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WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2022
FILE NO. 333-260634

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK
6311
94-1516991
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification
Code Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
800 Westchester Avenue
Suite 641 North
Rye Brook, New York 10573
(203) 762-4400
(Address, including zip code, and telephone Number, including area code, of registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
28 Liberty Street
Floor 42
New York, NY 10005
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address, including zip code, Address and Telephone Number, including area code, of Agent for Service)
COPIES TO:
Jaime Merritt
Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York
20 Glover Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the Public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
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Guarantee Periods
Offered Under Certain Variable Annuity Contracts
Issued by Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York
Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York
Street Address: 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite 641 North, Rye Brook NY 10573
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758559, Topeka, KS 66675-8559
Telephone Number: 1-800-457-7617
Fax Number: 1-785-228-4584
Prospectus dated May 1, 2022
 
 
WRNY offers the market value adjusted fixed account options (the “Guarantee Periods”) described in this prospectus, which are available only under the following variable annuity contracts that have been previously issued: AIM Lifetime Plus, AIM Lifetime Plus II, Custom Portfolio, and SelectDirections. None of those variable annuity contracts are still for sale. However, if you own one of those variable annuity contracts, you may be able to allocate purchase payments and contract value to the Guarantee Period(s) under your contract.
This prospectus is not your contract. This prospectus provides a description of the material features of the Guarantee Period(s) under your contract. The descriptions of the Guarantee Periods’ material features are current as of the date of this prospectus. If the Guarantee Periods’ material features change after the date of this prospectus, those changes will be described in a supplement or amendment to this prospectus.
Each purchase payment allocation or transfer to a Guarantee Period must be at least $500.
If you have any questions, please contact your financial professional or our Service Center.
Everlake Distributors, LLC (f/k/a Allstate Distributors, L.L.C.) (“Everlake”) serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the securities described in this prospectus. The securities offered herein are sold on a continuous basis, and there is no specific end date for the offering. Everlake is a wholly owned subsidiary of Everlake Life Insurance Company. Everlake is a registered broker dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
You should not invest in a Guarantee Period if you are not willing to assume its investment risks. See RISK FACTORS RELATED TO THE GUARANTEE PERIODS beginning on page 3.

 
Please read this prospectus carefully and keep it for future reference. You should read this prospectus in conjunction with any supplements to this prospectus filed after the effective date. You should also read this prospectus, which primarily describes the Guarantee Period(s) under your contract, along with the related prospectus for your variable annuity contract, which provides significant additional information about other features, benefits, and risks related to your contract.
 
IMPORTANT
 NOTICES
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved of the securities described in this prospectus or passed on the accuracy or the adequacy of this prospectus. Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a federal crime.
 
The variable annuity contracts of which the Guarantee Periods are a part may have been distributed through broker-dealers that have relationships with banks or other financial institutions or by employees of such banks. However, the contracts and the Guarantee Periods are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed by, such institutions or any federal regulatory agency. Investment in a Guarantee Period involves investment risks, including possible loss of principal.
 
This prospectus does not constitute an offering in any jurisdiction in which such offering may not lawfully be made. We do not authorize anyone to provide any information or representations regarding the offering described in this prospectus other than as contained in this prospectus.
 
The Guarantee Periods are not FDIC insured.
 



 
Table of Contents
 
Page
 Special Terms
  Risk Factors Related to the Guarantee Periods
  Description of the Insurance Company
  Description of the Guarantee Periods
Guarantee Periods
Interest Rates
How We Credit Interest
Renewals
Market Value Adjustment
Access to Your Money in a Guarantee Period
Transfers To and From a Guarantee Period
  Fees and Expenses Related to the Guarantee Periods
  Annuitizing Amounts in the Guarantee Periods
  Calculation of the Death Benefit
 Tax Information
  Distribution of the Contracts
  Information with Respect to the Registrant



SPECIAL TERMS
Accumulation Phase The period that begins on the Issue Date and continues until the Payout Start Date.
Anniversary Values The Contract Value on a Contract Anniversary, increased by purchase payments made since that Contract Anniversary and reduced by:
    In the case of AIM Lifetime Plus, the amount of any partial withdrawals since that Contract Anniversary
    In the case of AIM Lifetime Plus II, Custom Portfolio, and SelectDirections, the amount of any withdrawal adjustment (as described in the “Death Benefit” section) since that Contract Anniversary.
Annuitant(s) – The individual (or individuals, for joint Annuitants) whose life determines the amount and duration of income payments for life.
Beneficiary – The person who may elect to receive the death benefit or become the new Contract Owner if the sole surviving Contract Owner dies before the Payout Start Date.
Business Day (business day) We are open for business each day, Monday through Friday, that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Our business day closes when regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange closes, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Contracts – The SelectDirections, Custom Portfolio, AIM Lifetime Plus and AIM Lifetime Plus II variable annuity contracts under which the Guarantee Periods are available.
Contract Anniversary – The anniversary of the Issue Date each year.
Contract Owner (or you) – The person (or persons) who owns the Contract.
Contract Value – During the accumulation phase, the sum of (i) the value of your interest in the Variable Sub-Accounts, plus (ii) the value of your interest in the Fixed Account.
Contract Year – The twelve month period between the Issue Date and the first Contract Anniversary, and twelve month period between each Contract Anniversary thereafter.
Death Benefit Anniversary – The Issue Date and every seventh Contract Anniversary thereafter. For example, the Issue Date and the 7th and 14th Contract Anniversaries are the first three Death Benefit Anniversaries.
Exchange Act Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fixed Account The part of our general account supporting any Guarantee Periods and any other fixed interest investment options under your Contract.
Guarantee Period – An investment option offered under a Contract through our Fixed Account that credits interest at a rate we guarantee for a specified number of years. Investments in Guarantee Periods are subject to potential Market Value Adjustments, as described in this prospectus.

 
Income Plan – A series of payments on a scheduled basis to you or to another person as designated by you beginning on the Payout Start Date.
Issue Date – The date we issue your Contract.
Money Market Variable Sub-Account The Variable Sub-Account under your Contract with an underlying money market mutual fund.
Market Value Adjustment – A calculation we apply to reflect changes in interest rates from the time you first allocate money to a Guarantee Period to the time the money is taken out of that Guarantee Period under specified circumstances. The Market Value Adjustment may be positive or negative, depending on changes in interest rates. As such, you bear the investment risk associated with changes in interest rates.
Payout Start Date – The date we apply your money under the Contract to provide income payments.
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Preferred Withdrawal Amount – The amount you may withdraw each Contract Year (as a percentage of purchase payments) without incurring a withdrawal charge and to which a Market Value Adjustment will not apply.
Service Center Mailing Address: P.O. Box 758559, Topeka, KS 66675-8559; Telephone: 1-800-457-7617.
Settlement Value – An amount that may be payable in connection with the death benefit, as described in the “Death Benefit” section.
Variable Sub-Accounts The variable investment options under your Contract.
WRNY (or the Company, we, our, us) – Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York, the issuer of the Contracts.
 
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RISK FACTORS RELATED TO THE GUARANTEE PERIODS
Market Value Adjustment Risk. All withdrawals in excess of the Preferred Withdrawal Amount, transfers (other than dollar cost averaging program transfers), and amounts applied to an Income Plan from a Guarantee Period, other than those taken or applied during the 30-day period after such Guarantee Period expires, are subject to a Market Value Adjustment. In addition, in the case of the AIM Lifetime Plus Contract, a negative Market Value Adjustment may apply to the death benefit if the death benefit is based on Settlement Value. A Market Value Adjustment may be positive or negative, depending on changes in interest rates. As such, you bear the investment risk associated with changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase from the first day of a Guarantee Period, the Market Value Adjustment could reduce the value of your investment to an amount that is less than the amount you invested in a Guarantee Period. Your losses could be significant.
Withdrawal Risk. All withdrawals in excess of the Preferred Withdrawal Amount may be subject to withdrawal charges and negative Market Value Adjustments. Losses from withdrawal charges and Market Value Adjustments could be significant. Income taxes and certain tax restrictions may apply to any withdrawal. If taken before age 5912, a withdrawal may also be subject to a 10% federal penalty tax. Systematic withdrawals from a Guarantee Period will repeatedly expose you to these risks associated with withdrawals. For more information about withdrawal charges, please see “FEES AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE GUARANTEE PERIODS - Withdrawal Charges” in this prospectus.
Declared Interest Rate Risk. We may declare new interest rates for new Guarantee Periods. We will not change the interest rate that we credit to a particular allocation until the end of the relevant Guarantee Period. We determine the interest rates to be declared in our sole discretion, subject to the minimum guaranteed 3% interest rate stated in the Contract. You bear the risk that we will not declare an interest rate higher than the guaranteed minimum interest rate.
Financial Strength and Claims-Paying Ability. An investment in the Contract is subject to the risks related to us, WRNY. Any obligations (including under the Guarantee Periods), guarantees, and benefits under the Contract are subject to our claims-paying ability. If we experience financial distress, we may not be able to meet our obligations to you. For more information about the Company, including our financial statements, see Information with Respect to the Registrant.
Cybersecurity and Business Continuity Risks. Our operations support complex transactions and are highly dependent on the proper functioning of information technology and communication systems. Any failure of or gap in the systems and processes necessary to support complex transactions and avoid systems failure, fraud, information security failures, processing errors, cyber intrusion, loss of data, and breaches of regulation may lead to a materially adverse effect on our administration of the Contract. We cannot assure you that interruptions, failures, or breaches in security of these processes and systems will not occur, or if they do occur, that they can be timely detected and remediated. Also, our business operations may be adversely affected by volatile natural and man-made disasters, including (but not limited to) hurricanes, earthquakes, terrorism, civil unrest, military action, fires and explosions, pandemic diseases, and other catastrophes. Such events may impact the availability and capacity of our key personnel and may have a materially adverse effect on our administration of the Contract.
Risks Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in operational disruptions, as well as market volatility and general economic uncertainty. To address operational disruptions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented business continuity plans so we can continue to provide services to our customers, even as many of our employees and the employees of our service providers continue to work remotely. While these efforts have been successful to date, we continue to be subject to risks that could negatively impact our operations, including system failure, mail delivery delays, unavailability of critical personnel due to illness or other reasons related to the pandemic, and disruptions to service providers. Significant market volatility and negative market returns have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are confident in our ability to manage the financial risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the extent and duration of such risks cannot be predicted with certainty, and prolonged negative economic conditions could have a negative impact on our financial condition. It is possible these risks could impact our financial strength and claims-paying ability.



 


 



 

 
 
 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY
Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York (“ALICNY”) was the original issuer of the Contracts. On March 29, 2021 WRAC, a Minnesota-domiciled stock life company agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ALICNY pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement with Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Financial Insurance Holdings Corporation, and Allstate Insurance Holdings, LLC. The transaction closed on October 1, 2021. On November 1, 2021, ALICNY merged with and into WRNY.
WRNY is a stock life insurance company domiciled in the state of New York. WRNY is licensed in all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. WRNY administers life and annuity contracts, including variable life and variable annuity contracts that are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are issued through separate accounts that are registered as unit investment trusts under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. WRNY is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of WRAC, a holding company organized under the laws of Minnesota, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilton Re US Holdings, Inc., a holding company organized under the laws of Delaware. Wilton Re Ltd. (“WRL”) is deemed the ultimate parent corporation in the Company’s holding company system.
The statutory home office of WRNY is located at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite 641 North, Rye Brook, NY 10573.
The Fixed Account is supported by our general account, which supports our insurance and annuity obligations. Our general account consists of our general assets other than those in segregated asset accounts. We have sole discretion to invest the assets of our general account, subject to applicable law. Any money you allocate to the Fixed Account does not entitle you to share in the investment experience of our general account. Our obligations with respect to the Fixed Account are subject to our financial strength and claims paying.
Refer to Information with Respect to the Registrant for additional information about WRNY
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DESCRIPTION OF THE GUARANTEE PERIODS
GUARANTEE PERIODS
If you invest in a Guarantee Period, you will earn a fixed rate of interest for a “Guarantee Period.” You have the option to invest in one or more Guarantee Periods. Each purchase payment allocation or
transfer to a Guarantee Period earns interest at a specified rate that we guarantee for a period of years. Guarantee Periods may range from 1 to 10 years. In the future, we may offer Guarantee Periods of different lengths or stop offering some Guarantee Periods.
If you instruct us to allocate to a Guarantee Period but do not specify the number of years:
    AIM Lifetime Plus: We will allocate to the same period selected for your most recent purchase payment(s), if available. Otherwise, we will reject the allocation as not in good order.
    AIM Lifetime Plus II, Custom Portfolio, SelectDirections: We will allocate to the shortest Guarantee Period available. If no Guarantee Period is available, we will reject the allocation as not in good order.
Each purchase payment allocation or transfer to a Guarantee Period must be at least $500. We reserve the right to limit the number of additional purchase payments that you may allocate to a Guarantee Period.
INTEREST RATES
We will tell you what interest rates we are offering at a particular time. We may declare new interest rates for new Guarantee Periods. Therefore, we may declare different interest rates for Guarantee Periods of the same length that begin at different times. We will not change the interest rate that we credit to a particular allocation until the end of the relevant Guarantee Period.
We have no specific formula for determining the rates of interest we declare. We will set those interest rates based on investment returns available at the time of the determination. In addition, we may consider various other factors in determining interest rates including regulatory and tax requirements, our sales commission and administrative expenses, general economic trends, and competitive factors. However, we guarantee that the annual interest rate we declare for any of the Guarantee Periods will never be less than 3%.
WE DETERMINE THE INTEREST RATES TO BE DECLARED FOR NEW GUARANTEE PERIODS IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, SUBJECT TO THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM ANNUAL INTEREST RATE. WE CAN NEITHER PREDICT NOR OTHERWISE GUARANTEE WHAT THE RATES WILL BE IN THE FUTURE.
For information about interest rates for the Guarantee Periods, please contact your sales representative or WRNY at 1-800-457-7617.
HOW WE CREDIT INTEREST
We will credit interest daily to each amount allocated to a Guarantee Period at a rate that compounds to the effective annual interest rate that we declared at the beginning of the applicable Guarantee Period.
The following example illustrates how a purchase payment allocated to the Fixed Account would grow, given an assumed Guarantee Period and effective annual interest rate:
 
Purchase Payment
$10,000
Guarantee Period
5 years
Annual Interest Rate
4.50%
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 YEAR 1
YEAR
2
YEAR
3
YEAR
4
YEAR
5
 
 
      
Beginning Contract Value
$10,000.00    
      
X (1 + Annual Interest Rate)
1.045    
 
 
    
      
 $10,450.00    
Contract Value at end of Contract
Year
 
 $10,450.00   
X (1 + Annual Interest Rate)
 1.045   
  
 
   
      
  $10,920.25   
Contract Value at end of Contract
Year
 
  $10,920.25  
X (1 + Annual Interest Rate)
  1.045  
   
 
  
      
   $11,411.66  
Contract Value at end of Contract
Year
 
   $11,411.66 
X (1 + Annual Interest Rate)
   1.045 
    
 
 
      
    $11,925.19 
Contract Value at end of Contract
Year
 
    $11,925.19
X (1 + Annual Interest Rate)
    1.045
     
 
      
     $12,461.82
Total Interest Credited During Guarantee Period = $2,461.82 ($12,461.82-$10,000)
This example assumes no withdrawals during the entire 5-year Guarantee Period. If you were to make a withdrawal, you may be required to pay a withdrawal charge. In addition, the amount withdrawn may be increased or decreased by a Market Value Adjustment that reflects changes in interest rates since the time you invested the amount withdrawn. The hypothetical interest rate is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to predict current or future interest rates to be declared under the Contract.

Actual interest rates declared for any given Guarantee Period may be more or less than shown above but will never be less than the guaranteed minimum rate stated in the Contract.
RENEWALS
Prior to the end of each Guarantee Period, we will mail you a notice asking you what to do with your money, including the accrued interest. This notice will be issued at least 15 but not more than 45 days prior to the end of the Guarantee Period. You will receive a notice of the interest rate that will apply if you choose to apply your money to a new Guarantee Period. You may also contact your sales representative or WRNY at 1-800-457-7617 to inquire about the interest rate that would apply to your new Guarantee Period.
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During the 30-day period after the end of the Guarantee Period, you may:
(1)    Take no action.
If you take no action:
    AIM Lifetime Plus and AIM Lifetime Plus II: We will automatically apply your money to a Guarantee Period of the shortest duration available. The new Guarantee Period will begin on the day the previous Guarantee Period ends. The new interest rate will be the rate in effect on the 1st day of the new period. If no Guarantee Periods are available at the time the previous Guarantee Period ends, we will transfer your money to the Money Market Variable Sub-Account.
    Custom Portfolio and SelectDirections: We will automatically apply your money to a Guarantee Period of the shortest duration available. The new Guarantee Period will begin on the day the previous Guarantee Period ends. The new interest rate will be the rate in effect on the 1st day of the new period. Under our automatic laddering program (“Automatic Laddering Program”), you may choose, in advance, to use Guarantee Periods of the same length for all renewals. You can select the Automatic Laddering Program at any time during the Accumulation Phase, including on the Issue Date. We will apply renewals to Guarantee Periods of the selected length until you direct us in writing to stop. We may stop offering the Automatic Laddering Program at any time.
(2)    Instruct us to apply your money to one or more new Guarantee Periods of your choice.
The new Guarantee Period(s) will begin on the day the previous Guarantee Period ends. The new interest rate will be our then current declared rate for those new Guarantee Periods.
(3)    Instruct us to transfer all or a portion of your money to one or more Variable Sub-Accounts.
We will effect the transfer on the day we receive your instructions. We will not adjust the amount transferred to include a Market Value Adjustment. In addition, we will pay interest from the day the previous Guarantee Period ends until the date of the transfer. The interest will be the rate for the shortest Guarantee Period then available, but no less than the guaranteed minimum annual interest rate of 3%.
Please see the related prospectus for your variable annuity contract for additional information about the Variable Sub-Accounts.
(4)    Withdraw all or a portion of your money.
You may be required to pay a withdrawal charge, but we will not adjust the amount withdrawn to include a Market Value Adjustment. You may also be required to pay premium taxes and/or income taxes, including a tax penalty if taken before age 5912. The amount withdrawn will be deemed to have been withdrawn on the day the previous Guarantee Period ends. Unless you specify otherwise, amounts not withdrawn will be processed as described under (1) above.
MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT
All withdrawals in excess of the Preferred Withdrawal Amount, transfers, and amounts applied to an Income Plan from a Guarantee Period, other than those taken or applied during the 30-day period after the Guarantee Period ends, are subject to a Market Value Adjustment. A Market Value Adjustment may also apply to amounts invested in a Guarantee Period that are paid out as death benefits if the death benefit is calculated outside of the 30-day period after the Guarantee Period ends, as discussed under “Death Benefits.” On the Payout Start Date, any amounts in a Guarantee Period will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment unless the Payout Start Date occurs during the 30-day period after the Guarantee Period ends, as discussed under “Payout Start Date.” After the Payout Start Date, you will no longer be subject to potential Market Value Adjustments.
We will not apply a Market Value Adjustment to a withdrawal you make within the Preferred Withdrawal Amount or to a withdrawal you make to satisfy the IRS minimum distribution rules. We will not apply a Market Value Adjustment to any automatic transfers as part of a dollar cost averaging program.
We apply the Market Value Adjustment to reflect changes in interest rates from the time you first allocate money to a Guarantee Period to the time it is removed from that Guarantee Period. We calculate the Market Value Adjustment by comparing the Treasury Rate for a period equal to the Guarantee Period at its inception to the Treasury Rate for a period equal to the time remaining in the Guarantee Period when you remove your money. “Treasury Rate” means the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity Yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15.
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The Market Value Adjustment may be positive or negative, depending on changes in interest rates. As such, you bear the investment risk associated with changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase significantly, the Market Value Adjustment and any withdrawal charge, premium taxes, and income tax withholding (if applicable) could reduce the amount you receive upon full withdrawal of your Contract Value to an amount that is less than the purchase payment plus interest at the minimum guaranteed interest rate under the Contract.
Generally, if the Treasury Rate at the time you allocate money to a Guarantee Period is higher than the applicable current Treasury Rate for a period equal to the time remaining in the Guarantee Period, then the Market Value Adjustment will result in a higher amount payable to you, transferred, or applied to an Income Plan. Conversely, if the Treasury Rate at the time you allocate money to a Guarantee Period is lower than the applicable Treasury Rate for a period equal to the time remaining in the Guarantee Period, then the Market Value Adjustment will result in a lower amount payable to you, transferred, or applied to an Income Plan.

For example, assume that you select an initial Guarantee Period of 5 years, and the 5-year Treasury Rate for that duration is 4.50%. Assume that at the end of 3 years, you make a partial withdrawal. If, at that later time, the current 2-year Treasury Rate is 4.20%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be positive, which will result in an increase in the amount payable to you. Conversely, if the current 2-year Treasury Rate is 4.80%, then the Market Value Adjustment will be negative, which will result in a decrease in the amount payable to you.
The formula for calculating Market Value Adjustments is set forth in Appendix I to this prospectus, which also contains additional examples of the application of the Market Value Adjustment.
ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY IN A GUARANTEE PERIOD
Generally
You can withdraw some or all of your Contract Value in a Guarantee Period at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. The amount available for withdrawal from a Guarantee Period is the portion of your Contract Value allocated to that Guarantee Period next computed after we receive the request for a withdrawal, adjusted by any Market Value Adjustment, and less any withdrawal charges, any other charges and any taxes that may apply.
You have the opportunity to name the investment option(s) from which you are taking the withdrawal. If none is specified, we will deduct your withdrawal pro-rata from the investment options according to the value of your investments therein, including any Guarantee Periods.
IF YOU FAIL TO NAME THE INVESTMENT OPTIONS FROM WHICH A WITHDRAWAL SHOULD BE TAKEN AND YOU ARE INVESTED IN A GUARANTEE PERIOD AT THAT TIME, AMOUNTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE GUARANTEE PERIOD. SUCH DEDUCTION MAY BE SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT.
In general, you must withdraw at least $50 at a time, including any amounts withdrawn from a Guarantee Period. If you request a total withdrawal, you must return your Contract to us.
Withdrawals taken prior to the Payout Start Date are generally considered to come from the earnings in the Contract first. If the Contract is tax-qualified, generally all withdrawals are treated as distributions of earnings. Withdrawals of earnings are taxed as ordinary income and, if taken prior to age 5912, may be subject to an additional 10% federal tax penalty.
We may delay payments from the Fixed Account for a Guarantee Period for up to 6 months or shorter period if required by law. If we delay payment for 10 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law. Any interest would be payable from the date we receive the withdrawal request to the date we make the payment or transfer.
Preferred Withdrawal Amount
Each Contract Year, you may withdraw up to a certain percentage of aggregate purchase payments from your Contract without incurring a Market Value Adjustment or a withdrawal charge (the “Preferred Withdrawal Amount”). The Preferred Withdrawal Amount is:
    AIM Lifetime Plus: 10%
    AIM Lifetime Plus II, Custom Portfolio, SelectDirections: 15%

 
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All withdrawals from a Guarantee Period during a Contract Year in excess of the Preferred Withdrawal Amount are subject to a Market Value Adjustment and may be subject to withdrawal charges. Unused portions of the Preferred Withdrawal Amount are not carried forward to future Contract Years.
Withdrawals from all investment options count against the Preferred Withdrawal Amount, not just withdrawals from Guarantee Periods. To determine whether a withdrawal exceeds the Preferred Withdrawal Amount, all amounts you have withdrawn from the Variable Sub-Accounts, Guarantee Periods, and any other fixed interest investment options available under your Contract in a Contract Year are added together.
Systematic Withdrawal Program
You may choose to receive systematic withdrawal payments on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis at any time prior to the Payout Start Date. The minimum amount of each systematic withdrawal is $50.
Systematic withdrawals will reduce, and may even exhaust, the Contract Value. We will make systematic withdrawal payments to you or your designated payee. We may modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program and charge a processing fee for the service. If we modify or suspend the Systematic Withdrawal Program, existing systematic withdrawal payments will not be affected.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER TO TAKE SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS FROM THE GUARANTEE PERIODS. SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWALS MAY REPEATEDLY EXPOSE YOU TO THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENTS, WITHDRAWAL CHARGES, AND INCOME TAXES AND TAX PENALTIES.
Minimum Contract Value
If your request for a partial withdrawal would reduce the amount in any Guarantee Period to less than $500, we will treat it as a request to withdraw the entire amount invested in such Guarantee Period. In addition, if your request for a partial withdrawal would reduce the Contract Value to less than $1,000, we may treat it as a request to withdraw your entire Contract Value. Before terminating any Contract whose value has been reduced by withdrawals to less than $1,000, we would inform you in writing of our intention to terminate your Contract and give you at least 30 days in which to make an additional purchase payment to restore your Contract’s value to the contractual minimum of $1,000. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value. We will, however, ask you to confirm your withdrawal request before terminating your Contract. If we terminate your Contract, we will distribute to you its Contract Value, adjusted by any applicable Market Value Adjustment, less withdrawal and other charges, and applicable taxes. Your Contract will terminate if you withdraw all of your Contract Value.
TRANSFERS TO AND FROM A GUARANTEE PERIOD
Transfers to a Guarantee Period
During the Accumulation Phase, you may transfer Contract Value to a Guarantee Period. The minimum amount that you may transfer into a Guarantee Period is $500.

 
Transfers from a Guarantee Period (Except Dollar Cost Averaging)
During the Accumulation Phase, you may transfer Contract Value from a Guarantee Period to any other investment options available under your Contract.
If you transfer an amount from a Guarantee Period other than during the 30 day period after such Guarantee Period expires, we will increase or decrease the amount by a Market Value Adjustment.
Under the Custom Portfolio and SelectDirections Contracts only, if any transfer reduces your value in a Guarantee Period to less than $500, we will treat it as a transfer of the entire value in such Guarantee Period.
Dollar Cost Averaging Program for Guarantee periods
Under the Dollar Cost Averaging Program, if available under your Contract, you may automatically transfer amounts at regular intervals from a specified Guarantee Period to any Variable Sub-Account. The interval between transfers may be monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.
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The following Dollar Cost Averaging Programs for the Guarantee Periods may be available to you:
    AIM Lifetime Plus: Dollar Cost Averaging for amounts in a 1 year Guarantee Period.
    AIM Lifetime Plus II: Dollar Cost Averaging for interest credited from the 3, 5, 7, or 10 year Guarantee Periods
    Custom Portfolio: Not available for Guarantee Periods.
    SelectDirections: Not available for Guarantee Periods.
Automatic transfers as part of a Dollar Cost Averaging Program are not subject to Market Value Adjustments and do not count against the number of free transfers per Contract Year. There is no charge for enrolling in a Dollar Cost Averaging Program.
You may not use dollar cost averaging to transfer amounts to the Guarantee Periods.
The theory of dollar cost averaging is that if purchases of equal dollar amounts are made at fluctuating prices, the aggregate average cost per unit will be less than the average of the unit prices on the same purchase dates. However, participation in this program does not assure you of a greater profit from your purchases under the program nor will it prevent or necessarily reduce losses in a declining market.
A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT WILL NOT APPLY TO AUTOMATIC TRANSFERS OUT OF A GUARANTEE PERIOD AS PART OF A DOLLAR COST AVERAGING PROGRAM, BUT WITHDRAWALS, NON-PROGRAM TRANSFERS, ANNUITIZATIONS, AND DEATH BENEFITS MAY OTHERWISE BE SUBJECT TO A MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

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FEES AND EXPENSES RELATED TO THE GUARANTEE PERIODS
There are no charges that apply specifically to the Guarantee Periods. However, there are charges to which you may be subject when you invest or withdraw amounts in a Guarantee Period, including the following:
Withdrawal Charges. If you withdraw money from your Contract within seven years following the purchase payment being withdrawn, you will be assessed a withdrawal charge of up to 7% (as a percentage of purchase payments withdrawn in excess of the Preferred Withdrawal Amount), declining 1% annually eventually to 0% over that seven year time period. For example, if you make an early withdrawal, you could pay a withdrawal charge of up to $7,000 on a $100,000 investment.
We determine the withdrawal charge by;
    multiplying the percentage corresponding to the number of complete years since we received the purchase payment being withdrawn by
    the part of each purchase payment withdrawal that is in excess of the Preferred Withdrawal Amount, adjusted by any Market Value Adjustment.
If you make a withdrawal before the Payout Start Date, we will apply the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the date of the withdrawal, or the withdrawal charge percentage in effect on the following day, whichever is lower. We do not apply a withdrawal charge in the following situations:
    on the Payout Start Date (a withdrawal charge may apply if you elect to receive income payments for a specified period of less than 120 months, as described further in the related prospectus for your variable annuity contract);
    payment of the death benefit (unless the Settlement Value is used, as discussed under “Death Benefit” later in this prospectus);
    withdrawals taken to satisfy IRS minimum distribution rules for the Contract; and
    withdrawals made after all purchase payments have been withdrawn.
We will deduct withdrawal charges, if applicable, from the amount paid. For purposes of the withdrawal charge, we will treat withdrawals as coming from the oldest purchase payments first. However, for federal income tax purposes, please note that withdrawals are considered to have come first from earnings in the Contract. Thus, for tax purposes, earnings are considered to come out first, which means you pay taxes on the earnings portion of your withdrawal.
Example of Withdrawal Charge (Assuming the 10% Preferred Withdrawal Amount Under AIM Lifetime Plus)
Assumptions:
○    Purchase Payments: $20,000 Beginning of Year 1
 $10,000 Beginning of Year 2
○    Withdrawal: $25,000 End of Contract Year 3
○    Preferred Withdrawal Amount: 10% of payments

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Step 1. Calculate the Preferred Withdrawal Amount
Aggregate Purchase Payments = $20,000 + $10,000 = $30,000
Preferred Withdrawal Amount = 0.10 x $30,000 = $3,000
  
Step 2. Calculate the Market Value Adjustment*
*Assume Market Value Adjustment = 0. Separate Market Value Adjustment calculations are provided in this prospectus
$0
  
Step 3. Calculate the Withdrawal Charge applicable to Year 1 Purchase Payment0.05 x ($20,000 - $3,000 + $0) = $850
  
Step 4. Calculate the Withdrawal Charge applicable to Year 2 Purchase Payment0.06 x ($5,000 - 0 + $0) = $300
  
Step 5. Total Withdrawal Charge $850 + $300 = $1,150
  
Step 6. Calculate the amount received by the Contract Owner as a result of the withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3$25,000 - $1,150 = $23,850
We use the amounts obtained from the withdrawal charge to pay sales commissions and other promotional or distribution expenses associated with marketing the Contracts.
Withdrawals may be subject to tax penalties or income tax and a Market Value Adjustment. You should consult your own tax counsel or other tax advisers regarding any withdrawals.
We reserve the right to waive the withdrawal charge with respect to AIM Lifetime Plus Contracts issued to employees and registered representatives of any broker-dealer that has entered into a sales agreement with ALFS, Inc. (“ALFS”) to sell the Contracts and all wholesalers and their employees that are under agreement with ALFS to wholesale the Contract.
Premium Taxes. Currently, we do not make deductions for premium taxes under the Contract because New York does not charge premium taxes on annuities. We may deduct taxes that may be imposed in the future from purchase payments or the Contract Value when the tax is incurred or at a later time.
Please refer to your Contract specifications page for more information about the fees and expenses to which you are subject.

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ANNUITIZING AMOUNTS IN THE GUARANTEE PERIODS
After the Payout Start Date, you will no longer be subject to potential Market Value Adjustments. Provided below is information about Market Value Adjustments that may apply on the Payout Start Date. For additional information about the Payout Phase, including Income Plans and Income Payments, please see your Contract and the related variable annuity prospectus for your Contract.

 
PAYOUT START DATE
On the Payout Start Date, any amounts in a Guarantee Period will be subject to a Market Value Adjustment unless the Payout Start Date occurs during the 30-day period after the Guarantee Period ends.
The Payout Start Date is the day that we apply your Contract Value, adjusted by any Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, to an Income Plan. The Payout Start Date must be:
    AIM Lifetime Plus and AIM Lifetime Plus II: no later than the Annuitant’s 90th birthday.
    Custom Portfolio and Select Directions: no later than the Annuitant’s 90th birthday or the 10th Contract Anniversary, if later.
You may change the Payout Start Date at any time by notifying us in writing of the change at least 30 days before the scheduled Payout Start Date. Absent a change, we will use the Payout Start Date stated in your Contract.
If the amount available to apply under an Income Plan is less than $2,000 or not enough to provide an initial payment of at least $20, and state law permits, we may: (a) pay you the Contract Value, adjusted by any Market Value Adjustment and less any applicable taxes, in a lump sum instead of the periodic payments you have chosen; or (b) reduce the frequency of your payments so that each payment will be at least $20. Under the AIM Lifetime Plus II Contract only, we may only take these actions if, in addition to the conditions described in this paragraph, the Contract Owner has not made any purchase payments for at least three years preceding the Payout Start Date.
APPLICATION OF FIXED ACCOUNT GUARANTEE PERIOD VALUE TO AN INCOME PLAN
You must apply Contract Value in the Fixed Account for Guarantee Periods on the Payout Start Date to fixed income payments.
If you wish to apply any portion of your Fixed Account balance for Guarantee Periods to provide variable income payments, you should plan ahead and transfer that amount to the Variable Sub-Accounts prior to the Payout Start Date.
We guarantee income payment amounts derived from the Fixed Account for Guarantee Periods for the duration of the Income Plan. We calculate the fixed income payments by:
(1)    adjusting the portion of the Contract Value in the Fixed Account for Guarantee Periods on the Payout Start Date by any applicable Market Value Adjustment;
(2)    deducting any applicable premium tax; and
(3)    applying the resulting amount to the greater of (a) the appropriate value from the income payment table in your Contract or (b) such other value as we are offering at that time.
We may defer making fixed income payments for a period of up to 6 months or such shorter time as state law may require. If we defer payments for 10 business days or more, we will pay interest as required by law from the date we receive the withdrawal request to the date we make payment.
 
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CALCULATION OF THE DEATH BENEFIT
Provided below is information about Market Value Adjustments that may apply when calculating the death benefit. For additional information about the death benefit, including payment options that may be available to a surviving Contract Owner or a Beneficiary, please see your Contract and the related variable annuity prospectus for your Contract.
WHEN THE DEATH BENEFIT BECOMES PAYABLE
We will pay a death benefit if, prior to the Payout Start Date:
(1)    any Contract owner dies; or
(2)    the Annuitant dies, if the Contract owner is not a living person.
We will pay the death benefit to the new Contract owner who is determined immediately after the death. The new Contract owner would be a surviving Contract owner or, if none, the Beneficiary(ies). In the case of a Contract owned by a non-living owner, upon death of an Annuitant, we will pay the death benefit to the current Contract owner.
We will not settle any death claim until we receive Due Proof of Death. We will accept the following documentation as Due Proof of Death:
    a certified copy of a death certificate; or
    a certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to a finding of death; or
    any other proof acceptable to us.
DEATH BENEFIT AMOUNT
Death Benefit Amount – AIM Lifetime Plus, Custom Portfolio, and SelectDirections
The death benefit is equal to the greatest of:
(1)    the Contract Value as of the date we determine the death benefit.
(2)    the Settlement Value (i.e., the amount payable on a full withdrawal of Contract Value) on the date we determine the death benefit.
(3)    the Contract Value on the Death Benefit Anniversary immediately preceding the date we determine the death benefit, increased by purchase payments made since that Anniversary and reduced by (1) any charges and (2):
    in the case of AIM Lifetime Plus, the amount of any partial withdrawals since that Anniversary (calculated on a dollar-for-dollar basis).
    in the case of Custom Portfolio and SelectDirections, the amount of any withdrawal adjustment (calculated on a proportionate basis as described below) since that Anniversary.

 
(4)    the greatest of the Anniversary Values as of the date we determine the death benefit. An “Anniversary Value” is equal to the Contract Value on a Contract Anniversary, increased by purchase payments made since that Anniversary and reduced by:
    in the case of AIM Lifetime Plus, the amount of any partial withdrawals since that Anniversary (calculated on a dollar-for-dollar basis).
    in the case of Custom Portfolio and SelectDirections, the amount of any withdrawal adjustment (calculated on a proportionate basis as described below) since that Anniversary.
Anniversary Values will be calculated for each Contract Anniversary prior to the earlier of: (i) the date we determine the death benefit; or (ii) the deceased’s 75th birthday or 5 years after the Issue Date, if later.
We will determine the value of the death benefit as of the end of the business day on which we receive a complete request for payment of the death benefit, which includes Due Proof of Death. If we receive a request after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Central Time) on a business day, we will process the request as of the end of the following Valuation Date.
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For Custom Portfolio and SelectDirections Contracts only, if we do not receive a complete request for payment of the death benefit within 180 days of the date of death, items (3) and (4) above will no longer be available and the death benefit will be the greater of items (1) or (2). We reserve the right to extend, on a non-discriminatory basis, the 180-day period in which items (3) and (4) are available.
Withdrawal Adjustment (Custom Portfolio and SelectDirections Only). The withdrawal adjustment is equal to (a) divided by (b), with the result multiplied by (c), where:
(a)    = the withdrawal amount,
(b)    = the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and
(c)    = the value of the applicable death benefit alternative immediately prior to the withdrawal.
See Appendix II for an example of the withdrawal adjustment.
Application of Market Value Adjustment in Settlement Value. In calculating the Settlement Value, the amount in each individual Guarantee Period may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. A Market Value Adjustment will apply to amounts in a Guarantee Period, unless we calculate the Settlement Value during the 30-day period after the expiration of the Guarantee Period
ONLY IN THE CASE OF AIM LIFETIME PLUS CONTRACTS MAY THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT APPLIED TO SETTLMENT VALUE BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE. FOR ALL OTHER CONTRACTS, THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT APPLIED TO SETTLMENT VALUE CAN BE POSITIVE OR ZERO, BUT CANNOT BE NEGATIVE.
The Settlement Value will reflect deduction of any applicable charges and premium taxes.

 
Death Benefit Amount – AIM Lifetime Plus II
The death benefit is equal to the greatest of:
(1)    the Contract Value as of the date we determine the death benefit.
(2)    the Settlement Value (i.e., the amount payable on a full withdrawal of Contract Value) on the date we determine the death benefit.
(3)    the sum of all purchase payments reduced by a withdrawal adjustment (calculated on a proportionate basis as described below).
(4)    the greatest of the Contract Value on each Death Benefit Anniversary prior to the date we determine the death benefit, increased by purchase payments made since that Death Benefit Anniversary and reduced by a withdrawal adjustment as described below.
(5)    If the optional Enhanced Death Benefit has been elected, the amount payable under the Enhanced Death Benefit.
We will calculate Anniversary Values for each Contract Anniversary prior to the oldest Contract owner’s or the oldest Annuitant’s, if the Contract owner is not a living person, 85th birthday. After age 85, we will recalculate the Enhanced Death Benefit only for purchase payments and withdrawals. The Enhanced Death Benefit will never be greater than the maximum death benefit allowed by any non-forfeiture laws which govern the Contract.
We will determine the value of the death benefit as of the end of the Valuation Date on which we receive a complete request for payment of the death benefit, which includes Due Proof of Death. If we receive a request after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (3:00 p.m. Central Time) on a Valuation Date, we will process the request as of the end of the following Valuation Date.
Withdrawal Adjustment. The withdrawal adjustment is equal to (a) divided by (b), with the result multiplied by (c), where:
(a)    = the withdrawal amount,
(b)    = the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and
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(c)    = the value of the applicable death benefit alternative immediately prior to the withdrawal.
See Appendix II for an example of the withdrawal adjustment.
Application of Market Value Adjustment in Settlement Value. In calculating the Settlement Value, the amount in each individual Guarantee Period may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment. A Market Value Adjustment will apply to amounts in a Guarantee Period, unless we calculate the Settlement Value during the 30-day period after the expiration of the Guarantee Period.
THE MARKET VALUE ADJUSTMENT APPLIED TO SETTLEMENT VALUE CAN BE POSITIVE OR ZERO, BUT CANNOT BE NEGATIVE.

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TAX INFORMATION
The Guarantee Periods described in this prospectus are no longer available to new contract purchasers. The Guarantee Periods were only available through the purchase of certain variable annuity contracts, which are also no longer available to new purchasers. It is important to understand the tax implications of owning a variable annuity, as well as investing in a Guarantee Period subject to market value adjustments. The variable annuity contract prospectus you purchased also contains important tax information.
The following discussion is general in nature and is not intended as tax advice. Each person concerned should consult a competent tax advisor. No attempt is made to consider any applicable state or other income tax laws, any state and local estate or inheritance tax, or other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of distributions under a Contract.
When you invest in an annuity contract, you usually do not pay taxes on your investment gains until you withdraw the money — generally for retirement purposes. If you invest in a variable annuity as part of an individual retirement plan, pension plan or employer-sponsored retirement program that is qualified for special treatment under the Internal Revenue Code, your contract is called a Qualified Contract. If your annuity is independent of any formal retirement or pension plan, it is termed a Non-Qualified Contract. The tax rules applicable to Qualified Contracts vary according to the type of retirement plan and the terms and conditions of the plan.
Variable Annuities in General
Tax law imposes several requirements that variable annuities must satisfy in order to receive the tax treatment normally accorded to annuity contracts.
Diversification Requirements. The Internal Revenue Code (Code) requires that the investments of each investment division of the separate account underlying the Contracts be “adequately diversified” in order for the Contracts to be treated as annuity contracts for Federal income tax purposes. It is intended that each investment division, through the fund in which it invests, will satisfy these diversification requirements.
Owner Control. In certain circumstances, owners of variable annuity contracts have been considered for Federal income tax purposes to be the owners of the assets of the separate account supporting their contracts due to their ability to exercise investment control over those assets. When this is the case, the contract owners have been currently taxed on income and gains attributable to the variable account assets. There is limited guidance in this area, and some features of our Contracts, such as the flexibility of an owner to allocate premium payments and transfer amounts among the investment divisions of the separate account, have not been explicitly addressed in published rulings. While we believe that the Contracts do not give Owners investment control over separate account assets, we reserve the right to modify the Contracts as necessary to prevent an Owner from being treated as the Owner of the separate account assets supporting the Contract.
Required Distributions. In order to be treated as an annuity contract for Federal income tax purposes, Section 72(s) of the Code requires any Non-Qualified Contract to contain certain provisions specifying how your interest in the Contract will be distributed in the event of the death of an owner of the Contract. Specifically, section 72(s) requires that (a) if any owner dies on or after the annuity starting date, but prior to the time the entire interest in the contract has been distributed, the entire interest in the contract will be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of such owner’s death; and (b) if any owner dies prior to the annuity starting date, the entire interest in the contract will be distributed within five years after the date of such owner’s death. These requirements will be considered satisfied as to any portion of an owner’s interest which is payable to or for the benefit of a designated beneficiary and which is distributed over the life of such designated beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of that beneficiary, provided that such distributions begin within one year of the owner’s death. The designated beneficiary refers to a natural person designated by the owner as a beneficiary and to whom ownership of the contract passes by reason of death. However, if the designated beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the deceased owner, the contract may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new owner.
The Non-Qualified Contracts contain provisions that are intended to comply with these Code requirements, although no regulations interpreting these requirements have yet been issued. We intend to review such provisions and modify them if necessary to assure that they comply with the applicable requirements when such requirements are clarified by regulation or otherwise.
Other rules apply to Qualified Contracts.
Taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts
Non-Natural Person. If a non-natural person (e.g., a corporation or a trust) owns a Non- Qualified Contract, the taxpayer generally must include in income any increase in the excess of the account value over the investment in the Contract
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(generally, the premiums or other consideration paid for the contract) during the taxable year. There are some exceptions to this rule and a prospective owner that is not a natural person should discuss these with a tax adviser.
The following discussion generally applies to Contracts owned by natural persons.
Withdrawals. When a withdrawal from a Non-Qualified Contract occurs, the amount received will be treated as ordinary income subject to tax up to an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the account value immediately before the distribution over the Owner’s investment in the Contract (generally, the premiums or other consideration paid for the Contract, reduced by any amount previously distributed from the Contract that was not subject to tax) at that time. The account value immediately before a withdrawal may have to be increased by any positive Market Value Adjustments that result from a withdrawal. There is, however, no definitive guidance on the proper tax treatment of Market Value Adjustments, and you may want to discuss the potential tax consequences of a Market Value Adjustment with your tax adviser. In the case of a surrender under a Non-Qualified Contract, the amount received generally will be taxable only to the extent it exceeds the Owner’s investment in the Contract.
In the case of a withdrawal under a Qualified Contract, a ratable portion of the amount received is taxable, generally based on the ratio of the “investment in the contract’’ to the individual’s total account balance or accrued benefit under the retirement plan. The “investment in the contract” generally equals the amount of any non-deductible Purchase Payments paid by or on behalf of any individual. In many cases, the “investment in the contract” under a Qualified Contract can be zero.
Penalty Tax on Certain Withdrawals. In the case of a distribution from a Non-Qualified Contract, there may be imposed a federal tax penalty equal to ten percent of the amount treated as income. In general, however, there is no penalty on distributions:
•    made on or after the taxpayer reaches age 5912
•    made on or after the death of an Owner;
•    attributable to the taxpayer’s becoming disabled; or
•    made as part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer.
Other exceptions may be applicable under certain circumstances and special rules may be applicable in connection with the exceptions enumerated above. Also, additional exceptions apply to distributions from a Qualified Contract. You should consult a tax adviser with regard to exceptions from the penalty tax.
Annuity Payments. Although tax consequences may vary depending on the payout option elected under an annuity contract, a portion of each annuity payment is generally not taxed and the remainder is taxed as ordinary income. The non-taxable portion of an annuity payment is generally determined in a manner that is designed to allow you to recover your investment in the contract ratably on a tax-free basis over the expected stream of annuity payments, as determined when annuity payments start. Once your investment in the contract has been fully recovered, however, the full amount of each annuity payment is subject to tax as ordinary income.
Taxation of Death Benefit Proceeds. Amounts may be distributed from a Contract because of your death or the death of the Annuitant. Generally, such amounts are includible in the income of the recipient as follows: (i) if distributed in a lump sum, they are taxed in the same manner as a surrender of the Contract, or (ii) if distributed under a payout option, they are taxed in the same way as annuity payments.
Transfers, Assignments or Exchanges of a Contract. A transfer or assignment of ownership of a Contract, the designation of an annuitant other than the owner, the selection of certain maturity dates, or the exchange of a Contract may result in certain tax consequences to you that are not discussed herein. An owner contemplating any such transfer, assignment or exchange, should consult a tax advisor as to the tax consequences.
Withholding. Annuity distributions are generally subject to withholding for the recipient’s federal income tax liability. Recipients can generally elect, however, not to have tax withheld from distributions.
Multiple Contracts. All non-qualified deferred annuity contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same owner during any calendar year are treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the amount includible in such owner’s income when a taxable distribution occurs.
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Taxation of Qualified Contracts
The tax rules applicable to Qualified Contracts vary according to the type of retirement plan and the terms and conditions of the plan. If you own a Qualified Contract, your rights under a Qualified Contract may be subject to the terms of the retirement plan itself, regardless of the terms of the Qualified Contract. Adverse tax consequences may result if you do not ensure that contributions, distributions and other transactions with respect to the Contract comply with the law.
In the case of a withdrawal under a Qualified Contract, a ratable portion of the amount received is taxable, generally based on the ratio of the “investment in the contract’’ to the individual’s total account balance or accrued benefit under the retirement plan. The “investment in the contract” generally equals the amount of any non-deductible Purchase Payments paid by or on behalf of any individual. In many cases, the “investment in the contract” under a Qualified Contract can be zero.
In the case of a distribution from a Qualified Contract taken before you reach age 59 1/2, there may be imposed a federal tax penalty equal to ten percent of the amount treated as income. There are a number of exceptions. Consult a tax adviser.
Qualified Contracts have required minimum distribution rules that govern the timing and amount of distributions. You should refer to your retirements plan, adoption agreement, or consult a tax advisor for more information about these distribution rules. On December 20, 2019, the SECURE Act was passed as part of the comprehensive government appropriations bill. The legislation makes significant changes to laws affecting retirement plans, including the required minimum distribution rules. In particular,
•    The SECURE Act limits the availability of the “stretch” feature for non-spouse beneficiaries of IRAs and defined contribution retirement plans. Most non-spouse beneficiaries will no longer be able to satisfy the RMD rules with lifetime distributions, but will have to take their distributions within ten years. Certain exceptions apply to “eligible designated beneficiaries which include disabled and chronically ill individuals, individuals who are ten or less years younger than the deceased individual, and children who have not reached the age of majority. This change applies to distributions to designated beneficiaries of individuals who die on and after January 1, 2020.
•    The age on which RMDs generally must begin is extended from age 70 12 to age 72 for individuals who reach age 70 12 on or after January 1, 2020. Individuals who had already attained age 70 12 as of that date must begin or continue taking required minimum distributions based on age 70 12 required beginning date.
Consult your tax adviser if you think you may be affected by these changes.
Distributions from Qualified Contracts generally are subject to withholding for the Owner’s federal income tax liability. The withholding rate varies according to the type of distribution and the Owner’s tax status. The Owner will be provided the opportunity to elect not have tax withheld from distributions. However, “Eligible rollover distributions” from certain Qualified Contracts are subject to a mandatory federal Income tax withholding of 20% unless directly rolled over to an eligible retirement plan.
Federal Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes
While no attempt is being made to discuss in detail the Federal estate tax implications of the Contract, a purchaser should keep in mind that the value of an annuity contract owned by a decedent and payable to a beneficiary who survives the decedent is included in the decedent’s gross estate. Depending on the terms of the annuity contract, the value of the annuity included in the gross estate may be the value of the lump sum payment payable to the designated beneficiary or the actuarial value of the payments to be received by the beneficiary. Consult an estate planning advisor for more information.
Under certain circumstances, the Code may impose a generation-skipping (“GST”) tax when all or part of an annuity contract is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Contract, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.
The federal estate tax, gift tax, and GST tax exemptions and maximum rates may be adjusted each year.
The potential application of these taxes underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified adviser to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and those of your beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.
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Medicare Tax
Distributions from non-qualified annuity policies will be considered “investment income” for purposes of the newly enacted Medicare tax on investment income. Thus, in certain circumstances, a 3.8% tax may be applied to some or all of the taxable portion of distributions (e.g. earnings) to individuals whose income exceeds certain threshold amounts. Please consult a tax advisor for more information.
Definition of Spouse under Federal Law
The Contract provides that upon your death, a surviving spouse may have certain continuation rights that he or she may elect to exercise for the Contract’s death benefit and any joint-life coverage under an optional living benefit. All Contract provisions relating to spousal continuation are available only to a person who meets the definition of “spouse” under federal law. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that same-sex marriages must be permitted under state law and that marriages recognized under state law will be recognized for federal law purposes.
Domestic partnerships and civil unions that are not recognized as legal marriages under state law, however, will not be treated as marriages under federal law. Consult a tax adviser for more information on this subject.
Annuity purchases by nonresident aliens and foreign corporations
The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to annuity purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from annuity contracts at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, such purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser’s country of citizenship or residence. Additional withholding may occur with respect to entity purchasers (including foreign corporations, partnerships, and trusts) that are not U.S. residents. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S., state, and foreign taxation with respect to an annuity contract purchase.
Foreign Tax Credits
We may benefit from any foreign tax credits attributable to taxes paid by certain Funds to foreign jurisdictions to the extent permitted under Federal tax law.
Possible Tax Law Changes
Although the likelihood of legislative changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Contract could change by legislation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Contract.
We have the right to modify the contract in response to legislative changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment that annuity contract owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any contact and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.
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DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS
For additional distribution information, please see the related variable annuity prospectus for your Contract. There is no additional plan of distribution or sales compensation with respect to the Guarantee Periods.
The principal underwriter for all of the Contracts is Everlake Distributors, LLC (f/ka/a Allstate Distributors, L.L.C.) (“Everlake”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everlake Life Insurance Company. Everlake is a registered broker dealers under the Exchange Act, and are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Everlake is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of securities. The underwriting agreement provides that we will reimburse Everlake for any liability to Contract owners arising out of services rendered or Contracts issued. Additional information about the underwriting agreement with Everlake, including sales compensation, is included under “Distribution” in the appropriate variable annuity contract prospectus and in the statement of additional information that relates to that prospectus. This information applies regardless of whether you choose to invest in the Guarantee Periods, and there is no additional plan of distribution or sales compensation with respect to the Guarantee Periods.
 
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Information with Respect to the Registrant
Description of Business
WRNY is a New York domestic life insurance company licensed in all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As part of Wilton Re Group’s In Force Solutions business, the Company was formed in September 2006 through the acquisition by the Wilton Re Group of three New York domestic life insurance companies: North American Company for Life and Health Insurance of New York (“NANY”), Utica National Life Insurance Company (“Utica Life”), and The American Life Insurance Company of New York (“ALNY” and, together with NANY and Utica Life, the “Constituent Companies”) which companies were merged upon acquisition. ALNY was the surviving company and its name was changed to WRNY. On December 31, 2007, Keystone State Life Insurance Company was merged with and into WRNY. In the fourth quarter of 2021, ALICNY was acquired by WRAC and merged with and into WRNY.
Products
As of December 31, 2021, WRNY had approximately 293,545 policies and annuity contracts in force with $2.4 billion of total life and annuity net reserves. WRNY does not issue new business and the policies that remain in force include life, annuities, accident and health and disability income.
From time to time and subject to receipt of any required regulatory consents or approvals, the Company expects that it may participate – through reinsurance arrangements or otherwise – in the acquisition of additional blocks of business as part of and through Wilton Re Group’s In Force Solutions business. WRNY currently does not intend to write any new business and expects to run off its in force business.
Regulation
State Regulation
WRNY is subject to extensive state regulation, primarily, but not exclusively, from the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”). The methods, extent and substance of such regulation has its source in statutes that establish standards and requirements for conducting the business of insurance and that delegate regulatory authority to the NYDFS. These rules have a substantial effect on our business and relate to a wide variety of matters, including insurer insolvency and statutory surplus sufficiency, reserve adequacy, insurance company licensing and examination, policy forms, rate setting, the nature and amount of investments, claims practices, participation in guaranty funds, transactions with affiliates, the payment of dividends, underwriting standards, statutory accounting, methods, trade practices, privacy regulation and data security, corporate governance and risk management. Further, the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Insurance Data Security Model Law, which has been adopted in some form by several states, establish standards for data security and for the investigation of and notification to insurance commissioners of cybersecurity events.
Insurance Holding Company Regulation
WRNY is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of WRAC, a holding company organized under the laws of Minnesota, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilton Re US Holdings, Inc., a holding company organized under the laws of Delaware, with the ultimate controlling parent being WRL. WRL is the lead entity of the Wilton Re group of companies. As such, WRL is subject to the insurance holding company acts of each of the states of domicile of its insurance subsidiaries and affiliates. All states have enacted legislation that requires each insurance holding company and each insurance company in an insurance holding company system to register with the insurance regulatory authority of the insurance company’s state of domicile and to furnish annually financial and other information concerning the operations of companies within the holding company system that materially affect the operations, management or financial condition of the insurers within that system. Generally, under such laws, transactions within the insurance holding company system to which the Company’s operating insurance companies are a party must be fair and reasonable, and, if material or of a specified category, they require prior notice and approval or non-disapproval by the state of domicile of each insurance company that is party to the transaction. In addition, under such laws, a state insurance authority usually must approve in advance the direct or indirect acquisition of 10% or more of the voting securities of an insurance company domiciled in its state.
NAIC
The NAIC is an organization, the mandate of which is to benefit state insurance regulatory authorities and consumers by promulgating model insurance laws and regulations for adoption by the states. The NAIC also provides standardized insurance industry accounting and reporting guidance through the NAIC Accounting Manual. However, model insurance laws and regulations are only effective when adopted by the states, and statutory accounting and reporting principles continue to be established by individual state laws, regulations and permitted practices. Changes to the NAIC Accounting
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Manual or modifications by the various state insurance departments may affect the statutory capital and surplus of the Company.
Some of the NAIC pronouncements, particularly as they affect accounting issues, take effect automatically in the various states without affirmative action by the states. Statutes, regulations and interpretations may be applied with retroactive impact, particularly in areas such as accounting and reserve requirements. The NAIC continues to work to reform state regulation in various areas, including comprehensive reforms relating to certain reserving practices.
The Company is subject to the ORSA Model Act, which has been enacted by the domiciliary state and requires insurance companies to assess the adequacy of their and their group’s risk management and current and future solvency position. Under the ORSA Model Act, certain insurers must undertake an internal risk management review at least annually (and also at any time when there are significant changes to the risk profile of the insurer or its insurance group), in accordance with the NAIC’s ORSA Guidance Manual, and prepare an ORSA Report assessing the adequacy of the insurer’s risk management and capital in light of its current and future business plans. The ORSA Report is required to be filed with a company’s lead state regulator and made available to other domiciliary regulators within the holding company system.
The Company is subject to the Corporate Governance Model Act, a form of which has been enacted in New York and requires an insurer to provide an annual disclosure regarding its corporate governance practices to its lead state and/or domestic regulator. The Company is in compliance with the Corporate Governance Model Act as adopted by New York.
 

Federal Regulation
Although the insurance business in the United States is primarily regulated by the states, federal initiatives can affect the business of the Company in a variety of ways. From time to time, federal measures are proposed which may significantly affect the insurance business. These areas include financial services regulation, securities regulation, derivatives regulation, pension regulation, money laundering, privacy regulation, taxation and the economic and trade sanctions implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). OFAC maintains and enforces economic sanctions against certain foreign countries and groups and prohibits U.S. persons from engaging in certain transactions with certain persons or entities. OFAC has imposed civil penalties on persons, including insurance and reinsurance companies, arising from violations of its economic sanctions program. In addition, various forms of direct and indirect federal regulation of insurance have been proposed from time to time, including proposals for the establishment of an optional federal charter for insurance companies.
As part of an effort to strengthen the regulation of the financial services market, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) was enacted in 2010. Dodd-Frank created the Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) within the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The FIO monitors the insurance industry, provides advice to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (“FSOC”), represents the U.S. on international insurance matters, and studies the current regulatory system.
Description of Property
WRNY occupies office space in Rye Brook, New York, that is owned or leased by WRNY and Norwalk, Connecticut that is owned or leased by Wilton Re Services, Inc.. Expenses associated with these facilities are allocated to WRNY. We believe that these facilities are suitable and adequate for our current operations.
Legal Proceedings
See Note 10 of the financial statements of WRNY as of and for the three years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 included in this prospectus for information about legal proceedings.
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains “forward-looking statements” that anticipate results based on our estimates, assumptions and plans that are subject to uncertainty. These statements are made subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and may be identified by their use of words like “plans,” “seeks,” “expects,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “believes,” “likely,” “targets” and other words with similar meanings. These statements may address, among other things, our strategy for growth, product development, investment results, regulatory approvals, market position, expenses, financial results, litigation and reserves. We believe that these statements are based on reasonable estimates, assumptions and plans. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks or uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those communicated in these forward-looking statements.  
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Risk Factors
Risks are categorized by (1) insurance and financial services, (2) business, strategy and operations and (3) macro, regulatory and risk environment. Many risks may affect more than one category and are included where the impact is most significant. Consider these cautionary statements carefully together with other information discussed in this prospectus.
Insurance and financial services
Changes in reserve estimates could materially affect our results of operations and financial condition
WRNY uses long-term assumptions, including future investment yields, mortality, morbidity, persistency and expenses in pricing and valuation. If experience differs significantly from assumptions, adjustments to reserves may be required that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
WRNY may not be able to mitigate the capital impact associated with statutory reserving and capital requirements
Regulatory capital and reserving requirements affect the amount of capital required. Changes to capital or reserving requirements or regulatory interpretations may result in holding additional capital and could require us to increase prices, and/or accept a return on equity below original levels assumed in pricing.

A downgrade in financial strength ratings may have an adverse effect on our business
Financial strength ratings are important factors in establishing the competitive position of insurance companies. Rating agencies could downgrade or change the outlook on our ratings due to:
    Changes in statutory capital
    Changes in a rating agency’s determination of the amount of capital required to maintain a particular rating
    Increases in the perceived risk of our investment portfolio, a reduced confidence in management or our business strategy, as well as a number of other considerations that may or may not be under our control
    Changes in ownership resulting from divestiture of business
A downgrade in our rating could have a material effect on retention, liquidity and results of operations and financial condition.
Changes in tax laws may adversely affect profitability of life insurance products
Changes in taxation of life insurance products could result in the surrender of some existing contracts and policies, which may have a material effect on our profitability and financial condition.

 
Our investment portfolio is subject to market risk and declines in quality which may adversely affect or create volatility in our investment income and cause realized and unrealized losses
We continually evaluate investment management strategies since we are subject to risk of loss due to adverse changes in interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices, real estate values, currency exchange rates and liquidity. Adverse changes may occur due to changes in monetary and fiscal policy and the economic climate, liquidity of a market or market segment, investor return expectations or risk tolerance, insolvency or financial distress of key market makers or participants, or changes in market perceptions of credit worthiness. Adverse changes in market conditions could cause the value of our investments to decrease significantly and impact our results of operations and financial condition.
Our investments are subject to risks associated with economic and capital market conditions and factors that may be unique to our portfolio, including:
    General weakening of the economy, which is typically reflected through higher credit spreads and lower equity and real estate valuations
    Declines in credit quality including issuer defaults
    Declines in market interest rates, credit spreads or sustained low interest rates could lead to further declines in portfolio yields and investment income
    Increases in market interest rates, credit spreads or a decrease in liquidity could have an adverse effect on the value of our fixed income securities that comprise a substantial majority of our investment portfolio
    Poor performance of general partners and underlying investments unrelated to general market or economic conditions could lead to declines in investment income and cause realized losses in our limited partnership interests
    Concentration in any particular issuer, industry, collateral type, group of related industries, geographic sector or risk type
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The amount and timing of net investment income, capital contributions and distributions from our limited partnership interests, can fluctuate significantly due to the underlying investments’ performance or changes in market or economic conditions. Additionally, these investments are less liquid than similar, publicly-traded investments and a decline in market liquidity could impact our ability to sell them at their current carrying values.
Determination of the fair value and amount of credit losses for investments includes subjective judgments and could materially impact our results of operations and financial condition
The valuation of the portfolio is subjective, and the value of assets may differ from the actual amount received upon the sale of an asset. The degree of judgment required in determining fair values increases when:
    Market observable information is less readily available
    The use of different valuation assumptions may have a material effect on the assets’ fair values
    Changing market conditions could materially affect the fair value of investments
The determination of the amount of credit losses varies by investment type and is based on ongoing evaluation and assessment of known and inherent risks associated with the respective asset class or investment.
Such evaluations and assessments are highly judgmental and are revised as conditions change and new information becomes available. We update our evaluations regularly and reflect changes in credit losses in our results of operations. Our conclusions may ultimately prove to be incorrect as assumptions, facts and circumstances change. Historical loss trends, consideration of current conditions, and forecasts may not be indicative of future changes in credit losses and additional amounts may need to be recorded in the future.
Changes in market interest rates or performance-based investment returns may lead to a significant decrease in the profitability of our spread-based products
Spread-based products, such as fixed annuities, are dependent upon maintaining profitable spreads between investment returns and interest crediting rates. When market interest rates decrease or remain at low levels, investment income may decline. Lowering interest crediting rates on some products in such an environment can partially offset decreases in investment yield. However, these changes could be limited by regulatory minimum rates or contractual minimum rate guarantees on many contracts and may not match the timing or magnitude of changes in investment yields.
Increases in market interest rates can lead to increased surrenders at a time when fixed income investment asset values are lower due to the increase in interest rates. Liquidating investments to fund surrenders could result in a loss that would adversely impact results of operations.
Failure to appropriately match asset and liability durations could lead to an inability to maintain profitable spreads between investment returns and interest crediting rates.
Net investment income, capital contributions and distributions from limited partnership investments can fluctuate significantly due to the underlying investments’ performance or changes in market or economic conditions.
Business, strategy and operations
Reinsurance subjects us to counterparty risk and may not be adequate to protect us against losses arising from ceded insurance
Collecting from reinsurers is subject to uncertainty arising from whether reinsurers or their affiliates have the financial capacity and willingness to make payments under the terms of a reinsurance treaty or contract. Our inability to recover from a reinsurer could have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Divestitures of businesses may not produce anticipated benefits
We may divest portions of our businesses either through a sale or financial arrangements. These transactions may result in continued financial involvement in the divested businesses, such as through reinsurance, guarantees or other financial arrangements, following the transaction. If the acquiring companies do not perform under the arrangements, our financial results could be negatively impacted.

 
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Macro, regulatory and risk environment
Conditions in the global economy and capital markets could adversely affect our business and results of operations
Global economic and capital market conditions could adversely impact returns on our investment portfolio and results of operations. The conditions that would have the largest impact on our business include:
    Low or negative economic growth
    Sustained low interest rates
    Rising inflation resulting in sharply higher interest rates
    Substantial increases in delinquencies or defaults on debt
    Significant downturns in the market value or liquidity of our investment portfolio
Stressed conditions, volatility and disruptions in global capital markets or financial asset classes could adversely affect our investment portfolio.
Adverse capital and credit market conditions may significantly affect our ability to meet liquidity needs or obtain credit on acceptable terms
In periods of extreme volatility and disruption in the capital and credit markets, liquidity and credit capacity may be severely restricted. Our access to additional financing depends on a variety of factors such as market conditions, the general availability of credit, the overall availability of credit to our industry, our credit ratings and credit capacity, as well as lenders’ perception of our long- or short-term financial prospects. In such circumstances, our ability to obtain capital to fund operating expenses may be limited, and the cost of any such capital may be significant.
A large-scale pandemic, the occurrence of terrorism, military actions, social unrest or other actions may have an adverse effect on our business
A large-scale pandemic, such as the Coronavirus and its impacts, the occurrence of terrorism, military actions, social unrest or other actions, may result in loss of life, property damage, and disruptions to commerce and reduced economic activity. Some of the assets in our investment portfolio may be adversely affected by declines in the equity markets, changes in interest rates, reduced liquidity and economic activity caused by a large-scale pandemic. Additionally, a large-scale pandemic or terrorist act could have a material effect on liquidity and operating results.
The Coronavirus resulted in governments worldwide enacting emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus. These measures, which have included the implementation of travel restrictions, government-imposed shelter-in-place orders, quarantine periods, social distancing, and restrictions on large gatherings, have caused material disruption to businesses globally, resulting in increased unemployment, a recession and increased economic uncertainty. Additionally, there is no way of predicting with certainty how long the pandemic might last, including the potential for restrictions being restored or new restrictions being implemented that could result in further economic volatility.

 
The failure in cyber or other information security controls, as well as the occurrence of events unanticipated in our disaster recovery processes and business continuity planning, could result in a loss or disclosure of confidential information, damage to our reputation, additional costs and impair our ability to conduct business effectively
We depend heavily on computer systems, mathematical algorithms and data to perform necessary business functions. There are threats that could impact our ability to protect our data and systems; if the threats are successful, they could impact confidentiality, integrity and availability:
    Confidentiality - protecting our data from disclosure to unauthorized parties
    Integrity - ensuring data is not changed accidentally or without authorization and is accurate
    Availability - ensuring our data and systems are accessible to meet our business needs
We collect, use, store or transmit a large amount of confidential, proprietary and other information (including personal information of customers or employees) in connection with the operation of our business. Systems are subject to increased attempted cyberattacks and unauthorized access, such as physical and electronic break-ins or unauthorized tampering.
We constantly defend against threats to our data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks, unauthorized access, system failures and disruptions. Events like these could jeopardize the information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, our computer systems and networks, or otherwise cause interruptions or malfunctions in our operations, which could result in damage to our reputation, financial losses, litigation, increased costs, regulatory penalties or customer dissatisfaction.
These risks may increase in the future as threats become more sophisticated and we continue to expand internet and mobile strategies, develop additional remote connectivity solutions to serve our employees and customers and build and maintain an integrated digital enterprise. Our increased use of third-party services (e.g., cloud technology and software as
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a service) can make it more difficult to identify and respond to cyberattacks in any of the above situations. Although we may review and assess third-party vendor cybersecurity controls, our efforts may not be successful in preventing or mitigating the effects of such events. Third parties to whom we outsource certain functions are also subject to cybersecurity risks.
Personal information is subject to an increasing number of federal, state, local and international laws and regulations regarding privacy and data security, as well as contractual commitments. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with such obligations may result in governmental enforcement actions and fines, litigation or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could cause our employees and customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business.
The occurrence of a disaster, such as a natural catastrophe, pandemic, industrial accident, blackout, terrorist attack, war, cyberattack, computer virus, insider threat, unanticipated problems with our disaster recovery processes, or a support failure from external providers, could have an adverse effect on our ability to conduct business and on our results of operations and financial condition, particularly if those events affect our computer-based data processing, transmission, storage, and retrieval systems or destroy data. If a significant number of employees were unavailable in the event of a disaster, our ability to effectively conduct business could be severely compromised. Our systems are also subject to compromise from internal threats.

 
We are subject to extensive regulation, and potential further restrictive regulation may increase operating costs and limit growth
We operate in the highly regulated insurance sector and are subject to extensive laws and regulations that are complex and subject to change. Changes may lead to additional expenses, increased legal exposure, or increased reserve or capital requirements limiting our ability to grow or to achieve targeted profitability. Moreover, laws and regulations are administered and enforced by governmental authorities that exercise interpretive latitude, including state insurance regulators; state securities administrators; state attorneys general as well as federal agencies including the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Consequently, compliance with one regulator’s or enforcement authority’s interpretation of a legal issue may not result in compliance with another’s interpretation of the same issue.
In addition, there is risk that one regulator’s or enforcement authority’s interpretation of a legal issue may change to our detriment. There is also a risk that changes in the overall legal environment may cause us to change our views regarding the actions we need to take from a legal risk management perspective. This could necessitate changes to our practices that may adversely impact our business. In some cases, state insurance laws and regulations are generally intended to protect or benefit purchasers or users of insurance products. These laws and regulations may limit our ability to grow or to improve the profitability of our business.
Regulatory reforms, and the more stringent application of existing regulations, may make it more expensive for us to conduct our business
The federal government has enacted comprehensive regulatory reforms for financial services entities. As part of a larger effort to strengthen the regulation of the financial services market, certain reforms are applicable to the insurance industry.
The Federal Insurance Office and Financial Stability Oversight Council have been established and the federal government may enact reforms that affect the state insurance regulatory framework. The potential impact of state or federal measures that change the nature or scope of insurance and financial regulation is uncertain but may make it more expensive for us to conduct business and limit our ability to grow or achieve profitability.
Losses from legal and regulatory actions may be material to our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition
From time to time, we are involved in various legal actions, some of which involve claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts. We are also involved in various regulatory actions and inquiries, including market conduct exams by state insurance regulatory agencies. In the event of an unfavorable outcome in any of these matters, the ultimate liability may be more than amounts currently accrued, and may be material to our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Changes in or the application of accounting standards issued by standard-setting bodies and changes in tax laws may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition
Our financial statements are subject to the application of accounting principles that are periodically revised, interpreted and/or expanded. Accordingly, we may be required to adopt new guidance or

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interpretations, which may have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition and could adversely impact financial strength ratings.
    Pending changes to accounting for long-duration insurance contracts such as traditional life, life-contingent immediate annuities and certain voluntary accident and health insurance products will have a material effect on reserves and could adversely impact financial strength ratings
    Realization of our deferred tax assets assumes that we can fully utilize the deductions recognized for tax purposes; we may recognize additional tax expense if these assets are not fully utilized
    New tax legislative initiatives may be enacted that may impact our effective tax rate and could adversely affect our tax positions or tax liabilities
Loss of key vendor relationships or failure of a vendor to protect our data, confidential and proprietary information, or personal information of our customers or employees could adversely affect our operations
We rely on services and products provided by many vendors in the U.S. and abroad. These include, vendors of computer hardware, software, cloud technology and software as a service, as well as vendors and/or outsourcing of services such as:
    Call center services
    Human resource benefits management
    Information technology support
    Investment management services
If any vendor becomes unable to continue to provide products or services, or fails to protect our confidential, proprietary, and other information, we may suffer operational impairments and financial losses.
Our ability to attract, develop, and retain talent to maintain appropriate staffing levels, and establish a successful work culture is critical to our success
Competition from within the insurance industry and from other industries, including the technology sector, for qualified employees with highly specialized knowledge in areas such as underwriting, data and analytics, technology and e-commerce has often been intense and we have experienced increased competition in hiring and retaining employees.
Factors that affect our ability to attract and retain such employees include:
    Compensation and benefits
    Training and re-skilling programs
    Reputation as a successful business with a culture of fair hiring, and of training and promoting qualified employees
    Recognition of and response to changing trends and other circumstances that affect employees
The unexpected loss of key personnel could have a material adverse impact on our business because of the loss of their skills, knowledge of our products and offerings and years of industry experience and, in some cases, the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.

 
Misconduct or fraudulent acts by employees, agents and third parties may expose us to financial loss, disruption of business, regulatory assessments and reputational harm
The company and the insurance industry are inherently susceptible to past and future misconduct or fraudulent activities by employees, representative agents, vendors, customers and other third parties. These activities could include:
    Fraud against the company, its employees and its customers through illegal or prohibited activities
    Unauthorized acts or representations, unauthorized use or disclosure of personal or proprietary information, deception, and misappropriation of funds or other benefits

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Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements
The financial statements of Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York as of and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 and the accompanying Report of Independent Auditors.
The financial statements of Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York are presented in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services.

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

Overview

The following discussion highlights significant factors influencing the financial position and results of operations of Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York (the Company or WRNY). It should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited statutory-basis financial statements as of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

The most important factors we monitor to evaluate the financial condition and performance of our Company include:

 

   

For operations: premiums, benefits paid, reserves, expenses, and amounts ceded to reinsurers.

   

For investments: asset portfolio credit quality/experience, net investment income, cash flows, realized capital gains and losses, and unrealized capital gains and losses.

   

For financial condition: surplus levels, risk-based capital ratios, and stress testing of overall capital position.

Application of critical accounting estimates

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services (the Department), which differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the Department requires management to make estimates and assumptions that often involve a significant degree of judgment. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements.

Management believes the critical accounting policies relating to the following areas, which are discussed in more detail below, are most dependent on the application of estimates, assumptions, and judgments:

 

   

Policy and contract liabilities

   

Investment valuation, including impairments

   

Income taxes

Organization

The Company is a stock life insurance company organized in 1955 under the laws of the State of New York, operating predominantly in the individual life business, as well as the group and individual annuity business of the life insurance industry. The Company is licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands, although, historically, its marketing efforts were concentrated in the state of New York. The Company currently has no employees, and it no longer actively writes new primary insurance policies.

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilton Reassurance Company (Parent or WRAC), a Minnesota stock life insurance company, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilton Re U.S. Holdings, Inc. (Wilton Re U.S.), a Delaware general corporation. All but a de minimis portion of the economic interests and 100% of the voting interests of Wilton Re U.S. are held or controlled by Wilton Re U.S. Holdings Trust, an Ontario trust (the Wilton Re Trust). In turn, all economic interests associated with the Wilton Re Trust accrue

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

to Wilton Re Ltd. (WRL or Wilton Re), a non-insurance holding company registered in Nova Scotia, Canada. WRL is deemed the ultimate parent corporation in the Company’s holding company system. CPP Investments is the owner of Wilton Re.

On September 27, 2006, as part of Wilton Re’s stated strategy of acquiring closed blocks of life and fixed annuity business, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of American Life Insurance Company of New York (ALNY), Utica National Life Insurance Company (Utica National) and the North American Company for Life and Health Insurance of New York (NANY) were acquired by Wilton Re U.S. Wilton Re U.S. immediately thereafter contributed all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of ALNY, Utica National, and NANY to its wholly-owned subsidiary, WRAC.

On September 29, 2006, NANY and Utica National were merged with and into ALNY, with ALNY being the surviving company to the merger. ALNY immediately changed its name to Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York.

On July 2, 2007, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Keystone State Life Insurance Company (Keystone), a Pennsylvania domestic insurance company, was acquired by WRAC and on December 31, 2007, Keystone was merged with and into the Company, with WRNY being the surviving company to the merger.

On October 1, 2021, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York (ALICNY) and Intramerica Life Insurance Company (Intramerica), both New York domestic insurance companies, were acquired by WRAC and on November 1, 2021, each were merged with and into the Company, with WRNY being the surviving company to the merger.

The Company is party to a services agreement (the Services Agreement) with its affiliate, Wilton Re Services, Inc. (Wilton Re Services), pursuant to which Wilton Re Services provides certain accounting, actuarial and administrative services.

Acquisition

On March 29, 2021, WRAC entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (Purchase Agreement) with Allstate Life Insurance Company (ALIC), Allstate Insurance Company (AIC), Allstate Financial Insurance Holdings Corporation (AFIHC), and Allstate Insurance Holdings, LLC (AIH) to acquire ALICNY, a wholly owned subsidiary of ALIC, and Intramerica, a wholly owned subsidiary of AFIHC (the Acquisition).

In September 2021, ALICNY’s Board of Directors authorized up to 175,000 of new shares of common capital stock. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, immediately prior to the consummation of the sale of ALICNY, ALICNY issued 87,936 of the newly issued shares to AIH in exchange for $660,000 in cash.

As of September 30, 2021, necessary state regulatory approvals were received and on October 1, 2021, the acquisition closed and WRAC became the parent of ALICNY and Intramerica.

Immediately following the Acquisition and prior to the Merger described below, ALICNY restated its gross paid-in and contributed surplus and unassigned funds (surplus) by $585,153 under a quasi-reorganization (National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 72, Surplus and Quasi-Reorganizations).

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

Reinsurance

In connection with the Acquisition, the following reinsurance transactions were executed (the Reinsurance transactions):

 

  1.

Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY recaptured $5,127 of reserves representing 100% of the business under two existing reinsurance agreements with ALIC. ALICNY received $4,419 in cash related to the recaptured business.

 

  2.

Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY ceded blocks of life and accident and health policies, with aggregate reserves of $37,645, to American Heritage Life (AHL) pursuant to a coinsurance agreement. AHL paid a ceding commission of $15,500 to ALICNY related to this transaction recorded as commission and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded. The increase in surplus, net of tax, of $13,269 was reported as an adjustment to surplus in accordance with SSAP No. 61, Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance. During 2021, the Company recorded income of $671 for the amortization of the ceding commission and a corresponding decrease in surplus.

 

  3.

Effective December 31, 2001, and later amended, ALICNY ceded reinvestment related risk on certain structured settlement annuities to its former parent, ALIC, under an Automatic Reinsurance Agreement (the Stop Loss). Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY and ALIC agreed to terminate the agreement resulting in an increase to ALICNY’s asset adequacy reserves of $1,301,378. ALICNY received $7,251 in cash in settlement of accrued premiums and benefits. Prior to the termination, under this agreement ALICNY paid premiums of $2,480, $3,335 and $4,000 to ALIC and received benefits of $22,885, $21,000 and $2,000 from ALIC in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company ceded reserves under this agreement of $1,301,378 at December 31, 2020. The impact on ALICNY’s unassigned surplus for the Stop Loss termination was a reduction of $1,301,378.

 

  4.

Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY entered into a coinsurance funds withheld agreement and ceded life and payout annuity policies to WRAC (the IGR). The agreement consisted of an initial settlement to WRAC in the amount of $4,553,349, inclusive of a ceding commission paid by ALICNY of $183,000. A portion of the initial settlement, in the amount of $4,048,954, remained in a funds withheld account at ALICNY. Life and annuity reserves in the amount of $4,375,690 were ceded to WRAC under the agreement. The impact on ALICNY’s unassigned surplus from the initiation of the treaty was an increase of $200,619.

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

Statutory Merger

After receiving all regulatory approvals, effective November 1, 2021, ALICNY and Intramerica merged with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving company to the merger (the Merger).

In accordance with SSAP No. 68, Combinations and Goodwill, the Merger was accounted for as a statutory merger. No shares of stock were issued in the transaction. Outstanding shares of ALICNY and Intramerica stock were retired. No adjustments were made directly to the surplus of the Company as a result of the Merger.

In accordance with SSAP No. 3, Accounting Changes and Corrections of Errors, all amounts previously reported as of December 31, 2020, and for the years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, have been restated to reflect the Merger.

Pre-merger unaudited separate company premiums and other revenues, net gain (loss), and other surplus adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and total surplus as of September 30, 2021, are presented below, along with subsequent changes resulting from transactions relating to the Acquisition:

 

     Premiums and
other revenues
    Net gain (loss)     Other surplus
changes
    Total Surplus  

Reported at September 30, 2021

        

ALICNY

   $ 283,987     $ 209,274     $ (6,459   $ 758,666  

Intramerica

     455       176       (18     10,891  

WRNY

     46,443       11,341       (1,693     90,870  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reported total

     330,885       220,791       (8,170     860,427  

Transactions effective October 1, 2021

 

     

Share issuance

     -         -         660,000       660,000  

Voluntary benefits reinsurance

     (35,612     640       12,814       13,454  

Other reinsurance

     4,600       (579     (52     (631

Stop Loss termination

     -         (1,301,378     -         (1,301,378

Reinsurance to WRAC

     (4,291,347     200,619       -         200,619  

Tax effect of transactions

     -         (20,663     (88,198     (108,861
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transaction total

     (4,322,359     (1,121,361     584,564       (536,797
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Company

   $      (3,991,474)     $      (900,570)     $      576,394     $ 323,630  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market Risk

WRNY has exposure to several market risks, including interest rate risk, liquidity and concentration risk, and credit risk. WRNY purchases financial instruments primarily to support its insurance liabilities. WRNY manages its portfolio to balance quality, diversification, asset-liability matching, and investment return. WRNY evaluates its exposure to market risk sensitivity through internally defined modeling of its portfolio performance from various stress scenarios including a double default.

Interest Rate Risk

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

WRNY is exposed to interest rate risk in two ways. Firstly, sustained low interest rates expose WRNY to spread compression risk on future reinvested assets. Secondly, interest-sensitive liabilities expose WRNY to rising interest rates and the related disintermediation risk.

In general, interest rate risks are monitored and managed under Wilton Re’s Asset-Liability Management Policy. Other control activities include credited rate determination of underlying reinsured policies, crediting rate strategy, and monitoring of lapse rates. Various interest rate sensitivities are run on an annual basis to quantify the impact of adverse interest rate scenarios. Based on the results of these sensitivities, management can decide to take risk-mitigation actions such as hedging, duration matching, or other actions as deemed necessary.

Liquidity and Concentration Risk

The liquidity of assets held to pay claims to policyholders is a risk to the Company. Wilton Re’s investment risk exposure is mitigated by its prudent investment strategy, adherence to investment policy limits, and monitoring activities. WRNY’s investment portfolio consists primarily of bonds, policy loans, short-term securities and cash, with over 80% of all bond holdings at investment grade. Impairments have been modest in recent years. Investment risks, including concentration risk, are mitigated and controlled by compliance with the Wilton Re Investment Guidelines.

Wilton Re maintains an appropriate level of liquidity in line with its risk profile. This degree of liquidity allows for unexpected cash needs to be met without forcing the potentially untimely sale of investments.

Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to credit risk in two ways. First, WRNY is exposed to investment credit risk, which is addressed above in Liquidity and Concentration Risk. Second, WRNY is exposed to counterparty credit risk of its reinsurers and retrocessionaires, both directly and through inuring reinsurance on acquired blocks of business. This exposure is mitigated through diversification of reinsurance counterparties, careful due diligence and ongoing annual reviews of counterparty creditworthiness, and compliance with relevant controls.

Financial Condition

Cash and invested assets

During 2021, cash and invested assets increased $581,270 primarily resulting from the October 1, 2021, capital contribution of $660,000 offset by net outflows from the Reinsurance transactions of $128,514. Other changes within the asset classes were primarily driven by negotiations with the seller to remove certain stocks and mortgage loans in exchange for bonds and cash prior to the Acquisition.

In 2017, Wilton Re implemented a Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) program to invest in additional asset classes to complement its portfolio of investment grade fixed income securities. These alternative assets include preferred stocks, common stocks, high yield bonds, limited partnerships, and commercial mortgage loans (CMLs). These investments will enhance the investment portfolio’s diversification and result in higher total returns with an asset mix that is more in line with industry peers.

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

The following table indicates the Company’s participation in Wilton Re’s overall SAA program through December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

     Activity through  
Investment type    2021      2020  

Limited partnership commitments

   $ 262,880      $ 187,550  

Limited partnership funding

     108,097        53,552  

CMLs

     14,885        15,363  

High Yield bonds

     126,011        124,943  

Preferred stock

     52,159        32,362  

Common stock

     8,034        595  

The Company invests in limited partnerships based on attractive investment opportunities which can impact the timing of those investments throughout the program. The investments will be in conformity with the New York Insurance Code investment limits.

At December 31, 2021, the Company’s investments in bonds were in a net unrealized gain position of $465,230, a decrease of $213,171 from the December 31, 2020 net unrealized gain position of $678,401. The tables below provide additional detail:

 

     Carrying      Gross Unrealized      Fair  
At December 31, 2021    Value      Gains      Losses      Value  

U.S. government and agencies

   $      1,015,300      $      21,439      $     (5,898)      $      1,030,841  

State and political subdivisions

     468,643        135,737        (141)        604,239  

Foreign sovereign

     31,384        2,672        -              34,056  

Corporate securities

     3,938,584        323,551        (25,479)        4,236,656  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     79,428        4,747        (185)        83,990  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     46,874        3,488        (129)        50,233  

Asset backed securities

     126,547        7,811        (1,762)        132,596  

Collateralized debt obligations

     131,542        2,265        (2,886)        130,921  

Hybrid Securities

     -              -              -              -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total bonds

   $ 5,838,302      $ 501,710      $    (36,480)      $ 6,303,532  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Carrying      Gross Unrealized      Fair  
At December 31, 2020    Value      Gains      Losses      Value  

U.S. government and agencies

   $ 236,319      $ 20,686      $ -            $ 257,005  

State and political subdivisions

     442,701        153,808        -              596,509  

Foreign sovereign

     1,000        148        -              1,148  

Corporate securities

     3,800,872        495,743        (5,059)        4,291,556  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     42,140        4,873        (56)        46,957  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     54,892        6,994        (132)        61,754  

Asset backed securities

     153,395        12,016        (2,402)        163,009  

Collateralized debt obligations

     138,061        909        (9,222)        129,748  

Hybrid Securities

     748        95        -              843  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total bonds

   $   4,870,128      $   695,272      $   (16,871)      $   5,548,529  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

The following tables show gross unrealized losses and fair values of bonds, preferred stocks, and common stocks, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

     Less Than 12 Months     12 Months or More     Total  
At December 31, 2021   

Fair

Value

     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   

Fair

Value

     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   

Fair

Value

     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

U.S. government and agencies

     $   542,572        $  (5,898     $     -              $     -             $     542,572        $    (5,898

State and political subdivisions

     16,269        (141     -              -             16,269        (141

Corporate securities

     596,080        (15,735     120,491        (9,744     716,571        (25,479

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     8,009        (145     76        (40     8,085        (185

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     3,476        (21     93        (108     3,569        (129

Asset backed securities

     32,003        (427     10,221        (1,335     42,224        (1,762

Collateralized debt obligations

     22,555        (142     43,155        (2,744     65,710        (2,886
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total bonds

     1,220,964        (22,509     174,036        (13,971     1,395,000        (36,480

Preferred stocks

     4,905        (67     608        (68     5,513        (135
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $  1,225,869        $ (22,576     $ 174,644        $ (14,039     $ 1,400,513        $ (36,615
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Less Than 12 Months     12 Months or More    

Total

 
At December 31, 2020    Fair Value      Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

Corporate securities

     $150,955        $(3,334     $26,744        $(1,726     $177,699        $  (5,060)  

Residential mortgage -backed securities

     389        (56     -              -             389        (56

Commercial mortgage -backed securities

     2,950        (53     125        (79     3,075        (132

Asset backed securities

     36,207        (1,855     1,899        (546     38,106        (2,401

Collateralized debt obligations

     36,811        (1,693     63,144        (7,529     99,955        (9,222
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total bonds

     227,312        (6,991     91,912        (9,880     319,224        (16,871

Preferred stocks

     3,271        (103     591        (84     3,862        (187

Common stocks

     489        (771     -              -             489        (771
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $  231,072        $(7,865     $92,503        $(9,964     $323,575        $ (17,829
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impairments

Management regularly reviews the value of the Company’s investments. If the value of any investment falls below its cost basis, the decline is analyzed to determine whether it is an other-than-temporary decline in value. To make this determination for each security, the following is considered:

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

   

The length of time and extent to which the fair value has been below its cost;

   

The financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer of the security, including any specific events that may affect its operations or earnings potential;

   

Management’s intent and ability to hold the security long enough for it to recover its value;

   

Valuation guidelines expressed in the applicable Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles;

   

Any downgrades of the security by a rating agency; and

   

Any reduction or elimination of dividends, or nonpayment of scheduled interest payments.

Based on that analysis, management makes a judgment as to whether the loss is other-than-temporary. If the loss is other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded within net realized investment gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations in the period the determination is made.

The Company recognized other-than-temporary impairments for the years ended December 31 as follows:

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Bonds

   $  800      $ 889      $ 169  

Common stocks

     -            11,003        993  

Preferred stocks

     -            54        13  

Other invested assets

     -            6,088        -      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $           800      $            18,034      $            1,175  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table illustrates the quality of the Company’s bonds, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and preferred stock portfolios at December 31:

 

NAIC Rating    2021      2020  

NAIC-1

   $ 3,545,751      $ 2,668,062  

NAIC-2

     1,898,225        1,703,099  

NAIC-3

     280,701        390,361  

NAIC-4

     110,186        156,241  

NAIC-5

     2,855        15,126  

NAIC-6

     1,580        -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Bonds

   $  5,839,298      $  4,932,889  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

P/RP-1

   $ 18,582      $ 922  

P/RP-2

     63,489        28,616  

P/RP-3

     18,150        9,510  

P/RP-4

     623        244  

P/RP-5

     -              -        

P/RP-6

     -              1,296  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

   $ 100,844      $ 40,588  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

At December 31, 2021, approximately 7.0 percent of the Company’s bonds and preferred stocks (6.8 percent of bonds) held ratings below Class 2, whereas these percentages were 11.5 and 11.4 percent at December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Company’s level of investments in below-investment grade bonds could change based on market conditions or changes in management policies. Below-investment grade securities have different characteristics than investment grade securities. Based on historical performance, probability of default by the borrower is significantly greater for below-investment grade securities and in many cases severity of loss is relatively greater as such securities are often subordinated to other indebtedness of the issuer. Also, issuers of below-investment grade securities frequently have higher levels of debt relative to investment grade issuers, hence, all other things being equal, are more sensitive to adverse economic conditions, such as recession or increasing interest rates. The Company attempts to reduce the overall risk related to its investment in below-investment grade securities, as in all investments, through careful credit analysis, strict investment policy guidelines, and diversification by issuer and/or guarantor and by industry.

Subprime Mortgage Securities

The Company held assets with carrying values of $3,004 and $3,603 and fair values of $3,342 and $4,107 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which were classified as subprime. Any underlying unrealized losses on this exposure are not due to exposure to realized losses resulting from receiving less than anticipated cash flows or due to the potential sale of assets to meet future cash flow requirements.

Special deposits

On December 31, 2021 and 2020, included within cash and invested assets, cash and bonds with an admitted asset value of $13,551 and $13,585, respectively, were on deposit with government authorities or their designated custodians as required by law.

Reinsurance recoverable

Amounts recoverable from reinsurers decreased $12,741 during 2021 to $5,711. Changes are a result of the timing of when benefit payments are approved and processed in relation to yearend and, as a consequence, when requests for reimbursement are sent to our reinsurers.

Separate Accounts

Separate Accounts held by the Company are for variable annuity contracts, variable life policies and modified guaranteed annuity (MGA) contracts. Separate Accounts which contain variable annuity and variable life business are unit investment trusts and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). MGA products are non-unitized products, most of which are not registered with the SEC.

Separate Accounts balances decreased by $17,748 to $429,520 as of December 31, 2021, mainly due to an increase in surrenders and benefits and a reduction in investment income.

Nonadmitted Assets

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted,” principally past-due agents’ balances, deferred taxes, and other assets not specifically identified as admitted assets within the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, are excluded from the balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus.

At December 31, 2021, the Company recorded nonadmitted assets of $1,986 which decreased $51,805 from $53,822 at December 31, 2020. The decrease is primarily due to the change in the Company’s deferred taxes, discussed next.

Net deferred income tax liability

The Company has a net deferred income tax liability of $11,150 at December 31, 2021. The deferred income tax liability compares to a net admitted deferred income tax asset of $38,191 at December 31, 2020. The primary driver of change in character of the deferred taxes was the Acquisition, the IGR and the write down of tax basis in acquired ALICNY assets under unified loss rules (ULR).    The ULR in the consolidated return regulations (Reg. 1.1502-36) apply when a member of a consolidated group “transfers” a “loss share” of its subsidiary’s stock. The ULR rules function to limit the recognition of loss on transferred stock more than once by requiring the write-down of certain tax attributes to the extent of the recognized stock loss.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company has no operating or capital loss carry forwards, and no valuation allowance.

Current Federal income tax

At December 31, 2021, the Company recorded current taxes payable of $12,585 which increased $11,864 from $721 at December 31, 2020.

The Company, along with its US life insurance affiliates, files a consolidated federal income tax return with its Parent. Inter-company tax balances may be settled annually as the Company makes payments to, or receives payments from, WRAC for the amount the Company would have paid to, or received from, the Internal Revenue Service had it not been a member of the consolidated tax group. The separate company provisions and payments are computed using the tax elections made by WRAC.

Policy and Contract Liabilities

When a life insurance contract is issued, the Company establishes reserves for future benefits to be paid. These reserves are determined primarily in accordance with valuation net premiums based upon statutory mortality and interest rate requirements without consideration of withdrawals. Statutory reserve bases are set at time of issue. WRNY’s life policies are primarily calculated using the 1941, 1958, 1980, 2001 and 2017 Commissioner’s Standard Ordinary Tables of Mortality, 2.25% to 6.0% interest, Commissioner’s Reserve Valuation Method (CRVM) and semi-continuous functions, reflecting business written between 1982 and 2005.

When an annuity contract is issued, the Company establishes reserves for future benefits to be paid. These reserves are determined primarily in accordance with the greatest present value of surrender and annuitization benefits using statutory mortality and interest rate requirements. Statutory reserve bases are set at time of issue. WRNY’s annuity policies are primarily calculated using the 1983-a, a-2000, 2012 IAR VM-

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

21 and VM-22 Tables of Annuitant Mortality, 0.5% to 8.75% interest and Commissioners’ Annuity Reserve Valuation Method (CARVM).

The Company is currently in runoff and therefore writes no new primary insurance policies. Reserves reflect the policies in force at the time of the valuation.

Policy and contract liabilities decreased $3,191,176 in 2021. The decrease is primarily due to the net effect of the Reinsurance transactions, described above, of $2,798,382. In addition, the asset adequacy reserves resulting from the annual asset adequacy analysis decreased $309,928; the Company terminated its retained asset program resulting in a $11,926 decrease in policyholder funds; and 2020 included an increase of $5,902 resulting from the strengthening of the reserve valuation basis for its payout annuities and supplementary contracts to the current standard (3.25%, 2012 Individual Annuity Reserving table) reflecting historically low interest rates. Other net decreases related to the normal run-off of the business.

Other amounts payable on reinsurance

Other amounts payable on reinsurance increased $94,420 during 2021 to $95,126, primarily as a result of the quarterly settlement of the IGR. The IGR activity is comprised of net underwriting activity, changes in the funds withheld balance and the funds withheld interest ceded.

Interest maintenance reserve (IMR)

To protect surplus from investment transactions that occur in reaction to interest rate movements, the IMR captures the realized capital gains and losses resulting from changes in the general level of interest rates. The IMR minimizes the effect this activity has on current year operations by deferring and amortizing such capital gains and losses, net of tax, over the approximate remaining life of the investments sold.

The Company’s IMR increased $3,325 during 2021 to $27,431 at December 31, 2021. The increase is a result of net realized capital gains offset by normal amortization. During 2021 and 2020, the Company transferred into IMR $30,847 and $11,101, respectively, in net realized capital gains, net of taxes. In connection with the Reinsurance transactions, $19,351 of IMR was sold, or transferred, to the assuming companies.

Asset Valuation Reserve (AVR)

The AVR establishes a reserve to offset potential volatility providing a mechanism to absorb unrealized and credit-related realized gains and losses on all invested asset categories excluding cash, policy loans and income receivable.

As the Company adds more assets through the SAA program, the formula driven AVR will tend to increase. However, the Company’s AVR decreased $36,719 during 2021 to $115,721 at December 31, 2021, primarily due to the negotiated exchange of asset classes with the seller removing certain stocks and mortgage loans in exchange for bonds and cash prior to the Acquisition.

Funds held

Funds held is a provision in a reinsurance treaty where some or all of the assets supporting the reserves ceded to the reinsurer, usually an unauthorized reinsurer, are not initially transferred but rather are withheld by the

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

ceding company principally to enable the ceding company to reduce the provision for unauthorized reinsurance in its statutory statement. The ceding company reflects the funds withheld as a liability and the reinsurer reflects a funds held by or deposited with the reinsured company as an asset.

Funds held increased $3,980,413 during 2021 primarily in relation to the IGR described above.

STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019

       
         2021             2020        

    2019    

 

Premiums and other revenues

      

Life, annuity and health premiums

   $ (4,000,028)     $     181,266     $     210,006  

Consideration for supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     1,307       1,014       409  

Net investment income

     296,084       308,724       302,157  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     8,161       8,058       4,968  

Commissions & expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     (172,702)       3,146       3,777  

Other revenues - net

     (12,136)       (21,295     (27,626
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total premiums and other revenues

     (3,879,314)       480,913       493,691  

Benefits paid or provided

      

Death benefits

     90,258       102,723       81,963  

Annuity benefits

     131,037       164,611       179,903  

Surrender benefits and withdrawals

     108,133       110,152       168,013  

Payments on supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     1,442       1,404       1,322  

Interest and adjustments on contract or deposit-type contract funds

     11,756       18,288       18,947  

Changes in life, annuity and accident & health reserves

     (2,869,590)       96,842       (23,833

Other benefits

     6,408       13,088       39,830  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total benefits paid or provided

     (2,520,556)       507,108       466,145  

Insurance expenses and other

      

Commissions and expenses allowances

     12,580       11,387       20,612  

General insurance expenses

     35,198       40,896       47,769  

Insurance taxes, licenses & fees

     7,690       8,519       9,612  

(Increase) decrease in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

     3,322       122       (1,420

Funds held intrest ceded

     33,140       318       155  

Net transfer to or (from) separate accounts

     (45,320     (37,105     (46,189

Other

     205       505       473  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total insurance expenses and other

     46,815       24,642       31,012  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Gain (Loss) from operations before Federal Income Taxes and net realized capital gains (losses)      (1,405,573)       (50,837     (3,466

Income tax expenses (benefits)

     (336,277)       8,787       29,965  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) from operations before net realized capital gains (losses)

     (1,069,296)       (59,624     (33,431

Net realized capital gains (losses)

     138,065       (17,938     12,584  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain (loss)

   $ (931,231)     $ (77,562   $ (20,847
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

Results of Operations

Total premium and other revenues

Total premium and other revenues decreased $4,360,227 in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the Reinsurance transactions. The asset transfers reduced life, annuity and health premiums $4,155,705, the ceding commissions reduced commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded $184,943 and the IMR sold increased other revenues, net, $19,351.

Net investment income

The following table presents net investment income.

 

                 Year Ended December 31               
         2021              2020              2019      

Investment income:

        

Bonds

   $ 215,468      $ 220,458      $ 244,370  

Preferred stocks

     2,589        2,463        2,999  

Common stocks

     3,059        3,084        3,515  

Commercial mortgage loans

     25,597        34,063        31,843  

Policy loans

     2,750        3,293        3,418  

Other invested assets

     57,192        53,369        20,648  

Derivatives

     29        857        2,067  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     177        1,718        4,726  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

         306,861        319,305        313,586  

Investment expenses

     10,777        10,581        11,429  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 296,084      $ 308,724      $ 302,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income decreased $12,640 in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the exchange of assets and deployment of cash related to the Acquisition.

Average portfolio yields for fixed income investments, preferred stocks, CMLs, certain other invested assets and short-term investments was 3.64% in 2021, down from 4.17% in 2020 primarily due to lower reinvestment rates resulting from the continued low interest rate environment.

Funds held interest ceded

The IGR is a funds withheld reinsurance agreement where assets equal to the net statutory reserves are withheld and legally owned by the Company. Net investment income includes the interest income earned on these assets and funds held interest ceded includes the portion due WRAC at rates defined by the treaty terms. The funds withheld interest ceded in the fourth quarter of 2021 related to the IGR was $32,760.

Total benefits paid or provided

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

Total benefits paid or provided decreased $3,027,664 in 2021 compared to 2020, primarily due to the Reinsurance transactions. The Stop Loss termination increased reserves by $1,301,378 offset by decreases of $4,096,429 from the IGR and $30,752 from the other reinsurance.

During 2021 and 2020, the Company estimates Coronavirus claims, net of reinsurance, totaled $12,810 and $13,490, respectively.

The Company establishes additional reserves when the results of its annual asset adequacy analysis indicate the need for such reserves. During 2021, the Company decreased the net asset adequacy reserves $148,550 to $127,000. During 2020, the Company increased the net asset adequacy reserves $113,532 to $275,550.

General insurance expenses

Under the Services Agreement, the Company incurs charges related to employee compensation which includes a Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP). A vesting period of three years applies after which final unit values are determined based on actual company performance. The Company has been allocated a share of the expense with the LTIP payable carried as a component of other liabilities and accrued expenses. Once the vesting period is complete and the LTIP awards are paid, the Company’s LTIP payable will be settled with Wilton Re Services. As of December 31, 2021, and 2020, the Company’s payable was $10,524 and $10,958, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, included within general insurance expenses are incurred expenses of $5,316, $6,296 and $5,050, respectively.

The Company settled $2,857, $2,893 and $6,129 with Wilton Re Services related to vested LTIP awards paid on December 30, 2021, April 9, 2021, and April 17, 2020, respectively.

Income tax expense (benefits)

Federal income tax expense decreased $345,064 in 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to the Reinsurance transaction which created a significant tax benefit. The 2021 effective tax rate of 23.9% is greater than the expected 21% statutory rate primarily as a result of the tax adjustment for ceded reserves.

 

 

CONDENSED STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW              
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019                      
         2021             2020         2019  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (83,230   $ (31,756   $ (17,006

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (391,047     65,281       101,851  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     500,607       (121,799     32,672  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     26,330       (88,274     117,517  

Cash at beginning of year

     147,798       236,072       118,555  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

   $    174,128     $     147,798     $   236,072  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

Cash flow

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

Cash used in operations increased $51,474 in 2021 compared to 2020 primarily due to the initial IGR settlement of $93,218 offset by ceded benefit payments of $50,283 associated with the IGR.

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

Cash used in investments increased $456,328 in 2021 compared to 2020 primarily resulting from the investment of the October 1, 2021 capital contribution of $660,000, offset by the net disposition of investments to fund the normal business operations.

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Cash provided by financing activities increased $622,406 in 2021 compared 2020 primarily due to the October 1, 2021, capital contribution of $660,000 offset by the normal fluctuations of remittances and items not allocated and contract holder funds.

Capital Resources

Change in surplus

During 2021, surplus decreased $320,200 to $327,616 primarily resulting from the October 1, 2021, capital contribution of $660,000 offset by the 2021 net loss of $931,231, which was primarily driven by termination of the Stop Loss. The termination was approved by the New York Department of Financial Services.

Dividends to stockholders

The Company is subject to statutory regulations of the state of New York. Under these regulations, the maximum amount of dividends which can be paid by a company to shareholders in any twelve month period without prior approval of the New York Department of Financial Services is restricted to the greater of 10% of surplus to policyholders as of the immediately preceding calendar year or net income less realized gains of the preceding year, which may be further limited. The Company cannot pay any dividends in 2022 without prior regulatory approval.

Risk Based Capital Analysis

Risk-Based Capital (RBC) is an amount of capital insurance regulators require insurance companies to have on hand to maintain solvency and fulfill their financial operating needs. An RBC ratio of at least 200% meets the regulatory requirements.

The following table presents the Company’s Total Adjusted Capital (TAC) and the Authorized Control Level (ACL) RBC ratio as of December 31, 2021, and 2020:

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

Statutory - Basis Management Discussion and Analysis

As of December 31, 2021, and 2020 and for the

Years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

     2021     2020  

TAC

   $   443,337     $   800,252  

ACL

   $ 39,999     $ 104,701  

RBC ratio

     554.2     382.2

The Company’s TAC and ACL both decreased in 2021, while the RBC ratio increased. The changes were primarily driven by the termination of the Stop Loss offset by the October 1, 2021 capital contribution, the IGR and the exchange of certain stocks and mortgage loans for bonds and cash prior to the Acquisition.

 

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Wilton Reassurance Life

Company of New York

Statutory-Basis Financial Statements

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and for the

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019,

Independent Auditor’s Report


WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

     Page

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

   1–3

STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Balance Sheets

   4

Statements of Operations

   5

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus

   6

Statements of Cash Flows

   7–8

Notes to Statutory-Basis Financial Statements

   9–52


Preliminary draft for prior numbers

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Board of Directors of

Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York:

Opinions

We have audited the statutory-basis financial statements of Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York (the “Company”), which comprise the statutory-basis balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related statutory-basis statements of operations, changes in capital and surplus, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes to the statutory-basis financial statements (collectively referred to as the “statutory-basis financial statements”).

Unmodified Opinion on Statutory-Basis of Accounting

In our opinion, the accompanying statutory-basis financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the admitted assets, liabilities, and capital and surplus of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services described in Note 1.

Adverse Opinion on Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America

In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter described in the Basis for Adverse Opinion on Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America section of our report, the statutory-basis financial statements do not present fairly, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021.

Basis for Opinions

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Statutory-Basis Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Company, and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audits. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.

Basis for Adverse Opinion on Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States of America

As described in Note 1 to the statutory-basis financial statements, the statutory-basis financial statements are prepared by the Company using the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, to meet the requirements of the New York State Department of Financial Services. The effects on the statutory-basis financial statements of the


variances between the statutory-basis of accounting described in Note 1 and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material and pervasive.

Emphasis of Matter

As discussed in Note 1 to the statutory-basis financial statements, effective November 1, 2021, Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York and Intramerica Life Insurance Company were merged with and into the Company. As required by Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles No. 3, Accounting Changes and Corrections of Errors, these statutory-basis financial statements are prepared as if the merger occurred on January 1, 2019. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.

Responsibilities of Management for the Statutory-Basis Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the statutory-basis financial statements in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services. Management is also responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of statutory-basis financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the statutory-basis financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the date that the statutory-basis financial statements are available to be issued.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Statutory-Basis Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statutory-basis financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the statutory-basis financial statements.

In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS, we:

 

   

Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.

 

   

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the statutory-basis financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the statutory-basis financial statements.

 

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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.

 

   

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the statutory-basis financial statements.

 

   

Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control–related matters that we identified during the audit.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

April 11, 2022

 

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WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATUTORY-BASIS BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars, except share amounts)

 

     2021      2020  

Admitted assets

     

Cash and invested assets:

     

Bonds

   $      5,838,302      $      4,870,128  

Preferred stocks

     100,844        40,588  

Common stocks

     8,198        249,800  

Mortgage loans on real estate

     461,111        631,923  

Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments

     174,128        147,798  

Policy loans

     29,246        48,956  

Other invested assets

     390,856        432,689  

Receivables for securities

     2,593        712  

Securities lending reinvested collateral assets

     -              1,414  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash and invested assets

     7,005,278        6,424,008  

Accrued investment income

     50,463        50,472  

Deferred and uncollected life premiums — net of loading of $2,248 and $5,490 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

     16,023        31,102  

Reinsurance recoverable

     5,711        18,452  

Net deferred tax assets

     -              38,191  

Other assets

     8,767        11,949  

Separate account assets

     429,520        447,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total admitted assets

   $ 7,515,762      $ 7,021,442  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Policy and contract liabilities

     

Life, annuity and accident & health reserves

   $ 2,390,822      $ 5,259,840  

Policy and contract claims

     22,131        31,520  

Policyholders’ funds

     12,434        325,203  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total policy and contract liabilities

     2,425,387        5,616,563  

Other amounts payable on reinsurance

     95,126        706  

Interest maintenance reserve

     27,431        24,096  

Accounts payable and general expenses due and accrued

     14,117        11,717  

Current federal income taxes

     12,585        721  

Amounts withheld or retained by company as agent or trustee

     665        638  

Remittances not allocated

     15,034        2,971  

Asset valuation reserve

     115,721        152,440  

Reinsurance in unauthorized and certified companies

     2,499        2,220  

Funds held under reinsurance treaties

     3,983,353        2,940  

Payable to parent and affiliates

     4,524        539  

Payable for securities lending

     -              76,033  

Payable for securities

     6,638        -        

Net deferred tax liabilities

     11,150        -        

Other liabilities

     44,396        34,774  

Separate account liabilities

     429,520        447,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,188,146        6,373,626  

Capital and Surplus:

     

Common stock, $4.55 par value—authorized, 1,100,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 550,000 shares

     2,503        2,503  

Paid-in surplus

     282,946        208,099  

Unassigned surplus and special surplus funds

     42,167        437,214  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital and surplus

     327,616        647,816  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 7,515,762      $ 7,021,442  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to statutory-basis financial statements.

 

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WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars)

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Premiums and other revenues

        

Life, annuity and health premiums

   $
    (4,000,028

   $     181,266      $     210,006  

Consideration for supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     1,307        1,014        409  

Net investment income

     296,084        308,724        302,157  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     8,161        8,058        4,968  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     (172,702      3,146        3,777  

Other revenues—net

     (12,136      (21,295      (27,626
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total premiums and other revenues

     (3,879,314      480,913        493,691  

Benefits paid or provided

        

Death benefits

     90,258        102,723        81,963  

Annuity benefits

     131,037        164,611        179,903  

Surrender benefits and withdrawals

     108,133        110,152        168,013  

Payments on supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     1,442        1,404        1,322  

Interest and adjustments on contract or deposit-type contract funds

     11,756        18,288        18,947  

Change in life, annuity and accident & health reserves

     (2,869,590      96,842        (23,833

Other benefits

     6,408        13,088        39,830  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total benefits paid or provided

     (2,520,556      507,108        466,145  

Insurance expenses and other deductions

        

Commissions and expense allowances

     12,580        11,387        20,612  

General insurance expenses

     35,198        40,896        47,769  

Insurance taxes, licenses, and fees

     7,690        8,519        9,612  

(Increase) decrease in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

     3,322        122        (1,420

Funds held interest ceded

     33,140        318        155  

Net transfer to or (from) separate accounts

     (45,320      (37,105      (46,189

Other

     205        505        473  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total insurance expenses and other deductions

     46,815        24,642        31,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) from operations before federal income taxes and net realized capital gains (losses)

     (1,405,573      (50,837      (3,466

Income tax expenses (benefits)

     (336,277      8,787        29,965  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gain (Loss) from operations before net realized capital gains (losses)

     (1,069,296      (59,624      (33,431

Net realized capital gains (losses)

     138,065        (17,938      12,584  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net gain (loss)

   $ (931,231    $
(77,562

   $ (20,847
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to statutory-basis financial statements.

        

 

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WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN CAPITAL AND SURPLUS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars)

 

     Common
Stock
     Paid-In
Surplus
    Unassigned
Surplus and
Special
Surplus Funds
   

Total

 

Capital and
Surplus

 

Balances—December 31, 2018

   $  2,503      $  208,099     $   544,245     $   754,847  

Net gain (loss)

     -              -             (20,847     (20,847

Change in unrealized capital gains (losses)

     -              -             13,303       13,303  

Change in net deferred income tax

     -              -             30,250       30,250  

Change in nonadmitted assets

     -              -             (16,036     (16,036

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized and certified companies

     -              -             820       820  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     -              -             (24,457     (24,457

Dividend to stockholder

     -              -             (10,005     (10,005
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances—December 31, 2019

     2,503        208,099       517,273       727,875  

Net gain (loss)

     -              -             (77,562     (77,562

Change in unrealized capital gains (losses)

     -              -             (875     (875

Change in net deferred income tax

     -              -             24,003       24,003  

Change in nonadmitted assets

     -              -             (21,056     (21,056

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized and certified companies

     -              -             (134     (134

Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis

     -              -             (5,902     (5,902

Change in asset valuation reserve

     -              -             1,467       1,467  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances—December 31, 2020

     2,503        208,099       437,214       647,816  

Net gain (loss)

     -              -             (931,231     (931,231

Change in unrealized capital gains (losses)

     -              -             (42,112     (42,112

Change in net deferred income tax

     -              -             (107,690     (107,690

Change in nonadmitted assets

     -              -             51,796       51,796  

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized and certified companies

     -              -             (279     (279

Change in asset valuation reserve

     -              -             36,718       36,718  

Change in surplus as a result of reinsurance

     -              -             12,598       12,598  

Contribution of paid-in surplus

     -              660,000       -             660,000  

Quasi-Reorganization

     -              (585,153     585,153       -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances—December 31, 2021

   $ 2,503      $ 282,946     $ 42,167     $ 327,616  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to statutory-basis financial statements.

 

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WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars)

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Operations

        

Premiums collected net of reinsurance

   $     (176,482)      $ 183,056      $ 209,449  

Net investment income received

     283,225        281,358        277,332  

Miscellaneous income received (loss paid)

     (157,342)        (7,190)        4,283  

Benefits and losses paid

     (308,320)            (423,325)        (494,007)  

Net transfers from separate accounts

     59,108        32,852        60,615  

Commissions and expenses paid

     (88,410)        (62,232)        (72,441)  

Dividends paid to policyholders

     (45)        (31)        (42)  

Federal income taxes received (paid)

     305,036        (36,244)        (2,195)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operations

     (83,230)        (31,756)        (17,006)  

Investment activities

        

Proceeds from sales, maturities, or repayments of investments:

        

Bonds

     964,765        1,186,898        829,104  

Stocks

     340,582        134,165        134,467  

Mortgage loans on real estate

     208,498        118,853        66,382  

Other invested assets

     306,304        46,196        39,535  

Net gains (losses) on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     2        (193)        (28)  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     7,268        -              3,703  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment proceeds

     1,827,419        1,485,919        1,073,163  

Cost of investments acquired:

        

Bonds

     1,896,579        1,135,313        672,607  

Stocks

     126,407        189,682        101,081  

Mortgage loans on real estate

     22,560        22,883        122,050  

Other invested assets

     175,619        67,164        72,800  

Miscellaneous applications

     -              7,427        4,096  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of investments acquired

     2,221,165        1,422,469        972,634  

Increase (decrease) in policy loans

     (2,699)        (1,831)        (1,322)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investment activities

     (391,047)        65,281        101,851  

Financing and miscellaneous activities

        

Capital and paid in surplus

     660,000        -              -        

Net inflow (withdrawal) on deposit type contracts

     (34,900)        (46,542)        (47,630)  

Dividends to stockholder

     -              -              10,005  

Other cash provided (applied)

     (124,493)        (75,257)        90,307  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing and miscellaneous activities

     500,607        (121,799)        32,672  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     26,330        (88,274)        117,517  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

        

Beginning of year

     147,798        236,072        118,555  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 174,128      $ 147,798      $ 236,072  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           (Continued)  

 

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WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

STATUTORY-BASIS STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars)

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Cash flow information for non-cash transactions

        

Initial reinsurance transfer - considerations

   $      4,048,954      $     -             $     -         

Reclass of negative unassigned surplus to gross paid in capital

     585,153        -               -         

Initial reinsurance rransfer - deposit type contracts

     277,869        -               -         

Assets transferred to former parent

     256,274        -               -         

Exchanges of invested assets reported as purchases and sales

     44,408        117,285        86,650  

IMR xold

     17,685        -               -         

Initial reinsurance transfer - contract loans

     17,159        -               -         

Unamortized reinsurance gain

     12,598        -               -         

Reinvestment of non-cash distributions from other invested assets

     2,498        3,289        3,395  

Income from other invested assets

     606        12,585        929  

Change in receivable from securities sold

     207        149,917        149,288  

Stock dividends received

     8        15        37  

Stock distributions - a return of capital

     5        3        4  

Change in payable for securities acquired

     -               712        712  

Mortgage loans refinanced

     -               -               8,388  

See accompanying notes to statutory-basis financial statements.

           (Concluded

 

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WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

NOTES TO STATUTORY-BASIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, AND 2019

AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2020 AND 2019

(Amounts in thousands of US Dollars)

 

 

1.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization

Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York (the Company or WRNY) is a stock life insurance company organized in 1955 under the laws of the State of New York. The Company is licensed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although, historically, its marketing efforts were concentrated in the State of New York. The Company has no employees and writes no new primary insurance policies. Existing inforce product lines include traditional, interest-sensitive, and variable life insurance, voluntary accident and health insurance products, and deferred fixed, immediate fixed and variable annuities.

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilton Reassurance Company (WRAC) which, in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilton Re U.S. Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Wilton Re U.S.). All but a de minimis portion of the economic interests and 100% of the voting interests of Wilton Re U.S. are held or controlled by Wilton Re U.S. Holdings Trust, an Ontario trust (the Wilton Re Trust). In turn, all economic interests associated with the Wilton Re Trust accrue to Wilton Re Ltd. (WRL), a non-insurance holding company registered in Nova Scotia, Canada. WRL is deemed the ultimate parent corporation in the Company’s holding company system.

The Company is party to a services agreement (the Services Agreement) with its affiliate, Wilton Re Services, Inc. (Wilton Re Services), pursuant to which Wilton Re Services provides certain accounting, actuarial and administrative services.

Acquisition

On March 29, 2021, WRAC entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (Purchase Agreement) with Allstate Life Insurance Company (ALIC), Allstate Insurance Company (AIC), Allstate Financial Insurance Holdings Corporation (AFIHC), and Allstate Insurance Holdings, LLC (AIH) to acquire the Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York (ALICNY), a wholly owned subsidiary of ALIC domiciled in New York, and Intramerica Life Insurance Company (Intramerica), a wholly owned subsidiary of AFIHC domiciled in New York (the Acquisition).

In September 2021, ALICNY’s Board of Directors authorized up to 175,000 of new shares of common capital stock. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, immediately prior to the consummation of the sale of ALICNY, ALICNY issued 87,936 of the newly issued shares to AIH in exchange for $660,000 in cash.

As of September 30, 2021, necessary state regulatory approvals were received and on October 1, 2021, the Acquisition closed and WRAC became the parent of ALICNY and Intramerica.

 

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Immediately following the Acquisition and prior to the Merger described below, ALICNY restated its gross paid-in and contributed surplus and unassigned funds (surplus) by $585,153 under a quasi-reorganization (National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles No. 72, Surplus and Quasi-Reorganizations).

Statutory Merger

After receiving all regulatory approvals, effective November 1, 2021, ALICNY and Intramerica merged with and into the Company with the Company being the surviving company to the merger (the Merger).

In accordance with the Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 68, Combinations and Goodwill, the Merger was accounted for as a statutory merger. No shares of stock were issued in the transaction. Outstanding shares of ALICNY and Intramerica stock were retired. No adjustments were made directly to the surplus of the Company as a result of the Merger.

In accordance with SSAP No. 3, Accounting Changes and Corrections of Errors, all amounts previously reported as of December 31, 2020, and for the years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, have been restated to reflect the Merger as if it occurred on January 1, 2019. Pre-merger unaudited separate company premiums and other revenues, net gain (loss), and other surplus adjustments for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and total surplus as of September 30, 2021, are presented below, along with subsequent changes resulting from transactions relating to the Acquisition:

 

     Premiums and
other
revenues
    Net gain (loss)     Other
surplus
changes
    Total
Surplus
 

Reported at September 30, 2021

           

ALICNY

      $ 283,987     $ 209,274     $ (6,459   $ 758,666  

Intramerica

        455       176       (18     10,891  

WRNY

        46,443       11,341       (1,693     90,870  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reported total

        330,885       220,791       (8,170     860,427  

Transactions effective October 1, 2021

           

Share issuance

     1        -           -           660,000       660,000  

Voluntary benefits reinsurance

     2        (35,612     640       12,814       13,454  

Other reinsurance

     2        4,600       (579     (52     (631

Stop Loss termination

     2        -           (1,301,378     -           (1,301,378

Reinsurance to WRAC

     2        (4,291,347     200,619       -           200,619  

Tax effect of transactions

        -           (20,663     (88,198     (108,861
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transaction total

        (4,322,359         (1,121,361)       584,564       (536,797
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Company

      $ (3,991,474   $ (900,570   $ 576,394     $ 323,630  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  

1   See Note 8 - Capital and Surplus for further details

  

2   See Note 6 - Reinsurance for further details

The Company has reclassified the presentation of certain ALICNY and Intramerica prior period financial statement amounts to conform to the Company’s current period presentation.

 

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In addition, amounts due from ALICNY and Intramerica to former affiliates have been reclassified from payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates to other liabilities on the statutory-basis balance sheet ($4,778 as of December 31, 2020).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements of insurance companies requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

The Company is subject to the risk that interest rates will change and cause changes in investment prepayments and decreases in the value of its investments. Policyholder persistency is also affected by changes in interest rates. To the extent that fluctuations in interest rates cause mismatches in the asset and liability cash flows, the Company may have to sell assets prior to their maturity and realize a loss.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services (the Department). Prescribed statutory accounting practices include a variety of publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations, and general administrative rules. Permitted statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices not so prescribed.

The Department recognizes only statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of New York for determining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company, and for determining its solvency under the New York Insurance Law. The NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual (NAIC SAP) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of New York.

The Department’s Insurance Regulation 172 requires the Company to record a write-in asset related to the gross premiums for reinsurance paid beyond the paid-to date of the underlying policy at the balance sheet date. These amounts would be refunded to the Company by the reinsurer in the event of policy termination.

The Department granted the Company a one-year waiver in performing Principals Based Reserving according to Insurance Regulation 213 with interest, mortality and other assumptions applied in compliance with statutory regulations, for the following policies:

 

   

Certain guaranteed term policies issued on or after May 13, 2019, and all guaranteed term policies issued on or after October 1, 2019

 

   

Certain universal life and whole life policies issued on or after October 1, 2019

 

   

All remaining life policies issued on or after January 1, 2020

 

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A reconciliation of the Company’s net income and capital and surplus between NAIC SAP and practices prescribed and permitted by the State of New York is shown below:

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Net gain (loss)

        

State of New York basis

   $   (931,231)      $   (77,562)      $   (20,847)  

State prescribed practices that increase/(decrease) NAIC SAP:

        

Premiums

     (232)        34        11  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     (574)        (70)        (2)  

Other revenues-net

     1,390        33        (15)  

(Increase) decrease in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

     (181)        (105)        333  

State permitted practices that increase/(decrease) NAIC SAP:

        

Change in life, annuity and accident & health reserves

     562                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net gain (loss), NAIC SAP

   $ (930,266)      $ (77,670)          $ (20,520)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Statutory capital and surplus

        

State of New York basis

   $ 327,616      $ 647,816     

State prescribed practices that increase/(decrease) NAIC SAP:

        

Deferred and uncollected life premiums

     9,572        9,985     

Other assets

     (2,652)        (3,467)     

State permitted practices that increase/(decrease) NAIC SAP:

        

Life, annuity and accident & health reserves

     562            
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Statutory capital and surplus, NAIC SAP

   $   335,098      $   654,334     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

The accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Department differs in certain respects from GAAP and the differences are not reasonably determinable but are presumed to be material. The important accounting practices prescribed by the Department and the more significant variances from GAAP are:

Investments

Investments in bonds and preferred stocks are reported at amortized cost or fair value based on their NAIC rating; for GAAP, such fixed maturity investments are designated at purchase as trading and reported at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in operations. Fair value for statutory purposes, as with GAAP, is based on quoted market prices while the fair value of private placements and credit tenant loans is obtained from independent third-party dealers.

For statutory purposes, all securities that represent beneficial interests in securitized assets (e.g. mortgage-backed securities and asset backed securities), are adjusted using the retrospective method when there is a change in estimated future cash flows. For loan-backed or structured securities if it is determined that an other-than-temporary credit impairment has occurred, the amortized cost basis of the security is written down to the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted using the effective interest rate inherent in the security. For all other investments in bonds and stocks, the retrospective method is used. If it is determined that a decline in fair value is other than temporary or the Company has the intent to sell, the cost basis of the security is written down to fair value. For GAAP, no other-than-temporary impairments are recognized as all securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reported as unrealized gains and losses in operations.

 

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Valuation Reserves

Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers the portion of realized capital gains and losses on sales of fixed income investments, principally bonds, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes those deferrals over the remaining period to expected maturity of the securities sold. That net deferral is recorded by the Company as the interest maintenance reserve (IMR) in the statutory-basis balance sheets. Realized capital gains and losses are reported in income net of federal income tax and transfers to the IMR. Under GAAP, realized capital gains and losses are reported in the statements of operations on a pretax basis in the period that the assets giving rise to the gains or losses are sold. Furthermore, under GAAP, to the extent that unrealized gains on fixed income securities supporting payout annuity contracts would result in a premium deficiency if those gains were realized, a related increase in insurance reserves for future policy benefits is recorded, net of tax, as a reduction of net unrealized gains.

The asset valuation reserve (AVR) provides a valuation allowance for invested assets. The AVR is determined by an NAIC prescribed formula with changes reflected directly in unassigned surplus; AVR is not recognized for GAAP.

Value of Business Acquired (VOBA)

Excess statutory reserves assumed over the fair value of assets transferred in connection with the acquisition of blocks of business via reinsurance transactions is expensed. For GAAP, an intangible asset referred to as VOBA is established representing the contractual right to receive future profits from the acquired insurance policies or reinsurance contracts. The Company amortizes VOBA in proportion to premiums for traditional life products and in proportion to estimated gross profits (EGPs) for interest sensitive life products. The EGPs and related amortization of VOBA for interest sensitive life products are updated (unlocked) periodically to reflect revised assumptions for lapses, mortality and investment earnings. The Company performs periodic tests to establish that VOBA associated with traditional life products remains recoverable, and if financial performance significantly deteriorates to the point where VOBA is not recoverable, a cumulative charge to current operations will be recorded.

Nonadmitted Assets

Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted,” principally past-due agents’ balances, deferred taxes, and other assets not specifically identified as admitted assets within the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, are excluded from the statutory-basis balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheet to the extent these assets are not impaired.

Separate Accounts

Insurance activities of the Company’s separate accounts such as underwriting and contract administration, premium collection and payment of premium taxes, claims and benefits are accounted for as transactions of the general account. Under GAAP, separate accounts that meet the requirements for separate account presentation are presented as a single line item on the balance sheet and statement of operations of the general account. Those that do not meet the separate account definition are accounted for along with similar line items of the balance sheet and statement of operations of the general account.

 

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Universal Life and Annuity Policies

Revenues for universal life and annuity policies with mortality risk consist of the entire premium received and benefits incurred represent the total of death benefits paid and the change in policy reserves. Premiums received for annuity policies without mortality risk are recorded using deposit accounting, and credited directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income. Under GAAP, premiums received in excess of policy charges would not be recognized as premium revenue and benefits would represent the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value and interest credited to the account values.

Life and Annuity Reserves

Certain policy reserves are calculated based on statutorily required interest and mortality assumptions rather than on estimated expected experience or actual account balances as would be required under GAAP.

Reinsurance

A liability for reinsurance balances has been provided for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to the liability are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, an allowance for amounts deemed uncollectible would be established through a charge to earnings.

Policy and contract liabilities ceded to reinsurers have been reported as reductions of the related reserves rather than as assets, as would be required under GAAP.

Commissions allowed by reinsurers on business ceded are reported as income when incurred rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs, as would be required under GAAP.

Funds Held

Funds held represents amounts contractually withheld by ceding companies in accordance with reinsurance agreements. For agreements written on a funds held basis, assets equal to the net statutory reserves are withheld and legally owned by the ceding company. Net investment income includes the interest income earned on these assets and funds held interest ceded includes the portion due the assuming company at rates defined by the treaty terms.

Under GAAP, the Company accounts for the embedded derivatives in funds withheld contracts as total return swaps. Accordingly, the value of the derivative is equal to the gain or loss on the funds held portfolio associated with each agreement. Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives are reflected in the statements of operations. The embedded derivatives are not recognized on a statutory basis.

Deferred Income Taxes

The recoverability of deferred tax assets is evaluated and when considered necessary, a statutory valuation allowance is established to reduce the gross deferred tax asset to an amount which is more likely than not to be realized. Adjusted gross deferred tax assets are admitted in an amount equal to the sum of: (a) federal income taxes paid in prior years that can be recovered through loss carry-backs for existing temporary differences not to exceed three years from the balance sheet date; (b) the lesser of: (i) the remaining gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized in a timeframe consistent with NAIC standards; or (ii) a percentage of surplus consistent with NAIC standards, excluding any net deferred tax

 

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assets, electronic data processing (EDP) equipment and operating software; and (c) the amount of remaining gross deferred tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred tax liabilities. The remaining deferred tax assets are non-admitted.

Under GAAP, state taxes are included in the computation of deferred taxes and a deferred tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized in future years, and a valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets not realizable.

Initial Accounting for Closed Block Reinsurance Transactions

For statutory reporting, initial balances are recorded with offsets to the statutory-basis statements of operations, and any considerations received (paid) are recorded as life and annuity premiums. Under GAAP, initial balances are recorded with no offset to the statements of operations.

Statements of Cash Flows

Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments in the statements of cash flow represent cash balances and investments with maturities at acquisition of one year or less. Under GAAP, the corresponding caption of cash and cash equivalents includes cash balances and investments with maturities at acquisition of three months or less.

Other significant statutory accounting practices are as follows:

Investments

Bonds, common stocks, preferred stocks, and short-term investments are stated at values prescribed by the NAIC, as follows:

 

   

Bonds not backed by other loans are stated at amortized cost using the interest (constant yield) method. Bonds that are in or near default are stated at fair value. For other-than-temporary impairments, the cost basis of the bond is written down to fair value as a new cost basis and the amount of the write down is accounted for as a realized loss.

 

   

Mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities (RMBS/ABS) are valued at amortized cost using the interest (constant yield) method including anticipated prepayments. Prepayment assumptions are obtained from dealer surveys or internal estimates and are based on the current interest rate and economic environment. The retrospective adjustment method is used to value all such securities.

 

   

Common stocks are valued at fair value.

 

   

Redeemable preferred stocks that have characteristics of debt securities and are rated as medium quality or better are reported at cost or amortized cost. All other redeemable preferred stocks are reported at the lower of cost, amortized cost, or fair value. Perpetual preferred stocks are reported at fair value, not to exceed any stated call price. There are no restrictions on common or preferred stock.

 

   

Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one year or less at the time of acquisition and are principally stated at amortized cost.

 

   

Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are principally stated at amortized cost.

 

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The Company has surplus debentures, which are classified as other invested assets on the statutory-basis balance sheets. Surplus debentures are similar to corporate securities but are subordinated obligations of insurance companies and may be subject to restrictions by the insurance commissioners. Surplus debentures rated by an NAIC accepted credit rating provider (CRP) with a designation of NAIC 1 or NAIC 2 are reported at amortized cost. All others are reported at the lower of amortized cost or fair value.

Mortgage Loans on real estate are stated at their aggregate unpaid balances, excluding accrued interest.

The Company has minority ownership investments in limited partnerships, which are classified as other invested assets on the statutory-basis balance sheets. The Company values these interests based on its proportionate share of the underlying audited GAAP equity of the investee or, if audited GAAP basis financial statements are not available for the investee, may be recorded based on the underlying audited U.S tax basis equity, in accordance with SSAP No. 48—Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies. The investment is recorded at cost, plus subsequent capital contributions, and adjusted for the Company’s share of the investee’s audited GAAP basis earnings or losses and other equity adjustments, less distributions received. Distributions are recognized in net investment income to the extent they are not in excess of the undistributed accumulated earnings attributed to the investee. Distributions in excess of the undistributed accumulated earnings reduce the Company’s basis in the investment.

Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances. Interest income on such loans is recorded as earned using the contractually agreed upon interest rates.

Realized capital gains and losses are determined using the first in first out (FIFO) method.

Changes in admitted asset carrying amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus, net of taxes.

Derivative financial instruments

Derivative financial instruments include foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, interest rate cap agreements and index option contracts. When derivatives meet specific criteria, they may be designated as accounting hedges, which means they may be accounted for and reported on in a manner that is consistent with the hedged asset or liability. Derivatives that are not designated as accounting hedges are accounted for on a fair value basis, with changes in fair value recorded as unrealized capital gains or losses in unassigned surplus. The determination of the AVR and IMR impact of realized capital gains and losses on derivatives is based on how the realized capital gains and losses of the underlying asset is reported. Derivatives are classified as other invested assets or other liabilities on the statutory-basis balance sheets. The Company’s accounting policy for the various types of derivative instruments is discussed further in Note 3.

Securities loaned

Prior to the Acquisition, ALICNY’s business activities included securities lending transactions, which were used primarily to generate net investment income. The proceeds received in conjunction with securities lending transactions were reinvested in cash equivalents or short-term investments.

Premiums and Related Costs

Life and accident and health premiums are recognized as revenue when due. Premiums for annuity policies with mortality and morbidity risk, except for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts,

 

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also are recognized as revenue when due. Premiums for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk and for guaranteed interest and group annuity contracts are recorded using deposit accounting. Premiums for all single and flexible premium life insurance and annuity products are recognized as revenue when collected. Commissions and other costs applicable to the acquisition of policies are charged to operations as incurred.

Benefits

Life, annuity and accident and health disability benefit reserves are developed by actuarial methods and are determined based on published tables using statutorily specified interest rates and valuation methods that are intended to provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the minimum amounts required by the Department. Where the Company employs mean reserving, the Company waives the deduction of deferred fractional premiums on the death of life and annuity policy insureds. The Company returns any unearned premium beyond the date of death. Surrender values on policies do not exceed the corresponding benefit reserves.

The liability for future policy benefits provides amounts adequate to discharge estimated future obligations on policies in force. Reserves for life policies are computed principally by the Net Level Reserve Method and the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Method using interest rates (2.25% to 6.00%) and mortality assumptions (Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary mortality tables, 1941, 1958, 1980, 2001 and 2017) as prescribed by regulatory authorities.

The Company typically uses interpolated terminal reserves to adjust the calculated terminal reserve to the appropriate reserve. Interpolated terminal reserves are determined by interpolating between the appropriate terminal reserves and adding the fractional portion of the valuation net premium from the valuation date to the policyholder’s next premium due date. The Company may also use mean reserving if the valuation has not been transferred from the acquired company’s valuation. When this method is used, reserves are calculated by assuming premiums are collected annually. To the extent that premiums are collected more frequently, a deferred premium asset is recorded.

The Company charges extra premiums for substandard lives, either as a table rating or as a flat extra premium. For substandard table ratings, both premiums and valuation mortality rates are multiplied by a fixed percentage that ranges from 125% to 500% of standard mortality rates. For flat extra premiums, reserves are increased by the unearned portion of the annual flat extra premium received.

The Company establishes additional reserves when the results of the annual asset adequacy analysis indicate the need for such reserves. The Company maintained net asset adequacy reserves of $127,000 and $275,550 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The change in this reserve, included in the statutory-basis statements of operations, was a decrease of $148,550, an increase of $113,533 and a decrease of $3,000 for 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which was recorded in change in life, annuity and accident & health reserves.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, reserves of $53,849 and $56,400 respectively, were recorded on inforce amounts of $2,315,337 and $2,610,000, respectively, for which gross premiums are less than the net premiums according to the standard of valuation required by the Department. The Company anticipates investment income as a factor in the premium deficiency calculation.

Tabular interest has been determined by formula as described in the Annual Statement Instructions, adjusted to reflect fractional years of interest for material reinsurance transactions. The liabilities related

 

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to guaranteed investment contracts and policyholder funds left on deposit with the Company generally are equal to fund balance less applicable surrender charges.

Claim Reserves

Policy and contract claims are amounts due on claims, which were incurred as of December 31, but have not yet been paid. The accrual has two components: 1) claims in process of settlement as of December 31 and 2) claims not yet reported but estimable based on historical trend review of the claims reported after December 31 relating to claims incurred as of December 31.

Claims in the contestable period are reported at their full-face value.

Federal Income Taxes

Federal income taxes are charged or credited to operations based on amounts estimated to be payable or recoverable as a result of taxable operations for the current year. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates and laws, subject to certain limitations and are recorded in surplus.

Reinsurance

Reinsurance premiums and benefits paid or provided are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts.

Accounting Changes

During 2020, the NAIC adopted an update to SSAP No. 32R, Preferred Stock, which changed the way perpetual preferred securities are carried on the balance sheet. In accordance with the update, beginning January 1, 2021, perpetual preferred securities are carried at fair value, as opposed to amortized cost. In addition, there were various other updates which had minimal or no impact on the Company. The Company is in compliance with the requirements of the changes to relevant SSAPs.

During 2020, the NAIC adopted updates to various SSAPs including, but not limited to, SSAP No. 51R, Life Contracts, SSAP No. 52, Deposit-Type Contracts, and SSAP No. 61R, Life, Deposits and Accident and Health Reinsurance. This updated guidance requires additional disclosure of guaranteed separate account products to withdrawal, mortality risk on life contracts, and reinsurance contracts with risk-limiting features. The Company has provided all disclosures required by the relevant SSAPs.

During 2020, the Company strengthened the valuation basis for its payout annuities and supplementary contracts to the current standard (3.25%, 2012 Individual Annuity Reserving (IAR)) in acknowledgment of the ongoing pressure on existing reserve levels caused by historically low interest rates. This change increased statutory reserves by $5,902 at December 31, 2020. The impact of this change in valuation was recorded in the statutory-basis statements of changes in capital and surplus.

 

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2.

INVESTMENTS

Fair Values

The carrying value, fair value and related unrealized gains and losses of the Company’s investments in bonds are summarized as:

 

     Carrying      Gross Unrealized      Fair  

At December 31, 2021

     Value        Gains        Losses        Value  

U.S. government and agencies

   $     1,015,300      $     21,439      $ (5,898    $     1,030,841  

State and political subdivisions

     468,643        135,737        (141      604,239  

Foreign sovereign

     31,384        2,672        -        34,056  

Corporate securities

     3,938,584        323,551        (25,479      4,236,656  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     79,428        4,747        (185      83,990  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     46,874        3,488        (129      50,233  

Asset backed securities

     126,547        7,811        (1,762      132,596  

Collateralized debt obligations

     131,542        2,265        (2,886      130,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds

   $     5,838,302      $     501,710      $ (36,480    $     6,303,532  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Carrying      Gross Unrealized      Fair  

At December 31, 2020

     Value        Gains        Losses        Value  

U.S. government and agencies

   $ 236,319      $ 20,686        $ -      $ 257,005  

State and political subdivisions

     442,701        153,808        -        596,509  

Foreign sovereign

     1,000        148        -        1,148  

Corporate securities

     3,800,872        495,743        (5,059      4,291,556  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     42,140        4,873        (56      46,957  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     54,892        6,994        (132      61,754  

Asset backed securities

     153,395        12,016        (2,402      163,009  

Collateralized debt obligations

     138,061        909        (9,222      129,748  

Hybrid Securities

     748        95        -        843  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Bonds

   $ 4,870,128      $ 695,272      $ (16,871    $ 5,548,529  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Unrealized Losses

The following table shows gross unrealized losses and fair values of bonds, preferred and common stocks in an unrealized loss position at the balance sheet date, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

          Less Than 12 Months      12 Months or More      Total  
                 Gross             Gross             Gross  
          Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized  

At December 31, 2021

     Value        Losses        Value        Losses        Value        Losses  

U.S. government and agencies

   $ 542,572      $ (5,898      $ -          $ -        $ 542,572      $ (5,898

State and Political Subdivisions

     16,269        (141      -        -        16,269        (141

Corporate securities

     596,080        (15,735      120,491        (9,744      716,571        (25,479

Residential mortgage -backed securities

     8,009        (145      76        (40      8,085        (185

Commercial mortgage -backed securities

     3,476        (21      93        (108      3,569        (129

Asset backed securities

     32,003        (427      10,221        (1,335      42,224        (1,762

Collateralized debt obligations

     22,555        (142      43,155        (2,744      65,710        (2,886
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Total bonds

     1,220,964        (22,509      174,036        (13,971      1,395,000        (36,480

Preferred stocks

     4,905        (67      608        (68      5,513        (135
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $   1,225,869      $   (22,576)      $   174,644      $   (14,039)      $   1,400,513      $   (36,615)  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

          Less Than 12 Months      12 Months or More      Total  
                 Gross             Gross             Gross  
     Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized      Fair      Unrealized  
At December 31, 2020    Value      Losses      Value      Losses      Value      Losses  

Corporate securities

   $ 150,955      $ (3,333    $ 26,744      $ (1,726    $ 177,699      $ (5,059

Residential mortgage -backed securities

     389        (56      -          -          389        (56

Commercial mortgage -backed securities

     2,950        (53      125        (79      3,075        (132

Asset backed securities

     36,207        (1,856      1,899        (546      38,106        (2,402

Collateralized debt obligations

     36,811        (1,693      63,144        (7,529      99,955        (9,222
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Total bonds

     227,312        (6,991      91,912        (9,880      319,224        (16,871

Preferred stocks

     3,271        (103      591        (84      3,862        (187

Common stocks

     489        (771      -          -          489        (771
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 231,072      $ (7,865    $ 92,503      $ (9,964    $ 323,575      $ (17,829
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Management regularly reviews (at least quarterly) the value of the Company’s investments. If the value of any investment falls below its cost basis, the decline is analyzed to determine whether it is an other-than-temporary decline in value. To make this determination for each security, the following is considered:

 

   

The length of time and extent to which the fair value has been below its cost;

 

   

The financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer of the security, including any specific events that may affect its operations or earnings potential;

 

   

Management’s intent and ability to hold the security long enough for it to recover its value;

 

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Valuation guidelines expressed in the applicable SSAPs;

 

   

Any downgrades of the security by a rating agency; and

 

   

Any reduction or elimination of dividends, or nonpayment of scheduled interest payments.

Based on that analysis, management makes a judgment as to whether the loss is other-than-temporary. If the loss is other-than-temporary, an impairment charge is recorded within net realized capital gains (losses) in the statutory-basis statements of operations in the period the determination is made.

The Company recognized other-than-temporary impairments for the years ended December 31 as follows:

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Bonds

   $ 800      $ 889      $ 169  

Common stocks

     -          11,003        993  

Preferred stocks

     -          54        13  

Other invested assets

     -          6,088        -    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $           800      $           18,034      $           1,175  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Schedule of Maturities

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s investments in bonds at December 31, 2021, by contractual maturity, is as follows:

 

     Carrying      Fair  
     Value      Value  

Due in one year or less

   $ 260,466      $ 265,032  

Due after one year through five years

         1,600,634            1,656,078  

Due after five years through ten years

     1,587,374        1,694,950  

Due after ten years through twenty years

     970,074        1,178,505  

Due after twenty years

     1,035,363        1,111,227  

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     79,428        83,990  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     46,874        50,233  

Asset-backed securities

     126,547        132,596  

Collateralized debt obligations

     131,542        130,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 5,838,302      $ 6,303,532  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The expected maturities in the foregoing table may differ from the contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

The Company’s commercial mortgage loan (CML) portfolio is collateralized by a variety of commercial real estate property types located across the United States. The following table shows the geographic distribution of the commercial real estate exceeding 5% of the CML portfolio as of December 31:

 

Percentage of Loan Portfolio Carrying Value

     2021       2020  

California

     20.3     15.8

Texas

     16.4       24.9  

New Jersey

     16.1       -    

Utah

     15.0       6.0  

Oregon

     7.4       -    

Arizona

     6.3       -    

Washington

     5.0       -    

The types of properties collateralizing the CMLs as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, are as follows:

 

Percentage of Loan Portfolio Carrying Value

     2021       2020  

Multi-family

     29.6     30.6

Office buildings

     28.1       33.8  

Retail

     25.9       16.3  

Industrial

     11.7       7.8  

Other

     4.2       9.9  

Lodging

     0.5       1.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The maximum percentage of any one loan to the value of security at December 31, 2021, exclusive of insured, guaranteed, or purchase money mortgages, was 79.9%.

The contractual maturities of the CML portfolio as of December 31, 2021, are as follows:

 

     Carrying         
     Value      Percent  

2022

   $ 35,550        7.7

2023

     26,886        5.8  

2024

     52,870        11.5  

2025

     137,860        29.9  

2026

     52,421        11.4  

Thereafter

     155,524        33.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $         461,111        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

No new commercial mortgage loans were originated in 2021. Fire insurance is required on all properties covered by mortgage loans at least equal to the excess of the loan over maximum loan which would be

 

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permitted by law on the land without the buildings. The Company’s recorded investment in mortgage loans totaled $461,111 and $631,922 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and consisted entirely of loans classified as “mortgage loans on real estate”. No interest rates were reduced on outstanding mortgage loans during 2021 and 2020. During 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred no impairments on mortgage loans.

The Company’s CML portfolio has been classified based on NAIC commercial mortgage loan ratings which are calculated based on loan-to-value and debt service coverage. The rating system classifies loans into the following categories: CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, CM5, CM6 and CM7 with those rated CM1 having the highest ratings. Commercial mortgage loans rated CM1 though CM5 are performing. Commercial mortgage loans rated CM6 and CM7 are not performing. Classification of the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio as of December 31, 2021 is shown in the table below:

 

     Carrying     
     Value      Percent  

CM1—Very good

   $ 231,403        50.2

CM2—Good

     229,708        49.8  

CM3—Acceptable

     -          0.0  

CM4—Potential weakness

     -          0.0  

CM5—Severe weakness

     -          0.0  

CM6—90+ days delinquent

     -          0.0  

CM7—In process of foreclosure

     -          0.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mortgage loans on real estate

   $ 461,111        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Separately from the above designations, at least annually, the Company’s management evaluates various metrics of each loan, including, but not limited to, payment history, loan to value, debt service coverage, vacancy, and location. The portfolio is also reviewed for other-than-temporary impairments quarterly.

At December 31, 2021, the Company’s mortgage loan balances are classified as current.

Restricted Assets

Restricted assets (including pledged) consisted of the following as of December 31:

 

                       2021                   
                          Gross (Admitted &        
                   Total Current      Nonadmitted)     Admitted  
     Total Admitted      Increase /      Year Admitted      Restricted to Total     Restricted to  

Restricted Asset
Category

   from Prior Year      (Decrease)      Restricted      Assets     Total Assets  

Collateral held under security lending agreements

   $ 76,033      $ (76,033    $ -          -       -    

Letter stock or securities restricted as to sale -excluding FHLB capital stock

     3,289        (3,289      -          -         -    

On deposit with states

     13,541        10        13,551        0.2       0.2  

Collateral pledged for derivatives

     646        (646      -          -         -    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total restricted assets

   $ 93,509      $ (79,958    $ 13,551        0.2     0.2   % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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                       2020                   
                          Gross        
     Total                    (Admitted &        
     Admitted             Total Current      Nonadmitted)     Admitted  
     from Prior
     Increase /      Year Admitted      Restricted to     Restricted to  

Restricted Asset Category

   Year      (Decrease)      Restricted      Total Assets     Total Assets  

Collateral held under security lending agreements

   $ 157,280      $ (81,247    $  76,033        1.1     1.1

Letter stock or securities restricted as to sale - excluding FHLB capital stock

     3,254        35        3,289        -         -    

On deposit with states

     13,585        (44      13,541        0.2       0.2  

Collateral pledged for derivatives

     260        386        646        0.0       0.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

    Total restricted assets

   $   174,379      $   (80,870)      $ 93,509        1.3     1.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

Major categories of the Company’s net investment income are summarized as follows:

 

    

Year Ended December 31

 
            2021      2020      2019  

Investment income:

           

Bonds

      $ 215,468      $ 220,458      $ 244,370  

Preferred stocks

        2,589        2,463        2,999  

Common stocks

        3,059        3,084        3,515  

Commercial mortgage loans

        25,597        34,063        31,843  

Policy loans

        2,750        3,293        3,418  

Other invested assets

        57,192        53,369        20,648  

Derivatives

        29        857        2,067  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

        177        1,718        4,726  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

    Total investment income

        306,861        319,305        313,586  

Investment expenses

        10,777        10,581        11,429  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      $     296,084      $     308,724      $     302,157  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Net Realized Gains and Losses

Net realized capital gains and losses from investment securities including calls consisted of the following:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2021      2020      2019  

Bonds:

        

Gross realized capital gains

   $ 27,495      $ 22,790      $ 9,531  

Gross realized capital losses

     (4,993      (6,883      (4,338
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total bonds

     22,502        15,907        5,193  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred stocks:

        

Gross realized capital gains

     1,017        915        285  

Gross realized capital losses

     (187      (366      (112
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total preferred stocks

     830        549        173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common stocks:

        

Gross realized capital gains

     110,196        6,277        16,329  

Gross realized capital losses

     (4,072      (20,717      (2,611
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total common stocks

     106,124        (14,440      13,718  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commercial mortgage loans

        

Gross realized capital gains

     17,568        22        0  

Gross realized capital losses

     (1,185      (4,288      (0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage loans

     16,383        (4,266      (0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other invested assets

        

Gross realized capital gains

     97,770        5      $ 3,033  

Gross realized capital losses

     (31,349      (6,023      (191
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other invested assets

     66,421        (6,018      2,842  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives

        

Gross realized capital gains

     -          903        493  

Gross realized capital losses

     (242      (623      (227
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivatives

     (242      280        266  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

        

Gross realized capital gains

     49        12        22  

Gross realized capital losses

     (50      (204      (52
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     (1      (192      (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized capital gains (losses) before federal income taxes and transfer to IMR

     212,017        (8,180      22,162  

Amount transferred to IMR

     (30,846      (11,101      (4,677

Federal income tax expense

     (43,106      1,343        (4,901
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized capital gains (losses)

   $ 138,065      $ (17,938    $ 12,584  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Proceeds from the sales of bonds were $571,966, $635,000, and $370,000 in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Gross gains of $27,495, $21,000, and $9,000 and gross losses of $4,193, $5,000, and $3,000 were realized on sales of bonds in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

Credit Risk Concentration

The Company had investments in seventeen corporate entities that exceeded 10% of capital and surplus at December 31, 2021.

3.     DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Derivative financial instruments utilized by the Company during 2021 and 2020 included foreign currency forward contracts, interest rate cap agreements, and index option contracts. The Company stopped using foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate cap agreements in 2021. The Company uses derivatives for risk reduction. Risk reduction activity is focused on managing the risks with certain assets and liabilities arising from the potential adverse impacts from changes in risk-free interest rates, changes in equity market valuations, and foreign currency fluctuations. All of the Company’s derivatives are evaluated for their ongoing effectiveness as either accounting hedge or non-accounting hedge derivative financial instrument on at least a quarterly basis. The Company does not use derivatives for speculative purposes.

The following tables summarize the notional amount, fair value and statement value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments, including those with off-balance-sheet risk as of December 31:

 

    

2021

         
     Notional Amount      Fair Value      Carrying Value  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Options

   $ 50,485      $ 53,688      $ 7,166      $ 4,698      $ 7,166      $ 4,698  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     50,485      $     53,688      $     7,166      $     4,698      $     7,166      $     4,698  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
    

 

     2020     

 

 
     Notional Amount      Fair Value      Carrying Value  
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Swaps

   $ 7,184      $ 7,400      $ 447      $ 397      $ 447      $ 397  

Options

     56,697        43,597        8,022        5,411        8,022        5,411  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 63,881      $ 50,997      $ 8,469      $ 5,808      $ 8,469      $ 5,808  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The notional amounts specified in the contracts are used to calculate the exchange of contractual payments under the agreements and are generally not representative of the potential gain or loss on these agreements.

The Company’s credit exposure to outstanding over-the-counter swap contracts was $349 as of December 31, 2020.

Market risk is the risk that the Company will incur losses due to adverse changes in market rates and prices. Market risk exists for all of the derivative financial instruments the Company currently holds, as these instruments may become less valuable due to adverse changes in market conditions. To limit this risk, the Company’s senior management has established risk control limits. In addition, changes in fair

 

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value of the derivative financial instruments that the Company uses for risk management purposes are generally offset by the change in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged risk component of the related assets, liabilities or forecasted transactions.

Counterparty credit exposure represents the Company’s potential loss if all of the counterparties concurrently fail to perform under the contractual terms of the contracts and all collateral, if any, becomes worthless. This exposure is measured by the statement value of over-the-counter derivative contracts with a positive statement value at the reporting date.

The Company manages its exposure to credit risk by utilizing highly rated counterparties, establishing risk control limits, executing legally enforceable master netting agreements and obtaining collateral where appropriate. The Company has not incurred any losses on derivative financial instruments due to counterparty nonperformance. Other derivatives, including futures and certain option contracts, are traded on organized exchanges, which require margin deposits and guarantee the execution of trades, thereby mitigating any potential credit risk.

Swaps

Foreign currency forward contracts involve the future exchange or delivery of foreign currencies based on terms negotiated at the inception of the contract which are settled at the end of the contract. They are primarily used to reduce foreign currency risk associated with holding foreign currency denominated investments. Cash settlement is required when the contract matures. The amount of cash exchanged is based on the difference between the specified rate on the date the contract was entered into (contract rate) compared to the actual rate on the settlement date. On the settlement date, the Company will either pay or receive cash equal to the difference between the contract rate and the actual rate multiplied by the specified notional amount. The change in the fair value of open foreign currency forward contracts is reported as net unrealized capital gains and losses, within unassigned surplus and used in the calculation of the AVR provision, until closed (e.g. terminated or settled). If the contract was hedging coupon payments of a bond, any gains and losses at closing are reported in net investment income. If the contract was hedging the original principal of a bond or the bond the Company was hedging is sold, any gains and losses at closing are reported in realized capital gains or losses. These contracts receive non-hedge accounting treatment.

Options

Index option contracts provide returns at specified or optional dates based on a specified equity index applied to the option’s notional amount. When the Company purchases and writes (sells) option contracts at specific prices, a premium is calculated for the right, but not the obligation, to buy/sell the value of an underlying index at a stated price on or before the expiration date of the option. The amount of premium calculated is based on the number of contracts purchased/sold, the specified price and the maturity date of the contract. Premiums are paid or received in cash at either the inception of the purchase/sale of the contract or throughout the life of the contract depending on the agreement with the counterparties and brokers. If the option is exercised, the Company receives/pays cash equal to the product of the number of contracts and the specified price in the contract (strike price). Purchased and written put and call index option contracts are cash settled upon exercise. If the options are not exercised, then no additional cash is exchanged when the contract expires. Premiums incurred when purchasing option contracts are reported as a derivative asset and premiums received when writing option contracts are reported as a derivative liability. Purchased and written option contracts used for replication purposes.

 

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The Company purchases and writes option contracts to hedge the equity exposure contained in equity indexed life product contracts that offer equity returns to contractholders. The purchased and written option contracts are accounted for as fair value hedges. The change in the fair value of purchased/written option contracts is reported as net investment income, with an adjustment to derivative assets/liabilities. The gain or loss on the cash settled exercise of a purchased/written index option contract is reported in net investment income. If the purchased/written option contract expires without being exercised, the premiums paid/received are reported in net investment income and the corresponding asset/liability previously recorded is reversed. The Company entered into option contracts which required the payment/receipt of premiums at either the inception of the contract or throughout the life of the contract, depending on the agreement with counterparties and brokers.

In general, the collateral pledged by the Company is in the custody of a counterparty or an exchange. However, the Company has access to this collateral at any time, subject to replacement. For certain exchange traded derivatives, margin deposits are required as well as daily cash settlements of margin accounts. As of December 31, 2021, the Company didn’t pledge any securities in the form of margin deposits. As of December 31, 2020, the Company pledged securities with fair values of $400, respectively, in the form of margin deposits.

The Company pledges or obtains collateral for over-the-counter derivative transactions when certain predetermined exposure limits are exceeded. As of December 31, 2021, counterparties didn’t pledge any cash collateral to the Company, and the Company didn’t pledge any cash to counterparties. As of December 31, 2020, counterparties pledged $360 in cash collateral to the Company, and the Company pledged $270 in cash to counterparties.

4.     SECURITIES LENDING TRANSACTIONS

The Company terminated its security lending program during 2021. Prior to the termination, the Company received cash collateral for securities loaned in an amount generally equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of domestic and foreign securities, respectively, and records the related obligations to return the collateral as a liability.

All collateral received was in the form of cash, unrestricted, and maintained in a separate custody account. Collateral was invested in cash equivalents or short-term investments during the agreement period. The Company monitored the fair value of securities loaned on a daily basis and obtained additional collateral as necessary under the terms of the agreements to mitigate counterparty credit risk. The Company maintained the right and ability to repossess the securities loaned on short notice.

Substantially all of the Company’s securities loaned were placed with large banks. As of December 31, 2020, bonds and common stocks with an aggregate fair value of $73,801 were on loan. Securities lent were either specifically identified by the lending bank or segregated into a separate custody account.

The fair value of the Company’s cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending program was $76,033 as of December 31 2020.

 

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The following table summarizes the Company’s reinvested cash collateral in connection with its securities lending program as of December 31, 2020:

 

     2020  
     Amortized     
     Cost      Fair Value  

Open

   $ 59,021      $ 59,021  

30 days or less

     -        -  

91 to 120 days

     18,094        18,093  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total collateral reinvested

   $ 77,115      $ 77,114  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The maturity dates of the liability (collateral to be returned) did not match the invested assets. The invested assets were short-term investments that could easily be liquidated on demand to match the liability. All the collateral the Company accepted under its securities lending program was permitted, by contract or custom, to be sold or repledged.

5.     FAIR VALUES

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of financial instruments in the statutory-basis financial statements and notes thereto:

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments

The carrying amounts reported in the statutory-basis balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Derivatives

Free-standing exchange listed derivatives that are not actively traded are valued based on quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are active. Over-the-counter derivatives, including foreign currency forward contracts, are valued using models that rely on inputs such as interest rate yield curves, implied volatilities, currency rates and credit spreads that are observable for substantially the full term of the contract.

Investment Securities

Fair values for bonds, preferred and common stocks are based on market prices, or in the absence of published unit prices, or when amortized cost is used as the unit price, quoted market prices by other third-party organizations, where available. In some cases, such as private placements and certain mortgage-backed and asset backed securities, fair values are based on discounted expected future cash flows using a current market rate applicable to the yield, credit quality, and maturity of the investments.

Certain investments are measured utilizing net asset value (NAV) as a practical expedient to determine fair value. Common stock measured and reported at NAV are generally not redeemable with the issuing corporation and cannot be sold without approval of the managing members. Certain preferred stocks, which do not have readily determinable fair values, and are investments in investment companies are measured utilizing NAV as a practical expedient

 

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Commercial Mortgage Loans

Fair values were determined by discounting expected cash flows based on interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar characteristics were aggregated in the calculations.

Other Invested Assets

Other invested assets are comprised of surplus debentures, residual equity tranches of certain LLC investments, and collateral loans. Surplus debentures are similar to corporate securities. The fair values of surplus debentures are primarily based on prices obtained from independent pricing services or may be obtained from independent third-party dealers in the absence of quoted market prices. Collateral loans are valued at the lesser of par or recovery value. Collateral loans may also have an equity component as part of the funding vehicle structure. For the residual equity tranches, expected cash flows to the equity component are valued using a net present value calculation. The discount rates are internal rates of return that are calibrated to reflect market conditions and company-specific risks.

Separate Accounts

The fair value of the assets of the Separate Accounts in Level 1 are based on actively traded mutual funds that have daily quoted net asset values that are readily determinable for identical assets the Company can access.

Modified guaranteed annuity (MGA) products, in Level 2, may be supported by corporate bonds, including those that are privately placed, RMBS, ABS and cash equivalents. The primary inputs to the valuation for public corporate bonds and cash equivalents include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads. Privately placed corporate bonds are valued using a discounted cash flow model that uses market observable inputs and inputs derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. The primary inputs to the discounted cash flow model include an interest rate yield curve, as well as published credit spreads for similar assets in markets that are not active that incorporate the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer. The primary inputs to the valuation for RMBS and ABS include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields, prepayment speeds, collateral performance and credit spreads. Certain ABS are valued based on non-binding broker quotes whose inputs have been corroborated to be market observable.

Securities Lending Collateral

The fair value of the reinvested collateral and the liabilities for collateral related to securities lending is based on carrying value due it its short-term nature.

Policy Loans

Policy loans typically carry an interest rate that is tied to the crediting rate applied to the related policy and contract reserves, which approximates fair value.

Deposit-Type Liabilities

Fair values for the Company’s deposit-type liabilities are estimated using discounted cash flow calculations using interest rates equal to the risk-free rate plus a credit spread based on the Company’s credit rating.

 

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The following table presents the carrying values and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31:

 

    

2021

 
     Carrying Value     

Fair

Value

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      NAV  

Financial assets:

                 

Bonds

   $  5,838,302      $
6,303,532
 
   $ 971,829      $ 5,269,983      $ 61,720      $ -  

Preferred stocks

     100,844        102,053        -        102,053        -        -  

Common stocks

     8,198        8,198        -        -        8,198        -  

Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments

     174,128        181,975        180,980        -        995        -  

Commercial mortgage loans

     461,111        474,612        -        -        474,612        -  

Policy loans

     29,246        29,383        -        -        29,383        -  

Derivatives

     7,166        7,166        -        7,166        -        -  

Other invested assets

     91,899        101,235        -        83,841        17,394        -  

Separate account assets

     429,520        429,520        324,129        105,391        -        -  

Financial liabilities:

                 

Separate account liabilities

     429,520        429,520        324,129        105,391        -        -  

Deposit-type contracts

     12,118        5,593        -        -        5,593        -  

Derivatives

 

    

 

4,698

 

 

 

    

 

4,698

 

 

 

    

 

-

 

 

 

    

 

4,698

 

 

 

    

 

-

 

 

 

    

 

-

 

 

 

    

2020

 
    

Carrying

Value

    

Fair

Value

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      NAV  

Financial assets:

                 

Bonds

   $ 4,870,128      $  5,548,529      $ 118,018      $ 5,332,977      $ 97,534      $ -    

Preferred stocks

     40,588        43,948        -        42,302        -        1,646  

Common stocks

     249,800        249,800        243,076        4        596        6,124  

Cash, cash equivalents and short term investments

     147,798        147,875        127,123        20,752        -        -  

Commercial mortgage loans

     631,923        660,737        -        -        660,737        -  

Policy loans

     48,956        49,241        -        -        49,241        -  

Derivatives

     8,469        8,469        -        8,447        22        -  

Securities lending reinvested collateral assets

     1,414        1,414        -        1,414        -        -  

Other invested assets

     29,906        38,270        -        27,078        11,192        -  

Separate account assets

     447,268        447,268        309,292        121,779        16,197        -  

Financial liabilities:

                 

Separate account liabilities

     447,268        447,268        309,292        121,779        16,197        -  

Deposit-type contracts

     313,068        391,630        -        -        391,630        -  

Securities lending collateral

     157,280        76,033        -        76,033        -        -  

Derivatives

     2,921        5,808        -        5,808        -        -  

The Company determines the fair value of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The valuation methodologies used to determine the fair values of assets and liabilities reflect market-participant assumptions and prioritize 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. The Company also determines certain fair values based on future cash flows discounted at the appropriate current market rate. Fair values reflect adjustments for counterparty credit quality, the Company’s credit standing, liquidity and, where appropriate, risk margins.

 

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The Company has categorized its financial assets and liabilities based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

Fair value of financial assets and liabilities are categorized as follows:

 

 

Level 1

  

Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market. The types of financial investments included in Level 1 are listed equities, money market funds, U.S. Treasury Securities and non-interest-bearing cash.

 

Level 2

  

Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value determined through the use of models or other valuation methods. Such inputs may include benchmarking prices for similar assets in active, liquid markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active and observable yields and spreads in the market. Level 2 valuations may be obtained from independent sources for identical or comparable assets or through the use of valuation methodologies using observable market-corroborated inputs. Prices from third party pricing services are validated through analytical reviews. Financial instruments in this category include publicly traded issues such as U.S. and foreign corporate securities, and residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, among others.

 

Level 3

  

Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. They reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. Market standard techniques for determining the estimated fair value of certain securities that trade infrequently may rely on inputs that are not observable in the market or cannot be derived from or corroborated by market observable data. Prices are determined using valuation methodologies such as discounted cash flow models and other techniques. Management believes these inputs are consistent with what other market participants would use when pricing similar assets.

The Company has a limited number of assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value in the statutory-basis balance sheets.

The Company owns a limited number of corporate bonds, preferred stocks and hybrid securities that are in or near default and as such are rated 6 by the NAIC. These securities are required to be reported at the lower of fair value or amortized cost. The fair values of these publicly traded securities are based on quoted market prices from widely used pricing sources such as ICE Data Services\IDC (Interactive Data Corp) or Refinitiv (formerly known as Reuters\EJV), and also may be obtained from independent third party dealers. These securities fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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The assets and liabilities held and reported at fair value at December 31, 2021, comprise the following:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets at fair value

           

Bonds

   $ -            $ 1,580      $ -        $ 1,580  

Preferred stocks

     -          81,315        -          81,315  

Common stocks

     -          -          8,198        8,198  

Cash equivalents

     135,512        -          -          135,512  

Derivative assets

     -          7,166        -          7,166  

Other invested assets

     -          -          40        40  

Separate account assets

     324,129        105,391        -          429,520  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 459,641      $ 195,452      $ 8,238      $ 663,331  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities at fair value

           

Derivative liabilities

   $ -            $ 4,698      $ -        $ 4,698  

Separate account liabilities

     324,129        105,391        -          429,520  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 324,129      $ 110,089      $ -        $ 434,218  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The assets and liabilities held and reported at fair value at December 31, 2020, comprise the following:

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      NAV      Total  

Assets at fair value

              

Bonds

   $ -            $ 30      $ -            $ -        $ 30  

Common stocks

     243,076        4        596        6,124        249,800  

Derivative assets

     -          8,447        22        -          8,469  

Cash equivalents

     69,982        -          -          -          69,982  

Separate account assets

     309,292        121,779        16,197     

 

-  

 

     447,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 622,350      $ 130,260      $ 16,815      $ 6,124      $ 775,549  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities at fair value

              

Derivative liabilities

   $ -            $ 5,808      $ -            $ -        $ 5,808  

Separate account liabilities

     309,292        121,779        16,197        -          447,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 309,292      $ 127,587      $ 16,197      $ -        $ 453,076  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We obtain our Level 3 fair value measurements from independent, third-party pricing sources. We do not develop the significant inputs used to measure the fair value of these assets, and, in certain instances, the information regarding the significant inputs is not readily available to us. Independent broker-quoted fair values are nonbinding quotes developed by market makers or broker-dealers obtained from third-party sources recognized as market participants. The fair value of a broker-quoted asset is based solely on the receipt of an updated quote from a single market maker or a broker-dealer recognized as a market participant as we do not adjust broker quotes when used as the fair value measurement for an asset or liability.

 

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The following tables present the rollforward of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value:

 

     Common
stocks
     Derivatives,
net
     Other
Invested
Assets
     Separate
Accounts
assets
    

Total assets

and liabilities

 

Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2021

   $ 596      $ 22      $ -        $ 16,197      $ 16,815  
Transfers into Level 3      -          -          -             -    

Transfers out of Level 3

     -          -          -          -          -    

Totals gains and (losses) included in net

              

income

     20        (301      -          (127      (408

Total gains (losses included in surplus

     164        317        -          99        580  

Purchases

     7,439        -          40        -          7,479  

Issuances

     -          -          -          -          -    

Sales

     (21      (38      -          (11,055      (11,114

Settlements

     -          -          -          (5,114      (5,114

Ending balance as of December 31, 2021

   $ 8,198      $ -        $ 40      $ -        $ 8,238  
                                            

 

     Common
stocks
    Derivatives,
net
   

Separate

Accounts
assets

    Total assets
and liabilities
 

Beginning Balance as of January 1, 2020

   $ 5,893     $ 44     $ 15,125     $ 21,062  

Transfers into Level 3

     595       -         -         595  

Transfers out of Level 3

     (5,893     -         -         (5,893

Totals gains and (losses) included in net

        

income

     (61     (11     8       (64

Total gains (losses) included in surplus

     -         3       (737     (734

Purchases

     1,470       25       6,800       8,295  

Issuances

     -         -         -         -    

Sales

     (1,408     -         (4,805     (6,213

Settlements

     -        

(39)

      (194     (233

Ending balance as of December 31, 2020

    

$596

    $ 22     $ 16,197     $ 16,815  
                                

 

6.

REINSURANCE

Certain premiums and benefits are assumed from and ceded to other insurance companies under various reinsurance agreements. Reinsurance assumed is not significant. The ceded reinsurance agreements provide the Company with increased capacity to write larger risks and maintain its exposure to loss within its capital resources.

The Company has various reinsurance agreements with non-affiliated third parties that enable it to limit the amount of exposure to any single insured. The per life exposure retained by the Company ranges up to $10,000.

 

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The effect of reinsurance on life and accident and health premiums written and earned for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

 

    

Written and Earned

 
     2021      2020      2019  

Direct premiums

   $ 230,282      $ 233,081      $ 265,543  

Assumed premiums

     433        1,459        1,531  

Ceded premiums:

        

Affiliates

     (4,158,226      (14,780      (15,428

Non-affiliates

     (72,517      (38,494      (41,640
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net premiums

   $ (4,000,028    $ 181,266      $ 210,006  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s ceded reinsurance arrangements reduced certain other items in the statutory-basis financial statements by the following amounts:

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Benefits paid or provided:

        

Affiliates

   $ 112,723      $ 50,924      $ 42,832  

Nonaffiliates

     77,332        96,483        75,754  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total benefits paid or provided

   $ 190,055      $ 147,407      $ 118,586  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Policy and contract liabilities:

        

Affiliates

   $ 19,663      $ 7,210      $ 13,777  

Nonaffiliates

     11,045        8,198        6,183  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total policy and contract liabilities

   $ 30,708      $ 15,408      $ 19,960  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The inforce as of December 31 is reduced by reinsurance arrangements ceded as follows:

 

    2021        2020  

Inforce:

      

Affiliates

  $ 18,069,615        $ 2,401,757  

Nonaffiliates

    11,743,944          12,594,178  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total inforce

  $ 29,813,559        $ 14,995,935  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Reinsurance treaties do not relieve the Company from its obligations to policyholders. Failure of reinsurers to honor their obligations could result in losses to the Company. Consequently, allowances would be established for amounts deemed uncollectible. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, no allowances were deemed necessary. The Company regularly evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers. The Company does not have any reinsurance agreements in effect under which the reinsurer may unilaterally cancel the agreement.

 

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In connection with the Acquisition and Merger transactions, the following reinsurance transactions were executed:

 

  1)

Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY recaptured $5,127 of reserves representing 100% of the business under two existing reinsurance agreements with ALIC. ALICNY received $4,419 in cash related to the recaptured business.

 

  2)

Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY ceded blocks of life and accident and health policies, with aggregate reserves of $37,645, to American Heritage Life (AHL) pursuant to a coinsurance agreement. AHL paid a ceding commission of $15,500 to ALICNY related to this transaction recorded as commission and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded. The increase in surplus, net of tax, of $13,269 was reported as an adjustment to surplus in accordance with SSAP No. 61, Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance (SSAP 61). During 2021, the Company recorded income of $671 for the amortization of the ceding commission and a corresponding decrease in surplus.

 

  3)

Effective December 31, 2001, and later amended, ALICNY ceded reinvestment related risk on certain structured settlement annuities to its former parent, ALIC, under an Automatic Reinsurance Agreement (the Stop Loss). Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY and ALIC agreed to terminate the agreement resulting in an increase to ALICNY’s asset adequacy reserves of $1,301,378. ALICNY received $7,251 in cash for settlement of accrued premiums and benefits. Prior to the termination, under this agreement ALICNY paid premiums of $2,480, $3,335 and $4,000 to ALIC and received benefits of $22,885, $21,000 and $2,000 from ALIC in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company ceded reserves under this agreement of $1,301,378 at December 31, 2020. The impact on ALICNY’s unassigned surplus for the Stop Loss termination was a reduction of $1,301,378.

 

  4)

Effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY entered into a coinsurance funds withheld agreement and ceded life and payout annuity policies to WRAC (the IGR). The agreement consisted of an initial settlement to WRAC in the amount of $4,553,349, inclusive of a ceding commission paid by ALICNY of $183,000. A portion of the initial settlement, in the amount of $4,048,954, remained in a funds withheld account at ALICNY. Life and annuity reserves in the amount of $4,375,690 were ceded to WRAC under the agreement. The impact on ALICNY’s unassigned surplus from the initiation of the treaty was an increase of $200,619.

 

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The initial financial effects of the reinsurance transactions were as follows:

 

Admitted assets

  

Bonds

   $ (17,124

Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments

     (86,966

Policy loans

     (18,223

Accrued investment income

     (629

Deferred and uncollected life premiums

     (13,462

Reinsurance recoverable

     (4,991

Net deferred tax assets

     (507

Other assets

     19,022  
  

 

 

 

Total admitted assets

   $ (122,880
  

 

 

 

Liabilities

  

Policy and contract liabilities

  

Life, annuity and accident & health reserves

   $ (2,825,804

Policy and contract claims

     (11,841

Policyholders’ funds

     (277,869
  

 

 

 

Total policy and contract liabilities

     (3,115,514

Other amounts payable on reinsurance

     43,472  

Interest maintenance reserve

     (17,855

Current federal income taxes

     1,843  

Remittances not allocated

     161  

Funds held under reinsurance treaties

     4,048,954  

Other liabilities

     3,995  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     965,056  
  

 

 

 

Capital and Surplus:

  

Unassigned surplus and special surplus funds

     (1,087,936
  

 

 

 

Total capital and surplus

     (1,087,936
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ (122,880
  

 

 

 

 

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Premiums and other revenues:

  

Life, annuity and health premiums

   $ (4,155,075

Net investment income

     (533

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     (184,944

Other revenues, net

     18,192  
  

 

 

 

Total premiums and other revenues

     (4,322,360

Benefits paid or provided:

  

Death benefits

     (7,609

Change in life, annuity and accident & health reserves

     (2,825,804

Other benefits

     (3,991
  

 

 

 

Total benefits paid or provided

     (2,837,404

Insurance expenses and other deductions:

  

Decrease in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

     2,617  
  

 

 

 

Total insurance expenses and other deductions

     2,617  
  

 

 

 

Gain (loss) from operations before federal income taxes and

net realized capital gains (losses)

     (1,487,573

Federal income taxes

     (386,477
  

 

 

 

Gain (loss) from operations before net realized capital gains (losses)

     (1,101,096

Net realized capital gains (losses)

     398  
  

 

 

 

Net gain (loss)

   $ (1,100,698
  

 

 

 

The Company did not have any reinsurance contracts with risk-limiting features for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

7.

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

WRAC, along with its life insurance subsidiaries, files a consolidated federal income tax return. Companies included in the consolidated return are as follows:

 

   

Wilton Reassurance Company

   

Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York

   

Texas Life Insurance Company

   

Wilcac Life Insurance Company

   

Redding Reassurance Company 3, LLC

The method of allocation among the companies is subject to a written agreement approved by the Board of Directors. Allocation is based upon the separate return calculations with credit for net losses granted when utilized on a separate company basis or in consolidation.

Inter-company tax balances may be settled quarterly as the Company makes payments to, or receives payments from, WRAC for the amount the Company would have paid to, or received from, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had it not been a member of the consolidated tax group. The separate company provisions and payments are computed using the tax elections made by WRAC.

 

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The Company received an advanced tax settlement of $367,876 from WRAC as part of the initial settlement of the IGR.

ALICNY and Intramerica, prior to their acquisition by WRAC, joined a consolidated Federal income tax return with their former ultimate parent, Allstate Corporation, and its seventy-five domestic subsidiaries. The consolidated group elected under IRC Section 1552(a)(2) to allocate the consolidated federal income tax liability based on each member’s federal income tax liability computed on a separate return basis, except all tax benefits resulting from operating losses and tax credits were allocated to Allstate Corporation to the extent they were utilized in the consolidated return.

Pursuant to NY Circular Letter No. 1979-33 (December 20, 1979), in order to help assure the Company’s enforceable right to recoup federal income taxes in the event of future net losses, the Department has required that an escrow account consisting of assets eligible as an investment for the Company be established and maintained by its parent in an amount equal to the excess of the amount paid by the domestic insurer to the parent for federal income taxes over the actual payment made by the parent to the IRS. Escrow assets may be released to WRAC from the escrow account at such time as the permissible period for loss carrybacks has elapsed. The Company and WRAC established the required escrow agreement effective October 1, 2007. The escrow balance was $616 and $330 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The components of the net deferred tax assets (liabilities) at December 31 are as follows:

 

     2021      2020  
     Ordinary      Capital      Total      Ordinary      Capital      Total  

Gross deferred tax assets

   $ 49,481         $ 49,481      $ 136,185      $ 7,832      $ 144,017  

Statutory valuation allowance

     -          -          -          -          -          -    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted gross deferred tax assets

     49,481           49,481        136,185        7,832        144,017  

Deferred tax assets nonadmitted

              45,322        3,378        48,700  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax assets

     49,481        -          49,481        90,863        4,454        95,317  

Deferred tax liabilities

     47,066        13,565        60,631        55,099        2,027        57,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ 2,415      $ (13,565    $ (11,150    $ 35,764      $ 2,427      $ 38,191  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Change During 2021  
     Ordinary      Capital      Total  

Gross deferred tax assets

   $ (86,704    $ (7,832    $ (94,536

Statutory valuation allowance

     -              -              -        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted gross deferred tax assets

     (86,704      (7,832      (94,536

Deferred tax assets nonadmitted

     (45,322      (3,378      (48,700
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax assets

     (41,382      (4,454      (45,836

Deferred tax liabilities

     (8,033      11,538        3,505  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $     (33,349    $     (15,992    $     (49,341
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The amount of adjusted gross deferred tax assets admitted under SSAP No. 101 is as follows:

 

     2021      2020  
     Ordinary      Capital      Total      Ordinary      Capital      Total  

(a) Federal income taxes paid in prior years recoverable through loss carrybacks

   $ -          $ -          $   -          $ -          $   2,427      $   2,427  

(b) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized (excluding the amount of deferred tax assets from (a) above) after application of the threshold limitation

     7,084        -            7,084        35,764        -            35,764  

i. Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized following balance sheet date

     7,084        -            7,084        35,764        -            35,764  

ii.  Adjusted gross tax assets allowed per limitation threshold

     49,142        -            49,142        35,764        -            35,764  

(c) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets (excluding the amount of deferred tax assets from (a) and (b) above) offset by gross deferred tax liabilities

     42,397        -            42,397        55,099        2,027        57,126  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets admitted as the result of application of SSAP 101 (Total (a)+(b)+(c))

   $ 49,481      $ -          $ 49,481      $ 90,863      $ 4,454      $ 95,317  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Change During 2021  
     Ordinary     Capital     Total  

a. Federal income taxes paid in prior years recoverable through loss carrybacks

   $ -           $ (2,427   $ (2,427

b. Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized (excluding the amount of deferred tax assets from (a) above) after application of the threshold limitation

     (28,680     -       (28,680

i . Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized following balance sheet date

     (28,680     -     $ (28,680

ii . Adjusted gross tax assets allowed per limitation threshold

     13,378       -     $ 13,378  

c. Adjusted gross deferred tax assets (excluding the amount of deferred tax assets from (a) and (b) above) offset by gross deferred tax liabilities

     (12,702     (2,027     (14,729
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

d. Deferred tax assets admitted as the result of application of SSAP 101 (Total (a)+(b)+(c))

   $ (41,382   $ (4,454   $ (45,836
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other admissibility criteria are as follows:

 

Description    2021     2020  

Ratio percentage used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation amount

     819.1       760.8  

Amount of adjusted capital and surplus used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation in 2(b) above

   $ 327,616     $ 709,037  

The Company’s tax planning strategies do not include the use of reinsurance.

The Company does not currently employ tax planning strategies to recognize the admission of deferred tax assets.

There are no temporary differences for which a deferred tax liability has not been established.

Current income taxes incurred consist of the following:

 

     2021     2020     2019  

Current income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (337,092   $ 8,882     $ 29,791  

Tax credit and Foreign withholding

     (75     -       -  

Return to provision true-up

     890       (95     174  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current income tax (benefit) expense incurred from operations

     (336,277     8,787       29,965  

Current income tax (benefit) expense on realized gains and losses

     43,106       (1,343     4,901  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (293,171   $ 7,444     $ 34,866  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31 are as follows:

 

     2021     2020      Change     Character  

Deferred tax assets:

         

Insurance reserves

   $     37,680     $     108,736      $     (71,056)       Ordinary  

Investments

     -       208        (208     Ordinary  

Deferred acquisition costs

     5,310       23,721        (18,411     Ordinary  

Unamortized purchase costs

     -       39        (39     Ordinary  

Deferred capital losses

     -       7,832        (7,832     Capital  

Net Operating Losses

     4,374       -        4,374       Ordinary  

Compensation

     2,117       -        2,117       Ordinary  

Other

     -       3,480        (3,480     Ordinary  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total deferred tax assets

     49,481       144,016        (94,535  

Non-admitted deferred tax assets

     -       48,700        (48,700  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Admitted deferred tax assets

     49,481       95,316        (45,835  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Deferred tax liabilities:

         

Premium receivable

     6,368       581        5,787       Ordinary  

Policyholder reserves

     -       13,144        (13,144     Ordinary  

Prepaid commissions

     -       580        (580     Ordinary  

Investments -capital

     13,565       28,319        (14,754     Capital  

Investments -ordinary

     39,948       14,501        25,447       Ordinary  

Other

     750       -        750       Ordinary  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total deferred tax liabilities

     60,631       57,125        3,506    
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

Net admitted deferred tax asset (liabilities)

   $ (11,150   $ 38,191      $ (49,341  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

The change in net deferred income taxes including the tax effect of unrealized gains consists of the following:

 

     2021      2020      Change  

Total deferred tax assets

   $     49,481      $     144,016      $     (94,535)  

Total deferred tax liabilities

     60,631        57,125        3,506  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

   $ (11,150    $ 86,891      $ (98,041)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Tax effect on unrealized gains

     19,073        28,722        (9,649)  

Change in net deferred income tax

         $     (107,690)  
        

 

 

 

 

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The total statutory income tax is different from that which would be obtained by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate of 21% to income before income taxes. Significant items causing these differences are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2021      2020      2019  

Provisions computed at statutory rate

   $ (257,125    $ (14,725    $ 2,944  

IMR

     701        638        (61

Reserve valuation

     -        (1,240      -  

Dividend received deduction

     (486      (243      (252

Ceding commission in surplus

     2,646        -        -  

ULR write-down*

     68,040        -        -  

Other

     743        (989      1,985  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total statutory income taxes

   $ (185,481    $ (16,559    $ 4,616  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Federal income tax incurred

   $ (293,171    $ 7,444      $ 34,866  

Change in net deferred income taxes

     107,690        (24,003      (30,250
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total statutory income taxes

   $         (185,481    $         (16,559    $         4,616  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Unified loss rules, (“ULR”) in the consolidated return regulations (Reg. 1.1502 -36) apply when a member of a consolidated group “transfers” a “loss share” of its subsidiary’s stock. The ULR rules function to limit the recognition of loss on transferred stock more than once by requiring the write-down of certain tax attributes to the extent of the recognized stock loss.

At December 31, 2021, the Company has no operating or capital loss to be carryforward to future years. The operating loss incurred during December 31, 2021 will be offset with current year consolidated group operating income.

On March 27, 2020, H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into legislation which includes tax provisions relevant to businesses that during 2020 will impact taxes related to 2017, 2018 and 2019. Some of the significant changes are allowing the five-year carryback of net operating losses generated in 2018-2020 and the suspension of the 80% limitation of taxable income for net operating loss carryforwards for 2018-2020.

The aggregate amount of deposits reported as admitted assets under Section 6603 of the IRS Code was $0 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

The 2018–2020 tax years are open and subject to examination by the IRS.

 

8.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS

Life/health insurance companies are subject to certain Risk-Based Capital (RBC) requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under those requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by a life/health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company exceeded the RBC requirements.

 

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WRNY is subject to statutory regulations of the State of New York. Under these regulations, the maximum amount of dividends which can be paid by a company to shareholders in any twelve month period without prior approval of the New York Department of Financial Services is restricted to the greater of 10% of surplus to policyholders as of the immediately preceding calendar year or net income less realized gains of the preceding year, which may be further limited. WRNY cannot pay any dividends in 2022 without prior regulatory approval.

The Company paid no dividends to its stockholder in 2021 and 2020 and $10,005 in 2019.

In September 2021, ALICNY’s Board of Directors authorized up to 175,000 of new shares of common capital stock. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, immediately prior to the consummation of the sale, ALICNY issued 87,936 of the newly authorized shares to AIH in exchange for $660,000.

The components contributing to the cumulative increase or (reduction) of unassigned surplus as of December 31 were as follows:

 

     2021      2020  

Nonadmitted assets

     (1,986      (53,822

AVR

     (115,721      (152,440

Net unrealized capital gains (losses) less capital gains tax

     65,934        106,198  

Unauthorized reinsurance provision

     (2,499      (2,220

As a result of a quasi-reorganization of the Company’s capital under SSAP No. 72, Surplus and Quasi-Reorganizations, immediately following the Acquisition and prior to the Merger and with prior notice to the Department, effective October 1, 2021, ALICNY restated its gross paid in and contributed surplus and unassigned deficit by $585,153.

 

9.

RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

See disclosures included in Note 6 concerning certain inter-affiliate reinsurance transactions completed during 2021.

Through the Services Agreement, Wilton Re Services provides certain accounting, actuarial and administrative services to the Company. Expenses incurred relating to this agreement amounted to $3,859, $1,600 and $1,095 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company reported amounts payable to its affiliate, Wilton Re Services, of $4,524 and $539 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Under the Services Agreement, the Company incurs charges related to employee compensation which includes a Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP). A vesting period of three years applies after which final unit values are determined based on actual performance. The Company has been allocated a share of the expense with the LTIP payable carried as a component of accounts payable and general expenses due and accrued. Once the vesting period is complete and the LTIP awards are paid, the Company’s LTIP payable will be settled with Wilton Re Services. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, included within accounts payable and general expenses due and accrued in the statutory-basis balance sheets, is the Company’s payable of $10,524 and $10,958, respectively, resulting in incurred expenses of $5,316, $6,296 and $5,050 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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The Company settled $2,857, $2,893 and $6,129 with Wilton Re Services related to vested LTIP awards paid on December 30, 2021, April 9, 2021, and April 17, 2020, respectively.

Allstate service agreements

Prior to the Acquisition, ALICNY and Intramerica were parties to the New York Insurer Supplement to Amended and Restated Service and Expense Agreement between the Allstate Corporation and certain of its affiliated insurance companies pursuant to which AIC provided access to a variety of services, including the utilization of shared bank accounts for cash collections and disbursements in certain situations. This agreement provided for cost sharing and allocation of operating expense among the parties.

Prior to the Acquisition, ALICNY and Intramerica were parties to the Investment Advisory Agreement and Amendment to Service Agreement with Allstate Investments, LLC (AILLC) whereby AILLC provided investment management services.

Transactions with Allstate Life Insurance Company

The Purchase Agreement specified that certain investments be sold or transferred prior to the sale closing (Pre-sale asset reallocation transactions). As part of the Pre-sale asset reallocation transactions executed during the third quarter of 2021, ALICNY transferred mortgage loans with fair values of $306,709 to ALIC in exchange for mortgage loans, other invested assets and cash.

Transactions with Allstate Insurance Company

As part of the Pre-sale asset reallocation transactions, ALICNY transferred preferred stocks, common stocks, mortgage loans and other invested assets with fair values of $284,541 to AIC in exchange for cash.

 

10.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Funding of Investments

The Company’s commitments to limited partnerships as of December 31, 2021, are presented in the following table:

 

     2021
     Commitment    Unfunded

Limited partnerships

   $ 499,804    $ 188,668

The Company anticipates that the majority of its current limited partnership commitments will be invested over the next five years; however, these commitments could become due any time at the request of the counterparties.

Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, the Company is occasionally involved in litigation, principally from claims made under insurance policies and contracts. The ultimate disposition of such litigation is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

 

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11.

RESERVES

The Company’s annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities that are subject to discretionary withdrawal with adjustment, subject to discretionary withdrawal without adjustment, and not subject to discretionary withdrawal provisions at December 31, are summarized as follows:

 

     2021    2020  
A. Individual Annuities    Amount      Percent        Amount      Percent      

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

               

  With fair value adjustment

   $ 138,357      3.7   %    $ 150,085      2.9     %  

  At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more

     5,789      0.2        1,862      0.0  

  At fair value

     195,448      5.2        192,693      3.7  
  

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Total with adjustment or at market value

     339,594      9.1        344,640      6.6  

At book value without adjustment (minimum or no charge or adjustment)

     1,367,585      36.6        1,434,427      27.4  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     2,025,260      54.3        3,459,706      66.0  
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

Total annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities—before reinsurance

     3,732,439      100.0   %      5,238,773      100.0     %  
     

 

       

 

 

Less reinsurance ceded

     2,228,905             1,375,490       
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

Net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities

   $  1,503,534           $ 3,863,283       
  

 

 

         

 

 

      
     2021    2020  
B. Group Annuities    Amount      Percent        Amount      Percent      

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

               

  With fair value adjustment

   $ 25,873      7.7   %    $ 29,507      8.3     %  

  At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more

   $ 2,158      0.6      $ 1,115      0.3  

  At fair value

   $ 90,923      27.0      $ 91,541      25.9  
  

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Total with adjustment or at market value

   $ 118,954      35.3      $ 122,163      34.5  

At book value without adjustment (minimum or no charge or adjustment)

   $ 203,087      60.3      $ 214,638      60.6  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

   $ 14,992      4.4      $ 17,150      4.8  
  

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Total annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities—before reinsurance

   $ 337,033      100.0   %    $ 353,951      100.0     %  
     

 

       

 

 

Less reinsurance ceded

     193,490             97,463       
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

Net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities

   $ 143,543           $ 256,488       
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

 

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     2021    2020
C. Deposit—Type Contracts (No Life Contingencies)    Amount      Percent        Amount      Percent    

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

               

  With fair value adjustment

   $ -           0.0   %    $ -      0.0   %

  At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more

     -           0.0        -      0.0  

  At fair value

     22      0.0        31      0.0  
  

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Total with adjustment or at market value

     22      0.0        31      0.0  

At book value without adjustment (minimum or no charge or adjustment)

     -      0.0        11,944      3.7  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     284,738      100.0        314,368      96.3  
  

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

Total annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities—before reinsurance

     284,760      100.0   %      326,343      100.0   %
     

 

       

 

 

Less reinsurance ceded

     272,326             1,140       
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

Net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities

   $ 12,434           $  325,203       
  

 

 

         

 

 

      

Of the total net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities of $1,659,512 and $4,444,974 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, $1,500,510 and $4,009,061 is included in the general account and $159,002 and $435,913 is included in the separate account, respectively.

The Company’s life reserves that are subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender values, or policy loans and not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash value provisions at December 31 are summarized as follows:

 

            2021                    2020         
A. General Account    Account
Value
     Cash Value      Reserve      Account
Value
     Cash Value      Reserve  

(1)   Subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender value, or policy loans:

                 

a.   Term Policies with Cash Value

   $ -          $ 20,824      $ 28,268      $ -          $ 20,602      $ 36,537  

b.  Universal Life

     666,986        664,740        697,691        700,890        696,147        717,771  

c.   Universal Life with Secondary Guarantees

     334,432        261,888        481,595        320,533        242,087        544,050  

d.  Indexed Universal Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

e.   Indexed Universal Life with Secondary Guarantees

     61,666        36,356        45,112        52,340        27,932        48,680  

f.   Indexed Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

g.  Other Permanent Cash Value Life Insurance

     -            7,671        9,780        -            7,650        9,954  

h.  Variable Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

i.  Variable Universal Life

     2,686        2,576        2,153        1,803        1,113        2,183  

j.  Miscellaneous Reserves

     -            67,706        97,116        -            63,483        92,804  

(2)   Not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash values:

                 

a.   Term policies without Cash Value

     XXX        XXX        464,271        XXX        XXX        473,852  

b.  Accidental Death Benefits

     XXX        XXX        124        XXX        XXX        129  

c.   Disability—Active Lives

     XXX        XXX        8,254        XXX        XXX        3,430  

d.  Disability—Disabled Lives

     XXX        XXX        22,580        XXX        XXX        23,528  

e.   Miscellaneous Reserves

     XXX        XXX        1,433,182        XXX        XXX        217,894  
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(3)   Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     1,065,770        1,061,761        3,290,126        1,075,566        1,059,014        2,170,812  

(4)   Reinsurance ceded

     610,871        602,091        2,387,398        240,064        245,822        605,684  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(5)   Total (net) (3) - (4)

   $        454,899      $        459,670      $        902,728      $        835,502      $        813,192      $     1,565,128  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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            2021                    2020         
B. Separate Account Guaranteed    Account
Value
     Cash Value      Reserve      Account
Value
     Cash Value      Reserve  

(1)   Subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender value, or policy loans:

                 

a.   Term Policies with Cash Value

   $         -          $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -      

b.  Universal Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

c.   Universal Life with Secondary Guarantees

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

d.  Indexed Universal Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

e.   Indexed Universal Life with Secondary Guarantees

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

f.   Indexed Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

g.  Other Permanent Cash Value Life Insurance

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

h.  Variable Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

i.  Variable Universal Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

j.  Miscellaneous Reserves

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

(2)   Not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash values:

                 

a.   Term policies without Cash Value

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

b.  Accidental Death Benefits

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

c.   Disability—Active Lives

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

d.  Disability—Disabled Lives

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

e.   Miscellaneous Reserves

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(3)   Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

(4)   Reinsurance ceded

     -            -            -            -            -            -      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(5)   Total (net) (3) - (4)

   $         -          $         -          $         -          $         -          $         -          $         -      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

            2021                    2020         

C. Separate Account Nonguaranteed

   Account
Value
     Cash Value      Reserve      Account
Value
     Cash Value      Reserve  

(1)   Subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender value, or policy loans:

                 

a.   Term Policies with Cash Value

   $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -      

b.  Universal Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

c.   Universal Life with Secondary Guarantees

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

d.  Indexed Universal Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

e.   Indexed Universal Life with Secondary Guarantees

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

f.   Indexed Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

g.  Other Permanent Cash Value Life Insurance

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

h.  Variable Life

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

i.  Variable Universal Life

     23,341        22,112        22,704        19,808        19,454        19,525  

j.  Miscellaneous Reserves

     -            -            -            -            -            -      

(2)   Not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash values:

                 

a.   Term policies without Cash Value

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

b.  Accidental Death Benefits

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

c.   Disability—Active Lives

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

d.  Disability—Disabled Lives

     XXX        XXX        -            XXX        XXX        -      

e.   Miscellaneous Reserves

     XXX        XXX        290,476        XXX        XXX        -      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(3)   Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     23,341        22,112        313,180        19,808        19,454        19,525  

(4)   Reinsurance ceded

     -            -            -            -            -            -      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(5)   Total (net) (3) - (4)

   $     23,341      $     22,112      $     313,180      $     19,808      $     19,454      $     19,525  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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12.

PREMIUM AND ANNUITY CONSIDERATIONS

Deferred and uncollected life insurance premiums and annuity considerations net of reinsurance at December 31 are as follows:

 

     2021      2020  
     Gross      Net of
Loading
     Gross      Net of
Loading
 

Ordinary new business

     8        8        18        (4

Ordinary renewal

     13,767        16,015        24,940        30,453  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $  13,775      $  16,023      $  24,958      $  30,449  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized premiums related to life participating policies of $41, $6 and $48, respectively. These amounts represented less than on-half of one percent of total life premiums and annuity considerations earned. The Company uses accrual accounting to record policyholder dividends on participating policies. The Company paid dividends of $45, $31, and $42 in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, to participating policyholders and did not allocate additional income. All of the Company’s accident and health contracts were nonparticipating.

 

13.

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

The Company’s Separate Accounts were attributed to the following products/transactions as December 31:

 

     2021      2020  
     Legally
insulated assets
     Not legally
insulated assets
     Legally
insulated assets
     Not legally
insulated assets
 

Variable annuity contracts

   $ 293,809      $ -          $ 290,805      $ -      

Variable life policies

     23,365        -            19,451        -      

Modified guaranty annuity

     -            112,346        -            137,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 317,174      $ 112,346      $ 310,256      $ 137,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Separate Accounts held by the Company are for variable annuity contracts, variable life policies and MGA contracts. The assets and liabilities of variable annuity contracts and variable life policies are recorded as assets and liabilities of the Separate Accounts and are legally insulated from the General Account, excluding any purchase payments or transfers directed by the contractholder to earn a fixed rate of return which are included in the Company’s General Account assets. The legal insulation of the Separate Accounts assets prevents such assets from being generally available to satisfy claims resulting from the General Account. Separate Accounts which contain variable annuity and variable life business are unit investment trusts and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, all assets of the Separate Accounts that support the variable annuity and variable life business were legally insulated.

Variable annuity and variable life business allow the contractholder to accumulate funds within a variety of portfolios, at rates which depend upon the return achieved from the types of investments chosen. The net investment experience of the Separate Accounts is credited directly to the contractholder and can be favorable or unfavorable. The assets of each portfolio are held separately from the other portfolios and each has distinct investment objectives and policies. Absent any contract provision wherein the

 

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Company provides a guarantee, the contractholders of the variable annuity and variable life products bear the investment risk that the Separate Account’s funds may not meet their stated investment objectives. Variable annuity and variable life business is included in the Nonguaranteed Separate Accounts column of the following tables.    

The assets and liabilities of MGA contracts are also recorded as assets and liabilities of the Separate Accounts, however, they are not legally insulated from the General Account. MGA products are non-unitized products, most of which are not registered with the SEC. The Separate Account for MGA products provides the opportunity for the contractholder to invest in one or any combination of up to ten interest rate guarantee periods. Amounts withdrawn from the contract in excess of the free withdrawal amount are subject to market value adjustments. MGA business is included in the Nonindexed Guarantee Less than/equal to 4% or the Nonindexed Guarantees More than 4% column of the following tables.

Some of the Separate Account liabilities are guaranteed by the General Account. To compensate the General Account for the risk taken on variable annuity products, the Separate Accounts paid risk charges of $619 and $473 in 2021 and 2020, respectively. The amount paid by the General Account for Separate Account guarantees for variable annuity products was $119 and $121 in 2021 and 2020, respectively.

In connection with the disposal of the Company’s variable annuity business to Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) in 2006, there is a modified coinsurance reinsurance agreement under which the Separate Account assets and liabilities remain in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position, but the related results of operations are fully reinsured to Prudential and presented net of reinsurance in the statutory-basis statements of operations. In contrast, assets supporting General Account liabilities, including the future rights and obligations related to benefit guarantees and fixed rate of return fund investments, have been transferred to Prudential under the coinsurance reinsurance provisions. The reinsurance agreements do not contain limits or indemnifications with regard to the insurance risk transfer, and transferred all of the future risks and responsibilities for performance in the underlying variable annuity contracts to Prudential, including those related to benefit guarantees and fixed rate of return fund investments, in accordance with SSAP No. 61R. The Separate Accounts balances related to the modified coinsurance reinsurance were $268,644 and $267,264 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The General Account liability balances reinsured to Prudential under the coinsurance reinsurance were $163,363 and $160,714 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and consisted of the liabilities for fixed rate of return fund investments and benefit guarantees.

 

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Information regarding the Company’s Separate Accounts as of December 31 was as follows:

 

     2021  
     Nonindexed
Guarantee Less
Than/Equal to 4%
     Nonindexed
Guarantee More
Than to 4%
     Non-Guaranteed
Separate Accounts
     Total  

Premiums, considerations or deposits for year ended December 31

     $ -          $ -          $ -          $ -    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reserves as of December 31

           

For accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

     $          134,430        $ -          $ 316,466        $ 450,896  

Amortized cost

     -          -          -          -    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserves

     $ 134,430        $ -          $ 316,466        $ 450,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

By withdrawal characteristics:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

     $ 131,381        $ -          $ -          $ 131,381  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of 5% of more

     -          -          -          -    

At fair value

     -          -          332,466        332,466  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     3,049        -          -          3,049  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     $  134,430        $                 -          $         332,466        $         466,896  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     -          -          8,346        8,346  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 134,430        $ -          $ 340,812        $ 475,242  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reserves for asset default risk in lieu of AVR

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A  

 

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     2020  
     Nonindexed
Guarantee Less
Than/Equal to 4%
     Nonindexed
Guarantee More
Than to 4%
     Non-Guaranteed
Separate Accounts
     Total  

Premiums, considerations or deposits for year ended December 31

     $ -          $                 -          $         2,106        $                 2,106  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reserves as of December 31

           

For accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

     $          145,865        $ -          $ 309,688        $ 455,553  

Amortized cost

     -          -          -          -    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserves

     $  145,865        $ -          $ 309,688        $ 455,553  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

By withdrawal characteristics:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

     $  142,758        $ -          $ -          $ 142,758  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of 5% of more

     -          -          -          -    

At fair value

     -          -          302,298        302,298  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     3,107        -          -          3,107  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     $  145,865        $ -          $ 302,298        $ 448,163  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     -          -          7,390        7,390  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 145,865        $ -          $ 309,688        $ 455,553  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reserves for asset default risk in lieu of AVR

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A  

Reconciliation of net transfers to or (from) the Separate Accounts for the years ended December 31 was as follows:

 

     2021      2020      2019  

Transfers as reported in the Summary of
Operations of the Separate Accounts Statement

        

Transfers to Separate Accounts

     $ 3,911         $ 2,106         $ 1,996   

Transfers from Separate Accounts

     49,290         39,253         48,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net transfers to (from) Separate Accounts

     (45,379)        (37,147)        (46,218)  

Reconciling adjustments

     59         42         29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers as reported in the Statements of Operations

     $     (45,320)        $     (37,105)        $     (46,189)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

14.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

There have been no events occurring subsequent to the close of the books or accounts that would have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company. Subsequent events have been considered through April 11, 2022, the date the statutory-basis financial statements were available to be issued.

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Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons
Identification of Directors and Executive Officers
 


Name
 
Age
 
Position
 
Michael E. Fleitz
62
Director and Chairman of the Board
Dmitri Ponomarev
46
Director and Vice Chairman
Perry H. Braun
61
Director, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Scott Sheefel
46
Director, President
Steve Lash
57
Director, Senior Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer
Susan Moser
36
Director
Enrico Treglia
57
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Lauren Mak
44
 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Patricia Harrigan
61
Secretary
Robert Fahr
52
Vice President, Controller
John P. Schreiner*
68
Director
David Overbeeke*
61
Director
John J. Quinn*
74
Director
Robert Deutsch*
63
Director
James R. Dwyer*
67
Director
*    Outside Directors



 
Mike Fleitz
Mike Fleitz is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wilton Re. and was previously Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of Wilton U.S. Prior to joining Wilton Re in 2005, Mr. Fleitz was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. While at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Fleitz spent 22 years focused on the insurance industry. His experience includes financial reporting, public offerings, internal controls and risk management. Mr. Fleitz holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Miami University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Dmitri Ponomarev
Dmitri Ponomarev is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wilton Re, and was previously Deputy CEO, Wilton Re U.S. His prior positions at Wilton Re include Senior Vice President of Business Development, and Vice President of New Business and Underwriting. Before joining Wilton Re in 2015, Mr. Ponomarev worked in the Financial Institutions Group of Investment Banking Division as well as Credit Risk Management and Rating Advisory at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Ponomarev holds an MBA, from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and a BBA in Marketing from Cleveland State University.
Perry Braun
Perry Braun is Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Wilton Re. Prior to joining Wilton Re in 2005, Mr. Braun spent 17 years as an investment banker focused on the insurance industry, most recently as a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Securities. Prior to joining Bank of America Securities, Mr. Braun held positions at Credit Suisse First Boston, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Braun holds a B.A. in History from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Scott Sheefel
Scott Sheefel is Senior Vice President, Deputy CEO of Wilton Re U.S. and Co-Head of Business Development. Mr. Sheefel has been a member of the Business Development team since joining Wilton Re in 2005. Prior to joining Wilton Re, Mr. Sheefel held roles at Swiss Re in Business Development and, most recently, as Vice President in Corporate Actuarial. Prior to Swiss Re, he worked at Lincoln Financial. Mr. Sheefel holds a B.S. in Actuarial Science from Purdue University and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.
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Steve Lash
Steve Lash is Senior Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer of Wilton Re U.S. Prior to joining Wilton Re in 2015, Mr. Lash spent seven years at New York Life Insurance Company in several senior financial leadership roles including the CFO of the Insurance Group, the CFO of the Retirement Income Security Group as well as having oversight of the Treasury, Actuarial, Tax and Corporate Development areas of the company. Prior to New York Life, Mr. Lash spent 11 years as a Principal at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Lash received a B.S. degree in Mathematics and Economics from Binghamton University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
 
Susan Moser
Susan Moser, is Vice President, Business Development and Lead Transaction Counsel of Wilton Re. Prior to joining Wilton Re in 2015 she was an associate with Debevoise & Plimpton. Ms. Moser received a B.A. from Cornell University and her J.D from NYU Law School.
Enrico Treglia
Enrico Treglia is Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Wilton Re. He joined the firm in 2004 from Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. where he was the Senior Vice President of Information Management and Global Business Lead, as well as Program Manager for a global Swiss Re Life & Health initiative. Prior to joining Swiss Re, Mr. Treglia was a Corporate Insurance Analyst for GE Capital and Senior Manager with Ernst & Young. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from St. John’s University and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and Connecticut.

Lauren Mak
Lauren Mak is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Witlon Re. She joined the firm in 2016 from New York Life where she was Corporate Vice President and Actuary. Prior to joining New York Life Ms. Mak was an Actuarial Assistant at AXA Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company. She holds a Finance and Actuarial Science degree from NYU Stern School of Business and is a member of the Society of Actuaries and American Academy of Actuaries.

Patricia Harrigan
Patricia Harrigan is Vice President, Associate General Counsel of Wilton Re. Prior to joining Wilton Re in 2006 she was a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary with Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. Ms. Harrigan received a Bachelor of General Studies from University of Connecticut and her J.D from Quinnipiac College School of Law.
Robert Fahr
Robert Fahr is Vice President and Controller of Wilton Re. He joined the firm in 2006 from General Electric where he held several positions, most recently Assistant Controller of Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Fahr was a Premium and Claim Auditor for Liberty Mutual Insurance. He holds a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Missouri – Columbia and is a Certified Public Accountant.
John Schreiner
John Schreiner, independent director, was a Principal and consulting actuary in the Chicago office of Milliman prior to his retirement. He worked at Milliman from 1976 through 2012. Mr. Schreiner specialized in consulting with life insurance companies and related parties. He attended the University of Wisconsin earning his B.A. degree in 1976 and is presently a Member of the Society of Actuaries and the American Academy of Actuaries.
Mr. Schreiner’s background includes significant experience in preparing financial projections of life insurance companies. He has been heavily involved in the actuarial analysis of life insurance companies during the past 10 years.
Mr. Schreiner’s experience in financial projections has extended overseas, with heavy involvement in the analysis of life insurance companies in Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and other countries. Mr. Schreiner also has experience in corporate planning and modeling, asset/liability management, and product development. Mr. Schreiner is the Chair of the Audit Committee.
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David Overbeeke
David Overbeeke, independent director, is the Chief Executive Officer of Champion RCO, an investment holding company. He previously was President and Chief Executive Officer from 2013-2020 of Brake Parts, Inc., a leading global automotive manufacturer and supplier of brake system components. Prior to joining Brake Parts, Inc., he was President of Affinia LLC from 2008-2013 and Operating Advisor at Oak Hill Advisors LLP from 2006-2010. He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GE-NBC Universal from 2000-2005. Mr. Overbeeke holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
John Quinn
John Quinn, independent director, is a financial consultant who has owned his own company, John Quinn Consulting, since July 2008. Since 2008, he has been a member of numerous boards for both profit and not for profit organizations. He spent most of his forty year career as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young. Mr. Quinn holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and was a Certified Public Accountant.
Robert Deutsch
Robert Deutsch, independent director, also known as Bob, is Managing Director of North American Life & Health, the insurance division of GE Capital. He also serves as Senior Advisor to Oliver Wyman, Assured Allies, and Aquiline Capital Partners and is Chairman of Pelican Ventures. Previously he was Chief Strategy Officer for Hamilton Insurance Group from July 2014 to December 2017, as well as CEO of Hamilton USA from October 2015 to October 2016.
Before joining Hamilton, he was Managing Director of GCP Capital Partners, starting in February 2010. Mr. Deutsch was a founder and the CEO of Ironshore Inc., an insurance company established in 2006. From 1999 to 2004, he was CFO of CNA Financial. Before joining CNA, Mr. Deutsch was one of the founders of Executive Risk (now part of Chubb), where he was President of its insurance subsidiaries, Chief Actuary and CFO. Prior to joining Executive Risk in 1987, he worked for Swiss Re and Ernst & Young.
 

He is currently a Director of Wilton Re Ltd. and previously served as a director of companies such as Beazley, Chaucer, Darwin, Enstar, Platinum Underwriters and others.
Mr. Deutsch is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He is a graduate of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Deutsch is a member of the Audit Committee.
James R. Dwyer
James R. Dwyer, independent director, is a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland (US)LLP. Previously he was a partner with Dewey &LeBoeuf LLP and Locke Lord LLP. Mr. Dwyer holds an AM in American Studies from University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from UCLA.
Executive Compensation
Executive Officer Compensation
WRNY does not have any employees of its own, but rather is provided its executive officers and other personnel by Wilton Re Services, Inc. (“WRSI”), pursuant to a Service Agreement, dated September 27, 2006, (“Service Agreement”) between WRNY and WRSI. All personnel providing services to WRNY are employees of WRSI, except for a small number of personnel who are employees of Texas Life Insurance Company, a WRAC subsidiary. WRNY does not determine or pay any compensation to its executive officers or any other personnel providing services to WRNY. Accordingly, WRNY is not responsible for determining or paying any compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to its executive officers. WRL and WRSI determines and pays the salaries, bonuses, and awards earned by WRNY’s executive officers. WRSI also determines whether and to what extent WRNY’s executive officers may participate in any employee benefit plans. WRNY does not have any employment agreements or compensation plans with or related to its executive officers and does not provide pension or retirement benefits or other personal benefits to its executive officers. WRNY does not have arrangements to make payments to its executive officers upon their termination or in the event of a change in control of the company.
WRNY’s executive officers receive compensation for providing services to multiple subsidiaries in the Wilton Re group. WRNY reimburses WRSI for the portion of the services allocable to WRNY, as determined by WRSI under the Service Agreement.
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Director Compensation
The directors of WRNY that are also executive officers of WRNY and are not separately compensated for their service on the WRNY board of directors. Three of the five outside directors are compensated by WRNY in the amount of $30,000 annually. The remaining two outside directors are compensated in connection with their service on the board of an affiliate company.
 
NameFees
earned or
paid in
cash
Stock
awards
Option
awards
Non-equity
incentive  plan
compensation
Change in pension
value &  nonqualified
deferred compensation
earnings
Other
compensation
Total
David Overbeeke$30,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$30,000
John Quinn$30,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$30,000
James R. Dwyer$30,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$30,000
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
WRNY is a wholly owned subsidiary of WRAC and an indirect subsidiary of WRL. None of WRNY’s directors or executive officers beneficially own shares of WRNY’s common stock.
Related-Party Transactions
WRNY has entered into agreements with WRSI and other affiliates as a part of its ongoing operations. These include corporate service agreements, agreements related to reinsurance, and tax allocation. Measures used to determine the allocation among companies includes the percentage of time utilized in providing the services as determined reasonably by either the relevant department’s supervising officer or manager or through an allocation developed by WRSI’s Accounting Department utilizing time analysis methods, statistical means or other methodology deemed appropriate by WRSI’s Accounting Department.
Policies and Procedures for Review and Approval of Related Person Transactions
Intercompany agreements to which WRNY is a party are approved by the Board as well as by the board of any other affiliate of Wilton Re group which is a party to the agreement. Material intercompany agreements are also submitted for approval to the New York State Insurance Department, WRNY’s domestic regulator pursuant to the applicable state’s insurance holding company systems act. Approvals are maintained in WRNY’s corporate records.
 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Reliance on Rule 12h-7
WRNY is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the 1934 Act. In reliance on that exemption, WRNY does not file with the SEC periodic reports that would be otherwise required under the 1934 Act.
Experts
The statutory-basis financial statements of Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, included in this registration statement have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report (which report expresses an unqualified opinion on such financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“statutory-basis”) and expresses an adverse opinion that the statutory-basis financial statements are not fairly presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such financial statements have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Legal Matters
Certain matters of state law pertaining to the Contracts, including the validity of the Contracts and WRNY’s right to issue such Contracts under applicable state insurance law, have been passed upon by Jaime Merritt, Assistant Secretary of WRNY.

 
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Administration
Administration. We have primary responsibility for all administration of the Contracts and the Variable Account. We entered into an administrative services agreement with The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) whereby, PICA or an affiliate provides administrative services to the Variable Account and the Contracts on our behalf. In addition, PICA entered into a master services agreement with se2, LLC, of 5801 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66636, whereby se2, LLC provides certain business process outsourcing services with respect to the Contracts. se2, LLC may engage other service providers to provide certain administrative functions. These service providers may change over time, and as of December 31, 2021, consisted of the following: Donnelley Financial Solutions, formerly an RR Donnelley company (compliance printing and mailing) located at 35 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601; Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC (file storage and document destruction) located at 1 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110; O’Neil Digital Solutions, LLC (printing services) located at 3100 E Plano Pkwy Plano, TX, 75074-7423; TierPoint, LLC (back-up printing and disaster recovery) located at 9394 West Dodge Rd, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68114; SOVOS Compliance (withholding calculations and tax statement mailing) located at 3650 Annapolis Lane, Suite 190, Plymouth, MN 55447; Records Center of Topeka, a division of Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc. (back-up tapes storage) located at 1540 NW Gage Blvd. #6, Topeka, KS 66618; Venio LLC, d/b/a Keane (lost shareholder search) located at PO Box 1508, Southeastern, PA 19399-1508; Broadridge Output Solutions, Inc., successor in interest to Broadridge Customer Communications Central, LLC (printing and mailing anniversary statements, financial confirmations, automated letters and quarterly statements) located at 2600 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108.
In administering the Contracts, the following services are provided, among others:
•    maintenance of Contract Owner records;
•    Contract Owner services;
•    calculation of unit values;
•    maintenance of the Variable Account; and
•    preparation of Contract Owner reports.
We will send you Contract statements at least annually. We will also send you transaction confirmations. You should notify us promptly in writing of any address change. You should read your statements and confirmations carefully and verify their accuracy. You should contact us promptly if you have a question about a periodic statement or a confirmation. We will investigate all complaints and make any necessary adjustments retroactively, but you must notify us of a potential error within a reasonable time after the date of the questioned statement. If you wait too long, we will make the adjustment as of the date that we receive notice of the potential error.
Correspondence sent by regular mail to our Annuity Service Center should be sent to the address shown above. Your correspondence will be picked up at this address and then delivered to our Annuity Service Center. Your correspondence is not considered received by us until it is received at our Annuity Service Center. Where this prospectus refers to the day when we receive a purchase payment, request, election, notice, transfer or any other transaction request from you, we mean the day on which that item (or the last requirement needed for us to process that item) arrives in complete and proper form at our Annuity Service Center or via the appropriate telephone or fax number if the item is a type we accept by those means. There are two main exceptions: if the item arrives at our Annuity Service Center (1) on a day that is not a business day, or (2) after the close of a business day, then, in each case, we are deemed to have received that item on the next business day.
We will also provide you with additional periodic and other reports, information and prospectuses as may be required by federal securities laws.

 
Receipt and Processing of Requests
If we receive your purchase payment or transaction request in good order before the close of business on any business day, we will treat your purchase payment or request as being received on that business day. If we receive your purchase payment or request in good order on or after the close of a business day, we will deem your purchase payment or request as being received on the next business day.
We credit additional purchase payments to the Contract at the close of business on the business day on which we deem them to be received. We normally process withdrawal and transfer requests as of the date that we deem them to be received. However, the Contract permits us to defer payments and transfers from the Fixed Account for Guarantee Periods for up to 6 months or shorter period if required by law. If we delay payment or transfer for 10 days or more, we will pay interest as required by law.
Transfer Requests by Telephone. You may make transfers by telephone by calling 1-800-692-4682, if you first send us a completed authorization form. We will not accept telephone requests received at any telephone number other than the number that appears in this paragraph. We will deem telephone requests received on or after the close of a business day as
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being received on the next business day. We may suspend, modify or terminate the telephone transfer privilege, as well as any other electronic or automated means we previously approved, at any time without notice.
We use procedures that we believe provide reasonable assurance that the telephone transfers are genuine. For example, we tape telephone conversations with persons purporting to authorize transfers and request identifying information. Accordingly, we disclaim any liability for losses resulting from allegedly unauthorized telephone transfers. However, if we do not take reasonable steps to help ensure that a telephone authorization is valid, we may be liable for such losses.
Written Requests and Forms in Good Order
Written requests must include sufficient information and/or documentation, and be sufficiently clear, to enable us to complete your request without the need to exercise discretion on our part to carry it out. You may contact our Service Center to learn what information we may require for your particular request to be in “good order.” Additionally, we may require that you submit your request on our form. We reserve the right to determine whether any particular request is in good order, and to change or waive any good order requirements at any time.

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Appendix I: Market Value Adjustment Examples
Market Value Adjustment Formula
The Market Value Adjustment is based on the following:
I = the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the applicable Guarantee Period for the week preceding the establishment of the Guarantee Period.
N = the number of whole and partial years from the date we receive the withdrawal, transfer, or death benefit request, or from the Payout Start Date, to the end of the Guarantee Period.
J = the Treasury Rate for a maturity equal to the Guarantee Period for the week preceding the receipt of the withdrawal, transfer, death benefit, or income payment request. If a note for a maturity of length N is not available, a weighted average will be used.
In the case of AIM Lifetime Plus and AIM Lifetime Plus II, if N is one year or less, J will be the 1-year Treasury Rate.
“Treasury Rate” means the U.S. Treasury Note Constant Maturity Yield as reported in Federal Reserve Board Statistical Release H.15.
The Market Value Adjustment factor is determined from the following formula:
.9 X (I - J) X N
To determine the Market Value Adjustment, we will multiply the Market Value Adjustment factor by the amount transferred (in excess of the Free Withdrawal Amount) paid as a death benefit, or applied to an Income Plan, from a Guarantee Period at any time other than during the 30-day period after such Guarantee Period expires.
Examples of Market Value Adjustment (Assuming the 10% Preferred Withdrawal Amount Under AIM Lifetime Plus)
Assumptions:
•    Purchase Payment: $10,000
•    Guarantee Period: 5 years
•    Treasury Rate (at the time the Guarantee Period was established): 4.50%
•    Assumed Net Annual Earnings Rate in Money Market Variable Sub-Account: 4.50%
•    Full Surrender: End of Contract Year 3
•    Preferred Withdrawal Amount: 10%
NOTE: These examples assume that premium taxes are not applicable.

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Example 1 (Assume Declining Interest Rates):
 
Step 1. Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:
$10,000.00 X (1.045)/3/ = $11,411.66
  
Step 2. Calculate the Preferred Withdrawal Amount:
.10 X $10,000.00 = $1,000.00
  
Step 3. Calculate theI =  4.50%
  
Market Value Adjustment:J =  4.20%
  
 
      730 days
  
 
N                  = 2
  
       365 days
  
 Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 X (I - J) X N = .9 X (.045 - .042) X (2) = .0054
  
 Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor X Amount Subject to Market Value Adjustment:
  
   = .0054 X ($11,411.66 - $1,000.00) = $56.22
  
Step 4. Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:.05 X ($10,000.00 - $1,000.00 + $56.22) = $452.81
  
Step 5. Calculate the amount received by a
 
Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:
$11,411.66 - $452.81 + $56.22 = $11,015.07
Example 2: (Assumes Rising Interest Rates)
 
Step 1. Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:$10,000.00 X (1.045)/3/ = $11,411.66
  
Step 2. Calculate the Preferred Withdrawal Amount:.10 X $10,000.00 = $1,000.00
  
Step 3. Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:I =    4.50%
J =    4.80%
  
 
         730 days
  
 N =                    = 2
  
          365 days
  
 Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 X (I - J) X N = .9 X (.045 - .048) X (2) = - .0054
  
 Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment
  
 Factor X Amount Subject to Market Value Adjustment:
  
 -.0054 X ($11,411.66 - $1,000.00) = $-56.22

 
 
Step 4. Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:
.05 X ($10,000.00 - $1,000.00 - $56.22) = $447.19
  
Step 5. Calculate the amount received by a Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year$11,411.66 - $447.19 - $56.22 = $10,908.25  

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Examples of Market Value Adjustment (Assuming the 15% Preferred Withdrawal Amount Under AIM Lifetime Plus II, Custom Portfolio, and SelectDirections)
Assumptions:
•    Purchase Payment: $10,000
•    Guarantee Period: 5 years
•    Treasury Rate (at the time the Guarantee Period was established): 4.50%
•    Assumed Net Annual Earnings Rate in Money Market Variable Sub-Account: 4.50%
•    Full Surrender: End of Contract Year 3
•    Preferred Withdrawal Amount: 15%
NOTE: These examples assume that premium taxes are not applicable.
Example 1 (Assume Declining Interest Rates):
 
Step 1. Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:
$10,000.00 X (1.045)3 = $11,411.66
  
Step 2. Calculate the Preferred Withdrawal Amount:
.15 X $10,000.00 = $1,500.00
  
Step 3. Calculate theI = 4.50%
  
Market Value Adjustment:J = 4.20%
  
 
        730 days
 N = 365 days    = 2
  
  
 Market Value Adjustment Factor:
.9 X (I - J) X N = .9 X (.045 - .042) X (2) = .0054
  
 Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor X Amount Subject to Market Value Adjustment:
  
 .0054 X ($11,411.66-$1,500.00) = $53.52
Step 4. Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:.05 X ($10,000.00 - $1,500.00 + $53.52) = $427.68
  
Step 5. Calculate the amount received by a Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year 3:
$11,411.66 - $427.68 + $53.52 = $11,037.50  
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Example 2: (Assumes Rising Interest Rates)
 
Step 1. Calculate Contract Value at End of Contract Year 3:
$10,000.00 X (1.045)3 = $11,411.66
  
Step 2. Calculate the Preferred Withdrawal Amount:.15 X $10,000.00 = $1,500.00
  
Step 3. Calculate the Market Value Adjustment:I =    4.50%
 J =    4.80%
 
        730 days
 N = 365 days    = 2
  
 Market Value Adjustment Factor: .9 X (I - J) X N = .9 X (.045 - .048) X (2) = - .0054
 Market Value Adjustment = Market Value Adjustment Factor X Amount Subject to Market Value Adjustment:
 -.0054 X ($11,411.66 - $1,500.00) = $-53.52
  
Step 4. Calculate the Withdrawal Charge:.05  X ($10,000.00 - $1,500.00 - $53.52) = $422.32
  
Step 5. Calculate the amount received by a Contract owner as a result of full withdrawal at the end of Contract Year$11,411.66 - $422.32 - $53.52 = $10,935.82  
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Appendix II: Withdrawal Adjustment Example
(AIM Lifetime Plus II, Custom Portfolio, SelectDirections Only)
Death Benefit Election (Relevant to AIM Lifetime Plus II Only): Standard death benefit
Issue Date: January 1, 2005
Initial Purchase Payment: $50,000
Death Benefit Amount
 
DateType of
Occurrence Value
Contract
Value Before
Occurrence
Transaction
Amount
Contract
Value After
Occurrence
Death
Benefit
Anniversary
Greatest
Anniversary
Value
1/1/05Issue Date-$50,000$50,000$50,000$50,000
1/1/06Contract Anniversary$55,000-$55,000$50,000$55,000
7/1/06Partial Withdrawal$60,000$15,000$45,000$37,500$41,250
Withdrawal adjustment equals the partial withdrawal amount divided by the Contract Value immediately prior to the partial withdrawal, multiplied by the value of the applicable death benefit amount alternative immediately prior to the partial withdrawal.
Death Benefit Anniversary Value Death Benefit
 
Partial Withdrawal Amount(w)$15,000
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal(a)$60,000
Value of Applicable Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal(d)$50,000
Withdrawal Adjustment[(w)/(a)] X (d)$12,500
Adjusted Death Benefit$37,500
Greatest Anniversary Value Death Benefit
 
Partial Withdrawal Amount(w)$15,000
Contract Value Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal(a)$60,000
Value of Applicable Death Benefit Amount Immediately Prior to Partial Withdrawal(d)$55,000
Withdrawal Adjustment[(w)/(a)] X (d)$13,750
Adjusted Death Benefit$41,250
Please remember that you are looking at a hypothetical example, and that your investment performance may be greater or less than the figures shown.
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Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligations
All dealers that effect transactions in these securities are required to deliver a prospectus.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
Registrant anticipates that it will incur the following approximate expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities to be registered:
Registration fees$ 0
Cost of printing and engraving$ 150
Legal fees$ 0
Accounting fees$ 6,000
Mailing fees$ 735
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The Amended and Restated Charter of Wilton Reassurance Life Company of New York (Depositor) provide for the indemnification of its directors against damages for breach of duty as a director, so long as such person acts or omissions were not in bad faith or involve intentional misconduct or acts or omissions that such person know or reasonable should have known violated the Insurance law or that constituted a knowing violation of any other law that such person personally gain in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which such person was not legally entitled.
Under the terms of the underwriting agreement, the Depositor agrees to indemnify the Distributor for any act or omission in the course of or in connection with rendering services under the underwriting agreement or arising out of the purchase, retention or surrender of a contract; provided however that the company will not indemnify Distributor for any such liability that results from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence of Distributors or from the reckless disregard by Distributors of its duties and obligations arising under the underwriting agreement.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the forgoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public Policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public Policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
Not applicable.






ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
(6) None
(7) None
(8) None
(9) None
(10) Material Contracts
(11) Not Applicable.
(12) Not Applicable.
(13) Not Applicable.
(14) Not Applicable.
(15) Not Applicable.
(16) Not Applicable.
(17) Not Applicable.
(18) Not Applicable.
(19) Not Applicable.
(20) Not Applicable.
(21) Subsidiaries of the registrant




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(22) Not Applicable.
(23) Consent of independent auditors (filed herewith)
(25) None
(96) Technical report summary. N/A
(99) Experts (filed herewith)




ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Norwalk, State of Connecticut on the 11th day of April, 2022.

WILTON REASSURANCE LIFE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(REGISTRANT)
By:
/s/
Michael E. Fleitz*, Director and Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the 11th day of April, 2022.


Signature
Title
Date
Michael E. Fleitz*
Director and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
04/11/22
Dmitri Ponomarev*
Director and Vice Chairman
04/11/22
Perry H. Braun*
Director, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
04/11/22

Scott Sheefel*
Director, President
04/11/22
Steven D. Lash*
Director, Group Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer)
04/11/22
Susan Moser*
Director
04/11/22
Robert Fahr*
Vice President, Controller
04/11/22
John P. Schreiner *
Director
04/11/22
David Overbeeke *
Director
04/11/22
John J. Quinn *
Director
04/11/22
Robert Deutsch *
Director
04/15/22
James R. Dwyer *
Director
04/11/22
/s/ Karen Carpenter
*Signed by Karen Carpenter
as Attorney in Fact






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EXHIBIT LIST
The following exhibit is filed herewith: