N-30B-2 1 wnicb.htm WASHINGTON NATIONAL VARIABLE ANNUITY FUND B wnicb.htm



 
July 13, 2011 
 
Dear Contract Holder:
 
Attached are the December 31, 2010 audited financial statements of Washington National Insurance Company. We appreciate and value your business, and look forward to serving you again in the future.
 
Sincerely,
Washington National Insurance Company
 
 
 
American Funds Fundamental Investors (formerly known as Fundamental Investors) Prospectus, file number 811-00032, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2011,  is incorporated herein by reference.
 

 
 

 


 








Washington National Insurance Company

Consolidated Financial Statements

as of December 31, 2010 and 2009,
and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008


 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 







Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Board of Directors and Shareholder
Washington National Insurance Company:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholder's equity and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Washington National Insurance Company and its subsidiaries (the "Company") at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company restated its financial statements to account for the merger of Conseco Health Insurance Company and discontinued operations of Conseco Life Insurance Company.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

July 13, 2011



 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in millions)


ASSETS


   
2010
   
2009
 
         
(As restated)
 
Investments:
           
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2010 - $3,981.7; 2009 - $3,968.8)
  $ 4,045.1     $ 3,812.1  
Preferred stock of affiliates at fair value                                                                                         
    34.4       30.7  
Mortgage loans                                                                                         
    415.2       477.7  
Policy loans                                                                                         
    38.7       39.5  
Trading securities                                                                                         
    128.1       118.9  
Securities lending collateral                                                                                         
    -       45.0  
Other invested assets 
     43.1       42.6  
                 
Total investments                                                                                      
    4,704.6       4,566.5  
                 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                           
    91.5       94.4  
Accrued investment income                                                                                           
    86.5       82.5  
Present value of future profits                                                                                           
    240.7       261.8  
Deferred acquisition costs                                                                                           
    320.8       342.3  
Reinsurance receivables                                                                                           
    2,465.4       2,703.4  
Income tax assets, net                                                                                           
    13.5       105.1  
Assets held in separate accounts                                                                                           
    17.5       17.3  
Other assets                                                                                           
    116.1       126.0  
Assets of discontinued operations                                                                                           
     -       4,995.9  
                 
Total assets                                                                                      
  $ 8,056.6     $ 13,295.2  












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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Continued)
December 31, 2010 and 2009
(Dollars in millions, except per share amount)


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY


   
2010
   
2009
 
         
(As restated)
 
Liabilities:
           
Insurance liabilities                                                                                          
  $ 6,741.5     $ 7,084.6  
Liabilities related to separate accounts                                                                                          
    17.5       17.3  
Securities lending payable                                                                                          
    -       45.6  
Other liabilities                                                                                          
    86.9       118.0  
Liabilities of discontinued operations                                                                                          
    -       4,475.9  
                 
Total liabilities                                                                                     
    6,845.9       11,741.4  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
               
                 
Shareholder's equity:
               
Common stock and additional paid-in capital (par value $5.00 per share, 5,250,000 shares authorized, 5,007,370 shares issued and outstanding)
    1,380.8       1,952.6  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                          
    41.3       (169.3 )
Accumulated deficit                                                                                          
    (211.4 )     (229.5 )
                 
Total shareholder's equity                                                                                     
    1,210.7       1,553.8  
                 
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity                                                                                     
  $ 8,056.6     $ 13,295.2  
















 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
(Dollars in millions)


   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
         
(As restated)
   
(As restated)
 
Revenues:
                 
Insurance policy income
  $ 512.6     $ 548.6     $ 547.7  
Net investment income
    292.4       299.4       278.8  
Realized investment gains (losses):
                       
Net realized investment gains (losses), excluding
impairment losses
    23.0       22.3       (13.5 )
Other-than-temporary impairment losses:
                       
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
    (63.5 )     (104.9 )     (37.2 )
Change in other-than-temporary impairment
losses recognized in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
    1.1       55.1       -  
Net impairment losses recognized
    (62.4 )     (49.8 )     (37.2 )
Total realized losses
    (39.4 )     (27.5 )     (50.7 )
Other
    9.2       6.9       7.6  
                         
Total revenues
    774.8       827.4       783.4  
                         
Benefits and expenses:
                       
Insurance policy benefits
    488.9       508.5       493.6  
Amortization
    77.2       83.2       62.5  
Other operating costs and expenses
    192.7       202.2       193.3  
                         
Total benefits and expenses
    758.8       793.9       749.4  
                         
Income before income taxes and discontinued operations
    16.0       33.5       34.0  
                         
Income tax expense:
                       
Tax expense on period income
    4.4       10.9       15.5  
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
    (5.9 )     -       18.7  
                         
Income (loss) before discontinued operations
    17.5       22.6       (.2 )
                         
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
    .6       (21.0 )     (36.3 )
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 18.1     $ 1.6     $ (36.5 )





 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
(Dollars in millions)

   
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
   
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
   
Accumulated deficit
   
Total
 
                         
Balance, December 31, 2007 (as restated)                                                                           
  $ 1,932.5     $ (102.6 )   $ (196.1 )   $ 1,633.8  
                                 
Comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                               
Net loss                                                                    
    -       -       (36.5 )     (36.5 )
Change in unrealized appreciation  (depreciation) of investments (net of applicable income tax benefit of $403.4)
    -       (722.0 )     -       (722.0 )
                                 
Total comprehensive loss                                                            
                            (758.5 )
                                 
Capital contribution from parent                                                                        
    48.8       -       -       48.8  
                                 
Net transfer of investments to affiliates                                                                        
    .3       -       -       .3  
                                 
Return of capital                                                                        
    (25.0 )     -       -       (25.0 )
                                 
Balance, December 31, 2008 (as restated)                                                                           
    1,956.6       (824.6 )     (232.6 )     899.4  
                                 
Comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                               
Net income                                                                    
    -       -       1.6       1.6  
Change in unrealized appreciation  (depreciation) of      investments (net of applicable income tax expense of $386.6)
    -       693.1       -       693.1  
Noncredit component of impairment losses on fixed maturities, available for sale (net of applicable income tax benefit of $20.4)
    -       (36.3 )     -       (36.3 )
                                 
Total comprehensive loss                                                              
                            658.4  
                                 
Net transfer of investments from affiliates                                                                        
    (4.0 )     -       -       (4.0 )
Effect of reclassifying noncredit component of previously recognized impairment losses on fixed maturities, available for sale (net of applicable income tax benefit of $.9)
    -       (1.5 )     1.5       -  
                                 
Balance, December 31, 2009 (as restated)                                                                           
    1,952.6       (169.3 )     (229.5 )     1,553.8  




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The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY, continued
(Dollars in millions)

   
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
   
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
   
Accumulated deficit
   
Total
   
                         
Balance, December 31, 2009 (as restated) (carried forward from prior page)
  $ 1,952.6     $ (169.3 )   $ (229.5 )     $ 1,553.8    
                                     
Comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                   
Net income
    -       -       18.1         18.1    
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments (net of applicable income tax expense of $97.1)
            174.3       -         174.3    
Noncredit component of impairment losses on fixed maturities, available for sale (net of applicable income tax expense of $20.3)
    -       36.3       -         36.3    
                                     
Total comprehensive income
                              228.7    
                                     
Transfer of investments to parent in connection with a return of capital in the form of a subsidiary
    139.7       -       -         139.7    
Return of capital
    (740.9 )     -       -         (740.9  )  
Capital contribution from parent
    29.4       -       -          29.4    
                                     
Balance, December 31, 2010
  $ 1,380.8     $ 41.3     $ (211.4 )     $ 1,210.7    




















The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008
 (Dollars in millions)


   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
         
(As restated)
   
(As restated)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
Net income (loss)                                                                      
  $ 18.1     $ 1.6     $ (36.5 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Amortization and depreciation                                                                 
    103.9       140.7       132.8  
Income taxes                                                                 
    21.6       (14.7 )     62.7  
Insurance liabilities                                                                 
    (43.4 )     (74.8 )     (67.0 )
Accrual and amortization of investment income
    (16.1 )     (26.6 )     9.1  
Deferral of policy acquisition costs                                                                 
    (53.0 )     (69.0 )     (90.5 )
Net losses from sales of investments                                                                 
    39.4       32.1       101.1  
Other                                                                 
    (2.2 )     1.8       (6.2 )
                         
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
    68.3       (8.9 )     105.5  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Sales of investments                                                                 
    3,041.7       4,573.7       2,985.7  
Maturities and redemptions                                                                 
    274.4       237.0       312.3  
Purchases of investments                                                                 
    (3,227.7 )     (4,600.0 )     (3,407.5 )
Net sales (purchases) of trading securities
    (2.7 )     57.6       109.2  
Other                                                                 
    (8.4 )     (8.0 )     (22.6 )
                         
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
    77.3       260.3       (22.9 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Capital contribution from parent                                                                 
    29.4       -       48.8  
Deposits to insurance liabilities                                                                 
    468.3       464.6       532.4  
Withdrawals from insurance liabilities                                                                 
    (622.8 )     (758.8 )     (651.5 )
Investment borrowings                                                                 
    (.8 )     (1.1 )     (4.8 )
Return of capital                                                                 
    -       -       (25.0 )
                         
Net cash used by financing activities                                                             
    (125.9 )     (295.3 )     (100.1 )
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents:
                       
From continuing operations                                                       
    19.7       (43.9 )     (17.5 )
From discontinued operations                                                       
    (22.6 )     9.8       61.5  
                         
Total                                                   
    (2.9 )     (34.1 )     44.0  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    94.4       128.5       84.5  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                                                                      
  $ 91.5     $ 94.4     $ 128.5  

The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the consolidated financial statements.

 


 


 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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1.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Washington National Insurance Company (“Washington National”, an Indiana domiciled company) ("we" or the "Company") and its wholly owned subsidiaries are life insurance companies, which develop, market and administer annuity, individual life insurance, individual and group accident and health insurance and other insurance products.  The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CNO Financial Group, Inc., (“CNO”, formerly known as Conseco, Inc. prior to its name change in May 2010) a Delaware corporation.  CNO became the successor to Conseco, Inc., an Indiana corporation, in connection with its bankruptcy reorganization which became effective on September 10, 2003 (the “Effective Date”).  CNO is a financial services holding company with subsidiaries operating throughout the United States.  Prior to July 23, 2008, the Company’s direct parent was Conseco Life Insurance Company of Texas (“Conseco Life of Texas”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CNO.  On July 23, 2008, Conseco Life of Texas paid a dividend to its direct parent, CDOC, Inc. (“CDOC”), in the form of 100 percent of the common stock of the Company. As a result, all outstanding shares of the Company are owned by CDOC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of CNO.  Either Conseco Life of Texas or CDOC is referred to as the “Parent” as the context implies.

The consolidated financial statements include the following transactions:

·  
On August 11, 2008, CNO and CDOC (the “CNO Parties”), entered into a Transfer Agreement with Senior Health Care Transition Trust (the “Transition Trust”), pursuant to which the CNO Parties would transfer the stock of Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (“Senior Health”, formerly known as Conseco Senior Health Insurance Company prior to its name change in October 2008) to an independent trust named Senior Health Care Oversight Trust (the “Oversight Trust”) for the exclusive benefit of Senior Health’s long-term care policyholders.  On November 12, 2008, the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance approved the transaction and the transaction was consummated.

Prior to the completion of the transaction, Conseco Life Insurance Company (“Conseco Life”, an Indiana domiciled company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment”), effective October 1, 2008, with Senior Health, pursuant to which the assets and liabilities pertaining to Senior Health’s non-long-term care business have been assigned and assumed by Conseco Life, and Conseco Life has the right and the obligation to administer, manage and oversee all aspects of the non-long-term care business of Senior Health.  Conseco Life paid a ceding commission of $35.7 million to Senior Health on November 12, 2008 upon closing of the Assignment.  In connection with the Assignment, Washington National received capital contributions from CDOC totaling $38.8 million.  Such amount was used to pay the aforementioned ceding commission and $3.1 million was equal to the statutory book value of Senior Health preferred stock and accrued dividends owned by Conseco Insurance Company (“CIC”, an Illinois domiciled company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company).  The preferred stock was transferred to Oversight Trust for no consideration and cancelled its right to receive payment of any accrued dividends on the preferred stock.

In addition, on November 12, 2008, Washington National entered into an administrative services agreement with Senior Health, whereby Senior Health will administer Washington National’s long-term care business.

·  
Effective October 1, 2010, CIC was merged into Washington National;

·  
Effective October 1, 2010, Conseco Health Insurance Company (“CHIC”, an Arizona domiciled company and wholly owned subsidiary of CDOC) was merged into Washington National; and

·  
Effective October 1, 2010, the Company contributed 100 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of Conseco Life to its direct parent, CDOC.

The Assignment and the merger of CHIC described above were accounted for similar to a pooling of interests because all of the net assets are under common control of CNO.  Therefore, the assets and liabilities related to the Assignment and the merger of CHIC were combined at their book values and the consolidated statements of operations, shareholder’s equity and cash flows have been restated for all periods presented as if the net assets had always been combined.  As a result of the

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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dividend of Conseco Life to CDOC, the business of Conseco Life is presented as a discontinued operation for all periods presented.

Intercompany transactions among the consolidated companies have been eliminated in consolidation.

When we prepare financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we are required to make estimates and assumptions that significantly affect reported amounts of various assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  For example, we use significant estimates and assumptions to calculate values for deferred acquisition costs, the present value of future profits, certain investments (including derivatives), assets and liabilities related to income taxes, liabilities for insurance products, liabilities related to litigation and guaranty fund assessment accruals.  If our future experience differs from these estimates and assumptions, our financial statements would be materially affected.

2.  
EFFECT OF MERGER AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

As described in Note 1, the consolidated financial statements include:  (i) the net assets related to the merger of CHIC and its results of operations, changes in shareholder’s equity and cash flows as if the net assets had always been combined; and (ii) the presentation of Conseco Life as a discontinued operation for all periods presented.  The impact of these transactions on the consolidated financial statements was as follows (dollars in millions):

2010
 
Conseco Life reflected as discontinued operation
 
Revenues:
     
Insurance policy income
  $ 269.7  
Net investment income
    187.2  
Realized investment losses
    (.1 )
Other
    .8  
         
Total revenues
    457.6  
         
Benefits and expenses:
       
Insurance policy benefits
    363.6  
Amortization
    14.6  
Interest expense on investment borrowings
    15.1  
Other operating costs and expenses
    64.1  
         
Total benefits and expenses
    457.4  
         
Income before income taxes
    .2  
         
Income tax benefit:
       
Tax benefit on period income
    (.4 )
         
         
Net income from discontinued operations
  $ .6  


 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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2009
 
As previously reported
   
Conseco Life reflected as discontinued operation
   
Merger of CHIC
   
Reported amount
 
Revenues:
                       
Insurance policy income
  $ 632.6     $ (380.9 )   $ 296.9     $ 548.6  
Net investment income
    410.0       (254.9 )     144.3       299.4  
Realized investment gains (losses):
                               
Net realized investment gains (losses), excluding
impairment losses
    29.4       (25.9 )     18.8       22.3  
Other-than-temporary impairment losses:
                               
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
    (132.5 )     77.4       (49.8 )     (104.9 )
Change in other-than-temporary impairment
losses recognized in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
    74.4       (47.2 )     27.9       55.1  
Net impairment losses recognized
    (58.1 )     30.2       (21.9 )     (49.8 )
Total realized losses
    (28.7 )     4.3       (3.1 )     (27.5 )
Other
    7.9       (1.1 )     .1       6.9  
                                 
Total revenues
    1,021.8       (632.6 )     438.2       827.4  
                                 
Benefits and expenses:
                               
Insurance policy benefits
    802.4       (492.3 )     198.4       508.5  
Amortization
    107.8       (47.5 )     22.9       83.2  
Interest expense on investment borrowings
    20.5       (20.5 )     -       -  
Other operating costs and expenses
    192.4       (106.0 )     115.8        202.2  
                                 
Total benefits and expenses
    1,123.1       (666.3 )     337.1       793.9  
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations
    (101.3 )     33.7       101.1       33.5  
                                 
Income tax expense (benefit):
                               
Tax expense (benefit) on period income
    (37.7 )     12.7       35.9       10.9  
                                 
                                 
Income (loss) before discontinued operations
    (63.6 )     21.0       65.2       22.6  
                                 
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
     -       (21.0 )     -       (21.0 )
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (63.6 )   $ -     $ 65.2     $ 1.6  


 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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2008
 
As previously reported
   
Conseco Life reflected as discontinued operation
   
Merger of CHIC
   
Reported amount
 
Revenues:
                       
Insurance policy income
  $ 655.0     $ (401.3 )   $ 294.0     $ 547.7  
Net investment income
    401.8       (264.5 )     141.5       278.8  
Realized investment gains (losses):
                               
Net realized investment gains (losses), excluding
impairment losses
    (24.1 )     19.2       (8.6 )     (13.5 )
Other-than-temporary impairment losses:
                               
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
    (53.2 )     31.1       (15.1 )     (37.2 )
Change in other-than-temporary impairment
losses recognized in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
    -       -       -        -  
Net impairment losses recognized
    (53.2 )     31.1       (15.1 )     (37.2 )
Total realized losses
    (77.3 )     50.3       (23.7 )     (50.7 )
Other
    8.8       (1.2 )     -        7.6  
                                 
Total revenues
    988.3       (616.7 )     411.8       783.4  
                                 
Benefits and expenses:
                               
Insurance policy benefits
    717.6       (470.2 )     246.2       493.6  
Amortization
    93.1       (53.8 )     23.2       62.5  
Interest expense on investment borrowings
    22.4       (22.4 )     -       -  
Other operating costs and expenses
    208.7       (110.3 )     94.9       193.3  
                                 
Total benefits and expenses
    1,041.8       (656.7 )     364.3       749.4  
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations
    (53.5 )     40.0       47.5       34.0  
                                 
Income tax expense (benefit):
                               
Tax expense (benefit) on period income
    (16.2 )     14.9       16.8       15.5  
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
    24.3       (11.2 )     5.6       18.7  
                                 
Income (loss) before discontinued operations
    (61.6 )     36.3       25.1       (.2 )
                                 
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
     -       (36.3 )     -       (36.3 )
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (61.6 )   $ -     $ 25.1     $ (36.5 )


 
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2009
 
As previously reported
   
Conseco Life reflected as discontinued operation
   
Merger of CHIC
   
Reported amount
 
Investments:
                       
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value
  $ 5,154.0     $ (3,479.3 )   $ 2,137.4     $ 3,812.1  
Preferred stock of affiliates at fair value
    44.3       (13.6 )     -       30.7  
Mortgage loans
    689.1       (442.7 )     231.3       477.7  
Policy loans
    240.1       (200.8 )     .2       39.5  
Trading securities
    118.9       -       -       118.9  
Securities lending collateral
    49.0       (15.8 )     11.8       45.0  
Other invested assets 
    78.5       (40.4 )     4.5       42.6  
                                 
Total investments
    6,373.9       (4,192.6 )     2,385.2       4,566.5  
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents
    31.4       3.1       59.9       94.4  
Accrued investment income
    110.2       (61.8 )     34.1       82.5  
Present value of future profits
    304.5       (246.3 )     203.6       261.8  
Deferred acquisition costs
    256.9       (69.7 )     155.1       342.3  
Reinsurance receivables
    2,919.6       (216.2 )     -       2,703.4  
Income tax assets, net
    285.5       (177.3 )     (3.1 )     105.1  
Assets held in separate accounts
    17.3       -       -       17.3  
Other assets
    137.7       (35.1 )     23.4       126.0  
Assets of discontinued operations
    -       4,995.9        -       4,995.9  
                                 
Total assets
  $ 10,437.0     $ -     $ 2,858.2     $ 13,295.2  
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Insurance liabilities
  $ 8,752.0     $ (3,944.8 )   $ 2,277.4     $ 7,084.6  
Liabilities related to separate accounts
    17.3       -       -       17.3  
Investment borrowings
    454.7       (454.7 )     -       -  
Securities lending payable
    50.0       (16.5 )     12.1       45.6  
Other liabilities
    126.7       (59.9 )     51.2       118.0  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
    -       4,475.9       -       4,475.9  
                                 
Total liabilities
    9,400.7       -       2,340.7       11,741.4  
                                 
Shareholder's equity:
                               
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
    1,778.3       -       174.3       1,952.6  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (120.0 )     -       (49.3 )     (169.3 )
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    (622.0 )     -        392.5       (229.5 )
                                 
Total shareholder's equity
    1,036.3       -       517.5       1,553.8  
                                 
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
  $ 10,437.0     $ -     $ 2,858.2     $ 13,295.2  


 
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3.         SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following summary explains the significant accounting policies we use to prepare our financial statements.  We prepare our financial statements in accordance with GAAP.  We follow the accounting standards established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investments

We classify our fixed maturity securities into one of three categories: (i) “available for sale” (which we carry at estimated fair value with any unrealized gain or loss, net of tax and related adjustments, recorded as a component of shareholder’s equity); (ii) “trading” (which we carry at estimated fair value with changes in such value recognized as trading income); or (iii) “held to maturity” (which we carry at amortized cost).  We had no fixed maturity securities classified as held to maturity during the periods presented in these financial statements.

Equity securities include investments in common stock and non-redeemable preferred stock.  We carry these investments at estimated fair value.  We record any unrealized gain or loss, net of tax and related adjustments, as a component of shareholder’s equity.  When declines in value considered to be other than temporary occur, we reduce the amortized cost to estimated fair value and recognize a loss in the statement of operations.  Equity securities are included in other invested assets.

Preferred stock of affiliates is carried at estimated fair value.  We record any unrealized gain or loss, net of income taxes, as a component of shareholder’s equity.

Mortgage loans held in our investment portfolio are carried at amortized unpaid balances, net of provisions for estimated losses.  Interest income is accrued on the principal amount of the loan based on the loan’s contractual interest rate.  Payment terms specified for mortgage loans may include a prepayment penalty for unscheduled payoff of the investment.  Prepayment penalties are recognized as investment income when received.

Policy loans are stated at current unpaid principal balances.

Certain of our trading securities are held in an effort to offset the portion of the income statement volatility caused by the effect of interest rate fluctuations on the value of certain embedded derivatives related to our fixed index annuity products and certain modified coinsurance agreements.  See the section of this note entitled “Accounting for Derivatives” for further discussion regarding embedded derivatives and the trading accounts.  In addition, the trading account includes investments backing the market strategies of our multibucket annuity products.  The change in fair value of these securities, which is recognized currently in investment income, is substantially offset by the change in insurance policy benefits for these products.  Our trading securities totaled $128.1 million and $118.9 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Securities lending collateral primarily consisted of fixed maturities, equity securities and cash and cash equivalents.  We carried these investments at estimated fair value.  We recorded any unrealized gain or loss, net of tax, as a component of shareholder’s equity.  In the third quarter of 2010, the Company discontinued its securities lending program.

Other invested assets include:  (i) certain call options purchased in an effort to hedge the effects of certain policyholder benefits related to our fixed index annuity and life insurance products; (ii) certain non-traditional investments; and (iii) equity securities.  We carry the call options at estimated fair value as further described in the section of this note entitled “Accounting for Derivatives”.  Non-traditional investments include investments in certain limited partnerships, which are accounted for using the equity method, and promissory notes, which are accounted for using the cost method.

We defer any fees received or costs incurred when we originate investments.  We amortize fees, costs, discounts and premiums as yield adjustments over the contractual lives of the investments without anticipation of prepayments.  We consider anticipated prepayments on mortgage-backed securities in determining estimated future yields on such securities.

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amortized cost (determined based on specific identification) as a realized investment gain or loss.

We regularly evaluate our investments for possible impairment as further described in the note to the consolidated financial statements entitled “Investments”.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include commercial paper, invested cash and other investments purchased with original maturities of less than three months.  We carry them at amortized cost, which approximates estimated fair value.

Assets Held in Separate Accounts

Separate accounts are funds on which investment income and gains or losses accrue directly to certain policyholders.  The assets of these accounts are legally segregated.  They are not subject to the claims that may arise out of any other business of the Company.  We report separate account assets at fair value; the underlying investment risks are assumed by the contractholders.  We record the related liabilities at amounts equal to the separate account assets.  We record the fees earned for administrative and contractholder services performed for the separate accounts in insurance policy income.

Present Value of Future Profits

The value assigned to the right to receive future cash flows from contracts existing at September 10, 2003 is referred to as the present value of future profits.  We also defer renewal commissions paid in excess of ultimate commission levels related to the existing policies in this account.  The balance of this account is amortized and evaluated for recovery in the same manner as described below for deferred acquisition costs.  We also adjust the present value of future profits for the change in amortization that would have been recorded if the fixed maturity securities, available for sale, had been sold at their stated aggregate fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields, similar to the manner described below for deferred acquisition costs.  We limit the total adjustment related to the impact of unrealized losses to the total present value of future profits plus interest.

The discount rate we used to determine the present value of future profits was 12 percent.

The Company expects to amortize the balance of the present value of future profits as of December 31, 2010 as follows:  10 percent in 2011, 9 percent in 2012, 8 percent in 2013, 7 percent in 2014 and 7 percent in 2015.

Deferred Acquisition Costs

The costs that vary with, and are primarily related to, producing new insurance business subsequent to September 10, 2003 are referred to as deferred acquisition costs.  For universal life or investment products, we amortize these costs in relation to the estimated gross profits using the interest rate credited to the underlying policies.  For other products, we amortize these costs in relation to future anticipated premium revenue using the projected investment earnings rate.

When we realize a gain or loss on investments backing our universal life or investment-type products, we adjust the amortization to reflect the change in estimated gross profits from the products due to the gain or loss realized and the effect on future investment yields.  We also adjust deferred acquisition costs for the change in amortization that would have been recorded if our fixed maturity securities, available for sale, had been sold at their stated aggregate fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields.  We limit the total adjustment related to the impact of unrealized losses to the total of costs capitalized plus interest related to insurance policies issued in a particular year.  We include the impact of this adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholder's equity.

The investment environment during the fourth quarter of 2008 resulted in significant net unrealized losses in our fixed maturity investment portfolio.  The total adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the change in deferred acquisition costs for the negative amortization that would have been recorded if fixed maturity securities had been sold at their stated aggregate fair value would have resulted in the balance of deferred acquisition costs exceeding the total of costs
capitalized plus interest for annuity blocks of business issued in certain years.  Accordingly, the adjustment made to deferred acquisition costs and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was reduced by $27.5 million.

 
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We regularly evaluate the recoverability of the unamortized balance of deferred acquisition costs.  We consider estimated future gross profits or future premiums, expected mortality or morbidity, interest earned and credited rates, persistency and expenses in determining whether the balance is recoverable.  If we determine a portion of the unamortized balance is not recoverable, it is charged to amortization expense.  In certain cases, the unamortized balance of deferred acquisition costs may not be deficient in the aggregate, but our estimates of future earnings indicate that profits would be recognized in early periods and losses in later periods.  In this case, we increase the amortization of deferred acquisition costs over the period of profits, by an amount necessary to offset losses that are expected to be recognized in the later years.

Recognition of Insurance Policy Income and Related Benefits and Expenses on Insurance Contracts

For universal life and investment contracts that do not involve significant mortality or morbidity risk, the amounts collected from policyholders are considered deposits and are not included in revenue.  Revenues for these contracts consist of charges for policy administration, cost of insurance charges and surrender charges assessed against policyholders’ account balances.  Such revenues are recognized when the service or coverage is provided, or when the policy is surrendered.

We establish liabilities for investment and universal life products equal to the accumulated policy account values, which include an accumulation of deposit payments plus credited interest, less withdrawals and the amounts assessed against the policyholder through the end of the period.  Sales inducements provided to the policyholders of these products are recognized as liabilities over the period that the contract must remain in force to qualify for the inducement.  The options attributed to the policyholder related to our fixed index annuity products are accounted for as embedded derivatives as described in the section of this note entitled “Accounting for Derivatives”.

Traditional life and the majority of our accident and health products (including long-term care, Medicare supplement and supplemental health products) are long duration insurance contracts.  Premiums on these products are recognized as revenues when due from the policyholders.

We establish liabilities for traditional life, accident and health insurance, and life contingent payment annuity products using mortality tables in general use in the United States, which are modified to reflect the Company’s actual experience when appropriate.  We establish liabilities for accident and health insurance products using morbidity tables based on the Company’s actual or expected experience.  These reserves are computed at amounts that, with additions from estimated future premiums received and with interest on such reserves at estimated future rates, are expected to be sufficient to meet our obligations under the terms of the policy.  Liabilities for future policy benefits are computed on a net-level premium method based upon assumptions as to future claim costs, investment yields, mortality, morbidity, withdrawals, policy dividends and maintenance expenses determined when the policies were issued (or with respect to policies inforce at August 31, 2003, the Company’s best estimate of such assumptions on the Effective Date).  We make an additional provision to allow for potential adverse deviation for some of our assumptions.  Once established, assumptions on these products are generally not changed unless a premium deficiency exists.  In that case, a premium deficiency reserve is recognized and the future pattern of reserve changes are modified to reflect the relationship of premiums to benefits based on the current best estimate of future claim costs, investment yields, mortality, morbidity, withdrawals, policy dividends and maintenance expenses, determined without an additional provision for potential adverse deviation.

We establish claim reserves based on our estimate of the loss to be incurred on reported claims plus estimates of incurred but unreported claims based on our past experience.

Accounting for Long-term Care Premium Rate Increases

Washington National is subject to an order issued by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation which impacts approximately 4,800 home health care policies issued in Florida by Washington National and its predecessor companies.  The order required Washington National to offer a choice of three alternatives to holders of home health care policies in Florida subject to premium rate increases as follows:

·  
retention of their current policy with a rate increase of 50 percent in the first year and actuarially justified increases in subsequent years;
 

 
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·  
receipt of a replacement policy with reduced benefits and a rate increase in the first year of 25 percent and no more than 15 percent in subsequent years; or
 
·  
receipt of a paid-up policy, allowing the holder to file future claims up to 100 percent of the amount of premiums paid since the inception of the policy.
 
Reserves for all three groups of policies under the order were prospectively adjusted using a prospective revision methodology as these alternatives were required by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.  These policies had no insurance acquisition costs established at the Effective Date.

Reinsurance

In the normal course of business, we seek to limit our loss exposure on any single insured or to certain groups of policies by ceding reinsurance to other insurance enterprises.  We currently retain no more than $.8 million of mortality risk on any one policy.  We diversify the risk of reinsurance loss by using a number of reinsurers that have strong claims-paying ratings.  In each case, the Company is directly liable for claims reinsured in the event the assuming company is unable to pay.

The cost of reinsurance on life and health coverages is recognized over the life of the reinsured policies using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying policy.  The cost of reinsurance ceded totaled $141.1 million, $133.2 million and $141.5 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  We deduct this cost from insurance policy income.  Reinsurance recoveries netted against insurance policy benefits totaled $448.1 million, $473.3 million and $445.4 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

From time-to-time, we assume insurance from other companies.  Any costs associated with the assumption of insurance are amortized consistent with the method used to amortize deferred acquisition costs described above.  Reinsurance premiums assumed totaled $16.9 million, $18.5 million and $20.7 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

At both December 31, 2010 and 2009, less than one percent of our total reinsurance recoverables were from subsidiaries of CNO.

See the section of this note entitled “Accounting for Derivatives” for a discussion of the derivative embedded in the payable related to certain modified coinsurance agreements.

In September 2009, we completed a transaction to coinsure, with an effective date of January 1, 2009, about 104,000 non-core life insurance policies with Wilton Reassurance Company (“Wilton Re”).  In the transaction, Wilton Re paid a ceding commission of $55.8 million and coinsures and administers 100 percent of these policies.  We transferred to Wilton Re $401.6 million in cash and policy loans and $457.4 million of policy and other reserves.  Most of the policies involved in the transaction were issued by companies prior to their acquisition.  We recorded a deferred gain of approximately $26 million in 2009 which will be recognized over the remaining life of the block of insurance policies coinsured with Wilton Re.

Income Taxes

Our income tax expense includes deferred income taxes arising from temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, capital loss carryforwards and net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”).  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or paid.  The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in earnings in the period when the changes are enacted.

A reduction of the carrying amount of deferred tax assets by establishing a valuation allowance is required if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized.  We evaluate the need to establish a valuation allowance for our deferred income tax assets on an ongoing basis.  In evaluating our deferred income tax assets, we consider whether the deferred income tax assets will be realized, based on the more-likely-than-not realization threshold criterion.  The ultimate realization of our deferred income tax assets depends upon generating sufficient future taxable income

 
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during the periods in which our temporary differences become deductible and before our capital loss carryforwards and NOLs expire.  This assessment requires significant judgment.  In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, appropriate consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets.  This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, excess appreciated asset value over the tax basis of net assets, the duration of carryforward periods, our experience with operating loss and tax credit carryforwards expiring unused, and tax planning alternatives.

At December 31, 2010, our valuation allowance for our net deferred tax assets was $17.2 million as we have determined that it is more likely than not that a portion of our deferred tax assets will not be realized.  This determination was made by evaluating each component of the deferred tax asset and assessing the effects of limitations and/or interpretations on the value of such component to be fully recognized in the future.

Accounting for Derivatives

Our fixed index annuity products provide a guaranteed minimum rate of return and a higher potential return that is based on a percentage (the “participation rate”) of the amount of increase in the value of a particular index, such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, over a specified period.  Typically, on each policy anniversary date, a new index period begins.  We are generally able to change the participation rate at the beginning of each index period during a policy year, subject to contractual minimums.  We typically buy call options (including call spreads) referenced to the applicable indices in an effort to hedge potential increases to policyholder benefits resulting from increases in the particular index to which the policy’s return is linked.  We reflect changes in the estimated fair value of these options in net investment income.  Net investment gains (losses) related to fixed index products were $7.3 million, $10.1 million and $(33.4) million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  These amounts were substantially offset by a corresponding change to insurance policy benefits.  The estimated fair value of these options was $16.8 million and $23.4 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  We classify these instruments as other invested assets.

The Company accounts for the options attributed to the policyholder for the estimated life of the annuity contract as embedded derivatives.  The expected future cost of options on fixed index annuity products is used to determine the value of embedded derivatives.  The Company purchases options to hedge liabilities for the next policy year on each policy anniversary date and must estimate the fair value of the forward embedded options related to the policies.  These accounting requirements often create volatility in the earnings from these products.  We record the changes in the fair values of the embedded derivatives in current earnings as a component of policyholder benefits.  Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted authoritative guidance related to fair value measurements which required us to value the embedded derivatives reflecting a hypothetical market perspective for fair value measurement.  We recorded a charge of $.5 million to net income (after the effects of the amortization of the present value of future profits and deferred acquisition costs (collectively referred to as “amortization of insurance acquisition costs”) and income taxes), attributable to changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives as a result of adopting such guidance.  The fair value of these derivatives, which are classified as “liabilities for interest-sensitive products”, was $182.0 million and $216.5 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  We maintain a specific block of investments in our trading securities account, which we carry at estimated fair value with changes in such value recognized as investment income.  The change in value of these trading securities attributable to interest fluctuations is intended to offset a portion of the change in the value of the embedded derivative.

If the counterparties for the call options we hold fail to meet their obligations, we may have to recognize a loss.  We limit our exposure to such a loss by diversifying among several counterparties believed to be strong and creditworthy.  At December 31, 2010, all of our counterparties were rated “BBB+” or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”).

Certain of our reinsurance payable balances contain embedded derivatives.  Such derivatives had an estimated fair value of $(.4) million and $1.6 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  We record the change in the fair value of these derivatives as a component of investment income.  We maintain a specific block of investments related to these agreements in our trading securities account, which we carry at estimated fair value with changes in such value recognized as investment income.  The change in value of these trading securities attributable to interest fluctuations is intended to offset the change in value of the embedded derivatives.  However, differences will occur as corporate spreads change.


 
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Multibucket Annuity Product

The Company’s multibucket annuity is an annuity product that credits interest based on the experience of a particular market strategy.  Policyholders allocate their annuity premium payments to several different market strategies based on different asset classes within the Company’s investment portfolio.  Interest is credited to this product based on the market return of the given strategy, less management fees, and funds may be moved between different strategies.  The Company guarantees a minimum return of premium plus approximately 3 percent per annum over the life of the contract.  The investments backing the market strategies of these products are designated by the Company as trading securities.  The change in the fair value of these securities is recognized as investment income, which is substantially offset by the change in insurance policy benefits for these products.  As of December 31, 2010, we hold insurance liabilities of $63.7 million related to multibucket annuity products.

Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted authoritative guidance which clarifies a number of considerations with respect to fair value measurement objectives for financial reporting and expands disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. The guidance is intended to increase consistency and comparability among fair value estimates used in financial reporting and the disclosure requirements are intended to provide users of financial statements with the ability to assess the reliability of an entity’s fair value measurements.  The initial adoption of the guidance resulted in a charge of $.5 million to net income (after the effects of the amortization of insurance acquisition costs and income taxes) in the first quarter of 2008, attributable to changes in the liability for the embedded derivatives associated with our fixed index annuity products.  The change resulted from the incorporation of risk margins into the estimated fair value calculation for this liability.

Definition of Fair Value

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and, therefore, represents an exit price, not an entry price.  We hold fixed maturities, equity securities, trading securities, derivatives, separate account assets and embedded derivatives, which are carried at fair value.

The degree of judgment utilized in measuring the fair value of financial instruments is largely dependent on the level to which pricing is based on observable inputs.  Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our view of market assumptions in the absence of observable market information.  Financial instruments with readily available active quoted prices would be considered to have fair values based on the highest level of observable inputs, and little judgment would be utilized in measuring fair value.  Financial instruments that rarely trade would often have fair value based on a lower level of observable inputs, and more judgment would be utilized in measuring fair value.

Valuation Hierarchy

There is a three-level hierarchy for valuing assets or liabilities at fair value based on whether inputs are observable or unobservable.

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Level 1 – includes assets and liabilities valued using inputs that are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Our Level 1 assets include exchange traded securities.

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Level 2 – includes assets and liabilities valued using inputs that are quoted prices for similar assets in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in a market that is not active, observable inputs, or observable inputs that can be corroborated by market data.  Level 2 assets and liabilities include those financial instruments that are valued by independent pricing services using models or other valuation methodologies.  These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various inputs such as interest rate, credit spread, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads and other inputs that are observable or derived from observable information in the marketplace or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.  Financial instruments in this category primarily include:  certain public and private corporate fixed maturity

 
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securities; certain government or agency securities; certain mortgage and asset-backed securities; and non-exchange-traded derivatives such as call options to hedge liabilities related to our fixed index annuity products.

·  
Level 3 – includes assets and liabilities valued using unobservable inputs that are used in model-based valuations that contain management assumptions.  Level 3 assets and liabilities include those financial instruments whose fair value is estimated based on non-binding broker prices or internally developed models or methodologies utilizing significant inputs not based on, or corroborated by, readily available market information.  Financial instruments in this category include certain corporate securities (primarily private placements), certain mortgage and asset-backed securities, and other less liquid securities.  Additionally, the Company’s liabilities for embedded derivatives (including embedded derivatives related to our fixed index annuity products and to a modified coinsurance arrangement) are classified in Level 3 since their values include significant unobservable inputs including actuarial assumptions.

At each reporting date, we classify assets and liabilities into the three input levels based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement of fair value for each asset and liability reported at fair value.  This classification is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument, whether the financial instrument is new to the market and not yet established, the characteristics specific to the transaction and overall market conditions.  Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement and the ultimate classification of each asset and liability requires judgment.

The vast majority of our fixed maturity securities and separate account assets use Level 2 inputs for the determination of fair value.  These fair values are obtained primarily from independent pricing services, which use Level 2 inputs for the determination of fair value.  Substantially all of our Level 2 fixed maturity securities and separate account assets were valued from independent pricing services.  Third party pricing services normally derive the security prices through recently reported trades for identical or similar securities making adjustments through the reporting date based upon available market observable information.  If there are no recently reported trades, the third party pricing services may use matrix or model processes to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed and discounted at an estimated risk-adjusted market rate.  The number of prices obtained is dependent on the Company’s analysis of such prices as further described below.

For securities that are not priced by pricing services and may not be reliably priced using pricing models, we obtain broker quotes.  These broker quotes are non-binding and represent an exit price, but assumptions used to establish the fair value may not be observable and therefore represent Level 3 inputs.  Approximately 11 percent and 2 percent of our Level 3 fixed maturity securities were valued using broker quotes or independent pricing services, respectively.  The remaining Level 3 fixed maturity investments do not have readily determinable market prices and/or observable inputs.  For these securities, we use internally developed valuations.  Key assumptions used to determine fair value for these securities may include risk-free rates, risk premiums, performance of underlying collateral and other factors involving significant assumptions which may not be reflective of an active market.  For certain investments, we use a matrix or model process to develop a security price where future cash flow expectations are developed and discounted at an estimated market rate.  The pricing matrix utilizes a spread level to determine the market price for a security.  The credit spread generally incorporates the issuer’s credit rating and other factors relating to the issuer’s industry and the security’s maturity.  In some instances issuer-specific spread adjustments, which can be positive or negative, are made based upon internal analysis of security specifics such as liquidity, deal size and time to maturity.

Privately placed securities comprise approximately 61 percent of our fixed maturities, available for sale, classified as Level 3.  Privately placed securities are classified as Level 3 when their valuation is based on internal valuation models which rely on significant inputs that are not observable in the market.  Our model applies spreads above the risk-free rate which are determined based on comparison to securities with similar ratings, maturities and industries that are rated by independent third party rating agencies.  Our process also considers the ratings assigned by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “NAIC”) to the Level 3 securities on an annual basis.  Each quarter, a review is performed to determine the reasonableness of the initial valuations from the model.  If an initial valuation appears unreasonable based on our knowledge of a security and current market conditions, we make appropriate adjustments to our valuation inputs.  The remaining securities classified as Level 3 are primarily valued based on internally developed models using estimated future cash flows.  We recognized other-than-temporary impairments on securities classified as Level 3 investments of $39.5 million during 2010 ($36.7 million, prior to the $(2.8) million of impairment losses recognized through accumulated other

 
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comprehensive income (loss)).

As the Company is responsible for the determination of fair value, we perform monthly quantitative and qualitative analysis on the prices received from third parties to determine whether the prices are reasonable estimates of fair value.  The Company’s analysis includes:  (i) a review of the methodology used by third party pricing services; (ii) a comparison of pricing services’ valuation to other pricing services’ valuations for the same security; (iii) a review of month to month price fluctuations; (iv) a review to ensure valuations are not unreasonably stale; and (v) back testing to compare actual purchase and sale transactions with valuations received from third parties.  As a result of such procedures, the Company may conclude the prices received from third parties are not reflective of current market conditions.  In those instances, we may request additional pricing quotes or apply internally developed valuations.  However, the number of instances is insignificant and the aggregate change in value of such investments is not materially different from the original prices received.

The categorization of the fair value measurements of our investments priced by independent pricing services was based upon the Company’s judgment of the inputs or methodologies used by the independent pricing services to value different asset classes.  Such inputs include:  benchmark yields, reported trades, broker dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data.  The Company categorizes such fair value measurements based upon asset classes and the underlying observable or unobservable inputs used to value such investments.

The classification of fair value measurements for derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation, is determined based on the consideration of several inputs including closing exchange or over-the-counter market price quotations; time value and volatility factors underlying options; market interest rates; and non-performance risk.  For certain embedded derivatives, we may use actuarial assumptions in the determination of fair value.

 
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The categorization of fair value measurements, by input level, for our fixed maturity securities, equity securities, trading securities, certain other invested assets, assets held in separate accounts and embedded derivative instruments included in liabilities for insurance products at December 31, 2010 is as follows (dollars in millions):

   
Quoted prices
in active markets for identical assets
 or liabilities
 (Level 1)
   
Significant other observable inputs
 (Level 2)
     
Significant unobservable
 inputs
 (Level 3)
     
Total
 
Assets:
                           
Fixed maturities, available for sale:
                           
Corporate securities
  $ -     $ 2,445.8       $ 506.5       $ 2,952.3  
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
    10.0       41.4         -         51.4  
States and political subdivisions
    -       433.4         4.3         437.7  
Asset-backed securities
    -       60.2         1.2         61.4  
Collateralized debt obligations
    -       -         35.7         35.7  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    -       220.4         -         220.4  
Mortgage pass-through securities
    3.6       -         .7         4.3  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    -       262.1         19.8         281.9  
Total fixed maturities, available for sale 
    13.6       3,463.3         568.2         4,045.1  
                                     
Trading securities:
                                   
Corporate securities
    3.2       47.5         4.3         55.0  
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
    -       49.3         -         49.3  
States and political subdivisions
    -       16.1         -         16.1  
Asset-backed securities
    -       .6         -         .6  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    -       5.2         -         5.2  
Mortgage pass-through securities
    .3       -         -         .3  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    -       1.2         .4         1.6  
Total trading securities
    3.5       119.9         4.7         128.1  
Other invested assets
    -       16.9  
(a)
    1.3  
 
    18.2  
Assets held in separate accounts
    -       17.5         -         17.5  
                                     
Liabilities:
                                   
Liabilities for insurance products:
                                   
Interest-sensitive products
    -       -         181.6  
(b)
    181.6  
_____________
(a)  
Includes derivatives.
(b)  
Includes $182.0 million of embedded derivatives associated with our fixed index annuity products and $(.4) million of embedded derivatives associated with a modified coinsurance agreement.


 
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The categorization of fair value measurements, by input level, for our fixed maturity securities, equity securities, trading securities, certain other invested assets, assets held in separate accounts and embedded derivative instruments included in liabilities for insurance products at December 31, 2009 is as follows (dollars in millions):

 
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
 (Level 1)
 
Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
   
Total
Assets:
                   
Fixed maturities, available for sale:
                   
Corporate securities
$     -
   
$2,429.2
   
$585.0
   
$3,014.2
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
19.4
   
65.1
   
-
   
84.5
States and political subdivisions
-
   
175.4
   
5.9
   
181.3
Debt securities issued by foreign governments
-
   
2.1
   
-
   
2.1
Asset-backed securities
-
   
33.2
   
6.0
   
39.2
Collateralized debt obligations
-
   
-
   
27.2
   
27.2
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
-
   
96.3
   
7.8
   
104.1
Mortgage pass-through securities
3.9
   
.6
   
.7
   
5.2
Collateralized mortgage obligations
      -
   
    353.0
   
    1.3
   
    354.3
Total fixed maturities, available for sale 
 23.3
   
 3,154.9
   
 633.9
   
 3,812.1
                     
Trading securities:
                   
Corporate securities
3.8
   
49.4
   
3.7
   
56.9
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
-
   
46.0
   
-
   
46.0
States and political subdivisions
-
   
4.4
   
-
   
4.4
Asset-backed securities
-
   
.5
   
-
   
.5
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
-
   
5.0
   
-
   
5.0
Mortgage pass-through securities
.4
   
-
   
-
   
.4
Collateralized mortgage obligations
      -
   
      5.7
   
        -
   
        5.7
Total trading securities
   4.2
   
  111.0
   
    3.7
   
    118.9
                     
Securities lending collateral:
                   
Corporate securities
-
   
9.0
   
-
   
9.0
Asset-backed securities
      -
   
       4.7
   
    3.1
   
       7.8
Total securities lending collateral
      -
   
     13.7
   
    3.1
   
     16.8
                     
Other invested assets
      -
   
     23.2
(a)
 
     .8
   
(b)
     24.0
Assets held in separate accounts
      -
   
     17.3
   
        -
   
     17.3
                     
Liabilities:
                   
Liabilities for insurance products:
                   
Interest-sensitive products
-
   
-
   
218.1
 
(c)
218.1


 
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(a)  
Includes derivatives.
(b)  
Includes equity-like holdings in special-purpose entities.
(c)  
Includes $216.5 million of embedded derivatives associated with our fixed index annuity products and $1.6 million of embedded derivatives associated with a modified coinsurance agreement.

The following table presents additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which we have utilized significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs to determine fair value for the year ended December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):

                                                   
   
December 31, 2010
       
   
Beginning
balance
as of
December 31,
2009
   
Purchases,
sales,
issuances
and
settlements,
net
   
Total
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses)
included
in net
income
   
Total realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
included in
accumulated other
comprehensive
income (loss)
   
Transfers
into
Level 3
(a)
   
Transfers
out of
Level 3
(a) (b)
   
Ending
balance
as of
December 31,
2010
   
Amount of total gains (losses) for the year ended
December 31, 2010 included
in our net
income relating
to assets and liabilities still held as of the reporting date
 
Assets:
                                                 
Fixed maturities, available for sale:
                                                 
Corporate securities
  $ 585.0     $ .7     $ (36.4 )   $ 25.3     $ 4.7     $ (72.8 )   $ 506.5       $ -  
States and political subdivisions
    5.9       -       -       .1       -       (1.7 )     4.3         -  
Asset-backed securities
    6.0       (5.7 )     (5.7 )     6.6       -       -       1.2         -  
Collateralized debt obligations
    27.2       4.2       (.2 )     4.5       -       -       35.7         -  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    7.8       -       -       -       -       (7.8 )     -         -  
Mortgage pass-through securities
    .7       -       -       -       -       -       .7         -  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    1.3       7.3       (.7 )     2.8       10.0       (.9 )     19.8         -  
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
    633.9       6.5       (43.0 )     39.3       14.7       (83.2 )     568.2         -  
Trading securities:
                                                                 
Corporate securities
    3.7       -       .6       -       -       -       4.3         .6  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
     -       -       .1       -       .3       -       .4         .1  
Total trading
securities
    3.7       -       .7       -       .3       -       4.7         .7  
Securities lending collateral:
                                                                 
Asset-backed securities
    3.1       (3.1 )     -       -       -       -       -         -  
Other invested assets
    .8       -       -       .5       -       -       1.3         -  
Liabilities:
                                                                 
    Liabilities for insurance products:
                                                                 
Interest-sensitive products
    (218.1 )     52.2       (15.7 )     -       -       -       (181.6 )
 
    (15.7 )
________
(a)  
Transfers in/out of Level 3 are reported as having occurred at the beginning of the period.
(b)  
Included in the transfers out of Level 3 is approximately $68 million of privately issued securities that were priced using observable market data at December 31, 2010 and were, therefore, transferred to Level 2.

 
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The following table presents additional information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which we have utilized significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs to determine fair value for the year ended December 31, 2009 (dollars in millions):

   
December 31, 2009
         
   
Beginning
balance
as of
December 31,
2008
   
Purchases,
sales,
issuances
and
settlements,
net
   
Total
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses)
included
in net
income
   
Total realized
and unrealized
gains (losses)
included in
accumulated other
comprehensive
income (loss)
     
Transfers
into
Level 3
(a)
   
Transfers
out of
Level 3
(a)
   
Ending
balance
as of
December 31,
2009
       
Amount of total gains (losses) for the year ended
December 31, 2009 included
in our net
income relating
to assets and liabilities still held as of the reporting date
   
 
Assets:
                                           
Fixed maturities, available for sale:
                                           
Corporate securities
  $ 515.0     $ 17.7     $ (1.8 )   $ 52.5     $ 3.6     $ (2.0 )   $ 585.0       $ (1.6    
States and political subdivisions
    5.4       (.4 )     -       (.9 )     1.8       -       5.9         -      
Asset-backed securities
    9.0       (.6 )     (.5 )     (1.0 )     -       (.9 )     6.0         -      
Collateralized debt obligations
    46.2       (13.5 )     (2.4 )     (3.1 )     -       -       27.2         (2.8    
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    5.5       (.5 )     (.3 )     3.1       -       -       7.8         -      
Mortgage pass-through securities
    .8       (.2 )     -       -       .1       -       .7         -      
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    8.8       .8       -       -       -       (8.3 )     1.3         -      
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
    590.7       3.3       (5.0 )     50.6       5.5       (11.2 )     633.9         (4.4    
Trading securities:
                                                                     
Corporate securities
    2.7       -       1.0       -       -       -       3.7         1.0      
Securities lending collateral:
                                                                     
Corporate securities
    7.0       (7.0 )     -       -       -       -       -         -      
Asset-backed securities
    2.6       (.4 )     -       .2       .7       -       3.1         -      
Total securities lending collateral
    9.6       (7.4 )     -       .2       .7       -       3.1         -      
Other invested assets
    .9       -       (1.2 )     1.1       -       -       .8         (1.2    
Liabilities:
                                                                     
    Liabilities for insurance products:
                                                                     
Interest-sensitive products
    (233.5 )     18.8       (3.4 )     -       -       -       (218.1
 
    (3.4    
_________
(a)  
Transfers in/out of Level 3 are reported as having occurred at the beginning of the period.

At December 31, 2010, 72 percent of our Level 3 fixed maturities, available for sale, were investment grade and 89 percent of our Level 3 fixed maturities, available for sale, consisted of corporate securities.

Realized and unrealized investment gains and losses presented in the preceding tables represent gains and losses during the time the applicable financial instruments were classified as Level 3.

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on Level 3 assets are primarily reported in either net investment income, net realized investment gains (losses) or insurance policy benefits within the consolidated statement of operations or accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within shareholder’s equity based on the appropriate accounting treatment for the instrument.

Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net, represent the activity that occurred during the period that results in a change of the asset or liability but does not represent changes in fair value for the instruments held at the beginning of the

 
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period.  Such activity primarily consists of purchases and sales of fixed maturity, equity and trading securities, purchases and settlements of derivative instruments, and changes to embedded derivative instruments related to insurance products resulting from the issuance of new contracts, or changes to existing contracts.

We review the fair value hierarchy classifications each reporting period.  Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3 in 2010 and 2009 were primarily due to changes in the observability of the valuation attributes resulting in a reclassification of certain financial assets or liabilities.  Such reclassifications are reported as transfers in and out of Level 3 at the beginning fair value for the reporting period in which the changes occur.  There were no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 in 2010.

The amount presented for gains (losses) included in our net loss for assets and liabilities still held as of the reporting date primarily represents impairments for fixed maturities, available for sale, changes in fair value of trading securities and certain derivatives and changes in fair value of embedded derivative instruments included in liabilities for insurance products that exist as of the reporting date.

We use the following methods and assumptions to determine the estimated fair values of other financial instruments:

Preferred stock of affiliates.  The issuers, which are subsidiaries of CNO, may redeem the preferred stock at any time at the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid dividends.  The estimated fair value of these investments approximates such redemption amounts.

Cash and cash equivalents.  The carrying amount for these instruments approximates their estimated fair value.

Mortgage loans and policy loans.  We discount future expected cash flows for loans included in our investment portfolio based on interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings.  We aggregate loans with similar characteristics in our calculations.  The fair value of policy loans approximates their carrying value.

Other invested assets.  We use quoted market prices, where available.  When quotes are not available, we estimate the fair value based on discounted future expected cash flows or independent transactions which establish a value for our investment.  Investments in limited partnerships are accounted for under the equity method which approximates estimated fair value.

Insurance liabilities for interest-sensitive products.  We discount future expected cash flows based on interest rates currently being offered for similar contracts with similar maturities.

 
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The estimated fair values of our financial instruments at December 31, 2010 and 2009, were as follows (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
 
   
Carrying
   
Fair
   
Carrying
   
Fair
 
   
Amount
   
Value
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Financial assets:
                       
Fixed maturities, available for sale                                                                   
  $ 4,045.1     $ 4,045.1     $ 3,812.1     $ 3,812.1  
Preferred stock of affiliates                                                                   
    34.4       34.4       30.7       30.7  
Mortgage loans                                                                   
    415.2       412.7       477.7       427.9  
Policy loans                                                                   
    38.7       38.7       39.5       39.5  
Trading securities                                                                   
    128.1       128.1       118.9       118.9  
Securities lending collateral                                                                   
    -       -       45.0       45.0  
Other invested assets                                                                   
    43.1       43.1       42.6       42.6  
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                   
    91.5       91.5       94.4       94.4  
                                 
Financial liabilities:
                               
Insurance liabilities for interest-sensitive products (a)
    3,091.3       3,091.3       3,407.6       3,407.6  
____________________
(a)
The estimated fair value of insurance liabilities for interest-sensitive products was approximately equal to its carrying value at December 31, 2010 and 2009.  This was because interest rates credited on the vast majority of account balances approximate current rates paid on similar products and because these rates are not generally guaranteed beyond one year.

Sales Inducements

Certain of our annuity products offer sales inducements to contract holders in the form of enhanced crediting rates or bonus payments in the initial period of the contract.  Certain of our life insurance products offer persistency bonuses credited to the contract holders balance after the policy has been outstanding for a specified period of time.  These enhanced rates and persistency bonuses are considered sales inducements in accordance with GAAP.  Such amounts are deferred and amortized in the same manner as deferred acquisition costs.  Sales inducements deferred totaled $.9 million, $5.2 million and $7.3 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Amounts amortized totaled $8.7 million, $10.4 million and $5.3 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The unamortized balance of deferred sales inducements was $33.3 million and $41.1 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Pending Accounting Standards

In October 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that modifies the definition of the types of costs incurred by insurance entities that can be capitalized in the acquisition of new and renewal contracts.  The guidance specifies that an insurance entity shall only capitalize incremental direct costs related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts.  The guidance also states that advertising costs should be included in deferred acquisition costs only if the capitalization criteria in the direct-response advertising guidance are met.  The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2011.  The guidance should be applied prospectively upon adoption.  Retrospective application to all prior periods presented upon the date of adoption also is permitted, but not required.  We are in the process of evaluating the impact the guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and we believe that the guidance will reduce the amount of costs that we can capitalize.

In January 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires additional disclosures related to purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of Level 3 fair value measurements.  This guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010.  We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


 
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Adopted Accounting Standards

In March 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance clarifying the scope exception for embedded credit derivatives and when those features would be bifurcated from the host contract.  Under the new guidance, only embedded credit derivative features that are in the form of subordination of one financial instrument to another would not be subject to the bifurcation requirements.  Accordingly, entities will be required to bifurcate any embedded credit derivative features that no longer qualify under the amended scope exception, or, for certain investments, an entity can elect the fair value option and record the entire investment at fair value.  This guidance is effective for fiscal quarters beginning after June 15, 2010.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires new disclosures and clarifies existing disclosure requirements related to fair value.  An entity is also required to disclose significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy.  In addition, the guidance amends the fair value disclosure requirement for pension and postretirement benefit plan assets to require this disclosure at the investment class level.  The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009.  Such disclosures are included in the note to the consolidated financial statements entitled “Fair Value Measurements”.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that is intended to improve the relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets.  The guidance must be applied as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting periods thereafter.  The guidance must be applied to transfers occurring on or after the effective date.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

On April 9, 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance regarding the recognition and presentation of an other-than-temporary impairment and requires additional disclosures.  The recognition provision within this guidance applies only to fixed maturity investments that are subject to the other-than-temporary impairments.  If an entity intends to sell or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell an impaired security prior to recovery of its cost basis, the security is other-than-temporarily impaired and the full amount of the impairment is recognized as a loss through earnings.  Otherwise, losses on securities which are other-than-temporarily impaired are separated into:  (i) the portion of loss which represents the credit loss; and (ii) the portion which is due to other factors.  The credit loss portion is recognized as a loss through earnings while the loss due to other factors is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes and related amortization.  The guidance requires a cumulative effect adjustment to accumulated deficit and a corresponding adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to reclassify the non-credit portion of previously other-than-temporarily impaired securities which were held at the beginning of the period of adoption and for which we do not intend to sell and it is more likely than not that we will not be required to sell such securities before recovery of the amortized cost basis.  We adopted the guidance effective January 1, 2009.  The cumulative effect of adopting this guidance was a $4.9 million net decrease to accumulated deficit and a corresponding increase to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

On April 9, 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which provided additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability and clarifies that the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate.  The guidance also discusses circumstances that may indicate a transaction is not orderly.  The guidance re-emphasizes that fair value continues to be the exit price in an orderly market.  Further, this guidance requires additional disclosures about fair value measurement in annual and interim reporting periods.  The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted.   We adopted the guidance effective for the period ending March 31, 2009, and this guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

On April 9, 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires that the fair value of financial instruments be disclosed in an entity’s financial statements in both interim and annual periods.  The guidance also requires disclosure of methods and assumptions used to estimate fair values.  The guidance is effective for interim reporting periods ending after

 
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June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.  We adopted the guidance for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, which did not have a material effect on our consolidated balance sheet or statement of operations.

In January 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which amended certain impairment guidance by removing the exclusive reliance upon market participant assumptions about future cash flows when evaluating the impairment of certain securities.  The guidance permits the use of reasonable management judgment of the probability that the holder will be unable to collect all amounts due.  The guidance is effective prospectively for interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2008.  The Company adopted the guidance on December 31, 2008 and the adoption did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which required enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities.   The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.  The adoption of the guidance did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which establishes new standards governing the accounting for and reporting of noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests).  The guidance establishes reporting requirements which include, among other things, that noncontrolling interests be reflected as a separate component of equity, not as a liability.  It also requires that the interests of the parent and the noncontrolling interest be clearly identifiable.  Additionally, increases and decreases in a parent’s ownership interest that leave control intact shall be reflected as equity transactions, rather than step acquisitions or dilution gains or losses.  The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008.  The initial adoption of this guidance had no effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a transaction at the acquisition date fair value, with certain exceptions.  Additionally, the guidance requires changes to the accounting treatment of acquisition related items, including, among other items, transaction costs, contingent consideration, restructuring costs, indemnification assets and tax benefits.  The guidance also provides for a substantial number of new disclosure requirements.  The guidance is effective for business combinations initiated on or after the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2008.  We expect that the guidance will have an effect on our accounting for business combinations, if any, that are made in the future.  In addition, the guidance changes the previous requirement that reductions in a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets established in conjunction with the implementation of fresh-start accounting be recognized as a direct increase to additional paid-in capital.  Instead, the revised standard requires that any such reduction be reported as a decrease to income tax expense through the consolidated statement of operations.   Accordingly, any reductions to our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets will be reported as a decrease to income tax expense, after the effective date of the guidance.

In December 2008, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which required public entities to provide additional disclosures about transferors’ continuing involvements with transferred financial assets and to provide additional disclosures about their involvement with VIEs.  The guidance was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods ending after December 15, 2008.  We adopted the guidance on December 31, 2008 and it did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued authoritative guidance which allows entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items, including insurance contracts, at fair value (on an instrument-by-instrument basis) that are not currently required to be measured at fair value.  The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.  We adopted the guidance on January 1, 2008.  We did not elect the fair value option for any of our financial assets or liabilities.

In April 2007, FASB issued authoritative guidance which allows fair value amounts recognized for collateral to be offset against fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments that are executed with the same counterparty under certain circumstances.  The guidance also requires an entity to disclose the accounting policy decision to offset, or not to offset, fair value amounts.  We do not, and have not previously, offset the fair value amounts recognized for derivatives with

 
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the amounts recognized as collateral.  All collateral is maintained in a tri-party custodial account.  At December 31, 2008, $8.2 million of derivative liabilities ($3.8 million of which was included in liabilities related to our discontinued operations) had been offset against derivative assets executed with the same counterparty under master netting arrangements.  There were no such derivative liabilities offset against derivative assets at December 31, 2010 or 2009. We adopted the guidance on January 1, 2008, and it did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

4.  
INVESTMENTS

At December 31, 2010, the amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities, available for sale, and preferred stock of affiliates were as follows (dollars in millions):

         
Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
unrealized
   
unrealized
   
fair
 
   
cost
   
gains
   
losses
   
value
 
Investment grade (a):
                       
Corporate securities
  $ 2,559.4     $ 120.4     $ (30.8 )   $ 2,649.0  
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
    49.4       2.4       (.4 )     51.4  
States and political subdivisions
    458.0       1.9       (22.8 )     437.1  
Asset-backed securities
    53.0       2.2       (.7 )     54.5  
Collateralized debt obligations
    22.2       .6       (.2 )     22.6  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    207.3       13.4       (1.4 )     219.3  
Mortgage pass-through securities
    4.0       .3       -       4.3  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
     167.0       4.7       (2.1 )     169.6  
                                 
Total investment grade fixed maturities, available for sale
    3,520.3       145.9       (58.4 )     3,607.8  
                                 
Below-investment grade (a):
                               
Corporate securities
    310.2       3.9       (10.8 )     303.3  
States and political subdivisions
    .9       -       (.3 )     .6  
Asset-backed securities
    6.6       .4       (.1 )     6.9  
Collateralized debt obligations
    30.0       .1       (17.0 )     13.1  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    2.2       -       (1.1 )     1.1  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    111.5       2.8       (2.0 )     112.3  
                                 
Total below-investment grade fixed maturities, available for sale
    461.4       7.2       (31.3 )     437.3  
                                 
Total fixed maturities, available for sale                                                                           
  $ 3,981.7     $ 153.1     $ (89.7 )   $ 4,045.1  
                                 
Preferred stock of affiliates                                                                               
  $ 28.2     $ 6.2     $ -     $ 34.4  
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(a)
Investment ratings – Investment ratings are assigned the second lowest rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”)), or if not rated by such firms, the rating assigned by the NAIC.  NAIC designations of “1” or “2” include fixed maturities generally rated investment grade (rated “Baa3” or higher by Moody’s or rated “BBB-” or higher by S&P and Fitch).  NAIC designations of “3” through “6” are referred to as below-investment grade (which generally are rated “Ba1” or lower by Moody’s or rated “BB+” or lower by S&P and Fitch).  References to investment grade or below investment grade throughout our consolidated financial statements are determined as described above.


 
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At December 31, 2009, the amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities, available for sale, and preferred stock of affiliates were as follows (dollars in millions):

         
Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
unrealized
   
unrealized
   
fair
 
   
cost
   
gains
   
losses
   
value
 
Investment grade:
                       
Corporate securities
  $ 2,741.0     $ 69.2     $ (74.3 )   $ 2,735.9  
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
    83.1       2.0       (.6 )     84.5  
States and political subdivisions
    194.9       .6       (16.2 )     179.3  
Debt securities issued by foreign governments
    2.0       .1       -       2.1  
Asset-backed securities
    33.1       .5       (3.9 )     29.7  
Collateralized debt obligations
    17.4       .2       (.1 )     17.5  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    129.7       .6       (26.3 )     104.0  
Mortgage pass-through securities
    5.0       .2       -       5.2  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    285.1       .7       (19.2 )     266.6  
                                 
Total investment grade fixed maturities, available for sale
    3,491.3       74.1       (140.6 )     3,424.8  
                                 
Below-investment grade:
                               
Corporate securities
    305.9       1.0       (28.6 )     278.3  
States and political subdivisions
    2.7       -       (.7 )     2.0  
Asset-backed securities
    20.4       -       (10.9 )     9.5  
Collateralized debt obligations
    29.6       -       (19.9 )     9.7  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    .6       -       (.5 )     .1  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
     118.3       -       (30.6 )     87.7  
                                 
Total below-investment grade fixed maturities, available for sale
    477.5        1.0       (91.2 )     387.3  
                                 
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
  $ 3,968.8     $ 75.1     $ (231.8 )   $ 3,812.1  
                                 
Preferred stock of affiliates
  $ 28.3     $ 2.4     $ -     $ 30.7  


 
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At December 31, 2010, the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, other-than-temporary impairments in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and estimated fair value of fixed maturities, available for sale, were as follows (dollars in millions):

                           
Other-than-
                           
temporary
                           
impairments
                           
included in
         
Gross
   
Gross
         
accumulated other
   
Amortized
   
unrealized
   
unrealized
   
Estimated
   
comprehensive
   
cost
   
gains
   
losses
   
fair value
   
income (loss)
                             
Corporate securities
  $ 2,869.6     $ 124.3     $ (41.6 )   $ 2,952.3     $ -  
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
    49.4       2.4       (.4 )     51.4       -  
States and political subdivisions
    458.9       1.9       (23.1 )     437.7       -  
Asset-backed securities
    59.6       2.6       (.8 )     61.4       -  
Collateralized debt obligations
    52.2       .7       (17.2 )     35.7       -  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    209.5       13.4       (2.5 )     220.4       -  
Mortgage pass-through securities
    4.0       .3       -       4.3       -  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    278.5       7.5       (4.1 )     281.9       (5.5 )
                                         
Total  fixed maturities, available for sale
  $ 3,981.7     $ 153.1     $ (89.7 )   $ 4,045.1     $ (5.5 )


At December 31, 2009, the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, other-than-temporary impairments in accumulated other comprehensive loss and estimated fair value of fixed maturities, available for sale, were as follows (dollars in millions):

                           
Other-than-
                           
temporary
                           
impairments
         
Gross
   
Gross
         
included in other
   
Amortized
   
unrealized
   
unrealized
   
Estimated
   
comprehensive
   
cost
   
gains
   
losses
   
fair value
   
loss
                             
Corporate securities
  $ 3,046.9     $ 70.2     $ (102.9 )   $ 3,014.2     $ -  
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
    83.1       2.0       (.6 )     84.5       -  
States and political subdivisions
    197.6       .6       (16.9 )     181.3       -  
Debt securities issued by foreign governments
    2.0       .1       -       2.1       -  
Asset-backed securities
    53.5       .5       (14.8 )     39.2       (11.8 )
Collateralized debt obligations
    47.0       .2       (20.0 )     27.2       -  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    130.3       .6       (26.8 )     104.1       (.6 )
Mortgage pass-through securities
    5.0       .2       -       5.2       -  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    403.4       .7       (49.8 )     354.3       (30.5 )
                                         
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
  $ 3,968.8     $ 75.1     $ (231.8 )   $ 3,812.1     $ (42.9 )


 
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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) is primarily comprised of the net effect of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on our investments.  These amounts, included in shareholder’s equity as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on fixed maturity securities, available for sale,
on which an other-than-temporary impairment loss has been recognized
  $ (2.6 )   $ (64.1 )
Net unrealized gains (losses) on all other investments                                                                                                             
    72.1       (215.5 )
Adjustment to the present value of future profits (a)                                                                                                             
    (.2 )     .8  
Adjustment to deferred acquisition costs                                                                                                             
    (4.8 )     15.5  
Unrecognized net loss related to deferred compensation plans                                                                                                             
    -       (.2 )
Deferred income tax asset (liability)                                                                                                             
    (23.2 )     94.2  
                 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                     
  $ 41.3     $ (169.3 )
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(a)  
The present value of future profits is the value assigned to the right to receive future cash flows from contracts existing at September 10, 2003 (the date our ultimate parent emerged from bankruptcy).

 
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Concentration of Fixed Maturity Securities, Available for Sale

The following table summarizes the carrying values and gross unrealized losses of our fixed maturity securities, available for sale, by category as of December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):

             
Percent of
         
Gross
 
gross
     
Percent of
 
unrealized
 
unrealized
 
Carrying value
 
fixed maturities
 
losses
 
losses
               
States and political subdivisions                                                         
$437.7
 
10.8
%
 
$23.1
   
25.8
%
Energy/pipelines                                                         
400.2
 
9.9
   
3.9
   
4.3
 
Utilities                                                         
386.9
 
9.6
   
1.4
   
1.6
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
281.9
 
7.0
   
4.1
   
4.5
 
Insurance                                                         
261.4
 
6.5
   
5.4
   
6.0
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
220.4
 
5.4
   
2.5
   
2.8
 
Food/beverage                                                         
219.7
 
5.4
   
2.6
   
2.9
 
Healthcare/pharmaceuticals                                                         
170.0
 
4.2
   
1.5
   
1.7
 
Real estate/REITs                                                         
161.5
 
4.0
   
1.0
   
1.1
 
Banks                                                         
160.8
 
4.0
   
8.8
   
9.8
 
Cable/media                                                         
135.9
 
3.4
   
4.3
   
4.8
 
Transportation                                                         
106.2
 
2.6
   
.6
   
.6
 
Building materials                                                         
105.5
 
2.6
   
3.6
   
4.0
 
Telecom                                                         
101.5
 
2.5
   
2.0
   
2.2
 
Capital goods                                                         
84.6
 
2.1
   
.8
   
.8
 
Chemicals                                                         
68.9
 
1.7
   
.7
   
.8
 
Aerospace/defense                                                         
62.0
 
1.5
   
.3
   
.3
 
Asset-backed securities                                                         
61.4
 
1.5
   
.8
   
.9
 
Metals and mining                                                         
60.4
 
1.4
   
.5
   
.6
 
Consumer products                                                         
55.3
 
1.4
   
1.2
   
1.4
 
U.S. Treasury and Obligations                                                         
51.4
 
1.3
   
.4
   
.5
 
Paper                                                         
47.6
 
1.2
   
.8
   
.9
 
Brokerage                                                         
44.9
 
1.1
   
.8
   
.9
 
Entertainment/hotels                                                         
36.2
 
.9
   
.1
   
.1
 
Collateralized debt obligations                                                         
35.7
 
.9
   
17.2
   
19.2
 
Other                                                         
   287.1
 
   7.1
   
   1.3
   
   1.5
 
                     
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
$4,045.1
 
100.0
%
 
$89.7
   
100.0
%

We held one collateralized debt obligation that had a cost basis of $16.0 million, an estimated fair value of $4.1 million and unrealized losses of $11.9 million at December 31, 2010.  This security was not subject to other-than-temporary impairment losses in 2010.  As of December 31, 2010, this security had been in an unrealized loss position exceeding 20 percent of cost for over three years and was rated C.  Based on our estimate for the performance of the underlying collateral, and our related estimate of future cash flows expected to be collected from this security, discounted at the security’s original effective rate, the recoverable amount is equal to the security’s cost basis at December 31, 2010.

Below-Investment Grade Securities

At December 31, 2010, the amortized cost of the Company’s below-investment grade fixed maturity securities was $461.4 million, or 12 percent of the Company’s fixed maturity portfolio.  The estimated fair value of the below-investment grade portfolio was $437.3 million, or 95 percent of the amortized cost.

Below-investment grade corporate debt securities have different characteristics than investment grade corporate debt securities.  Based on historical performance, probability of default by the borrower is significantly greater for below-

 
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investment grade corporate debt securities and in many cases severity of loss is relatively greater as such securities are generally unsecured and often subordinated to other indebtedness of the issuer.  Also, issuers of below-investment grade corporate debt securities frequently have higher levels of debt relative to investment-grade issuers, hence, all other things being equal, are generally more sensitive to adverse economic conditions.  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.

Contractual Maturity

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities, available for sale, at December 31, 2010, by contractual maturity.  Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.  In addition, structured securities (such as asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, collectively referred to as “structured securities”) frequently permit periodic unscheduled payments throughout their lives (dollars in millions).

         
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
fair
 
   
cost
   
value
 
             
Due in one year or less                                                                       
  $ 45.8     $ 46.1  
Due after one year through five years                                                                       
    186.2       196.6  
Due after five years through ten years                                                                       
    793.2       829.2  
Due after ten years                                                                       
    2,352.7       2,369.5  
                 
 Subtotal                                                                 
    3,377.9       3,441.4  
                 
Structured securities                                                                       
    603.8       603.7  
                 
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
  $ 3,981.7     $ 4,045.1  
 
    Net Investment Income

Net investment income consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
                   
Fixed maturities                                                                         
  $ 241.8     $ 247.0     $ 267.0  
Trading income related to policyholder and reinsurer accounts and other special-purpose portfolios
    6.7       .3       (2.7 )
Preferred stock of affiliates                                                                         
    4.7       4.7       3.1  
Mortgage loans                                                                         
    29.1       30.4       33.1  
Policy loans                                                                         
    2.1       5.4       7.4  
Options related to fixed index products:
                       
Option income (loss)                                                                       
    11.4       (15.6 )     (25.1 )
Change in value of options                                                                       
    (4.1 )     25.7       (8.3 )
Other invested assets                                                                         
    4.4       5.4       6.0  
Cash and cash equivalents                                                                         
    -       .2       2.5  
                         
Gross investment income                                                                       
    296.1       303.5       283.0  
Less investment expenses                                                                         
    3.7       4.1       4.2  
                         
Net investment income                                                                    
  $ 292.4     $ 299.4     $ 278.8  

The estimated fair value of fixed maturity investments and mortgage loans not accruing investment income totaled $.2 million and $2.9 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 
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Net Realized Investment Gains (Losses)

The following table sets forth the net realized investment gains (losses) for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
                   
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale:
                 
Realized gains on sale
  $ 67.6     $ 66.7     $ 30.1  
Realized losses on sale
    (40.0 )     (46.4 )     (41.5 )
Impairments:
                       
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
    (45.1 )     (92.8 )     (31.6 )
Change in other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    1.1       55.1       -  
                         
Net impairment losses recognized
    (44.0 )     (37.7 )     (31.6 )
                         
Net realized investment losses from fixed maturities
    (16.4 )     (17.4 )     (43.0 )
                         
Commercial mortgage loans
    (4.6 )     (1.1 )     1.7  
Impairments of mortgage loans and other investments
    (18.4 )     (12.1 )     (5.6 )
Other
    -       3.1       (3.8 )
                         
Net realized investment losses
  $ (39.4 )   $ (27.5 )   $ (50.7 )

During 2010, we recognized net realized investment losses of $39.4 million, which were comprised of $23.0 million of net gains from the sales of investments (primarily fixed maturities) with proceeds of $3.0 billion and $62.4 million of writedowns of investments for other than temporary declines in fair value recognized through net income ($63.5 million, prior to the $1.1 million of impairment losses recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)).  During 2010, we recorded an impairment charge of $35.9 million on an investment in a guaranteed investment contract issued by a Bermuda insurance company.  We recently decided to pursue the early commutation of this investment in exchange for interests in certain underlying invested assets held by the insurance company.  Information related to these underlying invested assets obtained in late December 2010 and early 2011 resulted in the recognition of the impairment charge.  The guaranteed investment contract matures in December 2029 and had a projected future yield of 1.33% (the guaranteed minimum rate) immediately prior to the impairment charge.  The estimated fair value of our investment in the guaranteed investment contract was $108.3 million at December 31, 2010.

During the first quarter of 2011, we completed a partial commutation of this investment pursuant to which we received government agency bonds and a preferred stock interest in a corporate investment with an aggregate fair value of $38.0 million in exchange for a portion of our holdings with a book value of $40.2 million (resulting in a net realized loss of $2.2 million).  Information related to the remaining underlying invested assets resulted in the recognition of an impairment charge of $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2011.  After this partial commutation and the first quarter 2011 impairment charge, the book value of our remaining investment in the guaranteed investment contract was $64.8 million at March 31, 2011.  We continue to pursue the commutation of our remaining investment.

During 2009, we recognized net realized investment losses of $27.5 million, which were comprised of $22.3 million of net gains from the sales of investments (primarily fixed maturities) with proceeds of $4.6 billion and $49.8 million of writedowns of investments for other than temporary declines in fair value recognized through net income ($104.9 million, prior to the $55.1 million of impairment losses recognized through other comprehensive loss).

During 2008, we recognized net realized investment losses of $50.7 million, which were comprised of $13.5 million of net losses from the sales of investments (primarily fixed maturities), and $37.2 million of writedowns of investments for other than temporary declines in fair value.

 
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At December 31, 2010, fixed maturity securities in default or considered nonperforming had both an aggregate amortized cost and a carrying value of $.2 million.

Our fixed maturity investments are generally purchased in the context of a long-term strategy to fund insurance liabilities, so we do not generally seek to purchase and sell such securities to generate short-term realized gains.  In certain circumstances, including those in which securities are selling at prices which exceed our view of their underlying economic value, or when it is possible to reinvest the proceeds to better meet our long-term asset-liability matching objectives, we may sell certain securities.  During 2010, we sold $.3 billion of fixed maturity investments which resulted in gross investment losses (before income taxes) of $40.0 million.  We sell securities at a loss for a number of reasons including, but not limited to;  (i) changes in the investment environment; (ii) expectation that the fair value could deteriorate further; (iii) desire to reduce our exposure to an asset class, an issuer or an industry; (iv) changes in credit quality; or (v) changes in expected liability cash flows.

The following summarizes the investments sold at a loss during 2010 which had been continuously in an unrealized loss position exceeding 20 percent of the amortized cost basis prior to the sale for the period indicated (dollars in millions):

       
At date of sale
   
Number of
 
Amortized
 
Fair
Period
 
issuers
 
cost
 
value
             
Greater than 12 months                                                                        
    11     $ 27.2     $ 24.8  

During the first quarter of 2009, we adopted newly issued authoritative guidance, which changes the recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments.  Refer to the note to the consolidated financial statements entitled “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Adopted Accounting Standards” for additional information.  The recognition provisions within this guidance apply only to our fixed maturity investments.

We regularly evaluate our investments for possible impairment.  Our assessment of whether unrealized losses are “other than temporary” requires significant judgment.  Factors considered include:  (i) the extent to which fair value is less than the cost basis; (ii) the length of time that the fair value has been less than cost; (iii) whether the unrealized loss is event driven, credit-driven or a result of changes in market interest rates or risk premium; (iv) the near-term prospects for specific events, developments or circumstances likely to affect the value of the investment; (v) the investment’s rating and whether the investment is investment-grade and/or has been downgraded since its purchase; (vi) whether the issuer is current on all payments in accordance with the contractual terms of the investment and is expected to meet all of its obligations under the terms of the investment; (vii) whether we intend to sell the investment or it is more likely than not that circumstances will require us to sell the investment before recovery occurs; (viii) the underlying current and prospective asset and enterprise values of the issuer and the extent to which the recoverability of the carrying value of our investment may be affected by changes in such values; (ix) projections of, and unfavorable changes in, cash flows on structured securities including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; and (x) other subjective factors.

Future events may occur, or additional information may become available, which may necessitate future realized losses of securities in our portfolio.  Significant losses in the estimated fair values of our investments could have a material adverse effect on our earnings in future periods.

Impairment losses on equity securities are recognized in net income.  The manner in which impairment losses on fixed maturity securities, available for sale, are recognized in the financial statements is dependent on the facts and circumstances related to the specific security.  If we intend to sell a security or it is more likely than not that we would be required to sell a security before the recovery of its amortized cost, the security is other-than-temporarily impaired and the full amount of the impairment is recognized as a loss through earnings.  If we do not expect to recover the amortized cost basis, we do not plan to sell the security and if it is not more likely than not that we would be required to sell a security before the recovery of its amortized cost, less any current period credit loss, the recognition of the other-than-temporary impairment is bifurcated.  We recognize the credit loss portion in net income and the noncredit loss portion in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  Prior to 2009, such other-than-temporary impairments were recognized in their entirety through earnings and the amount recognized was the difference between amortized cost and estimated fair value.

 
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We estimate the amount of the credit loss component of a fixed maturity security impairment as the difference between amortized cost and the present value of the expected cash flows of the security.  The present value is determined using the best estimate of future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit to the security at the date of purchase or the current yield to accrete an asset-backed or floating rate security.  The methodology and assumptions for establishing the best estimate of future cash flows vary depending on the type of security.

For most structured securities, cash flow estimates are based on bond specific facts and circumstances that may include collateral characteristics, expectations of delinquency and default rates, loss severity, prepayment speeds and structural support, including excess spreads, subordination and guarantees.  For corporate bonds, cash flow estimates are derived from scenario-based outcomes of expected corporate restructurings or the disposition of assets using bond specific facts and circumstances including timing, secured interest and loss severity.  The previous amortized cost basis less the impairment recognized in net income becomes the security’s new cost basis.  We accrete the new cost basis to the estimated future cash flows over the expected remaining life of the security.

The remaining non-credit impairment, which is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), is the difference between the security’s estimated fair value and our best estimate of future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate prior to impairment.  The remaining non-credit impairment typically represents changes in the market interest rates, current market liquidity and risk premiums.  As of December 31, 2010, other-than-temporary impairments included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) of $5.5 million (before taxes and related amortization) relate to structured securities.

Mortgage loans are impaired when it is probable that we will not collect the contractual principal and interest on the loan. We measure impairment based upon the difference between the carrying value of the loan and the estimated fair value of the collateral securing the loan less cost to sell.

The following table summarizes the amount of credit losses recognized in earnings on fixed maturity securities, available for sale, held at the beginning of the period, for which a portion of the other-than-temporary impairment was also recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (dollars in millions):

   
Year ended
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Credit losses on fixed maturity securities, available for sale, beginning of year
  $ (7.0 )   $ (.1 )
Add:  credit losses on other-than-temporary impairments not previously recognized
    (.7 )     (6.3 )
Less:  credit losses on securities sold
    9.3       2.1  
Less:  credit losses on securities impaired due to intent to sell (a)
    .5       -  
Add:  credit losses on previously impaired securities
    (3.9 )     (2.7 )
Less:  increases in cash flows expected on previously impaired securities
    -       -  
                 
Credit losses on fixed maturity securities, available for sale, end of year
  $ (1.8 )   $ (7.0 )
__________
(a)  
Represents securities for which the amount previously recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was recognized in earnings because we intend to sell the security or we more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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Investments with Unrealized Losses

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of those fixed maturities, available for sale, with unrealized losses at December 31, 2010, by contractual maturity.  Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.  Structured securities frequently permit periodic unscheduled payments throughout their lives (dollars in millions):

         
Estimated
 
   
Amortized
   
fair
 
   
cost
   
value
 
             
Due in one year or less                                                             
  $ 6.3     $ 6.3  
Due after one year through five years                                                             
    16.6       16.1  
Due after five years through ten years                                                             
    140.8       133.3  
Due after ten years                                                             
    1,037.8       980.7  
                 
Subtotal                                                         
    1,201.5       1,136.4  
                 
Structured securities                                                             
    179.4       154.8  
                 
Total                                                         
  $ 1,380.9     $ 1,291.2  

The following summarizes the investments in our portfolio rated below-investment grade which have been continuously in an unrealized loss position exceeding 20 percent of the cost basis for the period indicated as of December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):

   
Number
 
Cost
 
Unrealized
 
Estimated
Period
 
of issuers
 
basis
 
loss
 
fair value
                 
Less than 6 months                                       
    3     $ 12.5     $ (3.0 )   $ 9.5  
Greater than or equal to 6 months and less than 12 months
    1       .1       -       .1  
Greater than 12 months                                       
    3       3.2       (1.5 )     1.7  
                                 
      7     $ 15.8     $ (4.5 )   $ 11.3  
 
    Our investment strategy is to maximize, over a sustained period and within acceptable parameters of quality and risk, investment income and total investment return through active investment management.  Accordingly, we may sell securities at a gain or a loss to enhance the projected total return of the portfolio as market opportunities change, to reflect changing perceptions of risk, or to better match certain characteristics of our investment portfolio with the corresponding characteristics of our insurance liabilities.  While we do not have the intent to sell securities with unrealized losses and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell securities with unrealized losses prior to their anticipated recovery, we may sell securities at a loss in the future because of actual or expected changes in our view of the particular investment, its industry, its type or the general investment environment.  If a loss is recognized from a sale subsequent to a balance sheet date due to these unexpected developments, the loss is recognized in the period in which we had the intent to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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The following table summarizes the gross unrealized losses and fair values of our investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that such securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2010 (dollars in millions):

   
Less than 12 months
   
12 months or greater
   
Total
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
Description of securities
 
value
   
losses
   
value
   
losses
   
value
   
losses
 
                                     
United States Treasury securities and obligations
        of United States government corporations
        and agencies
  $ 6.6     $ (.4 )   $ -     $ -     $ 6.6     $ (.4 )
States and political subdivisions
    301.7       (13.5 )     45.9       (9.6 )     347.6       (23.1 )
Corporate securities                                           
    576.6       (18.7 )     205.6       (22.9 )     782.2       (41.6 )
Asset-backed securities                                           
    5.5       (.2 )     7.6       (.6 )     13.1       (.8 )
Collateralized debt obligations
    4.4       (.1 )     13.1       (17.1 )     17.5       (17.2 )
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    4.5       -       22.0       (2.5 )     26.5       (2.5 )
Mortgage pass-through securities
    .2       -       .6       -       .8       -  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    54.8       (.7 )     42.1       (3.4 )     96.9       (4.1 )
                                                 
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
  $ 954.3     $ (33.6 )   $ 336.9     $ (56.1 )   $ 1,291.2     $ (89.7 )
 

The following table summarizes the gross unrealized losses and fair values of our investments with unrealized losses that were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that such securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2009 (dollars in millions):

   
Less than 12 months
   
12 months or greater
   
Total
 
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
   
Fair
   
Unrealized
 
Description of securities
 
value
   
losses
   
value
   
losses
   
value
   
losses
 
                                     
United States Treasury securities and obligations of United States government corporations and agencies
  $ 29.7     $ (.6 )   $ -     $ -     $ 29.7     $ (.6 )
States and political subdivisions
    74.2       (3.9 )     65.4       (13.0 )     139.6       (16.9 )
Corporate securities
    846.8       (30.6 )     659.4       (72.3 )     1,506.2       (102.9 )
Asset-backed securities
    6.2       (.3 )     21.2       (14.5 )     27.4       (14.8 )
Collateralized debt obligations
    7.0       (.1 )     8.8       (19.9 )     15.8       (20.0 )
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
    33.3       (.7 )     41.7       (26.1 )     75.0       (26.8 )
Mortgage pass-through securities
    -       -       .6       -       .6       -  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    175.3       (5.6 )     141.7       (44.2 )      317.0       (49.8 )
                                                 
Total fixed maturities, available for sale
  $ 1,172.5     $ (41.8 )   $ 938.8     $ (190.0 )   $ 2,111.3     $ (231.8 )



 


 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Based on management’s current assessment of investments with unrealized losses at December 31, 2010, the Company believes the issuers of the securities will continue to meet their obligations (or with respect to equity-type securities, the investment value will recover to its cost basis).  While we do not have the intent to sell securities with unrealized losses and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell securities with unrealized losses prior to their anticipated recovery, our intent on an individual security may change, based upon market or other unforeseen developments.  In such instances, if a loss is recognized from a sale subsequent to a balance sheet date due to these unexpected developments, the loss is recognized in the period in which we had the intent to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery.

Commercial Mortgage Loans

At December 31, 2010, the mortgage loan balance was primarily comprised of commercial loans.  Approximately 9 percent, 9 percent, 7 percent, 6 percent and 5 percent of the mortgage loan balance were on properties located in California, Minnesota, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Indiana, respectively.  No other state comprised greater than 5 percent of the mortgage loan balance.  None of the commercial mortgage loan balance was noncurrent at December 31, 2010.  We had no allowance for losses on mortgage loans at both December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Securities Lending

The Company participated in a securities lending program whereby certain fixed maturity securities from our investment portfolio were loaned to third parties via a lending agent for a short period of time.  We maintained ownership of the loaned securities.  We required collateral equal to 102 percent of the fair value of the loaned securities.  The collateral was invested by the lending agent in accordance with our guidelines.  The fair value of the loaned securities was monitored on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained as necessary.  In the third quarter of 2010, the Company discontinued its securities lending program.  As of December 31, 2009, the fair value of the loaned securities was $43.9 million.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company had received collateral of $45.6 million.  Income generated from the program, net of expenses is recorded as net investment income and totaled nil, $.4 million and $.7 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Other Investment Disclosures

Life insurance companies are required to maintain certain investments on deposit with state regulatory authorities.  Such assets had aggregate carrying values of $28.3 million and $35.7 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Company had no investment in excess of 10 percent of shareholder's equity at either December 31, 2010 or 2009.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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5.         LIABILITIES FOR INSURANCE PRODUCTS

These liabilities consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

               
Interest
             
   
Withdrawal
   
Mortality
   
rate
             
   
assumption
   
assumption
   
assumption
   
2010
   
2009
 
Future policy benefits:
                             
Interest-sensitive products:
                             
Investment contracts                                                   
    N/A       N/A    
(c)
    $ 2,657.7     $ 2,958.6  
Universal life contracts                                                   
    N/A       N/A       N/A       433.6       449.0  
                                         
Total interest-sensitive products
                            3,091.3       3,407.6  
                                         
Traditional products:
                                       
Traditional life insurance contracts
 
Company experience
   
(a)
      5%       450.2       467.8  
Limited-payment annuities                                                   
 
Company experience, if applicable
   
(b)
      4%       357.0       380.0  
                                         
Individual and group accident and health
 
Company experience
   
Company experience
      5%       2,521.6       2,515.4  
                                         
Total traditional products                                                
                            3,328.8       3,363.2  
                                         
Claims payable and other policyholder funds 
    N/A       N/A       N/A       321.4       313.8  
                                         
Total                                                   
                          $ 6,741.5     $ 7,084.6  
_____________
 
(a)
Principally modifications of the 1965 - 70 Basic Tables.
(b)  
Principally, the 1984 United States Population Table and the NAIC 1983 Individual Annuity Mortality Table.
(c)  
In 2010 and 2009, all of this liability represented account balances where future benefits are not guaranteed.

The Company establishes reserves for insurance policy benefits based on assumptions as to investment yields, mortality, morbidity, withdrawals, lapses and maintenance expenses.  These reserves include amounts for estimated future payment of claims based on actuarial assumptions.  The balance is based on the Company’s best estimate of the future policyholder benefits to be incurred on this business, given recent and expected future changes in experience.

 
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Changes in the unpaid claims reserve (included in claims payable) and disabled life reserves related to accident and health insurance (included in individual and group accident and health liabilities) were as follows (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
                   
Balance, beginning of the year                                                                        
  $ 218.9     $ 227.6     $ 244.3  
                         
Incurred claims (net of reinsurance) related to:
                       
Current year                                                                      
    403.4       330.4       328.4  
Prior years (a)                                                                      
    10.3       (10.9 )     (18.4 )
                         
Total incurred                                                                  
    413.7       319.5       310.0  
                         
Interest on claim reserves                                                                        
    6.5       6.9       7.8  
                         
Paid claims (net of reinsurance) related to:
                       
Current year                                                                      
    306.9       226.2       217.1  
Prior years                                                                      
    113.4       107.4       114.3  
                         
Total paid                                                                  
    420.3       333.6       331.4  
                         
Net change in balance for reinsurance assumed and ceded
    (.2 )     (1.5 )     (3.1 )
                         
Balance, end of the year                                                                        
  $ 218.6     $ 218.9     $ 227.6  
___________
 
(a)
The reserves and liabilities we establish are necessarily based on estimates, assumptions and prior years’ statistics.  Such amounts will fluctuate based upon the estimation procedures used to determine the amount of unpaid losses.  It is possible that actual claims will exceed our reserves and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 
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6.         INCOME TAXES

The components of income tax expense (benefit) were as follows (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
                   
Current tax expense (benefit)
  $ 12.8     $ (21.5 )   $ (.1 )
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
    (8.4 )     32.4       15.6  
                         
Income tax benefit on period income
    4.4       10.9       15.5  
                         
Valuation allowance
    (5.9 )     -       18.7  
                         
Total income tax expense (benefit)
  $ (1.5 )   $ 10.9     $ 34.2  

A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory corporate tax rate to the effective rate reflected in the consolidated statement of operations is as follows:

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
                   
U.S. statutory corporate rate
    35.0 %     35.0 %     35.0 %
State taxes
    .9       .9       .4  
Valuation allowance
    (36.9 )     -       55.0  
Provision for tax issues, tax credits and other
    (8.4 )     (3.4 )     10.2  
                         
Effective tax rate
    (9.4 )%     32.5  %     100.6 %

 
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The components of the Company’s income tax assets and liabilities were as follows (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
 
Deferred tax assets:
           
Net federal operating loss carryforwards                                                                                              
  $ 24.1     $ 24.2  
Capital loss carryforwards                                                                                              
    13.6       19.4  
Net state operating loss carryforwards                                                                                              
    2.1       2.3  
Tax credits                                                                                              
    7.2       7.2  
Investments                                                                                              
    13.1       2.2  
Insurance liabilities                                                                                              
    1,010.7       1,091.6  
Unrealized depreciation of investments                                                                                              
    -       49.1  
Other                                                                                              
    -       7.1  
 
               
Gross deferred tax assets                                                                                          
    1,070.8       1,203.1  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Unrealized appreciation of investments                                                                                              
    (23.2 )     -  
Present value of future profits and deferred acquisition costs
    (126.5 )     (134.4 )
Reinsurance receivables                                                                                              
    (874.4 )     (957.4 )
Other                                                                                              
    (1.4 )     -  
                 
Gross deferred tax liabilities                                                                                          
    (1,025.5 )     (1,091.8 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance                                                                                          
    45.3       111.3  
                 
Valuation allowance
    (17.2 )     (24.7 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets                                                                                          
    28.1       86.6  
                 
Current income taxes prepaid (accrued)                                                                                                  
    (14.6 )     18.5  
                 
Income tax assets, net                                                                                          
  $ 13.5     $ 105.1  

At December 31, 2010, the Company had NOLs of $69.0 million available for use on future tax returns.  These carryforwards will expire as follows:  $2.4 million in 2018; $7.1 million in 2021; and $59.5 in 2022.

In addition, at December 31, 2010, the Company had capital loss carryforwards of $38.8 million available for use on future tax returns.  These carryforwards will expire as follows:  $24.1 million in 2013; and $14.7 million in 2014.

 
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Changes in our valuation allowance are summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

Balance at December 31, 2007                                                             
  $ 215.5    
           
Increase in 2008                                                         
    18.7  
(a)
Expiration of capital loss carryforwards
    (191.4 )  
           
 Balance at December 31, 2008                                                             
    42.8    
           
Expiration of capital loss carryforwards
    (18.1 )  
           
Balance at December 31, 2009                                                             
    24.7    
           
Decrease in 2010                                                         
    (5.9 )
(b)
Expiration of capital loss carryforwards
    (1.6 )  
           
Balance at December 31, 2010                                                             
  $ 17.2    
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(a)  
The increase to our valuation allowance during 2008 related to the recognition of additional realized investment losses for which we are unlikely to receive any tax benefit.
(b)  
The $5.9 million reduction to the deferred tax valuation allowance during 2010 resulted from the utilization of capital loss carryforwards.

Recovery of our deferred tax assets is dependent on achieving the projections of future taxable income embedded in our analysis and failure to do so would result in an increase in the valuation allowance in a future period.  Any future increase in the valuation allowance may result in additional income tax expense and reduce shareholder’s equity, and such an increase could have a significant impact upon our earnings in the future.

The Company is included in CNO Financial’s consolidated federal income tax return and certain state income tax returns.  Pursuant to a tax sharing agreement with CNO Financial, the Company calculates its income taxes as if it were a separate filing company with payment for tax attributes utilized in a consolidated return.

7.         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various legal actions in the normal course of business, in which claims for compensatory and punitive damages are asserted, some for substantial amounts.  Some of the pending matters have been filed as purported class actions and some actions have been filed in certain jurisdictions that permit punitive damage awards that are disproportionate to the actual damages incurred.  The amounts sought in certain of these actions are often large or indeterminate and the ultimate outcome of certain actions is difficult to predict.  In the event of an adverse outcome in one or more of these matters, the ultimate liability may be in excess of the liabilities we have established and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  In addition, the resolution of pending or future litigation may involve modifications to the terms of outstanding insurance policies or could impact the timing and amount of rate increases, which could adversely affect the future profitability of the related insurance policies.  Although there can be no assurances, at the present time the Company does not anticipate that the ultimate liability from either pending or threatened legal actions, after consideration of existing loss provisions, will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, operating results or cash flows of the Company.

 
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In the cases described below, we have disclosed any specific dollar amounts sought in the complaints.  In our experience, monetary demands in complaints bear little relation to the ultimate loss, if any, to the Company.  However, for the reasons stated above, it is not possible to make meaningful estimates of the amount or range of loss that could result from some of these matters at this time.  The Company reviews these matters on an ongoing basis.  When assessing reasonably possible and probable outcomes, the Company bases its assessment on the expected ultimate outcome following all appeals.

Other Litigation

On November 17, 2005, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Robert H. Hansen, an individual, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Conseco Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation f/k/a Conseco Annuity Assurance Company, Cause No. C0504726.  Plaintiff in this putative class action purchased an annuity in 2000 and is claiming relief on behalf of the proposed national class for alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; elder abuse; unlawful, deceptive and unfair business practices; unlawful, deceptive and misleading advertising; breach of fiduciary duty; aiding and abetting of breach of fiduciary duty; and unjust enrichment and imposition of constructive trust.  On January 27, 2006, a similar complaint was filed in the same court entitled Friou P. Jones, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Conseco Insurance Company, an Illinois company f/k/a Conseco Annuity Assurance Company, Cause No. C06-00537.  Mr. Jones had purchased an annuity in 2003.  Each case alleged that the annuity sold was inappropriate and that the annuity products in question are inherently unsuitable for seniors age 65 and older.  On March 3, 2006 a first amended complaint was filed in the Hansen case adding causes of action for fraudulent concealment and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing.  In an order dated April 14, 2006, the court consolidated the two cases under the original Hansen cause number and retitled the consolidated action:  In re Conseco Insurance Co. Annuity Marketing & Sales Practices Litig.  A settlement in principle has been reached in this case, and on April 22, 2011, the court granted preliminary approval of the settlement.

On December 8, 2008, a purported Florida state class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Sydelle Ruderman individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated v. Washington National Insurance Company, Case No. 08-23401-CIV-Cohn/Selzer. The plaintiff alleges that the inflation escalation rider on her policy of long-term care insurance operates to increase the policy’s lifetime maximum benefit, and that Washington National breached the contract by stopping her benefits when they reached the lifetime maximum.  The Company takes the position that the inflation escalator only affects the per day maximum benefit.  Plaintiffs filed their motion for class certification, and the motion has been fully briefed by both sides.  The court has not yet ruled on the motion or set it for hearing.  Additional parties have asked the court to allow them to intervene in the action, and on January 5, 2010, the court granted the motion to intervene and granted the plaintiff’s motion for class certification.  The court certified a (B) (3) Florida state class alleging damages and a (B) (2) Florida state class alleging injunctive relief.  The parties have reached a settlement in principle of the (B) (3) class.  The plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment as to the (B) (2) class which was granted by the court on September 8, 2010.  The Company filed a notice of appeal on October 6, 2010.  We believe the action is without merit, and intend to defend it vigorously.  The ultimate outcome of the action cannot be predicted with certainty.

In addition, Washington National is involved on an ongoing basis in other lawsuits, including purported class actions, related to our operations.  The ultimate outcome of all of these other legal matters pending against Washington National or its subsidiaries cannot be predicted, and, although such lawsuits are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on the Company, such lawsuits could have, in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

Regulatory Examinations and Fines

Insurance companies face significant risks related to regulatory investigations and actions.  Regulatory investigations generally result from matters related to sales or underwriting practices, payment of contingent or other sales commissions, claim payments and procedures, product design, product disclosure, additional premium charges for premiums paid on a periodic basis, denial or delay of benefits, charging excessive or impermissible fees on products, changing the way cost of insurance charges are calculated for certain life insurance products or recommending unsuitable products to customers.  We are, in the ordinary course of our business, subject to various examinations, inquiries and information requests from state, federal and other authorities.  The ultimate outcome of these regulatory actions cannot be predicted with certainty.  In the

 
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event of an unfavorable outcome in one or more of these matters, the ultimate liability may be in excess of liabilities we have established and we could suffer significant reputational harm as a result of these matters, which could also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Guaranty Fund Assessments

The balance sheet at December 31, 2010, included: (i) accruals of $8.0 million, representing our estimate of all known assessments that will be levied against the Company by various state guaranty associations based on premiums written through December 31, 2010; and (ii) receivables of $4.5 million that we estimate will be recovered through a reduction in future premium taxes as a result of such assessments.  At December 31, 2009, such guaranty fund assessment accruals were $8.1 million and such receivables were $4.6 million.  These estimates are subject to change when the associations determine more precisely the losses that have occurred and how such losses will be allocated among the insurance companies.  We recognized expense (benefit) for such assessments of $.7 million, $(1.4) million and $.4 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Leases

The Company rents office space, equipment and computer software under noncancellable operating lease agreements.  The Company subleases an office building to an unaffiliated company.  The building is leased from a joint venture partnership in which the Company has a one-third interest.  Total rent expense was $3.3 million, $3.3 million and $3.6 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Future required minimum payments as of December 31, 2010, were as follows (dollars in millions):

2011                                          
  $ 4.1  
2012                                          
    4.1  
2013                                          
    2.5  
         
Total                                
  $ 10.7  

8.         OTHER DISCLOSURES

Related Party Transactions

The Company operates without direct employees through management and service agreements with subsidiaries of CNO.  Fees for such services are generally based on CNO’s direct and directly allocable costs plus a 10 percent margin, with the exception of investment management services for which the Company pays 20 basis points of the value of the assets under management.  Total fees incurred by the Company under such agreements were $116.1 million, $128.1 million and $146.5 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company held preferred stock of CDOC (a wholly owned subsidiary of CNO and the parent of Washington National) of $34.4 million and $30.7 million, respectively.

During 2009 and 2008, the Company transferred unaffiliated investments, including accrued interest, to (from) affiliated companies in exchange for cash or other unaffiliated investments, including accrued interest.  The excess of the cost basis of the assets received over (under) the assets transferred of $(4.0) million and $.3 million in 2009 and 2008, respectively, was accounted for as a capital contribution.

Effective October 1, 2010, the Company contributed 100 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of Conseco Life to its direct parent, CDOC.  The net assets of Conseco Life totaled $740.9 million which was reflected as a return of capital in the consolidated statement of shareholder’s equity.  The net assets of Conseco Life included accumulated other comprehensive income of $139.7 million comprised of the net effect of unrealized appreciation on investments held by Conseco Life.  As such investments were transferred by the Company (via a dividend) to CDOC and both the Company and CDOC are under common control of CNO, the excess of the fair value of the investments over their cost basis was accounted for as a capital contribution.

 
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9.         OTHER OPERATING STATEMENT DATA

Insurance policy income consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
Traditional products:
                 
Direct premiums collected                                                               
  $ 822.2     $ 753.4     $ 829.5  
Reinsurance assumed                                                               
    16.7       18.3       20.4  
Reinsurance ceded                                                               
    (140.8 )     (132.5 )     (141.1 )
                         
Premiums collected, net of reinsurance
    698.1       639.2       708.8  
                         
Change in unearned premiums                                                               
    (.4 )     2.7       (2.3 )
Less premiums on universal life and products without mortality and morbidity risk which are recorded as additions to insurance liabilities 
    (205.9 )     (138.3 )     (192.4 )
Premiums on traditional products with mortality or morbidity risk
    491.8       503.6       514.1  
Fees and surrender charges on interest-sensitive products
    20.8        45.0       33.6  
                         
Insurance policy income                                                            
  $ 512.6     $ 548.6     $ 547.7  

The four states with the largest shares of 2010 collected premiums were Illinois (9 percent), Texas (7 percent), Iowa (7 percent) and Florida (6 percent).  No other state accounted for more than five percent of total collected premiums.

Changes in the present value of future profits were as follows (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
                   
Balance, beginning of period                                                                   
  $ 261.8     $ 317.8     $ 330.3  
Amortization
    (20.1 )     (27.2 )     (25.9 )
Effect of reinsurance transactions
    -       (15.3 )     -  
Amounts related to fair value adjustment of fixed maturities, available for sale
    (1.0 )     (13.5 )     13.4  
                         
Balance, end of period                                                                   
  $ 240.7     $ 261.8     $ 317.8  

Changes in deferred acquisition costs were as follows (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
 
                   
Balance, beginning of period                                                                       
  $ 342.3     $ 345.0     $ 281.2  
Additions                                                                    
    55.9       68.5       76.4  
Amortization                                                                    
    (57.1 )     (56.0 )     (36.6 )
Effect of reinsurance transactions                                                                    
    -       (1.5 )     -  
Amounts related to fair value adjustment of fixed
maturities, available for sale
    (20.3 )     (13.7 )      24.0  
                         
Balance, end of period                                                                       
  $ 320.8     $ 342.3     $ 345.0  


 
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10.         STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Income taxes received (paid) totaled $23.5 million, $(12.9) million and $22.7 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The contribution of 100 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of Conseco Life to CDOC was a non-cash transaction summarized as follows (dollars in millions):

Investments                                                                
  $ 4,461.5  
Present value of future profits                                                                
    234.1  
Deferred acquisition costs                                                                
    66.9  
Reinsurance receivables                                                                
    183.9  
Insurance liabilities                                                                
    (3,851.4 )
Investment borrowings                                                                
    (453.9 )
Other assets and liabilities, net                                                                
    99.8  
         
Return of capital                                                            
  $ 740.9  

11.         STATUTORY INFORMATION (BASED ON NON-GAAP MEASURES)

Statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by regulatory authorities for insurance companies differ from GAAP.  The Company reported the following amounts to regulatory agencies (dollars in millions):

   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Statutory capital and surplus                                                                
  $ 491.8     $ 575.1  
Asset valuation reserve                                                                
    3.9       6.3  
Interest maintenance reserve                                                                
    90.9       71.6  
                 
Total                                                             
  $ 586.6     $ 653.0  

Our statutory net income (loss) was $(606.7) million, $(56.7) million and $33.5 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The statutory net loss in 2010 reflects a net realized capital loss of $618.2 million related to the disposal (via a dividend) of Conseco Life to CDOC.

Insurance regulators may prohibit the payment of dividends or other payments by our insurance subsidiaries to parent companies if they determine that such payment could be adverse to our policyholders or contract holders.  Otherwise, the ability of our insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends is subject to state insurance department regulations.  Insurance regulations generally permit dividends to be paid from statutory earned surplus of the insurance company without regulatory approval for any 12-month period in amounts equal to the greater of (or in a few states, the lesser of): (i) statutory net gain from operations or statutory net income for the prior year; or (ii) 10 percent of statutory capital and surplus as of the end of the preceding year, excluding $28.6 million of additional surplus recognized due to temporary modifications in statutory prescribed practices related to certain deferred tax assets.  This type of dividend is referred to as “ordinary dividends”.  Any dividends in excess of these levels require the approval of the director or commissioner of the applicable state insurance department.  This type of dividend is referred to as “extraordinary dividends”.  During 2010, the Company paid extraordinary dividends to its Parent totaling $104.6 million representing the dividend of Conseco Life to CDOC.

Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”) requirements provide a tool for insurance regulators to determine the levels of statutory capital and surplus an insurer must maintain in relation to its insurance and investment risks and the need for possible regulatory attention.  The RBC requirements provide four levels of regulatory attention, varying with the ratio of the insurance company’s total adjusted capital (defined as the total of its statutory capital and surplus, AVR and certain other adjustments) to its RBC (as measured on December 31 of each year) as follows:  (i) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 100 percent but greater than or equal to 75 percent of its RBC, the company must submit a comprehensive plan to the regulatory authority proposing corrective actions aimed at improving its capital position (the “Company Action Level”); (ii) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 75 percent but greater than or equal to 50 percent of its RBC, the regulatory

 
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authority will perform a special examination of the company and issue an order specifying the corrective actions that must be taken; (iii) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 50 percent but greater than or equal to 35 percent of its RBC, the regulatory authority may take any action it deems necessary, including placing the company under regulatory control; and (iv) if a company’s total adjusted capital is less than 35 percent of its RBC, the regulatory authority must place the company under its control.  In addition, the RBC requirements provide for a trend test if a company’s total adjusted capital is between 100 percent and 125 percent of its RBC at the end of the year.  The trend test calculates the greater of the decrease in the margin of total adjusted capital over RBC:  (i) between the current year and the prior year; and (ii) for the average of the last 3 years. It assumes that such decrease could occur again in the coming year.  Any company whose trended total adjusted capital is less than 95 percent of its RBC would trigger a requirement to submit a comprehensive plan as described above for the Company Action Level.

The 2010 and 2009 statutory annual statements filed with the state insurance regulators of each of our insurance companies reflected total adjusted capital in excess of the levels subjecting us to any regulatory action.

In the first quarter of 2009, CIC terminated an intercompany commission financing arrangement with a non-life subsidiary of CNO Financial.  In connection with the termination of the agreement, CIC paid $17 million (included in other operating costs and expenses) to the non-life subsidiary, representing the present value of the future commissions CIC would have otherwise paid to the non-life subsidiary over the next several years.  The termination of the commission financing agreement had the effect of reducing the statutory capital and surplus of CIC.


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