717 |
|
Total investments, excluding equity securities, trading |
|
|
101,095 |
|
|
|
93,235 |
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
20,909 |
|
|
|
17,865 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes investment income and mark-to-market effects of equity securities, trading,
supporting the international variable annuity business, which are classified in net
investment income with corresponding amounts credited to policyholders within benefits,
losses and loss adjustment expenses. |
The Hartford defines increases or decreases greater than or equal to 200%, or changes from a net
gain to a net loss position, or vice versa, as NM or not meaningful.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Decrease) From |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Decrease) From |
|
Segment Results |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2009 to 2010 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2009 to 2010 |
|
Property & Casualty Commercial |
|
$ |
306 |
|
|
$ |
217 |
|
|
$ |
89 |
|
|
$ |
782 |
|
|
$ |
484 |
|
|
$ |
298 |
|
Group Benefits |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commercial Markets |
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
927 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Markets |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
Global Annuity |
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
|
495 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
(1,304 |
) |
|
|
1,445 |
|
Life Insurance |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
Retirement Plans |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
200 |
|
Mutual Funds |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wealth Management |
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
(335 |
) |
|
|
655 |
|
|
|
470 |
|
|
|
(1,431 |
) |
|
|
1,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
(76 |
) |
|
|
(182 |
) |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
(449 |
) |
|
|
(700 |
) |
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
666 |
|
|
$ |
(220 |
) |
|
$ |
886 |
|
|
$ |
1,061 |
|
|
$ |
(1,444 |
) |
|
$ |
2,505 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009
The change from consolidated net loss to consolidated net income was primarily due to net realized
capital losses of $885, after-tax, in 2009 compared to losses of $44, after-tax, in 2010. In
addition, the DAC Unlock benefit of $193, after-tax, in 2010 was higher than the DAC Unlock benefit
of $63, after-tax, in 2009.
Excluding the after-tax impacts of net realized capital losses and DAC Unlocks, earnings decreased
approximately $85 from 2009 to 2010. See the segment sections of the MD&A for a discussion on
their respective performances.
See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of the
tax provision at the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the provision (benefit) for income taxes.
Nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009
The change from consolidated net loss to consolidated net income was primarily due to a DAC Unlock
charge of $1.1 billion, after-tax, in 2009 compared to a benefit of $48, after-tax, in 2010, net
realized capital losses of $1.6 billion, after-tax, in 2009 compared to losses of $286, after-tax,
in 2010, partially offset by a goodwill impairment of approximately $100, after-tax, in 2010,
compared to $32, after-tax, in 2009.
Excluding the after-tax impacts of net realized capital losses, DAC Unlocks and goodwill
impairments, earnings increased approximately $160 from 2009 to 2010. See the segment sections of
the MD&A for a discussion on their respective performances.
See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of the
tax provision at the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the provision (benefit) for income taxes.
63
OUTLOOKS
The Hartford provides projections and other forward-looking information in the following
discussions, which contain many forward-looking statements, particularly relating to the Companys
future financial performance. These forward-looking statements are estimates based on information
currently available to the Company, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to the precautionary statements set forth
on pages 3-4 of this Form 10-Q. Actual results are likely to differ, and in the past have
differed, materially from those forecast by the Company, depending on the outcome of various
factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth in each discussion below and in Part I,
Item 1A, Risk Factors in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report, Part II, Item 1A, Risk
Factors of The Hartfords Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and
June 30, 2010, as well as in Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors of this Form 10-Q.
Property & Casualty Commercial
Standard commercial lines consist of The Hartfords small commercial and middle market lines of
business. Written premium for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 for total Property &
Casualty Commercial, which includes both standard commercial and specialty lines, increased by 1%
driven by rate improvements and policy retention. The Company expects these trends to continue in
the fourth quarter as premium retention improves in standard businesses and the economy continues
to slowly improve. The Company expects Property & Casualty Commercials written premiums to grow
in the low single digits for the full year 2010.
Property & Casualty Commercial introduced several initiatives in 2009 that continue to support
improvements in 2010 including: programs aimed at improving policy count retention and the rollout
of a new product offering for package business (Growing Spectrum). In addition, the segment
introduced a new pricing model for commercial auto that is being implemented during 2010. Property
& Casualty Commercial is expected to continue to grow policy counts for the remainder of 2010 led
by workers compensation reflecting: our current market position and capabilities; targeted
broadening of underwriting capabilities in selected industries; and leveraging the payroll model to
both increase penetration in well-established partners and continue developing opportunities with
recently added partners such as Intuit.
The Property & Casualty Commercial segments combined ratio before catastrophes and prior accident
year development was 92.8 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The Company expects the
2010 full year combined ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year development to be higher
than the 91.2 achieved in 2009. The increase in the combined ratio results from an expected
increase in the current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, as well as a higher
expense ratio. Standard commercial lines have experienced less negative frequency trends on
workers compensation and commercial auto claims in recent accident years while 2010 severity
remains benign. Management expects a continuation of these trends for the remainder of the 2010
accident year as the economy continues to recover. Across standard commercial lines, as the
economy slowly recovers, severity is expected to move back to its long-term upward trend. The 2010
expense ratio is expected to be higher than 2009 due to a decrease in earned premiums.
Group Benefits
Group Benefits sales may fluctuate based on the competitive pricing environment in the
marketplace. The Companys year-to-date sales have declined from 2009 levels. This decline in
sales combined with the Companys disciplined underwriting in the competitive pricing environment
will likely result in lower full year sales for 2010 compared to 2009. The Company anticipates
relatively stable loss ratios and expense ratios over the long-term based on underlying trends in
the in-force business and disciplined new business and renewal underwriting. In 2010, disability
incidence has increased and claim terminations have declined compared to 2009 levels. The Company
believes a component of this experience is normal volatility in the book of business. However,
management has been evaluating the current experience and has reflected this current experience
into its pricing for future new business and renewals.
The economic downturn, which resulted in rising unemployment, combined with the potential for
employees to lessen spending on the Companys products, has negatively impacted premium levels,
which is expected to continue until there is sustained economic expansion and lower unemployment
rates compared to the end of 2009 levels. Over time, as employers design benefit strategies to
attract and retain employees, while attempting to control their benefit costs, management believes
that the need for the Companys products will continue to expand. This combined with the
significant number of employees who currently do not have coverage or adequate levels of coverage,
creates continued opportunities for our products and services.
Consumer Markets
The Company expects Consumer Markets written premiums for the 2010 full year will be lower than
2009 as written premium is expected to be lower in both AARP and Agency. The Company expects
personal auto written premiums will be lower in 2010 driven by a decline in new business and policy
retention due primarily to the effects of rate increases and underwriting actions to improve
profitability and actions to reduce written premiums in certain market segments and territories.
Partially offsetting these drivers is an expected increase in the sale of the Companys Open Road
Advantage product. The Company expects homeowners written premiums will increase modestly driven
by an increase in written pricing and the cross-sell of AARP homeowners insurance to auto
policyholders, partially offset by the effect of rate and underwriting actions lowering new
business and policy retention.
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AARP and Agency written premium is expected to be lower for the full year driven by a decline in
new business and policy retention with new business down for AARP due to lower responses from
direct marketing and a lower conversion rate. The decline in conversion rate for AARP and new
business for Agency is largely being driven by pricing and underwriting actions taken to improve
profitability. Pricing and underwriting actions are also driving the expected decline in policy
retention for both AARP and Agency. The Company will continue to use direct marketing to AARP
members to drive new business in AARP and will expand the sale of its Open Road Advantage product
through independent agents to drive new business in Agency. The Company distributes its discounted
AARP Open Road Advantage auto product through those independent agents who are authorized to offer
the AARP product. As of September 30, 2010, the Open Road Advantage auto product was available in
24 states and the Company expects the product to be available to authorized agents in 39 states by
the end of the first quarter of 2011.
Renewal written pricing has increased for both auto and homeowners for the first nine months of
2010 driven by rate increases in response to rising loss costs relative to average premium. For
both auto and home, the increase in average written premium per policy in 2010 has not been as
significant as the increase in written pricing due primarily to a continued shift to more preferred
market segment business (which has lower average premium) and growth in states and territories with
lower average premium.
The combined ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year development for Consumer Markets was
92.6 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Management expects the full year ratio will be
slightly higher than the 92.3 ratio achieved in 2009 as the current accident year loss and loss
adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes is expected to increase slightly over the prior year
for auto and remain relatively flat for homeowners. For auto business, the expected increase in
the current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes for the 2010
full year is largely being driven by higher expected auto liability loss costs relative to average
earned premium per policy and, to a lesser extent, higher auto physical damage emerged frequency.
For the balance of 2010, management expects an improvement in the current accident year loss and
loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes for auto driven by the effect of rate increases
and an improvement in claim frequency for both auto physical damage and auto liability coverages,
partially offset by an increase in severity that is in line with historical experience. The
improvement in auto claim frequency is expected to come from the shift to more preferred market
segment business and the impact of underwriting actions to improve profitability.
For home, the Company expects the current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio
before catastrophes will be relatively flat to 2009 for the 2010 full year due to the effect of
earned pricing increases, low average claim severity and the shift to more preferred market segment
business, largely offset by increased frequency of weather claims.
Management expects the expense ratio will be relatively flat for the 2010 full year as higher
information technology costs and higher amortization of AARP acquisition costs will largely be
offset by a reduction in direct marketing for consumer direct business.
Global Annuity
In the long-term, management continues to believe the market for annuities will expand as
individuals increasingly save and plan for retirement. Demographic trends suggest that as the
baby boom generation matures, a significant portion of the United States population will allocate
a greater percentage of their disposable incomes to saving for their retirement years due to
uncertainty surrounding the Social Security system and increases in average life expectancy.
Further, due to volatility in the equity markets, the Company is expecting that many baby boomers
will be looking to provide more stability to the value of their accumulated wealth and will focus
more on identifying and creating dependable and certain income streams that can provide known
payments throughout their retirement.
Near-term, the Company is continuing to experience lower variable annuity sales as a result of the
competitiveness of the Companys current product offerings. The Company expects these lower sales
to continue through 2010. The current market conditions and market volatility have increased the
cost and volatility of hedging programs, and the level of capital needed to support living benefit
guarantees when compared to historical levels. Management is committed to the U.S. variable
annuity marketplace and will continue to evaluate the benefits offered within its variable
annuities, and ensure the product portfolio meets customer needs within the risk tolerances of The
Hartford. With variable annuity sales at their current levels, management expects to continue to
be in a net outflow position through 2010.
In the second quarter of 2009, the Company suspended all new annuity sales in its Japan and
European operations. The Company continues to restructure its operations to maximize profitability
and capital efficiency while continuing to focus on risk management and maintaining appropriate
service levels.
Continued equity market volatility and the low level of interest rates will continue to impact the
cost and effectiveness of our guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB) hedging program and
could result in material losses in our hedging program. For more information on the GMWB hedging
program, see the Variable Product Equity Risk Management section within Capital Markets Risk
Management.
The Companys fixed annuity sales will remain depressed as a result of lower interest rates.
Management expects fixed annuity sales to continue to be challenged until interest rates increase.
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Assets under management are relatively level compared to 2009 which is the result of improved
equity market levels offsetting continued net outflows in the variable annuity business. Although
the markets have partially recovered over the past year they have not reached their 2008 levels
and, as a result, the extent of the scale efficiencies that Global Annuity has benefited from in
recent years has been reduced. Although the business has improved profitability compared to prior
year, the profitability rates are not consistent with historical levels. This condition is expected
to persist for the remainder of 2010.
Due to the loss of some efficiencies of scale within its domestic annuity operations and the
decision to suspend sales within the international annuity operations, the Company has evaluated
its expense structure and taken actions to improve its cost structure, and will continue to
actively evaluate expense levels to ensure the business is controlling costs, while maintaining an
appropriate level of service to our customers.
Life Insurance
Future sales for all products will be influenced by active management of current distribution
relationships, responding to the negative impact of recent merger and consolidation activity on
existing distribution relationships and the development of new sources of distribution, and the
Companys ratings, as published by the various ratings agencies, while offering competitive and
innovative products and product features. The current economic environment poses challenges for
future sales; while life insurance products respond well to consumer demand for financial security
and wealth accumulation solutions, individuals may be reluctant to transfer funds when market
volatility has recently resulted in significant declines in investment values. In addition, the
availability and terms of capital solutions in the marketplace, as discussed below, to support
universal life products with secondary guarantees, may reduce future growth in these products.
Life Insurance reinsured the policy liability related to statutory reserves in individual universal
life with secondary guarantees to a captive reinsurance affiliate. A letter of credit by an
unaffiliated standby third-party (issuer) supports a portion of the statutory reserves that have
been ceded to this subsidiary. The use of the letter of credit enhanced statutory capital but
resulted in a decline in net investment income and increased expenses for Life Insurance. As of
September 30, 2010, the transaction provided approximately $540 of statutory capital relief
associated with the Companys individual universal life products with secondary guarantees. The
issuer terminated the letter of credit for new business effective January 31, 2010. The letter of
credit is expected to provide sufficient coverage for the reinsured business through 2028. On July
1, 2010, management launched a competitively priced individual universal life product with
secondary guarantees that meets the Companys capital efficiency objectives.
Life Insurance continues to face uncertainty surrounding estate tax legislation, aggressive
competition from other life insurance providers, reduced availability and higher price of
reinsurance, and the current regulatory environment related to reserving for term life insurance
and universal life products with no-lapse guarantees. Additionally, volatility in the equity
markets may reduce the attractiveness of variable universal life products. These risks may have a
negative impact on Life Insurances future sales and earnings. Despite these risks, management
believes there are opportunities to increase future sales by implementing strategies to expand
distribution capabilities, including utilizing independent agents and continuing to build on the
strong relationships within the financial institution marketplace. The private placement life
insurance industry (including the corporate-owned and bank-owned life insurance markets) has
experienced a slowdown in sales due to, among other things, limited availability of stable value
wrap providers. The Company believes that the current private placement life insurance (PPLI)
assets will experience stable persistency, but our ability to grow this business in the future will
be affected by near term market and industry challenges.
Retirement Plans
The future financial results of this segment will depend on Retirement Plans ability to increase
assets under management across all businesses, achieve scale in areas with a high degree of fixed
costs and maintain its investment spread earnings on the general account products sold largely in
the 403(b)/457 business. Disciplined expense management will continue to be a focus of the
Retirement Plans segment as necessary investments in service and technology are made to effect the
integration of the acquisitions made in 2008.
The continued improvements in the equity markets over the last year have continued to help improve
both quarterly deposits and assets under management. These improvements have been partially offset
by a few large case surrenders in 2009; however, assets under management at September 30, 2010 are
$49.2 billion representing an increase of 15% from prior year. Assuming no further significant
declines in equity markets, due to current sales momentum, management expects assets under
management to improve.
Mutual Funds
The partial equity market recovery, and the fact that certain key funds performed strongly relative
to the market, has driven an increase in deposits year over year. Assets under management have
been favorably affected by recent market performance. As the mutual fund business continues to
evolve, success will be driven by diversifying net sales across the mutual fund platform,
delivering superior investment performance and creating new investment solutions for current and
future mutual fund shareholders. The increase in assets under management from the prior year has
led to an increase in earnings and ROA from 2009 levels.
For the Retail and Investment-Only mutual fund business, net sales can vary significantly depending
on market conditions, as we have experienced over the past two years. In addition, underlying fund
performance relative to the market and peers can affect investment mandates for the Investment-Only
mutual funds.
For Proprietary mutual funds, net flows are affected by the level of net sales in the insurance
products that invest in these funds, as well as the relative performance of the underlying fund
relative to the other fund offerings of the product. The Proprietary mutual funds have experienced
negative net flows as the primary variable annuity products invested in these funds have been in a
net outflow position as the block has aged, and management expects that this business will continue
producing net outflows.
66
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues
and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ, and in the past has
differed, from those estimates.
The Company has identified the following estimates as critical in that they involve a higher degree
of judgment and are subject to a significant degree of variability: property and casualty insurance
product reserves, net of reinsurance; estimated gross profits used in the valuation and
amortization of assets and liabilities associated with variable annuity and other universal
life-type contracts; evaluation of other-than-temporary impairments on available-for-sale
securities (AFS) and valuation allowances on investments; living benefits required to be fair
valued; goodwill impairment; valuation of investments and derivative instruments; pension and other
postretirement benefit obligations; valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and contingencies
relating to corporate litigation and regulatory matters. Certain of these estimates are
particularly sensitive to market conditions, and deterioration and/or volatility in the worldwide
debt or equity markets could have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements. In developing these estimates management makes subjective and complex judgments that
are inherently uncertain and subject to material change as facts and circumstances develop.
Although variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are
appropriate based upon the facts available upon compilation of the financial statements. The
Hartfords critical accounting estimates are discussed in Part II, Item 7 MD&A in The Hartfords
2009 Form 10-K Annual Report. The following discussion updates certain of The Hartfords critical
accounting estimates for September 30, 2010 results.
Property and Casualty Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance
Based on the results of the quarterly reserve review process, the Company determines the
appropriate reserve adjustments, if any, to record. Recorded reserve estimates are changed after
consideration of numerous factors, including but not limited to, the magnitude of the difference
between the actuarial indication and the recorded reserves, improvement or deterioration of
actuarial indications in the period, the maturity of the accident year, trends observed over the
recent past and the level of volatility within a particular line of business. In general, changes
are made more quickly to more mature accident years and less volatile lines of business.
As part of its quarterly reserve review process, the Company is closely monitoring reported loss
development in certain lines where the recent emergence of paid losses and case reserves could
indicate a trend that may eventually lead the Company to change its estimate of ultimate losses in
those lines. If, and when, the emergence of reported losses is determined to be a trend that
changes the Companys estimate of ultimate losses, prior accident years reserves would be adjusted
in the period the change in estimate is made. Such adjustments of reserves are referred to as
reserve development. Reserve development that increases previous estimates of ultimate cost is
called reserve strengthening. Reserve development that decreases previous estimates of ultimate
cost is called reserve releases. Reserve development can influence the comparability of year
over year underwriting results and is set forth in the paragraphs and tables that follow.
67
Reserve Rollforwards and Development
A roll-forward follows of property and casualty insurance product liabilities for unpaid losses and
loss adjustment expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Property & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and |
|
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
Consumer |
|
|
Corporate and |
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
|
Commercial |
|
|
Markets |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Insurance |
|
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses,
gross |
|
$ |
15,051 |
|
|
$ |
2,109 |
|
|
$ |
4,491 |
|
|
$ |
21,651 |
|
Reinsurance and other recoverables |
|
|
2,570 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
|
|
3,441 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net |
|
|
12,481 |
|
|
|
2,098 |
|
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
18,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current accident year before catastrophes |
|
|
2,634 |
|
|
|
2,034 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,668 |
|
Current accident year catastrophes |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
363 |
|
Prior accident years |
|
|
(339 |
) |
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
(154 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
2,429 |
|
|
|
2,212 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
4,877 |
|
Payments |
|
|
(2,568 |
) |
|
|
(2,146 |
) |
|
|
(306 |
) |
|
|
(5,020 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net |
|
|
12,342 |
|
|
|
2,164 |
|
|
|
3,561 |
|
|
|
18,067 |
|
Reinsurance and other recoverables |
|
|
2,438 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
3,150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross |
|
$ |
14,780 |
|
|
$ |
2,175 |
|
|
$ |
4,262 |
|
|
$ |
21,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earned premiums |
|
$ |
4,278 |
|
|
$ |
2,976 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [1] |
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
|
72.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio |
|
|
56.8 |
|
|
|
74.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior accident years development (pts) [2] |
|
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The loss and loss expense paid ratio represents the ratio of paid losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums. |
|
[2] |
|
Prior accident years development (pts) represents the ratio of prior accident years development to earned premiums. |
Prior accident years development recorded in 2010
Included within prior accident years development for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010 were the following reserve strengthenings (releases):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Property & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and |
|
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
Consumer |
|
|
Corporate and |
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
|
Commercial |
|
|
Markets |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Insurance |
|
Auto liability |
|
$ |
(26 |
) |
|
$ |
(41 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(67 |
) |
Package business |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
Workers compensation |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
General liability, umbrella and high hazard liability |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
General liability, excluding umbrella and high hazard liability |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
Professional liability |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Property |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Net environmental reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
Other reserve re-estimates, net [1] |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total prior accident years development |
|
$ |
(118 |
) |
|
$ |
(34 |
) |
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
$ |
(88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes reserve discount accretion of $7 in Property & Casualty Commercial. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Property & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and |
|
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
Consumer |
|
|
Corporate and |
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
|
Commercial |
|
|
Markets |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Insurance |
|
Auto liability |
|
$ |
(50 |
) |
|
$ |
(82 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(132 |
) |
Package business |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
Workers compensation |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
General liability, umbrella and high hazard liability |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(61 |
) |
General liability, excluding umbrella and high hazard liability |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
Professional liability |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(87 |
) |
Property |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
Net environmental reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
Net asbestos reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
Uncollectible reinsurance |
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
Other reserve re-estimates, net [1] |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total prior accident years development |
|
$ |
(339 |
) |
|
$ |
(51 |
) |
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
$ |
(154 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes reserve discount accretion of $20 in Property & Casualty Commercial. |
68
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Companys re-estimates of prior
accident years reserves included the following significant reserve changes:
|
|
Released reserves for commercial auto claims in the three and nine months ended September
30, 2010 as the Company lowered its reserve estimate to recognize a lower severity trend
during 2009 and 2010 on larger claims in accident years 2002 to 2009. |
|
|
Released reserves for personal auto liability claims in the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010. During 2009, the Company recognized that favorable development in
reported severity, due in part to changes made to claim handling procedures in 2007, was a
sustained trend for accident years 2005 through 2008 and, accordingly, management reduced its
reserve estimate. The reserve releases are in response to a continuation of these same
favorable trends, primarily affecting accident years 2005 through 2009. |
|
|
Released reserves for package business claims for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2010, primarily related to accident years 2005 through 2009. Claim emergence within the
liability portion of the package coverage for these accident years continues to be lower than
anticipated. Management now believes this lower level of claim activity will continue into
the future and has reduced its reserve estimate in response to these favorable trends. |
|
|
Released reserves for workers compensation business in the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010, primarily related to accident years 2006 and 2007. Management updated
reviews of state reforms affecting these accident years and determined impacts to be more
favorable than previously estimated. Accordingly, management reduced reserve estimates for
these years. |
|
|
Released reserves for general liability claims for the three and nine months ending
September 30, 2010, primarily related to accident years 2005 through 2008. Claim emergence
for these accident years continues to be lower than anticipated. Management now believes this
lower level of claim activity will continue into the future and has reduced its reserve
estimate in response to these favorable trends. Partially offsetting this reserve release is
strengthening on loss adjustment expense reserves during the second quarter of 2010 due to
higher than expected allocated loss expenses for claims in accident years 2000 and prior. |
|
|
Released reserves for professional liability claims for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010 primarily related to directors and officers (D&O) claims in accident
years 2008 and prior. For these accident years, reported losses for claims under D&O policies
have been emerging favorably to initial expectations due to lower than expected claim
severity. |
|
|
Strengthened reserves for property in personal homeowners claims for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010. During 2010, the Company observed a lengthening of the claim
reporting period for homeowners claims for prior accident years which resulted in increasing
managements estimate of the ultimate cost to settle these claims. |
|
|
The Company reviewed its allowance for uncollectible reinsurance in the second quarter of
2010 and reduced its allowance, in part, by a reduction in gross ceded loss recoverables. |
|
|
Refer to the Other Operations Claims section for further discussion on strengthening of net
environmental and net asbestos reserves. |
69
A roll-forward follows of property & casualty insurance product liabilities for unpaid losses and
loss adjustment expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Property & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and |
|
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
Consumer |
|
|
Corporate and |
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
|
Commercial |
|
|
Markets |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Insurance |
|
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses,
gross |
|
$ |
15,273 |
|
|
$ |
2,083 |
|
|
$ |
4,577 |
|
|
$ |
21,933 |
|
Reinsurance and other recoverables |
|
|
2,742 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
798 |
|
|
|
3,586 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net |
|
|
12,531 |
|
|
|
2,037 |
|
|
|
3,779 |
|
|
|
18,347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current accident year before catastrophes |
|
|
2,726 |
|
|
|
1,974 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4,701 |
|
Current accident year catastrophes |
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
322 |
|
Prior accident years |
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
2,560 |
|
|
|
2,201 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
4,965 |
|
Payments |
|
|
(2,470 |
) |
|
|
(2,156 |
) |
|
|
(275 |
) |
|
|
(4,901 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, net |
|
|
12,621 |
|
|
|
2,082 |
|
|
|
3,708 |
|
|
|
18,411 |
|
Reinsurance and other recoverables |
|
|
2,594 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
3,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending liabilities for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses, gross |
|
$ |
15,215 |
|
|
$ |
2,125 |
|
|
$ |
4,561 |
|
|
$ |
21,901 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earned premiums |
|
$ |
4,463 |
|
|
$ |
2,957 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense paid ratio [1] |
|
|
55.3 |
|
|
|
72.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss expense incurred ratio |
|
|
57.3 |
|
|
|
74.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior accident years development (pts) [2] |
|
|
(5.5 |
) |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The loss and loss expense paid ratio represents the ratio of paid losses and loss adjustment expenses to earned premiums. |
|
[2] |
|
Prior accident years development (pts) represents the ratio of prior accident years development to earned premiums. |
Prior accident years development recorded in 2009
Included within prior accident years development for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009 were the following reserve strengthenings (releases):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Property & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and |
|
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
Consumer |
|
|
Corporate and |
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
|
Commercial |
|
|
Markets |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Insurance |
|
Auto liability |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(20 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(20 |
) |
Workers compensation |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
General liability |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
Professional liability |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
Net environmental reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Other reserve re-estimates, net [1] |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total prior accident years development |
|
$ |
(108 |
) |
|
$ |
(25 |
) |
|
$ |
81 |
|
|
$ |
(52 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes reserve discount accretion of $6 in Property & Casualty Commercial. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Property & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and |
|
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
Consumer |
|
|
Corporate and |
|
|
Casualty |
|
|
|
Commercial |
|
|
Markets |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Insurance |
|
Auto liability |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(53 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(53 |
) |
Package business |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
|
Workers compensation |
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
General liability |
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(85 |
) |
Professional liability |
|
|
(74 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(74 |
) |
Property |
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
Surety business |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
Net environmental reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Net asbestos reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
Uncollectible reinsurance |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
Other reserve re-estimates, net [1] |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total prior accident years development |
|
$ |
(246 |
) |
|
$ |
(15 |
) |
|
$ |
203 |
|
|
$ |
(58 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes reserve discount accretion of $18 in Property & Casualty Commercial. |
70
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Companys re-estimates of prior
accident years reserves included the following significant reserve changes:
|
|
Released reserves for personal auto liability claims in the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009. Beginning in the first quarter of 2008, management observed an
improvement in emerged claim severity for the 2005 through 2007 accident years attributed, in
part, to changes made in claim handling procedures in 2007. In the first six months of 2009,
the Company recognized that favorable development in reported severity was a sustained trend
and, accordingly, management reduced its reserve estimate, primarily related to accident years
2005 to 2007. The release of reserves in the three months ended September 30, 2009 was
principally related to AARP business for the 2006 through 2008 accident years. The reduction
in reserves related to accident years 2006 and 2007 reflects a continuation of the favorable
severity development trends that were first observed in early 2008. For accident year 2008,
management first lowered its estimate in the fourth quarter of 2008, reflecting favorable
frequency due to higher gas prices and reduced driving mileage. With the third quarter 2009
release, management now recognizes sustained improvement in reported severity development as
accident year 2008 has matured. |
|
|
Strengthened reserves for liability claims under package policies by $16 in the first
quarter of 2009, primarily related to allocated loss adjustment expenses for accident years
2000 to 2005 and by $20 in the second quarter of 2009, principally related to allocated loss
adjustment expenses for accident years 2007 and 2008. During the first quarter of 2009, the
Company identified higher than expected expense payments on older accident years related to
the liability coverage. Additional analysis in the second quarter of 2009 showed that this
higher level of loss adjustment expense is likely to continue into more recent accident years.
As a result, in the second quarter of 2009, the Company increased its estimates for future
expense payments for the 2007 and 2008 accident years. In addition, during the third quarter
of 2009, the Company recognized the cost of late emerging exposures were likely to be higher
than previously expected. Also in the third quarter, the Company recognized a lower than
expected frequency of high severity claims. These third quarter events were largely
offsetting. |
|
|
Released workers compensation reserves in the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009. The Company released reserves in the three months ended September 30, 2009, primarily
related to additional ceded losses on accident years 1999 and prior. During the first quarter
of 2009, the Company observed lower than expected expense payments on older accident years.
As a result, the Company reduced its estimate for future expense payments on more recent
accident years. |
|
|
Released reserves for general liability claims for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 primarily related to accident years 2003 to 2007. Beginning in the third
quarter of 2007, the Company observed that reported losses for high hazard and umbrella
general liability claims, primarily related to the 2001 to 2006 accident years, were emerging
favorably and this caused management to reduce its estimate of the cost of future reported
claims for these accident years, resulting in a reserve release in each quarter since the
third quarter of 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, management determined
that the lower level of loss emergence was also evident in accident year 2007 and had
continued for accident years 2003 to 2006 and, as a result, the Company reduced the reserves.
In addition, during the third quarter of 2009, the Company recognized that the cost of late
emerging exposures were likely to be higher than previously expected. Also in the third
quarter, the Company recognized additional ceded losses on accident years 1999 and prior.
These third quarter events were largely offsetting. |
|
|
Released reserves for professional liability claims in the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 primarily related to accident years 2003 to 2007. Beginning in 2008, the
Company observed that claim severity for both D&O and E&O claims for the 2003 to 2006 accident
years was developing favorably to previous expectations and the Company released reserves for
these accident years in 2008. During the first nine months of 2009, the Companys updated
analysis showed that claim severity for D&O losses in the 2003 to 2007 accident years
continued to develop favorably to previous expectations, resulting in a reduction of reserves
in each of the first three quarters of 2009. |
|
|
Strengthened reserves for property personal homeowners claims for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 primarily driven by increased claim settlement costs in recent accident
years and increased losses from underground storage tanks in older accident years. In 2008,
the Company began to observe increasing claim settlement costs for the 2005 to 2008 accident
years and, in the first quarter of 2009, determined that this higher cost level would
continue, resulting in a reserve strengthening of $9 for these accident years. In addition,
beginning in 2008, the Company observed unfavorable emergence of homeowners casualty claims
for accident years 2003 and prior, primarily related to underground storage tanks. Following a
detailed review of these claims in the first quarter of 2009, management increased its
estimate of the magnitude of this exposure and strengthened homeowners casualty claim
reserves by $9. |
|
|
Strengthened reserves for surety business for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
primarily related to accident years 2004 to 2007. The strengthening in 2009 consisted of net
actions of $45 strengthening of reserves for customs bonds, partially offset by a $20 release
of reserves for contract surety claims. During 2008, the Company became aware that there were
a large number of late reported surety claims related to customs bonds. Continued high volume
of late reported claims during the first and second quarters of 2009 caused the Company to
strengthen the reserves in each period. |
|
|
The Company reviewed its allowance for uncollectible reinsurance for Property & Casualty
Commercial in the second quarter of 2009 and reduced its allowance for Property & Casualty
Commercial driven, in part, by a reduction in gross ceded loss recoverables |
|
|
Refer to the Other Operations Claims section for further discussion on strengthening of net
environmental and net asbestos reserves. |
71
Other Operations Claims
Reserve Activity
Reserves and reserve activity in the Other Operations operating segment, within Corporate and
Other, are categorized and reported as asbestos, environmental, or all other. The all other
category of reserves covers a wide range of insurance and assumed reinsurance coverages, including,
but not limited to, potential liability for construction defects, lead paint, silica,
pharmaceutical products, molestation and other long-tail liabilities.
The following table presents reserve activity, inclusive of estimates for both reported and
incurred but not reported claims, net of reinsurance, for Other Operations, categorized by
asbestos, environmental and all other claims, for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010.
Other Operations Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
|
Asbestos |
|
|
Environmental |
|
|
All Other [1] |
|
Total |
|
Beginning liability net [2][3] |
|
$ |
1,944 |
|
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
$ |
1,351 |
|
|
$ |
3,586 |
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses paid |
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending liability net [2][3] |
|
$ |
1,888 |
[4] |
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
1,331 |
|
|
$ |
3,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
|
Asbestos |
|
|
Environmental |
|
|
All Other [1] |
|
|
Total |
|
Beginning liability net [2][3] |
|
$ |
1,892 |
|
|
$ |
307 |
|
|
$ |
1,432 |
|
|
$ |
3,631 |
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred |
|
|
172 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
236 |
|
Losses and loss adjustment expenses paid |
|
|
(176 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
(306 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending liability net [2][3] |
|
$ |
1,888 |
[4] |
|
$ |
342 |
|
|
$ |
1,331 |
|
|
$ |
3,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
All Other includes unallocated loss adjustment expense reserves.
All Other also includes The Companys allowance for uncollectible
reinsurance. When the Company commutes a ceded reinsurance contract
or settles a ceded reinsurance dispute, the portion of the allowance
for uncollectible reinsurance attributable to that commutation or
settlement, if any, is reclassified to the appropriate cause of loss. |
|
[2] |
|
Excludes asbestos and environmental net liabilities reported in
Property & Casualty Commercial of $9 and $5, respectively, as of
September 30, 2010, $10 and $4, respectively, as of June 30, 2010 and
$10 and $5, respectively, as of December 31, 2009. Total net losses
and loss adjustment expenses incurred in Property & Casualty
Commercial for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010
includes $4 and $10, respectively, related to asbestos and
environmental claims. Total net losses and loss adjustment expenses
paid in Property & Casualty Commercial for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2010 includes $4 and $11 respectively, related to
asbestos and environmental claims. |
|
[3] |
|
Gross of reinsurance, asbestos and environmental reserves, including
liabilities in Property & Casualty Commercial, were $2,393 and $395,
respectively, as of September 30, 2010, $2,545 and $344, respectively,
as of June 30, 2010 and $2,484 and $367, respectively, as of December
31, 2009. |
|
[4] |
|
The one year and average three year net paid amounts for asbestos
claims, including Property & Casualty Commercial, are $232 and $225,
respectively, resulting in a one year net survival ratio of 8.2 and a
three year net survival ratio of 8.4. Net survival ratio is the
quotient of the net carried reserves divided by the average annual
payment amount and is an indication of the number of years that the
net carried reserve would last (i.e. survive) if the future annual
claim payments were consistent with the calculated historical average. |
For paid and incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses reporting, the Company classifies its
asbestos and environmental reserves into three categories: Direct, Assumed Reinsurance and London
Market. Direct insurance includes primary and excess coverage. Assumed reinsurance includes both
treaty reinsurance (covering broad categories of claims or blocks of business) and facultative
reinsurance (covering specific risks or individual policies of primary or excess insurance
companies). London Market business includes the business written by one or more of the Companys
subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, which are no longer active in the insurance or reinsurance
business. Such business includes both direct insurance and assumed reinsurance.
Of the three categories of claims (Direct, Assumed Reinsurance and London Market), direct policies
tend to have the greatest factual development from which to estimate the Companys exposures.
Assumed reinsurance exposures are inherently less predictable than direct insurance exposures
because the Company may not receive notice of a reinsurance claim until the underlying direct
insurance claim is mature. This causes a delay in the receipt of information at the reinsurer
level and adds to the uncertainty of estimating related reserves.
London Market exposures are the most uncertain of the three categories of claims. As a participant
in the London Market (comprised of both Lloyds of London and London Market companies), certain
subsidiaries of the Company wrote business on a subscription basis, with those subsidiaries
involvement being limited to a relatively small percentage of a total contract placement. Claims
are reported, via a broker, to the lead underwriter and, once agreed to, are presented to the
following markets for concurrence. This reporting and claim agreement process makes estimating
liabilities for this business the most uncertain of the three categories of claims.
72
The following table sets forth, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, paid and
incurred loss activity by the three categories of claims for asbestos and environmental.
Paid and Incurred Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (LAE) Development Asbestos and Environmental
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asbestos [1] |
|
|
Environmental [1] |
|
|
|
Paid |
|
|
Incurred |
|
|
Paid |
|
|
Incurred |
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 |
|
Losses & LAE |
|
|
Losses & LAE |
|
|
Losses & LAE |
|
|
Losses & LAE |
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct |
|
$ |
95 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
47 |
|
Assumed Reinsurance |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
London Market |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
Ceded |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
$ |
56 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine months Ended September 30, 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct |
|
$ |
163 |
|
|
$ |
209 |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
$ |
47 |
|
Assumed Reinsurance |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
London Market |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
Ceded |
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
$ |
176 |
|
|
$ |
172 |
|
|
$ |
29 |
|
|
$ |
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Excludes asbestos and environmental paid and incurred loss and LAE reported in Property &
Casualty Commercial. Total gross losses and LAE incurred in Property & Casualty Commercial
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 includes $4 and $10, respectively,
related to asbestos and environmental claims. Total gross losses and LAE paid in Property &
Casualty Commercial for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 includes $4 and
$11, respectively, related to asbestos and environmental claims. |
During the third quarter of 2010, the Company completed its annual ground up environmental reserve
evaluation. As part of this evaluation, the Company reviewed all of its open direct domestic
insurance accounts exposed to environmental liability, as well as assumed reinsurance accounts and
its London Market exposures for both direct and assumed reinsurance. Based on this evaluation, the
Company increased its net environmental reserves by $62. The Company found estimates for some
individual accounts increased based upon unfavorable litigation results and increased clean-up or
expense costs, with the vast majority of this deterioration emanating from a limited number of
insureds. These changes were case specific and not as a result of any underlying change in the
current environment. The Company currently expects to continue to perform a ground up evaluation
of its environmental liabilities annually and regularly evaluate the Companys historical direct
net loss and expense paid and reported experience, and net loss and expense paid and reported
experience by calendar and/or report year, to assess any emerging trends, fluctuations or
characteristics suggested by the aggregate paid and reported activity.
In reporting environmental results, the Company divides its gross exposure into Direct, Assumed
Reinsurance and London Market. The following table displays gross environmental reserves by
category and net environmental reserves as of September 30, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Reserves |
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
Direct |
|
$ |
281 |
|
Assumed Reinsurance |
|
|
55 |
|
London Market |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total [1] [2] |
|
|
397 |
|
Ceded |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
$ |
347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The one-year gross paid amount for total environmental claims is $56, resulting in a one-year gross survival ratio of 7.0. |
|
[2] |
|
The three-year average annual gross paid amount for total environmental claims is $53, resulting in a three-year gross survival ratio of 7.6. |
During the second quarter of 2010, the Company completed its annual ground-up asbestos reserve
evaluation. As part of this evaluation, the Company reviewed all of its open direct domestic
insurance accounts exposed to asbestos liability, as well as assumed reinsurance accounts and its
London Market exposures for both direct insurance and assumed reinsurance. Based on this
evaluation, the Company increased its net asbestos reserves by $169. For certain direct
policyholders, the Company experienced increases in claim severity and expense. Increases in
severity and expense were driven by litigation in certain jurisdictions and, to a lesser extent,
development on primarily peripheral accounts. The Company also experienced unfavorable development
on its assumed reinsurance accounts driven largely by the same factors experienced by the direct
policyholders. The Company currently expects to continue to perform a ground up evaluation of its
asbestos liabilities annually and regularly evaluate the Companys historical direct net loss and
expense paid and reported experience, and net loss and expense paid and reported experience by
calendar and/or report year, to assess any emerging trends, fluctuations or characteristics
suggested by the aggregate paid and reported activity.
73
Uncertainties Regarding Adequacy of Asbestos and Environmental Reserves
A number of factors affect the variability of estimates for asbestos and environmental reserves
including assumptions with respect to the frequency of claims, the average severity of those claims
settled with payment, the dismissal rate of claims with no payment and the expense to indemnity
ratio. The uncertainty with respect to the underlying reserve assumptions for asbestos and
environmental adds a greater degree of variability to these reserve estimates than reserve
estimates for more traditional exposures. While this variability is reflected in part in the size
of the range of reserves developed by the Company, that range may still not be indicative of the
potential variance between the ultimate outcome and the recorded reserves. The recorded net
reserves as of September 30, 2010 of $2.24 billion ($1.90 billion and $347 for asbestos and
environmental, respectively) is within an estimated range, unadjusted for covariance, of $1.78
billion to $2.55 billion. The process of estimating asbestos and environmental reserves remains
subject to a wide variety of uncertainties, which are detailed in the Companys 2009 Form 10-K
Annual Report. The Company believes that its current asbestos and environmental reserves are
appropriate. However, analyses of future developments could cause the Company to change its
estimates and ranges of its asbestos and environmental reserves, and the effect of these changes
could be material to the Companys consolidated operating results, financial condition and
liquidity.
The Company provides an allowance for uncollectible reinsurance, reflecting managements best
estimate of reinsurance cessions that may be uncollectible in the future due to reinsurers
unwillingness or inability to pay. During the second quarter of 2010, the Company completed its
annual evaluation of the collectibility of the reinsurance recoverables and the adequacy of the
allowance for uncollectible reinsurance associated with older, long-term casualty liabilities
reported in the Other Operations operating segment. The evaluation resulted in no addition to the
allowance for uncollectible reinsurance. In conducting this evaluation, the Company used its most
recent detailed evaluations of ceded liabilities reported in the operating segment. The Company
analyzed the overall credit quality of the Companys reinsurers, recent trends in arbitration and
litigation outcomes in disputes between cedants and reinsurers, and recent developments in
commutation activity between reinsurers and cedants. As of September 30, 2010, the allowance for
uncollectible reinsurance for Other Operations totals $221. The Company currently expects to
perform its regular comprehensive review of Other Operations reinsurance recoverables annually.
Due to the inherent uncertainties as to collection and the length of time before reinsurance
recoverables become due, particularly for older, long-term casualty liabilities, it is possible
that future adjustments to the Companys reinsurance recoverables, net of the allowance, could be
required.
Consistent with the Companys long-standing reserve practices, the Company will continue to review
and monitor its reserves in the Other Operations segment regularly, and where future developments
indicate, make appropriate adjustments to the reserves. For a discussion of the Companys reserving
practices, see the Critical Accounting EstimatesProperty and Casualty Reserves, Net of Reinsurance
section of the MD&A included in the Companys 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
74
Estimated Gross Profits Used in the Valuation and Amortization of Assets and Liabilities Associated
with Variable Annuity and Other Universal Life-Type Contracts
Estimated gross profits (EGPs) are used in the amortization of: the DAC asset, which includes the
present value of future profits; sales inducement assets (SIA); and unearned revenue reserves
(URR). See Note 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information on DAC. See Note 8 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
additional information on SIA. Portions of EGPs are also used in the valuation of reserves for
death and other insurance benefit features on variable annuity and universal life-type contracts.
See Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information
on death and other insurance benefit reserves. See The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report for
additional discussion on the Companys critical accounting estimates related to EGPs.
The most significant EGP based balances are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Annuity |
|
|
International Annuity |
|
|
Retirement Plans |
|
|
Life Insurance |
|
|
|
September |
|
|
December |
|
|
September |
|
|
December |
|
|
September |
|
|
December |
|
|
September |
|
|
December |
|
|
|
30, 2010 |
|
|
30, 2009 |
|
|
30, 2010 |
|
|
30, 2009 |
|
|
30, 2010 |
|
|
30, 2009 |
|
|
30, 2010 |
|
|
30, 2009 |
|
DAC |
|
$ |
3,119 |
|
|
$ |
3,378 |
|
|
$ |
1,620 |
|
|
$ |
1,693 |
|
|
$ |
797 |
|
|
$ |
701 |
|
|
$ |
2,632 |
|
|
$ |
2,490 |
|
SIA |
|
$ |
318 |
|
|
$ |
324 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
42 |
|
URR |
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
$ |
96 |
|
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
584 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,331 |
|
|
$ |
1,182 |
|
Death and Other
Insurance Benefit
Reserves |
|
$ |
1,158 |
|
|
$ |
1,232 |
|
|
$ |
641 |
|
|
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
103 |
|
|
$ |
76 |
|
Unlocks
The after-tax impact on the Companys assets and liabilities as a result of the Unlock during the
three months ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Death and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax (Charge) Benefit |
|
DAC |
|
|
URR |
|
|
Reserves |
|
|
SIA |
|
|
Total [1] |
|
Global Annuity |
|
$ |
58 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
145 |
|
Life Insurance |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
29 |
|
Retirement Plans |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
108 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
78 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
193 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The most significant contributors to the Unlock benefit recorded during the third quarter
of 2010 were actual separate account returns from July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 being
above our aggregated estimated return and the impact of assumption updates primarily
related to decreasing lapse and withdrawal rates and lower hedge costs. |
The after-tax impact on the Companys assets and liabilities as a result of the Unlock during the
nine months ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Death and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax (Charge) Benefit |
|
DAC |
|
|
URR |
|
|
Reserves |
|
|
SIA |
|
|
Total [1] |
|
Global Annuity |
|
$ |
(22 |
) |
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
(5 |
) |
|
$ |
4 |
|
Life Insurance |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
29 |
|
Retirement Plans |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
19 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
$ |
(6 |
) |
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The most significant contributors to the Unlock benefit recorded during the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 was actual separate account returns from January 1, 2010 to
September 30, 2010 being above our aggregated estimated return and the impacts of
increased hedging costs and assumption updates. |
75
The after-tax impact on the Companys assets and liabilities as a result of the Unlock during the
three months ended September 30, 2009 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Death and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax (Charge) Benefit |
|
DAC |
|
|
URR |
|
|
Reserves |
|
|
SIA |
|
|
Total [2] |
|
Global Annuity [1] |
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
(14 |
) |
|
$ |
92 |
|
|
$ |
(10 |
) |
|
$ |
86 |
|
Life Insurance |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
Corporate and Other |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
(8 |
) |
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
$ |
(10 |
) |
|
$ |
63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
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Includes $(49) related to DAC recoverability impairment associated with the decision to suspend sales in the U.K. variable annuity business. |
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[2] |
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The most significant contributor to the Unlock benefit recorded during the third quarter of 2009 was actual separate account returns from
July 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009 being above our aggregated estimated return. |
The after-tax impact on the Companys assets and liabilities as a result of the Unlock during the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 was as follows:
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Death and |
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Other |
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Insurance |
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Segment |
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Benefit |
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After-tax (Charge) Benefit |
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DAC |
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URR |
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Reserves |
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SIA |
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Total [1] |
|
Global Annuity |
|
$ |
(583 |
) |
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$ |
24 |
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$ |
(355 |
) |
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$ |
(50 |
) |
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$ |
(964 |
) |
Life Insurance |
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|
(91 |
) |
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|
47 |
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(4 |
) |
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(48 |
) |
Retirement Plans |
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(54 |
) |
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(1 |
) |
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(1 |
) |
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(56 |
) |
Corporate and Other |
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(3 |
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(3 |
) |
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Total |
|
$ |
(731 |
) |
|
$ |
71 |
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|
$ |
(360 |
) |
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$ |
(51 |
) |
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$ |
(1,071 |
) |
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[1] |
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The most significant contributor to the Unlock charge recorded during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 was the result of actual separate account returns from October 1, 2008 to
March 31, 2009 being significantly below our aggregated estimated return while the opposite
was true from April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009. |
An Unlock revises EGPs, on a quarterly basis, to reflect market updates of policyholder account
value and the Companys current best estimate assumptions. After each quarterly Unlock, the
Company also tests the aggregate recoverability of DAC by comparing the DAC balance to the present
value of future EGPs. The margin between the DAC balance and the present value of future EGPs for
U.S. and Japan individual variable annuities was 26% and 38% as of September 30, 2010,
respectively, and 23% and 59% as of December 31, 2009, respectively. If the margin between the DAC
asset and the present value of future EGPs is exhausted, further reductions in EGPs would cause
portions of DAC to be unrecoverable.
76
Goodwill Impairment
Goodwill balances are reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events occur
or circumstances change that would indicate that a triggering event for a potential impairment has
occurred. Effective for the third quarter of 2010, The Hartford changed its reporting segments,
however the reporting units were not impacted. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment
or one level below an operating segment. Most of the Companys reporting units, for which goodwill
has been allocated, are equivalent to the Companys operating segments as there is no discrete
financial information available for the separate components of the segment or all of the components
of the segment have similar economic characteristics. The homeowners and automobile components of
Consumer Markets have been aggregated into one reporting unit; the variable life, universal life
and term life components within Life Insurance have been aggregated into one reporting unit of
Individual Life; the 401(k), 457 and 403(b) components of Retirement Plans have been aggregated
into one reporting unit; the retail mutual funds component of Mutual Funds has been aggregated into
one reporting unit; and the group disability and group life components of Group Benefits have been
aggregated into one reporting unit. In circumstances where the components of an operating segment
constitute a business for which discrete financial information is available and segment management
regularly reviews the operating results of that component such as Hartford Financial Products, the
Company has classified those components as reporting units. Goodwill associated with the June 30,
2000 buyback of Hartford Life, Inc. was allocated to each of Hartford Lifes reporting units based
on the reporting units fair value of in-force business. Although this goodwill was allocated to
each reporting unit, it is held in Corporate and Other for segment reporting. In addition Federal
Trust Corporation is an immaterial operating segment where the goodwill has been included in the
Corporate and Other category.
As of September 30, 2010, the Company had goodwill allocated to the following reporting units:
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Segment |
|
|
Goodwill in |
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Goodwill |
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Corporate and Other |
|
|
Total |
|
Hartford Financial Products within Property &
Casualty Commercial |
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
Group Benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
Consumer Markets |
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
119 |
|
Individual Life within Life Insurance |
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
Retirement Plans |
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
Mutual Funds |
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
Federal Trust Corporation within Corporate and Other |
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|
15 |
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|
15 |
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Total |
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$ |
619 |
|
|
$ |
432 |
|
|
$ |
1,051 |
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The Company completed its annual goodwill assessment for the Federal Trust Corporation reporting
unit within Corporate and Other during the second quarter of 2010, resulting in a goodwill
impairment of $153, pre-tax.
The Company completed its annual goodwill assessment for the individual reporting units within
Wealth Management and Corporate and Other, except for the Federal Trust Corporation reporting unit,
as of January 1, 2010, which resulted in no write-downs of goodwill in 2010. The reporting units
passed the first step of their annual impairment tests with a significant margin with the exception
of the Individual Life reporting unit within Life Insurance. Individual Life completed the second
step of the annual goodwill impairment test resulting in an implied goodwill value that was in
excess of its carrying value. Even though the fair value of the reporting unit was lower than its
carrying value, the implied level of goodwill in Individual Life exceeded the carrying amount of
goodwill. In the implied purchase accounting required by the Step 2 goodwill impairment test, the
implied present value of future profits was substantially lower than that of the DAC asset removed
in purchase accounting. A higher discount rate was used for calculating the present value of
future profits as compared to that used for calculating the present value of estimated gross
profits for DAC. As a result, in the implied purchase accounting, implied goodwill exceeded the
carrying amount of goodwill.
The Company will complete the annual impairment test for the reporting units within Property &
Casualty Commercial and Consumer Markets in the fourth quarter of 2010.
77
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND RATIOS
The Hartfords operations overview
The Hartford is a financial holding company for a group of subsidiaries that provide investment
products and life and property and casualty insurance to both individual and business customers in
the United States. Also, The Hartford continues to administer business previously sold in Japan
and the U.K.
The Company conducts business in three customer focused divisions, Commercial Markets, Consumer
Markets and Wealth Management, each containing reporting segments. The Commercial Markets division
consists of the reporting segments of Property & Casualty Commercial and Group Benefits. The
Consumer Markets division is also the reporting segment. The Wealth Management division consists
of the following reporting segments: Global Annuity, Life Insurance, Retirement Plans and Mutual
Funds. For additional discussion regarding The Hartfords reporting segments, see Note 3 of the
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company considers several measures and ratios to be the key performance indicators for its
businesses. The following discussions include the more significant ratios and measures of
profitability for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Management believes
that these ratios and measures are useful in understanding the underlying trends in The Hartfords
businesses. However, these key performance indicators should only be used in conjunction with, and
not in lieu of, the results presented in the segment discussions that follow in this MD&A. These
ratios and measures may not be comparable to other performance measures used by the Companys
competitors.
Definitions of Non-GAAP and other measures and ratios
After-tax Margin
After-tax margin, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, is a non-GAAP financial measure
that the Company uses to evaluate, and believes is an important measure of, certain of the
segments operating performance. After-tax margin is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP
measure. The Hartford believes that the measure after-tax margin, excluding realized gains
(losses) and DAC Unlock, provides investors with a valuable measure of the performance of certain
of the Companys on-going businesses because it reveals trends in those businesses that may be
obscured by the effect of realized gains (losses) or quarterly DAC Unlocks. Some realized capital
gains and losses are primarily driven by investment decisions and external economic developments,
the nature and timing of which are unrelated to insurance aspects of our businesses. Accordingly,
these non-GAAP measures exclude the effect of all realized gains and losses that tend to be highly
variable from period to period based on capital market conditions. The Hartford believes, however,
that some realized capital gains and losses are integrally related to our insurance operations, so
after-tax margin, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, should include net realized
gains and losses on net periodic settlements on credit derivatives. These net realized gains and
losses are directly related to an offsetting item included in the statement of operations such as
net investment income. DAC Unlocks occur when the Company determines based on actual experience or
other evidence, that estimates of future gross profits should be revised. As the DAC Unlock is a
reflection of the Companys new best estimates of future gross profits, the result and its impact
on the DAC amortization ratio is meaningful; however, it does distort the trend of after-tax
margin. After-tax margin, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, should not be
considered as a substitute for after-tax margin and does not reflect the overall profitability of
our businesses. Therefore, the Company believes it is important for investors to evaluate both
after-tax margin, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, and after-tax margin when
reviewing the Companys performance.
Catastrophe ratio
The catastrophe ratio (a component of the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio) represents the
ratio of catastrophe losses incurred in the current calendar year (net of reinsurance) to earned
premiums and includes catastrophe losses incurred for both the current and prior accident years. A
catastrophe is an event that causes $25 or more in industry insured property losses and affects a
significant number of property and casualty policyholders and insurers. The catastrophe ratio
includes the effect of catastrophe losses, but does not include the effect of reinstatement
premiums.
Combined ratio
The combined ratio is the sum of the loss and loss adjustment expense ratio, the expense ratio and
the policyholder dividend ratio. This ratio is a relative measurement that describes the related
cost of losses and expenses for every $100 of earned premiums. A combined ratio below 100.0
demonstrates underwriting profit; a combined ratio above 100.0 demonstrates underwriting losses.
Combined ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year development
The combined ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year development represents the combined
ratio for the current accident year, excluding the impact of catastrophes. The Company believes
this ratio is an important measure of the trend in profitability since it removes the impact of
volatile and unpredictable catastrophe losses and prior accident year reserve development.
78
DAC amortization ratio
DAC amortization ratio, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, is a non-GAAP financial
measure that the Company uses to evaluate, and believes is an important measure of, certain of the
segments operating performance. DAC amortization ratio is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP
measure. The Hartford believes that the measure DAC amortization ratio, excluding realized gains
(losses) and DAC Unlock, provides investors with a valuable measure of the performance of certain
of the Companys on-going businesses because it reveals trends in our businesses that may be
obscured by the effect of realized gains (losses) or quarterly DAC Unlocks. Some realized capital
gains and losses are primarily driven by investment decisions and external economic developments,
the nature and timing of which are unrelated to insurance aspects of our businesses. Accordingly,
these non-GAAP measures exclude the effect of all realized gains and losses that tend to be highly
variable from period to period based on capital market conditions. The Hartford believes, however,
that some realized capital gains and losses are integrally related to our insurance operations, so
amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and the present value of future profits (DAC
amortization ratio), which is typically expressed as a percentage of pre-tax income before the cost
of this amortization (an approximation of actual gross profits) and excludes the effects of
realized capital gains and losses and DAC Unlock, however should include net realized gains and
losses on net periodic settlements on the Japan fixed annuity cross-currency swap. These net
realized gains and losses are directly related to an offsetting item included in the statement of
operations such as net investment income. DAC Unlocks occur when the Company determines based on
actual experience or other evidence, that estimates of future gross profits should be revised. As
the DAC Unlock is a reflection of the Companys new best estimates of future gross profits, the
result and its impact on the DAC amortization ratio is meaningful; however, it does distort the
trend of DAC amortization ratio. DAC amortization ratio, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC
Unlock, should not be considered as a substitute for DAC amortization ratio and does not reflect
the overall profitability of our businesses. Therefore, the Company believes it is important for
investors to evaluate both DAC amortization ratio, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC
Unlock, and DAC amortization ratio when reviewing the Companys performance.
Net Investment Spread
Management evaluates performance of certain products based on net investment spread. These
products include those that have insignificant mortality risk, such as fixed annuities, certain
general account universal life contracts and certain institutional contracts. Net investment
spread is determined by taking the difference between the earned rate, (excluding the effects of
realized capital gains and losses, including those related to the Companys GMWB product and
related reinsurance and hedging programs), and the related crediting rates on average general
account assets under management. The net investment spreads are for the total portfolio of
relevant contracts in each segment and reflect business written at different times. When pricing
products, the Company considers current investment yields and not the portfolio average. The
determination of credited rates is based upon consideration of current market rates for similar
products, portfolio yields and contractually guaranteed minimum credited rates. Net investment
spread can be volatile period over period, which can have a significant positive or negative effect
on the operating results of each segment. The volatile nature of net investment spread is driven
primarily by earnings on limited partnership and other alternative investments and prepayment
premiums on securities. Investment earnings can also be influenced by factors such as changes in
interest rates, credit spreads and decisions to hold higher levels of short-term investments.
Return on Assets (ROA)
ROA, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, is a non-GAAP financial measure that the
Company uses to evaluate, and believes is an important measure of, certain of the segments
operating performance. ROA is the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. The Hartford
believes that the measure ROA, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, provides investors
with a valuable measure of the performance of certain of the Companys on-going businesses because
it reveals trends in our businesses that may be obscured by the effect of realized gains (losses)
or quarterly DAC Unlocks. Some realized capital gains and losses are primarily driven by
investment decisions and external economic developments, the nature and timing of which are
unrelated to insurance aspects of our businesses. Accordingly, these non-GAAP measures exclude the
effect of all realized gains and losses that tend to be highly variable from period to period based
on capital market conditions. The Hartford believes, however, that some realized capital gains and
losses are integrally related to our insurance operations, so ROA, excluding the realized gains
(losses) and DAC Unlock, should include net realized gains and losses on net periodic settlements
on the Japan fixed annuity cross-currency swap. These net realized gains and losses are directly
related to an offsetting item included in the statement of operations, such as net investment
income. DAC Unlocks occur when the Company determines based on actual experience or other
evidence, that estimates of future gross profits should be revised. As the DAC Unlock is a
reflection of the Companys new best estimates of future gross profits, the result and its impact
on the DAC amortization ratio is meaningful; however, it does distort the trend of ROA. ROA,
excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, should not be considered as a substitute for ROA
and does not reflect the overall profitability of our businesses. Therefore, the Company believes
it is important for investors to evaluate both ROA, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC
Unlock, and ROA when reviewing the Companys performance.
Underwriting results
Underwriting results is a before-tax measure that represents earned premiums less incurred losses,
loss adjustment expenses, underwriting expenses and policyholder dividends. The Hartford believes
that underwriting results provides investors with a valuable measure of before-tax profitability
derived from underwriting activities, which are managed separately from the Companys investing
activities. The underwriting segments of Property & Casualty Commercial and Consumer Markets are
evaluated by management primarily based upon underwriting results. A reconciliation of
underwriting results to net income for Property & Casualty Commercial and Consumer Markets is set
forth in their respective discussions herein.
79
Written and earned premiums
Written premium is a statutory accounting financial measure which represents the amount of premiums
charged for policies issued, net of reinsurance, during a fiscal period. Earned premium is a U.S.
GAAP and statutory measure. Premiums are considered earned and are included in the financial
results on a pro rata basis over the policy period. Management believes that written premium is a
performance measure that is useful to investors as it reflects current trends in the Companys sale
of property and casualty insurance products. Written and earned premium are recorded net of ceded
reinsurance premium.
Combined ratio before catastrophes and prior year development
Combined ratio before catastrophes and prior accident year development is a key indicator of
overall profitability for the property and casualty underwriting segments of Property & Casualty
Commercial and Consumer Markets since it removes the impact of volatile and unpredictable
catastrophe losses and prior accident year reserve development.
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
|
Property & Casualty Commercial |
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Combined ratio |
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84.9 |
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|
87.3 |
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|
88.0 |
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88.0 |
|
Catastrophe ratio |
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0.9 |
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1.9 |
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3.1 |
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1.4 |
|
Non-catastrophe prior year development |
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(8.2 |
) |
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(7.7 |
) |
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(7.9 |
) |
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(5.1 |
) |
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|
Combined ratio before catastrophes and prior year development |
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92.2 |
|
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|
93.1 |
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|
92.8 |
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91.7 |
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Consumer Markets |
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Combined ratio |
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|
94.1 |
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|
101.2 |
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98.5 |
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98.5 |
|
Catastrophe ratio |
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5.1 |
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8.1 |
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8.0 |
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8.5 |
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Non-catastrophe prior year development |
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(4.3 |
) |
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(1.5 |
) |
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(2.1 |
) |
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(0.8 |
) |
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|
Combined ratio before catastrophes and prior year development |
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93.3 |
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|
|
94.6 |
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|
|
92.6 |
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|
|
90.8 |
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|
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|
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
|
|
Property & Casualty Commercials combined ratio before catastrophes and prior year
development for the three-month period decreased due to a decrease in the expense ratio as a
result of lower compensation-related costs and lower amortization of DAC. For the nine-month
period, the combined ratio before catastrophes and prior year development increased primarily
due to a decrease in earned premiums. |
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|
Consumer Markets combined ratio before catastrophes and prior year development for the
three-month period decreased due to a decrease in the current accident year losses and loss
adjustment expenses before catastrophes driven by the effect of current accident year reserve
strengthening in 2009 compared to releases in 2010. For the nine-month period, the combined
ratio before catastrophes and prior year development increased primarily due to an increase in
the current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes for auto. |
80
Return on Assets
Return on assets is a key indicator of overall profitability for the Global Annuity, Retirement
Plans and Mutual Funds reporting segments as a significant portion of their earnings is based on
average assets under management.
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Three Months Ended |
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|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
September 30, |
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September 30, |
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|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Global Annuity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROA [1] |
|
47.4 |
bps |
|
(81.0 |
) bps |
|
12.0 |
bps |
|
(111.0 |
) bps |
Effect of net realized losses, net of tax and DAC on ROA [3] |
|
(30.5 |
) bps | |
(136.1 |
) bps | |
(24.1 |
) bps | |
(48.3 |
) bps |
Effect of DAC Unlock on ROA [2] |
|
39.3 |
bps | |
21.8 |
bps | |
0.3 |
bps | |
(82.0 |
) bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROA, excluding realized losses and DAC Unlock |
|
38.6 |
bps |
|
33.3 |
bps |
|
35.8 |
bps |
|
19.3 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Retirement Plans [1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROA |
|
25.8 |
bps |
|
(33.3 |
) bps |
|
10.9 |
bps |
|
(54.1 |
) bps |
Effect of net realized losses, net of tax and DAC on ROA |
|
(0.4 |
) bps | |
(41.6 |
) bps | |
(2.8 |
) bps | |
(40.9 |
) bps |
Effect of DAC Unlock on ROA [2] |
|
16.3 |
bps | |
|
bps | |
4.3 |
bps | |
(18.7 |
) bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROA, excluding realized losses and DAC Unlock |
|
9.9 |
bps |
|
8.3 |
bps |
|
9.4 |
bps |
|
5.5 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Mutual Funds [1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROA [4] |
|
7.9 |
bps |
|
11.4 |
bps |
|
9.5 |
bps |
|
6.1 |
bps |
Effect of net realized losses, net of tax and DAC on ROA |
|
(0.4 |
) bps | |
|
bps | |
|
bps | |
|
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROA, excluding realized losses |
|
8.3 |
bps |
|
11.4 |
bps |
|
9.5 |
bps |
|
6.1 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
[1] |
|
Proprietary mutual fund assets are included in Mutual Funds and those same assets are also included in Global Annuity and
Retirement Plans as those same assets generate earnings for each of these segments. |
|
[2] |
|
See Unlocks within the Critical Accounting Estimates section of the MD&A. |
|
[3] |
|
Included in the net realized capital gain (losses) are amounts that represent the net periodic accruals on currency rate
swaps used in the risk management of Japan fixed annuity products. |
|
[4] |
|
Includes assets attributed to the transfer of Proprietary mutual funds, Investment-Only mutual funds, Canadian mutual
funds, and 529 college savings plans effective January 1, 2010. |
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
|
|
Global Annuitys ROA, excluding realized losses and DAC Unlock, increased primarily due to
improved net investment income on limited partnerships and other alternative investments, a
lower DAC amortization rate and improved operating expenses associated with the restructuring
of Japans operations. In addition, Global Annuitys ROA, excluding realized losses and DAC
Unlock, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 improved due to 3 Win charges recognized
in the first quarter of 2009 of $40, after-tax. Excluding the effects of the 3 Win charge,
ROA, excluding realized losses and DAC Unlock, DAC amortization would have been 22.7 bps for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009. |
|
|
The increase in Retirement Plans ROA, excluding realized losses and DAC Unlock, was
primarily driven by improved performance on limited partnerships and other alternative
investments in 2010, and an unfavorable tax adjustment recorded in the third quarter of 2009
related to a true-up for the 2008 tax year. |
|
|
The decrease in the Mutual Funds ROA, excluding realized losses, for the three months
ended September 30, 2010 is driven by the addition of Proprietary and Canadian mutual fund
assets to this line of business which have a lower ROA, as well as
the capital infusion to the money market fund. The increase in Mutual Funds ROA,
excluding realized losses, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was driven by
improvement in the equity markets, which enabled this business to partially return to scale,
and the impact of lower operating expenses, partially offset by the addition of Proprietary
and Canadian mutual fund assets to this line of business which have a lower ROA. |
81
After-tax margin
After-tax margin is a key indicator of overall profitability for the Life Insurance and Group
Benefits reporting segments as a significant portion of their earnings are a result of the net
margin from losses incurred on earned premiums, fees and other considerations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Life Insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax margin |
|
|
25.0 |
% |
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
18.7 |
% |
|
|
1.9 |
% |
Effect of net realized gains (losses), net of tax and DAC on
after-tax margin |
|
|
2.9 |
% |
|
|
(6.1 |
%) |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
(6.4 |
%) |
Effect of DAC Unlock on after-tax margin [1] |
|
|
7.1 |
% |
|
|
(8.3 |
%) |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
(5.5 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax margin, excluding realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock |
|
|
15.0 |
% |
|
|
17.1 |
% |
|
|
14.8 |
% |
|
|
13.8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Group Benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax margin (excluding buyouts) |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
5.7 |
% |
|
|
4.1 |
% |
|
|
4.2 |
% |
Effect of net realized gains (losses), net of tax on after-tax margin |
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
(1.6 |
%) |
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
(1.2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
After-tax margin (excluding buyouts), exlcuding realized gains
(losses) |
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
7.3 |
% |
|
|
3.6 |
% |
|
|
5.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
See Unlocks within the Critical Accounting Estimates section of the MD&A. |
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2010, Life Insurances after-tax margin, excluding
realized gains (losses) and DAC Unlock, decreased primarily due to higher mortality, partially
offset by lower DAC amortization and favorable operating expenses. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, Life Insurances after-tax margin, excluding realized gains (losses) and
DAC Unlock, increased primarily due to lower DAC amortization and favorable operating
expenses, partially offset by higher mortality. |
|
|
The decrease in Group Benefits after-tax margin (excluding buyouts), excluding realized
gains (losses), was primarily due to a higher loss ratio from unfavorable morbidity. |
82
Investment Results
Composition of Invested Assets
The Companys primary investment objective is to maximize economic value, consistent with
acceptable risk parameters, including the management of credit risk and interest rate sensitivity
of invested assets, while generating sufficient after-tax income to meet policyholder and corporate
obligations. Investment strategies are developed based on a variety of factors including business
needs, regulatory requirements and tax considerations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Percent |
|
Fixed maturities, AFS, at fair value |
|
$ |
79,736 |
|
|
|
78.8 |
% |
|
$ |
71,153 |
|
|
|
76.3 |
% |
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option |
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities, AFS, at fair value |
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
1,221 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
Mortgage loans |
|
|
4,684 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
|
|
5,938 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
% |
Policy loans, at outstanding balance |
|
|
2,180 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
% |
|
|
2,174 |
|
|
|
2.3 |
% |
Limited partnerships and other alternative investments |
|
|
1,819 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
% |
|
|
1,790 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
% |
Other investments [1] |
|
|
1,427 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
602 |
|
|
|
0.7 |
% |
Short-term investments |
|
|
9,517 |
|
|
|
9.4 |
% |
|
|
10,357 |
|
|
|
11.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments excluding equity securities, trading |
|
|
101,095 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
93,235 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Equity securities, trading, at fair value [2] |
|
|
32,495 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32,321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments |
|
$ |
133,590 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
125,556 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Primarily relates to derivative instruments. |
|
[2] |
|
These assets primarily support the Global Annuity-International
variable annuity business. Changes in these balances are also
reflected in the respective liabilities. |
Total investments increased since December 31, 2009 primarily due to increases in fixed maturities,
AFS, and other investments, partially offset by declines in mortgage loans and short-term
investments. The increase in fixed maturities, AFS, was largely the result of improved security
valuations as a result of declining interest rates and, to a lesser extent, credit spread
tightening, as well as the reinvestment of short-term investment proceeds, which contributed to the
decline in short-term investments. The increase in other investments primarily related to
increases in value related to derivatives. Partially offsetting these increases were declines in
mortgage loans primarily from sales.
Net Investment Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
(Before-tax) |
|
Amount |
|
|
Yield [1] |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Yield
[1] |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Yield [1] |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Yield [1] |
|
Fixed maturities [2] |
|
$ |
868 |
|
|
|
4.3 |
% |
|
$ |
883 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
$ |
2,629 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
$ |
2,765 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
3.9 |
% |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
% |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
7.0 |
% |
Mortgage loans |
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
% |
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
5.5 |
% |
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
5.0 |
% |
Policy loans |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
6.1 |
% |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
% |
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
% |
Limited partnerships and
other alternative
investments |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
11.5 |
% |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(6.2 |
%) |
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
10.9 |
% |
|
|
(334 |
) |
|
|
(20.2 |
%) |
Other [3] |
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investment expense |
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(82 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net investment
income excl. equity
securities, trading |
|
|
1,083 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
1,049 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
3,296 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
2,990 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
% |
Equity securities, trading |
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net investment
income (loss) |
|
$ |
2,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,687 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,427 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Yields calculated using annualized investment income before investment expenses divided by the monthly average invested
assets at cost, amortized cost, or adjusted carrying value, as applicable, excluding securities lending collateral and
consolidated variable interest entity noncontrolling interests. Included in the fixed maturity yield is Other, which
primarily relates to derivatives (see footnote [3] below). Included in the total net investment income yield is investment
expense. |
|
[2] |
|
Includes net investment income on short-term investments. |
|
[3] |
|
Includes income from derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting and hedge fixed maturities. |
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended September 30,
2009, total net investment income increased largely due to equity securities, trading, resulting
primarily from improvements in market performance of the underlying investment funds supporting the
Japanese variable annuity product.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
total net investment income decreased largely due to equity securities, trading, resulting
primarily from deteriorations in market performance of the underlying investment funds supporting
the Japanese variable annuity product.
83
Total net investment income, excluding equity securities, trading, increased primarily due to
improved performance of limited partnerships and other alternative investments primarily within
real estate and private equity funds, partially offset by lower income on fixed maturities
resulting from a decline in average short-term interest rates and lower asset levels.
Net Realized Capital Gains (Losses)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
(Before-tax) |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Gross gains on sales |
|
$ |
179 |
|
|
$ |
205 |
|
|
$ |
654 |
|
|
$ |
570 |
|
Gross losses on sales |
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(293 |
) |
|
|
(1,013 |
) |
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(536 |
) |
|
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
(1,074 |
) |
Valuation allowances on mortgage loans |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(159 |
) |
|
|
(193 |
) |
Japanese fixed annuity contract hedges, net [1] |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Periodic net coupon settlements on credit derivatives/Japan |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(39 |
) |
Results of variable annuity hedge program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GMWB derivatives, net |
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
(190 |
) |
|
|
(127 |
) |
|
|
1,070 |
|
Macro hedge program |
|
|
(443 |
) |
|
|
(328 |
) |
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
(692 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total results of variable annuity hedge program |
|
|
(273 |
) |
|
|
(518 |
) |
|
|
(337 |
) |
|
|
378 |
|
Other, net [2] |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
(473 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized capital losses |
|
$ |
(261 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,219 |
) |
|
$ |
(526 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,816 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Relates to derivative hedging instruments, excluding periodic net
coupon settlements, and is net of the Japanese fixed annuity product
liability adjustment for changes in the dollar/yen exchange spot rate. |
|
[2] |
|
Primarily consists of losses on Japan 3Win related foreign currency
swaps, changes in fair value on non-qualifying derivatives and fixed
maturities, FVO, and other investment gains and losses. |
Details on the Companys net realized capital gains and losses are as follows:
|
|
|
Gross gains and losses on sales
|
|
Gross gains and losses on
sales for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2010 were
predominantly from sales of
investment grade corporate
securities, U.S. Treasuries and
previously reserved mortgage loans
in order to take advantage of
attractive market opportunities. |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross gains and losses on
sales for the three and nine months
September 30, 2009 were
predominantly within financial
services, structured and government
securities due to efforts to reduce
portfolio risk while simultaneously
reallocating the portfolio to
securities with more favorable
risk/return profiles. |
|
|
|
Net OTTI losses
|
|
For further information, see
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
within the Investment Credit Risk
section of the MD&A. |
|
|
|
Valuation allowances on mortgage
loans
|
|
For further information, see
Valuation Allowances on Mortgage
Loans within the Investment Credit
Risk section of the MD&A. |
|
|
|
Variable annuity hedge program
|
|
The gain on GMWB
derivatives, net, for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 was
primarily due to liability model
assumption updates of $164 and lower
implied market volatility of $117,
partially offset by losses due to a
general decrease in long-term rates
of $(94). The loss on GMWB
derivatives, net, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 was
primarily due to a general decrease
in long-term interest rates of
$(309), partially offset by gains on
liability model assumption updates
of $164. The net loss on the macro
hedge program was primarily the
result of higher equity market
valuation. |
|
|
|
|
|
The loss on GMWB
derivatives, net, for the three
months ended September 30, 2009 was
primarily due to liability model
assumption updates of $(126) and a
general decrease in long-term
interest rates of $(97). The gain
on GMWB derivatives, net, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009
was primarily due to outperformance
of the underlying actively managed
funds as compared to their
respective indices of $510,
liability model assumption updates
of $306, and lower implied market
volatility of $201, partially offset
by losses on higher equity market
valuation of $(194). For more
information, see Note 4a of the
Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements. The net
losses on the macro hedge program
for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 were primarily
the result of a higher equity market
valuation. |
84
|
|
|
Other, net
|
|
Other, net gain for the three months ended September
30, 2010 was primarily due to gains of $109 on credit
derivatives that assume credit risk driven by credit spreads
tightening, and gains of $58 on interest rate derivatives used
to manage portfolio duration driven by a decline in long-term
interest rates, partially offset by losses of $(123) on
transactional foreign currency re-valuation due to an increase
in value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar associated
with the internal reinsurance of the Japan variable annuity
business, which is offset in AOCI. |
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net loss for the nine months ended September 30,
2010 was primarily due to losses of $(240) on transactional
foreign currency re-valuation due to an increase in value of
the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar associated with the
internal reinsurance of the Japan variable annuity business,
which is offset in AOCI, and losses of $(117) related to the
Japan 3Win foreign currency swaps driven by a decrease in U.S.
interest rates. These losses are partially offset by gains of
$140 on credit derivatives, gains of $60 related to Japan
variable annuity hedges due to the appreciation of the Japanese
yen, gains of $55 on interest rate derivatives used to manage
portfolio duration driven by a decline in long-term interest
rates and $35 of other foreign currency related gains. |
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net loss for the three months ended September
30, 2009 primarily resulted from losses of $(99) on
transactional foreign currency re-valuation due to an increase
in value of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar associated
with the internal reinsurance of the Japan variable annuity
business, which is offset in AOCI and losses of $(84) on credit
derivatives that purchase credit protection due to credit
spreads tightening. Other, net loss for the nine months ended
September 30 2009 primarily resulted from losses of $(438) on
credit derivatives that purchase credit protection due to
credit spreads tightening, and losses of $(223) related to
contingent obligations associated with the Allianz transaction.
These losses were partially offset by gains of $118 on credit
derivatives that assume credit risk driven by credit spreads
tightening, and gains of $80 on transactional foreign currency
re-valuation gains predominantly on the internal reinsurance of
the Japan variable annuity business, which is offset in AOCI. |
85
PROPERTY & CASUALTY COMMERCIAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Written premiums |
|
$ |
1,447 |
|
|
$ |
1,387 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
$ |
4,347 |
|
|
$ |
4,316 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
Change in unearned premium reserve |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earned premiums |
|
|
1,439 |
|
|
|
1,442 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,278 |
|
|
|
4,463 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current accident year before catastrophes |
|
|
888 |
|
|
|
888 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,634 |
|
|
|
2,726 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
Current accident year catastrophes |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
(48 |
%) |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
68 |
% |
Prior accident years |
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
(108 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
%) |
|
|
(339 |
) |
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
783 |
|
|
|
805 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
2,429 |
|
|
|
2,560 |
|
|
|
(5 |
%) |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
345 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
1,018 |
|
|
|
1,051 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
Insurance operating costs and expenses |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting results |
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
513 |
|
|
|
537 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Net servicing income |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
50 |
% |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
Net investment income |
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
546 |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(359 |
) |
|
|
97 |
% |
Other expenses |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
14 |
% |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
433 |
|
|
|
299 |
|
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
1,119 |
|
|
|
643 |
|
|
|
74 |
% |
Income tax expense |
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
55 |
% |
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
112 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
306 |
|
|
$ |
217 |
|
|
|
41 |
% |
|
$ |
782 |
|
|
$ |
484 |
|
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Premium Measures |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
New business premium |
|
$ |
279 |
|
|
$ |
269 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
852 |
|
|
$ |
823 |
|
|
|
|
|
Standard commercial lines policy count retention |
|
|
83 |
% |
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
84 |
% |
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Standard
commercial lines renewal written pricing increase (decrease) |
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
Standard
commercial lines renewal earned pricing decrease |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
Standard commercial lines policies in-force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,201,862 |
|
|
|
1,151,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Underwriting Ratios |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current accident year before catastrophes |
|
|
61.8 |
|
|
|
61.6 |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
61.6 |
|
|
|
61.1 |
|
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Current accident year catastrophes |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
(1.3 |
) |
Prior accident years |
|
|
(8.2 |
) |
|
|
(7.5 |
) |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
(7.9 |
) |
|
|
(5.5 |
) |
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio |
|
|
54.5 |
|
|
|
55.9 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
56.8 |
|
|
|
57.3 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Expense ratio |
|
|
30.1 |
|
|
|
31.1 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
31.2 |
|
|
|
30.3 |
|
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
Policyholder dividend ratio |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined ratio |
|
|
84.9 |
|
|
|
87.3 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
|
|
|
88.0 |
|
|
|
88.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Catastrophe ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
(1.3 |
) |
Prior years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total catastrophe ratio |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined ratio before catastrophes |
|
|
84.0 |
|
|
|
85.5 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
|
84.9 |
|
|
|
86.5 |
|
|
|
1.6 |
|
Combined ratio before catastrophes and prior
accident years development |
|
|
92.2 |
|
|
|
93.1 |
|
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
92.8 |
|
|
|
91.7 |
|
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other revenues [1] |
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
$ |
237 |
|
|
$ |
246 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Represents servicing revenues. |
86
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Earned premiums
Earned premiums decreased slightly for the three-month period as a decrease in professional
liability, general liability and marine was largely offset by an increase in workers compensation.
For the nine-month period, earned premiums decreased driven by a decrease in professional
liability, fidelity and surety, auto, general liability and marine. The effects of the economic
downturn have contributed to the decrease in earned premiums in the nine months ended September 30,
2010.
|
|
|
New business premium
|
|
New business written premium
increased for both the three and
nine months ended September 30,
2010. The increase in both periods
was driven by an increase in
specialty casualty, and to a lesser
extent for the nine months, an
increase in package business. |
|
|
|
Standard commercial lines policy
count retention
|
|
Policy count retention
increased in both the three- and
nine-month periods in nearly all
lines of business, as a result of an
improvement in mid-term
cancellations in 2010. |
|
|
|
Standard
commercial lines renewal earned pricing decrease
|
|
For both the three- and
nine-month periods, renewal earned
pricing was flat, as an increase in
package business was offset by a
decrease for general liability. The
earned pricing changes were
primarily a reflection of written
pricing changes over the last year. |
|
|
|
Standard commercial lines policies
in-force
|
|
The number of
policies-in-force increased by 4%
from September 30, 2009 to September
30, 2010, while earned premiums
declined over the same period. The
increase is primarily related to the
increase in policy count retention. |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes
Current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes remained flat for the
three-month period and decreased for the nine-month period. The decrease in the nine-month period
was primarily due to decreases in earned premium, partially offset by increases in the current
accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes. The current accident
year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes increased, primarily due to higher
severity on package and property business and higher frequency on workers compensation, largely
offset by a lower ratio for specialty casualty.
Current accident year catastrophes
Current accident year catastrophe losses decreased for the three-month period and increased for the
nine-month period. In the three-month period, losses in 2009 from windstorms and tornadoes in the
Midwest were higher than losses in 2010. In the nine-month period, losses were higher in 2010 due
to more severe windstorm events, particularly from hail in the Midwest, plains states and the
Southeast and from winter storms in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Catastrophe losses in the
nine-month period of 2009 included losses from ice storms, windstorms and tornadoes across many
states.
Prior accident year reserve development
Net favorable prior accident year reserve development increased for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010, and included reserve releases across nearly all lines of business. Net
favorable reserve development for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 included
reserve releases in workers compensation, general liability and professional liability, which, for
the nine-month period, was offset by reserve strengthening in surety and package business. For
additional information on prior accident year reserve development, see the Property and Casualty
Insurance Product Reserves, Net of Reinsurance section within Critical Accounting Estimates.
Operating expenses
Insurance operating costs and expenses decreased for the three-month period and increased for the
nine-month period. The change for the three-month period was primarily due to lower
compensation-related costs in 2010. The change for the nine-month period was driven by an increase
in taxes, licenses and fees of $19, which included a $5 decrease in reserve strengthening for other
state funds and taxes, and a $7 reduction in TWIA assessments recognized in 2009 related to
hurricane Ike, largely offset by a $15 decrease in the estimated amount of dividends payable to
certain workers compensation policyholders. Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs
decreased for the three- and nine-month periods largely due to the decrease in earned premiums.
Net investment income
Net investment income increased for both the three- and nine-month periods primarily as a result of
improvements in limited partnerships and other alternative investments, partially offset by lower
returns on taxable fixed maturities due to declining interest rates.
Net realized gains (losses)
For both the three- and nine-month periods, net realized capital gains (losses) improved as
compared to prior year. The improvements were primarily driven by lower impairments in 2010
compared to 2009 and realized gains on derivatives in 2010 compared to losses in 2009.
87
GROUP BENEFITS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Premiums and other considerations |
|
$ |
1,058 |
|
|
$ |
1,069 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
$ |
3,234 |
|
|
$ |
3,281 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
Net investment income |
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
97 |
% |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,164 |
|
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
3,589 |
|
|
|
3,509 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
816 |
|
|
|
742 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
2,505 |
|
|
|
2,424 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(6 |
%) |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
Insurance operating costs and other expenses |
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
|
839 |
|
|
|
846 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total benefits, losses and expenses |
|
|
1,106 |
|
|
|
1,053 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
3,390 |
|
|
|
3,315 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
Income before income taxes |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
(35 |
%) |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Income tax expense |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
(50 |
%) |
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
$ |
65 |
|
|
|
(29 |
%) |
|
$ |
145 |
|
|
$ |
148 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earned Premiums and Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fully insured ongoing premiums |
|
$ |
1,043 |
|
|
$ |
1,059 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
$ |
3,136 |
|
|
$ |
3,251 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Buyout premiums |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
50 |
% |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total earned premiums and other |
|
$ |
1,058 |
|
|
$ |
1,069 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
$ |
3,234 |
|
|
$ |
3,281 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fully insured ongoing sales, excluding buyouts |
|
$ |
100 |
|
|
$ |
122 |
|
|
|
(18 |
%) |
|
$ |
497 |
|
|
$ |
611 |
|
|
|
(19 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios, excluding buyouts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss ratio |
|
|
77.1 |
% |
|
|
69.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
77.0 |
% |
|
|
73.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Loss ratio, excluding financial institutions |
|
|
82.4 |
% |
|
|
74.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
82.5 |
% |
|
|
78.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Expense ratio |
|
|
27.4 |
% |
|
|
29.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.9 |
% |
|
|
27.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Expense ratio, excluding financial institutions |
|
|
22.8 |
% |
|
|
22.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.1 |
% |
|
|
22.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Net income decreased as a result of higher claim costs, partially offset by improvements in the
realized gains (losses) and net investment income, as well as lower operating expenses.
The following factors contributed to the changes in net income:
|
|
|
Premiums and other considerations
|
|
Premiums and other
considerations decreased for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010
due to lower sales and reductions in
covered lives within our customer
base. |
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
Net investment income
increased for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 as a result of
higher weighted average portfolio
yields primarily due to improved
performance on limited partnerships
and other alternative investments. |
|
|
|
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment
expenses/Loss ratio
|
|
The segments loss ratio
(defined as benefits, losses and
loss adjustment expenses as a
percentage of premiums and other
considerations excluding buyouts)
was higher compared to the prior
year periods due primarily to
unfavorable morbidity experience
from higher incidence and lower
claim terminations. |
|
|
|
Expense ratio and insurance
operating costs and other expenses
|
|
The segments expense ratio,
excluding buyouts, declined for the
three months ended September 30,
2010 compared to the prior year
period primarily due to a commission
accrual adjustment recorded in the
third quarter of 2009 on the
financial institution business. For
the nine months ended September 30,
2010 the expense ratio was higher
primarily due to an overall
reduction in the underlying premium. |
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
The effective tax rate, in
all periods, differs from the
statutory rate of 35% primarily due
to permanent differences related to
investments in tax exempt
securities. For further discussion,
see Income Taxes within Note 1 of
the Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements. |
88
CONSUMER MARKETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Written premiums |
|
$ |
1,014 |
|
|
$ |
1,049 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
$ |
2,990 |
|
|
$ |
3,042 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
Change in unearned premium reserve |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
(52 |
%) |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
(84 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earned premiums |
|
|
985 |
|
|
|
989 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,976 |
|
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current accident year before catastrophes |
|
|
681 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
2,034 |
|
|
|
1,974 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Current accident year catastrophes |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
(53 |
%) |
|
|
229 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
(5 |
%) |
Prior accident years |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
(36 |
%) |
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
689 |
|
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
(9 |
%) |
|
|
2,212 |
|
|
|
2,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
171 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
503 |
|
|
|
505 |
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance operating costs and expenses |
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting results |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
NM |
| |
|
44 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Net servicing income |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
Net investment income |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
98 |
% |
Other expenses |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
NM |
| |
|
156 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
160 |
% |
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
NM |
| |
$ |
113 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
|
105 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Written Premiums |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Business Unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AARP |
|
$ |
743 |
|
|
$ |
755 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
$ |
2,166 |
|
|
$ |
2,199 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
Agency |
|
|
258 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
|
|
783 |
|
|
|
797 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
Other |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
(11 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,014 |
|
|
$ |
1,049 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
$ |
2,990 |
|
|
$ |
3,042 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product Line |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
$ |
700 |
|
|
$ |
742 |
|
|
|
(6 |
%) |
|
$ |
2,115 |
|
|
$ |
2,195 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Homeowners |
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
875 |
|
|
|
847 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,014 |
|
|
$ |
1,049 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
$ |
2,990 |
|
|
$ |
3,042 |
|
|
|
(2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earned Premiums |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business Unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AARP |
|
$ |
712 |
|
|
$ |
712 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,143 |
|
|
$ |
2,124 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
Agency |
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
261 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
789 |
|
|
|
783 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
Other |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(13 |
%) |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
(12 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
985 |
|
|
$ |
989 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,976 |
|
|
$ |
2,957 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product Line |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
$ |
698 |
|
|
$ |
717 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
$ |
2,122 |
|
|
$ |
2,136 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
Homeowners |
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
854 |
|
|
|
821 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
985 |
|
|
$ |
989 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,976 |
|
|
$ |
2,957 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Premium Measures |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Policies in-force end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,287,845 |
|
|
|
2,394,043 |
|
Homeowners |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,455,921 |
|
|
|
1,483,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total policies in-force end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,743,766 |
|
|
|
3,877,838 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New business written premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
118 |
|
|
$ |
249 |
|
|
$ |
356 |
|
Homeowners |
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
86 |
|
|
$ |
113 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Policy count retention |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
|
82 |
% |
|
|
86 |
% |
|
|
83 |
% |
|
|
86 |
% |
Homeowners |
|
|
84 |
% |
|
|
86 |
% |
|
|
85 |
% |
|
|
86 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renewal written pricing increase |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
Homeowners |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renewal earned pricing increase |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automobile |
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
Homeowners |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
6 |
% |
89
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Ratios and Supplemental Data |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss and loss adjustment expense ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current accident year before catastrophes |
|
|
69.2 |
|
|
|
70.4 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
68.4 |
|
|
|
66.8 |
|
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
Current accident year catastrophes |
|
|
4.3 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
|
8.2 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Prior accident years |
|
|
(3.5 |
) |
|
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loss and loss adjustment expense ratio |
|
|
70.0 |
|
|
|
76.9 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
|
74.4 |
|
|
|
74.5 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
Expense ratio |
|
|
24.1 |
|
|
|
24.2 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
24.2 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined ratio |
|
|
94.1 |
|
|
|
101.2 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
98.5 |
|
|
|
98.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Catastrophe ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current year |
|
|
4.3 |
|
|
|
9.1 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
|
8.2 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
Prior years |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
(1.0 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
|
0.4 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total catastrophe ratio |
|
|
5.1 |
|
|
|
8.1 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
8.0 |
|
|
|
8.5 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Combined ratio before catastrophes |
|
|
89.1 |
|
|
|
93.1 |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
90.5 |
|
|
|
90.0 |
|
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Combined ratio before catastrophes and prior
accident years development |
|
|
93.3 |
|
|
|
94.6 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
|
92.6 |
|
|
|
90.8 |
|
|
|
(1.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other revenues [1] |
|
$ |
40 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
$ |
123 |
|
|
$ |
110 |
|
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Represents servicing revenues. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Product Line Combined Ratios |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Automobile |
|
|
93.3 |
|
|
|
98.1 |
|
|
|
4.8 |
|
|
|
95.2 |
|
|
|
94.7 |
|
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
Homeowners |
|
|
96.3 |
|
|
|
109.3 |
|
|
|
13.0 |
|
|
|
107.4 |
|
|
|
108.5 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
94.1 |
|
|
|
101.2 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
98.5 |
|
|
|
98.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Earned premiums
Earned premiums were flat for the three-month period and were up 1% for the nine-month period with
similar trends in both AARP and Agency.
|
|
AARP earned premiums were flat for the three-month period and were up 1% for the nine-month
period. Earned premium growth for the nine-month period was driven by new business written
premium growth through the third quarter of 2009. Since the third quarter of 2009, new
business written premium and policy count retention have decreased driven by a lower auto
policy conversion rate, lower responses from direct response marketing and lower average
renewal earned premium per policy for auto business, partially offset by an increase in
cross-selling homeowners insurance to insureds who have auto policies. For the three-month
period, the decrease in AARP written premium in 2010 offset the positive effect on earned
premium from growth in written premium in 2009. |
|
|
Agency earned premiums decreased 1% for the three-month period and increased 1% for the
nine-month period. Earned premium growth for the nine-month period was primarily due to new
business written premium growth in 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, partially offset by a
decrease in new business written premium and policy retention since the first quarter of 2010
as well as a decrease in average renewal earned premium per policy for auto business. The new
business written premium growth through the first quarter of 2010 was driven by an increase in
the number of agency appointments and the number of policy quotes. Since the first quarter of
2010, the number of quotes and the policy issue rate have declined as the Company has taken
pricing and underwriting actions to improve profitability. |
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Auto earned premiums were down 3% for the three-month period and 1% for the nine-month period,
reflecting a decrease in new business written premium and policy count retention since the fourth
quarter of 2009 and a decrease in average renewal earned premium per policy, particularly in
Agency. Despite auto renewal earned pricing increases for the three- and nine-month periods,
average renewal earned premium per policy for auto declined in the three- and nine-month periods of
2010 due to a shift to more preferred market segment business and a greater concentration of
business in states and territories with lower average premium. Homeowners earned premiums grew 6%
and 4%, respectively, for the three- and nine-month periods due primarily to the effect of
increases in earned pricing, partially offset by a decrease in new business written premium and
policy count retention in the nine-month period of 2010.
|
|
|
New business written premium
|
|
Auto new business written
premium decreased by 37% and 30% for
the three- and nine-month periods,
respectively, due primarily to the
effect of written pricing increases
and underwriting actions that
lowered the policy issue rate on
direct marketing responses and
agency business quotes. Also
contributing to the decrease in auto
new business was lower responses
from direct marketing. Homeowners
new business written premium
decreased 37% and 24% for the three-
and nine-month periods,
respectively, as the effect of
pricing and underwriting actions
lowered the policy issue rate on
direct marketing responses and
agency business quotes. This was
partially offset by an increase in
the cross-sale of homeowners
insurance to insureds that have auto
policies. |
|
|
|
Policy count retention
|
|
Policy count retention for
auto decreased by 4 points for the
three-month period and by 3 points
for the nine-month period primarily
driven by the effect of renewal
written pricing increases and
underwriting actions to improve
profitability. Policy count
retention for homeowners decreased 2
points for the three-month period
and 1 point for the nine-month
period, primarily driven by the
effect of renewal written pricing
increases and underwriting actions.
For the nine-month period, the
decrease in policy count retention
was partially offset by the effect
of the Companys non-renewal of
Florida homeowners Agency business
in 2009. |
|
|
|
Renewal earned pricing increase
|
|
Auto renewal earned pricing
increased in both the three- and
nine-month periods due to rate
increases and the effect of
policyholders purchasing newer
vehicle models in place of older
models. Homeowners renewal earned
pricing increased in both the three-
and nine-month periods due to rate
increases and increased coverage
amounts reflecting higher rebuilding
costs. For both auto and home, the
Company has increased rates in
certain states for certain classes
of business to maintain
profitability in the face of rising
loss costs. |
|
|
|
Policies in-force
|
|
Compared to September 30,
2009, the number of policies
in-force as of September 30, 2010
decreased by 4% for auto, driven by
a decrease in AARP and Agency policy
retention, and by 2% for home,
driven by a decrease in Agency
policy retention. |
Losses and loss adjustment expenses
Current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes
For the three-month period, Consumer Markets current accident year losses and loss adjustment
expenses before catastrophes decreased driven, primarily, by the effect of $10 of prior quarter
current accident year strengthening in 2009 and $6 of net prior quarter current accident year
reserve releases in 2010. Apart from the prior quarter reserve actions in the third quarter of
each year, current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses before catastrophes increased
slightly in the three-month period as an increase in the current accident year loss and loss
adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes for auto was largely offset by an improvement for
home. For the nine-month period, Consumer Markets current accident year losses and loss
adjustment expenses before catastrophes increased primarily due to an increase in the current
accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes for auto and, to a lesser
extent, the increase in earned premium.
Apart from the prior quarter reserve actions in the third quarter of each year, the current
accident year loss and loss adjustment expense ratio before catastrophes for auto increased for
both the three- and nine-month period. The increase was due to higher than expected auto liability
loss costs relative to average earned premium per policy and, to a lesser extent, higher auto
physical damage emerged frequency. The current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense
ratio before catastrophes for home decreased for the three-month period driven by earned rate
increases and low average claim severity, partially offset by increased frequency of weather
claims. For the nine-month period, the current accident year loss and loss adjustment expense
ratio before catastrophes for home was relatively flat.
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Current accident year catastrophes
Current accident year catastrophes decreased in both the three- and nine-month periods. The
decrease in current accident year catastrophes in the three-month period was primarily due to two
large hail and windstorm events in Colorado in the third quarter of 2009. Current accident year
catastrophes for the nine-month period were modestly lower in 2010 than 2009 despite a slightly
higher number of catastrophe events. Catastrophe losses in the nine-month period in 2010 primarily
included losses from tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail events in the Midwest, plains states and the
Southeast as well as losses from winter storms in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Catastrophe
losses in the nine-month period in 2009 primarily included losses from windstorms in Texas and the
Midwest as well as the two large Colorado hail and windstorm events.
Prior accident year reserve development
For both the three- and nine-month periods, there was greater net favorable prior accident year
reserve development in 2010 than in 2009. Net favorable reserve development in 2010 included, among
other reserve changes, releases of AARP and Agency auto liability reserves of $41 and $82 for the
three- and nine-month periods, respectively, primarily related to the 2005 through 2009 accident
years, partially offset by strengthening of AARP and Agency homeowners reserves and strengthening
of prior year catastrophe reserves. Net favorable reserve development in 2009 included, among
other reserve changes, releases of AARP and Agency auto liability reserves of $20 and $53 for the
three- and nine-month periods, respectively, primarily related to accident years 2005 to 2008,
partially offset by strengthening of homeowners reserves.
Operating expenses
For the three-month period, the expense ratio decreased slightly, driven primarily by lower direct
marketing on consumer direct business. For the nine-month period, the expense ratio increased
modestly driven by an increase in information technology costs, higher amortization of acquisition
costs on AARP business and the cost of a legal settlement in 2010, largely offset by lower direct
marketing on consumer direct business.
Net investment income
Net investment income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 primarily due to an
increase in income from investments in limited partnerships and other alternative investments.
Contributing to the decrease in net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2010
was a lower yield on taxable fixed maturities.
Net realized capital gains (losses)
For the three-month period, Consumer Markets recorded a modest net realized capital gain in 2010
compared to a net realized capital loss in 2009. For the nine-month period, Consumer Markets
recognized lower net realized capital losses in 2010 as compared to 2009. The improvement in both
periods was driven by a change from recording net losses on derivatives in 2009 to net gains on
derivatives in 2010 and from a reduction in impairments. Net gains on derivatives in 2010 were
driven by gains from a duration hedge program due to changes in interest rates and net gains from
derivatives due to changes in credit spreads. Impairments decreased from 2009 to 2010 principally
due to improved market conditions.
92
GLOBAL ANNUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Fee income and other |
|
$ |
590 |
|
|
$ |
580 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
|
$ |
1,769 |
|
|
$ |
1,706 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
Earned premiums |
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
123 |
% |
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
308 |
|
|
|
(47 |
%) |
Net investment income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities available-for sale and other |
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
(3 |
%) |
|
|
1,277 |
|
|
|
1,282 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities, trading [1] |
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
63 |
% |
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net investment income |
|
|
1,469 |
|
|
|
1,078 |
|
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
3,719 |
|
|
|
(90 |
%) |
Net realized capital losses |
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
|
(917 |
) |
|
|
65 |
% |
|
|
(625 |
) |
|
|
(568 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
1,808 |
|
|
|
772 |
|
|
|
134 |
% |
|
|
1,679 |
|
|
|
5,165 |
|
|
|
(67 |
%) |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
388 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
|
|
1,531 |
|
|
|
2,556 |
|
|
|
(40 |
%) |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses returns credited on
international variable annuities [1] |
|
|
1,043 |
|
|
|
638 |
|
|
|
63 |
% |
|
|
(905 |
) |
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
Amortization of DAC |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
1,655 |
|
|
|
(80 |
%) |
Insurance operating costs and other expenses |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
(1 |
%) |
|
|
573 |
|
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
(11 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total benefits, losses and expenses |
|
|
1,564 |
|
|
|
1,319 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
1,527 |
|
|
|
7,294 |
|
|
|
(79 |
%) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
244 |
|
|
|
(547 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
(2,129 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
(227 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
(825 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
175 |
|
|
$ |
(320 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
141 |
|
|
$ |
(1,304 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets Under Management |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable annuity account values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
113,912 |
|
|
$ |
119,079 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Fixed MVA annuity and other account values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,100 |
|
|
|
16,816 |
|
|
|
2 |
% |
Institutional investment products account values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,086 |
|
|
|
23,128 |
|
|
|
(13 |
%) |
Investment-Only mutual funds assets [2] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,453 |
|
|
|
(100 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets under management [3] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
151,098 |
|
|
$ |
163,476 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Account Value Roll Forward |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable Annuities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Account value, beginning of period |
|
$ |
107,295 |
|
|
$ |
108,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
119,387 |
|
|
$ |
105,921 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net flows |
|
|
(2,848 |
) |
|
|
(1,940 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(8,597 |
) |
|
|
(5,322 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Change in market value and other |
|
|
7,631 |
|
|
|
10,165 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,349 |
|
|
|
16,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
Transfers [4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,355 |
) |
|
|
1,188 |
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of currency translation |
|
|
1,834 |
|
|
|
2,306 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,128 |
|
|
|
993 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Account value, end of period |
|
$ |
113,912 |
|
|
$ |
119,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
113,912 |
|
|
$ |
119,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Spread |
|
|
(4 |
) bps |
|
|
(2 |
) bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
bps |
|
|
(26 |
) bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expense Ratios |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General insurance expense ratio |
|
|
22.7 |
bps |
|
|
26.1 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.3 |
bps |
|
|
30.1 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
DAC amortization ratio [5] |
|
|
(37.1 |
%) |
|
|
(16.6 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
68.3 |
% |
|
|
(349.2 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
DAC amortization ratio, excluding realized losses and DAC Unlocks [5] [6] |
|
|
46.9 |
% |
|
|
54.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
51.2 |
% |
|
|
71.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes investment income and mark-to-market effects of equity securities, trading, supporting the international
variable annuity business, which are classified in net investment income with corresponding amounts credited to
policyholders within benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses. |
|
[2] |
|
Investment-Only mutual fund assets were transferred to Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2010. |
|
[3] |
|
Includes policyholders balances for investment contracts and reserves for future policy benefits for insurance contracts. |
|
[4] |
|
Canadian and Offshore businesses were transferred from Mutual Funds to Global Annuity, effective January 1, 2009.
Canadian mutual funds were transferred from Global Annuity to Mutual Funds effective January 1, 2010. |
|
[5] |
|
Excludes the effects of realized gains and losses except for net periodic settlements. Included in the net realized
capital gain (losses) are amounts that represent the net periodic accruals on currency rate swaps used in the risk
management of Japan fixed annuity products. |
|
[6] |
|
See Critical Accounting Estimates in the MD&A. |
93
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Net income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2010 primarily related to
significantly lower realized capital losses and an improved DAC unlock benefit. The third quarter
2010 DAC Unlock was a benefit of $145, after-tax, compared to a benefit of $86, after-tax, in third
quarter 2009. The 2010 DAC Unlock benefit was driven by equity market improvements in the third
quarter 2010 that were greater than the market improvements made in the third quarter of 2009 in
comparison to expectations.
Net income improved significantly for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 driven by continued
improvements in equity markets which resulted in a slightly favorable DAC Unlock benefit in 2010
compared to an Unlock charge of $(964) in 2009. The 2010 improvement was partially offset by
higher net realized capital losses.
For further discussion of the 2010 and 2009 Unlocks, see Unlocks within the Critical Accounting
Estimates section of the MD&A. The following other factors contributed to the changes in net
income (loss):
|
|
|
Fee income and other
|
|
Fee income and other
increased as a result of slightly
higher average variable annuity
account values for the three and
nine-month periods ended September
30, 2010 compared with 2009. The
increase in average account values
has been driven by improvements in
equity markets, which has been
principally offset by net outflows
of Global Annuity. |
|
|
|
Earned premiums
|
|
Earned premiums, for the
three months ended September 30,
2010, increased compared to the
prior year due to the implementation
of the new variable annuity product
in the fourth quarter of 2009. The
nature of this product results in
the recognition of earned premiums
with an offsetting increase in
benefits, losses and loss adjustment
expenses. |
|
|
|
|
|
Earned premiums, for the
nine months ended September 30,
2010, decreased due to managements
decision to suspend sales of
structured settlements and terminal
funding products. This decrease in
earned premiums was correspondingly
offset by a decrease in benefits,
losses and loss adjustment expenses. |
|
|
|
Net investment income (excluding
Equity securities, trading)
|
|
For the three month period
ended September 30, 2010, net
investment income decreased
primarily as a result of a decline
in general account values driven by
net outflows since 2009. |
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine month period
ended September 30, 2010, net
investment income decreased
primarily as a result of significant
net outflow activity since 2009 and
declines on returns from fixed
maturity securities driven by the
low interest rate environment,
partially offset by improving
investments results on limited
partnership and other alternative
investments. |
|
|
|
Net investment spread
|
|
For the three months ended
September 30, 2010 compared to 2009,
net investment spreads for Global
Annuity products are consistent. |
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 compared to 2009,
net investment spreads improved
primarily due to improved
performance on limited partnership
and other alternative investments of
54 bps, partially offset by a
decline in yields on fixed maturity
assets of 13 bps, respectively. |
|
|
|
Net realized capital losses
|
|
For the three month period
ended September 30, 2010, the $597
improvement in net realized capital
losses is primarily related to a
reduction in variable annuity
hedging program losses as compared
to losses in the comparable prior
year period and lower impairment
losses. |
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine month period
ended September 30, 2010, the change
in net realized capital losses of
$(57) is primarily related to
variable annuity hedging program
losses in 2010 as compared to gains
in the comparable prior year period,
partially offset by lower impairment
losses and net realized gains on
sales of securities in 2010 compared
with net losses in 2009. |
|
|
|
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment
expenses
|
|
For the nine month period
ended September 30, 2010, benefits,
losses and loss adjustment expenses
declined significantly as a result
of the impact of the 2010 and 2009
Unlocks (for further discussion of
the 2010 and 2009 Unlocks, see
Unlocks within the Critical
Accounting Estimates section of the
MD&A). Additionally, 2009 includes a
3 Win related charge of $60
(pre-tax). Benefits, losses and
loss adjustment expenses were lower
for institutional investment
products driven by the Companys
execution on its call and buyback
strategy associated with stable
value products, which reduced the
related liabilities, and a decrease
in earned premiums associated with
managements decision to suspend
sales. |
94
|
|
|
Insurance operating costs and other
expenses
|
|
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, insurance
operating costs and other expenses
have decreased as compared to 2009
as a result of lower operating and
wholesaling expenses driven by
managements active efforts to
reduce operating expenses and
managements efforts to match
distribution costs with the
Companys current lower sales
levels. |
|
|
|
General insurance expense ratio
|
|
The general insurance
expense ratio declined as a result
of managements efforts to reduce
expenses associated with the U.S.
annuity product, and the
restructuring and active expense
management of Japans operations
while the improving equity markets
compared to 2009 have driven an
increase in the average asset base. |
|
|
|
Amortization of DAC
|
|
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010,
amortization of DAC changed on a
comparative period basis primarily
as a result of the Unlocks. |
|
|
|
DAC amortization ratio, excluding
realized gains (losses) and DAC
Unlocks
|
|
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010, the
DAC amortization ratio decreased due
to rising gross profits driven by
equity market appreciation, and
improved returns from limited
partnerships and other alternative
investments, as previously
discussed. |
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010, the
effective tax rate differs from the
statutory rate of 35% primarily due
to permanent differences for the
separate account DRD on U.S. annuity
products as well as varying tax
rates by country, and the valuation
allowance on deferred tax benefits
related to certain realized losses
on securities that back certain
institutional investment products.
The three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
include separate account DRD
benefits of $19 and $23, and $79 and
$83 respectively. For further
discussion, see Income Taxes within
Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements. |
95
LIFE INSURANCE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Fee income and other |
|
$ |
268 |
|
|
$ |
269 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
832 |
|
|
$ |
864 |
|
|
|
(4 |
%) |
Earned premiums |
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
%) |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
%) |
Net investment income |
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
50 |
% |
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
388 |
|
|
|
301 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
1,198 |
|
|
|
943 |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
646 |
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
Amortization of DAC |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
263 |
|
|
|
(73 |
%) |
Insurance operating costs and other expenses |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
(10 |
%) |
|
|
154 |
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total benefits, losses and expenses |
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
(18 |
%) |
|
|
871 |
|
|
|
951 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
97 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
224 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Account Values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Individual variable universal life insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,757 |
|
|
$ |
5,552 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
Individual universal life insurance [1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,995 |
|
|
|
5,591 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
PPLI [2] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35,558 |
|
|
|
33,197 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total account values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
47,310 |
|
|
$ |
44,340 |
|
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Individual Life Insurance In-Force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable universal life insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
75,399 |
|
|
$ |
75,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
Universal life insurance [1] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57,734 |
|
|
|
54,775 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
Term life |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73,959 |
|
|
|
68,447 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total individual life insurance in-force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
207,092 |
|
|
$ |
198,889 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Spread |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Individual variable universal and individual
universal life insurance [1] |
|
|
142 |
bps |
|
|
111 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
148 |
bps |
|
|
88 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Death Benefits |
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
$ |
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
348 |
|
|
$ |
304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes universal life, interest sensitive whole life, modified guaranteed life insurance and other. |
|
[2] |
|
Includes PPLI operations transferred from Corporate and Other to Life Insurance effective January 1, 2010. |
96
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Net income increased as a result of net realized capital gains, improved net investment income and
the impacts of the DAC Unlocks. For further discussion of the DAC Unlock, see Unlocks within the
Critical Accounting Estimates section of the MD&A. The following other factors contributed to the
changes in net income (loss):
|
|
|
Fee income and other
|
|
Fee income and other decreased for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 primarily due to the impact of the DAC Unlock in
the first nine months of 2009. |
|
|
|
Earned premiums
|
|
Earned premiums, which include premiums for ceded
reinsurance, decreased primarily due to higher ceded reinsurance
premiums related to lower retention levels and the aging of the life
insurance in-force. |
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
Net investment income increased primarily due to improved
performance of limited partnerships and other alternative
investments. |
|
|
|
Net investment spread
|
|
Net investment spread increased for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2010 primarily related to improved performance of
limited partnerships and other alternative investments of 28 bps and
50 bps, respectively, and lower average credited rates of 16 bps and
18 bps, respectively. |
|
|
|
Amortization of DAC
|
|
Amortization of DAC decreased for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2010 primarily as a result of the Unlock benefit
in 2010 compared to the Unlock charge in 2009. DAC amortization had
a partial offset in amortization of deferred revenues, which drove
the decrease in fee income noted above. |
|
|
|
Income tax expense
(benefit)
|
|
The effective tax rate for 2010 differs from the statutory
rate of 35% primarily due to the recognition of separate account DRD
partially offset by a valuation allowance on deferred tax benefits
related to certain realized losses recorded in the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. For further discussion, see Income Taxes within
Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
|
|
|
Death Benefits
|
|
Death benefits increased primarily due to mortality
volatility. |
97
RETIREMENT PLANS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Fee income and other |
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
$ |
83 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
|
$ |
260 |
|
|
$ |
234 |
|
|
|
11 |
% |
Earned premiums |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
67 |
% |
Net investment income |
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
Net realized capital losses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(228 |
) |
|
|
96 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
143 |
% |
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
112 |
% |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of DAC |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
(78 |
%) |
Insurance operating costs and other expenses |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total benefits, losses and expenses |
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
508 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
(262 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
(34 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
(162 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets Under Management |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
403(b)/457 account values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
11,874 |
|
|
$ |
10,760 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
401(k) account values |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,764 |
|
|
|
15,339 |
|
|
|
22 |
% |
401(k)/403(b) mutual funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,602 |
|
|
|
16,648 |
|
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets under management |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
49,240 |
|
|
$ |
42,747 |
|
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets under administration 401(k) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,266 |
|
|
$ |
5,867 |
|
|
|
(27 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Account Value and Assets Under Management Roll
Forward |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
401(k) / 403(b) Mutual Funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets under management, beginning of period |
|
$ |
15,848 |
|
|
$ |
15,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
16,704 |
|
|
$ |
14,838 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net flows |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(748 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(606 |
) |
|
|
(1,388 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Transfer in |
|
|
1,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in market value |
|
|
1,552 |
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
3,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets under management, end of period |
|
$ |
18,602 |
|
|
$ |
16,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,602 |
|
|
$ |
16,648 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
401(k) / 403(b) / 457 Group Annuities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Account value, beginning of period |
|
$ |
27,943 |
|
|
$ |
23,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
27,258 |
|
|
$ |
22,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net flows |
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,048 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
|
|
Transfers in of Lifetime Income & Maturity Funding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in market value |
|
|
2,095 |
|
|
|
2,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,116 |
|
|
|
3,596 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Account value, end of period [1] |
|
$ |
30,638 |
|
|
$ |
26,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
30,638 |
|
|
$ |
26,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Spread |
|
|
100 |
bps |
|
|
94 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
111 |
bps |
|
|
65 |
bps |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes policyholder balances for investment contracts and reserves for future policy
benefits for insurance contracts. |
98
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Net income increased as a result of lower net realized capital losses, improved net investment
income, higher fee income and the impacts of the DAC Unlocks. For further discussion of the DAC
Unlock, see Unlocks within the Critical Accounting Estimates section of the MD&A.
The following other factors contributed to the changes in net income (loss):
|
|
|
Fee income and other
|
|
For the three and nine month
period ended September 30, 2010, fee
income and other increased primarily
due to increases in average assets
under management resulting from
improvements in equity markets and
increased deposit activity as equity
market improvements created an
environment where investors were
willing to re-enter the capital
markets. Over the past 12 months,
average account values have
increased driven by $2.3 billion of
net flows and $2.0 billion of market
activity. |
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
For the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2010,
net investment income increased
primarily due to improved
performance on limited partnerships
and other alternative investments. |
|
|
|
Net investment spread
|
|
Net investment spread
increased primarily as a result of
higher earned rates driven primarily
by improved performance on limited
partnerships and other alternative
investments in 2010 which added 26
bps of return for the three months
ended September 30, 2010, and 48 bps
of return for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 as compared to
the prior year, partially offset by
lower yields on fixed maturities of
19 bps for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, and 13 bps for
the nine months ended September 30,
2010 as compared to the prior year. |
|
|
|
Net realized capital gains (losses)
|
|
The change in net realized
capital gains (losses) for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 is
driven by higher losses on
impairments in the third quarter of
2009. |
|
|
|
|
|
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, net realized
capital losses were lower due to
higher losses on impairments,
derivatives, and trading losses in
the first three quarters of 2009. |
|
|
|
Insurance operating costs and other
expenses
|
|
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010,
insurance operating costs and other
expenses increased primarily due to
greater assets under management
resulting in higher trail
commissions. |
|
|
|
Amortization of DAC
|
|
For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010, the
change in amortization of DAC is
attributed to the DAC Unlock. |
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
|
The effective tax rate for
2010 differs from the statutory rate
of 35% primarily due to permanent
tax differences for DRD that are
partially offset by a valuation
allowance on deferred tax benefits
related to certain realized losses
recorded in the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. The three and
nine month periods ended September
30, 2010 and 2009 include separate
account DRD benefits of $5 and $0,
and $14 and $7, respectively. For
further discussion, see Income Taxes
within Note 1 of the Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements. |
99
MUTUAL FUNDS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Fee income and other |
|
$ |
166 |
|
|
$ |
137 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
$ |
513 |
|
|
$ |
370 |
|
|
|
39 |
% |
Net investment income |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
60 |
% |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
60 |
% |
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
507 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
43 |
% |
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of DAC |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
45 |
% |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
Insurance operating costs and other expenses |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
358 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total benefits, losses and expenses |
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
19 |
% |
|
|
404 |
|
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
23 |
% |
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
50 |
% |
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
|
64 |
% |
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
17 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non Proprietary Mutual Funds [3] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets under management, beginning of period |
|
$ |
48,759 |
|
|
$ |
35,693 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
44,031 |
|
|
$ |
32,710 |
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer in of Investment-Only and Canadian mutual funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,617 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net flows |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
796 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,199 |
|
|
|
1,486 |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in market value and other [1] |
|
|
4,788 |
|
|
|
4,761 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,537 |
|
|
|
7,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets under management, end of period [1] |
|
$ |
53,384 |
|
|
$ |
41,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
53,384 |
|
|
$ |
41,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proprietary Mutual Funds [4] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets under management, beginning of period |
|
$ |
39,402 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfers in of insurance product mutual funds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net flows |
|
|
(1,299 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,763 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in market value and other |
|
|
3,676 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,652 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets under management, end of period |
|
$ |
41,779 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
41,779 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mutual fund assets under management [1] [2] |
|
$ |
95,163 |
|
|
$ |
41,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
95,163 |
|
|
$ |
41,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes amount attributed to the transfer of Investment-Only mutual funds and Canadian mutual funds effective January 1, 2010. |
|
[2] |
|
Includes Proprietary mutual funds effective January 1, 2010. |
|
[3] |
|
Includes Retail mutual funds, Investment-Only mutual funds, Canadian mutual funds and 529 college savings plan assets. |
|
[4] |
|
Includes mutual funds sponsored by the Company which are owned by the separate accounts of the Company to support insurance
and investment products sold by the Company. |
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
Net income increased primarily due to higher overall account balances attributed to the improved
equity markets, and positive net flows, resulting in higher fee income, partially offset by higher
trail commissions, as well as the capital infusion to the money
market fund. Also contributing to the net income in 2010 is the increase in scale of the
reporting segments businesses.
100
CORPORATE AND OTHER
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
Operating Summary |
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Earned premiums |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
|
100 |
% |
Fee income [1] |
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
(25 |
%) |
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
(13 |
%) |
Net investment income |
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
(36 |
%) |
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
(18 |
%) |
Net realized capital gains (losses) |
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
(63 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
(384 |
) |
|
|
NM |
|
Other revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(100 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
75 |
% |
|
|
396 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
(48 |
%) |
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
(26 |
%) |
Insurance operating costs and other expenses [1] |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
(42 |
%) |
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
(8 |
%) |
Interest expense |
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
Goodwill impairment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total benefits, losses and expenses |
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
(27 |
%) |
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
Loss before income taxes |
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
(271 |
) |
|
|
58 |
% |
|
|
(660 |
) |
|
|
(981 |
) |
|
|
33 |
% |
Income tax benefit |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(89 |
) |
|
|
57 |
% |
|
|
(211 |
) |
|
|
(281 |
) |
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(76 |
) |
|
$ |
(182 |
) |
|
|
58 |
% |
|
$ |
(449 |
) |
|
$ |
(700 |
) |
|
|
36 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Fee income includes the income associated with the sales of non-proprietary insurance
products in the Companys broker-dealer subsidiaries that has an offsetting commission expense
in insurance operating costs and other expenses. |
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009
The net loss in Corporate and Other decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010 primarily due to improvements in net realized capital gains (losses), partially offset by an
increase in interest expense and goodwill impairments in the nine month period.
The change to net realized capital gains for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010,
from net realized capital losses for the comparable prior year periods, was due to impairments on
investment securities recorded in 2009. In addition, the nine months ended September 30, 2009
included a net realized capital loss of approximately $300 as a result of the contingency payment
made to Allianz due to the Companys participation in the Capital Purchase Program.
Interest expense increased for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 primarily
due to the issuance of $1.1 billion of senior notes in the first quarter of 2010. For further
information, see Senior Notes within Note 12 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
101
PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE PRODUCT UNDERWRITING RISK MANAGEMENT
The Hartfords Property & Casualty Underwriting Risk Management Strategy are discussed in Part
II, Item 7 MD&A in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report. The following discussion provides
updates through September 30, 2010.
Use of Reinsurance
The Company has several catastrophe reinsurance programs, including reinsurance treaties that cover
property and workers compensation losses aggregating from single catastrophe events. The
following table summarizes the primary catastrophe treaty reinsurance coverages that the Company
has in place as of July 1, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
% of layer(s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coverage |
|
Treaty term |
|
|
reinsured |
|
|
Per occurrence limit |
|
|
Retention |
|
Principal property
catastrophe program
covering property catastrophe losses from a single event |
|
1/1/2010 to 1/1/2011 |
|
|
Varies by layer, but averages 81% across all layers |
|
|
Aggregates to $690 across all layers |
|
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
|
Reinsurance with
the Florida
Hurricane
Catastrophe Fund
(FHCF) covering
Florida Personal
Lines property
catastrophe losses
from a single event |
|
6/1/2010 to 6/1/2011 |
|
|
|
90 |
% |
|
$ |
170 |
[1] |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
Workers
compensation losses
arising from a
single catastrophe
event |
|
7/1/2010 to 7/1/2011 |
|
|
|
95 |
% |
|
|
300 |
[2] |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The estimated per occurrence limit on the FHCF treaty is $170 for
the 6/1/2010 to 6/1/2011 treaty year based on the Companys
election to purchase the required coverage from the FHCF. For
the 6/1/2010 to 6/1/2011 treaty year, the Company elected not to
purchase additional limits under the Temporary Increase in
Coverage Limit (TICL) statutory provision. |
|
[2] |
|
In addition to the limit shown above, the workers compensation
reinsurance treaty includes a non-catastrophe, industrial accident
layer of $30 excess of a $20 retention. |
For further explanation, refer to the MD&A in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
INVESTMENT CREDIT RISK
The Company has established investment credit policies that focus on the credit quality of
obligors and counterparties, limit credit concentrations, encourage diversification and require
frequent creditworthiness reviews. Investment activity, including setting of policy and defining
acceptable risk levels, is subject to regular review and approval by senior management.
The Company primarily invests in securities which are rated investment grade and has established
exposure limits, diversification standards and review procedures for all credit risks including
borrower, issuer and counterparty. Creditworthiness of specific obligors is determined by
consideration of external determinants of creditworthiness, typically ratings assigned by
nationally recognized ratings agencies and is supplemented by an internal credit evaluation.
Obligor, asset sector and industry concentrations are subject to established Company limits and are
monitored on a regular basis.
The Company is not exposed to any credit concentration risk of a single issuer greater than 10% of
the Companys stockholders equity other than U.S. government and government agencies backed by the
full faith and credit of the U.S. government. For further discussion of concentration of credit
risk, see the Concentration of Credit Risk section in Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Derivative Instruments
In the normal course of business, the Company uses various derivative counterparties in executing
its derivative transactions. The use of counterparties creates credit risk that the counterparty
may not perform in accordance with the terms of the derivative transaction. The Company has
developed exposure policies which limit the Companys exposure to credit risk.
The derivative counterparty exposure policy establishes market-based credit limits, favors
long-term financial stability and creditworthiness of the counterparty and typically requires
credit enhancement/credit risk reducing agreements.
The Company minimizes the credit risk of derivative instruments by entering into transactions with
high quality counterparties rated A2/A or better, which are monitored and evaluated by the
Companys risk management team and reviewed by senior management. In addition, the Company
monitors counterparty credit exposure on a monthly basis to ensure compliance with Company policies
and statutory limitations. The Company also generally requires that derivative contracts, other
than exchange traded contracts, certain forward contracts, and certain embedded and reinsurance
derivatives, be governed by an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement
which is structured by legal entity and by counterparty and permits right of offset.
102
The Company has developed credit exposure thresholds which are based upon counterparty ratings.
Credit exposures are measured using the market value of the derivatives, resulting in amounts owed
to the Company by its counterparties or potential payment obligations from the Company to its
counterparties. Credit exposures are generally quantified daily based on the prior business days
market value and collateral is pledged to and held by, or on behalf of, the Company to the extent
the current value of derivatives exceeds the contractual thresholds. In accordance with industry
standards and the contractual agreements, collateral is typically settled on the next business day.
The Company has exposure to credit risk for amounts below the exposure thresholds which are
uncollateralized, as well as for market fluctuations that may occur between contractual settlement
periods of collateral movements.
The maximum uncollateralized threshold for a derivative counterparty for a single legal entity is
$10. The Company currently transacts over-the-counter derivatives in five legal entities and
therefore the maximum combined threshold for a single counterparty over all legal entities that use
derivatives is $50. In addition, the Company may have exposure to multiple counterparties in a
single corporate family due to a common credit support provider. As of September 30, 2010, the
maximum combined threshold for all counterparties under a single credit support provider over all
legal entities that use derivatives is $100. Based on the contractual terms of the collateral
agreements, these thresholds may be immediately reduced due to a downgrade in a counterpartys
credit rating. For further discussion, see the Derivative Commitments section of Note 9 of the
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company has incurred no losses on
derivative instruments due to counterparty default.
In addition to counterparty credit risk, the Company enters into credit default swaps to manage
credit exposure. Credit default swaps involve a transfer of credit risk of one or many referenced
entities from one party to another in exchange for periodic payments. The party that purchases
credit protection will make periodic payments based on an agreed upon rate and notional amount, and
for certain transactions there will also be an upfront premium payment. The second party, who
assumes credit risk, will typically only make a payment if there is a credit event and such payment
will be equal to the notional value of the swap contract less the value of the referenced security
issuers debt obligation following the credit event. A credit event is generally defined as
default on contractually obligated interest or principal payments or bankruptcy of the referenced
entity after the occurrence of the credit event.
The Company uses credit derivatives to purchase credit protection and, to a lesser extent, assume
credit risk with respect to a single entity, referenced index, or asset pool. The Company
purchases credit protection through credit default swaps to economically hedge and manage credit
risk of certain fixed maturity investments across multiple sectors of the investment portfolio.
The Company has also entered into credit default swaps that assume credit risk as part of
replication transactions. Replication transactions are used as an economical means to
synthetically replicate the characteristics and performance of assets that would otherwise be
permissible investments under the Companys investment policies. These swaps reference investment
grade single corporate issuers and baskets, which include trades ranging from baskets of up to five
corporate issuers to standard and customized diversified portfolios of corporate issuers, which are
established within sector concentration limits and are typically divided into tranches which
possess different credit ratings ranging from AAA through the CCC rated first loss position.
Investments
The following table presents the Companys fixed maturities, AFS, by credit quality. The ratings
referenced below are based on the ratings of a nationally recognized rating organization or, if not
rated, assigned based on the Companys internal analysis of such securities.
Fixed Maturities, AFS, by Credit Quality
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent of |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Value |
|
United States Government/Government agencies |
|
$ |
9,393 |
|
|
$ |
9,556 |
|
|
|
12.0 |
% |
|
$ |
7,299 |
|
|
$ |
7,172 |
|
|
|
10.1 |
% |
AAA |
|
|
10,911 |
|
|
|
11,158 |
|
|
|
14.0 |
% |
|
|
11,974 |
|
|
|
11,188 |
|
|
|
15.7 |
% |
AA |
|
|
15,400 |
|
|
|
15,591 |
|
|
|
19.6 |
% |
|
|
14,845 |
|
|
|
13,932 |
|
|
|
19.6 |
% |
A |
|
|
19,163 |
|
|
|
19,922 |
|
|
|
25.0 |
% |
|
|
19,822 |
|
|
|
18,664 |
|
|
|
26.2 |
% |
BBB |
|
|
19,453 |
|
|
|
20,022 |
|
|
|
25.0 |
% |
|
|
17,886 |
|
|
|
17,071 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
% |
BB & below |
|
|
4,164 |
|
|
|
3,487 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
4,189 |
|
|
|
3,126 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fixed maturities, AFS |
|
$ |
78,484 |
|
|
$ |
79,736 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
76,015 |
|
|
$ |
71,153 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The movement in the overall credit quality of the Companys portfolio was primarily attributable to
purchases of U.S. Treasuries and investment grade corporate securities, partially offset by rating
agency downgrades primarily associated with commercial real estate. Fixed maturities, FVO, are not
included in the above table as of September 30, 2010. These investments include AA-rated
securities within the financial services sector, as well as BBB and lower rated commercial real
estate (CRE) collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). The majority of these CRE CDOs have been
downgraded since purchase. For further discussion on the election of fair value option, see Note 4
of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
103
The following table presents the Companys AFS securities by type, as well as fixed maturities,
FVO.
Securities by Type
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
of Total |
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of Total |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Losses |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Value |
|
Asset-backed
securities (ABS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer loans |
|
$ |
2,494 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
(218 |
) |
|
$ |
2,311 |
|
|
|
2.9 |
% |
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
(277 |
) |
|
$ |
1,825 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
Small business |
|
|
476 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(165 |
) |
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
% |
|
|
548 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(232 |
) |
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
% |
Other |
|
|
371 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
CDOs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collateralized loan
obligations (CLOs) |
|
|
2,427 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(240 |
) |
|
|
2,188 |
|
|
|
2.7 |
% |
|
|
2,727 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
2,439 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
% |
CREs |
|
|
681 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(327 |
) |
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
1,319 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
(901 |
) |
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
% |
Other |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
CMBS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency backed [1] |
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
% |
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
Bonds |
|
|
7,486 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
(892 |
) |
|
|
6,777 |
|
|
|
8.5 |
% |
|
|
9,600 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
(2,241 |
) |
|
|
7,411 |
|
|
|
10.4 |
% |
Interest only (IOs) |
|
|
851 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
914 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
% |
|
|
1,074 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
Corporate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic industry [2] |
|
|
3,120 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
3,328 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
% |
|
|
2,642 |
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
2,698 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
% |
Capital goods |
|
|
3,205 |
|
|
|
343 |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
3,519 |
|
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
3,085 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
(51 |
) |
|
|
3,174 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
Consumer cyclical |
|
|
1,934 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
2,092 |
|
|
|
2.6 |
% |
|
|
1,946 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
1,976 |
|
|
|
2.8 |
% |
Consumer non-cyclical |
|
|
6,054 |
|
|
|
642 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
6,683 |
|
|
|
8.4 |
% |
|
|
4,737 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
4,996 |
|
|
|
7.0 |
% |
Energy |
|
|
3,276 |
|
|
|
319 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
3,581 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
3,070 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
3,215 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
Financial services |
|
|
8,007 |
|
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
(486 |
) |
|
|
7,899 |
|
|
|
9.9 |
% |
|
|
8,059 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
(917 |
) |
|
|
7,260 |
|
|
|
10.1 |
% |
Tech./comm. |
|
|
4,186 |
|
|
|
399 |
|
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
4,544 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
% |
|
|
3,984 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
4,114 |
|
|
|
5.8 |
% |
Transportation |
|
|
855 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
935 |
|
|
|
1.2 |
% |
|
|
698 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
697 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
Utilities |
|
|
6,861 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
7,469 |
|
|
|
9.4 |
% |
|
|
5,755 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
(85 |
) |
|
|
5,900 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
% |
Other [2] |
|
|
870 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
801 |
|
|
|
1.0 |
% |
|
|
1,342 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
1,213 |
|
|
|
1.7 |
% |
Foreign govt./govt.
agencies |
|
|
1,773 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
1,924 |
|
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
1,376 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
2.0 |
% |
Municipal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxable |
|
|
1,162 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
1,125 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
1,176 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(205 |
) |
|
|
975 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
Tax-exempt |
|
|
11,073 |
|
|
|
561 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
11,598 |
|
|
|
14.5 |
% |
|
|
10,949 |
|
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
(173 |
) |
|
|
11,090 |
|
|
|
15.6 |
% |
Residential
mortgage-backed
securities (RMBS) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency |
|
|
3,996 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
4,132 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
% |
|
|
3,383 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
3,476 |
|
|
|
4.9 |
% |
Non-agency |
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
% |
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Alt-A |
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(58 |
) |
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
% |
Sub-prime |
|
|
1,621 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(490 |
) |
|
|
1,144 |
|
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
|
1,768 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(689 |
) |
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
1.5 |
% |
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
4,958 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
4,955 |
|
|
|
6.2 |
% |
|
|
3,854 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(237 |
) |
|
|
3,631 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, AFS |
|
|
78,484 |
|
|
|
4,625 |
|
|
|
(3,314 |
) |
|
|
79,736 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
76,015 |
|
|
|
2,033 |
|
|
|
(6,895 |
) |
|
|
71,153 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Equity securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial services |
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
836 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(164 |
) |
|
|
679 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
600 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
497 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity securities, AFS |
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,333 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
(192 |
) |
|
|
1,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total AFS securities |
|
$ |
79,716 |
|
|
$ |
4,701 |
|
|
$ |
(3,454 |
) |
|
$ |
80,904 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
77,348 |
|
|
$ |
2,113 |
|
|
$ |
(7,087 |
) |
|
$ |
72,374 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed maturities, FVO |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Represents securities with pools of loans by the Small Business
Administration whose issued loans are backed by the full faith and
credit of the U.S. government. |
|
[2] |
|
Gross unrealized gains (losses) exclude the fair value of bifurcated
embedded derivative features of certain securities. Subsequent
changes in value will be recorded in net realized capital gains
(losses). |
The Company continues to rebalance its AFS investment portfolio to securities with more
favorable risk/return profiles, in particular investment grade corporate securities, while reducing
its exposure to real estate related securities. The Companys AFS net unrealized position improved
primarily as a result of improved security valuations largely due to declining interest rates and,
to a lesser extent, credit spread tightening. The following sections highlight the Companys
significant investment sectors.
104
Financial Services
The Companys exposure to the financial services sector is predominantly through banking firms.
The following table presents the Companys exposure to the financial services sector included in
the Securities by Type table above.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
AAA |
|
$ |
325 |
|
|
$ |
324 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
299 |
|
|
$ |
290 |
|
|
$ |
(9 |
) |
AA |
|
|
2,117 |
|
|
|
2,169 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
1,913 |
|
|
|
1,867 |
|
|
|
(46 |
) |
A |
|
|
3,993 |
|
|
|
3,872 |
|
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
4,510 |
|
|
|
3,987 |
|
|
|
(523 |
) |
BBB |
|
|
1,955 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
|
|
(155 |
) |
|
|
1,664 |
|
|
|
1,379 |
|
|
|
(285 |
) |
BB & below |
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
509 |
|
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
8,639 |
|
|
$ |
8,400 |
|
|
$ |
(239 |
) |
|
$ |
8,895 |
|
|
$ |
7,939 |
|
|
$ |
(956 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The improvement in the net unrealized loss position was attributed to improved security valuations
resulting from increasing confidence in this sector, as well as sales. During the third quarter,
in general, financial companies continued to stabilize with improved earnings performance, positive
credit trends and strengthened capital and liquidity positions. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act
was signed into law and regulators finalized the Basel III agreement in an attempt to strengthen
capital standards. Despite these positive impacts, financial companies remain vulnerable to
ongoing stress in the real estate markets, high unemployment and global economic uncertainty, which
could potentially result in declines in the Companys net unrealized position.
Commercial Mortgage Loans
The following tables present the Companys exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities
(CMBS) bonds, CRE CDOs and CMBS IOs by current credit quality and vintage year, included in the
Securities by Type table above. This sector appears to be stabilizing although security prices may
be adversely impacted by pressures from commercial real estate market fundamentals, including lower
rent rates and increased delinquencies. The Company continues to reduce its exposure to real
estate related securities through sales. Credit protection represents the current weighted average
percentage of the outstanding capital structure subordinated to the Companys investment holding
that is available to absorb losses before the security incurs the first dollar loss of principal
and excludes any equity interest or property value in excess of outstanding debt.
CMBS Bonds [1]
September 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAA |
|
|
AA |
|
|
A |
|
|
BBB |
|
|
BB and Below |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
2003 & Prior |
|
$ |
821 |
|
|
$ |
845 |
|
|
$ |
146 |
|
|
$ |
141 |
|
|
$ |
120 |
|
|
$ |
107 |
|
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
37 |
|
|
$ |
1,174 |
|
|
$ |
1,175 |
|
2004 |
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
553 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
674 |
|
2005 |
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
665 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
148 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
1,321 |
|
|
|
1,188 |
|
2006 |
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
|
1,084 |
|
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
349 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
|
|
413 |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
521 |
|
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
3,022 |
|
|
|
2,674 |
|
2007 |
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
171 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
1,243 |
|
|
|
1,008 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
3,349 |
|
|
$ |
3,417 |
|
|
$ |
946 |
|
|
$ |
818 |
|
|
$ |
1,045 |
|
|
$ |
918 |
|
|
$ |
1,224 |
|
|
$ |
951 |
|
|
$ |
922 |
|
|
$ |
673 |
|
|
$ |
7,486 |
|
|
$ |
6,777 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit protection |
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.0 |
% |
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAA |
|
|
AA |
|
|
A |
|
|
BBB |
|
|
BB and Below |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
2003 & Prior |
|
$ |
1,732 |
|
|
$ |
1,716 |
|
|
$ |
297 |
|
|
$ |
230 |
|
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
113 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
$ |
17 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
2,210 |
|
|
$ |
2,083 |
|
2004 |
|
|
639 |
|
|
|
626 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
788 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
2005 |
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
930 |
|
|
|
356 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
228 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
1,784 |
|
|
|
1,401 |
|
2006 |
|
|
1,945 |
|
|
|
1,636 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
247 |
|
|
|
323 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
3,465 |
|
|
|
2,373 |
|
2007 |
|
|
498 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
1,353 |
|
|
|
835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
5,825 |
|
|
$ |
5,316 |
|
|
$ |
1,304 |
|
|
$ |
888 |
|
|
$ |
1,135 |
|
|
$ |
585 |
|
|
$ |
804 |
|
|
$ |
380 |
|
|
$ |
532 |
|
|
$ |
242 |
|
|
$ |
9,600 |
|
|
$ |
7,411 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit protection |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
22.0 |
% |
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The vintage year represents the year the pool of loans was originated. |
105
CRE CDOs [1] [2]
September 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAA |
|
|
AA |
|
|
A |
|
|
BBB |
|
|
BB and Below |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
2003 & Prior |
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
63 |
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
126 |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
$ |
155 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
2005 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total AFS |
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
173 |
|
|
$ |
99 |
|
|
$ |
234 |
|
|
$ |
126 |
|
|
$ |
223 |
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
681 |
|
|
$ |
369 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total FVO
[3] |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit protection |
|
|
|
|
|
|
53.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.1 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.2 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.5 |
% |
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAA |
|
|
AA |
|
|
A |
|
|
BBB |
|
|
BB and Below |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
2003 & Prior |
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
30 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
69 |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
$ |
165 |
|
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
95 |
|
|
$ |
14 |
|
|
$ |
419 |
|
|
$ |
140 |
|
2004 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
2005 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
2006 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
2007 |
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
2008 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
2009 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
218 |
|
|
$ |
126 |
|
|
$ |
292 |
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
$ |
85 |
|
|
$ |
355 |
|
|
$ |
92 |
|
|
$ |
204 |
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
1,319 |
|
|
$ |
439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit protection |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25.5 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
34.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.1 |
% |
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The vintage year represents the year that the underlying collateral in the pool was originated. Individual CRE CDO amortized cost
and fair value are allocated by the proportion of collateral within each vintage year. |
|
[2] |
|
For certain CRE CDOs, the collateral manager has the ability to reinvest proceeds that become available, primarily from collateral
maturities. The increase in recent vintage years reflects reinvestment for these CRE CDOs. |
|
[3] |
|
For further discussion on the election of fair value option, see Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
CMBS IOs [1]
September 30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAA |
|
|
A |
|
|
BBB |
|
|
BB and Below |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
2003 & Prior |
|
$ |
229 |
|
|
$ |
254 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
229 |
|
|
$ |
254 |
|
2004 |
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
2005 |
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
2006 |
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
116 |
|
2007 |
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
850 |
|
|
$ |
913 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
851 |
|
|
$ |
914 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AAA |
|
|
A |
|
|
BBB |
|
|
BB and Below |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
2003 & Prior |
|
$ |
331 |
|
|
$ |
352 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
331 |
|
|
$ |
352 |
|
2004 |
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
2005 |
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
285 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
2006 |
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
123 |
|
2007 |
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,069 |
|
|
$ |
1,063 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
1,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The vintage year represents the year the pool of loans was originated. |
106
In addition to CMBS, the Company has exposure to commercial mortgage loans as presented in the
following table. These loans are collateralized by a variety of commercial properties and are
diversified both geographically throughout the United States and by property type. These loans may
be either in the form of a whole loan, where the Company is the sole lender, or a loan
participation. Loan participations are loans where the Company has purchased or retained a portion
of an outstanding loan or package of loans and participates on a pro-rata basis in collecting
interest and principal pursuant to the terms of the participation agreement. In general, A-Note
participations have senior payment priority, followed by B-Note participations and then mezzanine
loan participations. As of September 30, 2010, loans within the Companys mortgage loan portfolio
have had minimal extension or restructurings. In general, the commercial real estate market
appears to be stabilizing, although recovery is expected to be slow.
Commercial Mortgage Loans
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Valuation |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Valuation |
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
Cost [1] |
|
|
Allowance |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Cost [1] |
|
|
Allowance |
|
|
Value |
|
Whole loans |
|
$ |
3,443 |
|
|
$ |
(29 |
) |
|
$ |
3,414 |
|
|
$ |
3,319 |
|
|
$ |
(40 |
) |
|
$ |
3,279 |
|
A-Note participations |
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
354 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
391 |
|
B-Note participations |
|
|
328 |
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
(176 |
) |
|
|
525 |
|
Mezzanine loans |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
1,081 |
|
|
|
(142 |
) |
|
|
939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total [2] |
|
$ |
4,321 |
|
|
$ |
(139 |
) |
|
$ |
4,182 |
|
|
$ |
5,492 |
|
|
$ |
(358 |
) |
|
$ |
5,134 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Amortized cost represents carrying value prior to valuation allowances, if any. |
|
[2] |
|
Excludes agricultural and residential mortgage loans. For further information on the total mortgage loan portfolio,
see Note 5 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |
Since December 31, 2009, the Company significantly reduced its exposure to B-Note
participations and mezzanine loans primarily through sales and as of September 30, 2010, the
Company has identified an additional $11 of carrying value as held-for-sale, with valuation
allowances of $5. These loans are included in the table above.
At origination, the weighted average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of the Companys commercial
mortgage loan portfolio was approximately 64%. As of September 30, 2010, the current weighted
average LTV ratio was approximately 78%. LTV ratios compare the loan amount to the value of the
underlying property collateralizing the loan. The loan values are updated periodically through
property level reviews of the portfolio. Factors considered in the property valuation include, but
are not limited to, actual and expected property cash flows, geographic market data and
capitalization rates.
Municipal Bonds
The Company holds investments in securities backed by states, municipalities and political
subdivisions (municipal) with an amortized cost and fair value of $12.2 billion and $12.7
billion, respectively, as of September 30, 2010 and $12.1 billion and $12.1 billion, respectively,
as of December 31, 2009. The Companys municipal bond portfolio is diversified across the United
States and primarily consists of essential service revenue and
general obligation bonds. In the third quarter, purchases in this sector were concentrated in essential service revenue bonds
and general obligation bonds with an average credit quality rating of AA+, partially offset by
sales of lower quality bonds which were primarily insured bonds in California, Illinois and
Florida. As of September 30, 2010, the largest concentrations were in California, Georgia and
Massachusetts, which each comprised less than 3% of the municipal bond portfolio and were primarily
comprised of general obligation securities. As of December 31, 2009, the largest concentrations
were in California, Georgia and Illinois, which each comprised less than 3% of the municipal bond
portfolio and were primarily comprised of general obligation securities. Certain of the Companys
municipal bonds contained third-party insurance for the payment of principal and interest in the
event of an issuer default.
Limited Partnerships and Other Alternative Investments
The following table presents the Companys investments in limited partnerships and other
alternative investments which include hedge funds, mortgage and real estate funds, mezzanine debt
funds, and private equity and other funds. Hedge funds include investments in funds of funds and
direct funds. Mortgage and real estate funds consist of investments in funds whose assets consist
of mortgage loans, mortgage loan participations, mezzanine loans or other notes which may be below
investment grade, as well as equity real estate and real estate joint ventures. Mezzanine debt
funds include investments in funds whose assets consist of subordinated debt that often
incorporates equity-based options such as warrants and a limited amount of direct equity
investments. Private equity and other funds primarily consist of investments in funds whose assets
typically consist of a diversified pool of investments in small non-public businesses with high
growth potential.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
Carrying Value |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Carrying Value |
|
|
Percent |
|
Hedge funds |
|
$ |
432 |
|
|
|
23.7 |
% |
|
$ |
596 |
|
|
|
33.3 |
% |
Mortgage and real estate funds |
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
18.0 |
% |
|
|
302 |
|
|
|
16.9 |
% |
Mezzanine debt funds |
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
7.8 |
% |
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
7.4 |
% |
Private equity and other funds |
|
|
919 |
|
|
|
50.5 |
% |
|
|
759 |
|
|
|
42.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,819 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
1,790 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The decline in hedge funds since December 31, 2009 was primarily attributable to redemptions, while
private equity and other funds increased primarily due to market value appreciation.
107
Available-for-Sale Securities Unrealized Loss Aging
As part of the Companys ongoing security monitoring process, the Company has reviewed its AFS
securities in an unrealized loss position and concluded that there were no additional impairments
as of September 30, 2010 and that these securities have sufficient expected future cash flows to
recover the entire amortized cost basis, are temporarily depressed and are expected to recover in
value as the securities approach maturity or as real estate related market spreads return to more
normalized levels.
Most of the securities depressed over 20% for greater than nine months are structured securities
with exposure to commercial and residential real estate, as well as certain floating rate corporate
securities or those securities with greater than 10 years to maturity, concentrated in the
financial services sector. These securities have a weighted average current rating of BBB+.
Current market spreads continue to be significantly wider for structured securities with exposure
to commercial and residential real estate, as compared to spreads at the securitys respective
purchase date, largely due to the economic and market uncertainties regarding future performance of
commercial and residential real estate. The Company reviewed these securities as part of its
impairment analysis. The Companys best estimate of future cash flows utilized in its impairment
analysis involves both macroeconomic and security specific assumptions that may differ based on
security type, vintage year and property location including, but not limited to, historical and
projected default and recovery rates, current and expected future delinquency rates and property
value declines. For these securities in an unrealized loss position where a credit impairment has
not been recorded, the Companys best estimate of expected future cash flows are sufficient to
recover the amortized cost basis of the security. Furthermore, the Company neither has an
intention to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell these securities.
The same market conditions noted above also apply to AFS securities depressed over 50% for greater
than twelve months, which consist primarily of structured securities with exposure to commercial
and residential real estate. Based upon the Companys cash flow modeling and current market and
collateral performance assumptions, these securities have sufficient credit protection levels to
receive contractually obligated principal and interest payments, and accordingly the Company has
concluded that no credit impairment exists on these securities. Furthermore, the Company neither
has an intention to sell nor does it expect to be required to sell these securities.
For the CMBS and CRE CDOs which are included in the AFS securities depressed over 50% for greater
than twelve months, current market pricing reflects market illiquidity and higher risk premiums.
The illiquidity and risk premiums are the result of the underlying collateral performance to date
and the potential uncertainty in the securities future cash flows. Because of the uncertainty
surrounding the future performance of commercial real estate, market participants are requiring
substantially greater returns, in comparison to the securities stated coupon rate, to assume the
associated securities credit risk. If the securities collateral underperforms macroeconomic and
collateral assumptions in the future, loss severities may be significant as a result of the
structure of the security. In addition, the majority of these securities have a floating-rate
coupon referenced to a market index such as LIBOR. When the reference rate declines, the valuation
of the respective security may also decline. LIBOR rates have declined substantially after these
CMBS and CRE CDOs were purchased. For further information regarding the Companys security
valuation process, see Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. For
further information regarding the future collateral cash flows assumptions included in the
Companys impairment analysis, see Other-Than-Temporary Impairments in the Investment Credit Risk
section of this MD&A. For further discussion on the Companys ongoing security monitoring process
and the factors considered in determining whether a credit impairment exists, see the Recognition
and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments section in Note 5 of the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
The following table presents the Companys unrealized loss aging for AFS securities by length of
time the security was in a continuous unrealized loss position.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
Items |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Loss [1] |
|
|
Items |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Loss |
|
Three months or less |
|
|
377 |
|
|
$ |
2,758 |
|
|
$ |
2,691 |
|
|
$ |
(67 |
) |
|
|
1,237 |
|
|
$ |
11,197 |
|
|
$ |
10,838 |
|
|
$ |
(359 |
) |
Greater than three to six months |
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
724 |
|
|
|
676 |
|
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
289 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
Greater than six to nine months |
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
2,940 |
|
|
|
2,429 |
|
|
|
(511 |
) |
Greater than nine to twelve months |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
760 |
|
|
|
677 |
|
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
|
1,674 |
|
|
|
(380 |
) |
Greater than twelve months |
|
|
1,357 |
|
|
|
17,754 |
|
|
|
14,458 |
|
|
|
(3,243 |
) |
|
|
2,020 |
|
|
|
22,445 |
|
|
|
16,636 |
|
|
|
(5,809 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
2,197 |
|
|
$ |
22,305 |
|
|
$ |
18,792 |
|
|
$ |
(3,454 |
) |
|
|
3,807 |
|
|
$ |
38,953 |
|
|
$ |
31,866 |
|
|
$ |
(7,087 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Unrealized losses exclude the fair value of bifurcated embedded derivative features of
certain securities. Subsequent changes in value will be recorded in net realized capital
gains (losses). |
108
The following tables present the Companys unrealized loss aging for AFS securities continuously
depressed over 20% by length of time (included in the table above).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
Consecutive Months |
|
Items |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Loss [1] |
|
|
Items |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Loss |
|
Three months or less |
|
|
57 |
|
|
$ |
184 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
|
$ |
(46 |
) |
|
|
161 |
|
|
$ |
951 |
|
|
$ |
672 |
|
|
$ |
(279 |
) |
Greater than three to six months |
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
(17 |
) |
Greater than six to nine months |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
2,046 |
|
|
|
1,397 |
|
|
|
(649 |
) |
Greater than nine to twelve months |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
1,398 |
|
|
|
913 |
|
|
|
(485 |
) |
Greater than twelve months |
|
|
479 |
|
|
|
5,394 |
|
|
|
3,340 |
|
|
|
(2,051 |
) |
|
|
715 |
|
|
|
8,146 |
|
|
|
4,228 |
|
|
|
(3,918 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
653 |
|
|
$ |
6,223 |
|
|
$ |
3,948 |
|
|
$ |
(2,270 |
) |
|
|
1,172 |
|
|
$ |
12,596 |
|
|
$ |
7,248 |
|
|
$ |
(5,348 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Unrealized losses exclude the fair value of bifurcated embedded derivative features of
certain securities. Subsequent changes in value will be recorded in net realized capital
gains (losses). |
The following tables present the Companys unrealized loss aging for AFS securities continuously
depressed over 50% by length of time (included in the tables above).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2010 |
|
|
December 31, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Fair |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
Consecutive Months |
|
Items |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Loss |
|
|
Items |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Value |
|
|
Loss |
|
Three months or less |
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
44 |
|
|
$ |
19 |
|
|
$ |
(25 |
) |
|
|
62 |
|
|
$ |
169 |
|
|
$ |
61 |
|
|
$ |
(108 |
) |
Greater than three to six months |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
Greater than six to nine months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
(116 |
) |
Greater than nine to twelve months |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
592 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
(382 |
) |
Greater than twelve months |
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
1,029 |
|
|
|
347 |
|
|
|
(682 |
) |
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
2,553 |
|
|
|
735 |
|
|
|
(1,818 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
161 |
|
|
$ |
1,160 |
|
|
$ |
403 |
|
|
$ |
(757 |
) |
|
|
422 |
|
|
$ |
3,509 |
|
|
$ |
1,082 |
|
|
$ |
(2,427 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
The following table presents the Companys impairments recognized in earnings by security type.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
ABS |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
42 |
|
|
$ |
5 |
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
CDOs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CREs |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
CMBS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bonds |
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
IOs |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Corporate |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
Municipal |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
RMBS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-agency |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Alt-A |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Sub-prime |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
115 |
|
|
$ |
536 |
|
|
$ |
375 |
|
|
$ |
1,074 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2010
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, impairments recognized in earnings were
comprised of credit impairments of $71 and $326, respectively, impairments on equity securities of
$0 and $5, respectively, and impairments on debt securities for which the Company intends to sel1
of $44 and $44, respectively.
109
Credit impairments were primarily concentrated in structured securities associated with commercial
and residential real estate which were impaired primarily due to continued property-specific
deterioration of the underlying collateral and increased delinquencies. The Company calculated
these impairments utilizing both a top down modeling approach and, for certain commercial real
estate backed securities, a loan by loan collateral review. The top down modeling approach used
discounted cash flow models that considered losses under current and expected future economic
conditions. Assumptions used over the current period included macroeconomic factors, such as a
high unemployment rate, as well as sector specific factors such as property value declines,
commercial real estate delinquency levels and changes in net operating income. Those assumptions
included CMBS peak-to-trough property value declines, on average, of 37% and RMBS peak-to-trough
property value declines, on average, of 35%. The macroeconomic assumptions considered by the
Company did not materially change from the previous several quarters and, as such, the credit
impairments recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 were largely driven
by actual or expected collateral deterioration, largely as a result of the Companys loan-by-loan
collateral review.
The loan-by-loan collateral review is performed to estimate potential future losses. This review
incorporates assumptions about expected future collateral cash flows, including projected rental
rates and occupancy levels that varied based on property type and sub-market. The results of the
loan by loan collateral review allowed the Company to estimate the expected timing of a securitys
first loss, if any, and the probability and severity of potential ultimate losses. The Company
then discounted these anticipated future cash flows at the securitys book yield prior to
impairment. The results of cash flow modeling utilized by the Company result in cumulative
collateral loss rates that vary by vintage year. For the 2007 vintage year, the Companys cash
flow modeling resulted in cumulative collateral loss rates for CMBS and sub-prime RMBS of
approximately 12% and 44%, respectively.
Impairments on securities for which the Company has the intent to sell were primarily CMBS where
market pricing continues to improve and the Company would like the ability to reduce its exposure
to certain variable-rate CMBS.
In addition to the credit impairments recognized in earnings, the Company recognized non-credit
impairments in other comprehensive income of $31 and $403, respectively, for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010, predominantly concentrated in RMBS and CRE CDOs. These non-credit
impairment represent the difference between fair value and the Companys best estimate of expected
future cash flows discounted at the securitys effective yield prior to impairment, rather than at
current market implied credit spreads. These non-credit impairments primarily represent increases
in market liquidity premiums and credit spread widening that occurred after the securities were
purchased, as well as a discount for variable-rate coupons which are paying less than at purchase
date. In general, larger liquidity premiums and wider credit spreads are the result of
deterioration of the underlying collateral performance of the securities, as well as the risk
premium required to reflect future uncertainty in the real estate market.
Future impairments may develop as the result of changes in intent to sell of specific securities or
if actual results underperform current modeling assumptions, which may be the result of, but are
not limited to, macroeconomic factors, changes in assumptions used and property performance below
current expectations.
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2009
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized $536 and $1.1
billion, respectively, of impairments recognized in earnings. Of these losses, $495 and $840,
respectively, represented credit impairments primarily concentrated in CRE CDOs, CMBS bonds and
below prime RMBS. Also included were impairments on equity securities of $28 and $121,
respectively, largely related to below investment grade hybrid securities, as well as debt
securities for which the Company intended to sell of $13 and $113, respectively, mainly comprised
of corporate financial services securities.
Valuation Allowances on Mortgage Loans
The following table presents additions to valuation allowances on mortgage loans.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Credit-related concerns |
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
$ |
198 |
|
Held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B-note participations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mezzanine loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
Agricultural loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
159 |
|
|
$ |
198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
110
CAPITAL MARKETS RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has a disciplined approach to managing risks associated with its capital markets and
asset/liability management activities. Investment portfolio management is organized to focus
investment management expertise on the specific classes of investments, while asset/liability
management is the responsibility of a dedicated risk management unit supporting the Companys
insurance operations. Derivative instruments are utilized in compliance with established Company
policy and regulatory requirements and are monitored internally and reviewed by senior management.
The Company utilizes a variety of over-the-counter and exchange traded derivative instruments as a
part of its overall risk management strategy, as well as to enter into replication transactions.
Derivative instruments are used to manage risk associated with interest rate, equity market, credit
spread, issuer default, price, and currency exchange rate risk or volatility. Replication
transactions are used as an economical means to synthetically replicate the characteristics and
performance of assets that would otherwise be permissible investments under the Companys
investment policies. For further information, see Note 5 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
Derivative activities are monitored and evaluated by the Companys risk management team and
reviewed by senior management. In addition, the Company monitors counterparty credit exposure on a
monthly basis to ensure compliance with Company policies and statutory limitations. The notional
amounts of derivative contracts represent the basis upon which pay or receive amounts are
calculated and are not reflective of credit risk. For further information on the Companys use of
derivatives, see Note 5 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Market Risk
The Company is exposed to market risk, primarily relating to the market price and/or cash flow
variability associated with changes in interest rates, credit spreads including issuer defaults,
equity prices or market indices and the related volatility, and foreign currency exchange rates.
The Company is also exposed to credit and counterparty repayment risk. For further discussion of
market risk, see the Capital Markets Risk Management section of the MD&A in The Hartfords 2009
Form 10-K Annual Report.
Interest Rate Risk
The Companys exposure to interest rate risk relates to the market price and/or cash flow
variability associated with changes in market interest rates. The Company manages its exposure to
interest rate risk by constructing investment portfolios that maintain asset allocation limits and
asset/liability duration matching targets which include the use of derivatives. For further
discussion of interest rate risk, see the Interest Rate Risk discussion within the Capital Markets
Risk Management section of the MD&A in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
The Company is also exposed to interest rate risk based upon the discount rate assumption
associated with the Companys pension and other postretirement benefit obligations. The discount
rate assumption is based upon an interest rate yield curve comprised of bonds rated Aa with
maturities primarily between zero and thirty years. For further discussion of interest rate risk
associated with the benefit obligations, see the Critical Accounting Estimates section of the MD&A
under Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Obligations and Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
In addition, management evaluates performance of certain life insurance products based on net
investment spread which is, in part, influenced by changes in interest rates. For further
discussion, see the Global Annuity, Life Insurance, and Retirement Plans sections of the MD&A.
As interest rates decline, certain mortgage-backed securities are more susceptible to paydowns and
prepayments. During such periods, the Company generally will not be able to reinvest the proceeds
at comparable yields. Lower interest rates will also likely result in lower net investment income,
increased hedging costs associated with variable annuities and, if declines are sustained for a
long period of time, it may subject the Company to reinvestment risks, higher pension costs
expense, higher ultimate claim costs on our living benefit guarantee programs, particularly in
Japan, and possibly reduced profit margins associated with guaranteed crediting rates on certain
life insurance products. Conversely, the fair value of the investment portfolio will increase when
interest rates decline and the Companys interest expense will be lower on its variable rate debt
obligations.
Credit Risk
The Company is exposed to credit risk within our investment portfolio and through counterparties.
Credit risk relates to the uncertainty of an obligors continued ability to make timely payments in
accordance with the contractual terms of the instrument or contract. The Company manages credit
risk through established investment credit policies which address quality of obligors and
counterparties, credit concentration limits, diversification requirements and acceptable risk
levels under expected and stressed scenarios. For further discussion of credit risk, see the
Credit Risk section of the MD&A in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
For further information on credit risk associated with derivatives, see the Investment Credit Risk
section of the MD&A.
111
The Company is also exposed to credit spread risk related to security market price and cash flows
associated with changes in credit spreads. Credit spread tightening will reduce net investment
income associated with new purchases of fixed maturities and increase the fair value of the
investment portfolio resulting in lower impairment losses. Credit spread widening will reduce the
fair value of the investment portfolio and increase net investment income for new purchases. For a
discussion of the movement of credit spread impacts on the Companys statutory financial results as
it relates to the accounting and reporting for market value fixed annuities, see the Capital
Resources & Liquidity section of the MD&A.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
The Companys foreign currency exchange risk is related to non-U.S. dollar denominated investments,
which primarily consist of fixed maturity investments, the investment in and net income of the
Companys life insurance products in Japan and U.K., and non-U.S. dollar denominated liability
contracts, including its GMDB, GMAB, GMWB and GMIB benefits associated with its Japanese and U.K.
variable annuities, and a yen denominated individual fixed annuity product. A portion of the
Companys foreign currency exposure is mitigated through the use of derivatives.
For further information on foreign currency exchange risk, see Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
within the Capital Markets Risk Management section of the MD&A included in The Hartfords 2009
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as Variable Product Equity Risk discussion below.
Variable Product Equity Risk
The Companys variable products are significantly influenced by the U.S., Japanese, and other
global equity markets. Increases or declines in equity markets impact certain assets and
liabilities related to the Companys variable products and the Companys earnings derived from
those products. The Companys variable products include variable annuity contracts, mutual funds,
and variable life insurance.
Generally, declines in equity markets will:
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reduce the value of assets under management and the amount of fee income generated from
those assets; |
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|
reduce the value of equity securities, trading, supporting the international variable
annuities, the related policyholder funds and benefits payable, and the amount of fee income
generated from those variable annuities; |
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|
increase the liability for GMWB benefits resulting in realized capital losses; |
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|
increase the value of derivative assets used to hedge product guarantees resulting in
realized capital gains; |
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increases the costs of the hedging instruments we use in our hedging program; |
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|
increase the Companys net amount at risk for GMDB and GMIB benefits; |
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decrease the Companys actual gross profits, resulting in increased DAC amortization; |
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|
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increase the amount of required assets to be held backing variable annuity guarantees to
maintain required regulatory reserve levels and targeted risk based capital ratios; |
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|
|
adversely affect customer sentiment toward equity-linked products, causing a decline in
sales; and |
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decrease the Companys estimated future gross profits. See Estimated Gross Profits Used in
the Valuation and Amortization of Assets and Liabilities Associated with Variable Annuity and
Other Universal Life-Type Contracts within the Critical Accounting Estimates section of the
MD&A for further information. |
Generally, increases in equity markets will reduce the value of derivative assets used to provide a
macro hedge on statutory surplus, resulting in realized capital losses during periods of market
appreciation.
GMWB
The majority of the Companys U.S. and U.K. variable annuities, and a small portion of Japans
variable annuities, include a GMWB rider. In the second quarter of 2009, the Company suspended all
new sales in the U.K. and Japan. The Companys new variable annuity product, launched in the U.S.
in October 2009 does not offer a GMWB. Declines in equity markets will generally increase the
Companys liability for the in-force GMWB riders. As of September 30, 2010, U.S. GMWB account
value was $43.5 billion and International GMWB account value was $2.5 billion. As of December 31,
2009, U.S. GMWB account value was $45.5 billion and International GMWB account value was $2.7
billion. A GMWB contract is in the money if the contract holders guaranteed remaining benefit
(GRB) is greater than their current account value. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009, 46% and 48%, respectively, of all unreinsured U.S. GMWB contracts were in the money. For
U.S. GMWB contracts that were in the money, the Companys net amount at risk (i.e. GRB less
account value), after reinsurance, as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, was $1.9 billion
and $2.6 billion, respectively. For U.K. and Japan GMWB contracts that were in the money, the
Companys net amount at risk, after reinsurance, as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
was $0.1 billion and $0.1 billion, respectively. However, the Company expects to incur these
payments in the future only if the policyholder has an in the money GMWB at their death or their
account value is reduced to a specified level, through contractually permitted withdrawals and/or
market declines. If the account value is reduced to the specified level, the contract holder will
receive an annuity equal to the remaining GRB. For the Companys life-time GMWB products, this
annuity can continue beyond the GRB. As the account value fluctuates with equity market returns on
a daily basis and the life-time GMWB payments can exceed the GRB, the ultimate amount to be paid
by the Company, if any, is uncertain and could be significantly more or less than $2.0 billion.
For additional information on the Companys GMWB liability, see Note 4a of the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements.
112
GMDB and GMIB
The majority of the Companys U.S. variable annuity contracts include a GMDB rider. Declines in
the equity markets will increase the Companys liability for GMDB riders. The Companys total
gross exposure (i.e., before reinsurance) to U.S. GMDB as of September 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009 is $15.1 billion and $18.4 billion, respectively. However, the Company will incur these
payments in the future only if the policyholder has an in the money GMDB at their death. As of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, 68% and 72%, respectively, of all unreinsured U.S. GMDB
contracts were in the money. The Company reinsured 55% and 53% of these death benefit guarantees
as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Under certain of these reinsurance
agreements, the reinsurers exposure is subject to an annual cap. The Companys net exposure
(i.e., after reinsurance), is $6.8 billion and $8.5 billion, as of September 30, 2010 and December
31, 2009, respectively.
In the second quarter of 2009, the Company suspended all new product sales in Japan. Prior to
that, the Company offered variable annuity products in Japan with both a GMDB and a GMIB. For the
in-force block of Japan business, declines in equity markets, as well as a strengthening of the
Japanese yen in comparison to the U.S. dollar, the euro and other currencies will increase the
Companys liability for GMDB and GMIB riders. This increase may be significant in extreme market
scenarios. The Companys total gross exposure (i.e., before reinsurance) to the GMDB and GMIB
offered in Japan is $8.6 billion and $6.3 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively. In general, the GMDB riders entitle the policyholder to receive the original
investment value at the date of death. For GMIB contracts, the policyholder has the right to elect
to annuitize benefits, beginning (for certain products) on the tenth anniversary of contract
commencement. As a result, a small percentage of the contracts will first become eligible to elect
annuitization beginning in 2013. The remainder of the contracts will first become eligible to
elect annuitization from 2014 to 2022. Because policyholders have various contractual rights to
defer their annuitization election, the period over which annuitization election can take place is
subject to policyholder behavior and therefore indeterminate. For GMIB contracts, the policyholder
is entitled to receive the original investment value over a 10- to 15-year annuitization period,
even if the policyholders account value is lower than the original investment value at the date of
annuitization. In addition, upon annuitization the contractholder surrenders access to the account
value. If the original investment value exceeds the account value upon annuitization or death then
the contract is in the money. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, 98% and 98%,
respectively, of all unreinsured Japan GMDB and GMIB contracts were in the money. The Company
reinsured 16% and 17% of the GMDB to a third party reinsurer as of September 30, 2010 and December
31, 2009, respectively. Under certain of these reinsurance agreements, the reinsurers exposure is
subject to an annual cap. The Companys net exposure (i.e., after reinsurance) is $7.2 billion and
$5.2 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. In addition, as of
September 30, 2010, 60% of account value and 54% of retained net amount at risk is reinsured to an
affiliate of The Hartford. For additional information on the Companys GMDB and GMIB liability,
see Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Variable Product Equity Risk Management
Market Risk Exposures
The following table summarizes the broad Variable Annuity Guarantees offered by the Company and the
market risks to which the guarantee is most exposed from a U.S. GAAP accounting perspective.
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Variable Annuity Guarantee [1] |
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U.S. GAAP Treatment [1] |
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Primary Market Risk Exposures [1] |
U.S. GMDB
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Accumulation of fees received less accumulation of claims paid
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Equity Market Levels |
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Japan GMDB
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Accumulation of fees received less accumulation of claims paid
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Equity Market Levels / Interest Rates / Foreign Currency |
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GMWB
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Fair Value
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Equity Market Levels / Implied Volatility / Interest Rates |
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For Life Component of GMWB
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Accumulation of fees received less accumulation of claims paid
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Equity Market Levels |
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Japan GMIB
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Accumulation of fees received less accumulation of claims paid
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Equity Market Levels / Interest Rates / Foreign Currency |
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GMAB
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Fair Value
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Equity Market Levels / Implied Volatility / Interest Rates |
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[1] |
|
Each of these guarantees and the related U.S. GAAP accounting volatility will also be
influenced by actual and estimated policyholder behavior. |
113
Risk Management
The Company carefully analyzes market risk exposures arising from: GMDB, GMWB, GMIB, GMAB; equity
market, interest rate risks, implied volatility, foreign currency exchange risk, and correlation
between these market risk exposures. The Company evaluates these risks both individually and in the
aggregate, to determine the financial risk of its products and to judge their potential impacts on
U.S. GAAP earnings and statutory surplus. The Company manages the equity market, interest rate,
implied volatility and foreign currency exchange risks embedded in its products through
reinsurance, customized derivatives, and dynamic hedging and macro hedging programs. In addition,
the Company recently launched a new variable annuity product with reduced equity risk and has
increased GMWB rider fees on new sales of the Companys legacy variable annuities and the related
in-force policies, as contractually permitted. Depending upon competitors reactions with respect
to products and related rider charges, the Companys strategy of reducing product risk and
increasing fees has and may continue to result in a decline in market share.
The following table depicts the type of risk management strategy being used by the Company to
either partially or fully mitigate market risk exposures, displayed above, by variable annuity
guarantee as of September 30, 2010:
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Variable Annuity Guarantee |
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Reinsurance |
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Customized Derivative |
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Dynamic Hedging [1] |
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Macro Hedging [2] |
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GMDB
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ü
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ü |
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GMWB
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ü
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ü
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ü
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ü |
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For Life Component of GMWB
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ü |
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GMIB
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ü |
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GMAB
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ü |
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[1] |
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Through the third quarter of 2010, the Company continued to maintain a
reduced level of dynamic hedge protection on GMWB while placing a
greater relative emphasis on the protection of statutory surplus
through the inclusion of a macro hedging program. This portion of the
GMWB hedge strategy may include derivatives with maturities of up to
10 years. U.S. GAAP fair value volatility will be driven by a reduced
level of dynamic hedge protection and macro program positions. |
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[2] |
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As described below, the Companys macro hedging program is not
designed to provide protection against any one variable annuity
guarantee program, but rather is a broad based hedge designed to
provide protection against multiple guarantees and market risks,
primarily focused on statutory liability and surplus volatility. |
Reinsurance
The Company uses reinsurance for a portion of contracts issued with GMWB riders prior to the third
quarter of 2003 and GMWB risks associated with a block of business sold between the third quarter
of 2003 and the second quarter of 2006. The Company also uses reinsurance for a majority of the
GMDB issued in the U.S. and a portion of the GMDB issued in Japan.
Derivative Hedging Strategies
The Company maintains derivative hedging strategies for its product guarantee risk to meet
multiple, and in some cases, competing risk management objectives, including providing protection
against tail scenario market events, providing resources to pay product guarantee claims, and
minimizing U.S. GAAP earnings volatility, statutory surplus volatility and other economic metrics.
Customized Derivatives
The Company holds customized derivative contracts to provide protection from certain capital market
risks for the remaining term of specified blocks of non-reinsured GMWB riders. These customized
derivative contracts are based on policyholder behavior assumptions specified at the inception of
the derivative contracts. The Company retains the risk for differences between assumed and actual
policyholder behavior and between the performance of the actively managed funds underlying the
separate accounts and their respective indices.
Dynamic Hedging
The Companys dynamic hedging program uses derivative instruments to provide protection against the
risks associated with the GMWB variable annuity product guarantees including equity market
declines, equity implied volatility, and declines in interest rates (See Market Risk on Statutory
Capital below). The Company uses hedging instruments including: interest rate futures and swaps,
variance swaps, S&P 500, NASDAQ and EAFE index put options and futures contracts. During the first
quarter and early in the second quarter of 2010, the Company added additional volatility
protection. While the Company actively manages this dynamic hedging program, increased U.S. GAAP
earnings volatility may result from factors including, but not limited to: policyholder behavior,
capital markets, divergence between the performance of the underlying funds and the hedging
indices, changes in hedging positions and the relative emphasis placed on various risk management
objectives.
114
Macro Hedging
The Companys macro hedging program uses derivative instruments such as options, futures, and
forwards on equities, interest rates, and currencies to provide protection against the statutory
tail scenario risk arising from U.S., U.K. and Japan GMWB, GMDB, GMIB and GMAB liabilities, on the
Companys statutory surplus and the associated target RBC ratios (see Capital Resources and
Liquidity). During the third quarter, the Company increased its equity macro hedge coverage and
currency protection. The macro hedge program will result in additional U.S. GAAP earnings
volatility as changes in the value of the macro hedge derivatives, which are designed to reduce
statutory reserve and capital volatility, may not be closely aligned to changes in U.S. GAAP
liabilities.
Based on the construction of the Companys derivative hedging program (both dynamic and macro
hedge), which can change based on capital market conditions, notional amounts and other factors, an
independent change in the following capital market factors is likely to have the following impacts.
These sensitivities do not capture the impact of elapsed time on liabilities or hedge assets.
Additionally, since duration varies by hedging strategy due to the impact of non parallel shifts in
capital market factors, and since the Company continues to maintain a reduced level of dynamic
hedging protection, U.S. GAAP volatility will increase. Each of the sensitivities set forth below
is estimated individually under the indicated level of market movement and from the market levels
at June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, and without consideration of any correlation among the key
assumptions. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to take each of the sensitivities below and
assume different levels of market movement, or add them together in an attempt to estimate the
volatility in our variable annuity hedging program. In addition,
there are other factors, including changes to the underlying hedging
program, policyholder behavior and variation in underlying fund performance relative to the hedged index,
which could materially impact the GMWB liability. As a result, actual net changes in the value of
the GMWB liability, the related dynamic hedging program derivative assets and the macro hedge
program derivative assets may vary materially from those calculated using only the sensitivities
disclosed below:
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Net Impact on Net GMWB Liability |
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and Hedging Program |
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Pre-Tax/DAC Gain (Loss) |
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Expected for third quarter |
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Expected for fourth quarter |
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Capital Market Factor |
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based on June 30, 2010 |
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based on September 30, 2010 |
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Equity markets increase / decrease 1% [1] [2] |
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$ |
(17) / 17 |
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$ |
(34) / 34 |
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Volatility increases / decreases 1% [3] |
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(22) / 22 |
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(25) / 25 |
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Interest rates increase / decrease 1 basis point [4] |
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3 / (3) |
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1 / (1) |
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Yen strengthens / weakens 1% versus all other currencies [5] |
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|
17 / (17) |
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44 / (44) |
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[1] |
|
Represents the aggregate net impact of a 1% increase or decrease in broadly traded global equity indices. |
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[2] |
|
Due to the structure of the macro hedge program, the increase in equity sensitivity was primarily due to additional
purchases of equity macro hedges during the third quarter of 2010. |
|
[3] |
|
Represents the aggregate net impact of a 1% increase or decrease in blended implied volatility that is generally skewed
towards longer durations for broadly traded global equity indices. |
|
[4] |
|
Represents the aggregate net impact of a 1 basis point parallel shift on the global LIBOR yield curve. The decrease in
interest rate sensitivity was primarily due to lower liability interest rate sensitivity from favorable policyholder
behavior assumption updates. |
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[5] |
|
Represents the aggregate net impact of a 1% strengthening or weakening in the yen compared to all other currencies. Due to
the structure of the macro hedge program, the increase in currency sensitivity was primarily due to additional purchases of
currency protection and a strengthened yen during the quarter. A significant portion of our currency protection expires
early in the first quarter of 2011. |
During the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the Company incurred a net realized pre-tax loss of
$273 on GMWB liabilities, net of reinsurance and the dynamic and macro hedging programs, driven
primarily by decreases in interest rates of approximately 43 basis points and increases in U.S.
equity markets of approximately 11%, partially offset by decreases in volatility of approximately
4%, a strengthened yen of approximately 5% against USD, favorable assumption updates, and
underlying fund performance relative to the hedge indices. The table below provides a predicted
pre-tax net realized loss calculated using the Companys sensitivities expected for the third
quarter disclosed above, as compared to the actual net changes:
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|
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|
|
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Predicted Earnings Impact |
|
|
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Three Months Ended |
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GMWB Net Liability and Dynamic and Global Macro Programs |
|
September 30, 2010 |
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Equity markets increased approximately 11% |
|
$ |
(187 |
) |
Volatility decreased approximately 4% |
|
|
88 |
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Interest rates decreased approximately 43 basis points |
|
|
(129 |
) |
Yen
strengthened approximately 5% against USD and
weakened 5% against euro |
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Total implied pre-tax net realized loss [1] |
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$ |
(228 |
) |
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Actual reported pre-tax net realized loss [1] |
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$ |
(273 |
) |
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|
|
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|
|
[1] |
|
The difference between actual reported result and the implied pre-tax net realized
gain/(loss) represents the aggregate net impact of the following factors: (i) non-parallel
shifts in capital market factors, (ii) shifts that are not equal in size to those assumed in
the calculation of the sensitivities or available information is not
sufficiently detailed enough to determine the impacts, and (iii) other factors, including policyholder
behavior, variation in underlying fund performance relative to the hedged indices, changes in
the Hartfords own credit, policyholder behavior assumption updates, additional purchases of
equity and currency macro hedges during the 3rd Quarter 2010, the impact of elapsed
time on macro hedge assets, and changes in Non-U.S. GMWB fair value liabilities. This
difference may vary materially from quarter-to-quarter. |
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Market Risk on Statutory Capital
Statutory surplus amounts and RBC ratios may increase or decrease in any period depending upon a
variety of factors and may be compounded in extreme scenarios or if multiple factors occur at the
same time. At times the impact of changes in certain market factors or a combination of multiple
factors on RBC ratios can be counterintuitive. Factors include:
|
|
In general, as equity market levels and interest rates decline, the amount and volatility
of both our actual potential obligation, as well as the related statutory surplus and capital
margin for death and living benefit guarantees associated with U.S. variable annuity contracts
can be materially negatively effected, sometimes at a greater than linear rate. Other market
factors that can impact statutory surplus, reserve levels and capital margin include
differences in performance of variable subaccounts relative to indices and/or realized equity
and interest rate volatilities. In addition, as equity market levels increase, generally
surplus levels will increase. RBC ratios will also tend to increase when equity markets
increase. However, as a result of a number of factors and market conditions, including the
level of hedging costs and other risk transfer activities, reserve requirements for death and
living benefit guarantees and RBC requirements could increase with rising equity markets,
resulting in lower RBC ratios. Non-market factors, which can also impact the amount and
volatility of both our actual potential obligation, as well as the related statutory surplus
and capital margin, include actual and estimated policyholder behavior experience as it
pertains to lapsation, partial withdrawals, and mortality. |
|
|
Similarly, for guaranteed benefits (GMDB and GMIB) reinsured from our Japanese operations
to our U.S. insurance subsidiaries, the amount and volatility of both our actual potential
obligation, as well as the related statutory surplus and capital margin can be materially
affected by a variety of factors, both market and non-market. Market factors include declines
in various equity market indices and interest rates, changes in value of the yen versus other
global currencies, difference in the performance of variable subaccounts relative to indices,
and increases in realized equity, interest rate, and currency volatilities. Non-market factors
include actual and estimated policyholder behavior experience as it pertains to lapsation,
withdrawals, mortality, and annuitization. Risk mitigation activities, such as hedging, may
also result in material and sometimes counterintuitive impacts on statutory surplus and
capital margin. Notably, as changes in these market and non-market factors occur, both our
potential obligation and the related statutory reserves and/or required capital can increase
or decrease at a greater than linear rate. |
|
|
As the value of certain fixed-income and equity securities in our investment portfolio
decreases, due in part to credit spread widening, statutory surplus and RBC ratios may
decrease. |
|
|
As the value of certain derivative instruments that do not get hedge accounting decreases,
statutory surplus and RBC ratios may decrease. |
|
|
The life insurance subsidiaries exposure to foreign currency exchange risk exists with
respect to non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities. Assets and liabilities
denominated in foreign currencies are accounted for at their U.S. dollar equivalent values
using exchange rates at the balance sheet date. As foreign currency exchange rates vary in
comparison to the U.S. dollar, the remeasured value of those non-dollar denominated assets or
liabilities will also vary, causing an increase or decrease to statutory surplus. |
116
|
|
Our statutory surplus is also impacted by widening credit spreads as a result of the accounting
for the assets and liabilities in our fixed market value adjusted (MVA) annuities. Statutory
separate account assets supporting the fixed MVA annuities are recorded at fair value. In
determining the statutory reserve for the fixed MVA annuities, we are required to use current
crediting rates in the U.S. and Japanese LIBOR in Japan. In many capital market scenarios,
current crediting rates in the U.S. are highly correlated with market rates implicit in the fair
value of statutory separate account assets. As a result, the change in statutory reserve from
period to period will likely substantially offset the change in the fair value of the statutory
separate account assets. However, in periods of volatile credit
markets, such as we have experienced, actual credit spreads on investment assets may increase sharply for certain
sub-sectors of the overall credit market, resulting in statutory separate account asset market
value losses. As actual credit spreads are not fully reflected in the current crediting rates
in the U.S. or Japanese LIBOR in Japan, the calculation of statutory reserves will not
substantially offset the change in fair value of the statutory separate account assets resulting
in reductions in statutory surplus. This has resulted and may continue to result in the need to
devote significant additional capital to support the product. |
|
|
With respect to our fixed annuity business, sustained low interest rates may result in a
reduction in statutory surplus and an increase in National Association of Insurance
Commissioners (NAIC) required capital. |
Most of these factors are outside of the Companys control. The Companys financial strength and
credit ratings are significantly influenced by the statutory surplus amounts and RBC ratios of our
insurance company subsidiaries. In addition, rating agencies may implement changes to their
internal models that have the effect of increasing or decreasing the amount of statutory capital we
must hold in order to maintain our current ratings.
Derivative Instruments
The Company utilizes a variety of derivative instruments, including swaps, caps, floors, forwards,
futures and options through one of four Company-approved objectives: to hedge risk arising from
interest rate, equity market, credit spread including issuer default, price or currency exchange
rate risk or volatility; to manage liquidity; to control transaction costs; or to enter into
replication transactions.
Further downgrades to the credit ratings of The Hartfords insurance operating companies may have
adverse implications for its use of derivatives including those used to hedge benefit guarantees of
variable annuities. In some cases, further downgrades may give derivative counterparties the
unilateral contractual right to cancel and settle outstanding derivative trades or require
additional collateral to be posted. In addition, further downgrades may result in counterparties
becoming unwilling to engage in additional over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives or may require
collateralization before entering into any new trades. This will restrict the supply of derivative
instruments commonly used to hedge variable annuity guarantees, particularly long-dated equity
derivatives and interest rate swaps. Under these circumstances, The Hartfords operating
subsidiaries could conduct hedging activity using a combination of cash and exchange-traded
instruments, in addition to using the available OTC derivatives.
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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
The following section discusses the overall financial strength of The Hartford and its insurance
operations including their ability to generate cash flows from each of their business segments,
borrow funds at competitive rates and raise new capital to meet operating and growth needs over the
next twelve months.
Liquidity Requirements and Sources of Capital
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Holding Company)
The liquidity requirements of the holding company of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
(HFSG Holding Company) have been and will continue to be met by HFSG Holding Companys fixed
maturities, short-term investments and cash of $2.1 billion at September 30, 2010, dividends from
its insurance operations, as well as the issuance of common stock, debt or other capital securities
and borrowings from its credit facilities. Expected liquidity requirements of the HFSG Holding
Company for the next twelve months include interest on debt of approximately $500, common
stockholder dividends, subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors, of approximately $90,
and preferred stock dividends of approximately $42.
Debt
On June 15, 2010, The Hartford repaid its $275, 7.9% senior notes at maturity with funds from its
capital raise in the first quarter of 2010.
On March 23, 2010, The Hartford issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior notes.
The issuance consisted of $300 of 4.0% senior notes due March 30, 2015, $500 of 5.5% senior notes
due March 30, 2020 and $300 of 6.625% senior notes due March 30, 2040. The senior notes bear
interest at their respective rate, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 30 and September 30 of
each year, beginning September 30, 2010. The issuance was made pursuant to the Companys shelf
registration statement (Registration No. 333-142044). The Hartford used approximately $425 of the
net proceeds from the debt issuances to repurchase the Series E Preferred Stock issued to the U.S.
Treasury as a part of its participation in the Capital Purchase Program, $275 to repay senior notes
at maturity in 2010, and intends to use the remaining proceeds to repay senior notes at maturity in
2011. For further discussion on the repurchase of the Series E Preferred Stock see the Capital
Purchase Program discussion below.
For additional information regarding debt, see Notes 12 and 14 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Preferred Stock Issuance
On March 23, 2010, The Hartford issued 23 million depositary shares, each representing
1/40th interest in the Series F Preferred Stock, at a price of $25 per depositary share
and received net proceeds of $556 under the program. The Hartford used the net proceeds from the
preferred stock issuance to repurchase the Series E Preferred Stock issued to the U.S. Treasury as
a part of its participation in the Capital Purchase Program. For further discussion on the
repurchase of the Series E Preferred Stock see the Capital Purchase Program discussion below.
Common Stock Issuance
On March 23, 2010, The Hartford issued approximately 59.6 million shares of common stock at a price
to the public of $27.75 per share and received net proceeds of $1.6 billion. The Hartford used the
net proceeds from the common stock issuance to repurchase the Series E Preferred Stock issued to
the U.S. Treasury as a part of its participation in the Capital Purchase Program. For further
discussion on the repurchase of the Series E Preferred Stock see the Capital Purchase Program
discussion below.
Preferred and Common Stock Dividends
On October 21, 2010, The Hartfords Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per
common share payable on January 3, 2011 to common shareholders of record as of December 1, 2010 and
a dividend of $18.125 on each share of Series F preferred stock payable on January 3, 2011 to
shareholders of record as of December 15, 2010.
Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
While the Company has significant discretion in making voluntary contributions to its U. S.
qualified defined benefit pension plan (the Plan), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and further amended by the Worker, Retiree,
and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, and Internal Revenue Code regulations mandate minimum
contributions in certain circumstances. The Company does not have a required minimum funding
contribution for the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan for 2010 and the funding
requirements for all of the pension plans are expected to be immaterial. The Company contributed
approximately $120 to its pension plans and other postretirement plans in July 2010, and presently
anticipates contributing approximately $80 during the remainder of 2010, based upon certain
economic and business assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, equity
market performance, changes in interest rates and the Companys other capital requirements.
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Dividends from Insurance Subsidiaries
Dividends to the HFSG Holding Company from its insurance subsidiaries are restricted. The payment
of dividends by Connecticut-domiciled insurers is limited under the insurance holding company laws
of Connecticut. These laws require notice to and approval by the state insurance commissioner for
the declaration or payment of any dividend, which, together with other dividends or distributions
made within the preceding twelve months, exceeds the greater of (i) 10% of the insurers
policyholder surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or (ii) net income (or net gain from
operations, if such company is a life insurance company) for the twelve-month period ending on the
thirty-first day of December last preceding, in each case determined under statutory insurance
accounting principles. In addition, if any dividend of a Connecticut-domiciled insurer exceeds the
insurers earned surplus, it requires the prior approval of the Connecticut Insurance Commissioner.
The insurance holding company laws of the other jurisdictions in which The Hartfords insurance
subsidiaries are incorporated (or deemed commercially domiciled) generally contain similar
(although in certain instances somewhat more restrictive) limitations on the payment of dividends.
Dividends paid to HFSG Holding Company by its insurance subsidiaries are further dependent on cash
requirements of HLI and other factors. The Companys property-casualty insurance subsidiaries are
permitted to pay up to a maximum of approximately $1.4 billion in dividends to HFSG Holding Company
in 2010 without prior approval from the applicable insurance commissioner. Statutory dividends
from the Companys life insurance subsidiaries in 2010 require prior approval from the applicable
insurance commissioner. The aggregate of these amounts, net of amounts required by HLI, is the
maximum the insurance subsidiaries could pay to HFSG Holding Company in 2010. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2010, HFSG Holding Company and HLI received no dividends from the life
insurance subsidiaries. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, HFSG Holding Company
received $822 in dividends from its property-casualty insurance subsidiaries.
Other Sources of Capital for the HFSG Holding Company
The Hartford endeavors to maintain a capital structure that provides financial and operational
flexibility to its insurance subsidiaries, ratings that support its competitive position in the
financial services marketplace (see the Ratings section below for further discussion), and
shareholder returns. As a result, the Company may from time to time raise capital from the
issuance of stock, debt or other capital securities and is continuously evaluating strategic
opportunities. The issuance of common stock, debt or other capital securities could result in the
dilution of shareholder interests or reduced net income due to additional interest expense.
Capital Purchase Program
On March 31, 2010, the Company repurchased all 3.4 million shares of Series E Preferred Stock
issued to the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) for an aggregate purchase price of
$3.4 billion. The Hartford used approximately $425 of the net proceeds from the debt issuance,
$1.6 billion from the common stock issuance, $556 from the preferred stock issuance together with
available funds at the HFSG Holding Company to repurchase the Series E Preferred Stock. The
Company recorded a $440 charge to retained earnings representing the acceleration of the accretion
of the remaining discount on the preferred stock.
On September 27, 2010, the Treasury sold its warrants to purchase approximately 52 million shares
of The Hartfords common stock in a secondary public offering for net proceeds of approximately
$706. The Hartford did not receive any proceeds from this sale. The warrants are exercisable, in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time until June 26, 2019 at an initial exercise
price of $9.79. The exercise price will be paid by the withholding by The Hartford of a number of
shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants equal to the value of the aggregate
exercise price of the warrants so exercised determined by reference to the closing price of The
Hartfords common stock on the trading day on which the warrants are exercised and notice is
delivered to the warrant agent. The Hartford did not purchase any of the warrants sold by the
Treasury.
During the Companys participation in the Capital Purchase Program (CPP), the Company was subject
to numerous additional regulations, including restrictions on the ability to increase the common
stock dividend, limitations on the compensation arrangements for senior executives and additional
corporate governance standards. As a result of the redemption of Series E Preferred Stock, the
Company is no longer subject to these regulations other than certain reporting and certification
obligations to U.S. regulatory agencies.
Shelf Registrations
On August 4, 2010, The Hartford filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) an
automatic shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-168532) for the potential offering and
sale of debt and equity securities. The registration statement allows for the following types of
securities to be offered: debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, preferred stock,
common stock, depositary shares, warrants, stock purchase contracts, and stock purchase units. In
that The Hartford is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act
of 1933, the registration statement went effective immediately upon filing and The Hartford may
offer and sell an unlimited amount of securities under the registration statement during the
three-year life of the shelf.
Contingent Capital Facility
On February 12, 2007, The Hartford entered into a put option agreement (the Put Option Agreement)
with Glen Meadow ABC Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the ABC Trust), and LaSalle Bank National
Association, as put option calculation agent. The Put Option Agreement provides The Hartford with
the right to require the ABC Trust, at any time and from time to time, to purchase The Hartfords
junior subordinated notes in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500.
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Commercial Paper and Revolving Credit Facility
The table below details the Companys short-term debt programs and the applicable balances
outstanding.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maximum Available As of |
|
|
Outstanding As of |
|
|
|
Effective |
|
|
Expiration |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
Description |
|
Date |
|
|
Date |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Commercial Paper |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Hartford |
|
|
11/10/86 |
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
$ |
2,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Revolving Credit Facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5-year revolving credit facility |
|
|
8/9/07 |
|
|
|
8/9/12 |
|
|
|
1,900 |
|
|
|
1,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
Total Commercial Paper and
Revolving Credit Facility |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,900 |
|
|
$ |
3,900 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
While The Hartfords maximum borrowings available under its commercial paper program are $2.0
billion, the Company is dependent upon market conditions to access short-term financing through the
issuance of commercial paper to investors. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has no commercial
paper outstanding.
The revolving credit facility provides for up to $1.9 billion of unsecured credit through August 9,
2012, which excludes a $100 commitment from an affiliate of Lehman Brothers. Of the total
availability under the revolving credit facility, up to $100 is available to support letters of
credit issued on behalf of The Hartford or other subsidiaries of The Hartford. Under the revolving
credit facility, the Company must maintain a minimum level of consolidated net worth of $12.5
billion. At September 30, 2010, the consolidated net worth of the Company as calculated in
accordance with the terms of the credit facility was $22.4 billion. The definition of consolidated
net worth under the terms of the credit facility, excludes AOCI and includes the Companys
outstanding junior subordinated debentures and perpetual preferred securities, net of discount. In
addition, the Company must not exceed a maximum ratio of debt to capitalization of 40%. At
September 30, 2010, as calculated in accordance with the terms of the credit facility, the
Companys debt to capitalization ratio was 18%. Quarterly, the Company certifies compliance with
the financial covenants for the syndicate of participating financial institutions. As of September
30, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
The Hartfords Japan operations also maintain a line of credit in the amount of $60, or ¥5 billion,
which expires January 4, 2011 in support of the subsidiary operations.
Derivative Commitments
Certain of the Companys derivative agreements contain provisions that are tied to the financial
strength ratings of the individual legal entity that entered into the derivative agreement as set
by nationally recognized statistical rating agencies. If the legal entitys financial strength
were to fall below certain ratings, the counterparties to the derivative agreements could demand
immediate and ongoing full collateralization and in certain instances demand immediate settlement
of all outstanding derivative positions traded under each impacted bilateral agreement. The
settlement amount is determined by netting the derivative positions transacted under each
agreement. If the termination rights were to be exercised by the counterparties, it could impact
the legal entitys ability to conduct hedging activities by increasing the associated costs and
decreasing the willingness of counterparties to transact with the legal entity. The aggregate fair
value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net
liability position as of September 30, 2010, is $429. Of this $429, the legal entities have posted
collateral of $415 in the normal course of business. Based on derivative market values as of
September 30, 2010, a downgrade of one level below the current financial strength ratings by either
Moodys or S&P could require approximately an additional $24 to be posted as collateral. Based on
derivative market values as of September 30, 2010, a downgrade by either Moodys or S&P of two
levels below the legal entities current financial strength ratings could require approximately an
additional $44 of assets to be posted as collateral. These collateral amounts could change as
derivative market values change, as a result of changes in our hedging activities or to the extent
changes in contractual terms are negotiated. The nature of the collateral that we may be required
to post is primarily in the form of U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury notes.
The table below presents the aggregate notional amount and fair value of derivative relationships
that could be subject to immediate termination in the event of further rating agency downgrades.
|
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As of September 30, 2010 |
|
Ratings levels |
|
Notional Amount |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Either BBB+ or Baa1 [1] |
|
$ |
14,999 |
|
|
$ |
508 |
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
The notional and fair value amounts include a customized GMWB derivative with a notional
amount of $4.9 billion and a fair value of $214, for which the Company has a contractual right
to make a collateral payment in the amount of approximately $55 to prevent its termination. |
120
Insurance Operations
Current and expected patterns of claim frequency and severity or surrenders may change from period
to period but continue to be within historical norms and, therefore, the Companys insurance
operations current liquidity position is considered to be sufficient to meet anticipated demands
over the next twelve months. For a discussion and tabular presentation of the Companys
contractual obligations by period, refer to Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate
Contractual Obligations within the Capital Resources and Liquidity section of the MD&A included in
The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
The principal sources of operating funds are premiums, fees earned from assets under management and
investment income, while investing cash flows originate from maturities and sales of invested
assets. The primary uses of funds are to pay claims, claim adjustment expenses, commissions and
other underwriting expenses, to purchase new investments and to make dividend payments to the HFSG
Holding Company.
The Companys insurance subsidiaries hold fixed maturity securities AFS and FVO, short-term
investments (securities with maturities of one year or less at the time of purchase) and cash, as
depicted below, to meet liquidity needs.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
As of |
|
|
|
September 30, |
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|
|
2010 |
|
Fixed maturities [1] |
|
$ |
80,029 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
7,627 |
|
Cash |
|
|
1,704 |
|
Less: Derivative collateral |
|
|
(2,230 |
) |
Cash associated with Japan variable annuities |
|
|
(680 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
86,450 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes $4.7 billion of U.S. Treasuries. |
For property & casualty insurance subsidiaries, liquidity requirements that are unable to be funded
by short-term investments would be satisfied with current operating funds, including premiums
received or through the sale of invested assets. A sale of invested assets could result in
significant realized losses.
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For life insurance subsidiaries, capital resources available to fund liquidity, upon contractholder
surrender, are a function of the legal entity in which the liquidity requirement resides. The
following table presents general account contractholder obligations of the Companys life insurance
subsidiaries.
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|
|
|
|
|
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As of |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
Contractholder Obligations |
|
2010 |
|
Total contractholder obligations |
|
$ |
251,635 |
|
Less: Separate account assets [1] |
|
|
(154,219 |
) |
International statutory separate accounts [1] |
|
|
(32,470 |
) |
|
|
|
|
General account contractholder obligations |
|
$ |
64,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Composition of General Account Contractholder Obligations |
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|
|
|
Contracts without a surrender provision and/or fixed payout dates [2] |
|
$ |
30,737 |
|
U.S. fixed MVA annuities [3] |
|
|
10,655 |
|
International fixed MVA annuities |
|
|
2,703 |
|
Guaranteed investment contracts (GIC) [4] |
|
|
1,000 |
|
Other [5] |
|
|
19,851 |
|
|
|
|
|
General account contractholder obligations |
|
$ |
64,946 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
In the event customers elect to surrender separate account assets or
international statutory separate accounts, the proceeds from the sale
of the assets will be used to fund the surrender, and the liquidity
position will not be impacted. In many instances, a percentage of the
surrender amount will be received as compensation for early surrender
(surrender charge), increasing the liquidity position. In addition, a
surrender of variable annuity separate account or general account
assets (see below) will decrease the obligation for payments on
guaranteed living and death benefits. |
|
[2] |
|
Relates to contracts such as payout annuities or institutional notes,
other than guaranteed investment products with an MVA feature
(discussed below) or surrenders of term life, group benefit contracts
or death and living benefit reserves for which surrenders will have no
current effect on liquidity requirements. |
|
[3] |
|
Relates to annuities that are held in a statutory separate account,
but under U.S. GAAP are recorded in the general account as Fixed MVA
annuity contract holders are subject to the Companys credit risk. In
the statutory separate account, invested assets with a fair value
equal to the MVA surrender value of the Fixed MVA contract must be
maintained. In the event assets decline in value at a greater rate
than the MVA surrender value of the Fixed MVA contract, additional
capital is required to be contributed to the statutory separate
account. These required contributions will be funded with operating
cash flows or short-term investments. In the event that operating
cash flows or short-term investments are not sufficient to fund
required contributions, the Company may have to sell other invested
assets at a loss, potentially resulting in a decrease in statutory
surplus. As the fair value of invested assets in the statutory
separate account are generally equal to the MVA surrender value of the
Fixed MVA contract, surrender of Fixed MVA annuities will have an
insignificant impact on liquidity requirements. |
|
[4] |
|
GICs are subject to discontinuance provisions which allow the
policyholders to terminate their contracts prior to scheduled maturity
at the lesser of the book value or market value. Generally, the
market value adjustment reflects changes in interest rates and credit
spreads. As a result, the market value adjustment feature in the GIC
serves to protect the Company from interest rate risks and limit
liquidity requirements in the event of a surrender. |
|
[5] |
|
Surrenders of, or policy loans taken from, as applicable, these
general account liabilities, which include the general account option
for Global Annuitys U.S. variable annuities, Life Insurances
variable and universal life contracts, and Retirement Plans annuities
may be funded through operating cash flows, available short-term
investments, or the Company may be required to sell fixed maturity
investments to fund the surrender payment. Sales of fixed maturity
investments could result in the recognition of significant realized
losses and insufficient proceeds to fully fund the surrender amount.
In this circumstance, the Company may need to take other actions,
including enforcing certain contract provisions which could restrict
surrenders and/or slow or defer payouts. |
Consolidated Liquidity Position
The following table summarizes the liquidity available to The Hartford:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
$ |
9,517 |
|
U.S. Treasuries |
|
|
4,955 |
|
Cash |
|
|
1,707 |
|
Less: Derivative collateral |
|
|
(2,230 |
) |
Cash associated with Japan variable annuities |
|
|
(680 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total available liquidity [1] |
|
$ |
13,269 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Includes Corporate and Other. |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Aggregate Contractual Obligations
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
There have been no material changes to the Companys off-balance sheet arrangements since the
filing of the Companys 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Aggregate Contractual Obligations
Since December 31, 2009, the Company issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior
notes. For additional information, see Note 12 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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Capitalization
The capital structure of The Hartford as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consisted of
debt and stockholders equity, summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
Change |
|
Short-term debt (includes current
maturities of long-term debt and
capital lease obligations) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
343 |
|
|
|
(100 |
)% |
Long-term debt |
|
|
6,603 |
|
|
|
5,496 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total debt [1] |
|
|
6,603 |
|
|
|
5,839 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
Stockholders equity excluding
accumulated other comprehensive loss,
net of tax (AOCI) |
|
|
20,715 |
|
|
|
21,177 |
|
|
|
(2 |
)% |
AOCI, net of tax |
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
(3,312 |
) |
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
$ |
20,909 |
|
|
$ |
17,865 |
|
|
|
17 |
% |
Total capitalization including AOCI |
|
$ |
27,512 |
|
|
$ |
23,704 |
|
|
|
16 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt to stockholders equity |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Debt to capitalization |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[1] |
|
Total debt of the Company excludes $384 and $1.1 billion of consumer notes as of September
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and $60 and $78 of Federal Home Loan Bank
advances recorded in other liabilities as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively. |
The Hartfords total capitalization increased $3.8 billion, or 16%, from December 31, 2009 to
September 30, 2010 primarily due to the following:
|
|
|
Total debt
|
|
Total debt increased primarily due to the
issuance of $1.1 billion in senior notes in March 2010
partially offset by the repayment of $275 in senior notes
in June 2010 and payment of capital lease obligations in
January 2010. |
|
|
|
AOCI, net of tax
|
|
AOCI, net of tax, improved primarily due to
increases in net unrealized available-for-sale securities
of $2.9 billion primarily as a result of improved
security valuations due to declining interest rates and
an increase of $308 in cash flow hedging instruments. |
Partially offsetting these increases was a decrease in stockholders equity, excluding AOCI, which
decreased primarily due to the redemption of $3.4 billion in preferred stock issued to the U.S.
Treasury offset by issuance of common shares under public offering of $1.6 billion, issuance of
mandatory convertible preferred stock of $556 and net income of $1,061. See Note 13 of the Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the redemption of the
preferred stock and issuances of stock in 2010.
For additional information on debt, equity and AOCI, see Notes 14, 15 and 16, respectively, of the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report.
Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
2,245 |
|
|
$ |
2,745 |
|
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
$ |
(286 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,821 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
|
$ |
(2,395 |
) |
|
$ |
1,692 |
|
Cash end of period |
|
$ |
1,707 |
|
|
$ |
2,417 |
|
The decrease in cash from operating activities compared to the prior year period was primarily the
result of tax refunds of $392 received in 2009 compared to tax payments of $249 in 2010.
Additionally, operating activities in 2010 decreased due to lower written premiums.
Cash used for investing activities in 2010 primarily relates to $2.1 billion of net purchases of
available-for-sale securities partially offset by $1.2 billion of net proceeds from sales of
mortgage loans and net receipts on derivatives of $504. Cash used for investing activity in 2009
consisted of net outflows of $2.8 billion from changes in payables on securities lending and $927
of net purchases of available-for-sale securities and net payments on derivatives of $298 partially
offset by $231 of net proceeds from sales of mortgage loans.
Cash from financing activities decreased primarily due to the redemption of preferred stock issued
to the U.S. Treasury of $3.4 billion, repayments of consumer notes of $752 in 2010, repayment of
$275 in senior notes in June 2010 and net outflows on investment and universal life-type contracts
in 2010. Partially offsetting the decreases were proceeds from the issuance of $1.1 billion in
aggregate senior notes, issuance of common stock under a public offering of $1.6 billion and
issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock of $556.
Operating cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 have been adequate to
meet liquidity requirements.
Equity Markets
For a discussion of the potential impact of the equity markets on capital and liquidity, see the
Capital Markets Risk Management section of the MD&A under Market Risk above.
123
Ratings
Ratings impact the Companys cost of borrowing and its ability to access financing and are an
important factor in establishing competitive position in the insurance and financial services
marketplace. There can be no assurance that the Companys ratings will continue for any given
period of time or that they will not be changed. In the event the Companys ratings are
downgraded, the Companys cost of borrowing and ability to access financing, as well as the level
of revenues or the persistency of its business may be adversely impacted.
The following table summarizes The Hartfords significant member companies financial ratings from
the major independent rating organizations as of October 27, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance Financial Strength Ratings: |
|
A.M. Best |
|
Fitch |
|
Standard & Poors |
|
Moodys |
Hartford Fire Insurance Company |
|
A |
|
A+ |
|
A |
|
A2 |
Hartford Life Insurance Company |
|
A |
|
A- |
|
A |
|
A3 |
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company |
|
A |
|
A- |
|
A |
|
A3 |
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company |
|
A |
|
A- |
|
A |
|
A3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Ratings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior debt |
|
bbb+ |
|
BBB- |
|
BBB |
|
Baa3 |
Commercial paper |
|
AMB-2 |
|
F2 |
|
A-2 |
|
P-3 |
These ratings are not a recommendation to buy or hold any of The Hartfords securities and they may
be revised or revoked at any time at the sole discretion of the rating organization.
The agencies consider many factors in determining the final rating of an insurance company. One
consideration is the relative level of statutory surplus necessary to support the business written.
Statutory surplus represents the capital of the insurance company reported in accordance with
accounting practices prescribed by the applicable state insurance department.
Statutory Surplus
The table below sets forth statutory surplus for the Companys insurance companies. The statutory
surplus amount as of December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2010 in the table below is based on actual
statutory filings with the applicable regulatory authorities. The statutory surplus amount as of
September 30, 2010 is an estimate, as the third quarter 2010 statutory filings have not yet been
made.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2009 |
|
U.S. life insurance subsidiaries, includes
domestic captive insurance subsidiaries |
|
$ |
7,557 |
|
|
$ |
7,141 |
|
|
$ |
7,324 |
|
Property and casualty insurance subsidiaries |
|
|
7,690 |
|
|
|
7,388 |
|
|
|
7,364 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
15,247 |
|
|
$ |
14,529 |
|
|
$ |
14,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2010, total statutory capital and surplus increased
primarily due to $323 of statutory net income in our property and casualty insurance subsidiaries
and $805 of statutory net income in our U.S. life insurance subsidiaries, including domestic
captive insurance subsidiaries. Offsetting statutory net income were other
surplus charges.
For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, total statutory capital and surplus increased
primarily due to $1.1 billion of statutory net income in our property and
casualty insurance subsidiaries. The net income in our property and casualty
insurance subsidiaries was offset by $954 of statutory net losses in our U.S.
life insurance subsidiaries, including domestic captive insurance subsidiaries.
In addition, there were other surplus benefits which increased total statutory
capital and surplus.
The Company also holds regulatory capital and surplus for its operations in Japan. Using the
investment in subsidiary accounting requirements defined in the U.S. National Association of
Insurance Commissioners Statements of Statutory Accounting Practices, the Companys statutory
capital and surplus attributed to the Japan operations was $1.1 billion and $1.3 billion as of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. However, under the accounting practices
and procedures governed by Japanese regulatory authorities, the Companys statutory capital and
surplus was $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively.
124
Contingencies
Legal Proceedings For a discussion regarding contingencies related to The Hartfords legal
proceedings, please see the information contained under Litigation in Note 9 of the Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Legislative Developments
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) was
enacted into law on July 21, 2010, and will introduce sweeping changes to the regulation of the
financial services industry. Most of these will not become effective immediately, and many will
require further regulatory action before they become effective. Nonetheless, we anticipate that the
Dodd-Frank Act may affect our operations and governance in ways that could significantly affect our
financial condition and results of operations.
In particular, the Dodd-Frank Act vests a newly created Financial Services Oversight Council with
the power to designate systemically important institutions, which will be subject to special
regulatory supervision and other provisions intended to prevent, or mitigate the impact of, future
disruptions in the U.S. financial system. If we are designated as a systemically important
institution, we will be subject to heightened prudential standards imposed by The Federal Reserve,
as well as to post-event assessments imposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
to recoup the costs associated with the orderly resolution of systemically important institutions
in the event one or more such institutions fails. The Dodd-Frank Act creates a new resolution
authority for systemically important institutions. Although insurance companies will not be subject
to the special liquidation procedures in the Dodd-Frank Act, it contains back-up authority for the
FDIC to force insurance companies into liquidation under state law if their state regulators fail
to act. Other provisions will require central clearing of, and/or impose new margin and capital
requirements on, derivatives transactions, which we expect will increase the costs of our hedging
program.
A number of provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act affect us solely due to our status as a savings & loan
holding company. For example, under the Dodd-Frank Act, the OTS will be dissolved. The Federal
Reserve will assume regulatory authority over our holding company, and our thrift subsidiary,
Federal Trust Bank, will be regulated by the Officer of the Controller of the Currency (OCC).
The Dodd-Frank Act may also restrict us as a savings and loan holding company or systemically
important institution from sponsoring and investing in private equity and hedge funds, which will
limit our discretion in managing our general account. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act prohibits
proprietary trading by any entity in our holding company structure that is not a licensed insurance
company. The Dodd-Frank Act will also impose new minimum capital standards on a consolidated basis
for holding companies that, like us, control insured depository institutions.
Other changes in the Dodd-Frank Act include: the possibility that regulators could break up firms
that are considered too big to fail or mandate certain barriers between their activities in order
to allow for the orderly resolution of failing financial institutions; a new Federal Insurance
Office within Treasury to, among other things, conduct a study of how to improve insurance
regulation in the United States; new means for regulators to limit the activities of financial
firms; discretionary authority for the SEC to impose a harmonized standard of care for investment
advisers and broker-dealers who provide personalized advice about securities to retail customers;
additional regulation of compensation in the financial services industry; and enhancements to
corporate governance, especially regarding risk management.
Given the significance of the changes and the additional regulatory action required for many of the
new provisions, we cannot predict all of the ways or the degree to which our business, financial
condition and results of operations may be affected by the Dodd-Frank Act, once it is fully
implemented.
FY 2011, Budget of the United States Government
On February 1, 2010, the Obama Administration released its FY 2011, Budget of the United States
Government (the Budget). Although the Administration has not released proposed statutory
language, the Budget includes proposals which if enacted, would affect the taxation of life
insurance companies and certain life insurance products. In particular, the proposals would affect
the treatment of corporate owned life insurance (COLI) policies by limiting the availability of
certain interest deductions for companies that purchase those policies. The proposals would also
change the method used to determine the amount of dividend income received by a life insurance
company on assets held in separate accounts used to support products, including variable life
insurance and variable annuity contracts, that are eligible for the dividends received deduction
(DRD). The DRD reduces the amount of dividend income subject to tax and is a significant
component of the difference between the Companys actual tax expense and expected amount determined
using the federal statutory tax rate of 35%. If proposals of this type were enacted, the Companys
sale of COLI, variable annuities, and variable life products could be adversely affected and the
Companys actual tax expense could increase, reducing earnings. The Budget also included a proposal
to levy a $90 billion Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee on large financial institutions,
including The Hartford.
125
IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
For a discussion of accounting standards, see Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included in The Hartfords 2009 Form 10-K Annual Report and Note 1 of the Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information contained in the Capital Markets Risk Management section of Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
The Companys principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, based on their
evaluation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule
13a-15(e)) have concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are effective for
the purposes set forth in the definition thereof in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of September 30,
2010.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There was no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
the Companys third fiscal quarter of 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
126
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a discussion of legal proceedings, see Litigation under Note 9 of the Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing in The Hartford involves risk. In deciding whether to invest in The Hartford, you should
carefully consider the following risk factors, any of which could have a significant or material
adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operating results or liquidity of The
Hartford. This information should be considered carefully together with the other information
contained in this report and the other reports and materials filed by The Hartford with the SEC.
The risk factors set forth below update the risk factors section previously disclosed in Item 1A of
Part I of the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and in Item
1A of Part II of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2010
and June 30, 2010.
We are exposed to significant financial and capital markets risk, including changes in interest
rates, credit spreads, equity prices, foreign exchange rates and global real estate market
deterioration which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial
condition and liquidity.
We are exposed to significant financial and capital markets risk, including changes in interest
rates, credit spreads, equity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and global real estate market
deterioration.
One important exposure to equity risk relates to the potential for lower earnings associated with
certain of our wealth management businesses, such as variable annuities, where fee income is earned
based upon the fair value of the assets under management. The decline in equity markets over the
last several years has significantly reduced assets under management and related fee income during
that period. In addition, certain of our products offer guaranteed benefits which increase our
potential obligation and statutory capital exposure should equity markets decline. Due to declines
in equity markets, our liability for these guaranteed benefits has significantly increased and our
statutory capital position has decreased. Further sustained declines in equity markets may result
in the need to devote significant additional capital to support these products. We are also exposed
to interest rate and equity risk based upon the discount rate and expected long-term rate of return
assumptions associated with our pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations. Sustained
declines in long-term interest rates or equity returns are likely to have a negative effect on the
funded status of these plans.
Our exposure to interest rate risk relates primarily to the market price and cash flow
variability associated with changes in interest rates. A rise in interest rates, in the absence of
other countervailing changes, will increase the net unrealized loss position of our investment
portfolio and, if long-term interest rates rise dramatically within a six-to-twelve month time
period, certain of our wealth management businesses may be exposed to disintermediation risk.
Disintermediation risk refers to the risk that our policyholders may surrender their contracts in a
rising interest rate environment, requiring us to liquidate assets in an unrealized loss position.
An increase in interest rates can also impact our tax planning strategies and in particular our
ability to utilize tax benefits to offset certain previously recognized realized capital losses. In
a declining rate environment, due to the long-term nature of the liabilities associated with
certain of our life businesses, such as structured settlements and guaranteed benefits on variable
annuities, sustained declines in long-term interest rates may subject us to reinvestment risks,
increased hedging costs, spread compression and capital volatility. Our exposure to credit spreads
primarily relates to market price and cash flow variability associated with changes in credit
spreads. If issuer credit spreads widen significantly or retain historically wide levels over an
extended period of time, additional other-than-temporary impairments and increases in the net
unrealized loss position of our investment portfolio will likely result. In addition, losses have
also occurred due to the volatility in credit spreads. When credit spreads widen, we incur losses
associated with the credit derivatives where the Company assumes exposure. When credit spreads
tighten, we incur losses associated with derivatives where the Company has purchased credit
protection. If credit spreads tighten significantly, the Companys net investment income associated
with new purchases of fixed maturities may be reduced. In addition, a reduction in market liquidity
can make it difficult to value certain of our securities when trading becomes less frequent. As
such, valuations may include assumptions or estimates that may be more susceptible to significant
period-to-period changes which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of
operations or financial condition.
Our statutory surplus is also affected by widening credit spreads as a result of the accounting for
the assets and liabilities on our fixed market value adjusted, or MVA, annuities. Statutory
separate account assets supporting the fixed MVA annuities are recorded at fair value. In
determining the statutory reserve for the fixed MVA annuities we are required to use current
crediting rates in the U.S. and Japanese LIBOR in Japan. In many capital market scenarios, current
crediting rates in the U.S. are highly correlated with market rates implicit in the fair value of
statutory separate account assets. As a result, the change in the statutory reserve from period to
period will likely substantially offset the change in the fair value of the statutory separate
account assets. However, in periods of volatile credit markets, actual credit spreads on investment
assets may increase sharply for certain sub-sectors of the overall credit market, resulting in
statutory separate account asset market value losses. As actual credit spreads are not fully
reflected in current crediting rates in the U.S. or Japanese LIBOR in Japan, the calculation of
statutory reserves will not substantially offset the change in fair value of the statutory separate
account assets resulting in reductions in statutory surplus. This has resulted and may continue to
result in the need to devote significant additional capital to support the product.
127
Our primary foreign currency exchange risks are related to net income from foreign operations,
non-U.S. dollar denominated investments, investments in foreign subsidiaries, our yen-denominated
individual fixed annuity product, and certain guaranteed benefits associated with the Japan and
U.K. variable annuities. These risks relate to potential decreases in value and income resulting
from a strengthening or weakening in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. In general, the
weakening of foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar will unfavorably affect net income from
foreign operations, the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated investments, investments in foreign
subsidiaries and realized gains or losses on the yen denominated annuity products. In comparison,
certain of our annuity products offer guaranteed benefits which could substantially increase our
exposure to pay yen denominated obligations should the yen strengthen versus other currencies,
generating losses and statutory surplus strain. Correspondingly, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar
compared to other currencies will increase our exposure to the U.S. variable annuity guarantee
benefits where policyholders have elected to invest in international funds, generating losses and
statutory surplus strain.
Our real estate market exposure includes investments in commercial mortgage-backed securities,
residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial real estate collateralized debt obligations,
mortgage and real estate partnerships, and mortgage loans. The recent deterioration in the global
real estate market, as evidenced by increases in property vacancy rates, delinquencies and
foreclosures, has negatively impacted property values and sources of refinancing resulting in
market illiquidity and risk premiums that reflect the current uncertainty in the real estate
market. Should these trends continue, further reductions in net investment income associated with
real estate partnerships, impairments of real estate backed securities and increases in our
valuation allowance for mortgage loans may result.
If significant, further declines in equity prices, changes in U.S. interest rates, changes in
credit spreads, the strengthening or weakening of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar, and
global real estate market deterioration, individually or in combination, could continue to have a
material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition and
liquidity both directly and indirectly by creating competitive and other pressures including, but
not limited to, employee retention issues and the potential loss of distributors for our products.
In addition, in the conduct of our business, there could be scenarios where in order to reduce
risks, fulfill our obligations or to raise incremental liquidity, we would sell assets at a loss.
Declines in equity markets, changes in interest rates and credit spreads and global real estate
market deterioration can also negatively impact the fair values of each of our segments. If a
significant decline in the fair value of a segment occurred and this resulted in an excess of that
segments book value over fair value, the goodwill assigned to that segment might be impaired and
could cause the Company to record a charge to impair a part or all of the related goodwill assets.
The amount of statutory capital that we have and the amount of statutory capital that we must hold
to maintain our financial strength and credit ratings and meet other requirements can vary
significantly from time to time and is sensitive to a number of factors outside of our control,
including equity market, credit market, interest rate and foreign currency conditions, changes in
policyholder behavior and changes in rating agency models.
We conduct the vast majority of our business through licensed insurance company subsidiaries.
Accounting standards and statutory capital and reserve requirements for these entities are
prescribed by the applicable insurance regulators and the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, or the NAIC. Insurance regulators have established regulations that provide minimum
capitalization requirements based on RBC formulas for both life and property and casualty
companies. The RBC formula for life companies establishes capital requirements relating to
insurance, business, asset and interest rate risks, including equity, interest rate and expense
recovery risks associated with variable annuities and group annuities that contain death benefits
or certain living benefits. The RBC formula for property and casualty companies adjusts statutory
surplus levels for certain underwriting, asset, credit and off-balance sheet risks.
In any particular year, statutory surplus amounts and RBC ratios may increase or decrease depending
on a variety of factors, including the amount of statutory income or losses generated by our
insurance subsidiaries (which itself is sensitive to equity market and credit market conditions),
the amount of additional capital our insurance subsidiaries must hold to support business growth,
changes in equity market levels, the value of certain fixed-income and equity securities in our
investment portfolio, the value of certain derivative instruments, changes in interest rates and
foreign currency exchange rates, the impact of internal reinsurance arrangements, as well as
changes to the NAIC RBC formulas. Most of these factors are outside of the Companys control. The
Companys financial strength and credit ratings are significantly influenced by the statutory
surplus amounts and RBC ratios of our insurance company subsidiaries. In addition, rating agencies
may implement changes to their internal models that have the effect of increasing the amount of
statutory capital we must hold in order to maintain our current ratings. Also, in extreme scenarios
of equity market declines and other capital market volatility, the amount of additional statutory
reserves that we are required to hold for our variable annuity guarantees increases at a greater
than linear rate. This reduces the statutory surplus used in calculating our RBC ratios. When
equity markets increase, surplus levels and RBC ratios will generally increase, however, as a
result of a number of factors and market conditions, including the level of hedging costs and other
risk transfer activities, reserve requirements for death and living benefit guarantees and RBC
requirements could increase resulting in lower RBC ratios. Due to all of these factors, projecting
statutory capital and the related RBC ratios is complex. In 2009, our financial strength and credit
ratings were downgraded by multiple rating agencies. If our statutory capital resources are
insufficient to maintain a particular rating by one or more rating agencies, we may seek to raise
additional capital through public or private equity or debt financing. If we were not to raise
additional capital, either at our discretion or because we were unable to do so, our financial
strength and credit ratings might be further downgraded by one or more rating agencies.
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As a savings and loan holding company and former recipient of federal assistance, we remain subject
to certain restrictions, oversight and costs that could materially affect our business, results and
prospects.
We are a savings and loan holding company by virtue of our ownership of Federal Trust Bank (FTB),
a federally chartered, FDIC-insured thrift, the acquisition of which was a condition to our
participation in the CPP. As a savings and loan holding company, we are subject to various
restrictions, oversight and costs and other potential consequences that could materially affect our
business, results and prospects, including the following:
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We are subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the OTS, including with
respect to required capital, cash flow, organizational structure, risk management and earnings
at the parent company level, and to the OTS reporting requirements. All of our activities must
be financially-related activities as defined by federal law (which includes insurance
activities), and the OTS has enforcement authority over us, including the right to pursue
administrative orders or penalties and the right to restrict or prohibit activities determined
by the OTS to be a serious risk to FTB. We must also be a source of strength to FTB, which
could require further capital contributions. We will be subject to similar, potentially
stricter, requirements when regulatory authority over us transfers to The Federal Reserve (for
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Recipients of federal assistance continue to be subject to intense scrutiny, and future
regulatory initiatives could be adopted at the federal or state level that have the effect of
constraining the business or management of those enterprises. The Obama administration has
proposed a financial crisis responsibility tax that would be levied on the largest financial
institutions in terms of assets. We cannot predict the scope or impact of future regulatory
initiatives or the effect that they may have on our ability to attract and retain key
personnel, the cost and complexity of our compliance programs or on required levels of
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We are particularly vulnerable to losses from catastrophes, both natural and man-made, which could
materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
Our property and casualty insurance operations expose us to claims arising out of catastrophes.
Catastrophes can be caused by various unpredictable events, including earthquakes, hurricanes,
hailstorms, severe winter weather, fires, tornadoes, explosions and other natural or man-made
disasters. We also face substantial exposure to losses resulting from acts of terrorism, disease
pandemics and political instability. The geographic distribution of our business subjects us to
catastrophe exposure for natural events occurring in a number of areas, including, but not limited
to, hurricanes in Florida, the Gulf Coast, the Northeast and the Atlantic coast regions of the
United States, and earthquakes in California and the New Madrid region of the United States. We
expect that increases in the values and concentrations of insured property in these areas will
continue to increase the severity of catastrophic events in the future. Starting in 2004 and 2005,
third-party catastrophe loss models for hurricane loss events have incorporated medium-term
forecasts of increased hurricane frequency and severity reflecting the potential influence of
multi-decadal climate patterns within the Atlantic. In addition, changing climate conditions across
longer time scales, including the potential risk of broader climate change, may be increasing, or
may in the future increase, the frequency and severity of certain natural catastrophe losses across
various geographic regions. In addition, changing climate conditions, primarily rising global
temperatures, may be increasing, or may in the future increase, the frequency and severity of
natural catastrophes such as hurricanes. Potential examples of the impact of climate change on
catastrophe exposure include, but are not limited to the following: an increase in the frequency or
severity of wind and thunderstorm and tornado/hailstorm events due to increased convection in the
atmosphere, more frequent brush fires in certain geographies due to prolonged periods of drought,
higher incidence of deluge flooding, and the potential for an increase in severity of the largest
hurricane events due to higher sea surface temperatures. Our life insurance companies operations
are also exposed to risk of loss from catastrophes. For example, natural or man-made disasters or a
disease pandemic such as could arise from avian flu, could significantly increase our mortality and
morbidity experience. Policyholders may be unable to meet their obligations to pay premiums on our
insurance policies or make deposits on our investment products.
Our liquidity could be constrained by a catastrophe, or multiple catastrophes, which could result
in extraordinary losses. In addition, in part because accounting rules do not permit insurers to
reserve for such catastrophic events until they occur, claims from catastrophic events could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition, consolidated results of operations and cash
flows. To the extent that loss experience unfolds or models improve, we will seek to reflect any
increased risk in the design and pricing of our products. However, the Company may be exposed to
regulatory or legislative actions that prevent a full accounting of loss expectations in the design
or price of our products or result in additional risk-shifting to the insurance industry.
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Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
The following table summarizes the Companys repurchases of its common stock for the three months
ended September 30, 2010:
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The Hartfords Board of Directors has authorized a $1 billion stock repurchase program. The
Companys repurchase authorization permits purchases of common stock, which may be in the open
market or through privately negotiated transactions. The Company also may enter into derivative
transactions to facilitate future repurchases of common stock. The timing of any future
repurchases will be dependent upon several factors, including the market price of the Companys
securities, the Companys capital position, consideration of the effect of any repurchases on the
Companys financial strength or credit ratings, and other corporate considerations. The repurchase
program may be modified, extended or terminated by the Board of Directors at any time.
Item 6. EXHIBITS
See Exhibits Index on page 132.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
(Registrant)
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Date: November 2, 2010 |
/s/ Beth A. Bombara
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Senior Vice President and Controller
(Chief accounting officer and duly
authorized signatory) |
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THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
FORM 10-Q
EXHIBITS INDEX
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3.01 |
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., amended
effective October 21, 2010 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to The
Hartfords Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
October 27, 2010). |
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15.01 |
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Deloitte & Touche LLP Letter of Awareness. |
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31.01 |
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Certification of Liam E. McGee pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification of Christopher J. Swift pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification of Liam E. McGee pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification of Christopher J. Swift pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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XBRL Instance Document. [1] |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema. |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. |
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Includes the following materials contained in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible
Business Reporting Language) (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (v) the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements, which is tagged as blocks of text. |
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