-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GzBKKs1WjjzAOpuKLHMMLTcZrILIAGCBIE+AEIYgu/TMxm6HeKn0IS3m9OXSI78f Bi9dwdlTdfQ7CXG3ndKnkA== 0000912057-95-011519.txt : 19951226 0000912057-95-011519.hdr.sgml : 19951226 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000912057-95-011519 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19951222 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCT C OF AETNA LIFE INSURANCE & ANNUITY CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000103007 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-88720 FILM NUMBER: 95604128 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 151 FARMINGTON AVE CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06156 BUSINESS PHONE: 2032734808 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY STREET 2: 151 FARMINGTON AVE CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06156 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C OF AETNA VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE IN DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19791108 497 1 497 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY 151 Farmington Avenue, Annuity Operations, Hartford, Connecticut 06156, Telephone: 1-800-525-4225 VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C Prospectus Dated: December 20, 1995 AETNAPLUS -- GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT FOR CERTAIN LARGE-CASE PUBLIC EMPLOYER DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS (SECTION 457): GOVERNMENT This Prospectus describes a group, deferred variable annuity contract issued by Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("Company," "us" or "we"). The Contract allows lump-sum payments and installment payments. The Contract is designed for use in connection with large case deferred compensation plans ("Plans") adopted by state and local governments for their employees or independent contractors, or both under Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended where Aetna is the exclusive provider. See "Tax Status." Purchase Payments made to an Account may be directed by the Contract Holder or you, if permitted by the Contract Holder to (i) a fixed account (the Fixed Account and/or the Fixed Plus Account, see Appendices II and III); (ii) the Guaranteed Accumulation Account, if qualified for sale in your state (see Appendix I); or (iii) a separate account ("Variable Annuity Account C") for investment in one or more of the following variable funding options ("Funds"): - AETNA VARIABLE FUND - FIDELITY VIP OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO - AETNA INCOME SHARES - FRANKLIN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES - AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND TRUST - AETNA INVESTMENT ADVISERS FUND, - JANUS ASPEN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH INC. PORTFOLIO - AETNA ASCENT VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - JANUS ASPEN BALANCED PORTFOLIO - AETNA CROSSROADS VARIABLE PORTFOLIO - JANUS ASPEN FLEXIBLE INCOME - AETNA LEGACY VARIABLE PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO - ALGER AMERICAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO - JANUS ASPEN GROWTH PORTFOLIO - ALGER AMERICAN SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO - JANUS ASPEN SHORT-TERM BOND - CALVERT RESPONSIBLY INVESTED PORTFOLIO BALANCED PORTFOLIO - JANUS ASPEN WORLDWIDE GROWTH - FIDELITY VIP II CONTRAFUND PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO - LEXINGTON NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST - FIDELITY VIP EQUITY-INCOME - NEUBERGER & BERMAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO - SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO - FIDELITY VIP GROWTH PORTFOLIO - TCI GROWTH (A TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND) Your Plan may limit your choices to fewer than all of the Funds listed above. Consult your employer and/or your enrollment materials to determine which Funds are available. See "The Funds." This Prospectus sets forth concisely the information about Variable Annuity Account C ("Account C") that a prospective investor ought to know before investing. Additional information about Account C is contained in a Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated December 20, 1995, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and is incorporated herein by reference. The Table of Contents for the SAI is found in this Prospectus. An SAI may be obtained without charge by indicating your request on the enrollment form or on the prospectus receipt contained in this prospectus or by calling 1-800-525-4225. THIS PROSPECTUS IS VALID ONLY WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY THE CURRENT PROSPECTUSES OF THE FUNDS AND GUARANTEED ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT. ALL PROSPECTUSES SHOULD BE READ AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY TO GIVE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERS CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE. The Company has filed a registration statement (the "Registration Statement") with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the Contracts offered by this prospectus. This prospectus has been filed as a part of the Registration Statement and does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement and its exhibits. Reference is hereby made to such Registration Statement and exhibits for further information relating to the Company and the Contracts. The Registration Statement and its exhibits may be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities of the SEC at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page DEFINITIONS......................................................................................... 4 PROSPECTUS SUMMARY.................................................................................. 6 FEE TABLE........................................................................................... 7 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION..................................................................... 10 PERFORMANCE DATA.................................................................................... 12 THE COMPANY, VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C AND DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS The Company................................................................................... 12 The Separate Account.......................................................................... 12 Description of the Funds...................................................................... 12 Shared and Mixed Funding...................................................................... 16 Additional Funds, Limitations on Selection of Funds and Substitution of Funds................. 16 PURCHASE Contract Purchase............................................................................. 16 Purchase Payments............................................................................. 17 Minimum and Maximum Purchase Payments......................................................... 17 Allocating Purchase Payments.................................................................. 17 Designations of Annuitant..................................................................... 17 Distribution.................................................................................. 17 DETERMINING CONTRACT VALUE Accumulation Units............................................................................ 18 Net Investment Factor for Each Valuation Period............................................... 18 Transfer Credits.............................................................................. 19 CONTRACTS General....................................................................................... 19 Right to Cancel............................................................................... 19 Purchase Payments............................................................................. 19 Rights Under the Contract..................................................................... 19 Allocation Changes and Transfers.............................................................. 20 Withdrawals During Accumulation Period........................................................ 20 CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS Mortality and Expense Risk Charges............................................................ 21 Administrative Expense Charges................................................................ 21 Fund Expenses................................................................................. 21 Charges for Withdrawals (Deferred Sales Charge)............................................... 21 Premium Tax................................................................................... 23 ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS General....................................................................................... 23 Estate Conservation Option ("ECO")............................................................ 23 Systematic Withdrawal Option ("SWO").......................................................... 24 ANNUITY PERIOD Annuity Period Elections...................................................................... 24 Annuity Options............................................................................... 25
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Page DEATH BENEFIT Accumulation Period........................................................................... 26 Annuity Period................................................................................ 26 TAX STATUS Federal Tax Status of the Company............................................................. 27 Use of the Contract........................................................................... 27 Tax Status of Amounts Distributed Under the Contract.......................................... 28 Accumulation Period......................................................................... 28 Annuity Period.............................................................................. 28 MISCELLANEOUS Voting Rights................................................................................. 28 Modification of the Contract.................................................................. 28 Contract Holder Inquiries..................................................................... 29 Telephone Transfers........................................................................... 29 Transfer of Ownership, Assignment............................................................. 29 Legal Proceedings............................................................................. 29 Legal Matters................................................................................. 29 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION--TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................. 30 APPENDIX I.......................................................................................... 31 APPENDIX II......................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX III........................................................................................ 33
3 DEFINITIONS As used in this Prospectus, the following terms have the meanings shown: ACCOUNT: A record established for each Participant, as directed by the Contract Holder, to identify Contract values during the Accumulation Period. ACCOUNT VALUE: The dollar value of amounts held in an Account as of any valuation Period, including the value of the Accumulation Units in the Funds, the amounts held in the Guaranteed Accumulation Account ("GAA"), and any amounts invested in the Fixed Account and/or the Fixed Plus Account, plus interest earned on those amounts, but excluding amounts used for Annuity Options. ACCOUNT YEAR: The period of 12 months measured from the Account's Effective Date or from an anniversary of such Effective Date. ACCUMULATION PERIOD: The period during which Purchase Payment(s) credited to an Account are invested to fund future annuity payments. ACCUMULATION UNIT: A measure of the value of the Separate Account assets attributable to each Fund used as a variable funding option. AGGREGATE PURCHASE PAYMENT(S): The sum of all Purchase Payment(s) made under a Contract. ANNUITANT: A person on whose life an Annuity payment is based. ANNUITY: A series of payments for life, for a definite period or a combination of the two. ANNUITY PERIOD: The period during which Annuity payments are made. ANNUITY UNIT: A measure of the value attributable to each Fund selected during the Annuity Period. BENEFICIARY: The Contract Holder is the Contract beneficiary. CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. COMPANY: Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company, referred to as "us" or "we." CONTRACT: The group deferred, variable annuity contracts offered by this prospectus. CONTRACT HOLDER: The entity to which the Contract is issued. The Contract Holder has all right, title and interest in amounts held under the Contract. DISTRIBUTOR(S): The registered broker-dealer(s) which have entered into selling agreements with the Company to offer and sell the Contracts. The Company may also serve as a Distributor. EFFECTIVE DATE: The date the Company accepts and approves the Contract application or enrollment form, as applicable. FUNDS: The mutual funds offered as variable funding options for the investment of assets of the Separate Account under the Contracts. GAA: Guaranteed Accumulation Account, a credited interest option available in certain jurisdictions for deposits under the Contract. HOME OFFICE: The Company's principal executive offices located at 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156. NET PURCHASE PAYMENT(S): The Purchase Payment(s) less premium taxes, if applicable. PARTICIPANT: An eligible person participating in a Plan, referred to as "you." Participants have no rights to the assets accumulated under the Plan. PLAN(S): Deferred compensation plans adopted by state and local governments for their employees or independent contractors (or both) under Section 457 of the Code. PURCHASE PAYMENT(S): The gross payment(s) made to the Company under a Contract. PURCHASE PAYMENT PERIOD: For installment Purchase Payment Contracts, the period of time for completion of the agreed upon annual number and amount of Purchase Payments. For example, if it is determined that the Purchase 4 Payment Period will consist of 12 payments per year and only 11 payments are made, the Purchase Payment Period is not completed until the twelfth Purchase Payment is made. When a particular remittance is intended to include more than one regular Purchase Payment, we will credit the number of Purchase Payments represented by such remittance in determining the Purchase Payment Period. However, the number of completed Purchase Payment Periods may never be greater that the number of full calendar years since the date an Account is established under the Contract. SEPARATE ACCOUNT: Variable Annuity Account C, an account that segregates assets from other assets of the Company. The Separate Account holds shares of the Funds acquired for the Contracts. The Company holds title to the assets held in the Separate Account. UNDERWRITER: The registered broker-dealer which contracts with other registered broker-dealers on behalf of the Separate Accounts to offer and sell the Contracts. VALUATION PERIOD: The period of time from when a Fund determines its net asset value until the next time it determines its net asset value, usually from 4:15 p.m. one business day to 4:15 p.m. the next such business day. VALUATION RESERVE: A reserve established pursuant to the insurance laws of Connecticut to measure voting rights during the Annuity Period and the value of a commutation right available under the "Payments for a Stated Period of Time" Annuity option when elected on a variable basis under the Contract. VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACT: An Annuity Contract providing for the accumulation of values and/or for Annuity payments which vary in dollar amount with investment results. 5 PROSPECTUS SUMMARY CONTRACTS OFFERED The Contract described in this prospectus is a group deferred variable annuity contract. It allows lump-sum payments and installment payments. See "Purchase" and "Contracts." The Contract is designed to allow the accumulation of assets and to provide retirement benefits under large case deferred compensation plans adopted by state and local governments, for their employees and independent contractors under Section 457 of the Code. See "Contracts." PURCHASE The Contracts may be purchased by eligible organizations on behalf of a group made up of their employees. The Contract Holder establishes an Account for eligible employees by having them complete an enrollment form (and any other required forms) and submitting it to the Company with an initial Purchase Payment. Purchase Payments are made by salary reduction or by lump sum payments from an eligible, existing plan. See "Purchase." REDEMPTION The Contract Holder may withdraw all or a portion of the Account Value during the Accumulation Period by properly completing the Company's disbursement form and sending it to the Company's Home Office. See "Contracts-- Withdrawals During Accumulation Period." DEFERRED SALES CHARGES Amounts withdrawn may be subject to a deferred sales charge. The maximum deferred sales charge that could be assessed on a full or partial withdrawal is 5% of the amount withdrawn. See "Charges and Deductions--Charges for Withdrawals." Amounts withdrawn from GAA may be subject to a market value adjustment. (See Appendix I.) TAXES AND WITHHOLDING Purchase Payments and investment results of the Separate Account credited to the value of the Account are generally not taxable until distributed or made available under the employer's Plan. Withholding for income tax may be imposed on certain withdrawals. See "Tax Status--Tax Status of Amounts Distributed Under the Contract." CONTRACT CHARGES Certain Charges are associated with these Contracts, for example, mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charges. The Funds are also subject to certain fees and expenses. Purchase Payments may also be subject to premium taxes. See "Charges and Deductions" for a complete explanation of these charges. FREE LOOK PROVISION (RIGHT TO CANCEL) Contract Holders have the right to cancel their Contract within 10 days after receiving it (or as otherwise allowed by state law) by returning it to us along with a written notice of cancellation. Unless state law requires otherwise the amount you will receive on cancellation under this provision may reflect the investment performance of the Purchase Payments deposited in the separate account while invested. In certain cases, this may be less than the amount of your Purchase Payments. See "Contracts--Right to Cancel." 6 FEE TABLE (BASED ON YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994) THIS FEE TABLE IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST IN UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS FEES AND COSTS THAT YOU OR A CONTRACT HOLDER WILL BEAR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.(1) THE TABLE SETS FORTH SEPARATE ACCOUNT CHARGES DUE UNDER THE CONTRACT AS WELL AS THOSE DEDUCTED FROM THE FUNDS' ASSETS AS OF JANUARY 1, 1996. PRIOR TO THIS DATE HIGHER FEES WERE CHARGED. THE TABLE DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY PREMIUM TAXES THAT MAY BE APPLICABLE. CONTRACT CHARGES AND EXPENSES DEFERRED SALES CHARGE (as a percentage of amount withdrawn)(2)
INSTALLMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT CONTRACT (BASED ON COMPLETED PURCHASE PAYMENT PERIODS) DEDUCTION ---------------------------------------- --------- Less than 5 5% 5 or more but less than 7 4% 7 or more but less than 9 3% 9 or 10 2% more than 10 0% SINGLE PURCHASE PAYMENT CONTRACT (BASED ON COMPLETED ACCOUNT YEARS) DEDUCTION ---------------------------------------- --------- Less than 5 5% 5 or more but less than 6 4% 6 or more but less than 7 3% 7 or more but less than 8 2% 8 or more but less than 9 1% 9 or more 0%
SEPARATE ACCOUNT ANNUAL EXPENSES--VARIABLE OPTIONS ONLY(3) (Daily deductions, equal to the percentage shown on an annual basis, made from amounts allocated to the variable options) During the Accumulation Period: Mortality and Expense Risk Fees 0.95% Administrative Expense Charge(4) 0% --- Total Separate Account Annual Expenses 0.95 % --- --- During the Annuity Period: Mortality and Expense Risk Fees 1.25 % Administrative Expense Charge(4) 0 % --- Total Separate Account Annual Expenses 1.25 % --- ---
- ------------------------ (1) See "Charges and Deductions" in this prospectus. For more information regarding expenses paid out of the assets of a particular Fund, see the Fund's prospectus. (2) The amount deducted for the deferred sales charge will not exceed 8.5% of the total Purchase Payments made to the Account. The deferred sales charge may be referred to in the Contract as "surrender fee." See "Charges and Deductions--Charges for Withdrawals (Deferred Sales Charge)" for instances in which this charge may be waived. (3) See "Charges and Deductions" for a description of these expenses. (4) The Administrative Expense Charge is currently zero. However we reserve the right to deduct a daily charge of not more than 0.25% per year from the variable portion of Account Values. 7 FUNDING OPTION ANNUAL EXPENSES (Except as noted, the following figures are a percentage of average net assets and, except where otherwise indicated, are based on figures for the year ended December 31, 1994)
TOTAL MANAGEMENT MUTUAL FUND (ADVISORY) OTHER ANNUAL FEES(1) EXPENSES(2) EXPENSES -------------- -------------- ----------- Aetna Variable Fund .25% .05% .30% Aetna Income Shares .25% .08% .33% Aetna Variable Encore Fund .25% .07% .32% Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. .25% .07% .32% Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio(3) .50% .20% .70% Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio(3) .50% .20% .70% Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio(3) .50% .20% .70% Alger American Growth Portfolio .75% .11% .86% Alger American Small Cap Portfolio .85% .11% .96% Calvert Responsibly Invested Balanced Portfolio .70% .10% .80% Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Portfolio(3) .62% .27% .89% Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio(4) .52% .06% .58% Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio(4) .62% .07% .69% Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio .77% .15% .92% Franklin Government Securities Trust(5) .47% .16% .63% Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio(6) .77% .28% 1.05% Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio(6) .83% .74% 1.57% Janus Aspen Flexible Income Portfolio(6) .30% .70% 1.00% Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio(6) .66% .22% .88% Janus Aspen Short-Term Bond Portfolio(6) .00% .65% .65% Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth Portfolio(6) .69% .49% 1.18% Lexington Natural Resources Trust(7) 1.00% .55% 1.55% Neuberger & Berman Growth Portfolio(8) .79% .12% .91% Scudder International Portfolio .88% .20% 1.08% TCI Growth(9) 1.00% .00% 1.00%
- -------------------------- (1) Certain of the unaffiliated Fund managers have contracted to reimburse us for administrative costs incurred in connection with administering the Funds as variable funding options. These reimbursements are paid out of the managers' investment advisory fees and are not charged to investors. (2) A mutual fund's "Other Expenses" include operating costs of the fund. The expenses are factored into the fund's net asset value - not deducted from the Contract Holder's or your Account Value. (3) These Funds have only limited operating history; therefore the expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. (4) A portion of the brokerage commission the Fund paid was used to reduce its expenses. Without this reduction, total operating expenses would have been .60% for the Equity-Income Portfolio and .70% for the Growth Portfolio. (5) The investment adviser for the Franklin Government Securities Trust has agreed to reduce the investment advisory fee and to reimburse the Fund for certain expenses. Until February 1, 1996, the adviser will reduce the advisory fee and reimburse the Fund for expenses to the extent that total annual expenses exceed .63%; thereafter, the expense limit may increase in the adviser's discretion. Without this agreement, the other expenses would have been 0.63% and total annual expenses for the Franklin Government Securities Trust would be 0.78%. (6) The expense figures shown are net of certain expense waivers from Janus Capital Corporation. Without such waivers, the Investment Advisory Fees, Other Expenses and Total Mutual Fund Annual Expenses for the Portfolios for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 would have been: 1.00%, 0.28% and 1.28%, respectively, for Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio; 1.00%, 0.74% and 1.74% respectively for Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio; 0.65%, 0.70% and 1.35% respectively, for Janus Aspen Flexible Income Portfolio; 1.00%, .22% and 1.22%, respectively, for Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio; .65%, .75% and 1.40%, respectively, for Janus Aspen Short-Term Bond Portfolio; and 1.00%, 0.49% and 1.49%, respectively, for Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth Portfolio. The waivers are voluntary and could be terminated upon 90 days' notice (7) These fees as a percentage of assets are higher than those for other similar funds, although the amounts of the fees are not, due to the limited amount of assets in the fund. 8 (8) Until May 1, 1995, the Portfolio had a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 which provided for the reimbursement by Neuberger & Berman Management of certain distribution expenses, up to a maximum of 0.25% on an annual basis of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. The "Other Expenses" and "Total Annual Expenses" for the Portfolio do not include 0.02% which was paid by the Portfolio for the months of January through April 1995, since 12b-1 fees will not be charged after May 1, 1995. (9) The Portfolio's investment adviser pays all expenses of the Portfolio except brokerage commissions, taxes, interest, fees and expenses of the non-interested directors (including counsel fees) and extraordinary expenses. HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATION (EXAMPLE) THIS EXAMPLE IS PURELY HYPOTHETICAL. IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES OR EXPECTED RETURN. ACTUAL EXPENSES AND/OR RETURN MAY BE MORE OR LESS THAN THOSE SHOWN BELOW. Assuming a 5% annual return on assets, you would have paid the following expenses on a $1,000 investment based on the charges effective through December 31, 1995. (The expenses have been reduced and therefore, if the current charges were used, the amounts would be less):
IF YOU WITHDRAW YOUR ACCOUNT AT THE IF YOU DO NOT WITHDRAW YOUR ACCOUNT END OF THE APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD: OR IF YOU ANNUITIZE: 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS ------ ------- ------- -------- ------ ------- ------- -------- Aetna Variable Fund $65 $ 95 $129 $151 $13 $40 $ 69 $151 Aetna Income Shares $65 $ 96 $130 $155 $13 $41 $ 70 $155 Aetna Variable Encore Fund $65 $ 96 $130 $153 $13 $40 $ 70 $153 Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. $65 $ 96 $130 $153 $13 $40 $ 70 $153 Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio $68 $107 $149 $195 $17 $52 $ 90 $195 Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio $68 $107 $149 $195 $17 $52 $ 90 $195 Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio $68 $107 $149 $195 $17 $52 $ 90 $195 Alger American Growth Portfolio $70 $112 $157 $213 $18 $57 $ 98 $213 Alger American Small Cap Portfolio $71 $115 $161 $223 $19 $60 $103 $223 Calvert Responsibly Invested Balanced Portfolio $69 $110 $154 $206 $18 $55 $ 95 $206 Fidelity VIP II Contrafund Portfolio $70 $113 $158 $216 $19 $58 $100 $216 Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio $67 $104 $143 $182 $16 $48 $ 83 $182 Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio $68 $107 $148 $194 $17 $52 $ 89 $194 Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio $70 $113 $159 $218 $19 $58 $101 $218 Franklin Government Securities Trust $68 $105 $145 $188 $16 $50 $ 86 $188 Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio $72 $117 $166 $233 $20 $63 $108 $233 Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio $77 $132 $191 $286 $26 $78 $134 $286 Janus Aspen Flexible Income Portfolio $71 $116 $163 $227 $20 $61 $105 $227 Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio $70 $112 $157 $215 $19 $58 $ 99 $215 Janus Aspen Short-Term Bond Portfolio $68 $106 $146 $190 $16 $51 $ 87 $190 Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth Portfolio $73 $121 $172 $246 $22 $67 $114 $246 Lexington Natural Resources Trust $77 $132 $190 $284 $25 $78 $133 $284 Neuberger & Berman Growth Portfolio $70 $113 $159 $218 $19 $58 $101 $218 Scudder International Portfolio $72 $118 $167 $236 $21 $64 $109 $236 TCI Growth $71 $116 $163 $227 $20 $61 $105 $227
9 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (SELECTED DATA FOR ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH PERIOD) THE CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRESENTED BELOW FOR EACH OF THE YEARS IN THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 (AS APPLICABLE), IS DERIVED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT, WHICH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN AUDITED BY KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT THEREON, ARE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUES AND THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE VALUE OF AN ACCUMULATION UNIT REFLECT A MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE OF 1.25% FOR THE PERIODS SHOWN. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS, THE MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGE WAS REDUCED TO 0.95% DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD. IT WILL INCREASE TO 1.25% DURING THE ANNUITY PERIOD.
1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- AETNA VARIABLE FUND VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $11.020 $10.454 $97.165 $77.845 $76.311 $59.871 VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.778 $11.020 $10.454(2) $97.165 $77.845 $76.311 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (2.20)% 5.41% (2) 24.82% 2.01% 27.46% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 114,733,035 44,166,470 21,250 20,948,226 18,362,906 17,142,820 AETNA INCOME SHARES VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $10.905 $10.068 $36.789 $31.192 $28.943 $25.574 VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.360 $10.905 $10.068(3) $36.789 $31.192 $28.943 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (5.00)% 8.31% (3) 17.94% 7.77% 13.17% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 11,713,354 4,084,142 3,870 7,844,412 6,984,793 6,202,834 AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $10.241 $10.048 $33.812 $32.138 $30.012 $27.783 VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.528 $10.241 $10.048(4) $33.812 $32.138 $30.012 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) 2.80% 1.92% (4) 5.21% 7.08% 8.02% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 7,673,528 2,766,044 825 8,430,082 10,220,110 8,286,033 AETNA INVESTMENT ADVISERS FUND, INC. VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $11.057 $10.189 $12.736 $10.896 $10.437 $10.000(5) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.868 $11.057 $10.189(6) $12.736 $10.896 $10.437 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (1.71)% 8.52% (6) 16.89% 4.40% 4.37% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 23,139,604 11,368,365 11,508 22,898,099 17,078,985 9,535,986 ALGER AMERICAN SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $9.959 $10.000(7) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $9.437 $ 9.959 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (5.24)% (0.41)% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 6,339,407 781,836 CALVERT RESPONSIBLY INVESTED BALANCED PORTFOLIO* VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $11.036 $10.278 $10.000(8) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.554 $11.036 $10.278 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (4.37)% 7.37% 2.78% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 521,141 144,168 2,556 FRANKLIN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRUST VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $10.642 $10.008 $10.000(8) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.119 $10.642 $10.008 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (4.91)% 6.33% 0.08% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 325,365 167,137 5,559 1988 1987 1986 1985 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- AETNA VARIABLE FUND VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $52.885 $50.760 $43.205 $33.323 VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $59.871 $52.885 $50.760 $43.205 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) 13.21% 4.19% 17.49% 29.66% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 16,455,396 16,497,406 16,578,251 14,186,456 AETNA INCOME SHARES VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $24.061 $23.308 $20.703 $17.145 VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $25.574 $24.061 $23.308 $20.703 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) 6.29% 3.23% 12.58% 20.75% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 5,955,293 5,372,271 6,188,470 4,673,837 AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $26.171 $24.812 $23.504 $21.942 VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $27.783 $26.171 $24.812 $23.504 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) 6.16% 5.48% 5.57% 7.12% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 8,154,644 7,326,151 6,692,947 7,220,756 AETNA INVESTMENT ADVISERS FUND, INC. VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD VALUE AT END OF PERIOD INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD ALGER AMERICAN SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD VALUE AT END OF PERIOD INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD CALVERT RESPONSIBLY INVESTED BALANCED PORTFOLIO* VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD VALUE AT END OF PERIOD INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD FRANKLIN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRUST VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD VALUE AT END OF PERIOD INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD
10 CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
1994 1993 1992 ------------- ------------ ------------ JANUS ASPEN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $10.000(9) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.581 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) 5.81% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 753,862 JANUS ASPEN FLEXIBLE INCOME PORTFOLIO VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $10.000(9) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $ 9.873 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (1.27)% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 28,543 LEXINGTON NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $10.877 $ 9.832 $10.000(8) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $10.154 $10.877 $ 9.832 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (6.65)% 10.63% (1.68)% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 703,676 135,614 561 NEUBERGER & BERMAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $11.747 $10.864 $10.000(8) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $11.026 $11.747 $10.864 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (6.14)% 8.13% 8.64% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 1,865,104 546,559 10,645 SCUDDER INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $12.957 $ 9.578 $10.000(8) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $12.687 $12.957 $ 9.578 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (2.08)% 35.28% (4.22)% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 6,558,946 1,020,233 5,232 TCI GROWTH VALUE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD $12.069 $10.692 $10.000(8) VALUE AT END OF PERIOD $11.781 $12.069 $10.692 INCREASE (DECREASE) IN VALUE OF ACCUMULATION UNIT(1) (2.39)% 12.88% 6.92% NUMBER OF ACCUMULATION UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF PERIOD 12,853,828 3,667,821 2,254
(1) THE ABOVE FIGURES ARE CALCULATED BY SUBTRACTING THE BEGINNING ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE ENDING ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR, AND DIVIDING THE RESULT BY THE BEGINNING ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE. THESE FIGURES DO NOT REFLECT THE DEFERRED SALES CHARGES OR THE FIXED DOLLAR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE, IF ANY. INCLUSION OF THESE CHARGES WOULD REDUCE THE INVESTMENT RESULTS SHOWN. (2) THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS CONVERTED TO $10.000 ON AUGUST 21, 1992 UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THAT DATE, THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE OF THE FUND WAS $97.817. ON THE DATE OF CONVERSION, ADDITIONAL UNITS WERE ISSUED SO THAT ACCOUNT VALUES WERE NOT CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSION. THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE DATE OF CONVERSION WAS 0.67%; THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE DATE OF CONVERSION TO THE END OF THE YEAR WAS 4.54%. (3) THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS CONVERTED TO $10.000 ON AUGUST 21, 1992 UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THAT DATE, THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE OF THE FUND WAS $38.521. ON THE DATE OF CONVERSION, ADDITIONAL UNITS WERE ISSUED SO THAT ACCOUNT VALUES WERE NOT CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSION. THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE DATE OF CONVERSION WAS 4.70%; THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE DATE OF CONVERSION TO THE END OF THE YEAR WAS 0.68%. (4) THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS CONVERTED TO $10.000 ON AUGUST 21, 1992 UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THAT DATE, THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE OF THE FUND WAS $34.397. ON THE DATE OF CONVERSION, ADDITIONAL UNITS WERE ISSUED SO THAT ACCOUNT VALUES WERE NOT CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSION. THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE DATE OF CONVERSION WAS 1.73%; THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE DATE OF CONVERSION TO THE END OF THE YEAR WAS 0.48%. (5) THE INITIAL ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS ESTABLISHED AT $10.000 ON JUNE 23, 1989, THE DATE ON WHICH THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS. (6) THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS CONVERTED TO $10.000 ON AUGUST 21, 1992 UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THAT DATE, THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE OF THE FUND WAS $13.118. ON THE DATE OF CONVERSION, ADDITIONAL UNITS WERE ISSUED SO THAT ACCOUNT VALUES WERE NOT CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSION. THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO THE DATE OF CONVERSION WAS 2.99%; THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE FROM THE DATE OF CONVERSION TO THE END OF THE YEAR WAS 1.89%. (7) THE INITIAL ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS ESTABLISHED AT $10.000 ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1993, THE DATE ON WHICH THE PORTFOLIO BECAME AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT. (8) THE INITIAL ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS ESTABLISHED AT $10.000 ON AUGUST 21, 1992, THE DATE ON WHICH THE FUND/PORTFOLIO BECAME AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT. (9) THE INITIAL ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE WAS ESTABLISHED AT $10.000 DURING OCTOBER 1994, WHEN THE FUNDS WERE FIRST RECEIVED IN THIS OPTION. * FORMERLY CALVERT SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE SERIES. 11 PERFORMANCE DATA From time to time, we may advertise nonstandardized performance data for the various investment options under the Contracts. Such data will show the percentage change in the value of an Accumulation Unit based on the performance of an investment option over a period of time, usually a calendar year. It is determined by dividing the increase (decrease) in value for that unit by the Accumulation Unit value at the beginning of the period. This percentage figure will reflect the deduction of any asset based charges under the Contracts but will not reflect the deduction of any applicable deferred sales charge. The deduction of any applicable deferred sales charge would reduce any percentage increase or make greater any percentage decrease. Any advertisement will also include standardized total return figures calculated as required by the SEC, as described in the Statement of Additional Information. The total return figures do not reflect the deduction of any applicable deferred sales charge, as well as any other Separate Account expenses. THE COMPANY, VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C AND DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS THE COMPANY Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("Company," "us" or "we") the depositor for the Separate Account is a stock life insurance company organized in 1976 under the insurance laws of the state of Connecticut. As of December 31, 1994, the Company managed over $20.4 billion of assets. As of December 31, 1993, the Company ranked among the top 2% of all U.S. life insurance companies by size. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Life and Casualty Company, which, with its subsidiaries, constitutes one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations. Our Home Office is located at 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156. THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT Variable Annuity Account C is a separate account established by us prior to 1976 under the laws of the state of Connecticut. The Separate Account was formed for the purpose of segregating assets attributable to the variable portions of Contracts from Company assets. The Separate Account is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Although the Company holds title to the assets of the Separate Account, such assets are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business we may conduct. Income, gains or losses of the Separate Account are credited to or charged against the assets of the Separate Account without regard to other income, gains or losses of the Company. All obligations of the Company arising under the Contracts are general corporate obligations. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDS The Contract Holder will designate some or all of the mutual funds described below as variable funding options under the Contract. The Contract Holder, or you, if allowed by the Contract Holder may select one or more of the Funds for investment of the Purchase Payments made on your behalf. Except where noted, all of the Funds are diversified as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. - -AETNA VARIABLE FUND (sometimes called the "Growth and Income Fund") seeks to maximize total return through investments in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and securities convertible into common stock. - -AETNA INCOME SHARES (sometimes called the "Bond Fund") seeks to maximize total return, consistent with reasonable risk, through investments in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of debt securities. - -AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND (sometimes called the "Money Market Fund") seeks to provide high current return, consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity, through investment in high quality "money market" instruments. An investment in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. Government. 12 - -AETNA INVESTMENT ADVISERS FUND, INC. (sometimes called the "Managed Fund") is a managed mutual fund which seeks to maximize investment return consistent with reasonable safety of principal by investing in one or more of the following asset classes: stocks, bonds and cash equivalents, based on the Company's judgment of which of those sectors or mix thereof offers the best investment prospects. - -AETNA GENERATION PORTFOLIOS, INC.--AETNA ASCENT VARIABLE PORTFOLIO seeks to provide capital appreciation by allocating its investments among equities and fixed income securities. Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio is managed for investors who generally have an investment horizon exceeding 15 years, and who have a high level of risk tolerance. See the Fund's prospectus for a discussion of the risks involved. - -AETNA GENERATION PORTFOLIOS, INC.--AETNA CROSSROADS VARIABLE PORTFOLIO seeks to provide total return (i.e., income and capital appreciation, both realized and unrealized) by allocating its investments among equities and fixed income securities. Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio is managed for investors who generally have an investment horizon exceeding 10 years and who have a moderate level of risk tolerance. - -AETNA GENERATION PORTFOLIOS, INC.--AETNA LEGACY VARIABLE PORTFOLIO seeks to provide total return consistent with preservation of capital by allocating its investments among equities and fixed income securities. Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio is managed for investors who generally have an investment horizon exceeding five years and who have a low level of risk tolerance. - -ALGER AMERICAN FUND--ALGER AMERICAN GROWTH PORTFOLIO seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified, actively managed portfolio of equity securities, primarily of companies with total market capitalization-- present market value per share multiplied by the total number of shares outstanding--of $1 billion or greater. Income is a consideration in the selection of investments but is not an investment objective. - -ALGER AMERICAN FUND--ALGER AMERICAN SMALL CAPITALIZATION PORTFOLIO ("Alger American Small Cap Portfolio") seeks capital return through investment in the common stock of smaller companies offering the potential for significant price gain. It invests at least 85% of its net assets in equity securities and at least 65% of its net assets in equity securities of companies that, at the time of purchase, have "total market capitalization"--present market value per share multiplied by the total number of shares outstanding--of less than $1 billion. Investing in smaller companies may present risks not present in investments in larger companies. See the Fund's prospectus for a discussion of these risks. - -CALVERT RESPONSIBLY INVESTED BALANCED PORTFOLIO is a non-diversified portfolio that seeks growth of capital through investment in enterprises that make a significant contribution to society through their products and services and through the way they do business. Prior to May 1, 1995, the Fund was known as the Calvert Socially Responsible Series. - -FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II--CONTRAFUND PORTFOLIO ("Fidelity Contrafund Portfolio") seeks maximum total return over the long term by investing its assets mainly in equity securities of companies that are undervalued or out-of-favor. - -FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND--EQUITY INCOME PORTFOLIO ("Fidelity Equity-Income Portfolio") seeks reasonable income by investing primarily in income-producing equity securities. In choosing these securities, the Fund will also consider the potential for capital appreciation. - -FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND--GROWTH PORTFOLIO ("Fidelity Growth Portolio") seeks to achieve capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stock, although the Fund is not limited to any one type of security. - -FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND--OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO ("Fidelity Overseas Portfolio") seeks long-term growth of capital primarily through investments in foreign securities (at least 65% from at least three countries outside of North America). International investments such as these involve greater risks than U.S. investments. - -FRANKLIN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRUST seeks income through investments in obligations of the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities, primarily GNMA obligations. 13 - -JANUS ASPEN SERIES--AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO ("Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio") is a non-diversified portfolio that seeks long-term growth of capital by emphasizing investments in common stocks of companies with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $5 billion. - -JANUS ASPEN SERIES--BALANCED PORTFOLIO ("Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio") seeks both long-term growth of capital and current income. The Portfolio is designed for investors who want to participate in the equity markets through a more moderate investment than a pure growth fund. Investments in income-producing securities are intended to result in a portfolio that provides a more consistent total return than may be attainable through investing solely in growth stocks. The Portfolio is not designed for investors who desire a consistent level of income. - -JANUS ASPEN SERIES--FLEXIBLE INCOME PORTFOLIO ("Janus Aspen Flexible Income Portfolio") seeks to maximize total return, consistent with preservation of capital from a combination of current income and capital appreciation. Janus Aspen Flexible Income Portfolio invests in all types of income-producing securities, and may have substantial holdings of debt securities rated below investment grade ("high yield, high risk securities") also commonly known as "junk bonds." High yield, high risk securities involve certain risks. See the Fund's prospectus for a discussion of these risks. - -JANUS ASPEN SERIES--GROWTH PORTFOLIO ("Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio") seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of a large number of issuers of any size. The Portfolio generally emphasizes issuers with large market capitalizations. - -JANUS ASPEN SERIES--SHORT-TERM BOND PORTFOLIO ("Janus Aspen Short-Term Bond Portfolio") seeks as high a level of current income as is consistent with preservation of capital by investing primarily in short- and intermediate-term fixed income securities. The Portfolio will normally maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of less than three years, but not to exceed five years depending upon its portfolio manager's opinion of prevailing market, financial and economic conditions. - -JANUS ASPEN SERIES--WORLDWIDE GROWTH PORTFOLIO ("Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth Portfolio") seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of companies of foreign and domestic issuers of any size. The Portfolio normally invests in issuers from at least five different countries including the United States. International investments involve risks not present in U.S. Securities. - -LEXINGTON NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST is a nondiversified portfolio that seeks long-term growth of capital through investment primarily in common stocks of companies which own, or develop natural resources and other basic commodities or supply goods and services to such companies. Current income will not be a factor. Total return will consist primarily of capital appreciation. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities. Foreign investing involves risks that differ from those involved in domestic investing. See the Fund's prospectus for a discussion of these risks. - -NEUBERGER & BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST--GROWTH PORTFOLIO ("Neuberger & Berman Growth Portfolio") seeks capital growth through investments in common stocks of companies that the investment adviser believes will have above-average earnings or otherwise provide investors with above-average potential for capital appreciation. - -SCUDDER VARIABLE LIFE INVESTMENT FUND--INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO ("Scudder International Portfolio") seeks long-term growth of capital primarily through diversified holdings of marketable foreign equity investments. Investing in foreign securities may involve a greater degree of risk than investing in domestic securities. See the Fund's prospectus for a discussion of the risks involved. - -TCI PORTFOLIOS, INC.--TCI GROWTH (a Twentieth Century Fund) seeks capital growth by investing in common stocks (including securities convertible into common stocks) and other securities that meet certain fundamental and technical standards of selection and, in the opinion of TCI Growth's management, have better than average potential for appreciation. TCI Growth tries to stay fully invested in such securities, regardless of the movement of prices generally. The Fund may invest in foreign securities. Foreign investing involves risks that differ from those involved in domestic investing. See the Fund's prospectus for a discussion of these risks. 14 There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives. Participants bear the full investment risk of investment in the Funds selected. Contract Holders should read the accompanying prospectuses of the Funds carefully before investing. Some of the Funds may use instruments known as derivatives as part of their investment strategies as described in their respective prospectuses. The use of certain derivatives such as inverse floaters and principal only debt instruments may involve higher risk of volatility to a Fund. The use of leverage in connection with derivatives can also increase risk of losses. See the prospectus for the Funds for a discussion of the risks associated with an investment in those funds. The following identifies the investment adviser and the subadvisor, if any, for each Fund.
FUND INVESTMENT ADVISER SUBADVISER - ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------------- Aetna Variable Fund Aetna Life Insurance and -- Annuity Company (ALIAC) Aetna Income Shares ALIAC -- Aetna Variable Encore Fund ALIAC -- Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. ALIAC -- Aetna Ascent Variable Portfolio ALIAC -- Aetna Crossroads Variable Portfolio ALIAC -- Aetna Legacy Variable Portfolio ALIAC -- Alger American Growth Portfolio Fred Alger Management, Inc. -- Alger American Small Cap Portfolio Fred Alger Management, Inc. -- Calvert Responsibly Invested Calvert Asset Management Company, NCM Capital Management Group, Balanced Portfolio Inc. Inc. Fidelity Contrafund Portfolio Fidelity Management & -- Research Company Fidelity Equity-Income Portfolio Fidelity Management & -- Research Company Fidelity Growth Portfolio Fidelity Management & -- Research Company Fidelity Overseas Portfolio Fidelity Management & -- Research Company Franklin Government Securities Trust Franklin Advisers, Inc. -- Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio Janus Capital Corporation -- Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio Janus Capital Corporation -- Janus Aspen Flexible Income Portfolio Janus Capital Corporation -- Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio Janus Capital Corporation -- Janus Aspen Short-Term Bond Portfolio Janus Capital Corporation -- Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth Portfolio Janus Capital Corporation -- Lexington Natural Resources Trust Lexington Management Market Systems Corporation Research Advisors, Inc. Neuberger & Berman Growth Portfolio Neuberger & Berman Neuberger & Berman Management Incorporated Scudder International Portfolio Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. -- TCI Growth Investors Research Corporation --
15 More comprehensive information, including a discussion of potential risks, is found in the current prospectus for each Fund, which is distributed with this prospectus. Additional prospectuses and the Statements of Additional Information for this prospectus and for each Fund prospectus can be obtained by writing to our Home Office, Attention: Annuity Operations, or by calling 1-800-525-4225. SHARED AND MIXED FUNDING Shares of the Funds are sold to us for funding variable annuities. The Funds may be sold to other companies for the same purpose. This is referred to as "shared funding." Shares of the Funds may also be used for funding variable life insurance policies through variable life separate accounts sponsored by us or by third parties. This is referred to as "mixed funding." It is conceivable that, in the future, it may be disadvantageous for variable annuity separate accounts and variable life separate accounts of the same or of an unaffiliated insurance company to invest in these Funds simultaneously, since the interests of the contract holders or policy owners or of the insurance companies may differ. Each Fund's Board of Trustees or Directors will monitor events in order to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts which may possibly arise and to determine what action, if any, should be taken. If such a conflict were to occur, one of the separate accounts might withdraw its investment in a Fund. This might force that Fund to sell portfolio securities at disadvantageous prices. ADDITIONAL FUNDS, LIMITATIONS ON SELECTION OF FUNDS AND SUBSTITUTIONS OF FUNDS We may, from time to time, add additional mutual funds as eligible variable funding options under the Contracts. In such event, the Contract Holder or you, if permitted by the Contract Holder, may be permitted to select from these other funds, subject to any conditions that may be imposed in connection with those options. No more than 18 different choices may be made over the life of the Account. The Company's current policy is to allow only Aetna Funds to be used as variable investment options during the Annuity Period. See "Annuity Period Elections." The Contract Holder may decide to offer only a select number of Funds as funding options under its Plan, or may decide to substitute shares of one Fund for shares of another Fund currently held by the Separate Account. PURCHASE CONTRACT PURCHASE An organization eligible to establish deferred compensation plans under Section 457 of the Code may acquire a group Contract for its Plan by filling out the appropriate master application form and returning it to the Company or to a Distributor for delivery to the Company. Once we approve the application, a group Contract is issued to the organization as Contract Holder. The Contract Holder exercises all rights under the Contracts. See "The Contracts." A Single Purchase Payment Contract will be issued for lump-sum transfers of amounts accumulated under a preexisting Plan. An installment Purchase Payment Contract will be issued for continuing, periodic payments. Employees of the Contract Holder may fill out an enrollment form or forms and return them to the Company or to a Distributor for delivery to the Company for review, acceptance or rejection. The Company must accept or reject an application within two business days of its receipt. If the application is incomplete, the Company may hold it and any accompanying Purchase Payment for five days. Purchase Payments may be held for longer periods only with the consent of the Contract Holder, pending acceptance of the application. If the application is accepted, a Contract will be issued to the Contract Holder. Any Purchase Payment accompanying the application or received prior to acceptance of the application, will be invested as of the date of acceptance. If the application is rejected, the application and any Purchase Payments will be returned to the Contract Holder. Initial payments held for longer than the five business days will be deposited in the Aetna Variable Encore Fund until the forms are completed. 16 The Contract Holder may cancel the contract within 10 days after receiving (or as otherwise allowed by state law). Refer to "Contracts--Right to Cancel" for more information. PURCHASE PAYMENTS Once the application or enrollment form is accepted, Purchase Payments will be credited to an Account for allocation to the applicable funding options. If required, premium taxes will be deducted prior to crediting the Purchase Payments to the Account. See "Charges and Deductions--Premium Tax" and "Determining Contract Value--Accumulation Units." The Code may limit the total amount of Purchase Payments made on a Participant's behalf in a year. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PURCHASE PAYMENTS There is currently no minimum amount for lump-sum purchase payments; however, the Company reserves the right to set such a minimum in the future. Installment Purchase Payments must be at least $50 per month ($600 annually) per Participant, and may not be less than $25 per payment. The Code imposes a maximum limit on annual Purchase Payments that may be excluded from your gross income. The limit is generally the lesser of $7,500 or 33 1/3% of your includable compensation (25% of gross compensation). ALLOCATING PURCHASE PAYMENTS Each Purchase Payment is forwarded to us through a Distributor. The Contract Holder or you, if permitted by the Contract Holder, may elect to have each Purchase Payment accumulate (i) on a variable basis through the Separate Account by investment in shares of one or more of the Funds; (ii) through the Fixed Account (see Appendix II) or the Fixed Plus Account (see Appendix III); (iii) under the Guaranteed Accumulation Account, or (iv) in a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii). Not all options are available under all Plans. Your enrollment materials should indicate which options are available for you. The Contract Holder, or you, if permitted by the Contract Holder, must indicate on the enrollment forms how the Purchase Payments should be allocated among the options. The allocations must be in terms of whole percentages. All Purchase Payments received thereafter will be allocated in the same percentages until new allocation instructions are received. See the applicable Appendix regarding the allocation of amounts of the Fixed Account, Fixed Plus Account or the Guaranteed Accumulation Account. DESIGNATIONS OF ANNUITANT Under the terms of the Contract, the Participant must be the Annuitant. See "The Contract--Rights of the Contract and Account." DISTRIBUTION The Company will serve as Underwriter for the securities sold by this Prospectus. The Company is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD). As Underwriter, the Company will contract with one or more registered broker-dealers ("Distributors"), including at least one affiliate of the Company, to offer and sell the Contracts. All persons offering and selling the Contracts must be registered representatives of the Distributors and must also be licensed as insurance agents to sell Variable Annuity Contracts. These registered representatives may also provide services to Participants in connection with establishing their Accounts under the Contract. 17 Persons offering and selling the Contracts may receive commissions in connection with the sale of the Contracts. The maximum percentage amount that the Company will ever pay as commission with respect to any given Purchase Payment is with respect to those made during the first year of Purchase Payments under an Account. That percentage amount will range from 1% to 6% of those Purchase Payments. The Company may also pay renewal commissions on Purchase Payments made after the first year and asset-based service fees. The average of all payments made by the Company is estimated to equal approximately 3% of the total Purchase Payments made over the life of an average Contract. The Company may also reimburse the Distributor for certain actual expenses. The name of the Distributor and the registered representative responsible for your Account are set forth on your enrollment form. Commissions and sales related expenses are paid by the Company and are not deducted from Purchase Payments. See "Charges and Deductions--Deferred Sales Charge." Occasionally, we may pay commissions and fees to Distributors which are affiliated or associated with the Contract Holder or the Participants. We may also enter into agreements with some entities associated with the Contract Holder or Participants in which we would agree to pay the association for certain services in connection with administering the Contracts. In both these circumstances there may be an understanding that the Distributor or association would endorse the Company as a provider of the Contract. You will be notified if you are purchasing a Contract that is subject to these arrangements. DETERMINING CONTRACT VALUE ACCUMULATION UNITS A Purchase Payment that is directed to one or more of the Funds is deposited in the Separate Account and credited to the Account in the form of Accumulation Units for each Fund selected. The number of Accumulation Units credited is determined by dividing the applicable portion of the Purchase Payment by that Contract's Accumulation Unit value of the appropriate Fund. The Accumulation Unit value used is that next-computed following the date on which a Purchase Payment is received, unless the application has not been accepted. In that event, Purchase Payments will be credited at the Accumulation Unit value next determined after acceptance of the application. Shares of the Funds are purchased by the Separate Account at the net asset value next determined by the Fund following receipt of Purchase Payments by the Separate Account, which will be no later than the next business day following the crediting of the Accumulation Units attributable to the Funds. The value of Accumulation Units attributable to the Funds will be affected by the investment performance, expenses and charges of those Funds. Accumulation Units are valued separately for each Fund. Therefore, if you elect to have a Purchase Payment invested in a combination of Funds, you will have Accumulation Units credited from more than one source. The value of your Account as of the most recent Valuation Period, is determined by adding the value of any Accumulation Units attributed to the Fund(s) you have selected to the value of any amounts invested in the Fixed Account, the Fixed Plus Account and in GAA. NET INVESTMENT FACTOR FOR EACH VALUATION PERIOD The value of an Accumulation Unit for any Valuation Period is calculated by multiplying the Accumulation Unit value for the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the net investment factor of the appropriate investment option for the current period. The net investment factor is calculated separately for each Fund in which assets of Account C are invested. It is determined by adding 1.0000000 to the net investment rate. The net investment rate equals (a) the net assets of the Fund held by Account C at the end of a Valuation Period, minus (b) the net assets of the Fund held by Account C at the beginning of a Valuation Period, plus or minus (c) taxes or provision for taxes, if any, attributable to the operation of Account C, divided by (d) the value of the Fund's Accumulation and Annuity Units held by Account C at the beginning of the Valuation Period, minus (e) a daily charge at an annual rate 18 of 0.95% for the mortality and expense risks during the Accumulation Period (1.25% during the Annuity Period), and a daily administrative expense charge which will not exceed 0.25% (zero through April 30, 1996) on an annual basis. The net investment rate may be more or less than zero. TRANSFER CREDITS The Company provides a transfer credit on transferred assets, subject to certain conditions (and state approval). Transferred assets are the value of contributions made on your behalf to this Plan or to a similar Plan, before the amounts were applied to this Contract. This benefit is provided on a nondiscriminatory basis if your Contract is eligible. The transfer credit will equal a percentage of the transferred assets applied to the Contract that remain in the Contract after a specified period of time. Once transfer credit amounts are applied to the Accounts, all provisions of the Contract apply. If a transfer credit is due under the Contract, you will be provided with additional information specific to the Contract. CONTRACTS GENERAL The Contracts are annuities which means that they provide payments in the future for a fixed period or for life. See "Annuity Period." The amount of the payments made during the Annuity Period will be determined by the amount of Purchase Payments received by the Company for your Account and on the investment results of the funding options that the Contract Holder, or you, if applicable, has selected. The Contracts offer the ability to have Purchase Payments allocated to a fixed account which guarantees a minimum rate of interest, to the Guaranteed Accumulation Account, or to the Separate Account which allows the amounts to be invested in the shares of a variety of different funds. See "The Funds." The Contracts are designed for group deferred compensation plans offered by state or local governments. The Contracts are offered under Section 457 of the Code. Amounts held under the Plan may be entitled to tax-deferred treatment under certain sections of the Code. See "Tax Status." RIGHT TO CANCEL The Contract Holder may cancel the Contract no later than ten days (or as otherwise allowed by state law) after receiving the Contract by returning it, along with a written notice of cancellation, to us. We will produce a refund not later than seven days after we receive the Contract and the written notice at our Home Office. Unless the applicable state law requires a refund of Purchase Payment(s) only, we will refund the Purchase Payment(s) plus any increase or minus any decrease in the value attributable to any Purchase Payment(s) allocated to the Variable Option(s). PURCHASE PAYMENTS The Contract is available for Purchase Payments. It allows lump-sum transfers to the Contract of amounts accumulated under a preexisting deferred compensation plan under Section 457 of the Code. The Contract also allows installment payments. RIGHTS UNDER THE CONTRACT All rights under the Contract rest with the Contract Holder, which is usually the employer or other obligor under the Plan. The Contract will be part of the employer's general assets, subject to the claims of its general creditors. Benefits available to you are governed exclusively by the provisions of the Plan and are backed only by the general assets of the employer. Some of the options and elections under the Contract may not be available to you under the provisions of the Plan. 19 ALLOCATION CHANGES AND TRANSFERS During each calendar year, the Contract Holder, or you, if permitted by the Contract Holder, may change the allocation of future Net Purchase Payments among the allowable investment options. Unlimited allocation changes are allowed. We also allow unlimited transfers of accumulated values to available investment options during the Accumulation Period, free of charge. Transfers of not less than $500 may be made among the available Funds or from any of the Funds to a credited interest options. Any transfer will be based on the Accumulation Unit value next determined after we receive a valid request at our Home Office. See Appendix I, II, and III for information on transfers from credited interest options. During the Annuity Period, transfers of accumulated values are not allowed. WITHDRAWALS DURING ACCUMULATION PERIOD The Contract Holder may withdraw all or a portion of the Account value during the Accumulation Period by properly completing a disbursement form and sending it to the Home Office. Disbursement forms are available from the Company and our representatives. See "Tax Status of Amounts Distributed Under Contract." Withdrawals may be requested in one of the following ways: - - FULL WITHDRAWAL OF THE CONTRACT: The amount paid will be the full value of the Funds, GAA and the Fixed Account held in all Accounts minus any applicable deferred sales charge plus one-fifth of the amount held in the Fixed Plus Account*, minus any Fixed Plus Account withdrawals, transfers or annuitizations made in the prior 12 months. Amounts withdrawn from GAA may be subject to a market value adjustment. See Appendix I. - - FULL WITHDRAWAL OF AN ACCOUNT: The amount paid will be the full value of the Funds, GAA and the Fixed Account held in the Account minus any applicable deferred sales charge plus one-fifth of the amount held in the Fixed Plus Account*, minus any Fixed Plus Account withdrawals, transfers or annuitizations made in the prior 12 months. Amounts withdrawn from GAA may be subject to a market value adjustment. See Appendix I. - - PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL (PERCENTAGE): The amount paid will be the percentage of the Account value requested minus any applicable deferred sales charge. However, amounts withdrawn from the Fixed Plus Account may not exceed 20% minus any Fixed Plus Account withdrawals, transfers or annuitizations in the prior 12 months.** Amounts withdrawn from GAA may be subject to a market value adjustment. See Appendix I. - - PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL (SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT): The amount paid will be the dollar amount requested. However, the amount withdrawn from the Account will equal the dollar amount requested, plus any applicable deferred sales charge. The amount withdrawn from the Fixed Plus Account may not exceed 20% minus any Fixed Plus Account withdrawals, transfers or annuitizations in the prior 12 months.** Amounts withdrawn from GAA may be subject to a market value adjustment. See Appendix I. * Note: The balance of the amount held in the Fixed Plus Account will be paid in four annual installments. If the withdrawal is due to death, hardship resulting from an unforeseen emergency, annuitization, separation from service, or meets other qualifications, the entire amount held in the Fixed Plus Account will be paid in one lump sum (or used to provide Annuity payments) rather than in annual installments. See Appendix II for more information. ** The 20% limit is waived if the partial withdrawal is due to annuitization or death. See Appendix II for more information. All amounts paid will be based on account values as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the request is received in the Home Office. If a later payment date is specified, the amount paid will be based on the Account Value as of that date. For any partial withdrawal, unless requested otherwise by the Contract Holder, the value of the Accumulation Units cancelled will be withdrawn proportionately from each investment option used under the Account. Payments for withdrawal requests, subject to the above limitations on withdrawals from the Fixed Plus Account, will normally be made witin seven calendar days after a properly completed disbursement form is received at our Home 20 Office or within seven calendar days of the date the disbursement form may specify. Payments may be delayed for: (a) any period in which the New York Stock Exchange ("Exchange") is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings) or in which trading on the Exchange is restricted; (b) any period in which an emergency exists where disposal of securities held by the funds is not reasonably practicable or where it is not reasonably practicable for the value of the assets of the Funds to be fairly determined; or (c) such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of Contract Holders and Participants. The conditions under which restricted trading or an emergency exists shall be determined by the rules and regulations of SEC. CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS This section describes the maximum Contract charges which we may deduct for administrative expenses, sales-related expenses and transfer fees. A description of mortality and expense risk charges and Fund expenses is also included. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGES We make a daily deduction from the Separate Account for mortality and expense risks (insurance charges). The deduction, made as part of the calculation of Accumulation Unit value(s), is equivalent to 0.95% per year. During the Annuity Period, the deduction for mortality and expense risks is equivalent to 1.25% per year. The mortality risk charge is to compensate us for the risk we assume when we promise to continue making lifetime payments to individual Annuitants for their lifetimes according to Annuity rates specified in the Contract at issue. The expense risk charge is to compensate us for the risk that actual expenses for costs incurred under the Contract will exceed the maximum costs that can be charged under the Contract. For 1994, we received $59,320,898 for mortality and expense risks from Contracts under Account C. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE CHARGE We reserve the right to deduct a daily charge of not more than 0.25% per year from the variable portion of Contract values to reimburse us for some of the expenses incurred by us for administering the Contract. We will establish this charge on an annual basis effective each May 1 through April 30 of the following year. During the Accumulation Period, the charge may fluctuate annually. Once an Annuity option is elected, no further charge will be made to the then-effective administrative fee deducted from the variable portion of Annuity payments. For the period through April 30, 1996, we have established the charge to be zero. Since the administrative charge is a percentage of the variable portion of Contract values, there may be no relationship between the amount so deducted and the amount of expenses attributable to the Contract. FUND EXPENSES Each Fund has an investment adviser. An investment advisory fee, based on the Fund's average net assets, is deducted from the assets of each Fund and paid to the investment adviser. Most expenses incurred in the operations of each Fund (except TCI Growth) are borne by that Fund. For further details on each Fund's expenses, you and the Contract Holder should read the accompanying prospectus for each Fund, and refer to the Fee Table in this prospectus. CHARGES FOR WITHDRAWALS (DEFERRED SALES CHARGE) There are no deductions from Purchase Payment(s) for sales or administrative expenses. However, if all or any portion of an Account value is withdrawn during the Accumulation Period, a percentage of the amount withdrawn may be deducted from that amount as a deferred sales charge, so that we may recover sales and administration-related expenses. Deferred sales charges may be deducted from amounts withdrawn during the first 10 Purchase Payment Periods (for Installment Purchase Payment Contracts) or 9 Account Years (for Single Purchase Payment Contracts), as set forth in the table below. In addition, if the nonlifetime Annuity option is elected on a variable 21 basis and the remaining value is withdrawn before three years of Annuity payments have been completed, the applicable deferred sales charge will be assessed. (See "Annuity Options.") For a further explanation of a deferred sales charge calculation, see "Charges and Deductions--Withdrawals During Accumulation Period." The following tables reflect the deferred sales chare deduction as a percentage of the amount withdrawn from the Funds, GAA and the Fixed Account.
INSTALLMENT PURCHASE PAYMENT CONTRACT: PURCHASE PAYMENT DEFERRED SALES PERIODS COMPLETED CHARGE DEDUCTION ---------------------------------------- ---------------- Less than 5 5% 5 or more but less than 7 4% 7 or more but less than 9 3% 9 or more but less than 10 2% 10 or more 0% SINGLE PURCHASE PAYMENT CONTRACT: COMPLETED DEFERRED SALES ACCOUNT YEARS CHARGE DEDUCTION ---------------------------------------- ---------------- Less than 5 5% 5 or more but less than 6 4% 6 or more but less than 7 3% 7 or more but less than 8 2% 8 or more but less than 9 1% 9 or more 0%
The deduction for the deferred sales charge will not exceed 8.5% of the total Purchase Payments made to the Account. A deferred sales charge is not deducted from any portion of the Account value which is: (a) applied to provide Annuity benefits; (b) withdrawn on or after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date of the Account; (c) paid due to the death of the Participant; (d) withdrawn due to the election of the Estate Conservation Option or the Systematic Withdrawal Option; (e) paid when the Contract Holder certifies that the withdrawal is due to an unforseen emergency as specified by the Code; (f) paid where the Account Value is $3,500 or less and no amount has been withdrawn from that Account within the prior 12 months; (g) paid due to the Participant's separation from service, or (h) withdrawn from an installment Purchase Payment Contract provided the Participant is at least age 59 1/2 and nine Purchase Payment periods have been completed. Based on our actuarial determination, we do not anticipate that the deferred sales charge will cover all sales and administrative expenses which we will incur in connection with the Contract. Also, we do not intend to profit from the administrative expense charge, if imposed. We do hope to profit from the daily deduction for mortality and expense risks. Any such profit, as well as any other profit realized by us and held in the general account (which supports insurance and Annuity obligations), would be available for any proper corporate purpose, including, but not limited to, payment of sales and distribution expenses. Reduction or elimination of the deferred sales charge can be made if we anticipate we will incur decreased sales-related expenses due to the nature of the Plan to which the Contract is issued. When considering a change to the deferred sales charge, we will take into account: (a) The size, characteristics and nature of the group to which a Contract is issued. (b) The expected level of initial agent or our involvement during the establishment and maintenance of the Contract including the amount of enrollment activity required, and the amount of service required by the Contract Holder in support of the Plan. 22 (c) Contract Holder involvement in conducting ongoing enrollment of subsequently eligible Participants. (d) Any other factors which we anticipate will affect the sales-related expenses associated with the sale of the Contract in connection with the Plan. PREMIUM TAX Several states and municipalities impose a premium tax on Annuities. Currently such taxes range up to 4%. Ordinarily, in states that do impose a premium tax, it would be deducted from the amount applied to an Annuity option. However, we reserve the right to deduct a state premium tax at any time from the Purchase Payment(s) or from the Account Value based upon our determination of when such tax is due. ADDITIONAL WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS GENERAL We offer two withdrawal options that are not considered Annuity options: the Estate Conservation Option ("ECO") and the Systematic Withdrawal Option ("SWO"). No deferred sales charge is assessed on the amounts distributed under these options. Since ECO and SWO are not Annuity options, the Account remains in the Accumulation Period, retains all the rights and flexibility described in this prospectus, and is subject to all other Contract charges. The value of the Accumulation Units cancelled will be withdrawn proportionately from the investment options used under the Account. We reserve the right to discontinue the availability of these options and to change the terms for future elections. Once elected, the applicable option(s) may be revoked by the Contract Holder by submitting a written request to our Home Office. Any revocation will apply only to the amounts not yet paid. Once ECO or SWO is revoked, it may not be elected again. However, if you die after revoking SWO but before a minimum distribution is required, the Contract Holder can elect SWO on behalf of your spouse if your spouse is the Plan beneficiary. You should determine the availability of ECO and SWO under your 457 Plan (by checking with your employer), and the terms and conditions that may apply (the Code requires that any pay-out election under a deferred compensation plan must be irrevocable). SWO is different from ECO in the following ways: (1) SWO payments are made for a fixed dollar amount or fixed time period whereas ECO payments vary in dollar amount and are made during your lifetime, and (2) generally, SWO payments will be higher than expected ECO payments. You should carefully assess your future income needs when considering the election of these options. ESTATE CONSERVATION OPTION ("ECO") At the time of ECO election, the value of your Account applied to ECO must be at least $10,000. The first distribution may not be made until the first day of the calendar year in which you attain age 70 1/2 or retire, whichever occurs later. We will calculate and distribute an annual amount using the method contained in the Code's minimum distribution regulations. The annual distribution is determined by dividing the prior December 31 value of the Account by a life expectancy factor. The factor will be based on either your life expectancy or the joint life expectancies of you and your designated Plan beneficiary, as directed by the Contract Holder, and based on tables in IRS regulations. If ECO is elected based only on your life expectancy, the full Account Value must be distributed in the year following your death as required by current IRS regulations. If ECO is based on joint life expectancy and the survivor dies, the full Account must be distributed in the year following his or her death. Factors will be recalculated for each year's distribution. The value of the Account to be used in this calculation is the value on the December 31st prior to the year for which payment is being made. This calculation will be changed, if necessary, to conform to changes in the Code or applicable regulations. 23 SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL OPTION ("SWO") SWO payments may be monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually. However, distributions may not be elected until you are eligible to begin receiving distributions under the Plan. No election may be made that would result in a payment of less than $250. At the time of SWO election, the value of your Account(s) applied to SWO must be at least $10,000. One of two methods of distribution may be elected: (a) Specified Payment--payments of a designated amount. The annual dollar amount chosen cannot be greater than 20% of the initial cash value applied to SWO. The Specified Payment amount will remain constant unless a higher amount is required under Code distribution requirements. The minimum required distribution is determined by dividing the value of the Account by the life expectancy factor. If the dollar amount chosen is less than the Code's minimum required distribution, we will pay the minimum distribution amount. (b) Specified Period--payments for a designated time period. The specified period must be at least 5 years but not greater than the Participant's life expectancy factor. Each annual distribution is determined by dividing the Account value on the December 31st prior to the year for which the payment is being made by the number of years remaining in the elected period. For payments made more often than annually, the annual payment result (calculated above) is divided by the number of payments due each year. A life expectancy factor from tables designated by the IRS will be used to determine the minimum distribution amounts required. The factor will be based on either your life expectancy or the joint life expectancies of you and your designated beneficiary, as directed by the Contract Holder. Factors will be reduced by one for each distribution year. ANNUITY PERIOD ANNUITY PERIOD ELECTIONS The Contract Holder must notify us in writing of the Annuity start date and Annuity option elected. Until a date and option are elected, the Account will continue in the Accumulation Period (for details, see the Statement of Additional Information). The Contract Holder must give written notice to us at least 30 days before Annuity payments begin, electing or changing (a) the date on which Annuity payments are to begin, (b) the Annuity option, (c) whether the payments are to be made monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually, and (d) the investment option(s) used to provide Annuity payments (i.e., an available credited interest option, Aetna Variable Fund, Aetna Income Shares, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., or any combination thereof). During the Annuity Period, we will deduct a daily mortality and expense risk charge equivalent to 1.25% annually from amounts held under the variable options. We may also deduct a daily administrative expense charge from amounts held under the variable options. The charge, established when a variable Annuity Option is elected, will not exceed 0.25% per year of amounts held on a variable basis. Once established the charge will be effective during the entire Annuity Period. If Annuity payments are to be made on a variable basis, (i.e., Aetna Variable Fund, Aetna Income Shares and/or Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. are chosen), the first and subsequent payments will vary depending on the assumed net investment rate (3 1/2% per annum, unless a 5% annual rate is elected). Selection of a 5% rate causes a higher first payment, but Annuity payments will increase thereafter only to the extent that the net investment rate exceeds 5% on an 24 annualized basis. Annuity payments would decline if the rate were below 5%. Use of the 3 1/2% assumed rate causes a lower first payment, but subsequent payments would increase more rapidly or decline more slowly as changes occur in the net investment rate. For purposes of Annuity payments, the Annuitant's adjusted age (and joint annuitant's, if elected) will be used. The Annuitant's adjusted age is his or her age as of the birthday closest to the date of the first Annuity payment reduced by one year for Annuity start dates occurring through December 31, 1999. The Annuitant's age (and joint annuitant's, if applicable) will be reduced by two years for Annuity start dates occurring during January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2009. The Annuitant's adjusted age (and joint annuitant's, if applicable) will be reduced by one additional year for Annuity start dates in each following decade. No election may be made that would result in a first Annuity payment of less than $20 or total yearly Annuity payments of less than $100. If the value of the Account is insufficient to elect an option for the minimum amount specified, a lump-sum payment must be elected. When payments start, the age of the Annuitant plus the number of years for which payments are guaranteed must not exceed 95. A Participant or beneficiary will be subject to a 50% federal penalty tax on the amount of distribution required each year which is not distributed under the Code's minimum distribution rules. The retirement date and the Annuity options available to you are normally established by the terms of the Plan, subject to applicable provisions of the Code. Generally, distributions from the Plan must begin by April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you attain age 70 1/2 or retire, whichever occurs later. In determining the amount of benefit payments, the minimum distribution incidental death benefit rule described in IRS regulations* must be satisfied. Annuity payments may not extend beyond (a) your life, (b) the joint lives of you and your Plan beneficiary, (c) a period certain greater than your life expectancy, or (d) a period certain greater than the joint life expectancies of you and your Plan beneficiary. * This rule assures that any death benefits payable under the Plan are incidental to the primary purpose of the Plan which is to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation to you. The amount to be distributed under this rule is determined from tables contained in the IRS regulations and is based on your age or the ages of you and your Plan beneficiary. ANNUITY OPTIONS LIFETIME (a) Life Annuity--an Annuity with payments guaranteed to the date of the Annuitant's death. This option may be elected with payments guaranteed for 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. Because it provides a specified minimum number of Annuity payments, the election of a guaranteed payment period results in somewhat lower payments. (b) Life Income Based Upon the Lives of Two Payees--An Annuity will be paid during the lives of the Annuitant and a second Annuitant. Payments will continue until both Annuitants have died. When this option is chosen, a choice must be made of: (i) 100% of the payment to continue after the first death; (ii) 66 2/3% of the payment to continue after the first death; 25 (iii) 50% of the payment to continue after the first death; (iv) Payments for a minimum of 120 months, with 100% of the payment to continue after the first death; or (v) 100% of the payment to continue at the death of the second Annuitant and 50% of the payment to continue at the death of the Annuitant; Because (iv) provides a specified minimum number of Annuity payments, the election of the guaranteed payment period results in somewhat lower payments than options not providing a guaranteed payment period. Payments under any lifetime Annuity option will be determined without regard to the sex of the Annuitant(s). Such Annuity payments will be based solely on the age of the Annuitant(s). If a lifetime option is elected without a guaranteed minimum payment period, it is possible that only one Annuity payment will be made if the Annuitant under (a), or the surviving Annuitant under (b) should die prior to the due date of the second Annuity payment. Once lifetime Annuity payments begin, the Annuitant cannot elect to receive a lump-sum settlement or change the Annuity option elected. NONLIFETIME: Under the nonlifetime option, the type of annuity (fixed or variable) and the number of years that may be selected are determined by the investment options used prior to annuitization. Payments for a Stated Period of Time--For amounts held in the Fixed Plus Account, an Annuity with payments to be made for at least five but not more than thirty years on a fixed basis. For amounts held in the Funds, GAA or the Fixed Account, an Annuity with payments to be made for three to thirty years, as selected, on a fixed or variable basis. If the option is elected on a variable basis, the Contract Holder may request at any time during the payment period that the present value of all or any portion of the remaining variable payments be paid in one sum. However, any lump-sum elected before three years of payments have been completed will be treated as a withdrawal during the Accumulation Period and any applicable deferred sales charge will be assessed. (See "Charges and Deductions--Charges for Withdrawals (Deferred Sales Charge)".) This option is not available on a variable basis under a Contract which provides for immediate Annuity benefits. We made a daily deduction for mortality and expense risks from any Contract values held on a variable basis. (See "Charges and Deductions--Mortality and Expense Risk Charges.") Therefore, electing the nonlifetime option on a variable basis will result in a deduction being made even though we assume no mortality risk. In addition to the Annuity options described, we may, with the Contract Holder's consent, make optional methods of payment available to you and other payees. DEATH BENEFIT A portion or all of any death proceeds may be (a) paid to the Plan beneficiary in a lump sum; (b) applied under any of the Annuity Options; (c) subject to applicable provisions of the Code, left in the variable investment options; or (d) if the Plan beneficiary is your spouse, paid under ECO or SWO. Any lump-sum payment paid during the Accumulation Period or allowed under the applicable lifetime or nonlifetime Annuity options will normally be made within seven calendar days after proof of death acceptance to us and a request for payment are received at our Home Office. 26 ACCUMULATION PERIOD If a lump-sum distribution is elected, the Plan beneficiary will receive the value of the Account determined as of the Valuation Period in which proof of death acceptable to us and a request for payment from the Contract Holder are received at our Home Office. If your designated beneficiary under the Plan is your surviving spouse, distribution under the Plan is not required to begin earlier than when you would have attained age 70 1/2. If your beneficiary under the Plan is not your surviving spouse, the Plan must provide that either Annuity payments must begin within one year of your death, or the entire value must be distributed within five years of your death. Annuity payments may not extend beyond fifteen years. In no event may payments to any beneficiary extend beyond the life of the beneficiary or any period certain greater than the beneficiary's life expectancy. ANNUITY PERIOD If an Annuitant dies after Annuity payments have begun, any death benefit payable will depend upon the terms of the Contract and the Annuity option selected. If lifetime option (a) or (b) was elected without a guaranteed minimum payment period under the Contract, Annuity payments will cease upon the death of the Annuitant under a Life Annuity or the death of the second Annuitant under options (b)(i) through (b)(v). Under the Contract, if lifetime options (a) or (b) were elected with a guaranteed minimum payment period and the death of the second Annuitant under options (b)(i) through (b)(v) occurs prior to the end of that period, we will pay to the designated Plan beneficiary in a lump sum, unless otherwise requested, the present value of the guaranteed Annuity payments remaining. Such value will be determined as of the Valuation Period in which proof of death acceptable to us and a request for payment are received at our Home Office. The value will be reduced by any payments made after the date of death. If the nonlifetime option was elected under the Contract and the Annuitant dies before all payments are made, the value of any remaining payments may be paid in a lump sum to the Plan beneficiary and no deferred sales charge will be imposed. Such value will be determined as of the Valuation Period in which proof of death acceptable to us and a request for payment are received at our Home Office. If the Annuitant dies after Annuity payments have begun and if there is a death benefit payable under the Annuity option elected, Annuity payments must be distributed to your designated Plan beneficiary at least as rapidly as under the original method of distribution and in substantially nonincreasing amounts. TAX STATUS FEDERAL TAX STATUS OF THE COMPANY We are taxed as a life insurance company in accordance with the Code. For federal income tax purposes, the operations of the Separate Account form a part of our total operations and are not taxed independently, although operations of the Separate Account are treated separately for accounting and financial statement purposes. Under the current provisions of the Code, the investment income and realized capital gains of the Separate Account (i.e., income and capital gains distributed to the Separate Account by the Funds) will not be taxable to us to the extent such amounts are credited to the Contracts. Based on this, no charge is being made currently to the Separate Account for federal income taxes. However, we reserve the right to make a deduction for federal income taxes attributable to the Contracts should such taxes be imposed in the future. 27 USE OF THE CONTRACT The Contract is designed to provide deferred compensation benefits to Participants under 457 deferred compensation plans adopted by state and local governments for their employees or independent contractors, or both. TAX STATUS OF AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE CONTRACT The following description of the federal income tax status of amounts received under the Contracts is not exhaustive and is not intended to cover all situations. You should seek advice from your tax advisers as to the application of federal (and where applicable, state and local) tax laws to amounts received by you and by your beneficiaries under the Contracts. Federal income (and state taxes, if applicable) will be withheld from any payments paid directly to you. We will report to the IRS the taxable portion (generally all) of all distributions. ACCUMULATION PERIOD The Purchase Payments and investment results of Account C credited to value of the Account are not taxable until distributed or made available under the employer's Plan. Lump-sum payments, if paid directly to you, are considered deferred wages and will be taxable to you in the year received or made available. ANNUITY PERIOD Annuity Payments will generally be fully taxable as ordinary income when received. MISCELLANEOUS VOTING RIGHTS Each Contract Holder may direct us in the voting of shares at meetings of shareholders of the appropriate Fund(s). The number of votes to which each Contract Holder may give direction will be determined as of the record date. The number of votes each Contract Holder is entitled to direct with respect to a particular Fund during the Accumulation Period is equal to the portion of the current value of the Contract attributable to that Fund, divided by the net asset value of one share of that Fund. During the Annuity Period, the number of votes is equal to the Valuation Reserve applicable to the portion of the Contract attributable to that Fund, divided by the net asset value of one share of that Fund. In determining the number of votes, fractional votes will be recognized. Where the value of the Contract or Valuation Reserve relates to more than one Fund, the calculation of votes will be performed separately for each Fund. Each Contract Holder will receive a notice of each meeting of shareholders of the Fund, together with any proxy solicitation materials, and a statement of the number of votes attributable to the Contract. Votes attributable to Contract Holders who do not direct us will be cast by us in the same proportion as the votes for which we have received directions. MODIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT Changes to the following Contract provisions may be considered material by us and cannot be changed without the approval of appropriate state or federal regulatory authorities; transfers among investment options; notification to the Contract Holder; conditions governing payments of surrender values; terms of Annuity options; and death benefit payments. The following provisions may be changed with 30 days' advance written notice to the Contract Holder, with the Contract Holder's consent. Such changes would only apply to future Accounts; (a) the Annuity options, 28 (b) the contractual promise that no deduction will be made from Purchase Payment(s) for sales or administrative expenses, (c) the deferred sales charges, if applicable, (d) the mortality and expense risk charges, and (e) the administrative expense charge provision. If a Contract Holder has not accepted a proposed change at the time of its effective date, we will discontinue establishing new Accounts and we reserve the right to discontinue accepting Purchase Payments to existing Accounts. We may also change any provision that must be altered to comply with state or federal law. Once an Annuity has begun, we will not change the terms or the amount of the Annuity payments, unless a change is deemed necessary to comply with Code requirements or other laws and regulations affecting the Plan or Contract. CONTRACT HOLDER INQUIRIES A Contract Holder may direct inquiries to a local representative of the Distributor or may write directly to us at the address shown on the cover page of this prospectus. TELEPHONE TRANSFERS Subject to the Contract Holder's approval, you may elect to make transfers among Funds by telephone. We have enacted procedures to prevent abuses of Account transactions via the 800 number. The procedures include requiring the use of a personal identification number (PIN) in order to execute transactions. You are responsible for safeguarding your PIN, and for keeping Account information confidential. If we fail to follow these procedures, we would be liable for any losses to your Account resulting from the failure. To ensure authenticity, we record all calls on the 800 line. Note: all Account information and transactions permitted are subject to the terms of the Plan(s). TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP, ASSIGNMENT Unless contract to applicable law, assignment of the Contract or Account is prohibited. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS We and our Board of Directors know of no material legal proceedings pending to which Account C is a party or which would materially affect the Account C. LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the securities offered has been passed upon by Susan E. Bryant, Esq., Counsel of the Company. 29
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION--TABLE OF CONTENTS The following items are the contents of the Statement of Additional Information: General Information and History.................................................................... 2 Offering and Purchase of Contracts................................................................. 2 Performance Data................................................................................... 2 General.......................................................................................... 2 Average Annual Total Return Quotations........................................................... 3 Annuity Payments................................................................................... 4 Dollar-Cost Averaging.............................................................................. 5 Sales Material..................................................................................... 6 Independent Auditors............................................................................... 6 Financial Statements of the Separate Account....................................................... S-1 Financial Statements of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company................................... F-1
30 APPENDIX I GUARANTEED ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT THE GUARANTEED ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT ("GAA") IS A GUARANTEED INTEREST OPTION AVAILABLE DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD UNDER THE CONTRACTS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. SINCE GAA IS A FUNDING OPTION AVAILABLE UNDER THE COMPANY'S CONTRACTS, YOU AND THE CONTRACT HOLDER SHOULD READ THE ACCOMPANYING GAA PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE INVESTING. THIS APPENDIX IS A SUMMARY OF GAA AND IS NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE THE GAA PROSPECTUS. GAA is a guaranteed interest option in which we guarantee stipulated rates of interest for stated periods of time on amounts applied to GAA. The interest rate stipulated is an annual effective yield; that is, it reflects a full year's interest. Interest is credited daily at a rate that will provide the guaranteed annual effective yield over the period of one year. This option guarantees the minimum interest rate specified in the Contract. During a specified period of time, amounts may be applied to any or all of available Guaranteed Terms within the Short-Term and Long-Term Classifications. The Short-Term Classification consists of all Guaranteed Terms of 3 years or less and the Long-Term Classification consists of all Guaranteed Terms of 10 years or less, but greater than 3 years. Withdrawals or transfers from a Guaranteed Term before the end of that Guaranteed Term may be subject to a Market Value Adjustment ("MVA"). An MVA reflects the change in the value of the investment due to changes in interest rates since the date of deposit. When interest rates increase after the date of deposit, the value of the investment decreases, and the MVA is negative. Conversely, when interest rates decrease after the date of deposit, the value of the investment increases, and the MVA is positive. It is possible that a negative MVA could result in you receiving an amount that is less than the amount paid into GAA. As a Guaranteed Term matures, assets accumulating under GAA may be (a) transferred to a new Guaranteed Term, (b) transferred to the other available investment options, or (c) withdrawn. Amounts withdrawn may be subject to a deferred sales charge and/or tax liabilities. By notifying us at our Home Office at least 30 days before the Annuity payments begin, amounts that have been accumulating under GAA may be transferred to Aetna Variable Fund, Aetna Income Shares, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., or any combination thereof, to provide variable Annuity payments. GAA cannot be used as an investment option during the Annuity Period. MORTALITY AND EXPENSE RISK CHARGES We make no deductions from the credited interest rate for mortality and expense risks; these risks are considered in determining the credited rate. TRANSFERS Amounts applied to a Guaranteed Term during a deposit period may not be transferred to any other funding option or to another Guaranteed Term during that deposit period or for 90 days after the close of that deposit period. Transfers are permitted from Guaranteed Terms of one Classification to available Guaranteed Terms of another Classification. We will apply an MVA to GAA transfers made before the end of a Guaranteed Term. Transfers of GAA values due to a maturity are not subject to an MVA and are not counted as one of the 12 free transfers of accumulated values in the Account. 31 APPENDIX II THE FIXED ACCOUNT THE FIXED ACCOUNT IS AN INVESTMENT OPTION AVAILABLE DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD UNDER THE CONTRACTS. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES MATERIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FIXED ACCOUNT THAT IS OFFERED AS AN OPTION UNDER THE CONTRACT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND IN THE CONTRACT. AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO THE FIXED ACCOUNT ARE HELD IN THE COMPANY'S GENERAL ACCOUNT THAT SUPPORTS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS. INTERESTS IN THE FIXED ACCOUNT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SEC IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. DISCLOSURE IN THIS PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE FIXED ACCOUNT, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS RELATING TO THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE STATEMENTS. DISCLOSURE IN THIS APPENDIX REGARDING THE FIXED ACCOUNT HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE SEC. FIXED ACCOUNT This option guarantees that amounts allocated to this option will earn the minimum interest rate specified in the Contract. We may credit a higher interest rate from time to time. The Company's determination of interest rates reflects the investment income earned on invested assets and the amortization of any capital gains and/or losses realized on the sale of invested assets. Under this option, we assume the risk of investment gain or loss by guaranteeing Net Purchase Payment values and promising a minimum interest rate and Annuity payment. Under certain emergency conditions, we may defer payment of a Fixed Account surrender value (a) for a period of up to 6 months or (b) as provided by federal law. In addition, we may pay any Fixed Account surrender in equal payments over a period not to exceed 60 months, when the Fixed Account value exceeds $250,000 on the day prior to the current surrender and the sum of the current Fixed Account surrenders within the past 12 calendar months exceeds 20% of the amount in the Fixed Account on the day prior to the current surrender. Amounts applied to the Fixed Account will earn the interest rate in effect when actually applied to the Fixed Account. The Fixed Account will reflect a compound interest rate credited by us. The interest rate quoted is an annual effective yield. We make no deductions from the credited interest rate for mortality and expense risks; these risks are considered in determining the credited rate. If a withdrawal is made from the Fixed Account, a deferred sales charge may apply. See "Charges and Deductions-- Deferred Sales Charge." TRANSFERS AMONG INVESTMENT OPTIONS Transfers from the Fixed Account to any other available investment option(s) are allowed in each calendar year during the Accumulation Period. The amount which may be transferred may vary at our discretion; however, it will never be less than 10% of the amount held under the Fixed Account. Transfers to the Fixed Plus Account (if available under the Contract) will be permitted without regard to this limitation. ANNUITIZATIONS By notifying us at our Home Office at least 30 days before Annuity payments begin, you may elect to have amounts which have been accumulating under the Fixed Account transferred to one or more of the funds available during the Annuity Period to provide variable Annuity payments. 32 APPENDIX III FIXED PLUS ACCOUNT UNDER THE CREDITED INTEREST OPTION, CONTRACT VALUES ARE HELD IN THE COMPANY'S GENERAL ACCOUNT WHICH SUPPORTS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS. BECAUSE OF PROVISIONS EXEMPTING THE GENERAL ACCOUNT FROM REGISTRATION AS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AND EXEMPTING INTERESTS IN THE GENERAL ACCOUNT FROM SECURITIES REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, NEITHER THE GENERAL ACCOUNT NOR THE PORTION OF CONTRACT VALUES HELD THEREIN IS GENERALLY SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THESE ACTS. DISCLOSURE IN THIS PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE COMPANY'S GENERAL ACCOUNT AND CONTRACT VALUES HELD THEREIN UNDER THE FOLLOWING CREDITED INTEREST OPTION, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS RELATING TO THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE STATEMENTS. DISCLOSURE IN THIS APPENDIX REGARDING THE GENERAL ACCOUNT AND INTERESTS THEREIN HAS NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY THE COMMISSION. CREDITED INTEREST OPTION The Fixed Plus Account option guarantees the minimum Fixed Plus interest rate specified in the Contract. We may credit a higher interest rate from time to time. Our determination of credited interest rates reflects the investment income earned on invested assets and the amortization of any capital gains and/or losses realized on the sale of invested assets. Under this option, we assume the risk of investment gain or loss by guaranteeing Net Purchase Payment values and promising a minimum interest rate and Annuity payment. The Fixed Plus Account will reflect a compound interest rate credited by us. The interest rate quoted is an annual effective yield. Amounts applied to the Fixed Plus Account will earn the Fixed Plus interest rate in effect when actually applied to the Fixed Plus Account. We make no deductions from the credited interest rate for mortality and expense risks; these risks are considered in determining the credited rate. Beginning on the tenth Account Year, we will credit amounts held in the Fixed Plus Account with an interest rate that is 0.25% higher than the then-declared interest rate for the Fixed Plus Accounts for Accounts that have not reached their tenth anniversary. We reserve the right to limit Net Purchase Payment(s) and/or transfers to the Fixed Plus Account. FIXED PLUS ACCOUNT WITHDRAWALS The amount eligible for partial withdrawal is 20% of the amount held in the Fixed Plus Account on the day we receive a written request in our Home Office, reduced by any Fixed Plus Account withdrawals, transfers or annuitizations made in the prior 12 months. In calculating the 20% limit, we reserve the right to include payments made due to the election of SWO or ECO. The 20% limit is waived if the partial withdrawal is due to annuitization, death, hardship (when the conditions specified under (d) below are met), or separation from service (when the conditions specified under (e) below are met). For this waiver to apply, any such partial withdrawal must also be made pro rata from all funding options used under the Account. If a full withdrawal is requested, we will pay any amounts held in the Fixed Plus Account in five payments, as follows: - One-fifth of the Fixed Plus Account value on the day the request is received, reduced by any Fixed Plus Account withdrawals, transfers or annuitizations made in the prior 12 months; - One-fourth of the remaining Fixed Plus Account value twelve months later; - One-third of the remaining Fixed Plus Account value twelve months later; - One-half of the remaining Fixed Plus Account value twelve months later; and - The balance of the Fixed Plus Account value twelve months later. 33 Once we receive a request for a full withdrawal from an Account, no further withdrawals or transfers will be permitted from the Fixed Plus Account. A full withdrawal from the Fixed Plus Account may be canceled at any time before the end of the five-payment period. We will waive the Fixed Plus Account full withdrawal provision if the withdrawal is made: (a) due to your death, before Annuity payments begin; (b) due to the election of any Annuity option; (c) when the Fixed Plus Account value is $3,500 or less (and no withdrawals, transfers or annuitization have been made from the Account within the prior 12 months); (d) due to hardship from an unforeseeable emergency, as defined by the Code, if the following conditions are met: (1) the hardship is certified by the employer; (2) the amount withdrawn is paid directly to you; and (3) the amount paid for all partial and full withdrawals due to separation from service during the previous 12-month period does not exceed 10% of the average value of all Accounts under the Contract during that same period. (e) due to your separation from service with the Contract Holder provided that (1) the employer certifies that you have separated from service; (2) the amount withdrawn is paid directly to you; and (3) the amount paid all partial and full withdrawals due to separation from service during the previous 12-month period does not exceed 20% of the average value of all Accounts under the Contract during that same period. TRANSFERS AMONG INVESTMENT OPTIONS The amount eligible for transfer from the Fixed Plus Account is 20% of the amount held in the Fixed Plus Account on the day we receive a written request in our Home Office, reduced by any Fixed Plus Account withdrawals, transfers or annuitizations made in the prior 12 months. In calculating the 20% limit, we reserve the right to include payments made due to the election of SWO or ECO. We will waive the 20% transfer limit when the value in the Fixed Plus Account is $1,000 or less. SWO The Systematic Withdrawal Option may not be elected if you have requested a Fixed Plus Account transfer or withdrawal within the prior 12-month period. ANNUITIZATIONS By notifying us at our Home Office at least 30 days before Annuity payment begin, the Contract Holder may elect to have amounts which have been accumulating under the Fixed Plus Account transferred to Aetna Variable Fund, Aetna Income Shares, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., or any combination thereof, to provide lifetime variable Annuity payments. 34 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C OF AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED DECEMBER 20, 1995 This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the current prospectus for Variable Annuity Account C (the "Separate Account") dated December 20, 1995. A free prospectus is available upon request from the local Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company office or by writing to or calling: Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company Annuity Operations 151 Farmington Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06156 1-800-525-4225 Read the prospectus before you invest. Terms used in this Statement of Additional Information shall have the same meaning as in the prospectus. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- General Information and History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Offering and Purchase of Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Performance Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Average Annual Total Return Quotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Annuity Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Dollar-Cost Averaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Sales Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Independent Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Financial Statements of the Separate Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-1 Financial Statements of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company . . . F-1 GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Company") is a stock life insurance company which was organized in 1976 under the insurance laws of the State of Connecticut. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Life and Casualty Company which, with its subsidiaries, constitutes one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations. The Company's Home Office is located at 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156. In addition to serving as the principal underwriter and the depositor for the Separate Account, the Company is also a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company provides investment advice to several of the registered management investment companies offered as variable investment options under the Contracts funded by the Separate Account. Other than the mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expense charge described in the prospectus, all expenses incurred in the operations of the Separate Account are borne by the Company. See "Charges and Deductions" in the prospectus. The Company receives reimbursement for certain administrative costs from some unaffiliated sponsors of the Funds used as funding options under the Contract. These fees generally range from 0.15% to 0.25%. The assets of the Separate Account are held by the Company. The Separate Account has no custodian. However, the Funds in whose shares the assets of the Separate Account are invested each have custodians, as discussed in their respective prospectuses. OFFERING AND PURCHASE OF CONTRACTS The Company offers the Contracts through life insurance agents licensed to sell variable annuities who are registered representatives of the Company or of other registered broker-dealers who have sales agreements with the Company. The offering of the Contracts is continuous. A description of the manner in which Contracts are purchased may be found in the prospectus under the sections titled "Contract Purchase" and "Determining Contract Value." PERFORMANCE DATA GENERAL From time to time, the Company may advertise different types of historical performance for the variable options of the Separate Account available under the Contracts issued by the Company in connection with Plans described in the Prospectus. The Company may advertise the "standardized average annual total returns," calculated in a manner prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "standardized return"), as well as the "non-standardized total return," both of which are described below. The standardized and non-standardized total return figures are computed according to a formula in which a hypothetical initial Purchase Payment of $1,000 is applied to the variable options under the Contract, and then related to the ending redeemable values over one, three, five and ten year periods (or fractional periods thereof). The standardized figures reflect the deduction of all recurring Accumulation Period charges during each period (e.g., mortality and expense risk charges, as if the charge had been 0.95% during all periods shown, administrative charges, and deferred sales charges); these charges will be deducted on a pro rata basis in the case of fractional periods. (The mortality and expense risk charge will increase to 1.25% during the Annuity Period.) If you had invested in the contract prior to the effective date of the prospectus, your actual performance would have been lower than the figures shown since the mortality and expense risk charge prior to the effective date of the prospectus was 1.25%. See the Condensed Financial Information table in the Prospectus for the actual increase or decrease in the value of an Accumulation Unit for those periods. 2 The non-standardized figures will be calculated in a similar manner, except that non-standardized figures will not reflect the deduction of any applicable deferred sales charge (which would decrease the level of performance shown if reflected in these calculations). The non-standardized figures may also include a three year period. For variable options of the Separate Account that were in existence prior to the date the Fund became available under the Contract, standardized and non- standardized total returns may include periods prior to the date on which such Fund became available under the Contract. These figures are calculated by adjusting the actual returns of the Fund to reflect the charges that would have been assessed under the Contract (under the current charge structure) had that Fund been available under the Contract during that period. The total return quotations are based upon historical earnings and are not necessarily representative of future performance. Investment results of the Funds will fluctuate over time, and any presentation of the Funds' total return quotations for any prior period should not be considered as a representation of how the variable options will perform in any future period. Additionally, the Account Value upon redemption may be more or less than your original cost. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN QUOTATIONS - STANDARDIZED AND NON-STANDARDIZED The table shown below reflects the average annual standardized and non- standardized total return quotation figures for the periods ended December 31, 1994 for the variable options under the Contract issued by the Company.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STANDARDIZED NON-STANDARDIZED FUND INCEPTION DATE - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna Variable Fund -6.80% 5.93% 12.56% -1.90% 3.11% 7.02% 12.56% 04/30/75 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna Income Shares -9.47% 6.00% 9.21% -4.71% 3.29% 7.10% 9.21% 06/01/78 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna Variable Encore Fund -2.05% 3.11% 5.47% 3.11% 2.67% 4.17% 5.47% 09/01/75 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. -6.23% 5.71% 6.01%* -1.29% 4.22% 6.80% 6.99% 06/23/89 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alger American Growth Portfolio -4.54% 13.08% 14.73%* 0.49% 10.71% 14.25% 15.72% 01/08/89 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alger American Small Cap Portfolio -9.70% 11.55% 17.23%* -4.95% 2.66% 12.70% 18.19% 09/21/88 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert Responsibly Invested Balanced Portfolio** -8.88% 5.06% 8.18%* -4.08% 3.10% 6.14% 8.85% 09/30/86 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Equity-Income Portfolio 0.75% 8.35% 9.26%* 6.04% 12.89% 9.47% 9.95% 10/22/86 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Growth Portfolio -5.92% 8.71% 10.93%* -0.97% 8.24% 9.83% 11.63% 11/07/86 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Overseas Portfolio -4.28% 3.72% 5.36%* 0.76% 6.63% 4.79% 6.05% 02/13/87 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin Government Securities Trust 9.40% 5.25% 5.78% -4.63% 2.65% 6.33% 6.76% 05/30/89 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Aggressive Growth Portfolio 9.49% 21.58%* N/A 15.25% 26.48% N/A N/A 09/13/93 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio -5.10% 1.11%* N/A -0.11% 5.19% N/A N/A 09/13/93 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Flexible Income Portfolio 6.73% -4.92%* N/A -1.82% -1.09% N/A N/A 09/13/93 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Growth Portfolio -3.30% -0.15%* N/A 1.79% 3.87% N/A N/A 09/13/93 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Short-Term Bond Portfolio -5.03% -3.88%* N/A -0.03% -0.01% N/A N/A 09/13/93 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Worldwide Growth Portfolio -4.45% 10.22%* N/A 0.58% 14.67% N/A N/A 09/13/93 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lexington Natural Resources Trust -11.05% 5.38%* 7.34% -6.36% 19.94% 6.47% 8.39% 05/31/89 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 STANDARDIZED NON-STANDARDIZED FUND INCEPTION DATE - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neuberger & Berman Growth Portfolio -10.56% 4.21% 8.81%* -5.86% 3.45% 5.28% 9.43% 12/31/85 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scudder International Portfolio -6.70% 4.22% 7.35%* -1.79% 8.62% 5.29% 8.07% 04/30/87 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TCI Growth -6.99% 7.23% 9.23%* -2.10% 2.78% 8.34% 10.02% 11/20/87 - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Although results are not available for the full calendar indicated, the percentage shown is an average annual return since inception. **Formerly known as Calvert Socially Responsible Series. ANNUITY PAYMENTS When Annuity payments are to begin, the value of the Contract or Account is determined using Accumulation Unit values as of the tenth Valuation Period before the first Annuity payment is due. Such value (less any applicable premium tax) is applied to provide an Annuity in accordance with the Annuity and investment options elected. The Annuity option tables found in the Contract show, for each form of Annuity, the amount of the first Annuity payment for each $1,000 of value applied. Thereafter, variable Annuity payments fluctuate as the Annuity Unit value(s) fluctuates with the investment experience of the selected investment option(s) The first payment and subsequent payments also vary depending on the assumed net investment rate selected (3.5% or 5% per annum). Selection of a 5% rate causes a higher first payment, but Annuity payments will increase thereafter only to the extent that the net investment rate increases by more than 5% on an annual basis. Annuity payments would decline if the rate failed to increase by 5%. Use of the 3.5% assumed rate causes a lower first payment, but subsequent payments would increase more rapidly or decline more slowly as changes occur in the net investment rate. When the Annuity Period begins, the Annuitant is credited with a fixed number of Annuity Units (which does not change thereafter) in each of the designated investment options. This number is calculated by dividing (a) by (b), where (a) is the amount of the first Annuity payment based on a particular investment option, and (b) is the then current Annuity Unit value for that investment option. As noted, Annuity Unit values fluctuate from one Valuation Period to the next; such fluctuations reflect changes in the net investment factor for the appropriate Fund(s) (with a ten Valuation Period lag which gives the Company time to process Annuity payments) and a mathematical adjustment which offsets the assumed net investment rate of 3.5% or 5% per annum. The operation of all these factors can be illustrated by the following hypothetical example. These procedures will be performed separately for the investment options selected during the Annuity Period. 4 EXAMPLE: Assume that, at the date Annuity payments are to begin, there are 3,000 Accumulation Units credited under a particular Contract or Individual Account and that the value of an Accumulation Unit for the tenth Valuation Period prior to retirement was $13.650000. This produces a total value of $40,950. Assume also that no premium tax is payable and that the Annuity table in the Contract provides, for the option elected, a first monthly variable Annuity payment of $6.68 per $1000 of value applied; the Annuitant's first monthly payment would thus be 40.950 multiplied by $6.68, or $273.55. Assume then that the value of an Annuity Unit for the Valuation Period in which the first payment was due was $13.400000. When this value is divided into the first monthly payment, the number of Annuity Units is determined to be 20.414. The value of this number of Annuity Units will be paid in each subsequent month. If the net investment factor with respect to the appropriate Fund is 1.0015000 as of the tenth Valuation Period preceding the due date of the second monthly payment, multiplying this factor by .9999058* (to neutralize the assumed net investment rate of 3.5% per annum built into the number of Annuity Units determined above) produces a result of 1.0014057. This is then multiplied by the Annuity Unit value for the prior Valuation Period (assume such value to be $13.504376) to produce an Annuity Unit value of $13.523359 for the Valuation Period in which the second payment is due. The second monthly payment is then determined by multiplying the number of Annuity Units by the current Annuity Unit value, or 20.414 times $13.523359, which produces a payment of $276.07. *If an assumed net investment rate of 5% is elected, the appropriate factor to neutralize such assumed rate would be .9998663. DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING The term "dollar-cost averaging" describes a system of investing a uniform sum of money at regular intervals over an extended period of time. It is based on the economic fact that buying a variably priced item with a constant sum of money at fixed intervals results in acquiring more of the item when prices are low and less of it when prices are high. In order to maximize the effectiveness of dollar-cost averaging, it is important that investors consider their financial ability to continue purchasing the securities through periods of high and low price levels. Investors should also note that no system can protect against reduced values in a declining market. SALES MATERIAL The Company may include hypothetical illustrations in its sales literature that explain the mathematical principles of dollar cost averaging, compounded interest, tax deferred accumulation, and the mechanics of variable annuity contracts. The Company may also discuss the difference between variable annuity contracts and other types of savings or investment products, including, but not limited to, personal savings accounts and Certificates of Deposit. 5 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, CityPlace II, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-4103, are the independent auditors for the Separate Account and for the Company. The services provided to the Separate Account include primarily the examination of the Separate Account's financial statements and the review of filings made with the SEC. 6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C INDEX Independent Auditors' Report Statement of Assets and Liabilities Statement of Operations Statements of Changes in Net Assets Notes to Financial Statements Condensed Financial Information S-1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT The Board of Directors of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Contract Owners of Variable Annuity Account C: We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company Variable Annuity Account C (the "Account") as of December 31, 1994, the related statement of operations and condensed financial information for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended. These financial statements and condensed financial information are the responsibility of the Account's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and condensed financial information based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and condensed financial information are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 1994, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and condensed financial information referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company Variable Annuity Account C as of December 31, 1994, the results of its operations and condensed financial information for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Hartford, Connecticut January 31, 1995 S-2 VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - December 31, 1994
ASSETS: Investments, at net asset value: (Note 1) Aetna Variable Fund; 115,046,067 shares at $26.23 per share (cost $2,938,078,798). . . . . . . . . $3,017,586,769 Aetna Income Shares; 28,987,528 shares at $11.72 per share (cost $373,229,679) . . . . . . . . . . 339,845,651 Aetna Variable Encore Fund; 18,165,132 shares at $12.55 per share (cost $230,182,227). . . . . . . 227,945,773 Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc.; 48,115,691 shares at $12.23 per share (cost $557,208,037). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588,336,344 Aetna GET Fund, Series B; 6,130,437 shares at $9.92 per share (cost $61,658,244) . . . . . . . . . 60,813,035 Alger American Fund - Alger American Small Capitalization Portfolio; 2,504,238 shares at $27.31 per share (cost $68,490,734). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,390,728 Calvert Socially Responsible Series; 11,114,321 shares at $1.44 per share (cost $16,386,553) . . . 16,015,737 Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager Portfolio; 859,413 shares at $13.79 per share (cost $12,101,599). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,851,301 Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products Fund - Equity-Income Portfolio; 97,900 shares at $15.35 per share (cost $1,512,657). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,502,758 Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products Fund - Growth Portfolio; 74,198 shares at $21.69 per share (cost $1,566,291). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,609,365 Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products Fund - Overseas Portfolio Portfolio; 35,965 shares at $15.67 per share (cost $575,367) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563,569 Franklin Government Securities Trust; 1,232,301 shares at $12.05 per share (cost $15,779,220) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,849,231 Janus Aspen Series - Aggressive Growth Portfolio; 937,913 shares at $13.62 per share (cost $12,554,413) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,774,375 Janus Aspen Series - Flexible Income Portfolio; 31,351 shares at $9.48 per share (cost $307,352). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297,205 Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.; 128,777 shares at $9.86 per share (cost $1,392,103). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,269,745 Lexington Natural Resources Trust; 1,260,454 shares at $9.71 per share (cost $12,849,039). . . . . 12,239,010 Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management Trust- Growth Portfolio; 2,416,504 shares at $20.31 per share (cost $52,391,344). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,079,202 Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - International Portfolio; 13,314,695 shares at $10.69 per share (cost $141,368,583) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142,334,092 TCI Portfolios, Inc. - TCI Growth; 32,031,260 shares at $9.21 per share (cost $291,200,318) . . . . 295,007,901 -------------- NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,862,311,791 -------------- --------------
See Notes to Financial Statements S-3
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - December 31, 1994 (continued) Net assets represented by: ACCUMULATION UNIT UNITS VALUE --------------- -------------- Reserves for annuity contracts in accumulation period: AETNA VARIABLE FUND: Qualified I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,258,166.4 $138.406 $ 174,137,707 Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,966,072.4 105.558 1,474,234,355 Qualified IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269.0 63.884 17,183 Qualified V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77,510.5 10.823 838,870 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,733,034.7 10.778 1,236,626,034 Qualified VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,703,365.0 10.136 27,402,446 Qualified VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,454.8 10.011 34,586 Qualified IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,601.2 9.879 233,158 Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,419.5 10.791 1,191,541 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602,837.7 10.778 6,497,560 AETNA INCOME SHARES: Qualified I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,534.6 40.570 6,553,450 Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,108,719.7 40.173 205,233,454 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,481.7 10.536 152,573 Qualified VI . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,713,354.4 10.360 121,354,557 Qualified VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,298.1 9.565 471,526 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440.2 9.543 4,201 Qualified IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,120.5 9.570 39,432 Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,109.8 10.373 167,101 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,192.7 10.360 1,535,329 AETNA VARIABLE ENCORE FUND: Qualified I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241,159.0 36.723 8,856,130 Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,679,802.2 36.271 133,469,145 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,934.0 10.523 136,102 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,673,528.3 10.528 80,784,765 Qualified VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 99,270.9 10.435 1,035,905 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215.3 10.141 2,184 Qualified IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,366.5 10.341 34,812 Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,735.5 10.541 102,618 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334,746.2 10.528 3,524,115 AETNA INVESTMENT ADVISERS FUND, INC.: Qualified I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756,261.3 14.317 10,827,393 Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,990,186.1 14.270 313,799,955 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,773.4 10.900 128,330 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,139,603.9 10.868 251,481,215 Qualified VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,586.5 10.434 1,508,616 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.8 10.091 1,219 Qualified IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,574.1 10.000 45,741 Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,332.6 10.880 536,739 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,895.1 10.868 2,846,276
See Notes to Financial Statements S-4
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - December 31, 1994 (continued) ACCUMULATION UNIT UNITS VALUE --------------- -------------- AETNA GET FUND, SERIES B: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,700.1 $ 10.160 $ 1,155,184 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,515,433.4 10.160 56,036,373 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356,447.4 10.160 3,621,478 ALGER AMERICAN FUND - ALGER AMERICAN SMALL CAPITALIZATION PORTFOLIO: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 665,518.0 9.513 6,331,073 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,574.5 9.461 43,282 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,339,406.7 9.437 59,827,174 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,056.6 9.889 10,449 Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,051.9 9.450 208,380 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208,784.3 9.437 1,970,370 CALVERT SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE SERIES: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743,464.3 13.990 10,401,066 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,469.2 10.839 91,795 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521,140.5 10.554 5,500,118 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,401.5 9.590 23,031 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II - ASSET MANAGER PORTFOLIO: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,254,504.2 9.447 11,851,301 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND - EQUITY-INCOME PORTFOLIO: Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,852.1 10.409 456,470 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,574.2 10.403 1,046,288 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND - GROWTH PORTFOLIO: Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,591.9 10.479 341,515 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,069.6 10.472 1,267,850 FIDELITY INVESTMENTS VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND - OVERSEAS PORTFOLIO: Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,097.9 9.480 48,326 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,386.5 9.474 515,243 FRANKLIN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRUST: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804,457.0 14.190 11,415,245 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,738.2 10.294 110,534 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,365.0 10.119 3,292,269 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,268.3 9.541 31,183
See Notes to Financial Statements S-5
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - December 31, 1994 (continued) ACCUMULATION UNIT UNITS VALUE ------------ ------------ JANUS ASPEN SERIES - AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393,553.0 $12.169 $ 4,789,146 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819.6 10.577 8,669 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753,862.0 10.581 7,976,560 JANUS ASPEN SERIES - FLEXIBLE INCOME PORTFOLIO: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,554.8 9.911 15,410 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,542.8 9.873 281,795 LEXINGTON EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC.: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,749.8 8.772 1,269,745 LEXINGTON NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533,015.5 9.412 5,016,742 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,349.7 10.496 77,142 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703,676.0 10.154 7,145,126 NEUBERGER & BERMAN ADVISERS MANAGEMENT TRUST - GROWTH PORTFOLIO: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,107,524.7 13.398 28,236,616 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,935.1 11.055 242,485 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,865,104.0 11.026 20,565,351 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,664.8 9.482 34,750 SCUDDER VARIABLE LIFE INVESTMENT FUND - INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO: Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,240,411.7 13.227 56,087,925 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,036.3 12.595 277,545 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,558,945.9 12.687 83,214,974 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,124.8 10.692 76,181 Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,840.2 12.701 302,803 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,169.4 12.687 2,374,664 TCI PORTFOLIOS, INC. - TCI GROWTH: Qualified III *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,608,361.5 11.172 17,968,615 Qualified III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,096,731.2 10.213 123,547,291 Qualified V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,078.2 11.740 177,018 Qualified VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,853,827.6 11.781 151,426,971 Qualified VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,330.4 9.911 142,029 Qualified VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,377.2 9.939 43,505 Qualified IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957.4 9.693 9,280 Qualified X (1.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,486.4 11.794 52,912 Qualified X (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,234.6 11.781 1,640,280 Reserves for annuity contracts in payment period (Note 1). . 107,867,941 -------------- $4,862,311,791 -------------- --------------
*Applies only to participants of the Opportunity Plus program and Multiple Options Portfolio. See Notes to Financial Statements S-6
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - Year Ended December 31, 1994 INVESTMENT INCOME: Dividends: (Notes 1 and 3) Aetna Variable Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $467,266,533 Aetna Income Shares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,593,571 Aetna Variable Encore Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,637,154 Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,584,458 Aetna GET Fund, Series B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,115,482 Alger American Fund - Alger American Small Capitalization Portfolio. 2,620,001 Calvert Socially Responsible Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497,655 Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Asset Manager Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,798 Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products Fund - Equity-Income Portfolio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,084 Franklin Government Securities Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930,986 Janus Aspen Series - Aggressive Growth Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . 92,229 Janus Aspen Series - Flexible Income Portfolio . . . . . . . . . . . 8,975 Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,666 Lexington Natural Resources Trust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,284 Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management Trust - Growth Portfolio. . . 4,614,980 Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund - International Portfolio. . . 441,642 TCI Portfolios, Inc. - TCI Growth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,820 ------------- Total investment income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535,517,318 Valuation period deductions (Note 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (59,320,898) ------------- Net investment income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476,196,420 ------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: Net realized gain on sales of investments: (Notes 1 and 4) Proceeds from sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,968,699 Cost of investments sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229,897,138 ------------- Net realized gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64,071,561 Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments: Beginning of period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719,363,247 End of period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,479,233 ------------- Net unrealized loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (645,884,014) ------------- Net realized and unrealized loss on investments. . . . . . . . . . . . (581,812,453) ------------- Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations . . . . . . . . . $(105,616,033) ------------- -------------
See Notes to Financial Statements S-7
VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 DECEMBER 31, 1993 ------------------- ------------------ FROM OPERATIONS: Net investment income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 476,196,420 $ 232,176,564 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments . . . . . . . . (581,812,453) 21,509,547 ----------------- ---------------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations. . . (105,616,033) 253,686,111 ----------------- ---------------- FROM UNIT TRANSACTIONS: Variable annuity contract purchase payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711,565,372 649,666,815 Sales and administrative charges deducted by the Company . . . . . . . (137,737) (165,303) ----------------- ---------------- Net variable annuity contract purchase payments. . . . . . . . . . . 711,427,635 649,501,512 Transfers from the Company for mortality guarantee adjustments . . . . 1,880,350 1,413,366 Transfers to the Company's fixed account options . . . . . . . . . . . (56,920,532) (17,366,092) Transfers to other variable annuity accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23,284,415) 0 Redemptions by contract holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (269,542,942) (210,939,684) Annuity payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11,189,149) (8,655,687) Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,452,959 1,717,888 ----------------- ---------------- Net increase in net assets from unit transactions. . . . . . . . . . 353,823,906 415,671,303 ----------------- ---------------- Change in net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248,207,873 669,357,414 NET ASSETS: Beginning of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,614,103,918 3,944,746,504 ----------------- ---------------- End of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,862,311,791 $ 4,614,103,918 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ----------------
See Notes to Financial Statements S-8 VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Variable Annuity Account C ("Account") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a unit investment trust. The Account is sold exclusively for use with annuity contracts that are qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The accompanying financial statements of the Account have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. a. VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS Investments in the following Funds are stated at the closing net asset value per share as determined by the each Fund on December 31, 1994:
Aetna Variable Fund Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Aetna Income Shares Products Fund-Overseas Portfolio Aetna Variable Encore Fund Franklin Government Securities Trust Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. Janus Aspen Series-Aggressive Growth Aetna GET Fund, Series B Portfolio Alger American Fund-Alger American Small Janus Aspen Series-Flexible Income Portfolio Capitalization Portfolio Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. Calvert Socially Responsible Series Lexington Natural Resources Trust Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management Products Fund II-Asset Manager Portfolio Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Trust-Growth Portfolio Products Fund-Equity-Income Portfolio Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund- Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance International Portfolio Products Fund-Growth Portfolio TCI Portfolios, Inc.-TCI Growth
b. OTHER Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The cost of investments sold is determined by specific identification. c. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES The operations of Variable Annuity Account C form a part of, and are taxed with, the total operations of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("Company") which is taxed as a life insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. d. ANNUITY RESERVES Annuity reserves are computed for currently payable contracts according to the Progressive Annuity, Individual Annuity Mortality, and Group Annuity Mortality tables using various assumed interest rates not to exceed seven percent. Charges to annuity reserves for mortality and expense risk experience are reimbursed to the Company if the reserves required are less than originally estimated. If additional reserves are required, the Company reimburses the Account. 2. VALUATION PERIOD DEDUCTIONS Deductions by the Account for mortality and expense risk charges are made in accordance with the terms of the contracts and are paid to the Company. S-9 VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) 3. DIVIDEND INCOME On an annual basis the Funds distribute substantially all of their taxable income and realized capital gains to their shareholders. Distributions to the Account are automatically reinvested in shares of the Funds. The Account's proportionate share of the Funds' undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments is included in net unrealized loss in the Statement of Operations. Dividends were received from the following Funds:
DATE OF DIVIDEND SOURCE OF FUND REINVESTMENT DIVIDENDS ---- ------------ --------- Aetna Variable Fund July 20, 1994 Net investment income and December 30, 1994 net realized gains - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna Income Shares July 20, 1994 Net investment income December 30, 1994 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna Variable Encore Fund July 20, 1994 Net investment income December 30, 1994 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc. July 20, 1994 Net investment income and December 30, 1994 realized gains - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aetna GET Fund, Series B December 30, 1994 Net investment income and net realized gains - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alger American Fund-Alger American Small May 9, 1994 Net realized gains Capitalization Portfolio - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvert Socially Responsible Series December 30, 1994 Net investment income - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products September 2, 1994 Net investment income Fund II-Asset Manager Portfolio - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products June 7, 1994 Net investment income Fund-Equity-Income Portfolio September 19, 1994 December 16, 1994 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin Government Securities Trust June 13, 1994 Net investment income - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Series-Aggressive Growth Portfolio June 29, 1994 Net investment income December 29, 1994 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janus Aspen Series-Flexible Income Portfolio December 29, 1994 Net investment income - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lexington Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. December 29, 1994 Net investment income and net realized gains - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lexington Natural Resources Trust December 29, 1994 Net investment income - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neuberger & Berman Advisers Management February 11, 1994 Net investment income and net Trust-Growth Portfolio realized gains - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund- February 24, 1994 Net investment income International Portfolio - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TCI Portfolios, Inc.-TCI Growth April 11, 1994 Net investment income
4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments other than short- term investments for the year ended December 31, 1994 aggregated $688,544,469 and $293,968,699, respectively. S-10 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX PAGE ---- Independent Auditors' Report .............................. F-2 Consolidated Financial Statements: Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1993, and 1992 ...................... F-3 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 ............................................... F-4 Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992............ F-5 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.................. F-6 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................. F-7 F-1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT The Shareholder and Board of Directors Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholder's equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1994. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. 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. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Subsidiaries at December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1994, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, in 1993 the Company changed its methods of accounting for certain investments in debt and equity securities and reinsurance contracts. In 1992, the Company changed its method of accounting for income taxes and postretirement benefits other than pensions. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP Hartford, Connecticut February 7, 1995 F-2 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (MILLIONS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ---------------------------- 1994 1993 1992 -------- -------- -------- Revenue: Premiums........................................... $124.2 $ 82.1 $72.5 Charges assessed against policyholders............. 279.0 251.5 235.4 Net investment income.............................. 917.2 911.9 848.1 Net realized capital gains......................... 1.5 9.5 13.4 Other income....................................... 10.3 9.5 6.7 -------- -------- -------- Total revenue................................ 1,332.2 1,264.5 1,176.1 -------- -------- -------- Benefits and expenses: Current and future benefits........................ 852.4 806.4 761.6 Operating expenses................................. 227.2 201.3 213.5 Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs.. 36.1 37.7 32.9 -------- -------- -------- Total benefits and expenses................... 1,115.7 1,045.4 1,008.0 -------- -------- -------- Income before federal income taxes and cumulative effect adjustments.................................. 216.5 219.1 168.1 Federal income taxes............................... 71.2 76.2 54.9 -------- -------- -------- Income before cumulative effect adjustments.......... 145.3 142.9 113.2 Cumulative effect adjustments, net of tax: Change in accounting for income taxes............. -- -- 22.8 Change in accounting for postretirement benefits other than pensions.............................. -- -- (13.2) -------- -------- -------- Net income........................................... $145.3 $142.9 $122.8 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. F-3 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY ANDSUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (MILLIONS)
DECEMBER 31, --------------------- ASSETS 1994 1993 --------- --------- Investments: Debt securities, available for sale: (amortized cost: $10,577.8 and $9,783.9).......................... $10,191.4 $10,531.0 Equity securities, available for sale: Non-redeemable preferred stock (cost: $43.3 and $38.3)............ 47.2 45.9 Investment in affiliated mutual funds (cost: $187.2 and $122.4)... 181.9 126.7 Short-term investments.............................................. 98.0 22.6 Mortgage loans...................................................... 9.9 10.1 Policy loans........................................................ 248.7 202.7 Limited partnership................................................. 24.4 -- --------- --------- Total investments.............................................. 10,801.5 10,939.0 Cash and cash equivalents............................................. 623.3 536.1 Accrued investment income............................................. 142.2 124.7 Premiums due and other receivables.................................... 75.8 67.0 Deferred policy acquisition costs..................................... 1,172.0 1,061.0 Reinsurance loan to affiliate......................................... 690.3 711.0 Other assets.......................................................... 15.9 12.6 Separate Accounts assets 7,420.8 6,684.3 --------- --------- Total assets $20,941.8 $20,135.7 --------- --------- --------- --------- LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY Liabilities: Future policy benefits.............................................. $2,968.1 $2,741.8 Unpaid claims and claim expenses.................................... 23.8 27.2 Policyholders' funds left with the Company ......................... 8,901.6 9,003.9 --------- --------- Total insurance liabilities ................................... 11,893.5 11,698.7 Other liabilities .................................................. 302.1 229.7 Federal income taxes: Current .......................................................... 3.4 40.6 Deferred ......................................................... 233.5 161.5 Separate Accounts liabilities....................................... 7,420.8 6,684.3 --------- --------- Total liabilities.............................................. 19,853.3 18,889.0 --------- --------- Shareholder's equity: Common capital stock, par value $50 (100,000 shares authorized; 55,000 shares issued and outstanding).................. 2.8 2.8 Paid-in capital..................................................... 407.6 407.6 Net unrealized capital gains (losses)............................... (189.0) 114.5 Retained earnings................................................... 867.1 721.8 --------- --------- Total shareholder's equity.................................... 1,088.5 1,246.7 --------- --------- Total liabilities and shareholder's equity..................... $20,941.8 $20,135.7 --------- --------- --------- ---------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. F-4 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY (MILLIONS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------- 1994 1993 1992 -------- -------- ------- Shareholder's equity, beginning of year........... $1,246.7 $990.1 $867.4 Net change in unrealized capital gains (losses)... (303.5) 113.7 (0.1) Net income........................................ 145.3 142.9 122.8 -------- -------- ------- Shareholder's equity, end of year................. $1,088.5 $1,246.7 $990.1 -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. F-5 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (MILLIONS)
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, --------------------------------- 1994 1993 1992 --------- --------- --------- Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net income $ 145.3 $ 142.9 $ 122.8 Cumulative effect adjustments -- -- (9.6) Increase in accrued investment income (17.5) (11.1) (8.7) (Increase) decrease in premiums due and other receivables... 1.3 (5.6) (19.9) Increase in policy loans.................................... (46.0) (36.4) (32.4) Increase in deferred policy acquisition costs............... (96.5) (60.5) (60.8) Decrease in reinsurance loan to affiliate................... 27.8 31.8 37.8 Net increase in universal life account balances............. 164.7 126.4 130.8 Increase in other insurance reserve liabilities............. 65.7 86.1 20.5 Net increase in other liabilities and other assets.......... 53.9 7.0 20.2 Decrease in federal income taxes............................ (11.7) (3.7) (11.8) Net accretion of discount on bonds.......................... (77.9) (88.1) (75.2) Net realized capital gains.................................. (1.5) (9.5) (13.4) Other, net.................................................. (1.0) 0.2 (0.2) --------- --------- --------- Net cash provided by operating activities................ 206.6 179.5 100.1 --------- --------- --------- Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Proceeds from sales of: Debt securities available for sale....................... 3,593.8 473.9 543.3 Equity securities........................................ 93.1 89.6 50.6 Investment maturities and collections of: Debt securities available for sale....................... 1,289.2 2,133.3 1,179.2 Short-term investments................................... 30.4 19.7 5.0 Cost of investment purchases in: Debt securities.......................................... (5,621.4) (3,669.2) (2,612.2) Equity securities........................................ (162.5) (157.5) (63.0) Short-term investments................................... (106.1) (41.3) (5.0) Limited partnership...................................... (25.0) -- -- --------- --------- --------- Net cash used for investing activities................ (908.5) (1,151.5) (902.1) --------- --------- --------- Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Deposits and interest credited for investment contracts..... 1,737.8 2,117.8 1,619.6 Withdrawals of investment contracts......................... (948.7) (1,000.3) (767.7) --------- --------- --------- Net cash provided by financing activities............. 789.1 1,117.5 851.9 --------- --------- --------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents....................... 87.2 145.5 49.9 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year.................... 536.1 390.6 340.7 --------- --------- --------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of year.......................... $ 623.3 $ 536.1 $ 390.6 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Supplemental cash flow information: Income taxes paid, net...................................... $ 82.6 $ 79.9 $ 54.0 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. F-6 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1994, 1993, AND 1992 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF PRESENTATION The consolidated financial statements include Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Aetna Insurance Company of America, Systematized Benefits Administrators, Inc., Aetna Private Capital, Inc. and Aetna Investment Services, Inc. (collectively, the "Company"). Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aetna Life and Casualty Company ("Aetna"). The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Certain reclassifications have been made to 1993 and 1992 financial information to conform to the 1994 presentation. The Company offers a wide range of life insurance products and annuity contracts with variable and fixed accumulation and payout options. The Company also provides investment advisory and other services to affiliated mutual funds. ACCOUNTING CHANGES Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities On December 31, 1993, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standard ("FAS") No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, which requires the classification of debt securities into three categories: "held to maturity", which are carried at amortized cost; "available for sale", which are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized as a component of shareholder's equity; and "trading", which are carried at fair value with immediate recognition in income of changes in fair value. Initial adoption of this standard resulted in a net increase of $106.8 million, net of taxes of $57.5 million, to net unrealized gains in shareholder's equity. These amounts exclude gains and losses allocable to experience-rated (including universal life) contractholders. Adoption of FAS No. 115 did not have a material effect on deferred policy acquisition costs. Accounting and Reporting for Reinsurance of Short-Duration and Long-Duration Contracts During 1993, the Company adopted FAS No. 113, Accounting and Reporting for Reinsurance of Short-Duration and Long-Duration Contracts, retroactive to January 1, 1993. Reinsurance recoverables (previously reported as a reduction in insurance reserve liabilities) and reinsurance receivables and ceded unearned premiums are included in premiums due and other receivables. The adoption of FAS No. 113 did not have a material impact on the Company's 1993 Consolidated Financial Statements. Accounting for Income Taxes The Company adopted FAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, in 1992, retroactive to January 1, 1992. A cumulative effect benefit of $22.8 million related to the adoption of this standard is reflected in the 1992 Consolidated Statement of Income. F-7 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions FAS No. 106, Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, required that employers accrue the cost and recognize the liability for providing non-pension benefits to retired employees and agents. Aetna and the Company implemented FAS No. 106 in 1992, retroactive to January 1, 1992 on the immediate recognition basis. The cumulative effect charge for all Aetna employees was reflected in Aetna's 1992 Statement of Income. A cumulative effect charge of $13.2 million, net of taxes of $7.1 million, related to the adoption of this standard for Company agents is reflected in the Company's 1992 Consolidated Statement of Income. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, money market instruments and other debt issues with a maturity of ninety days or less when purchased. INVESTMENTS Debt Securities At December 31, 1994 and 1993, all of the Company's debt securities are classified as available for sale and carried at fair value. These securities are written down (as realized losses) for other than temporary decline in value. Unrealized gains and losses related to these securities, after deducting amounts allocable to experience-rated contractholders and related taxes, are reflected in shareholder's equity. Fair values for debt securities are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotations. Where quoted market prices or dealer quotations are not available, fair values are measured utilizing quoted market prices for similar securities or by using discounted cash flow methods. Cost for mortgage-backed securities is adjusted for unamortized premiums and discounts, which are amortized using the interest method over the estimated remaining term of the securities, adjusted for anticipated prepayments. Purchases and sales of debt securities are recorded on the trade date. Equity Securities Equity securities are classified as available for sale and carried at fair value based on quoted market prices or dealer quotations. Equity securities are written down (as realized losses) for other than temporary declines in value. Unrealized gains and losses related to such securities are reflected in shareholder's equity. Purchases and sales are recorded on the trade date. The investment in affiliated mutual funds represents an investment in the Aetna Series Fund, Inc., a retail mutual fund which has been seeded by the Company, and is carried at fair value. Mortgage Loans and Policy Loans Mortgage loans and policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances net of valuation reserves, which approximates fair value, and are generally secured. Purchases and sales of mortgage loans are recorded on the closing date. F-8 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Limited Partnership The Company's limited partnership investment is carried at the amount invested plus the Company's share of undistributed operating results and unrealized gains (losses), which approximates fair value. Short-Term Investments Short-term investments, consisting primarily of money market instruments and other debt issues purchased with an original maturity of over ninety days and less than one year, are considered available for sale and are carried at fair value, which approximates amortized cost. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS Certain costs of acquiring insurance business have been deferred. These costs, all of which vary with and are primarily related to the production of new business, consist principally of commissions, certain expenses of underwriting and issuing contracts and certain agency expenses. For fixed ordinary life contracts, such costs are amortized over expected premium-paying periods. For universal life and certain annuity contracts, such costs are amortized in proportion to estimated gross profits and adjusted to reflect actual gross profits. These costs are amortized over twenty years for annuity pension contracts, and over the contract period for universal life contracts. Deferred policy acquisition costs are written off to the extent that it is determined that future policy premiums and investment income or gross profits would not be adequate to cover related losses and expenses. INSURANCE RESERVE LIABILITIES The Company's liabilities include reserves related to fixed ordinary life, fixed universal life and fixed annuity contracts. Reserves for future policy benefits for fixed ordinary life contracts are computed on the basis of assumed investment yield, assumed mortality, withdrawals and expenses, including a margin for adverse deviation, which generally vary by plan, year of issue and policy duration. Reserve interest rates range from 2.25% to 10.50%. Assumed investment yield is based on the Company's experience. Mortality and withdrawal rate assumptions are based on relevant Aetna experience and are periodically reviewed against both industry standards and experience. Reserves for fixed universal life (included in Future Policy Benefits) and fixed deferred annuity contracts (included in Policyholders' Funds Left With the Company) are equal to the fund value. The fund value is equal to cumulative deposits less charges plus credited interest thereon, without reduction for possible future penalties assessed on premature withdrawal. For guaranteed interest options, the interest credited ranged from 4.00% to 5.85% in 1994 and 4.00% to 7.68% in 1993. For all other fixed options, the interest credited ranged from 5.00% to 7.50% in 1994 and 5.00% to 9.25% in 1993. Reserves for fixed annuity contracts in the annuity period and for future amounts due under settlement options are computed actuarially using the Progressive Annuity Table (modified), the Annuity Table for 1949, the 1971 Individual Annuity Mortality Table, the 1971 Group Annuity Mortality Table, the 1983 Individual Annuity Mortality Table and the 1983 Group Annuity Mortality Table, at assumed interest rates ranging from 3.5% to 9.5%. Reserves relating to contracts with life contingencies are included in Future Policy Benefits. For other contracts, the reserves are reflected in Policyholders' Funds Left With the Company. F-9 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Unpaid claims for all lines of insurance include benefits for reported losses and estimates of benefits for losses incurred but not reported. PREMIUMS, CHARGES ASSESSED AGAINST POLICYHOLDERS, BENEFITS AND EXPENSES Premiums are recorded as revenue when due for fixed ordinary life contracts. Charges assessed against policyholders' funds for cost of insurance, surrender charges, actuarial margin and other fees are recorded as revenue for universal life and certain annuity contracts. Policy benefits and expenses are recorded in relation to the associated premiums or gross profit so as to result in recognition of profits over the expected lives of the contracts. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS Assets held under variable universal life, variable life and variable annuity contracts are segregated in Separate Accounts and are invested, as designated by the contractholder or participant under a contract, in shares of Aetna Variable Fund, Aetna Income Shares, Aetna Variable Encore Fund, Aetna Investment Advisers Fund, Inc., Aetna GET Fund, or The Aetna Series Fund Inc., which are managed by the Company or other selected mutual funds not managed by the Company. Separate Accounts assets and liabilities are carried at fair value except for those relating to a guaranteed interest option which is offered through a Separate Account. The assets of the Separate Account supporting the guaranteed interest option are carried at an amortized cost of $149.7 million for 1994 (fair value $146.3 million) and $31.2 million for 1993 (fair value $33.3 million), since the Company bears the investment risk where the contract is held to maturity. Reserves relating to the guaranteed interest option are maintained at fund value and reflect interest credited at rates ranging from 4.5% to 8.38% in 1994 and from 4% to 9.45% in 1993. Separate Accounts assets and liabilities are shown as separate captions in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Deposits, investment income and net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) of the Separate Accounts are not reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income (with the exception of realized capital gains (losses) on the sale of assets supporting the guaranteed interest option). The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows do not reflect investment activity of the Separate Accounts. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of Aetna. The Company is taxed at regular corporate rates after adjusting income reported for financial statement purposes for certain items. Deferred income tax benefits result from changes during the year in cumulative temporary differences between the tax basis and book basis of assets and liabilities. F-10 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 2. INVESTMENTS Investments in debt securities available for sale as of December 31, 1994 were as follows:
GROSS GROSS AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED FAIR COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE --------- ---------- ---------- --------- (MILLIONS) U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S government agencies and corporations.... $ 1,396.1 $ 2.0 $ 84.2 $ 1,313.9 Obligations of states and political subdivisions................................ 37.9 1.2 -- 39.1 U.S. Corporate securities: Financial................................. 2,216.9 3.8 109.4 2,111.3 Utilities................................. 100.1 -- 7.9 92.2 Other..................................... 1,344.3 6.0 67.9 1,282.4 --------- ------ ------ --------- Total U.S. Corporate securities............. 3,661.3 9.8 185.2 3,485.9 Foreign securities: Government................................ 434.4 1.2 33.9 401.7 Financial................................. 368.2 1.1 23.0 346.3 Utilities................................. 204.4 2.5 9.5 197.4 Other..................................... 46.3 0.8 1.5 45.6 --------- ------ ------ --------- Total Foreign securities.................... 1,053.3 5.6 67.9 991.0 Residential mortgage-backed securities: Residential pass-throughs................. 627.1 81.5 5.0 703.6 Residential CMOs.......................... 2,671.0 32.9 139.4 2,564.5 --------- ------ ------ --------- Total Residential mortgage-backed securities.................................. 3,298.1 114.4 144.4 3,268.1 Commercial/Multifamily mortgage-backed securities.................................. 435.0 0.2 21.3 413.9 --------- ------ ------ --------- Total Mortgage-backed securities.......... 3,733.1 114.6 165.7 3,682.0 Other loan-backed securities.................. 696.1 0.2 16.8 679.5 --------- ------ ------ --------- Total debt securities available for sale...... $10,577.8 $133.4 $519.8 $10,191.4 --------- ------ ------ --------- --------- ------ ------ ---------
F-11 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Investments in debt securities available for sale as of December 31, 1993 were as follows:
GROSS GROSS AMORTIZED UNREALIZED UNREALIZED FAIR COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE ----------- ---------- ---------- ----- (millions) U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S government agencies and corporations............................................. $ 827.2 $ 19.4 $ 6.6 $ 840.4 Obligations of states and political subdivisions........................ 0.5 -- -- 0.5 U.S. Corporate securities: Financial........................................................... 983.3 49.2 0.7 1,031.8 Utilities........................................................... 141.2 12.4 -- 153.6 Other............................................................... 704.3 51.6 2.3 753.6 --------- -------- -------- -------- Total U.S. Corporate securities..................................... 1,828.8 113.2 3.0 1,939.0 Foreign securities: Government.......................................................... 289.1 31.7 0.5 320.3 Financial........................................................... 365.8 18.5 0.9 383.4 Utilities........................................................... 206.2 28.9 0.1 235.0 Other............................................................... 30.4 1.3 0.8 30.9 --------- -------- -------- -------- Total Foreign securities............................................ 891.5 80.4 2.3 969.6 Residential mortgage-backed securities: Residential pass-throughs........................................... 1,125.0 218.1 1.7 1,341.4 Residential CMOs.................................................... 4,868.7 318.1 1.1 5,185.7 --------- -------- -------- -------- Total Residential mortgage-backed securities........................ 5,993.7 536.2 2.8 6,527.1 Commercial/Multifamily mortgage-backed securities....................... 193.0 13.4 0.8 205.6 --------- -------- -------- -------- Total Mortgage-backed securities.................................... 6,186.7 549.6 3.6 6,732.7 Other loan-backed securities............................................ 49.2 0.2 0.2 49.2 --------- -------- -------- -------- Total debt securities available for sale................................ $ 9,783.9 $ 762.8 $ 15.7 $10,531.0 --------- -------- -------- -------- --------- -------- -------- --------
At December 31, 1994 and 1993, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of $(386.4) million and $747.1 million, respectively, on available for sale debt securities included $(308.6) million and $582.8 million, respectively, related to experience-rated contractholders, which were not included in shareholder's equity. F-12 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities for the year ended December 31, 1994 are shown below by contractual maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because securities may be restructured, called, or prepaid.
AMORTIZED FAIR COST VALUE ----------- --------- (millions) Due to mature: One year or less..................... $ 103.9 $ 103.5 After one year through five years.... 1,965.6 1,920.0 After five years through ten years... 2,371.3 2,207.0 After ten years...................... 1,707.8 1,599.4 Mortgage-backed securities........... 3,733.1 3,682.0 Other loan-backed securities......... 696.1 679.5 --------- --------- Total............................ $10,577.8 $10,191.4 --------- --------- --------- ---------
At December 31, 1994 and 1993, debt securities carried at $7.0 million and $7.3 million, respectively, were on deposit as required by regulatory authorities. The valuation reserve for mortgage loans was $3.1 million and $4.2 million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. The carrying value of non-income producing investments was $0.2 million and $34.3 million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Investments in a single issuer, other than obligations of the U.S. government, with a carrying value in excess of 10% of the Company's shareholder's equity at December 31, 1994 are as follows:
AMORTIZED FAIR DEBT SECURITIES COST VALUE - --------------- ----------- --------- (millions) General Electric Capital Corporation........................... $ 264.9 $252.1 General Motors Corporation.............. 167.8 161.7 Society National Bank................... 152.8 143.7 Ford Motor Company...................... 144.7 142.3 Associates Corporation of North America............................... 132.9 131.1 First Deposit Master Trust 1994-1A...... 114.9 112.1
The portfolio of debt securities at December 31, 1994 and 1993 included $318 million and $329 million, respectively, (3% of the debt securities for both years) of investments that are considered "below investment grade". "Below investment grade" securities are defined to be securities that carry a rating below BBB-/Baa3, by Standard & Poors/Moody's Investor Services, respectively. Of these below investment grade assets, $32 million and $39 million, at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively, were investments that were purchased at investment grade, but whose ratings have since been downgraded. Included in residential mortgage-back securities are collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") with carrying values of $2.6 billion and $5.2 billion at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. The $2.6 billion decline in F-13 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) CMOs from December 31, 1993 to December 31, 1994 was related primarily to sales and principal repayments. CMO sales of $1.6 billion resulted in net realized capital gains of $35 million of which $23 million was allocated to experience-rated contracts. The Company's CMO exposure was reduced as a result of changes in their risk and return characteristics and to better diversify the risk profile of the Company's assets. The principal risks inherent in holding CMOs are prepayment and extension risks related to dramatic decreases and increases in interest rates whereby the CMOs would be subject to repayments of principal earlier or later than originally anticipated. At December 31, 1994 and 1993, approximately 85% and 93%, respectively, of the Company's CMO holdings consisted of sequential and planned amortization class ("PAC") debt securities which are subject to less prepayment and extension risk than other CMO instruments. At December 31, 1994 and 1993, approximately 82% of the Company's CMO holdings were collateralized by residential mortgage loans, on which the timely payment of principal and interest was backed by specified government agencies (e.g., GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC). If due to declining interest rates, principal was to be repaid earlier than originally anticipated, the Company could be affected by a decrease in investment income due to the reinvestment of these funds at a lower interest rate. Such prepayments may result in a duration mismatch between assets and liabilities which could be corrected as cash from prepayments could be reinvested at an appropriate duration to adjust the mismatch. Conversely, if due to increasing interest rates, principal was to be repaid slower than originally anticipated, the Company could be affected by a decrease in cash flow which reduces the ability to reinvest expected principal repayments at higher interest rates. Such slower payments may result in a duration mismatch between assets and liabilities which could be corrected as available cash flow could be reinvested at an appropriate duration to adjust the mismatch. At December 31, 1994 and 1993, 4% and 3%, respectively, of the Company's CMO holdings consisted of interest-only strips (IOs) or principal-only strips (POs). IOs receive payments of interest and POs receive payments of principal on the underlying pool of mortgages. The risk inherent in holding POs is extension risk related to dramatic increases in interest rates whereby the future payments due on POs could be repaid much slower than originally anticipated. The extension risks inherent in holding POs, PACs and sequentials was mitigated by purchasing offsetting positions in IOs. During dramatic increases in interest rates, IOs would generate more future payments than originally anticipated. The risk inherent in holding IOs is prepayment risk related to dramatic decreases in interest rates whereby future IO cash flows could be much less than originally anticipated and in some cases could be less than the original cost of the IO. The risks inherent in IOs are mitigated by holding offsetting positions in PO's, PACs, and sequentials. During dramatic decreases in interest rates POs, PACs and sequentials would generate future cash flows much quicker than originally anticipated. In 1993, due to declining interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of mortgages, the amortized cost on IO's was written down by $85.4 million. IO writedowns of $4.7 million, net of $80.7 million allocated to experience-rated contracts, were reflected in 1993 net realized capital gains (losses). In 1994, due to increasing interest rates, unrealized gains on IO's increased from $0.5 million at December 31, 1993 to $17.8 million at December 31, 1994. Conversely, unrealized gains on POs decreased from $36.7 million at December 31, 1993 to $5.3 million at December 31, 1994. 1994 net realized gains (losses) included net gains of $10.0 million as a result of sales of IOs and POs (including amounts allocated to experience-rated contractholders). F-14 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) The Company did not use derivative instruments (ie.,futures, forward contracts, interest swaps, etc.)for hedging or any other purposes in 1994 or 1993. The Company does hold investments in certain debt and equity securities with derivative characteristics (ie., including the fact that their market value is at least partially determined by, among other things, levels of or changes in interest rates, prepayment rates, equity markets or credit ratings/spreads). The amortized cost and fair value of these securities, included in the $10.8 billion investment portfolio, as of December 31, 1994 was as follows:
AMORTIZED FAIR COST VALUE --------- --------- Collateralized mortgage obligations (including interest-only and principal-only strips)..... $2,671.0 $2,564.5 Treasury and agency strips: Principal............................................. 20.7 21.6 Interest.............................................. 104.2 90.2 Mandatorily convertible preferred stock................... 12.1 11.6
Investments in available for sale equity securities were as follows:
GROSS GROSS UNREALIZED UNREALIZED COST GAINS LOSSES VALUE ------ ---------- ---------- ------ (millions) 1994 Equity Securities....................... $230.5 $ 6.5 $7.9 $229.1 ------ ----- ---- ------ 1993 Equity Securities....................... $160.7 $12.0 $0.1 $172.6 ------ ----- ---- ------
At December 31, 1994 and 1993, 91% of outstanding policy loans had fixed interest rates. The fixed interest rates for annuity policy loans ranged from 1% to 3% for individual annuity policies in both 1994 and 1993. The fixed interest rates for individual life policy loans ranged from 5% to 8% in 1994 and 6% to 8% in 1993. The remaining outstanding policy loans had variable interest rates averaging 8% in 1994 and 1993. Investment income from policy loans was $11.5 million, $10.8 million and $9.5 million in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS At December 31, 1993, the Company had $149.0 million in outstanding forward commitments to purchase mortgage-backed securities at a specified future date and at a specified price or yield. These instruments involve elements of market risk whereby future changes in market prices may make a financial instrument less valuable. However, the difference between the fair value at which the commitments can be settled, and the contractual value of these securities, was immaterial at December 31, 1993. There were no outstanding forward commitments at December 31, 1994. There were no material concentrations of off-balance sheet financial instruments at December 31, 1994 and 1993. F-15 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 3. CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENT OPERATIONS Realized capital gains or losses are the difference between proceeds received from investments sold or prepaid, and amortized cost. Net realized capital gains as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income are after deductions for net realized capital gains (losses) allocated to experience-rated contracts of $(29.1) million, $(54.8) million and $36.1 million for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993, and 1992, respectively. Net realized capital gains (losses) allocated to experience-rated contracts are deferred and subsequently reflected in credited rates on an amortized basis. Net unamortized gains (losses), reflected as a component of Policyholders' Funds Left With the Company, were $(50.7) million and $(16.5) million at the end of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Changes to the mortgage loan valuation reserve and writedowns on debt securities are included in net realized capital gains (losses) and amounted to $1.1 million and $(98.5) million, of which $0.8 million and $(91.5) million were allocable to experience-rated contractholders, for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. There were no changes to the valuation reserve or writedowns in 1992. The 1993 losses were primarily related to writedowns of interest-only mortgage-backed securities to their fair value. Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments, net of amounts allocated to experience-rated contracts, were as follows:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (millions) Debt securities..................... $ 1.0 $9.6 $12.9 Equity securities................... 0.2 .1 0.5 Mortgage loans...................... 0.3 (0.2) -- ----- ---- ----- Pretax realized capital gains....... $ 1.5 $9.5 $13.4 ----- ---- ----- ----- ---- ----- After-tax realized capital gains......................... $ 1.0 $6.2 $ 8.8 ----- ---- ----- ----- ---- -----
Gross gains of $26.6 million, $33.3 million and $13.9 million and gross losses of $25.6 million, $23.7 million and $1.0 million were realized from the sales of investments in debt securities in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Changes in unrealized capital gains (losses), excluding changes in unrealized capital gains (losses) related to experience-rated contracts, for the years ended December 31, were as follows:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (millions) Debt securities...................... $(242.1) $ 164.3 $ -- Equity securities.................... (13.3) 10.6 (0.1) Limited partnership.................. (1.8) -- -- ------- ------- ---- (257.2) 174.9 (0.1) Deferred federal income taxes (See Note 6)....................... 46.3 62.1 -- ------- ------- ---- ------- ------- ---- Net change in unrealized capital gains (losses)..................... $(303.5) $ 113.7 $(0.1) ------- ------- ---- ------- ------- ----
The net change in unrealized capital gains (losses) on debt securities in 1994 and 1993 resulted from the adoption of FAS No. 115. For the year ended December 31, 1992, debt securities were carried at amortized cost. The unrecorded net appreciation for debt securities carried at amortized cost (including amounts allocable to experience-rated contracts) amounted to $612.4 million at December 31, 1992. F-16 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Net unrealized capital gains (losses) allocable to experience-rated contracts of $(308.6)million and $582.8 million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively, are not included in shareholder's equity. These amounts are reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet in policyholders' funds left with the Company. Shareholder's equity included the following unrealized capital gains (losses), which are net of amounts allocable to experience-rated contractholders, at December 31:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (millions) Debt securities Gross unrealized capital gains...... $ 27.4 $164.3 $ -- Gross unrealized capital losses..... (105.2) -- -- ------- ------ ----- (77.8) 164.3 -- Equity securities Gross unrealized capital gains....... 6.5 12.0 2.0 Gross unrealized capital losses...... (7.9) (0.1) (0.7) ------- ------ ----- (1.4) 11.9 1.3 Limited partnership Gross unrealized capital gains....... -- -- -- Gross unrealized capital losses...... (1.8) -- -- ------- ------ ----- (1.8) -- -- Deferred federal income taxes (See Note 6)........................... 108.0 61.7 0.5 ------- ------ ----- ------- ------ ----- Net change in unrealized capital gains (losses)......................... $(189.0) $114.5 $ 0.8 ------- ------ ----- ------- ------ -----
4. NET INVESTMENT INCOME Sources of net investment income were as follows:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (millions) Debt securities....................... $823.9 $828.0 $763.7 Preferred stock....................... 3.9 2.3 2.8 Investment in affiliated mutual funds............................... 5.2 2.9 3.2 Mortgage loans........................ 1.4 1.5 1.8 Policy loans.......................... 11.5 10.8 9.5 Reinsurance loan to affiliate......... 51.5 53.3 56.7 Cash equivalents...................... 29.5 16.8 16.6 Other................................. 6.7 7.7 6.4 ------ ------ ------ Gross investment income............... 933.6 923.3 860.7 Less investment expenses.............. (16.4) (11.4) (12.6) ------ ------ ------ Net investment income................. $917.2 $911.9 $848.1 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
F-17 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Net investment income includes amounts allocable to experience-rated contractholders of $677.1 million, $661.3 million and $604.0 million for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Interest credited to contractholders is included in Current and Future Benefits. 5. DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY The amount of dividends that may be paid to the shareholder in 1995 without prior approval by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Connecticut is $70.9 million. The Insurance Department of the State of Connecticut (the "Department") recognizes as net income and shareholder's equity those amounts determined in conformity with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Department, which differ in certain respects from generally accepted accounting principles. Statutory net income was $70.9 million, $77.6 million and $62.5 million for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Statutory shareholder's equity was $615.0 million and $574.4 million as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. As of December 31, 1994, the Company does not utilize any statutory accounting practices which are not prescribed by insurance regulators that, individually or in the aggregate, materially affect statutory shareholder's equity. 6. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of Aetna. Aetna allocates to each member an amount approximating the tax it would have incurred were it not a member of the consolidated group, and credits the member for the use of its tax saving attributes in the consolidated return. As discussed in Note 1, the Company adopted FAS No. 109 as of January 1, 1992 resulting in a cumulative effect benefit of $22.8 million. In August 1993, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (OBRA) was enacted which resulted in an increase in the federal corporate tax rate from 34% to 35% retroactive to January 1, 1993. The enactment of OBRA resulted in an increase in the deferred tax liability of $3.4 million at date of enactment, which is included in the 1993 deferred tax expense. Components of income tax expense (benefits) were as follows:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (millions) Current taxes (benefits): Income from operations................. $ 78.7 $ 87.1 $ 68.0 Net realized capital gains............. (33.2) 18.1 18.1 ------ ------ ------ 45.5 105.2 86.1 ------ ------ ------ Deferred taxes (benefits): Income from operations................. (8.0) (14.2) (17.7) Net realized capital gains............. 33.7 (14.8) (13.5) ------ ------ ------ 25.7 (29.0) (31.2) ------ ------ ------ Total.............................. $ 71.2 $ 76.2 $ 54.9 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
F-18 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Income tax expense was different from the amount computed by applying the federal income tax rate to income before federal income taxes for the following reasons:
1994 1993 1992 ---- ---- ---- (millions) Income before federal income taxes........ $216.5 $219.1 $168.1 Tax rate.................................. 35% 35% 34% ------ ------ ------ Application of the tax rate............... 75.8 76.7 57.2 ------ ------ ------ Tax effect of: Excludable dividends.................. (8.6) (8.7) (6.4) Tax reserve adjustments............... 2.9 4.7 5.1 Reinsurance transaction............... 1.9 (0.2) (0.5) Tax rate change on deferred liabilities......................... -- 3.7 -- Other, net............................ (0.8) -- (0.5) ------ ------ ------ Income tax expense................ $ 71.2 $ 76.2 $ 54.9 ------ ------ ------
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities under FAS No. 109 at December 31, 1994 and 1993 are presented below:
1994 1993 ---- ---- (millions) Deferred tax assets: Insurance reserve................................. $211.5 $195.4 Net unrealized capital losses..................... 136.3 -- Investment losses not currently deductible........ 15.5 31.2 Postretirement benefits other than pensions....... 8.4 8.6 Impairment reserves............................... -- 7.9 Other............................................. 28.3 19.3 ------ ------ Total gross assets.................................... 400.0 262.4 Less valuation allowance.............................. 136.3 -- ------ ------ Deferred tax assets net of valuation.............. 263.7 262.4 Deferred tax liabilities: Deferred policy acquisition costs................. 385.2 355.2 Unrealized losses allocable to experience-rated contracts....................................... 108.0 -- Market discount................................... 3.6 5.4 Net unrealized capital gains...................... -- 61.7 Other............................................. 0.4 1.6 ------ ------ ------ ------ Total gross liabilities....................... 497.2 423.9 ------ ------ ------ ------ Net deferred tax liability.................... $233.5 $161.5 ------ ------ ------ ------
Net unrealized capital gains and losses are presented in shareholder's equity net of deferred taxes. At December 31, 1994, $81.0 million of net unrealized capital losses were reflected in shareholder's equity without deferred tax benefits. For federal income tax purposes, capital losses are deductible only against capital gains in the year of sale or during the carryback and carryforward periods (three and five years, respectively). Due to the expected F-19 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) full utilization of capital gains in the carryback period and the uncertainty of future capital gains, a valuation allowance of $28.3 million related to the net unrealized capital losses has been reflected in shareholder's equity. In addition, $308.6 million of net unrealized capital losses related to experience-rated contracts are not reflected in shareholder's equity since such losses, if realized, are allocable to contractholders. However, the potential loss of tax benefits on such losses is the risk of the Company and therefore would adversely affect the Company rather than the contractholder. Accordingly, an additional valuation allowance of $108.0 million has been reflected in shareholder's equity as of December 31, 1994. Any reversals of the valuation allowance are contingent upon the recognition of future capital gains in the Company's federal income tax return or a change in circumstances which causes the recognition of the benefits to become more likely than not. Non-recognition of the deferred tax benefits on net unrealized losses described above had no impact on net income for 1994, but has the potential to adversely affect future results if such losses are realized. The "Policyholders' Surplus Account," which arose under prior tax law, is generally that portion of a life insurance company's statutory income that has not been subject to taxation. As of December 31, 1983, no further additions could be made to the Policyholders' Surplus Account for tax return purposes under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. The balance in such account was approximately $17.2 million at December 31, 1994. This amount would be taxed only under certain conditions. No income taxes have been provided on this amount since management believes the conditions under which such taxes would become payable are remote. The Internal Revenue Service ("Service") has completed examinations of the consolidated federal income tax returns of Aetna through 1986. Discussions are being held with the Service with respect to proposed adjustments. However, management believes there are adequate defenses against, or sufficient reserves to provide for, such adjustments. The Service has commenced its examinations for the years 1987 through 1990. 7. BENEFIT PLANS Employee Pension Plans - The Company, in conjunction with Aetna, has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all employees. The plans provide pension benefits based on years of service and average annual compensation (measured over sixty consecutive months of highest earnings in a 120 month period). Contributions are determined using the Entry Age Normal Cost Method and, for qualified plans subject to ERISA requirements, are limited to the amounts that are currently deductible for tax reporting purposes. The accumulated benefit obligation and plan assets are recorded by Aetna. The accumulated plan assets exceed accumulated plan benefits. There has been no funding to the plan for the years 1992 through 1994, and therefore, no expense has been recorded by the Company. Agent Pension Plans - The Company, in conjunction with Aetna, has a non-qualified pension plan covering certain agents. The plan provides pension benefits based on annual commission earnings. The accumulated plan assets exceed accumulated plan benefits. There has been no funding to the plan for the years 1992 through 1994, and therefore, no expense has been recorded by the Company. Employee Postretirement Benefits - In addition to providing pension benefits, Aetna also provides certain postretirement health care and life insurance benefits, subject to certain caps, for retired employees. Medical and dental benefits are offered to all full-time employees retiring at age 50 with at least 15 years of service or at age 65 with at least 10 years of service. Retirees are required to contribute to the plans based on their years of service with Aetna. F-20 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Aetna implemented FAS No. 106, Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions in 1992 on the immediate recognition basis. The cumulative effect charge for all Aetna employees was reflected in Aetna's 1992 Statement of Income. Prior to the adoption of FAS No. 106, the cost of postretirement benefits was charged to operations as payments were made. The accumulated benefit obligation and plan assets are recorded by Aetna. Accumulated postretirement benefits exceed plan assets. The cost to the Company associated with the Aetna postretirement plans for 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $1.0 million, $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Agent Postretirement Benefits - The Company, in conjunction with Aetna, also provides certain postemployment health care and life insurance benefits for certain agents. The impact of recognizing the liability for agent costs was a cumulative effect adjustment of $13.2 million (net of deferred taxes of $6.8 million) and is reported in the 1992 Consolidated Statement of Income. The cost to the Company associated to the agents' postretirement plans for 1994, 1993 and 1992 were $0.7 million, $0.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively. Incentive Savings Plan - Substantially all employees are eligible to participate in a savings plan under which designated contributions, which may be invested in common stock of Aetna or certain other investments, are matched, up to 5% of compensation, by Aetna. Pretax charges to operations for the incentive savings plan were $3.3 million, $3.1 million and $2.8 million in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Stock Plans - Aetna has a stock incentive plan that provides for stock options and deferred contingent common stock or cash awards to certain key employees. Aetna also has a stock option plan under which executive and middle management employees of Aetna may be granted options to purchase common stock of Aetna at the market price on the date of grant or, in connection with certain business combinations, may be granted options to purchase common stock on different terms. The cost to the Company associated to the Aetna stock plans for 1994 and 1993 was $2.3 million, $0.4 million, respectively. The cost for 1992 was immaterial. 8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company is compensated by the Separate Accounts for bearing mortality and expense risks pertaining to variable life and annuity contracts. Under the insurance contracts, the Separate Accounts pay the Company a daily fee which, on an annual basis, ranges, depending on the product, from .70% to 1.80% of their average daily net assets. The Company also receives fees from the variable life and annuity mutual funds and The Aetna Series Fund for serving as investment adviser. Under the advisory agreements, the Funds pay the Company a daily fee which, on an annual basis, ranges, depending on the fund, from .25% to 1.00% of their average daily net assets. The advisory agreements also call for the variable funds to pay their own administrative expenses and for The Aetna Series Fund to pay certain administrative expenses. The Company also receives fees (expressed as a percentage of the average daily net assets) from The Aetna Series Fund for providing administration shareholder services and promoting sales. The amount of compensation and fees received from the Separate Accounts and Funds, included in Charges Assessed Against Policyholders, amounted to $104.6 million, $93.6 million and $80.5 million in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The Company may waive advisory fees at its discretion. F-21 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) The Company may, from time to time, make reimbursements to a Fund for some or all of its operating expenses. Reimbursement arrangements may be terminated at any time without notice. Since 1981, all domestic individual non-participating life insurance of Aetna and its subsidiaries has been issued by the Company. Effective December 31, 1988, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Aetna Life Insurance Company ("Aetna Life") in which substantially all of the non-participating individual life and annuity business written by Aetna Life prior to 1981 was assumed by the Company. A $108.0 million commission, paid by the Company to Aetna Life in 1988, was capitalized as deferred policy acquisition costs. The Company maintained insurance reserves of $690.3 million and $711.0 million as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively, relating to the business assumed. In consideration for the assumption of this business, a loan was established relating to the assets held by Aetna Life which support the insurance reserves. The loan is being reduced in accordance with the decrease in the reserves. The fair value of this loan was $630.3 million and $685.8 million as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively, and is based upon the fair value of the underlying assets. Premiums of $32.8 million, $33.3 million and $36.8 million and current and future benefits of $43.8 million, $55.4 million and $47.2 million were assumed in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Investment income of $51.5 million, $53.3 million and $56.7 million was generated from the reinsurance loan to affiliate in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Net income of approximately $25.1 million, $13.6 million and $21.7 million resulted from this agreement in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. On December 16, 1988, the Company assumed $25.0 million of premium revenue from Aetna Life for the purchase and administration of a life contingent single premium variable payout annuity contract. In addition, the Company also is responsible for administering fixed annuity payments that are made to annuitants receiving variable payments. Reserves of $24.2 million and $27.8 million were maintained for this contract as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Effective February 1, 1992, the Company increased its retention limit per individual life to $2.0 million and entered into a reinsurance agreement with Aetna Life to reinsure amounts in excess of this limit, up to a maximum of $8.0 million on any new individual life business, on a yearly renewable term basis. Premium amounts related to this agreement for 1994, 1993 and 1992 were immaterial. Effective December 31, 1992, the Company entered into an assumption reinsurance agreement with Aetna Life to reinsure a block of approximately 3,500 life contingent, period certain and deferred lump sum annuities (totaling $175.5 million in premium) issued by the Company to Aetna Casualty to fund its obligations under structured settlement agreements. The negotiated price recognized the sale of future profits and included consideration to ALIAC for the continued administration of the reinsured contracts on behalf of, and in the name of, Aetna Life. The Company received no capital contributions in 1994, 1993 or 1992. Premiums due and other receivables include $27.6 million and $9.8 million due from affiliates in 1994 and 1993, respectively. Other liabilities include $27.9 million and $26.1 million due to affiliates for 1994 and 1993, respectively. Substantially all of the administrative and support functions of the Company are provided by Aetna and its affiliates. The financial statements reflect allocated charges for these services based upon measures appropriate for the type and nature of service provided. F-22 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 9. REINSURANCE The Company utilizes indemnity reinsurance agreements to reduce its exposure to large losses in all aspects of its insurance business. Such reinsurance permits recovery of a portion of losses from reinsurers, although it does not discharge the primary liability of the Company as direct insurer of the risks reinsured. The Company evaluates the financial strength of potential reinsurers and continually monitors the financial condition of reinsurers. Only those reinsurance recoverables deemed probable of recovery are reflected as assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following table includes premium amounts ceded/assumed to/from affiliated companies as discussed in Note 8 above.
CEDED TO ASSUMED DIRECT OTHER FROM OTHER NET AMOUNT COMPANIES COMPANIES AMOUNT -------- --------- ---------- ------- (millions) 1994 Premiums: Life Insurance...................... $ 25.8 $ 6.0 $ 32.8 $ 52.6 Accident and Health Insurance....... 10.8 9.3 -- 1.5 Annuities........................... 69.9 -- 0.2 70.1 -------------------------------------------------------------- Total earned premiums............... $106.5 $15.3 $ 33.0 $ 124 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 Premiums: Life Insurance..................... $ 20.9 $ 5.6 $ 33.3 $ 48.6 Accident and Health Insurance...... 14.4 12.9 -- 1.5 Annuities.......................... 31.3 -- 0.7 32.0 -------------------------------------------------------------- Total earned premiums.............. $ 66.6 $18.5 $ 34.0 $ 82.1 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 1992 Premiums: Life Insurance..................... $ 20.8 $ 5.2 $ 36.8 $ 52.4 Accident and Health Insurance...... 15.1 13.7 -- 1.4 Annuities.......................... 18.4 -- 0.3 18.7 -------------------------------------------------------------- Total earned premiums.............. $ 54.3 $18.9 $ 37.1 $ 72.5 -------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------
10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments at December 31, 1994 and 1993 were as follows:
1994 1993 ---------------------- ---------------------- CARRYING CARRYING CARRYING CARRYING VALUE VALUE VALUE VALUE ---------- --------- --------- --------- (millions) Assets: Cash and cash equivalents.................. $623.3 $623.3 $536.1 $536.1 Short-term investments..................... 98.0 98.0 22.6 22.6 Debt securities............................ 10,191.4 10,191.4 10,531.0 10,531.0 Equity securities.......................... 229.1 229.1 172.6 172.6 Limited partnership........................ 24.4 24.4 -- -- Mortgage loans............................. 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.1 Liabilities: Investment contract liabilities: With a fixed maturity.................. 826.7 833.5 733.3 795.6 Without a fixed maturity............... 8,074.9 7,870.4 8,196.4 8,099.3
F-23 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, such as estimates of timing and amount of expected future cash flows. Such estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument. In evaluating the Company's management of interest rate and liquidity risk, the fair values of all assets and liabilities should be taken into consideration, not only those above. The following valuation methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of the above financial instruments: SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS: Fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotations. Where quoted market prices are not available, the carrying amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets approximates fair value. Short-term instruments have a maturity date of one year or less and include cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments. DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES: Fair values are based on quoted market prices or dealer quotations. Where quoted market prices or dealer quotations are not available, fair value is estimated by using quoted market prices for similar securities or discounted cash flow methods. MORTGAGE LOANS: Fair value is estimated by discounting expected mortgage loan cash flows at market rates which reflect the rates at which similar loans would be made to similar borrowers. The rates reflect management's assessment of the credit quality and the remaining duration of the loans. The fair value estimate of mortgage loans of lower quality, including problem and restructured loans, is based on the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral. INVESTMENT CONTRACT LIABILITIES (INCLUDED IN POLICYHOLDERS' FUNDS LEFT WITH THE COMPANY): With a fixed maturity: Fair value is estimated by discounting cash flows at interest rates currently being offered by, or available to, the Company for similar contracts. WITHOUT A FIXED MATURITY: Fair value is estimated as the amount payable to the contractholder upon demand. However, the Company has the right under such contracts to delay payment of withdrawals which may ultimately result in paying an amount different than that determined to be payable on demand. 11. SEGMENT INFORMATION Effective December 31, 1994, the Company's operations, which previously were reported in total, will now be reported through two major business segments: Life Insurance and Financial Services. The Life Insurance segment markets most types of life insurance including universal life, interest-sensitive whole life, and term insurance. These products are offered primarily to individuals, small businesses, employer-sponsored groups and executives of Fortune 2000 companies. The Financial Services segment markets and services individual and group annuity contracts which offer a variety of funding and distribution options for personal and employer-sponsored retirement plans that qualify for tax deferral under sections 401(k) for corporations, 403(b) for hospitals and educational institutions, 408 for individual retirement accounts, and 457 for state and local governments and tax exempt healthcare organizations (the "deferred compensation market"), of the Internal Revenue Code. These contracts may be immediate or deferred. These products are offered primarily to individuals, pension plans, small businesses and employer-sponsored groups. F-24 AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES (A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY) NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Summarized financial information for the Company's principal operations was as follows:
1994 1993 1992 --------- --------- --------- (millions) Revenue: Life insurance.................................... $ 386.1 $ 371.7 $ 363.6 Financial services................................ 946.1 892.8 812.5 --------- --------- --------- Total revenue................................. $ 1,332.2 $ 1,264.5 $ 1,176.1 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect adjustments: Life insurance.................................... $ 96.8 $ 98.0 $ 74.6 Financial services................................ 119.7 121.1 93.5 --------- --------- --------- Total income from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect adjustments................................. $ 216.5 $ 219.1 $ 168.1 Net income: Life insurance.................................... $ 59.8 $ 56.1 $ 45.6 Financial services................................ 85.5 86.8 67.6 --------- --------- --------- Income before cumulative effect adjustments... $ 145.3 $ 142.9 $ 113.2 --------- --------- --------- Cumulative effect adjustments................. -- -- 9.6 Net income............................................ $ 145.3 $ 142.9 $ 122.8 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 1994 1993 1992 --------- --------- --------- (millions) Assets under management, at fair value: Life insurance.................................... $ 2,175.2 $ 2,180.1 $ 1,973.1 Financial services................................ 17,791.9 16,600.5 13,644.3 --------- --------- --------- Total assets under management................. $19,967.1 $18,780.6 $15,617.4 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
F-25 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS ISSUED BY AETNA LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY FORM NO. 88720(S) ALIAC Ed. 12/95 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----