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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2009

Registration Nos. 333-85183

and 811-09547

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    ¨
Pre-Effective Amendment No.    ¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12    x
and   
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY    ¨
ACT OF 1940   
Amendment No. 13    x

FARMERS ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT A

(Exact Name of Registrant)

FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Name of Depositor)

3003 - 77th Avenue, S.E., Mercer Island, Washington 98040

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)

(206) 232-8400

(Depositor’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Name and Address of Agent for Service:

Brian F. Kreger, Esq.

Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and General Counsel

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

3003 - 77th Avenue, S.E.

Mercer Island, Washington 98040

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

  ¨ Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
  x On May 1, 2009, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485
  ¨ On                          pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485

 

 

Title of securities being registered:

Units of interest in a separate account under individual flexible premium variable annuity contracts.


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Prospectus

May 1, 2009

Farmers Variable Annuity

Individual Flexible Premium Variable Annuity

Issued by

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Through

Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

 

Home Office   

Service Center

3003 – 77th Avenue SE   

P. O. Box 724208

Mercer Island, Washington 98040   

Atlanta, Georgia 31139

Phone: (206) 232-8400   

Phone: (877) 376-8008 (toll free) 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

 

 

This prospectus describes the Farmers Variable Annuity (the “Contract”), an individual flexible premium variable annuity contract issued by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. The Contract allows you to accumulate a Contract Value, and later apply that Contract Value (less surrender charges) to receive fixed annuity payments.

Investment Risk — The Contract Value you accumulate under the Contract will fluctuate daily, based on the investment performance of the subaccounts of the Farmers Annuity Separate Account A (the “variable account”) in which you invest. Each subaccount invests in one underlying portfolio. We do not guarantee how any of the portfolios will perform.

This prospectus provides basic information that you should know before investing. Please read it carefully before investing and keep it for future reference.

Replacing your existing annuity or life insurance policy with this Contract may not be to your advantage.

An investment in this Contract is not a bank deposit, and no bank endorses or guarantees the Contract. The Contract is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Investing in this Contract involves risk, including possible loss of some or all of your investment.

 

This Contract has 49 funding choices – one fixed account (paying a guaranteed minimum fixed rate of interest) and 48 subaccounts (12 of which are closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”).

The subaccounts invest in the following 48 portfolios:

 

¨ Calvert Variable Series, Inc.

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio *, **

 

¨ Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund – Service Class Shares

Developing Leaders Portfolio

Quality Bond Portfolio **

 

¨ The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Service Class Shares

 

¨ DWS Variable Series I - (Class A Shares)

DWS Bond VIP

DWS Global Opportunities VIP

DWS Growth & Income VIP **

DWS International VIP

 

¨ DWS Variable Series II - Class A Shares

DWS Dreman High Return Equity VIP (effective 6-1-09, DWS Strategic Value VIP)

DWS Government & Agency Securities VIP

DWS High Income VIP

DWS Money Market VIP

DWS Small Cap Growth VIP **

 

¨ Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds – Service Class Shares

Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio


 


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¨ Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds – Service Class 2 Shares

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

 

¨ Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios – Service Class 2 Shares

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio

 

¨ Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust – Class 2 Shares

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund **

Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund

 

¨ Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust – Institutional Class Shares

Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund **

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund **

Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

 

¨ Janus Aspen Series

Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

Janus Aspen Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

Janus Aspen Enterprise Portfolio (formerly, Mid Cap Growth Portfolio) (Service Shares) **

 

¨ PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust – Administrative Class Shares

PIMCO VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio

 

¨ Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) – Class 2 Shares

PVC Equity Income Account (formerly, PVC Equity Income Account I) **

PVC MidCap Stock Account **

PVC SmallCap Growth Account II (formerly, PVC SmallCap Growth Account) **

PVC West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation Fund) **

 

¨ Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) – Class 2 Shares Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios

PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio

PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio

PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio

PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio

PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio

 

* Effective after the close of business on September 26, 2007, the Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio was merged into the existing Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.

** The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.


 

A prospectus for each of the portfolios available through this Contract must accompany this prospectus. Please read

these documents before investing and save them for future reference.

To learn more about the Contract, you may want to read the Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2009

(known as the “SAI”). For a free copy of the SAI, contact us at:

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Service Center

P.O. Box 724208

Atlanta, Georgia 31139

Phone: 1-877-376-8008 (toll free)

We have filed the SAI with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and have incorporated it by

reference into this prospectus. (It is legally a part of this prospectus.) The SAI’s table of contents appears at the end

of this prospectus.

The SEC maintains an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the SAI and other information about us. You

may also read and copy these materials at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-

0330 for information about the SEC’s public reference room.

 

 

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved this Contract or determined that

this prospectus is accurate or complete.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a Federal crime.

 

 

 

                       
                                     
     

 

Not FDIC Insured

 

     

 

May Lose Value

 

     

 

No Bank Guarantee

 

       
                                     
                       

 

 


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Glossary

   1

Summary

   3

Your Contract in General

   3

Premium Flexibility

   3

Death Benefit

   4

Partial Withdrawals and Surrender

   4

Transfers

   5

Annuity Provisions

   6

Federal Tax Status

   6

Inquiries

   6

Fee Table

   6

Redemption Fees

   7

Example of Maximum Charges

   8

Distribution Costs

   8

Condensed Financial Information

   8

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and the Fixed Account

   8

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

   8

The Fixed Account

   9

The Variable Account and the Portfolios

   9

The Variable Account

   9

The Portfolios

   10

Subaccounts Closed to New Investors

   11

Investment Objectives of the Portfolios

   11

Selection of the Portfolios

   16

Availability of the Portfolios

   17

Your Right to Vote Portfolio Shares

   17

Your Contract: The Pay-In Period

   18

Purchasing a Contract

   18

When We Issue Your Contract

   18

Tax-Free ‘Section 1035’ Exchanges

   19

Cancellation – The 10 Day Right-to-Examine Period

   19

Ownership Rights

   19

Modifying the Contract

   21

Premiums

   21

Premium Flexibility

   21

Allocating Premiums

   21

Your Contract Values

   22

Contract Value

   22

Subaccount Value

   22

Accumulation Unit Value

   23

Fixed Account Value

   23

Fees and Charges

   23

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

   23

Asset-Based Administration Charge

   24

Transfer Fee

   24

Surrender Charge

   24

Records Maintenance Charge

   26

Portfolio Management Fees and Expenses

   26

Premium Taxes

   26

Other Taxes

   26

Transfers

   27

Asset Allocation Models

   27

Automatic Asset Rebalancing Program

   28

Third Party Transfers

   28

Dollar Cost Averaging Program

   28

Telephone Transfers

   29

Policy and Procedures Regarding Disruptive Trading and Market Timing

   29

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

   32

Surrender

   32

Partial Withdrawals

   33

Systematic Withdrawal Plan

   34

The Payout Period

   34

The Annuity Start Date

   34

Annuity Options

   35

Determining the Amount of Your Annuity Payment

   35

Fixed Annuity Payments

   35

Guaranteed Annuity Tables

   35

Description of Annuity Options

   36

Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit

   36

Death Benefit Before the Annuity Start Date

   38

Standard Death Benefit

   38

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit

   38

Distribution of Death Benefit Proceeds

   39

Death Benefit on or After the Annuity Start Date

   40

Investment Performance of the Subaccounts

   40

Federal Tax Considerations

   41

Taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts

   41

Taxation of Qualified Contracts

   42

Other Tax Issues

   43

Our Taxes

   43

Federal Estate Taxes

   44

Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

   44

Annuity Purchases by Residents of Puerto Rico

   44

Annuity Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations

   44

Foreign Tax Credits

   44

Possible Tax Law Changes

   44

Additional Information

   44

When We Will Make Payments

   44

Distribution of the Contracts

   45

Legal Proceedings

   46

Reports to Owners

   46

Inquiries

   46

Financial Statements

   46

Statement of Additional Information Table of Contents

   47

Appendix A - Condensed Financial Information

   A-1

 

 

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Glossary

 

 

For your convenience, we are providing a glossary of the special terms we use in this prospectus.

accumulation unit. An accounting unit we use to calculate subaccount values during the pay-in period. It measures the net investment results of each of the subaccounts.

annuitant. You are the annuitant, unless you state otherwise in your application. Before any annuity payments begin, the annuitant is the person (or persons) on whose life (or lives) the Contract is issued. When annuity payments begin, the annuitant is a person during whose lifetime we may make payments under one of the annuity options. You may select joint annuitants.

annuity start date. The date when we will begin to pay annuity payments to you or a person you designate under the annuity option you selected.

beneficiary The person you select to receive the death benefit if you or the last surviving annuitant dies before the annuity start date.

business day/valuation day. Each day that the NYSE is open for regular trading. Farmers New World Life Insurance Company is open to administer the Contract on each day the NYSE is open for regular trading. When we use the term “business day” in this prospectus, it has the same meaning as the term “valuation day” found in the Contract.

cash value. The Contract Value minus any applicable surrender charge, records maintenance charge, and premium tax.

Company (we, us, our, Farmers). Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Contract month, year or anniversary. A month, year or anniversary as measured from the issue date.

Contract Value. The sum of the amounts you have accumulated under the Contract. It is equal to the money you have under the Contract in the variable account and the fixed account.

final annuity date. The Contract anniversary when the oldest annuitant is age 95.

fixed account. An option to which you can direct your money under the Contract. It provides a guarantee of principal and interest. The assets supporting the fixed account are held in our general account and are not part of, or dependent on, the investment performance of the variable account.

fixed account value. Your Contract Value in the fixed account.

free withdrawal amount. An amount you can withdraw each Contract year as a partial withdrawal or as part of a surrender without incurring a surrender charge.

Funds. Investment companies that are registered with the SEC. This Contract allows you to invest in the portfolios of the funds that are listed on the front page of this prospectus.

general account. The account containing all of Farmers’ assets, other than those held in its separate accounts.

Home Office. The address of our Home Office is 3003 - 77th Avenue, S.E., Mercer Island, Washington 98040.

issue date. The date on which we credit the initial premium payment to your Contract. It is also the date when, depending on your state of residence, we allocate your premium(s) either entirely to the fixed account, or to the fixed account and the subaccounts you selected on your application.

 

 

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net investment factor. The factor we use to determine the value of an accumulation unit at the end of each valuation period. We determine the net investment factor separately for each subaccount.

NYSE. The New York Stock Exchange

pay-in period. The period that begins when we issue your Contract and ends on the annuity start date. During the pay-in period, earnings accumulate on a tax-deferred basis until you take money out.

payout period. The period beginning on the annuity start date during which you or the person you designate will receive annuity payments.

Portfolio. A separate investment portfolio of a fund. Each subaccount invests exclusively in one portfolio of a fund.

premium payment. Amount you pay to us for the Contract. When we use the term “premium payment” in this prospectus, it means a premium payment less any applicable premium taxes.

qualified Contract. A Contract issued in connection with a retirement plan that qualifies for special Federal income tax treatment under the Tax Code.

Service Center. The address of the Service Center is P.O. Box 724208, Atlanta, Georgia 31139. McCamish Systems, L.L.C. (registered and known as “McCamish Systems, LLC Insurance Administrators” in the State of California only) is the administrator of the Contract. You can call the Service Center office toll-free at 1-877-376-8008.

Subaccount. A subdivision of the variable account that invests exclusively in shares of one portfolio of a fund. The investment performance of each subaccount is linked directly to the investment performance of the portfolio in which it invests.

Surrender. The termination of a Contract at the option of the owner.

Tax Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Valuation Period. The period of time over which we determine the change in the value of the subaccounts in order to price accumulation units. Each valuation period begins at the close of regular trading on the NYSE (usually, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on each business day and ends at the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the next business day.

variable account. Farmers Annuity Separate Account A. It is a separate investment account divided into subaccounts, each of which invests in a corresponding portfolio of a designated fund.

variable account value. The portion of the total value of your Contract that is allocated to the subaccounts of the variable account.

written notice. The written notice you must sign and send to us to request or exercise your rights as owner under the Contract. To be complete, it must: (1) be in a form we accept; (2) contain the information and documentation that we determine is necessary, and (3) be received at our Service Center.

you (your, owner). The person(s) entitled to exercise all rights as owner under the Contract.

 

 

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Summary

 

 

This summary provides only a brief overview of the more important features of the Contract. You may obtain more detailed information about the Contract later in this prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). Please read the remainder of this prospectus carefully.

Your Contract in General

Tax-Deferred Accumulation. This annuity is a contract between you (the Contract owner) and Farmers (an insurance company) in which you agree to make one or more payments to us and, in return, we agree to pay a series of payments to you at a later date. The Contract gives you the opportunity to accumulate earnings on your Contract Value that are generally tax-deferred until you take money out of the Contract by surrender, partial cash withdrawals, we make annuity payments to you, or we pay the death benefit. Your Contract Value will increase or decrease depending on the investment performance of the subaccounts, the premiums you pay, the fees and charges we deduct, the interest we credit to any money you place in the fixed account, and the effects of any Contract transactions (such as transfers and partial withdrawals) on your Contract Value.

Annuity Pay-in and Payout Periods. Like all deferred annuities, the Contract has two phases: the “pay-in” period and the “payout” period. During the pay-in period, you can allocate money to any combination of investment alternatives offered under the Contract. The payout period begins once you start receiving regular annuity payments from the Contract. You may receive annuity payments under one of three fixed annuity payment options. The money you can accumulate during the pay-in period will directly determine the dollar amount of any annuity payments you receive.

Death Benefit. The Contract also offers a death benefit payable if any owner or the last surviving annuitant dies before the annuity start date. You may select for an additional fee the optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit that provides an enhanced death benefit if the last surviving annuitant dies before the annuity start date.

Retirement Savings Vehicle. The Contract is designed to be long-term in nature in order to provide significant annuity benefits for you. You should not purchase this Contract if you intend to withdraw most of your Contract Value before you reach age 59 1/2. You could incur significant tax penalties and lose the annuity benefits of the Contract if you withdraw your money before you are age 59 1/2.

Fixed Account. You may place money in the fixed account where we guarantee that it will earn interest for one-year periods at a guaranteed rate of at least 3%. We may declare higher rates of interest, but are not obligated to do so. Money you place in the fixed account will be reduced by some of the fees and charges we assess. The fixed account is part of our general account.

Variable Account. You may allocate premium(s) and Contract Value to one or more of the 48 subaccounts listed on the cover page. Each subaccount invests exclusively in one of the portfolios listed on the cover of this prospectus. We reserve the right to offer other subaccounts in the future. Your investment returns on amounts you allocate to the subaccounts will fluctuate each day with the investment performance of these subaccounts and will be reduced by Contract and portfolio company charges. You bear the entire investment risk for amounts you allocate to the subaccounts.

Premium Flexibility

Minimum Premium. This Contract requires you to pay an initial premium of at least $500. The initial premium is the only premium we require you to pay.

Flexible Premiums. You can pay additional premiums of $500 or more ($50 or more for IRAs and/or if you authorize us to draw on an account by check or electronic debit) at any time before the annuity start date. We may limit the total premium(s) paid to us during any Contract year. You may also choose to have premiums deducted directly from your bank account.

Right-to-Examine Period. You may cancel your Contract for a refund during the “right-to-examine period” by returning it to our Home Office. In most states, the right-to-examine period expires 10 days after you receive the issued Contract. If you decide to cancel the Contract during the right-to-examine period, we will generally refund an amount equal to the greater of Contract Value at the end of the business day on which we receive the returned

 

 

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Contract at our Home Office or the sum of all premiums you have paid into the Contract. The terms of the right-to-examine period may be different for Contract owners over age 60 who purchase their Contract in California.

How to Invest. You may obtain a Contract application from your licensed Farmers agent who is also a registered representative. We will not issue a Contract if you are older than age 90 on the issue date.

Death Benefit

Standard Death Benefit. Unless you purchase the optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit rider, we will pay the standard death benefit to the beneficiary on the death of either any owner or the last surviving annuitant before the annuity start date. If the last surviving annuitant (or an owner who is an annuitant) dies before his or her 80 th birthday, we will pay the standard death benefit, which equals the greater of:

 

  ¡ the Contract Value on the later of the date that we receive due proof of death and the date when we receive the beneficiary’s instructions on payment method; or
  ¡ the minimum death benefit totaling the sum of all premiums paid, minus proportional reductions for withdrawals.

In all other cases (including the death of an owner who is not an annuitant), the standard death benefit equals the Contract Value determined on the later of the date that we receive due proof of death and the date when we receive the beneficiary’s instructions on payment method.

Optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. On your application, you may select for an additional fee the optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit. This rider may not be available in all states, and may vary by state. The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit provides an enhanced death benefit only if the last surviving annuitant dies before the annuity start date and before any owner dies. This enhanced death benefit is payable on the death of an owner only if that owner is the first owner to die and is the last surviving annuitant. You may select the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit only on your Contract application. If you select this benefit, we will deduct a substantial additional daily charge from the subaccounts at an annual rate of 0.25%.

On the death of the last surviving annuitant, the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit will equal the greatest of the following:

 

  ¡ the standard death benefit described above;
  ¡ premiums you paid accumulated daily with interest compounded at 4% per year until the earlier of: (i) the date of death, or (ii) the Contract anniversary on or next following the last surviving annuitant’s 80th birthday; minus proportional reductions for withdrawals; or
 

¡

the Greatest Anniversary Value on any Contract anniversary through the earlier of the date of death or the Contract anniversary on or next following the last surviving annuitant’s 80th birthday, minus proportional reductions for withdrawals.

A different death benefit calculation applies if the last surviving annuitant dies after the Contract anniversary on or next following the annuitant’s 80th birthday. See “Death Benefits.”

Death Benefit On or After the Annuity Start Date. Upon the death of the annuitant on or after the annuity start date, we will pay any remaining guaranteed payments to the beneficiary as provided in the annuity option you selected.

Partial Withdrawals and Surrender

Partial Withdrawals. At any time during the pay-in period, you may submit a written request to withdraw part of your cash value, subject to the following rules. A partial withdrawal may have adverse tax consequences.

 

  ¡ You may make only 1 withdrawal each calendar quarter.
  ¡ You must request at least $100.
  ¡ You may not make a partial withdrawal if the withdrawal plus the surrender charge would cause the Contract Value to fall below $500.
  ¡ Surrender charges may apply.

 

 

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Surrender. At any time during the pay-in period, you may submit a written request to surrender your Contract and receive its cash value (that is, the Contract Value minus any surrender charge, minus any premium taxes not previously deducted, and minus the Records Maintenance Charge, unless waived). A surrender may have adverse tax consequences and be subject to a surrender charge. Your access to amounts held in qualified Contracts may be restricted or prohibited.

Surrender Charge. We calculate the surrender charge on surrenders and partial withdrawals from the date you made the premium payment(s) being withdrawn. The surrender charge applies during the entire seven year period following each premium payment, and will vary depending on the number of years since you made the premium payment(s) being withdrawn.

 

Number of Complete Years

  

From Date of Premium

Payment:

 

   0

 

 

 

       1

 

 

 

       2

 

 

 

       3

 

 

 

       4

 

 

 

       5

 

 

 

       6

 

 

 

       7

 

+

 

    

Surrender Charge:

   7 %      6 %      5 %      5 %      4 %      3 %      2 %      0       

We do not assess a surrender charge on:

 

  ¡ the death benefit;
  ¡ the withdrawal of premium payments you paid us more than seven years ago;
  ¡ withdrawals that qualify under the waiver of surrender charge riders as extended hospitalization or confinement to a skilled nursing facility or terminal illness (see “Surrender Charge”);
  ¡ the free withdrawal amount; or
  ¡ free-look refunds.

Each Contract year, you may withdraw the free withdrawal amount, which is an amount up to the greater of:

 

  ¡ Contract Value minus the excess of total premiums over prior withdrawals that were previously assessed a surrender charge; or
  ¡ 10% of the Contract Value determined at the time the withdrawal is requested.

Systematic Payment Plan. You may elect our systematic withdrawal plan option whereby, after the first Contract year, you may receive periodic payments of at least $100 on a monthly basis during the pay-in period.

Transfers

At any time during the pay-in period and after the right-to-examine period, you may make an unlimited number of transfers from and among the separate accounts. You may make one transfer each Contract year from the fixed account.

This Contract and the underlying portfolios are not designed for market timers. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to identify and prevent all market timing and other forms of disruptive trading in the Contract and the underlying portfolios. For a discussion of our policies and procedures on market timing and of the potential costs and risks to you that can result if market timing or disruptive trading occurs in the underlying portfolios, see “Policy and Procedures Regarding Disruptive Trading and Market Timing” below.

 

 

Your transfer from the subaccounts or the fixed account must be a minimum of $100 or the total value in a subaccount or fixed account, if less.

 

 

Your Contract Value remaining in a subaccount or the fixed account after a transfer must be at least $500, or we will transfer the total value.

 

 

You can make a transfer from the fixed account only during the 30 days following a Contract anniversary.

 

 

You cannot make a transfer from any subaccount to the fixed account during the 6 month period following any transfer from the fixed account into one or more subaccounts.

 

 

We charge $25 for the 13th and each additional transfer during a Contract year. Transfers made under the asset rebalancing or dollar cost averaging programs do not count toward the 12 free transfers.

 

 

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Automatic Asset Rebalancing Program. Under the Automatic Asset Rebalancing (“AAR”) program, we will automatically transfer amounts among the subaccounts each quarter to reflect your most recent instructions for allocating premiums. No transfer fees are assessed under this program. Transfers under this program do not count toward the 12 free transfers permitted each Contract year. We do not include any money allocated to the fixed account in the rebalancing.

Dollar Cost Averaging Program. The dollar cost averaging program permits you to systematically transfer (on each monthly anniversary of the issue date) a set dollar amount from the fixed account to up to 8 subaccounts. The minimum transfer amount is $100. No transfer fees are assessed under this program. Transfers under this program do not count toward the 12 free transfers permitted each Contract year.

Annuity Provisions

Annuity Options. You may receive income payments under one of three fixed annuity options beginning on the annuity start date you select. The final annuity date, which is the latest annuity start date you may select, is the Contract anniversary when the oldest annuitant is age 95. You may receive income payments for a specific period of time, or for life with or without a guaranteed number of payments.

We will use your cash value on the annuity start date to calculate the amount of your income payments under the annuity option you choose.

Federal Tax Status

Generally, a Contract’s earnings are not taxed until you take them out. For Federal tax purposes, if you take money out of a non-qualified Contract during the pay-in period, including a surrender or partial withdrawal payment, earnings come out first and are taxed as ordinary income. Different tax consequences may apply for a qualified Contract. If you are younger than 59 1/2 when you take money out, you also may be charged a 10% Federal penalty tax on the taxable portion of the payment. The annuity payments you receive during the payout phase are considered partly a return of your original investment so that part of each payment is not taxable as income until the “investment in the Contract” has been fully recovered.

Death benefits are taxable and generally are included in the income of the recipient as follows: if received under an annuity option, death benefits are taxed in the same manner as annuity payouts; if not received under an annuity option (for instance, if paid out in a lump sum), death benefits are taxed in the same manner as a surrender or full withdrawal. For a further discussion of the Federal tax status of variable annuity contracts, see “Federal Tax Status.”

Inquiries

If you need additional information, please contact us at:

Service Center

P.O. Box 724208

Atlanta, Georgia 31139

Phone: 1-877-376-8008 (toll-free) 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Fee Table

 

 

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering the Contract. The first table describes the fees and charges that you will pay at the time that you buy the Contract, take a partial withdrawal, annuitize the Contract, surrender the Contract, or transfer Contract Value between the subaccounts and/or the fixed account. State premium taxes may also be deducted.

Owner Transaction Expenses

 

Sales Charge Imposed on Premium Payments

   None

Maximum Surrender Charge (as a percentage of your premium payment)1

   7%

Transfer Fee2

   $25 after 12 transfers per year

 

 

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The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract, not including portfolio fees and expenses.

Periodic Charges other than Portfolio Expenses

 

Records Maintenance Charge3

   $30     

Variable Account Annual Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets in the subaccounts)

       
   

With Both the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit and the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit4

       

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

   1.45%     

Administrative Charge

   0.20%     
           

Total Variable Account Annual Expenses

   1.65%     
   

With Either the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit or the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit4

       

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

   1.20%     

Administrative Charge

   0.20%     
           

Total Variable Account Annual Expenses

   1.40%     
   

With Standard Death Benefit Only

       

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

   0.95%     

Administrative Charge

   0.20%     
           

Total Variable Account Annual Expenses

   1.15%     

 

 

1

We do not assess a surrender charge on death benefit payments. We do assess a surrender charge if you surrender your Contract, partially withdraw its cash value, or annuitize under the Contract while surrender charges are applicable.

2

We do not assess transfer fees on transfers under the dollar cost averaging or Automatic Asset Rebalancing programs. Transfers under these programs do not count toward the twelve free transfers permitted each Contract year.

3

We will also deduct the Records Maintenance Charge on the annuity start date or the date you surrender your Contract. We waive this fee for Contracts with a Contract Value of $50,000 or more on the date the fee is assessed.

4

We no longer offer the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider. If you have elected the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider and your initial Contract application was signed and dated before June 18, 2003, your Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider remains in force, a 0.25% Mortality and Expense Risk Charge will continue to be assessed, and our obligations and duties to you under this rider will not change.

The following table shows the range of portfolio fees and expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Expenses of the portfolios may be higher or lower in the future. You can obtain more detailed information concerning each portfolio’s fees and expenses in the prospectus for each portfolio.

Range of Annual Operating Expenses for the Portfolios1

 

      Lowest            Highest        
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (total of all expenses that are deducted from portfolio assets, including management fees, 12b-1 fees, and other expenses)    0.20%              1.79%          

 

 

1

The portfolio expenses used to prepare this table were provided to Farmers by the fund(s). Farmers has not independently verified such information. The expenses shown are those incurred for the year ended December 31, 2008. Current or future expenses may be greater or less than those shown.

Redemption Fees

A portfolio may assess a redemption fee of up to 2% on subaccount assets that are redeemed out of the portfolio in connection with a withdrawal or transfer. Each portfolio determines the amount of the redemption fee and when the fee is imposed. The redemption fee will reduce your Contract Value. For more information, see the portfolio prospectus.

 

 

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The expenses shown above are deducted by each underlying portfolio before the portfolio provides us with its daily net asset value. We then deduct applicable variable account charges from the net asset value to calculate the unit value of the corresponding subaccount. The management fees and other expenses are more fully described in the prospectus for each underlying portfolio. Information relating to the portfolios was provided to us by the portfolios and was not independently verified by us.

Example of Maximum Charges

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. The Example shows the maximum costs of investing in the Contract, including transaction expenses, the Records Maintenance Charge of $30, the Variable Account charges of 1.65%, and maximum Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses of 1.79%.

The Example assumes that you invested $10,000 in the portfolio with the highest expenses, chose the riders with the highest costs, and stayed in those options under the Contract for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment earned a steady 5% return each year.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

(1) If you surrender or annuitize the Contract at the end of the applicable time period:

 

1 year    3 years    5 years    10 years
$950    $1,521    $2,188    $3,770

 

(2) If you do not surrender or annuitize the Contract at the end of the applicable time period:

 

1 year    3 years    5 years    10 years
$352    $1,073    $1,815    $3,770

The Example does not reflect transfer fees or premium taxes (which may range up to 3.5%, depending on the jurisdiction). It also does not reflect any taxes or tax penalties you may be required to pay if you surrender your Contract.

The Record Maintenance Charge of $30 is reflected as an annual charge of 0.056% that is determined by dividing total Record Maintenance Charges collected during 2008 ($188,400) by total average net assets attributable to the Contract during 2008 ($338,009,653).

Please remember that the Example is an illustration and does not represent past or future expenses. Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. Similarly, your rate of return may be more or less than the 5% assumed in the Example.

Distribution Costs

For information concerning the compensation paid for the sale of the Contracts, see “Distribution of the Contracts.”

Condensed Financial Information

In Appendix A, we have included a financial history of two sets of accumulation unit values that reflect the highest and lowest levels of Variable Account Annual Expenses available under the Contract. Tables for one other set of accumulation unit values (that reflect the middle level of Variable Account Annual Expenses) are included in the SAI.

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and the Fixed Account

 

 

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (“Farmers”) is the stock life insurance company issuing the Contract. We are obligated to pay all benefits under the Contracts. Farmers is located at 3003 - 77th Avenue, S.E., Mercer Island, Washington 98040, and was incorporated under Washington law on February 21, 1910.

 

 

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Farmers established the variable account to support the investment options under this Contract and under other variable annuity contracts Farmers may issue. Farmers’ general account supports the fixed account under the Contract.

Farmers is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc. (“FGI”). FGI is a stock holding and management company. The ultimate controlling parent of FGI is Zurich Financial Services, a publicly traded holding company listed on the Swiss Exchange, but not publicly traded in the U.S.

Farmers markets a broad line of individual life insurance products, including universal life, term life and whole life insurance and annuity products (predominately flexible premium deferred annuities). Farmers currently is licensed to sell insurance in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Farmers is not licensed in New York.

The Fixed Account

You may allocate some or all of your premium payments and transfer some or all of your Contract Value to the fixed account. The fixed account offers a guarantee of principal accumulating at a specified rate of interest that will be reduced by deductions for fees and expenses. The fixed account is part of Farmers’ general account. We use our general account assets to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by our separate investment accounts. Subject to applicable law, Farmers has sole discretion over investment of the fixed account’s assets. Farmers bears the full investment risk for all amounts contributed to the fixed account. Farmers guarantees that the amounts allocated to the fixed account will be credited interest daily at a net effective annual rate of at least 3%. We will determine any interest rate credited in excess of the guaranteed rate at our sole discretion. All assets in the general account are subject to our general liabilities from business operations.

Money you place in the fixed account will earn interest that is compounded annually and accrues daily at the current interest rate in effect at the time of your allocation. We intend to credit the fixed account with interest at the current rates in excess of the minimum guaranteed rate of 3%, but we are not obligated to do so. We have no specific formula for determining current interest rates.

The fixed account value will not share in the investment performance of our general account. Because we, in our sole discretion, anticipate changing the current interest rate from time to time, different allocations you make to the fixed account will be credited with different current interest rates. You assume the risk that interest credited to amounts in the fixed account may not exceed the minimum 3% guaranteed rate.

We reserve the right to change the method of crediting interest from time to time, provided that such changes do not reduce the guaranteed rate of interest below 3% per year or shorten the period for which the interest rate applies to less than one year (except for the year in which such amount is received or transferred).

We currently allocate amounts from the fixed account for partial withdrawals, transfers to the subaccounts, or charges for the monthly deduction on a last in, first out basis (“LIFO”) for the purpose of crediting interest.

The fixed account is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The disclosures included in this prospectus about the fixed account are for your information and have not been reviewed by the staff of the SEC. However, fixed account disclosures may be subject to certain provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in this prospectus.

The Variable Account and the Portfolios

 

 

The Variable Account

Farmers established the Farmers Annuity Separate Account A (the “variable account”) as a variable account under the law of the state of Washington on April 6, 1999. Farmers owns the assets in the variable account. The variable account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) and qualifies as a “separate account” within the meaning of

 

 

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the Federal securities laws. The variable account will receive and invest premium payments paid under the Contracts and under other variable annuity contracts we may issue in the future.

The income, gains and losses, realized or unrealized, from assets allocated to the variable account shall be credited to or charged against the variable account, without regard to other income, gains or losses of any other account we own or arising out of any other business we may conduct.

Although we own the assets in the variable account, these assets are held separately from our other assets and are not part of our general account. The portion of the assets of the variable account equal to the required reserves and other contract liabilities of the variable account are not chargeable with liabilities that arise from any other business that we conduct. We have the right to transfer to our general account any assets of the variable account that are in excess of such reserves and other liabilities.

The variable account is divided into subaccounts, each of which invests in shares of a portfolio of a fund. The variable account is subject to the laws of the State of Washington, which regulate the operations of insurance companies domiciled in Washington.

Changes to the Variable Account. We reserve the right in our sole discretion, and subject to applicable law, to add, close, remove, or combine one or more subaccounts, combine the variable account with one or more other separate accounts, or operate the variable account as a different kind of investment company. Subject to obtaining any approvals or consents required by law, the assets of one or more subaccounts may also be transferred to any other subaccount if, in our sole discretion, conditions warrant. In addition, we reserve the right to modify provisions of the Contract to reflect changes to the subaccounts and the variable account and to comply with applicable law. Some of these future changes may be the result of changes in applicable laws or interpretation of the law. You may obtain additional information regarding the substitutions of investments and resolving conflicts among funds in the SAI. You can obtain the SAI (at no cost) by writing to us at the address shown on the front cover or by calling 1-877-376-8008.

The Portfolios

Each subaccount of the variable account invests exclusively in shares of a designated portfolio of a fund. Shares of each portfolio are purchased and redeemed at net asset value, without a sales charge. Any dividends and distributions from a portfolio are reinvested at net asset value in shares of that portfolio. Each fund available under the Contract is registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act as an open-end, management investment company. Such registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the funds by the SEC.

The assets of each portfolio are separate from the assets of any other portfolio, and each portfolio has separate investment objectives and policies. As a result, each portfolio operates as a separate investment portfolio and the income or losses of one portfolio has no effect on the investment performance of any other portfolio.

Each of the portfolios is managed by an investment adviser registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Each investment adviser is responsible for the selection of the investments of the portfolio. These investments must be consistent with the investment objective, policies and restrictions of that portfolio.

Some of the portfolios have been established by investment advisers that manage retail mutual funds sold directly to the public having similar names and investment objectives to the portfolios available under the Contract. While some of the portfolios may be similar to, and may in fact be modeled after, publicly traded mutual funds, you should understand that the portfolios are not otherwise directly related to any publicly traded mutual fund. Consequently, the investment performance of publicly traded mutual funds and any similarly named portfolio may differ substantially from the portfolios available through this Contract.

An investment in a subaccount, or in any portfolio, including the DWS Money Market VIP, is not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. Government and there can be no assurance that the DWS Money Market VIP will be able to maintain a stable net asset value per share. During extended periods of low interest rates, and due in part to insurance charges, the yields on the money market subaccount may become extremely low and possibly negative.

 

 

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Subaccounts Closed to New Investors

Twelve subaccounts, which invest in the following portfolios, are closed to new investors:

 

Portfolio

 

  

Fund

 

  

Effective Date

 

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio    Calvert Variable Series, Inc.    September 1, 2008
Quality Bond Portfolio    Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund    September 1, 2008
DWS Growth & Income VIP    DWS Variable Series I    September 1, 2008
DWS Small Cap Growth VIP    DWS Variable Series II    September 1, 2008
Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund    Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust    September 1, 2008
Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund    Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust    September 1, 2008
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund    Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust              May 1, 2006
Janus Aspen Enterprise Portfolio (formerly Mid Cap Growth Portfolio)    Janus Aspen Series    September 1, 2008
PVC Equity Income Account (formerly, PVC Equity Income Account I)    Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.    September 1, 2008
PVC MidCap Stock Account    Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.    September 1, 2008
PVC SmallCap Growth Account II (formerly, PVC SmallCap Growth Account)    Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.    September 1, 2008

PVC West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation Fund)

 

   Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.    September 1, 2008

If you purchased your Contract before the effective date shown in the table above, and had Contract Value allocated to an affected subaccount on the effective date, you may:

 

  (1) remain invested in the affected subaccount;
  (2) continue to allocate new premium to the affected subaccount; and
  (3) transfer into and out of the affected subaccount.

However, if and when you fully transfer out of an affected subaccount, you will not be permitted to allocate new premium to that subaccount or to transfer Contract Value into or out of that subaccount.

Investment Objectives of the Portfolios

The following table summarizes each portfolio’s investment objective(s) and policies. There is no assurance that any of the portfolios will achieve its stated objective(s). You can find more detailed information about the portfolios, including a description of the risks, conditions of investing, and fees and expenses of each portfolio in the prospectuses for the portfolios that are attached to this prospectus. You should read the prospectuses carefully.

 

Portfolio    Investment Objective and Investment Adviser

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 1, 2

   Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a nondiversified portfolio of equity securities of mid-sized companies that are undervalued but demonstrate a potential for growth. Investment adviser is Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. The subadviser is New Amsterdam Partners LLC.

Dreyfus VIF Developing Leaders Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

  

Seeks capital growth. Investment adviser is The Dreyfus Corporation. The subadviser is Franklin Portfolio Associates.

 

 

 

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Portfolio    Investment Objective and Investment Adviser
Dreyfus VIF Quality Bond Portfolio (Service Class Shares) 2    Seeks to maximize total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. Investment adviser is The Dreyfus Corporation. The subadviser is Standish Mellon Asset Management.
DWS Bond VIP (Class A Shares)    Seeks to maximize total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management, by investing for both current income and capital appreciation. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
DWS Dreman High Return Equity VIP (effective 6-1-09, DWS Strategic Value VIP) (Class A Shares)    Seeks to achieve a high rate of total return. Effective 06-01-09, the Portfolio’s main investment strategy will be: Seeks to achieve a high rate of total return. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The subadviser is Dreman Value Management L.L.C. Effective 06-01-09, Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc. will replace Dreman Value Management L.L.C. as the portfolio’s subadviser and will assume all day to day advisory responsibilities for the Portfolio.

DWS Global Opportunities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

  

Seeks above-average capital appreciation over the long term. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

 

DWS Government & Agency Securities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

  

Seeks high current income consistent with preservation of capital. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

 

DWS Growth & Income VIP (Class A Shares) 2

 

  

Seeks long-term growth of capital, current income and growth of income. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

 

 

DWS High Income VIP (Class A Shares)

 

  

Seeks to provide a high level of current income. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

 

DWS International VIP (Class A Shares)    Seeks long-term growth of capital primarily through diversified holdings of marketable foreign equity investments (equities issued by foreign-based companies and listed on foreign exchanges). Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.
DWS Money Market VIP (Class A Shares)    Seeks maximum current income to the extent consistent with stability of principal. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

DWS Small Cap Growth VIP (Class A Shares) 2

 

  

Seeks maximum appreciation of investors’ capital. Investment adviser is Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

 

 

Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio (Service Class Shares)    Seeks to achieve capital appreciation. Investment adviser is Fidelity Management & Research Company. The subadvisers are: Fidelity Management and Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Research & Analysis Company, Fidelity International Investment Advisors, Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited, Fidelity Investments Japan Limited, and FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio (Service Class Shares)    Seeks investment results that correspond to the total return of common stocks publicly traded in the United States, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500SM Index. Investment adviser is Fidelity Management & Research Company. The subadvisers are Geode Capital Management, LLC and FMR Co., Inc.

 

 

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Portfolio    Investment Objective and Investment Adviser
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class Shares)    Seeks long-term growth of capital. Investment adviser is Fidelity Management & Research Company. The subadvisers are: Fidelity Management and Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Research & Analysis Company, Fidelity International Investment Advisors, Fidelity International Investment Advisors (U.K.) Limited, Fidelity Investments Japan Limited, and FMR Co., Inc.
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio    Seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers, Inc.
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio    Seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers, Inc.
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio    Seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers, Inc
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio    Seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers, Inc.
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio    Seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers, Inc.
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio    Seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation as the fund approaches its target date and beyond. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers, Inc.

Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

 

  

Seeks high total return with a secondary objective of principal preservation. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers, Inc.

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio

 

  

Seeks high current income and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers.

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio

 

   Seeks high total return. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers.

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio

 

   Seeks high total return. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers.

Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio

 

   Seeks high total return. Investment advisor is Strategic Advisers.

Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

   Seeks long-term total return. Investment adviser is Franklin Advisory Services, LLC.

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

   Seeks long-term capital growth. Investment adviser is Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares)2

 

  

Seeks long-term growth of capital. Investment adviser is Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

 

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund (Institutional Class Shares)2

 

  

Seeks long-term capital appreciation. Investment adviser is Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

 

Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund (Institutional Class Shares)

 

   Seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective through a broadly diversified portfolio of equity investments in U.S. issuers. Investment adviser is Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

 

 

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Portfolio    Investment Objective and Investment Adviser

Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

 

  

Seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with preservation of capital and balanced by current income. Investment adviser is Janus Capital Management LLC.

 

Janus Aspen Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

 

  

Seeks long-term growth of capital. Investment adviser is Janus Capital Management LLC.

 

Janus Aspen Enterprise Portfolio (formerly, Mid Cap Growth Portfolio) (Service Shares) 2

 

  

Seeks long-term growth of capital. Investment adviser is Janus Capital Management LLC.

 

PIMCO VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) (Administrative Class Shares)

 

  

Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. Investment adviser is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

 

PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio (Administrative Class Shares)

 

  

Seeks maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management. Investment adviser is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

 

PVC Equity Income Account (formerly, PVC Equity Income Account I) (Class 2 Shares) 2

 

  

Seeks to provide a relatively high level of current income and long-term growth of income and capital. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.

 

PVC MidCap Stock Account (Class 2 Shares) 2

 

  

Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.

 

PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares)    Seeks to provide as high a level of total return (consisting of reinvested income and capital appreciation) as is consistent with reasonable risk. In general, relative to the other portfolios, the Balanced Portfolio should offer investors the potential for a medium level of income and a medium level of capital growth, while exposing them to a medium level of principal risk. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.
PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares)    Seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income and capital appreciation), consistent with a moderate degree of principal risk. In general, relative to the other portfolios, the Conservative Balanced Portfolio should offer investors the potential for a medium to high level of income and a medium to low level of capital growth, while exposing them to a medium to low level of principal risk. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.
PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares)    Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. In general, relative to the other portfolios, the Conservative Growth Portfolio should offer investors the potential for a low to medium level of income and a medium to high level of capital growth, while exposing them to a medium to high level of principal risk. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.

 

 

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Portfolio    Investment Objective and Investment Adviser
PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (Class 2 Shares)    Seeks to provide a high level of total return (consisting of reinvestment of income with some capital appreciation). In general, relative to the other portfolios, the Flexible Income Portfolio should offer investors the potential for a high level of income and a low level of capital growth, while exposing them to a low level of principal risk. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.
PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares)    Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation. In general, relative to the other portfolios, the Strategic Growth Portfolio should offer investors the potential for a high level of capital growth, and a corresponding level of principal risk. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.

PVC SmallCap Growth Account II (formerly, PVC SmallCap Growth Account) (Class 2 Shares) 2

 

  

Seeks long-term growth of capital. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadvisers are UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc., Emerald Advisers, Inc., and Essex Investment Management Company, LLC.

 

PVC West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation Fund) (Class 2 Shares) 2

 

   Seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The investment adviser is Principal Management Corporation and the subadviser is Edge Asset Management, Inc.

Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares) 2

 

  

Seeks long-term capital appreciation. Investment adviser is Templeton Asset Management, Ltd.

 

Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

  

Seeks high total return. Investment adviser is Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC. The subadviser is Franklin Advisers, Inc.

 

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. (Service Class Shares)

 

  

Seeks to provide capital growth, with current income as a secondary goal. Investment adviser is The Dreyfus Corporation. The subadviser is Mellon Capital Management.

 

 

1

Effective after the close of business on September 26, 2007, pursuant to shareholder approval, the Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio was merged into the existing Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.

2

The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

In addition to the variable account, the funds may sell shares to other separate investment accounts established by other insurance companies to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies as well as to qualified plans. It is possible that, in the future, it may become disadvantageous for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to invest in the funds simultaneously. Although neither Farmers, nor the mutual funds currently foresee any such disadvantages, either to variable life insurance policy owners or to variable annuity contract owners, each fund’s Board of Directors (or Trustees) will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between the interests of such variable life insurance policy owners and variable annuity contract owners, and will determine what action, if any, it should take. Such action could include the sale of fund shares by one or more of the separate accounts, which could have adverse consequences. Material conflicts could result from, for example, (1) changes in state insurance laws, (2) changes in Federal income tax laws, or (3) differences in voting instructions given by those variable life insurance owners and those given by variable annuity contract owners.

If a fund’s Board of Directors (or Trustees) were to conclude that separate funds should be established for variable life insurance and variable annuity separate accounts, Farmers will bear the attendant expenses, but variable life insurance policy owners and variable annuity contract owners would no longer have the economies of scale resulting from a larger combined fund.

 

 

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Please read the attached prospectuses for the portfolios to obtain more complete information before you invest.

Selection of the Portfolios

The portfolios offered through the Contracts are selected by Farmers, and Farmers may consider various factors, including, but not limited to asset class coverage, the strength of the investment adviser’s (and/or subadviser’s) reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. We also consider whether the portfolio or one of its service providers (e.g., the investment adviser) will make payments to us in connection with certain administrative, marketing, and support services, or whether the portfolio’s adviser was an affiliate. We review the portfolios periodically and may remove a portfolio, or limit its availability to new premiums and/or transfers of Contract Value if we determine that a portfolio no longer satisfies one or more of the selection criteria and/or if the portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from Contract owners.

You are responsible for choosing to invest in the portfolios and the amounts allocated to each that are appropriate for your own individual circumstances and your investment goals, financial situation, and risk tolerance. Since you bear the investment risk of investing in the subaccounts, you should carefully consider any decisions regarding allocations of premium and Contract Value to each subaccount.

In making your investment selections, we encourage you to thoroughly investigate all of the information regarding the portfolios that is available to you, including each portfolio’s prospectus, statement of additional information, and annual and semi-annual reports. Other sources such as the portfolio’s website or newspapers and financial and other magazines provide more current information, including information about any regulatory actions or investigations relating to a portfolio. After you select subaccounts in which to allocate premium or Contract Value, you should monitor and periodically re-evaluate your investment allocations to determine if they are still appropriate.

You bear the risk that the Contract Value of your Contract may decline as a result of the performance of the subaccounts you have chosen.

We do not provide investment advice and we do not recommend or endorse any of the particular portfolios available as investment options in the Contract.

Revenue We Receive From the Portfolios and/or Their Service Providers. We (and our affiliates) may directly or indirectly receive payments from the portfolios and/or their service providers (investment advisers, administrators, and/or distributors), in connection with certain administrative, marketing and other services we (and our affiliates) provide and expenses we incur. We (and/or our affiliates) generally receive three types of payments:

 

  Rule 12b-1 Fees. We and/or our affiliate, Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC (“FFS”), the principal underwriter and distributor for the Contracts, receive some or all of the 12b-1 fees from the portfolios that charge a 12b-1 fee. See the prospectuses for the funds for more information. The 12b-1 fees we and/or FFS receive are calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the portfolios owned by the subaccounts available under this Contract and certain other variable insurance products that we issue.

 

  Administrative, Marketing and Support Service Fees (“Support Fees”). We and/or FFS may receive compensation from some of the portfolios’ service providers for administrative and other services we perform relating to variable account operations that might otherwise have been provided by the portfolios. The amount of this compensation is based on a percentage of the average assets of the particular portfolios attributable to the Contract and to certain other variable insurance products that we issue. These percentages currently range from 0.15% to 0.25% and may be significant. Some service providers may pay us more than others.

The chart below provides the current maximum combined percentages of 12b-1 fees and Support Fees that we anticipate will be paid to us and/or FFS on an annual basis:

 

 

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Incoming Payments to Farmers and/or FFS

 

                  From the following Funds and

                their Service Providers:

 

  

Maximum %
of assets*

 

  

From the following Funds and their
Service Providers:

 

  

Maximum
% of assets*

 

Dreyfus         

   0.25%    Janus    0.25%

Fidelity         

   0.25%    PIMCO    0.15%

Franklin Templeton

   0.25%    PVC    0.25%

 

* Payments are based on a percentage of the average assets of each underlying portfolio owned by the subaccounts available under this Contract and under certain other variable insurance products offered by us.

 

  Other Payments. We and/or FFS also may directly or indirectly receive additional amounts or different percentages of assets under management from some of the portfolio’s service providers with regard to the variable insurance products we issue. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the advisory fees deducted from assets of the portfolios. Contract owners, through their indirect investment in the portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees. Certain investment advisers or their affiliates may provide us and/or FFS with wholesaling services to assist us in the distribution of the Contract, may pay us and/or FFS amounts to participate in sales meetings or may reimburse our sales costs, and may provide us and/or FFS with occasional gifts, meals, tickets, or other compensation or reimbursement. The amounts in the aggregate may be significant and may provide the investment adviser (or other affiliates) with increased access to us and FFS.

Proceeds from these payments made by the portfolios, investment advisers, and/or their affiliates may be used for any corporate purpose, including payment of expenses that we and FFS incur in promoting, issuing, distributing, and administering the Contracts, and that we incur, in our role as intermediary, in marketing and administering the underlying portfolios. We and our affiliates may profit from these payments.

For further details about the compensation payments we make in connection with the sale of the Contracts, see the “Distribution of the Contracts” section below.

Availability of the Portfolios

We cannot guarantee that each portfolio will always be available for investment through the Contracts.

We reserve the right, subject to applicable law, to add new portfolios or classes of portfolio shares, remove or close existing portfolios or classes of portfolio shares, or substitute portfolio shares held by any subaccount for shares of a different portfolio. New or substitute portfolios or classes of portfolio shares may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. If the shares of a portfolio are no longer available for investment, or if, in our judgment, further investment in any portfolio should become inappropriate, we may redeem the shares of that portfolio and substitute shares of another portfolio. We will not add, remove, or substitute any shares without notice and prior approval of the SEC and state insurance authorities, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

Your Right to Vote Portfolio Shares

Even though we are the legal owner of the portfolio shares held in the subaccounts, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the portfolios, we will vote our shares only as you and other Contract owners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

Before a vote of a portfolio’s shareholders occurs, you will receive voting materials from us. We will ask you to instruct us on how to vote and to return your proxy to us in a timely manner. You will have the right to instruct us on the number of portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of Contract Value you have in the subaccount that invests in that portfolio (as of a date set by the portfolio). When we solicit your vote, the number of votes you have will be calculated separately for each subaccount in which you have an investment.

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interpretations change, we may elect to vote portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance officials, or if permitted under Federal regulation, we may disregard certain owner voting instructions. If we ever disregard voting instructions, we will send you a summary in the next annual report to Contract owners advising you of the action and the reasons we took such action.

Your Contract: The Pay-In Period

 

 

The pay-in period begins when we issue your Contract and continues until the annuity start date. The pay-in period will also end if you surrender your Contract, or a death benefit is payable, before the payout period.

Purchasing a Contract

To purchase a Contract, you must complete an application and send it with your initial premium to us through any authorized licensed agent who is also a registered representative of a broker-dealer having a selling agreement with the principal underwriter for the Contract, Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC. Contracts also may be sold to or in connection with retirement plans that qualify for special tax treatment.

You may purchase a Contract with a premium payment of $500 or more. The first premium payment is the only one we require you to make.

There may be delays in our receipt and processing of applications and premium payments that are outside of our control (for example, because of the failure of a selling broker-dealer or registered representative to forward the application to us or our Service Center promptly, or because of delays in determining whether the Contract is suitable for you). Any such delays will affect when your Contract can be issued and your premium is allocated among the investment choices you have selected.

We reserve the right to decline an application for any reasons subject to the requirements imposed by law in the jurisdiction where the Contract was to be issued and delivered. If we decline your application, we will refund you the full amount of any premium you have paid.

Who Should Purchase the Contract? We have designed this Contract for people seeking long-term tax deferred accumulation of assets, generally for retirement. This includes persons who have maximized their use of other retirement savings methods, such as 401(k) plans. The tax-deferred feature is most attractive to people in higher Federal and state income tax brackets. You should not buy this Contract if you are looking for a short-term investment or if you cannot take the risk of getting back less money than you invested. You will have to hold the Contract for a period of time before the tax benefits will outweigh the fees assessed under this Contract.

If you are purchasing the Contract through a tax favored arrangement, including IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, and SEP IRAs, you should carefully consider the costs and benefits of the Contract (including annuity income benefits) before purchasing the Contract, since the tax favored arrangement itself provides for tax sheltered growth.

We will not issue you a Contract if you are older than age 90 on the issue date.

When We Issue Your Contract

If your application is complete and your premium payment has been received at the Service Center, we will issue your Contract within two business days of its receipt, and credit your initial premium payment to your Contract. If your application is incomplete, we will contact you and seek to complete it within five business days. If we cannot complete your application within five business days after we receive it, we will return your premium payment, unless you expressly permit us to keep it. We will credit the payment as soon as we receive all necessary application information.

The date we credit your initial premium payment to your Contract is the issue date. In most states, on the issue date we will allocate your initial premium to the subaccounts and the fixed account as you specified on your application.

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the issue date. While held in the fixed account, your premium(s) will be credited with interest at current fixed account rates. The premium(s) will remain in the fixed account for the number of days in your state’s right to examine period, plus 10 days. On the first business day on or after that period, we will reallocate all Contract Value from the fixed account to the subaccounts and fixed account as you selected on the application.

Tax-Free ‘Section 1035’ Exchanges

You can generally exchange one annuity for another in a ‘tax-free exchange’ under Section 1035 of the Tax Code. Before making an exchange, you should compare both contracts carefully. Remember that if you exchange another contract for the one described in this prospectus, you might have to pay a surrender charge on your old contract. There will be a new surrender charge period for this Contract and other charges may be higher (or lower) and the benefits may be different. If the exchange does not qualify for Section 1035 treatment, you may have to pay Federal income and penalty taxes on the exchange. You should not exchange another contract for this one unless you determine, after knowing all the facts, that the exchange is in your best interest and not just better for the person trying to sell you the Contract (that person will generally earn a commission if you buy this Contract through an exchange or otherwise).

Cancellation – The 10 Day Right-to-Examine Period

You have the right to cancel the Contract for any reason during the “right-to-examine period” by returning it to our Home Office at Mercer Island, Washington. In most states, the right-to-examine period expires 10 days after you receive the Contract. This period will be longer if required by state law. If you decide to cancel the Contract during the right-to-examine period, we will treat the Contract as if we never issued it.

In most states, the amount of the refund will be the total premiums we have received, plus (or minus) any gains (or losses) in the amounts you invested in the subaccounts. If state law requires a return of premium, we will refund the greater of your original premium(s) or the Contract Value on the date we receive the Contract at our Home Office at the address shown on the front page of this prospectus. If you purchase a qualified Contract, we will return the premium(s) paid. If your state requires us to return your premium or if you have purchased a qualified Contract, we will place your premium(s) in the fixed account for the number of days in your state’s right to examine period, plus 10 days. We will credit your premium(s) placed in the fixed account with interest at the current fixed account interest rates. We will pay the refund within 7 calendar days after we receive the Contract. The Contract will then be deemed void.

Contracts Sold in California. If you purchase your Contract in California, and are 60 years of age or older at the time, the right-to-examine period lasts for 30 days from the date you receive the Contract. You may cancel the Contract at any time during the right-to-examine period by returning it to our Home Office at Mercer Island, Washington or to the agent who sold you the Contract.

During the 30-day right-to-examine period (plus 10 days), we will place your premium in the fixed account, unless you specifically direct that we allocate your premium to the subaccounts and the fixed account you selected on the application. We will credit your premium(s) placed in the fixed account with interest at the current fixed account interest rate. If your premium is placed solely in the fixed account, we will refund to you all premiums and Contract fees you paid as of the business day on which we received your cancelled Contract at our Home Office (or your agent received your cancelled Contract, if earlier).

If you have directed that your premium be invested in the subaccounts, rather than the fixed account, during the right-to-examine period, we will refund you only the Contract Value. The Contract Value refunded will be as of the business day we receive your cancelled Contract at our Home Office (or your agent received your cancelled Contract, if earlier). Any amounts refunded will reflect the investment performance of the subaccounts you selected, and the fees and charges that we deduct. You bear the risk that a refund of your Contract Value could be less than the premium you paid for this Contract. If you decide to cancel this Contract after the right-to-examine period has expired, you will pay surrender charges on that transaction.

Ownership Rights

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specifies a different person as the owner. The owner may designate the annuitant (the person to receive the annuity payments) and beneficiary (the person to receive the death benefit when the annuitant or owner dies) in the application.

Changing the Owner:

 

 

You may change the owner by providing a written request to us at any time while the annuitant is alive before the annuity start date.

 

 

Any change in owner requires our written approval.

 

 

The change takes effect on the date that the written request is signed.

 

 

We are not liable for any actions we may have taken before we received the written request.

 

 

Changing the owner does not automatically change the beneficiary.

Changing the owner may have tax consequences. You should consult a tax adviser before changing the owner.

Selecting and Changing the Beneficiary:

 

 

If you designate more than one beneficiary, then each beneficiary shares equally in any death benefit proceeds unless the beneficiary designation states otherwise.

 

 

If the beneficiary dies before the owner/annuitant, then any contingent beneficiary becomes the beneficiary.

 

 

If both the beneficiary and contingent beneficiary die before the owner/annuitant, then we will pay the death benefit to the owner or the owner’s estate once the death benefit becomes payable.

 

 

You can request a delay clause that provides that if the beneficiary dies within a specified number of days (maximum 180 days) following the owner’s/annuitant’s death, then the death benefit proceeds will be paid as if the beneficiary had died first.

 

 

You can change the beneficiary generally by providing us with a written request signed by the owner while the annuitant is living.

 

 

The request to change the beneficiary must be signed by the owner.

 

 

The change in beneficiary is effective as of the date you sign the written request, subject to any action taken before we receive the request.

 

 

If you have named a beneficiary irrevocably, both you and the beneficiary must sign any request for change.

 

 

We are not liable for any actions we may have taken before we received the written request.

Assigning the Contract:

 

 

You may assign Contract rights before the annuity start date.

 

 

The owner retains any ownership rights that are not assigned.

 

 

The assignee may not change the owner or the beneficiary, and may not elect or change an optional method of payment. We will pay any amount payable to the assignee in a lump sum.

 

 

Claims under any assignment are subject to proof of interest and the extent of the assignment.

 

 

The rights of the owner and the beneficiary are subject to the rights of the assignee.

 

 

We are not bound by any assignment unless duplicate signed forms are filed with us.

 

 

We are not responsible for the validity of any assignment.

 

 

We are not liable for any payment we made before we received written notice of the assignment.

Assigning the Contract may have tax consequences. See the “Federal Tax Considerations” section of this prospectus for more information.

 

 

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Modifying the Contract

Only one of our officers may modify the Contract or waive any of our rights or requirements under the Contract. Any modification or waiver must be in writing. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Contract. Upon notice to you, we may modify the Contract to:

 

  conform the Contract, our operations, or the variable account’s operations to the requirements of any law (or regulation issued by a government agency) to which the Contract, our company or the variable account is subject;

 

  assure continued qualification of the Contract under the Federal tax laws; or

 

  reflect a change in the variable account’s operations.

If we modify the Contract, we will make appropriate endorsements to the Contract. If any provision of the Contract conflicts with the laws of a jurisdiction that govern the Contract, we will amend the provision to conform with such laws.

Premiums

 

 

Premium Flexibility

The initial premium of at least $500 is the only premium required to be paid under the Contract. You have the ability to determine the frequency of premiums you make after payment of the initial premium. You also may determine the amount and timing of each additional premium payment, except that premium payments must be at least $500 ($50 or more for IRAs and/or if you authorize us to draw on an account by check or electronic debit). You may make premium payments at any time until the earliest of: (a) the annuity start date; (b) the date you fully withdraw all Contract Value; or (c) the date you reach age 70 1/2 for qualified Contracts (other than Roth IRAs and rollovers and transfers). You must send all premiums to our Service Center.

We will not accept total premium payments in excess of the cumulative premium limit that is specified on your Contract specification page. The Federal Tax Code may also limit the amount of premiums you may make.

We may decline a premium payment for any reason permitted by law.

Electronic Payments. If you authorize electronic payment of your premiums from your bank account, the total amount of premiums being debited must be at least $300 per year. You can make electronic payments on an annual, semi-annual, quarterly, or monthly basis for the applicable fraction of at least $300, but the total for the year must add up to at least $300.

Allocating Premiums

When you complete your application, you must instruct us to allocate your initial premium(s) to one or more subaccounts of the variable account and/or the fixed account according to the following rules.

 

  You must put at least 1% (and no less than $500) of each premium in any subaccount you select or the fixed account.

 

  Allocation percentages must be in whole numbers and the sum of the percentages must equal 100.

You can change the allocation instructions for additional premiums without charge at any time by providing us with written notification or by telephone authorization (or any other notification we deem satisfactory). Any allocation change will be effective on the date we record the change. Any future premiums will be allocated in accordance with the new allocation unless we receive contrary instructions. However, you may direct individual premium payments to a specific subaccount and/or to the fixed account without changing your instructions. Changing your allocation instructions will not change the way existing Contract Value is apportioned among the subaccounts or the fixed account.

 

 

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Investment returns from amounts allocated to the subaccounts will vary with the investment performance of the subaccounts and will be reduced by Contract charges. You bear the entire risk for amounts you allocate to the subaccounts. You should periodically review your premium payment allocation instructions in light of market conditions and your overall financial objectives.

If your state requires us to return your initial premium(s) in the event you exercise your right to cancel the Contract, or if you purchase a qualified Contract, we will allocate the initial premium(s) to the fixed account on the issue date. While held in the fixed account, your premium(s) will be credited with interest at the current fixed account rates. The premium(s) will remain in the fixed account for the number of days in your state’s right-to-examine period, plus 10 days. On the first business day on or after that period, we will reallocate all Contract Value from the fixed account to the subaccounts as you selected on the application.

If your state only requires return of Contract Value in event you exercise your right to cancel the Contract, we will allocate the initial premium(s) as you instructed in the application on the issue date. The initial premium will be credited using the accumulation unit value next computed at the end of the business day that we issue your Contract. Our business day usually closes at the end of regular trading on the NYSE (usually, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time).

We credit any premiums you make to your Contract after the date of reallocation (or after the issue date, if applicable) using the accumulation unit value next computed at the end of a business day on which we receive them at our Service Center. Our business day closes at the end of regular trading on the NYSE (usually, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time). If we receive your additional premium payments after the close of a business day, we will calculate and credit them as of the end of the next business day.

Your Contract Values

 

 

Contract Value

Your Contract Value:

 

 

varies from day to day, depending on the investment performance of the subaccounts you choose, the interest credited to the fixed account, the charges deducted and any other Contract transactions (such as additional premium payments, transfers, and partial withdrawals);

 

 

serves as the starting point for calculating values under a Contract;

 

 

equals the sum of all values in each subaccount and the fixed account;

 

 

is determined on the issue date and on each business day;

 

 

on the issue date, equals the initial premium less any premium tax due; and

 

 

has no guaranteed minimum amount and may be more or less than premiums paid.

Subaccount Value

Each subaccount’s value is determined at the end of each business day. We determine your Contract’s value in each subaccount by multiplying the number of units that your Contract has in the subaccount by the accumulation unit value of that subaccount at the end of the business day.

The number of accumulation units in any subaccount on any business day equals:

 

 

the initial accumulation units purchased at the unit value on the issue date; plus

 

 

accumulation units purchased with additional premiums; plus

 

 

accumulation units purchased via transfers from another subaccount or the fixed account; minus

 

 

accumulation units redeemed to pay a pro-rata share of the Records Maintenance Charge, if assessed on that business day; minus

 

 

accumulation units redeemed to pay for partial withdrawals, and any applicable surrender charges and premium taxes; minus

 

 

accumulation units redeemed as part of a transfer to another subaccount, or the fixed account, and any applicable transfer fee.

 

 

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Every time you allocate or transfer money to or from a subaccount, we convert that dollar amount into accumulation units. We determine the number of accumulation units we credit to, or subtract from, your Contract by dividing the dollar amount of the allocation, transfer, or withdrawal, by the accumulation unit value for that subaccount at the end of the Valuation Period.

Accumulation Unit Value

The accumulation unit value (or price) of each subaccount will reflect the investment performance of the portfolio in which the subaccount invests. The accumulation unit value of each subaccount was originally established at the value shown in Appendix A. The accumulation unit value may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. The accumulation unit value for each subaccount is recalculated at the end of each business day by multiplying the accumulation unit value at the end of the immediately preceding business day by the Net Investment Factor for the business day for which the value is being determined. The new accumulation unit value reflects the investment performance of the underlying portfolio, and the daily deduction of: (i) the mortality and expense risk charge, (ii) any charge for enhanced benefit riders, and (iii) the daily administrative charge during each Valuation Period. For information on computing the Net Investment Factor, see the SAI.

We determine a separate accumulation unit value for each subaccount. We will also determine separate sets of accumulation unit value reflecting the costs of the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit and the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit.

Fixed Account Value

On the issue date, your fixed account value is equal to the premiums paid.

Your fixed account value at the end of any Valuation Period (before the annuity start date) is equal to:

 

 

the total of premiums allocated to the fixed account; minus

 

 

any applicable premium taxes; plus

 

 

amounts transferred from the subaccounts; increased by

 

 

any credited interest; and decreased by

 

 

any transfers and withdrawals from the fixed account, and by any charges deducted from the fixed account.

Your Contract’s guaranteed minimum fixed account value will not be less than the minimum values required by the state where we deliver your Contract.

Fees and Charges

 

 

This section describes the fees and charges that we make under the Contract to compensate for: (1) the services and benefits we provide; (2) the costs and expenses we incur; and (3) the risks we assume. The fees and charges we deduct under this Contract may result in a profit to us.

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

As compensation for assuming mortality and expense risks, we deduct a daily mortality and expense risk charge from your net assets in the subaccounts. The charge is equal, on an annual basis, to 0.95% of average daily net assets you have invested in the subaccounts.

The mortality risk we assume is that annuitants may live for a longer period of time than estimated when we established the guarantees in the Contract. Because of these guarantees, each annuitant is assured that longevity will not have an adverse effect on the annuity payments received. The mortality risk that we assume also includes a guarantee to pay a death benefit if the annuitant dies before the annuity start date. The expense risk that we assume is the risk that the administrative fees and transfer fees (if imposed) may be insufficient to cover actual future expenses. We may use any profits from this charge to pay the costs of distributing the Contracts.

 

 

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If you selected either the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit or the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit (offering discontinued in July 2003), we will deduct an additional daily fee from your value in the subaccounts at an annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets you have invested in the subaccounts. If you chose both benefits, the additional daily fee will increase to an annual rate of 0.50%. See “Fee Table.”

Asset-Based Administration Charge

We deduct a daily asset-based administration charge from each subaccount to help reimburse us for our administrative costs, such as owner inquiries, changes in allocations, owner reports, Contract maintenance costs and data processing costs. This charge is equal, on an annual basis, to 0.20% of your average daily net assets in the subaccounts. This charge is designed to help compensate us for the cost of administering the Contracts and the variable account.

Transfer Fee

A transfer fee of $25 will be imposed for the thirteenth and each subsequent transfer during a Contract year. Any unused free transfers do not carry over to the next Contract year. Each written or telephone request would be considered to be one transfer, regardless of the number of subaccounts affected by the transfer. Transfers you make through our asset rebalancing and dollar cost averaging programs do not count toward your twelve free transfers. We deduct the transfer fee from the amount transferred.

Surrender Charge

We do not deduct a charge for sales expenses from premium payments at the time premium payments are paid to us. However, we will deduct a surrender charge, if applicable, if you surrender your Contract or partially withdraw cash value before the annuity start date, or if you annuitize your Contract. We do not assess a surrender charge on withdrawals made if the Contract terminates due to your death or the death of the last surviving annuitant.

As a general rule, the surrender charge equals a percentage of the premium payments withdrawn that: (a) we have held for less than seven years; and (b) are not eligible for a free withdrawal. The surrender charge applies during the entire seven year period following each premium payment. The applicable percentage depends on the number of years since you made the premium payment being withdrawn, as shown on this chart:

 

Number of Completed

Years from the Date of Premium Payment

   Surrender Charge Percentage

        0

   7%

        1

   6%

        2

   5%

        3

   5%

        4

   4%

        5

   3%

        6

   2%

        7 and later

   0%

In determining surrender charges, we will deem premiums to be surrendered in the order in which we received them – that is, on a first-in, first-out basis.

Because surrender charges are based on the date each premium payment is made, you may be subject to a surrender charge, even though the Contract may have been issued many years earlier, if you have continued to make premium payments.

We will not apply the Surrender Charge Percentage to an amount greater than the current Contract Value minus the Free Withdrawal Amount. This may occur, for instance, if the Contract Value is less than your total premium payments because of negative investment performance.

 

 

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When you request a withdrawal, you will be sent a check in the amount you requested (if available), less applicable tax withholding. If a surrender charge applies, your remaining Contract Value will be reduced by the dollar amount we send you, plus the surrender charge. The surrender charge is deducted pro-rata from all subaccounts and the fixed account in which the Contract is invested based on the remaining Contract Value in each subaccount and the fixed account, unless you request otherwise.

Free Withdrawal Amount

In any Contract year before the annuity start date, you may withdraw a portion of your Contract Value once each calendar quarter without incurring a surrender charge. This amount is called the free withdrawal amount. Each Contract year, the free withdrawal amount is an amount up to the greater of:

 

   

Contract Value minus the excess of total premiums paid over prior withdrawals that were previously assessed a surrender charge; or

 

   

10% of the Contract Value determined at the time the withdrawal is requested.

Any premium that has been held by us for more than seven years will be subject to a 0% Surrender Charge Percentage.

Examples of Surrender Charge Calculation:

In the following examples, assume that a Contract is issued on July 1, 2002 with a $10,000 premium paid on the issue date. No subsequent premiums are paid.

Partial Withdrawal Example. The owner wishes to withdraw $4,000 on September 15, 2006. Suppose the Contract Value is $12,700 on that date, before the withdrawal.

The free withdrawal amount is the larger of (a) and (b):

(a)  $12,700 – $10,000 = $2,700

(b)  (10%)($12,700)     = $1,270

The free withdrawal amount is $2,700. The remaining portion of the withdrawal is subject to a surrender charge. Since this amount represents the withdrawal of premium paid between 3 and 4 years ago, the surrender charge percentage is 5%. The surrender charge is calculated as follows:

($4,000 - $2,700)(5%) = $65

The owner would receive $4,000, and the remaining Contract Value would be reduced by $4,065 and would equal $8,635 after the $4,000 partial withdrawal is taken.

Full Withdrawal Example: Positive Growth. The owner wishes to fully surrender the Contract in year 3. The $30 Records Maintenance Charge and the surrender charge would be deducted from (the Contract Value minus the free withdrawal amount). The surrender charge is calculated as follows:

($12,700 - $2,700)(5%)/1.05 = $476.19

The owner would receive $12,700 - $476.19 - $30 = $12,193.81.

Full Withdrawal Example: Negative Growth. Assume the same facts as above, but the Contract Value has declined to $8,000. The free withdrawal amount is the larger of (a) and (b):

(a)  $8,000 - $10,000 = $-2,000

(b)  (10%)($8,000) = $800

The surrender charge is calculated as follows:

($8,000 - $800)(5%)/1.05 = $342.86

The owner would receive $8,000 - $342.86 - $30 = $7,627.14

Free withdrawals may be subject to the 10% federal penalty tax if made before you reach age 59 1/2. They also may be subject to federal income tax.

 

 

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Waiver of Surrender Charge Riders

If state law permits and subject to certain restrictions, we will automatically issue two riders with your Contract. As described in these riders, we will waive the surrender charge:

 

   

after an annuitant (who is under age 75) has been confined in a hospital or skilled heath care facility continuously for at least 90 days; or

 

   

(after one year from the effective date of the rider) if an annuitant is diagnosed with a terminal illness after we issue the Contract and is expected to live for 12 months or less, up to an aggregate maximum withdrawal of $250,000.

Records Maintenance Charge

At the end of each Contract year before the annuity start date, we will deduct a records maintenance charge of $30 from your Contract Value as partial reimbursement for our administrative expenses relating to the Contract. We will deduct the fee from each subaccount and the fixed account based on the proportion that the value in each subaccount and the fixed account bears to the total Contract Value. We will also deduct this charge on the annuity start date, or the date you surrender the Contract.

We will not deduct this fee after annuity payments have begun. We also currently waive deduction of the charge for Contracts whose Contract Value is $50,000 or more on the date of assessment.

Portfolio Management Fees and Expenses

Each portfolio deducts portfolio management fees and expenses from the amounts you have invested in the portfolios through the subaccounts. You pay these portfolio fees and expenses indirectly. In addition, some portfolios deduct 12b-1 fees at an annual rate of up to 0.25% of average daily portfolio assets. For 2008, total annual portfolio fees and charges for the portfolios offered through this Contract ranged from 0.20% to 1.79% of average daily portfolio assets. See the prospectuses for the portfolios for more information.

Redemption Fees. A portfolio may assess a redemption fee of up to 2% on subaccount assets that are redeemed out of the portfolio in connection with a withdrawal or transfer. Each portfolio determines the amount of the redemption fee and when the fee is imposed. The redemption fee is retained by or paid to the portfolio and is not retained by us. The redemption fee will be deducted from your Contract Value. For more information on each portfolio’s redemption fee, see the portfolio prospectus.

Premium Taxes

Various states and other governmental entities charge a premium tax on annuity contracts issued by insurance companies. Premium tax rates currently range up to 3.5%, depending on the state. We are responsible for paying these taxes. If applicable, we will deduct the cost of such taxes from the value of your Contract either:

 

   

from premium payments as we receive them,

 

   

from Contract Value upon surrender or partial withdrawal,

 

   

on the annuity start date, or

 

   

upon payment of a death benefit.

Other Taxes

Currently, no charge is made against the variable account for any federal, state or local taxes (other than premium taxes) that we incur or that may be attributable to the variable account or the Contracts. We may, however, deduct such a charge in the future, if necessary.

 

 

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Transfers

 

 

After the right-to-examine period has expired and before the annuity start date, you may make transfers from the subaccounts or from the fixed account subject to the conditions stated below. We determine the amount you have available for transfers at the end of the Valuation Period when we receive your transfer request. We may modify or suspend the transfer privilege at any time. Transfers under the Contract are subject to the following conditions.

 

   

You may make an unlimited number of transfers in a Contract year from the subaccounts (subject to the “Policy and Procedures Regarding Disruptive Trading and Market Timing” section below).

 

   

You may only make one transfer each Contract year from the fixed account (unless you choose dollar cost averaging) during the 30 days following a Contract anniversary. We measure a Contract year from the anniversary of the issue date.

 

   

You may not make a transfer into the fixed account during the six months following any transfer you make out of the fixed account to any subaccount(s).

 

   

You may request transfers in writing (in a form we accept), or by telephone. You should send written requests to the Service Center.

 

   

You must transfer at least the lesser of $100, or your total value in the subaccount, if less. If you request a transfer that would reduce the amount in a subaccount or fixed account below $500, we will transfer the entire amount in the subaccount.

 

   

We deduct a $25 charge from the amount transferred or from the remaining Contract Value (your choice) for the 13th and each additional transfer in a Contract year. Any unused free transfers do not carry over to the next Contract year. Transfers you make pursuant to the asset rebalancing and dollar cost averaging programs do not count toward your 12 free transfers. For more information, see “Fees and Charges.”

 

   

We consider each written or telephone request to be a single transfer, regardless of the number of subaccounts (or fixed account) involved.

 

   

We will price complete transfer requests that are received at our Service Center before the NYSE closes for regular trading (usually, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time) using the accumulation unit value determined at the close of that regular trading session of the NYSE. If we receive your complete transfer request after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, we will price the transfer request using the accumulation unit value determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the NYSE.

 

   

We may suspend, restrict, modify or eliminate the transfer privilege at any time.

Asset Allocation Models

Asset allocation allows you to allocate your investments among various asset classes – such as stock funds, international funds, bond funds, and money market funds – depending on your risk tolerance, investment goals and time horizon. Keep in mind that use of an asset allocation model does not guarantee favorable investment results.

An asset allocation model program is not currently available in connection with the Contracts. However, we may offer an asset allocation model program in the future.

 

 

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Automatic Asset Rebalancing Program

If you select the Automatic Asset Rebalancing program (“AAR”), you can instruct us to automatically rebalance your money in the subaccounts each quarter to reflect your most recent instructions for allocating premiums. Investment performance will likely cause any allocation percentages you selected to shift. With AAR, we will automatically make transfers among the subaccounts on the first day of each calendar quarter to bring your Contract back in line with the percentages you most recently provided to us.

For instance, assume you instructed us to put your initial premium into 5 subaccounts in equal proportions (20% in each) and you selected AAR on your application. Over the next few months, investment performance caused the percentage of your Contract Value in the 5 subaccounts to change so that the 5 subaccounts were 10%, 30%, 10%, 30% and 20% of your Contract Value. On the first day of the calendar quarter, we will transfer your money among the subaccounts so that 20% of your Contract Value is again in each of the 5 subaccounts.

If you select an asset allocation model on your application and you select AAR, then on the first day of each calendar quarter, we will automatically transfer money among the subaccounts to match the percentages in the original asset allocation model you select. Unless you instruct us to update the asset allocation model, AAR will rebalance your money in the subaccounts to the original model that was in place on the issue date (or to the model in place on the date you most recently told us to update the model).

Transfers under this program are not subject to the $100 minimum transfer limitation. There is no charge for using AAR and we do not charge a transfer fee for asset rebalancing. We do not include any money allocated to the fixed account in the rebalancing. We do not assess transfer fees on AAR transfers, nor do we count them toward the twelve free transfers permitted each Contract year.

You can start and stop AAR at any time, and you can change your instructions at any time by submitting a request to the Service Center. AAR is not available after the annuity start date. Your AAR instructions are effective on the business day we receive them at the Service Center.

We may suspend or modify AAR at any time.

Third Party Transfers

If you authorize a third party to transact transfers on your behalf, we will honor their transfer instructions, so long as they comply with our administrative systems, rules and procedures, which we may modify or rescind at any time. However, you may not authorize a registered representative or an agent to transact transfers on your behalf. We take no responsibility for any third party asset allocation program. Please note that any fees and charges assessed for third party asset allocation services are separate and distinct from the Contract fees and charges set forth in this prospectus. We neither recommend nor discourage the use of asset allocation services.

Dollar Cost Averaging Program

Under the dollar cost averaging program, you may authorize us to transfer a fixed dollar amount at monthly intervals from the fixed account to one or more subaccounts. You may designate up to eight subaccounts to receive the transfers. The fixed dollar amount will purchase more accumulation units of a subaccount when their value is lower and fewer units when their value is higher. Over time, the cost per unit averages out to be less than if all purchases of units had been made at the highest value and greater than if all purchases had been made at the lowest value. The dollar cost averaging method of investment reduces the risk of making purchases only when the price of accumulation units is high. It does not assure a profit or protect against a loss in declining markets.

Dollar cost averaging is only available during the pay-in period. You may cancel your participation in the program at any time.

You may enroll in the dollar cost averaging program at any time by submitting a request to the Service Center. We make transfers on the same day of every month as your issue date. Transfers under the dollar cost

 

 

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averaging program are not included when we determine the number of free transfers permitted each year. We must receive the request form at least 5 business days before the transfer date, for your transfers to begin on that date. When you enroll in the dollar cost averaging program, your total Contract Value in the fixed account must be at least equal to the amount you designate to be transferred on each transfer date. Transfers from the fixed account under this program must be at least $100. If on any transfer date the amount remaining in the fixed account is less than the amount designated to be transferred, the entire balance will be transferred out of the fixed account and applied pro-rata to the selected subaccounts, and the dollar cost averaging request will expire.

We may suspend or modify this dollar cost averaging program at any time. We do not assess transfer fees on dollar cost averaging transfers.

Telephone Transfers

Your Contract will automatically receive telephone transfer privileges unless you provide other instructions. (In some states you may have to elect telephone transfers.) To make a telephone transfer, you must call the Service Center toll-free at 1-877-376-8008, open between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Any telephone transfer requests directed to another number may not be considered received at our Service Center.

Please note the following regarding telephone transfers:

 

   

We are not liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense from complying with telephone instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

 

   

We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that telephone instructions are genuine.

 

   

Such procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification prior to acting upon telephone instructions, providing written confirmation of transactions to you, and/or tape recording telephone instructions received from you.

 

   

If we do not employ reasonable confirmation procedures, we may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.

We will price any complete telephone transfer request that we receive at the Service Center before the NYSE closes for regular trading (usually, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time) using the accumulation unit value determined at the end of that regular trading session of the NYSE. We cannot guarantee that telephone transfer transactions will always be available. For example, our Service Center may be closed during severe weather emergencies or there may be interruptions in telephone service or problems with computer systems that are beyond our control. Outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our receipt of your request. If the volume of calls is unusually high, we might not have someone immediately available to receive your order. Although we have taken precautions to help our systems handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances.

The corresponding portfolio of any subaccount determines its net asset value per each share once daily, as of the close of the regular business session of the NYSE (usually, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time), which coincides with the end of each Valuation Period. Therefore, we will price any transfer request we receive after the close of the regular business session of the NYSE, on any day the NYSE is open for regular trading, using the net asset value for each share of the applicable portfolio determined as of the close of the next regular business session of the NYSE.

We reserve the right to modify, restrict, suspend or eliminate the transfer privileges (including the telephone transfer facility) at any time, for any class of Contracts, for any reason.

Policy and Procedures Regarding Disruptive Trading and Market Timing

Statement of Policy. This Contract is not designed for use by organizations or individuals engaged in market timing or for use by investors who make frequent transfers, programmed transfers, transfers into and then out of a subaccount in a short period of time, or transfers of large amounts at one time (“Disruptive Trading”).

 

 

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Market timing and other kinds of Disruptive Trading can increase your investment risks and have harmful effects for you, for other Contract owners, for the underlying portfolios, and for other persons who have material rights under the Contracts, such as insureds and beneficiaries. These risks and harmful effects include:

 

   

dilution of the interests of long-term investors in a subaccount if market timers manage to transfer into an underlying portfolio at prices that are below the true value or to transfer out of the underlying portfolio at prices that are above the true value of the underlying portfolio’s investments (some market timers attempt to do this through methods known as “time-zone arbitrage” and “liquidity arbitrage”);

 

   

reduced investment performance due to adverse effects on portfolio management by:

 

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impeding a portfolio manager’s ability to sustain an investment objective;

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causing the underlying portfolio to maintain a higher level of cash than would otherwise be the case;

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causing an underlying portfolio to liquidate investments prematurely (or otherwise at an inopportune time) in order to pay withdrawals or transfers out of the underlying portfolio; and

 

   

increased costs to you in the form of increased brokerage and administrative expenses. These costs are borne by all Contract owners invested in those subaccounts, not just those making the transfers.

Policy Against Disruptive Trading. We have adopted policies and procedures that are intended to detect and deter market timing and other forms of Disruptive Trading. We do not make special arrangements or grant exceptions or waivers to accommodate any persons or class of persons with regard to these policies and procedures. Do not invest with us if you intend to conduct market timing or potentially Disruptive Trading.

For these purposes, we do not include transfers made pursuant to Dollar Cost Averaging or Automatic Asset Rebalancing.

Detection. We monitor the transfer activities of owners in order to detect market timing and other forms of Disruptive Trading activity. However, despite our monitoring we may not be able to detect or halt all Disruptive Trading activity. Our ability to detect Disruptive Trading may be limited by operational or technological systems, as well as by our ability to predict strategies employed by market timers to avoid detection. As a result, despite our efforts, there is no assurance that we will be able to identify and curtail all Disruptive Trading by such Contract owners or intermediaries acting on their behalf.

In addition, because other insurance companies (and retirement plans) with different market timing policies and procedures may invest in the underlying portfolios, we cannot guarantee that all harmful trading will be detected or that an underlying portfolio will not suffer harm from Disruptive Trading in the subaccounts of variable products issued by these other insurance companies (or retirement plans) that invest in the underlying portfolios.

As a result, to the extent we are not able to detect Disruptive Trading activity, or other insurance companies (or retirement plans) fail to detect such activity, it is possible that a market timer may be able to engage in Disruptive Trading transactions that may interfere with underlying portfolio management and cause you to experience detrimental effects such as increased costs, lower performance and a dilution of your interest in an underlying portfolio.

Deterrence. We impose limits on transfer activity within the Contract in order to deter Disruptive Trading.

We will accept the following transfers only if the order is sent to us with an original signature and by first class U.S. Mail:

 

   

transfers in excess of $250,000 per Contract, per day; and

 

   

transfers into or out of the following subaccounts in excess of $50,000 per Contract, per day:

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DWS Global Opportunities VIP;

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DWS International VIP;

 

 

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Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund;

 

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Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund; and

 

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PIMCO VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio.

If you send a transfer request in excess of these restrictions by any other method (such as fax, phone, or overnight mail), we will not honor your request.

If we identify suspicious transfer activity, we will advise you in writing that we are monitoring your transfer activity and that we will impose restrictions if we identify a pattern of Disruptive Trading activity. If we identify such a pattern as a result of continued monitoring, we will notify you in writing that all future transfers must be requested through first class U.S. Mail. This means that we would accept only written transfer requests with an original signature transmitted to us only by first class U.S. mail. We may also restrict the transfer privileges of others acting on your behalf, including your registered representative or an asset allocation or investment advisory service.

To further deter any market timing and Disruptive Trading activities, we may at any time and without prior notice:

 

   

terminate all telephone, website, email or fax transfer privileges;

 

   

limit the total number of transfers;

 

   

place further limits on the dollar amount that may be transferred;

 

   

require a minimum period of time between transfers; or

 

   

refuse transfer requests from intermediaries acting on behalf of you.

Our ability to impose these restrictions in order to discourage market timing and other forms of Disruptive Trading may be limited by the provisions of your Contract. As a result, to the extent the provisions of your Contract limit our actions, some Contract owners may be able to market time through the Contract, while others would bear the harm associated with the timing.

We reserve the right to reject any premium payment or transfer request from any person without prior notice, if, in our judgment, (1) the payment or transfer, or series of transfers, would have a negative impact on an underlying portfolio's operations, or (2) if an underlying portfolio would reject or has rejected our purchase order, or has instructed us not to allow that purchase or transfer, or (3) you have a history of large or frequent transfers. We may impose other restrictions on transfers, or even prohibit transfers for any owner who, in our view, has abused, or appears likely to abuse, the transfer privilege. We also reserve the right to reverse a potentially harmful transfer if an underlying portfolio refuses or reverses our order; in such instances some Contract owners may be treated differently than others. For all of these purposes, we may aggregate two or more variable insurance products that we believe are connected.

In addition to our internal policies and procedures, we will administer your Contract to comply with any applicable state, federal, and other regulatory requirements concerning transfers. We reserve the right to implement, administer, and charge you for any fee or restriction, including redemption fees, imposed by any underlying portfolio. To the extent permitted by law, we also reserve the right to defer the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the underlying portfolios.

Under our current policies and procedures, we do not:

 

   

impose redemption fees on transfers;

 

   

expressly limit the number, size or frequency of transfers in a given period (except for certain subaccounts listed above where transfers that exceed a certain size are prohibited); or

 

   

allow a certain number of transfers in a given period.

Redemption fees, other transfer limits, and other procedures or restrictions may be more or less successful than ours in deterring market timing or other forms of Disruptive Trading and in preventing or limiting harm from such trading.

 

 

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We may revise our policies and procedures in our sole discretion at any time and without prior notice, as we deem necessary or appropriate (1) to better detect and deter market timing or other Disruptive Trading if we discover that our current procedures do not adequately curtail such activity, (2) to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, or (3) to impose additional or alternative restrictions on owners engaging in frequent transfer activity among the underlying portfolios under the Contract. The actions we take will be based on policies and procedures that we apply uniformly to all Contract owners.

Underlying Portfolio Frequent Trading Policies. The underlying portfolios may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of their respective shares. The prospectuses for the underlying portfolios describe any such policies and procedures. The frequent trading policies and procedures of one underlying portfolio may be different, and more or less restrictive, than the frequent trading policies and procedures of another underlying portfolio and the policies and procedures we have adopted for the Contract to discourage market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers.

You should be aware that, as required by SEC regulation, we have entered into a written agreement with each underlying fund or principal underwriter that obligates us to provide the fund, upon written request, with information about you and your trading activities in the fund’s portfolios. In addition, we are obligated to execute instructions from the funds that may require us to restrict or prohibit your investment in a specific portfolio if the fund identifies you as violating the frequent trading policies that the fund has established for that portfolio.

If we receive a premium payment from you with instructions to allocate it into a fund that has directed us to restrict or prohibit your trades into the fund, then we will request new allocation instructions from you. If you request a transfer into a fund that has directed us to restrict or prohibit your trades, then we will not effect the transfer.

Omnibus Order. Contract owners and other persons with material rights under the Contract also should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the underlying portfolios generally are “omnibus” orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans and separate accounts funding variable insurance products. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual retirement plan participants and individual owners of variable insurance products. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the underlying portfolios’ ability to apply their respective frequent trading policies and procedures. We cannot guarantee that the underlying portfolios will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to the retirement plans or other insurance companies that may invest in the underlying portfolios. These other insurance companies are responsible for their own policies and procedures regarding frequent transfer activity. If their policies and procedures fail to successfully discourage harmful transfer activity, it will affect other owners of underlying portfolio shares, as well as the owners of all of the variable annuity or life insurance policies, including ours, whose variable investment options correspond to the affected underlying portfolios. In addition, if an underlying portfolio believes that an omnibus order we submit may reflect one or more transfer requests from owners engaged in market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers, the underlying portfolio may reject the entire omnibus order and thereby delay or prevent us from implementing your request.

Surrender and Partial Withdrawals

 

 

Surrender

At any time before the annuity start date, you may make a written request to surrender your Contract for its cash value as calculated at the end of the business day when we receive your request at the Service Center, unless you specify a later business day in your request. You should send your written request to the Service Center. The cash value is the amount we pay when you surrender your Contract.

The cash value on any business day equals:

 

   

the Contract Value as of such date; minus

 

   

any surrender charge as of such date; minus

 

   

any premium taxes not previously deducted; minus

 

 

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the Records Maintenance Charge unless waived.

Surrender Conditions:

 

 

You must make your surrender request in writing.

 

 

Your written surrender request must contain your signature.

 

 

You should send your written request to the Service Center.

 

 

A surrender is effective as of the business day when we receive your written request, unless you request otherwise.

 

 

You will incur a surrender charge if you surrender the Contract during the first 7 Contract years after making a premium payment. See the “Fees and Charges” section of this prospectus for more information.

 

 

Once you surrender your Contract, all coverage and other benefits under it cease and cannot be reinstated.

 

 

We will pay you the cash value in a lump sum within seven calendar days unless you request payment under an annuity option.

We will price complete surrender requests that we receive from you at our Service Center before the NYSE closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time) using the accumulation unit value determined at the close of that regular trading session of the NYSE. If we receive your complete surrender request after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, we will price your surrender request using the accumulation unit value determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the NYSE.

Surrendering the Contract may have adverse tax consequences, including a penalty tax. See “Federal Tax Consequences.”

Partial Withdrawals

Before the annuity start date, you may request a withdrawal of part of your cash value subject to certain conditions. Partial withdrawals may have adverse tax consequences, including a penalty tax. See “Federal Tax Consequences.”

Partial Withdrawal Conditions:

 

 

You must make your partial withdrawal request in writing.

 

 

Your written partial withdrawal request must contain your signature.

 

 

You should send your written request to the Service Center.

 

 

You may make only one partial withdrawal each calendar quarter.

 

 

You must request at least $100.

 

 

You may not make a partial withdrawal if the withdrawal plus the surrender charge would cause the Contract Value to fall below $500.

 

 

You may incur surrender charges.

 

 

You can specify the subaccount(s) and fixed account from which to make the partial withdrawal, otherwise we will deduct the amount from the subaccounts and the fixed account on a pro-rata basis (that is, according to the percentage of Contract Value contained in each subaccount and the fixed account).

 

 

We will price complete partial withdrawal requests that we receive from you at our Service Center before the NYSE closes for regular trading (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time) using the accumulation unit value determined at the close of that regular trading session of the NYSE. If we receive your complete partial withdrawal request after the close of regular trading on the NYSE, we will price your surrender request using the accumulation unit value determined at the close of the next regular trading session of the NYSE.

 

 

We will reduce your Contract Value by the amount of the withdrawal you requested plus any surrender charge.

 

 

We generally will pay a completed partial withdrawal request within seven calendar days after the business day when we receive the request.

Remember, any partial withdrawal you take will reduce your Contract Value, and will proportionally reduce the minimum death benefit by the amount of the withdrawals plus any charges. See “Death Benefits.”

 

 

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If you elected the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit, a partial withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Greatest Anniversary Value and the amount of premiums (plus interest) being accumulated at 4% annually. Likewise, if you elected the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit, a partial withdrawal will proportionally reduce the Income Base. The impact of a proportional reduction on these benefits depends, in part, upon the relative amount of your Contract Value at the time of the withdrawal. Under proportional reductions, if the amount of the death benefit or Income Base is greater than the Contract Value at the time of the partial withdrawal, then the reduction in the death benefit or Income Base will be greater than the dollar amount of the withdrawal (including any charges). For this reason, if a death benefit is paid, or the Income Base is calculated, after you have taken a partial withdrawal, the possibility exists that the total amount of the death benefit or Income Base will be less than the total premium payments you have paid. See “Death Benefits” and “Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit.”

Income taxes, tax penalties and certain restrictions may apply to any withdrawal you make.

See “Surrender Charges” for an explanation of the surrender charges that may apply.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan

After your first Contract year, you can elect to receive regular payments from your Contract Value during the pay-in period. You may terminate the systematic withdrawal plan at any time.

Systematic Withdrawal Plan Conditions:

 

 

You must complete an enrollment form and send it to the Service Center.

 

 

You instruct us to withdraw selected amounts from the fixed account or any of the subaccounts.

 

 

We will make these withdrawals on a monthly basis.

 

 

You must withdraw at least $100.

 

 

You must have a minimum balance at least equal to the amount you want to withdraw.

 

 

We will deduct a surrender charge from any amount you withdraw in excess of your free withdrawal amount.

 

 

You may not take a systematic withdrawal if the withdrawal plus the surrender charge would cause the Contract Value to fall below $500.

Income taxes and tax penalties may apply to the amount withdrawn. We may suspend, modify or terminate the systematic withdrawal plan at any time.

The Payout Period

 

 

The Annuity Start Date

The annuity start date is the day that the payout period begins under the annuity option you have selected. If you own a Contract that is not a qualified Contract, you must select the annuity start date on which you will begin to receive annuity payments. The annuity start date can be no later than the final annuity date (the Contract anniversary when the oldest annuitant is age 95).

In the case of an IRA that satisfies Tax Code section 408, the annuity start date must be no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which you reach age 70 1 /2 and the payment must be made in a specified form or manner. Roth IRAs under section 408A of the Tax Code do not require distributions at any time prior to your death; the annuity start date for Roth IRAs can be no later than the final annuity date.

 

 

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Annuity Options

You must chose an annuity option on or before the annuity start date. The annuity option you select will affect the dollar amount of each annuity payment you receive. You may select or change your annuity option on or before the annuity start date while the annuitant is living by sending a written request signed by you and/or your beneficiary, as appropriate, to our Home Office. You may choose one of the annuity options described below or any other annuity option being offered by us as of the annuity start date. The annuity options we currently offer provide for fixed annuity payments. Once you have selected an annuity option, you may not change that election with respect to any annuitant if annuity payments have begun. After the annuity start date, the Contract no longer participates in the variable account.

You may elect to receive annuity payments on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. If you do not specify the frequency of payment, we will pay you monthly. The first payment under any option will be made on the day of the month you request (subject to our agreement) and will begin in the month immediately following the annuity start date. We will make subsequent payments on the same day of each subsequent period in accordance with the payment interval and annuity option you select.

If you do not select an annuity option by the final annuity date, we will apply the Contract Value under the Second Option, Life Income with a 10-year guarantee period, as described below.

A beneficiary may have the death benefit paid as an annuity under one of the annuity options.

Determining the Amount of Your Annuity Payment

On the annuity start date, we will use the cash value to calculate your annuity payments under the annuity option you select. Cash value is your Contract Value minus any applicable surrender charges, records maintenance fee, and premium tax.

For qualified Contracts, distributions must satisfy certain requirements specified in the Federal Tax Code.

Fixed Annuity Payments

Fixed annuity payments are periodic payments that we make to the annuitant. The amount of the fixed annuity payment is fixed and guaranteed by us.

The amount of each fixed annuity payment depends on:

 

 

the form and duration of the annuity option you choose;

 

 

the age of the annuitant;

 

 

the sex of the annuitant (if applicable);

 

 

the amount of your cash value on the annuity start date; and

 

 

the applicable guaranteed annuity tables in the Contract.

Guaranteed Annuity Tables

The guaranteed annuity tables in the Contract are based on a minimum guaranteed interest rate of 2.5%. We may, in our sole discretion, make annuity payments in an amount based on a higher interest rate.

The guaranteed annuity tables in your Contract show the minimum dollar amount of the first monthly payment for each $1,000 applied under the first, second and third annuity options. Under the first or second options, the amount of each payment will depend upon the adjusted age and sex of the annuitant at the time we are due to pay the first payment. Under the third option, the amount of each payment will depend upon the sex of both annuitants and their adjusted ages at the time we are due to pay the first payment.

 

 

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The adjusted age of the annuitant is determined by calculating the age at the nearest birthday of the annuitant on the annuity start date and subtracting a number that depends on the year in which the annuity start date belongs:

 

Annuity Start Date    Adjusted Age is Age Minus

      Before 2001

   0 Years

      2001 to 2010

   1 Year

      2011 to 2020

   2 Years

      2021 to 2030

   3 Years

      2031 to 2040

   4 Years

      After 2040

   5 Years

Description of Annuity Options

First Option – Life Income.* We will make payments for the annuitant’s lifetime. When the annuitant dies, we will stop making monthly payments with the last payment due prior to the annuitant’s death.

Second Option – Life Income with a Guarantee Period. We will make payments for the annuitant’s lifetime, with the guarantee that we will make payments for at least 10 or 20 years. You select either the 10 or 20 year guarantee period. On the death of the annuitant on or after the annuity start date, we will pay any remaining guaranteed payments to the beneficiary.

For qualified Contracts, the period selected cannot be longer than the owner’s life expectancy, in order to satisfy minimum required distribution rules.

Third Option – Joint and Survivor Life Annuity.* Under this option, we will make annuity payments so long as two annuitants are alive. After the death of one of the annuitants, we will continue to make payments for the lifetime of the surviving annuitant, although the amount of the payment may change. We will stop making monthly payments with the last payment due before the last surviving annuitant’s death.

The amount of each payment will be determined from the tables in the Contract that apply to the particular option using the annuitant’s age (and if applicable, sex or adjusted age).

Other options may be available upon request.

 

 

* It is possible under this option to receive only one annuity payment if the annuitant dies (or annuitants die) before the due date of the second payment or to receive only two annuity payments if the annuitant dies (or annuitants die) before the due date of the third payment, and so on.

Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit

 

 

As of June 18, 2003, we no longer offer the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider.

If you elected the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider and your initial Contract application was signed and dated before June 18, 2003, this rider remains in force and our obligations and duties to you under this rider will not change.

Our obligations and duties to owners who purchased the rider are described below.

Here are some terms you will need to know before reading this section:

 

   

the guaranteed annuity rates are the rates contained in your Contract under “Guaranteed Annuity Tables.”

 

   

income base equals the greater of:

 

 

(i)

premiums you paid accumulated daily with interest compounded at 5.00% per year through the earlier of the annuity start date and the Contract anniversary on or next following the oldest joint annuitant’s 80th birthday, with a proportional reduction for withdrawals; and

 

 

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(ii)

the Greatest Anniversary Value for the Contract anniversaries through the earlier of the annuity start date and the Contract anniversary on or next following the oldest joint annuitant’s 80th birthday, with a proportional reduction for withdrawals.

In determining the income base when the oldest joint annuitant is over 80 on the annuity start date, the income base on the Contract anniversary coincident with or next following the annuitant’s 80th birthday is increased by any premiums received and proportionately reduced by any withdrawals since that anniversary.

The proportional reductions for withdrawals are determined independently for (i) and (ii) above. The proportional reduction for each withdrawal (for purposes of the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit) equals:

 

   

the income base under the item being considered (either (i) or (ii) above) immediately prior to the withdrawal; multiplied by

 

   

the ratio of the amount withdrawn (including charges) to the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.

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The Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit provides a minimum fixed annuity guaranteed lifetime income to the annuitant once the Contract has been in force for ten Contract years. You may discontinue the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit at any time by sending notice to the Service Center. Once you discontinue the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit, you may not select it again.

If you selected the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit, we will deduct an additional daily charge on each business day from the subaccounts at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets you have invested in the subaccounts. For more information, see the “Fees and Charges” section of this prospectus.

Conditions for receiving the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit:

 

 

You must choose an annuity option that provides payments for the lifetime of one or more annuitants with payments guaranteed for a period not to exceed 10 years;

 

For qualified Contracts, the period selected cannot be longer than the owner’s life expectancy, in order to satisfy minimum required distribution rules.

 

You must select an annuity start date that is on or after the 10th Contract anniversary;

 

You must select an annuity start date that occurs within 30 days following a Contract anniversary; and

 

Your annuity start date must be before the annuitant’s 91st birthday and after the annuitant’s 60th birthday. If the annuitant is younger than 44 on the issue date, the annuity start date must be after the 15th Contract anniversary.

If you do not meet these conditions, you lose the benefit of the Rider.

The amount of minimum income payments we will pay under the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit is determined by applying the income base (less applicable taxes) to the guaranteed annuity rates in your Contract for the annuity option you select. On the annuity start date, the income payments we will pay under the Contract will equal the greater of:

 

   

the dollar amount determined by applying the income base (under the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit) to the guaranteed annuity rates in the Contract; and

   

the dollar amount determined by applying the Contract’s cash value to the income benefits, annuity options and current annuity tables as described in your Contract.

We will pay the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit for the life of a single annuitant, or the lifetimes of two annuitants. If we pay the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit for the life of two annuitants, then we will use the age of the oldest joint annuitant to determine the income base.

The Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit guarantees a minimum income that is based on conservative actuarial factors. The income guaranteed under the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit by applying the income base to the Contract’s guaranteed annuity tables may, under some circumstances, be less than

 

 

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the income that would be provided by applying the Contract’s cash value to current annuity factors (i.e., the income you would receive if you did not purchase the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit). Depending on market conditions and the build-up in your Contract’s cash value, you may decide not to annuitize under the rider. When you bought the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit, you took the risk that you may pay for the rider’s insurance but never receive the benefit.

Death Benefit Before the Annuity Start Date

 

 

Only one death benefit will be payable under this Contract. Upon payment of the death benefit proceeds, the Contract will terminate.

We will pay the death benefit proceeds to the beneficiary if any of the following occurs during the pay-in period:

 

   

the owner or any joint owner dies, or

 

   

the last surviving annuitant dies,

and we receive satisfactory proof of death of the deceased.

If the beneficiary dies before the owner or annuitant and there is no contingent beneficiary, we will pay the death benefit to the owner or the owner’s estate.

If any owner is a non-natural person, then the death of any annuitant will be treated as the death of an owner.

Take care when naming owners, annuitants and beneficiaries. Your choices may impact the amount of the death benefit payable under the Contract.

Standard Death Benefit

If you have not selected the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit on your application, and if the last surviving annuitant (or an owner who is an annuitant) dies before his or her 80th birthday, the death benefit equals the greater of:

The Standard Death Benefit equals:

 

 

the Contract Value on the later of the date that we receive due proof of death and the date when we receive the beneficiary’s instructions on payment method at the Service Center; or

 

 

the minimum death benefit, which equals the sum of all premiums, minus proportional reductions for withdrawals.

The proportional reduction in the minimum death benefit equals:

 

   

the minimum death benefit immediately prior to the withdrawal; multiplied by

 

   

the ratio of the amount you withdraw (including any charges) to the Contract Value immediately before the withdrawal.

In all other cases (including the death of an owner who is not an annuitant), the death benefit equals the Contract Value determined on the later of the date that we receive due proof of death and the date when we receive the beneficiary’s instructions on payment method. Such other cases include the death of an annuitant who has attained his or her 80th birthday.

In determining the standard death benefit, we will also subtract any applicable premium and withholding taxes not previously deducted.

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit

On your application, you may select the optional Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit rider. If you select the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit rider, the death benefit guarantee provided by this rider will only apply if the last surviving annuitant dies before the annuity start date and before any owner dies. In all other cases, such

 

 

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as the death of an owner who is not the last surviving annuitant, the death benefit will be limited to the Standard Death Benefit described above and you will lose the benefits of the rider. If you select the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit rider, we will deduct a substantial additional daily charge from your Contract Value.

Ask your agent for an explanation of the benefits and limitations of this feature, particularly if you name joint owners and/or joint annuitants.

The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit equals the greatest of:

 

1. the standard death benefit as described above;
2. premiums you paid accumulated daily with interest compounded at a rate of 4% per year through the earlier of (i) the date of death, or (ii) the Contract anniversary on or next following the last surviving annuitant’s 80th birthday, minus proportional reductions for withdrawals; or

3.

the Greatest Anniversary Value on any Contract anniversary through the earlier of the date of death or the Contract anniversary on or next following the last surviving annuitant’s 80th birthday, minus proportional reductions for withdrawals.

The Greatest Anniversary Value is calculated as follows: an anniversary value is defined for each eligible Contract anniversary as the Contract Value on that anniversary, increased by premiums accepted since that anniversary and proportionately reduced for withdrawals since that anniversary. The largest such anniversary value is the Greatest Anniversary Value.

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Provisions:

 

 

If the last surviving annuitant dies after the Contract anniversary coincident with or next following that annuitant’s 80th birthday and before the annuity start date, the amounts calculated under 2 and 3 above will be increased by premiums received and proportionately reduced for withdrawals since that anniversary.

 

If the last surviving annuitant was older than 80 on the issue date, then no death benefit will be payable under 2 or 3 above.

 

The proportional reductions for withdrawals are determined independently for 2 and 3 above. The proportional reduction for each withdrawal is equal to the product of:

 

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the death benefit available under the item being considered (either 2 or 3) immediately prior to the withdrawal, and

  ¡  

the ratio of the amount withdrawn (including any charges) to the Contract Value immediately before the withdrawal.

 

 

We will deduct an additional charge equal, on an annual basis, to 0.25% of the average net assets you have invested in the subaccounts.

 

You must select the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit on your Contract application.

 

This death benefit is only payable during the pay-in period and is not available after the annuity start date.

 

The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit will end when the Contract ends or you send a signed request to terminate it to the Service Center. If you terminate the rider, we will no longer deduct the 0.25% additional rider charge from the subaccounts.

In determining the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit, we will also subtract any applicable premium and withholding taxes not previously deducted.

The Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit may not be available in all states, and it may vary by state.

Distribution of Death Benefit Proceeds

If a death benefit is payable before the annuity start date, we will pay the death benefit in a lump sum, unless we consent to another arrangement within 90 days of receiving due proof of death.

If all or a part of the death benefit proceeds are paid in one lump sum and the proceeds are at least $10,000, we will place the lump-sum payment into an interest-bearing special account opened in the beneficiary’s name. We will provide the beneficiary with a checkbook to access these funds from the special account within

 

 

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seven calendar days of our receipt of due proof of death and payment instructions at the Service Center. The beneficiary can withdraw all or a portion of the death benefit proceeds at any time, and will receive interest on the proceeds remaining in the account. The special account is part of our general account, is not FDIC insured, and is subject to the claims of our creditors. We may receive a benefit from the amounts held in the account.

In all events, death benefit distributions will be made from a non-qualified Contract in accordance with Section 72(s) of the Tax Code.

If any owner dies before the annuity start date, the death benefit must be distributed to the beneficiaries within five years after the date of death or distributed over the life (or period not exceeding the life expectancy) of the beneficiary, provided that such distributions begin within one year of the owner’s death. A new settlement agreement will be drawn up and the original Contract will terminate. The payments under this agreement will be fixed and guaranteed. If you have named two or more beneficiaries, then the provisions of this section shall apply independently to each beneficiary.

If the sole beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the deceased owner, the spouse may elect to continue the Contract (in lieu of receiving the death benefit) with the surviving spouse as the sole owner but not the annuitant. On the death of the surviving spouse, we will pay a death benefit. If the Contract is continued with the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit rider in effect, the spouse should consider terminating the rider, as the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit cannot be paid on the death of the surviving spouse.

If an owner is a non-natural person, then each annuitant will be treated as an owner for purposes of distributing the death benefit, and any death of an annuitant will be treated as the death of the owner for purposes of these requirements. Moreover, if an annuitant is also an owner, then the death of such annuitant will also be treated as the death of an owner.

Multiple Beneficiaries. If a death benefit is owed to more than one primary beneficiary or contingent beneficiary, we may delay payment of the death benefit proceeds until we have received the necessary instructions from each primary or contingent beneficiary. Each primary or contingent beneficiary will bear the investment risk (i.e., receive any gains or bear any losses) on investments held in the subaccounts until the payment of the death benefit.

Death Benefit on or After the Annuity Start Date

 

 

 

If an annuitant dies on or after the annuity start date, we will pay any remaining guaranteed payments to the beneficiary as provided in the annuity option selected. If an owner who is not the annuitant dies while an annuitant is still living, we will continue to pay the income payments for the annuitant’s lifetime in the same manner as before such owner’s death.

Investment Performance of the Subaccounts

 

 

 

The Company periodically advertises performance of the subaccounts and portfolios. We may disclose at least four different kinds of performance.

First, we may disclose standard total return figures for the subaccounts that reflect the deduction of all charges under the Contract, including the mortality and expense charge, any charge for optional benefits, the annual records maintenance charge and the surrender charge. These figures are based on the actual historical performance of the subaccounts since their inception.

Second, we may disclose total return figures on a non-standard basis. This means that the data may be presented for different time periods and different dollar amounts. The data will not be reduced by the surrender charge or by charges for optional benefits currently assessed under the Contract. We will only disclose non-standard performance data if it is accompanied by standard total return data.

Third, we may present historic performance data for the portfolios since their inception reduced by all fees and charges under the Contract, although we may not deduct the surrender charge or the charges for optional benefits in some cases. Such adjusted historic performance includes data that precedes the inception dates of the

 

 

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subaccounts, but is designed to show the performance that would have resulted if the Contract had been available during that time.

Fourth, we may include in our advertising and sales materials, tax deferred compounding charts and other hypothetical illustrations, which may include comparisons of currently taxable and tax deferred investment programs, based on selected tax brackets.

We may provide illustrations of hypothetical Contract expenses and values during the accumulation period, based on hypothetical rates of return that are not guaranteed.

For a sample of the performance of the subaccounts and portfolios that we may advertise, see the SAI.

Federal Tax Considerations

 

 

 

The following discussion is general in nature and is not intended as tax advice. Each person concerned should consult a competent tax adviser. No attempt is made to consider any applicable state tax or other tax laws.

We believe that our Contracts will qualify as annuity contracts for Federal income tax purposes and the following discussion assumes that they will so qualify. Further information on the tax status of the Contract can be found in the SAI under the heading “Tax Status of the Contracts.” You can obtain the SAI (at no cost) by writing to us at the address shown on the front cover or by calling 1-877-376-8008.

When you invest in an annuity contract, you usually do not pay taxes on your investment gains until you withdraw the money – generally for retirement purposes. In this way, annuity contracts have been recognized by the tax authorities as a legitimate means of deferring tax on investment income.

If you invest in a variable annuity as part of an IRA, Roth IRA, SIMPLE IRA or SEP IRA program, your Contract is called a Qualified Contract. If your annuity is independent of any formal retirement or pension plan, it is called a Non-Qualified Contract.

We believe that if you are a natural person you will not be taxed on increases in the Contract Value of your Contract until a distribution occurs or until annuity payments begin. (The agreement to assign or pledge any portion of a Contract’s accumulation value generally will be treated as a distribution.) When annuity payments begin on a Non-Qualified Contract, you will be taxed only on the investment gains you have earned and not on the payments you made to purchase the Contract. Generally, withdrawals from your annuity should only be made once the annuitant reaches age 59 1/2, dies or is disabled, otherwise a tax penalty of ten percent of the amount treated as income could be applied against any amounts included in income, in addition to the tax otherwise imposed on such amount.

Taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts

Non-Natural Person. If a non-natural person (such as a corporation or a trust) owns a non-qualified annuity contract, the owner generally must include in income any increase in the excess of the accumulation value over the investment in the contract (generally, the premiums or other consideration paid for the contract) during the taxable year. There are some exceptions to this rule and a prospective owner that is not a natural person should discuss these with a tax adviser.

The following discussion generally applies to Contracts owned by natural persons.

Withdrawals. When a withdrawal from a Non-Qualified Contract occurs, the amount received will be treated as ordinary income subject to tax up to an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the accumulation value immediately before the distribution over the Owner’s investment in the contract (generally, the premiums or other consideration paid for the Contract, reduced by any amount previously distributed from the Contract that was not subject to tax) at that time. In the case of a surrender under a Non-Qualified Contract, the amount received generally will be taxable only to the extent it exceeds the Owner’s investment in the Contract.

Penalty Tax on Certain Withdrawals. In the case of a distribution from a Contract, there may be imposed a Federal tax penalty equal to ten percent of the amount treated as income. In general, however, there is no penalty on distributions:

 

 

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made on or after the taxpayer reaches age 59½;

 

   

made on or after the death of an Owner;

 

   

attributable to the taxpayer’s becoming disabled; or

 

   

made as part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer.

Other exceptions may apply under certain circumstances and special rules may apply in connection with the exceptions enumerated above. Additional exceptions apply to distributions from a Qualified Contract. You should consult a tax adviser with regard to exceptions from the penalty tax.

Annuity Payments. Although tax consequences may vary depending on the annuity option elected under an annuity contract, a portion of each annuity payment is generally not taxed and the remainder is taxed as ordinary income. The non-taxable portion of an annuity payment is generally determined in a manner that is designed to allow you to recover your investment in the contract ratably on a tax-free basis over the expected stream of annuity payments, as determined when annuity payments start. Once your investment in the contract has been fully recovered, however, the full amount of each annuity payment is subject to tax as ordinary income.

Taxation of Death Benefit Proceeds. Amounts may be distributed from a Contract because of your death or the death of the annuitant. Generally, such amounts are includible in the income of the recipient as follows: (i) if distributed in a lump sum, they are taxed in the same manner as a surrender of the Contract, or (ii) if distributed under an annuity option, they are taxed in the same way as annuity payments.

Transfers, Assignments or Exchanges of a Contract. A transfer or assignment of ownership of a Contract, the designation of an annuitant or payee other than an owner, the selection of certain annuity start dates, or the exchange of a Contract may result in certain tax consequences to you that are not discussed herein. An Owner contemplating any such transfer, assignment, designation or exchange, should consult a tax adviser as to the tax consequences.

Withholding. Annuity distributions are generally subject to withholding for the recipient’s Federal income tax liability. Recipients can generally elect, however, not to have tax withheld from distributions.

Multiple Contracts. All non-qualified deferred annuity contracts that are issued by us (or our affiliates) to the same Owner during any calendar year are treated as one annuity contract for purposes of determining the amount includible in such Owner’s income when a taxable distribution occurs.

Separate Account Charges. It is possible that the Internal Revenue Service may take a position that rider charges are deemed to be taxable distributions to you. Although we do not believe that a rider charge under the Contract should be treated as a taxable withdrawal, you should consult your tax adviser prior to selecting any rider or endorsement under the Contract.

Further Information. We believe that the Contracts will qualify as annuity contracts for Federal income tax purposes and the above discussion is based on that assumption. Further details can be found in the Statement of Additional Information under the heading “Tax Status of the Contracts.”

Taxation of Qualified Contracts

The tax rules that apply to Qualified Contracts vary according to the type of retirement plan and the terms and conditions of the plan. Your rights under a Qualified Contract may be subject to the terms of the retirement plan itself, regardless of the terms of the Qualified Contract. Adverse tax consequences may result if you do not ensure that contributions, distributions and other transactions with respect to the Contract comply with the law.

Individual Retirement Annuities, (IRAs), as defined in Section 408 of the Tax Code, permit individuals to make annual contributions of up to the lesser of $6,000 for 2009 or 100% of the compensation included in your income for the year. The contributions may be deductible in whole or in part, depending on the individual’s income. Distributions from certain pension plans may be “rolled over” into an IRA on a tax-deferred basis without regard to these limits. Amounts in the IRA (other than nondeductible contributions) are taxed when distributed from the IRA. A ten percent penalty tax generally applies to distributions made before age 59 1/2, unless certain exceptions apply. The Internal Revenue Service has reviewed the Contract and its traditional IRA

 

 

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and SIMPLE IRA riders and has issued an opinion letter approving the form of the Contract and the riders for use as a traditional IRA and a SIMPLE IRA.

SIMPLE IRAs permit certain small employers to establish SIMPLE plans as provided by Section 408(p) of Tax Code, under which employees may elect to defer to a SIMPLE IRA a percentage of compensation up to a limit specified in Tax Code (as increased for cost of living adjustments). The sponsoring employer is required to make matching or non-elective contributions on behalf of the employees. Distributions from SIMPLE IRAs are subject to the same restrictions that apply to IRA distributions and are taxed as ordinary income. Subject to certain exceptions, premature distributions prior to age 59 1/2 are subject to a ten percent penalty tax, which is increased to 25% if the distribution occurs within the first two years after the commencement of the employee’s participation in the plan.

Roth IRAs, as described in Tax Code section 408A, permit certain eligible individuals to make non-deductible contributions to a Roth IRA up to a limit specified in Tax Code or as a rollover or transfer from another Roth IRA or other IRA. A rollover from or conversion of an IRA to a Roth IRA is generally subject to tax and other special rules apply. The Owner may wish to consult a tax adviser before combining any converted amounts with any other Roth IRA contributions, including any other conversion amounts from other tax years. Distributions from a Roth IRA generally are not taxed, except that, once aggregate distributions exceed contributions to the Roth IRA, income tax and a ten percent penalty tax may apply to distributions made (1) before age 59 1/ 2 (subject to certain exceptions) or (2) during the five taxable years starting with the year in which the first contribution is made to any Roth IRA. A ten percent penalty tax may apply to amounts attributable to a conversion from an IRA if they are distributed during the five taxable years beginning with the year in which the conversion was made. Unlike the traditional IRA, there are no minimum required distributions during the owner’s lifetime; however, required distributions at death are generally the same.

SEP IRAs, as described in Tax Code section 408(k), permit employers to make contributions to IRAs on behalf of their employees. SEP IRAs generally are subject to the same tax rules and limitations regarding distributions as IRAs, and they are subject to additional requirements regarding plan participation and limits on contributions.

Other Tax Issues

Qualified Contracts have minimum distribution rules that govern the timing and amount of distributions. Recent legislation allows for the postponement of a required minimum distribution (RMD) for 2009. You should consult a tax adviser for more information about these distribution rules.

Distributions from Qualified Contracts generally are subject to withholding for the Owner’s Federal income tax liability. The withholding rate varies according to the type of distribution and the Owner’s tax status. The Owner will be provided the opportunity to elect to not have tax withheld from distributions.

Due to recent regulatory developments, we must include the value of your Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit or the GRIB Rider in the calculation of your required minimum distribution. As a result of this new calculation, your required minimum distribution may be significant, and the fair market value of your Contract, as reported on Form 5498, may exceed the Contract Value. However, only the Contract Value is available to you for withdrawals. You should consult a tax adviser for more information about these distribution rules.

Our Taxes

At the present time, we make no charge for any Federal, state or local taxes (other than the charge for state and local premium taxes) that we incur that may be attributable to the subaccounts of the variable account or to the Contracts. We do have the right in the future to make additional charges for any such tax or other economic burden resulting from the application of the tax laws that we determine is attributable to the subaccounts of the variable account or the Contracts.

Under current laws in several states, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes). These taxes are not now significant and we are not currently charging for them. If they increase, we may deduct charges for such taxes.

 

 

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Federal Estate Taxes

While no attempt is being made to discuss the Federal estate tax implications of the Contract, a purchaser should keep in mind that the value of an annuity contract owned by a decedent and payable to a beneficiary by virtue of surviving the decedent is included in the decedent’s gross estate. Depending on the terms of the annuity contract, the value of the annuity included in the gross estate may be the value of the lump sum payment payable to the designated beneficiary or the actuarial value of the payments to be received by the beneficiary. You should consult an estate planning adviser for more information.

Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax

Under certain circumstances, Tax Code may impose a “generation skipping transfer tax” when all or part of an annuity contract is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under Tax Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Contract, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Annuity Purchases by Residents of Puerto Rico

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that income received by residents of Puerto Rico under life insurance or annuity contracts issued by a Puerto Rico branch of a United States life insurance company is U.S.-source income that is generally subject to United States Federal income tax.

Annuity Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations

The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to annuity purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax on taxable distributions from annuity contracts at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state and/or municipal taxes and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser’s country of citizenship or residence. Prospective purchasers are advised to consult with a qualified tax adviser regarding U.S. state, and foreign taxation with respect to an annuity contract purchase.

Foreign Tax Credits

We may benefit from any foreign tax credits attributable to taxes paid by certain portfolios to foreign jurisdictions to the extent permitted under federal tax law.

Possible Tax Law Changes

Although the likelihood of legislative changes is uncertain, there is always the possibility that the tax treatment of the Contracts could change by legislation or otherwise. Consult a tax adviser with respect to legislative developments and their effect on the Contract.

We have the right to modify the Contract in response to legislative changes that could otherwise diminish the favorable tax treatment that annuity contract owners currently receive. We make no guarantee regarding the tax status of any Contract and do not intend the above discussion as tax advice.

Additional Information

 

 

 

When We Will Make Payments

During the pay-in period, we will usually pay the amounts of any surrender, partial withdrawal, or death benefit payment within seven calendar days after we receive all the required information. The required information includes your written request, any information or documentation we reasonably need to process your request, and, in the case of a death benefit, receipt and filing of due proof of death. However, we may suspend or postpone payments during any period when:

 

   

the NYSE is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closing, or trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC;

 

   

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the SEC determines that an emergency exists that would make the disposal of securities held in the variable account or the determination of their value not reasonably practicable.

If you have submitted a recent check or draft, we have the right to defer payment of a surrender, withdrawals, or death benefit proceeds, or payments under a settlement option until we have assured ourselves that the check or draft has been honored.

If mandated under applicable law, we may be required to reject a premium payment and/or otherwise block access to a Contract Owner’s account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfers, partial withdrawals, a surrender, annuity payments, or death benefits. Once blocked, monies would be held in that account until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator. We may also be required to provide additional information about you or your account to government regulators.

We have the right to defer payment for a surrender, partial withdrawal, death benefit or transfer from the fixed account for up to six months from the date we receive your written request.

Distribution of the Contracts

Distribution and Principal Underwriting Agreement. We have entered into a distribution agreement with Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC (“FFS”), our affiliate, for the distribution and sale of the Contracts. Pursuant to this agreement, FFS serves as principal underwriter for the Contracts. FFS is affiliated with Farmers through Farmers’ parent that provides management-related services to the parent companies of FFS. FFS offers the Contracts for sale through its sales representatives. We reimburse FFS for certain expenses it incurs in order to pay for the distribution of the Contracts (e.g., commissions).

Compensation to Broker-Dealers Selling the Contracts. We pay commissions to FFS for sales of the Contracts by FFS’ sales representatives. Sales commissions may vary, but the commissions payable for Contract sales by sales representatives of FFS are expected not to exceed 7% of premium payments. Some sales representatives may elect to receive a lower commission on premium payments at the time of payment along with a quarterly or monthly payment based on Contract value for so long as the Contract remains in effect. FFS may be required to return to us first year commissions if the Contract is not continued through the first Contract year. We may pay lower compensation on sales to owners at older ages and at amounts over $1 million.

Special Compensation Paid to FFS. We pay for FFS’ operating and other expenses, including overhead, legal, and accounting fees. We may also pay for certain sales expenses of FFS: sales representative training materials; marketing materials and advertising expenses; and certain other expenses of distributing the Contracts. In addition, we contribute indirectly to the deferred compensation for FFS’ sales representatives. FFS pays its sales representatives a portion of the commissions received for their sales of the Contracts.

FFS’ sales representatives and their managers are also eligible for various cash benefits, such as cash production incentive bonuses based on aggregate sales of our variable insurance products (including this Contract) and/or other insurance products we issue, as well as certain insurance benefits and financing arrangements.

In addition, FFS’ sales representatives who meet certain productivity, persistency and length of service standards and/or their managers may be eligible for additional non-cash compensation items. Non-cash compensation items that FFS and we may provide jointly include attendance at conferences, conventions, seminars and trips (including travel, lodging and meals in connection therewith), entertainment, awards, merchandise and other similar items. By selling this Contract, sales representatives and/or their managers may qualify for these productivity benefits. FFS’ sales representatives and managers may receive other payments from us for services that do not directly involve the sale of the Contracts, including payments made for the recruitment and training of personnel, production of promotional literature and similar services.

Exclusive Access to FFS’ Distribution Network. In exchange for the amounts we pay to FFS, we receive exclusive access to FFS’ distribution network. The amounts we pay are designed especially to encourage the sale of our products by FFS. See the SAI for a discussion of the amounts of commissions we have paid to FFS in connection with its exclusive offering of the Contracts and other Farmers variable life insurance products.

 

 

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The prospect of receiving, or the actual receipt of the additional compensation, may provide FFS and/or its sales representatives with an incentive to recommend the Contracts to prospective owners over the sales of other investments with respect to which FFS either does not receive additional compensation or receives lower levels of additional compensation.

Ask your sales representative for further information about the compensation your sales representative and FFS may receive in connection with your purchase of a Contract. Also inquire about any revenue sharing arrangements that we may have with FFS, including the conflicts of interest that such arrangements may create.

No specific charge is assessed directly to Contract owners or the variable account to cover commissions and other incentives or payments described above in connection with the distribution of the Contracts. However, we intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses and incentives we pay through the fees and charges we deduct under the Contract and through other corporate revenue.

You should be aware that FFS and its sales representatives may receive different compensation or incentives for selling one product over another. In some cases, these payments may create an incentive for the selling firm or its sales representatives to recommend or sell this Contract to you. You may wish to take such payments into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation relating to the Contract.

Legal Proceedings

Like other life insurance companies, we are involved in lawsuits. These actions are in various stages of discovery and development, and some seek punitive as well as compensatory damages. In addition, we are, from time to time, involved as a party to various governmental and administrative proceedings. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of such matters with absolute certainty, at the present time, it appears that there are no pending or threatened lawsuits that are likely to have a material adverse impact on the variable account, on FFS’ ability to perform under the principal underwriting agreement, or on Farmers’ ability to meet its obligations under the Contracts.

Reports to Owners

Before the annuity start date, we will mail a report to you at least annually at your last known address of record. The report will state the Contract Value (including the Contract Value in each subaccount and the fixed account), and any further information required by any applicable law or regulation. Contract owners will also receive confirmations within 7 calendar days of each unscheduled financial transaction, such as premium payments, transfers, partial withdrawals, and a surrender. Scheduled financial transactions may be confirmed using quarterly statements.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding your Contract may be made by calling or writing to us at the Service Center.

Financial Statements

The audited financial statements of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and of Farmers Annuity Separate Account A are included in the SAI. You should consider the financial statements of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company as bearing only upon our ability to meet our obligations under the Policies. For a free copy of these audited financial statements, please call or write to us at the Service Center.

 

 

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Statement of Additional Information Table of Contents

 

 

 

The SAI contains additional information about the Contract and the variable account. You can obtain the SAI (at no cost) by writing to us at the address shown on the front cover or by calling 1-877-376-8008. The following is the Table of Contents for the SAI.

 

     Page

Additional Contract Provisions

   2

The Contract

   2

Incontestability

   2

Incorrect Age or Sex

   2

Nonparticipation

   2

Waiver of Surrender Charge Riders

   2

Tax Status of the Contracts

   3

Calculation of Subaccount and Adjusted Historic Portfolio Performance Data

   3

Money Market Subaccount Yields

   3

Other Subaccount Yields

   4

Average Annual Total Returns for the Subaccounts

   5

Non-Standard Subaccount Total Returns

   6

Adjusted Historic Portfolio Performance Data

   6

Effect of the Records Maintenance Charge on Performance Data

   6

Net Investment Factor

   7

Condensed Financial Information

   7

Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments

   22

Resolving Material Conflicts

   22

Voting Rights

   23

Third Party Administration Agreement

   23

Safekeeping of Variable Account Assets

   23

Distribution of the Contracts

   23

Legal Matters

   24

Experts

   24

Other Information

   24

Financial Statements

   24

Index to Financial Statements

   F-1

 

 

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Appendix A - Condensed Financial Information

 

 

The following tables of condensed financial information show accumulation unit values for each subaccount for the period since the subaccount started operation. An accumulation unit value is the unit we use to calculate the value of your interest in a subaccount. The tables below show two sets of accumulation unit values that reflect the highest and lowest levels of Variable Account Annual Expenses available under the Contract. Tables for one other set of accumulation unit values corresponding to the middle level of Variable Account Annual Expenses are included in the SAI, which is available (at no cost) by writing to us at the address shown on the front cover or by calling 1-877-376-8008. The accumulation unit value does not reflect the deduction of charges such as the annual Record Maintenance Charge that we subtract from your Contract Value by redeeming units. The data for 2008 used in the tables below is obtained from the audited financial statements of the variable account that can be found in the SAI.

Subaccounts Closed to New Investors. Twelve subaccounts, which invest in the following portfolios, are closed to new investors:

 

Portfolio

 

 

Fund

  Effective Date
Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio   Calvert Variable Series, Inc.   September 1, 2008
Quality Bond Portfolio   Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund   September 1, 2008
DWS Growth & Income VIP   DWS Variable Series I   September 1, 2008
DWS Small Cap Growth VIP   DWS Variable Series II   September 1, 2008
Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund  

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance

Products Trust

  September 1, 2008
Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund   Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust   September 1, 2008
Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund   Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust             May 1, 2006

Janus Aspen Enterprise Portfolio (formerly, Mid Cap

Growth Portfolio)

  Janus Aspen Series   September 1, 2008

PVC Equity Income Account (formerly, PVC Equity

Income Account I)

  Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.   September 1, 2008
PVC MidCap Stock Account   Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.   September 1, 2008

PVC SmallCap Growth Account II (formerly, PVC

SmallCap Growth Account)

  Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.   September 1, 2008

PVC West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09,

Principal Capital Appreciation Fund)

  Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.   September 1, 2008

If you purchased your Contract before the effective date shown in the table above, and had Contract Value allocated to an affected subaccount on the effective date, you may:

 

   

remain invested in the affected subaccount;

 

   

continue to allocate new premium to the affected subaccount; and

 

   

transfer into and out of the affected subaccount.

However, if and when you fully transfer out of an affected subaccount, you will not be permitted to allocate new premium to that subaccount or to transfer Contract Value into or out of that subaccount.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.: Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio)***

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

11.60  

 

 

7.20  

 

 

6,912  

 

 

2007*

 

 

11.13  

 

 

11.60  

 

 

8,401  

 

 

2006

 

 

11.17  

 

 

11.13  

 

 

9,415  

 

 

2005

 

 

12.44  

 

 

11.17  

 

 

7,862  

 

 

2004

 

 

11.39  

 

 

12.44  

 

 

8,583  

 

 

2003

 

 

8.25  

 

 

11.39  

 

 

1,703  

 

 

2002

 

 

10.78  

 

 

8.25  

 

 

857  

 

 

2001**

 

 

10.14  

 

 

10.78  

 

 

0  

 

* Effective after the close of business on September 26, 2007, pursuant to shareholder approval, the Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio was merged into the existing Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.

** Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

***The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund: Developing Leaders Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

10.32  

 

 

6.35  

 

 

121,180  

 

 

2007

 

 

11.77  

 

 

10.32  

 

 

131,462  

 

 

2006

 

 

11.50  

 

 

11.77  

 

 

133,701  

 

 

2005

 

 

11.02  

 

 

11.50  

 

 

122,449  

 

 

2004

 

 

10.04  

 

 

11.02  

 

 

110,599  

 

 

2003

 

 

7.73  

 

 

10.04  

 

 

101,726  

 

 

2002

 

 

9.69  

 

 

7.73  

 

 

67,344  

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.05  

 

 

9.69  

 

 

31,154  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund: Quality Bond Portfolio (Service Class Shares)**

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

12.15  

 

 

11.48  

 

 

106,415  

 

 

2007

 

 

11.90  

 

 

12.15  

 

 

137,392  

 

 

2006

 

 

11.58  

 

 

11.90  

 

 

134,478  

 

 

2005

 

 

11.46  

 

 

11.58  

 

 

132,984  

 

 

2004

 

 

11.25  

 

 

11.46  

 

 

130,427  

 

 

2003

 

 

10.86  

 

 

11.25  

 

 

125,540  

 

 

2002

 

 

10.22  

 

 

10.86  

 

 

76,425  

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.03  

 

 

10.22  

 

 

41,115  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. (Service Class Shares)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.01  

 

 

5.83  

 

 

7,650  

 

 

2007

 

 

8.48  

 

 

9.01  

 

 

7,248  

 

 

2006

 

 

7.88  

 

 

8.48  

 

 

7,211  

 

 

2005

 

 

7.71  

 

 

7.88  

 

 

7,154  

 

 

2004

 

 

7.36  

 

 

7.71  

 

 

6,880  

 

 

2003

 

 

5.92  

 

 

7.36  

 

 

4,912  

 

 

2002

 

 

8.45  

 

 

5.92  

 

 

4,688  

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.16  

 

 

8.45  

 

 

2,922  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Bond VIP (Class A Shares)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

14.05  

 

 

11.56  

 

 

342,551  

 

 

2007

 

 

13.65  

 

 

14.05  

 

 

336,446  

 

 

2006

 

 

13.18  

 

 

13.65  

 

 

263,498  

 

 

2005

 

 

12.99  

 

 

13.18  

 

 

220,418  

 

 

2004

 

 

12.47  

 

 

12.99  

 

 

193,066  

 

 

2003

 

 

12.01  

 

 

12.47  

 

 

158,299  

 

 

2002

 

 

11.28  

 

 

12.01  

 

 

122,173  

 

 

2001

 

 

10.79  

 

 

11.28  

 

 

98,087  

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.86  

 

 

10.79  

 

 

19,543  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/15/00.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Global Opportunities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

18.33  

 

 

9.07  

 

 

206,649  

 

 

2007

 

 

16.96  

 

 

18.33  

 

 

197,615  

 

 

2006

 

 

14.05  

 

 

16.96  

 

 

173,388  

 

 

2005

 

 

12.03  

 

 

14.05  

 

 

150,042  

 

 

2004

 

 

9.86  

 

 

12.03  

 

 

138,459  

 

 

2003

 

 

6.69  

 

 

9.86  

 

 

105,280  

 

 

2002

 

 

8.45  

 

 

6.69  

 

 

75,586  

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.03  

 

 

8.45  

 

 

31,992  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Growth & Income VIP (Class A Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

10.10  

 

 

 

6.16  

 

 

189,853  

 

 

2007

 

 

 

10.08  

 

 

 

10.10  

 

  235,192  

 

2006

 

 

 

8.98  

 

 

 

10.08  

 

  249,103  

 

2005

 

 

 

8.56  

 

 

 

8.98  

 

  261,785  

 

2004

 

 

 

7.86  

 

 

 

8.56  

 

  290,881  

 

2003

 

 

 

6.27  

 

 

 

7.86  

 

  295,619  

 

2002

 

 

 

8.25  

 

 

 

6.27  

 

  289,129  

 

2001

 

 

 

9.41  

 

 

 

8.25  

 

  299,135  

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.98  

 

 

 

9.41  

 

 

73,574  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

** The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS International VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

10.25  

 

 

 

5.25  

 

 

 

566,422  

 

 

2007

 

 

 

9.05  

 

 

 

10.25  

 

 

 

547,136  

 

 

2006

 

 

 

7.27  

 

 

 

9.05  

 

 

 

547,922  

 

 

2005

 

 

 

6.33  

 

 

 

7.27  

 

 

 

469,636  

 

 

2004

 

 

 

5.49  

 

 

 

6.33  

 

 

 

447,459  

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

4.35  

 

 

 

5.49  

 

 

 

377,275  

 

 

2002

 

 

 

5.39  

 

 

 

4.35  

 

 

 

329,627  

 

 

2001

 

 

 

7.88  

 

 

 

5.39  

 

 

 

193,708  

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.72  

 

 

 

7.88  

 

 

 

18,553  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Dreman High Return Equity VIP (effective 6-1-09, DWS Strategic Value VIP) (Class A Shares)

 

    

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

19.68  

 

 

 

10.51  

 

 

 

577,719  

 

 

2007

 

 

 

20.28  

 

 

 

19.68  

 

 

 

584,222  

 

 

2006

 

 

 

17.28  

 

 

 

20.28  

 

 

 

534,586  

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

16.19  

 

 

 

17.28  

 

 

 

489,922  

 

2004

 

 

 

14.36  

 

 

 

16.19  

 

 

 

467,234  

 

 

2003

 

 

 

11.01  

 

 

 

14.36  

 

 

 

401,562  

 

 

2002

 

 

 

13.59  

 

 

 

11.01  

 

 

 

362,498  

 

 

2001

 

 

 

13.52  

 

 

 

13.59  

 

 

 

245,243  

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

10.41  

 

 

 

13.52  

 

 

 

36,779  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Government & Agency Securities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.96  

 

 

14.48  

 

 

123,393  

 

 

2007

 

 

13.33  

 

 

13.96  

 

 

147,765  

 

 

2006

 

 

12.94  

 

 

13.33  

 

 

157,396  

 

 

2005

 

 

12.76  

 

 

12.94  

 

 

185,028  

 

 

2004

 

 

12.44  

 

 

12.76  

 

 

213,494  

 

 

2003

 

 

12.31  

 

 

12.44  

 

 

253,601  

 

 

2002

 

 

11.52  

 

 

12.31  

 

 

217,364  

 

 

2001

 

 

10.84  

 

 

11.52  

 

 

147,064  

 

 

2000*

 

 

10.12  

 

 

10.84  

 

 

22,310  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS High Income VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.96  

 

 

10.50  

 

 

192,454  

 

 

2007

 

 

13.99  

 

 

13.96  

 

 

210,792  

 

 

2006

 

 

12.81  

 

 

13.99  

 

 

197,732  

 

 

2005

 

 

12.47  

 

 

12.81  

 

 

184,554  

 

 

2004

 

 

11.22  

 

 

12.47  

 

 

169,043  

 

 

2003

 

 

9.11  

 

 

11.22  

 

 

121,917  

 

 

2002

 

 

9.24  

 

 

9.11  

 

 

86,527  

 

 

2001

 

 

9.11  

 

 

9.24  

 

 

39,479  

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.77  

 

 

9.11  

 

 

555  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Money Market VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

11.61  

 

 

11.78  

 

 

77,271  

 

 

2007

 

 

11.19  

 

 

11.61  

 

 

82,002  

 

 

2006

 

 

10.82  

 

 

11.19  

 

 

65,386  

 

 

2005

 

 

10.65  

 

 

10.82  

 

 

90,120  

 

 

2004

 

 

10.68  

 

 

10.65  

 

 

68,873  

 

 

2003

 

 

10.71  

 

 

10.68  

 

 

96,892  

 

 

2002

 

 

10.68  

 

 

10.71  

 

 

84,268  

 

 

2001

 

 

10.40  

 

 

10.68  

 

 

70,727  

 

 

2000*

 

 

10.10  

 

 

10.40  

 

 

4,853  

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Small Cap Growth VIP (Class A Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

5.01  

 

 

 

2.50  

 

 

 

51,279

 

 

2007

 

 

 

4.77  

 

 

 

5.01  

 

 

 

51,643

 

 

2006

 

 

 

4.58  

 

 

 

4.77  

 

 

 

50,495

 

 

2005

 

 

 

4.33  

 

 

 

4.58  

 

 

 

47,345

 

 

2004

 

 

 

3.94  

 

 

 

4.33  

 

 

 

49,225

 

 

2003

 

 

 

3.00  

 

 

 

3.94  

 

 

 

40,822

 

 

2002

 

 

 

4.56  

 

 

 

3.00  

 

 

 

38,860

 

 

2001

 

 

 

6.48  

 

 

 

4.56  

 

 

 

47,090

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

8.79  

 

 

 

6.48  

 

 

 

14,693

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.30  

 

 

 

5.89  

 

 

 

523,485

 

 

2007

 

 

 

9.01  

 

 

 

11.30  

 

 

 

506,444

 

 

2006

 

 

 

8.54  

 

 

 

9.01  

 

 

 

511,113

 

 

2005

 

 

 

8.17  

 

 

 

8.54  

 

 

 

474,631

 

 

2004

 

 

 

8.00  

 

 

 

8.17  

 

 

 

473,634

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.10  

 

 

 

8.00  

 

 

 

293,205

 

 

2002

 

 

 

8.84  

 

 

 

6.10  

 

 

 

217,954

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

8.84  

 

 

 

84,293

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

12.04  

 

 

7.49  

 

 

469,736

 

 

2007

 

 

11.57  

 

 

12.04  

 

 

529,446

 

 

2006

 

 

10.12  

 

 

11.57  

 

 

524,602

 

 

2005

 

 

9.77  

 

 

10.12  

 

 

473,342

 

 

2004

 

 

8.95  

 

 

9.77  

 

 

428,902

 

 

2003

 

 

7.05  

 

 

8.95  

 

 

321,666

 

 

2002

 

 

9.19  

 

 

7.05  

 

 

208,283

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.13  

 

 

9.19  

 

 

76,484

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

23.12  

 

 

 

13.83  

 

 

 

200,742

 

 

2007

 

 

 

20.25  

 

 

 

23.12  

 

 

 

203,102

 

 

2006

 

 

 

18.20  

 

 

 

20.25  

 

 

 

180,068

 

 

2005

 

 

 

15.57  

 

 

 

18.20  

 

 

 

119,455

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.62  

 

 

 

15.57  

 

 

 

96,561

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.22  

 

 

 

12.62  

 

 

 

65,624

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.35  

 

 

 

9.22  

 

 

 

39,859

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.04  

 

 

 

10.35  

 

 

 

16,378

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.82  

 

 

 

8.11  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.80  

 

 

 

8.02  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.79  

 

 

 

7.88  

 

 

 

4,137

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.72  

 

 

 

7.44  

 

 

 

4,110

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.71  

 

 

 

7.32  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.65  

 

 

7.01  

 

 

247

 

 

2007

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.94  

 

 

9.06  

 

 

403

 

 

2007

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.94  

 

 

9.32  

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.83  

 

 

8.32  

 

 

3,751

 

 

2007

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.74  

 

 

7.61  

 

 

15,157

 

 

2007

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.66  

 

 

7.15  

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A  

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Franklin Small–Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

12.14  

 

 

6.90  

 

 

93,843

 

 

2007

 

 

11.04  

 

 

12.14  

 

 

91,475

 

 

2006

 

 

10.27  

 

 

11.04  

 

 

85,250

 

 

2005

 

 

9.91  

 

 

10.27  

 

 

79,223

 

 

2004

 

 

8.99  

 

 

9.91  

 

 

72,524

 

 

2003

 

 

6.63  

 

 

8.99  

 

 

56,806

 

 

2002

 

 

9.40  

 

 

6.63  

 

 

38,928

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.11  

 

 

9.40  

 

 

17,151

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

12.69  

 

 

8.40  

 

 

63,043

 

 

2007

 

 

13.15  

 

 

12.69  

 

 

55,411

 

 

2006

 

 

11.37  

 

 

13.15  

 

 

45,934

 

 

2005*

 

 

10.07  

 

 

11.37  

 

 

15,257

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/2/05.

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

23.59  

 

 

11.03  

 

 

153,007

 

 

2007

 

 

18.53  

 

 

23.59  

 

 

171,881

 

 

2006

 

 

14.63  

 

 

18.53  

 

 

155,613

 

 

2005

 

 

11.61  

 

 

14.63  

 

 

75,890

 

 

2004

 

 

9.42  

 

 

11.61  

 

 

40,921

 

 

2003

 

 

6.23  

 

 

9.42  

 

 

10,556

 

 

2002

 

 

6.31  

 

 

6.23  

 

 

6,996

 

 

2001

 

 

6.94  

 

 

6.31  

 

 

5,238

 

 

2000*

 

 

8.31  

 

 

6.94  

 

 

2,550

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 8/4/00.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

17.30  

 

 

12.81  

 

 

92,347

 

 

2007

 

 

15.91  

 

 

17.30  

 

 

91,820

 

 

2006

 

 

13.29  

 

 

15.91  

 

 

68,228

 

 

2005

 

 

12.98  

 

 

13.29  

 

 

42,793

 

 

2004

 

 

11.35  

 

 

12.98  

 

 

29,955

 

 

2003

 

 

8.70  

 

 

11.35  

 

 

14,368

 

 

2002

 

 

9.20  

 

 

8.70  

 

 

4,745

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.08  

 

 

9.20  

 

 

4,949

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

10.52  

 

 

6.06  

 

 

394,481

 

 

2007

 

 

9.66  

 

 

10.52  

 

 

421,886

 

 

2006

 

 

9.00  

 

 

9.66  

 

 

415,552

 

 

2005

 

 

8.85  

 

 

9.00  

 

 

387,089

 

 

2004

 

 

8.20  

 

 

8.85  

 

 

338,369

 

 

2003

 

 

6.70  

 

 

8.20  

 

 

242,109

 

 

2002

 

 

8.96  

 

 

6.70  

 

 

174,176

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.15  

 

 

8.96  

 

 

68,856

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund** (Institutional Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

20.74  

 

 

12.87  

 

 

180,812

 

 

2007

 

 

20.33  

 

 

20.74  

 

 

213,439

 

 

2006

 

 

17.70  

 

 

20.33  

 

 

233,146

 

 

2005

 

 

15.87  

 

 

17.70  

 

 

237,447

 

 

2004

 

 

12.75  

 

 

15.87  

 

 

188,246

 

 

2003

 

 

10.04  

 

 

12.75  

 

 

136,454

 

 

2002

 

 

10.66  

 

 

10.04  

 

 

104,517

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.03  

 

 

10.66  

 

 

56,772

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

** As of May 1, 2006, the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund (Institutional Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.75  

 

 

8.95  

 

 

41,821

 

 

2007

 

 

16.66  

 

 

13.75  

 

 

39,381

 

 

2006

 

 

15.01  

 

 

16.66  

 

 

20,915

 

 

2005

 

 

14.31  

 

 

15.01  

 

 

11,253

 

 

2004

 

 

12.44  

 

 

14.31  

 

 

10,374

 

 

2003

 

 

8.62  

 

 

12.44  

 

 

4,301

 

 

2002

 

 

10.25  

 

 

8.62  

 

 

563

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.08  

 

 

10.25  

 

 

11

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.61  

 

 

11.29  

 

 

191,507

 

 

2007

 

 

12.48  

 

 

13.61  

 

 

169,891

 

 

2006

 

 

11.43  

 

 

12.48  

 

 

161,297

 

 

2005

 

 

10.74  

 

 

11.43  

 

 

138,312

 

 

2004

 

 

10.03  

 

 

10.74  

 

 

151,279

 

 

2003

 

 

8.93  

 

 

10.03  

 

 

135,809

 

 

2002

 

 

9.67  

 

 

8.93  

 

 

53,722

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.07  

 

 

9.67  

 

 

16,363

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

10.06  

 

 

5.56  

 

 

866,006

 

 

2007

 

 

7.43  

 

 

10.06  

 

 

930,084

 

 

2006

 

 

6.87  

 

 

7.43  

 

 

996,424

 

 

2005

 

 

6.16  

 

 

6.87  

 

 

971,391

 

 

2004

 

 

5.27  

 

 

6.16  

 

 

997,315

 

 

2003

 

 

4.42  

 

 

5.27  

 

 

960,133

 

 

2002

 

 

5.31  

 

 

4.42  

 

 

899,533

 

 

2001

 

 

6.85  

 

 

5.31  

 

 

788,721

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.30  

 

 

6.85  

 

 

188,188

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Enterprise Portfolio (formerly Mid Cap Growth Portfolio) (Service Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.00  

 

 

7.21  

 

 

72.158

 

 

2007

 

 

10.80  

 

 

13.00  

 

 

60,335

 

 

2006

 

 

9.64  

 

 

10.80  

 

 

58,258

 

 

2005

 

 

8.70  

 

 

9.64  

 

 

72,762

 

 

2004

 

 

7.31  

 

 

8.70  

 

 

66,619

 

 

2003

 

 

5.48  

 

 

7.31  

 

 

64,204

 

 

2002

 

 

7.72  

 

 

5.48  

 

 

64,300

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.01  

 

 

7.72  

 

 

35,998

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust: PIMCO VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) (Administrative Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.63  

 

 

13.15  

 

 

160,606

 

 

2007

 

 

13.30  

 

 

13.63  

 

 

193,705

 

 

2006

 

 

13.17  

 

 

13.30  

 

 

189,234

 

 

2005

 

 

12.67  

 

 

13.17  

 

 

175,291

 

 

2004

 

 

12.14  

 

 

12.67  

 

 

148,368

 

 

2003

 

 

12.01  

 

 

12.14  

 

 

109,701

 

 

2002

 

 

11.23  

 

 

12.01  

 

 

74,980

 

 

2001

 

 

10.55  

 

 

11.23  

 

 

41,484

 

 

2000*

 

 

10.14  

 

 

10.55  

 

 

3,630

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust: PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio (Administrative Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.19  

 

 

12.98  

 

 

234,453

 

 

2007

 

 

12.43  

 

 

13.19  

 

 

253,865

 

 

2006

 

 

12.09  

 

 

12.43  

 

 

260,809

 

 

2005

 

 

12.10  

 

 

12.09  

 

 

252,285

 

 

2004

 

 

12.02  

 

 

12.10  

 

 

228,817

 

 

2003

 

 

11.88  

 

 

12.02  

 

 

201,042

 

 

2002

 

 

11.23  

 

 

11.88  

 

 

162,980

 

 

2001

 

 

10.55  

 

 

11.23  

 

 

108,273

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.98  

 

 

10.55  

 

 

14,840

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/15/00.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC Equity Income Account (formerly, PVC Equity Income Account I) (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

17.55  

 

 

11.43  

 

 

302,314

 

 

2007

 

 

16.91  

 

 

17.55  

 

 

411,425

 

 

2006

 

 

14.51  

 

 

16.91  

 

 

366,843

 

 

2005

 

 

13.35  

 

 

14.51  

 

 

274,991

 

 

2004

 

 

11.36  

 

 

13.35  

 

 

189,327

 

 

2003

 

 

8.86  

 

 

11.36  

 

 

87,065

 

 

2002

 

 

10.26  

 

 

8.86  

 

 

37,430

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.05  

 

 

10.26  

 

 

9,279

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC MidCap Stock Account (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

15.56  

 

 

10.81  

 

 

179,771

 

 

2007

 

 

17.13  

 

 

15.56  

 

 

182,507

 

 

2006*

 

 

14.86  

 

 

17.13  

 

 

132,448

 

 

2005

 

 

13.29  

 

 

14.86  

 

 

102,557

 

 

2004

 

 

11.76  

 

 

13.29  

 

 

94,183

 

 

2003

 

 

9.34  

 

 

11.76  

 

 

53,771

 

 

2002

 

 

10.56  

 

 

9.34  

 

 

38,932

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.07  

 

 

10.56  

 

 

24,815

 

*. Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SmallCap Growth Account II (formerly, PVC SmallCap Growth Account) (Class 2 Shares)***

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.25  

 

 

5.37  

 

 

105,592

 

 

2007*

 

 

8.94  

 

 

9.25  

 

 

111,725

 

 

2006

 

 

8.48  

 

 

8.94  

 

 

117,545

 

 

2005

 

 

8.76  

 

 

8.48  

 

 

115,146

 

 

2004

 

 

8.48  

 

 

8.76  

 

 

104,782

 

 

2003

 

 

5.02  

 

 

8.48  

 

 

50,971

 

 

2002

 

 

9.63  

 

 

5.02  

 

 

41,904

 

 

2001**

 

 

10.17  

 

 

9.63  

 

 

16,243

 

* Effective 1/5/07, pursuant to shareholder approval, WM Small Cap Growth Fund, a portfolio of WM Variable Trust, merged into the PVC SmallCap Growth Account, an existing portfolio of the Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.

** Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

***The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation Fund) (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.77  

 

 

9.04  

 

 

65,512

 

 

2007

 

 

12.84  

 

 

13.77  

 

 

70,805

 

 

2006

 

 

11.62  

 

 

12.84  

 

 

42,241

 

 

2005*

 

 

10.05  

 

 

11.62  

 

 

2,658

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/2/05.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

16.16  

 

 

11.76  

 

 

1,250,263

 

 

2007

 

 

15.08  

 

 

16.16  

 

 

1,490,983

 

 

2006

 

 

13.82  

 

 

15.08  

 

 

1,471,594

 

 

2005

 

 

13.22  

 

 

13.82  

 

 

1,292,153

 

 

2004

 

 

12.18  

 

 

13.22  

 

 

1,005,338

 

 

2003

 

 

10.06  

 

 

12.18  

 

 

426,553

 

 

2002*

 

 

9.84  

 

 

10.06  

 

 

69,138

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

14.70  

 

 

11.71  

 

 

269,950

 

 

2007

 

 

13.85  

 

 

14.70  

 

 

274,156

 

 

2006

 

 

12.91  

 

 

13.85  

 

 

263,738

 

 

2005

 

 

12.51  

 

 

12.91  

 

 

244,171

 

 

2004

 

 

11.73  

 

 

12.51  

 

 

217,162

 

 

2003

 

 

10.16  

 

 

11.73  

 

 

82,447

 

 

2002*

 

 

9.90  

 

 

10.16  

 

 

3,339

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

17.49  

 

 

11.53  

 

 

900,019

 

 

2007

 

 

16.23  

 

 

17.49  

 

 

1,056,564

 

 

2006

 

 

14.66  

 

 

16.23  

 

 

947,762

 

 

2005

 

 

13.90  

 

 

14.66  

 

 

820,684

 

 

2004

 

 

12.60  

 

 

13.90  

 

 

572,200

 

 

2003

 

 

9.93  

 

 

12.60  

 

 

246,683

 

 

2002*

 

 

9.75  

 

 

9.93  

 

 

41,555

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

 

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No Optional Benefits Elected

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.15% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.52  

 

 

11.49  

 

 

390,793

 

 

2007

 

 

12.92  

 

 

13.52  

 

 

338,937

 

 

2006

 

 

12.26  

 

 

12.92  

 

 

300,245

 

 

2005

 

 

12.03  

 

 

12.26  

 

 

314,887

 

 

2004

 

 

11.45  

 

 

12.03  

 

 

291,959

 

 

2003

 

 

10.25  

 

 

11.45  

 

 

74,864

 

 

2002*

 

 

9.97  

 

 

10.25  

 

 

20,733

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

18.39  

 

 

11.35  

 

 

659,983

 

 

2007

 

 

17.01  

 

 

18.39  

 

 

740,064

 

 

2006

 

 

15.26  

 

 

17.01  

 

 

730,815

 

 

2005

 

 

14.36  

 

 

15.26  

 

 

587,575

 

 

2004

 

 

12.91  

 

 

14.36  

 

 

477,156

 

 

2003

 

 

9.84  

 

 

12.91  

 

 

155,340

 

 

2002*

 

 

9.68  

 

 

9.84  

 

 

13,017

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit) 1

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.: Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio)***

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

11.23  

 

 

6.94  

 

 

34

 

 

2007*

 

 

10.82  

 

 

11.23  

 

 

238

 

 

2006

 

 

10.91  

 

 

10.82  

 

 

468

 

 

2005

 

 

12.21  

 

 

10.91  

 

 

654

 

 

2004

 

 

11.24  

 

 

12.21  

 

 

594

 

 

2003

 

 

8.19  

 

 

11.24  

 

 

582

 

 

2002

 

 

10.74  

 

 

8.19  

 

 

639

 

 

2001**

 

 

10.14  

 

 

10.74  

 

 

0

 

* Effective after the close of business on September 26, 2007, pursuant to shareholder approval, the Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio was merged into the existing Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.

**Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

***The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund: Developing Leaders Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.99  

 

 

6.11  

 

 

25,342

 

 

2007

 

 

11.44  

 

 

9.99  

 

 

28,998

 

 

2006

 

 

11.24  

 

 

11.44  

 

 

28,465

 

 

2005

 

 

10.82  

 

 

11.24  

 

 

33,594

 

 

2004

 

 

9.90  

 

 

10.82  

 

 

33,321

 

 

2003

 

 

7.66  

 

 

9.90  

 

 

33,561

 

 

2002

 

 

9.66  

 

 

7.66  

 

 

25,483

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.05  

 

 

9.66  

 

 

12,942

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund: Quality Bond Portfolio (Service Class Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

11.76  

 

 

11.05  

 

 

21,447

 

 

2007

 

 

11.57  

 

 

11.76  

 

 

30,593

 

 

2006

 

 

11.32  

 

 

11.57  

 

 

30,393

 

 

2005

 

 

11.25  

 

 

11.32  

 

 

37,085

 

 

2004

 

 

11.10  

 

 

11.25  

 

 

33,679

 

 

2003

 

 

10.77  

 

 

11.10  

 

 

33,330

 

 

2002

 

 

10.18  

 

 

10.77  

 

 

28,351

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.03  

 

 

10.18  

 

 

18,970

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

 

1 We no longer offer the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider. If you have elected the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider and your Contract application was signed and dated before June 18, 2003, your Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider remains in force and our obligations and duties to you under this rider will not change.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

8.72  

 

 

5.61  

 

 

729

 

 

2007

 

 

8.25  

 

 

8.72  

 

 

738

 

 

2006

 

 

7.70  

 

 

8.25  

 

 

738

 

 

2005

 

 

7.57  

 

 

7.70  

 

 

738

 

 

2004

 

 

7.26  

 

 

7.57  

 

 

456

 

 

2003

 

 

5.87  

 

 

7.26  

 

 

456

 

 

2002

 

 

8.42  

 

 

5.87  

 

 

501

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.16  

 

 

8.42  

 

 

209

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Bond VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.52  

 

 

11.07  

 

 

27,443

 

 

2007

 

 

13.20  

 

 

13.52  

 

 

33,525

 

 

2006

 

 

12.81  

 

 

13.20  

 

 

35,078

 

 

2005

 

 

12.69  

 

 

12.81  

 

 

36,370

 

 

2004

 

 

12.24  

 

 

12.69  

 

 

39,974

 

 

2003

 

 

11.84  

 

 

12.24  

 

 

43,635

 

 

2002

 

 

11.18  

 

 

11.84  

 

 

41,188

 

 

2001

 

 

10.75  

 

 

11.18  

 

 

32,002

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.85  

 

 

10.75  

 

 

5,644

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/15/00.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Global Opportunities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

17.74  

 

 

8.73  

 

 

26,940

 

 

2007

 

 

16.49  

 

 

17.74  

 

 

28,786

 

 

2006

 

 

13.73  

 

 

16.49  

 

 

29,736

 

 

2005

 

 

11.81  

 

 

13.73  

 

 

33,567

 

 

2004

 

 

9.73  

 

 

11.81  

 

 

35,570

 

 

2003

 

 

6.64  

 

 

9.73  

 

 

37,356

 

 

2002

 

 

8.42  

 

 

6.64  

 

 

29,700

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.03  

 

 

8.42  

 

 

13,562

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Growth & Income VIP (Class A Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.72  

 

 

5.90  

 

 

77,506

 

 

2007

 

 

9.75  

 

 

9.72  

 

 

79,179

 

 

2006

 

 

8.72  

 

 

9.75  

 

 

77,134

 

 

2005

 

 

8.36  

 

 

8.72  

 

 

83,318

 

 

2004

 

 

7.71  

 

 

8.36  

 

 

87,252

 

 

2003

 

 

6.19  

 

 

7.71  

 

 

98,630

 

 

2002

 

 

8.18  

 

 

6.19  

 

 

112,399

 

 

2001

 

 

9.38  

 

 

8.18  

 

 

115,225

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.98  

 

 

9.38  

 

 

25,212

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS International VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.86  

 

 

5.02  

 

 

90,275

 

 

2007

 

 

8.75  

 

 

9.86  

 

 

95,044

 

 

2006

 

 

7.06  

 

 

8.75  

 

 

104,045

 

 

2005

 

 

6.18  

 

 

7.06  

 

 

126,530

 

 

2004

 

 

5.39  

 

 

6.18  

 

 

136,140

 

 

2003

 

 

4.29  

 

 

5.39  

 

 

143,978

 

 

2002

 

 

5.34  

 

 

4.29  

 

 

130,883

 

 

2001

 

 

7.86  

 

 

5.34  

 

 

82,656

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.72  

 

 

7.86  

 

 

8,381

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Dreman High Return Equity VIP (effective 6-1-09, DWS Strategic Value VIP) (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

18.94  

 

 

10.06  

 

 

113,246

 

 

2007

 

 

19.62  

 

 

18.94  

 

 

117,039

 

 

2006

 

 

16.79  

 

 

19.62  

 

 

117,048

 

 

2005

 

 

15.82  

 

 

16.79  

 

 

136,871

 

 

2004

 

 

14.10  

 

 

15.82  

 

 

141,933

 

 

2003

 

 

10.86  

 

 

14.10  

 

 

150,595

 

 

2002

 

 

13.47  

 

 

10.86  

 

 

142,384

 

 

2001

 

 

13.47  

 

 

13.47  

 

 

97,718

 

 

2000*

 

 

10.41  

 

 

13.47  

 

 

13,715

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Government & Agency Securities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.43  

 

 

13.87  

 

 

36,414

 

 

2007

 

 

12.89  

 

 

13.43  

 

 

48,737

 

 

2006

 

 

12.58  

 

 

12.89  

 

 

50,281

 

 

2005

 

 

12.46  

 

 

12.58  

 

 

54,617

 

 

2004

 

 

12.21  

 

 

12.46  

 

 

59,759

 

 

2003

 

 

12.14  

 

 

12.21  

 

 

62,801

 

 

2002

 

 

11.42  

 

 

12.14  

 

 

71,151

 

 

2001

 

 

10.80  

 

 

11.42  

 

 

55,036

 

 

2000*

 

 

10.12  

 

 

10.80  

 

 

6,451

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS High Income VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.44  

 

 

10.05  

 

 

26,404

 

 

2007

 

 

13.53  

 

 

13.44  

 

 

32,369

 

 

2006

 

 

12.45  

 

 

13.53  

 

 

32,262

 

 

2005

 

 

12.18  

 

 

12.45  

 

 

34,858

 

 

2004

 

 

11.02  

 

 

12.18  

 

 

36,642

 

 

2003

 

 

8.98  

 

 

11.02  

 

 

38,135

 

 

2002

 

 

9.16  

 

 

8.98  

 

 

33,322

 

 

2001

 

 

9.07  

 

 

9.16  

 

 

16,013

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.76  

 

 

9.07  

 

 

0

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Money Market VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

11.18  

 

 

11.28  

 

 

16,616

 

 

2007

 

 

10.82  

 

 

11.18  

 

 

5,740

 

 

2006

 

 

10.51  

 

 

10.82  

 

 

6,223

 

 

2005

 

 

10.40  

 

 

10.51  

 

 

6,423

 

 

2004

 

 

10.48  

 

 

10.40  

 

 

10,488

 

 

2003

 

 

10.57  

 

 

10.48  

 

 

11,447

 

 

2002

 

 

10.58  

 

 

10.57  

 

 

11,324

 

 

2001

 

 

10.36  

 

 

10.58  

 

 

5,755

 

 

2000*

 

 

10.09  

 

 

10.36  

 

 

140

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Small Cap Growth VIP (Class A Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

4.82  

 

 

 

2.39  

 

 

 

7,394

 

 

2007

 

 

 

4.61  

 

 

 

4.82  

 

 

 

7,383

 

 

2006

 

 

 

4.45  

 

 

 

4.61  

 

 

 

6,913

 

 

2005

 

 

 

4.23  

 

 

 

4.45  

 

 

 

6,808

 

 

2004

 

 

 

3.87  

 

 

 

4.23  

 

 

 

6,901

 

 

2003

 

 

 

2.96  

 

 

 

3.87  

 

 

 

17,566

 

 

2002

 

 

 

4.52  

 

 

 

2.96  

 

 

 

17,074

 

 

2001

 

 

 

6.46  

 

 

 

4.52  

 

 

 

17,054

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

8.79  

 

 

 

6.46  

 

 

 

8,376

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

10.93  

 

 

 

5.67  

 

 

 

77,167

 

 

2007

 

 

 

8.76  

 

 

 

10.93  

 

 

 

84,917

 

 

2006

 

 

 

8.34  

 

 

 

8.76  

 

 

 

94,361

 

 

2005

 

 

 

8.02  

 

 

 

8.34  

 

 

 

107,131

 

 

2004

 

 

 

7.90  

 

 

 

8.02  

 

 

 

105,218

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.05  

 

 

 

7.90  

 

 

 

101,562

 

 

2002

 

 

 

8.81  

 

 

 

6.05  

 

 

 

85,554

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

8.81  

 

 

 

36,718

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.65  

 

 

 

7.21  

 

 

 

59,311

 

 

2007

 

 

 

11.25  

 

 

 

11.65  

 

 

 

68,130

 

 

2006

 

 

 

9.89  

 

 

 

11.25  

 

 

 

70,819

 

 

2005

 

 

 

9.60  

 

 

 

9.89  

 

 

 

83,886

 

 

2004

 

 

 

8.83  

 

 

 

9.60  

 

 

 

86,597

 

 

2003

 

 

 

7.00  

 

 

 

8.83  

 

 

 

95,862

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.16  

 

 

 

7.00  

 

 

 

82,224

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.13  

 

 

 

9.16  

 

 

 

32,483

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

22.38  

 

 

 

13.31  

 

 

 

23,062

 

 

2007

 

 

 

19.70  

 

 

 

22.38  

 

 

 

26,818

 

 

2006

 

 

 

17.78  

 

 

 

19.70  

 

 

 

26,703

 

 

2005

 

 

 

15.29  

 

 

 

17.78  

 

 

 

21,341

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.46  

 

 

 

15.29  

 

 

 

22,333

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.14  

 

 

 

12.46  

 

 

 

19,403

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.31  

 

 

 

9.14  

 

 

 

16,795

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.04  

 

 

 

10.31  

 

 

 

7,744

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.81  

 

 

 

8.10  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.80  

 

 

 

8.01  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.79  

 

 

 

7.87  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.72  

 

 

 

7.43  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.70  

 

 

 

7.29  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.65  

 

 

 

7.00  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.94  

 

 

 

9.05  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.94  

 

 

 

9.30  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.83  

 

 

 

8.31  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.73  

 

 

 

7.60  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.66  

 

 

 

7.14  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Franklin Small–Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.74  

 

 

 

6.64  

 

 

 

16,571

 

 

2007

 

 

 

10.73  

 

 

 

11.74  

 

 

 

18,273

 

 

2006

 

 

 

10.04  

 

 

 

10.73  

 

 

 

19,002

 

 

2005

 

 

 

9.73  

 

 

 

10.04  

 

 

 

22,938

 

 

2004

 

 

 

8.88  

 

 

 

9.73  

 

 

 

22,807

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.57  

 

 

 

8.88  

 

 

 

22,840

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.37  

 

 

 

6.57  

 

 

 

14,417

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.11  

 

 

 

9.37  

 

 

 

6,820

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

12.52  

 

 

 

8.25  

 

 

 

14,066

 

 

2007

 

 

 

13.04  

 

 

 

12.52  

 

 

 

14,064

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.33  

 

 

 

13.04  

 

 

 

14,174

 

 

2005*

 

 

 

10.07  

 

 

 

11.33  

 

 

 

0

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/2/05.

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

22.70  

 

 

 

10.56  

 

 

 

3,271

 

 

2007

 

 

 

17.92  

 

 

 

22.70  

 

 

 

3,420

 

 

2006

 

 

 

14.22  

 

 

 

17.92  

 

 

 

3,550

 

 

2005

 

 

 

11.34  

 

 

 

14.22  

 

 

 

2,655

 

 

2004

 

 

 

9.25  

 

 

 

11.34  

 

 

 

792

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.14  

 

 

 

9.25  

 

 

 

484

 

 

2002

 

 

 

6.25  

 

 

 

6.14  

 

 

 

485

 

 

2001

 

 

 

6.92  

 

 

 

6.25  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

8.30  

 

 

 

6.92  

 

 

 

494

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 8/4/00.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

16.74  

 

 

 

12.34  

 

 

 

5,621

 

 

2007

 

 

 

15.47  

 

 

 

16.74  

 

 

 

5,345

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.99  

 

 

 

15.47  

 

 

 

5,371

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.75  

 

 

 

12.99  

 

 

 

5,388

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.20  

 

 

 

12.75  

 

 

 

4,083

 

 

2003

 

 

 

8.63  

 

 

 

11.20  

 

 

 

6,471

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.17  

 

 

 

8.63  

 

 

 

4,702

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.08  

 

 

 

9.17  

 

 

 

3,811

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

10.18  

 

 

 

5.83  

 

 

 

68,732

 

 

2007

 

 

 

9.40  

 

 

 

10.18  

 

 

 

78,033

 

 

2006

 

 

 

8.80  

 

 

 

9.40  

 

 

 

80,997

 

 

2005

 

 

 

8.69  

 

 

 

8.80  

 

 

 

93,182

 

 

2004

 

 

 

8.09  

 

 

 

8.69  

 

 

 

93,261

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.65  

 

 

 

8.09  

 

 

 

92,132

 

 

2002

 

 

 

8.93  

 

 

 

6.65  

 

 

 

69,647

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

8.93  

 

 

 

31,138

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund** (Institutional Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

20.07  

 

 

 

12.39  

 

 

 

30,871

 

 

2007

 

 

 

19.77  

 

 

 

20.07  

 

 

 

35,781

 

 

2006

 

 

 

17.30  

 

 

 

19.77  

 

 

 

37,257

 

 

2005

 

 

 

15.58  

 

 

 

17.30  

 

 

 

52,156

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.58  

 

 

 

15.58  

 

 

 

54,190

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.96  

 

 

 

12.58  

 

 

 

56,938

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.62  

 

 

 

9.96  

 

 

 

41,017

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.03  

 

 

 

10.62  

 

 

 

23,739

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

** As of May 1, 2006, the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund (Institutional Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.31  

 

 

 

8.62  

 

 

 

103

 

 

2007

 

 

 

16.20  

 

 

 

13.31  

 

 

 

416

 

 

2006

 

 

 

14.66  

 

 

 

16.20  

 

 

 

444

 

 

2005

 

 

 

14.05  

 

 

 

14.66  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.28  

 

 

 

14.05  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2003

 

 

 

8.55  

 

 

 

12.28  

 

 

 

101

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.22  

 

 

 

8.55  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.08  

 

 

 

10.22  

 

 

 

0

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.17  

 

 

 

10.87  

 

 

 

2,690

 

 

2007

 

 

 

12.14  

 

 

 

13.17  

 

 

 

4,528

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.17  

 

 

 

12.14  

 

 

 

4,722

 

 

2005

 

 

 

10.55  

 

 

 

11.17  

 

 

 

7,324

 

 

2004

 

 

 

9.90  

 

 

 

10.55  

 

 

 

8,327

 

 

2003

 

 

 

8.85  

 

 

 

9.90  

 

 

 

5,730

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.64  

 

 

 

8.85  

 

 

 

27,292

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.07  

 

 

 

9.64  

 

 

 

4,888

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.68  

 

 

 

5.32  

 

 

 

218,571

 

 

2007

 

 

 

7.19  

 

 

 

9.68  

 

 

 

231,580

 

 

2006

 

 

 

6.68  

 

 

 

7.19  

 

 

 

260,451

 

 

2005

 

 

 

6.02  

 

 

 

6.68  

 

 

 

285,624

 

 

2004

 

 

 

5.17  

 

 

 

6.02  

 

 

 

306,591

 

 

2003

 

 

 

4.36  

 

 

 

5.17  

 

 

 

351,304

 

 

2002

 

 

 

5.26  

 

 

 

4.36  

 

 

 

329,944

 

 

2001

 

 

 

6.83  

 

 

 

5.26  

 

 

 

291,666

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.30  

 

 

 

6.83  

 

 

 

51,770

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Enterprise Portfolio (formerly Mid Cap Growth Portfolio) (Service Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

12.57  

 

 

 

6.94  

 

 

 

11,147

 

 

2007

 

 

 

10.50  

 

 

 

12.57  

 

 

 

12,331

 

 

2006

 

 

 

9.42  

 

 

 

10.50  

 

 

 

13,750

 

 

2005

 

 

 

8.55  

 

 

 

9.42  

 

 

 

16,893

 

 

2004

 

 

 

7.21  

 

 

 

8.55  

 

 

 

17,721

 

 

2003

 

 

 

5.44  

 

 

 

7.21  

 

 

 

20,027

 

 

2002

 

 

 

7.69  

 

 

 

5.44  

 

 

 

20,764

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.01  

 

 

 

7.69  

 

 

 

15,554

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust: PIMCO VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

 

(Administrative Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.12  

 

 

 

12.59  

 

 

 

23,593

 

 

2007

 

 

 

12.87  

 

 

 

13.12  

 

 

 

32,928

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.80  

 

 

 

12.87  

 

 

 

32,482

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.37  

 

 

 

12.80  

 

 

 

33,941

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.92  

 

 

 

12.37  

 

 

 

35,243

 

 

2003

 

 

 

11.85  

 

 

 

11.92  

 

 

 

35,533

 

 

2002

 

 

 

11.13  

 

 

 

11.85  

 

 

 

27,243

 

 

2001

 

 

 

10.52  

 

 

 

11.13  

 

 

 

15,740

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

10.13  

 

 

 

10.52  

 

 

 

726

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust: PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio (Administrative Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

12.69  

 

 

 

12.43  

 

 

 

39,066

 

 

2007

 

 

 

12.02  

 

 

 

12.69  

 

 

 

54,615

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.75  

 

 

 

12.02  

 

 

 

55,305

 

 

2005

 

 

 

11.82  

 

 

 

11.75  

 

 

 

58,223

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.80  

 

 

 

11.82  

 

 

 

61,046

 

 

2003

 

 

 

11.72  

 

 

 

11.80  

 

 

 

60,313

 

 

2002

 

 

 

11.13  

 

 

 

11.72  

 

 

 

61,262

 

 

2001

 

 

 

10.51  

 

 

 

11.13  

 

 

 

42,174

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.97  

 

 

 

10.51  

 

 

 

4,101

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/15/00.

 

 

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(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC Equity Income Account (formerly, PVC Equity Income Account I) (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

16.98  

 

 

 

11.00  

 

 

 

19,120

 

 

2007

 

 

 

16.44  

 

 

 

16.98  

 

 

 

24,692

 

 

2006

 

 

 

14.18  

 

 

 

16.44  

 

 

 

25,541

 

 

2005

 

 

 

13.11  

 

 

 

14.18  

 

 

 

28,375

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.21  

 

 

 

13.11  

 

 

 

22,661

 

 

2003

 

 

 

8.79  

 

 

 

11.21  

 

 

 

16,114

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.23  

 

 

 

8.79  

 

 

 

15,898

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.05  

 

 

 

10.23  

 

 

 

10,833

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC MidCap Stock Account (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

15.06  

 

 

 

10.41  

 

 

 

11,203

 

 

2007

 

 

 

16.66  

 

 

 

15.06  

 

 

 

13,415

 

 

2006

 

 

 

14.52  

 

 

 

16.66  

 

 

 

14,834

 

 

2005

 

 

 

13.05  

 

 

 

14.52  

 

 

 

18,379

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.61  

 

 

 

13.05  

 

 

 

24,134

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.26  

 

 

 

11.61  

 

 

 

24,291

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.52  

 

 

 

9.26  

 

 

 

22,458

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.07  

 

 

 

10.52  

 

 

 

8,030

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SmallCap Growth Account II (formerly, PVC SmallCap Growth Account) (Class 2 Shares)***

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

8.95  

 

 

 

5.17  

 

 

 

13,707

 

 

2007*

 

 

 

8.69  

 

 

 

8.95  

 

 

 

16,410

 

 

2006

 

 

 

8.29  

 

 

 

8.69  

 

 

 

19,035

 

 

2005

 

 

 

8.60  

 

 

 

8.29  

 

 

 

22,010

 

 

2004

 

 

 

8.37  

 

 

 

8.60  

 

 

 

28,235

 

 

2003

 

 

 

4.98  

 

 

 

8.37  

 

 

 

28,251

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.59  

 

 

 

4.98  

 

 

 

33,573

 

 

2001**

 

 

 

10.17  

 

 

 

9.59  

 

 

 

7,441

 

  * Effective 1/5/07, pursuant to shareholder approval, WM Small Cap Growth Fund, a portfolio of WM Variable Trust, merged into the PVC SmallCap Growth Account, an existing portfolio of the Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.

** Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

***The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation Fund) (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.59  

 

 

 

8.88  

 

 

 

2,681

 

 

2007

 

 

 

12.73  

 

 

 

13.59  

 

 

 

2,137

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.58  

 

 

 

12.73  

 

 

 

2,026

 

 

2005*

 

 

 

10.05  

 

 

 

11.58  

 

 

 

1,581

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/2/05.

**The subaccount that invests in this portfolio is closed to new investors. Please see “Subaccounts Closed to New Investors”.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

15.74  

 

 

 

11.39  

 

 

 

112,512

 

 

2007

 

 

 

14.76  

 

 

 

15.74  

 

 

 

114,142

 

 

2006

 

 

 

13.60  

 

 

 

14.76  

 

 

 

116,895

 

 

2005

 

 

 

13.07  

 

 

 

13.60  

 

 

 

116,617

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.10  

 

 

 

13.07  

 

 

 

116,255

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.04  

 

 

 

12.10  

 

 

 

116,744

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.84  

 

 

 

10.04  

 

 

 

22,513

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

14.32  

 

 

 

11.35  

 

 

 

27,109

 

 

2007

 

 

 

13.56  

 

 

 

14.32  

 

 

 

27,577

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.70  

 

 

 

13.56  

 

 

 

27,175

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.37  

 

 

 

12.70  

 

 

 

27,033

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.66  

 

 

 

12.37  

 

 

 

23,845

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.14  

 

 

 

11.66  

 

 

 

16,293

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.90  

 

 

 

10.14  

 

 

 

10,400

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

17.04  

 

 

 

11.18  

 

 

 

71,818

 

 

2007

 

 

 

15.89  

 

 

 

17.04  

 

 

 

112,706

 

 

2006

 

 

 

14.42  

 

 

 

15.89  

 

 

 

117,100

 

 

2005

 

 

 

13.74  

 

 

 

14.42  

 

 

 

135,356

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.52  

 

 

 

13.74  

 

 

 

157,627

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.91  

 

 

 

12.52  

 

 

 

139,327

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.75  

 

 

 

9.91  

 

 

 

8,342

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

 

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Both Optional Benefits Elected (the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit AND the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit)

(Total Variable Account Annual Expenses of 1.65% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.17  

 

 

 

11.14  

 

 

 

11,823

 

 

2007

 

 

 

12.65  

 

 

 

13.17  

 

 

 

8,941

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.06  

 

 

 

12.65  

 

 

 

8,904

 

 

2005

 

 

 

11.89  

 

 

 

12.06  

 

 

 

8,333

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.38  

 

 

 

11.89  

 

 

 

7,736

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.23  

 

 

 

11.38  

 

 

 

5,131

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.97  

 

 

 

10.23  

 

 

 

2,958

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.: PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

17.91  

 

 

 

11.00  

 

 

 

31,522

 

 

2007

 

 

 

16.66  

 

 

 

17.91  

 

 

 

36,957

 

 

2006

 

 

 

15.01  

 

 

 

16.66  

 

 

 

53,281

 

 

2005

 

 

 

14.20  

 

 

 

15.01  

 

 

 

67,193

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.83  

 

 

 

14.20  

 

 

 

63,676

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.82  

 

 

 

12.83  

 

 

 

66,868

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.68  

 

 

 

9.82  

 

 

 

12,346

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

 

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The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated May 1, 2009 contains additional information about the Contract and the variable account. The Table of Contents for the SAI appears near the end of this prospectus. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

You can obtain the SAI (at no cost) by writing to the Service Center at the address shown on the front cover or by calling 1-877-376-8008.

The SEC maintains an Internet website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains the SAI and other information about us and the Contract. More information about us and the Contract (including the SAI) may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC., or may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Additional information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090.

Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC (“FFS”) serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Contracts. You may obtain more information about FFS and its registered representatives at http://www.finra.org or by calling 1-800-289-9999. You also can obtain an investor brochure from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), describing its Public Disclosure Program.

 

 

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Statement of Additional Information

for the

Farmers Variable Annuity

Individual Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Contract

Issued Through

Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

Offered by

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

3003 - 77th Avenue, S.E.

Mercer Island, Washington 98040

(206) 232-8400

Service Center:

P.O. Box 724208

Atlanta, Georgia 31139

Phone: 1-877-376-8008 (toll free)

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

 

This Statement of Additional Information expands upon subjects discussed in the current Prospectus for the Farmers Variable Annuity, an individual flexible premium variable annuity contract, offered by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. You may obtain a copy of the Prospectus for the Contract dated May 1, 2009 by calling 1-877-376-8008 or by writing to our Service Center at P.O. Box 724208, Atlanta, Georgia 31139.

This Statement incorporates terms used in the current Prospectus for each Contract.

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus and should be read only in conjunction with the Prospectuses for your Contract and the Portfolios.

The date of this Statement of Additional Information is May 1, 2009.

 

 

 

 


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Table of Contents

 

 

 

     Page

Additional Contract Provisions

   2

The Contract

   2

Incontestability

   2

Incorrect Age or Sex

   2

Nonparticipation

   2

Waiver of Surrender Charge Riders

   2

Tax Status of the Contracts

   3

Calculation of Subaccount and Adjusted Historic Portfolio Performance Data

   3

Money Market Subaccount Yields

   3

Other Subaccount Yields

   4

Average Annual Total Returns for the Subaccounts

   5

Non-Standard Subaccount Total Returns

   6

Adjusted Historic Portfolio Performance Data

   6

Effect of the Records Maintenance Charge on Performance Data

   6

Net Investment Factor

   7

Condensed Financial Information

   7

Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments

   22

Resolving Material Conflicts

   22

Voting Rights

   23

Third Party Administration Agreement

   23

Safekeeping of Variable Account Assets

   23

Distribution of the Contracts

   23

Legal Matters

   24

Experts

   24

Other Information

   24

Financial Statements

   24

Index to Financial Statements

   F-1

 

 

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Additional Contract Provisions

 

 

The Contract

The entire contract consists of the Contract, the signed application attached at issue, any attached amendments and supplements to the application, and any attached riders and endorsements. In the absence of fraud, we consider all statements in the application to be representations and not warranties. We will not use any statement to contest a claim unless that statement is in an attached application or in an amendment or supplement to the application attached to the Contract.

Any change in the Contract or waiver of its provisions must be in writing and signed by one of our officers. No other person – no agent or registered representative – has authority to change or waive any provision of the Contract.

Upon notice to you, we may modify the Contract if necessary to:

 

   

permit the Contract or the variable account to comply with any applicable law or regulation that a governmental agency issues;

 

   

assure continued qualification of the Contract under the Tax Code or other federal or state laws relating to retirement annuities or variable annuity contracts; or

 

   

effect a change in the operation of the variable account or to provide additional investment options.

In the event of such modifications, we will make the appropriate endorsement to the Contract.

Incontestability

We will not contest the Contract after the issue date.

Incorrect Age or Sex

We may require proof of age, sex, and right to payments before making any life annuity payments. If the age or sex (if applicable) of the annuitant has been stated incorrectly, then we will determine the annuity start date and the amount of the annuity payments by using the correct age and sex. After the annuity start date, any adjustment for underpayment will be paid immediately. Any adjustment for overpayment will be deducted from future payments. We will make adjustments for overpayments or underpayments with interest at the rate then in use to determine the rate of payments.

Nonparticipation

The Contract does not participate in our surplus earnings or profits. We will not pay dividends on the Contract.

Waiver of Surrender Charge Riders

If available in the state where the Contract is issued, your Contract will include riders that will waive surrender charges on a single withdrawal if:

 

   

the annuitant is under age 75 at the time of withdrawal, the annuitant is confined in a hospital or skilled nursing facility continuously for at least 90 days and remains confined at the time of the surrender request, and the annuitant was not confined to a hospital or nursing facility within 6 months of the issue date.

 

   

the annuitant is diagnosed with a terminal illness after the Contract is issued and is expected to live for 12 months or less, the withdrawal is $250,000 or less, and the withdrawal occurs no sooner than one year after the rider is issued.

 

 

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There is no additional charge for the issuance of these waiver of surrender charge riders. These riders may not be available in all states.

Tax Status of the Contracts

Tax law imposes several requirements that variable annuities must satisfy in order to receive the tax treatment normally accorded to annuity contracts.

Diversification Requirements. The Tax Code requires that the investments of each investment division of the variable account underlying the Contracts be “adequately diversified” in order for the Contracts to be treated as annuity contracts for Federal income tax purposes. It is intended that each investment division, through the fund in which it invests, will satisfy these diversification requirements.

Owner Control. In some circumstances, owners of variable annuity contracts who retain excessive control over the investment of the underlying portfolio assets of the variable account may be treated as the owners of those assets and may be subject to tax on income produced by those assets. Although there is limited published guidance in this area and it does not address certain aspects of the contracts, we believe that the owner of a contract should not be treated as the owner of the underlying assets. We reserve the right to modify the contracts to bring them into conformity with applicable standards should such modification be necessary to prevent owners of the contracts from being treated as the owners of the underlying portfolio assets of the variable account.

Required Distributions. In order to be treated as an annuity contract for Federal income tax purposes, section 72(s) of the Tax Code requires any Non-Qualified Contract to contain certain provisions specifying how your interest in the Contract will be distributed in the event of the death of a holder of the Contract. Specifically, section 72(s) requires that (a) if any Owner dies on or after the annuity starting date, but prior to the time the entire interest in the Contract has been distributed, the entire interest in the Contract will be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of such Owner’s death; and (b) if any owner dies prior to the annuity start date, the entire interest in the Contract will be distributed within five years after the date of such Owner’s death. These requirements will be considered satisfied as to any portion of an Owner’s interest which is payable to or for the benefit of a designated beneficiary and which is distributed over the life of such designated beneficiary or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of that beneficiary, provided that such distributions begin within one year of the Owner’s death. The designated beneficiary refers to a natural person designated by the owner as a beneficiary and to whom ownership of the Contract passes by reason of death. However, if the designated beneficiary is the surviving spouse of the deceased Owner, the Contract may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new owner.

The Non-Qualified Contracts contain provisions that are intended to comply with these Tax Code requirements, although no regulations interpreting these requirements have yet been issued. We intend to review such provisions and modify them if necessary to assure that they comply with the applicable requirements when such requirements are clarified by regulation or otherwise.

Other rules may apply to Qualified Contracts.

Calculation of Subaccount and Adjusted Historic Portfolio Performance Data

 

 

We may advertise and disclose historic performance data for the subaccounts, including yields, standard annual total returns, and nonstandard measures of performance of the subaccounts. Such performance data will be computed, or accompanied by performance data computed, in accordance with the SEC defined standards.

Money Market Subaccount Yields

Advertisements and sales literature may quote the current annualized yield of the Money Market subaccount for a seven-day period in a manner that does not take into consideration any realized or unrealized gains or losses, or income other than investment income, on shares of the Money Market Portfolio.

We compute this current annualized yield by determining the net change (not including any realized gains and losses on the sale of securities, unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and income other than

 

 

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investment income) at the end of the seven-day period in the value of a hypothetical subaccount under a Contract having a balance of one unit of the Money Market subaccount at the beginning of the period. We divide that net change in subaccount value by the value of the hypothetical subaccount at the beginning of the period to determine the base period return. Then we annualize this quotient on a 365-day basis. The net change in account value reflects (i) net income from the Money Market portfolio in which the hypothetical subaccount invests; and (ii) charges and deductions imposed under the Contract that are attributable to the hypothetical subaccount.

These charges and deductions include the per unit charges for the records maintenance charge, the mortality and expense risk charge for the standard death benefit (and the mortality and expense risk charge for the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit and the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit) and the asset-based administration charge. For purposes of calculating current yields for a Contract, we use an average per unit records maintenance charge based on the $30 records maintenance charge.

We calculate the current yield by the following formula:

Current Yield = ((NCS - ES)/UV) X (365/7)

Where:

 

NCS    =    the net change in the value of the Money Market Portfolio (not including any realized gains or losses on the sale of securities, unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and income other than investment income) for the seven-day period attributable to a hypothetical subaccount having a balance of one subaccount unit.
ES    =    per unit charges deducted from the hypothetical subaccount for the seven-day period.
UV    =    the unit value for the first day of the seven-day period.

We may also disclose the effective yield of the Money Market subaccount for the same seven-day period, determined on a compounded basis. We calculate the effective yield by compounding the unannualized base period return by adding one to the base return, raising the sum to a power equal to 365 divided by 7, and subtracting one from the result.

Effective Yield = (1 + ((NCS-ES)/UV))365/7 - 1

Where:

 

NCS    =    the net change in the value of the Money Market portfolio (not including any realized gains or losses on the sale of securities, unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and income other than investment income) for the seven-day period attributable to a hypothetical subaccount having a balance of one subaccount unit.
ES    =    per unit charges deducted from the hypothetical subaccount for the seven-day period.
UV    =    the unit value for the first day of the seven-day period.

The Money Market subaccount yield is lower than the Money Market portfolio’s yield because of the charges and deductions that the Contract imposes.

The current and effective yields on amounts held in the Money Market subaccount normally fluctuate on a daily basis. Therefore, the disclosed yield for any given past period is not an indication or representation of future yields or rates of return. The Money Market subaccount’s actual yield is affected by changes in interest rates on money market securities, average portfolio maturity of the Money Market Portfolio, the types and quality of securities held by the Money Market Portfolio and that Portfolio’s operating expenses. We may also present yields on amounts held in the Money Market subaccount for periods other than a seven-day period.

Yield calculations do not take into account the Surrender Charge that we assess on certain withdrawals of Contract Value.

Other Subaccount Yields

Sales literature or advertisements may quote the current annualized yield of one or more of the subaccounts (except the Money Market subaccount) under the Contract for 30-day or one-month periods. The

 

 

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annualized yield of a subaccount refers to income that the subaccount generates during a 30-day or one-month period and is assumed to be generated during each period over a 12-month period.

We compute the annualized 30-day yield by:

dividing the net investment income of the portfolio attributable to the subaccount units, less subaccount expenses

attributable to the Contract for the period, by the maximum offering price per unit on the last day of the period;

multiplying the result by the daily average number of units outstanding for the period;

compounding that yield for a 6-month period; and

multiplying the result by 2.

Expenses of the subaccount include the records maintenance charge, the asset-based administration charge and the mortality and expense risk charge for the standard death benefit (and the mortality and expense risk charge for the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit and the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit). The yield calculation assumes that we deduct the records maintenance charge at the end of each Contract Year. For purposes of calculating the 30-day or one-month yield, we divide an average records maintenance charge collected by the average Contract Value in the subaccount to determine the amount of the charge attributable to the subaccount for the 30-day or one-month period. We calculate the 30-day or one-month yield by the following formula:

Yield    =       2 X ((((NI - ES)/(U X UV)) + 1) 6 - 1)

Where:

 

NI      =      net income of the portfolio for the 30-day or one-month period attributable to the subaccount’s units.
ES      =      charges deducted from the subaccount for the 30-day or one-month period.
U      =      the average number of units outstanding.
UV      =      the unit value at the close of the last day in the 30-day or one-month period.

The yield for the subaccount is lower than the yield for the corresponding portfolio because of the charges and deductions that the Contract imposes.

The yield on the amounts held in the subaccounts normally fluctuates over time. Therefore, the disclosed yield for any given past period is not an indication or representation of future yields or rates of return. The types and quality of securities that a portfolio holds and its operating expenses affect the corresponding subaccount’s actual yield.

Yield calculations do not take into account the Surrender Charge that we assess on certain withdrawals of Contract Value.

Average Annual Total Returns for the Subaccounts

Sales literature or advertisements may quote average annual total returns for one or more of the subaccounts for various periods of time. If we advertise total return for the Money Market subaccount, then those advertisements and sales literature will include a statement that yield more closely reflects current earnings than total return.

When a subaccount has been in operation for 1, 5, and 10 years, respectively, we will provide the average annual total return for these periods. We may also disclose average annual total returns for other periods of time.

Standard average annual total returns represent the average annual compounded rates of return that would equate an initial investment of $1,000 under a Contract to the redemption value of that investment as of the last day of each of the periods. Each period’s ending date for which we provide total return quotations will be for the most recent calendar quarter-end practicable, considering the type of the communication and the media through which it is communicated.

 

 

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We calculate the standard average annual total returns using subaccount unit values that we calculate on each business day based on the performance of the subaccount’s underlying portfolio, the deductions for the mortality and expense risk charge for the standard death benefit (and in some cases, the mortality and expense risk charge for the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit and the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit), the asset-based administration charge and the records maintenance charge. The calculation reflects the deduction of the records maintenance charge by assuming a uniform reduction in the yield or total return which is determined by calculating the average impact of the records maintenance charge on in-force contracts.

We calculate the standard total return by the following formula:

 

TR       =    ((ERV/P)1/N) - 1

Where:

 

TR    =    the average annual total return net of subaccount recurring charges.
ERV    =    the ending redeemable value (minus any applicable Surrender Charge and records maintenance charge) of the hypothetical subaccount at the end of the period.
P    =    a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.
N    =    the number of years in the period.

Non-Standard Subaccount Total Returns

Sales literature or advertisements may quote average annual total returns for the subaccounts that do not reflect any Surrender Charges. We calculate such nonstandard total returns in exactly the same way as the average annual total returns described above, except that we replace the ending redeemable value of the hypothetical subaccount for the period with an ending value for the period that does not take into account any Surrender Charges.

We may disclose cumulative total returns in conjunction with the standard formats described above. We calculate the cumulative total returns using the following formula:

 

CTR    =    (ERV/P) - 1

Where:

 

CTR    =    the cumulative total return net of subaccount recurring charges for the period.
ERV    =    the ending redeemable value of the hypothetical investment at the end of the period.
P    =    a hypothetical single payment of $1,000.

Adjusted Historic Portfolio Performance Data

Sales literature or advertisements may quote adjusted yields and total returns for the portfolios since their inception reduced by some or all of the fees and charges under the Contract. Such adjusted historic portfolio performance may include data that precedes the inception dates of the subaccounts. This data is designed to show the performance that would have resulted if the Contract had been in existence during that time.

We will disclose nonstandard performance data only if we disclose the standard performance data for the required periods.

Effect of the Records Maintenance Charge on Performance Data

The Contract provides for the deduction of a $30 records maintenance charge at the end of each Contract year from the fixed account and the subaccounts. We will waive this charge if your Contract Value is $50,000 or more on the date the charge is assessed. We deduct the charge from each account based on the proportion that the value of each such account bears to the total Contract Value. The calculation reflects the deduction of the records maintenance charge by assuming a uniform reduction in the yield or total return which is determined by calculating the average impact of the records maintenance charge on in-force contracts.

 

 

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Net Investment Factor

 

 

The net investment factor is an index that measures the investment performance of a subaccount from one business day to the next. Each subaccount has its own net investment factor, which may be greater or less than one. The net investment factor for each subaccount equals the fraction obtained by dividing (X) by (Y) minus (Z) where:

 

  (X) is the net result of:

 

  1. the net asset value per portfolio share held in the subaccount at the end of the current business day; plus

 

  2. the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distribution on portfolio shares held in the subaccount during the current business day; less

 

  3. the per share amount of any capital loss, realized or unrealized, on portfolio shares held in the subaccount during the current business day.

 

  (Y) equals the net asset value per portfolio share held in the subaccount as of the end of the immediately preceding business day.

 

  (Z) equals charges and fees deducted from the subaccount. These consist of:

 

  4. the percentage charge for mortality and expense risk on that business day;

 

  5. the percentage charge for administrative costs on that business day; and

 

  6. the percentage charge for any other charges, fees and expenses for riders, endorsements, or supplemental benefits attached to your Contract, including the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider and the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit Rider.

Condensed Financial Information

 

 

The following tables of condensed financial information show accumulation unit values corresponding to the middle level of Variable Account Annual Expenses (1.40%) for each subaccount for the period since the subaccount started operation. An accumulation unit value is the unit we use to calculate the value of your interest in a subaccount. Tables for other sets of accumulation unit values that reflect the highest and lowest levels of the Variable Account Annual Expenses available under the Contract are found in Appendix A to the prospectus. The accumulation unit value does not reflect the deduction of charges such as the Record Maintenance Charge or Surrender Charge that we subtract from your Contract Value by redeeming units. The data for 2008 used in the tables below is obtained from the audited financial statements of the variable account that can be found in this SAI.

 

 

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One Optional Benefit Elected (Either the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit OR

the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit1)

(Total Variable Account Annual Charges of 1.40% of the daily net assets of the subaccount)

 

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.: Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (formerly Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio)***

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.41  

 

 

 

7.07  

 

 

 

13,197

 

 

2007*

 

 

 

10.97  

 

 

 

11.41  

 

 

 

17,206

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.04  

 

 

 

10.97  

 

 

 

20,832

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.32  

 

 

 

11.04  

 

 

 

22,148

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.31  

 

 

 

12.32  

 

 

 

23,577

 

 

2003

 

 

 

8.22  

 

 

 

11.31  

 

 

 

21,095

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.76  

 

 

 

8.22  

 

 

 

17,014

 

 

2001**

 

 

 

10.14  

 

 

 

10.76  

 

 

 

1,192

 

* Effective after the close of business on September 26, 2007, pursuant to shareholder approval, the Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio was merged into the existing Calvert Variable Series, Inc. Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.

** Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

*** As of September 1, 2008, the Calvert Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Calvert Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund: Developing Leaders Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

6.23  

 

 

 

99,265

 

 

2007

 

 

 

11.60  

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

124,593

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.37  

 

 

 

11.60  

 

 

 

121,250

 

 

2005

 

 

 

10.92  

 

 

 

11.37  

 

 

 

121,507

 

 

2004

 

 

 

9.97  

 

 

 

10.92  

 

 

 

114,405

 

 

2003

 

 

 

7.70  

 

 

 

9.97  

 

 

 

106,947

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.67  

 

 

 

7.70  

 

 

 

75,947

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.05  

 

 

 

9.67  

 

 

 

18,825

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund: Quality Bond Portfolio (Service Class Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.95  

 

 

 

11.26  

 

 

 

70,777

 

 

2007

 

 

 

11.73  

 

 

 

11.95  

 

 

 

119,872

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.45  

 

 

 

11.73  

 

 

 

119,778

 

 

2005

 

 

 

11.35  

 

 

 

11.45  

 

 

 

115,985

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.17  

 

 

 

11.35  

 

 

 

110,973

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.81  

 

 

 

11.17  

 

 

 

100,965

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.20  

 

 

 

10.81  

 

 

 

66,485

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.03  

 

 

 

10.20  

 

 

 

34,711

 

 

 

1

We no longer offer the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider. If you have elected the Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider and your initial Contract application was signed and dated before June 18, 2003, your Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit rider remains in force, a 0.25% Mortality and Expense Risk Charge will continue to be assessed, and our obligations and duties to you under this rider will not change.

 

 

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* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the Dreyfus Quality Bond Portfolio is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Dreyfus Quality Bond Portfolio.

 

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

8.87  

 

 

 

5.72  

 

 

 

3,328

 

 

2007

 

 

 

8.37  

 

 

 

8.87  

 

 

 

5,150

 

 

2006

 

 

 

7.78  

 

 

 

8.37  

 

 

 

5,404

 

 

2005

 

 

 

7.64  

 

 

 

7.78  

 

 

 

5,778

 

 

2004

 

 

 

7.31  

 

 

 

7.64  

 

 

 

4,082

 

 

2003

 

 

 

5.89  

 

 

 

7.31  

 

 

 

3,530

 

 

2002

 

 

 

8.43  

 

 

 

5.89  

 

 

 

1,079

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.16  

 

 

 

8.43  

 

 

 

386

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Bond VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.79  

 

 

 

11.31  

 

 

 

252,404

 

 

2007

 

 

 

13.42  

 

 

 

13.79  

 

 

 

368,876

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.99  

 

 

 

13.42  

 

 

 

247,369

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.84  

 

 

 

12.99  

 

 

 

226,351

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.36  

 

 

 

12.84  

 

 

 

210,729

 

 

2003

 

 

 

11.93  

 

 

 

12.36  

 

 

 

189,845

 

 

2002

 

 

 

11.23  

 

 

 

11.93  

 

 

 

154,887

 

 

2001

 

 

 

10.77  

 

 

 

11.23  

 

 

 

112,382

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.86  

 

 

 

10.77  

 

 

 

11,600

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/15/00.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS Global Opportunities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

18.03  

 

 

 

8.90  

 

 

 

168,529

 

 

2007

 

 

 

16.72  

 

 

 

18.03  

 

 

 

174,737

 

 

2006

 

 

 

13.89  

 

 

 

16.72  

 

 

 

148,263

 

 

2005

 

 

 

11.92  

 

 

 

13.89  

 

 

 

143,348

 

 

2004

 

 

 

9.80  

 

 

 

11.92  

 

 

 

140,443

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.66  

 

 

 

9.80  

 

 

 

132,860

 

 

2002

 

 

 

8.43  

 

 

 

6.66  

 

 

 

83,497

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.03  

 

 

 

8.43  

 

 

 

18,661

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

 

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DWS Variable Series I: DWS Growth & Income VIP (Class A Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.91  

 

 

 

6.03  

 

 

 

162,274

 

 

2007

 

 

 

9.92  

 

 

 

9.91  

 

 

 

187,582

 

 

2006

 

 

 

8.85  

 

 

 

9.92  

 

 

 

208,918

 

 

2005

 

 

 

8.46  

 

 

 

8.85  

 

 

 

208,175

 

 

2004

 

 

 

7.79  

 

 

 

8.46  

 

 

 

210,768

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.23  

 

 

 

7.79  

 

 

 

213,540

 

 

2002

 

 

 

8.22  

 

 

 

6.23  

 

 

 

234,880

 

 

2001

 

 

 

9.39  

 

 

 

8.22  

 

 

 

243,408

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.98  

 

 

 

9.39  

 

 

 

65,137

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the DWS Growth & Income VIP fund is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the DWS Growth & Income VIP fund.

 

DWS Variable Series I: DWS International VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

10.05  

 

 

 

5.13  

 

 

 

419,280

 

 

2007

 

 

 

8.90  

 

 

 

10.05  

 

 

 

462,035

 

 

2006

 

 

 

7.17  

 

 

 

8.90  

 

 

 

429,482

 

 

2005

 

 

 

6.25  

 

 

 

7.17  

 

 

 

442,697

 

 

2004

 

 

 

5.44  

 

 

 

6.25  

 

 

 

431,701

 

 

2003

 

 

 

4.32  

 

 

 

5.44  

 

 

 

424,284

 

 

2002

 

 

 

5.37  

 

 

 

4.32  

 

 

 

319,487

 

 

2001

 

 

 

7.87  

 

 

 

5.37  

 

 

 

130,622

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.72  

 

 

 

7.87  

 

 

 

18,493

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Dreman High Return Equity VIP (effective 6-1-09 DWS Strategic Value VIP) (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

19.30  

 

 

 

10.28  

 

 

 

480,608

 

 

2007

 

 

 

19.94  

 

 

 

19.30  

 

 

 

536,834

 

 

2006

 

 

 

17.03  

 

 

 

19.94  

 

 

 

453,872

 

 

2005

 

 

 

16.00  

 

 

 

17.03  

 

 

 

455,691

 

 

2004

 

 

 

14.23  

 

 

 

16.00  

 

 

 

447,439

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.94  

 

 

 

14.23  

 

 

 

446,046

 

 

2002

 

 

 

13.53  

 

 

 

10.94  

 

 

 

352,045

 

 

2001

 

 

 

13.49  

 

 

 

13.53  

 

 

 

176,153

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

10.41  

 

 

 

13.49  

 

 

 

34,696

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

 

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DWS Variable Series II: DWS Government & Agency Securities VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.69  

 

 

 

14.17  

 

 

 

140,501

 

 

2007

 

 

 

13.11  

 

 

 

13.69  

 

 

 

136,482

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.76  

 

 

 

13.11  

 

 

 

143,702

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.61  

 

 

 

12.76  

 

 

 

177,367

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.33  

 

 

 

12.61  

 

 

 

183,823

 

 

2003

 

 

 

12.22  

 

 

 

12.33  

 

 

 

204,115

 

 

2002

 

 

 

11.47  

 

 

 

12.22  

 

 

 

199,213

 

 

2001

 

 

 

10.82  

 

 

 

11.47  

 

 

 

144,984

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

10.12  

 

 

 

10.82  

 

 

 

12,478

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS High Income VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.70  

 

 

 

10.27  

 

 

 

155,993

 

 

2007

 

 

 

13.76  

 

 

 

13.70  

 

 

 

226,096

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.63  

 

 

 

13.76  

 

 

 

192,251

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.33  

 

 

 

12.63  

 

 

 

182,457

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.12  

 

 

 

12.33  

 

 

 

168,730

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.05  

 

 

 

11.12  

 

 

 

156,162

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.20  

 

 

 

9.05  

 

 

 

98,458

 

 

2001

 

 

 

9.09  

 

 

 

9.20  

 

 

 

27,721

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

9.77  

 

 

 

9.09  

 

 

 

1,892

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

DWS Variable Series II: DWS Money Market VIP (Class A Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.39  

 

 

 

11.53  

 

 

 

59,979

 

 

2007

 

 

 

11.00  

 

 

 

11.39  

 

 

 

42,640

 

 

2006

 

 

 

10.67  

 

 

 

11.00  

 

 

 

39,397

 

 

2005

 

 

 

10.53  

 

 

 

10.67  

 

 

 

52,688

 

 

2004

 

 

 

10.58  

 

 

 

10.53  

 

 

 

42,131

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.64  

 

 

 

10.58  

 

 

 

47,359

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.63  

 

 

 

10.64  

 

 

 

46,643

 

 

2001

 

 

 

10.38  

 

 

 

10.63  

 

 

 

19,140

 

 

2000*

 

 

 

10.09  

 

 

 

10.38  

 

 

 

5,925

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

 

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DWS Variable Series II: DWS Small Cap Growth VIP (Class A Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

4.91  

 

 

 

2.44  

 

 

 

55,114

 

 

2007

 

 

 

4.69  

 

 

 

4.91  

 

 

 

58,133

 

 

2006

 

 

 

4.52  

 

 

 

4.69  

 

 

 

61,881

 

 

2005

 

 

 

4.28  

 

 

 

4.52  

 

 

 

62,658

 

 

2004

 

 

 

3.91  

 

 

 

4.28  

 

 

 

60,932

 

 

2003

 

 

 

2.98  

 

 

 

3.91  

 

 

 

62,833

 

 

2002

 

 

 

4.54  

 

 

 

2.98  

 

 

 

56,979

 

 

2001

 

 

 

6.47  

 

 

 

4.54  

 

 

 

50,573

 

 

2000*

 

 

8.79  

 

 

 

6.47  

 

 

 

25,641

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the DWS Small Cap Growth VIP fund is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the DWS Small Cap Growth VIP fund.

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.11  

 

 

 

5.78  

 

 

 

416,120

 

 

2007

 

 

 

8.88  

 

 

 

11.11  

 

 

 

462,609

 

 

2006

 

 

 

8.44  

 

 

 

8.88  

 

 

 

462,517

 

 

2005

 

 

 

8.10  

 

 

 

8.44  

 

 

 

450,742

 

 

2004

 

 

 

7.95  

 

 

 

8.10  

 

 

 

427,072

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.07  

 

 

 

7.95  

 

 

 

358,773

 

 

2002

 

 

 

8.82  

 

 

 

6.07  

 

 

 

248,351

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

8.82  

 

 

 

53,564

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.85  

 

 

 

7.35  

 

 

 

374,156

 

 

2007

 

 

 

11.40  

 

 

 

11.85  

 

 

 

451,190

 

 

2006

 

 

 

10.00  

 

 

 

11.40  

 

 

 

411,980

 

 

2005

 

 

 

9.69  

 

 

 

10.00  

 

 

 

391,589

 

 

2004

 

 

 

8.89  

 

 

 

9.69  

 

 

 

358,521

 

 

2003

 

 

 

7.03  

 

 

 

8.89  

 

 

 

333,155

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.17  

 

 

 

7.03  

 

 

 

191,812

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.13  

 

 

 

9.17  

 

 

 

50,245

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

 

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Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund (“VIP”): Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

22.75  

 

 

 

13.57  

 

 

 

143,947

 

 

2007

 

 

 

19.97  

 

 

 

22.75  

 

 

 

156,942

 

 

2006

 

 

 

17.99  

 

 

 

19.97  

 

 

 

154,737

 

 

2005

 

 

 

15.43  

 

 

 

17.99  

 

 

 

136,499

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.54  

 

 

 

15.43  

 

 

 

118,192

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.18  

 

 

 

12.54  

 

 

 

93,911

 

 

2002

 

 

 

10.33  

 

 

 

9.18  

 

 

 

68,318

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.04  

 

 

 

10.33  

 

 

 

17,855

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.81  

 

 

 

8.10  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.80  

 

 

 

8.02  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.79  

 

 

 

7.88  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.72  

 

 

 

7.43  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.71  

 

 

 

7.30  

 

 

 

6,498

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

 

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Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.65  

 

 

 

7.00  

 

 

 

302

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds: Fidelity VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.94  

 

 

 

9.06  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.94  

 

 

 

9.31  

 

 

 

0

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.83  

 

 

 

8.32  

 

 

 

15,691

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.73  

 

 

 

7.60  

 

 

 

3,232

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios. Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85% (Service Class 2 Shares)*

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

9.66  

 

 

 

7.15  

 

 

 

23,738

 

 

2007

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A  

 

 

 

N/A

 

*Inception date of the subaccount was 9/1/08

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Franklin Small–Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

 

(Class 2 Shares)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

11.94  

 

 

 

6.77  

 

 

 

70,254

 

 

2007

 

 

 

10.88  

 

 

 

11.94  

 

 

 

85,443

 

 

2006

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

10.88  

 

 

 

72,326

 

 

2005

 

 

 

9.82  

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

76,053

 

 

2004

 

 

 

8.94  

 

 

 

9.82  

 

 

 

74,661

 

 

2003

 

 

 

6.60  

 

 

 

8.94  

 

 

 

70,358

 

 

2002

 

 

 

9.39  

 

 

 

6.60  

 

 

 

38,755

 

 

2001*

 

 

 

10.11  

 

 

 

9.39  

 

 

 

9,415

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

12.60  

 

 

 

8.33  

 

 

 

63,402

 

 

2007

 

 

 

13.09  

 

 

 

12.60  

 

 

 

64,667

 

 

2006

 

 

 

11.35  

 

 

 

13.09  

 

 

 

21,636

 

 

2005*

 

 

 

10.07  

 

 

 

11.35  

 

 

 

4,594

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/2/05.

 

 

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Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

23.14  

 

 

10.79  

 

 

96,323

 

 

2007

 

 

18.22  

 

 

23.14  

 

 

102,140

 

 

2006

 

 

14.42  

 

 

18.22  

 

 

86,683

 

 

2005

 

 

11.48  

 

 

14.42  

 

 

56,993

 

 

2004

 

 

9.33  

 

 

11.48  

 

 

23,483

 

 

2003

 

 

6.19  

 

 

9.33  

 

 

9,052

 

 

2002

 

 

6.28  

 

 

6.19  

 

 

7,779

 

 

2001

 

 

6.93  

 

 

6.28  

 

 

7,945

 

 

2000*

 

 

8.30  

 

 

6.93  

 

 

8,991

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 8/4/00.

 

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund.

 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust: Templeton Global Asset Allocation Fund (Class 2 Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

17.02  

 

 

12.57  

 

 

41,557

 

 

2007

 

 

15.69  

 

 

17.02  

 

 

45,686

 

 

2006

 

 

13.14  

 

 

15.69  

 

 

32,912

 

 

2005

 

 

12.86  

 

 

13.14  

 

 

29,653

 

 

2004

 

 

11.27  

 

 

12.86  

 

 

16,982

 

 

2003

 

 

8.66  

 

 

11.27  

 

 

12,119

 

 

2002

 

 

9.19  

 

 

8.66  

 

 

6,158

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.08  

 

 

9.19  

 

 

1,126

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

10.35  

 

 

5.94  

 

 

335,150

 

 

2007

 

 

9.53  

 

 

10.35  

 

 

427,062

 

 

2006

 

 

8.90  

 

 

9.53  

 

 

398,145

 

 

2005

 

 

8.77  

 

 

8.90  

 

 

384,868

 

 

2004

 

 

8.15  

 

 

8.77  

 

 

354,016

 

 

2003

 

 

6.68  

 

 

8.15  

 

 

325,133

 

 

2002

 

 

8.95  

 

 

6.68  

 

 

194,438

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.15  

 

 

8.95  

 

 

43,753

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund.

 

 

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Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund** (Institutional Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

20.40  

 

 

 

12.63  

 

 

 

122,026

 

 

2007

 

 

20.04  

 

 

20.40  

 

 

169,112

 

 

2006

 

 

17.50  

 

 

20.04  

 

 

176,174

 

 

2005

 

 

15.72  

 

 

17.50  

 

 

181,061

 

 

2004

 

 

12.67  

 

 

15.72  

 

 

167,137

 

 

2003

 

 

10.00  

 

 

12.67  

 

 

156,935

 

 

2002

 

 

10.64  

 

 

10.00  

 

 

111,889

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.03  

 

 

10.64  

 

 

35,761

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

**As of May 1, 2006, the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund.

 

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust: Goldman Sachs Structured Small Cap Equity Fund (Institutional Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.53  

 

 

 

8.78  

 

 

 

38,274

 

 

2007

 

 

16.43  

 

 

13.53  

 

 

38,546

 

 

2006

 

 

14.83  

 

 

16.43  

 

 

18,796

 

 

2005

 

 

14.18  

 

 

14.83  

 

 

10,892

 

 

2004

 

 

12.36  

 

 

14.18  

 

 

5,719

 

 

2003

 

 

8.59  

 

 

12.36  

 

 

1,145

 

 

2002

 

 

10.24  

 

 

8.59  

 

 

831

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.08  

 

 

10.24  

 

 

167

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.39  

 

 

 

11.08  

 

 

 

146,038

 

 

2007

 

 

12.31  

 

 

13.39  

 

 

130,638

 

 

2006

 

 

11.30  

 

 

12.31  

 

 

95,698

 

 

2005

 

 

10.65  

 

 

11.30  

 

 

79,340

 

 

2004

 

 

9.97  

 

 

10.65  

 

 

82,942

 

 

2003

 

 

8.89  

 

 

9.97  

 

 

66,359

 

 

2002

 

 

9.66  

 

 

8.89  

 

 

44,325

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.07  

 

 

9.66  

 

 

2,794

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

 

 

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Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.87  

 

 

5.44  

 

 

781,970

 

 

2007

 

 

7.31  

 

 

9.87  

 

 

855,599

 

 

2006

 

 

6.78  

 

 

7.31  

 

 

910,226

 

 

2005

 

 

6.09  

 

 

6.78  

 

 

905,447

 

 

2004

 

 

5.22  

 

 

6.09  

 

 

917,752

 

 

2003

 

 

4.39  

 

 

5.22  

 

 

947,903

 

 

2002

 

 

5.28  

 

 

4.39  

 

 

796,464

 

 

2001

 

 

6.84  

 

 

5.28  

 

 

619,380

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.30  

 

 

6.84  

 

 

175,932

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 4/7/00.

 

Janus Aspen Series: Janus Aspen Enterprise (formerly Mid Cap Growth Portfolio) (Service Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

12.78  

 

 

7.08  

 

 

25,259

 

 

2007

 

 

10.65  

 

 

12.78  

 

 

30,288

 

 

2006

 

 

9.53  

 

 

10.65  

 

 

30,489

 

 

2005

 

 

8.62  

 

 

9.53  

 

 

33,229

 

 

2004

 

 

7.26  

 

 

8.62  

 

 

31,030

 

 

2003

 

 

5.46  

 

 

7.26  

 

 

32,387

 

 

2002

 

 

7.70  

 

 

5.46  

 

 

31,886

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.01  

 

 

7.70  

 

 

23,490

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares) is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Janus Aspen Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares).

 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust: PIMCO VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

 

(Administrative Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.37  

 

 

12.87  

 

 

122,558

 

 

2007

 

 

13.08  

 

 

13.37  

 

 

202,299

 

 

2006

 

 

12.98  

 

 

13.08  

 

 

180,021

 

 

2005

 

 

12.52  

 

 

12.98  

 

 

171,494

 

 

2004

 

 

12.03  

 

 

12.52  

 

 

157,883

 

 

2003

 

 

11.93  

 

 

12.03  

 

 

138,930

 

 

2002

 

 

11.18  

 

 

11.93  

 

 

79,168

 

 

2001

 

 

10.53  

 

 

11.18  

 

 

34,929

 

 

2000*

 

 

10.13  

 

 

10.53  

 

 

1,720

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 6/7/00.

 

 

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PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust: PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio (Administrative Class Shares)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

12.94  

 

 

12.71  

 

 

215,510

 

 

2007

 

 

12.22  

 

 

12.94  

 

 

313,439

 

 

2006

 

 

11.92  

 

 

12.22  

 

 

296,948

 

 

2005

 

 

11.96  

 

 

11.92  

 

 

290,233

 

 

2004

 

 

11.91  

 

 

11.96  

 

 

269,421

 

 

2003

 

 

11.80  

 

 

11.91  

 

 

256,517

 

 

2002

 

 

11.18  

 

 

11.80  

 

 

194,773

 

 

2001

 

 

10.53  

 

 

11.18  

 

 

112,293

 

 

2000*

 

 

9.98  

 

 

10.53  

 

 

8,053

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/15/00.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC Equity Income Account (formerly, PVC Equity Income Account I) (Class 2

Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

17.26  

 

 

11.21  

 

 

363,458

 

 

2007

 

 

16.67  

 

 

17.26  

 

 

462,588

 

 

2006

 

 

14.34  

 

 

16.67  

 

 

425,248

 

 

2005

 

 

13.22  

 

 

14.34  

 

 

253,781

 

 

2004

 

 

11.29  

 

 

13.22  

 

 

143,241

 

 

2003

 

 

8.82  

 

 

11.29  

 

 

80,944

 

 

2002

 

 

10.24  

 

 

8.82  

 

 

59,632

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.05  

 

 

10.24  

 

 

7,672

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the Principal Equity Income Account is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Principal Equity Income Account.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC MidCap Stock Account (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

15.31  

 

 

10.61  

 

 

111,974

 

 

2007

 

 

16.89  

 

 

15.31  

 

 

128,014

 

 

2006

 

 

14.69  

 

 

16.89  

 

 

77,613

 

 

2005

 

 

13.17  

 

 

14.69  

 

 

69,094

 

 

2004

 

 

11.69  

 

 

13.17  

 

 

67,373

 

 

2003

 

 

9.30  

 

 

11.69  

 

 

60,041

 

 

2002

 

 

10.54  

 

 

9.30  

 

 

49,232

 

 

2001*

 

 

10.07  

 

 

10.54  

 

 

19,753

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the Principal Mid Cap Stock Account is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Principal Mid Cap Stock Account.

 

 

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Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC SmallCap Growth Account II (formerly, PVC SmallCap Growth Account) (Class 2

Shares)***

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

9.10  

 

 

5.27  

 

 

50,834

 

 

2007*

 

 

8.81  

 

 

9.10  

 

 

56,449

 

 

2006

 

 

8.38  

 

 

8.81  

 

 

59,650

 

 

2005

 

 

8.68  

 

 

8.38  

 

 

66,612

 

 

2004

 

 

8.42  

 

 

8.68  

 

 

62,519

 

 

2003

 

 

5.00  

 

 

8.42  

 

 

57,862

 

 

2002

 

 

9.61  

 

 

5.00  

 

 

51,022

 

 

2001**

 

 

10.17  

 

 

9.61  

 

 

11,224

 

 

  * Effective 1/5/07, pursuant to shareholder approval, WM Small Cap Growth Fund, a portfolio of WM Variable Trust, merged into the PVC SmallCap Growth Account, an existing portfolio of the Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.

** Inception date of the subaccount was 5/1/01

  *** As of September 1, 2008, the Principal Small Cap Growth Account II is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Principal Small Cap Growth Account II.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation

Fund) (Class 2 Shares)**

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

13.68  

 

 

8.96  

 

 

30,984

 

 

2007

 

 

12.79  

 

 

13.68  

 

 

47,161

 

 

2006

 

 

11.60  

 

 

12.79  

 

 

17,014

 

 

2005*

 

 

10.05  

 

 

11.60  

 

 

2,084

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 5/2/05.

  ** As of September 1, 2008, the Principal West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation Fund) is closed to new investors. Only contractowners who are currently invested in, and who remain invested in, that fund may allocate new premiums or transfer additional money into the Principal West Coast Equity Account (effective 6-30-09, Principal Capital Appreciation Fund).

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management (SAM)

Portfolios)

 

    

 

Accumulation unit value at the
beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units
outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

15.95  

 

 

11.57  

 

 

1,103,030

 

 

2007

 

 

14.92  

 

 

15.95  

 

 

1,199,889

 

 

2006

 

 

13.71  

 

 

14.92  

 

 

1,095,023

 

 

2005

 

 

13.15  

 

 

13.71  

 

 

1,041,915

 

 

2004

 

 

12.14  

 

 

13.15  

 

 

765,221

 

 

2003

 

 

10.05  

 

 

12.14  

 

 

357,490

 

 

2002*

 

 

9.84  

 

 

10.05  

 

 

29,117

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

 

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Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset

Management (SAM) Portfolios)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

14.51  

 

 

 

11.53  

 

 

 

220,779

 

 

2007

 

 

 

13.70  

 

 

 

14.51  

 

 

 

215,453

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.81  

 

 

 

13.70  

 

 

 

177,125

 

 

2005

 

 

 

12.44  

 

 

 

12.81  

 

 

 

161,211

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.70  

 

 

 

12.44  

 

 

 

135,472

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

11.70  

 

 

 

75,752

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.90  

 

 

 

10.15  

 

 

 

435

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management

(SAM) Portfolios)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

17.26  

 

 

 

11.36  

 

 

 

1,011,578

 

 

2007

 

 

 

16.06  

 

 

 

17.26  

 

 

 

1,155,309

 

 

2006

 

 

 

14.54  

 

 

 

16.06  

 

 

 

1,012,754

 

 

2005

 

 

 

13.82  

 

 

 

14.54  

 

 

 

777,010

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.56  

 

 

 

13.82  

 

 

 

573,520

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.92  

 

 

 

12.56  

 

 

 

307,633

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.75  

 

 

 

9.92  

 

 

 

15,242

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management

(SAM) Portfolios)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

13.35  

 

 

 

11.32  

 

 

 

91,501

 

 

2007

 

 

 

12.79  

 

 

 

13.35  

 

 

 

107,736

 

 

2006

 

 

 

12.16  

 

 

 

12.79  

 

 

 

70,574

 

 

2005

 

 

 

11.96  

 

 

 

12.16  

 

 

 

76,407

 

 

2004

 

 

 

11.42  

 

 

 

11.96  

 

 

 

82,119

 

 

2003

 

 

 

10.24  

 

 

 

11.42  

 

 

 

17,038

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.97  

 

 

 

10.24  

 

 

 

3,059

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

 

 

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Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”): PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (Class 2 Shares) (Strategic Asset Management

(SAM) Portfolios)

 

   

 

Accumulation unit value at the

beginning of the period

 

 

 

Accumulation unit value at the

end of the year

 

 

 

Number of accumulation units

outstanding at the end of the year

 

 

2008

 

 

 

18.15  

 

 

 

11.18  

 

 

 

616,753

 

 

2007

 

 

 

16.83  

 

 

 

18.15  

 

 

 

617,668

 

 

2006

 

 

 

15.14  

 

 

 

16.83  

 

 

 

574,237

 

 

2005

 

 

 

14.28  

 

 

 

15.14  

 

 

 

491,988

 

 

2004

 

 

 

12.87  

 

 

 

14.28  

 

 

 

411,883

 

 

2003

 

 

 

9.83  

 

 

 

12.87  

 

 

 

199,785

 

 

2002*

 

 

 

9.68  

 

 

 

9.83  

 

 

 

3,532

 

* Inception date of the subaccount was 9/3/02.

Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments

 

 

In the event of any substitution or change of the underlying portfolios, we may (by appropriate endorsement, if necessary) change the Contract to reflect the substitution or change. If we consider it to be in the best interest of owners and annuitants, and subject to any approvals that may be required under applicable law, the variable account may be operated as a management investment company under the 1940 Act, it may be deregistered under that Act if registration is no longer required, it may be combined with other of our variable accounts, or the assets may be transferred to another variable account. In addition, we may, when permitted by law, restrict or eliminate any voting rights you have under the Contracts.

Resolving Material Conflicts

 

 

The funds currently sell shares to registered separate accounts of insurance companies other than us to support other variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance contracts. In addition, our other separate accounts and separate accounts of other affiliated life insurance companies may purchase some of the funds to support other variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts. Moreover, qualified retirement plans may purchase shares of some of the funds. As a result, there is a possibility that an irreconcilable material conflict may arise between your interests as a Contract owner and the interests of persons owning other contracts investing in the same funds. There is also the possibility that a material conflict may arise between the interests of owners generally, or certain classes of owners, and participating qualified retirement plans or participants in such retirement plans.

We currently do not foresee any disadvantages to you that would arise from the sale of fund shares to support variable life insurance contracts or variable annuity contracts of other companies or to qualified retirement plans. However, the management of each fund will monitor events related to its fund in order to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts that might possibly arise as a result of such fund offering its shares to support both variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts, or support the variable life insurance contracts and/or variable annuity contracts issued by various affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies. In addition, the management of the funds will monitor the funds in order to identify any material irreconcilable conflicts that might possibly arise as a result of the sale of its shares to qualified retirement plans, if applicable.

In the event of such a conflict, the management of the appropriate fund would determine what action, if any, should be taken in response to the conflict. In addition, if we believe that the response of the funds to any such conflict does not sufficiently protect you, then we will take our own appropriate action, including withdrawing the variable account’s investment in such funds, as appropriate.

 

 

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Voting Rights

 

 

We determine the number of votes you may cast by dividing your Contract Value in a subaccount by the net asset value per share of the portfolio in which that subaccount invests. We determine the number of votes available to you as of the same date that the fund establishes for determining shareholders eligible to vote at the relevant meeting of the portfolio’s shareholders. We will solicit voting instructions by sending you written materials before the fund’s meeting in accordance with the fund’s procedures.

Third Party Administration Agreement

 

 

We have entered into a Master Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”) with McCamish Systems, L.L.C. (registered and known as “McCamish Systems, LLC Insurance Administrators” in the State of California only) (“McCamish”), a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Georgia. McCamish has its principal business address at 6452 Powers Ferry Road, Third Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. Under the Agreement, McCamish provides, at the Service Center, significant administrative services for the Contract and the Variable Account, including the processing of all premium payments, requests for transfers, partial withdrawals, and surrenders, and the calculation of accumulation unit values for each Contract and the variable account.

Safekeeping of Variable Account Assets

 

 

We hold the title to the assets of the variable account. The assets are kept physically segregated and held separate and apart from our general account assets and from the assets in any other separate account. We and our agent, McCamish, maintain records of all purchases and redemptions of portfolio shares held by each of the subaccounts. Additional protection for the assets of the variable account is provided by a blanket fidelity bond issued by Federal Insurance Company to Farmers Group, Inc., providing coverage of $30,000,000 in the aggregate and $15,000,000 per occurrence (subject to a $1,000,000 deductible) for all officers and employees of Farmers Group, Inc.

Distribution of the Contracts

 

 

We offer the Contracts on a continuous basis. We anticipate continuing to offer the Contracts, but reserve the right to discontinue the offering.

FFS serves as the principal underwriter for the Contracts. FFS is a Nevada limited liability company and its home office is located at 30801 Agoura Road, Bldg. 1, Agoura Hills, California 91301. FFS is affiliated with Farmers through Farmers’ parent that provides management-related services to the parent companies of FFS. FFS is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as with the securities commissions in the states in which it operates. FFS is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), and of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Currently, the Contracts are sold through FFS’ sales representatives who are appointed as our insurance agents.

We pay commissions to FFS for sales of the Contracts by its sales representatives. FFS received sales commissions with respect to the Contracts in the following amounts during the periods indicated:

 

Fiscal  

year  

   Aggregate Amount of
Commissions Paid to FFS*
  

Aggregate Amount of Commissions

Retained by FFS as

Principal Underwriter

    
2005      $ 3,122,881.05    0   
2006      $ 3,001,566.11    0   
2007      $ 3,536,455.19    0   
2008        $2,632,579.07    0   

* Includes sales compensation paid to registered persons of FFS.

 

 

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FFS passes through commissions it receives as principal underwriter and does not retain any portion of it in return for its services as principal underwriter for the Contracts. As a selling firm, FFS retained approximately $789,254 in commissions in 2008.

We pay for certain of FFS’ operating and other expenses, including overhead, legal, and accounting fees. We may also pay for certain sales expenses of FFS: sales representative training materials; marketing materials and advertising expenses; and certain other expenses of distributing the Contracts. In addition, we contribute indirectly to the deferred compensation for FFS’ sales representatives and managers. FFS’ sales representatives and their managers are also eligible for various cash benefits, such as production incentive bonuses, insurance benefits and financing arrangements, and non-cash compensation items that we and our affiliates may provide jointly with FFS.

We may pay FFS additional cash amounts for: (1) exclusively offering the Contracts; (2) sales promotions relating to the Contracts; (3) costs associated with sales conferences and educational seminars for FFS’ sales representatives; and (4) other sales expenses incurred by them. We may make bonus payments to FFS based on aggregate sales or persistency standards.

Legal Matters

 

 

Brian F. Kreger, Esq., Vice President, Corporate Secretary, and General Counsel, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, has passed upon all matters relating to Washington law pertaining to the Contracts, including the validity of the Contracts and the Company’s authority to issue the Contracts.

Experts

 

 

The financial statements and schedules of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2008 (prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Washington as described in Note 1 of the financial statements), and the financial statements of Farmers Annuity Separate Account A as of December 31, 2008 and for each of the two periods ended December 31, 2008 included in this SAI have been so included in reliance on report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, Washington 98101, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

Other Information

 

 

We have filed a registration statement with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Contracts discussed in this Statement of Additional Information. The Statement of Additional Information does not include all of the information set forth in the registration statement, amendments and exhibits. Statements contained in this Statement of Additional Information concerning the content of the Contracts and other legal instruments are intended to be summaries. For a complete statement of the terms of these documents, you should refer to the instruments filed with the SEC.

Financial Statements

 

 

The audited statutory financial statements of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2008, prepared in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Washington, which include the Report of Independent Auditors, are included in the SAI. You should consider the financial statements of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company as bearing only upon our ability to meet our obligations under the Policies.

The audited financial statements of Farmers Annuity Separate Account A as of December 31, 2008 and for the two periods then ended, as well as the Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, are included in the SAI.

 

 

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Index to Financial Statements

 

 

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Report of Independent Auditors

Statutory Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities, and Capital and Surplus as of December 31, 2008 and 2007

Statutory Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

Statutory Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

Statutory Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule and Investment Risk Interrogatories For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2008

Statement of Operations For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

Statements of Changes in Net Assets For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

Notes to Financial Statements

 

 

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Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statutory Financial Statements and

Supplemental Schedules

December 31, 2008 and 2007


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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Index

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Page(s)

Report of Independent Auditors

   2

Statutory Financial Statements

  
Statutory Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities and Capital and Surplus    3
Statutory Statements of Operations    4
Statutory Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus    5
Statutory Statements of Cash Flows    6
Notes to Statutory Financial Statements    7-41

Supplemental Schedules

  
Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities    43-46
Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule and Investment Risk Interrogatories    47-51

 

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Report of Independent Auditors

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company:

We have audited the accompanying statutory statements of admitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.) (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statutory statements of operations, changes in capital and surplus, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. 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.

As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company prepared these financial statements using accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Washington, which practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The effects on the financial statements of the variances between such practices and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America are material; they are described in Note 1.

In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter discussed in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the admitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, on the basis of accounting described in Note 1.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic statutory financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities and the Summary Investment Schedule and Investment Risk Interrogatories (collectively referred to as the “supplemental schedules”) of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and for the year then ended are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic statutory financial statements. The effects on the supplemental schedules of the variances between the statutory basis of accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material. As a consequence, the supplemental schedules do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such information of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and for the year then ended. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic statutory financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic statutory financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Seattle, Washington

April 28, 2009

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statutory Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities and Capital and Surplus

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008    2007

Admitted Assets

     

Bonds, at amortized cost (market value of $4,641,557 and $5,172,116)

   $ 5,096,884    $ 5,199,748

Preferred stocks, at cost or amortized cost (market value of $10,857 and $22,687)

     18,608      23,576

Common stocks (cost of $45,000 and $45,000)

     1,988      28,524

Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance for uncollectible loans

     47      74

Investment real estate

     

Properties held for the generation of income, net

     53,891      58,761

Contract loans

     275,336      263,006

Other invested assets

     219,395      271,261

Receivables for securities

     8,241      —  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     188,844      387,224
             

Total cash and invested assets

     5,863,234      6,232,174

Accrued investment income

     64,573      62,786

Deferred and uncollected premiums

     118,639      127,401

Other assets

     53,478      43,591

Current federal income tax recoverable and interest thereon

     —        23

Net deferred tax asset (Note 12)

     28,772      29,525

Electronic data processing equipment, net of depreciation

     64      101

Separate accounts

     316,799      491,909
             

Total admitted assets

   $ 6,445,559    $ 6,987,510
             

Liabilities

     

Aggregate reserves for life and annuity policies

   $ 4,930,493    $ 4,887,461

Aggregate reserves for accident and health policies

     1,074      652

Contract claims

     44,946      43,117

Liability for deposit-type contracts

     450,490      442,306

Funds held under coinsurance

     —        27,670

General expenses due and accrued

     27,009      27,012

Taxes, licenses, and fees due and accrued

     5,749      5,592

Current federal and foreign income taxes

     4,062      —  

Unearned investment income

     586      619

Amounts withheld or retained by the Company as agent or trustee

     638      766

Amounts held for agents’ account

     6,042      6,409

Remittances and items not allocated

     14,288      10,590

Asset valuation reserve (Note 3)

     —        50,442

Interest maintenance reserve (Note 3)

     21,700      28,426

Securities lending collateral liability

     2,918      262,427

Other liabilities

     65,596      60,857

Separate accounts

     316,799      491,909
             

Total liabilities

     5,892,390      6,346,255
             

Capital and Surplus

     

Common capital stock ($1 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 6,600,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively)

     6,600      6,600

Gross paid-in and contributed surplus

     3,199      3,199

Unassigned surplus

     543,370      631,456
             

Total capital and surplus

     553,169      641,255
             

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 6,445,559    $ 6,987,510
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statutory Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007     2006  

Revenues

      

Premiums and annuity considerations

   $ 623,848     $ 647,297     $ 659,505  

Net investment income, excluding realized gains and losses

     315,404       325,614       326,190  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     20,630       5,232       6,771  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     120,562       109,596       77,241  

Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded

     (51,505 )     (77,795 )     (70,150 )

Other

     11,747       11,662       21,128  
                        

Total revenues

     1,040,686       1,021,606       1,020,685  
                        

Benefits and expenses

      

Death and other benefits

     219,397       223,837       196,900  

Surrender benefits and other fund withdrawals

     286,858       269,650       242,501  

Interest on policy or contract funds

     21,233       22,353       22,855  

Increase in aggregate reserves

     41,614       20,648       62,035  

Commissions

     88,099       97,469       93,863  

General insurance expenses

     176,684       171,636       150,611  

Taxes, licenses, and fees

     21,658       20,173       19,664  

Increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

     273       455       1,657  

Transfers to separate accounts

     10,867       45,674       44,632  

Aggregate write-ins for deductions

     31       12,234       —    
                        

Total benefits and expenses

     866,714       884,129       834,718  
                        

Net gain from operations before federal income taxes and realized capital gains/(losses)

     173,972       137,477       185,967  

Federal income taxes

     41,201       47,673       59,533  
                        

Net gain from operations before realized capital gains/(losses)

     132,771       89,804       126,434  

Net realized capital gains/(losses), less capital gains/(losses) taxes of $7,795, $(3,881) and $(6,615) and transfers to interest maintenance reserve of $13,904, $(2,624) and $(3,135) at December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively

     (108,727 )     8,141       15,765  
                        

Net income

   $ 24,044     $ 97,945     $ 142,199  
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statutory Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus

Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Common
Capital
Stock
   Gross
Paid-In and
Contributed
Surplus
   Unassigned
Surplus
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balances at December 31, 2005

   $ 6,600    $ 3,199    $ 614,434     $ 624,233  

Net income

     —        —        142,199       142,199  

Change in net unrealized capital losses

     —        —        (2,251 )     (2,251 )

Change in net deferred taxes

     —        —        (15,412 )     (15,412 )

Change in non admitted assets

     —        —        32,133       32,133  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        (5,730 )     (5,730 )

Change in surplus as a result of reinsurance

     —        —        (6,620 )     (6,620 )

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —        (100,000 )     (100,000 )
                              

Balances at December 31, 2006

     6,600      3,199      658,753       668,552  

Net income

     —        —        97,945       97,945  

Change in net unrealized capital losses

     —        —        6,234       6,234  

Change in net deferred taxes

     —        —        1,285       1,285  

Change in non admitted assets

     —        —        18,357       18,357  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        (21,636 )     (21,636 )

Change in surplus as a result of reinsurance

     —        —        (4,482 )     (4,482 )

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —        (125,000 )     (125,000 )
                              

Balances at December 31, 2007

     6,600      3,199      631,456       641,255  

Net income

     —        —        24,044       24,044  

Change in net unrealized capital losses

     —        —        (61,645 )     (61,645 )

Change in net deferred taxes

     —        —        29,841       29,841  

Change in non admitted assets

     —        —        (40,296 )     (40,296 )

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —        —        1,168       1,168  

Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis

     —        —        (968 )     (968 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        50,442       50,442  

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —        (89,800 )     (89,800 )

Aggregate write-ins for gains and losses in surplus

     —        —        (872 )     (872 )
                              

Balances at December 31, 2008

   $ 6,600    $ 3,199    $ 543,370     $ 553,169  
                              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statutory Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007     2006  

Cash from operations

      

Premiums collected net of reinsurance

   $ 629,785     $ 651,305     $ 659,841  

Net investment income

     322,513       341,185       350,518  

Miscellaneous income

     132,309       121,258       98,369  
                        

Cash provided by operating activity

     1,084,607       1,113,748       1,108,728  
                        

Benefits and loss related payments

     552,898       599,755       521,714  

Net transfers to separate accounts

     (826 )     49,715       50,205  

Commissions, expenses paid and write-ins

     295,105       290,826       270,716  

Federal and foreign income taxes paid

     44,911       41,544       56,419  
                        

Cash used in operating activities

     892,088       981,840       899,054  
                        

Net cash from operations

     192,519       131,908       209,674  
                        

Cash from investments

      

Bonds

     559,305       1,070,566       1,122,070  

Common and preferred stocks

     —         15,777       39,584  

Mortgage loans

     27       86       266  

Other invested assets

     18,555       8,360       7,037  

Net gains on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     620       11,433       308  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     6,779       13,616       10,963  
                        

Cash provided by investing activities

     585,286       1,119,838       1,180,228  
                        

Bonds

     536,495       876,616       1,196,185  

Common and preferred stocks

     —         59,210       186  

Real estate

     654       611       1,389  

Other invested assets

     12,603       163,756       58,802  

Miscellaneous applications

     9,046       178       —    
                        

Cash paid for investing activities

     558,798       1,100,371       1,256,562  

Net increase (decrease) in contract loans and premium notes

     12,330       7,607       (1,214 )
                        

Net cash from investments

     14,158       11,860       (77,548 )
                        

Cash from financing and miscellaneous sources

      

Net deposits (withdrawals) on deposit-type contracts and other insurance liabilities

     10,707       (1,915 )     (13,405 )

Dividend to stockholder

     (89,800 )     (125,000 )     (100,000 )

Other cash provided

     (325,964 )     (70,224 )     35,992  
                        

Net cash paid for financing and miscellaneous sources

     (405,057 )     (197,139 )     (77,413 )
                        

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     (198,380 )     (53,371 )     54,713  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

      

Beginning of year

     387,224       440,595       385,882  
                        

End of year

   $ 188,844     $ 387,224     $ 440,595  
                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company

The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (the “Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc. (“FGI”), whose ultimate parent is Zurich Financial Services Group (“ZFS”). FGI has attorney-in-fact relationships with three inter-insurance exchanges: Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, and Truck Insurance Exchange (the “Exchanges” or the “P&C Group”).

In December 1988, BATUS Inc. (“BATUS”) a subsidiary of B.A.T. Industries p.l.c. (“B.A.T.”), acquired 100% ownership of FGI and its subsidiaries for approximately $5,212,619,000 in cash, including related expenses, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BATUS Financial Services. Immediately thereafter, BATUS Financial Services was merged into FGI.

In September 1998, the financial services businesses of B.A.T., which included the Company, were merged with Zurich Insurance Company (“ZIC”). The business of ZIC and the financial services businesses of B.A.T. were transferred to Zurich Group Holding (“ZGH”), a Swiss company with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.

Nature of Operations

The Company concentrates its sales activities in the individual life insurance and annuity markets. Principal lines of business include traditional whole life, universal life and variable universal life, as well as term life insurance products. Additionally, the Company offers flexible and single premium deferred annuities, single premium immediate annuities, and variable annuity products.

The Company and the Exchanges operate using federally registered trade names, including Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, Farmers Insurance Group, Farmers, Farmers New World Life and Farmers Life. The Company and the Exchanges distribute their respective insurance products through a common network of direct writing agents and district managers. As of December 31, 2008, this network consisted of approximately 14,209 direct writing agents and approximately 515 district managers, each of whom is an independent contractor.

Each agent is required to first submit business to the insurers in the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies within the classes and lines of business written by such insurers.

The Company is currently licensed in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

Business Risks

The Company operates in a business environment that is subject to various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, mortality risk, interest rate risk and legal and regulatory changes. The Company is subject to various state and federal regulatory authorities. The potential exists for changes in regulatory initiatives that can result in additional, unanticipated expenses to the Company. Existing federal laws and regulations affect the taxation of life insurance products and insurance companies. There can be no assurance as to what, if any, future legislation might be enacted, or if enacted, whether such legislation would include provisions with possible negative effects on the Company’s life, accident and health or annuity products.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Office of Insurance Commissioner of the State of Washington (“OIC”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the OIC.

The OIC recognizes only statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Washington for determining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company, for determining its solvency under the Washington Insurance Law. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual version effective January 1, 2001 (“NAIC SAP”) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of Washington. The OIC has adopted certain prescribed accounting practices which differ from those found in the NAIC SAP. Specifically, the requirement to nonadmit investments in foreign countries with certain sovereign debt ratings as stated in the Revised Code of Washington (“RCW”) 48.13.180. The NAIC SAP does not specifically address the accounting for these types of investments.

The Commissioner of Insurance of the OIC has the right to permit other specific practices which deviate from prescribed practices. The Company had adopted a permitted practice which differs from those found in the RCW as of December 31, 2008; specifically, the requirement to nonadmit real property in excess of limitations as stated in the RCW 48.13.170. With explicit permission of the Commissioner of Insurance of the OIC, the Company held real estate as admitted assets beyond the five year stated limitation for disposition of real estate acquired through foreclosure.

A reconciliation of the Company’s capital and surplus between NAIC SAP and practices prescribed or permitted by the OIC is shown below as of December 31, 2008 and 2007. The practices prescribed or permitted by the OIC did not have an impact on net income.

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008    2007

Capital and surplus per Annual Statement

   $ 551,476    $ 641,255

OIC prescribed practice (RCW 48.13.180)
Foreign Investments

     5,052      5,062

OIC permitted practice (RCW 48.13.170)
Real estate

     3,522      3,592
             

Net change

     8,574      8,654
             

Capital and surplus, NAIC SAP

   $ 560,050    $ 649,909
             

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Statutory accounting practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) in the following respects:

Investments

Investments in bonds are stated at amortized cost or at values required by the NAIC. Under GAAP, bonds are carried at fair market value or amortized cost based upon management’s intent as to whether bonds are available for sale or will be held until maturity.

Fair values of investments in bonds and preferred stocks are based on values specified by the NAIC, where available, rather than on actual market values or estimated fair values. Changes between cost and admitted asset investment amounts are credited and charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than net of amortization and tax, to a separate component of stockholder’s equity and other comprehensive income.

Asset Valuation Reserve

The asset valuation reserve (“AVR”) is determined by NAIC prescribed formulas, which establish a provision for the risk of asset defaults, and is reported as a liability with changes recorded directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, no such liability is established.

Interest Maintenance Reserve

An interest maintenance reserve (“IMR”) is provided as required by the NAIC in order to defer certain realized investment gains and losses, net of tax, related to interest rate fluctuations, and to amortize such gains and losses through operating income over the remaining life of the securities sold. Any net unamortized deferred losses are nonadmitted and charged directly to unassigned surplus. No such reserve is required by GAAP.

Life Policy and Contract Reserves

Life policy and contract reserves under statutory accounting practices are based on statutory mortality, morbidity, and interest requirements without consideration of withdrawals and Company experience.

GAAP requires that policy reserves for traditional products be based upon the net level premium method utilizing management’s best estimate of mortality, interest, and withdrawals prevailing when the policies were sold; for interest sensitive products, the GAAP policy reserve is determined using the retrospective deposit method and is equal to the policy fund balance, before surrender charges.

Acquisition Costs

Under statutory accounting practices, costs of acquiring new business are charged to operations in the year such costs are incurred. Under GAAP, such costs are deferred and amortized over the premium-paying period of the policies for traditional products, or as a level percentage of gross profits for interest sensitive products.

Recognition of Revenue and Related Expenses

Under statutory accounting practices, premiums are recognized as revenues when due. For GAAP purposes, premiums for traditional life insurance products, which include those products with fixed

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

and guaranteed premiums and benefits and consist principally of whole and term life insurance policies, are recognized as revenues when due. Revenues for universal life insurance policies and for investment products consist of policy charges for the cost of insurance, interest earned, policy administration charges, and surrender charges assessed against policyholder account balances during the year. Expenses related to these products include interest credited to policy account balances, benefit claims incurred in excess of policy account balances and commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance assumed. Revenues also include commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded and reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded. Under statutory accounting practices, deferred premiums, representing gross premiums less loading, are reported as an admitted asset. Under GAAP, uncollected premiums are stated at gross amounts and deferred premiums are reflected as a reduction of the related aggregate reserve.

Reinsurance

Reinsurance reserves and reinsurance recoverable on unpaid claims on reinsured business are netted in aggregate reserves and the liability for life policy claims, respectively. Under GAAP, these reinsured amounts are reflected as an asset.

Federal Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at the end of each year based on enacted tax rates. Changes in admitted deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized as adjustments to surplus. Deferred tax assets are admitted to the extent they meet specific criteria but are limited to the amount of gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized within one year of the balance sheet date, or a maximum of 10% of statutory capital and surplus as required to be shown on the statutory balance sheet of the reporting entity for its most recently filed statement with the domiciliary state commissioner adjusted to exclude any admitted net deferred tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating system software and any net positive goodwill. Under GAAP, changes in deferred income taxes are included in income tax expense or benefit and are allocated to continuing operations, discontinued operations, extraordinary items and items charged directly to shareholders’ equity. Additionally, under GAAP, deferred income tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not than some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Nonadmitted Assets

Certain assets are considered nonadmitted assets for statutory purposes and any changes in such assets are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. There are no nonadmitted assets for GAAP purposes.

Statement of Cash Flows

The statutory basis statement of cash flows is presented as required and differs from the GAAP presentation.

Reconciliation of Statutory Basis to GAAP Basis Accounting

The Company did not prepare financial statements on a GAAP basis in 2008; therefore, no reconciliation for the year ended December 31, 2008 has been prepared. A reconciliation of the Company’s statutory net income to GAAP net income and statutory capital and surplus to GAAP shareholder’s equity for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2007    2006

Capital and Surplus

     

As reported on a statutory basis

   $ 641,255    $ 668,552

Total adjustments

     969,101      874,328
             

As reported on a GAAP basis

   $ 1,610,356    $ 1,542,880
             
(in thousands of dollars)    2007    2006

Income Statement

     

As reported on a statutory basis

   $ 97,945    $ 142,199

Total adjustments

     91,195      12,233
             

As reported on a GAAP basis

   $ 189,140    $ 154,432
             

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Separate Accounts

The Company issues variable universal life (“VUL”) and deferred variable annuity contracts. The assets and liabilities held for VUL, Farmers EssentialLife VUL, Accumulator VUL and deferred variable annuity contracts are held in the Separate Accounts (the “Accounts”), which are legally segregated from the general assets of the Company. As of December 31, 2008, there were 37 sub-accounts available for the variable universal life products, 48 sub-accounts available for variable annuity, 35 sub-accounts available for Farmers EssentialLife VUL and 23 sub-accounts available for the Accumulator VUL product. The sub-accounts invest in underlying mutual fund portfolios. Shares of each portfolio are purchased and redeemed at net asset value, without a sales charge. Any dividends and distributions from a portfolio are reinvested at net asset value in shares of that same portfolio. The deposits collected for variable contracts are invested at the direction of the contract holders in the sub-accounts that comprise the Accounts. Absent any contract provisions wherein the Company contractually guarantees either a minimum return or account value, the contract holders bear the investment risk that the sub-accounts may not meet their stated objectives.

The assets of the Accounts are carried at fair value. The Accounts’ liabilities represent the contract holders’ claims to the related assets and are carried at the fair value of the assets. Investment income and realized capital gains and losses of the Accounts accrue directly to the contract holders and, therefore, are not included in the Company’s statutory basis statements of operations. Mortality, policy administration, and surrender charges to all accounts are included in the revenues of the Company.

Aggregate Reserves for Life and Annuity Policies

Life reserves are based on mortality tables approved by the NAIC using statutory specified interest rates and valuation methods that provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the minimum required by the OIC.

 

   

Reserves for life insurance are based on the American Experience, 1941, 1958, 1980 or 2001 Commissioner’s Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) and Commissioners Extended Term (“CET”) mortality tables with interest rates from 2.25% to 6.00%. For certain term insurance plans issued on or after January 1, 2000, the Company calculates deficiency reserves using valuation mortality rates representative of actual Company experience, as permitted by the Valuation of Life Insurance Policies Model Regulation of the NAIC.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

   

Reserves for deferred annuities, including variable annuities, are based on 1971 Individual Annuity Mortality (“IAM”), 1983 Table A, Annuity 2000, or 1994 Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit mortality tables with interest rates from 3.00% to 7.25%.

 

   

Reserves for equity-indexed annuities are based on 1983 Table A or Annuity 2000 mortality tables with interest rates from 4.50% to 5.75%.

 

   

Reserves for immediate annuity contracts, other than structured settlements, are based on the Annuity Table for 1949, 1971 IAM, 1983 Table A or Annuity 2000 mortality tables with interest rates from 3.00% to 4.50%.

 

   

Reserves for structured settlement annuities are based on the 1983 Table A mortality table with interest rates from 4.75% to 7.00%. The reserves held for structured settlement annuity contracts with a substandard rating are based on a rated age approach and are compliant with the approach specified by Actuarial Guideline 9A of the NAIC.

The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon the death of the insured. For all plans, with the exception of its universal life plans, any portion of the final premium beyond the month of death is returned. For universal life plans, premiums beyond the date of death are not refunded. Surrender values are not promised in excess of the legally computed reserves.

For certain universal life policies, reserves for substandard lives are not separately identified and are calculated in the aggregate. For all other policies, substandard lives are charged an extra premium plus the regular gross premium for the actual issue age or, in some cases, for the rated issued age. Mean reserves are determined by computing the regular mean reserve for the plan based on the actual or rated age and holding, in addition, one-half of the annualized substandard extra premium charge. The reserves held for structured settlement annuity contracts with a substandard rating are based on a rated age approach.

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had approximately $11,367,701,000 and $11,973,696,000, respectively, of insurance in force for which the gross premiums are less than the net premiums according to the standard valuation set by the OIC. The Company does not utilize anticipated investment income as a factor in the premium deficiency calculation.

For tabular interest on annuities involving life contingencies, the tabular less actual reserve released, and the tabular cost have been determined by formula. For annuities and other deposits not involving life contingencies the tabular interest was determined by one of the following methods: 1) serially using the actual interest credited to funds on deposit for the year, or 2) estimated in the aggregate from the beginning and the ending balances, assuming a uniform distribution of cash flows during the year, and the average statutory valuation interest rate.

Unpaid Loss/Claim Adjustment Expenses

The Company accrues an operating expense for the cost of settling benefit claims incurred in the current period, with settlement in future periods. The estimate is based upon the time duration of expected transactions and the total expected costs of settlement, including overhead expenses for each transaction. The balance in the liability for the unpaid loss/claim adjustment expense as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $405,000 and $764,000, respectively.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Reinsurance

Premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, benefits and reserves related to reinsured business are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Premiums ceded to other companies have been reported as a reduction of premium income. Amounts applicable to reinsurance ceded for future policy benefits, unearned premium reserves and claim liabilities have been reported as reductions of these items.

Investments

Investments are valued as prescribed by the NAIC and as required by the OIC. All security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Investments are recorded on the following bases:

 

   

Bonds – at cost, adjusted for amortization of premium or discount. Bonds with NAIC designations of 6 are reported at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Discount or premium on bonds is amortized using the interest method on a retrospective basis. A yield to worst amortization method is used to take into consideration any bond call or sinking fund feature. Loan-backed securities are amortized using the interest method including anticipated prepayments at the date of purchase. Prepayment assumptions are obtained from broker dealer surveys or internal estimates and are based on the current interest rate and economic environment. Significant changes in estimated cash flows from the original purchase assumptions are accounted for using the retrospective method except for high-risk securities, which use the prospective method. The Company uses the retrospective method and has elected to use book value as of January 1, 1994, as the cost for loan-backed securities purchased prior to January 1, 1994, where historical cash flows are not readily available.

 

   

Preferred stocks – Preferred stocks with NAIC designations of 1 through 3 with characteristics of debt securities are reported at cost or amortized cost. Preferred stocks with NAIC designations of 1 to 3 with characteristics of equity securities are reported at cost. All other preferred stocks are reported at the lower of cost, amortized cost or fair market value based on the audited statutory equity of the entity’s financial statements.

 

   

Common stocks – The Company has sole ownership in a subsidiary, Leschi Life Assurance Company, which was capitalized on January 2, 2007. It is accounted for under the equity method.

 

   

Mortgage loans – at the aggregate unpaid balance. The Company measures impaired loans based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, as a practical expedient, at the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral, if the loan is collateral dependent. The Company had no impaired loans as of December 31, 2008 and 2007. The maximum percentage of any one loan to the value of the security at the origination date of the loan is 75%.

 

   

Real estate, including related improvements – at the lower of depreciated cost or market. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over 30 years, which is the estimated life of the properties. Real estate acquired in satisfaction of debt is recorded at estimated fair value at the date of foreclosure. Accumulated depreciation for real estate as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $21,531,000 and $19,115,000, respectively. Cost is adjusted for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Impaired real estate is written down to the estimated fair value with the impairment loss being included in realized losses. Impairment losses are based upon

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

 

the estimated fair value of real estate, which is generally computed using the present value of expected future cash flows from the real estate discounted at a rate commensurate with the underlying risks. In September 2008, the Company classified the Rocklin real estate investment property as held for sale. As a result, a loss of $3,109,000 was recognized to carry it at market value. Real estate held for the production of income is appraised at least once every five years.

 

   

Contract loans – at unpaid balances, not in excess of policy cash surrender value.

 

   

Other invested assets – These balances consist of the Company’s investment in joint ventures, hedge funds, partnerships and call options.

 

   

Joint ventures, hedge funds and partnerships – The Company’s investment in joint ventures, hedge funds and partnerships are reported based upon the Company’s proportionate share of the underlying equity of the investee with changes in value being recorded as a component of net unrealized gains or losses in surplus.

 

   

Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500”) call options are purchased as economic hedges against the interest liabilities generated on the equity-indexed annuity products. These call options are carried at estimated fair value based on stock price, strike price, time to expiration, interest rates, dividends, and volatility using the methodology of the Black-Scholes option pricing formula. Unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the estimated fair value of the call options are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. Premiums paid on S&P 500 call options are amortized to net investment income over the term of the contracts. The call options effectively hedge the annuity contracts since they are both purchased and sold with identical parameters. The annuities were written based on a 7-year investment term, absent early termination by participants. Therefore, the anticipated hedge transaction (i.e. payment of interest to the policyholder at the end of the investment term and maturity of the S&P 500 call option) for each annuity is generally expected to occur in 7 years or less.

 

   

Short-term investments – at cost or amortized cost.

Realized gains and losses on sales of investments, recognized in the statement of operations, are determined based on one of the following: 1) net book value of individual investment, or 2) the cost of the individual security. The unrealized gains or losses on common stocks and preferred stocks are accounted for as direct increases or decreases in statutory unassigned surplus, and have no effect on the statement of operations.

Changes in interest rates have a direct, inverse impact on the fair value of fixed income investments. It is reasonably possible that changes in interest rates will occur in the near term and could, as a result of such changes, have a material impact on the fair value of fixed income investments. If a decline in the fair value of an individual investment is considered to be other than temporary, the difference between amortized book value or original cost and fair value is recorded as a realized investment loss. Fair value is based on NAIC designated values or quoted market prices.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Investment Income Due and Accrued

Investment income due and accrued with amounts over 90 days past due is nonadmitted. Nonadmitted investment income due and accrued that was excluded from surplus as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $0 and $74,000, respectively.

Federal Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at the end of each year based on enacted tax rates. Changes in admitted deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized as adjustments to surplus. Deferred tax assets are admitted to the extent they meet specific criteria but are limited to the amount of gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized within one year of the balance sheet date or a maximum of 10% of statutory capital and surplus as required to be shown on the statutory balance sheet of the reporting entity for its most recently filed statement with the domiciliary state commissioner adjusted to exclude any admitted net deferred tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating system software and any net positive goodwill.

Leases

The Company has a long-term lease commitment with options to renew at the end of the lease period. Operating lease payments are charged to the income statement in the period in which they are incurred. Rental expense for 2008, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $2,834,000 for all years, respectively. See Note 15 for discussion of lease commitments.

Death, Disability and Other Benefits

Death and disability benefits represent the estimated ultimate net cost of all reported and unreported claims incurred through year end. Such estimates are based on projections applied to historical claim payment data.

Electronic Data Processing Equipment

Depreciation on electronic data processing equipment, an admitted asset, is calculated using the straight-line basis over 3 years. Accumulated depreciation on electronic data processing equipment as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 was approximately $577,000 and $1,688,000, respectively.

Depreciation expense on admitted assets was approximately $50,000, $40,000 and $112,000 for each year ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and has been included in general expenses.

Financial Instruments and Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, investments, and reinsurance receivables and payables.

The Company cedes insurance risk to various A.M. Best rated reinsurance companies rated A- or better by A.M. Best. The Company’s management reviews the financial strength of its reinsurers at the inception of a reinsurance contract and periodically thereafter, for the purpose of assessing the financial ability of the reinsurers to perform. Management believes that its reinsurers have the financial strength to perform on their financial obligations.

The Company places its cash with high credit quality institutions. At times, such amounts may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limits. Management believes that risk with respect to these balances is minimal, due to the high credit quality of the depositories.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Change in Valuation Basis

In 2008, the Company changed the methodology used to calculate CRVM expense allowances on its ordinary life business from continuous functions to discounted continuous functions. The impact of this change on the Company’s reserves for periods ending December 31, 2007 and prior was $968,000.

The Company changed the methods used to calculate the advance and deferred premiums on its ordinary life business. Advance premiums were being calculated as in advance of the next mode due date and was changed to in advance of the next anniversary due date to be in full compliance with SSAP No. 51. The change in the advance premium calculation necessitated a change in the calculation of deferred premiums as well, so that deferred premiums are now net of any deferred premiums paid. The changes were made as a result of the most recent financial condition examination conducted by the State of Washington Office of Insurance Commissioner. The impact on the Company’s surplus for periods ending December 31, 2007 and prior is $1,168,245.

Statements of Cash Flows

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and short-term investments include cash and investments, principally money market funds, with remaining maturities at date of purchase of 12 months or less.

Reclassification

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net income or capital and surplus as previously reported.

 

2. Investments

The components of investment income by type of investment for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007     2006  

Bonds

   $ 290,502     $ 296,678     $ 301,542  

Preferred stocks

     1,353       1,366       1,666  

Common stocks

     —         —         74  

Mortgage loans on real estate

     5       10       24  

Investment real estate

     8,024       7,426       10,469  

Contract loans

     20,373       19,493       19,403  

Short-term investments

     2,429       3,898       4,372  

Other

     4,071       11,440       5,445  
                        

Gross investment income

     326,757       340,311       342,995  

Less: Investment expenses

     (11,353 )     (14,697 )     (16,805 )
                        

Net investment income

   $ 315,404     $ 325,614     $ 326,190  
                        

In 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s investment expense included fees of approximately $153,000, $377,000 and $422,000, respectively, to its parent company, FGI.

In 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s investment expenses included fees of approximately $1,451,000, $1,464,000 and $1,510,000, respectively, to Deutsche Asset Management.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

In 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s investment expenses included fees of approximately $117,000, $212,000 and $241,000, respectively, to Zurich Investment Services.

In 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s investment expenses included fees of approximately $1,213,000, $1,586,000 and $1,406,000, respectively, to Zurich Group Investments.

In 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s investment expenses included fees of approximately $1,211,000, $176,000 and $0, respectively, to Zurich Alternative Asset Management.

In 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s investment expenses included fees of approximately $495,000, $432,000 and $346,000, respectively, to Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.

In 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s investment expenses included fees of approximately $385,000, $352,000 and $487,000, respectively, to BlackRock, Inc.

Realized Gains and Losses

Realized gains and losses on sales, redemptions and impairments of investments are determined based on the actual cost of the securities. Realized investment gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007     2006  

Bonds

   $ (70,157 )   $ (3,770 )   $ (4,091 )

Preferred stocks

     (4,680 )     (171 )     1,140  

Common stocks

     —         —         6,694  

Short-term investments

     29       (3 )     (46 )

Investment real estate

     (1,418 )     1,646       1,602  

Other

     (10,802 )     3,934       716  
                        
     (87,028 )     1,636       6,015  

Transfer to interest maintenance reserve

     (13,904 )     2,624       3,135  

Add: Tax benefit (expense) on net realized losses (gains)

     (7,795 )     3,881       6,615  
                        
   $ (108,727 )   $ 8,141     $ 15,765  
                        

Impairment losses included in realized gains and losses above, for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007    2006  

Bonds

   $ (91,863 )   $ —      $ (193 )

Preferred stocks

     (4,680 )     

Investment real estate

     (3,109 )     —        —    

Other

     (8,689 )     —        —    
                       
   $ (108,341 )   $ —      $ (193 )
                       

The Company has a security monitoring process overseen by a committee of investment and accounting professionals that, on a monthly basis, identifies securities in an unrealized position that could potentially be other-than-temporarily impaired.

The Company believes that the prices of the securities in the sectors identified in the following tables were temporarily depressed as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, due to the issuers

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

continued satisfaction of the securities obligations in accordance with their contractual terms and the expectation that they will continue to do so, and management’s intent and ability to hold these securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery of any unrealized loss.

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Common Stock

Gross unrealized gains and losses pertaining to common stock as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Gains    Losses     Net  

2008

       

Common stock

       

Industrial and miscellaneous (affiliated)

   $     —      $ (43,012 )   $ (43,012 )
                       

Total common stock

   $ —      $ (43,012 )   $ (43,012 )
                       

2007

       

Common stock

       

Industrial and miscellaneous (affiliated)

   $ —      $ (16,476 )   $ (16,476 )
                       

Total common stock

   $ —      $ (16,476 )   $ (16,476 )
                       

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Bonds and Redeemable Preferred Stocks

Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, and estimated fair value of bonds and preferred stocks as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value

2008

          

Bonds

          

U.S. governments

   $ 74,415    $ 13,323    $ (10 )   $ 87,728

Debt securities issued by foreign government

     699      75      —         774

Political subdivisions of states, territories and possessions (direct and guaranteed)

     13,912      263      —         14,175

Special revenue and special assessment obligations and all non-guaranteed obligations of agencies and authorities of governments and their political subdivisions

     913,330      34,178      (1,645 )     945,863

Public utilities (unaffiliated)

     333,190      3,316      (25,535 )     310,971

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     3,761,338      37,155      (516,447 )     3,282,046
                            

Total bonds

     5,096,884      88,310      (543,637 )     4,641,557
                            

Redeemable preferred stocks

          

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     18,608      —        (7,751 )     10,857
                            

Total redeemable preferred stocks

     18,608      —        (7,751 )     10,857
                            

Total bonds and redeemable preferred stocks

   $ 5,115,492    $ 88,310    $ (551,388 )   $ 4,652,414
                            

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value

2007

          

Bonds

          

U.S. governments

   $ 127,139    $ 5,087    $ (8 )   $ 132,218

Debt securities issued by foreign government

     699      21      —         720

Political subdivisions of states, territories and possessions (direct and guaranteed)

     4,170      405      —         4,575

Special revenue and special assessment obligations and all non-guaranteed obligations of agencies and authorities of governments and their political subdivisions

     903,862      21,282      (6,699 )     918,445

Public utilities (unaffiliated)

     313,565      1,990      (7,640 )     307,915

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     3,850,313      53,022      (95,092 )     3,808,243
                            

Total bonds

     5,199,748      81,807      (109,439 )     5,172,116
                            

Redeemable preferred stocks

          

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     23,576      251      (1,140 )     22,687
                            

Total redeemable preferred stocks

     23,576      251      (1,140 )     22,687
                            

Total bonds and redeemable preferred stocks

   $ 5,223,324    $ 82,058    $ (110,579 )   $ 5,194,803
                            

Unrealized Losses on Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

Estimated fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturities and equity securities as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

     Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months
    Unrealized Losses
12 Months or Greater
 
     Estimated
Fair Value
   Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
   Unrealized
Losses
 
(in thousands of dollars)                       

2008

          

Fixed maturities

          

Bonds

          

U.S. governments

   $ 905    $ (10 )   $ —      $ —    

Special revenue and special assessment obligations and all non-guaranteed obligations of agencies and authorities of governments and their political subdivisions

     15,747      (261 )     123,416      (1,384 )

Public utilities (unaffiliated)

     147,019      (9,580 )     95,022      (15,954 )

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     1,449,587      (166,405 )     1,261,212      (350,043 )
                              

Total bonds

     1,613,258      (176,256 )     1,479,650      (367,381 )
                              

Redeemable preferred stocks

          

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     1,057      (1,107 )     9,721      (6,644 )
                              

Total redeemable preferred stocks

     1,057      (1,107 )     9,721      (6,644 )
                              

Total fixed maturities

   $ 1,614,315    $ (177,363 )   $ 1,489,371    $ (374,025 )
                              

Equity securities

          

Industrial and miscellaneous (affiliated)

   $ —      $ —       $ 1,988    $ (43,012 )
                              

Total equity securities

   $ —      $ —       $ 1,988    $ (43,012 )
                              

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

     Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months
    Unrealized Losses
12 Months or Greater
 
     Estimated
Fair Value
   Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
   Unrealized
Losses
 
(in thousands of dollars)                       

2007

          

Fixed maturities

          

Bonds

          

U.S. governments

   $ —      $ —       $ 2,224    $ (8 )

Special revenue and special assessment obligations and all non-guaranteed obligations of agencies and authorities of governments and their political subdivisions

     25,965      (304 )     266,318      (6,395 )

Public utilities (unaffiliated)

     35,667      (882 )     176,040      (6,758 )

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     508,047      (27,360 )     1,590,237      (67,732 )
                              

Total bonds

     569,679      (28,546 )     2,034,819      (80,893 )
                              

Redeemable preferred stocks

          

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     15,302      (1,140 )     —        —    
                              

Total redeemable preferred stocks

     15,302      (1,140 )     —        —    
                              

Total fixed maturities

   $ 584,981    $ (29,686 )   $ 2,034,819    $ (80,893 )
                              

Equity securities

          

Industrial and miscellaneous (affiliated)

   $ 28,524    $ (16,476 )   $ —      $ —    
                              

Total equity securities

   $ 28,524    $ (16,476 )   $ —      $ —    
                              

As of December 31, 2008, fixed maturities represented more than 93% of the Company’s total unrealized loss amount, which was comprised of 544 securities. The remaining portion of the Company’s total unrealized loss amount was attributed to one equity security and other invested assets. The Company held 141 securities that were in an unrealized loss position in excess of 20%.

Fixed maturities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months were comprised of 306 securities, of which 46.6%, or $751,940,000, were comprised of securities with fair value to amortized cost ratios at or greater than 95%. The majority of these securities are investment grade fixed maturities depressed due to changes in interest rates from the date of purchase.

Fixed maturities with an unrealized loss of approximately $374,025,000 for 12 months or more as of December 31, 2008 were comprised of 238 securities. The decline in market value for these securities is primarily attributable to changes in interest rates. A variety of data is reviewed, including the aging and severity of unrealized losses, watch lists distributed by the asset managers, deviations in market prices between months, and results of tests indicating if any bond holdings with unrealized losses have a credit rating below investment grade for 12 consecutive months. If a fixed maturity security is deemed other-than-temporarily impaired, then the security’s book value basis is written down to current market value with the Company recognizing an impairment loss in current period’s earnings.

Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2008.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Maturities of Bonds and Preferred Stocks

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of bonds and preferred stocks, by contractual maturity, as of December 31, 2008 are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Amortized
Cost
   Estimated
Fair Value

Due in 1 year or less

   $ 143,067    $ 141,119

Due after 1 year through 5 years

     782,055      750,978

Due after 5 years through 10 years

     1,094,140      980,554

Due after 10 years

     1,003,071      923,341
             
     3,022,333      2,795,992

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,074,551      1,845,565

Preferred stocks

     18,608      10,857
             
   $ 5,115,492    $ 4,652,414
             

Sales of Bonds, Preferred Stocks and Common Stocks

The gross gains, gross losses and proceeds from sales on bonds, preferred stocks and common stocks for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Gross
Gains
   Gross
Losses
    Proceeds

2008

       

Bonds

   $ 29,394    $ (8,032 )   $ 215,605

Preferred stocks

     —        —         —  
                     
   $ 29,394    $ (8,032 )   $ 215,605
                     

2007

       

Bonds

   $ 6,389    $ (11,830 )   $ 588,712

Preferred stocks

     5      —         2,705
                     
   $ 6,394    $ (11,830 )   $ 591,417
                     

2006

       

Bonds

   $ 3,892    $ (9,832 )   $ 817,009

Preferred stocks

   $ 1,140    $ —       $ 11,115

Common stocks

     7,029      (334 )     27,858
                     
   $ 12,061    $ (10,166 )   $ 855,982
                     

Bonds with an amortized cost of approximately $3,923,000 and $3,926,000 were on deposit with regulatory authorities at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, to satisfy regulatory requirements. The fair value of these securities was approximately $4,718,000 and $4,306,000 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

The Company held a $75,000,000 Mount Rosa/Mount Evans bond; at par, as issued by the Mount Rosa 1 LTD, an Isle of Man exempted company, and Mount Evans Funding Limited Liability Company, a Delaware limited liability company. Both Mount Rosa 1 LTD and Mount Evans Funding Limited Liability Company are not affiliated companies; however, in this special purpose vehicle bond, ZIC, an affiliated company, provided the underlying financial guarantee of interest, and American International Group, Inc., an unaffiliated company, provided the underlying guarantee of principal. The bond maturity date was December 27, 2031. The coupon rate for this bond was 7.24% and interest was paid semi-annually. The Issuer redeemed the $75,000,000 bond in December, 2008 and the Company realized a $26,396,000 gain on the redemption.

On July 11, 2003, the Company acquired a $15,000,000 Mount Rosa/Mount Evans bond at par. The bond maturity date is July 17, 2033. The coupon rate for this bond is 6.15% and interest is paid semi-annually. The Company earned approximately $923,000, $923,000 and $921,000 of interest income in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The total market value of the bond was approximately $18,896,000 and $15,463,000 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

3. Statutory Investment Valuation Reserves

The tables below present changes in the major elements of the AVR and the IMR:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    AVR     IMR  

Balances as of December 31, 2006

   $ 28,806     $ 36,282  

Realized investment gains (losses), net of tax

     3,688       (2,624 )

Amortization of net investment gains

     —         (5,232 )

Unrealized investment gains, net of deferred tax

     34,937       —    

Basic contribution

     3,956       —    

Reserve objective over accumulated balances at 20%

     (4,955 )     —    

Adjustment down to maximum/up to zero

     (15,990 )     —    
                

Balances as of December 31, 2007

     50,442       28,426  

Realized investment gains (losses), net of tax

     (70,437 )     13,904  

Amortization of net investment gains

     —         (20,630 )

Unrealized investment losses, net of deferred tax

     (33,882 )     —    

Basic contribution

     4,774       —    

Reserve objective over accumulated balances at 20%

     18,523       —    

Adjustment down to maximum/up to zero

     30,580       —    
                

Balances as of December 31, 2008

   $ —       $ 21,700  
                

The AVR requires reserves for default risk on bonds and preferred stocks, common stocks, mortgage loans on real estate and other investments. The IMR is designed to capture the realized gains and losses which result from changes in the overall level of interest rates and amortize such into income over the approximate remaining life of the investments sold. Changes in the AVR have been applied directly to unassigned surplus. Investment gains and losses, net of tax, added to the IMR are amortized to income over the remaining life of the investments sold.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

4. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Included in various investment related line items in the financial statements are certain financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis. Other financial instruments are periodically measured at fair value, such as when impaired, or, for certain bonds and preferred stock when carried at the lower of cost or market.

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), which was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in September 2006. For financial statement elements currently required to be measured at fair value, SFAS 157 redefines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The new definition of fair value focuses on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability regardless of whether an observable liquid market price existed (an exit price).

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value have been classified, for disclosure purposes, based on a hierarchy defined by SFAS 157. The hierarchy gives the highest ranking to fair values determined using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest ranking to fair values determined using methodologies and models with unobservable inputs (Level 3). An asset’s or liability’s classification is based on the lowest level input that is significant to its measurement. For example, a Level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are both observable (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (Level 3). The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

   

Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 securities include highly liquid U.S. Treasury securities, money market funds, certain mortgage backed securities, and exchange traded equity and derivative securities.

 

   

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or significant inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include the following:

 

  a) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

  b) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets;

 

  c) Inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable;

 

  d) Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means.

 

   

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These reflect management’s own judgments about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2008 about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

(In thousands of dollars)    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Assets at Fair Value:

           

Other Invested Assets:

           

Real Estate Joint Ventures - Unaffiliated

         $ 104,912    $ 104,912

Other Joint Ventures - Unaffiliated

           67,263      67,263
                   

Sub-Total

         $ 172,175    $ 172,175

Aggregate Write-Ins for Investment Assets:

           

Derivative Instruments

           248      248

Aggregate Write-Ins for Other Than Invested Assets:

           

Securities Lending Reinvestment

   $ 2,610            2,610

Separate Accounts Assets

     316,799            316,799
               

Total Assets at Fair Value

            $ 491,832
               

Liabilities at Fair Value:

           

Aggregate Write-Ins for Other Than Invested Liabilities:

           

Securities Lending Collateral

   $ 2,918          $ 2,918

Separate Accounts Liabilities

     316,799            316,799
               

Total Liabilities at Fair Value

            $ 319,717
               

Level 1 Financial Assets

Securities Lending Assets

$2.6 million or approximately 0.5% of the total assets reported at fair value are classified as Level 1. This amount represents the estimated fair value of the reinvested assets, using cash collateral received from the securities lending program, in reverse repurchase agreements priced daily by the tri-party bank, representing the Company and the counterparty.

Separate Account Assets

Fair values and changes in the fair values of separate account assets generally accrue directly to the policyholders and are not included in the Company’s revenues and expenses or surplus.

Separate account assets in Level 1 primarily include actively-traded institutional and retail mutual fund investments valued by the respective mutual fund companies.

Level 1 Financial Liabilities

Securities Lending Liabilities

The securities lending liabilities represent the cash collateral received in connection with the Company’s securities lending program.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Level 3 Financial Assets

Real Estate Joint Ventures – Unaffiliated

The fair value is calculated by the real estate joint venture General Partner(s) using a number of methodologies, which include but are not limited to, discounted cash flow analysis, capitalization of current or stabilized net operating income, replacement costs, and recent sales comparable in the market. The General Partner(s) also takes into consideration the financial condition and operating results of the investment, the nature of the investment, market information and other factors he/she deems appropriate. Due to the considerable judgment that is required in determining the fair value, amounts ultimately realized from each investment may vary significantly from the fair values presented.

Other Joint Ventures - Unaffiliated

Fair value is provided by the Fund Manager and/or their Fund Administrator and is generally based on quoted market prices. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined based on other relevant factors including, but not limited to, dealer price quotations, price activity for equivalent instruments and valuation pricing models.

Derivative Instruments

The fair value in this category represents the options purchased on Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”) to hedge the interest liability generated on the equity-indexed annuity product. The fair amount is computed internally using the Black-Scholes model under the “Asian” methodology.

Changes in Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes the changes in assets classified as Level 3 for 2008. Gains and losses reported in this table may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable and unobservable inputs.

 

(In thousands of dollars)    Balance at
January 1,
2008:
   Included in
Surplus
    Included in
net income
    Purchases,
issuances
and
settlements
    Balance at
December 31,
2008

Other Invested Assets:

           

Real Estate Joint Ventures - Unaffiliated

   $ 109,383    $ (6,298 )   $ (1,272 )   $ 3,099     $ 104,912

Other Joint Ventures - Unaffiliated

     103,995      (22,457 )     (6,002 )     (8,273 )     67,263

Aggregate Write-Ins for Investment Assets:

           

Derivative Instruments

     4,443      (229 )       (3,966 )     248

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, such as certain bonds and preferred stock valued at the lower of cost or fair value, or investments that are impaired during the reporting period and recorded at fair value on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2008. The following table summarizes the changes in assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2008:

 

(In thousands of dollars)

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total
Gains
(Losses)
 

Bonds

      $ 5,990    $ 1,344    $ (5,305 )

Preferred stock

        78         (242 )

Real Estate Property Held For Sale

           5,931      (3,109 )

Bonds

Bonds that are rated NAIC 6 are carried at the lower of cost or market value. Farmers New World Life had seven bonds with an NAIC rating of 6 as of December 31, 2008. The market value and amortized cost of these bonds were $4,202,716 and $5,758,931 respectively. The total unrealized losses associated with these bonds as of December 31, 2008 were $1,556,215. Bonds are also reviewed on a quarterly basis for impairments. If a corporate bond has been non-investment grade for twelve consecutive months, they are written down to the current market value and a loss is recognized. Three bonds were impaired as of December 31, 2008 for a total loss of $3,748,858. The market value of those bonds is $3,131,872 as of December 31, 2008.

One bond has been identified as a level 3, fair value measurements with unobservable inputs. The fair value was obtained through an independent broker’s opinion. There were no observable inputs available, thus classifying it as a level 3.

Preferred Stock

Preferred stocks with NAIC ratings of 4, 5 or 6 are valued at the lower of cost or market value. The unrealized loss as of December 31, 2008 for those securities was $241,998. Preferred stocks are also reviewed for impairments on a quarterly basis. If a preferred stock is non-investment grade for twelve consecutive months, it is written down to the current market value and a loss is recognized. There were no impairments of preferred stock as of December 31, 2008.

Real Estate Held for Sale

The fair value recorded as of December 31, 2008 was $5.9 million, as this property has been written down and is currently held for sale. The inputs of the measurements include judgments about market conditions and assumptions tied to macroeconomic factors. Discounted cash flow calculation, replacement cost analysis, income capitalization approach and comparable transaction analyses were employed to generate estimates of fair value. The Company chose to adopt the low end of a broad range of estimated fair values.

Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities Recognized or Not in Balance Sheets

The fair value of financial instruments, to include assets and liabilities recognized or not recognized in the balance sheets, for which it is practicable to estimate fair value, are based on quoted market prices. In instances where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based upon

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

estimates using discounted cash flows or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows. Certain insurance liabilities and other non-financial instruments have been excluded, such as the amount for the value associated with customer or agent relationships, the expected interest margin to be earned on future investment-type products, or other intangible items. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented herein do not necessarily represent the underlying value of the Company; likewise, care should be exercised in deriving conclusions about the Company’s business or financial condition based on the fair value information presented herein.

The estimated carrying values and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

     2008    2007
(in thousands of dollars)    Carrying
Value
   Estimated
Fair Value
   Carrying
Value
   Estimated
Fair Value

Assets

           

Bonds

   $ 5,096,884    $ 4,641,557    $ 5,199,748    $ 5,172,116

Preferred stocks

     18,608      10,857      23,576      22,687

Mortgage loans

     47      55      74      83

Contract loans

     275,336      275,336      263,006      263,006

Joint ventures and

        —        

partnerships

     219,148      239,273      266,818      290,317

S&P 500 call options

     247      247      4,443      4,443

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     188,844      188,844      387,224      387,224

Separate accounts

     316,799      316,799      491,909      491,909

Liabilities

           

Deferred annuities

     1,615,948      1,585,101      1,684,556      1,642,227

Securities lending

     —           

collateral liability

     2,918      2,918      262,427      262,427

Separate accounts

     316,799      316,799      491,909      491,909

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2008 and 2007:

Bonds and preferred stocks

The estimated fair values of bonds and preferred stocks are valued in accordance with the NAIC’s Purposes and Procedures Manual of the Securities Valuation Office (“SVO”). In those instances where fair value is not available from the SVO then fair value is based upon quoted market prices, dealer quotes, and prices obtained from independent pricing services, generally broker dealers. Unless representative trades of securities actually occurred at year end, these quotes are generally estimates of market value based on an evaluation of appropriate factors such as trading in similar securities, yields, credit quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issues and other market data.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Mortgage loans

The estimated fair value of the mortgage loan portfolio is determined by discounting the estimated future cash flows, using a year-end market rate which is applicable to the yield, credit quality, and average maturity of the composite portfolio.

Contract loans

The carrying amounts of these items are a reasonable estimate of their fair market values because interest rates are generally variable and based on current market rates.

Joint ventures and partnerships

The estimated fair value of the joint ventures and partnerships is based on financial information received from the partnership management.

S&P 500 call options

The Black-Scholes option pricing formula is a reasonable valuation method in estimating the fair market value of the S&P 500 call options.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

The carrying amounts of these items are a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

Deferred annuities

The estimated fair values are based on the currently available cash surrender value, similar to the demand deposit liabilities of depository institutions.

Securities lending

The estimated fair value of the securities lending collateral liability is valued in accordance with the value of the underlying investment holding, which are primarily bonds.

Separate accounts

Amounts are carried at market value of the underlying funds for financial statement purposes.

 

5. Investment in Joint Ventures and Partnerships

The Company’s investments in joint venture and partnership interest amounted to approximately $219,148,000 and $266,818,000 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

As of December 31, 2008, the Company was committed to investing $148,182,000 in U.S. real estate investment trust (“REITs”) and partnerships. Of this amount, approximately $136,866,000 has been funded with a remaining commitment of $11,316,000.

 

6. Related Parties

The Company is a subsidiary of FGI, an insurance holding company domiciled in the State of Nevada. As the parent company, FGI performs legal, investment, and marketing services on behalf of the Company. Fees for these services are determined by using various cost allocation methods.

On January 2, 2007, the Company formed Leschi Life Assurance Company (“Leschi”), a wholly owned subsidiary. Leschi is a special purpose financial captive organized and incorporated under the laws of the State of South Carolina.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

On November 1, 2005, the Company acquired three properties valued at $42,579,000 and formed WVGRR Properties LLC, a real estate holding company wholly owned by the Company. In exchange, the Company paid cash in the amount of $18,195,000 and also assumed the debt on the three properties in the amount of $24,384,000. As of December 31, 2008, the statement value for WVGRR Properties LLC is $11,925,000.

The Company entered into a modified coinsurance agreement (the “Agreement”) on December 1, 2003 with Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company (“KI”). KI is an Illinois domiciled stock life insurance company. Initially, the Company ceded to KI all existing Non-Qualified Individual Flexible Payment Deferred (“NQ-FPDA”) and Non-Qualified Individual Single Premium Deferred (“NQ-SPDA”) annuities, totaling approximately 36% of the Company’s annuity business. In exchange, the Company received an initial commission of approximately $36,500,000. No portion of the assets constituting the consideration is being ceded to KI. Subsequent new issues of NQ-FPDA and NQ-SPDA annuities will be ceded to KI. The Company has a management and service agreement with KI to provide services reasonably necessary pursuant to this Agreement.

The Agreement with KI does not relieve the Company from its obligations to policyholders. The Company remains liable to its policyholders for all annuities ceded; therefore, a credit exposure exists to the extent that KI does not meet its obligations under the agreement. Failure of KI to honor its obligation could result in a loss to the Company.

FGI has an agreement with the Company to provide sales and marketing services, as well as human resource, information technology, real estate, tax and payroll, investments, purchasing, warehousing, corporate legal, internal audit and communication services. Fees charged to the Company by FGI for sales, marketing and other services were approximately $44,466,000, $43,592,000 and $37,613,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and are expensed as incurred. In 2004, the Company transitioned its information technology services to FGI, which resulted in information technology service charges of approximately $18,281,000, $15,388,000 and $14,581,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

MI Administrators, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of FIG Leasing and was formed on September 24, 2008 under laws of the State of Delaware. MI Administrators serves as a paymaster entity for the Company and affiliate entities and facilitates cash settlement of related party transactions in accordance with Washington state’s business and occupation regulations.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

For the period ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company reported the following amounts due from or to related parties:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007  

Receivables from related parties

    

FGI

   $ —       $ 1,876  

KI

     1,053       698  

Farmers Holding LLC

     —         55  

Farmers Insurance Exchange

     —         9  

Leschi

     90       3  

Farmers Insurance Company

     —         1  

Farmers Financial Services

     8       —    

MI Administrators

     1       —    
                

Total receivables from related parties

   $ 1,152     $ 2,642  
                

Payables to related parties

    

FGI

     (5,866 )     (16,708 )

FIG Leasing

   $ (11 )   $ —    
                

Total payables to related parties

   $ (5,877 )   $ (16,708 )
                

Net payables to related parties

   $ (4,725 )   $ (14,066 )
                

 

7. Security Lending Arrangement

The Company has entered into a security lending agreement with a lending agent. The agreement authorizes the agent to lend securities held in the Company’s portfolio to a list of authorized borrowers. Concurrent with delivery of the securities, the borrower provides the Company with cash collateral equal to at least 102% of the market value of the loaned securities. The cash collateral is unrestricted.

The securities are marked-to-market on a daily basis, and the collateral is adjusted on the next business day. The collateral is invested in highly liquid, fixed income investments with maturities of less than 1 year. Income earned from the security lending arrangement is shared 25% and 75% between the agent and the Company, respectively. Income earned by the Company was approximately $820,000, $557,000 and $322,000 in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company’s securities on loan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 primarily consisted of U.S. Treasury and corporate fixed income securities and had an estimated fair value of approximately $2,854,000 and $258,477,000, respectively. The collateral as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 had an estimated fair value of approximately $2,610,000 and $262,427,000, net of impairment losses of $309,000 and $0, respectively.

 

8. Reinsurance

The Company assumes business from and cedes business to reinsurers to share risks under certain term, whole life and universal life policies for the purpose of reducing exposure to large losses.

Reinsurance ceded contracts do not relieve the Company from its obligations to policyholders. The Company remains liable to its policyholders for the portion reinsured to the extent that any reinsurer does not meet its obligations for reinsurance ceded to it under the reinsurance agreements. Failure of the reinsurers to honor their obligations could result in losses to the Company. Estimates are established for amounts deemed or estimated to be uncollectible. As of

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

December 31, 2008 and 2007, no amounts have been recorded in relation to uncollectible reinsurance balances. To minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurance insolvencies, the Company uses several reinsurers, evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and monitors the concentration of credit risk arising from similar characteristics of the reinsurers.

One of the Company’s reinsurers, Scottish Re, is experiencing financial difficulties. The Company terminated ceding new business to Scottish Re as of December 2006. The Company ceded life insurance reserves to Scottish Re and its subsidiary, Scottish Re Life Corporation (formerly known as ERC Life Reinsurance Corporation), of $304,000 and $38,138,000, during the years 2008 and 2007, respectively. No claims recoverables from Scottish Re and Scottish Re Life Corporation are past due to the Company. The Company regularly monitors reports of Scottish Re’s financial situation to evaluate the possibility of impairment of receivables from Scottish Re and Scottish Re Life Corporation.

Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (“HLRUS”) has taken over the liabilities of Scottish Re with respect to the Farmers Life coinsurance agreement. The liabilities and obligations of Scottish Re under the Agreement were novated to HLRUS as of December 31, 2008. Hanover Re is an A rated company by AM Best.

The Company has established retention limits for new policy issuances. The maximum retention on new issues is $2,000,000 per life for universal life and whole life policies and $1,000,000 per life for all other policies. The excess risk is reinsured with unaffiliated reinsurers.

The Company entered into a reinsurance agreement (the “Leschi Agreement”) on January 2, 2007 with Leschi, a wholly owned subsidiary. The Leschi Agreement requires the Company to cede, and Leschi to assume on an indemnity coinsurance basis, risks under certain term life insurance policies written by the Company. Premiums ceded to Leschi approximated $56,789,000 and $33,119,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Premiums assumed from unaffiliated companies approximated $21,461,000, $26,618,000 and $25,989,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Premiums ceded to unaffiliated companies approximated $208,199,000, $214,589,000 and $194,813,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Claims paid to unaffiliated companies on assumed reinsurance were approximately $21,330,000, $27,273,000 and $25,481,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Claims ceded to unaffiliated companies were approximately $87,598,000, $80,728,000 and $52,387,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The estimated amounts of aggregate reduction in surplus of termination of all reinsurance agreements, by either party, as of December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, were $66,645,000, $70,398,000 and $69,220,000, respectively.

 

9. Surplus and Restrictions

Statutory surplus of approximately $546,569,000 and $634,655,000 as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, is the amount held for the benefit of the stockholder. The entire amount in 2008 and 2007 is designated as stockholder’s surplus for tax purposes and would not subject the Company to taxation if paid as a cash dividend.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

The amount of dividends that can be paid by the Company to its stockholder without prior approval of the OIC is limited to the greater of (i) 10% of its statutory earned surplus or (ii) the statutory net income before realized gains and losses from the preceding calendar year. Earned surplus consists of funds derived from any realized net profits, and does not include unrealized capital gains or re-evaluation of assets. A dividend paid that does not meet the above specifications is defined as an “extraordinary dividend” and requires advance approval from the OIC. The maximum dividend payouts that could be made without prior approval of the OIC for the years 2009, 2008 and 2007 were $132,771,000, $89,804,000 and $126,434,000, respectively. Dividends are determined by the board of directors.

The Company declared an ordinary dividend of $39,800,000 that was paid to the Company’s sole shareholder and parent, FGI on October 20, 2008. On December 22, 2008 the Company paid an ordinary dividend to the Company’s sole shareholder in the amount of $50,000,000. The Company paid $125,000,000 and $100,000,000 in dividends to FGI in 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The NAIC requires life insurance companies to calculate a risk-based capital ratio (“RBC”). This RBC is used for the regulation of life insurance companies and is used as a solvency benchmark by state insurance regulators. The formulas for determining the RBC specify various weighting factors that are applied to financial balances or various levels of activity based on degree of risk. The RBC ratio is determined by a ratio of the enterprise’s regulatory total adjusted capital to its authorized control level RBC, as defined by the NAIC. If the RBC ratio is below specific trigger points, the Company may be required to take corrective action. The Company’s ratios exceed the minimum regulatory requirements at December 31, 2008 and 2007. These ratios are not a required part of the financial statements and, therefore, were not subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements.

 

10. Employees’ Retirement Plans

FGI sponsors a qualified, non-contributory defined benefit pension plan. Substantially all employees who have reached age 21 and rendered 1 year of service participate in the plan. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation during the last 5 years of employment. FGI’s funding policy is to make sufficient contributions to the pension plan to fully provide for employees’ benefits at the time of retirement. In addition, the Company provides postretirement benefits to retired employees through a plan also sponsored by FGI. The Company has no legal obligation for benefits under these plans. FGI charges the Company an allocated share of such contributions based on characteristics of the population of plan participants. The Company was allocated and contributed $3,600,000, $3,500,000 and $5,100,000 for pension costs (credits) for 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Pension plan liabilities are only recorded by FGI.

 

11. Employees’ Profit Sharing Plans

FGI and its subsidiaries have two profit sharing plans providing for cash payments to all eligible employees. The two plans, Cash Profit Sharing Plan and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, provide for a maximum aggregate expense of 15% of FGI and its subsidiaries’ consolidated annual pretax earnings, as adjusted.

The Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, limited to 10% of pretax earnings, as adjusted, or 15% of the salary or wage paid or accrued to the eligible employees, provides for an annual contribution by FGI and its subsidiaries to a trust for eventual payment to employees as provided in the plan. The Cash Profit Sharing Plan provides for annual cash distributions to eligible employees if certain criteria are met.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

The Cash Profit Sharing Plan is limited to 5% of pretax earnings, as adjusted, or 5% of eligible employees’ salaries or wages paid or accrued.

The Company’s share of expenses under these plans for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $6,823,000, $6,814,000 and $6,605,000, respectively.

 

12. Federal Income Taxes

The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return with FGI and its subsidiaries. These entities include the following:

FGI (d.b.a. Farmers Underwriters Association)

Truck Underwriters Association

Fire Underwriters Association

FIG Holding Company

FIG Leasing Company, Inc.

Prematic Service Corporation California

Prematic Service Corporation Nevada

Farmers Value Added, Inc.

Farmers Services Corporation

Farmers Underwriters Association

Farmers Reinsurance Company

Leschi

The method of allocation between the companies is subject to a written agreement, which has been approved by the board of directors. Allocation is based upon separate return calculations with credit for net losses. Intercompany tax balances are settled annually within 45 days after the filing date of the consolidated federal income tax return.

The Company adheres to the provisions of the Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act of 1959 as amended by the 1984 and 1986 Tax Reform Acts.

The Company has calculated deferred taxes as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007  

Gross deferred tax assets

   $ 254,907     $ 231,539  

Gross deferred tax liabilities

     (47,322 )     (57,408 )
                

Net deferred tax asset

     207,585       174,131  

Deferred tax asset nonadmitted

     (178,813 )     (144,606 )
                

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ 28,772     $ 29,525  
                

Change in nonadmitted asset

   $ (34,207 )   $ 25,103  
                

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

Current income taxes incurred for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 consisted of the following major components:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007     2006  

Current income tax expense

   $ 50,481     $ 48,931     $ 60,597  

Prior year adjustments

     (9,280 )     (1,258 )     (1,064 )
                        

Current federal income tax incurred

     41,201       47,673       59,533  

Tax on realized capital gains (losses)

     7,795       (3,881 )     (6,615 )
                        

Total current federal income tax incurred

   $ 48,996     $ 43,792     $ 52,918  
                        

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007  

Deferred tax assets

    

Deferred acquisition costs

   $ 87,913     $ 84,294  

Reserves

     105,863       109,208  

Investments

     2,143       10,626  

Unrealized capital loss

     25,942       —    

Depreciable assets

     5,233       2,267  

Other

     27,813       25,144  
                

Total deferred tax assets

     254,907       231,539  

Nonadmitted deferred tax assets

     (178,813 )     (144,606 )
                

Admitted deferred tax assets

     76,094       86,933  
                

Deferred tax liabilities

    

Depreciable assets

     1,213       34  

Investments

     5,235       —    

Unrealized capital gain

     —         13,502  

Other

     40,874       43,872  
                

Total deferred tax liability

     47,322       57,408  
                

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ 28,772     $ 29,525  
                

The change in net deferred income taxes as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008    2007    Change  

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 254,907    $ 231,539    $ 23,368  

Total deferred tax liabilities

     47,322      57,408      (10,086 )
                      

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 207,585    $ 174,131      33,454  
                

Tax effect of unrealized losses

           (3,613 )
              

Change in net deferred income tax

         $ 29,841  
              

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

The provision for federal income taxes incurred is different from that which would be obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes. The significant items causing this difference for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007     2006  

Income before taxes, including realized losses

   $ 28,737     $ 48,690     $ 67,194  

Dividend received deduction

     (498 )     (504 )     (19 )

Tax exempt interest and ESOP

     (7 )     (21 )     (38 )

IMR

     (7,221 )     (1,831 )     (2,370 )

Nonadmitted assets

     (2,132 )     (2,361 )     5,997  

Other

     276       (1,466 )     (2,434 )
                        

Total statutory income taxes

   $ 19,155     $ 42,507     $ 68,330  
                        

Federal income taxes incurred

   $ 41,201     $ 47,673     $ 59,533  

Tax on realized capital gains (losses)

     7,795       (3,881 )     (6,615 )

Change in net deferred income tax

     (29,841 )     (1,285 )     15,412  
                        

Total statutory income taxes

   $ 19,155     $ 42,507     $ 68,330  
                        

The amount of net losses carried forward and available for recoupment in the event of future net losses is $0.

The following are income taxes incurred in the current and prior years that will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Year    Amount

Current year

   2008    $ 56,823

First preceding year

   2007    $ 46,363

Second preceding year

   2006    $ 59,413

 

13. Contingencies

The Company is subject to lawsuits arising from the normal course of its business activities. These actions are in various stages of discovery and development, and some seek punitive as well as compensatory damages. In the opinion of management, the Company has not engaged in any conduct that should warrant the award of any material punitive or compensatory damages. Acting on the advice of counsel, the Company intends to defend vigorously its position in each case, and management believes that, while it is not possible to predict the outcome of such matters with absolute certainty, ultimate disposition of these proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s statements of assets, liabilities, capital and surplus, results of operations or cash flows.

 

14. Commitments

In November 2005, the Company became the sole member of WVGRR Properties LLC (the “LLC”). The Company’s investment in the LLC is consolidated in the Company’s current year financial statements. In connection with its investment in the LLC, the Company has also provided a guarantee to the Lender to pay and perform, when due, the liabilities and to pay and demand expenses in connection with the acquisition of real estate properties by the LLC. The guarantee includes all losses suffered and liabilities and expenses incurred by the Lender arising out of fraud or willful or intentional misrepresentation by the LLC. It also covers the cost of remediation of any environmental activity or any other losses incurred by the Lender constituting an indemnified expense. The Company is not aware of any present or future losses as of December 31, 2008.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

In December 2005, the Company sold its improved real property for $39,550,000. Under the agreement, the Company is leasing back the property from the purchaser for a period of 15 years. The sale-leaseback transaction does not include any form of continuing involvement that would preclude the Company from using sale-leaseback accounting. The Company is accounting for the leaseback as an operating lease.

The gain of approximately $29,250,000 realized in this transaction has been deferred and is being amortized to income in proportion to rent charged over the term of the lease. The Company recognized approximately $1,691,000, $1,646,000 and $1,602,000 of this gain for the year ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The lease contains 4 successive renewal options, each to extend the lease upon expiration for an additional 5 years. For the year ended December 31, 2008, the total minimum rental expense incurred by the Company under this lease was approximately $2,834,000.

Statutory guidance provides that an operating expense lease should be recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, even if payments are not made on a straight-line basis. Accordingly, the lease will be recognized at the rate of approximately $2,834,000 per year for the original lease period of 15 years. As of December 31, 2008, the future minimum rental payments required by leases are as follows:

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Year Ending December 31

2009

   $ 2,527

2010

     2,597

2011

     2,668

2012

     2,741

2013

     2,817

Thereafter

     21,917
      

Total future minimum payments required*

   $ 35,267
      

 

* Minimum payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $72,000 due in the future under non-cancelable subleases.

The following schedule shows the composition of total rental expense for all operating leases except those with terms of a month or less that were not renewed:

(in thousands of dollars)

 

Year Ending December 31

   2008     2007     2006  

Minimum rentals

   $ 2,834     $ 2,834     $ 2,834  

Contingent rentals

     —         —         —    

Less: Sublease rentals

     (48 )     (69 )     (68 )
                        
   $ 2,786     $ 2,765     $ 2,766  
                        

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

15. Equity-Indexed Annuities

The Company sells an equity-indexed annuity product. At the end of its 7-year term, this product credits interest to the annuitant at a rate based on a specified portion of the change in the value of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500 Index”), subject to a guaranteed annual minimum return.

To hedge the interest liability generated on the annuities as the index rises, the Company purchases call options on the S&P 500 Index. The Company considers such call options to be held as an economic hedge.

The S&P 500 call options are reported as other invested assets, at fair value as computed using the Black-Scholes model under the “Asian” methodology. Mark-to-market accounting is used to account for call options. Pursuant to SSAP 86, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SSAP 86”), the Company recognized the change between the cost of the S&P 500 call options and its corresponding fair value as a change in net unrealized capital gains or losses in the statement of changes in capital and surplus. The Company has chosen to apply the provisions of SSAP 86 to all S&P 500 call options held as of January 1, 2003.

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the amount of unrealized hedging gains recorded in unassigned surplus was approximately $3,966,000 and $48,000, respectively.

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had call options with contract values of approximately $12,101,000 and $29,594,000, respectively, and carrying values of approximately $248,000 and $4,443,000, respectively.

The cash requirement of the S&P 500 call options consists of the initial premium paid to purchase the index options. Should a liability exist to the annuitant at maturity of the annuity policy, the termination or maturity of the option contracts will generate positive cash flows to the Company. The appropriate amount of cash will then be remitted to the annuity participant based on the respective participant rate. The S&P 500 call options are generally expected to be held for a 7-year term, but can be terminated at any time.

In 2008, the Company had 13,844 S&P 500 call option contracts that expired upon reaching their 7-year term. The expired S&P 500 call options were acquired in February 2001 through January 2002, with contract values of $17,493,000 and carrying values of $0 at the date of expiration. The Company received total proceeds of $229,000 from the expired options, resulting in no realized gains or losses for the year.

Gains and losses related to these S&P 500 call options are reported in the net realized capital gains and losses item in the statement of operations.

There are certain risks associated with the S&P 500 call options, primarily with respect to significant movements in the United States stock market and counterparty non-performance. The Company believes that the counterparties to its S&P 500 call option agreements are financially responsible and that the counterparty risk associated with these transactions is minimal.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

16. Separate Accounts

All of the Company’s separate account business falls into the Nonguaranteed Account Category. Premiums, considerations or deposits received for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, were approximately $74,571,000 and $111,316,000, respectively.

Reserves for accounts with assets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, at market value, are approximately $289,027,000 and $451,712,000, respectively. The entire reserve amount is subject to discretionary withdrawal.

Since all investment returns are credited directly to the policyholders, no reserves are held for asset default risk in lieu of AVR.

A reconciliation of net transfers to separate accounts for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008     2007    2006

Transfers as reported in the Summary of Operations of the separate accounts

   $ 11,351     $ 45,634    $ 44,589

Less: Sundry general expenses

     (484 )     40      43
                     

Net transfers as reported in the Summary of Operations of the Life, Accident and Health Annual Statement, net of reinsurance

   $ 10,867     $ 45,674    $ 44,632
                     

 

17. Premium and Annuity Considerations Deferred and Uncollected

The following are deferred and uncollected life and accident and health insurance premiums and annuity considerations as of December 31, 2008 and 2007:

 

     2008    2007
(in thousands of dollars)    Gross    Net of
Loading
   Gross    Net of
Loading

Type

           

Ordinary new business

   $ 9,452    $ 2,313    $ 9,696    $ 2,604

Ordinary renewal

     169,898      116,326      173,276      119,969

Group life

     —        —        4,828      4,828
                           
   $ 179,350    $ 118,639    $ 187,800    $ 127,401
                           

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

18. Analysis of Annuity Actuarial Reserves and Deposit-Type Liabilities By Withdrawal Characteristics

The following is the analysis of annuity actuarial reserves and deposit-type liabilities by withdrawal characteristics as of December 31, 2008 and 2007:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008    2007

Subject to discretionary withdrawal

     

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

   $ 460,154    $ 639,566

At market value

     190,209      321,155
             

Total with adjustment or at market value

     650,363      960,721

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

     1,378,962      1,231,539

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     647,734      639,787
             

Total

   $ 2,677,059    $ 2,832,047
             

 

19. Reconciliation to Annual Statement

Real estate partnerships reported in the Company’s Other Invested Assets line were not valued in accordance with Statement of Statutory Accounting Practice No. 48 Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies. The following is a reconciliation of these differences between the Annual Statement and the accompanying audited financial statements as of December 31, 2008:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008

Statutory statement of admitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus

  

Net deferred tax asset

  

Annual Statement, as originally filed

   $ 27,079

Adjustment for SSAP No. 48 reporting share of undistributed earnings and losses of real estate partnerships

     1,693
      

Audited statutory financial statements as reported herein

   $ 28,772
      

Unassigned surplus

  

Annual Statement, as originally filed

   $ 541,677

Adjustment for SSAP No. 48 reporting share of undistributed earnings and losses of real estate partnerships

     1,693
      

Audited statutory financial statements as reported herein

   $ 543,370
      

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2008  

Statutory statement of operations

  

Net investment income

  

Annual Statement, as originally filed

   $ 310,566  

Adjustment for SSAP No. 48 reporting share of undistributed earnings and losses of real estate partnerships

     4,838  
        

Audited statutory financial statements as reported herein

   $ 315,404  
        
(in thousands of dollars)    2008  

Statutory statement of changes in capital and suplus

  

Net income

  

Annual Statement, as originally filed

   $ 19,206  

Adjustment for SSAP No. 48 reporting share of undistributed earnings and losses of real estate partnerships

     4,838  
        

Audited statutory financial statements as reported herein

   $ 24,044  
        

Change in net unrealized capital losses

  

Annual Statement, as originally filed

   $ (58,500 )

Adjustment for SSAP No. 48 reporting share of undistributed earnings and losses of real estate partnerships

     (3,145 )
        

Audited statutory financial statements as reported herein

   $ (61,645 )
        

There were no material differences between the Annual Statement and the accompanying audited financial statements as of December 31, 2007.

 

20. Subsequent Events

In February, 2009, the Company acquired a $75,000,000 Mount Rosa/Mount Evans 2 LLC bond at par for $86,311,000 including purchased interest of $333,000.

The Company is reporting a Type II subsequent event for the change in the estimated unrealized gains (losses) on its investments at March 31, 2009. A Type II subsequent event is an event that provides evidence with respect to conditions that did not exist at the balance sheet date but arose subsequent to that date. In light of the highly volatile current condition of the quoted market prices, the following schedule is provided to summarize the estimated gain (loss) position of the Company’s investments as of March 31, 2009.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(in thousands of dollars)

unaudited

                      
Invested Asset Line Item    Market Value    Book Value    Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Bonds and Preferred Stock

   $ 4,647,545    $ 5,145,385    $ (497,839 )   $ (70,042 )

Real Estate

   $ 72,523    $ 53,304    $ 19,219     $ 434  

Other Invested Assets

   $ 207,757    $ 187,440    $ 20,317     $ (9,031 )

Contract Loans

   $ 278,139    $ 278,139    $ —       $ —    

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments

   $ 132,498    $ 132,499    $ (1 )   $ 1  

Receivables for Securities

   $ 34,248    $ 34,248    $ —       $ —    

Aggregate Write-Ins for Invested Assets

   $ 94    $ 94    $ —       $ —    

Mortgage Loans or Real Estate

   $ 46    $ 40    $ 6     $ —    
                              

Total Invested Assets

   $ 5,372,850    $ 5,831,148    $ (458,298 )   $ (78,637 )
                              

The total market value of $5,372,850,000 as of March 31, 2009 is approximately $62,482,000 lower, or 1.3% lower, than the market value as of December 31, 2008. The Company reviews all investment results monthly and closely monitors actions and activities of the financial markets. The Company’s robust monitoring process reflects its conservative investment philosophy. The average quality rating of the securities portfolio continues to be very high at “AA-”.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities

Year Ended December 31, 2008

The following is a summary of certain financial data included in other exhibits and schedules subjected to audit procedures by independent accountants and utilized by actuaries in the determination of reserves:

 

Investment income earned

  

U.S. government bonds

   $ 5,144,004  

Other bonds (unaffiliated)

     285,358,096  

Preferred stocks (unaffiliated)

     1,352,671  

Mortgage loans

     5,173  

Real estate

     8,023,559  

Contract loans

     20,373,358  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     2,428,922  

Other invested assets

     (1,878,751 )

Aggregate write-ins for investment income

     1,112,345  
        

Total gross investment income

   $ 321,919,377  
        

Real estate owned – book value less encumbrances

   $ 53,890,683  
        

Mortgage loans – book value

  

Commercial mortgages

   $ 46,888  
        

Total mortgage loans

   $ 46,888  
        

Mortgage loans by standing – book value

  

Good standing

   $ 46,888  
        

Other long-term assets – statement value

   $ 219,147,493  
        

 

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(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

Bonds and short-term investments by class and maturity

  

Bonds by maturity – statement value

  

Due within 1 year or less

   $ 498,963,547  

Over 1 year through 5 years

     1,481,937,207  

Over 5 years through 10 years

     2,178,970,032  

Over 10 years through 20 years

     246,248,865  

Over 20 years

     885,309,659  
        

Total by maturity

   $ 5,291,429,310  
        

Bonds by class – statement value

  

Class 1

   $ 4,325,631,088  

Class 2

     849,882,720  

Class 3

     73,855,031  

Class 4

     37,108,268  

Class 5

     87,988  

Class 6

     4,864,215  
        

Total by class

   $ 5,291,429,310  
        

Total bonds publicly traded

   $ 4,732,895,827  
        

Total bonds privately placed

   $ 558,533,483  
        

Preferred stocks – statement value

   $ 18,608,092  
        

Common stocks – equity value

   $ 1,987,526  
        

Short-term investments – book value

   $ 194,545,120  
        

Options, caps, floors and insurance futures owned – statement value

   $ 247,519  
        

Cash on deposit

   $ (8,310,455 )
        

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

Life insurance in force

  

Industrial

   $ —  
      

Ordinary

   $ 90,795,759,000
      

Credit life

   $ —  
      

Group life

   $ 19,271,258,000
      

Amount of additional accidental death benefits in force under ordinary policies

   $ 3,235,387,000
      

Life insurance policies with disability provisions in force

  

Industrial

   $ —  
      

Ordinary

   $ 52,413,181,000
      

Credit life

   $ —  
      

Group life

   $ 406,000
      

Supplementary contracts in force

  

Ordinary – not involving life contingencies

  

Amount on deposit

   $ 13,100,620,000
      

Income payable

   $ 37,705,000
      

Ordinary – involving life contingencies

  

Income payable

   $ 146,469,000
      

Group – not involving life contingencies

  

Amount on deposit

   $ —  
      

Income payable

   $ —  
      

Group – involving life contingencies

  

Income payable

   $ —  
      

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

Annuities

  

Ordinary

  

Immediate – amount of income payable

   $ 47,111,578
      

Deferred – fully paid – account balance

   $ 568,200,303
      

Deferred – not fully paid – account balance

   $ 1,331,823,443
      

Group

  

Amount of income payable

   $ —  
      

Fully paid – account balance

   $ —  
      

Not fully paid – account balance

   $ —  
      

Accident and health insurance – premiums in force

  

Ordinary

   $ 13,314,337
      

Group

   $ 180
      

Credit

   $ —  
      

Deposit funds and dividend accumulations

  

Deposit funds – account balance

   $ 72,152,519
      

Dividend accumulations – account balance

   $ —  
      

Claim payments

  

Group accident and health – year ended December 31

  

2008

   $ —  
      

2007

   $ —  
      

2006

   $ —  
      

2005

   $ —  
      

2004

   $ —  
      

2003

   $ —  
      

Prior years

   $ —  
      

Other accidental and health

  

2008

   $ 1,066,000
      

2007

   $ 245,000
      

2006

   $ 2,000
      

2005

   $ —  
      

2004

   $ 12,000
      

2003

   $ —  
      

Prior years

   $ —  
      

Other coverage that use developmental methods to calculate claims reserves

  

2008

   $ —  
      

2007

   $ —  
      

2006

   $ —  
      

2005

   $ —  
      

2004

   $ —  
      

2003

   $ —  
      

Prior years

   $ —  
      

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule and

Investment Risk Interrogatories

Year Ended December 31, 2008

The following is a summary of certain financial data included in other exhibits and schedules subjected to audit procedures by independent accountants of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company’s 2008 statutory annual financial statement as filed with state regulatory authorities.

The Company’s gross investment holdings as filed in the 2008 Annual Statement are $5,866,734,957.

 

     Gross Investment Holdings     Admitted Assets as Reported in
the Annual Statement
 
   Amount    Percentage     Amount    Percentage  

Investment Categories

          

Bonds

          

U.S. treasury securities

   $ 72,870,824    1.24 %   $ 72,870,824    1.24 %

U.S. government obligations

          

Issued by U.S. government-sponsored agencies

     76,276,051    1.30 %     76,276,051    1.30 %

Foreign government (including Canadian, excluding mortgage-backed securities):

     9,996,454    0.17 %     9,996,454    0.17 %

Securities issued by states, territories and possessions and political subdivisions in the U.S.

          

Political subdivisions of states, territories and possessions general obligations

     3,915,000    0.07 %     3,915,000    0.07 %

Revenue and assessment obligations

     25,950,785    0.44 %     25,950,785    0.44 %

Mortgage-backed securities

          

Pass-through securities

          

Guaranteed by GNMA

     346,276    0.01 %     346,276    0.01 %

Issued by FNMA, FHLMC & GNMA

     214,518,334    3.66 %     214,518,334    3.66 %

All other

     1,197,999    0.02 %     1,197,999    0.02 %

Privately issued

          

Other mortgage-backed securities

          

Issued by FNMA and FHLMC

     575,916,645    9.82 %     575,916,645    9.83 %

All other privately issued

     1,282,660,310    21.86 %     1,282,660,310    21.89 %

Other debt and other fixed income securities (excludes short-term)

          

Unaffiliated domestic securities (includes credit tenant loans rated by the SVO)

     2,387,123,460    40.69 %     2,387,123,460    40.73 %

Unaffiliated foreign securities

     451,164,405    7.69 %     446,112,052    7.61 %

Equity interests

          

Preferred stocks

          

Unaffiliated

     18,608,092    0.32 %     18,608,092    0.32 %

Other equity securities

          

Affiliated

     1,987,526    0.03 %     1,987,526    0.03 %

Mortgage loans

          

Commercial loans

     46,888    0.00 %     46,888    0.00 %

Real estate investments

          

Property held for the production of income

     47,959,201    0.82 %     47,959,201    0.82 %

Property held for sale

     5,931,482    0.10 %     5,931,482    0.10 %

Contract loans

     275,336,232    4.69 %     275,336,232    4.70 %

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term

          

Investments

     186,234,665    3.17 %     186,234,665    3.18 %

Other invested assets

     228,694,328    3.90 %     227,635,655    3.88 %
                          

Total invested assets

   $ 5,866,734,957    100.00 %   $ 5,860,623,931    100.00 %
                          

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule and

Investment Risk Interrogatories

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

The Company’s total admitted assets, excluding separate account assets, as filed in the 2008 Annual Statement were $6,127,066,401.

The Company’s ten largest exposures to a single issuer/borrower/investment, excluding U.S. government, U.S. government agency securities and those U.S. government money market funds listed in the Appendix to the NAIC SVO Purposes and Procedures Manual as exempt, property occupied by the Company and policy loans are as follows:

 

     Amount    Percentage
of Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Investments

     

GSMS 2006-GG6 AAB

   $ 71,463,370    1.17 %

General Electric

     69,293,320    1.13 %

Goldman Sachs Group

     66,387,431    1.08 %

Bank of America

     54,509,016    0.89 %

GCCFC 2005-GG3 A4

     50,430,747    0.82 %

Merrill Lynch

     47,394,076    0.77 %

Citi Group Inc

     46,514,036    0.76 %

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

     40,097,460    0.65 %

HSBE

     39,540,227    0.65 %

AMAC 2003-9 A3

     36,178,930    0.59 %

The amounts and percentages of the Company’s total admitted assets held in bonds and preferred stocks by NAIC rating are as follows:

 

     Bonds          Preferred Stocks  
     Book Value    Percentage          Book Value    Percentage  

NAIC – 1

   $ 4,325,631,088    70.60 %   P/RP – 1    $ 14,156,702    0.23 %

NAIC – 2

     849,882,720    13.87 %   P/RP – 2      4,373,390    0.07 %

NAIC – 3

     73,855,031    1.21 %   P/RP – 3      —      0.00 %

NAIC – 4

     37,108,268    0.61 %   P/RP – 4      —      0.00 %

NAIC – 5

     87,988    0.00 %   P/RP – 5      —      0.00 %

NAIC – 6

     4,864,215    0.08 %   P/RP – 6      78,000    0.00 %
                     
   $ 5,291,429,310         $ 18,608,092   
                     

The Company holds admitted assets in foreign investments of approximately $373,201,667 or 6.09% of total admitted assets.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule and

Investment Risk Interrogatories

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

The amounts and percentages of the Company’s total admitted assets held in aggregate foreign investment exposures categorized by NAIC sovereign rating are as follows:

 

     Amount    Percentage
of Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Countries rated NAIC – 1

   $ 368,149,315    6.01 %

Countries rated NAIC – 2

     5,052,352    0.08 %

Countries rated NAIC – 3 or below

     —      0.00 %
         
   $ 373,201,667    6.09 %
         

The Company’s two largest foreign investment exposures to a single country, categorized by the country’s NAIC sovereign rating:

 

     Amount    Percentage
of Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Countries Rated NAIC – 1:

     

Great Britain

   $ 105,958,091    1.73 %

Australia

     49,510,684    0.81 %

Countries Rated NAIC – 2:

     

Aruba

   $ 5,052,352    0.08 %

Questions 7 through 9 are not applicable as the Company does not have unhedged foreign currency exposure.

The Company’s ten largest non-sovereign foreign issues and related amounts and percentages of total admitted assets are listed below:

 

NAIC
Rating

  

Issuer

   Amount    Percentage
of Total
Admitted
Assets
 

1FE

   Codelco Inc    $ 36,125,542    0.59 %

1FE

   Westfield Capital Corp      34,470,936    0.56 %

1FE

   Vodafone Group PLC      26,274,296    0.43 %

1FE

   Royal Bank of Scotland PLC      24,783,483    0.40 %

2FE

   Deutsche Tel Fin      20,456,587    0.33 %

2FE

   British Telecom PLC      19,138,755    0.31 %

1FE

   HBOS Treasury Services      18,606,973    0.30 %

1FE

   UBS AG Stamford      15,183,190    0.25 %

1FE

   BHP Billiton Finance      15,039,748    0.25 %

1FE

   Philips Electronics NV      14,831,668    0.24 %

The Company holds Canadian investments of approximately $98,821,563 or 1.61% of total admitted assets, which is below the threshold of 2.5%.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule and

Investment Risk Interrogatories

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

Question 12 is not applicable as the Company does not hold any investments with contractual sales restrictions.

The Company holds admitted assets in equity interests of approximately $237,755,585 or 3.88% of total admitted assets, which is above the threshold of 2.5%.

The Company’s ten largest equity interests held and the percentage of admitted assets held are listed below:

 

      Amount    Percentage
of Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Investments

     

Cobalt Industrial REIT LLC

   $ 31,639,853    0.52 %

Colony Realty Partners LP

     25,503,594    0.42 %

Blackstone Real Estate Partners V LP

     25,227,173    0.41 %

Fillmore East Fund LP

     18,763,542    0.31 %

Phillips Edison Shoppings Center Reit Inc

     16,284,644    0.27 %

Daedlus Partners

     13,174,367    0.22 %

Rabobank Capital Fund II

     12,069,000    0.20 %

Beacon Capital Strategic Partners IV LP

     12,063,709    0.20 %

WVGRR Properties LLC

     11,924,967    0.19 %

Normandy Real Estate Fund Group LLC

     10,477,335    0.17 %

The Company holds $207,222,526 of investments in general partnership interests or 3.38% of total admitted assets.

The Company’s three largest investments in general partnership interests are listed below:

 

     Amount    Percentage
of Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Investments

     

Cobalt Industrial REIT LLC

   $ 31,639,853    0.52 %

Colony Realty Partners LP

     25,503,594    0.42 %

Blackstone Real Estate Partners V LP

     25,227,173    0.41 %

The Company holds approximately $46,888 of mortgage loans, or 0.01% of total admitted assets, which is below the threshold of 2.5%.

The Company holds approximately $53,890,683 or 0.88% of total admitted assets, in investment real estate properties, which is below the threshold of 2.5%.

Question 19 is not applicable as the Company does not hold any investments held in mezzanine real estate loans.

 

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Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule and

Investment Risk Interrogatories

Year Ended December 31, 2008

 

The Company holds the following amounts in securities lending arrangements (not including assets held as collateral for such transactions) as of:

 

      Amount    Percentage
of Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Date

     

March 31, 2008 (unaudited)

   $ 317,499,499    Not Applicable  

June 30, 2008 (unaudited)

     212,388,464    Not Applicable  

September 30, 2008 (unaudited)

     148,557,733    Not Applicable  

December 31, 2008

     2,853,735    0.05 %

The Company holds approximately $247,519 in call option investments, which comprised 0.001% of total admitted assets.

Questions 22 and 23 are not applicable as the Company holds no investments in collars, swaps, forwards, or future contracts.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

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December 31, 2008


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of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Index

December 31, 2008

 

     Page(s)

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Financial Statements

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   2-11

Statement of Operations

   12-21

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   22-35

Notes to Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors of

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and the

Contract Holders of Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the related statement of operations, statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios constituting the Farmers Annuity Separate Account A of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (the “Account”) (comprised of the Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio of the Calvert Variable Series, Inc.; the Developing Leaders and Quality Bond Portfolios of the Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund – Service Class Shares; the Socially Responsible Growth Fund of the Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Service Class Shares; the Bond, the Global Opportunities, the Growth & Income, and the International VIPs of the DWS Variable Series I – Class A Shares; the Dreman High Return Equity, the Government & Agency Securities, the High Income, the Money Market, and the Small Cap Growth VIPs of the DWS Variable Series II – Class A Shares; the Growth, the Index 500, and the Mid Cap Portfolios of Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds – Service Class Shares; the Freedom 2005, the Freedom 2010, the Freedom 2015, the Freedom 2020, the Freedom 2025, the Freedom 2030, and the Freedom Income Portfolios of Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds – Service Class 2 Shares; the FundsManager 20%, the FundsManager 50%, the FundsManager 70%, and the FundsManager 85% Portfolios of Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios – Service Class 2 Shares; the Developing Markets Securities, the Global Asset Allocation, the Small – Mid Cap Growth Securities, and the Small Cap Value Securities Funds of the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust – Class 2 Shares; the Capital Growth, the Mid Cap Value, and the Structured Small Cap Equity Funds of the Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust – Institutional Class Shares; the Balanced Portfolio – Service Shares, the Forty Portfolio – Institutional Shares, and the Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Service Shares of the Janus Aspen Series; the Foreign Bond (U.S. Dollar-Hedged), and the Low Duration Portfolios of the PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust – Administrative Class Shares; the Equity Income, the MidCap Stock, the SmallCap Growth II, and the West Coast Equity Accounts of the Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) – Class 2 Shares – Equity Funds; the SAM Balanced, the SAM Conservative Balanced, the SAM Conservative Growth, the SAM Flexible Income, and the SAM Strategic Growth Portfolios of the Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) – Class 2 Shares – Strategic Asset Management (“SAM”) Portfolios) at December 31, 2008, the results of each of their operations for the period ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two periods then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five periods then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Account’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Seattle, Washington

April 28, 2009

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2008

 

     Calvert
Variable
Series,
Inc.
   Dreyfus Variable
Investment Fund
   Dreyfus
Socially

Responsible
Growth Fund, Inc.
   DWS Variable
Series I
     Social
Mid Cap
Growth
Portfolio
   Developing
Leaders
Portfolio
   Quality
Bond
Portfolio
   Socially
Responsible
Growth
Fund
   Bond
VIP

ASSETS

              

Investments, at fair value

   $ 143,506    $ 1,544,456    $ 2,258,110    $ 67,813    $ 7,128,919

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Total assets

     143,506      1,544,456      2,258,110      67,813      7,128,919

LIABILITIES

              

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     171      1,808      2,699      78      8,217
                                  

Total liabilities

     171      1,808      2,699      78      8,217

Net assets

   $ 143,335    $ 1,542,648    $ 2,255,411    $ 67,735    $ 7,120,702
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding

     20,145      245,787      198,639      11,707      622,398
                                  

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ 7.12    $ 6.28    $ 11.35    $ 5.79    $ 11.44
                                  

Shares owned in each portfolio

     7,557      82,283      224,241      3,441      1,296,167
                                  

Market value per share

   $ 18.99    $ 18.77    $ 10.07    $ 19.71    $ 5.50
                                  

Cost of investments

   $ 153,233    $ 2,555,874    $ 2,443,691    $ 80,683    $ 8,707,075
                                  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     DWS Variable Series I,
Continued
   DWS Variable Series II
     Global
Opportunities
VIP
   Growth
&
Income
VIP
   International
VIP
   Dreman
High Return
Equity
VIP
   Government
& Agency
Securities
VIP
   High
Income VIP

ASSETS

                 

Investments, at fair value

   $ 3,612,125    $ 2,608,505    $ 5,585,184    $ 12,165,634    $ 4,287,544    $ 3,893,447

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —        —        —  
                                         

Total assets

     3,612,125      2,608,505      5,585,184      12,165,634      4,287,544      3,893,447

LIABILITIES

                 

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     4,165      3,133      6,441      14,234      5,169      4,502
                                         

Total liabilities

     4,165      3,133      6,441      14,234      5,169      4,502

Net assets

   $ 3,607,960    $ 2,605,372    $ 5,578,743    $ 12,151,400    $ 4,282,375    $ 3,888,946
                                         

Accumulation units outstanding

     402,118      429,633      1,075,977      1,171,573      300,308      374,851
                                         

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ 8.97    $ 6.06    $ 5.18    $ 10.37    $ 14.26    $ 10.37
                                         

Shares owned in each portfolio

     463,687      509,474      856,623      1,959,039      345,770      731,851
                                         

Market value per share

   $ 7.79    $ 5.12    $ 6.52    $ 6.21    $ 12.40    $ 5.32
                                         

Cost of investments

   $ 4,725,047    $ 4,233,565    $ 7,087,734    $ 19,751,422    $ 4,100,300    $ 5,420,944
                                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     DWS Variable Series II,
Continued
   Fidelity Variable
Insurance Products Funds
     Money
Market
VIP
   Small Cap
Growth
VIP
   VIP
Growth
Portfolio
   VIP
Index 500
Portfolio
   VIP
Mid Cap
Portfolio

ASSETS

              

Investments, at fair value

   $ 1,790,266    $ 280,892    $ 5,936,307    $ 6,706,634    $ 5,042,050

Dividends receivable

     1,492      —        —        —        —  
                                  

Total assets

     1,791,758      280,892      5,936,307      6,706,634      5,042,050

LIABILITIES

              

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     2,206      330      6,914      8,029      5,810
                                  

Total liabilities

     2,206      330      6,914      8,029      5,810

Net assets

   $ 1,789,552    $ 280,562    $ 5,929,393    $ 6,698,605    $ 5,036,240
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding

     153,866      113,787      1,016,772      903,203      367,751
                                  

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ 11.63    $ 2.47    $ 5.83    $ 7.42    $ 13.69
                                  

Shares owned in each portfolio

     1,790,266      36,911      252,932      67,751      275,071
                                  

Market value per share

   $ 1.00    $ 7.61    $ 23.47    $ 98.99    $ 18.33
                                  

Cost of investments

   $ 1,790,266    $ 406,386    $ 7,122,821    $ 7,765,212    $ 7,002,619
                                  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     Fidelity VIP
Freedom Funds
     VIP
Freedom 2005
Portfolio(1)
   VIP
Freedom 2010
Portfolio (2)
   VIP
Freedom 2015
Portfolio (3)
   VIP
Freedom 2020
Portfolio (4)
   VIP
Freedom 2025
Portfolio (5)
   VIP
Freedom 2030
Portfolio (6)
   VIP Freedom
Income
Portfolio (7)

ASSETS

                    

Investments, at fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ 32,649    $ 30,587    $ 47,485    $ 3,845    $ 3,655

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —        —        —        —  
                                                

Total assets

     —        —        32,649      30,587      47,485      3,845      3,655

LIABILITIES

                    

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     —        —        35      15      53      3      2
                                                

Total liabilities

     —        —        35      15      53      3      2

Net assets

   $ —      $ —      $ 32,614    $ 30,572    $ 47,432    $ 3,842    $ 3,653
                                                

Accumulation units outstanding

     —        —        4,137      4,110      6,498      549      403
                                                

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ —      $ —      $ 7.88    $ 7.44    $ 7.30    $ 7.00    $ 9.06
                                                

Shares owned in each portfolio

     —        —        4,001      3,977      6,357      541      401
                                                

Market value per share

   $ —      $ —      $ 8.16    $ 7.69    $ 7.47    $ 7.11    $ 9.12
                                                

Cost of investments

   $ —      $ —      $ 33,047    $ 30,721    $ 47,843    $ 4,076    $ 3,738
                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     Fidelity VIP
FundsManager Portfolios
   Franklin Templeton
Variable Insurance
Products Trust
     VIP Funds
Manager 20%
Portfolio (8)
   VIP Funds
Manager 50%
Portfolio (9)
   VIP Funds
Manager 70%
Portfolio (10)
   VIP Funds
Manager 85%
Portfolio (11)
   Developing
Markets
Securities
Fund

ASSETS

              

Investments, at fair value

   $ —      $ 161,894    $ 140,014    $ 169,810    $ 2,764,657

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Total assets

     —        161,894      140,014      169,810      2,764,657

LIABILITIES

              

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     —        186      113      181      3,105
                                  

Total liabilities

     —        186      113      181      3,105

Net assets

   $ —      $ 161,708    $ 139,901    $ 169,629    $ 2,761,552
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding

     —        19,442      18,389      23,738      252,601
                                  

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ —      $ 8.32    $ 7.61    $ 7.15    $ 10.93
                                  

Shares owned in each portfolio

     —        20,782      20,410      26,911      457,725
                                  

Market value per share

   $ —      $ 7.79    $ 6.86    $ 6.31    $ 6.04
                                  

Cost of investments

   $ —      $ 161,202    $ 143,125    $ 161,780    $ 4,580,786
                                  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     Franklin Templeton Variable
Insurance Products Trust, Continued
   Goldman Sachs
Variable Insurance Trust
     Global
Asset
Allocation
Fund
   Small - Mid
Cap Growth
Securities
Fund
   Small Cap
Value
Securities
Fund
   Capital
Growth
Fund
   Mid Cap
Value
Fund
   Structured
Small Cap
Equity
Fund

ASSETS

                 

Investments, at fair value

   $ 1,777,150    $ 1,234,451    $ 1,174,904    $ 4,787,673    $ 4,267,035    $ 713,677

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —        —        —  
                                         

Total assets

     1,777,150      1,234,451      1,174,904      4,787,673      4,267,035      713,677

LIABILITIES

                 

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     1,999      1,438      1,385      5,571      17,069      2,554
                                         

Total liabilities

     1,999      1,438      1,385      5,571      17,069      2,554

Net assets

   $ 1,775,151    $ 1,233,013    $ 1,173,519    $ 4,782,102    $ 4,249,966    $ 711,123
                                         

Accumulation units outstanding

     139,525      180,668      140,511      798,363      333,709      80,198
                                         

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ 12.72    $ 6.82    $ 8.35    $ 5.99    $ 12.74    $ 8.87
                                         

Shares owned in each portfolio

     209,817      105,060      111,365      646,983      492,729      102,246
                                         

Market value per share

   $ 8.47    $ 11.75    $ 10.55    $ 7.40    $ 8.66    $ 6.98
                                         

Cost of investments

   $ 2,826,105    $ 1,612,454    $ 1,854,195    $ 5,738,760    $ 5,926,728    $ 1,180,444
                                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     Janus Aspen Series    PIMCO Variable
Insurance Trust
     Balanced
Portfolio
(Service
Shares)
   Forty
Portfolio
(Institutional
Shares)
   Mid Cap
Growth
Portfolio
(Service
Shares)
   VIT Foreign
Bond
Portfolio
(U.S. Dollar-
Hedged)
   VIT
Low
Duration
Portfolio

ASSETS

              

Investments, at fair value

   $ 3,814,577    $ 10,238,266    $ 777,489    $ 3,991,126    $ 6,275,274

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Total assets

     3,814,577      10,238,266      777,489      3,991,126      6,275,274

LIABILITIES

              

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     4,318      12,057      885      4,698      7,590
                                  

Total liabilities

     4,318      12,057      885      4,698      7,590

Net assets

   $ 3,810,259    $ 10,226,209    $ 776,604    $ 3,986,428    $ 6,267,684
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding

     340,235      1,866,727      108,564      306,757      489,029
                                  

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ 11.20    $ 5.48    $ 7.15    $ 13.00    $ 12.82
                                  

Shares owned in each portfolio

     160,614      445,723      37,560      416,610      648,272
                                  

Market value per share

   $ 23.75    $ 22.97    $ 20.70    $ 9.58    $ 9.68
                                  

Cost of investments

   $ 3,866,717    $ 8,974,471    $ 764,772    $ 4,095,936    $ 6,461,317
                                  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.
     Equity
Income
Account (12)
   MidCap
Stock
Account
   SmallCap
Growth
Account II (13)
   West Coast
Equity
Account

ASSETS

           

Investments, at fair value

   $ 7,750,976    $ 3,251,062    $ 907,499    $ 894,774

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total assets

     7,750,976      3,251,062      907,499      894,774

LIABILITIES

           

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     9,145      3,690      1,282      1,016
                           

Total liabilities

     9,145      3,690      1,282      1,016

Net assets

   $ 7,741,831    $ 3,247,372    $ 906,217    $ 893,758
                           

Accumulation units outstanding

     684,891      302,948      170,133      99,177
                           

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ 11.30    $ 10.72    $ 5.33    $ 9.01
                           

Shares owned in each portfolio

     673,998      406,383      136,466      59,891
                           

Market value per share

   $ 11.50    $ 8.00    $ 6.65    $ 14.94
                           

Cost of investments

   $ 10,149,332    $ 5,335,216    $ 950,533    $ 1,345,444
                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

     Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., Continued
     SAM
Balanced
Portfolio
   SAM
Conservative
Balanced
Portfolio
   SAM
Conservative
Growth
Portfolio
   SAM
Flexible
Income
Portfolio
   SAM
Strategic
Growth
Portfolio

ASSETS

              

Investments, at fair value

   $ 28,779,509    $ 6,020,861    $ 22,697,905    $ 5,667,698    $ 14,749,596

Dividends receivable

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Total assets

     28,779,509      6,020,861      22,697,905      5,667,698      14,749,596

LIABILITIES

              

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     33,524      6,929      26,602      6,170      17,010
                                  

Total liabilities

     33,524      6,929      26,602      6,170      17,010

Net assets

   $ 28,745,985    $ 6,013,932    $ 22,671,303    $ 5,661,528    $ 14,732,586
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding

     2,465,805      517,838      1,983,415      494,283      1,308,258
                                  

Unit value of accumulation units

   $ 11.66    $ 11.61    $ 11.43    $ 11.45    $ 11.26
                                  

Shares owned in each portfolio

     2,428,651      639,836      1,854,404      540,295      1,208,983
                                  

Market value per share

   $ 11.85    $ 9.41    $ 12.24    $ 10.49    $ 12.20
                                  

Cost of investments

   $ 34,585,495    $ 7,001,211    $ 27,631,119    $ 6,971,038    $ 19,966,807
                                  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Continued

December 31, 2008

 

(1)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005

 

(2)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010

 

(3)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015

 

(4)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020

 

(5)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025

 

(6)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030

 

(7)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom Income

 

(8)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20%

 

(9)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50%

 

(10)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70%

 

(11)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85%

 

(12)

The PVC Equity Income Account I changed its name to PVC Equity Income Account, effective May 17, 2008

 

(13)

The PVC SmallCap Growth Account changed its name to PVC SmallCap Growth Account II, effective May 17, 2008

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     Calvert
Variable
Series,
Inc.
    Dreyfus Variable
Investment Fund
    Dreyfus
Socially
Responsible
Growth Fund, Inc.
    DWS Variable
Series I
 
     Social
Mid Cap
Growth
Portfolio
    Developing
Leaders
Portfolio
    Quality
Bond
Portfolio
    Socially
Responsible
Growth
Fund
    Bond
VIP
 

Investment income:

          

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ 1,407     $ 147,898     $ 140,329     $ 418     $ 525,400  
                                        

Total investment income

     1,407       147,898       140,329       418       525,400  
                                        

Expenses:

          

Mortality and expense risk

     3,103       30,181       38,697       1,240       120,731  
                                        

Total expenses

     3,103       30,181       38,697       1,240       120,731  
                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     (1,696 )     117,717       101,632       (822 )     404,669  
                                        

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     104,663       589,593       1,334,054       13,488       2,974,271  

Cost of investments sold

     (118,951 )     (796,901 )     (1,400,900 )     (16,016 )     (3,277,537 )
                                        

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (14,288 )     (207,308 )     (66,846 )     (2,528 )     (303,266 )
                                        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

          

Beginning of period

     55,225       (85,134 )     24,561       25,205       257,129  

End of period

     (9,727 )     (1,011,418 )     (185,581 )     (12,870 )     (1,578,157 )
                                        

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (64,952 )     (926,284 )     (210,142 )     (38,075 )     (1,835,286 )
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (80,936 )   $ (1,015,875 )   $ (175,356 )   $ (41,425 )   $ (1,733,883 )
                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     DWS Variable Series I,
Continued
    DWS Variable Series II  
     Global
Opportunities
VIP
    Growth
&
Income
VIP
    International
VIP
    Dreman
High Return
Equity
VIP
    Government
& Agency
Securities
VIP
    High
Income
VIP
 

Investment income:

            

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ 1,006,793     $ 1,015,515     $ 1,703,639     $ 4,314,371     $ 201,514     $ 650,058  
                                                

Total investment income

     1,006,793       1,015,515       1,703,639       4,314,371       201,514       650,058  
                                                

Expenses:

            

Mortality and expense risk

     73,655       51,044       113,371       241,032       58,677       71,690  
                                                

Total expenses

     73,655       51,044       113,371       241,032       58,677       71,690  
                                                

Net investment income (loss)

     933,138       964,471       1,590,268       4,073,339       142,837       578,368  
                                                

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

            

Proceeds from sales

     1,212,955       868,351       1,492,905       3,270,696       1,289,861       1,937,833  

Cost of investments sold

     (1,642,736 )     (1,188,762 )     (2,021,997 )     (5,003,866 )     (1,278,892 )     (2,349,621 )
                                                

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (429,781 )     (320,411 )     (529,092 )     (1,733,170 )     10,969       (411,788 )
                                                

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

            

Beginning of period

     3,057,068       825,496       4,971,488       5,758,667       178,310       79,523  

End of period

     (1,112,922 )     (1,625,060 )     (1,502,550 )     (7,585,788 )     187,244       (1,527,497 )
                                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (4,169,990 )     (2,450,556 )     (6,474,038 )     (13,344,455 )     8,934       (1,607,020 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (3,666,633 )   $ (1,806,496 )   $ (5,412,862 )   $ (11,004,286 )   $ 162,740     $ (1,440,440 )
                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     DWS Variable Series II,
Continued
    Fidelity Variable
Insurance Products Funds
 
     Money
Market
VIP
    Small Cap
Growth
VIP
    VIP
Growth
Portfolio
    VIP
Index 500
Portfolio
    VIP
Mid Cap
Portfolio
 

Investment income:

          

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ 37,612     $ —       $ 66,332     $ 304,767     $ 1,241,179  
                                        

Total investment income

     37,612       —         66,332       304,767       1,241,179  
                                        

Expenses:

          

Mortality and expense risk

     18,181       5,714       121,019       126,732       93,641  
                                        

Total expenses

     18,181       5,714       121,019       126,732       93,641  
                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     19,431       (5,714 )     (54,687 )     178,035       1,147,538  
                                        

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     929,581       63,634       1,786,371       2,554,797       1,158,073  

Cost of investments sold

     (929,581 )     (84,539 )     (2,161,891 )     (3,003,436 )     (1,600,968 )
                                        

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     —         (20,905 )     (375,520 )     (448,639 )     (442,895 )
                                        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

          

Beginning of period

     —         131,544       3,980,631       3,119,956       2,283,226  

End of period

     —         (125,494 )     (1,186,514 )     (1,058,578 )     (1,960,569 )
                                        

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     —         (257,038 )     (5,167,145 )     (4,178,534 )     (4,243,795 )
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 19,431     $ (283,657 )   $ (5,597,352 )   $ (4,449,138 )   $ (3,539,152 )
                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

    Fidelity VIP
Freedom Funds
 
    VIP
Freedom
2005
Portfolio(1)
  VIP
Freedom
2010
Portfolio (2)
  VIP
Freedom
2015
Portfolio (3)
    VIP
Freedom
2020
Portfolio (4)
    VIP
Freedom
2025
Portfolio (5)
    VIP
Freedom
2030
Portfolio (6)
    VIP
Freedom
Income
Portfolio(7)
 

Investment income:

             

Dividends and capital gain distributions

  $ —     $ —     $ 2,107     $ 900     $ 3,647     $ 317     $ 154  
                                                   

Total investment income

    —       —       2,107       900       3,647       317       154  
                                                   

Expenses:

             

Mortality and expense risk

    —       —       42       15       51       4       2  
                                                   

Total expenses

    —       —       42       15       51       4       2  
                                                   

Net investment income (loss)

    —       —       2,065       885       3,596       313       152  
                                                   

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

             

Proceeds from sales

    —       —       10       1       —         536       —    

Cost of investments sold

    —       —       (10 )     (1 )     —         (639 )     —    
                                                   

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    —       —       —         —         —         (103 )     —    
                                                   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

             

Beginning of period

    —       —       —         —         —         —         —    

End of period

    —       —       (398 )     (134 )     (358 )     (231 )     (83 )
                                                   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    —       —       (398 )     (134 )     (358 )     (231 )     (83 )
                                                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ —     $ —     $ 1,667     $ 751     $ 3,238     $ (21 )   $ 69  
                                                   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     Fidelity VIP
FundsManager Portfolios
    Franklin Templeton
Variable Insurance
Products Trust
 
     VIP Funds
Manager 20%
Portfolio (8)
   VIP Funds
Manager 50%
Portfolio (9)
    VIP Funds
Manager 70%
Portfolio (10)
    VIP Funds
Manager 85%
Portfolio (11)
    Developing
Markets
Securities
Fund
 

Investment income:

           

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ —      $ 4,693     $ 3,149     $ 3,322     $ 1,147,363  
                                       

Total investment income

     —        4,693       3,149       3,322       1,147,363  
                                       

Expenses:

           

Mortality and expense risk

     —        217       170       203       60,600  
                                       

Total expenses

     —        217       170       203       60,600  
                                       

Net investment income (loss)

     —        4,476       2,979       3,119       1,086,763  
                                       

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

           

Proceeds from sales

     —        4,585       60       28       1,313,541  

Cost of investments sold

     —        (5,364 )     (72 )     (28 )     (1,921,916 )
                                       

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     —        (779 )     (12 )     —         (608,375 )
                                       

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

           

Beginning of period

     —        —         —         —         2,128,732  

End of period

     —        692       (3,111 )     8,030       (1,816,129 )
                                       

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     —        692       (3,111 )     8,030       (3,944,861 )
                                       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ —      $ 4,389     $ (144 )   $ 11,149     $ (3,466,473 )
                                       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     Franklin Templeton Variable
Insurance Products Trust, Continued
    Goldman Sachs
Variable Insurance Trust
 
     Global
Asset
Allocation
Fund
    Small - Mid
Cap Growth
Securities
Fund
    Small Cap
Value
Securities
Fund
    Capital
Growth
Fund
    Mid Cap
Value
Fund
    Structured
Small Cap
Equity
Fund
 

Investment income:

            

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ 523,848     $ 232,087     $ 140,771     $ 9,015     $ 75,039     $ 8,060  
                                                

Total investment income

     523,848       232,087       140,771       9,015       75,039       8,060  
                                                

Expenses:

            

Mortality and expense risk

     27,153       23,896       20,307       98,598       83,476       12,058  
                                                

Total expenses

     27,153       23,896       20,307       98,598       83,476       12,058  
                                                

Net investment income (loss)

     496,695       208,191       120,464       (89,583 )     (8,437 )     (3,998 )
                                                

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

            

Proceeds from sales

     451,506       393,021       268,194       1,981,119       1,945,943       246,287  

Cost of investments sold

     (900,547 )     (467,021 )     (360,673 )     (2,224,987 )     (2,428,576 )     (397,378 )
                                                

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (449,041 )     (74,000 )     (92,479 )     (243,868 )     (482,633 )     (151,091 )
                                                

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

            

Beginning of period

     (351,051 )     704,203       (54,099 )     2,412,852       621,094       (233,496 )

End of period

     (1,048,955 )     (378,003 )     (679,291 )     (951,087 )     (1,659,693 )     (466,767 )
                                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (697,904 )     (1,082,206 )     (625,192 )     (3,363,939 )     (2,280,787 )     (233,271 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (650,250 )   $ (948,015 )   $ (597,207 )   $ (3,697,390 )   $ (2,771,857 )   $ (388,360 )
                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     Janus Aspen Series     PIMCO Variable
Insurance Trust
 
     Balanced
Portfolio
(Service
Shares)
    Forty
Portfolio
(Institutional
Shares)
    Mid Cap
Growth
Portfolio
(Service
Shares)
    VIT Foreign
Bond
Portfolio
(U.S. Dollar-
Hedged)
    VIT
Low
Duration
Portfolio
 

Investment income:

          

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ 404,617     $ 21,741     $ 72,910     $ 157,051     $ 415,879  
                                        

Total investment income

     404,617       21,741       72,910       157,051       415,879  
                                        

Expenses:

          

Mortality and expense risk

     53,999       212,761       15,131       66,379       99,201  
                                        

Total expenses

     53,999       212,761       15,131       66,379       99,201  
                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     350,618       (191,020 )     57,779       90,672       316,678  
                                        

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     1,296,239       3,330,467       321,112       2,279,496       2,916,749  

Cost of investments sold

     (1,493,659 )     (2,769,924 )     (348,138 )     (2,350,733 )     (2,979,143 )
                                        

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (197,420 )     560,543       (27,026 )     (71,237 )     (62,394 )
                                        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

          

Beginning of period

     941,726       10,047,159       657,834       105,557       207,490  

End of period

     (52,140 )     1,263,795       12,717       (104,810 )     (186,043 )
                                        

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (993,866 )     (8,783,364 )     (645,117 )     (210,367 )     (393,533 )
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (840,668 )   $ (8,413,841 )   $ (614,364 )   $ (190,932 )   $ (139,249 )
                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.  
     Equity
Income
Account (12)
    MidCap
Stock
Account
    SmallCap
Growth
Account II (13)
    West Coast
Equity
Account
 

Investment income:

        

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ 1,155,502     $ 1,230,987     $ —       $ 154,094  
                                

Total investment income

     1,155,502       1,230,987       —         154,094  
                                

Expenses:

        

Mortality and expense risk

     148,869       55,149       16,614       17,049  
                                

Total expenses

     148,869       55,149       16,614       17,049  
                                

Net investment income (loss)

     1,006,633       1,175,838       (16,614 )     137,045  
                                

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

        

Proceeds from sales

     3,794,914       766,548       264,394       418,283  

Cost of investments sold

     (4,837,093 )     (1,264,165 )     (360,279 )     (562,476 )
                                

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (1,042,179 )     (497,617 )     (95,885 )     (144,193 )
                                

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

        

Beginning of period

     2,436,062       103,500       577,879       88,423  

End of period

     (2,398,356 )     (2,084,154 )     (43,034 )     (450,670 )
                                

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (4,834,418 )     (2,187,654 )     (620,913 )     (539,093 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (4,869,964 )   $ (1,509,433 )   $ (733,412 )   $ (546,241 )
                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

     Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., Continued  
     SAM
Balanced
Portfolio
    SAM
Conservative
Balanced
Portfolio
    SAM
Conservative
Growth
Portfolio
    SAM
Flexible
Income
Portfolio
    SAM
Strategic
Growth
Portfolio
 

Investment income:

          

Dividends and capital gain distributions

   $ 6,501,316     $ 845,674     $ 4,596,640     $ 1,082,775     $ 4,220,248  
                                        

Total investment income

     6,501,316       845,674       4,596,640       1,082,775       4,220,248  
                                        

Expenses:

          

Mortality and expense risk

     486,029       94,373       410,909       79,869       264,451  
                                        

Total expenses

     486,029       94,373       410,909       79,869       264,451  
                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     6,015,287       751,301       4,185,731       1,002,906       3,955,797  
                                        

Realized gains (losses) on investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     9,095,551       1,740,816       10,731,453       1,922,464       3,047,926  

Cost of investments sold

     (11,382,146 )     (2,099,483 )     (13,373,101 )     (2,423,703 )     (4,043,890 )
                                        

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (2,286,595 )     (358,667 )     (2,641,648 )     (501,239 )     (995,964 )
                                        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

          

Beginning of period

     9,609,163       1,041,035       9,438,511       330,614       7,344,699  

End of period

     (5,805,986 )     (980,350 )     (4,933,214 )     (1,303,340 )     (5,217,211 )
                                        

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (15,415,149 )     (2,021,385 )     (14,371,725 )     (1,633,954 )     (12,561,910 )
                                        

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (11,686,457 )   $ (1,628,751 )   $ (12,827,642 )   $ (1,132,287 )   $ (9,602,077 )
                                        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statement of Operations, Continued

For the Period Ended December 31, 2008

 

(1)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005

 

(2)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010

 

(3)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015

 

(4)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020

 

(5)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025

 

(6)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030

 

(7)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom Income

 

(8)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20%

 

(9)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50%

 

(10)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70%

 

(11)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85%

 

(12)

The PVC Equity Income Account I changed its name to PVC Equity Income Account, effective May 17, 2008

 

(13)

The PVC SmallCap Growth Account changed its name to PVC SmallCap Growth Account II, effective May 17, 2008

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Calvert Variable
Series, Inc.
    Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund  
     Social Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio (1)
    Developing
Leaders Portfolio
    Quality
Bond Portfolio
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

            

From operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,696 )   $ 5,202     $ 117,717     $ 390,602     $ 101,632     $ 154,769  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (14,288 )     (241 )     (207,308 )     (50,911 )     (66,846 )     (75,915 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (64,952 )     6,833       (926,284 )     (713,757 )     (210,142 )     64,267  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (80,936 )     11,794       (1,015,875 )     (374,066 )     (175,356 )     143,121  
                                                

From contract transactions:

            

Payments received from contract owners

     1,700       2,526       54,663       96,089       36,222       57,667  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     (22,610 )     (30,262 )     (321,713 )     (293,311 )     (613,203 )     (335,484 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (281 )     (326 )     (1,722 )     (1,959 )     (1,517 )     (1,379 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     (51,076 )     (25,630 )     (83,813 )     178,499       (452,717 )     240,878  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (72,267 )     (53,692 )     (352,585 )     (20,682 )     (1,031,215 )     (38,318 )
                                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (153,203 )     (41,898 )     (1,368,460 )     (394,748 )     (1,206,571 )     104,803  

Net assets at beginning of period

     296,538       338,436       2,911,108       3,305,856       3,461,982       3,357,179  
                                                

Net assets at end of period

   $ 143,335     $ 296,538     $ 1,542,648     $ 2,911,108     $ 2,255,411     $ 3,461,982  
                                                

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

            

Units sold

     25,418       7,544       35,014       58,786       29,428       725,256  

Units redeemed

     (31,119 )     (12,414 )     (74,280 )     (57,149 )     (118,646 )     (722,048 )
                                                

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     (5,701 )     (4,870 )     (39,266 )     1,637       (89,218 )     3,208  

Beginning units

     25,845       30,715       285,053       283,416       287,857       284,649  
                                                

Ending units

     20,144       25,845       245,787       285,053       198,639       287,857  
                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Dreyfus
Socially Responsible
Growth Fund, Inc.
    DWS Variable Series I  
     Socially Responsible
Growth Fund
    Bond VIP     Global
Opportunities VIP
    Growth &
Income VIP
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

                

From operations:

                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (822 )   $ (1,172 )   $ 404,669     $ 260,549     $ 933,138     $ 426,904     $ 964,471     $ 65,009  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (2,528 )     695       (303,266 )     (11,979 )     (429,781 )     (12,051 )     (320,411 )     116,503  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (38,075 )     7,266       (1,835,286 )     35,015       (4,169,990 )     52,379       (2,450,556 )     (156,632 )
                                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (41,425 )     6,789       (1,733,883 )     283,585       (3,666,633 )     467,232       (1,806,496 )     24,880  
                                                                

From contract transactions:

                

Payments received from contract owners

     3,722       625       496,876       2,106,899       357,251       807,637       104,091       116,814  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     (6,914 )     (3,042 )     (1,297,705 )     (770,512 )     (817,672 )     (485,371 )     (555,878 )     (567,474 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (132 )     (130 )     (5,079 )     (3,634 )     (3,778 )     (3,536 )     (3,544 )     (3,897 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     (4,961 )     733       (606,106 )     1,272,281       455,546       586,964       (137,878 )     99,303  
                                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (8,285 )     (1,814 )     (1,412,014 )     2,605,034       (8,653 )     905,694       (593,209 )     (355,254 )
                                                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (49,710 )     4,975       (3,145,897 )     2,888,619       (3,675,286 )     1,372,926       (2,399,705 )     (330,374 )

Net assets at beginning of period

     117,445       112,470       10,266,599       7,377,980       7,283,246       5,910,320       5,005,077       5,335,451  
                                                                

Net assets at end of period

   $ 67,735     $ 117,445     $ 7,120,702     $ 10,266,599     $ 3,607,960     $ 7,283,246     $ 2,605,372     $ 5,005,077  
                                                                

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

                

Units sold

     1,279       637       136,813       467,568       101,900       111,119       41,280       85,993  

Units redeemed

     (2,708 )     (854 )     (253,262 )     (274,666 )     (100,920 )     (61,368 )     (113,600 )     (119,195 )
                                                                

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     (1,429 )     (217 )     (116,449 )     192,902       980       49,751       (72,320 )     (33,202 )

Beginning units

     13,136       13,353       738,847       545,945       401,138       351,387       501,953       535,155  
                                                                

Ending units

     11,707       13,136       622,398       738,847       402,118       401,138       429,633       501,953  
                                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

    DWS Variable Series I,
Continued
    DWS Variable Series II  
    International
VIP
    Dreman High Return
Equity VIP
    Government & Agency
Securities VIP
    High Income
VIP
 
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

               

From operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,590,268     $ 112,753     $ 4,073,339     $ 212,238     $ 142,837     $ 164,028     $ 578,368     $ 384,917  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    (529,092 )     160,537       (1,733,170 )     (27,349 )     10,969       (11,644 )     (411,788 )     (42,230 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    (6,474,038 )     955,411       (13,344,455 )     (903,843 )     8,934       50,838       (1,607,020 )     (376,893 )
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    (5,412,862 )     1,228,701       (11,004,286 )     (718,954 )     162,740       203,222       (1,440,440 )     (34,206 )
                                                               

From contract transactions:

               

Payments received from contract owners

    443,936       1,089,457       954,984       2,616,729       147,922       157,950       239,829       796,177  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

    (1,196,581 )     (990,449 )     (2,655,315 )     (1,970,884 )     (634,960 )     (548,130 )     (1,060,958 )     (655,847 )

Contract maintenance charges

    (6,830 )     (6,769 )     (13,235 )     (13,773 )     (2,580 )     (2,472 )     (3,185 )     (2,810 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

    560,090       180,254       796,536       1,969,340       23,380       146,583       (321,688 )     523,935  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

    (199,385 )     272,493       (917,030 )     2,601,412       (466,238 )     (246,069 )     (1,146,002 )     661,455  
                                                               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (5,612,247 )     1,501,194       (11,921,316 )     1,882,458       (303,498 )     (42,847 )     (2,586,442 )     627,249  

Net assets at beginning of period

    11,190,990       9,689,796       24,072,716       22,190,258       4,585,873       4,628,720       6,475,388       5,848,139  
                                                               

Net assets at end of period

  $ 5,578,743     $ 11,190,990     $ 12,151,400     $ 24,072,716     $ 4,282,375     $ 4,585,873     $ 3,888,946     $ 6,475,388  
                                                               

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

               

Units sold

    225,113       237,756       207,552       259,706       73,358       91,884       69,541       173,418  

Units redeemed

    (253,351 )     (214,990 )     (274,074 )     (127,117 )     (106,034 )     (110,279 )     (163,947 )     (126,406 )
                                                               

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

    (28,238 )     22,766       (66,522 )     132,589       (32,676 )     (18,395 )     (94,406 )     47,012  

Beginning units

    1,104,215       1,081,449       1,238,095       1,105,506       332,984       351,379       469,257       422,245  
                                                               

Ending units

    1,075,977       1,104,215       1,171,573       1,238,095       300,308       332,984       374,851       469,257  
                                                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

    DWS Variable Series II,
Continued
    Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Funds  
    Money
Market VIP
    Small Cap
Growth VIP
    VIP
Growth Portfolio
    VIP
Index 500 Portfolio
 
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

               

From operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 19,431     $ 55,764     $ (5,714 )   $ (7,491 )   $ (54,687 )   $ (61,984 )   $ 178,035     $ 265,756  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    —         —         (20,905 )     10,677       (375,520 )     378,202       (448,639 )     175,094  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    —         —         (257,038 )     26,122       (5,167,145 )     2,052,448       (4,178,534 )     49,030  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    19,431       55,764       (283,657 )     29,308       (5,597,352 )     2,368,666       (4,449,138 )     489,880  
                                                               

From contract transactions:

               

Payments received from contract owners

    18,715       98,520       11,388       24,190       582,512       1,016,477       433,922       1,149,331  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

    (388,822 )     (215,955 )     (38,995 )     (51,004 )     (1,344,703 )     (1,075,995 )     (1,432,627 )     (1,237,716 )

Contract maintenance charges

    (840 )     (694 )     (454 )     (512 )     (6,670 )     (6,366 )     (7,259 )     (6,954 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

    638,867       332,053       12,818       14,775       504,111       (50,681 )     (362,220 )     559,000  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

    267,920       213,924       (15,243 )     (12,551 )     (264,750 )     (116,565 )     (1,368,184 )     463,661  
                                                               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    287,351       269,688       (298,900 )     16,757       (5,862,102 )     2,252,101       (5,817,322 )     953,541  

Net assets at beginning of period

    1,502,201       1,232,513       579,462       562,705       11,791,495       9,539,394       12,515,927       11,562,386  
                                                               

Net assets at end of period

  $ 1,789,552     $ 1,502,201     $ 280,562     $ 579,462     $ 5,929,393     $ 11,791,495     $ 6,698,605     $ 12,515,927  
                                                               

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

               

Units sold

    120,514       116,158       15,463       17,039       210,269       264,119       158,936       271,079  

Units redeemed

    (97,030 )     (96,782 )     (18,835 )     (19,169 )     (247,467 )     (278,140 )     (304,499 )     (229,714 )
                                                               

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

    23,484       19,376       (3,372 )     (2,130 )     (37,198 )     (14,021 )     (145,563 )     41,365  

Beginning units

    130,382       111,006       117,159       119,289       1,053,970       1,067,991       1,048,766       1,007,401  
                                                               

Ending units

    153,866       130,382       113,787       117,159       1,016,772       1,053,970       903,203       1,048,766  
                                                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Fidelity Variable Insurance
Products Funds,
Continued
    Fidelity VIP
Freedom Funds
     VIP
Mid Cap Portfolio
    VIP Freedom 2005
Portfolio (2)
   VIP Freedom 2010
Portfolio (3)
   VIP Freedom 2015
Portfolio (4)
     2008     2007     2008    2007    2008    2007    2008     2007

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

                    

From operations:

                    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,147,538     $ 644,517     $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 2,065     $ —  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (442,895 )     11,475       —        —        —        —        —         —  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (4,243,795 )     382,970       —        —        —        —        (398 )     —  
                                                          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (3,539,152 )     1,038,962       —        —        —        —        1,667       —  
                                                          

From contract transactions:

                    

Payments received from contract owners

     404,241       889,751       —        —        —        —        30,949       —  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     (654,711 )     (580,273 )     —        —        —        —        —         —  

Contract maintenance charges

     (4,080 )     (3,633 )     —        —        —        —        —         —  

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     (36,637 )     257,874       —        —        —        —        (2 )     —  
                                                          

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (291,187 )     563,719       —        —        —        —        30,947       —  
                                                          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (3,830,339 )     1,602,681       —        —        —        —        32,614       —  

Net assets at beginning of period

     8,866,579       7,263,898       —        —        —        —        —         —  
                                                          

Net assets at end of period

   $ 5,036,240     $ 8,866,579     $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 32,614     $ —  
                                                          

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

                    

Units sold

     59,216       89,525       —        —        —        —        4,137       —  

Units redeemed

     (78,327 )     (64,171 )     —        —        —        —        —         —  
                                                          

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     (19,111 )     25,354       —        —        —        —        4,137       —  

Beginning units

     386,862       361,508       —        —        —        —        —         —  
                                                          

Ending units

     367,751       386,862       —        —        —        —        4,137       —  
                                                          

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Fidelity VIP
Freedom Funds, Continued
     VIP Freedom 2020
Portfolio (5)
   VIP Freedom 2025
Portfolio (6)
   VIP Freedom 2030
Portfolio (7)
   VIP Freedom Income
Portfolio (8)
     2008     2007    2008     2007    2008     2007    2008     2007

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

                   

From operations:

                   

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 885     $ —      $ 3,596     $ —      $ 313     $ —      $ 152     $ —  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     —         —        —         —        (103 )     —        —         —  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (134 )     —        (358 )     —        (231 )     —        (83 )     —  
                                                           

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     751       —        3,238       —        (21 )     —        69       —  
                                                           

From contract transactions:

                   

Payments received from contract owners

     29,822       —        —         —        100       —        —         —  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     —         —        —         —        —         —        —         —  

Contract maintenance charges

     —         —        —         —        —         —        —         —  

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     (1 )     —        44,194       —        3,763       —        3,584       —  
                                                           

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     29,821       —        44,194       —        3,863       —        3,584       —  
                                                           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     30,572       —        47,432       —        3,842       —        3,653       —  

Net assets at beginning of period

     —         —        —         —        —         —        —         —  
                                                           

Net assets at end of period

   $ 30,572     $ —      $ 47,432     $ —      $ 3,842     $ —      $ 3,653     $ —  
                                                           

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

                   

Units sold

     4,110       —        6,498       —        636       —        403       —  

Units redeemed

     —         —        —         —        (87 )     —        —         —  
                                                           

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     4,110       —        6,498       —        549       —        403       —  

Beginning units

     —         —        —         —        —         —        —         —  
                                                           

Ending units

     4,110       —        6,498       —        549       —        403       —  
                                                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Fidelity VIP
FundsManager Portfolios
     VIP
FundsManager 20%
Portfolio (9)
   VIP
FundsManager 50%
Portfolio (10)
   VIP
FundsManager 70%
Portfolio (11)
   VIP
FundsManager 85%
Portfolio (12)
     2008    2007    2008     2007    2008     2007    2008    2007

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

                     

From operations:

                     

Net investment income (loss)

   $ —      $ —      $ 4,476     $ —      $ 2,979     $ —      $ 3,119    $ —  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     —        —        (779 )     —        (12 )     —        —        —  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     —        —        692       —        (3,111 )     —        8,030      —  
                                                         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     —        —        4,389       —        (144 )     —        11,149      —  
                                                         

From contract transactions:

                     

Payments received from contract owners

     —        —        73,564       —        —         —        124,445      —  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     —        —        —         —        —         —        —        —  

Contract maintenance charges

     —        —        —         —        —         —        —        —  

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     —        —        83,755       —        140,045       —        34,035      —  
                                                         

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     —        —        157,319       —        140,045       —        158,480      —  
                                                         

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     —        —        161,708       —        139,901       —        169,629      —  

Net assets at beginning of period

     —        —        —         —        —         —        —        —  
                                                         

Net assets at end of period

   $ —      $ —      $ 161,708     $ —      $ 139,901     $ —      $ 169,629    $ —  
                                                         

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

                     

Units sold

     —        —        19,995       —        18,389       —        23,738      —  

Units redeemed

     —        —        (553 )     —        —         —        —        —  
                                                         

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     —        —        19,442       —        18,389       —        23,738      —  

Beginning units

     —        —        —         —        —         —        —        —  
                                                         

Ending units

     —        —        19,442       —        18,389       —        23,738      —  
                                                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

    Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust  
    Developing Markets
Securities Fund
    Global Asset
Allocation Fund
    Small - Mid Cap
Growth Securities Fund
    Small Cap Value
Securities Fund
 
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

               

From operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 1,086,763     $ 455,016     $ 496,695     $ 791,433     $ 208,191     $ 131,618     $ 120,464     $ 89,458  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    (608,375 )     (23,223 )     (449,041 )     (56,195 )     (74,000 )     11,878       (92,479 )     (27,106 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    (3,944,861 )     835,120       (697,904 )     (564,974 )     (1,082,206 )     73,485       (625,192 )     (129,032 )
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    (3,466,473 )     1,266,913       (650,250 )     170,264       (948,015 )     216,981       (597,207 )     (66,680 )
                                                               

From contract transactions:

               

Payments received from contract owners

    261,207       890,981       109,520       394,117       42,074       360,754       85,184       582,295  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

    (458,969 )     (562,895 )     (152,177 )     (108,644 )     (276,103 )     (183,517 )     (139,500 )     (60,943 )

Contract maintenance charges

    (3,522 )     (3,269 )     (779 )     (481 )     (1,343 )     (1,385 )     (850 )     (485 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

    (66,360 )     377,633       12,794       315,672       71,802       20,064       131,733       167,986  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

    (267,644 )     702,450       (30,642 )     600,664       (163,570 )     195,916       76,567       688,853  
                                                               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (3,734,117 )     1,969,363       (680,892 )     770,928       (1,111,585 )     412,897       (520,640 )     622,173  

Net assets at beginning of period

    6,495,669       4,526,306       2,456,043       1,685,115       2,344,598       1,931,701       1,694,159       1,071,986  
                                                               

Net assets at end of period

  $ 2,761,552     $ 6,495,669     $ 1,775,151     $ 2,456,043     $ 1,233,013     $ 2,344,598     $ 1,173,519     $ 1,694,159  
                                                               

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

               

Units sold

    61,165       97,512       31,580       46,506       31,854       61,176       36,918       90,714  

Units redeemed

    (86,005 )     (65,917 )     (34,906 )     (10,166 )     (46,377 )     (42,563 )     (30,549 )     (38,316 )
                                                               

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

    (24,840 )     31,595       (3,326 )     36,340       (14,523 )     18,613       6,369       52,398  

Beginning units

    277,441       245,846       142,851       106,511       195,191       176,578       134,142       81,744  
                                                               

Ending units

    252,601       277,441       139,525       142,851       180,668       195,191       140,511       134,142  
                                                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust  
     Capital
Growth Fund
    Mid Cap Value Fund     Structured Small
Cap Equity Fund
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

            

From operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (89,583 )   $ (98,141 )   $ (8,437 )   $ 1,233,378     $ (3,998 )   $ 107,398  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (243,868 )     333,228       (482,633 )     117,530       (151,091 )     (15,003 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (3,363,939 )     544,033       (2,280,787 )     (1,125,082 )     (233,271 )     (257,347 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (3,697,390 )     779,120       (2,771,857 )     225,826       (388,360 )     (164,952 )
                                                

From contract transactions:

            

Payments received from contract owners

     312,905       829,075       102,881       179,223       110,770       357,529  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     (1,291,576 )     (786,376 )     (908,836 )     (716,724 )     (87,040 )     (74,136 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (5,713 )     (5,487 )     (5,029 )     (5,624 )     (677 )     (335 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     (187,493 )     265,366       (760,990 )     (95,410 )     7,868       286,142  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (1,171,877 )     302,578       (1,571,974 )     (638,535 )     30,921       569,200  
                                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (4,869,267 )     1,081,698       (4,343,831 )     (412,709 )     (357,439 )     404,248  

Net assets at beginning of period

     9,651,369       8,569,671       8,593,797       9,006,506       1,068,562       664,314  
                                                

Net assets at end of period

   $ 4,782,102     $ 9,651,369     $ 4,249,966     $ 8,593,797     $ 711,123     $ 1,068,562  
                                                

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

            

Units sold

     123,685       271,940       29,355       70,542       27,064       48,232  

Units redeemed

     (252,303 )     (239,653 )     (113,978 )     (98,787 )     (25,209 )     (10,044 )
                                                

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     (128,618 )     32,287       (84,623 )     (28,245 )     1,855       38,188  

Beginning units

     926,981       894,694       418,332       446,577       78,343       40,155  
                                                

Ending units

     798,363       926,981       333,709       418,332       80,198       78,343  
                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

    Janus Aspen Series     PIMCO Variable
Insurance Trust
 
    Balanced Portfolio
(Service Shares)
    Forty Portfolio
(Institutional Shares)
    Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio
(Service Shares)
    VIT Foreign
Bond Portfolio
(U.S. Dollar-Hedged)
 
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

               

From operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 350,618     $ 42,361     $ (191,020 )   $ (167,807 )   $ 57,779     $ (8,112 )   $ 90,672     $ 110,303  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    (197,420 )     6,270       560,543       432,234       (27,026 )     12,611       (71,237 )     (28,247 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    (993,866 )     273,130       (8,783,364 )     5,108,277       (645,117 )     213,576       (210,367 )     26,526  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    (840,668 )     321,761       (8,413,841 )     5,372,704       (614,364 )     218,075       (190,932 )     108,582  
                                                               

From contract transactions:

               

Payments received from contract owners

    419,550       402,546       834,174       1,119,739       213,454       70,446       147,088       382,686  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

    (574,786 )     (356,528 )     (2,301,328 )     (1,785,053 )     (181,308 )     (102,513 )     (1,032,070 )     (495,219 )

Contract maintenance charges

    (1,518 )     (1,309 )     (12,553 )     (11,566 )     (1,077 )     (1,087 )     (3,249 )     (2,785 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

    687,157       505,433       72,450       (574,877 )     33,629       43,283       (711,006 )     492,408  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

    530,403       550,142       (1,407,257 )     (1,251,757 )     64,698       10,129       (1,599,237 )     377,090  
                                                               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (310,265 )     871,903       (9,821,098 )     4,120,947       (549,666 )     228,204       (1,790,169 )     485,672  

Net assets at beginning of period

    4,120,524       3,248,621       20,047,307       15,926,360       1,326,270       1,098,066       5,776,597       5,290,925  
                                                               

Net assets at end of period

  $ 3,810,259     $ 4,120,524     $ 10,226,209     $ 20,047,307     $ 776,604     $ 1,326,270     $ 3,986,428     $ 5,776,597  
                                                               

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

               

Units sold

    146,330       103,797       313,014       172,431       37,538       14,174       61,161       153,789  

Units redeemed

    (111,152 )     (60,457 )     (463,550 )     (322,269 )     (31,928 )     (13,717 )     (183,336 )     (126,594 )
                                                               

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

    35,178       43,340       (150,536 )     (149,838 )     5,610       457       (122,175 )     27,195  

Beginning units

    305,057       261,717       2,017,263       2,167,101       102,954       102,497       428,932       401,737  
                                                               

Ending units

    340,235       305,057       1,866,727       2,017,263       108,564       102,954       306,757       428,932  
                                                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     PIMCO Variable
Insurance Trust,
Continued
    Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc.  
     VIT Low
Duration Portfolio
    Equity
Income Account (13)
    MidCap
Stock Account (14)
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

            

From operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 316,678     $ 257,425     $ 1,006,633     $ 630,900     $ 1,175,838     $ 262,903  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (62,394 )     (19,561 )     (1,042,179 )     (58,486 )     (497,617 )     (84,714 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (393,533 )     187,420       (4,834,418 )     (49,274 )     (2,187,654 )     (708,601 )
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (139,249 )     425,284       (4,869,964 )     523,140       (1,509,433 )     (530,412 )
                                                

From contract transactions:

            

Payments received from contract owners

     277,294       549,693       297,506       1,941,973       295,705       1,320,220  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     (1,364,677 )     (723,077 )     (1,021,137 )     (929,388 )     (438,910 )     (340,272 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (4,507 )     (3,657 )     (5,326 )     (4,846 )     (2,735 )     (2,105 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     (597,429 )     313,864       (2,284,727 )     382,906       (98,741 )     727,521  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (1,689,319 )     136,823       (3,013,684 )     1,390,645       (244,681 )     1,705,364  
                                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (1,828,568 )     562,107       (7,883,648 )     1,913,785       (1,754,114 )     1,174,952  

Net assets at beginning of period

     8,096,252       7,534,145       15,625,479       13,711,694       5,001,486       3,826,534  
                                                

Net assets at end of period

   $ 6,267,684     $ 8,096,252     $ 7,741,831     $ 15,625,479     $ 3,247,372     $ 5,001,486  
                                                

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

            

Units sold

     120,177       182,846       62,997       1,353,659       48,243       578,811  

Units redeemed

     (253,067 )     (173,989 )     (276,811 )     (1,272,586 )     (69,231 )     (479,770 )
                                                

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     (132,890 )     8,857       (213,814 )     81,073       (20,988 )     99,041  

Beginning units

     621,919       613,062       898,705       817,632       323,936       224,895  
                                                

Ending units

     489,029       621,919       684,891       898,705       302,948       323,936  
                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

    Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., Continued  
    SmallCap
Growth Account II (15)
    West Coast
Equity Account (16)
    SAM Balanced
Portfolio (17)
    SAM Conservative
Balanced Portfolio (18)
 
    2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

               

From operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (16,614 )   $ (26,894 )   $ 137,045     $ 24,833     $ 6,015,287     $ 440,606     $ 751,301     $ 217,044  

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

    (95,885 )     (85,530 )     (144,193 )     (3,732 )     (2,286,595 )     (33,286 )     (358,667 )     (7,939 )

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    (620,913 )     73,126       (539,093 )     54,146       (15,415,149 )     2,487,256       (2,021,385 )     185,011  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    (733,412 )     (39,298 )     (546,241 )     75,247       (11,686,457 )     2,894,576       (1,628,751 )     394,116  
                                                               

From contract transactions:

               

Payments received from contract owners

    30,631       58,771       141,870       407,409       1,494,056       2,243,109       301,889       247,520  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

    (87,681 )     (163,430 )     (69,996 )     (47,530 )     (3,406,360 )     (2,979,626 )     (752,008 )     (348,403 )

Contract maintenance charges

    (1,226 )     (1,310 )     (705 )     (535 )     (15,063 )     (15,520 )     (2,019 )     (2,026 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

    3,651       97,910       (279,844 )     428,401       (2,670,000 )     2,627,881       545,107       809,514  
                                                               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

    (54,625 )     (8,059 )     (208,675 )     787,745       (4,597,367 )     1,875,844       92,969       706,605  
                                                               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (788,037 )     (47,357 )     (754,916 )     862,992       (16,283,824 )     4,770,420       (1,535,782 )     1,100,721  

Net assets at beginning of period

    1,694,254       1,741,611       1,648,674       785,682       45,029,809       40,259,389       7,549,714       6,448,993  
                                                               

Net assets at end of period

  $ 906,217     $ 1,694,254     $ 893,758     $ 1,648,674     $ 28,745,985     $ 45,029,809     $ 6,013,932     $ 7,549,714  
                                                               

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

               

Units sold

    81,429       2,706,096       18,450       149,391       366,903       3,047,832       137,733       589,161  

Units redeemed

    (95,880 )     (2,717,742 )     (39,375 )     (90,570 )     (706,112 )     (2,926,330 )     (137,081 )     (540,013 )
                                                               

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

    (14,451 )     (11,646 )     (20,925 )     58,821       (339,209 )     121,502       652       49,148  

Beginning units

    184,584       196,230       120,102       61,281       2,805,014       2,683,512       517,186       468,038  
                                                               

Ending units

    170,133       184,584       99,177       120,102       2,465,805       2,805,014       517,838       517,186  
                                                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

     Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc., Continued  
     SAM Conservative
Growth Portfolio (19)
    SAM Flexible
Income Portfolio (20)
    SAM Strategic
Growth Portfolio (21)
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

            

From operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,185,731     $ 43,459     $ 1,002,906     $ 246,986     $ 3,955,797     $ (82,205 )

Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

     (2,641,648 )     (50,968 )     (501,239 )     (27,419 )     (995,964 )     32,143  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (14,371,725 )     2,538,246       (1,633,954 )     22,499       (12,561,910 )     1,943,789  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (12,827,642 )     2,530,737       (1,132,287 )     242,066       (9,602,077 )     1,893,727  
                                                

From contract transactions:

            

Payments received from contract owners

     2,081,923       4,794,376       657,312       762,506       935,094       2,006,603  

Transfers for contract benefits and terminations

     (3,954,656 )     (2,690,344 )     (609,173 )     (462,429 )     (1,313,880 )     (1,746,597 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (19,566 )     (18,598 )     (1,464 )     (1,173 )     (18,692 )     (18,034 )

Transfers between subaccounts (including fixed account), net

     (2,955,611 )     2,229,777       607,486       703,405       (751,700 )     359,450  
                                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (4,847,910 )     4,315,211       654,161       1,002,309       (1,149,178 )     601,421  
                                                

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (17,675,552 )     6,845,948       (478,126 )     1,244,375       (10,751,255 )     2,495,149  

Net assets at beginning of period

     40,346,855       33,500,907       6,139,654       4,895,279       25,483,841       22,988,692  
                                                

Net assets at end of period

   $ 22,671,303     $ 40,346,855     $ 5,661,528     $ 6,139,654     $ 14,732,586     $ 25,483,841  
                                                

Analysis of increase (decrease) in units outstanding:

            

Units sold

     473,226       2,599,946       235,651       572,895       133,890       1,723,946  

Units redeemed

     (814,390 )     (2,352,983 )     (196,982 )     (497,004 )     (220,321 )     (1,687,590 )
                                                

Increase (decrease) in units outstanding

     (341,164 )     246,963       38,669       75,891       (86,431 )     36,356  

Beginning units

     2,324,579       2,077,616       455,614       379,723       1,394,689       1,358,333  
                                                

Ending units

     1,983,415       2,324,579       494,283       455,614       1,308,258       1,394,689  
                                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

(1)

Merged with Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio effective September 27, 2007

 

(2)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005

 

(3)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010

 

(4)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015

 

(5)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020

 

(6)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025

 

(7)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030

 

(8)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom Income

 

(9)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20%

 

(10)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50%

 

(11)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70%

 

(12)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85%

 

(13)

The PVC Equity Income Account I (formerly named WM Equity Income Fund), changed its name to PVC Equity Income Account, effective May 17, 2008

 

(14)

The WM Mid Cap Stock Fund changed its name to PVC MidCap Stock Account effective January 5, 2007

 

(15)

The PVC SmallCap Growth Account (formerly named WM SmallCap Growth Fund), changed its name to PVC SmallCap Growth Account II, effective May 17, 2008

 

(16)

The WM West Coast Equity Fund changed its name to PVC West Coast Equity Account effective January 5, 2007

 

(17)

The WM Balanced Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(18)

The WM Conservative Balanced Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(19)

The WM Conservative Growth Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(20)

The WM Flexible Income Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(21)

The WM Strategic Growth Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

1. THE COMPANY

The Farmers Variable Annuity Account A (the “Account”), a unit investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, was established by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) during 2000 and exists in accordance with the regulations of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Washington. The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc. (“FGI”), whose ultimate parent is Zurich Financial Services Group. FGI, an insurance holding company that provides management services, is attorney-in-fact for three inter-insurance exchanges and their subsidiaries and a reinsurance company, Farmers Reinsurance Company.

Under applicable insurance law, the assets and liabilities of the Account are clearly identified and distinguished from the Company’s other assets and liabilities. The portion of the Account’s assets applicable to the variable annuity contracts is not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business the Company may conduct, but the obligations of the Account, including benefits related to the variable annuity contract, are obligations of the Company.

The Account is a funding vehicle for individual variable annuity contracts, which may consist of optional riders for additional insurance benefits. Investments are made in the underlying mutual fund portfolios and are valued at the reported net asset values of such portfolios, which value their investment securities at fair value. Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. The deposits collected for these contracts are invested at the direction of the contract holders in the sub-accounts that comprise the Account. The Account is currently comprised of forty-eight sub-accounts. The value of each sub-account will increase or decrease, depending on the investment performance of the corresponding portfolio. The sub-accounts invest in the following underlying mutual fund portfolios (collectively, the “Funds”):

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (1)

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund – Service Class Shares

Developing Leaders Portfolio

Quality Bond Portfolio

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Service Class Shares

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

DWS Variable Series I – Class A Shares

Bond VIP

Global Opportunities VIP

Growth & Income VIP

International VIP

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

1. THE COMPANY, CONTINUED

DWS Variable Series II – Class A Shares

Dreman High Return Equity VIP

Government & Agency Securities VIP

High Income VIP

Money Market VIP

Small Cap Growth VIP

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds – Service Class Shares

VIP Growth Portfolio

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds – Service Class 2 Shares (2)

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios – Service Class 2 Shares (2)

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust – Class 2 Shares

Developing Markets Securities Fund

Global Asset Allocation Fund

Small – Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

Small Cap Value Securities Fund

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust – Institutional Class Shares

Capital Growth Fund

Mid Cap Value Fund (5)

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

Janus Aspen Series

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares)

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

1. THE COMPANY, CONTINUED

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust – Administrative Class Shares

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) – Class 2 Shares – Equity Funds (3)

Equity Income Account

MidCap Stock Account

SmallCap Growth Account II

West Coast Equity Account

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) - Class 2 Shares - Strategic Asset Management (“SAM”) Portfolios (3)

SAM Balanced Portfolio

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio

 

 

(1)

Social Small Cap Growth merged into Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio effective September 27, 2007

 

 

(2)

Effective September 1, 2008, additional investment options available to contract holders: Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Funds VIP – Service Class Shares 2.

 

 

(3)

Effective January 5, 2007, PVC acquired WM Group of Funds.

The Company owns the assets in the Account, and is obligated to pay all benefits under the contracts the Company issues. The Company provides insurance and administrative services to the contract holders for a fee. The Company also maintains a fixed account (“Fixed Account”), to which contract holders may direct their deposits and receive a fixed rate of return.

The Company has sole discretion to invest the assets of the Fixed Account, subject to applicable law. Certain officers of the Account are also officers and directors of the Company.

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

Valuation of Investments and Accumulation Unit Values

Investments consist of shares of the Funds and are stated at fair value based on the reported net asset value per share of the respective portfolios at December 31, 2008. Accumulation unit values are computed daily based on total net assets of the Account.

Realized Gains and Losses

Realized gains and losses represent the difference between the proceeds from sales of shares and the cost of such shares, which are determined using the specific identified cost method.

Payable to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Amounts payable to the Company consist of unsettled transactions. The amounts are due from the respective portfolios to the Company for asset-based charges.

Federal Income Tax

The operations of the Account are included in the federal income tax return of the Company, which is taxed as a life insurance company under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Under the current provisions of the IRC, the Company does not expect to incur federal income taxes on the earnings of the Account to the extent the earnings are credited under the contracts. Therefore, no charge is being made currently to the Account for federal income taxes. The Company will review periodically the status of this contract in the event of changes in tax law. A charge may be made in future years for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the contracts.

Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions

Dividend income and capital gain distributions received by the Funds are reinvested in additional Fund shares and are recognized on the ex-distribution date.

Fair Value Measurements

Effective January 1, 2008, the Separate Account adopted SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS157”), which was issued by the FASB in September 2006. For financial statement elements currently required to be measured at fair value, SFAS157 redefines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under U.S. GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The new definition of fair value focuses on the price that would be received to sell the asset or paid to transfer the liability regardless of whether an observable liquid market price existed (an exit price).

SFAS157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels (“Level 1, 2, and 3”). In compliance with SFAS157, the Separate Account has categorized its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value into the three level hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED

Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are categorized as follows:

 

   

Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 securities include highly liquid U.S. Treasury securities, money market funds, certain mortgage backed securities, and exchange traded equity and derivative securities.

 

   

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or significant inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include the following:

 

  a) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

 

  b) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets;

 

  c) Inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable;

 

  d) Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means.

 

   

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. They reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

See Note 7 for the fair value disclosure.

 

3. EXPENSES

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

The Company assumes mortality and expense risk related to the operations of the Account and deducts charges daily. The mortality and expense risk charge covers certain insurance benefits available under the contracts and certain expenses the Company expects to incur. It also covers the risk that charges will not be sufficient to cover costs associated with the contracts and to provide contractual benefits. The charge is assessed daily and is equal, on an annual basis, to 0.95% of the average daily net assets in the sub-accounts.

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit

The contract holder has the option at issue of electing the guaranteed minimum death benefit rider which provides an enhanced death benefit in the event of the death of the last surviving annuitant before the annuity start date. The charge for this rider is assessed daily and is equal, on an annual basis, to 0.25% of the average daily assets in the sub-accounts.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

3. EXPENSES, CONTINUED

Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit

A certain number of in-force contracts have a guaranteed retirement income benefit rider which guarantees a minimum lifetime fixed income benefit in certain specified circumstances. The charge for this rider is assessed daily and is equal, on an annual basis, to 0.25% of the average daily assets in the sub-accounts. As of June 18, 2003, the Account ceased offering the guaranteed retirement income benefit rider. For contract holders who elected the guaranteed retirement income benefit rider before June 18, 2003, the guaranteed retirement income benefit rider remains in force and the Account’s obligations and duties under this rider will not change.

Administration Charge

The Company will deduct a daily asset-based administration charge, at an annual rate of 0.20%, from each sub-account to help reimburse for administrative charges.

Contract Maintenance Charges

Surrender Charge

The Company may deduct a surrender charge if, during the pay-in period, the contract holder fully surrenders the contract or withdraws a portion of its cash value. A surrender charge of up to 7% of amounts withdrawn may be deducted, if applicable.

Records Maintenance Charge

The Company deducts a records maintenance charge of $30 from the contract value on the last valuation day of each contract year during the pay-in period and on the date when the contract is surrendered, and at the annuity start date. This charge will be waived if certain conditions are met.

Transfer Fee

The Company may deduct after the twelfth transfer during a contract year, a transfer fee in the amount of $25 per transfer.

Premium Taxes

Various states and other governmental entities charge a premium tax on contracts issued by insurance companies. Premium tax rates currently range up to 3.5%, depending on the state. The Company is responsible for paying these taxes. If applicable, the Company will deduct the cost of such taxes from the contract value either from premium payments as the Company receives them, from contract value upon surrender or partial withdrawal, on the annuity start date, or upon payment of a death benefit.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

3. EXPENSES, CONTINUED

Portfolio Operating Expenses

The value of the net assets of each sub-account is reduced by the investment management, 12b-1 fees and service fees in some cases, and other expenses incurred by the corresponding portfolio in which the sub-account invests. These fees and expenses are paid indirectly by the contract holders, which currently ranges up to 2%.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

4. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENTS

The aggregate cost of the shares acquired and the aggregate proceeds from shares sold during the year ended December 31, 2008 consist of the following:

 

     Purchases    Sales

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.

     

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 30,539    $ 104,663

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Service Class Shares

     

Developing Leaders Portfolio

     353,333      589,593

Quality Bond Portfolio

     403,339      1,334,054

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. - Service Class Shares

     

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

     4,333      13,488

DWS Variable Series I - Class A Shares

     

Bond VIP

     1,964,084      2,974,271

Global Opportunities VIP

     2,133,724      1,212,955

Growth & Income VIP

     1,237,187      868,351

International VIP

     2,878,080      1,492,905

DWS Variable Series II - Class A Shares

     

Dreman High Return Equity VIP

     6,415,043      3,270,696

Government & Agency Securities VIP

     966,507      1,289,861

High Income VIP

     1,367,625      1,937,833

Money Market VIP

     1,218,500      929,581

Small Cap Growth VIP

     42,374      63,634

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (VIP) Funds - Service Class Shares

     

VIP Growth Portfolio

     1,461,020      1,786,371

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

     1,359,122      2,554,797

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

     2,010,706      1,158,073

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds - Service Class 2 Shares

     

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

     —        —  

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

     —        —  

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

     33,056      10

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

     30,722      1

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

     47,843      —  

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

     4,714      536

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

     3,738      —  

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios - Service Class 2 Shares

     

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio

     —        —  

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio

     166,566      4,585

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio

     143,197      60

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio

     161,809      28

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Class 2 Shares

     

Developing Markets Securities Fund

     2,128,935      1,313,541

Global Asset Allocation Fund

     916,992      451,506

Small - Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

     436,501      393,021

Small Cap Value Securities Fund

     464,749      268,194

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Institutional Class Shares

     

Capital Growth Fund

     714,673      1,981,119

Mid Cap Value Fund

     373,244      1,945,943

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

     274,665      246,287

Janus Aspen Series

     

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

     2,177,189      1,296,239

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

     1,722,044      3,330,467

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares)

     443,042      321,112

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Administrative Class Shares

     

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

     769,309      2,279,496

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     1,542,702      2,916,749

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc - Class 2 Shares - Equity Funds

     

Equity Income Account

     1,779,830      3,794,914

MidCap Stock Account

     1,696,144      766,548

SmallCap Growth Account II

     192,630      264,394

West Coast Equity Account

     345,925      418,283

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc - Class 2 Shares - Strategic Asset Management (“SAM”) Portfolios

     

SAM Balanced Portfolio

     10,498,595      9,095,551

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio

     2,583,984      1,740,816

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio

     10,051,961      10,731,453

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio

     3,579,394      1,922,464

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio

     5,844,144      3,047,926

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The Company sells variable annuity insurance products, which have unique combinations of features and fees that are charged against the contract holder’s account balance. Differences in the fee structures result in a variety of unit values, expense ratios and total returns.

The following table was developed by determining which products offered by the Company have the lowest and highest total return. Only product designs within each sub-account that had units outstanding during the respective periods were considered when determining the lowest and highest total return. The summary may not reflect the minimum and maximum contract charges offered by the Company as contract holders may not have selected all available and applicable contract options as discussed in Note 3.

 

     At December 31    For the Period Ended December 31  
     Units    Unit
fair value
   Net
assets
   Investment
income
ratio *
    Expense
ratio **
lowest to
highest
    Total
return***
lowest to
highest
 

Calvert Variable Series, Inc:

                               

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (1)

                               

2008

   20,144    $ 6.94    to    $ 7.20    $ 143,335    0.60 %   0.01 %   to    0.49 %   -38.22 %   to    -37.91 %

2007

   25,845      11.23    to      11.60      296,538    0.00 %   0.02 %   to    0.52 %   3.75 %   to    4.27 %

2006

   30,715      10.82    to      11.13      338,436    0.00 %   0.03 %   to    0.50 %   -0.85 %   to    -0.36 %

2005

   30,664      10.91    to      11.17      339,447    0.00 %   0.03 %   to    0.54 %   -10.64 %   to    -10.20 %

2004

   32,754      12.21    to      12.44      404,562    0.00 %   0.03 %   to    0.57 %   8.66 %   to    9.19 %

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Service Class Shares:

                               

Developing Leaders Portfolio (2)

                               

2008

   245,787      6.11    to      6.35      1,542,648    0.60 %   0.16 %   to    0.56 %   -38.79 %   to    -38.48 %

2007

   285,053      9.99    to      10.32      2,911,108    0.49 %   0.17 %   to    0.55 %   -12.73 %   to    -12.29 %

2006

   283,416      11.44    to      11.77      3,305,856    0.15 %   0.17 %   to    0.53 %   1.84 %   to    2.35 %

2005

   277,550      11.24    to      11.50      3,166,182    0.00 %   0.20 %   to    0.50 %   3.85 %   to    4.36 %

2004

   258,325      10.82    to      11.02      2,827,921    0.00 %   0.22 %   to    0.48 %   9.24 %   to    9.78 %

Quality Bond Portfolio

                               

2008

   198,639      11.05    to      11.48      2,255,411    4.78 %   0.15 %   to    0.58 %   -6.01 %   to    -5.55 %

2007

   287,857      11.76    to      12.15      3,461,982    4.61 %   0.16 %   to    0.48 %   1.62 %   to    2.12 %

2006

   284,649      11.57    to      11.90      3,357,179    4.35 %   0.17 %   to    0.54 %   2.22 %   to    2.72 %

2005

   286,054      11.32    to      11.58      3,288,246    3.38 %   0.19 %   to    0.53 %   0.60 %   to    1.10 %

2004

   275,079      11.25    to      11.46      3,133,201    3.88 %   0.20 %   to    0.55 %   1.37 %   to    1.87 %

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. - Service Class Shares:

                               

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

                               

2008

   11,707      5.61    to      5.83      67,735    0.43 %   0.09 %   to    0.67 %   -35.65 %   to    -35.33 %

2007

   13,136      8.72    to      9.01      117,445    0.27 %   0.09 %   to    0.63 %   5.74 %   to    6.27 %

2006

   13,353      8.25    to      8.48      112,470    0.00 %   0.09 %   to    0.61 %   7.19 %   to    7.72 %

2005

   13,670      7.70    to      7.88      106,995    0.00 %   0.07 %   to    0.65 %   1.68 %   to    2.18 %

2004

   11,418      7.57    to      7.71      87,651    0.16 %   0.07 %   to    0.68 %   4.21 %   to    4.73 %

DWS Variable Series I (3) - Class A Shares:

                               

Bond VIP (4)

                               

2008

   622,398      11.07    to      11.56      7,120,702    5.64 %   0.07 %   to    0.60 %   -18.12 %   to    -17.72 %

2007

   738,847      13.52    to      14.05      10,266,599    4.13 %   0.09 %   to    0.54 %   2.48 %   to    2.99 %

2006

   545,945      13.20    to      13.65      7,377,980    3.63 %   0.11 %   to    0.55 %   3.02 %   to    3.53 %

2005

   483,139      12.81    to      13.18      6,312,274    3.52 %   0.14 %   to    0.51 %   0.94 %   to    1.44 %

2004

   443,769      12.69    to      12.99      5,721,849    3.74 %   0.16 %   to    0.49 %   3.67 %   to    4.18 %

Global Opportunities VIP (5)

                               

2008

   402,118      8.73    to      9.07      3,607,960    0.27 %   0.11 %   to    0.60 %   -50.78 %   to    -50.54 %

2007

   401,138      17.74    to      18.33      7,283,246    1.16 %   0.13 %   to    0.57 %   7.55 %   to    8.08 %

2006

   351,387      16.49    to      16.96      5,910,320    0.95 %   0.15 %   to    0.53 %   20.10 %   to    20.69 %

2005

   326,957      13.73    to      14.05      4,560,332    0.57 %   0.17 %   to    0.51 %   16.28 %   to    16.85 %

2004

   314,472      11.81    to      12.03      3,758,651    0.25 %   0.20 %   to    0.47 %   21.34 %   to    21.94 %

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

 

     At December 31    For the Period Ended December 31  
     Units    Unit
fair value
   Net
assets
   Investment
income
ratio *
    Expense
ratio **
lowest to
highest
    Total
return***
lowest to
highest
 

DWS Variable Series I (3) - Class A Shares, Continued:

                               

Growth & Income VIP (6)

                               

2008

   429,633    $ 5.90    to    $ 6.16    $ 2,605,372    2.08 %   0.25 %   to    0.53 %   -39.32 %   to    -39.02 %

2007

   501,953      9.72    to      10.10      5,005,077    1.24 %   0.23 %   to    0.55 %   -0.30 %   to    0.20 %

2006

   535,155      9.75    to      10.08      5,335,451    0.96 %   0.22 %   to    0.53 %   11.79 %   to    12.34 %

2005

   553,278      8.72    to      8.98      4,918,481    1.29 %   0.23 %   to    0.56 %   4.35 %   to    4.86 %

2004

   588,901      8.36    to      8.56      5,001,919    0.79 %   0.24 %   to    0.57 %   8.37 %   to    8.90 %

International VIP (7)

                               

2008

   1,075,977      5.02    to      5.25      5,578,743    1.40 %   0.14 %   to    0.60 %   -49.06 %   to    -48.80 %

2007

   1,104,215      9.86    to      10.25      11,190,990    2.37 %   0.15 %   to    0.58 %   12.72 %   to    13.28 %

2006

   1,081,449      8.75    to      9.05      9,689,796    1.80 %   0.17 %   to    0.54 %   23.87 %   to    24.48 %

2005

   1,038,863      7.06    to      7.27      7,479,642    1.57 %   0.21 %   to    0.51 %   14.29 %   to    14.85 %

2004

   1,015,300      6.18    to      6.33      6,373,460    1.26 %   0.23 %   to    0.49 %   14.64 %   to    15.20 %

DWS Variable Series II (8) - Class A Shares:

                               

Dreman High Return Equity VIP (9)

                               

2008

   1,171,573      10.06    to      10.51      12,151,400    3.20 %   0.15 %   to    0.57 %   -46.86 %   to    -46.60 %

2007

   1,238,095      18.94    to      19.68      24,072,716    1.40 %   0.16 %   to    0.56 %   -3.47 %   to    -2.99 %

2006

   1,105,506      19.62    to      20.28      22,190,258    1.94 %   0.18 %   to    0.53 %   16.82 %   to    17.39 %

2005

   1,082,484      16.79    to      17.28      18,523,552    1.73 %   0.21 %   to    0.51 %   6.17 %   to    6.69 %

2004

   1,056,606      15.82    to      16.19      16,970,675    1.61 %   0.23 %   to    0.49 %   12.20 %   to    12.75 %

Government & Agency Securities VIP (10)

                               

2008

   300,308      13.87    to      14.48      4,282,375    4.53 %   0.20 %   to    0.50 %   3.23 %   to    3.74 %

2007

   332,984      13.43    to      13.96      4,585,873    4.92 %   0.22 %   to    0.52 %   4.22 %   to    4.74 %

2006

   351,379      12.89    to      13.33      4,628,720    4.11 %   0.21 %   to    0.53 %   2.48 %   to    2.98 %

2005

   417,012      12.58    to      12.94      5,343,860    4.03 %   0.22 %   to    0.52 %   0.91 %   to    1.41 %

2004

   457,076      12.46    to      12.76      5,787,094    2.91 %   0.20 %   to    0.56 %   2.06 %   to    2.57 %

High Income VIP (11)

                               

2008

   374,851      10.05    to      10.50      3,888,946    11.88 %   0.11 %   to    0.57 %   -25.18 %   to    -24.81 %

2007

   469,257      13.44    to      13.96      6,475,388    7.74 %   0.12 %   to    0.54 %   -0.69 %   to    -0.20 %

2006

   422,245      13.53    to      13.99      5,848,139    7.72 %   0.13 %   to    0.53 %   8.68 %   to    9.22 %

2005

   401,869      12.45    to      12.81      5,102,244    9.45 %   0.15 %   to    0.52 %   2.20 %   to    2.71 %

2004

   374,415      12.18    to      12.47      4,634,441    6.87 %   0.17 %   to    0.47 %   10.59 %   to    11.13 %

Money Market VIP (12)

                               

2008

   153,866      11.28    to      11.78      1,789,552    2.62 %   0.11 %   to    0.66 %   0.96 %   to    1.46 %

2007

   130,382      11.18    to      11.61      1,502,201    4.77 %   0.07 %   to    0.69 %   3.27 %   to    3.78 %

2006

   111,006      10.82    to      11.19      1,232,513    4.53 %   0.08 %   to    0.72 %   2.92 %   to    3.43 %

2005

   149,231      10.51    to      10.82      1,604,442    2.69 %   0.10 %   to    0.66 %   1.07 %   to    1.57 %

2004

   121,452      10.40    to      10.65      1,285,817    0.89 %   0.13 %   to    0.69 %   -0.73 %   to    -0.24 %

Small Cap Growth VIP (13)

                               

2008

   113,787      2.39    to      2.50      280,562    0.00 %   0.11 %   to    0.51 %   -50.33 %   to    -50.08 %

2007

   117,159      4.82    to      5.01      579,462    0.00 %   0.10 %   to    0.50 %   4.47 %   to    4.99 %

2006

   119,289      4.61    to      4.77      562,705    0.00 %   0.09 %   to    0.47 %   3.56 %   to    4.07 %

2005

   116,811      4.45    to      4.58      530,129    0.00 %   0.09 %   to    0.47 %   5.34 %   to    5.86 %

2004

   117,058      4.23    to      4.33      502,754    0.00 %   0.15 %   to    0.46 %   9.22 %   to    9.76 %

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds Service Class Shares:

                               

Growth Portfolio

                               

2008

   1,016,772      5.67    to      5.89      5,929,393    0.72 %   0.13 %   to    0.59 %   -48.09 %   to    -47.84 %

2007

   1,053,970      10.93    to      11.30      11,791,495    0.61 %   0.14 %   to    0.56 %   24.80 %   to    25.42 %

2006

   1,067,991      8.76    to      9.01      9,539,394    0.27 %   0.15 %   to    0.54 %   5.00 %   to    5.52 %

2005

   1,032,504      8.34    to      8.54      8,749,413    0.38 %   0.17 %   to    0.53 %   3.96 %   to    4.48 %

2004

   1,005,924      8.02    to      8.17      8,172,661    0.15 %   0.18 %   to    0.51 %   1.58 %   to    2.09 %

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

 

     At December 31    For the Period Ended December 31  
     Units    Unit
fair value
   Net
assets
   Investment
income
ratio *
    Expense
ratio **
lowest to
highest
    Total
return***
lowest to
highest
 

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds Service Class Shares, Continued:

                               

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

                               

2008

   903,203    $ 7.21    to    $ 7.49    $ 6,698,605    1.98 %   0.11 %   to    0.60 %   -38.09 %   to    -37.79 %

2007

   1,048,766      11.65    to      12.04      12,515,927    3.52 %   0.11 %   to    0.60 %   3.62 %   to    4.14 %

2006

   1,007,401      11.25    to      11.57      11,562,386    1.52 %   0.12 %   to    0.58 %   13.74 %   to    14.30 %

2005

   948,817      9.89    to      10.12      9,535,693    1.64 %   0.15 %   to    0.57 %   3.02 %   to    3.53 %

2004

   874,020      9.60    to      9.77      8,495,530    1.15 %   0.18 %   to    0.54 %   8.71 %   to    9.25 %

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

                               

2008

   367,751      13.31    to      13.83      5,036,240    0.36 %   0.11 %   to    0.63 %   -40.49 %   to    -40.20 %

2007

   386,862      22.38    to      23.12      8,866,579    0.72 %   0.12 %   to    0.59 %   13.60 %   to    14.17 %

2006

   361,508      19.70    to      20.25      7,263,898    0.22 %   0.12 %   to    0.53 %   10.77 %   to    11.31 %

2005

   277,295      17.78    to      18.20      5,008,441    0.00 %   0.13 %   to    0.49 %   16.29 %   to    16.86 %

2004

   237,086      15.29    to      15.57      3,668,686    0.00 %   0.16 %   to    0.43 %   22.74 %   to    23.35 %

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds - Service Class 2 Shares:

                               

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (14)

                               

2008

   —        —           —        —      —       —          —       —          —    

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (15)

                               

2008

   —        —           —        —      —       —          —       —          —    

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (16)

                               

2008

   4,137      7.88    to      7.88      32,614    3.24 %   0.13 %   to    0.13 %   -19.45 %   to    -19.45 %

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (17)

                               

2008

   4,110      7.44    to      7.44      30,572    1.89 %   0.07 %   to    0.07 %   -23.51 %   to    -23.51 %

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (18)

                               

2008

   6,498      7.30    to      7.30      47,432    3.12 %   0.11 %   to    0.11 %   -24.79 %   to    -24.79 %

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (19)

                               

2008

   549      7.00    to      7.01      3,842    5.16 %   0.10 %   to    0.11 %   -27.46 %   to    -27.41 %

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (20)

                               

2008

   403      9.06    to      9.06      3,653    3.53 %   0.07 %   to    0.07 %   -8.80 %   to    -8.80 %

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios - SC2 Shares:

                               

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio (21)

                               

2008

   —        —           —        —      —       —          —       —          —    

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio (22)

                               

2008

   19,442      8.32    to      8.32      161,708    19.76 %   0.25 %   to    0.67 %   -15.45 %   to    -15.32 %

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio (23)

                               

2008

   18,389      7.60    to      7.61      139,901    4.22 %   0.03 %   to    0.20 %   -21.96 %   to    -21.84 %

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio (24)

                               

2008

   23,738      7.15    to      7.15      169,629    3.01 %   0.07 %   to    0.13 %   -26.03 %   to    -26.03 %

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Class 2 Shares:

                               

Developing Markets Securities Fund

                               

2008

   252,601      10.56    to      11.03      2,761,552    2.82 %   0.02 %   to    0.73 %   -53.48 %   to    -53.25 %

2007

   277,441      22.70    to      23.59      6,495,669    2.24 %   0.02 %   to    0.73 %   26.68 %   to    27.31 %

2006

   245,846      17.92    to      18.53      4,526,306    1.08 %   0.03 %   to    0.63 %   26.02 %   to    26.64 %

2005

   135,538      14.22    to      14.63      1,970,148    1.36 %   0.02 %   to    0.62 %   25.37 %   to    25.98 %

2004

   65,196      11.34    to      11.61      753,743    1.72 %   0.06 %   to    0.62 %   22.68 %   to    23.29 %

Global Asset Allocation Fund

                               

2008

   139,525      12.34    to      12.81      1,775,151    10.69 %   0.06 %   to    0.75 %   -26.32 %   to    -25.95 %

2007

   142,851      16.74    to      17.30      2,456,043    16.63 %   0.07 %   to    0.75 %   8.22 %   to    8.75 %

2006

   106,511      15.47    to      15.91      1,685,115    6.97 %   0.10 %   to    0.61 %   19.15 %   to    19.74 %

2005

   77,834      12.99    to      13.29      1,028,164    3.65 %   0.10 %   to    0.66 %   1.88 %   to    2.38 %

2004

   51,020      12.75    to      12.98      659,293    3.12 %   0.15 %   to    0.63 %   13.84 %   to    14.40 %

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

 

     At December 31    For the Period Ended December 31  
     Units    Unit
fair value
   Net
assets
   Investment
income
ratio *
    Expense
ratio **
lowest to

highest
    Total
return***
lowest to
highest
 

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Class 2 Shares, Continued:

                               

Small - Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund (25)

                               

2008

   180,668    $ 6.64    to    $ 6.90    $ 1,233,013    0.00 %   0.15 %   to    0.58 %   -43.43 %   to    -43.15 %

2007

   195,191      11.74    to      12.14      2,344,598    0.00 %   0.15 %   to    0.53 %   9.43 %   to    9.97 %

2006

   176,578      10.73    to      11.04      1,931,701    0.00 %   0.19 %   to    0.53 %   6.93 %   to    7.46 %

2005

   178,214      10.04    to      10.27      1,815,777    0.00 %   0.21 %   to    0.50 %   3.09 %   to    3.60 %

2004

   169,992      9.73    to      9.91      1,674,276    0.00 %   0.23 %   to    0.47 %   9.66 %   to    10.20 %

Small Cap Value Securities Fund (26)

                               

2008

   140,511      8.25    to      8.40      1,173,519    1.14 %   0.01 %   to    0.63 %   -34.11 %   to    -33.78 %

2007

   134,142      12.52    to      12.69      1,694,159    0.63 %   0.01 %   to    0.58 %   -3.97 %   to    -3.50 %

2006

   81,744      13.04    to      13.15      1,071,986    0.65 %   0.01 %   to    0.60 %   15.09 %   to    15.65 %

2005

   19,851      11.33    to      11.37      225,565    0.27 %   0.00 %   to    0.45 %   13.30 %   to    13.67 %

2004

   —        —           —        —      —       —          —       —          —    

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Institutional Class Shares:

                               

Capital Growth Fund

                               

2008

   798,363      5.83    to      6.06      4,782,102    0.12 %   0.14 %   to    0.56 %   -42.71 %   to    -42.42 %

2007

   926,981      10.18    to      10.52      9,651,369    0.20 %   0.14 %   to    0.54 %   8.33 %   to    8.87 %

2006

   894,694      9.40    to      9.66      8,569,671    0.13 %   0.15 %   to    0.52 %   6.80 %   to    7.33 %

2005

   865,139      8.80    to      9.00      7,729,517    0.16 %   0.18 %   to    0.50 %   1.28 %   to    1.77 %

2004

   785,646      8.69    to      8.85      6,906,321    0.77 %   0.21 %   to    0.46 %   7.31 %   to    7.84 %

Mid Cap Value Fund

                               

2008

   333,709      12.39    to      12.87      4,249,966    0.99 %   0.15 %   to    0.62 %   -38.25 %   to    -37.95 %

2007

   418,332      20.07    to      20.74      8,593,797    0.78 %   0.13 %   to    0.61 %   1.52 %   to    2.02 %

2006

   446,577      19.77    to      20.33      9,006,506    0.94 %   0.15 %   to    0.58 %   14.28 %   to    14.85 %

2005

   470,664      17.30    to      17.70      8,272,239    0.62 %   0.19 %   to    0.55 %   11.00 %   to    11.55 %

2004

   409,573      15.58    to      15.87      6,459,011    0.64 %   0.24 %   to    0.49 %   23.84 %   to    24.45 %

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund (27)

                               

2008

   80,198      8.62    to      8.95      711,123    0.68 %   0.00 %   to    0.68 %   -35.26 %   to    -34.94 %

2007

   78,343      13.31    to      13.75      1,068,562    0.53 %   0.01 %   to    0.61 %   -17.85 %   to    -17.44 %

2006

   40,155      16.20    to      16.66      664,314    0.89 %   0.01 %   to    0.59 %   10.45 %   to    11.00 %

2005

   22,145      14.66    to      15.01      330,454    0.25 %   0.00 %   to    0.68 %   4.35 %   to    4.87 %

2004

   16,093      14.05    to      14.31      229,571    0.23 %   0.00 %   to    0.74 %   14.43 %   to    15.00 %

Janus Aspen Series:

                               

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

                               

2008

   340,235      10.87    to      11.29      3,810,259    2.48 %   0.02 %   to    0.66 %   -17.43 %   to    -17.02 %

2007

   305,057      13.17    to      13.61      4,120,524    2.33 %   0.02 %   to    0.66 %   8.49 %   to    9.03 %

2006

   261,717      12.14    to      12.48      3,248,621    2.04 %   0.03 %   to    0.70 %   8.63 %   to    9.16 %

2005

   224,976      11.17    to      11.43      2,560,217    2.07 %   0.06 %   to    0.70 %   5.92 %   to    6.44 %

2004

   242,548      10.55    to      10.74      2,595,975    2.29 %   0.05 %   to    0.71 %   6.53 %   to    7.06 %

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares) (28)

                               

2008

   1,866,727      5.32    to      5.56      10,226,209    0.14 %   0.19 %   to    0.55 %   -45.06 %   to    -44.79 %

2007

   2,017,263      9.68    to      10.06      20,047,307    0.35 %   0.19 %   to    0.53 %   34.76 %   to    35.43 %

2006

   2,167,101      7.19    to      7.43      15,926,360    0.36 %   0.20 %   to    0.52 %   7.57 %   to    8.11 %

2005

   2,162,462      6.68    to      6.87      14,719,673    0.22 %   0.22 %   to    0.52 %   11.02 %   to    11.57 %

2004

   2,221,658      6.02    to      6.16      13,576,167    0.25 %   0.23 %   to    0.50 %   16.31 %   to    16.88 %

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares) (29)

                               

2008

   108,564      6.94    to      7.21      776,604    0.06 %   0.14 %   to    0.75 %   -44.77 %   to    -44.50 %

2007

   102,954      12.57    to      13.00      1,326,270    0.07 %   0.19 %   to    0.66 %   19.76 %   to    20.35 %

2006

   102,497      10.50    to      10.80      1,098,066    0.00 %   0.17 %   to    0.69 %   11.47 %   to    12.02 %

2005

   122,884      9.42    to      9.64      1,177,102    0.00 %   0.16 %   to    0.67 %   10.21 %   to    10.76 %

2004

   115,370      8.55    to      8.70      998,843    0.00 %   0.18 %   to    0.62 %   18.51 %   to    19.10 %

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

 

     At December 31    For the Period Ended December 31  
     Units    Unit
fair value
   Net
assets
   Investment
income
ratio *
    Expense
ratio **
lowest to
highest
    Total
return***
lowest to
highest
 

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Administrative Class Shares:

                               

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged) (30)

                               

2008

   306,757    $ 12.59    to    $ 13.15    $ 3,986,428    3.10 %   0.12 %   to    0.57 %   -3.98 %   to    -3.51 %

2007

   428,932      13.12    to      13.63      5,776,597    3.36 %   0.13 %   to    0.55 %   1.93 %   to    2.44 %

2006

   401,737      12.87    to      13.30      5,290,925    3.26 %   0.13 %   to    0.54 %   0.53 %   to    1.03 %

2005

   380,726      12.80    to      13.17      4,969,269    2.41 %   0.16 %   to    0.51 %   3.44 %   to    3.95 %

2004

   341,494      12.37    to      12.67      4,292,258    2.02 %   0.18 %   to    0.47 %   3.84 %   to    4.36 %

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

                               

2008

   489,029      12.43    to      12.98      6,267,684    4.11 %   0.14 %   to    0.52 %   -2.04 %   to    -1.55 %

2007

   621,919      12.69    to      13.19      8,096,252    4.75 %   0.14 %   to    0.53 %   5.61 %   to    6.13 %

2006

   613,062      12.02    to      12.43      7,534,145    4.19 %   0.15 %   to    0.50 %   2.29 %   to    2.79 %

2005

   600,741      11.75    to      12.09      7,192,759    2.80 %   0.17 %   to    0.49 %   -0.62 %   to    -0.13 %

2004

   559,284      11.82    to      12.10      6,714,631    1.24 %   0.19 %   to    0.48 %   0.19 %   to    0.69 %

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) Class 2 Shares - Equity Funds:

                               

Equity Income Account (31)

                               

2008

   684,891      11.00    to      11.43      7,741,831    2.33 %   0.04 %   to    0.68 %   -35.19 %   to    -34.87 %

2007

   898,705      16.98    to      17.55      15,625,479    0.72 %   0.05 %   to    0.63 %   3.29 %   to    3.80 %

2006

   817,632      16.44    to      16.91      13,711,694    1.45 %   0.06 %   to    0.57 %   15.95 %   to    16.52 %

2005

   557,147      14.18    to      14.51      8,032,598    1.43 %   0.07 %   to    0.59 %   8.20 %   to    8.73 %

2004

   355,229      13.11    to      13.35      4,717,904    1.49 %   0.13 %   to    0.56 %   16.88 %   to    17.46 %

MidCap Stock Account (32)

                               

2008

   302,948      10.41    to      10.81      3,247,372    1.42 %   0.06 %   to    0.67 %   -30.88 %   to    -30.54 %

2007

   323,936      15.06    to      15.56      5,001,486    0.62 %   0.08 %   to    0.66 %   -9.60 %   to    -9.15 %

2006

   224,895      16.66    to      17.13      3,826,534    1.47 %   0.13 %   to    0.65 %   14.67 %   to    15.24 %

2005

   190,030      14.52    to      14.86      2,806,438    0.28 %   0.18 %   to    0.60 %   11.28 %   to    11.83 %

2004

   185,690      13.05    to      13.29      2,454,063    0.19 %   0.25 %   to    0.51 %   12.42 %   to    12.97 %

SmallCap Growth Account II (33)

                               

2008

   170,133      5.17    to      5.37      906,217    0.00 %   0.12 %   to    0.71 %   -42.21 %   to    -41.93 %

2007

   184,584      8.95    to      9.25      1,694,254    0.00 %   0.15 %   to    0.65 %   3.01 %   to    3.52 %

2006

   196,230      8.69    to      8.94      1,741,611    0.00 %   0.15 %   to    0.67 %   4.86 %   to    5.37 %

2005

   203,768      8.29    to      8.48      1,717,489    0.00 %   0.16 %   to    0.62 %   -3.63 %   to    -3.16 %

2004

   195,536      8.60    to      8.76      1,703,073    0.00 %   0.19 %   to    0.51 %   2.79 %   to    3.30 %

West Coast Equity Account (34)

                               

2008

   99,177      8.88    to      9.04      893,758    0.87 %   0.01 %   to    0.69 %   -34.64 %   to    -34.32 %

2007

   120,102      13.59    to      13.77      1,648,674    0.39 %   0.00 %   to    0.71 %   6.69 %   to    7.22 %

2006

   61,281      12.73    to      12.84      785,682    0.33 %   0.03 %   to    0.65 %   9.94 %   to    10.49 %

2005

   6,323      11.58    to      11.62      73,374    0.00 %   0.00 %   to    0.28 %   15.82 %   to    16.20 %

2004

   —        —           —        —      —       —          —       —          —    

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) - Class 2 Shares Strategic Asset Management (“SAM”) Portfolios:

                               

SAM Balanced Portfolio (35)

                               

2008

   2,465,805      11.39    to      11.76      28,745,985    3.97 %   0.04 %   to    0.61 %   -27.62 %   to    -27.26 %

2007

   2,805,014      15.74    to      16.16      45,029,809    2.28 %   0.05 %   to    0.62 %   6.62 %   to    7.15 %

2006

   2,683,512      14.76    to      15.08      40,259,389    1.90 %   0.05 %   to    0.61 %   8.59 %   to    9.12 %

2005

   2,450,685      13.60    to      13.82      33,726,499    1.73 %   0.06 %   to    0.60 %   4.01 %   to    4.52 %

2004

   1,886,814      13.07    to      13.22      24,873,162    1.67 %   0.09 %   to    0.56 %   8.05 %   to    8.58 %

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (36)

                               

2008

   517,838      11.35    to      11.71      6,013,932    3.93 %   0.08 %   to    0.61 %   -20.72 %   to    -20.33 %

2007

   517,186      14.32    to      14.70      7,549,714    3.12 %   0.09 %   to    0.62 %   5.59 %   to    6.11 %

2006

   468,038      13.56    to      13.85      6,448,993    2.48 %   0.10 %   to    0.65 %   6.74 %   to    7.27 %

2005

   432,415      12.70    to      12.91      5,561,047    2.18 %   0.11 %   to    0.65 %   2.68 %   to    3.18 %

2004

   376,479      12.37    to      12.51      4,698,412    1.92 %   0.11 %   to    0.61 %   6.12 %   to    6.65 %

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

 

     At December 31    For the Period Ended December 31  
     Units    Unit
fair value
   Net
assets
   Investment
income
ratio *
    Expense
ratio **
lowest to
highest
    Total
return***
lowest to
highest
 

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) - Class 2 Shares Strategic Asset Management (“SAM”) Portfolios, Continued:

                               

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (37)

                               

2008

   1,983,415    $ 11.18    to    $ 11.53    $ 22,671,303    3.78 %   0.07 %   to    0.60 %   -34.39 %   to    -34.06 %

2007

   2,324,579      17.04    to      17.49      40,346,855    1.40 %   0.09 %   to    0.59 %   7.26 %   to    7.79 %

2006

   2,077,616      15.89    to      16.23      33,500,907    1.38 %   0.10 %   to    0.54 %   10.13 %   to    10.68 %

2005

   1,733,050      14.42    to      14.66      25,285,447    1.09 %   0.15 %   to    0.52 %   4.98 %   to    5.50 %

2004

   1,303,347      13.74    to      13.90      18,044,012    1.26 %   0.21 %   to    0.46 %   9.76 %   to    10.31 %

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (38)

                               

2008

   494,283      11.14    to      11.49      5,661,528    6.81 %   0.00 %   to    0.90 %   -15.42 %   to    -15.01 %

2007

   455,614      13.17    to      13.52      6,139,654    4.21 %   0.01 %   to    0.86 %   4.13 %   to    4.65 %

2006

   379,723      12.65    to      12.92      4,895,279    3.60 %   0.01 %   to    0.92 %   4.89 %   to    5.40 %

2005

   399,627      12.06    to      12.26      4,890,554    2.97 %   0.02 %   to    0.85 %   1.43 %   to    1.93 %

2004

   381,814      11.89    to      12.03      4,586,297    3.19 %   0.02 %   to    0.86 %   4.51 %   to    5.02 %

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (39)

                               

2008

   1,308,258      11.00    to      11.35      14,732,586    3.59 %   0.04 %   to    0.60 %   -38.58 %   to    -38.27 %

2007

   1,394,689      17.91    to      18.39      25,483,840    0.94 %   0.05 %   to    0.61 %   7.56 %   to    8.09 %

2006

   1,358,333      16.66    to      17.01      22,988,692    0.88 %   0.07 %   to    0.59 %   10.94 %   to    11.49 %

2005

   1,146,756      15.01    to      15.26      17,422,835    0.52 %   0.10 %   to    0.57 %   5.73 %   to    6.25 %

2004

   952,715      14.20    to      14.36      13,639,787    0.57 %   0.14 %   to    0.51 %   10.71 %   to    11.26 %

 

(1)

Merged with Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio effective September 27, 2007

 

(2)

Formerly named Dreyfus Small Cap Portfolio - changed in 2005.

 

(3)

Formerly named Scudder Variable Series I - changed in 2006.

 

(4)

Formerly named Scudder Bond Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(5)

Formerly named Scudder Global Discovery Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(6)

Formerly named Scudder Growth and Income Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(7)

Formerly named Scudder International Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(8)

Formerly named Scudder Variable Series II - changed in 2006.

 

(9)

Formerly named SVS Dreman High Return Equity Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(10)

Formerly named Scudder Government & Agency Securities Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(11)

Formerly named Scudder High Income Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(12)

Formerly named Scudder Money Market Portfolio, merged from DWS Variable Series I effective November 3, 2006

 

(13)

Formerly named Scudder Small Cap Growth Portfolio - changed in 2006.

 

(14)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005

 

(15)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010

 

(16)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015

 

(17)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

 

(18)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025

 

(19)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030

 

(20)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom Income

 

(21)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20%

 

(22)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50%

 

(23)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70%

 

(24)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85%

 

(25)

Formerly named Franklin Small Cap Fund - changed in 2005.

 

(26)

For the period (commencement of operations): May 2, 2005 to December 31, 2005.

 

(27)

Formerly named Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity Fund - changed in 2006.

 

(28)

Formerly named Janus Capital Appreciation Portfolio - changed in 2005.

 

(29)

Formerly named Janus Aggressive Growth Portfolio - changed in 2005.

 

(30)

Formerly named PIMCO Foreign Bond Portfolio - changed in 2005.

 

(31)

The PVC Equity Income Account I (formerly named WM Equity Income Fund), changed its name to PVC Equity Income Account, effective May 17, 2008

 

(32)

The WM Mid Cap Stock Fund changed its name to PVC MidCap Stock Account effective January 5, 2007

 

(33)

The PVC SmallCap Growth Account (formerly named WM Small Cap Growth Fund), changed its name to PVC Small Cap Growth Account II, effective May 17, 2008

 

(34)

The WM West Coast Equity Fund changed its name to PVC West Coast Equity Account effective January 5, 2007

 

(35)

The WM Balanced Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(36)

The WM Conservative Balanced Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(37)

The WM Conservative Growth Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(38)

The WM Flexible Income Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(39)

The WM Strategic Growth Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

* These amounts represent the annualized dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the sub-account from the underlying mutual fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense charges, that are assessed against contract holder accounts either through reductions in the unit values or the redemption of units. The recognition of investment income by the sub-account is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying fund in which the sub-account invests.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

 

** These amounts represent the annualized contract expenses of the separate account, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, for each period indicated. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract holder accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying fund have been excluded.

 

*** These amounts represent the total return for the period indicated, including changes in value of the underlying fund, and expenses assessed through the reduction of unit values. These ratios do not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units. Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the variable account. The total return is calculated for each period indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period. As the total return is presented as a range of minimum to maximum values, based on the product grouping representing the minimum and maximum expense ratio amounts, some individual contract total returns are not within the ranges presented.

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with
standard benefit unit activity during:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Calvert Variable Series, Inc. subaccount:

                

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (1)

   2008    8,401    7,905    (9,394 )   6,911    $ 7.20
   2007    9,415    2,731    (3,745 )   8,401      11.60

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund subaccounts:

                

Developing Leaders Portfolio

   2008    131,462    13,013    (23,295 )   121,180      6.35
   2007    133,701    21,612    (23,851 )   131,462      10.32

Quality Bond Portfolio

   2008    137,392    6,337    (37,314 )   106,415      11.48
   2007    134,478    181,481    (178,567 )   137,392      12.15

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. subaccount:

                

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

   2008    7,248    1,056    (654 )   7,650      5.83
   2007    7,211    137    (100 )   7,248      9.01

DWS Variable Series I subaccounts:

                

Bond VIP

   2008    336,446    84,727    (78,622 )   342,551      11.56
   2007    263,498    198,786    (125,838 )   336,446      14.05

Global Opportunities VIP

   2008    197,615    52,396    (43,362 )   206,649      9.07
   2007    173,388    52,625    (28,398 )   197,615      18.33

Growth & Income VIP

   2008    235,192    21,636    (66,975 )   189,853      6.16
   2007    249,103    31,220    (45,131 )   235,192      10.10

International VIP

   2008    547,136    96,246    (76,960 )   566,422      5.25
   2007    547,922    99,433    (100,219 )   547,136      10.25

DWS Variable Series II subaccounts:

                

Dreman High Return Equity VIP

   2008    584,222    84,004    (90,507 )   577,719      10.51
   2007    534,586    107,837    (58,201 )   584,222      19.68

Government & Agency Securities VIP

   2008    147,765    20,338    (44,710 )   123,393      14.48
   2007    157,396    29,133    (38,764 )   147,765      13.96

High Income VIP

   2008    210,792    32,753    (51,091 )   192,454      10.50
   2007    197,732    61,058    (47,998 )   210,792      13.96

Money Market VIP

   2008    82,002    70,774    (75,505 )   77,271      11.78
   2007    65,386    64,863    (48,247 )   82,002      11.61

Small Cap Growth VIP

   2008    51,643    5,063    (5,427 )   51,279      2.50
   2007    50,495    7,112    (5,964 )   51,643      5.01

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Growth Portfolio

   2008    506,444    86,365    (69,324 )   523,485      5.89
   2007    511,113    109,954    (114,623 )   506,444      11.30

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   2008    529,446    80,025    (139,735 )   469,736      7.49
   2007    524,602    114,495    (109,651 )   529,446      12.04

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

   2008    203,102    31,656    (34,016 )   200,742      13.83
   2007    180,068    50,602    (27,568 )   203,102      23.12

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (2)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (3)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (4)

   2008    —      4,137    —       4,137      7.88

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (5)

   2008    —      4,110    —       4,110      7.44

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (6)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (7)

   2008    —      247    —       247      7.01

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (8)

   2008    —      403    —       403      9.06

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios subaccounts:

                

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio (9)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio (10)

   2008    —      3,935    (184 )   3,751      8.32

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio (11)

   2008    —      15,157    —       15,157      7.61

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio (12)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with
standard benefit unit activity during, Continued:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust subaccounts:

                

Developing Markets Securities Fund

   2008    171,881    42,730    (61,604 )   153,007    $ 11.03
   2007    155,613    51,062    (34,794 )   171,881      23.59

Global Asset Allocation Fund

   2008    91,820    20,186    (19,659 )   92,347      12.81
   2007    68,228    28,865    (5,273 )   91,820      17.30

Small - Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

   2008    91,475    15,724    (13,356 )   93,843      6.90
   2007    85,250    21,214    (14,989 )   91,475      12.14

Small Cap Value Securities Fund

   2008    55,411    20,090    (12,458 )   63,043      8.40
   2007    45,934    36,627    (27,150 )   55,411      12.69

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

Capital Growth Fund

   2008    421,886    41,159    (68,564 )   394,481      6.06
   2007    415,552    102,118    (95,784 )   421,886      10.52

Mid Cap Value Fund

   2008    213,439    7,911    (40,538 )   180,812      12.87
   2007    233,146    26,076    (45,783 )   213,439      20.74

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

   2008    39,381    13,167    (10,727 )   41,821      8.95
   2007    20,915    23,435    (4,969 )   39,381      13.75

Janus Aspen Series subaccounts:

                

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    169,891    70,014    (48,398 )   191,507      11.29
   2007    161,297    51,360    (42,766 )   169,891      13.61

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

   2008    930,084    121,829    (185,907 )   866,006      5.56
   2007    996,424    78,680    (145,020 )   930,084      10.06

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    60,335    22,504    (10,681 )   72,158      7.21
   2007    58,258    10,229    (8,152 )   60,335      13.00

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

   2008    193,705    21,910    (55,009 )   160,606      13.15
   2007    189,234    55,757    (51,286 )   193,705      13.63

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

   2008    253,865    50,767    (70,179 )   234,453      12.98
   2007    260,809    59,037    (65,981 )   253,865      13.19

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

                

Equity Income Account (13)

   2008    411,425    40,122    (149,233 )   302,314      11.43
   2007    366,843    656,132    (611,550 )   411,425      17.55

MidCap Stock Account (14)

   2008    182,507    23,806    (26,542 )   179,771      10.81
   2007    132,448    311,242    (261,183 )   182,507      15.56

SmallCap Growth Account II (15)

   2008    111,725    32,220    (38,353 )   105,592      5.37
   2007    117,545    1,610,764    (1,616,584 )   111,725      9.25

West Coast Equity Account (16)

   2008    70,805    13,209    (18,502 )   65,512      9.04
   2007    42,241    83,652    (55,088 )   70,805      13.77

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

                

SAM Balanced Portfolio (17)

   2008    1,490,983    129,600    (370,320 )   1,250,263      11.76
   2007    1,471,594    1,639,232    (1,619,843 )   1,490,983      16.16

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (18)

   2008    274,156    73,788    (77,994 )   269,950      11.71
   2007    263,738    302,878    (292,460 )   274,156      14.70

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (19)

   2008    1,056,564    115,902    (272,447 )   900,019      11.53
   2007    947,762    1,194,417    (1,085,615 )   1,056,564      17.49

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (20)

   2008    338,937    191,420    (139,564 )   390,793      11.49
   2007    300,245    404,288    (365,596 )   338,937      13.52

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (21)

   2008    740,064    58,816    (138,897 )   659,983      11.35
   2007    730,815    899,017    (889,768 )   740,064      18.39

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with
guaranteed minimum death benefit unit activity during:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Calvert Variable Series, Inc. subaccount:

                

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (1)

   2008    9,927    9,616    (13,264 )   6,279    $ 7.07
   2007    11,445    3,709    (5,228 )   9,926      11.41

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund subaccounts:

                

Developing Leaders Portfolio

   2008    81,511    14,229    (34,288 )   61,452      6.23
   2007    79,370    20,477    (18,336 )   81,511      10.15

Quality Bond Portfolio

   2008    87,907    16,706    (52,858 )   51,755      11.26
   2007    85,411    338,071    (335,575 )   87,907      11.95

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. subaccount:

                

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

   2008    3,789    81    (1,226 )   2,644      5.72
   2007    4,108    431    (750 )   3,789      8.87

DWS Variable Series I subaccounts:

                

Bond VIP

   2008    324,397    39,635    (146,310 )   217,722      11.31
   2007    204,662    237,760    (118,025 )   324,397      13.79

Global Opportunities VIP

   2008    135,187    41,372    (44,958 )   131,601      8.90
   2007    106,043    48,739    (19,595 )   135,187      18.03

Growth & Income VIP

   2008    102,640    8,768    (21,877 )   89,531      6.03
   2007    122,832    14,808    (35,000 )   102,640      9.91

International VIP

   2008    337,246    95,937    (129,266 )   303,917      5.13
   2007    293,235    105,735    (61,724 )   337,246      10.05

DWS Variable Series II subaccounts:

                

Dreman High Return Equity VIP

   2008    386,211    87,923    (132,607 )   341,527      10.28
   2007    301,039    120,909    (35,737 )   386,211      19.30

Government & Agency Securities VIP

   2008    82,075    43,077    (22,163 )   102,989      14.17
   2007    89,507    23,464    (30,896 )   82,075      13.69

High Income VIP

   2008    182,069    30,460    (93,279 )   119,250      10.27
   2007    147,220    88,142    (53,293 )   182,069      13.70

Money Market VIP

   2008    28,150    36,987    (10,822 )   54,315      11.53
   2007    24,725    42,880    (39,455 )   28,150      11.39

Small Cap Growth VIP

   2008    20,155    6,947    (6,858 )   20,244      2.44
   2007    24,867    3,857    (8,569 )   20,155      4.91

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Growth Portfolio

   2008    351,946    100,869    (137,160 )   315,655      5.78
   2007    331,844    111,771    (91,669 )   351,946      11.11

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   2008    351,496    61,460    (122,640 )   290,316      7.35
   2007    297,527    122,752    (68,783 )   351,496      11.85

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

   2008    112,820    22,489    (32,600 )   102,709      13.57
   2007    104,662    31,848    (23,690 )   112,820      22.75

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (2)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (3)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (4)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (5)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (6)

   2008    —      6,498    —       6,498      7.30

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (7)

   2008    —      389    (87 )   302      7.00

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (8)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios subaccounts:

                

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio (9)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio (10)

   2008    —      16,060    (369 )   15,691      8.32

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio (11)

   2008    —      3,232    —       3,232      7.60

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio (12)

   2008    —      18,894    —       18,894      7.15

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with
guaranteed minimum death benefit unit activity during, Continued:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust subaccounts:

                

Developing Markets Securities Fund

   2008    83,339    17,676    (23,008 )   78,007    $ 10.79
   2007    66,097    32,337    (15,095 )   83,339      23.14

Global Asset Allocation Fund

   2008    31,686    8,703    (13,322 )   27,067      12.57
   2007    17,135    17,569    (3,018 )   31,686      17.02

Small - Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

   2008    63,141    11,348    (23,743 )   50,746      6.77
   2007    47,543    32,454    (16,856 )   63,141      11.94

Small Cap Value Securities Fund

   2008    63,444    15,935    (17,089 )   62,290      8.33
   2007    20,559    53,501    (10,616 )   63,444      12.60

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

Capital Growth Fund

   2008    321,358    62,481    (141,131 )   242,708      5.94
   2007    286,073    120,422    (85,137 )   321,358      10.35

Mid Cap Value Fund

   2008    117,365    15,537    (53,725 )   79,177      12.63
   2007    121,209    25,749    (29,593 )   117,365      20.40

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

   2008    38,133    12,491    (12,935 )   37,689      8.78
   2007    17,823    24,524    (4,214 )   38,133      13.53

Janus Aspen Series subaccounts:

                

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    99,911    59,020    (49,662 )   109,269      11.08
   2007    62,179    48,188    (10,456 )   99,911      13.39

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

   2008    522,797    137,891    (168,665 )   492,023      5.44
   2007    541,147    80,430    (98,780 )   522,797      9.87

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    16,620    11,530    (12,928 )   15,222      7.08
   2007    15,778    2,387    (1,545 )   16,620      12.78

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

   2008    162,147    33,342    (100,970 )   94,519      12.87
   2007    139,673    73,071    (50,597 )   162,147      13.37

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

   2008    247,730    53,037    (135,784 )   164,983      12.71
   2007    230,230    86,855    (69,355 )   247,730      12.94

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

                

Equity Income Account (13)

   2008    429,217    14,791    (104,553 )   339,455      11.21
   2007    362,341    589,890    (523,014 )   429,217      17.26

MidCap Stock Account (14)

   2008    104,604    18,616    (32,529 )   90,691      10.61
   2007    52,516    171,509    (119,421 )   104,604      15.31

SmallCap Growth Account II (15)

   2008    38,578    4,097    (7,126 )   35,549      5.27
   2007    38,406    349,483    (349,311 )   38,578      9.10

West Coast Equity Account (16)

   2008    47,161    2,174    (20,873 )   28,462      8.96
   2007    16,191    62,779    (31,809 )   47,161      13.68

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

                

SAM Balanced Portfolio (17)

   2008    1,114,209    223,786    (308,262 )   1,029,733      11.57
   2007    1,001,612    1,177,533    (1,064,936 )   1,114,209      15.95

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (18)

   2008    173,702    45,731    (57,724 )   161,709      11.53
   2007    133,058    196,502    (155,858 )   173,702      14.51

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (19)

   2008    1,003,512    343,791    (484,066 )   863,237      11.36
   2007    873,915    1,118,158    (988,561 )   1,003,512      17.26

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (20)

   2008    106,372    40,907    (56,877 )   90,402      11.32
   2007    68,585    157,675    (119,888 )   106,372      13.35

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (21)

   2008    513,762    69,526    (57,820 )   525,468      11.18
   2007    460,104    622,573    (568,915 )   513,762      18.15

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with
guaranteed retirement income benefit unit activity during:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Calvert Variable Series, Inc. subaccount:

                

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (1)

   2008    7,280    7,649    (8,009 )   6,920    $ 7.07
   2007    9,387    1,068    (3,175 )   7,280      11.41

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund subaccounts:

                

Developing Leaders Portfolio

   2008    43,082    4,274    (9,543 )   37,813      6.23
   2007    41,880    8,762    (7,560 )   43,082      10.15

Quality Bond Portfolio

   2007    31,965    3,349    (16,292 )   19,022      11.26
   2007    34,367    96,944    (99,346 )   31,965      11.95

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. subaccount:

                

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

   2008    1,361    142    (819 )   684      5.72
   2007    1,296    69    (4 )   1,361      8.87

DWS Variable Series I subaccounts:

                

Bond VIP

   2008    44,479    10,903    (20,700 )   34,682      11.31
   2007    42,707    13,237    (11,465 )   44,479      13.79

Global Opportunities VIP

   2008    39,550    4,277    (6,899 )   36,928      8.90
   2007    42,220    4,886    (7,556 )   39,550      18.03

Growth & Income VIP

   2008    84,942    4,330    (16,529 )   72,743      6.03
   2007    86,086    18,278    (19,422 )   84,942      9.91

International VIP

   2008    124,789    16,586    (26,012 )   115,363      5.13
   2007    136,247    17,135    (28,593 )   124,789      10.05

DWS Variable Series II subaccounts:

                

Dreman High Return Equity VIP

   2008    150,623    18,161    (29,703 )   139,081      10.28
   2007    152,833    15,394    (17,604 )   150,623      19.30

Government & Agency Securities VIP

   2008    54,407    4,296    (21,191 )   37,512      14.17
   2007    54,195    15,359    (15,147 )   54,407      13.69

High Income VIP

   2008    44,027    4,175    (11,459 )   36,743      10.27
   2007    45,031    13,634    (14,638 )   44,027      13.70

Money Market VIP

   2008    14,490    635    (9,461 )   5,664      11.53
   2007    14,672    6,486    (6,668 )   14,490      11.39

Small Cap Growth VIP

   2008    37,978    2,304    (5,412 )   34,870      2.44
   2007    37,014    4,358    (3,394 )   37,978      4.91

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Growth Portfolio

   2008    110,663    11,816    (22,014 )   100,465      5.78
   2007    130,673    22,882    (42,892 )   110,663      11.11

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   2008    99,694    11,284    (27,138 )   83,840      7.35
   2007    114,453    17,056    (31,815 )   99,694      11.85

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

   2008    44,122    3,552    (6,436 )   41,238      13.57
   2007    50,075    3,796    (9,749 )   44,122      22.75

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with
guaranteed retirement income benefit unit activity during, Continued:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (2)

   2008    —      —      —       —      $ —  

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (3)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (4)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (5)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (6)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (7)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (8)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios subaccounts:

                

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio (9)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio (10)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio (11)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio (12)

   2008    —      4,844    —       4,844      7.15

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust subaccounts:

                

Developing Markets Securities Fund

   2008    18,801    683    (1,168 )   18,316      10.79
   2007    20,586    13,634    (15,419 )   18,801      23.14

Global Asset Allocation Fund

   2008    14,000    2,362    (1,872 )   14,490      12.57
   2007    15,777    4    (1,781 )   14,000      17.02

Small - Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

   2008    22,302    2,384    (5,178 )   19,508      6.77
   2007    24,783    3,692    (6,173 )   22,302      11.94

Small Cap Value Securities Fund

   2008    1,223    891    (1,002 )   1,112      8.33
   2007    1,077    507    (361 )   1,223      12.60

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

Capital Growth Fund

   2008    105,704    10,238    (23,500 )   92,442      5.94
   2007    112,072    26,522    (32,890 )   105,704      10.35

Mid Cap Value Fund

   2008    51,747    3,142    (12,040 )   42,849      12.63
   2007    54,965    9,970    (13,188 )   51,747      20.40

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

   2008    413    1,404    (1,232 )   585      8.78
   2007    973    261    (821 )   413      13.53

Janus Aspen Series subaccounts:

                

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    30,727    17,271    (11,229 )   36,769      11.08
   2007    33,519    3,980    (6,772 )   30,727      13.39

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

   2008    332,802    28,163    (71,018 )   289,947      5.44
   2007    369,079    6,895    (43,172 )   332,802      9.87

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    13,668    1,374    (5,005 )   10,037      7.08
   2007    14,711    709    (1,752 )   13,668      12.78

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with
guaranteed retirement income benefit unit activity during, Continued:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

   2008    40,152    3,300    (15,413 )   28,039    $ 12.87
   2007    40,348    12,138    (12,334 )   40,152      13.37

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

   2008    65,709    12,533    (27,715 )   50,527      12.71
   2007    66,718    17,520    (18,529 )   65,709      12.94

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

             

Equity Income Account (13)

   2008    33,371    6,083    (15,452 )   24,002      11.21
   2007    62,907    70,553    (100,089 )   33,371      17.26

MidCap Stock Account (14)

   2008    23,410    4,934    (7,061 )   21,283      10.61
   2007    25,097    45,089    (46,776 )   23,410      15.31

SmallCap Growth Account II (15)

   2008    17,871    461    (3,047 )   15,285      5.27
   2007    21,244    217,056    (220,429 )   17,871      9.10

West Coast Equity Account (16)

   2008    —      2,522    —       2,522      8.96
   2007    823    823    (1,646 )   —        13.68

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

                

SAM Balanced Portfolio (17)

   2008    85,680    3,228    (15,611 )   73,297      11.57
   2007    93,411    113,444    (121,175 )   85,680      15.95

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (18)

   2008    41,751    18,181    (862 )   59,070      11.53
   2007    44,067    62,191    (64,507 )   41,751      14.51

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (19)

   2008    151,797    11,016    (14,472 )   148,341      11.36
   2007    138,839    160,073    (147,115 )   151,797      17.26

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (20)

   2008    1,364    437    (536 )   1,265      11.32
   2007    1,989    1,989    (2,614 )   1,364      13.35

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (21)

   2008    103,906    5,197    (17,818 )   91,285      11.18
   2007    114,133    141,126    (151,353 )   103,906      18.15
     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with guaranteed minimum
death benefit and retirement income benefit unit activity during:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Calvert Variable Series, Inc. subaccount:

                

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (1)

   2008    238    248    (452 )   34    $ 6.94
   2007    468    36    (266 )   238      11.23

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund subaccounts:

                

Developing Leaders Portfolio

   2008    28,998    3,498    (7,154 )   25,342      6.11
   2007    28,465    7,935    (7,402 )   28,998      9.99

Quality Bond Portfolio

   2008    30,593    3,036    (12,182 )   21,447      11.05
   2007    30,393    108,760    (108,560 )   30,593      11.76

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. subaccount:

                

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

   2008    738    —      (9 )   729      5.61
   2007    738    —      —       738      8.72

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with guaranteed minimum
death benefit and retirement income benefit unit activity during, Continued:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

DWS Variable Series I subaccounts:

                

Bond VIP

   2008    33,525    1,548    (7,630 )   27,443    $ 11.07
   2007    35,078    17,785    (19,338 )   33,525      13.52

Global Opportunities VIP

   2008    28,786    3,855    (5,701 )   26,940      8.73
   2007    29,736    4,869    (5,819 )   28,786      17.74

Growth & Income VIP

   2008    79,179    6,546    (8,219 )   77,506      5.90
   2007    77,134    21,687    (19,642 )   79,179      9.72

International VIP

   2008    95,044    16,344    (21,113 )   90,275      5.02
   2007    104,045    15,453    (24,454 )   95,044      9.86

DWS Variable Series II subaccounts:

                

Dreman High Return Equity VIP

   2008    117,039    17,464    (21,257 )   113,246      10.06
   2007    117,048    15,566    (15,575 )   117,039      18.94

Government & Agency Securities VIP

   2008    48,737    5,647    (17,970 )   36,414      13.87
   2007    50,281    23,928    (25,472 )   48,737      13.43

High Income VIP

   2008    32,369    2,153    (8,118 )   26,404      10.05
   2007    32,262    10,584    (10,477 )   32,369      13.44

Money Market VIP

   2008    5,740    12,118    (1,242 )   16,616      11.28
   2007    6,223    1,929    (2,412 )   5,740      11.18

Small Cap Growth VIP

   2008    7,383    1,149    (1,138 )   7,394      2.39
   2007    6,913    1,712    (1,242 )   7,383      4.82

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Growth Portfolio

   2008    84,917    11,219    (18,969 )   77,167      5.67
   2007    94,361    19,512    (28,956 )   84,917      10.93

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   2008    68,130    6,167    (14,986 )   59,311      7.21
   2007    70,819    16,776    (19,465 )   68,130      11.65

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

   2008    26,818    1,519    (5,275 )   23,062      13.31
   2007    26,703    3,279    (3,164 )   26,818      22.38

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds subaccounts:

                

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio (2)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (3)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (4)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (5)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio (6)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (7)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio (8)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios subaccounts:

                

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio (9)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio (10)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio (11)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio (12)

   2008    —      —      —       —        —  

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

     Individual flexible premium variable annuity with guaranteed minimum
death benefit and retirement income benefit unit activity during:
     Year    Units
outstanding
December 31,
Prior Year
   Units
issued
   Units
redeemed
    Units
outstanding
   Accumulation
unit value
December 31,
Year End

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust subaccounts:

                

Developing Markets Securities Fund

   2008    3,420    76    (225 )   3,271    $ 10.56
   2007    3,550    479    (609 )   3,420      22.70

Global Asset Allocation Fund

   2008    5,345    329    (53 )   5,621      12.34
   2007    5,371    68    (94 )   5,345      16.74

Small - Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

   2008    18,273    2,398    (4,100 )   16,571      6.64
   2007    19,002    3,816    (4,545 )   18,273      11.74

Small Cap Value Securities Fund

   2008    14,064    2    —       14,066      8.25
   2007    14,174    79    (189 )   14,064      12.52

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

Capital Growth Fund

   2008    78,033    9,807    (19,108 )   68,732      5.83
   2007    80,997    22,878    (25,842 )   78,033      10.18

Mid Cap Value Fund

   2008    35,781    2,765    (7,675 )   30,871      12.39
   2007    37,257    8,747    (10,223 )   35,781      20.07

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

   2008    416    2    (315 )   103      8.62
   2007    444    12    (40 )   416      13.31

Janus Aspen Series subaccounts:

                

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    4,528    25    (1,863 )   2,690      10.87
   2007    4,722    269    (463 )   4,528      13.17

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

   2008    231,580    25,131    (37,960 )   218,751      5.32
   2007    260,451    6,426    (35,297 )   231,580      9.68

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares)

   2008    12,331    2,130    (3,314 )   11,147      6.94
   2007    13,750    849    (2,268 )   12,331      12.57

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust subaccounts:

                

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

   2008    32,928    2,609    (11,944 )   23,593      12.59
   2007    32,482    12,823    (12,377 )   32,928      13.12

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

   2008    54,615    3,840    (19,389 )   39,066      12.43
   2007    55,305    19,434    (20,124 )   54,615      12.69

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

             

Equity Income Account (13)

   2008    24,692    2,001    (7,573 )   19,120      11.00
   2007    25,541    37,084    (37,933 )   24,692      16.98

MidCap Stock Account (14)

   2008    13,415    887    (3,099 )   11,203      10.41
   2007    14,834    50,971    (52,390 )   13,415      15.06

SmallCap Growth Account II (15)

   2008    16,410    44,651    (47,354 )   13,707      5.17
   2007    19,035    528,793    (531,418 )   16,410      8.95

West Coast Equity Account (16)

   2008    2,137    544    —       2,681      8.88
   2007    2,026    2,137    (2,026 )   2,137      13.59

Principal Variable Contracts Funds, Inc. (“PVC”) subaccounts:

                

SAM Balanced Portfolio (17)

   2008    114,142    10,289    (11,919 )   112,512      11.39
   2007    116,895    117,623    (120,376 )   114,142      15.74

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio (18)

   2008    27,577    33    (501 )   27,109      11.35
   2007    27,175    27,590    (27,188 )   27,577      14.32

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio (19)

   2008    112,706    2,517    (43,405 )   71,818      11.18
   2007    117,100    127,298    (131,692 )   112,706      17.04

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio (20)

   2008    8,941    2,887    (5 )   11,823      11.14
   2007    8,904    8,943    (8,906 )   8,941      13.17

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio (21)

   2008    36,957    351    (5,786 )   31,522      11.00
   2007    53,281    61,230    (77,554 )   36,957      17.91

 

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Farmers Annuity Separate Account A

of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

6. UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED, CONTINUED

 

(1)

Merged with Social Small Cap Growth Portfolio effective September 27, 2007

 

(2)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2005

 

(3)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010

 

(4)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015

 

(5)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020

 

(6)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2025

 

(7)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030

 

(8)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP Freedom Income

 

(9)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 20%

 

(10)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 50%

 

(11)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 70%

 

(12)

For the period (commencement of operations): September 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 - Fidelity VIP FundsManager 85%

 

(13)

The PVC Equity Income Account I (formerly named WM Equity Income Fund), changed its name to PVC Equity Income Account, effective May 17, 2008

 

(14)

The WM Mid Cap Stock Fund changed its name to PVC MidCap Stock Account effective January 5, 2007

 

(15)

The PVC SmallCap Growth Account (formerly named WM SmallCap Growth Fund), changed its name to PVC SmallCap Growth Account II, effective May 17, 2008

 

(16)

The WM West Coast Equity Fund changed its name to PVC West Coast Equity Account effective January 5, 2007

 

(17)

The WM Balanced Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Balanced Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(18)

The WM Conservative Balanced Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(19)

The WM Conservative Growth Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(20)

The WM Flexible Income Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Flexible Income Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

(21)

The WM Strategic Growth Portfolio changed its name to PVC SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio effective January 5, 2007

 

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

This fair value disclosure includes information regarding the valuation of financial assets held by the Separate Account as of December 31, 2008 in accordance with the requirements of SFAS157.

Determination of Fair Values

The valuation methodologies used to determine the fair value of certain assets and liabilities under the guidance within SFAS157 reflect market-participant assumptions and are based on the application of the fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable market inputs over unobservable inputs. The Separate Account determines the fair value of their financial assets based on quoted market prices. All of the assets listed below are actively-traded, open-ended mutual funds which are valued at the net asset value of the respective underlying portfolios. There are no restrictions on purchases or sales of these open-ended mutual funds.

 

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of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

(A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Farmers Group, Inc.)

Notes to Financial Statements, Continued

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT, CONTINUED

The following table presents the Separate Account’s hierarchy for its assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2008:

 

(in thousands)

   Total    Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
Level 1
   Significant
observable
Inputs
Level 2
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
Level 3

Assets:

           

Calvert Variable Series, Inc.

           

Social Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   $ 144    $ 144    —      —  

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund - Service Class Shares

           

Developing Leaders Portfolio

     1,544      1,544    —      —  

Quality Bond Portfolio

     2,258      2,258    —      —  

Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. - Service Class Shares

           

Socially Responsible Growth Fund

     68      68    —      —  

DWS Variable Series I - Class A Shares

           

Bond VIP

     7,129      7,129    —      —  

Global Opportunities VIP

     3,612      3,612    —      —  

Growth & Income VIP

     2,609      2,609    —      —  

International VIP

     5,585      5,585    —      —  

DWS Variable Series II - Class A Shares

           

Dreman High Return Equity VIP

     12,166      12,166    —      —  

Government & Agency Securities VIP

     4,288      4,288    —      —  

High Income VIP

     3,893      3,893    —      —  

Money Market VIP

     1,790      1,790    —      —  

Small Cap Growth VIP

     281      281    —      —  

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products (“VIP”) Funds - Service Class Shares

           

VIP Growth Portfolio

     5,936      5,936    —      —  

VIP Index 500 Portfolio

     6,707      6,707    —      —  

VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

     5,042      5,042    —      —  

Fidelity VIP Freedom Funds - Service Class 2 Shares

           

VIP Freedom 2005 Portfolio

     —        —      —      —  

VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio

     —        —      —      —  

VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio

     33      33    —      —  

VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio

     31      31    —      —  

VIP Freedom 2025 Portfolio

     47      47    —      —  

VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio

     4      4    —      —  

VIP Freedom Income Portfolio

     4      4    —      —  

Fidelity VIP FundsManager Portfolios - Service Class 2 Shares

           

VIP FundsManager 20% Portfolio

     —        —      —      —  

VIP FundsManager 50% Portfolio

     162      162    —      —  

VIP FundsManager 70% Portfolio

     140      140    —      —  

VIP FundsManager 85% Portfolio

     170      170    —      —  

Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust - Class 2 Shares

           

Developing Markets Securities Fund

     2,765      2,765    —      —  

Global Asset Allocation Fund

     1,777      1,777    —      —  

Small - Mid Cap Growth Securities Fund

     1,234      1,234    —      —  

Small Cap Value Securities Fund

     1,175      1,175    —      —  

Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust - Institutional Class Shares

           

Capital Growth Fund

     4,788      4,788    —      —  

Mid Cap Value Fund

     4,267      4,267    —      —  

Structured Small Cap Equity Fund

     714      714    —      —  

Janus Aspen Series

           

Balanced Portfolio (Service Shares)

     3,815      3,815    —      —  

Forty Portfolio (Institutional Shares)

     10,238      10,238    —      —  

Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Service Shares)

     777      777    —      —  

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust - Administrative Class Shares

           

VIT Foreign Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)

     3,991      3,991    —      —  

VIT Low Duration Portfolio

     6,275      6,275    —      —  

Principal Variable Contracts (“PVC”) Funds, Inc - Class 2 Shares - Equity Funds

           

Equity Income Account

     7,751      7,751    —      —  

MidCap Stock Account

     3,251      3,251    —      —  

SmallCap Growth Account II

     907      907    —      —  

West Coast Equity Account

     895      895    —      —  

Principal Variable Contracts (“PVC”) Funds, Inc - Class 2 Shares - Strategic Asset Management (“SAM”) Portfolio

           

SAM Balanced Portfolio

     28,780      28,780    —      —  

SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio

     6,021      6,021    —      —  

SAM Conservative Growth Portfolio

     22,698      22,698    —      —  

SAM Flexible Income Portfolio

     5,668      5,668    —      —  

SAM Strategic Growth Portfolio

     14,750      14,750    —      —  

 

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Part C

Item 24.        Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a)    Financial Statements
     All required financial statements are included in Part B of this Registration Statement.
(b)    Exhibits
     (1)   Certified resolution of the Board of Directors of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) authorizing establishment of Farmers Annuity Separate Account A (the “Separate Account”).1
     (2)   Not applicable.
     (3)   (a)   Distribution Agreement between Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and Investors Brokerage Services, Inc. 2
     (b)   Investors Brokerage Services, Inc. Registered Representative Agreement. 2
     (c)   Distribution Agreement between Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC. 3
     (d)   Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC Registered Representative Agreement. 3
     (e)   Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC.11
     (f)   Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Farmers New World Life Insurance Company and Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC.14
     (4)   (a)   Revised Form of Contract for the Individual Flexible Premium Variable Annuity. 2
     (b)   Revised Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Rider. 2
     (c)   Revised Guaranteed Retirement Income Benefit Rider. 2
     (d)   Waiver of Surrender Charge Rider – Terminal Illness. 2
     (e)   Waiver of Surrender Charge Rider – Nursing Care. 2
     (f)   Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) Individual Retirement Annuity Amendment Rider. 4 8
     (g)   Individual Retirement Annuity Amendment Rider.4,8
     (h)   Roth Individual Retirement Annuity Endorsement. 4,8
     (i)   Final Contract for the Individual Flexible Premium Variable Annuity.9
     (j)   Revised Variable Contract Facing Page (2004).10
     (5)   (a)   Form of Application for the Individual Flexible Premium Variable Annuity.2
     (b)   Form of Variable Policy Application Supplement. 5
     (c)   Revised Variable Policy Application Supplement. 4,6
     (d)   Revised Variable Policy Application Supplement (2004).9
     (e)   Revised Variable Policy Application Supplement (2007).12


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     (f)   Variable Policy Application Supplement (May 2008).15
     (6)   (a)   Articles of Incorporation of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 7
     (b)   By-Laws of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 7
     (c)   Amended Articles of Incorporation of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company.13
  

  (7)

  Not applicable.
     (8)   (a)   Participation Agreement among Kemper Variable Series, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., Kemper Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 5
     (b)   Participation Agreement between Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 5
     (c)   Indemnification Agreement between Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 5
     (d)   Participation Agreement (Institutional Shares) among Janus Aspen Series, Janus Capital Corporation and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company.5
     (e)   Participation Agreement among Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC.5
     (f)   Participation Agreement among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 2
     (g)   Consulting Services Agreement between McCamish Systems, L.L.C. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 2
     (h)   Form of Master Administration Agreement between McCamish Systems, L.L.C. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 2
     (i)   Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (j)   Amendment No. 2 to Participation Agreement among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (k)   Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement among Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC. 3
     (l)   Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement between Scudder Variable Life Investment Fund and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (m)   Participation Agreement among Calvert Variable Series, Inc., Calvert Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (n)   Participation Agreement between Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund and the Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (o)   Participation Agreement among Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3

 

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     (p)   Participation Agreement (Service Shares) among Janus Aspen Series, Janus Capital Corporation and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (q)   Participation Agreement among Variable Insurance Products Funds, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (r)   Participation Agreement among WM Variable Trust, WM Funds Distributor, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 3
     (s)   Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement among WM Variable Trust, WM Funds Distributor, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 6
     (t)   Master Administration Agreement between McCamish Systems, LLC and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company dated as of April 1, 2001. 6
     (u)   Amendment No. 2 to Participation Agreement among WM Variable Trust, WM Funds Distributor, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company.4
     (v)   Form of Amendment No. 4 to Participation Agreement among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company.10
     (w)   Form of Rule 22c-2 Shareholder Information Agreement.12
     (x)   Supplement to Participation Agreement among DWS Variable Series II, Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc., DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 12
     (y)   Letter of Understanding and Extension of WM Participation Agreement, among Principal Funds Distributor, Inc., and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, dated as of January 5, 2007. 12
     (z)   Form of Participation Agreement among Principal Variable Contracts Fund, Inc., Principal Funds Distributor, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (aa)   Form of Amendment No. 3 to the Participation Agreement among Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc., DWS Variable Series I (formerly Kemper Variable Series), DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (bb)   Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Participation Agreement among Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc., DWS Variable Series II, DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (cc)   Amendment to the Participation Agreement among Variable Insurance Products Funds, Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Variable Insurance Product Fund III, Variable Insurance Product Fund IV and Variable Insurance Product Fund V, Fidelity Distributors Corporation, and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (dd)   Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Participation Agreement among Variable Insurance Products Funds, Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Variable Insurance Product Fund III, Variable Insurance Product Fund IV and Variable Insurance Product Fund V, Fidelity Distributors Corporation, and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15

 

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     (ee)   Amendment No. 3 to the Participation Agreement among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc., and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (ff)   Amendment to the Participation Agreement among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc., and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (gg)   Form of Amendment No. 6 to the Participation Agreement among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc., and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (hh)   Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Participation Agreement among Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (ii)   Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Participation Agreement among Janus Aspen Series (Institutional Shares), Janus Capital Corporation and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (jj)   Form of Amendment No. 1 to the Participation Agreement among Janus Aspen Series (Service Shares), Janus Capital Corporation and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (kk)   Form of Amendment No. 2 to the Participation Agreement among PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC, and Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. 15
     (9)   Opinion and Consent of Brian F. Kreger, Esquire.16
   (10)  
     (a)   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 16
     (b)   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. 8
   (11)  

Not applicable.

   (12)   Not applicable.
   (13)   Schedule of Performance Computations. 3 5
   (14)   Not applicable.
   (15)   Powers of Attorney. 1,3,4,9,11,14

 

 

1 Incorporated herein by reference to the initial registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on August 13, 1999 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

2 Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on November 15, 1999 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

3 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 27, 2001 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

4 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on August 27, 2002 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

 

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5 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 21, 2000 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

6 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 26, 2002 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

7 Incorporated herein by reference to the initial registration statement on Form S-6 for Farmers Variable Life Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 28, 2003 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

8 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 28, 2003 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

9 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 27, 2004 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

10 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 28, 2005 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

11 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 26, 2006 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

12 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to this registration statement on Form N-4 for Farmers Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 25, 2007 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

13 Incorporated herein by reference to the initial registration statement on Form N-6 for Farmers Variable Life Separate Account A filed with the SEC on March 4, 2008 (File Nos. 333-149540 and 811-09507).

14 Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 on Form N-4 for Farmers Variable Annuity Separate Account A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2008 (File Nos. 333-85183 and 811-09547).

15 Incorporated herein by reference to the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to registration statement on Form N-6 for Farmers Variable Life Separate Account A filed with the SEC on August 8, 2008 (File Nos. 333-149540 and 811-09507).

16 Filed herewith.

Item 25.  Directors and Officers of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

  Name and Principal Business    

  Address

    Position and Office with Depositor
  Paul N. Hopkins1     Chairman of the Board and Director
  C. Paul Patsis2     President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
  Debra Broek-DeBoer7     Director
  Gary R. Severson3     Director
  Stanley R. Smith4     Director
  John F. Sullivan, Jr.5     Director
  Oscar Tengtio2     Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director

 

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  Name and Principal Business    

  Address

    Position and Office with Depositor
  Dieter F. Wemmer7     Director
  Brian F. Kreger2     Corporate Secretary, Vice President, and General Counsel
  Michael W. Keller2     Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President
  Ryan R. Larson2     Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
  James I. Randolph2     Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
  Leeann G. Badgett2     Assistant Treasurer
  Gerald A. Dulek6     Assistant Vice President
  Patricia M. Evans1     Assistant Treasurer
  Doren E. Hohl1     Assistant Secretary
  Paul F. Hott2     Assistant Vice President
  Deborah M. Kusaka2     Assistant Treasurer
  Anthony J. Morris1     Assistant Treasurer
  Harris Mortensen2     Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary
  Dennis J. A. Nibbe2     Assistant Treasurer
  John R. Patton2     Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary

James P. Brennan, Sr., Esq. serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for the Registrant.2

 

 

 

1

The principal business address is 4680 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010.

 

2

The principal business address is 3003 – 77th Ave. SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040.

 

3

The principal business address is 801 2nd Ave., Seattle, WA 98104.

 

4

The principal business address is 3150 Tolouse Circle, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362.

 

5

The principal business address is 1201 3rd Ave., #3390, Seattle, WA 98101.

 

6

The principal business address is 30801 Agoura Road, Bldg. 1, Westlake Village, CA 91301.

 

7

The principal business address is Mythenquai 2, 8002 Zurich, Schweiz.

Item 26.        Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control With the Depositor or Registrant-

Organizations Affiliated with Zurich Financial Services

     Company    Domiciled    Ownership    %
 

Aktiengesellschaft Assuricum

   Switzerland    Zurich Insurance Company    99.60
 

Allied Zurich Holdings Limited

   CI    Zurich Group Holding    100.00
 

Allied Zurich Limited UK

   UK    Zurich Financial Services    100.00
 

American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company

   NY    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

American Zurich Insurance Company

   IL    Steadfast Insurance Company    100.00
 

Assurance Company of America

   NY    Maryland Casualty Company    100.00
 

BG Investments Ltd.

   BDA    Aktiengesellschaft Assuricum    04.58
 

BG Investments Ltd.

   BDA    Zurich Insurance Company    95.42
 

Centre Financial Services Holdings Limited

   BDA    Centre Group Holdings Limited    100.00
 

Centre Group Holdings (US) Limited

   DE    Centre Solutions (Bermuda) Limited    100.00
 

Centre Group Holdings Limited

   BDA    CMSH Limited    100.00
 

Centre Insurance Company

   DE    Centre Solutions (US) Limited    100.00
 

Centre Life Insurance Company

   MA    Centre Solutions (US) Limited    100.00
 

Centre Reinsurance (US) Limited

   BDA    Centre Reinsurance Holdings (Delaware) Limited    100.00
 

Centre Reinsurance Holdings (Delaware) Limited

   DE    Centre Group Holdings (US) Limited    100.00
 

Centre Solutions (Bermuda) Limited

   BDA    Centre Group Holdings Limited    100.00
 

Centre Solutions (US) Limited

   BDA    Centre Group Holdings (US) Limited    100.00
 

Centre Solutions Holdings (Delaware) Limited

   DE    Centre Solutions (US) Limited    100.00
 

CMSH Limited

   BDA    Zurich Insurance Company    64.70
 

CMSH Limited

   BDA    BG Investments Ltd.    35.30
 

Colonial American Casualty & Surety Co.

   MD    Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland    100.00

 

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     Company    Domiciled    Ownership    %
 

Constellation Reinsurance Company

   NY    Centre Reinsurance Holdings (Delaware) Limited    100.00
 

Crown Management Services Limited

   DE    CMSH Limited    100.00
 

Disability Management Services, Inc.

   CT    Group Holdings (US) Limited    40.00
 

Diversified Specialty Risk

   TX    American Guarantee & Liability Insurance Co.    100.00
 

Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company

   NE    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

Empire Indemnity Insurance Company

   OK    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

Empire Management Services, Inc.

   NE    Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company    100.00
 

Farmers Group, Inc.

   NV    Zurich Insurance Company    87.90
 

Farmers Group, Inc.

   NV    Zurich Group Holdings    10.375
 

Farmers Group, Inc.

   NV    Zurich RegCaPs Funding Limited Partnership    01.725
 

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

   WA    Farmers Group, Inc.    100.00
 

Farmers Reinsurance Company

   CA    Farmers Group, Inc.    100.00
 

Farmers Services Corporation

   NV    Farmers Group, Inc.    100.00
 

Farmers Services, LLC

   DE    ZFUS Services, LLC    100.00
 

Farmers Value Added, Inc.

   NV    Farmers Group, Inc.    100.00
 

Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland

   MD    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

F.I.G. Holding Company

   CA    Fire Underwriters Association    70.00
 

F.I.G. Holding Company

   CA    Truck Underwriters Association    30.00
 

FIG Leasing Company, Inc.

   CA    Farmers Group, Inc.    95.20
 

FIG Leasing Company, Inc.

   CA    Fire Underwriters Association    1.70
 

FIG Leasing Company, Inc.

   CA    Truck Underwriters Association    3.10
 

Fire Underwriters Association

   CA    Farmers Group, Inc.    100.00
 

Kemper Corporation

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company

   IL    Kemper Corporation    100.00
 

Keswick Realty, Inc.

   IL    The Zurich Services Corporation    100.00
 

Maine Bonding and Casualty Co.

   ME    Maryland Casualty Company    100.00
 

Maryland Casualty Company

   MD    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

Maryland Insurance Company

   TX    Maryland Casualty Company    100.00
 

MI Administrators, LLC

   WA    FIG Leasing Company, Inc.    100.00
 

National Standard Insurance Company

   TX    Maryland Casualty Company    100.00
 

Northern Insurance Company of New York

   NY    Maryland Casualty Company    100.00
 

Orange Stone Holdings

   IRE    CMSH Limited    100.00
 

Orange Stone Reinsurance

   IRE    Crown Management Services Limited    100.00
 

Prematic Service Corporation (CA)

   CA    Farmers Group, Inc.    38.00
 

Prematic Service Corporation (CA)

   CA    Fire Underwriters Association    9.00
 

Prematic Service Corporation (CA)

   CA    Truck Underwriters Association    53.00
 

Prematic Service Corporation (NV)

   NV    Prematic Service Corporation (CA)    100.00
 

Steadfast Insurance Company

   DE    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

Sterling Forest LLC

   DE    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

THIC Holdings LLC

   NH    pending   
 

Truck Underwriters Association

   CA    Farmers Group, Inc.    100.00
 

Universal Underwriters Acceptance Corp.

   KS    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Universal Underwriters Insurance Company

   KS    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

Universal Underwriters Insurance Services, Inc.

   MA    Universal Underwriters Management Company    100.00
 

Universal Underwriters Life Ins. Co.

   KS    Universal Underwriters Insurance Company    100.00
 

Universal Underwriters Management Company

   KS    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Universal Underwriters of Texas Ins. Co.

   TX    Universal Underwriters Insurance Company    100.00
 

Universal Underwriters Service Corp.

   MO    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

ZC Specialty Insurance Company

   TX    Centre Solutions (US) Limited    100.00
 

ZFS Finance, USA LLC I

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

ZFS Finance, USA LLC II

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

ZFS Finance, USA LLC III

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

ZFSH, LLC

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

ZFUS Services, LLC

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

ZNA Services, LLC

   DE    ZFUS Services, LLC    100.00
 

Zurich Agency Services, Inc.

   TX    Maryland Casualty Company    100.00

 

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     Company    Domiciled    Ownership    %
 

Zurich American Insurance Company

   NY    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois

   IL    American Zurich Insurance Company    100.00
 

Zurich Benefit Finance, LLC

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Zurich CZI Management Holding, Ltd.

   DE    Zurich Global Investment Management    100.00
 

Zurich E&S Brokerage, Inc.

   CA    Zurich American Insurance Company    100.00
 

Zurich Finance, (USA), Inc.

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Zurich Global Investment Advisors, LLC

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Zurich Group Holding

   Switzerland    Zurich Financial Services    57.70
 

Zurich Group Holding

   Switzerland    Allied Zurich Limited UK    42.30
 

Zurich Holding Company of America

   DE    Zurich Insurance Company    99.87
 

Zurich Holding Company of America

   DE    Crown Management Services Limited    00.13
 

Zurich Insurance Company

   Switzerland    Zurich Group Holding    100.00
 

Zurich International (Bermuda) Ltd.

   BDA    BG Investments Ltd.    29.27
 

Zurich International (Bermuda) Ltd.

   BDA    Zurich Insurance Company    30.31
 

Zurich International (Bermuda) Ltd.

   BDA    Aktiengesellscaft Assuricum    40.42
 

Zurich Warranty Management Services LTD

   UK    The Zurich Services Corporation    100.00
 

The Zurich Services Corporation

   IL    Zurich Holding Company of America    100.00
 

Sterling Forest LLC

   DE    Zurich America Insurance Company    100.00
 

Zurich Warranty Solutions, Inc.

   IL    American Zurich Insurance Company    100.00
 

Vehicle Dealer Solutions, Inc.

   FL    The Zurich Services Corporation    100.00
 

ZFS Finance USA LLC, IV

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc.    100.00
 

ZFS Finance USA LLC, V

   DE    Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc,    100.00
 

Zurich Latin America Corporation

   DE    The Zurich Services Corporation    100.00

Zurich Financial Services conducts its primary insurance operations in the United States through two property/casualty groups, each operating INDEPENDENTLY with its own staff:

Zurich U.S. Insurance Group

Farmers Insurance Group

Organizations Affiliated with Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     Company    Domiciled    Ownership    %
 

American Federation Insurance Company

   FL    Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan    100.00
 

APEX Adjustment Bureau, Inc.

   FL    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Bayview Adjustment Bureau, Inc.

   CA    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Bristol West Holdings, Inc.

   DE    Farmers Insurance Exchange    42.50
 

Bristol West Holdings, Inc.

   DE    Fire Insurance Exchange    3.75
 

Bristol West Holdings, Inc.

   DE    Mid-Century Insurance Company    47.50
 

Bristol West Holdings, Inc.

   DE    Truck Insurance Exchange    6.75
 

Bristol West Casualty Insurance Company

   OH    Coast National Insurance Company    100.00
 

Bristol West Insurance Company

   OH    Coast National Insurance Company    100.00
 

Bristol West Insurance Services of California, Inc.

   CA    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Bristol West Insurance Services, Inc. of Florida

   FL    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Bristol West Insurance Services of Georgia, Inc.

   GA    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

BWIS of Nevada, Inc.

   NV    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Bristol West Insurance Services of Pennsylvania, Inc.

   PA    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Bristol West Insurance Services of Texas, Inc.

   TX    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Bristol West Preferred Insurance Company

   MI    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Civic Property & Casualty Co.

   CA    Fire Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Civic Property & Casualty Co.

   CA    Truck Insurance Exchange    20.00
 

Coast National General Agency, Inc.

   TX    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Coast National Holding Company

   CA    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Coast National Insurance Company

   CA    Coast National Holding Company    100.00
 

Corvette General Agency, Inc.

   GA    Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.    100.00
 

Exact Property & Casualty Co.

   CA    Fire Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Exact Property & Casualty Co.

   CA    Truck Insurance Exchange    20.00

 

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     Company    Domiciled    Ownership    %
 

Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC

   NV    FFS Holding, LLC    100.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Arizona

   AZ    Farmers Insurance Exchange    70.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Arizona

   AZ    Truck Insurance Exchange    20.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Arizona

   AZ    Fire Insurance Exchange    10.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Idaho

   ID    Farmers Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Idaho

   ID    Truck Insurance Exchange    13.30
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Idaho

   ID    Fire Insurance Exchange    06.70
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Oregon

   OR    Farmers Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Oregon

   OR    Truck Insurance Exchange    20.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Washington

   WA    Fire Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co. of Washington

   WA    Truck Insurance Exchange    20.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co., Inc.

   KS    Farmers Insurance Exchange    90.00
 

Farmers Insurance Co., Inc.

   KS    Fire Insurance Exchange    10.00
 

Farmers Insurance Exchange

   CA    Interinsurance Exchange   
 

Farmers Insurance of Columbus, Inc.

   OH    Farmers Insurance Exchange    100.00
 

Farmers New Century Insurance Company

   IL    Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.    100.00
 

Farmers Services Insurance Agency

   CA    Truck Insurance Exchange    100.00
 

Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company

   TX    County Mutual Company   
 

FFS Holding, LLC

   NV    Mid Century Ins. Co.    100.00
 

Fire Insurance Exchange

   CA    Interinsurance Exchange   
 

Federation Insurance Services of California, Inc.

   CA    Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan    100.00
 

Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.

   MI    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Affinity Services, Inc.

   MI    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Corporation of America

   MI    Farmers Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Foremost Corporation of America

   MI    Fire Insurance Exchange    10.00
 

Foremost Corporation of America

   MI    Truck Insurance Exchange    10.00
 

Foremost County Mutual Insurance Company

   TX    County Mutual Company   
 

Foremost Express Insurance Agency, Inc.

   MI    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Financial Services Corporation

   DE    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Home Brokers, Inc,

   MI    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Home Services Corporation

   MI    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan

   MI    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Lloyds of Texas

   TX    Lloyds Company   
 

Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company

   MI    Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan    100.00
 

Foremost Real Estate Company Grand Rapids, Michigan

   MI    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

Foremost Signature Insurance Company

   MI    Foremost Insurance Company Grand Rapids, Michigan    100.00
 

Frontier Insurance Agency, Inc.

   OR    Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.    100.00
 

GP, LLC

   DE    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Illinois Farmers Insurance Co.

   IL    Farmers Insurance Exchange    100.00
 

Insurance Data Systems, G.P.

   FL    GP, LLC    0.10
 

Insurance Data Systems, G.P.

   FL    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    99.90
 

Knight Agency, Inc.

   KY    Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.    100.00
 

Leschi Life Assurance Company

   SC    Farmers New World Life Insurance Company    100.00
 

Mid Century Ins. Co.

   CA    Farmers Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Mid Century Ins. Co.

   CA    Fire Insurance Exchange    12.50
 

Mid Century Ins. Co.

   CA    Truck Insurance Exchange    07.50
 

Mid Century Ins. Co. of Texas

   TX    Farmers Insurance Exchange    100.00
 

Neighborhood Spirit Property & Casualty Co.

   CA    Fire Insurance Exchange    80.00
 

Neighborhood Spirit Property & Casualty Co.

   CA    Truck Insurance Exchange    20.00
 

Pacific Way Insurance Agency, Inc.

   WA    Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.    100.00
 

Security National Insurance Company

   FL    Bristol West Holdings, Inc.    100.00
 

Sunrise Insurance Agency of Arizona, Inc.

   AZ    Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.    100.00
 

Sunrise Insurance Agency of Texas, Inc.

   TX    Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.    100.00
 

Sunrise Insurance Agency, Inc.

   NV    Foremost Affiliated Insurance Services, Inc.    100.00
 

Texas Farmers Insurance Co.

   TX    Farmers Insurance Exchange    86.30
 

Texas Farmers Insurance Co.

   TX    Mid Century Ins. Co.    13.70

 

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     Company    Domiciled    Ownership    %
 

Truck Insurance Exchange

   CA    Interinsurance Exchange   
 

Western Star Underwriters, Inc.

   TX    Foremost Corporation of America    100.00
 

WVGRR Properties, LLC

   DE    Farmers New World Life Insurance Company    100.00

Item 27.        Number of Contractowners

As of February 28, 2009, there were 3,530 Non-Qualified Contracts and 4,668 Qualified Contracts issued and in-force.

Item 28.        Indemnification

Under its By-laws, Farmers, to the full extent permitted by the Washington Business Corporation Act, will indemnify any person who was or is a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director of Farmers, as provided below.

By-laws of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (as amended October 24, 1995)

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

SECTION 47.

(a)        Right of Indemnity. Each person who acts as a Director, officer or employee of the corporation shall be indemnified by the corporation for all sums which he becomes obligated to pay, (including counsel fees, expenses and court costs actually and necessarily incurred by him) in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which he is made a party by reason of his being, or having been a Director, officer, or employee of the corporation, except in relation to matters as to which he shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable for bad faith or misconduct in the performance of his duties as such Director, officer or employee, and except any sum paid to the corporation in settlement of an action, suit or proceeding based upon bad faith or misconduct in the performance of his duties.

(b)        Scope of Indemnity. The right of indemnification in this article provided shall inure to each Director, officer and employee of the corporation, whether or not he is such Director, officer or employee at the time he shall become obligated to pay such sums, and whether or not the claim asserted against him is based on matters which antedate the adoption of this article; and in the event of his death shall extend to his legal representatives. Each person who shall act as a Director, officer or employee of the corporation shall be deemed to be doing so in reliance upon such right of indemnification; and such right shall not be deemed exclusive of any other right to which any such person may be entitled, under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders, or otherwise.

(c)        Determination of Claims for Indemnity. The Board of Directors of the corporation, acting at a meeting at which a majority of the quorum is unaffected by self-interest (notwithstanding that other members of the quorum present but not voting may be so affected), shall determine the propriety and reasonableness of any indemnity claimed under this article, and such determination shall be final and conclusive. If, however, a majority of a quorum of the Board which is unaffected by self-interest and willing to act is not obtainable, the Board in its discretion may appoint from among the stockholders who are not Directors or officers or employees of the corporation, a committee of two or more persons to consider and determine any such question, and the determination of such committee shall be final and conclusive.

 

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RULE 484 UNDERTAKING

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 29.        Principal Underwriter

 

(a)

 

Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC is the registrant’s principal underwriter. It is also the principal underwriter for Farmers Variable Life Separate Account A.

(b)

 

Officers and Directors of Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC, and their addresses, are as follows:

 

Name and Principal Business Address    Positions and Offices with FFS
C. Paul Patsis1    Chairman of the Board
Donald K. Mealer2    President, Director
Jerry J. Carnahan3    Director
Donnell Reid4    Director
Joseph Conversino2    Assistant Vice President
Bardea C. Huppert2    Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Steven K. Klein2    Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Steven A. Muramoto2    Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Doren E. Hohl3    Secretary

 

 

 

1

The principal business address is 3003 – 77th Avenue, S.E. Mercer Island, Washington 98040.

 

2

The principal business address is 30801 Agoura Road, Bldg. 1, Agoura Hills, CA 91301.

 

3

The principal business address is 4680 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90010.

 

4

The principal business address is 1281 Pinrun Dr., Ballwin, MO 63011.

 

(c)(1)

Name of Principal

Underwriter

  

(2)

Net Underwriting

Discounts and

Commissions

  

(3)

Compensation on

Redemption

  

(4)

Brokerage

Commissions

  

(5)

 

Compensation

         
Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC    N/A    N/A    $2,632,579.07    N/A

Item 30.        Location of Books and Records

All of the accounts, books, records or other documents required to be kept by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder (including Rule 38a-1), are maintained by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company at 3003 – 77th Avenue, S.E., Mercer Island, WA 98040, at

 

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2500 Farmers Way, Columbus, OH 43235, and by McCamish Systems, L.L.C. Insurance Administrators at 6425 Powers Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30339.

Item 31.        Management Services

All management contracts are discussed in Part A or Part B of this registration statement.

Item 32.        Undertakings and Representations.

(a)        The registrant undertakes that it will file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the registration statement are never more than 16 months old for as long as purchase payments under the contracts offered herein are being accepted.

(b)        The registrant undertakes that it will include either (1) as part of any application to purchase a contract offered by the prospectus, a space that an applicant can check to request a statement of additional information, or (2) a post card or similar written communication affixed to or included in the prospectus that the applicant can remove and send to Farmers New World Life Insurance Company for a statement of additional information.

(c)        The registrant undertakes to deliver any statement of additional information and any financial statements required to be made available under this Form N-4 promptly upon written or oral request to the Company at the address or phone number listed in the prospectus.

(d)        The Company represents that in connection with its offering of the contracts as funding vehicles for retirement plans meeting the requirements of Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, it is relying on a no-action letter dated November 28, 1988, to the American Council of Life Insurance (Ref. No. IP-6-88) regarding Sections 22(e), 27(c)(1), and 27(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and that paragraphs numbered (1) through (4) of that letter will be complied with.

(e)        The Company hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Contracts, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by the Company.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, Farmers Annuity Separate Account A certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to its registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Mercer Island, and the State of Washington, on the 29th day of April 2009.

 

   

FARMERS ANNUITY SEPARATE ACCOUNT A

(Registrant)

Attest:   

/s/ Brian F. Kreger

    By:   

/s/ C. Paul Patsis

 

Brian F. Kreger

Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     

C. Paul Patsis

President

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

 

   

FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY

(Depositor)

Attest:   

/s/ Brian F. Kreger

    By:   

/s/ C. Paul Patsis

 

Brian F. Kreger

Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

     

C. Paul Patsis

President

Farmers New World Life Insurance Company

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature    Title   Date

 

Paul N. Hopkins*/

   Chairman of the Board and Director   April 29, 2009

/s/ C. Paul Patsis

C. Paul Patsis

  

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  April 29, 2009

 

Debra Broek-DeBoer

   Director   April 29, 2009

 

Gary R. Severson */

   Director   April 29, 2009

 

Stanley R. Smith */

   Director   April 29, 2009

 

John F. Sullivan, Jr. */

   Director   April 29, 2009


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Signature    Title   Date

 

Oscar Tengtio */

   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   April 29, 2009

 

Dieter F. Wemmer

   Director   April 29, 2009

/s/ C. Paul Patsis

   On April 29, 2009 as Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to powers of attorney filed herewith or by previous amendment.
*/ By: C. Paul Patsis     

 


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Exhibit 9   Opinion and Consent of Brian F. Kreger, Esquire
Exhibit 10(a)   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP