BASIS OF PRESENTATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Basis of Presentation

On February 1, 2015, Protective Life Corporation (the “Company”) became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited, a kabushiki kaisha organized under the laws of Japan (now known as Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., “Dai-ichi Life”), when DL Investment (Delaware), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life, merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”). Prior to February 1, 2015, the Company’s stock was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Subsequent to the Merger, the Company remains as an SEC registrant within the United States. The Company is a holding company with subsidiaries that provide financial services through the production, distribution, and administration of insurance and investment products. The Company markets individual life insurance, credit life and disability insurance, guaranteed investment contracts, guaranteed funding agreements, fixed and variable annuities, and extended service contracts throughout the United States. The Company also maintains a separate segment devoted to the acquisition of insurance policies from other companies. Founded in 1907, Protective Life Insurance Company (“PLICO”) is the Company’s largest operating subsidiary.

These consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for the interim periods presented herein. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019. The year-end consolidated condensed financial data included herein was derived from audited financial statements but this report does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The operating results of companies in the insurance industry have historically been subject to significant fluctuations due to changing competition, economic conditions, interest rates, investment performance, insurance ratings, claims, persistency, and other factors.

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company identified certain cash flows that were incorrectly classified in the Company’s historical consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company has determined that these misclassifications were not material to the financial statements for any period. These amounts have been corrected in the comparative consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The nine months ended September 30, 2018 amounts have been revised resulting in an increase in operating cash flows and corresponding decrease in financing cash flows of $88.0 million compared to the amounts previously reported.

Entities Included

The consolidated condensed financial statements in this report include the accounts of Protective Life Corporation and subsidiaries and its affiliate companies in which the Company holds a majority voting or economic interest. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

During the second quarter of 2019, the Company recorded an adjustment related to prior periods to correct an error pertaining to the deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) tax reimbursements paid under reinsurance agreements the Company entered in previous years. The adjustment resulted in an $8.96 million increase to accounts and premiums receivable on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, with a corresponding increase to income. The Company concluded that the adjustment was not quantitatively or qualitatively material to previously reported periods or the current interim period. As a result, this adjustment was recorded by the Company within the consolidated condensed financial statements as of and for the period ended June 30, 2019.