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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Statutory Financial Statements

December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019


Zurich American Life Insurance Company

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December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

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Report of Independent Auditors

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Statutory Financial Statements

  

Statutory Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities and Capital and Surplus

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Statutory Statements of Operations

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Statutory Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus

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Statutory Statements of Cash Flows

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Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Auditors

Board of Directors

Zurich American Life Insurance Company

We have audited the statutory-basis financial statements of Zurich American Life Insurance Company (the Company), which comprise the statement of admitted assets, liabilities, and capital and surplus as of December 31, 2021, and the related statement of operations, changes in capital and surplus and cash flow for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).

Unmodified Opinion on Statutory-Basis of Accounting

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, on the basis of accounting described in Note 2.

Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter described in the Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles section of our report, the financial statements do not present fairly, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for the years then ended.

Basis for Opinion

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

Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company prepared these financial statements using accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Illinois Department of Insurance, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The effects on the financial statements of the variances between these statutory accounting practices described in Note 2 and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material.

Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Illinois Department of Insurance. Management also is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

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

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

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

 

 

Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

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

Report of Other Auditors on December 31, 2020 Financial Statements

The statutory-basis financial statements of Zurich American Life Insurance Company for the year ended December 31, 2020, were audited by other auditors who expressed an adverse opinion with respect to conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and an unmodified opinion with respect to conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Illinois Department of Insurance on those statements on April 23, 2021.

 

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Report of Independent Auditors

To the Board of Directors of Zurich American Life Insurance Company

We have audited the accompanying statutory financial statements of Zurich American Life Insurance Company, which comprise the statutory statements of admitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the related statutory statements of operations and changes in capital and surplus, and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

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

Auditors’ Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 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 from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the financial statements are prepared by the Company on the basis of the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Illinois Department of Insurance, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The effects on the financial statements of the variances between the statutory basis of accounting described in Note 2 and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, although not reasonably determinable, are presumed to be material.

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Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

In our opinion, because of the significance of the matter discussed in the “Basis for Adverse Opinion on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, or the results of its operations or its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020.

Opinion on Statutory Basis of Accounting

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the admitted assets, liabilities and surplus of the Company as of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Illinois Department of Insurance described in Note 2.

Emphasis of Matter

As discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements, the Company has entered into significant transactions with its parent company Zurich Insurance Group Ltd and its affiliates, which are related parties. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.

Other Matter

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets and liabilities, summary investment schedule, schedule of investment risk interrogatories and schedule of reinsurance disclosures (collectively, the “supplemental schedules”) of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and for the year then ended are presented to comply with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Annual Statement Instructions and Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual and for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the statutory-basis financial statements. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of management and were derived from and relate directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the statutory-basis financial statements. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the statutory-basis financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the statutory-basis financial statements or to the statutory-basis financial statements themselves and other additional procedures, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the supplemental schedules are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole.

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Chicago, Illinois

April 23, 2021

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Statutory Statements of Admitted Assets, Liabilities and Capital and Surplus

December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021     2020  

Admitted assets

    

Cash and invested assets:

    

Fixed maturities, at amortized cost (fair value of $1,018,472 and $1,086,055, respectively)

   $ 978,169     $ 1,009,428  

Investment in subsidiary

     20,267       20,177  

Contract loans

     176,642       183,094  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     65,638       106,139  

Receivables for securities

     2       678  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash and invested assets

     1,240,718       1,319,516  

Federal income tax receivable

     27,450       8,922  

Other amounts receivable under reinsurance contracts

     39,996       46,718  

Deferred and uncollected premiums

     21,477       16,116  

Investment income due and accrued

     14,671       12,019  

Guaranty funds receivable or on deposit

     36       35  

Receivable from separate accounts

     32,654       30,151  

Receivables from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     347       459  

Net deferred income tax asset

     1,055       1,763  

Other assets

     339       5,381  

Separate account assets

     15,521,673       14,465,829  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total admitted assets

   $ 16,900,416     $ 15,906,909  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and capital and surplus

    

Liabilities:

    

Life and annuity reserves

   $ 616,253     $ 605,852  

Supplemental contracts without life contingencies

     4,538       4,653  

Claims and benefits payable to policyholders

     77,842       72,017  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total policy liabilities

     698,633       682,522  

Provision for experience rating refunds

     387,362       456,267  

Other amounts payable on reinsurance

     68,551       64,614  

Interest maintenance reserve

     12,717       14,175  

General expenses due or accrued

     6,546       12,345  

Transfers to separate accounts due or accrued

     (18     (191

Taxes, licenses and fees due or accrued

     7,050       6,729  

Asset valuation reserve

     3,354       3,059  

Payable to affiliates

     10,510       10,981  

Funds held under coinsurance

     3,073       3,156  

Commission to agents due or accrued

     1,476       1,246  

Payable for securities

     —         10,504  

Other liabilities

     15,935       11,368  

Separate account liabilities

     15,521,673       14,465,829  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     16,736,862       15,742,604  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital and surplus:

    

Capital stock ($10 par value – 300,000 authorized shares; 250,000 shares issued and outstanding)

     2,500       2,500  

Paid-in and contributed surplus

     956,970       956,970  

Unassigned deficit

     (795,916     (795,165
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital and surplus

     163,554       164,305  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 16,900,416     $ 15,906,909  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Statutory Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021     2020     2019  

Income and loss:

      

Premium and annuity considerations

   $ 862,797     $ 614,100     $ 1,059,782  

Considerations for supplemental contracts with life contingencies

     13,220       11,454       8,559  

Net investment income

     25,190       30,431       32,304  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     3,247       2,102       600  

Separate account fees

     405,915       499,783       383,620  

Separate account losses

     (557     (474     (84

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     47,564       46,693       67,464  

Fee income from non-variable separate account funds

     3,330       1,596       1,559  

Other income (loss)

     1,296       (314     (506

Gain on sale—Corporate Life and Pension (see footnote 1)

     —         22,025       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

     1,362,002       1,227,396       1,553,298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses:

      

Death benefits

     401,310       352,312       385,247  

Annuity benefits

     33,555       50,256       26,952  

Disability benefits

     105       1,239       6,182  

Surrender benefits

     31,985       27,174       306,500  

Interest and adjustments on policy or deposit-type contracts

     3,265       (8,512     5,305  

Payments on supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     19,570       19,247       19,967  

Increase in aggregate reserves for life policies and contracts

     10,400       7,724       129,975  

Commissions

     47,948       77,606       86,708  

General expenses

     35,485       37,848       40,382  

Insurance taxes, licenses and fees

     14,638       16,763       14,334  

Change in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums

     (91     (89     108  

Net transfers to separate accounts

     612,898       376,903       70,043  

Experience rating refunds

     43,477       164,615       397,138  

Reinsured fees associated with separate accounts

     33,552       31,773       31,450  

Variable separate account fees ceded and other

     92,223       91,403       80,461  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total benefits and expenses

     1,380,320       1,246,262       1,600,752  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss from operations before federal income taxes and total realized capital losses after taxes

     (18,318     (18,866     (47,454

Federal income tax (benefit) expense

     (17,754     60,245       1,415  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss from operations before total realized capital losses after taxes

     (564     (79,111     (48,869
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized capital gains before taxes

     2,259       12,613       4,348  

Less: related federal income tax expense

     800       2,776       1,223  

Less: realized gains transferred to the interest maintenance reserve

     1,788       9,872       3,422  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total realized capital losses after taxes

     (329     (35     (297
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (893   $ (79,146   $ (49,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Statutory Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Capital
Stock
     Paid-in and
Contributed
Surplus
     Unassigned
Deficit
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balances at December 31, 2018

   $ 2,500      $ 789,970      $ (665,902   $ 126,568  

Net loss

     —          —          (49,166     (49,166

Change in:

          

Net unrealized capital losses, net of tax

     —          —          (2,521     (2,521

Nonadmitted assets

     —          —          (12,711     (12,711

Net deferred income tax

     —          —          12,930       12,930  

Liability for unauthorized reinsurance

     —          —          (52     (52

Asset valuation reserve

     —          —          (489     (489

Paid-in capital

     —          92,000        —         92,000  

Surplus as a result of reinsurance

     —          —          (148     (148

Interest maintenance reserve generated by transferred coinsurance assets

     —          —          (191     (191
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2019

   $ 2,500      $ 881,970      $ (718,250   $ 166,220  

Net loss

     —          —          (79,146     (79,146

Change in:

          

Net unrealized capital gains, net of tax

     —          —          1,875       1,875  

Nonadmitted assets

     —          —          (95,277     (95,277

Net deferred income tax

     —          —          96,887       96,887  

Liability for unauthorized reinsurance

     —          —          (264     (264

Asset valuation reserve

     —          —          (620     (620

Paid-in capital

     —          75,000        —         75,000  

Surplus as a result of reinsurance

     —          —          (162     (162

Interest maintenance reserve generated by transferred coinsurance assets

     —          —          (208     (208
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2020

   $ 2,500      $ 956,970      $ (795,165   $ 164,305  

Net loss

     —          —          (893     (893

Change in:

          

Net unrealized capital gains, net of tax

     —          —          65       65  

Nonadmitted assets

     —          —          12,382       12,382  

Net deferred income tax

     —          —          (11,921     (11,921

Liability for unauthorized reinsurance

     —          —          317       317  

Asset valuation reserve

     —          —          (295     (295

Surplus as a result of reinsurance

     —          —          (177     (177

Interest maintenance reserve generated by transferred coinsurance assets

     —          —          (229     (229
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2021

   $ 2,500      $ 956,970      $ (795,916   $ 163,554  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Statutory Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021     2020     2019  

Cash flow from operating activities:

      

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

   $ 802,275     $ 739,403     $ 1,405,446  

Net investment income

     25,534       28,533       34,865  

Miscellaneous income

     457,548       569,308       452,052  

Benefits and loss related payments

     (474,105     (449,564     (688,268

Net transfers to separate accounts

     (612,726     (376,570     (73,706

Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions

     (275,158     (407,779     (655,729

Federal and foreign income taxes (paid) recovered

     (1,574     (69,293     7,951  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operations

     (78,206     34,038       482,611  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

      

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid

      

Fixed maturities

     377,319       521,628       288,404  

Stocks

     —         —         97  

Net gains on cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     1       114       7  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     677       —         31,174  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment proceeds

     377,997       521,742       319,682  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of investments acquired

      

Fixed maturities

     346,645       595,802       742,309  

Stocks

     —         —         85  

Miscellaneous applications

     10,504       22,372       460  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments acquired

     357,149       618,174       742,854  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in contract loans

     (6,451     1,291       115,709  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investments

     27,299       (97,723     (538,881
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities:

      

Capital contributions

     —         75,000       92,000  

Net deposits on deposit-type funds and other liabilities

     (114     (11,832     (1,462

Other cash provided (applied)

     10,520       3,341       (6,050
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing and miscellaneous sources

     10,406       66,509       84,488  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     (40,501     2,824       28,218  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:

      

Beginning of year

     106,139       103,315       75,097  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 65,638     $ 106,139     $ 103,315  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statutory financial statements.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

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The Company and Nature of Operations

Organization and Description of Business

Zurich American Life Insurance Company (“ZALICO” or the “Company”) is a stock life insurance company founded in 1947. The Company is incorporated under the insurance laws of the state of Illinois and is licensed in the District of Columbia and all states, except New York.

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich American Company, LLC (“ZAC”), a non-operating holding company incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware. ZAC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc., (“ZHCA”) a Delaware Corporation, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. (“ZIG”), a financial services company domiciled in Switzerland.

Effective September 3, 2003, ZALICO transferred certain of its business, as well as the capital stock of its wholly owned subsidiaries, to a former affiliate, Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company (“FKLA”). In a contemporaneous transaction, FKLA and ZALICO entered into a coinsurance agreement under which FKLA administers the business and the records of, and 100% reinsures, certain lines of business issued by ZALICO, including certain registered variable annuity contracts that are funded through the Company’s Separate Account. These transfers were part of a larger transaction under which the capital stock of FKLA was sold to Bank One Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Bank One”). On July 1, 2004, Bank One merged into JP Morgan Chase & Co., and FKLA changed its name to Chase Insurance Life and Annuity Company (“Chase Insurance”).

On July 3, 2006, Protective Life Insurance Company of Birmingham, Alabama (“Protective Life”), purchased Chase Insurance. Effective April 1, 2007, Chase Insurance merged with and into Protective Life.

In addition to the above transactions, the Company has entered into various affiliated and unaffiliated reinsurance agreements in order to execute strategic transactions and manage various risks to control its net exposures, and limit the volatility of losses, in an effort to protect capital and surplus. These reinsurance transactions have been disclosed in various sections of the following notes to the statutory financial statements.

The Company markets a variety of life insurance products primarily through independent insurance agents and brokers. The Company’s products include fixed universal life, indexed universal life, level term, guaranteed death benefit, life portability and conversion. The Company also offers a series of private placement products including variable annuity, individual variable universal life and variable life.

Additionally, the Company marketed group term life products, accidental death & dismemberment, group long term disability and short-term disability insurance. These products were primarily sold through the Corporate Life and Pension (“CLP”) business, which was sold to American Family Life Insurance Company of Columbus (“Aflac”). See ‘Discontinued Operations’ below for additional information.

The Company had also previously marketed registered individual and group variable, fixed and market value adjusted deferred annuity products (“DESTINATIONS Products”), as well as non-registered group variable universal life (“PPVUL”) and business owned life insurance (“BOLI”).

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Non-Registered Group Life Insurance

The Company marketed PPVUL and BOLI from 1997 to 2003. PPVUL and BOLI are a form of group life insurance, which enables clients to buy variable life insurance on key employees. The policies remain in force until the last insured dies or the policy is surrendered or exchanged. The policyholder has flexibility regarding premiums and the right to allocate premiums to various divisions with differing investment objectives. The policyholders may also borrow from the investment value of the policies, surrender the policies for their cash surrender values or, in some cases, make partial withdrawals from the cash surrender values. Death benefits on the life of any insured are at least equal to the face amount on the individual insured provided the cash value relating to the insured is greater than zero.

The Company records as fees cost of insurance charges taken from the separate accounts, which is recorded as separate account fees. Cost of insurance charges ceded to reinsurers are recorded as a reduction of premiums. The BOLI policies are experience rated contracts with profitability based in part on the policyholder’s mortality experience. Separate account fees collected which are expected to be returned to policyholders due to favorable mortality experience are recorded as a liability in the provision for experience rating refunds. Cost of insurance charges collected in excess of amounts needed to pay death benefits, and to establish mortality reserves, are returned to the policyholder as an experience rating refund expense.

Prior to January 1, 2019, Zurich Insurance Company’s Bermuda Branch (“ZIBB”), a branch of Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. (“ZIC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of ZIG, reinsured 98% of the mortality risk and 98% of the net amount at risk of the BOLI policies. On January 1, 2019, the reinsurance treaty with ZIBB was terminated. Under a new arrangement with ZIBB, ZALICO assumed back the responsibility to pay all death benefit payments for certain of the Company’s group variable life insurance contracts.

ZIBB offered a stable value protection (“SVP”) option in conjunction with the BOLI policies. The SVP option allows purchasers of the option to make investments into SVP divisions of the Company’s separate accounts. These SVP divisions purchase value protection from a stable value provider which offers smooth or stabilized investment returns over a specified period of time. ZIBB continues to provide the SVP option to the policyholder and net amount at risk protection to the Company.

Separate Accounts

The Company maintains separate account assets and liabilities, which are reported at fair value. Separate accounts reflect two categories of risk assumption: non-guaranteed separate accounts, wherein the contract holder assumes the investment risk, and guaranteed separate accounts, wherein the Company contractually guarantees either a minimum return or account value to the contract holder. Non-guaranteed separate account assets are segregated from other investments. Investment income and gains and losses are credited to or charged against the non-guaranteed accounts without regard to other income, gains or losses of the Company. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges to all accounts are included in the revenues of the Company. Changes in liabilities for minimum guarantees are included in the life and annuity reserves line item in the financial statements.

BFP Securities LLC

BFP Securities LLC (“BFPS”) and Investment Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”), affiliates of Protective Life, are the principal underwriters for ZALICO’s variable separate accounts. BFPS is also the primary wholesaling distributor of ZALICO’s BOLI and mortality-based funding products. BFPS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Benefit Finance Partners, LLC (“BFP”). BFP is 50% owned by Bancorp Services, L.L.C. (“Bancorp”), an unaffiliated party, and 50% owned by Zurich Benefit Finance LLC (“ZBF”), an affiliate of ZALICO.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Discontinued Operations

On March 19, 2020, an agreement was executed between ZALICO and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Zurich American Life Insurance Company of New York (“ZALICONY”) (ZALICO and ZALICONY, collectively the “Companies”), ZHCA, ZIC, Aflac and American Family Life Assurance of New York (“Aflac NY”) to sell the Companies’ CLP business. The transaction closed on November 2, 2020. Part of the transaction required the recapture of CLP net liabilities previously ceded to ZIC as of the closing date, and, subsequently, the Companies ceded 100% of the in-force net CLP liabilities to Aflac and Aflac NY through reinsurance agreements dated as of November 2, 2020.

In addition, the Companies and Aflac entered into an agreement with Benefit Harbor LP to transfer the assets and employees of Benefit Harbor Insurance Services, LLC, the third-party administrator for the Companies CLP business. The Companies, Aflac and Aflac NY also entered into Administrative Services Agreements where the Companies will front CLP business directly written by the Companies to Aflac and Aflac NY in exchange for a fronting fee to be determined as a percentage of premiums written and fees collected until Aflac and Aflac NY obtain the proper licensing to write the business directly.

There were no assets for the CLP business on ZALICO’s balance sheet and, as a result, held-for-sale classification was not required. ZALICO recorded a pre-tax gain of $22.0 million in 2020 related to the discontinued operations sold to Aflac, equal to the fair value of consideration received less the costs to sell.

 

2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements and supplemental schedules have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“Illinois Department of Insurance”).

The Illinois Department of Insurance recognizes only Statements of Statutory Accounting Principles (“SSAP” or “statutory basis of accounting”) prescribed or permitted by the State of Illinois for determining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company, and for determining its solvency under the Illinois Insurance Law. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual version effective January 1, 2001 (“the Manual”) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of Illinois.

The statutory basis of accounting differs from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) in certain respects, which in some cases may be material. The most significant of these differences are as follows:

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, deposits in banks and other investments, with an original maturity of 90 days or less. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value as required by the NAIC. Investments in money market mutual funds are carried at fair value or net asset value (“NAV”). Under US GAAP, cash and cash equivalents are carried at fair value and have a maturity of 12 months or less;

 

   

Fixed maturities are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premium or discount. Fixed maturities with NAIC designations of 6 are reported at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. All other fixed maturities are reflected at amortized cost. Discount or premium on fixed maturities is amortized using the interest method on a prospective basis. A yield to worst amortization method is used to take into consideration any fixed maturity call or sinking fund feature. Under US GAAP, fixed maturities are reported at fair value or amortized cost based upon management’s intent as to whether

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 

fixed maturities are available for sale or will be held until maturity. Differences between cost and admitted asset investment carrying amounts are credited and charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to a separate component of stockholder’s equity and other comprehensive income;

 

   

Included within the fixed maturities, loan-backed securities are amortized using the interest method including anticipated prepayments at the date of purchase. Prepayment assumptions for single class and multi-class mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities were obtained from the respective asset managers and the prepayment windows and/or cash flows were obtained from Bloomberg. The Company has elected to use the book value as of January 1,1994 as the cost for applying the prospective adjustment method to securities purchased prior to that date. Loan-backed securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality for which it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable are written down to the present value of expected cash flows to be received. Under US GAAP, fixed maturities are reported at fair value or amortized cost based upon management’s intent as to whether fixed maturities are available for sale or will be held until maturity;

 

   

Investments in United States (“US”) insurance company common stocks are not consolidated as required by US GAAP, and are carried at the underlying audited statutory equity of the insurance company, with equity in earnings being recorded directly to unassigned surplus as net unrealized gains or losses rather than recorded through the statements of operations;

 

   

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 US GAAP, no such liability is established;

 

   

An interest maintenance reserve (“IMR”) is required under SSAP 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 US GAAP;

 

   

Life and annuity reserves under statutory accounting practices are based on statutory mortality, morbidity and interest requirements without consideration of withdrawals and Company experience. Under the statutory basis of accounting, the NAIC Reserve Valuation Method is used for the majority of individual insurance reserves; under US GAAP, individual insurance policyholder liabilities for traditional forms for insurance are generally established using the net premium method. For interest-sensitive policies, a liability for policyholder account balances is established under GAAP based on the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder. Policy valuation assumptions used in the estimation of policyholder liabilities are generally prescribed under SSAP; under US GAAP, policy valuation assumptions are based upon best estimates as of the date the policy is issued, with provisions for the risk of adverse deviation;

 

   

Certain contracts, in particular deferred annuities with mortality risk, are considered “life contracts” under SSAP and, accordingly, premiums associated with these contracts are reported as revenues. Under US GAAP, the Company’s deferred annuities are classified as either “insurance contracts” or “investment contracts” and, accordingly, for those annuities, premiums are not reported as revenues. Amounts received for investment contracts are also not reported as policy liabilities and insurance reserves under US GAAP;

 

   

Under SSAP, the Commissioner’s Annuity Reserve Valuation Method (“CARVM”) is used for the majority of individual deferred annuity reserves; under US GAAP, individual deferred annuity policyholder liabilities are generally equal to the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder, in addition to liabilities for certain guarantees under variable annuity contracts;

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

   

Under statutory accounting practices, costs of acquiring new business are charged to operations in the year such costs are incurred. Under US 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;

 

   

Under statutory accounting practices, premiums are recognized as revenues when due. For US GAAP purposes, premiums for traditional life insurance products, which include those products with fixed 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 the statutory basis of accounting, deferred premiums, representing gross premiums less loading, are reported as an admitted asset. Under US GAAP, uncollected premiums are stated at gross amounts and deferred premiums are reflected as a reduction of the related aggregate reserve. Contracts that contain an embedded derivative are not bifurcated between components and are accounted for as part of the host contract, whereas under US GAAP, the embedded derivative would be bifurcated from the host contract and accounted for separately;

 

   

Assets and liabilities are reported gross of reinsurance under US GAAP and net of reinsurance under the statutory basis of accounting. Certain reinsurance transactions are accounted for as financing transactions under US GAAP and as reinsurance for SSAP. Transactions recorded as financing have no impact on premiums or losses incurred, while under the statutory basis of accounting, premiums paid to the reinsurer are recorded as ceded premiums (a reduction in revenue) and expected reimbursement for losses from the reinsurer are recorded as a reduction in losses. Reserves and reinsurance recoverables on unpaid claims on reinsured business are netted with aggregate reserves and the liability for life policy claims, respectively. Under US GAAP, these reinsured amounts are reflected as an asset;

 

   

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. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Net deferred tax assets are limited to their admissible amount according to a prescribed formula. Changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities are reported as adjustments to surplus. Comprehensive income is not determined for statutory reporting purposes. Under US 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. There are no admissibility considerations under US GAAP;

 

   

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 US GAAP purposes; and

 

   

The statutory statement of cash flows is presented as required and differs from US GAAP presentation. The Company defines cash as cash in banks and money market accounts and considers all highly liquid investments, with maturity of one year or less when purchased, to be short-term investments.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Investments

Investments are valued as prescribed by the NAIC and as required by the Illinois Department of Insurance. All security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.

The Company’s investment in the common stock of its wholly owned insurance subsidiary is accounted and reported under the equity method as described in SSAP No. 97, “Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities,” and valued in accordance with section 3(ii) (D) of the NAIC Valuations Securities manual and reported based on the audited statutory capital and surplus of the subsidiary. Changes in the carrying value of such investments are reflected as unrealized gains or losses in capital and surplus.

The Company records short-term investments at cost or amortized cost.

Contract loans are carried at the aggregate of the unpaid balance provided the unpaid balance does not exceed either cash surrender value of the policy or the policy reserves. The excess of the unpaid loan balance over the cash surrender value is nonadmitted and reflected as an unrealized capital loss.

Upon default or indication of potential default by an issuer of fixed maturity securities, other than mortgage-backed securities, the issue(s) of such issuer would be analyzed for possible write-down. Any such issue would be written down to its net realizable value (or “fair value”) during the fiscal year in which the impairment was determined to have become other than temporary. Thereafter, each issue is regularly reviewed, and additional write-downs may be taken in light of later developments. Write-downs are included as part of net realized capital gains and losses. All loan-backed and structured securities were reviewed to determine if there were any indications of potential for other than temporary impairment classification (“OTTI”). Where such an indication existed, cash flow and credit support analyses were performed. If it was determined that the Company was to receive less than 100% of contractual cash flows, the OTTI impact was measured and recorded in accordance with SSAP 43R, “Loan-Backed and Structured Securities.”

In determining fair market value, for the majority of securities, quotes were obtained from third party sources. If quotes from these sources were not available, a broker estimate was used.

Investment income is recorded when earned. All investment income due and accrued amounts that are over 90 days past due, are excluded from surplus. The Company had $1,134 in investment income due and accrued that was over 90 days past due at December 31, 2021. The Company had no investment income due and accrued that was over 90 days past due at December 31, 2020.

Realized gains or losses on sales of investments, determined on the basis of identifiable cost on the disposition of the respective investment, which are not transferred to the IMR and write-downs are credited or charged to income or loss, net of applicable federal income tax. Unrealized gains and losses are credited or charged to surplus, net of deferred tax.

Life and Annuity Reserves

Liabilities for policy reserves on annuity contracts are calculated based on CARVM. Interest crediting rates under the contracts’ accumulation periods range from 0% to 7%. Guarantee periods range from one to ten years with minimum interest rate guarantees ranging from 0% to 5%.

Liabilities for life policy reserves and interest-sensitive life insurance contracts are based on statutory mortality and interest requirements without consideration of withdrawals. Liabilities for the majority of these contracts are calculated based on the 1980 Commissioner’s Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) table assuming interest rates ranging from 0% to 6%.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon death of the insured and returns the portion of the final premium paid beyond the policy month of death. Surrender values promised in excess of the legally computed reserves, if any, would be included as a component of reserves.

Extra premiums are charged for policies issued on substandard lives according to underwriting classifications. Final reserves are determined by computing the mid-terminal reserve for the plan and holding an additional one half of the net valuation premium for the modal period.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Illinois Department of Insurance 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.

The Company has not been materially impacted by the pandemic, but there are still potential risks related to COVID-19 and several emerging economic trends that the Company is monitoring.

Guaranty Fund Assessments

The Company is liable for guaranty fund assessments (“GFA”) related to certain unaffiliated life insurance companies that have become insolvent during the years 2021 and prior. The Company’s financial statements include provisions for all known assessments that are expected to be levied against the Company as well as an estimate of amounts (net of expected future premium tax recoveries) that the Company believes will be assessed in the future. According to SSAP No. 35R, “Guaranty Fund and Other Assessments,” such liabilities and estimated premium tax credits, as well as the estimated GFA recoverable for the ceded portion of the future liabilities, are presented separately in the balance sheet. The majority of the GFA liability is ceded to Protective Life.

The Company’s guaranty fund liability is $10,298,000 at both December 31, 2021 and 2020. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers related to GFA liabilities are $9,545,000 and $9,589,000 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The amount and period over which the GFA liabilities are expected to be paid varies by insolvency. Future premium tax recoveries total $36,000 and $35,000 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Premium tax recoveries vary by state and generally range between five to twenty years.

Separate Accounts

The assets of the separate accounts represent segregated funds administered and invested by the Company for purposes of funding variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts for the exclusive benefit of variable annuity and variable life insurance contract holders. The Company receives administrative fees from the separate accounts and retains varying amounts of withdrawal charges to cover expenses in the event of early withdrawals by contract holders.

The assets and liabilities of the separate accounts are carried at the fair value of the underlying contracts. The difference between the fair values of the contracts, and their termination value, is recorded as a negative liability for transfers to separate accounts due or accrued. Changes in termination value of the contracts are recognized through the Company’s net loss from operations as a component of net transfers to (from) the separate accounts rather than directly to surplus. The assets are invested primarily in a series of mutual funds managed by other unaffiliated mutual fund managers.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Reinsurance

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into reinsurance agreements to diversify risk and limit its overall financial exposure to certain blocks of annuities and to individual death claims and other claims. Although these reinsurance agreements contractually obligate the reinsurers to reimburse the Company, they do not discharge the Company from its primary liabilities and obligations to policyholders. An additional protection is the existence of a security trust. Several of the Company’s reinsurance contracts require that the reinsurer fund a trust and/or letters of credit, with the fair value of the assets at least equal to the book value of the statutory liabilities reinsured.

Federal Income Taxes

The Company has applied SSAP No. 101, “Income Taxes.” Income tax incurred is recognized by applying the enacted income tax law. 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 tax assets (“DTA”) and liabilities (“DTL”) are recognized as adjustments to surplus. DTAs are first subjected to a valuation allowance assessment.

Net DTAs remaining after the valuation allowance assessment are considered admitted assets based upon specific criteria, which consider the reversal pattern of DTAs and surplus. The reversal pattern and surplus limitation parameters in the admission tests are determined based on the risk-based capital levels.

The Company records interest and penalties related to income tax contingencies as a component of income tax expense.

Nonadmitted Assets

Certain assets, designated as “nonadmitted assets,” such as investment income due and accrued exceeding 90 days, deferred income tax in excess of permitted amounts, EDP, equipment, etc., have been excluded from the statutory statements of admitted assets, liabilities and capital and surplus through a direct charge against unassigned surplus.

 

3.

Investments

The components of investment income by type of investment for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Fixed maturities

   $ 22,836      $ 26,345      $ 28,179  

Contract loans

     4,754        6,325        3,829  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     39        427        1,719  

Other

     102        —          1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross investment income

     27,731        33,097        33,728  

Less: Investment expenses

     (2,541      (2,666      (1,424
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 25,190      $ 30,431      $ 32,304  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Investment expenses included the following fees paid to the Company’s various affiliated and non-affiliated investment managers:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Fees paid to investment managers:

        

Affiliated investment managers:

        

Zurich Investment Services Limited

   $ 228      $ 304      $ 362  

Zurich Global Investment Management

     886        892        825  

Farmers Group Inc.

     115        131        125  

Non-affiliated investment managers:

        

Prudential Private Placement Investors L.P.

     200        201        213  

DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc.

     236        267        227  

Pinebridge

     199        229        176  

Goldman Sachs

     382        289        94  

Custody fees

     288        346        (603

Other investment expenses

     7        7        5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment expenses

   $ 2,541      $ 2,666      $ 1,424  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 based on specific identification.

Realized investment gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Fixed maturities

   $ 2,263      $ 12,496      $ 4,340  

Cash, cash equivalents, and short term

     (4      117        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,259        12,613        4,348  

Less: Capital gains tax expense

     (800      (2,776      (1,223
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,459        9,837        3,125  

Less: IMR transfers net of tax

     (1,788      (9,872      (3,422
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total realized capital losses after taxes

   $ (329    $ (35    $ (297
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Unrealized Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturities

Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses, and estimated fair value of fixed maturities, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021  
   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized

Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Estimated
Fair

Value
 

Fixed maturities

           

U.S. government

   $ 358,221      $ 3,321      $ (2,954    $ 358,588  

Other governments

     10,933        101        (101      10,933  

Political subdivisions

     4,266        1,210        (5      5,471  

Special revenues

     75,805        5,228        (593      80,440  

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     528,944        35,970        (1,874      563,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $ 978,169      $ 45,830      $ (5,527    $ 1,018,472  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
(in thousands of dollars)    2020  
   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Estimated
Fair

Value
 

Fixed maturities

           

U.S. government

   $ 344,033      $ 8,539      $ (245    $ 352,327  

Other governments

     18,882        361        —          19,243  

Political subdivisions

     4,351        1,586        —          5,937  

Special revenues

     97,351        7,313        (66      104,598  

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     544,518        59,253        (101      603,670  

Hybrid securities

     293        —          (13      280  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $ 1,009,428      $ 77,052      $ (425    $ 1,086,055  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Unrealized Losses on Fixed Maturities

Fair value and gross unrealized losses of fixed maturities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 for securities that were in an unrealized loss position were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021  
   Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months
     Unrealized Losses
Greater Than 12 Months
 
   Gross
Estimated
Fair Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Gross
Estimated
Fair Value
     Estimated
Unrealized
Losses
 

Fixed maturities

           

U.S. government

   $ 209,937      $ (1,342    $ 40,695      $ (1,612

Other governments

     6,244        (101      —          —    

U.S. political subdivisions bonds

     300        (5      —          —    

U.S. special revenues bonds

     4,372        (21      3,759        (103

Industrial and miscellaneous

     77,963        (1,161      11,463        (450

Loan-backed securities

     51,637        (588      9,364        (144
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $ 350,453      $ (3,218    $ 65,281      $ (2,309
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
(in thousands of dollars)    2020  
   Unrealized Losses
Less Than 12 Months
     Unrealized Losses
Greater Than 12 Months
 
   Gross
Estimated
Fair Value
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Gross
Estimated
Fair Value
     Estimated
Unrealized
Losses
 

Fixed maturities

           

U.S. government

   $ 47,692      $ (245    $ —        $ —    

Industrial and miscellaneous (unaffiliated)

     7,038        (49      —          —    

Hybrid securities

     280        (13      —          —    

Loan-backed securities

     11,862        (63      8,646        (55
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

   $ 66,872      $ (370    $ 8,646      $ (55
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, fixed maturities represented 100% of the Company’s total unrealized loss amount for both years and totaled 357 and 82 securities, respectively.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, fixed maturities in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months were comprised of 303 and 57 securities, respectively. All of these securities 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 and the decline in fair value is attributed to changes in interest rates and not credit quality. As the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value which may be at maturity, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than temporarily-impaired at December 31, 2021 or 2020.

Fixed maturities in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were comprised of 54 and 25 securities, respectively. Other than the recognized OTTI on loan-backed securities in 2020, discussed below, the Company did not recognize OTTI on fixed maturities investments in 2021.

 

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Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Loan-Backed Securities

Loan-backed securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality, for which it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable, are written down to the present value of expected cash flows to be received. In determining the impairments for loan-backed securities, a review of default rate, credit support and other key assumptions is made on the security level.

As of December 31, 2021, there were no impaired loan-backed securities. Loan-backed securities impaired as their carrying value was less than the present value of their projected cash flows that were held as of December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     2020  

CUSIP Identification

   Book/Adjusted
Carrying Value
Amortized
Cost Before
Current Period
OTTI
     Present
Value of
Projected
Cash
Flows
     Recognized
Other-Than-
Temporary
Impairment
    Amortized
Cost After
OTTI
     Fair Value at
Time of OTTI
     Date of
Financial
Statement
Where
Reported
 

36228FEC6

   $ 135,734      $ 134,492      $ (1,242   $ 134,492      $ 154,137        9/30/20  

22540VG71

     53,278        52,040        (1,238     52,040        65,101        9/30/20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   $ 189,012      $ 186,532      $ (2,480   $ 186,532      $ 219,238     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Concentrations of Credit Risk

The Company is not exposed to any significant concentration of credit risk of a single or group non-governmental issuer. Concentration of credit risk could exist when changes in economic, industry or geographic factors similarly affect groups of counter-parties whose aggregate credit exposure is material in relation to the Company’s total exposure.

Maturities of Fixed Maturities

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturities, by contractual maturity, at December 31, 2021 and 2020 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 and because mortgage-backed securities provide for periodic payments throughout their life. As the stated maturities of such securities may not be indicative of actual maturities, the totals for mortgage-backed securities are shown separately.

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020  
   Amortized
Cost
     Estimated
Fair

Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Estimated
Fair

Value
 

Due in 1 year or less

   $ 66,169      $ 66,514      $ 70,128      $ 70,732  

Due after 1 year through 5 years

     407,220        411,590        380,284        393,198  

Due after 5 years through 10 years

     228,161        233,418        265,797        285,242  

Due after 10 years

     110,611        138,132        122,333        158,465  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     812,161        849,654        838,542        907,637  

Mortgage-backed securities

     166,008        168,818        170,886        178,418  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 978,169      $ 1,018,472      $ 1,009,428      $ 1,086,055  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Proceeds from sold, matured or repaid fixed maturities and gross realized gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Gross Gains      Gross Losses      Proceeds  

2021

        

Long term fixed maturities

   $ 4,371      $ (2,142    $ 377,319  

Short term fixed maturities

     1        —          9,292  

2020

        

Long term fixed maturities

   $ 12,952      $ (502    $ 521,628  

Short term fixed maturities

     1        —          12,094  

2019

        

Long term fixed maturities

   $ 4,600      $ (272    $ 288,404  

Short term fixed maturities

     4        —          11,017  

Restricted Assets

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has the following restricted assets held at amortized cost, which were on deposit with various states to satisfy regulatory requirements:

 

    Gross Restricted     Percentage  
(in thousands of dollars)                                                                  
    1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9     10     11  
Restricted Asset Category   Total
General
Account

(G/A)
    G/A
Supporting
Protected

Cell
Account
Activity
    Total
Separate
Account

(S/A)
Restricted
Assets
    S/A Assets
Supporting
G/A
Activity
    Total     Total
From
Prior
Year
    Increase/
Decrease
    Total Non-
Admitted
Restricted
    Total
Current

Year
Admitted
Restricted
    Gross
Restricted
to Total
Assets
    Admitted
Restricted
to Total
Admitted
Assets
 
    2021                                      

On deposit with states regulatory bodies

  $ 3,959     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 3,959     $ 3,973     $ (14   $ —       $ 3,959       0.02     0.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total restricted assets

  $ 3,959     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 3,959     $ 3,973     $ (14   $ —       $ 3,959       0.02     0.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2020                                      

On deposit with states regulatory bodies

  $ 3,973     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 3,973     $ 4,216     $ (243   $ —       $ 3,973       0.03     0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total restricted assets

  $ 3,973     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 3,973     $ 4,216     $ (243   $ —       $ 3,973       0.03     0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value of these securities was $3,950,987 and $3,973,883 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

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Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

4.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value have been classified, for disclosure purposes, based on a hierarchy defined by SSAP No. 100R, “Fair Value.” 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

Securities valued based on directly observable market prices and are traded in active markets; securities valued on unadjusted quoted prices, if not actively traded. Level 1 securities include money market funds 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 nonactive 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 measurements include circumstances in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability and reflect management’s own judgments about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

At the end of each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether or not an event has occurred that would transfer any of these securities between Level 1 and Level 2. This policy also applies to transfers in and out of Level 3.

 

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Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Fair Values of Financial Instruments and its Levels within Fair Value Hierarchy

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 about the fair values and certain admitted values of the Company’s financial instruments and its levels within the fair value hierarchy:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021  
Type of Financial Instrument    Aggregate
Fair Value
     Admitted
Assets
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Not
Practicable
(Carrying
Value)
 
Assets                  

Fixed maturities

   $ 1,018,472      $ 978,169      $ —        $ 1,015,913      $ 2,559      $ —    

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     65,638        65,638        65,638        —          —          —    

Receivable for securities

     2        2        2        —          —          —    

Contract loans

     176,642        176,642        —          —          —          176,642  

Accrued investment income

     14,671        14,671        14,671        —          —          —    

Separate account assets

     15,521,673        15,521,673        2,662,302        11,516,480        1,342,891        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 16,797,098      $ 16,756,795      $  2,742,613      $  12,532,393      $ 1,345,450      $ 176,642  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities                  

Deposit type contracts

   $ 4,538      $ 4,538      $ —        $ 4,538      $ —        $ —    

Separate account liabilities

     15,521,673        15,521,673        —          15,521,673        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 15,526,211      $ 15,526,211      $ —        $ 15,526,211      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
(in thousands of dollars)    2020  
Type of Financial Instrument    Aggregate
Fair Value
     Admitted
Assets
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Not
Practicable
(Carrying
Value)
 
Assets                  

Fixed maturities

   $ 1,086,055      $ 1,009,428      $ —        $ 1,075,121      $ 10,934      $ —    

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     106,139        106,139        101,854        4,285        —          —    

Receivable for securities

     678        678        678        —          —          —    

Contract loans

     183,094        183,094        —          —          —          183,094  

Accrued investment income

     12,019        12,019        12,019        —          —          —    

Separate account assets

     14,465,829        14,465,829        2,329,618        11,106,111        1,030,100        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 15,853,814      $ 15,777,187      $ 2,444,169      $ 12,185,517      $ 1,041,034      $ 183,094  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities                  

Deposit type contracts

   $ 4,653      $ 4,653      $ —        $ 4,653      $ —        $ —    

Separate account liabilities

     14,465,829        14,465,829        —          14,465,829        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 14,470,482      $ 14,470,482      $ —        $ 14,470,482      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Changes in Level 3 Assets Measured at Fair Value

The following table summarizes the changes in Separate Account assets classified as Level 3 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. 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)    Separate Account Assets  
   Beginning
Fair Value
     Total Gains/
(Losses)
Included in
Net Income
     Total Gains/
(Losses)
Included in
Surplus
     Purchases      Sales     Transfer
in/(out) of
Level 3
     Ending
Fair Value
 

2021

   $ 1,030,100      $ 113,497      $ 6,797      $ 243,146      $ (50,649   $ —        $ 1,342,891  

2020

   $ 807,840      $ 82,501      $ 8,203      $ 206,080      $ (74,524   $ —        $ 1,030,100  

Methods and Assumptions to Estimate Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

   

Fixed maturities—The estimated fair value of fixed maturities is 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 fair 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.

 

   

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments—The carrying amounts of these items approximate fair value.

 

   

Contract loans—The carrying amounts of these items approximate fair market values because interest rates are generally variable and based on current market rates.

 

   

Deposit-type contracts—The estimated fair value is currently equal to book value and is based on the present value of the future payments.

 

   

The separate account assets are carried at fair value based on the reported NAV per share of the respective portfolios at December 31, 2021 and 2020. Accumulation values are computed daily based on the change in fair market value of the NAV of the subaccount less mortality and expense risk charges for the subaccount. The carrying amounts of the separate account liabilities are a reasonable estimate of their fair value.

 

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Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

5.

Income Taxes

Components of DTAs and DTLs at December 31, 2021 and 2020, as well as the related changes, comprise the following components:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021  
   Ordinary      Capital      Total  

Gross deferred tax assets

   $ 161,764      $ 1,160      $ 162,924  

Deferred tax assets nonadmitted

     154,943        105        155,048  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax asset

     6,821        1,055        7,876  

Deferred tax liabilities

     6,821        —          6,821  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ —        $ 1,055      $ 1,055  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
(in thousands of dollars)    2020  
   Ordinary      Capital      Total  

Gross deferred tax assets

   $ 173,273      $ 986      $ 174,259  

Deferred tax assets nonadmitted

     166,150        105        166,255  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax asset

     7,123        881        8,004  

Deferred tax liabilities

     6,241        —          6,241  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ 882      $ 881      $ 1,763  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
(in thousands of dollars)    Change  
   Ordinary      Capital      Total  

Gross deferred tax assets

   $ (11,509    $ 174      $ (11,335

Deferred tax assets nonadmitted

     (11,207      —          (11,207
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal net admitted deferred tax asset

     (302      174        (128

Deferred tax liabilities

     580        —          580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ (882    $ 174      $ (708
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The SSAP No. 101 admission calculation components at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021  
   Ordinary      Capital      Total  

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

   $ —        $ 1,055      $ 1,055  

(b) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized after application of the threshold limitation

     —          —          —    

(b.i) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized following the balance sheet date

     —          —          —    

(b.ii) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets allowed per limitation threshold

     N/A        N/A        24,878  

(c) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets offset by gross deferred tax liabilities

     6,821        —          6,821  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(d) Deferred tax assets admitted as the result of application of SSAP No. 101

   $ 6,821      $ 1,055      $ 7,876  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio percentage used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation amount

           836

Amount of adjusted capital and surplus used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation

         $ 165,853  
(in thousands of dollars)    2020  
   Ordinary      Capital      Total  

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

   $ —        $ 1,763      $ 1,763  

(b) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized after application of the threshold limitation

     —          —          —    

(b.i) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized following the balance sheet date

     —          —          —    

(b.ii) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets allowed per limitation threshold

     N/A        N/A        24,840  

(c) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets offset by gross deferred tax liabilities

     6,241        —          6,241  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(d) Deferred tax assets admitted as the result of application of SSAP No. 101

   $ 6,241      $ 1,763        8,004  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio percentage used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation amount

           876

Amount of adjusted capital and surplus used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation

         $ 165,601  

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Change  
   Ordinary      Capital      Total  

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

   $ —        $ (708    $ (708

(b) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized after application of the threshold limitation

     —          —          —    

(b.i) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized following the balance sheet date

     —          —          —    

(b.ii) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets allowed per limitation threshold

     N/A        N/A        38  

(c) Adjusted gross deferred tax assets offset by gross deferred tax liabilities

     580        —          580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(d) Deferred tax assets admitted as the result of application of SSAP No. 101

   $ 580      $ (708    $ (128
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio percentage used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation amount

           -40

Amount of adjusted capital and surplus used to determine recovery period and threshold limitation

         $ 252  

The Company does not employ reinsurance related tax planning strategies.

The Company is currently recognizing all deferred tax liabilities.

Current income taxes incurred consist of the following major components for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      Change  

Federal

   $ (17,754    $ 60,245      $ (77,999

Foreign

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     (17,754      60,245        (77,999

Federal income tax on net capital gains (losses)

     800        2,776        (1,976
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Federal and foreign income taxes incurred

   $ (16,954    $ 63,021      $ (79,975
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

27


Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      Change  

Deferred tax assets

        

Ordinary:

        

Unearned premium reserves

   $ 5      $ 29      $ (24

Policyholder reserves

     87,179        101,667        (14,488

Deferred acquisition costs

     73,544        69,774        3,770  

Nonadmitted assets

     172        480        (308

Compensation and benefits accrual

     253        428        (175

Accruals not currently deductible

     62        272        (210

Other

     549        623        (74
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     161,764        173,273        (11,509

Nonadmitted deferred tax assets

     (154,943      (166,150      11,207  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Admitted ordinary deferred tax assets

     6,821        7,123        (302
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital:

        

Investments

     588        578        10  

Other

     572        408        164  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,160        986        174  

Nonadmitted deferred tax assets

     (105      (105      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Admitted capital deferred tax assets

     1,055        881        174  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Admitted deferred tax assets

     7,876        8,004        (128
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

        

Ordinary:

        

Policyholder reserves

     1,613        2,080        (467

Fixed assets

     1        33        (32

Investments

     728        746        (18

Deferred and uncollected premium

     4,479        3,382        1,097  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     6,821        6,241        580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net admitted deferred tax assets

   $ 1,055      $ 1,763      $ (708
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The change in net deferred income taxes, net of any valuation allowance, is composed of the following:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      Change  

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 162,924      $ 174,259      $ (11,335

Total deferred tax liabilities

     6,821        6,241        580  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 156,103      $ 168,018        (11,915
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Tax effect of unrealized gains

           (6
        

 

 

 

Change in net deferred income tax asset

         $ (11,921
        

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The provision for federal income taxes incurred is different from that which would be obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate at 21% for 2021, 2020 and 2019 to income before income taxes. The significant items causing this difference are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Pre-tax loss from operations

   $ (18,318    $ (18,866    $ (47,454

Pre-tax realized capital gains before transfer to IMR

     2,259        2,741        926  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total pre-tax loss

   $ (16,059    $ (16,125    $ (46,528
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision computed at statutory rate

   $ (3,372    $ (3,386    $ (9,771

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     (682      1,632        593  

Separate accounts dividend received deduction

     (639      (749      (738

Ceding commission included in surplus

     (85      (78      (71

Nonadmitted assets

     313        (89      35  

Provision to return

     (296      (22,138      (153

Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audit adjustment

     (38      —          (46

Life loss carryback—CARES Act

     —          (9,087      (22,035

Base erosion and anti-abuse tax

     —          —          21,833  

Other

     (234      29        61  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total statutory income taxes

   $ (5,033    $ (33,866    $ (10,292
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Federal income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (17,754    $ 60,245      $ 1,415  

Tax on capital gains

     800        2,776        1,223  

Less: Change in net deferred income tax

     11,921        (96,887      (12,930
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total statutory income taxes

   $ (5,033    $ (33,866    $ (10,292
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2021, the Company did not have any operating loss carryforwards.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) modified the provision on recoupment in the event of net loss. Net losses for life companies are no longer carried back and are carried forward indefinitely without expiration.

There was no aggregate amount of deposits reported as admitted assets under Section 6603 of the IRS code as of December 31, 2021.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The Company’s federal income tax return is consolidated with the following entities, with ZHCA as the parent:

 

American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company    Zurich Alternative Asset Management, LLC
American Zurich Insurance Company    Zurich American Insurance Company
Colonial American Casualty & Surety Company    Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois
Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Company    Zurich American Life Insurance Company
Empire Indemnity Insurance Company    Zurich American Life Insurance Company of New York
Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland    Zurich CZI Management Holding, Ltd.
Hoplite Reinsurance Company of Vermont, Inc.    Zurich E & S Insurance Brokerage, Inc.
Rural Community Insurance Company    Zurich F & I Reinsurance T & C Limited
Steadfast Insurance Company    Zurich Global, Ltd.
Sea Pine Technologies, Inc.    Zurich Global Investment Management Inc.
The Zurich Services Corporation    Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc.
Universal Underwriters Insurance Company    Zurich Latin America Corporation
Universal Underwriters of Texas Insurance Company    Zurich Realty, Inc.
Universal Underwriters Service Corporation    Zurich Warranty Solutions, Inc.
Vehicle Dealer Solutions, Inc.    Zurich Agency Services, Inc.

A written agreement sets out the method of allocating tax between the companies. In general, the allocation is based upon a separate return calculation with an immediate benefit for a taxable loss. Intercompany tax balances are settled within thirty days after the filing of the consolidated federal income tax return, the payment of an estimated payment, an additional assessment of the consolidated tax liability, a refund of the consolidated tax liability or any other reduction to the member’s apportioned tax liability in accordance with the tax sharing agreement.

The Company joins with its U.S. parent, ZHCA and other affiliates, in filing a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. The statutes of limitations for all tax returns through tax year 2017 are closed, and all IRS examinations are closed through tax year 2017. The IRS examination of tax year 2018 was settled in principle with the IRS field examination team in January 2022, with closure of the exam pending routine review by the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. The Company is currently under the IRS Compliance Assurance Process (“CAP”) audit for tax year 2019.

At December 31, 2021, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions. Based upon existing information, the Company does not anticipate any expected development for uncertain tax positions in the next twelve months.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company has not recognized any amounts for interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. However, in the event the Company determines a change in liability is appropriate in the future, interest or penalty related to an uncertain tax position will be recognized as a component of the income tax provision.

The Company does not have any tax loss contingencies for which it is reasonably possible that the total liability will significantly increase within twelve months of the reporting date.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

6.

Information Concerning Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates

On September 2, 2010, the Company established ZALICONY. The carrying value of ZALICONY as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 is $20,266,915 and $20,177,074, respectively. The Company has entered into a related party services agreement with ZALICONY.

There were no capital contributions made to the Company in 2021.

On August 6, 2020, the Company received a capital contribution of $35,000,000 from ZAC. On September 18, 2020, and December 15, 2020, two additional capital contributions of $20,000,000 each were received from ZAC.

On March 25, 2019 and June 24, 2019, the Company received two capital contributions of $15,000,000 each from ZAC. Additionally, $21,000,000 was received on September 30, 2019 as part of a capital restructuring discussed below and another $41,000,000 was received on December 23, 2019.

ZALICO entered into an agreement dated September 27, 2019 with ZAC pursuant to which ZAC transferred (i) 250,000 common shares of ZALICO and (ii) $21,000,000 to ZALICO in exchange for 250,000 newly issued common shares of ZALICO at the same share price of $10 per share.

At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company reported the following amounts due from or to related parties:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020  

Zurich American Life Insurance Company of New York

   $ 77      $ 128  

Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions

     270        330  

The Zurich Services Corporation

     —          1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Receivable from related party

   $ 347      $ 459  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Zurich Holding Company of America, Inc.

     (6,538      (6,454

Zurich American Insurance Company

     (3,645      (3,910

Zurich Global Investment Management Inc.

     (184      (411

ZNA Services, LLC

     (73      (82

Centre Group Holdings (U.S.) Limited

     (34      (34

Zurich Services US LLC

     (16      (29

Other related parties

     (20      —    

Zurich Insurance Company HQE

     —          (61
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Payable to related party

   $ (10,510    $ (10,981
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net payable to related party

   $ (10,163    $ (10,522
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

For the years 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred the following amounts of expense in association with services, such as administrative services, advisory services, claim services and risk engineering services, provided by related parties:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Zurich American Insurance Company

   $ 15,497      $ 8,998      $ 8,891  

Zurich Global Investment Management Inc.

     885        892        825  

Zurich Insurance Group

     847        690        851  

ZNA Services, LLC

     752        1,158        1,310  

Zurich Investment Services Ltd

     268        327        391  

Zurich Services US LLC

     183        290        430  

Farmers Group, Inc.

     114        131        125  

The Zurich Services Corporation

     —          14        14  

Centre Group Holdings (U.S.) Limited

     —          —          352  

Zurich American Life Insurance Company of New York

     (759      (708      (1,049

Zurich Global Employee Benefit Solutions

     (1,137      (988      (1,163
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses incurred in association with services provided by related parties

   $ 16,650      $ 10,804      $ 10,977  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Related party receivables and payables are settled as provided in its agreements, generally within 45 days from date of invoice.

The Company has a service agreement, technology support agreement, and license and service agreement with Bancorp and ZBF. Bancorp is responsible for certain administrative functions on certain of the Company’s private placement variable life insurance policies. ZBF is appointed to be the product technology support provider in the administration of certain private placement variable life insurance policies issued by the Company. The Company’s license and service agreement with Bancorp and ZBF governs the terms and conditions under which certain technology may be used in the administration of certain private placement variable life insurance policies issued by the Company that includes illustration software license.

The Company has a principal underwriter agreement and service agreements with BFPS. BFPS is the principal underwriter for a closed block of the Company’s variable, fixed and market value-adjusted annuities. BFPS provides certain services for the distribution of the Company’s private placement variable life insurance and variable annuity policies. BFPS also provides certain services relating to certain employees and independent contractors of the Company becoming and remaining registered representatives of BFPS.

The Company has a Stable Value Protection Option Master Agreement (whereby the Company is acting on behalf of the sub-divisions of the Stable-Value-Protected Divisions of the ZALICO Variable Series I Separate Account) with ZIBB.

The Company has a Real Estate Advisory Agreement with its affiliate Zurich Global Investment Management Inc. (“ZGIM”), under which ZGIM may provide certain services on real estate activities to the Company on an ongoing basis.

The Company has service agreements with its affiliates ZIC, Farmers New World Life (“FNWL”), Zurich American Insurance Company (“ZAIC”), and ZALICONY for each to perform administrative services reasonably necessary in the ordinary course of business.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The Company has an investment advisory service agreement with its affiliate, Zurich Investment Services Ltd. (“ZIS”) and ZGIM, to perform investment advisory services reasonably necessary in the ordinary course of business.

The Company has a customer service level overview agreement with its affiliate, ZFUS Services, LLC (“ZFUS”), for ZFUS to provide management, administrative and general services.

The Company had a service agreement with its affiliate, Disability Management Services, Inc. (“DMS”), pursuant to which DMS provided the Company certain claim administration and related services. The service agreement was terminated in April 2019.

The Company has a service agreement with its affiliate, Zurich Life Insurance Company Ltd (“ZLIC”), for the Company to provide referral, sales support and other administrative services for ZLIC.

The Company has a service agreement with The Zurich Services Corporation (“ZSC”) pursuant to which the Company receives services from ZSC that may include claim services, risk engineering services, care center services and other services.

The Company has a service agreement with its affiliate, Zurich Services US LLC (“ZSUS”), for ZSUS to provide human resources services, administrative and general services.

The Company has a Multilateral Data Protection Agreement for Data Transfers in Business Systems with ZIG. The agreement governs the handling of personal data sent cross border within the Zurich global organization.

Refer to footnote 8 for the disclosure regarding the Company’s reinsurance activities with affiliates.

 

7.

Life Reserves

Life reserves are based on mortality tables approved by the NAIC using statutory specified interest rates and valuation methods that provide, in aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the minimum required by the Illinois Department of Insurance. The aggregate reserves for life policies and contracts have been computed primarily utilizing the CARVM based on the statutory maximum valuation interest rates and minimum statutory mortality rates which were allowed by state authorities at the time the policies were issued.

Tabular Interest, Tabular less Actual Reserve Released and Tabular Cost have been determined by formulas in accordance with the NAIC Annual Statement Instructions.

For the determination of Tabular Interest on funds not involving life contingencies for each valuation rate of interest, the Tabular Interest is calculated as one hundredth of the product of such valuation rate of interest multiplied by the mean of the amount of funds subject to such valuation rate of interest held at the beginning and end of the year of valuation.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The reconciliation of total actuarial reserves and other liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020  

Policy Liabilities in the General Account

     

Life insurance

   $ 302,496      $ 299,269  

Accidental death benefits

     1        1  

Disability—active lives

     88        90  

Annuities (excluding supplementary contracts)

     99,586        92,584  

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     213,099        212,840  

Liability for deposit-type contracts

     4,538        4,653  

Miscellaneous reserves

     983        1,068  

Claims and benefits payable to policyholders

     77,842        72,017  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total general account

     698,633        682,522  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Policy Liabilities in the Separate Account

     

Life insurance

     12,432,142        12,118,505  

Annuities (excluding supplementary contracts)

     3,052,884        2,312,690  

Supplementary contracts including life contingencies

     2,220        2,353  

Liability for deposit-type contracts

     236        301  

Other liabilities

     34,191        31,980  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total separate account

     15,521,673        14,465,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total policy liabilities

   $ 16,220,306      $ 15,148,351  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s universal life policies with secondary guarantees (“SGUL policies”) in force at December 31, 2021, were calculated under Actuarial Guideline XXXVIII (“AG38”), paragraphs 8D and 8E, which take into account the shadow accounts used for the lapse protection. In addition, a single deterministic projection was run as required in AG38 paragraph 8D, which was required for policies issued through December 31, 2012. This is a gross premium valuation using best estimate assumptions plus conservative margins; the asset assumptions include limitations with respect to the particular assets and asset yields.

The gross premium valuation was used for policies issued prior to December 31, 2012, since it exceeded the formulaic reserve. The Company’s gross reserves for all SGUL policies were $96,703,000 and $86,760,000 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company cedes 100% of this business to ZIC.

In June 2016, the NAIC adopted a recommendation to activate a principles-based reserving (“PBR”) approach for life insurance products in order to more accurately reflect the risks or costs of the liability or obligations of the insurer. During 2020, the Company implemented PBR for individual life policies under Section 20 of the Valuation Manual (“VM-20”) with issue dates of January 1, 2020 and later. Due to the Company’s reinsurance agreements currently in place, there was no material impact to the Company.

The Company also implemented PBR for variable annuity contracts and certain other policies and contracts under Section 21 of the Valuation Manual (“VM-21”) for all contracts in force. Due to the Company’s reinsurance agreements currently in place, the Company has only retained $3.9 million of such reserves as of December 31, 2020. The valuation methodology used to value certain variable annuity reserves prior to the adoption of PBR was Actuarial Guideline 43 (“AG-43”). The Company did not elect the 36-month phase-in period option provided in VM-21.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Analysis of General Account Life Actuarial Reserves by Withdrawal Characteristics

Life actuarial reserves by withdrawal characteristics as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

(in thousands of dollars)

2021

 

General Account    Account Value      Cash Value      Reserve  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender values or policy loans:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

   $ —        $ —        $ —    

2. Universal life

     301,287        299,825        312,390  

3. Universal life with secondary guarantees

     32,571        25,336        96,703  

4. Indexed universal life

     615,894        479,756        606,424  

5. Indexed universal life with secondary guarantees

     —          —          —    

6. Indexed life

     —          —          —    

7. Other permanent cash value life insurance

     28,758        28,758        30,458  

8. Variable life

     —          —          —    

9. Variable universal life

     201,095        201,095        204,896  

10. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          10,953  

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash values:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

     —          —          80,432  

2. Accidental death benefits

     —          —          1  

3. Disability—active lives

     —          —          97  

4. Disability—disabled lives

     —          —          173  

5. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          10,104  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     1,179,605        1,034,770        1,352,631  

D. Reinsurance ceded

     922,603        777,768        1,049,063  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 257,002      $ 257,002      $ 303,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

2021

 

Separate Account Nonguaranteed    Account Value      Cash Value      Reserve  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender values or policy loans:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

   $ —        $ —        $ —    

2. Universal life

     —          —          —    

3. Universal life with secondary guarantees

     —          —          —    

4. Indexed universal life

     —          —          —    

5. Indexed universal life with secondary guarantees

     —          —          —    

6. Indexed life

     —          —          —    

7. Other permanent cash value life insurance

     —          —          —    

8. Variable life

     —          —          —    

9. Variable universal life

     12,432,142        12,432,142        12,432,142  

10. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          —    

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash values:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

     —          —          —    

2. Accidental death benefits

     —          —          —    

3. Disability— active lives

     —          —          —    

4. Disability—disabled lives

     —          —          —    

5. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     12,432,142        12,432,142        12,432,142  

D. Reinsurance ceded

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 12,432,142      $ 12,432,142      $ 12,432,142  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

36


Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

2020

 

General Account    Account Value      Cash Value      Reserve  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender values or policy loans:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

   $ —        $ —        $ —    

2. Universal life

     312,973        311,561        322,378  

3. Universal life with secondary guarantees

     33,041        23,756        86,760  

4. Indexed universal life

     494,770        367,600        493,611  

5. Indexed universal life with secondary guarantees

     —          —          —    

6. Indexed life

     —          —          —    

7. Other permanent cash value life insurance

     28,641        28,641        30,702  

8. Variable life

     —          —          —    

9. Variable universal life

     197,064        197,064        200,597  

10. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          5,938  

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash values:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

     —          —          76,891  

2. Accidental death benefits

     —          —          —    

3. Disability—active lives

     —          —          102  

4. Disability—disabled lives

     —          —          168  

5. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          11,742  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     1,066,489        928,622        1,228,889  

D. Reinsurance ceded

     815,202        677,335        928,461  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 251,287      $ 251,287      $ 300,428  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

2020

 

Separate Account Nonguaranteed    Account Value      Cash Value      Reserve  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal, surrender values or policy loans:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

   $ —        $ —        $ —    

2. Universal life

     —          —          —    

3. Universal life with secondary guarantees

     —          —          —    

4. Indexed universal life

     —          —          —    

5. Indexed universal life with secondary guarantees

     —          —          —    

6. Indexed life

     —          —          —    

7. Other permanent cash value life insurance

     —          —          —    

8. Variable life

     —          —          —    

9. Variable universal life

     12,118,505        12,118,505        12,118,505  

10. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          —    

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal or no cash values:

        

1. Term policies with cash value

     —          —          —    

2. Accidental death benefits

     —          —          —    

3. Disability—active lives

     —          —          —    

4. Disability—disabled lives

     —          —          —    

5. Miscellaneous reserves

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     12,118,505        12,118,505        12,118,505  

D. Reinsurance ceded

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 12,118,505      $ 12,118,505      $ 12,118,505  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The reconciliation of life actuarial reserves by type as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020  

Life Actuarial Reserves

     

Life insurance

   $ 302,496      $ 299,269  

Accidental death benefits

     1        1  

Disability—active lives

     88        90  

Miscellaneous reserves

     983        1,068  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total life

   $ 303,568      $ 300,428  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Analysis of Annuity Actuarial Reserves and Deposit Liabilities by Withdrawal Characteristics

Annuity actuarial reserves and deposit-type contract funds and other liabilities without life or disability contingencies by withdrawal characteristics as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

(in thousands of dollars)

2021

 

Individual Annuities    General
Account
     Separate
Account With
Guarantees
     Separate
Account
Nonguaranteed
     Total      % of Total  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

1. With market value adjustment

   $ 59,299      $ 1,133      $ —        $ 60,432        1.55

2. At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more

     5,448        —          —          5,448        0.14

3. At fair value

     —          —          1,966,504        1,966,504        50.43
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Total with adjustment or at market value (total of 1 through 3)

     64,747        1,133        1,966,504        2,032,384        52.12

5. At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     1,512,310        —          —          1,512,310        38.78

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     352,740        —          2,319        355,059        9.10
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     1,929,797        1,133        1,968,823        3,899,753        100.00
              

 

 

 

D. Reinsurance ceded

     1,701,981        —          —          1,701,981     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 227,816      $ 1,133      $ 1,968,823      $ 2,197,772     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Annuities (excluding supplementary contracts)

   $ 14,717      $ 1,133      $ 1,966,603      $ 1,982,453     

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     213,099        —          2,220        215,319     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total (net)

   $ 227,816      $ 1,133      $ 1,968,823      $ 2,197,772     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

2021

 

Group Annuities    General
Account
     Separate
Account With
Guarantees
     Separate
Account
Nonguaranteed
     Total      % of Total  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

1. With market value adjustment

   $ —        $ 5,372      $ —        $ 5,372        0.37  

2. At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more

     —          —          —          —          0.00

3. At fair value

     —          —          1,079,776        1,079,776        74.79  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Total with adjustment or at market value (total of 1 through 3)

     —          5,372        1,079,776        1,085,148        75.17  

5. At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     —          —          —          —          0.00

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     358,518        —          —          358,518        24.83  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     358,518        5,372        1,079,776        1,443,666        100.00
              

 

 

 

D. Reinsurance ceded

     273,649        —          —          273,649     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 84,869      $ 5,372      $ 1,079,776      $ 1,170,017     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Annuities (excluding supplementary contracts)

   $ 84,869      $ 5,372      $ 1,079,776      $ 1,170,017     

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     —          —          —          —       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total (net)

   $ 84,869      $ 5,372      $ 1,079,776      $ 1,170,017     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

(in thousands of dollars)

2021

 

Deposit-Type Contracts    General
Account
     Separate
Account With
Guarantees
     Separate
Account
Nonguaranteed
     Total      % of Total  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

1. With market value adjustment

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —          0.00

2. At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more

     —          —          —          —          0.00

3. At fair value

     —          —          —          —          0.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Total with adjustment or at market value (total of 1 through 3)

     —          —          —          —          0.00

5. At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     —          —          —          —          0.00

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     33,548        236        —          33,784        100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     33,548        236        —          33,784        100.00
              

 

 

 

D. Reinsurance ceded

     29,010        —          —          29,010     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 4,538      $ 236      $ —        $ 4,774     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

2020

 

Individual Annuities    General
Account
     Separate
Account With
Guarantees
     Separate
Account
Nonguaranteed
     Total      % of Total  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

1. With market value adjustment

   $ 63,183      $ 7,461      $ —        $ 70,644        1.97

2. At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more

     5,477        —          —          5,477        0.15

3. At fair value

     —          —          1,608,825        1,608,825        44.90
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Total with adjustment or at market value (total of 1 through 3)

     68,660        7,461        1,608,825        1,684,946        47.02

5. At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     1,515,391        —          —          1,515,391        42.29

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     380,619        —          2,353        382,972        10.69
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     1,964,670        7,461        1,611,178        3,583,309        100.00
              

 

 

 

D. Reinsurance ceded

     1,739,702        —          —          1,739,702     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 224,968      $ 7,461      $ 1,611,178      $ 1,843,607     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Annuities (excluding supplementary contracts)

   $ 12,128      $ 7,461      $ 1,608,825      $ 1,628,414     

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     212,840        —          2,353        215,193     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total (net)

   $ 224,968      $ 7,461      $ 1,611,178      $ 1,843,607     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)

2020

 

Group Annuities    General
Account
     Separate
Account With
Guarantees
     Separate
Account
Nonguaranteed
     Total      % of Total  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

1. With market value adjustment

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —          0.00

2. At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more

     —          —          —          —          0.00

3. At fair value

     —          —          696,405        696,405        63.82
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Total with adjustment or at market value (total of 1 through 3)

     —          —          696,405        696,405        63.82

5. At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     —          —          —          —          0.00

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     394,814        —          —          394,814        36.18
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     394,814        —          696,405        1,091,219        100.00
              

 

 

 

D. Reinsurance ceded

     314,358        —          —          314,358     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 80,456      $ —        $ 696,405      $ 776,861     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Annuities (excluding supplementary contracts)

   $ 80,456      $ —        $ 696,405      $ 776,861     

Supplementary contracts with life contingencies

     —          —          —          —       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total (net)

   $ 80,456      $ —        $ 696,405      $ 776,861     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

(in thousands of dollars)

2020

 

Deposit-Type Contracts    General
Account
     Separate
Account With

Guarantees
     Separate
Account
Nonguaranteed
     Total      % of Total  

A. Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

1. With market value adjustment

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —          0.00

2. At book value less surrender charge of 5% or more

     —          —          —          —          0.00

3. At fair value

     —          —          —          —          0.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

4. Total with adjustment or at market value (total of 1 through 3)

     —          —          —          —          0.00

5. At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     —          —          —          —          0.00

B. Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     34,914        301        —          35,215        100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

C. Total (gross: direct + assumed)

     34,914        301        —          35,215        100.00
              

 

 

 

D. Reinsurance ceded

     30,261        —          —          30,261     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

E.  Total (net) * (C)-(D)

   $ 4,653      $ 301      $ —        $ 4,954     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Variable Annuities with Guaranteed Living Benefits

The Company’s variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits for DESTINATIONS products at December 31,2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

     Guaranteed Living Benefits  

(in thousands of dollars)

Benefit and Type of Risk

   Subjected
Account
Value
     Amount of
Reserve
Held - Net
     Total
Reinsurance
Ceded
 

Guaranteed retirement income benefit (“GRIB”)
(Waiting period 7, 10 or 15 years)

        

December 31, 2021

   $ 728,543        $3,937        $240,717  

December 31, 2020

   $ 669,529        $3,852        $285,563  

The GRIB base is the greatest of account value, greatest anniversary value or net deposits accumulated at 5%. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company ceded $192,574,000 and $228,451,000 of this business to ZIC, with the remainder ceded to unaffiliated insurance companies.

 

8.

Reinsurance

The Company has assumed and ceded business using yearly renewable term contracts, accidental death and disability contracts and coinsurance contracts to affiliate and third party reinsurers. The Company remains primarily responsible to its policyholders for all future claims and policyholder benefits related to the blocks of business ceded and is not relieved of its obligations to the extent any reinsurer does not meet its obligation to the Company.

Failure of the reinsurers to honor their obligations could result in losses to the Company; consequently, estimates are established for amounts deemed or estimated to be uncollectible. To minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurance insolvencies, the Company utilizes several reinsurers to minimize concentration of credit risk and evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and concentration of credit risk of its reinsurers. Several reinsurance contracts require the reinsurer to maintain assets in a security trust whose market value matches or exceeds the book value of the reinsured liability.

There was no reinsurance in unauthorized and certified companies in 2021. There was $316,852 and $52,320 of reinsurance in unauthorized and certified companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The following is a breakdown of direct, assumed and ceded premiums by major affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:

 

(in thousands of dollars)   2021     2020     2019  

Direct and assumed premiums:

  $ 1,247,590     $ 952,090     $ 960,281  

Ceded premiums:

     

Affiliated insurance companies

    (197,956     (125,889     184,560  

Unaffiliated insurance companies

    (186,837     (212,101     (85,059
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total premiums ceded

    (384,793     (337,990     99,501  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Premiums and annuity considerations

  $ 862,797     $ 614,100     $ 1,059,782  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Breakdown of ceded premiums:

     

Affiliated insurance companies:

     

ZIC:

     

Recapture of CLP liabilities

  $ —       $ 95,624     $ —    

All other activity

    (190,415     (213,215     (215,986

ZIBB:

     

Termination of reinsurance agreement

    —         —         405,847  

All other activity

    (7,541     (8,298     (5,301
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated insurance companies

  $ (197,956   $ (125,889   $ 184,560  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unaffiliated insurance companies:

     

Aflac

  $ (100,083   $ (122,673   $ —    

Protective Life

    (72,003     (75,244     (73,573

All others

    (14,751     (14,184     (11,486
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total unaffiliated insurance companies

  $ (186,837   $ (212,101   $ (85,059
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, amounts assumed from unaffiliated insurance companies for life, annuity and disability products were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Premiums assumed

   $ 299      $ 333      $ 149  

Benefits assumed

     169        164        154  

Reserves assumed

     2,157        36        36  

The Company did not assume any amounts from affiliated insurance companies during 2021, 2020 or 2019.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, amounts associated with reinsurance reserves ceded to affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies, including the related collateral held for such reserves for life, annuity and disability products were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Reserves ceded as of December 31,

        

Affiliated insurance companies

   $ 1,199,475      $ 1,122,344      $ 1,092,448  

Unaffiliated insurance companies

     1,978,166        1,980,578        1,944,229  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserves ceded

   $ 3,177,641      $ 3,102,922      $ 3,036,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Breakdown of total reserves ceded by liability type:

        

Individual annuities

   $ 1,701,981      $ 1,739,702      $ 1,762,215  

Group annuities

     273,649        314,358        332,585  

Deposit-type contracts

     29,010        30,261        31,586  

Life contract actuarial reserves

     1,049,064        928,461        852,006  

Accident and health

     123,937        90,140        58,285  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserves ceded

   $ 3,177,641      $ 3,102,922      $ 3,036,677  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Breakdown of total reserves ceded by key reinsurer:

        

Affiliated insurance companies:

        

ZIC:

        

Variable universal life liabilities

   $ 676,768      $ 561,935      $ 469,128  

Variable annuity liabilities

     227,517        240,719        250,304  

GRIB liabilities

     192,574        228,451        239,056  

SGUL liabilities

     96,703        86,760        78,009  

CLP liabilities

     5,913        4,479        55,951  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total affiliated insurance companies

   $ 1,199,475      $ 1,122,344      $ 1,092,448  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unaffiliated insurance companies:

        

Protective Life

   $ 1,737,183      $ 1,759,852      $ 1,801,460  

Fidelity Life Association (“FLA”)

     72,213        75,386        78,771  

Aflac

     116,921        84,789         

All others

     51,849        60,551        63,998  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unaffiliated insurance companies

   $ 1,978,166      $ 1,980,578      $ 1,944,229  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Collateral held for total reserves ceded:

        

ZIC Security Trust account

   $ 1,294,947      $ 1,242,134      $ 1,183,191  

Protective Life Security Trust account

     1,710,147        1,811,235        1,717,850  

All other third party trust accounts

     1,311        1,311        2,549  

All other third party letters of credit

     8,000        6,500        6,000  

ZIC established a Security Trust account for the exclusive benefit of the Company. The Bank of New York is the trustee. The trust account is funded with assets equal to at least 102% of the statutory reserve credit assumed by ZIC. The basis of the valuation of all collateral held is market value.

 

45


Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The collateral for the GRIB liabilities provided by ZIC, and the related list of assets held for the benefit of ZIC, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    Variable
Annuities
Reserve
     Total
Collateral
 
2021      

Bonds

   $ 192,574      $ 1,060,844  

Equities

     —          33,906  

Money market

     —          747  

Unconditional letters of credit

     —          199,450  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets - for the benefit of the cedent

   $ 192,574      $ 1,294,947  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
2020      

Bonds

   $ 228,451      $ 1,011,227  

Equities

     —          24,788  

Money market

     —          999  

Unconditional letters of credit

     —          205,120  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets - for the benefit of the cedent

   $ 228,451      $ 1,242,134  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The face amount of insurance in force associated with reinsurance ceded to affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies for life insurance in force at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020  

Direct and assumed

   $ 93,023,968      $ 90,886,913  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ceded to

     

Affiliated insurance companies

   $ 52,482,987      $ 52,369,085  

Unaffiliated insurance companies

     26,913,732        25,108,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total ceded

   $ 79,396,719      $ 77,477,208  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, amounts associated with reinsurance benefits ceded to affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies for life, annuity and disability products were as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Benefits ceded to affiliated insurance companies

   $ 67,090      $ 70,912      $ 65,018  

Benefits ceded to unaffiliated insurance companies

     352,052        308,504        292,542  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total benefits ceded

   $ 419,142      $ 379,416      $ 357,560  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ZIC and ZIBB

On November 17, 2006, and as amended on December 22, 2008, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with ZIC (“ZIC Agreement”) to reinsure the net amounts at risk for the GRIB options and other related life and annuity reserves related to the Company’s DESTINATIONS product for policies issued from May 1,2000 through February 28, 2003.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

On September 30, 2013, the Company and ZIC entered into a reinsurance treaty in which the Company ceded 100% of its universal life business issued after January 1, 2010. The treaty is retrospective, covering all Independent Financial Advisors (“IFA”) in-force policies from inception.

To facilitate the sale of the CLP business to Aflac, ZALICO recaptured CLP net liabilities previously ceded to ZIC as of November 2, 2020. On a pre-tax basis, ZALICO recorded ceded premiums of $95.6 million (which included $82.2 million of cash transferred from ZIC equal to the net liabilities recaptured), $93.8 million of claims incurred, and other expenses of $1.9 million. In exchange, ZALICO paid ZIC a recapture fee of $88.7 million.

Further, the Company has several reinsurance agreements with ZIC covering the Company’s individual life and group life, accidental death and disability businesses.

The Company entered into a reinsurance treaty with ZIBB in June 2002. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company ceded 98% of the mortality risk and 98% of the net amount at risk of the BOLI policies. On January 1, 2019, the reinsurance treaty with ZIBB was terminated. Under this new arrangement with ZIBB, ZALICO assumed back the responsibility to pay all death benefit payments for certain of the Company’s group variable life insurance contracts. As a result of the termination of the agreement, the Company received premiums of $405.8 million and recorded $91.1 million in death benefits and $314.7 million in expenses related to experience rated refunds during 2019. The Company also received cash and securities in 2019 of $405.8 million and recorded a liability for the provision for experience rated refunds of $405.8 million.

The Company’s affiliated reinsurance transactions with ZIC and ZIBB have all been approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance.

Aflac

On March 19, 2020, an agreement was executed between the Companies, ZHCA, ZIC, Aflac and Aflac NY to sell the Companies’ CLP business. The transaction closed on November 2, 2020. Part of the transaction required the recapture of CLP net liabilities previously ceded to ZIC as of the closing date, as discussed above. Subsequently, the Companies ceded 100% of the in-force net CLP liabilities to Aflac and Aflac NY through reinsurance agreements dated as of November 2,2020.

Protective Life Insurance Company

Effective September 3, 2003, ZALICO transferred certain of its business, as well as the capital stock of its wholly owned subsidiaries, to a former affiliate, FKLA. In a contemporaneous transaction, FKLA and ZALICO entered into a coinsurance agreement under which FKLA administers the business and the records of, and 100% reinsures, certain lines of business issued by ZALICO, including certain registered variable annuity contracts that are funded through the Company’s Separate Account. These transfers were part of a larger transaction under which the capital stock of FKLA was sold to Bank One. On July 1, 2004, Bank One merged into JP Morgan Chase & Co., and FKLA changed its name to Chase Insurance.

On July 3, 2006, Protective Life purchased Chase Insurance. Effective April 1, 2007, Chase Insurance merged with and into Protective Life.

The initial ceding commission on the coinsurance agreement with Protective Life was $120 million. This initial ceding commission was not transferred to the Company from Protective Life, but rather was withheld from the assets transferred from the Company to Protective Life as part of the transferred coinsurance assets. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the remaining balance of the initial ceding commission amounted to $4.3 million and $4.7 million, respectively. The remaining balance of the initial ceding commission, net of tax, and the IMR related to the transferred coinsurance assets reflected in surplus, are being amortized into operations. Amortization of the initial ceding commission was

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

approximately $406,000, $370,000 and $339,000 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization of the IMR related to the transferred coinsurance assets was approximately $229,000, $208,000 and $191,000 for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

As part of the coinsurance agreement with Protective Life, most reinsurance agreements with outside reinsurers were novated to Protective Life as part of the Purchase Agreement. As of December 31, 2021, and 2020, the Company’s separate account assets subject to the coinsurance agreement with Protective Life were approximately $1,131,531,000 and $1,054,591,000, respectively.

A Security Trust Account was established for the exclusive benefit of the Company. The Security Trust Account is funded with assets equal to the general account statutory reserves adjusted for policy loans and interest maintenance reserves reinsured by Protective Life, adjusted on a quarterly basis. Protective Life is required to maintain the Security Trust Account until the Company’s general account statutory reserves of the Reinsured Policies are $400,000,000 or less.

Fidelity Life Association

As part of the overall Protective Life transaction, the Company also entered into a reinsurance agreement with Fidelity Life Association (“FLA”) related to certain fixed-rate annuity liabilities. FLA is a mutual insurance company which was an affiliate of FKLA.

 

9.

Capital and Surplus

The amount of dividends that can be paid by the Company to its stockholder without prior approval of the Illinois Department of Insurance is limited to the greater of (i) 10% of its statutory unassigned surplus or (ii) statutory net income from the preceding calendar year. A dividend paid that does not meet the above specifications is defined as an “extraordinary dividend” and requires advance approval from the Illinois Department of Insurance. The Company did not pay any dividends in 2021, 2020 or 2019. The Company has no surplus debentures. The Company also has no restrictions on surplus or any stock held by the Company for any special purposes.

 

10.

Retirement Plans and Other Post Retirement Benefits Plans

Effective in 2004, the Company’s employees began participating in a qualified, noncontributory defined benefit pension plan sponsored by ZAIC.

11. Separate Accounts

General Nature and Characteristics of Separate Accounts

The assets and liabilities of the Company’s Separate Accounts represent segregated funds administered and invested by the Company for purposes of funding flexible payment, individual and group variable annuity contracts, market value adjusted deferred annuity contracts, variable supplemental contracts and individual and group variable life insurance contracts for the exclusive benefit of variable annuity contract holders and variable life insurance policy holders.

The Company receives fees from the Separate Accounts which consist of charges for mortality and expense risk, certain minimum guaranteed death benefits, certain guaranteed retirement benefits, record maintenance fees and other administrative charges. The Company also retains varying amounts of withdrawal charges to cover expenses in the event of early withdrawals by contract holders. The negative liability for transfers to Separate Accounts due or accrued amounted to $18,000 and $191,000 as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which represents CARVM.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

The assets and liabilities of the Separate Accounts are carried at fair value at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

The Company has marketed non-registered individual and group variable life policies and a series of individual and group variable annuity contracts. This business impacted premiums, separate accounts fees, net transfers to separate accounts, insurance taxes, licenses and fees and income tax expense. The non-registered products also have premium tax and deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) tax expense load charges which are deducted from the contract holder’s premiums to compensate the Company for premium taxes and DAC tax expenses incurred by the Company.

Under statutory accounting, transfers to the separate accounts are reported net of premium and DAC tax loads. There is a corresponding offset to the premium tax load in insurance taxes, licenses and fees.

Certain separate account products have guarantees that are backed by the general accounts. The Company has entered into reinsurance agreements for all of this guaranteed business. At the end of December 31, 2021, the general account of the Company had a maximum guarantee for the separate account liabilities of $42.73 billion. To compensate the general account for the risk taken, the separate account has paid risk charges as follows for the past five years:

 

(in thousands of dollars)  

Risk Charges

  

2021

   $ 326,962  

2020

     462,893  

2019

     347,628  

2018

     327,395  

2017

     314,364  

As all of the guarantees have been reinsured, the above risk charges have also been ceded.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Information regarding the reserves included in the separate accounts of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

     2021  
(in thousands of dollars)    Indexed      Nonindexed
Guarantee
Less Than/
Equal to 4%
     Nonindexed
Guarantee
More
Than 4%
     Nonguaranteed
Separate
Accounts
     Total  

Premiums, considerations or deposits for year ended December 31, 2021

   $ —        $ 125      $ —        $ 876,901      $ 877,026  

Reserves at December 31, 2021 for accounts with assets at:

              

Fair value

     —          6,505        —          15,515,168        15,521,673  

Amortized cost

     —          —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserves

   $ —        $ 6,505      $ —        $ 15,515,168      $ 15,521,673  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

By withdrawal characteristics:

              

With market value adjustment

   $ —        $ 6,505      $ —        $ —        $ 6,505  

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

     —          —          —          —          —    

At fair value

     —          —          —          15,515,168        15,515,168  

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

     —          —          —          —          —    

Subtotal

   $ —        $ 6,505      $ —        $ 15,515,168      $ 15,521,673  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —          —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —        $ 6,505      $ —        $ 15,515,168      $ 15,521,673  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2020  
   Indexed      Nonindexed
Guarantee
Less Than/
Equal to 4%
     Nonindexed
Guarantee
More
Than 4%
     Nonguaranteed
Separate
Accounts
     Total  

Premiums, considerations or deposits for year ended December 31, 2020

   $ —        $ 239      $ —        $ 613,296      $ 613,535  

Reserves at December 31, 2020 for accounts with assets at:

              

Fair value

     —          6,640        —          14,459,189        14,465,829  

Amortized cost

     —          —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total reserves

   $ —        $ 6,640      $ —        $ 14,459,189      $ 14,465,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

By withdrawal characteristics:

              

With market value adjustment

   $ —        $ 6,640      $ —        $ —        $ 6,640  

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

     —          —          —          —          —    

At fair value

     —          —          —          14,459,189        14,459,189  

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

     —          —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

   $ —        $ 6,640      $ —        $ 14,459,189      $ 14,465,829  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —          —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —        $ 6,640      $ —        $ 14,459,189      $ 14,465,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following is a reconciliation of net transfers from the Company’s separate accounts for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021      2020      2019  

Transfers as reported in the summary of operations of the separate accounts annual statement

        

Transfers to separate accounts

   $ 985,276      $ 664,017      $ 716,833  

Transfers from separate accounts

     (259,448      (240,220      (582,557
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net transfers to separate accounts

     725,828        423,797        134,276  

Reconciling adjustments

        

Experience rated refunds reinvested in separate accounts

     (112,382      (44,280      (58,913

Change in termination value of separate accounts

     —          (49      (170

Separate accounts trading gain (loss)

     5        (2      —    

Transfers required to support benefits

     (1,983      7,503        804  

Fee income from premium taxes and other DAC tax charges

     1,528        (9,903      (7,415

Other

     (98      (163      1,461  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net transfers to separate accounts as reported in the statement of operations

   $ 612,898      $ 376,903      $ 70,043  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Notes to Statutory Financial Statements

As of and For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

 

 

12. Premiums Due and Deferred

Gross due and deferred premiums represent life insurance premiums due to be received from policyholders through the next respective policy anniversary dates. Net deferred and uncollected premiums represent only the portion of gross premiums related to mortality charges and interest.

Due and deferred premiums at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

(in thousands of dollars)    2021     2020  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Gross     Net     Gross     Net  

Ordinary renewal

   $ 5,447     $ 5,214     $ 5,626     $ 5,302  

Group life

     8,088       8,088       4,880       4,880  

Accident and health

     8,184       8,184       5,961       5,961  

Nonadmitted assets

     (9     (9     (27     (27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 21,710     $ 21,477     $ 16,440     $ 16,116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

13. Commitments and 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. 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 financial position.

14. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through April 26, 2022, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

 

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Supplemental Schedules

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2021

 

The following is a summary of certain financial data included in exhibits and schedules subjected to audit procedures by independent accountants and utilized by actuaries in the determination of reserves.

 

     2021  

Life insurance in force

  

Ordinary

   $ 1,268,750,000  
  

 

 

 

Group life

   $ 12,358,499,000  
  

 

 

 

Amount of additional accidental death benefits in force under ordinary policies

   $ 2,712,000  
  

 

 

 

Supplemental contracts in force

  

Ordinary - not involving life contingencies income payable

   $ 8,727,018  
  

 

 

 

Ordinary - involving life contingencies income payable

   $ 51,263,451  
  

 

 

 

Annuities

  

Ordinary

  

Immediate - amount of income payable

   $ 143,427  
  

 

 

 

Deferred - fully paid - account balance

   $ 89,874,601  
  

 

 

 

Deferred - not fully paid - account balance

   $ 3,261,448,717  
  

 

 

 

Group

  

Amount of income payable

   $ —    
  

 

 

 

Fully paid - account balance

   $ —    
  

 

 

 

Not fully paid - account balance

   $ 1,280,886,761  
  

 

 

 

Accident and health premiums in force

  

Group

   $ 63,972,070  
  

 

 

 

Other

   $ 10,217  
  

 

 

 

Deposit funds and dividend accumulations

  

Deposit funds - account balance

   $ 10,494,819  
  

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Schedule of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2021

 

 

     2021  

Investment income earned

  

U.S. government bonds

   $ 3,074,190  

Other fixed maturities (unaffiliated)

     19,761,984  

Contract loans

     4,753,857  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     39,433  

Aggregate write-ins for investment income

     101,439  
  

 

 

 

Gross investment income

   $ 27,730,903  
  

 

 

 
     2021  

Fixed Maturities and short-term investments, by NAIC designation and maturity

  

Fixed Maturities by maturity - statement value

  

Due within 1 year or less

   $ 109,223,816  

Over 1 year through 5 years

     502,342,364  

Over 5 years through 10 years

     258,575,982  

Over 10 years through 20 years

     75,047,899  

Over 20 years

     32,978,680  
  

 

 

 

Total by maturity

   $ 978,168,741  
  

 

 

 

Fixed Maturities by NAIC designation - statement value

  

NAIC-1

   $ 785,197,944  

NAIC-2

     187,795,549  

NAIC-3

     5,175,247  

NAIC-4

     —    

NAIC-5

     —    

NAIC-6

     1  
  

 

 

 

Total by NAIC designation

   $ 978,168,741  
  

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities publicly traded

   $ 827,215,155  
  

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities privately traded

   $ 150,953,586  
  

 

 

 

Short-term investments - book value

   $ —    
  

 

 

 

Cash on deposit

   $ 3,910,118  
  

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Summary Investment Schedule

December 31, 2021

 

The Company’s gross investment holdings as filed with the 2021 Annual Statement are $1,240,717,518.

 

     2021  
   Gross
Investment Holdings
    Admitted Assets as Reported in
the Annual Statement
 
Investment Categories    Amount      Percentage     Amount      Percentage  

Bonds

          

U.S. governments

   $ 358,220,519        29   $ 358,220,519        29

All other governments

     10,821,959        1     10,821,959        1

U.S. states, territories and possessions, etc. guaranteed

     111,235        —       111,235        —  

U.S. political subdivisions of states, territories, and possessions, guaranteed

     4,265,885        —       4,265,885        —  

U.S. special revenue and special assessment obligations, etc., non-guaranteed

     75,805,298        6     75,805,298        6

Industrial and miscellaneous

     528,943,848        43     528,943,848        43

Common stock

          

Parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     20,266,915        2     20,266,915        2

Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments

          

Cash

     3,910,118        —       3,910,118        —  

Cash equivalents

     61,727,592        5     61,727,592        5

Contract loans

     176,642,460        14     176,642,460        14

Receivables for securities

     1,689        —       1,689        —  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total invested assets

   $ 1,240,717,518        100   $ 1,240,717,518        100
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Investment Risks Interrogatories

December 31, 2021

 

The Company’s total admitted assets, excluding separate account assets, as filed in the 2021 Annual Statement were $1,378,743,134.

The Company’s 10 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:

 

     2021  
  

 

 

 
Investments    Amount      Percentage of
Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Zurich American Life Company of New York

   $ 20,266,915        1.50

JPMORGAN CHASE & COMPANY

     10,081,243        0.70

FNCL POOL FM5242/FM5222/FM5214

     9,428,466        0.70

AT&T INCORPORATED

     6,632,957        0.50

MORGAN STANLEY

     6,427,479        0.50

CITIGROUP INCORPORATED

     6,253,996        0.50

WBI ENERGY TRANSMISSION/MDU ENERGY CAPITAL, LLC

     6,000,694        0.40

BANK OF AMERICA CORP

     5,836,354        0.40

INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP / INTL FINANCE CORPORATION

     5,268,473        0.40

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

     5,087,125        0.40

The amounts and percentages of the Company’s total admitted assets, excluding separate account assets, held in fixed maturities and preferred stocks by NAIC rating are as follows:

 

     2021  
  

 

 

 
     Amount      Percentage  

Fixed Maturities

     

NAIC - 1

   $ 785,197,944        56.95

NAIC - 2

     187,795,549        13.62

NAIC - 3

     5,175,247        0.38

NAIC - 4

     —          0.00

NAIC - 5

     —          0.00

NAIC - 6

     1        0.00
  

 

 

    
   $ 978,168,741     
  

 

 

    

Preferred stocks

     

P/RP-1

   $ —          0.00

P/RP-2

     —          0.00

P/RP-3

     —          0.00

P/RP-4

     —          0.00

P/RP-5

     —          0.00
  

 

 

    

P/RP-6

   $ —          0.00
  

 

 

    

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Investment Risks Interrogatories

December 31, 2021

 

 

The Company holds admitted assets in foreign investments, excluding investments in Canada, of $55,059,516 or 5% of total admitted assets, excluding separate account assets.

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:

 

     2021  
     Amount      Percentage of
Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Countries rated NAIC - 1

   $ 45,167,052        3.28

Countries rated NAIC - 2

     —          0.00

Countries rated NAIC - 3 or below

     9,892,464        0.72

The Company’s two largest foreign investment exposures to a single country, categorized by the country’s NAIC sovereign rating:

 

     2021  
     Amount      Percentage of
Total
Admitted
Assets
 

Countries Rated NAIC - 1

     

Cayman Islands

   $ 9,615,475        0.70

Japan

     6,651,436        0.48

Countries Rated NAIC - 2 or below

   $ —          0.00

Countries Rated NAIC - 3 or below

     

Supranational - THE WORLD BANK GROUP

   $ 5,268,473        0.38

Supranational - INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

     1,550,360        0.11

Questions 7 through 9 are not applicable as the Company does not have unhedged foreign currency exposure, as all foreign investments are denominated in US dollars.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Investment Risks Interrogatories

December 31, 2021

 

 

Question 10 The Company’s 10 largest nonsovereign foreign issues and related percentages of total admitted assets are listed below:

 

          2021  

NAIC

Rating

        Amount      Percentage
Total Assets
 
1.AFE   

INTL FINANCE CORP/ INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP

   $ 5,268,473        0.38
1.AFE   

FEDERATION CENTRES LIMITED

     3,900,111        0.28
1.AFE   

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

     3,297,826        0.24
1.F FE   

MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INCORPORATED

     3,044,487        0.22
1.F FE   

CORBION NV

     3,000,091        0.22
1.G FE   

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

     2,999,800        0.22
2.B   

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INCORPORATED

     1,723,373        0.12
2.C   

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

     1,550,360        0.11
1.E FE   

VOYA 2017-2A A1R FLT 06/07/2030 LL

     1,500,653        0.11
1.G FE   

KERRY GROUP FIN SERVICES

     1,389,105        0.10

Question 11 The Company has $15,604,590 of Canadian investments.

Question 12 is not applicable as the Company does not hold any investments with contractual sales restrictions.

Question 13 The Company’s 10 largest equity interests and related percentages of total admitted assets are listed below:

 

     2021  
Issuer    Amount      Percentage
Total Assets
 

Zurich American Life Insurance Company of New York

   $ 20,266,915        1.47

Question 14 The Company’s investments in nonaffiliated, privately placed equity securities, held in cash equivalents, are listed below.

 

     2021  
Fund Manager    Total
Invested
     Diversified      Nondiversified  

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO

   $ 49,389,377      $ 49,389,377      $ —    

STATE STREET

     9,306,740        9,306,740        —    

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP

     3,030,557        3,030,557        —    

FIDELITY

     918        918        —    

Question 15 is not applicable as the Company does not hold any investments in general partnership interests.

Questions 16 and 17 are not applicable as the Company does not hold any mortgage loans.

Question 18 is not applicable as the Company does not hold any real estate investments.

Question 19 is not applicable as the Company does not have any investments in mezzanine real estate loans.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Investment Risks Interrogatories

December 31, 2021

 

 

Question 20 is not applicable as the Company does not hold securities lending arrangements.

Question 21 is not applicable as the Company does not hold any warrants not attached to other financial instruments, options, caps or floors.

Questions 22 and 23 are not applicable as the Company holds no investments in collars, swaps, forwards, or future contracts.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Disclosures

December 31, 2021

 

The following information regarding reinsurance contracts is presented to satisfy the disclosure requirements in SSAP No. 61R, Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance, which apply to reinsurance contracts entered into, renewed or amended on or after January 1,1996.

Has the Company reinsured any risk with any other entity under a reinsurance contract (or multiple contracts with the same reinsurer or its affiliates) that is subject to Appendix A-791, Life and Health Reinsurance Agreements, and includes a provision that limits the reinsurer’s assumption of significant risks identified in Appendix A-791?

Examples of risk-limiting features include provisions such as a deductible, a loss ratio corridor, a loss cap, an aggregate limit or similar effect.

Yes ( ) No (X)

Has the Company reinsured any risk with any other entity under a reinsurance contract (or multiple contracts with the same reinsurer or its affiliates) that is not subject to Appendix A-791, for which reinsurance accounting was applied and includes a provision that limits the reinsurer’s assumption of risk?

Examples of risk-limiting features include provisions such as a deductible, a loss ratio corridor, a loss cap, an aggregate limit or other provisions that result in similar effects.

Yes ( ) No (X)

Does the Company have any reinsurance contracts (other than reinsurance contracts with a federal or state facility) that contain one or more of the following features which result in delays in payment in form or in fact:

 

(a)

Provisions that permit the reporting of losses to be made less frequently than quarterly;

 

(b)

Provisions that permit settlements to be made less frequently than quarterly;

 

(c)

Provisions that permit payments due from the reinsurer to not be made in cash within ninety (90) days of the settlement date (unless there is no activity during the period); or

 

(d)

The existence of payment schedules, accumulating retentions from multiple years, or any features inherently designed to delay timing of the reimbursement to the ceding entity.

Yes ( ) No (X)

Has the Company reflected reinsurance accounting credit for any contracts that are not subject to Appendix A-791 and not yearly renewable term reinsurance, which meet the risk transfer requirements of SSAP No. 61R?

 

Type of contract:

  

Response:

  

Identify reinsurance contract(s):

  

Has the insured event(s) triggering
contract coverage been recognized?

Assumption reinsurance - new for the reporting period1

   Yes ( ) No (X)       N/A

Non-proportional reinsurance, which does not result in significant surplus relief

   Yes ( ) No (X)       N/A

 

1 

This disclosure relates to ceding companies with assumption reinsurance agreements (paragraph 60 of SSAP 61R) entered into during the current year for which indemnity reinsurance is being applied for policyholders who have not yet agreed to the transfer to the new insurer or for which the regulator has not yet approved the novation to the new insurer.

 

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Zurich American Life Insurance Company

Supplemental Schedule of Reinsurance Disclosures

December 31, 2021

 

 

Has the Company ceded any risk in a reinsurance agreement that is not subject to Appendix A-791 and not yearly renewable term reinsurance, under any reinsurance contract (or multiple contracts with the same reinsurer or its affiliates) during the period covered by the financial statements, and either:

 

  (a)

Accounted for that contract as reinsurance under SSAP and as a deposit under US GAAP; or

Yes ( ) No ( ) N/A (X)

 

  (b)

Accounted for that contract as reinsurance under US GAAP and as a deposit under SSAP?

Yes ( ) No ( ) N/A (X)

 

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