485BPOS 1 a13-3419_1485bpos.htm 485BPOS

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2013

File No. 033-28551

811-04613

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 


 

FORM N-6

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

 

o

Post-Effective Amendment No. 39

 

x

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

 

Amendment No. 95

 

x

 

VARIABLE ACCOUNT C

(Exact Name of Registrant)

 

UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

(Name of Depositor)

 

2323 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Offices)

 

(816) 474-2345

(Depositor’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Sun-Jin Moon
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
751 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 


 

INDIVIDUAL VARIABLE LIFE CONTRACTS — THE REGISTRANT HAS
REGISTERED AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
RULE 24F-2 OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED.

 


 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

o            immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

x          on May 1, 2013, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

o            60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

o            on                , 2012, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

o            this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 



 

NOTICE TO EXISTING POLICY OWNERS

 

Prospectuses for policies often undergo certain changes in their terms from year to year to reflect any changes in the policies. The changes include such things as the liberalization of benefits, the exercise of rights reserved under the policy, the alteration of administrative procedures and changes in the investment options available. Any such change may OR MAY NOT apply to policies issued prior to the effective date of the change. This product prospectus reflects the status of the product as of May 1, 2013. Therefore, this prospectus may contain information that is inapplicable to your policy. You should consult your policy to verify whether any particular provision applies to you and which investment options you may elect. In the event of any conflict between this prospectus and your policy, the terms of your policy will control.

 



 

Part A

 



WALL STREET SERIES VUL220

FLEXIBLE PREMIUM INDIVIDUAL VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES

VARIABLE ACCOUNT C

UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY

ADMINISTERED BY:

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

751 BROAD STREET

NEWARK, NJ 07102

TELEPHONE: 1 800-800-2000 EXT. 13028

PROSPECTUS DATED: MAY 1, 2013

This Prospectus describes information about the Wall Street Series VUL220 variable life insurance. Some policy features may not be available in some states and there may be variations in your Policy from descriptions contained in this prospectus because of differences in state law that affect the Policies.

Wall Street Series VUL220 is a flexible premium variable life insurance policy. It is:

a  Flexible premium, generally, you may decide when to make premium payments and in what amounts.

a  Variable, because the value of your life insurance policy will fluctuate with the performance of the underlying funds.

You must allocate your Premium Payment to "Sub-Accounts." The Sub-Accounts then purchase shares of mutual funds set up exclusively for variable annuity or variable life insurance products and certain other non-public investors ("Funds"). These are not the same mutual funds that you buy through your stockbroker or through a retail mutual fund even though they may have similar investment strategies and the same portfolio managers as retail mutual funds. This policy offers you Funds with investment strategies ranging from conservative to aggressive and you may pick those Funds that meet your investment goals and risk tolerance. The Funds are part of the following portfolio companies: Hartford Series Fund, Inc. and Hartford HLS Series Fund II, Inc. The Funds are described in greater detail in "The Funds" section of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The policy is no longer available for sale. This prospectus does not constitute an offering in any jurisdiction in which such offering may not be lawfully made. No person is authorized to make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus. Replacing any existing life insurance policy with this policy may not be to your advantage.

This prospectus can also be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov). Prospectuses for the Underlying Funds can be obtained from your financial professional or by logging on to www.hartfordinvestor.com. The prospectuses contain detailed information, including risks, charges and fees, so please read it carefully before you invest or send money.

This life insurance policy IS NOT:

t  a bank deposit or obligation;

t  federally insured; or

t  endorsed by any bank or governmental agency.



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Table of Contents

   

Page

 

Summary of Benefits and Risks

   

3

   

Fee Tables

   

5

   

About Us

   

8

   

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Variable Account C

   

8

   

The Funds

   

8

   

The General Account

   

11

   

Charges and Deductions

   

11

   

Your Policy

   

14

   

Premiums

   

19

   

Death Benefits and Policy Values

   

22

   

Making Withdrawals From Your Policy

   

23

   

Loans

   

23

   

Lapse and Reinstatement

   

24

   

Federal Tax Considerations

   

25

   

Legal Proceedings

   

30

   

Restrictions on Financial Transactions

   

30

   

Financial Statements

   

30

   

Glossary of Special Terms

   

31

   

Where You Can Find More Information

   

32

   


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Summary of Benefits and Risks

This section contains a summary of the benefits available under the policy and the principal risks of purchasing the policy. It is only a summary and you should read the entire prospectus.

Benefits of Your Policy

Policy Summary — We will pay the Death Benefit to the named Beneficiaries upon the death of the Insured. You, as the Policy Owner, pay the Premiums for the Policy and name the Beneficiary. The Insured is the person whose life is insured under the Policy. You allocate Premiums to the Underlying Funds and can accumulate Account Value on a tax-deferred basis. We deduct policy fees and charges from the Premiums and the Account Value. You may access the Account Value through loans and withdrawals.

Flexibility — The policy is designed to be flexible to meet your specific life insurance needs. You have the flexibility to choose death benefit options, investment options, and premiums you pay.

Death Benefit — While the policy is in force and when the insured dies, we pay a death benefit to your beneficiary. However, your death benefit will never be less than the Minimum Death Benefit. See Death Benefits and Policy Values. You select one of two death benefit options:

•  Level Option ("Option A"): The death benefit equals the current Face Amount.

•  Return of Policy Value Option ("Option B"): The death benefit is the current Face Amount plus the Policy Value of your policy.

The death benefit is reduced by any money you owe us, such as outstanding loans, loan interest, or unpaid charges. You may change your death benefit option under certain circumstances. You may increase or decrease the Face Amount on your policy under certain circumstances.

Guaranteed Death Benefit — Generally, your death benefit coverage will last as long as there is enough Cash Surrender Value in your policy to pay for the monthly charges we deduct. Since this is a variable life policy, values of your policy will fluctuate based on the performance of the underlying investment options you have chosen. Without the Guaranteed Death Benefit your policy will lapse if the Cash Surrender Value of your policy is insufficient to pay your monthly charges. However, when the Guaranteed Death Benefit feature is in effect, the policy will not lapse, regardless of the investment performance of the underlying funds.

Investment Options — You may invest in a variety of investment options and a General Account. You may transfer money among your investment choices, subject to restrictions.

Premium Payments — You have the flexibility to choose how you pay premiums. You choose a planned premium when you purchase the policy. You may change your planned premium, or pay additional premiums any time, subject to certain limitations.

Right to Examine Your Policy — You have a limited right to return the policy for cancellation after purchase. See "Your Policy — Policy Rights."

Withdrawals and Surrenders — You may take money out of your policy once per year after the first policy year, subject to certain minimums. You may also surrender your policy in full. (See "Risks of Your Policy," below).

Loans — You may use this policy as collateral to obtain a loan from Us.

Settlement Options — You or your beneficiary may choose to receive the proceeds of the policy over a period of time by using one of several settlement options.

Optional Coverage — You may add other coverages to your policy. See "Your Policy — Other Benefits."

Tax Benefits — In most cases, you are not taxed on earnings until you take earnings out of the policy (commonly known as "tax-deferral"). The death benefit may be subject to Federal and state estate taxes but your beneficiary will generally not be subject to income tax on the death benefit.

Risks of Your Policy

This is a brief description of the principal risks of the policy.

Investment Performance — The value of your policy will fluctuate with the performance of the investment options you choose. Your investment options may decline in value, or they may not perform to your expectations. Your policy values in the Sub-Accounts are not guaranteed. Charges and fees may have a significant impact on policy Account Value and the investment performance of the Sub-Accounts (particularly with policies with lower Account Value).You should read the prospectuses for the Funds for information about the risks of each investment option.

Unsuitable for Short-Term Savings — The policy is designed for long term financial planning. You should not purchase the policy if you will need the premium payment in a short time period because surrenders may be subject to a surrender charge. The surrender charge is proportionally higher during the early years of the policy, and may more than offset any increase in Policy Value.

Risk of Lapse — Your policy could terminate if the value of the policy becomes too low to support the policy's monthly charges. If this occurs, we will notify you in writing. You will then have a 61-day grace period to pay additional amounts to prevent the policy from terminating.

Withdrawal Limitations — You are limited to one withdrawal per year after the first policy year. Withdrawals will reduce your policy's death benefit, and may be subject to a transaction fee.

Transfer Limitations — We reserve the right to limit the size of transfers and remaining balances, and to limit the number


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and frequency of transfers among your investment options and the General Account.

Loans — Taking a loan from your policy may increase the risk that your policy will lapse, will have a permanent effect on the policy's Policy Value, and will reduce the death proceeds.

Adverse Tax Consequences — You may be subject to income tax if you receive any loans, withdrawals or other amounts from the policy, and you may be subject to a 10% penalty tax. Under certain circumstances, your policy may become a modified endowment policy under federal tax law. If these circumstances were to occur, loans and other pre-death distributions are includable in gross income on an income first basis, and may be subject to a 10% penalty (unless you have attained age 591/2). You should consult with a tax adviser before taking steps that may affect whether your policy becomes a modified endowment policy. There could be significant adverse

tax consequences if the policy should lapse or be surrendered when there are loans outstanding. See "Taxes."

Tax Law Changes — Tax laws, regulations, and interpretations are subject to change. Such changes may impact the expected benefits of purchasing this policy.

Credit Risk — Any Death Benefit gurantee products by the policy or any rider and the Fixed Account obligations depend on the Company's financial ability to fulfill its obligations. You should review the Company's financial statements which are available upon request and are attached to the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

Increase in Current Fees and Expenses — Certain policy fees and expenses may be currently charged at less than their maximum amounts. We may increase these current fees and expenses up to the guaranteed maximum levels.


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Fee Tables

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering the policy. The first table describes the maximum fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the policy, surrender the policy, take a withdrawal or transfer cash value between investment options.

Transaction Fees

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

 

Sales Charge (1)

 

Through monthly and daily deductions from policy value.

  Maximum Charge:
7.5% of each premium payment.
 

Premium Tax Charge (1)

 

Through monthly and daily deductions from policy value.

  Maximum Charge:
2.5% of each premium payment
Current Charge:
2.2% of each premium payment
 

Surrender Charge

 

When your policy lapses or is surrendered during the first 11 policy years, or during the first 11 policy years after any requested increase in Face Amount.

  Maximum Charge:
$40.00 per $1,000 of Face Amount surrendered.
 

Transaction Fee

 

When you make a withdrawal or a transfer between investment options.

  Maximum Charge:
Lesser of $25 or 2% of the amount withdrawn or transferred.
Current Charge:
$0 per transaction.
 

Loan Interest Rate (2)

 

Annually in advance if you have taken a loan on your policy.

  Maximum Charge:
6.97% annually
 

(1)  Currently we assess both the sales charge and the premium tax charge through a monthly deduction of $4.00 from your Policy Value, and a daily deduction at an annual rate of 0.27% of your Policy Value invested in the Sub-Accounts. We reserve the right to take up to 2.5% for Premium tax directly from the premium paid. If taken from the premium, the amount taken through monthly and daily deductions will be reduced by a corresponding amount. The sales charge and the premium tax charge both combined will never exceed those maximum charges shown in the table above.

(2)  Loan Accounts are credited with interest at an annual rate of 5.0%.

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

Annual Charges Other Than Fund Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

 

Cost of Insurance Charges (1)

 

Monthly.

  Minimum Charge:
$0.54 per $1,000 of amount of risk for a 10 year old female non-smoker.
Maximum Charge:
$378.76 annually per $1,000 of amount of risk for a male smoker, attained age 94.
Charge for representative insured:
$0.1325 per $1,000 of amount of risk for a male non-smoker, issue age 35.
 

Monthly Administrative Charge

 

Monthly.

  Maximum Charge:
$7.50 plus $0.13 per $1,000 of Face Amount
Current Charge:
$4.50 per month
 

Guaranteed Death Benefit Charge

 

Monthly.

  Maximum Charge:
$0.01 per $1,000 of Face Amount
 

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

 

Daily.

  Maximum Charge:
0.90% annually of Policy Value invested in the Sub-Accounts.
 

Policy Value Advances Recovery Charge

 

Monthly.

 

$4.00 per month plus a daily deduction at an annual rate of 0.27% of Policy Value invested in the Sub-Accounts.

 

Waiver of Selected Amount Rider (2)

 

Monthly.

  Minimum Charge:
$0.1942 per $100 of selected amount for an insured age 18-37.
Maximum Charge:
$24.10 per $100 of selected amount for an insured age 59.
Charge for representative insured:
$2.33 per $100 of selected amount for an insured age 35.
 


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Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

 

Waiver of Monthly Deduction Rider (3)

 

Monthly.

  Minimum Charge:
$0.00583 per $1,000 of amount at risk for a non-smoker, age 15-17.
Maximum Charge:
$6.32 per $1,000 of amount at risk for a standard, age 59.
Charge for representative insured:
$0.01083 per $1,000 of amount at risk for a non-smoker, age 35.
 

Additional Insured Rider (4)

 

Monthly.

  Minimum Charge:
$0.0325 per $1,000 of benefit for a female, issue age 0, during the first policy year.
Maximum Charge:
$27.1742 per $1,000 of benefit for a male smoker, attained age 94.
Charge for representative insured:
$0.09833 per $1,000 of benefit for a male, issue age 35, standard non-smoker during the first policy year.
 

Primary Insured Rider (4)

 

Monthly.

  Minimum Charge:
$0.01833 per $1,000 of benefit for a female, issue age 0, during the first policy year.
Maximum Charge:
$27.1742 per $1,000 of benefit for a male smoker, attained age 94.
Charge for representative insured:
$0.075 per $1,000 of benefit for a male, issue age 35, standard non-smoker, during the first policy year.
 

Child Insurance Rider

 

Monthly.

  Maximum and Current Charge:
$0.54167 per $1,000 of benefit
 

Accelerated Benefit Rider

 

At the time of receipt of a benefit. Charge is an interest discount of the accelerated benefit plus an administrative charge.

  Maximum Charge:
10% interest discount plus $300
Current Charge:
5.27% interest discount plus $50
 

(1)  The cost of insurance charge varies based on individual characteristics of amount at risk, gender, age, policy year, and underwriting class. At any time the "amount at risk" is the death benefit reduced by a factor less the Policy Value. For substandard risks such as aviation, the charge includes a flat dollar amount per $1,000 of Face Amount. The charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. You may obtain more information about the charge that would apply to you by obtaining a personalized illustration free of charge from your financial representative or by calling us at 1-800-800-2000 ext. 13028.

(2)  This charge varies based on individual characteristics of the selected amount to be waived, and the age of the insured. The charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. You may obtain more information about the charge that would apply to you by obtaining a personalized illustration free of charge from your financial representative or by calling us at 1-800-800-2000 ext. 13028.

(3)  This charge varies based on individual characteristics of the amount at risk, underwriting class, and age of the insured. The charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. You may obtain more information about the charge that would apply to you by obtaining a personalized illustration free of charge from your financial representative or by calling us at 1-800-800-2000 ext. 13028.

(4)  This charge varies based on individual characteristics of the amount of death benefit of the rider, underwriting class, policy year, and age of the insured. The charges shown in the table may not be representative of the charge that you will pay. You may obtain more information about the charge that would apply to you by obtaining a personalized illustration free of charge from your financial representative or by calling us at 1-800-800-2000 ext. 13028.


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Annual Fund Operating Expenses

Each Sub-account purchases shares of the corresponding underlying Fund at net asset value. The net asset value of an underlying Fund reflects the investment advisory fees and other expenses of the underlying Fund that are deducted from the assets in that underlying fund. These underlying Fund expenses may vary from year to year and are more fully described in each underlying Fund's prospectus.

The first table shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the underlying Funds expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets, for the year ended December 31, 2012.

   

Minimum

 

Maximum

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(these are expenses that are deducted from Fund assets,
including management fees, distribution,
and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)
   

0.33

%

   

0.88

%

 


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About Us

Union Security Insurance Company

Union Security Insurance Company ("Union Security" or the "Company") is the issuer of the contracts. Union Security is a Kansas corporation founded in 1910. It is qualified to sell life insurance and annuity contracts in the District of Columbia and in all states except New York.

Union Security is a wholly owned subsidiary of Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant" or the "Parent") and Assurant, Inc. is the ultimate parent of Union Security Insurance Company. Assurant, Inc. is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other international markets. Its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ.

All of the guarantees and commitments under the contracts are general obligations of Union Security. None of Union Security's affiliated companies has any legal obligation to back Union Security's obligations under the contracts.

On January 2, 2013, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company ("Hartford") entered into agreements with The Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") under which Prudential will reinsure the obligations of Hartford under the variable life policies and to provide administration for the policies. Prior to January 2, 2013, Hartford provided administration for the policies issued by Union Security Insurance Company ("USIC") in accordance with the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement dated April 1, 2001 by and between USIC and Hartford ("Hartford Administrative Services Agreement").

Prudential is a New Jersey domiciled life insurance company with offices located in Newark, New Jersey. Prudential's mailing address is 213 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Prudential is ultimately controlled by Prudential Financial, Inc.

Variable Account C

The Sub-Accounts are subdivisions of our separate account, called Variable Account C. Income, gains and losses credited to, or charged against, the Separate Account reflect the Separate Account's own investment experience and not the investment experience of the Company's other assets. The Company is obligated to pay all amounts promised to policy owners under the policy. Your assets in the Separate Account are held exclusively for your benefit and may not be used for any of our other liabilities.

Income, gains and losses credited to, or charged against, the Separate Account reflect the Separate Account's own investment

experience and not the investment experience of the Company's other assets. The assets of the Separate Account may not be used to pay any liabilities of the Company other than those arising from the Policies. The Company is obligated to pay all amounts promised to Contract Owners in accordance with the terms of the Policy.

The Funds

The Sub-Accounts of the Separate Account purchase shares of mutual funds set up exclusively for variable annuity and variable life insurance products. These funds are not the same mutual funds that you buy through your stockbroker or through a retail mutual fund, but they may have similar investment strategies and the same portfolio managers as retail mutual funds. You choose the Sub-Accounts that meet your investment style.

We do not guarantee the investment results of any of the underlying Funds. Since each underlying Fund has different investment objectives, each is subject to different risks. In addition, in a low interest rate environment, yields for Money Market Sub-Accounts, after deduction of the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge and other policy charges, may be negative even though the underlying Fund's yield, before deducting for such charges, is positive. If you allocate a portion of your Account Value to a Money Market Sub-Account or participate in an Asset Allocation Program where Account Value is allocated to a Money Market Sub-Account under the applicable asset allocation model, that portion of your Account Value may decrease in value.

You may order a Fund's Statement of Additional Information free of charge by calling us at 1-800-800-2000 extension 13028. You should read the following investment objectives and the prospectuses for each of the Funds listed below for detailed information about each Fund before investing. The Funds may not be available in all states.

You may also allocate some or all of your premium payments to the "General Account," which pays a declared interest rate. See "The General Account."

Below is a table that lists the underlying Funds in which the Sub-accounts invest, each Fund's investment adviser and sub-adviser, if applicable, and each Fund's investment objective. More detailed information concerning a Fund's investment objective, investment strategies, risks and expenses is contained in each Fund's prospectus.

Funding Option

 

Investment Objective Summary

 

Investment Adviser/Sub-Adviser

 

Hartford HLS Series Fund II, Inc.

     

 

Hartford Growth Opportunities HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks capital appreciation

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Small/Mid Cap Equity HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks long-term growth of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 


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Funding Option

 

Investment Objective Summary

 

Investment Adviser/Sub-Adviser

 

Hartford SmallCap Growth HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks long-term capital appreciation

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks to maximize total return while providing shareholders with a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Series Fund, Inc.

     

 

Hartford Balanced HLS Fund — Class IA (1)

 

Seeks long-term total return

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund — Class IA (a)

 

Seeks growth of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks growth of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks a high level of current income consistent with growth of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Global Growth HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks growth of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Growth HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks long-term capital appreciation

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford High Yield HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks to provide high current income, and long-term total return

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Index HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks to provide investment results which approximate the price and yield performance of publicly traded common stocks in the aggregate.

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Hartford Investment Management Company
 

Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks long-term growth of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford MidCap Value HLS Fund — Class IA †

 

Seeks long-term capital appreciation

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Money Market HLS Fund — Class IA *

 

Seeks maximum current income consistent with liquidity and preservation of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Hartford Investment Management Company
 


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Funding Option

 

Investment Objective Summary

 

Investment Adviser/Sub-Adviser

 

Hartford Stock HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks long-term growth of capital

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Total Return Bond HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks a competitive total return, with income as a secondary objective

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

Hartford Value HLS Fund — Class IA

 

Seeks long-term total return

  Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
Sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP
 

†  Closed to new and subsequent Premium Payments and transfers of Contract Value.

*  In a low interest rate environment, yields for money market funds, after deduction of Contract charges may be negative even though the fund's yield, before deducting for such charges, is positive. If you allocate a portion of your Contract Value to a money market Sub-Account or participate in an Asset Allocation Program where Contract Value is allocated to a money market Sub-Account, that portion of your Contract Value may decrease in value.

(a)  Closed to all premium payments and transfers of account value for all policies issued on or after 5/2/2005.

Notes

1  Formerly Hartford Advisers HLS Fund — Class IA

Mixed and Shared Funding — Shares of the Funds may be sold to our other separate accounts and our insurance company affiliates or other unaffiliated insurance companies to serve as the underlying investment for both variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, a practice known as "mixed and shared funding." As a result, there is a possibility that a material conflict may arise between the interests of policy owners, and of owners of other contracts whose contract values are allocated to one or more of these other separate accounts investing in any one of the Funds. In the event of any such material conflicts, we will consider what action may be appropriate, including removing the Fund from the Separate Account or replacing the Fund with another underlying fund. There are certain risks associated with mixed and shared funding. These risks are disclosed in the Funds' prospectuses accompanying this prospectus.

Voting Rights — We currently vote shares of the underlying Funds owned by the Separate Account according to the instructions of Policy Owners. However, if the 1940 Act or any related regulations or interpretations should change and we decide that we are permitted to vote the shares of the underlying Funds in our own right, we may decide to do so. For Sub-Accounts in which you have invested as of the record date, we will notify you of shareholder's meetings of the Funds purchased by those Sub-Accounts. We will send you proxy materials and instructions for you to provide voting instruction. We will arrange for the handling and tallying of proxies received from you or other policy owners. If you give no instructions, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as shares for which we received instructions. As a result of proportional voting, the vote of a small number of policy owners could determine the outcome of a proposal subject to shareholder vote. We determine the number of Fund shares that you may instruct us to vote by applying a conversion factor to each policy owner's unit balance. The conversion factor

is calculated by dividing the total number of shares attributed to each sub-account by the total number of units in each sub-account. Fractional votes will be counted. We determine the number of shares as to which the policy owner may give instructions as of the record date for a Fund's shareholder meeting.

Substitutions, Additions, or Deletions of Funds — Subject to any applicable law, we may make certain changes to the Underlying Funds offered under your Policy. We may, in our sole discretion, establish new Funds. New Funds may be made available to existing Policy Owners as we deem appropriate. We may also close one or more Funds to additional Premium Payments or transfers from existing Funds. We may liquidate one or more Sub-Accounts if the board of directors of any Fund determines that such actions are prudent. Unless otherwise directed, investment instructions will be automatically updated to reflect the Fund surviving after any merger or liquidation.

We may eliminate the shares of any of the funds from the Policy for any reason and we may substitute shares of another registered investment company for shares of any Fund already purchased or to be purchased in the future by the Separate Account. To the extent required by the 1940 Act, substitutions of shares attributable to your interest in a Fund will not be made until we have the approval of the SEC and we have notified you of the change.

In the event of any substitution or change, we may, by appropriate endorsement, make any changes in the Policy necessary or appropriate to reflect the substitution or change. If we decide that it is in the best interest of the Policy Owner, the Separate Account may be operated as a management company under the 1940 Act or any other form permitted by law, may be de-registered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required, or may be combined with one or more other Separate Accounts.


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Fees and Payments We Receive from Funds and related parties — We receive substantial fees and payments with respect to the Funds that are offered through your Contract (sometimes referred to as "revenue sharing" payments). We consider these fees and payments, among a number of facts, when deciding to include a Fund that we offer through the Contract. All of the Funds on the overall menu make payments to Hartford or an affiliate. We receive these payments and fees under agreements between us and a Fund's principal underwriter transfer agent, investment adviser and/or other entities related to the Funds in amounts up to 0.55% of assets invested in a Fund. These fees and payments may include asset-based sales compensation and service fees under distribution and/or servicing plans adopted by Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. These fees and payments may also include administrative service fees and additional payments, expense reimbursements and other compensation. Hartford expects to make a profit on the amount of the fees and payments that exceed Hartford's own expenses, including our expenses of payment compensation to broker-dealers, financial institutions and other persons for selling the Contracts.

The availability of these types of arrangements creates an incentive for us to seek and offer Funds (and classes of shares of such Funds) that pay us revenue sharing. Other funds (or available classes of shares) may have lower fees and better overall investment performance.

As of December 31, 2012, we have entered into arrangements to receive administrative service payments and/or Rule 12b-1 fees from the following Fund complex (or affiliated entity): HL Investment Advisors, LLC.

We are affiliated with Hartford Series Fund, Inc. and Hartford HLS Series Fund II, Inc. (collectively, the "HLS Funds") based on our affiliation with their investment advisers HL Investment Advisors, LLC and Hartford Investment Management Company. In addition to investment advisory fees, we, or our other insurance company affiliates, receive fees to provide, among other

things, administrative, processing, accounting and shareholder services for the HLS Funds.

Not all Fund complexes pay the same amount of fees and compensation to us and not all Funds pay according to the same formula. Because of this, the amount of fees and payments received by Hartford varies by Fund and Hartford may receive greater or less fees and payments depending on the Funds you select. Revenue sharing payments and Rule 12b-1 fees did not exceed 0.50% and 0.25%, respectively, in 2012, and are not expected to exceed 0.50% and 0.25%, respectively, of the annual percentage of the average daily net assets (for instance, assuming that you invested in a Fund that paid us the maximum fees and you maintained a hypothetical average balance of $10,000, we would collect a total of $85 from that Fund). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, revenue sharing payments and Rule 12b-1 fees did not collectively exceed approximately $1.7 million. These fees do not take into consideration indirect benefits received by offering HLS Funds as investment options.

The General Account

The portion of the prospectus relating to the General Account is not registered under the 1933 Act and the General Account is not registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. The General Account is not subject to the provisions or restrictions of the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act and the staff of the SEC has not reviewed the disclosure regarding the General Account. The following disclosure about the General Account may be subject to certain generally applicable provisions of the federal securities laws regarding the accuracy and completeness of disclosure.

The General Account credits at least 5% per year. We are not obligated to, but may, credit more than 5% per year. If we do, such rates are determined at our sole discretion. Hartford does not guarantee that any crediting rate above the guarantee rate will remain for any guaranteed period of time. You assume the risk that, at any time, the General Account may credit no more than 5%.

Charges and Deductions

Deductions from Premium

Before your premium is allocated to the Sub-Accounts and/or the General Account, we may deduct a percentage from your premium for a sales charge and a premium tax charge. The amount allocated after the deductions is called your Net Premium.

Sales Charge and Premium Tax Charge — Currently we assess both the sales charge and the premium tax charge through a monthly deduction of $4.00 from your Policy Value, and a daily deduction at an annual rate of 0.27% of your Policy Value invested in the Sub-Accounts. However, we reserve the right to deduct both charges directly from premium at the maximum rate. The maximum sales charge is 7.5% of premium. The sales charge may be used to cover expenses related to the sale and distribution of the policies. The maximum premium tax charge is 2.5% of premium.

We will continue to assess the monthly and daily deductions until an amount equal to 7.5% of premium has been recovered for the sale charge, and an amount equal to 2.2% of premium has been recovered for the premium tax charge. If we raise the premium tax charge to the maximum, the monthly and daily deductions would continue until an amount equal to 2.5% of premium has been recovered for the premium tax charge. Any sales charge or premium tax charge not recovered at the time of a surrender may be deducted as part of the surrender charge discussed below.

We will temporarily stop these monthly and daily deductions if we are making a similar deduction to recover Policy Value advances made to you. Once we have recovered the Policy Value advances, we will resume the monthly and daily deductions until the premium tax charge and sales charge are fully recovered.


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Deductions from Policy Value

Monthly Deduction Amounts — Each month we will deduct an amount from your Policy Value to pay for the benefits provided by your policy. This amount is called the Monthly Deduction Amount and equals the sum of:

•  the portion of sales charge and premium tax charge deducted monthly;

•  the charge for the cost of insurance;

•  the monthly administrative charge;

•  the guaranteed death benefit charge;

•  any charges for additional benefits provided by rider.

Each Monthly Deduction Amount will be deducted pro rata from the General Account and each of the Sub-Accounts, unless you instruct us otherwise. The Monthly Deduction Amount will vary from month to month.

Sales Charge and Premium Tax Charge — We deduct a portion of the sales charge and premium tax charge as a monthly deduction from your Policy Value. See "Deductions from Premium."

Cost of Insurance Charge — The "cost of insurance" charge compensates the Company for providing insurance protection. It is deducted each month as part of the Monthly Deduction Amount and is designed to compensate the Company for the costs of paying death benefits. The charge for the cost of insurance equals:

•  the monthly cost of insurance rate per $1,000, multiplied by

•  the amount at risk, divided by

•  $1,000.

On any Monthly Activity Date, the amount at risk equals the Death Benefit divided by 1.0040741, less the Policy Value on that date, prior to assessing the Monthly Deduction Amount.

Cost of insurance rates are based on the age, sex, and rate class of the insured. Cost of insurance rates will be determined on each policy anniversary based on our future expectations of such factors as mortality, expenses, interest, persistency and taxes. A table of guaranteed cost of insurance rates per $1,000 will be included in your policy, however, we reserve the right to use rates less than those shown in the table. Substandard risks will be charged higher cost of insurance rates. The multiple will be based on the insured's substandard rating. The charge for the cost of insurance for substandard risks may also include a flat amount applicable to certain special mortality risks such as aviation. The charge is a flat dollar amount per $1,000 of Face Amount.

Any changes in the cost of insurance rates will be made uniformly for all insureds of the same issue ages, sexes, risk classes and whose coverage has been in-force for the same length of time. No change in insurance class or cost will occur on account of deterioration of the insured's health.

Because your Policy Value and death benefit may vary from month to month, the cost of insurance may also vary on each Monthly Activity Date. The cost of insurance depends on your

policy's amount at risk. Items which may affect the amount at risk include the amount and timing of premium payments, investment performance, fees and charges assessed, rider charges, policy loans and changes to the Face Amount.

Monthly Administrative Charge — We deduct a monthly administrative charge from your Policy Value to compensate us for administrative costs of the policy. The current charge is $4.50 per month. The maximum charge is $7.50 per month plus $0.13 per $1,000 of Face Amount.

Guaranteed Death Benefit Charge — For the guaranteed death benefit, we charge $0.01 per $1,000 of Face Amount.

Rider Charges — If your policy includes riders, a charge applicable to the riders is made from the Policy Value each month. The charge applicable to these riders is to compensate us for the anticipated cost of providing these benefits and is specified on the applicable rider. For a description of the riders available, see "Your Policy — Supplemental Benefits."

Daily Deduction Amounts — Each day we will deduct an amount from your Policy Value to pay for some of the benefits provided by your policy. These deductions are:

•  the portion of sales charge and premium tax charge deducted daily;

•  the mortality and expense risk charge.

Sales Charge and Premium Tax Charge — We deduct a portion of the sales charge and premium tax charge as a daily deduction from your Policy Value. See "Deductions from Premium."

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge — We deduct a daily charge for mortality and expense risk charge at an annual rate of 0.90% of your Policy Value invested in the Sub-Accounts.

The mortality and expense risk charge compensates us for mortality and expense risks assumed under the policies. The mortality risk assumed is that the cost of insurance charges are insufficient to meet actual claims. The expense risk assumed is that the expense incurred in issuing, distributing and administering the policies exceed the administrative charges and sales loads collected. Union Security may keep any difference between cost it incurs and the charges it collects.

Surrender Charge — If your policy is surrendered or lapses during the first 11 policy years, or during the first 11 years after any requested increase in Face Amount, we assess a surrender charge.

The surrender charge is the sum of:

•  Any portion of the premium tax and sales expense charges that have not yet been collected through periodic deductions;

•  The other contingent deferred sales charges described below; and

•  The charge for other policy (or increase) issuance expenses described below.

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on the Face Amount and the age of the insured person as follows:

Insured Person's Age at Time of
Policy Issuance or Face Amount
Increase
  Overall Limit on Surrender
Charge per Thousand Dollars of
Face Amount or Face Amount
Increase
 

0-30

  $9.00  

31-40

  $10.00  

41-45

  $12.00  

46-50

  $14.00  

51-55

  $16.00  

56-60

  $21.00  

61-65

  $28.00  
66 and above   $40.00  

Any amount of surrender charge decreases automatically by a constant amount each year beginning in the sixth year of its 11 year period referred to above until, in the twelfth year, it is zero.

For example, if the insured is age 52 at the time a policy with $100,000 of Face Amount is issued, the surrender charge would initially be $1,600, which is the result of $16.00 per $1,000 of the Face Amount. The surrender charge during the first 12 policy years would be as follows, assuming you do not increase your Face Amount:

Policy Year

  Maximum
Surrender Charge
 

1

  $1,600  

2

  $1,600  

3

  $1,600  

4

  $1,600  

5

  $1,600  

6

  $1,371  

7

  $1,143  

8

  $914  

9

  $686  

10

  $457  

11

  $229  

12

  $0  

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge — If your policy is surrendered or lapsed, we will impose a contingent deferred sales charge of 12% of the premiums that you paid in the first 2 policy years that do not exceed the sum of 12 recommended monthly minimum premiums. The contingent deferred sales charge is part of the surrender charge. If we increase the Face

Amount of your policy upon your request, an additional contingent deferred sales charge will be applicable at the time of surrender. If we decrease the Face Amount of your policy upon your request, the contingent deferred sales charge may be less at the time of surrender. The contingent deferred sales charge will decrease beginning in the sixth year of its 11 year period and will be eliminated after the eleventh year.

If your policy is surrendered or lapsed following an increase in the Face Amount of your policy upon your request, you will pay an additional contingent deferred sales charge. The maximum additional contingent deferred sales charge will be 12% of the lesser of (1) the sum of 12 recommended monthly minimum premiums for the Face Amount increase or (2) the amount of actual premiums payments for the Face Amount increase for 2 years following the increase. The additional contingent deferred sales charge will decrease beginning in the sixth year of its 11 year period and will be eliminated after the eleventh year.

Other Policy Issuance Expenses Charge — We will charge you $5.00 per thousand dollars of your policy's initial face value if your policy is surrendered or lapsed before your twelfth policy year. The charge for other policy expenses is part of the surrender charge. If we increase the Face Amount of your policy upon your request, we will charge you an additional $5.00 per thousand dollars of the policy increase. This charge will decrease beginning in the sixth year of its 11 year period and will be eliminated after the eleventh year.

Policy Value Advances Recovery Charge — Starting at the end of your seventh policy year, you will receive credits to your account called policy value advances if your cumulative paid premiums meet specified requirements. While we currently do not do so, we reserve the right to recover the policy value advances that we paid into your account. If we chose to recover these advances, we would deduct $4.00 per month plus a daily deduction at an annual rate of .27% of your policy's net assets in the Separate Account. We would continue to make these deductions until we recovered the total policy value advances paid to your account.

Transaction Fee — We may charge a transaction fee of up to $25 for each withdrawal, although we have no current plans to do so. We may charge a transaction fee of $25 for each transfer between the Sub-Accounts and the General Account, although we have no current plans to do so.

Charges for the Funds

The investment performance of each Fund reflects the management fee that the Fund pays to its investment manager as well as other operating expenses that the Fund incurs. Investment management fees are generally daily fees computed as a percentage of a Fund's average daily net assets as an annual rate. Please read the prospectus for each Fund for complete details.


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Your Policy

Policy Rights

Policy Owner, or "you" — As long as your policy is in force, you may exercise all rights under the policy while the insured is alive and no beneficiary has been irrevocably named.

Beneficiary — The beneficiary is the person you name in the application to receive any death benefit. You may change the beneficiary (unless irrevocably named) while the insured is alive by notifying us in writing. If no beneficiary is living when the insured dies, the death benefit will be paid to you if living; or, otherwise, to your estate.

Insured — The insured is the person on whose life the policy is issued. You name the insured in the application of the policy. The policy owner must have an insurable interest on the life of the insured in order for the policy to be valid under state law and for the policy to be considered life insurance for federal income tax purposes. An insurable interest generally exists when there is a demonstrable interest in something covered by an insurance policy, the loss of which would cause deprivation or financial loss. There must be a valid insurable interest at the time the policy is issued. If there is not a valid insurable interest, the policy will not provide the intended benefits. Through our underwriting process, we will determine whether the insured is insurable.

You may request to change the Insured's risk class to a more favorable class if the health of the Insured has improved or if the Insured no longer uses nicotine. Upon providing us satisfactory evidence, we will review the risk classification. If we grant a change in risk classification, only future cost of insurance rates will be based on the more favorable class and all other contract terms and provisions will remain as established at issue. We will not change a risk class on account of deterioration of your health.

Assignment — You may assign your policy. Until you notify us in writing, no assignment will be effective against your policy. We are not responsible for the validity of any assignment.

Statements — We will send you a statement at least once each year, showing:

•  the current Policy Value, Cash Surrender Value and Face Amount;

•  the premiums paid, monthly deduction amounts and any loans since your last statement;

•  the amount of any Indebtedness;

•  any notifications required by the provisions of your policy; and

•  any other information required by the Insurance Department of the state where your policy was delivered.

Change of Address — It is important that you notify us if you change your address. If your mail is returned to us, we are likely to suspend future mailings until an updated address is obtained. In addition, we may rely on third party, including the US Postal Service, to update your current address. Unless preempted by ERISA, failure to give us a current address may result in payments due and payable on your life policy being considered abandoned property under state law, and remitted to the applicable state.

Right to Examine a Policy — You have a limited right to return your policy for cancellation. You may deliver or mail the policy to us or to the agent from whom it was purchased any time during your free look period. Your free look period begins on the day you receive your policy and ends ten days after you get it (or longer in some states). In such event, the policy will be rescinded and we will pay an amount equal to the greater of the premiums paid for the policy less any Indebtedness or the sum of: i) the Policy Value less any Indebtedness, on the date the returned policy is received by us or the agent from whom it was purchased; and, ii) any deductions under the policy or charges associated with the Separate Account, less applicable federal and state income tax withholding. If your policy is replacing another policy, your free look period and the amount paid to you upon the return of your policy vary by state.

Other Policy Provisions

Incontestability — We cannot contest the Policy after it has been in force, during the Insured's lifetime, for two years from its Date of Issue, except for non-payment of premium.

Any increase in the Face Amount for which evidence of insurability was obtained, will be incontestable only after the increase has been in force, during the Insured's lifetime, for two years from the effective date of the increase.

The Policy may not be contested for more than two years after the reinstatement date. Any contest We make after the Policy is reinstated will be limited to material misrepresentations in the evidence of insurability provided to Us in the request for reinstatement. However, the provision will not affect Our right to contest any statement in the original application or a different reinstatement request which was made during the Insured's lifetime from the Date of Issue of the Policy or a subsequent reinstatement date.

Suicide Exclusion — If, within two years from the Date of Issue, the Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, Our liability will be limited to the premiums paid less Indebtness and less any withdrawals.

If, within two years from the effective date of any increase in the Face Amount for which evidence of insurability was obtained, the Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, Our liability with respect to such increase, will be limited to the Cost of Insurance for the increase.

Replacements

A "replacement" occurs when a new policy is purchased and, in connection with the sale, an existing policy is surrendered, lapsed, forfeited, assigned to another insurer, otherwise terminated or used in a financial purchase. A "financial purchase" occurs when the purchase of a new life insurance policy or annuity contract involves the use of money obtained from the values of an existing life insurance policy or annuity contract through withdrawal, surrender or loan.

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of your existing life insurance policy against a proposed policy to determine whether a replacement is in your best interest.

Policy Limitations

Allocations to Sub-Accounts and the General Account — You may allocate amounts to a maximum of twenty (20) different Sub-Accounts and the General Account at any given time. We may at any time limit the number of Sub-Accounts and the General Account that you may use.

Transfers of Policy Value — You may transfer your Policy Value from one investment option to another. We reserve the right to restrict transfers, to limit the number and amount of transfers, or to impose charges upon transfers. If we limit the number of transfers, the limit will never be less than four transfers per policy year.

Can you transfer from one Sub-Account to another?

You may make transfers between Sub-Accounts according to the following policies and procedures, as they may be amended from time to time.

What is a Sub-Account Transfer?

A Sub-Account transfer is a transaction requested by you that involves reallocating part or all of your Account Value among the underlying Funds available in your Policy. Your transfer request will be processed as of the end of the Valuation Day that it is received in good order at our Designated Address. Otherwise, your request will be processed on the following Valuation Day. We will send you a confirmation when we process your transfer. You are responsible for verifying transfer confirmations and promptly advising us of any errors within 30 days of receiving the confirmation.

What Happens When you Request a Sub-Account Transfer?

Many Policy Owners request Sub-Account transfers. Some request transfers into (purchases) a particular Sub-Account, and others request transfers out of (redemptions) a particular Sub-Account. In addition, some Policy Owners allocate Premium Payments to Sub-Accounts, and others request Surrenders. We combine all the daily requests to transfer out of a Sub-Account along with all Surrenders from that Sub-Account and determine how many shares of that underlying Fund we would need to sell to satisfy all Policy Owners' "transfer-out" requests. At the same time, we also combine all the daily requests to transfer into a particular Sub-Account or Premium Payments allocated to that Sub-Account and determine how many shares of that underlying Fund we would need to buy to satisfy all Policy Owners' "transfer-in" requests.

In addition, many of the underlying Funds that are available as investment options in our variable life policies are also available as investment options in variable annuity contracts, retirement plans, funding agreements and other products offered by us or our affiliates. Each day, investors and Policy Owners in these other products engage in similar transfer transactions.

We take advantage of our size and available technology to combine sales of a particular underlying Fund for many of the variable annuities, variable life insurance policies, retirement plans, funding agreements or other products offered by us or our affiliates. We also combine many of the purchases of that particular

underlying Fund for many of the products we offer. We then "net" these trades by offsetting purchases against redemptions. Netting trades has no impact on the price you pay for or receive upon the purchase or sale of an investment option. This means that we sometimes reallocate shares of an underlying Fund rather than buy new shares or sell shares of the underlying Fund.

For example, if we combine all transfer-out (redemption) requests and Surrenders of a stock Fund Sub-Account with all other sales of that underlying Fund from all our other products, we may have to sell $1 million dollars of that Fund on any particular day. However, if other Policy Owners and the owners of other products offered by us, want to transfer-in (purchase) an amount equal to $300,000 of that same underlying Fund, then we would send a sell order to the Fund for $700,000 (a $1 million sell order minus the purchase order of $300,000) rather than making two or more transactions.

Are There Any Charges for Transfers Among Sub-Accounts?

Under the Policy, we have the right to assess an Administrative Transfer Fee of up to $25 per transfer after the first transfer you make in any month. We are currently not assessing Administrative Transfer Fees.

What Restrictions Are There on your Ability to Make a Sub-Account Transfer?

First, you may make only one Sub-Account transfer request each day. We limit each Policy Owner to one Sub-Account transfer request each Valuation Day. We count all Sub-Account transfer activity that occurs on any one Valuation Day as one "Sub-Account transfer", however, you cannot transfer the same Account Value more than once a Valuation Day.

For Example:

•  If the only transfer you make on a day is a transfer of $10,000 from one Sub-Account into another Sub-Account, it would count as one Sub-Account transfer.

•  If, however, on a single day you transfer $10,000 out of one Sub-Account into five other Sub-Accounts (dividing the $10,000 among the five other Sub-Accounts however you chose), that day's transfer activity would count as one Sub-Account transfer.

•  Likewise, if on a single day you transferred $10,000 out of one Sub-Account into ten other Sub-Accounts (dividing the $10,000 among the ten other Sub-Account however you chose), that day's transfer activity would count as one Sub-Account transfer.

•  Conversely, if you have $10,000 in Account Value distribution among 10 different Sub-Accounts and you request to transfer the Account Value in all those Sub-Accounts into one Sub-Account, that would also count as one Sub-Account transfer.

•  However, you cannot transfer the same Account Value more than once in one day. That means if you have $10,000 in a Money Market Fund Sub-Account and you transfer all $10,000 into a Stock Fund Sub-Account, on that same day you could not then transfer the $10,000 out of the Stock Fund Sub-Account into another Sub-Account.


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Second, you are allowed to submit a total of 20 Sub-Account transfers each Policy Year (the "Transfer Rule") by U.S. Mail, Voice Response Unit, Internet, telephone, same day mail or courier service. Once you have reached the maximum number of Sub-Account transfers, you may only submit any additional Sub-Account transfer requests (and any trade cancellation requests) in writing through U.S. Mail or overnight delivery service. In other words, Voice Response Unit, Internet, same day mail service or telephone transfer requests will not be honored. We may, but are not obligated to, notify you when you are in jeopardy of approaching these limits. For example, we may send you a letter after your 10th Sub-Account transfer to remind you about the Transfer Rule. After your 20th transfer request, our computer system will not allow you to do another Sub-Account transfer by telephone, Voice Response Unit or via the Internet. You will then be instructed to send your Sub-Account transfer request by U.S. Mail or overnight delivery service.

We reserve the right to aggregate your Contracts (whether currently existing or those recently surrendered) for the purposes of enforcing these restrictions.

The Transfer Rule does not apply to Sub-Account transfers that occur automatically as part of a Company sponsored asset allocation or Dollar Cost Averaging program. Reallocations made based on an underlying Fund merger, substitution or liquidation also do not count toward this transfer limit. Restrictions may vary based on state law.

We make no assurances that the Transfer Rule is or will be effective in detecting or preventing market timing.

Third, policies have been designed to restrict excessive Sub-Account transfers. You should not purchase this Policy if you want to make frequent Sub-Account transfers for any reason. In particular, don't purchase this Policy if you plan to engage in "market timing," which includes frequent transfer activity into and out of the same underlying Fund, or frequent Sub-Account transfers in order to exploit any inefficiencies in the pricing of an underlying Fund. Even if you do not engage in market timing, certain restrictions may be imposed on you, as discussed below:

Underlying Fund Trading Policies

Generally, you are subject to underlying Fund trading policies, if any. We are obligated to provide, at the underlying Fund's request, tax identification numbers and other shareholder identifying information contained in our records to assist underlying Funds in identifying any pattern or frequency of Sub-Account transfers that may violate their trading policy. In certain instances, we have agreed to assist an underlying Fund, to help monitor compliance with that Fund's trading policy.

We are obligated to follow each underlying Fund's instructions regarding enforcement of their trading policy. Penalties for violating these policies may include, among other things, temporarily or permanently limiting or banning you from making Sub-Account transfers into an underlying Fund or other funds within that fund complex. We are not authorized to grant exceptions to an underlying Fund's trading policy. Please refer to each underlying Fund's prospectus for more information. Transactions that cannot be processed because of Fund trading policies will be considered not in good order.

In certain circumstances, Underlying Fund trading policies do not apply or may be limited. For instance:

•  Certain types of financial intermediaries may not be required to provide us with shareholder information.

•  "Excepted funds" such as money market funds and any underlying Fund that affirmatively permits short-term trading of its securities may opt not to adopt this type of policy. This type of policy may not apply to any financial intermediary that an underlying Fund treats as a single investor.

•  A Fund can decide to exempt categories of Policy Owners whose Policies are subject to inconsistent trading restrictions or none at all.

•  Non-shareholder initiated purchases or redemptions may not always be monitored. These include Sub-Account transfers that are executed: (i) automatically pursuant to a company sponsored contractual or systematic program such as transfers of assets as a result of "dollar cost averaging" programs, asset allocation programs, automatic rebalancing programs, loans, or systematic withdrawal programs; (ii) as a result of the payment of a Death Benefit; (iii) as a result of any deduction of charges or fees under a Policy; or (iv) as a result of payments such as loan repayments, scheduled Premium Payments, scheduled withdrawals or surrenders, retirement plan Premium Payments.

Possibility of Undetected abusive trading or market timing. We may not be able to detect or prevent all abusive trading activities. For instance,

•  Since we net all the purchases and redemptions for a particular underlying Fund for this and many of our other products, transfers by any specific market timer could be inadvertently overlooked.

•  Certain forms of variable annuities and types of underlying Funds may be attractive to market timers. We can not provide assurances that we will be capable of addressing possible abuses in a timely manner.

•  Our policies apply only to individuals and entities that own or are Policy Owners under this Policy. However, the underlying Funds that make up the Sub-Accounts of this Policy are available for use with many different variable life insurance policies, variable annuity products and funding agreements, and they are offered directly to certain qualified retirement plans. Some of these products and plans may have less restrictive transfer rules or no transfer restrictions at all.

•  In some cases, we are unable to count the number of Sub-Account transfers requested by group annuity participants co-investing in the same Funds ("Participants") or enforce the Transfer Rule because we do not keep Participants' account records for a Contract. In those cases, the Participant account records and Participant Sub-Account transfer information are kept by such owners or its third party service provider. These owners and third party service providers may provide us with limited information or no information at all regarding Participant Sub-Account transfers.


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How are you affected by frequent Sub-Account Transfers?

We are not responsible for losses or lost investment opportunities associated with the effectuation of these policies. Frequent Sub-Account transfers may result in the dilution of the value of the outstanding securities issued by an underlying Fund as a result of increased transaction costs and lost investment opportunities typically associated with maintaining greater cash positions. This can adversely impact underlying Fund performance and, as a result, the performance of your Policy. This may also lower the Death Benefit paid to your Beneficiary.

Separate Account investors could be prevented from purchasing underlying Fund shares if we reach an impasse on the execution of an underlying Fund's trading instructions. In other words, an underlying Fund complex could refuse to allow new purchases of shares by all our variable product investors if the Fund and we can not reach a mutually acceptable agreement on how to treat an investor who, in a Fund's opinion, has violated the Fund's trading policy.

In some cases, we do not have the tax identification number or other identifying information requested by a Fund in our records. In those cases, we rely on the Policy Owner to provide the information. If the Policy Owner does not provide the information, we may be directed by the Fund to restrict the Policy Owner from further purchases of Fund shares. In those cases, all participants under a plan funded by the Policy will also be precluded from further purchases of Fund shares.

Transfers from/to the General Account — You may only make one transfer out of the General Account each year, and the transfer may not be for more than 50% of the General Account value, excluding loans. However, if the value of the General Account is less than $1,000, the entire amount may be transferred from the General Account to the Separate Account. As a result of these restrictions, it can take several years to transfers amounts from the General Account to the Sub-Accounts.

Deferral of Payments — State law allows us to defer payment of any Cash Surrender Values, withdrawals and loan amounts which are not attributable to the Sub-Accounts for up to six months from the date of the request. These laws were enacted many years ago to help insurance companies in the event of a liquidity crisis. If we defer payment for more than 30 days, we will pay you interest.

Qualification of Life Insurance — We may increase the death benefit, limit a Face Amount increase, return premium payments or send you a withdrawal to make sure the policy qualifies as life insurance.

Changes to Contract or Separate Account

Modification of Policy — The only way the policy may be modified is by a written agreement signed by our President, or one of our Vice Presidents, Secretaries, or Assistant Secretaries.

Substitution of Funds — We reserve the right to substitute the shares of any other registered investment company for the shares

of any Fund already purchased or to be purchased in the future by the Separate Account provided that the substitution has been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Change in Operation of the Separate Account — The operation of the Separate Account may be modified to the extent permitted by law, including deregistration under the securities laws.

Separate Account Taxes — Currently, no charge is made to the Separate Account for federal, state and local taxes that may be allocable to the Separate Account. A change in the applicable federal, state or local laws which impose tax on Hartford and/or the Separate Account may result in a charge against the policy in the future. Charges for other taxes, if any, allocable to the Separate Account may also be made.

Other Benefits

Supplemental Benefits — The following supplemental benefits are among the options that may be included in a policy by rider, subject to the restrictions and limitations set forth therein.

•  Disability Riders — There are two disability benefit riders available. You can choose either a Waiver of Selected Amount rider which provides for a monthly payment to the Policy Value during disability, or a Waiver of Monthly Deductions rider which waives the monthly deduction during disability. You can choose only one of these two riders.

•  Waiver of Selected Amount Rider — We will pay a monthly premium in an amount you select, so long as the insured person is totally disabled (as defined in the rider). The minimum amount you can select is $25. The maximum amount is described in the rider, but is at least equal to the recommended monthly minimum premium for your policy (capped at the monthly recommended minimum premium for a $2 million dollar policy). See the rider for further details.

•  Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider — We will waive all monthly charges under your policy and riders that we otherwise would deduct from your Policy Value, so long as the insured person is totally disabled (as defined in the rider). While we are paying benefits under this rider we will not permit you to request any increase in the Face Amount of your policy's coverage. Loan interest will not be paid for you under this rider, and the policy could, under certain circumstances, lapse for nonpayment of loan interest.

•  Additional Insured Rider — We will provide term life insurance on the life of the insured person or on the life of one or more of the immediate family members of the insured person. When this rider covers a life other than the insured it is convertible to a variable universal life policy available for conversions, under our published rules at the time of conversion. If this rider covers the insured, it may be exchanged for a Face Amount increase in the same amount under the policy.

•  Primary Insured Rider — We will provide term life insurance on the life of the insured person. This rider is available only when the policy is first issued. This rider is not convertible to another policy. However, you may exchange the


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coverage under the rider for a face amount increase in the same amount under the policy.

•  Child Insurance Rider — We will provide term life insurance coverage on all the eligible children of the insured person under the policy. This rider is convertible to individual life policies (except for term coverage) available for conversions, under our published rules at the time of conversion.

•  Accelerated Benefit Rider — This rider provides for a benefit to be requested if the policy's insured person is diagnosed as having a terminal illness (as defined in the rider). The maximum amount you may accelerate under this rider prior to the insured person's death is $500,000. The accelerated payment will be discounted for twelve months' interest, and will be reduced by any outstanding policy loans. The interest rate discount will be equal to the lesser of (1) the rate set out by the Internal Revenue Code; (2) the rate according to state law that is the adjustable policy loan interest rate; or (3) 10%. There is no charge for this rider, but an administrative fee (not to exceed $300) will be charged at the time the benefit is paid. The accelerated benefit rider which forms a part of the Policy should be consulted for details regarding eligibility for, and the terms and limitations of, the benefit. We can also furnish further information about the amount of the benefit available to you under your policy.

Tax consequences of additional rider benefits — Adding or deleting riders, or increasing or decreasing coverage under existing riders can have tax consequences. You should consult a qualified tax adviser.

Policy Settlement Options

Proceeds from your Policy may be paid in a lump sum or may be applied to one of our settlement options.

Safe Haven Program Option

If the Death Benefit payment is $10,000 or greater, the Beneficiary may elect to have their death proceeds paid through our Safe Haven Program ("Safe Haven Program"). Under the Safe Haven Program, the proceeds remain in Our General Account and the Beneficiary will receive a draft book. Proceeds are guaranteed by the claims paying ability of the Company; however, it is not a bank account and is not insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The Beneficiary can write one draft for the total amount of the payment, or keep the money in the General Account and write drafts as needed. We will credit interest at a rate determined periodically in our sole discretion. For federal income tax purposes, the Beneficiary will be deemed to have received the lump sum payment on transfer of the Death Benefit Proceeds to the General Account. Any interest paid to the Beneficiary (Accountholder) will be taxable to the Beneficiary (Accountholder) in the tax year that it is credited. We may not offer the Safe Haven Account in all states and we reserve the right to discontinue offering it at any time. Although there are no direct charges for the Safe Haven Program, Hartford earns investment income from the proceeds under the program. The investment income earned is likely

more than the amount of interest we credit to the Beneficiary (Accountholder) and Hartford may make a profit from the difference.

The minimum amount that may be placed under the following settlement options is $5,000, subject to our then-current rules. Once payments under the Second Option, the Third Option or the Fourth Option begin, no surrender may be made for a lump sum settlement in lieu of the life insurance payments. The following payment options are available to you or your beneficiary. Your beneficiary may choose a settlement.

First Option — Interest Income

Payments of interest at the rate we declare (but not less than 3.5% per year) on the amount applied under this option.

Second Option — Income of General Amount

Equal payments of the amount chosen until the amount applied under this option (with interest of not less than 31/2% per year) is exhausted. The final payment will be for the balance remaining.

Third Option — Payments for a Fixed Period

An amount payable monthly for the number of years selected, which may be from one to 30 years.

Fourth Option — Life Income

Life Annuity — An annuity payable monthly during the lifetime of the annuitant and terminating with the last monthly payment due preceding the death of the annuitant. A payee would receive only one monthly payment if the annuitant dies after the first payment, two payments if the annuitant dies after the second payment, and so forth.

Life Annuity with 120 Monthly Payments Certain — An annuity providing monthly income to the annuitant for a fixed period of 120 months and for as long thereafter as the annuitant shall live.

Other arrangements for income payments may be agreed upon.

Benefits at Maturity — The policy matures on the date of death of the insured, or if the insured reaches age 95, unless you exercise your option to extend the maturity date. This option is subject to individual state laws. If your Policy Value is at least $2,000, you may request in writing within six months prior to the maturity date that the maturity date be extended. After the date we receive your request to extend the maturity date, you may not make any changes in the Face Amount or death benefit of the policy. You also may not make partial withdrawals that would reduce your Policy Value below $2,000. Additionally, you may only make premium payments if necessary to prevent your policy from lapsing.

If you extend the maturity date of your policy, the following occurs as of the original maturity date: (1) the guaranteed death benefit lapses and your death benefit will become the minimum death benefit; (2) no further Policy Value advances or cash value bonuses are given to you; (3) all riders and rider charges except the accelerated benefit rider terminate; and (4) outstanding policy loans will be credited with interest at an effective annual rate of 7.5% (7% in Massachusetts).


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Class of Purchasers

Reduced Charges — The Policy is available for purchase by individuals, corporations and other entities. We may reduce or waive certain charges described above where the size or nature of such sales results in savings to us with respect to sales, underwriting, administrative or other costs. Eligibility for these reductions will be determined by factors that We believe are relevant to the expected reduction of our expenses. Some of these reductions may be guaranteed and others may be subject to modification. We may modify, from time to time on a uniform basis, both the amounts of reductions and the criteria for qualification. Reductions in these charges will not be unfairly discriminatory against any person, including the affected policy owners invested in the Separate Account.

How Policies are Sold

Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. ("HSD") serves as principal underwriter for the policies and offers the policies on a continuous basis. HSD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford Financial Services, LLC., which is an indirect subsidiary of Hartford Life, Inc. (the "Parent"). Hartford Life, Inc. is ultimately owned by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

("The Hartford") HSD is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA").

We pay compensation to broker-dealers, financial institutions and other parties ("Financial Intermediaries") for the sale of the policies according to schedules in the sales agreements and other agreements reached between us and the Financial Intermediaries. Such compensation generally consists of commissions on a specified amount of premium paid for the Policy.

Your financial professional typically receives a portion of the compensation that is payable to his or her broker-dealer in connection with the sale of the policy, depending on the agreement between your financial professional and his or her firm.

These payments are described in more detail in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) printed with this prospectus. You may also obtain a copy of the SAI by calling 1-800-800-2000 ext. 13028.

Premiums

Premium Payment Flexibility — You have considerable flexibility as to when and in what amounts you pay premiums under your policy.

Prior to policy issue, you choose a planned premium, within a range determined by us. Your planned premium is generally an estimated premium which would keep your policy in force until the insured person reaches age 65, or for 5 years if the insured person is older than age 60. We will send you premium notices for planned premiums. Such notices may be sent on an annual, semi-annual or quarterly basis. You may also have premiums automatically deducted monthly from your checking account. When we receive scheduled or regular premium payments from you through pre-authorized transactions such as, checking deduction (ACH), payroll deduction or through a government allocation arrangement, a summary of these transactions will appear on your annual statement and you will not receive a confirmation statement after each transaction. The planned premiums and payment mode you select are shown on your policy's specifications page. You may change the planned premiums, subject to our minimum amount rules then in effect.

After the first premium has been paid, your subsequent premium payments are flexible. The actual amount and frequency of payment will affect the Policy Value and could affect the amount and duration of insurance provided by the policy. Your policy may lapse if the value of your policy becomes insufficient to cover the monthly deduction amounts. In such case you may be required to pay additional premiums in

order to prevent the policy from terminating. For details see, "Lapse and Reinstatement."

You may pay additional premiums at any time prior to the scheduled maturity date, subject to the following limitations:

•  The minimum premium that we will accept is $25 or the amount required to keep the policy in force.

•  We reserve the right to refund any excess premiums that would cause the policy to fail to meet the definition of life insurance under the Internal Revenue Code.*

•  We reserve the right to require evidence of insurability for any premium payment that results in an increase in the death benefit greater than the amount of the premium.

•  We will return any excess premium to you if it will cause the Policy to become a modified endowment contract (MEC) and request further instructions.*

•  Any premium payment in excess of $1,000,000 is subject to our approval.

*  If the policy has an outstanding policy loan, we will apply all or a portion of the excess premium as a loan repayment instead of returning the excess premium. If the excess premium can be applied within 30 days of receipt and not cause a MEC or failure to meet the definition of life insurance, we will hold the excess without interest and apply it on such date.

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for additional information on MEC policies). If we receive a subsequent premium payment that would cause the Policy to become a MEC, we will follow these procedures:

•  If the premium is received more than 20 calendar days prior to the Policy Anniversary Date or if it is greater than your planned premium, we will apply the premium to the Policy. We will notify you in writing that your Policy has become a MEC and provide you with the opportunity to correct the MEC status as specified in the notice. You have 2 weeks from the date of the notice to respond.

•  If we receive the premium within 20 calendar days prior to the policy anniversary date and it is less than or equal to the planned premium, the premium payment will be considered not in good order. We will hold the payment without interest and credit it to the policy on the policy anniversary date. If the policy anniversary date is not a Valuation Date, the payment will then be credited on the next Valuation Date following the policy anniversary. The owner will be notified of our action after the premium payment has been credited.

These procedures may not apply if there has been a material change to your policy that impacts the 7-pay limit or 7-pay period because the start of the 7-pay year may no longer coincide with your policy anniversary.

In some cases, applying a subsequent premium payment in a policy year could cause your Policy to fail the definition of life insurance. If we receive a subsequent premium payment that would cause the Policy to fail the definition of life insurance, the premium payment will be considered not in good order and we will follow these procedures:

•  If the premium is received more than 20 calendar days prior to the Policy Anniversary Date or if it is greater than your planned premium, we will return the excess premium payment to you and await further instructions.

•  If we receive the premium within 20 calendar days prior to the policy anniversary date and it is less than or equal to the planned premium, we will hold the payment without interest and credit the premium payment on the policy anniversary date. If the policy anniversary date is not a Valuation Date, the payment will then be credited on the next Valuation Date following the policy. The owner will be notified of our action after the premium payment has been credited.

Allocation of Premium Payments

Any premiums we receive prior to the issuance of the Policy will be held in a non-interest bearing suspense account during the underwriting process. With respect to any initial premium payment received before the contract date and any premium payment that is not in good order, we may temporarily hold the Premium in a suspense account and we may earn interest on such amount. You will not be credited interest during that period. The monies held in the suspense account may be subject to claims of our general creditors. The premium payment will not be reduced nor increased due to market fluctuations during that period. After the Policy is issued, premium payments are not

applied to the Policy until they are received in good order at the addresses below or received by us via wire.

Initial Net Premium — During the application process, you choose how you want to allocate your initial Net Premium among the Sub-Accounts and the General Account on the premium allocation form. Any Net Premium received by us in good order prior to the end of the Right to Examine Period, will be allocated to the Hartford Money Market HLS Fund Sub-Account based on the next computed value of the Hartford Money Market HLS Fund Sub-Account. Upon the expiration of the Right to Examine Period, we will automatically allocate the value in the Hartford Money Market HLS Fund to the Fixed Account (if applicable) and the Sub-Accounts according to your premium allocation instructions.

Subsequent Net Premiums — For subsequent Net Premium Payments, you may send allocation instructions to the addresses shown below in accordance with our then current procedures. If you make a subsequent premium payment and do not provide us with allocation instructions, we will allocate the premium payment among the Sub-Accounts and the General Account in accordance with your most recent allocation instructions. Any allocation instructions will be effective upon receipt by us in good order and will apply only to premium payments received on or after that date. Subsequent premium payments received by us in good order will be credited to your Policy based on the next computed value of a Sub-Account following receipt of your premium payment. Net Premiums allocated to the General Account will be credited to your Policy on the day business day they are received.

You may not exceed twenty (20) investment choices at any given time and the percentage you allocate to each Sub-Account and/or the General Account must be in whole percentages.

How to send premium payments:

Mail

You should send premium payments to the following lockbox address:

The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as administrator for the Union Security policies
PO Boxes 64270, 64272 and 64275
St. Paul, MN 55164

or

To our Individual Life Operations Center at:
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as administrator for the Union Security policies
500 Bielenberg Drive

Woodbury, MN 55125

Wire

You may also arrange to pay your premium payments by wire. To wire payments call 1-800-231-5453 or email LifeService@Hartfordlife.com.

Mailed premium payments not sent to either of the addresses stated above will be considered not in good order. We will reroute the payment and apply it on the Valuation Date when it is received at the correct location and is determined to be in good order.


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You will receive several different types of notifications as to what your current premium allocation is. Each transaction confirmation received after we receive a premium payment will show how a Net Premium has been allocated. Additionally, each quarterly statement summarizes the current premium allocation in effect for your policy.

If your most recent premium allocation instructions include a Fund (merging Fund) that has been merged into another Fund (surviving Fund) and we do not receive alternative instructions, we will allocate the premium among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account based on your most recent allocation instructions, except that we will apply the premium that would have been allocated to the merging Fund to the surviving Fund. If your most recent premium allocation instructions include a Fund that has been liquidated, generally, unless we receive alternative instructions, we will automatically amend your allocation instructions to replace the liquidated fund with the Money Market Fund.

Accumulation Units — Net Premiums allocated to the Sub-Accounts are used to credit accumulation units to such Sub-Accounts.

The number of accumulation units in each Sub-Account to be credited to a policy and the amount to be credited to the General Account will be determined, first, by multiplying the Net Premium by the appropriate allocation percentage in order to determine the portion of Net Premiums or transferred Policy Value to be invested in the General Account or the Sub-Account. Each portion of the Net Premium or transferred Policy Value to be invested in a Sub-Account is then divided by the accumulation unit value in a particular Sub-Account next computed following its receipt. The resulting figure is the number of accumulation units to be credited to each Sub-Account.

Accumulation Unit Values — The accumulation unit value for each Sub-Account will vary to reflect the investment experience of the applicable Fund and will be determined on each Valuation Day by multiplying the accumulation unit value of the particular Sub-Account on the preceding Valuation Day by the net investment factor for that Sub-Account for the Valuation Period then ended. The net investment factor for each of the Sub-Accounts is equal to the net asset value per share of the corresponding Fund at the end of the Valuation Period (plus the per share amount of any dividend or capital gain distributions by that Fund in the Valuation Period then ended) divided by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Fund at the beginning of the Valuation Period. From this amount, the daily portion of the sales charge and premium tax charge and the mortality and expense risk charge assessed during the Valuation Period are then subtracted.

All valuations in connection with a policy, e.g., with respect to determining Policy Value, in connection with policy loans, or in calculation of death benefits, or with respect to determining the number of accumulation units to be credited to a policy with each premium payment other than the initial premium payment will be made on the date the request or payment is received by us in good order at our administrative office, provided such date is a Valuation Day; otherwise such determination will be made on the next succeeding date which is a Valuation Day.

Requests for Sub-Account transfers or premium payments received on any Valuation Day in good order after the close of the NYSE or a non-Valuation Day will be invested on the next Valuation Day.

Policy Values — Each policy will have a Policy Value. There is no minimum guaranteed Policy Value.

The Policy Value of a policy changes on a daily basis and will be computed on each Valuation Day. The Policy Value will vary to reflect the investment experience of the Sub-Accounts, the interest credited to the General Account and the Loan Account, and the Monthly Deduction Amounts, Net Premiums paid, and any withdrawals taken.

A policy's Policy Value is related to the net asset value of the Funds associated with the Sub-Accounts, if any, to which Net Premiums on the policy have been allocated. The Policy Value in the Sub-Accounts on any Valuation Day is calculated by, first, multiplying the number of accumulation units in each Sub-Account as of the Valuation Day by the then current value of the accumulation units in that Sub-Account and then totaling the result for all of the Sub-Accounts. A policy's Policy Value equals the policy's value in all of the Sub-Accounts, the General Account, and the Loan Account. A policy's Cash Value is equal to the Policy Value less any applicable surrender charges. A policy's Cash Surrender Value, which is the net amount available upon surrender of the policy, is the Cash Value less any Indebtedness. See "Accumulation Unit Values," above.

We will pay death proceeds, Cash Surrender Values, partial withdrawals, and loan amounts allocable to the Sub-Accounts within seven calendar days after we receive all the information needed to process the payment, unless the New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than a regular holiday or weekend, trading is restricted by the Commission, Commission declares that an emergency exists or the Commission by order permits the postponement of payment to protect Policy Owners.

Policy Value Advances — If you have met certain premium payment requirements, we will pay you Policy Value advances at the end of the seventh policy year, and at the end of each subsequent year, until the insured person reaches the age of 95. If you no longer meet the premium payment requirements, we will stop paying you Policy Value advances. You will meet the premium payment requirements if your total premiums paid to date (less policy loans and partial withdrawals) at least equal the total recommended monthly minimum premiums to date. For purposes of meeting the premium payment requirement at the end of the seventh policy year, premium payments made during that year in excess of 36 times the recommended monthly minimum premium at that time will be disregarded.

At the end of each policy year, we will allocate the Policy Value advances among the General Account and your investment options on a pro rata basis unless you provide us with other instructions. We reserve the right to recover these Policy Value advances. The Policy Value advances are a percentage of the average recommended monthly minimum premium to date under the policy times 12.


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Current Policy Value Advance Percentages

Age of Insured
Person at Issue
 

Policy Year 7

 

Policy Year 8

  Policy Years 9
and Later to
Age 95
 
  0-60      

2

%

   

6

%

   

10

%

 
  61-70      

5

%

   

7

%

   

10

%

 
  71-80      

6

%

   

6

%

   

6

%

 

We also reserve the right to reduce the Policy Value advances. If we intend to reduce the Policy Value advances, we will give you one year's notice. We will not reduce the policy value advance percentages below the following guaranteed percentages:

Guaranteed Policy Value Advance Percentages

Age of Insured
Person at Issue
 

Policy Year 7

 

Policy Year 8

  Policy Years 9
and Later to
Age 95
 
  0-60      

2

%

   

6

%

   

10

%

 
  61-70      

2

%

   

6

%

   

7

%

 
  71-80      

2

%

   

5

%

   

6

%

 

Some states mandate how Policy Value advances are offered and guaranteed. Policy Value advances on policies issued in those states may differ from the Policy Value advances described above.

Cash Value Bonuses — We will pay you a cash value bonus at the end of the ninth policy year, and at the end of each subsequent policy year until the insured person reaches the age of 95. We will allocate the cash value bonuses among the General Account and your investment options on a pro rata basis unless you provide us with different instructions. The following table shows how the cash value bonuses are calculated:

Cash Surrender Value
on Date of Bonus
 
Bonus As a
Percent of
Cash Surrender
Value at End of
Policy Years 9
and through 19
  Bonus As a
Percent of
Cash Surrender
Value at End of
Policy Years 20
and Later to
Age 95
 
 

Less than $25,000

     

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

$

25,000

to $99,000

   

0.10

%

   

0.10

%

 

$

100,000

to $199,000

   

0.15

%

   

0.15

%

 

$

200,000

or more

   

0.15

%

   

0.25

%

 

Some states mandate the conditions, limitations and guarantees for cash value bonuses. Cash value bonuses on policies issued in those states may differ from the cash value bonuses described above.

Death Benefits and Policy Values

Death Benefit — Your policy provides for the payment of the death proceeds to the named beneficiary upon receipt of due proof of the death of the insured. Your policy will be effective on the policy date only after we receive all outstanding delivery requirements and the initial premium payment. You must notify us in writing as soon as possible after the death of the insured. The death proceeds payable to the beneficiary equal the death benefit less any Indebtedness and less any due and unpaid Monthly Deduction Amount occurring during a grace period.

Death Benefit Options — There are two death benefit options: the Level Death Benefit Option ("Option A"), or the Return of Policy Value Death Benefit Option ("Option B"). Subject to the minimum death benefit described below, the death benefit under each option is as follows:

•  Under Option A, the current Face Amount.

•  Under Option B, the current Face Amount plus the Policy Value on the date of the insured's death.

Death Benefit Option Changes — You may change your death benefit option. You must notify us of the change in writing. Any change will become effective on the Monthly Activity Date following the date we receive your request, or the date we approve any required evidence of insurability, if later. You may change Option B to Option A. If you do, both insureds must be alive and we will need evidence of insurability. The face amount will be increased by the amount of the policy value on the effective date of the change. You may change Option A to Option B. If you do, the Face Amount will become that amount available as a death benefit immediately prior to the option change, reduced by the then-current Policy Value.

Minimum Death Benefit — The policy must satisfy a death benefit compliance test to qualify as life insurance under section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code. The test effectively requires that the death benefit always be equal to or greater than the Policy Value multiplied by a certain percentage. Your policy has a minimum death benefit. We will automatically increase the death benefit so that it will never be less than the Policy Value multiplied by the minimum death benefit percentage for the then current year. This percentage varies according to the policy year and the insured's issue age, sex (where unisex rates are not used) and insurance class, and the definition of life insurance chosen at issue. This percentage will never be less than 100% or greater than 1400%. The specified percentage applicable to you is listed on the specifications page of your policy.

Examples of Minimum Death Benefit:

   

A

 

B

 

Face Amount

 

$

100,000

   

$

100,000

   

Policy Value

   

46,500

     

34,000

   

Specified Percentage

   

250

%

   

250

%

 

Death Benefit Option

   

Option A

     

Option A

   

In Example A, the death benefit equals $116,250, i.e., the greater of $100,000 (the Face Amount) or $116,250 (the Policy Value at the date of death of $46,500, multiplied by the specified percentage of 250%). This amount, less any outstanding Indebtedness, constitutes the death proceeds payable to the beneficiary.


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In Example B, the death benefit is $134,000, i.e., the greater of $100,000 (the Face Amount plus the Policy Value of $34,000) or $85,000 (the Policy Value of $34,000, multiplied by the specified percentage of 250%).

Valid Death Claims — The Company will pay the death proceeds (death benefit less indebtedness) to the beneficiary normally within seven days after proof of death of the insured is received by us, at the Individual Life Operations Center, and the Company has: 1) verified the validity of the claim; 2) received all required beneficiary forms and information; 3) completed all investigations of the claim; and 4) determined all other information has been received and is in good order.

Unscheduled Increases and Decreases in Face Amount — The face amount may be increased at any time. It may be decreased at any time after the third policy year, but not within one year of a face amount increase. You may request a change in writing. Any increase or decrease will take effect on the first monthly anniversary following that day we approve the request. Changes are subject to the following:

1.  The decrease will be applied to the initial face amount and any increase in face amount in reverse order in which they

became effective. The face amount after any requested decrease may not be less than the minimum face amount shown on the policy schedule. It will not be allowed if it would cause the policy to fail to qualify as life insurance under Section 7702 of the Code.

2.  Any request for a face amount increase will require proof of insurability for both insureds which is satisfactory to us. An increase will also require sufficient surrender value to cover the first new monthly deduction. The minimum increase is shown on your policy schedule and is subject to our issue rules and limits at the time of increase. Increases will not be allowed if any disability benefit is paid under the terms of a rider, or if there is only one surviving insured.

Charges and Contract Values — Your contract values decrease due to the deduction of policy charges. Contract values may increase or decrease depending on investment performance; investment expenses and fees reduce the investment performance of the Sub-Accounts. Fluctuations in your Policy Value may have an effect on your death benefit. If your contract lapses, the contract terminates and no death benefit will be paid.

Making Withdrawals From Your Policy

Surrender — Provided your policy has a Cash Surrender Value, you may surrender your policy to us. In such case you may be subject to a surrender charge, see "Surrender Charge." We will pay you the Cash Surrender Value. Our liability under the policy will cease as of the date we receive your request in writing at our Designated Address, or the date you request your surrender, (our current administration rules allow a policy owner to designate a future surrender date, no more than ten calendar days from the date we receive the request) whichever is later.

Withdrawals — Once each year after the first policy year, you may withdraw part of your policy's Cash Surrender Value. Withdrawals may be subject to a Transaction Fee. See "Transaction Fee." You may request a withdrawal on our Partial Withdrawal form. No withdrawals are permitted that would reduce the policy's Face Amount below $25,000. If the death benefit option then in effect is Option A, the Face Amount will be reduced by the amount of any partial withdrawal. Unless specified, the withdrawal will be deducted

on a pro rata basis from the General Account and the Sub-Accounts. We will not permit a withdrawal if it would cause your policy to fail to qualify as life insurance under the tax laws.

Any time after the first policy year, withdrawals are allowed only if the 12 minimum monthly premiums have been paid. A similar restriction applies after a requested increase in your Face Amount.

We will normally pay You the amount of the Withdrawal or Cash Surrender Value, less any taxes and applicable charges, within seven calendar days of Our receipt of a good order request. We may, however, delay payment of amounts from the Sub-Accounts if the New York Stock Exchange is closed for other than a regular holiday or weekend, trading is restricted by the Commission, the Com-mission declares that an emergency exists or the Commission by order permits the postponement of payment to protect Policy Owners. In addition, we may delay payment of proceeds that are not attributable to the Sub-Accounts for up to six months for the date of Our receipt of a good order request.

Loans

Availability of Loans — At any time while the Policy is in force and has a Cash Surrender Value, You may obtain a loan from Us. We will hold the Policy as sole security for repayment of any such loans taken. We may defer granting a loan, for the period permitted by law but not more than six months, unless the loan is to be used to pay premiums on any policies You have with Us.

Unless you specify otherwise, all loan amounts will be transferred on a pro-rata basis from the General Account and each of the Sub-Accounts to the Loan Account.

If total Indebtedness equals or exceeds the Cash Value on any Monthly Activity Date, the policy will then go into default. See "Lapse and Reinstatement."

Loan Repayments — You can repay all or any part of a loan at any time while your policy is in force and the insured is alive. The amount of your policy loan repayment will be deducted from the Loan Account. It will be allocated among the General Account and Sub-Accounts in the same percentage as premiums are allocated.


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Effect of Loans on Policy Value — A loan, whether or not repaid, will have a permanent effect on your Policy Value and Death Benefit. This effect occurs because the investment results of each Sub-Account will apply only to the amount remaining in such Sub-Accounts. In addition, the rate of interest credited to the General Account will usually be different than the rate credited to the Loan Account. The longer a loan is outstanding, the greater the effect on your Policy Value is likely to be. Therefore, it is generally advisable to use any Premium Payments made to the Policy while a loan is outstanding to repay the loan. Such effect could be favorable or unfavorable. If the General Account and the Sub-Accounts earn more than the annual interest rate for funds held in the Loan Account, your Policy Value will not increase as rapidly as it would have had no loan been made. If the General Account and the Sub-Accounts earn less than the Loan Account, then your Policy Value will be greater than it would have been had no loan been made. Additionally, if not repaid, the aggregate amount of the outstanding Indebtedness will reduce the death proceeds and the Cash Surrender Value otherwise payable.

Credited Interest — Any amounts in the Loan Account will be credited with interest at an effective annual rate of 5.0%.

Enhanced Credited Rate For Policy Loans — We will credit your policy with interest at an effective annual rate of 7.5% (7.0% in Massachusetts) on one policy loan of up to 10% of the surrender value in each policy year if:

•  the surrender value is at least $10,000 or

•  the policy has been in force for 12 years. The 10% limitation is raised to 15% for such loans obtained in policy years in which the insured is 591/2 or older.

Interest Charged on Indebtedness — Interest will accrue daily on the Indebtedness at the policy loan rate of not more than 6.97%. Because the interest charged on Indebtedness may exceed the rate credited to the Loan Account, the Indebtedness may grow faster than the Loan Account. If this happens, any difference between the value of the Loan Account and the Indebtedness will be transferred on each policy anniversary or on the date of any loan transaction from the General Account and Sub-Accounts to the Loan Account on a pro rata basis.

Lapse and Reinstatement

The policy will go into default on any Monthly Activity Date if the Cash Surrender Value is not sufficient to cover the Monthly Deduction Amount.

If the policy goes into default, we will send you a lapse notice warning you that the policy is in danger of terminating. That lapse notice will tell you the minimum premium required to keep the policy from terminating. This minimum premium equals the amount to pay three Monthly Deduction Amounts plus the Cash Value deficit as of the day the policy grace period began. That notice will be mailed both to you on the first day the policy goes into default, at your last known address, and to any assignee of record.

Grace Period — We will keep your policy in force for the 61-day period following the date your policy goes into default. We call that period the policy Grace Period. However, if we have not received the required premiums (specified in your lapse notice) by the end of the policy Grace Period, the policy will terminate. If the insured dies during the Grace Period, we will pay the death benefit reduced by any money you owe us, such as outstanding loans, loan interest or unpaid charges.

Guaranteed Death Benefit — The policy will remain in force at the end of the policy Grace Period as long as the Guaranteed Death Benefit is available, as described below.

The Guaranteed Death Benefit is available so long as:

(a)  the policy is in the Guaranteed Death Benefit Period; and

(b)  on each Monthly Activity Date during that period, the cumulative premiums paid into the policy, less Indebtedness and less withdrawals from the policy, equal or exceed an amount known as the monthly recommended minimum premium.

The monthly recommended minimum premium is specified in your policy and is the premium required to maintain the

Guaranteed Death Benefit. The monthly recommended minimum premium will increase if you take any withdrawals, loans, add any riders, or increase your Face Amount. The monthly recommended minimum premium will decrease if you terminate any riders or decrease your Face Amount. We will send you an amended schedule page of your new monthly recommended minimum premium.

If the insured person is younger than 60 years old at the time your policy is issued, the guarantee period is the lesser of 12 years or until age 65. If the insured person is between the ages of 60 to 70 at the time your policy is issued, the guarantee period is for five years. If the insured person is older than 70 years old from the date your policy is issued, the guarantee is for the greater of two years or until age 75. The Guaranteed Death Benefit is not available in all states, and the guarantee period may be shorter in some states due to state limitations.

Guaranteed Death Benefit Grace Period — If, on each Monthly Activity Date during the Guaranteed Death Benefit Period, the cumulative premiums paid into the policy, less Indebtedness and less withdrawals from the policy, do not equal or exceed the cumulative monthly recommended minimum premium on that date, a Guaranteed Death Benefit Grace Period of 30 days will begin. We will mail to you a notice. That notice will warn you that you are in danger of losing the Guaranteed Death Benefit and will tell you the amount of premium you need to pay to continue the Guaranteed Death Benefit.

The Guaranteed Death Benefit will be removed from the policy if the required premium is not paid by the end of the Guaranteed Death Benefit Grace Period. The Guaranteed Death Benefit will never again be available or in effect on the policy.


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Reinstatement — Unless the policy has been surrendered for its Cash Surrender Value, the policy may be reinstated prior to the maturity date, provided:

(a)  the insured is alive at the end of the grace period and is also alive on the date of reinstatement;

(b)  You make your request in writing within five years from the date the policy lapsed;

(c)  You submit to us satisfactory evidence of insurability;

(d)  any policy Indebtedness is repaid; and

(e)  You pay sufficient premium to (1) cover all Monthly Deduction Amounts that are due and unpaid during the Grace Period and (2) keep your policy in force for two months after the date of reinstatement.

The Policy Value on the reinstatement date will reflect:

(a)  the Cash Value at the time of termination; plus

(b)  Net Premiums derived from premiums paid at the time of reinstatement; minus

(c)  the Monthly Deduction Amounts that were due and unpaid during the policy Grace Period; plus

(d)  the Surrender Charge at the time of termination.

The surrender charge will be based on the duration from the original policy date as though the policy had never lapsed. If this policy is reinstated, the Incontestable and Suicide Exclusion provisions will go into effect. The contestable period and the suicide exclusion will begin on the date this policy is reinstated and will be based on the application taken at that time.

Federal Tax Considerations

Introduction

The following summary of tax rules does not provide or constitute any tax advice. It provides only a general discussion of certain of the expected federal income tax consequences with respect to amounts contributed to, invested in or received from a Contract, based on our understanding of the existing provisions of the Internal Revenue Code ("Code"), Treasury Regulations thereunder, and public interpretations thereof by the IRS (e.g., Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures or Notices) or by published court decisions. This summary discusses only certain federal income tax consequences to United States Persons, and does not discuss state, local or foreign tax consequences. The term United States Persons means citizens or residents of the United States, domestic corporations, domestic partnerships, trust or estates that are subject to United States federal income tax, regardless of the source of their income. See "Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations," regarding life insurance purchases by non-U.S. Persons.

This summary has been prepared by us after consultation with tax counsel, but no opinion of tax counsel has been obtained. We do not make any guarantee or representation regarding any tax status (e.g., federal, state, local or foreign) of any Contract or any transaction involving a Contract. In addition, there is always a possibility that the tax treatment of a life insurance contract could change by legislation or other means (such as regulations, rulings or judicial decisions). Moreover, it is always possible that any such change in tax treatment could be made retroactive (that is, made effective prior to the date of the change). Accordingly, you should consult a qualified tax adviser for complete information and advice before purchasing a Contract.

Although this discussion addresses some of the tax consequences if you use the Contract in various arrangements, including tax-qualified retirement arrangements, deferred compensation plans, split-dollar insurance arrangements or other employee benefits arrangements, the discussion is by no means exhaustive. The tax consequences of any such

arrangement may vary depending on the particular facts and circumstances of each individual arrangement and whether the arrangement satisfies certain tax qualification requirements or falls within a potentially adverse and/or broad tax definition or tax classification (e.g., for a deferred compensation or split-dollar arrangement). In addition, the tax rules affecting such an arrangement may have changed recently, e.g., by legislation or regulations that affect compensatory or employee benefit arrangements. Therefore, if you are contemplating the use of a Contract in any arrangement the value of which to you depends in part on its tax consequences, you should consult a qualified tax adviser regarding the tax treatment of the proposed arrangement and of any Contract used in it.

The federal, as well as the state and local, tax laws and regulations may require the Company to report certain transactions with respect to your contract (such as an exchange of or a distribution from the contract) to the Internal Revenue Service and state and local tax authorities, and generally to provide you with a copy of what was reported. This copy is not intended to supplant your own records. It is your responsibility to ensure that what you report to the Internal Revenue Service and other relevant taxing authorities on your income tax returns is accurate based on your books and record. You should review whatever is reported to the taxing authorities by the Company against your own records, and in consultation with your own tax advisor, and should notify the Company if you find any discrepancies in case corrections have to be made.

THE DISCUSSION SET FORTH BELOW IS INCLUDED FOR GENERAL PURPOSES ONLY. SPECIAL TAX RULES MAY APPLY WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS THAT ARE NOT DISCUSSED HEREIN. EACH POTENTIAL PURCHASER OF A CONTRACT IS ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH A QUALIFIED TAX ADVISER AS TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY AMOUNTS INVESTED IN A CONTRACT UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL OR FOREIGN TAX LAW.


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Taxation of Union Security and the Separate Account

The Separate Account is taxed as a part of Union Security which is taxed as a life insurance company under Subchapter L of Chapter 1 of the Code. Accordingly, the Separate Account will not be taxed as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code. Investment income and realized capital gains on the assets of the Separate Account (the underlying Funds) are reinvested and are taken into account in determining the value of the Accumulation Units. As a result, such investment income and realized capital gains are automatically applied to increase reserves under the policy.

Currently, no taxes are due on interest, dividends and short-term or long-term capital gain earned by the Separate Account with respect to the policies. Hartford is entitled to certain tax benefits related to the investment of company assets, including assets of the Separate Account. These tax benefits, which may include the foreign tax credit and the corporate dividends received deduction, are not passed back to you since Hartford is the owner of the assets from which the tax benefits are derived.

Income Taxation of Policy Benefits — Generally

For federal income tax purposes, the Policies should be treated as life insurance contracts under Section 7702 of the Code. The death benefit under a life insurance contract is generally excluded from the gross income of the beneficiary. Also, a life insurance policy owner is generally not taxed on increments in the contract value prior to a receipt of some amount from the policy, e.g., upon a partial or full surrender. Section 7702 imposes certain limits on the amounts of the premiums paid and cash value accumulations in a policy, in order for it to remain tax-qualified as a life insurance contract. We intend to monitor premium and cash value levels to assure compliance with the Section 7702 requirements.

Although we believe that the survivor policies are in compliance with Section 7702 of the Code, the manner in which Section 7702 should be applied to certain features of a joint survivorship life insurance contract is not directly addressed by Section 7702. In the absence of final regulations or other guidance issued under Section 7702, there is necessarily some uncertainty whether a last survivor life insurance policy will meet the Section 7702 definition of a life insurance contract.

At the time We issue the Policy, You must irrevocably elect one of the following tests to qualify the Policy as life insurance under section 7702 of the Code: (a) the cash value accumulation test; or (b) the guideline premium and cash value corridor test.

Under the cash value accumulation test, a Policy's Death Benefit must be large enough to ensure that the Policy's Account Value is never larger than the net single premium that is needed to fund future benefits under the Policy. The net single premium under the Policy varies according to the age(s), sex(es) and underwriting class(s) of the insured(s) and is calculated in accordance with section 7702 and used to determine the minimum death benefit percentages stated in the Policy.

The guideline premium and cash value corridor test is made up of two components, each of which must be satisfied in order to qualify as life insurance under section 7702. Under the guideline premium portion of the test, the total premiums you pay cannot exceed your Policy's guideline premium limit. The guideline premium limit is the greater of the guideline single premium or the sum of the guideline level premiums to date. Under the cash value corridor portion of the test, the Policy's Death Benefit may not be less than the Policy Account Value multiplied by the minimum death benefit percentages set forth in section 7702 (and stated in the Policy).

There is some uncertainty as to the proper determination of the premium limits for purposes of section 7702 and 7702A in the case of policies involving substandard risks. We believe our method of addressing substandard risks is reasonable, but the IRS could take a contrary view. Accordingly, there is a risk that the IRS could contend that certain policies involving substandard risks fail to meet the definition of life insurance in section 7702 or should be considered modified endowment contracts.

We also believe that any loan received under a policy will be treated as indebtedness of the policy owner, and that no part of any loan under a policy will constitute income to the policy owner unless the policy is a modified endowment contract. A surrender or assignment of the policy may have tax consequences depending upon the circumstances. Policy owners should consult a qualified tax adviser concerning the effect of such changes.

There is a risk that the IRS could contend that certain preferred policy loans might not be loans for tax purposes. Instead, the IRS could treat these loans as distributions from the policy. If so, such amounts might be currently taxable.

During the first fifteen policy years, an "income first" rule generally applies to distributions of cash required to be made under Code Section 7702 because of a reduction in benefits under the policy.

The policy split option permits, under limited circumstances, a policy to be split into two individual policies on the life of each of the insureds. A policy split may have adverse tax consequences. It is unclear whether a policy split will be treated as a nontaxable exchange or transfer under the Code. Unless a policy split is so treated, among other things, the split or transfer will result in the recognition of taxable income on the gain in the policy. In addition, it is unclear whether, in all circumstances, the individual policies that result from a policy split would be treated as life insurance policies under Section 7702 of the Code or would be classified as modified endowment contracts. The policy owner should consult a qualified tax adviser regarding the possible adverse tax consequences of a policy split.

The Maturity Date Extension Rider allows a policy owner to extend the maturity date to the date of the death of the last surviving insured. If the maturity date of the policy is extended by rider, we believe the policy will continue to be treated as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes after the scheduled maturity date. However, due to the lack of specific guidance on this issue, the result is not certain. If the policy is not


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treated as a life insurance contract for federal income tax purposes after the scheduled maturity date, among other things, the death proceeds may be taxable to the recipient. The policy owner should consult a qualified tax adviser regarding the possible adverse tax consequences resulting from an extension of the scheduled maturity date.

Diversification Requirements

The Code requires that investments supporting your policy be adequately diversified. Code Section 817(h) provides that a variable life insurance contract will not be treated as a life insurance contract for any period during which the investments made by the separate account or underlying fund are not adequately diversified. If a contract is not treated as a life insurance contract, the policy owner will be subject to income tax on annual increases in cash value.

The Treasury Department's diversification regulations under Code Section 817(h) require, among other things, that:

•  no more than 55% of the value of the total assets of the segregated asset account underlying a variable contract is represented by any one investment,

•  no more than 70% is represented by any two investments,

•  no more than 80% is represented by any three investments and

•  no more than 90% is represented by any four investments.

In determining whether the diversification standards are met, all securities of the same issuer, all interests in the same real property project, and all interests in the same commodity are each treated as a single investment. In the case of government securities, each government agency or instrumentality is treated as a separate issuer.

A separate account must be in compliance with the diversification standards on the last day of each calendar quarter or within 30 days after the quarter ends. If an insurance company inadvertently fails to meet the diversification requirements, the company may still comply within a reasonable period and avoid the taxation of contract income on an ongoing basis. However, either the insurer or the policy owner must agree to make adjustments or pay such amounts as may be required by the IRS for the period during which the diversification requirements were not met.

Fund shares may also be sold to tax-qualified plans pursuant to an exemptive order and applicable tax laws. If Fund shares are sold to non-qualified plans, or to tax-qualified plans that later lose their tax-qualified status, the affected Funds may fail the diversification requirements of Code Section 817(h), which could have adverse tax consequences for Contract Owners with premiums allocated to affected Funds. In order to prevent a Fund diversification failure from such an occurrence, Hartford obtained a private ruling letter ("PLR") from the IRS. As long as the Funds comply with certain terms and conditions contained in the PLR, Fund diversification will not be prevented if purported tax-qualified plans invest in the Funds. Hartford and the

Funds will monitor the Funds' compliance with the terms and conditions contained in the PLR.

Ownership of the Assets in the Separate Account

In order for a variable life insurance contract to qualify for income tax deferral, assets in the separate account supporting the contract must be considered to be owned by the insurance company, and not by the contract owner, for tax purposes. The IRS has stated in published rulings that a variable contract owner will be considered the "owner" of separate account assets for income tax purposes if the contract owner possesses sufficient incidents of ownership in those assets, such as the ability to exercise investment control over the assets. In circumstances where the variable contract owner is treated as the "tax owner" of certain separate account assets, income and gain from such assets would be includable in the variable contract owner's gross income. The Treasury Department indicated in 1986 that, in regulations or revenue rulings it would provide guidance on the extent to which contract owners may direct their investments to particular sub-accounts without being treated as tax owners of the underlying shares. Although no such regulations have been issued to date, the IRS has issued a number of rulings that indicate that this issue remains subject to a facts and circumstances test for both variable annuity and life insurance contracts.

Rev. Rul. 2003-92, amplified by Rev. Rul. 2007-7, indicates that where interests in a partnership offered in an insurer's separate account are not available exclusively through the purchase of a variable insurance contract (e.g., where such interests can be purchased directly by the general public or others without going through such a variable contract), such "public availability" means that such interests should be treated as owned directly by the contract owner (and not by the insurer) for tax purposes, as if such contract owner had chosen instead to purchase such interests directly (without going through the variable contract). None of the shares or other interests in the fund choices offered in our Separate Account for your Contract are available for purchase except through an insurer's variable contracts or other permitted entities.

Rev. Rul. 2003-91 indicates that an insurer could provide as many as 20 fund choices for its variable contract owners (each with a general investment strategy, e.g., a small company stock fund or a special industry fund) under certain circumstances, without causing such a contract owner to be treated as the tax owner of any of the underlying fund assets. The ruling does not specify the number of fund options, if any, that might prevent a variable contract owner from receiving favorable tax treatment. As a result, we believe that any owner of a contract also should receive the same favorable tax treatment. However, there is necessarily some uncertainty here as long as the IRS continues to use a facts and circumstances test for investor control and other tax ownership issues. Therefore, we reserve the right to modify the Contract as necessary to prevent you from being treated as the tax owner of any underlying assets.


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Tax Deferral During Accumulation Period

Under existing provisions of the Code, except as described below, any increase in a policy owner's contract value is generally not taxable to the policy owner unless amounts are received (or are deemed to be received) under the policy prior to the insured's death. If there is a total withdrawal from the policy, then the surrender value will be includable in the policy owner's income to the extent that the amount received exceeds the policy's "basis" or "investment in the contract." (If there is any debt at the time of a total withdrawal, then such debt will be treated as an amount distributed to the policy owner.) The "investment in the contract" is the aggregate amount of premium payments and other consideration paid for the policy, less the aggregate amount received under the policy previously to the extent such amounts received were excludable from gross income. Whether partial withdrawals (or loans or other amounts deemed to be received) from the policy constitute income to the policy owner depends, in part, upon whether the policy is considered a modified endowment contract for federal income tax purposes, as described below.

Modified Endowment Contracts

Code Section 7702A applies an additional limit on premiums paid, the seven-pay test, to life insurance contracts. The seven-pay test provides that premiums cannot be paid at a rate more rapidly than that allowed by the payment of seven annual premiums using specified computational rules described in Section 7702A(c). A modified endowment contract ("MEC") is a life insurance policy that either: (i) satisfies the Section 7702 definition of a life insurance contract, but fails the seven-pay test of Section 7702A or (ii) is exchanged for a MEC. A policy fails the seven-pay test if the accumulated amount paid into the policy at any time during the first seven policy years (or during any later seven-year test period) exceeds the sum of the net level premiums that would have been paid up to that point if the policy provided for paid-up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual premiums. Computational rules for the seven-pay test are described in Section 7702A(c).

A new seven-pay test and seven-year test period may be applied each time that a policy undergoes a material change, which includes an increase in the Face Amount. In addition, where the death benefit is payable only upon the death of a surviving insured individual, if there is a reduction in benefits under the policy at any time, the seven-pay test is applied retroactively as if the policy always had the reduced benefit level from the date of issue. Any reduction in benefits attributable to the nonpayment of premiums will not be taken into account for purposes of the seven-pay test if the benefits are reinstated within 90 days after the reduction.

A policy that is classified as a MEC is eligible for certain aspects of the beneficial tax treatment accorded to life insurance. That is, the death benefit is excluded from income tax and increments in contract value are not subject to current income tax (prior to an actual or deemed receipt of some amount). However, if the contract is classified as a MEC, then

withdrawals and other amounts received or deemed received from the contract will be treated first as withdrawals of income and then as a tax-free recovery of premium payments or other basis. Thus, withdrawals will be includable in income to the extent the contract value exceeds the unrecovered basis. Also, the income portion of any amount received or deemed received prior to age 591/2 is subject to an additional 10% penalty tax, with certain exceptions. The amount of any loan (including unpaid interest thereon) under the contract will be treated as an amount received from the contract for income tax and additional 10% penalty tax purposes. In addition, if the policy owner assigns or pledges any portion of the value of a contract (or agrees to assign or pledge any portion), then such portion will be treated as an amount received from the contract for tax purposes. The policy owner's basis in the contract is increased by the amount includable in income with respect to such assignment, pledge or loan, though it is not affected by any other aspect of the assignment, pledge or loan (including its release or repayment).

All MEC policies that are issued in the same calendar year to the same policy owner by the same insurer (or its affiliates) are treated as one MEC policy for the purpose of determining the taxable portion of any loan or other amount received or deemed received that is subject to ordinary income tax or the 10% penalty tax. The adverse income tax (and 10% penalty tax) treatment of loans or other amounts received or deemed received from a MEC affects not only those amounts received or deemed received after the date on which a policy first becomes a MEC, but also those amounts received or deemed received in anticipation of the policy becoming a MEC. Amounts received or deemed received during the 2 years prior to such initial MEC date are automatically treated as amounts received in anticipation of MEC status.

Before assigning, pledging, or requesting a loan or other amount to be received under a policy that is a MEC, a policy owner should consult a qualified tax adviser.

We have instituted procedures to monitor whether a policy may become classified as a MEC.

Estate and Generation Skipping Transfer Taxes

Estate Tax — Generally

When the last surviving insured dies, the death proceeds will generally be includable in the policy owner's estate for purposes of federal estate tax if the last surviving insured owned the policy. If the policy owner was not the last surviving insured, the fair market value of the policy would be included in the policy owner's estate upon the policy owner's death. The policy would not be includable in the last surviving insured's estate if he or she neither retained incidents of ownership at death nor had given up ownership within three years before death.

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transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the owner. Regulations issued under the Code may require us to deduct the tax from your policy, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

Federal Income Tax Withholding and Reporting

You must affirmatively elect that no taxes be withheld from a pre-death distribution. Otherwise, the taxable portion of any amounts you receive will be subject to withholding. You are not permitted to elect out of withholding if you do not provide a social security number or other taxpayer identification number. You may be subject to penalties under the estimated tax payment rules if your withholding and estimated tax payments are insufficient to cover the tax due.

Non-Individual Owners and Business Beneficiaries of Policies

Effective for all "employer-owned life insurance contracts" issued after August 17, 2006, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the "Act") amended the Internal Revenue Code ("Code") by adding a new section 101(j).

Under section 101(j), death benefits from an "employer-owned life insurance contract" are subject to federal income tax in excess of premiums and other amounts paid, unless the notice and consent requirements of section 101(j)(4) are satisfied and an exception under section 101(j)(2) applies.

For the purposes of section 101(j), an "employer-owned life insurance contract" is defined as a life insurance contract which —

(i)  is owned by a person engaged in a trade or business ("policyholder") under which the policyholder (or a related person) is directly or indirectly a beneficiary under the contract, and

(ii)  covers the life of an insured who is an employee with respect to the trade or business of the policyholder. For these purposes, the term "employee" means all employees, including officers and highly compensated employees, as well as directors.

Notice and consent is generally satisfied if, before the contract is issued, the employee —

•  is notified in writing that the policyholder intends to insure the employee's life and the maximum face amount for which the employee could be insured at the time the contract was issued,

•  provides written consent to being insured under the contract and that such coverage may continue after the insured terminates employment, and

•  is informed in writing that the policyholder (or a related party) will be a beneficiary of any proceeds payable upon the death of the employee.

If the notice and consent requirements are met, the death benefit of an employer-owned life insurance contract will not be taxable if an exception under section 101(j)(2) applies.

Section 101(j)(2) provides exceptions based on the insured's status (e.g., a director or certain highly compensated employees or an insured who was an employee at any time within the 12-month period before the insured's death) with respect to the policyholder, as well as exceptions for death benefit amounts paid to certain of the insured's heirs (e.g., the insured's estate or any individual who is the designated beneficiary of the insured under the contract (other than the policyholder)).

If a policy is owned or held by a corporation, trust or other non-natural person, this could jeopardize some (or all) of such entity's interest deduction under Code Section 264, even where such entity's indebtedness is in no way connected to the policy. In addition, under Section 264(f)(5), if a business (other than a sole proprietorship) is directly or indirectly a beneficiary of a policy, this policy could be treated as held by the business for purposes of the Section 264(f) entity-holder rules.

Prior to purchasing a life insurance contract, a trade or business should consult with a qualified tax advisor.

Life Insurance Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations

The discussion above provides general information regarding U.S. federal income tax consequences to life insurance purchasers that are U.S. citizens or residents. Purchasers that are not U.S. citizens or residents will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax and withholding on taxable distributions from life insurance policies at a 30% rate, unless a lower treaty rate applies and required tax forms are submitted to us. If withholding applies, we are required to withhold tax at the 30% rate, or lower treaty rate if applicable, and remit it to the IRS. In addition, purchasers may be subject to state premium tax, other state and/or municipal taxes, and taxes that may be imposed by the purchaser's country of citizenship or residence.

Tax Disclosure Obligations

In some instances certain transactions must be disclosed to the IRS or penalties could apply. See for example, IRS Notice 2004-67. The Code also requires certain "material advisers" to maintain a list of persons participating in such "reportable transactions," which list must be furnished to the IRS upon request. It is possible that such disclosures could be required by Hartford, the Owner(s) or other persons involved in transactions involving life insurance contracts. It is the responsibility of each party, in consultation with their tax and legal advisors, to determine whether the particular facts and circumstances warrant such disclosure.

Special Rules for Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans

If a life insurance contract is purchased by a trust or other entity that forms part of a pension or profit-sharing plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code ("Qualified Plan") for the benefit of participants covered under the plan, the federal and state income and estate tax treatment of such policies will be somewhat different from that described this section. The purchase may also affect the qualified nature of the plan.


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The plan participant of a Qualified Plan must recognize the economic benefit of the insurance protection as income each year. The amount of economic benefit is measured by an IRS Table (currently Table 2001) or by a one-year term product of the insurer that meets specific IRS parameters outlined in IRS Notice 2002-8.

The death benefit under a life insurance contract is generally excluded from the gross income of the beneficiary. When life insurance is purchased within a Qualified Plan, the amount that is received income tax free is the difference between the face amount and the cash surrender value, but only to the extent that the participant has properly recognized into income the appropriate amount of economic benefit.

A Qualified Plan is subject to the so called "incidental benefit rules." A Qualified Plan is permitted to hold life insurance, so long as the life insurance coverage is "incidental" to the primary purpose of the plan and the plan document permits the purchase of life insurance. Life insurance coverage is considered "incidental" if less than 50 percent of the contributions can be used to purchase whole life insurance. Generally, for term, universal or variable life insurance, no more than 25 percent of such contributions may be used. The "incidental benefit" rules may also be satisfied if the death benefit does not exceed 100 times the participant's anticipated monthly normal retirement benefit. If the Qualified Plan does not comply with the incidental benefit rules, it may be subject to adverse tax consequences.

In April 2005, the Treasury Department and the IRS issued Rev. Proc. 2005-25 which discusses the valuation of life insurance policies within the context of Qualified Plans and Sections 83 and 79 of the Internal Revenue Code. In August of 2005, the Treasury Department issued final regulations clarifying that a life insurance policy transferred out of a Qualified Plan must be taxed at its full fair market value. The preamble to the final regulations states that taxpayers may rely on the safe harbor method for computing full fair market value discussed in Rev. Proc. 2005-25. Transfers may adversely affect the qualified plan if certain conditions are not met.

Distributions from Qualified Plans are generally subject to ordinary income tax, and if taken prior to age 591/2, a 10% federal tax penalty may apply to amounts distributed from the Qualified Plan. Also, distributions from a Qualified Plan generally are subject to federal income tax withholding requirements.

Employers and employer-created trusts may be subject to reporting, disclosure and fiduciary obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended ("ERISA").

Purchasers of life insurance in a Qualified Plan should consult a qualified tax advisor to ensure that they comply with these complex rules and understand the federal and state income and estate tax treatment of such policies.

Legal Proceedings

We are regularly involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business, both as a defendant and as a plaintiff. We may from time to time be subject to a variety of legal and regulatory actions relating to our current and past business operations. While we cannot predict the outcome of any pending or future

litigation, examination or investigation, and although no assurances can be given, we do not believe that any pending matter will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Restrictions on Financial Transactions

Federal laws designed to counter terrorism and prevent money laundering might, in certain circumstances, require us to block a policy owner's ability to make certain transactions and thereby we may refuse to accept any request for transfers, with-

drawals, surrenders, or death benefits, until the instructions are received from the appropriate regulator. We may also be required to provide additional information about you and your policy to government regulators.

Financial Statements

In connection with another product, Union Security has, in the past, filed annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). As of May 1, 2009, Union Security intends to rely on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-7 under the Exchange Act, and accordingly does not intend to file these reports, or other reports under the Exchange Act.

We have included the financial statements for the Company and the Separate Account for the year ended December 31, 2012 in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). To receive a copy of the SAI free of charge, call your financial professional or write to us at:

The Hartford
P.O. Box 2999
Hartford, CT 06104-2999


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Glossary of Special Terms

1933 Act: Refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

1940 Act: Refers to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Administrative Office: The Prudential Insurance Company of America serves as administrator for the Union Security Contracts. Their location and overnight mailing address is: 751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102.

Application: A form or set of forms that must be completed and signed by the prospective Owner and each Insured before We can issue a Policy.

Beneficiary: The person or persons designated in the Application or the most recent Beneficiary designation in our files, to whom insurance proceeds are paid.

Cash Surrender Value: the Cash Value less all Indebtedness.

Cash Value: the Policy Value less any applicable Surrender Charges.

Designated Address: Our address for receiving premium payments and other policyholder requests.

The Designated Address for sending premium payments is The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as administrator for the Union Security policies, P.O. Box 64273, St. Paul, MN 55164-0273 or to our Individual Life Operations Center at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as administrator for the Union Security policies, 500 Bielenberg Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125.

The Designated Address for sending all other policy holder transactions is to our Individual Life Operations Center at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as administrator for the Union Security policies, 500 Bielenberg Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125.

Face Amount: an amount we use to determine the Death Benefit. On the policy date, the Face Amount equals the initial Face Amount shown in your policy. Thereafter, it may change under the terms of the policy.

General Account: part of our general account to which all or a portion of the Policy Value may be allocated.

Good Order: means all necessary documents and forms are complete and in our possession.

Funds: the registered open-end management companies in which assets of the Separate Account may be invested.

Indebtedness: all loans taken on the policy, plus any interest due or accrued minus any loan repayments.

Loan Account: an account established for any amounts transferred from the General Account and Sub-Accounts as a result of loans. The amounts in the Loan Account are credited with

interest and are not subject to the investment experience of any Sub-Accounts.

Monthly Activity Date: the policy date and the same date in each succeeding month as the policy date. However, whenever the Monthly Activity Date falls on a date other than a Valuation Day, the Monthly Activity Date will be deemed to be the next Valuation Day.

Net Premium: the amount of premium credited to Policy Value. It is premium paid minus the sales load and premium tax charge taken directly from the premium, if any.

Policy: A legal contract between the Owner and Hartford Life Insurance Company or Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company that provides a death benefit payable to the beneficiary upon death of the Insured in accordance with the Policy.

Policy Owner: The Owner or entity named as such in the application whom has all the rights stated in this Policy while the Insured is living.

Policy Value: the total of all amounts in the General Account, Loan Account and Sub-Accounts.

Pro rata basis: an allocation method based on the proportion of the Account Value in the Fixed Account and each Sub-Account.

Separate Account: an account which has been established by us to separate the assets funding the variable benefits for the class of contracts to which the policy belongs from our other assets.

Sub-Account: the subdivisions of the Separate Account.

Surrender Charge: a charge that may be assessed if you surrender your policy.

Underlying Funds: The mutual funds that the Sub-Accounts invest in. The Underlying Funds are offered exclusively as investment choices in variable insurance products issued by life insurance companies. They are not offered or made available directly to the public. These portfolios may contain different investments than the similarly named mutual funds offered by the money manager; therefore, investment results may differ. Fund holdings and investment strategies are subject to change. Investments in some funds may involve certain risks and may not be appropriate for all investors.

Valuation Day: the date on which a Sub-Account is valued. This occurs every day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

We, us, our: Union Security Insurance Company (formerly Fortis Benefit Insurance Company).

You, your: the owner of the policy.


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Where You Can Find More Information

You can call us at 1-800-800-2000 ext. 13028 to ask us questions, or to get a Statement of Additional Information, free of charge. The Statement of Additional Information, which is considered a part of this Prospectus because it is incorporated by reference, contains more information about this life insurance policy and, like this prospectus, is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should read the Statement of Additional Information because it is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

We file other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC's public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-551-8090 for further information. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Variable Account C's Investment Company Act file number: 811-04613


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Union Security Insurance Company

Statement of Additional Information (Part B)
Wall Street Series VUL220
Variable Life Insurance
Variable Account C
Union Security Insurance Company

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. The information contained in this document should be read in conjunction with the prospectus and is incorporated by reference into the prospectus. To obtain a prospectus, call us at 1-800-800-2000 ext. 13028.

DATE OF PROSPECTUS: MAY 1, 2013
DATE OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: MAY 1, 2013



Union Security Insurance Company

Table of Contents

   

Page

 

General Information and History

   

3

   

Services

   

3

   

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   

3

   

Experts

   

3

   

Distribution of the Policies

   

3

   

Additional Information About Charges

   

4

   

Performance Data

   

5

   

Financial Statements

   

5

   

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General Information and History

Union Security Insurance Company ("Union Security") is the issuer of the contracts. Union Security is a Kansas corporation founded in 1910. It is qualified to sell life insurance and annuity contracts in the District of Columbia and in all states except New York.

Union Security is a wholly owned subsidiary of Assurant, Inc. ("Assurant" or the "Parent"). Assurant, Inc. is the ultimate parent of Union Security Insurance Company. Assurant, Inc. is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected other international markets. Its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ.

All of the guarantees and commitments under the contracts are general obligations of Union Security. None of Union Security's affiliated companies has any legal obligation to back Union Security's obligations under the contracts.

On January 2, 2013, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company ("Hartford") entered into agreements with The

Prudential Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") under which Prudential will reinsure the obligations of Hartford under the variable life policies and to provide administration for the policies. Prior to January 2, 2013, Hartford provided administration for the policies issued by Union Security Insurance Company ("USIC") in accordance with the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement dated April 1, 2001 by and between USIC and Hartford ("Hartford Administrative Services Agreement").

Prudential is a New Jersey domiciled life insurance company with offices located in Newark, New Jersey. Prudential's mailing address is 213 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102. Prudential is ultimately controlled by Prudential Financial, Inc.

Variable Account C was established as a separate account under Minnesota law on March 13, 1986. The Separate Account is classified as a unit investment trust registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Services

Safekeeping of Assets — Title to the assets of the Separate Account is held by Union Security. The assets are kept physically segregated and are held separate and apart from the

general corporate assets of Union Security. Records are maintained of all purchases and redemptions of Fund shares held in each of the Sub-Accounts.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The consolidated financial statements of Union Security Insurance Company as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 included in this Registration Statement have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and are included in reliance on

the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The address of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

Experts

The statements of assets and liabilities of Variable Account C of Union Security Insurance Company as of December 31, 2012, and the related statements of operations for each of the periods presented in the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the periods presented in the two years then ended, and the financial highlights in Note 6 for each of the periods presented in the five years then ended have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public

accounting firm, as stated in their report dated March 28, 2013, which is included in the Statement of Additional Information which is part of the Registration Statement. Such financial statements are included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. The principal business address of Deloitte & Touche LLP is City Place, 32nd Floor, 185 Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3402.

Distribution of the Policies

Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. ("HSD") serves as principal underwriter for the policies and offers the policies on a continuous basis. Its principal business office is 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06089. HSD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford Financial Services, LLC., which is an indirect subsidiary of Hartford Life, Inc. (the "Parent").

Hartford Life, Inc. is ultimately owned by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("The Hartford") HSD is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1934 as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA").


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On November 19, 2012, Union Security began paying HSD underwriting commissions for its role as principal underwriter of all policies offered through this separate account. The aggregate dollar amount of underwriting commissions paid to HSD in its role as principal underwriter for 2012: $154,986.

Prior to November 19, 2012, Union Security paid Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. (Woodbury Financial") underwriting commissions for its role as principal underwriter of all policies offered through this separate account. For the past three years, the aggregate dollar amount of underwriting commissions paid to Woodbury in its role as principal underwriter has been: 2012: $1,713,284; 2011: $1,984,376; and 2010: $2,068,913.

The policies are sold by salespersons who are financial professional registered broker-dealers who have entered into sales agreements with HSD. The salespersons are compensated for the sale by registered broker-dealers according to sales agreements between the salesperson and the broker-dealer. The commissions paid to the salespersons vary according to the terms of the sales agreement between the salesperson and the broker-dealer.

As compensation for selling the policies, Union Security pays to broker-dealers (including Woodbury Financial) a commission of up to100% of the premiums paid up to the first twelve recommended monthly minimum premiums, up to 4% of all other premiums paid during the first year of the policy, up to 3% of all such premiums in policy years two through six and up to 1.5% of all such premiums in years seven and later. Union Security pays a comparable amount of compensation for any increase of $25,000 or more in the Face Amount of coverage that you request.

Union Security may pay alternative amounts for sales of the policies under a flexible compensation plan, but the maximum value of any alternative amounts we pay is expected to be equivalent over time to the amounts described above.

Your registered financial professional receives a portion of the compensation that is payable to his or her broker-dealer in connection with the policy, depending on the agreement between your financial professional and his or her firm. Union Security is not involved in determining the compensation of your financial professional. That compensation arrangement may present its own incentives or conflicts. You may ask your financial professional how he/she will personally be compensated for the transaction.

In addition to the commissions described above in this SAI, Union Security and/or an affiliate pay to broker-dealers (including Woodbury Financial) additional amounts as general marketing allowances. Such payments may offset the broker-dealer's expenses in connection with activities that it is required to perform. Such payments may give Union Security greater access to financial professionals of the broker-dealers that receive such compensation.

All of the compensation described in this section may be more or less than the overall compensation on similar or other products and may influence your financial professional or broker-dealer to present this policy over other policies or over other investment options. You may ask your financial professional about these differing and divergent interests and how he/she and his/her broker-dealer are compensated for selling the policy.

These other compensation payments, which may be different for different broker-dealers, will be made by Union Security out of its assets and are not direct deductions from the policy values.

Additional Information About Charges

Purpose of Our Charges — The charges under the policies are designed to cover, in the aggregate, our direct and indirect costs of selling, administering and providing benefits under the policies. They are also designed, in the aggregate, to compensate us for the risks we assume and services that we provide under the policies. These include mortality risks (such as the risk that insured persons will, on average, die before we expect, thereby increasing the amount of claims we must pay); investment risks (such as the risk that adverse investment performance will make it more costly for us to provide the guaranteed death benefit or reduce the amount of our charge fee revenues below what we anticipate); sales risks (such as the risk that the number of policies we sell and the premiums we receive, net of withdrawals, are less than we expect thereby depriving us of expected economies of scale); regulatory risks (such as the risk that tax or other regulations may be changed in ways adverse to issuers of variable life insurance policies); and expense risks (such as the risk that the costs of administrative services that the policies require us to provide will exceed what we currently project).

If the charges that we collect from the policies exceed our total costs in connection with the policies, we will earn a profit. Otherwise we will incur a loss.

The monthly policy issuance expense charge is primarily intended to defray expenses incurred in underwriting and processing applications, and in issuing the policies. The monthly administrative charge that we deduct has been designed primarily to compensate us for the continuing administrative functions we perform in connection with the policies. The current monthly insurance charge has been designed primarily to provide funds out of which we can make payments of death benefits under the policies as insured persons die.

Any excess from the charges discussed in the preceding paragraph, as well as revenues from the premium tax and sales expense charge, and from the daily charge for mortality and expense risks, are primarily intended (a) to defray other unreimbursed administrative expenses, costs of paying sales commissions and other marketing expenses for the policies, and costs of paying death claims if the mortality experience of insured persons is worse than we expect), (b) to compensate


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us for the risks we assume under the policies, or (c) to compensate us for state and local taxes we have to pay when we receive a premium from you, as well as similar federal taxes we incur as a result of premium payments or (d) otherwise to be retained by us as profit. The surrender charge has also been designed primarily for these purposes.

Although the preceding paragraphs describe the primary purposes for which charges under the policies have been designed, these distinctions are imprecise and subject to considerable change over the life of a policy. We have full discretion to retain or use the revenues from any charge or charge increase for any purpose, whether or not related to the policies.

Change of Smoker Status — If the person insured under your policy is a smoker, you may apply to us for an improved risk class if the insured person meets our then applicable requirements for demonstrating that he or she has ceased smoking for a sufficient period. Any change from smoker to non-smoker risk class will take effect on the next monthly anniversary, and the non-smoker rates for the coverage under the

policy will be applied retroactively for the 12 months prior to the date of the change.

Gender Neutral Policies — Congress and the legislatures of various states have from time to time considered legislation that would require insurance rates to be the same for males and females of the same age, rating class and smoker status. In addition, employers and employee organizations should consider, in consultation with counsel, the impact of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on the purchase of a policy in connection with an employment-related insurance or benefit plan. In a 1983 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that, under Title VII, optional annuity benefits under a deferred compensation plan could not vary on the basis of sex.

Cost of Insurance Rates — Because of face amount increases, different cost of insurance rates may apply to different increments of face amount under your policy. If so, we attribute your policy value in proportion to the increments of face amount in order to compute our net amount at risk at each cost of insurance rate.

Performance Data

We may advertise the performance history of the underlying Funds of the policy. Performance history is based on the Funds' past performance only and is no indication of future performance.

The performance history of the underlying Funds includes deductions for the total fund operating expenses of the Funds. The performance information does not include any charges or fees that are deducted from your policy. These are charges and fees such as the sales charge, premium tax charge, cost of insurance, monthly administrative charge, death benefit guarantee charge, and any rider charges. Some of these charges vary depending on your age, gender, face amount, underwriting class, premiums, policy duration, and Policy Value. All of these policy charges will have a significant impact on your policy's Policy

Value and overall performance. If these charges and fees were reflected in the performance data, performance would be lower. To see the impact of these charges and fees on your policy's performance, you should obtain a personalized illustration based on historical Fund performance from your financial adviser.

Performance history of the underlying Funds is measured by comparing the value of the Fund at the beginning of the period to the value of the Fund at the end of the period. Performance is usually calculated for periods of one month, three months, year-to-date, one year, three years, five years, ten years, and since the inception date of the Fund if the Fund has existed for more than ten years.

Financial Statements

The financial statements of the Company and the Separate Account follow this page of the SAI. The financial statements of the Company only bear on the Company's ability to meet its obligations under the Contracts and should not be considered

as bearing on the investment performance of the Separate Account. The financial statements of the Separate Account present the investment performance of the Separate Account.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Contract Owners of
Variable Account C of Union Security Insurance Company
and the Board of Directors of Hartford Life Insurance Company

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the individual Sub-Accounts disclosed in Note 1 which comprise the Variable Account C of Union Security Insurance Company (the "Account") as of December 31, 2012, and the related statements of operations for each of the periods presented in the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the periods presented in the two years then ended, and the financial highlights in Note 6 for each of the periods presented in the five years then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Account's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Account is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Account's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly,

we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of December 31, 2012, by correspondence with the fund managers; where replies were not received from the fund managers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the individual Sub-Accounts disclosed in Note 1 constituting the Variable Account C of Union Security Insurance Company as of December 31, 2012, the results of their operations for each of the periods presented in the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the periods presented in the two years then ended, and the financial highlights in Note 6 for each of the periods presented in the five years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
March 28, 2013


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Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2012

    Hartford Balanced
HLS Fund
Sub-Account (1)
  Hartford Total
Return Bond
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Capital
Appreciation
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Dividend
and Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Global Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Assets:

 

Investments:

 

Number of shares

   

2,012,581

     

1,562,183

     

523,335

     

235,971

     

3,723,109

   

Cost

 

$

39,580,687

   

$

18,657,054

   

$

25,938,193

   

$

5,092,611

   

$

43,103,320

   

Market value

 

$

42,326,210

   

$

18,736,803

   

$

22,699,024

   

$

5,064,296

   

$

61,443,729

   

Due from Sponsor Company

   

11,600

     

39,197

     

     

1,124

     

   

Receivable from fund shares sold

   

     

     

53,094

     

     

27,837

   

Other assets

   

2

     

1

     

     

     

1

   

Total assets

   

42,337,812

     

18,776,001

     

22,752,118

     

5,065,420

     

61,471,567

   

Liabilities:

 

Due to Sponsor Company

   

     

     

53,094

     

     

27,837

   

Payable for fund shares purchased

   

11,600

     

39,197

     

     

1,124

     

   

Other liabilities

   

     

     

     

     

   

Total liabilities

   

11,600

     

39,197

     

53,094

     

1,124

     

27,837

   

Net assets:

 

For contract liabilities

 

$

42,326,212

   

$

18,736,804

   

$

22,699,024

   

$

5,064,296

   

$

61,443,730

   

Deferred contracts in the accumulation period:

 

Units owned by participants #

   

1,514,192

     

682,959

     

948,796

     

386,682

     

2,693,829

   

Minimum unit fair value # *

 

$

15.954916

   

$

20.608280

   

$

22.659703

   

$

12.599714

   

$

14.198613

   

Maximum unit fair value # *

 

$

50.460394

   

$

35.834415

   

$

25.909917

   

$

13.811894

   

$

29.641886

   

Contract liability

 

$

42,326,212

   

$

18,736,804

   

$

22,699,024

   

$

5,064,296

   

$

61,443,730

   

#  Rounded units/unit fair values

*  For Sub-Accounts with only one unit fair value, the unit fair value is illustrated in both the minimum and maximum unit fair value rows.

(1)  Formerly Hartford Advisers HLS Fund. Change effective June 29, 2012

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


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Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities — (continued)
December 31, 2012

    Hartford
Disciplined Equity
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Growth
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
High Yield
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Index
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Assets:

 

Investments:

 

Number of shares

   

2,494,275

     

85,097

     

8,490,542

     

940,820

     

1,834,353

   

Cost

 

$

22,388,640

   

$

974,857

   

$

144,626,262

   

$

8,105,476

   

$

43,560,380

   

Market value

 

$

34,029,673

   

$

1,100,553

   

$

253,843,379

   

$

8,549,457

   

$

54,463,533

   

Due from Sponsor Company

   

13,842

     

9,630

     

     

2,217

     

78,454

   

Receivable from fund shares sold

   

     

     

68,585

     

     

   

Other assets

   

2

     

     

     

     

   

Total assets

   

34,043,517

     

1,110,183

     

253,911,964

     

8,551,674

     

54,541,987

   

Liabilities:

 

Due to Sponsor Company

   

     

     

68,585

     

     

   

Payable for fund shares purchased

   

13,842

     

9,630

     

     

2,217

     

78,454

   

Other liabilities

   

     

     

     

1

     

1

   

Total liabilities

   

13,842

     

9,630

     

68,585

     

2,218

     

78,455

   

Net assets:

 

For contract liabilities

 

$

34,029,675

   

$

1,100,553

   

$

253,843,379

   

$

8,549,456

   

$

54,463,532

   

Deferred contracts in the accumulation period:

 

Units owned by participants #

   

1,626,368

     

95,484

     

5,636,862

     

380,122

     

2,978,122

   

Minimum unit fair value # *

 

$

14.247156

   

$

11.142598

   

$

24.235663

   

$

20.196113

   

$

12.912424

   

Maximum unit fair value # *

 

$

30.985039

   

$

12.214743

   

$

98.480883

   

$

25.497270

   

$

24.359822

   

Contract liability

 

$

34,029,675

   

$

1,100,553

   

$

253,843,379

   

$

8,549,456

   

$

54,463,532

   

#  Rounded units/unit fair values

*  For Sub-Accounts with only one unit fair value, the unit fair value is illustrated in both the minimum and maximum unit fair value rows.

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


SA-3



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities — (continued)
December 31, 2012

    Hartford
International
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Small/Mid Cap
Equity HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Mid Cap Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Money Market
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Small Cap
Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Assets:

 

Investments:

 

Number of shares

   

3,159,759

     

1,515,183

     

2,045,487

     

11,790,911

     

3,073,254

   

Cost

 

$

48,538,152

   

$

13,471,628

   

$

17,803,916

   

$

11,790,911

   

$

36,380,629

   

Market value

 

$

39,906,768

   

$

13,485,823

   

$

23,837,420

   

$

11,790,911

   

$

78,192,428

   

Due from Sponsor Company

   

     

     

     

18,946

     

18,376

   

Receivable from fund shares sold

   

79,807

     

25,171

     

42,993

     

     

   

Other assets

   

     

     

     

     

   

Total assets

   

39,986,575

     

13,510,994

     

23,880,413

     

11,809,857

     

78,210,804

   

Liabilities:

 

Due to Sponsor Company

   

79,807

     

25,171

     

42,993

     

     

   

Payable for fund shares purchased

   

     

     

     

18,946

     

18,376

   

Other liabilities

   

3

     

     

     

     

   

Total liabilities

   

79,810

     

25,171

     

42,993

     

18,946

     

18,376

   

Net assets:

 

For contract liabilities

 

$

39,906,765

   

$

13,485,823

   

$

23,837,420

   

$

11,790,911

   

$

78,192,428

   

Deferred contracts in the accumulation period:

 

Units owned by participants #

   

2,101,191

     

664,510

     

1,759,538

     

781,816

     

2,387,655

   

Minimum unit fair value # *

 

$

15.137229

   

$

17.580125

   

$

13.273416

   

$

12.643010

   

$

25.623634

   

Maximum unit fair value # *

 

$

22.993137

   

$

22.200159

   

$

13.744113

   

$

22.076381

   

$

41.111769

   

Contract liability

 

$

39,906,765

   

$

13,485,823

   

$

23,837,420

   

$

11,790,911

   

$

78,192,428

   

# Rounded units/unit fair values

* For Sub-Accounts with only one unit fair value, the unit fair value is illustrated in both the minimum and maximum unit fair value rows.

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


SA-4



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Assets and Liabilities — (concluded)
December 31, 2012

    Hartford Stock
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
U.S. Government
Securities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Assets:

 

Investments:

 

Number of shares

   

73,356

     

1,111,530

     

2,075,520

   

Cost

 

$

2,732,757

   

$

12,560,471

   

$

20,983,976

   

Market value

 

$

3,281,201

   

$

11,954,292

   

$

24,609,321

   

Due from Sponsor Company

   

7,077

     

29,163

     

16,553

   

Receivable from fund shares sold

   

     

     

   

Other assets

   

     

     

   

Total assets

   

3,288,278

     

11,983,455

     

24,625,874

   

Liabilities:

 

Due to Sponsor Company

   

     

     

   

Payable for fund shares purchased

   

7,077

     

29,163

     

16,553

   

Other liabilities

   

1

     

     

   

Total liabilities

   

7,078

     

29,163

     

16,553

   

Net assets:

 

For contract liabilities

 

$

3,281,200

   

$

11,954,292

   

$

24,609,321

   

Deferred contracts in the accumulation period:

 

Units owned by participants #

   

238,937

     

539,464

     

1,923,225

   

Minimum unit fair value # *

 

$

12.395373

   

$

17.424577

   

$

12.599849

   

Maximum unit fair value # *

 

$

14.707875

   

$

34.393432

   

$

13.043194

   

Contract liability

 

$

3,281,200

   

$

11,954,292

   

$

24,609,321

   

#  Rounded units/unit fair values

*  For Sub-Accounts with only one unit fair value, the unit fair value is illustrated in both the minimum and maximum unit fair value rows.

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


SA-5




Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford Balanced
HLS Fund
Sub-Account (1)
  Hartford Total
Return Bond
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Capital
Appreciation
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Dividend
and Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Global Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Investment income:

 

Dividends

 

$

1,249,616

   

$

748,410

   

$

330,355

   

$

116,113

   

$

331,643

   

Expenses:

 

Administrative charges

   

     

     

     

     

   

Mortality and expense risk charges

   

(373,706

)

   

(160,487

)

   

(175,044

)

   

(40,961

)

   

(578,410

)

 

Total expenses

   

(373,706

)

   

(160,487

)

   

(175,044

)

   

(40,961

)

   

(578,410

)

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

875,910

     

587,923

     

155,311

     

75,152

     

(246,767

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

313,658

     

2,247

     

(801,741

)

   

(27,010

)

   

1,832,291

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

3,309,464

     

583,575

     

4,272,121

     

562,142

     

10,341,900

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

3,623,122

     

585,822

     

3,470,380

     

535,132

     

12,174,191

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

4,499,032

   

$

1,173,745

   

$

3,625,691

   

$

610,284

   

$

11,927,424

   

(1) Formerly Hartford Advisers HLS Fund. Change effective June 29, 2012.

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


SA-6



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Operations — (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford
Disciplined Equity
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Growth
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
High Yield
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Index
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Investment income:

 

Dividends

 

$

530,330

   

$

   

$

   

$

672,147

   

$

1,083,692

   

Expenses:

 

Administrative charges

   

     

     

     

     

   

Mortality and expense risk charges

   

(271,035

)

   

(10,200

)

   

(2,273,479

)

   

(63,209

)

   

(441,643

)

 

Total expenses

   

(271,035

)

   

(10,200

)

   

(2,273,479

)

   

(63,209

)

   

(441,643

)

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

259,295

     

(10,200

)

   

(2,273,479

)

   

608,938

     

642,049

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

1,737,206

     

34,693

     

11,762,891

     

86,508

     

1,152,540

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

3,301,986

     

170,297

     

46,438,769

     

273,353

     

5,649,189

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

5,039,192

     

204,990

     

58,201,660

     

359,861

     

6,801,729

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

5,298,487

   

$

194,790

   

$

55,928,181

   

$

968,799

   

$

7,443,778

   

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


SA-7



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Operations — (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford
International
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Small/Mid Cap
Equity HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
MidCap Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Money Market
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
SmallCap
Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Investment income:

 

Dividends

 

$

746,292

   

$

81,130

   

$

275,214

   

$

   

$

   

Expenses:

 

Administrative charges

   

     

     

(29,798

)

   

     

   

Mortality and expense risk charges

   

(338,950

)

   

(67,749

)

   

(98,972

)

   

(98,765

)

   

(618,384

)

 

Total expenses

   

(338,950

)

   

(67,749

)

   

(128,770

)

   

(98,765

)

   

(618,384

)

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

407,342

     

13,381

     

146,444

     

(98,765

)

   

(618,384

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

(1,655,050

)

   

92,018

     

692,481

     

     

6,012,362

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

1,831,889

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

8,055,437

     

13,027

     

4,168,387

     

     

6,625,678

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

6,400,387

     

1,936,934

     

4,860,868

     

     

12,638,040

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

6,807,729

   

$

1,950,315

   

$

5,007,312

   

$

(98,765

)

 

$

12,019,656

   

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


SA-8



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Operations — (concluded)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford Stock
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
U.S. Government
Securities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Investment income:

 

Dividends

 

$

69,395

   

$

342,780

   

$

555,471

   

Expenses:

 

Administrative charges

   

     

     

(43,316

)

 

Mortality and expense risk charges

   

(18,036

)

   

(97,190

)

   

(142,658

)

 

Total expenses

   

(18,036

)

   

(97,190

)

   

(185,974

)

 

Net investment income (loss)

   

51,359

     

245,590

     

369,497

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

110,324

     

(97,752

)

   

454,280

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

274,803

     

203,946

     

2,855,663

   

Net gain (loss) on investments

   

385,127

     

106,194

     

3,309,943

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

436,486

   

$

351,784

   

$

3,679,440

   

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


SA-9




Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford Balanced
HLS Fund
Sub-Account (1)
  Hartford Total
Return Bond
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Capital
Appreciation
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Dividend
and Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Global Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

875,910

   

$

587,923

   

$

155,311

   

$

75,152

   

$

(246,767

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

313,658

     

2,247

     

(801,741

)

   

(27,010

)

   

1,832,291

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

3,309,464

     

583,575

     

4,272,121

     

562,142

     

10,341,900

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

4,499,032

     

1,173,745

     

3,625,691

     

610,284

     

11,927,424

   

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

3,515,447

     

1,269,152

     

1,831,363

     

343,026

     

5,171,918

   

Net transfers

   

(508,074

)

   

986,601

     

(1,156,780

)

   

128,099

     

(1,164,354

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(3,725,934

)

   

(1,461,319

)

   

(1,896,469

)

   

(515,287

)

   

(5,671,151

)

 

Other transactions

   

1,386

     

(2,663

)

   

1,688

     

208

     

1,347

   

Death benefits

   

     

(289

)

   

     

     

   

Net loan activity

   

10,422

     

(1,011

)

   

8,916

     

28

     

42,516

   

Cost of insurance

   

(3,499,582

)

   

(1,271,541

)

   

(1,402,826

)

   

(261,129

)

   

(4,270,077

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(4,206,335

)

   

(481,070

)

   

(2,614,108

)

   

(305,055

)

   

(5,889,801

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

292,697

     

692,675

     

1,011,583

     

305,229

     

6,037,623

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

42,033,515

     

18,044,129

     

21,687,441

     

4,759,067

     

55,406,107

   

End of year

 

$

42,326,212

   

$

18,736,804

   

$

22,699,024

   

$

5,064,296

   

$

61,443,730

   

(1) Formerly Hartford Advisers HLS Fund. Change effective June 29, 2012.

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


SA-10



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford
Disciplined Equity
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Growth
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
High Yield
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Index
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

259,295

   

$

(10,200

)

 

$

(2,273,479

)

 

$

608,938

   

$

642,049

   

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

1,737,206

     

34,693

     

11,762,891

     

86,508

     

1,152,540

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

3,301,986

     

170,297

     

46,438,769

     

273,353

     

5,649,189

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

5,298,487

     

194,790

     

55,928,181

     

968,799

     

7,443,778

   

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

2,931,329

     

72,461

     

17,659,197

     

453,596

     

4,876,747

   

Net transfers

   

(984,223

)

   

(102,416

)

   

(4,957,754

)

   

1,163,625

     

(1,099,425

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(3,478,140

)

   

(129,961

)

   

(22,524,462

)

   

(632,176

)

   

(4,775,881

)

 

Other transactions

   

(4,647

)

   

(89

)

   

(9,013

)

   

(280

)

   

162

   

Death benefits

   

(1,616

)

   

(20

)

   

(4,236

)

   

(342

)

   

(3,599

)

 

Net loan activity

   

11,440

     

133

     

88,794

     

(967

)

   

11,627

   

Cost of insurance

   

(2,665,237

)

   

(56,541

)

   

(16,215,620

)

   

(551,071

)

   

(3,965,967

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(4,191,094

)

   

(216,433

)

   

(25,963,094

)

   

432,385

     

(4,956,336

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

1,107,393

     

(21,643

)

   

29,965,087

     

1,401,184

     

2,487,442

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

32,922,282

     

1,122,196

     

223,878,292

     

7,148,272

     

51,976,090

   

End of year

 

$

34,029,675

   

$

1,100,553

   

$

253,843,379

   

$

8,549,456

   

$

54,463,532

   

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


SA-11



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford
International
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Small/Mid Cap
Equity HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
MidCap Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Money Market
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
SmallCap
Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

407,342

   

$

13,381

   

$

146,444

   

$

(98,765

)

 

$

(618,384

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

(1,655,050

)

   

92,018

     

692,481

     

     

6,012,362

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

1,831,889

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

8,055,437

     

13,027

     

4,168,387

     

     

6,625,678

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

6,807,729

     

1,950,315

     

5,007,312

     

(98,765

)

   

12,019,656

   

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

2,947,953

     

996,287

     

1,579,206

     

1,456,765

     

5,168,910

   

Net transfers

   

(1,394,739

)

   

(645,381

)

   

(654,361

)

   

2,443,990

     

(2,046,254

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(3,265,693

)

   

(1,533,075

)

   

(2,343,584

)

   

(2,714,779

)

   

(8,579,461

)

 

Other transactions

   

(1,455

)

   

(976

)

   

(2,342

)

   

307

     

(876

)

 

Death benefits

   

(12,065

)

   

     

(7,451

)

   

     

(8,092

)

 

Net loan activity

   

18,818

     

5,720

     

(2,539

)

   

(8,385

)

   

11,838

   

Cost of insurance

   

(2,433,039

)

   

(850,731

)

   

(1,330,156

)

   

(1,158,752

)

   

(4,817,484

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(4,140,220

)

   

(2,028,156

)

   

(2,761,227

)

   

19,146

     

(10,271,419

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

2,667,509

     

(77,841

)

   

2,246,085

     

(79,619

)

   

1,748,237

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

37,239,256

     

13,563,664

     

21,591,335

     

11,870,530

     

76,444,191

   

End of year

 

$

39,906,765

   

$

13,485,823

   

$

23,837,420

   

$

11,790,911

   

$

78,192,428

   

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


SA-12



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (concluded)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

    Hartford Stock
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
U.S. Government
Securities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

51,359

   

$

245,590

   

$

369,497

   

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

110,324

     

(97,752

)

   

454,280

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

274,803

     

203,946

     

2,855,663

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

436,486

     

351,784

     

3,679,440

   

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

280,898

     

999,876

     

1,700,129

   

Net transfers

   

(105,573

)

   

14,006

     

(606,086

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(371,418

)

   

(1,116,915

)

   

(2,370,991

)

 

Other transactions

   

3,305

     

145

     

1,033

   

Death benefits

   

     

(768

)

   

   

Net loan activity

   

780

     

20,026

     

2,458

   

Cost of insurance

   

(210,731

)

   

(1,026,531

)

   

(1,650,392

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(402,739

)

   

(1,110,161

)

   

(2,923,849

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

33,747

     

(758,377

)

   

755,591

   

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

3,247,453

     

12,712,669

     

23,853,730

   

End of year

 

$

3,281,200

   

$

11,954,292

   

$

24,609,321

   

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


SA-13



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

    Hartford Advisers
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Total
Return Bond
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Capital
Appreciation
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Dividend
and Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Global Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

337,797

   

$

(117,243

)

 

$

(1,051

)

 

$

61,737

   

$

(607,416

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

(114,874

)

   

66,157

     

(607,355

)

   

45,195

     

1,670,385

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

209,819

     

1,105,478

     

(2,383,961

)

   

(59,971

)

   

(10,728,208

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

432,742

     

1,054,392

     

(2,992,367

)

   

46,961

     

(9,665,239

)

 

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

3,746,706

     

1,261,873

     

2,042,528

     

325,572

     

5,595,370

   

Net transfers

   

(751,888

)

   

749,135

     

(1,006,140

)

   

63,508

     

(1,330,792

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(3,794,025

)

   

(1,688,120

)

   

(2,212,312

)

   

(472,718

)

   

(5,810,534

)

 

Other transactions

   

952

     

(159

)

   

1,236

     

(278

)

   

3,741

   

Death benefits

   

(8,197

)

   

     

(1

)

   

     

(42

)

 

Net loan activity

   

16,099

     

3,712

     

(5,241

)

   

(636

)

   

15,912

   

Cost of insurance

   

(3,512,718

)

   

(1,242,469

)

   

(1,449,427

)

   

(226,551

)

   

(4,483,245

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(4,303,071

)

   

(916,028

)

   

(2,629,357

)

   

(311,103

)

   

(6,009,590

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(3,870,329

)

   

138,364

     

(5,621,724

)

   

(264,142

)

   

(15,674,829

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

45,903,844

     

17,905,765

     

27,309,165

     

5,023,209

     

71,080,936

   

End of year

 

$

42,033,515

   

$

18,044,129

   

$

21,687,441

   

$

4,759,067

   

$

55,406,107

   

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


SA-14



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

    Hartford
Disciplined Equity
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Growth
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
High Yield
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Index
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

123,704

   

$

(8,464

)

 

$

(2,378,083

)

 

$

603,784

   

$

482,276

   

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

1,018,577

     

2,403

     

8,695,440

     

256,170

     

270,667

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

(940,370

)

   

(110,874

)

   

(30,189,756

)

   

(549,322

)

   

(175,531

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

201,911

     

(116,935

)

   

(23,872,399

)

   

310,632

     

577,412

   

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

3,214,120

     

72,350

     

19,145,736

     

504,944

     

5,234,426

   

Net transfers

   

(552,680

)

   

137,169

     

(5,542,301

)

   

(129,139

)

   

(750,175

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(3,686,077

)

   

(52,418

)

   

(23,169,800

)

   

(1,048,686

)

   

(5,263,238

)

 

Other transactions

   

1,585

     

267

     

6,785

     

546

     

(10,605

)

 

Death benefits

   

(1,029

)

   

     

(45,458

)

   

     

(1,558

)

 

Net loan activity

   

10,489

     

13

     

93,924

     

(2,668

)

   

17,205

   

Cost of insurance

   

(2,717,657

)

   

(52,063

)

   

(16,625,854

)

   

(547,809

)

   

(4,030,246

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(3,731,249

)

   

105,318

     

(26,136,968

)

   

(1,222,812

)

   

(4,804,191

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(3,529,338

)

   

(11,617

)

   

(50,009,367

)

   

(912,180

)

   

(4,226,779

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

36,451,620

     

1,133,813

     

273,887,659

     

8,060,452

     

56,202,869

   

End of year

 

$

32,922,282

   

$

1,122,196

   

$

223,878,292

   

$

7,148,272

   

$

51,976,090

   

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


SA-15



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

    Hartford
International
Opportunities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Small/Mid Cap
Equity HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
MidCap Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
Money Market
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
SmallCap
Growth
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(359,192

)

 

$

(79,085

)

 

$

(140,334

)

 

$

(107,466

)

 

$

(664,598

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

(1,888,832

)

   

(5,429

)

   

497,209

     

     

5,169,272

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

1,114,610

     

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

(4,291,746

)

   

(1,233,273

)

   

(2,633,559

)

   

     

(3,668,793

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(6,539,770

)

   

(203,177

)

   

(2,276,684

)

   

(107,466

)

   

835,881

   

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

3,261,809

     

1,133,090

     

1,794,187

     

1,741,529

     

5,674,046

   

Net transfers

   

(676,964

)

   

(878,193

)

   

(770,065

)

   

4,183,988

     

(2,502,113

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(4,663,390

)

   

(1,988,311

)

   

(3,103,278

)

   

(5,481,605

)

   

(8,491,706

)

 

Other transactions

   

3,154

     

9,041

     

(2,401

)

   

(124

)

   

28,256

   

Death benefits

   

(15,883

)

   

(2

)

   

(1,780

)

   

(4,784

)

   

(500

)

 

Net loan activity

   

9,646

     

1,114

     

583

     

29,074

     

4,413

   

Cost of insurance

   

(2,649,753

)

   

(920,729

)

   

(1,402,128

)

   

(1,163,477

)

   

(5,038,124

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(4,731,381

)

   

(2,643,990

)

   

(3,484,882

)

   

(695,399

)

   

(10,325,728

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(11,271,151

)

   

(2,847,167

)

   

(5,761,566

)

   

(802,865

)

   

(9,489,847

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

48,510,407

     

16,410,831

     

27,352,901

     

12,673,395

     

85,934,038

   

End of year

 

$

37,239,256

   

$

13,563,664

   

$

21,591,335

   

$

11,870,530

   

$

76,444,191

   

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


SA-16



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Statements of Changes in Net Assets — (concluded)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

    Hartford Stock
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford
U.S. Government
Securities
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
  Hartford Value
HLS Fund
Sub-Account
 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

27,224

   

$

239,567

   

$

233,651

   

Net realized gain (loss) on security transactions

   

(99,146

)

   

(49,261

)

   

280,958

   

Net realized gain on distributions

   

     

     

   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the year

   

11,382

     

320,802

     

(1,170,213

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(60,540

)

   

511,108

     

(655,604

)

 

Unit transactions:

 

Purchases

   

317,915

     

1,078,360

     

1,905,054

   

Net transfers

   

(322,282

)

   

(80,620

)

   

(1,190,747

)

 

Surrenders for benefit payments and fees

   

(404,954

)

   

(1,125,010

)

   

(2,906,321

)

 

Other transactions

   

148

     

158

     

(12,258

)

 

Death benefits

   

(767

)

   

(2,376

)

   

   

Net loan activity

   

(643

)

   

6,568

     

(470

)

 

Cost of insurance

   

(229,524

)

   

(1,066,191

)

   

(1,703,378

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from unit transactions

   

(640,107

)

   

(1,189,111

)

   

(3,908,120

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(700,647

)

   

(678,003

)

   

(4,563,724

)

 

Net assets:

 

Beginning of year

   

3,948,100

     

13,390,672

     

28,417,454

   

End of year

 

$

3,247,453

   

$

12,712,669

   

$

23,853,730

   

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


SA-17




Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2012

1.  Organization:

Variable Account C (the "Account") is a separate investment account established by Union Security Insurance Company (the "Sponsor Company") and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Both the Sponsor Company and the Account are subject to supervision and regulation by the Department of Insurance of the State of Connecticut and the SEC. The contract owners of the Sponsor Company direct their deposits into various investment options (the "Sub-Accounts") within the Account.

The Account is comprised of the following Sub-Accounts: the Hartford Balanced HLS Fund (formerly Hartford Advisers HLS Fund), Hartford Total Return Bond HLS Fund, Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund, Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund, Hartford Global Growth HLS Fund, Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund, Hartford Growth HLS Fund, Hartford Growth Opportunities HLS Fund, Hartford High Yield HLS Fund, Hartford Index HLS Fund, Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund, Hartford Small/Mid Cap Equity HLS Fund, Hartford MidCap Value HLS Fund, Hartford Money Market HLS Fund, Hartford SmallCap Growth HLS Fund, Hartford Stock HLS Fund, Hartford U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund, and Hartford Value HLS Fund.

The Sub-Accounts are invested in mutual funds (the "Funds") of the same name.

Under applicable insurance law, the assets and liabilities of the Account are clearly identified and distinguished from the Sponsor Company's other assets and liabilities and are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business the Sponsor Company may conduct.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies:

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Account, which are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP):

a)  Security Transactions — Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses on the sales of securities are computed using the average cost method. Dividend income is either accrued daily or as of the ex-dividend date based upon the fund. Net realized gain on distributions income is accrued as of the ex-dividend date. Net realized gain on distributions income represents those dividends from the Funds, which are characterized as capital gains under tax regulations.

b)  Unit Transactions — Unit transactions are executed based on the unit values calculated at the close of the business day.

c) Federal Income Taxes — The operations of the Account form a part of, and are taxed with, the total operations of the Sponsor Company, which is taxed as an insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). Under the current provisions of the IRC, the Sponsor Company does not expect to incur federal income taxes on the earnings of the Account to the extent the earnings are credited to the contract owners. Based on this, no charge is being made currently to the Account for federal income taxes. The Sponsor Company will review periodically the status of this policy in the event of changes in the tax law. A charge may be made in future years for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the contracts.

d)  Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the period. The most significant estimate contained within the financial statements are the fair value measurements.

e)  Mortality Risk — The mortality risk is fully borne by the Sponsor Company and may result in additional amounts being transferred into the Account by the Sponsor Company to cover shorter longevity of contract owners than expected. Conversely, if amounts allocated exceed amounts required, transfers may be made to the Sponsor Company.

f)  Fair Value Measurements — The Sub-Accounts' investments are carried at fair value in the Account's financial statements. The investments in shares of the Funds are valued at the December 31, 2012 closing net asset value as determined by the appropriate Fund manager. For financial instruments that are carried at fair value, a hierarchy is used to place the instruments into three broad levels (Levels 1, 2 and 3) by prioritizing the inputs in the valuation techniques used to measure fair value.

  Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Account has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 investments include highly liquid open-ended management investment companies ("mutual funds").


SA-18



Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
December 31, 2012

  Level 2: Observable inputs, other than unadjusted quoted prices included in Level 1, for the asset or liability or prices for similar assets and liabilities. Level 2 investments include those that are model priced by vendors using observable inputs.

  Level 3: Valuations that are derived from techniques in which one or more of the significant inputs are unobservable (including assumptions about risk). Because Level 3 fair values, by their nature, contain unobservable market inputs, considerable judgment is used to determine the Level 3 fair values. Level 3 fair values represent the best estimate of an amount that could be realized in a current market exchange absent actual market exchanges.

  In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

  As of December 31, 2012, the Sub-Accounts invest in mutual funds which are carried at fair value and represent Level 1 investments under the fair value hierarchy levels. There were no Level 2 or Level 3 investments in the Sub-Accounts. The Account's policy is to recognize transfers of securities among the levels at the beginning of the reporting period. There were no transfers among the levels for the year ended December 31, 2012.

g)  Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions — Management evaluates whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required at December 31, 2012. The 2007 through 2012 tax years generally remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

3.  Administration of the Account and Related Charges:

Each Sub-account is charged certain fees, according to contract terms, as follows:

a)  Cost of Insurance — In accordance with terms of the contracts, the Sponsor Company makes deductions for costs of insurance charges (COI), which relate to the death benefit component of the contract. The COI is calculated based on several factors including age, gender, risk class, timing of premium payments, investment performance of the Sub-Account, the death benefit amount, fees and charges assessed and outstanding policy loans. Because a contract's account value and death benefit may vary from month to month, the cost of insurance charge may also vary. These charges are deducted through redemption of units from applicable

contract owners' accounts and are included on the accompanying statements of changes in net assets.

b)  Mortality and Expense Risk Charges — The Sponsor Company, as an issuer of variable life contracts, assesses mortality and expense risk charges for which it receives a maximum annual fee of 1.00% of the Sub-Account's average daily net assets. These charges are reflected in the accompanying statements of operations as a reduction in unit value.

c)  Tax Expense Charges — If applicable, the Sponsor Company will make deductions up to a maximum rate of 3.00% of the contract's average daily net assets to meet premium tax requirements. An additional tax charge based on a percentage of the Sub-Accounts average daily net assets may be assessed on partial withdrawals or surrenders. These charges are a redemption of units from applicable contract owners' accounts and are reflected in surrenders for benefit payments and fees on the accompanying statements of changes in net assets.

d)  Administrative Charges — The Sponsor Company provides administrative services to the Account and receives a fee based upon the face amount of the policy. These charges are deducted through the redemption of units from applicable contract owners' accounts and are reflected in surrenders for benefit payments and fees on the accompanying statements of changes in net assets.

e)  Maintenance Fees — An asset based monthly expense may be charged, by the Sponsor Company, against the Sub-Accounts average daily net assets not to exceed 1.20% in each contract year. These expenses are deducted through a redemption of units from applicable contract owners' accounts and are reflected in surrenders for benefit payments and fees in the accompanying statements of changes in net assets.

f)  Rider Charges — The Sponsor Company will charge an expense for various rider charges, which are either included in the mortality and expense risk charges in the accompanying statements of operations or the surrenders for benefit payments and fees in the accompanying statements of changes in net assets. For further detail regarding specific product rider charges, please refer to Note 6, Financial Highlights.

g)  Issue Charges — The Sponsor Company may make deductions to cover issue expenses at a rate of $0.10 per $1,000 of the initial face value of the policy. These charges are deducted through a redemption of units from applicable contract owners' accounts and are reflected in cost of insurance in the accompanying statements of changes in net assets.


SA-19



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
December 31, 2012

4.  Purchases and Sales of Investments:

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the year ended December 31, 2012 were as follows:

Sub-Account

  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
 

Hartford Balanced HLS Fund*

 

$

2,105,076

   

$

5,435,502

   

Hartford Total Return Bond HLS Fund

   

2,965,368

     

2,858,516

   

Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund

   

1,423,602

     

3,882,399

   

Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund

   

1,102,080

     

1,331,981

   

Hartford Global Growth HLS Fund

   

1,101,656

     

7,238,225

   

Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund

   

1,305,494

     

5,237,296

   

Hartford Growth HLS Fund

   

160,717

     

387,349

   

Hartford Growth Opportunities HLS Fund

   

1,773,222

     

30,009,795

   

Hartford High Yield HLS Fund

   

2,482,677

     

1,441,353

   

Hartford Index HLS Fund

   

1,864,477

     

6,178,761

   

Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund

   

1,591,110

     

5,323,987

   

Hartford Small/Mid Cap Equity HLS Fund

   

2,189,225

     

2,372,110

   

Hartford MidCap Value HLS Fund

   

856,047

     

3,470,829

   

Hartford Money Market HLS Fund

   

5,449,671

     

5,529,289

   

Hartford SmallCap Growth HLS Fund

   

868,990

     

11,758,793

   

Hartford Stock HLS Fund

   

297,741

     

649,118

   

Hartford U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund

   

1,168,042

     

2,032,612

   

Hartford Value HLS Fund

   

1,130,722

     

3,685,073

   

  *  See Note 1 for additional information related to this Sub-Account.

5.  Changes in Units Outstanding:

The changes in units outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2012 were as follows:

Sub-Account

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

Hartford Balanced HLS Fund*

   

38,097

     

194,374

     

(156,277

)

 

Hartford Total Return Bond HLS Fund

   

91,455

     

109,459

     

(18,004

)

 

Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund

   

50,708

     

164,591

     

(113,883

)

 

Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund

   

80,478

     

103,509

     

(23,031

)

 

Hartford Global Growth HLS Fund

   

44,398

     

324,343

     

(279,945

)

 

Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund

   

43,154

     

247,185

     

(204,031

)

 

Hartford Growth HLS Fund

   

14,835

     

33,717

     

(18,882

)

 

Hartford Growth Opportunities HLS Fund

   

63,779

     

681,978

     

(618,199

)

 

Hartford High Yield HLS Fund

   

86,842

     

65,807

     

21,035

   

Hartford Index HLS Fund

   

49,631

     

352,294

     

(302,663

)

 

Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund

   

54,581

     

295,676

     

(241,095

)

 

Hartford Small/Mid Cap Equity HLS Fund

   

15,594

     

124,669

     

(109,075

)

 

Hartford MidCap Value HLS Fund

   

48,408

     

269,176

     

(220,768

)

 

Hartford Money Market HLS Fund

   

358,609

     

354,594

     

4,015

   

Hartford SmallCap Growth HLS Fund

   

31,634

     

354,583

     

(322,949

)

 

Hartford Stock HLS Fund

   

18,028

     

48,802

     

(30,774

)

 

Hartford U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund

   

38,768

     

89,883

     

(51,115

)

 

Hartford Value HLS Fund

   

49,295

     

290,908

     

(241,613

)

 

  *  See Note 1 for additional information related to this Sub-Account.


SA-20



Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
December 31, 2012

The changes in units outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2011 were as follows:

Sub-Account

  Units
Issued
  Units
Redeemed
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
 

Hartford Advisers HLS Fund

   

40,907

     

209,762

     

(168,855

)

 

Hartford Total Return Bond HLS Fund

   

101,740

     

136,863

     

(35,123

)

 

Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund

   

117,115

     

231,567

     

(114,452

)

 

Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund

   

112,847

     

138,255

     

(25,408

)

 

Hartford Global Growth HLS Fund

   

63,819

     

338,454

     

(274,635

)

 

Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund

   

73,472

     

280,185

     

(206,713

)

 

Hartford Growth HLS Fund

   

60,670

     

50,723

     

9,947

   

Hartford Growth Opportunities HLS Fund

   

105,955

     

758,774

     

(652,819

)

 

Hartford High Yield HLS Fund

   

86,848

     

147,890

     

(61,042

)

 

Hartford Index HLS Fund

   

121,917

     

415,937

     

(294,020

)

 

Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund

   

120,833

     

377,080

     

(256,247

)

 

Hartford Small/Mid Cap Equity HLS Fund

   

72,487

     

223,399

     

(150,912

)

 

Hartford MidCap Value HLS Fund

   

90,854

     

392,119

     

(301,265

)

 

Hartford Money Market HLS Fund

   

698,547

     

745,293

     

(46,746

)

 

Hartford SmallCap Growth HLS Fund

   

51,422

     

403,510

     

(352,088

)

 

Hartford Stock HLS Fund

   

32,488

     

86,157

     

(53,669

)

 

Hartford U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund

   

71,459

     

129,533

     

(58,074

)

 

Hartford Value HLS Fund

   

53,356

     

398,241

     

(344,885

)

 

6.  Financial Highlights:

The following is a summary of units, unit fair values, net assets, expense ratios, investment income ratios, and total return ratios representing the lowest and highest contract charges for each of the periods presented within each Sub-Account that had outstanding units as of and for the period ended December 31, 2012. The unit value range presented below represents the unit values of the highest and lowest contract charges, therefore a specific Sub-Account unit value may be outside of the range presented in this table. Financial highlights for net assets allocated to Sub-Accounts that have merged during the period, if applicable, have been shown for the surviving fund.

Sub-Account

 

Units #

  Unit
Fair Value
Lowest to Highest #
 

Net Assets

  Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest*
  Investment
Income
Ratio Lowest to
Highest**
  Total Return Ratio
Lowest to Highest***
 

Hartford Balanced HLS Fund+

     
 

2012

     

1,514,192

   

$

15.954916

   

to

 

$

21.164735

   

$

42,326,212

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.88

%

 

to

   

2.91

%

   

10.52

%

 

to

   

12.02

%

 
 

2011

     

1,670,469

     

14.242678

   

to

   

19.150077

     

42,033,515

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.65

%

 

to

   

1.70

%

   

0.49

%

 

to

   

1.86

%

 
 

2010

     

1,839,324

     

13.983143

   

to

   

19.056748

     

45,903,844

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.42

%

 

to

   

1.42

%

   

10.63

%

 

to

   

12.14

%

 
 

2009

     

2,037,118

     

12.469870

   

to

   

17.225196

     

45,845,795

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.25

%

 

to

   

2.26

%

   

28.54

%

 

to

   

30.29

%

 
 

2008

     

2,289,674

     

9.570975

   

to

   

13.400452

     

39,884,912

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

3.01

%

 

to

   

3.08

%

   

(32.56

)%

 

to

   

(31.64

)%

 

Hartford Total Return Bond HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

682,959

     

20.608280

   

to

   

20.649455

     

18,736,804

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

4.01

%

 

to

   

4.11

%

   

6.10

%

 

to

   

7.54

%

 
 

2011

     

700,963

     

19.202199

   

to

   

19.424269

     

18,044,129

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.21

%

 

to

   

0.21

%

   

5.56

%

 

to

   

6.99

%

 
 

2010

     

736,086

     

17.947438

   

to

   

18.401668

     

17,905,765

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

3.84

%

 

to

   

4.13

%

   

6.07

%

 

to

   

7.51

%

 
 

2009

     

797,987

     

16.693310

   

to

   

17.348338

     

18,050,274

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

3.96

%

 

to

   

4.74

%

   

13.47

%

 

to

   

15.01

%

 
 

2008

     

800,213

     

14.514649

   

to

   

15.289074

     

15,874,893

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

6.24

%

 

to

   

6.81

%

   

(8.86

)%

 

to

   

(7.63

)%

 

Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

948,796

     

22.659703

   

to

   

25.909917

     

22,699,024

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.44

%

 

to

   

1.47

%

   

16.75

%

 

to

   

18.34

%

 
 

2011

     

1,062,679

     

19.408336

   

to

   

21.894764

     

21,687,441

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.70

%

 

to

   

0.76

%

   

(12.59

)%

 

to

   

(11.41

)%

 
 

2010

     

1,177,131

     

22.205022

   

to

   

24.713323

     

27,309,165

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.75

%

 

to

   

0.76

%

   

14.94

%

 

to

   

16.50

%

 
 

2009

     

1,263,093

     

19.318782

   

to

   

21.213073

     

25,349,749

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.88

%

 

to

   

0.95

%

   

43.72

%

 

to

   

45.67

%

 
 

2008

     

1,302,237

     

13.442455

   

to

   

14.562628

     

18,071,424

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.84

%

 

to

   

1.91

%

   

(46.33

)%

 

to

   

(45.59

)%

 


SA-21



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
December 31, 2012

Sub-Account

 

Units #

  Unit
Fair Value
Lowest to Highest #
 

Net Assets

  Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest*
  Investment
Income
Ratio Lowest to
Highest**
  Total Return Ratio
Lowest to Highest***
 

Hartford Dividend and Growth HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

386,682

   

$

12.599714

   

to

 

$

13.811894

   

$

5,064,296

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.12

%

 

to

   

2.29

%

   

12.07

%

 

to

   

13.59

%

 
 

2011

     

409,713

     

11.242706

   

to

   

12.159143

     

4,759,067

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.92

%

 

to

   

2.20

%

   

(0.04

)%

 

to

   

1.32

%

 
 

2010

     

435,121

     

11.247418

   

to

   

12.001007

     

5,023,209

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.74

%

 

to

   

1.99

%

   

11.69

%

 

to

   

13.21

%

 
 

2009

     

389,480

     

10.070289

   

to

   

10.601064

     

4,006,670

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.26

%

 

to

   

2.38

%

   

23.01

%

 

to

   

24.68

%

 
 

2008

     

370,458

     

8.186925

   

to

   

8.502852

     

3,081,902

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.57

%

 

to

   

3.09

%

   

(33.34

)%

 

to

   

(32.43

)%

 

Hartford Global Growth HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

2,693,829

     

14.198613

   

to

   

14.901539

     

61,443,730

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.55

%

 

to

   

0.55

%

   

21.75

%

 

to

   

23.41

%

 
 

2011

     

2,973,774

     

11.505602

   

to

   

12.239204

     

55,406,107

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.03

%

 

to

   

0.04

%

   

(15.04

)%

 

to

   

(13.89

)%

 
 

2010

     

3,248,409

     

13.360906

   

to

   

14.406309

     

71,080,936

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.27

%

 

to

   

0.27

%

   

12.72

%

 

to

   

14.25

%

 
 

2009

     

3,546,763

     

11.694494

   

to

   

12.780685

     

68,617,652

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.75

%

 

to

   

0.75

%

   

33.82

%

 

to

   

35.64

%

 
 

2008

     

3,845,792

     

8.621583

   

to

   

9.550444

     

55,554,118

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.68

%

 

to

   

0.72

%

   

(53.10

)%

 

to

   

(52.46

)%

 

Hartford Disciplined Equity HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

1,626,368

     

14.247156

   

to

   

20.231828

     

34,029,675

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.54

%

 

to

   

1.60

%

   

16.04

%

 

to

   

17.62

%

 
 

2011

     

1,830,399

     

12.112881

   

to

   

17.434655

     

32,922,282

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.06

%

 

to

   

1.15

%

   

(0.20

)%

 

to

   

1.15

%

 
 

2010

     

2,037,112

     

11.974768

   

to

   

17.470282

     

36,451,620

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.32

%

 

to

   

1.32

%

   

12.52

%

 

to

   

14.05

%

 
 

2009

     

2,217,661

     

10.500046

   

to

   

15.526764

     

35,243,396

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.57

%

 

to

   

1.57

%

   

23.96

%

 

to

   

25.65

%

 
 

2008

     

2,416,258

     

8.356768

   

to

   

12.525339

     

30,938,871

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.18

%

 

to

   

1.19

%

   

(38.11

)%

 

to

   

(37.27

)%

 

Hartford Growth HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

95,484

     

11.142598

   

to

   

12.214743

     

1,100,553

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

16.83

%

 

to

   

18.42

%

 
 

2011

     

114,366

     

9.537387

   

to

   

10.314984

     

1,122,196

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.15

%

 

to

   

0.16

%

   

(10.17

)%

 

to

   

(8.95

)%

 
 

2010

     

104,419

     

10.617546

   

to

   

11.329060

     

1,133,813

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.02

%

 

to

   

0.04

%

   

17.77

%

 

to

   

19.37

%

 
 

2009

     

44,959

     

9.015504

   

to

   

9.490834

     

415,948

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.47

%

 

to

   

0.52

%

   

32.44

%

 

to

   

34.24

%

 
 

2008

     

36,746

     

6.807115

   

to

   

7.069923

     

254,865

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.29

%

 

to

   

0.38

%

   

(42.57

)%

 

to

   

(41.79

)%

 

Hartford Growth Opportunities HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

5,636,862

     

24.235663

   

to

   

27.737273

     

253,843,379

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

25.16

%

 

to

   

26.86

%

 
 

2011

     

6,255,061

     

19.104504

   

to

   

22.161693

     

223,878,292

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

(10.10

)%

 

to

   

(8.87

)%

 
 

2010

     

6,907,880

     

20.964604

   

to

   

24.650341

     

273,887,659

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.01

%

 

to

   

0.02

%

   

15.99

%

 

to

   

17.56

%

 
 

2009

     

7,581,830

     

9.323604

   

to

   

21.252130

     

257,834,494

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.70

%

 

to

   

0.80

%

   

27.87

%

 

to

   

36.89

%

 
 

2008

     

6,184,784

     

13.758938

   

to

   

16.620294

     

176,833,087

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.39

%

 

to

   

0.39

%

   

(46.40

)%

 

to

   

(45.66

)%

 

Hartford High Yield HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

380,122

     

20.196113

   

to

   

20.946320

     

8,549,456

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

8.82

%

 

to

   

11.72

%

   

12.78

%

 

to

   

14.31

%

 
 

2011

     

359,087

     

17.907659

   

to

   

18.323947

     

7,148,272

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

8.58

%

 

to

   

9.00

%

   

3.29

%

 

to

   

4.69

%

 
 

2010

     

420,129

     

17.337085

   

to

   

17.502262

     

8,060,452

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.39

%

 

to

   

0.65

%

   

14.59

%

 

to

   

16.15

%

 
 

2009

     

499,905

     

15.068803

   

to

   

15.129305

     

8,286,744

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

9.66

%

 

to

   

15.08

%

   

48.44

%

 

to

   

50.46

%

 
 

2008

     

471,447

     

10.015254

   

to

   

10.191935

     

5,272,908

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

9.84

%

 

to

   

9.96

%

   

(26.24

)%

 

to

   

(25.23

)%

 

Hartford Index HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

2,978,122

     

12.912424

   

to

   

22.203234

     

54,463,532

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.97

%

 

to

   

2.04

%

   

14.08

%

 

to

   

15.63

%

 
 

2011

     

3,280,785

     

11.167114

   

to

   

19.462964

     

51,976,090

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.71

%

 

to

   

1.72

%

   

0.45

%

 

to

   

1.81

%

 
 

2010

     

3,574,805

     

10.968438

   

to

   

19.376674

     

56,202,869

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.71

%

 

to

   

1.75

%

   

13.20

%

 

to

   

14.73

%

 
 

2009

     

3,947,634

     

9.559941

   

to

   

17.117733

     

54,330,951

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.02

%

 

to

   

2.05

%

   

24.46

%

 

to

   

26.15

%

 
 

2008

     

4,316,947

     

7.578370

   

to

   

13.754028

     

47,612,560

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.12

%

 

to

   

2.15

%

   

(37.96

)%

 

to

   

(37.11

)%

 


SA-22



Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
December 31, 2012

Sub-Account

 

Units #

  Unit
Fair Value
Lowest to Highest #
 

Net Assets

  Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest*
  Investment
Income
Ratio Lowest to
Highest**
  Total Return Ratio
Lowest to Highest***
 

Hartford International Opportunities HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

2,101,191

   

$

15.137229

   

to

 

$

17.144191

   

$

39,906,765

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.87

%

 

to

   

1.92

%

   

18.58

%

 

to

   

20.20

%

 
 

2011

     

2,342,286

     

12.593873

   

to

   

14.457353

     

37,239,256

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.04

%

 

to

   

0.05

%

   

(15.13

)%

 

to

   

(13.97

)%

 
 

2010

     

2,598,533

     

14.639102

   

to

   

17.034067

     

48,510,407

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.24

%

 

to

   

1.25

%

   

12.95

%

 

to

   

14.49

%

 
 

2009

     

2,594,269

     

12.786788

   

to

   

15.080678

     

42,794,156

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.91

%

 

to

   

1.99

%

   

31.67

%

 

to

   

33.46

%

 
 

2008

     

2,891,239

     

9.581074

   

to

   

11.453524

     

36,019,516

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.18

%

 

to

   

2.21

%

   

(43.02

)%

 

to

   

(42.25

)%

 

Hartford Small/Mid Cap Equity HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

664,510

     

17.580125

   

to

   

22.200159

     

13,485,823

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.60

%

 

to

   

0.60

%

   

14.32

%

 

to

   

15.87

%

 
 

2011

     

773,585

     

15.378085

   

to

   

19.159153

     

13,563,664

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

(2.46

)%

 

to

   

(1.13

)%

 
 

2010

     

924,497

     

15.766307

   

to

   

19.379057

     

16,410,831

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.73

%

 

to

   

0.74

%

   

24.15

%

 

to

   

25.83

%

 
 

2009

     

1,010,695

     

12.699827

   

to

   

15.400887

     

14,348,064

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.27

%

 

to

   

0.31

%

   

45.89

%

 

to

   

47.87

%

 
 

2008

     

1,150,347

     

8.705283

   

to

   

10.415223

     

11,114,034

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.33

%

 

to

   

0.36

%

   

(47.57

)%

 

to

   

(46.85

)%

 

Hartford MidCap Value HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

1,759,538

     

13.273416

   

to

   

13.744113

     

23,837,420

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.16

%

 

to

   

1.19

%

   

23.28

%

 

to

   

24.95

%

 
 

2011

     

1,980,306

     

10.767091

   

to

   

10.999495

     

21,591,335

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.01

%

 

to

   

0.01

%

   

(9.79

)%

 

to

   

(8.56

)%

 
 

2010

     

2,281,571

     

11.935056

   

to

   

12.028940

     

27,352,901

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.59

%

 

to

   

0.60

%

   

19.35

%

 

to

   

20.29

%

 

Hartford Money Market HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

781,816

     

12.643010

   

to

   

13.591490

     

11,790,911

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

(1.34

)%

 

to

   

   
 

2011

     

777,801

     

12.814858

   

to

   

13.591490

     

11,870,530

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

(1.34

)%

 

to

   

   
 

2010

     

824,547

     

12.989037

   

to

   

13.591490

     

12,673,395

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

(1.34

)%

 

to

   

(1.34

)%

 
 

2009

     

1,009,122

     

13.165583

   

to

   

13.591490

     

15,586,974

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.06

%

 

to

   

0.07

%

   

(1.28

)%

 

to

   

0.06

%

 
 

2008

     

1,116,632

     

13.335626

   

to

   

13.582927

     

17,524,222

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.06

%

 

to

   

2.06

%

   

0.76

%

 

to

   

2.14

%

 

Hartford SmallCap Growth HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

2,387,655

     

25.623634

   

to

   

26.610304

     

78,192,428

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

15.82

%

 

to

   

17.40

%

 
 

2011

     

2,710,604

     

22.123192

   

to

   

22.667169

     

76,444,191

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

0.06

%

 

to

   

1.42

%

 
 

2010

     

3,062,692

     

22.109692

   

to

   

22.349311

     

85,934,038

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

   

to

   

     

34.73

%

 

to

   

36.56

%

 
 

2009

     

3,420,228

     

16.366335

   

to

   

16.410556

     

70,738,875

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.09

%

 

to

   

0.09

%

   

33.58

%

 

to

   

35.39

%

 
 

2008

     

3,766,709

     

12.088245

   

to

   

12.285664

     

58,194,327

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.44

%

 

to

   

0.44

%

   

(38.26

)%

 

to

   

(37.42

)%

 

Hartford Stock HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

238,937

     

12.395373

   

to

   

14.707875

     

3,281,200

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.02

%

 

to

   

2.11

%

   

12.85

%

 

to

   

14.38

%

 
 

2011

     

269,711

     

10.983830

   

to

   

12.858284

     

3,247,453

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.10

%

 

to

   

1.33

%

   

(2.42

)%

 

to

   

(1.09

)%

 
 

2010

     

323,380

     

11.256336

   

to

   

13.000441

     

3,948,100

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.12

%

 

to

   

1.19

%

   

13.26

%

 

to

   

14.80

%

 
 

2009

     

370,148

     

9.938302

   

to

   

11.324420

     

3,947,837

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.65

%

 

to

   

1.68

%

   

39.64

%

 

to

   

41.54

%

 
 

2008

     

402,201

     

7.117169

   

to

   

8.001079

     

3,043,536

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.06

%

 

to

   

2.08

%

   

(43.90

)%

 

to

   

(43.13

)%

 

Hartford U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

539,464

     

17.424577

   

to

   

17.525743

     

11,954,292

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.82

%

 

to

   

2.83

%

   

2.31

%

 

to

   

3.70

%

 
 

2011

     

590,579

     

16.901115

   

to

   

17.031898

     

12,712,669

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.55

%

 

to

   

2.64

%

   

3.47

%

 

to

   

4.87

%

 
 

2010

     

648,653

     

16.115520

   

to

   

16.460891

     

13,390,672

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

4.29

%

 

to

   

4.37

%

   

2.40

%

 

to

   

3.79

%

 
 

2009

     

711,994

     

15.526652

   

to

   

16.074918

     

14,345,095

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

0.03

%

 

to

   

0.03

%

   

1.99

%

 

to

   

3.38

%

 
 

2008

     

781,773

     

15.019032

   

to

   

15.760665

     

15,243,329

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

7.95

%

 

to

   

8.12

%

   

(1.98

)%

 

to

   

(0.64

)%

 


SA-23



Variable Account C

Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Financial Statements — (concluded)
December 31, 2012

Sub-Account

 

Units #

  Unit
Fair Value
Lowest to Highest #
 

Net Assets

  Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest*
  Investment
Income
Ratio Lowest to
Highest**
  Total Return Ratio
Lowest to Highest***
 

Hartford Value HLS Fund

     
 

2012

     

1,923,225

   

$

12.599849

   

to

 

$

13.043194

   

$

24,609,321

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

2.18

%

 

to

   

2.28

%

   

15.42

%

 

to

   

16.99

%

 
 

2011

     

2,164,838

     

10.916666

   

to

   

11.149316

     

23,853,730

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.45

%

 

to

   

1.67

%

   

(3.27

)%

 

to

   

(1.96

)%

 
 

2010

     

2,509,723

     

11.285926

   

to

   

11.371742

     

28,417,454

     

   

to

   

1.35

%

   

1.19

%

 

to

   

1.21

%

   

7.84

%

 

to

   

8.66

%

 

  *  This represents the annualized contract expenses of the Sub-Account for the year indicated and includes only those expenses that are charged through a reduction in the unit values. Excluded are expenses of the Funds and charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units. Where the expense ratio is the same for each unit value, it is presented in both the lowest and highest columns.

  **  These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the Sub-Account from the Fund, net of management fees assessed by the Fund's manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense risk charges, that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the Sub-Account is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the Fund in which the Sub-Account invests. Where the investment income ratio is the same for each unit value, it is presented in both the lowest and highest columns.

  ***  This represents the total return for the year indicated and reflects a deduction only for expenses assessed through the daily unit value calculation. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented. Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the Account. The total return is calculated for the year indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period.

  #  Rounded units/unit fair values. Where only one unit value exists, it is presented in both the lowest and highest columns.

  +  See Note 1 for additional information related to this Sub-Account.

Riders:

The Sponsor Company will make certain deductions for various rider charges:

•  Policy Value Advances Recovery Charge monthly deductions of $4.00 plus a daily deduction at an annual rate of .27%

•  Guaranteed Death Benefit ($ amount per $1,000 of face value) $0.00 - $0.06

•  Single Life Waiver of Monthly Deductions ($ amount per $1,000 of amount at risk) $0.07 - $6.32

•  Joint Waiver of Monthly Deductions ($ amount per $1,000 of amount at risk) $0.16 - $12.60

•  Single Life Waivers of Selected Amount ($ amount per $100 of selected amount) $3.06 - $24.10

•  Joint Waiver of Selected Amount ($ amount per $100 of selected amount) $6.03 - $42.39

•  Second-to-Die Term Life Rider ($ amount per $1,000 of benefit) $0.25 - $1,000

•  First-to-Die Term Life Rider ($ amount per $1,000 of benefit) $1.01 - $1,000

•  Estate Protection Rider ($ amount per $1,000 of benefit) $0.96 - $1,000

•  Additional Insured Rider ($ amount per $1,000 of benefit) $0.71 - $326.09

•  Primary Insured Rider ($ amount per $1,000 of benefit) $0.22 - $326.09

•  Child Insurance Rider ($ amount per $1,000 of benefit) $6.50

•  Accelerated Benefit Rider $300.00 - 10% interest discount plus $300.00 (Charge is an interest discount of the benefit plus an administrative charge)

These charges can be assessed as a reduction in unit values or a redemption of units from applicable contract owners' accounts as specified in the product prospectus.

7.  Subsequent Events:

Management has evaluated events subsequent to December 31, 2012 and through the issuance date of the Account's financial statements, noting there are no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.


SA-24




Independent Auditor's Report

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Union Security Insurance Company:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Union Security Insurance Company and its subsidiary (the "Company"), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, of changes in stockholder's equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012.

Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor's Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Union Security Insurance Company and its subsidiary at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying financial statement schedules are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the consolidated financial statements. The information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the consolidated financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements or to the consolidated financial statements themselves and other additional procedures, in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

Emphasis of Matter

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for the costs associated with acquiring or renewing insurance contracts on January 1, 2012.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York

April 22, 2013


F-1



Union Security Insurance Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
At December 31, 2012 and 2011

   

December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 
    (in thousands except
per share and share amounts)
 

Assets

 

Investments:

 
Fixed maturity securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized cost — $2,441,051 in 2012 and $2,526,001 in 2011)
 

$

2,925,500

   

$

2,865,934

   
Equity securities available for sale, at fair value
(cost — $76,808 in 2012 and $81,143 in 2011)
   

91,093

     

80,881

   

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate, at amortized cost

   

628,506

     

671,104

   

Policy loans

   

12,802

     

12,822

   

Short-term investments

   

40,317

     

82,664

   

Collateral held/pledged under securities agreements

   

42,540

     

42,666

   

Other investments

   

109,547

     

103,053

   

Total investments

   

3,850,305

     

3,859,124

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

3,943

     

5,741

   

Premiums and accounts receivable, net

   

67,873

     

66,510

   

Reinsurance recoverables

   

1,803,405

     

1,820,067

   

Accrued investment income

   

39,648

     

42,266

   

Deferred acquisition costs

   

20,600

     

18,637

   

Deferred income taxes, net

   

0

     

2,936

   

Goodwill

   

17,285

     

17,285

   

Value of business acquired

   

13,105

     

14,833

   

Other intangible assets, net

   

18,335

     

20,123

   

Other assets

   

7,939

     

10,528

   

Assets held in separate accounts

   

1,510,458

     

1,469,782

   

Total assets

 

$

7,352,896

   

$

7,347,832

   

Liabilities

 

Future policy benefits and expenses

 

$

2,804,648

   

$

2,897,210

   

Unearned premiums

   

29,545

     

32,291

   

Claims and benefits payable

   

1,694,327

     

1,760,577

   

Commissions payable

   

15,897

     

14,333

   

Deferred gain on disposal of businesses

   

73,529

     

86,034

   

Obligation under securities agreements

   

42,534

     

42,830

   

Accounts payable and other liabilities

   

137,231

     

152,317

   

Deferred income taxes, net

   

70,020

     

0

   

Tax payable

   

13,182

     

11,938

   

Liabilities related to separate accounts

   

1,510,458

     

1,469,782

   

Total liabilities

   

6,391,371

     

6,467,312

   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

 

Stockholder's equity

 
Common stock, par value $5 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized, issued,
and outstanding
   

5,000

     

5,000

   

Additional paid-in capital

   

497,211

     

497,211

   

Retained earnings

   

138,743

     

161,239

   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   

320,571

     

217,070

   

Total stockholder's equity

   

961,525

     

880,520

   

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity

 

$

7,352,896

   

$

7,347,832

   

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


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Union Security Insurance Company
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

   

Years ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Revenues

 

Net earned premiums and other considerations

 

$

988,208

   

$

1,053,182

   

$

1,116,247

   

Net investment income

   

198,660

     

203,535

     

212,475

   
Net realized gains on investments, excluding
other-than-temporary investment losses
   

10,026

     

3,435

     

11,458

   

Total other-than-temporary investment losses

   

(53

)

   

(3,296

)

   

(4,263

)

 
Portion of net loss (gain) recognized in other comprehensive income,
before taxes
   

0

     

312

     

(12

)

 

Net other-than-temporary investment losses recognized in earnings

   

(53

)

   

(2,984

)

   

(4,275

)

 

Amortization of deferred gains on disposal of businesses

   

12,506

     

13,862

     

(2,876

)

 

Fees and other income

   

8,405

     

7,891

     

6,148

   

Total revenues

   

1,217,752

     

1,278,921

     

1,339,177

   

Benefits, losses and expenses

 

Policyholder benefits

   

720,636

     

805,582

     

834,149

   

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired

   

28,758

     

28,785

     

28,445

   

Underwriting, general and administrative expenses

   

340,594

     

343,649

     

360,756

   

Goodwill impairment

   

0

     

0

     

64,288

   

Total benefits, losses and expenses

   

1,089,988

     

1,178,016

     

1,287,638

   

Income before provision for income taxes

   

127,764

     

100,905

     

51,539

   

Provision for income taxes

   

40,260

     

23,710

     

34,604

   

Net income

 

$

87,504

   

$

77,195

   

$

16,935

   

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


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Union Security Insurance Company
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

   

Years ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Net income

 

$

87,504

   

$

77,195

   

$

16,935

   

Other comprehensive income:

 
Change in unrealized gains on securities, net of taxes
of $(53,850), $(55,833), and $(41,445), respectively
   

100,008

     

103,690

     

77,000

   
Change in other-than-temporary impairment gains (losses)
recognized in other comprehensive income, net of taxes of
$(1,881), $343, and $(1,305), respectively
   

3,493

     

(637

)

   

2,424

   

Total other comprehensive income

   

103,501

     

103,053

     

79,424

   

Total comprehensive income

 

$

191,005

   

$

180,248

   

$

96,359

   

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


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Union Security Insurance Company
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity
At December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

    Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-in Capital
  Retained
Earnings
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 

Total

 
   

(in thousands)

 
Balance, January 1, 2010, as previously
reported
 

$

5,000

   

$

475,635

   

$

203,109

   

$

34,593

   

$

718,337

   
Cumulative effect of adjustment resulting
from new accounting guidance
   

0

     

0

     

(46,000

)

   

0

     

(46,000

)

 

Adjusted balance, January 1, 2010

 

$

5,000

   

$

475,635

   

$

157,109

   

$

34,593

   

$

672,337

   

Dividends

   

0

     

0

     

(58,000

)

   

0

     

(58,000

)

 

Net income

   

0

     

0

     

16,935

     

0

     

16,935

   

Other comprehensive income

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

79,424

     

79,424

   

Balance, December 31, 2010

 

$

5,000

   

$

475,635

   

$

116,044

   

$

114,017

   

$

710,696

   

Dividends

   

0

     

0

     

(32,000

)

   

0

     

(32,000

)

 

Capital contribution (Note 7)

   

0

     

21,576

     

0

     

0

     

21,576

   

Net income

   

0

     

0

     

77,195

     

0

     

77,195

   

Other comprehensive income

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

103,053

     

103,053

   

Balance, December 31, 2011

 

$

5,000

   

$

497,211

   

$

161,239

   

$

217,070

   

$

880,520

   

Dividends

   

0

     

0

     

(110,000

)

   

0

     

(110,000

)

 

Net income

   

0

     

0

     

87,504

     

0

     

87,504

   

Other comprehensive income

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

103,501

     

103,501

   

Balance, December 31, 2012

 

$

5,000

   

$

497,211

   

$

138,743

   

$

320,571

   

$

961,525

   

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


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Union Security Insurance Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

   

Years ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 
   

(in thousands)

 

Operating activities

 

Net income

 

$

87,504

   

$

77,195

   

$

16,935

   
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash used in operating activities:
 

Change in reinsurance recoverable

   

16,662

     

(75,379

)

   

(310,283

)

 

Change in premiums and accounts receivable

   

(1,968

)

   

6,280

     

9,676

   

Depreciation and amortization

   

6,159

     

6,238

     

4,805

   
Change in deferred acquisition costs and value of
business acquired
   

(235

)

   

2,893

     

7,760

   

Change in accrued investment income

   

2,618

     

(337

)

   

(453

)

 

Change in insurance policy reserves and expenses

   

(161,558

)

   

(20,862

)

   

188,477

   

Change in accounts payable and other liabilities

   

(11,960

)

   

(5,613

)

   

(35,745

)

 

Change in commissions payable

   

1,564

     

(333

)

   

1,424

   

Amortization of deferred gain on disposal of businesses

   

(12,506

)

   

(13,863

)

   

2,876

   

Change in income taxes

   

18,468

     

(10,693

)

   

13,847

   

Net realized gains on investments

   

(9,973

)

   

(451

)

   

(7,183

)

 

Goodwill impairment

   

0

     

0

     

64,288

   

Other

   

(3,118

)

   

685

     

2,712

   

Net cash used in operating activities

   

(68,343

)

   

(34,240

)

   

(40,864

)

 

Investing activities

 

Sales of:

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale

   

288,573

     

232,195

     

323,152

   

Equity securities available for sale

   

28,584

     

46,629

     

44,045

   

Other invested assets

   

18,553

     

10,942

     

8,426

   

Maturities, prepayments, and scheduled redemption of:

 

Fixed maturity securities available for sale

   

224,966

     

199,936

     

170,173

   

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate

   

63,099

     

42,182

     

66,719

   

Purchase of:

 

Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale

   

(424,618

)

   

(419,265

)

   

(531,646

)

 

Equity securities available for sale

   

(26,491

)

   

(3,500

)

   

(7,340

)

 

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate

   

(20,412

)

   

(14,661

)

   

0

   

Other invested assets

   

(18,076

)

   

(17,994

)

   

(11,807

)

 

Property and equipment

   

0

     

0

     

(22

)

 

Change in short-term investments

   

42,347

     

(29,418

)

   

17,983

   

Change in collateral held under securities lending

   

296

     

14,637

     

49,857

   

Change in policy loans

   

20

     

419

     

740

   

Net cash provided by investing activities

   

176,841

     

62,102

     

130,280

   

Financing activities

 

Dividends paid

   

(110,000

)

   

(32,000

)

   

(58,000

)

 

Change in obligation under securities lending

   

(296

)

   

(14,637

)

   

(50,719

)

 

Net cash used in financing activities (1)

   

(110,296

)

   

(46,637

)

   

(108,719

)

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

   

(1,798

)

   

(18,775

)

   

(19,303

)

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   

5,741

     

24,516

     

43,819

   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

3,943

   

$

5,741

   

$

24,516

   

Supplemental information:

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds received

 

$

21,792

   

$

34,402

   

$

20,727

   

(1)  During 2011, a $21,576 non-cash capital contribution in the form of a deferred tax asset was made from the Parent. See Note 7 for more information.

See the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements


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Union Security Insurance Company
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands except number of shares and per share amounts)

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Union Security Insurance Company (the "Company") is a provider of life and health insurance products, including group disability insurance, group dental insurance, group life insurance, group vision insurance, supplemental worksite insurance, small employer group health insurance and pre-funded funeral insurance ("preneed"). The Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Assurant, Inc. (the "Parent"). The Parent's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. The Company distributes its products in the District of Columbia and in all states except New York.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Amounts are presented in United States of America ("U.S.") dollars and all amounts are in thousands, except for number of shares, per share amounts and number of securities in an unrealized loss position.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. The items on the Company's balance sheets affected by the use of estimates include but are not limited to, investments, premiums and accounts receivable, reinsurance recoverables, deferred acquisition costs ("DAC"), deferred income taxes and associated valuation allowances, goodwill, valuation of business acquired ("VOBA"), future policy benefits and expenses, unearned premiums, claims and benefits payable, deferred gain on disposal of businesses, and commitments and contingencies. The estimates are sensitive to market conditions, investment yields, mortality, morbidity, commissions and other acquisition expenses, policyholder behavior and other factors. Actual results could differ from the estimates recorded. The Company believes all amounts reported are reasonable and adequate.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is comprised of net income, net unrealized gains and losses on securities classified as available-for-sale and net unrealized gains and losses on other-than-temporarily impaired securities, less deferred income taxes.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation.

Fair Value

The Company uses an exit price for its fair value measurements. An exit price is defined as the amount received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In measuring fair value, the Company gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. See Note 4 for further information.

Investments

Fixed maturity and equity securities are classified as available-for-sale, as defined in the investments guidance, and reported at fair value. If the fair value is higher than the amortized cost for fixed maturity securities or the purchase cost for equity securities, the excess is an unrealized gain; and, if lower than cost, the difference is an unrealized loss. Net unrealized gains and losses on securities classified as available-for-sale, less deferred income taxes, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI").

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate are reported at unpaid balances, adjusted for amortization of premium or discount, less allowance for losses. The allowance is based on management's analysis of factors including actual loan loss experience, specific events based on geographical, political or economic conditions, industry experience, loan groupings that have probable and estimable losses and individually impaired loan loss analysis. A loan is considered individually impaired when it becomes probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due, including principal and interest, according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Indicative factors of impairment include, but are not limited to, whether the loan is current, the value of the collateral and the financial position of the borrower. If a loan is individually impaired, the


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Company uses one of the following valuation methods based on the individual loan's facts and circumstances to measure the impairment amount: (1) the present value of expected future cash flows, (2) the loan's observable market price, or (3) the fair value of collateral. Changes in the allowance for loan losses are recorded in net realized losses on investments, excluding other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses.

The Company places loans on non-accrual status after 90 days of delinquent payments (unless the loan is both well secured and in the process of collection). A loan may be placed on non-accrual status before this time if information is available that suggests its impairment is probable.

Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances, which do not exceed the cash surrender value of the underlying policies.

Short-term investments include money market funds and short maturity investments. These amounts are reported at cost, which approximates fair value.

The Company engages in collateralized transactions in which fixed maturity securities, especially bonds issued by the U.S. government, government agencies and authorities, and U.S. corporations, are loaned to selected broker/dealers. The collateral held under these securities lending transactions is reported at fair value and the obligation is reported at the amount of the collateral received. The difference between the collateral held and obligations under securities lending is recorded as an unrealized loss and is included as part of AOCI.

Other investments consist primarily of investments in joint ventures and partnerships. The joint ventures and partnerships are valued according to the equity method of accounting. In applying the equity method the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a three month lag.

The Company monitors its investment portfolio to identify investments that may be other-than-temporarily impaired. In addition, securities, aggregated by issuer, whose market price is equal to 80% or less of their original purchase price or which had a discrete credit event resulting in the debtor defaulting or seeking bankruptcy protection are added to a potential write-down list, which is discussed at quarterly meetings attended by members of the Company's investment, accounting and finance departments. See Note 3 for further information.

Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are recognized on the specific identification basis.

Investment income is recorded as earned net of investment expenses. The Company uses the interest method to recognize interest income on its commercial mortgage loans.

The Company anticipates prepayments of principal in the calculation of the effective yield for mortgage-backed securities and structured securities. The retrospective method is used to adjust the effective yield.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers cash on hand, all operating cash and working capital cash to be cash equivalents. These amounts are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Cash balances are reviewed at the end of each reporting period to determine if negative cash balances exist. If negative cash balances do exist, the cash accounts are netted with other positive cash accounts of the same bank provided the right of offset exists between the accounts. If the right of offset does not exist, the negative cash balances are reclassified to accounts payable.

Uncollectible Receivable Balance

The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for probable losses resulting from the inability to collect payments.

Reinsurance

Reinsurance recoverables include amounts related to paid benefits and estimated amounts related to unpaid policy and contract claims, future policyholder benefits and policyholder contract deposits. The cost of reinsurance is recognized over the terms of the underlying reinsured policies using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the policies. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with claim and claim adjustment expense reserves or future policy benefits reserves and are reported in the consolidated balance sheets. The cost of reinsurance related to long-duration contracts is recognized over the life of the underlying reinsured policies. The ceding of insurance does not discharge the Company's primary liability to insureds, thus a credit exposure exists to the extent that any reinsurer is unable to meet the obligation assumed in the reinsurance agreements. To mitigate this exposure to reinsurance insolvencies, the Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and holds collateral (in the form of funds withheld, trusts, and letters of credit) as security under the reinsurance agreements. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded on the basis of periodic evaluations of balances due from reinsurers (net of collateral), reinsurer solvency, management's experience and current economic conditions.

Funds withheld under reinsurance represent amounts contractually held from assuming companies in accordance with reinsurance agreements.


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Reinsurance premiums assumed are calculated based upon payments received from ceding companies together with accrual estimates, which are based on both payments received and in force policy information received from ceding companies. Any subsequent differences arising on such estimates are recorded in the period in which they are determined.

Income Taxes

The Company reports its taxable income in a consolidated federal income tax return along with other affiliated subsidiaries of the Parent. Income tax expense or benefit is allocated among the affiliated subsidiaries by applying corporate income tax rates to taxable income or loss determined on a separate return basis according to a tax allocation agreement. Entities with losses record current tax benefits to the extent such losses are recognized in the consolidated federal tax return.

Current federal income taxes are recognized based upon amounts estimated to be payable or recoverable as a result of taxable operations for the current year. Deferred income taxes are recorded for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and income tax basis of assets and liabilities, based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the Company expects the temporary differences to reverse. A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that an amount will not be realized.

The Company classifies net interest expense related to tax matters and any applicable penalties as a component of income tax expense.

Deferred Acquisition Costs

Only direct incremental costs associated with the successful acquisition of new or renewal insurance contracts are deferred to the extent that such costs are deemed recoverable from future premiums or gross profits. Acquisition costs primarily consist of commissions and compensation to sales representatives. Certain direct response advertising expenses are deferred when the primary purpose of the advertising is to elicit sales to customers who can be shown to have specifically responded to the advertising and the direct response advertising results in probable future benefits.

Premium deficiency testing is performed annually and generally reviewed quarterly. Such testing involves the use of best estimate assumptions including the anticipation of investment income to determine if anticipated future policy premiums are adequate to recover all DAC and related claims, benefits and expenses. To the extent a premium deficiency exists, it is recognized immediately by a charge to the consolidated statements of operations and a corresponding reduction in DAC. If the premium deficiency is greater than unamortized DAC, a liability will be accrued for the excess deficiency.

Long Duration Contracts

Acquisition costs for pre-funded funeral ("preneed") life insurance policies and certain life insurance policies no longer offered are deferred and amortized in proportion to anticipated premiums over the premium-paying period. These acquisition costs consist primarily of first year commissions paid to agents.

Acquisition costs relating to group worksite insurance products consist primarily of first year commissions to brokers, costs of issuing new certificates, and compensation to sales representatives. These acquisition costs are front-end loaded, thus they are deferred and amortized over the estimated terms of the underlying contracts.

For preneed investment-type annuities, DAC is amortized in proportion to the present value of estimated gross profits from investment, mortality, expense margins and surrender charges over the estimated life of the policy or contract. The assumptions used for the estimates are consistent with those used in computing the policy or contract liabilities.

Acquisition costs on Fortis Financial Group ("FFG") and Long-Term Care ("LTC") disposed businesses were written off when the businesses were sold.

Short Duration Contracts

Acquisition costs relating to monthly pay credit insurance business consist mainly of direct response advertising costs and are deferred and amortized over the estimated average terms and balances of the underlying contracts.

Acquisition costs relating to group term life, group disability, group dental and group vision consist primarily of compensation to sales representatives. These acquisition costs are front-end loaded; thus, they are deferred and amortized over the estimated terms of the underlying contracts.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are included in other assets and reported at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives with a maximum of 39.5 years for buildings, a maximum of 7 years for furniture and a maximum of 5 years for equipment. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to income as incurred. Expenditures for improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset.


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Property and equipment also includes capitalized software costs, which represent costs directly related to obtaining, developing or upgrading internal use software. Such costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Property and equipment are assessed for impairment when impairment indicators exist.

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of acquisition costs over the net fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is deemed to have an indefinite life and is not amortized, but rather is tested at least annually for impairment. The Company reviews goodwill annually in the fourth quarter for impairment, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. The Company regularly assesses whether any indicators of impairment exist. Such indicators include, but are not limited to: significant adverse change in legal factors, adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, loss of key personnel, or a significant decline in expected future cash flows due to changes in company-specific factors or the broader business climate. The evaluation of such factors requires considerable management judgment.

At the time of the annual goodwill test, the Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the current two-step goodwill impairment test. The Company is required to perform step one if it determines qualitatively that it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that the fair value is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. Otherwise, no further testing is required.

If the Company does not take the option to perform the qualitative assessment or the qualitative assessment performed indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than the carrying value, the Company will then compare its estimated fair value with its net book value ("Step 1"). If the estimated fair value exceeds its net book value, goodwill is deemed not to be impaired, and no further testing is necessary. If the net book value exceeds its estimated fair value, the Company would perform a second test to measure the amount of impairment, if any. To determine the amount of any impairment, the Company would determine the implied fair value of goodwill in the same manner as if the Company were being acquired in a business combination ("Step 2"). Specifically, the Company would determine the fair value of all of the assets and liabilities, including any unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical calculation that would yield the implied fair value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the recorded goodwill, the Company would record an impairment charge for the difference.

In 2012 and 2011, the Company did not take the option to perform a qualitative assessment, thus Step 1 was performed and we concluded the estimated fair value exceeded its respective book value and therefore goodwill was not impaired. See Note 4 & 13 for further information.

Value of Businesses Acquired

VOBA is an identifiable intangible asset representing the value of the insurance businesses acquired. The amount is determined using best estimates for mortality, lapse, maintenance expenses and investment returns at date of purchase. The amount determined represents the purchase price paid to the seller for producing the business. Similar to the amortization of DAC, the amortization of VOBA is over the premium payment period for traditional life insurance policies. For all other products, the amortization of VOBA is over the expected lifetime of the policies.

VOBA is tested annually in the fourth quarter for recoverability. If it is determined that future policy premiums and investment income or gross profits are not adequate to cover related losses or loss expenses, then an expense is reported in current earnings. Based on 2012 and 2011 testing, future policy premiums and investment income or gross profits were deemed adequate to cover related losses or loss expenses.

Other Assets

Other assets primarily include prepaid items.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets that have finite lives, including but not limited to, customer contracts, are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Other intangible assets deemed to have indefinite useful lives, primarily certain state licenses, are not amortized and are subject to at least annual impairment tests. At the time of the annual impairment test, the Company has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets. Impairment exists if the carrying amount of the indefinite-lived other intangible asset exceeds its fair value. For other intangible assets with finite lives, impairment is recognized if the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds the fair value of the other intangible asset. Generally other intangible assets with finite lives are only tested for impairment if there are indicators ("triggers") of impairment identified. Triggers include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in the extent, manner or length of time in which the other intangible asset is being used or a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value of the other intangible asset. In certain cases, the Company does perform an annual impairment test for other intangible assets with finite lives even if there are no triggers present. There were no impairments of finite-lived or indefinite-lived other intangible assets in either 2012 or 2011.


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Amortization expense is included in underwriting, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Separate Accounts

Assets and liabilities associated with separate accounts relate to premium and annuity considerations for variable life and annuity products for which the contract-holder, rather than the Company, bears the investment risk. Separate account assets (with matching liabilities) are reported at fair value. Revenues and expenses related to the separate account assets and liabilities, to the extent of benefits paid or provided to the separate account policyholders, are excluded from the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations because the accounts are administered by reinsurers.

Reserves

Reserves are established in accordance with GAAP, using generally accepted actuarial methods. Factors used in their calculation include experience derived from historical claim payments and actuarial assumptions. Such assumptions and other factors include trends, the incidence of incurred claims, the extent to which all claims have been reported, and internal claims processing charges. The process used in computing reserves cannot be exact, particularly for liability coverages, since actual claim costs are dependent upon such complex factors as inflation, changes in doctrines of legal liabilities and damage awards. The methods of making such estimates and establishing the related liabilities are periodically reviewed and updated.

Reserves do not represent an exact calculation of exposure, but instead represent our best estimates of what we expect the ultimate settlement and administration of a claim or group of claims will cost based on facts and circumstances known at the time of calculation. The adequacy of reserves may be impacted by future trends in claims severity, frequency, judicial theories of liability and other factors. These variables are affected by both external and internal events, including but not limited to: changes in the economic cycle, changes in the social perception of the value of work, emerging medical perceptions regarding physiological or psychological causes of disability, emerging health issues and new methods of treatment or accommodation, inflation, judicial trends, legislative changes and claims handling procedures.

Many of these items are not directly quantifiable. Reserve estimates are refined as experience develops. Adjustments to reserves, both positive and negative, are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which such estimates are updated. Because establishment of reserves is an inherently uncertain process involving estimates of future losses, there can be no certainty that ultimate losses will not exceed existing claims reserves. Future loss development could require reserves to be increased, which could have a material adverse effect on our earnings in the periods in which such increases are made. However, based on information currently available, we believe our reserve estimates are adequate.

Long Duration Contracts

The Company's long duration contracts include preneed life insurance policies and annuity contracts, traditional life insurance policies no longer offered, policies disposed of via reinsurance (FFG and LTC contracts), group worksite policies, group life conversion policies and certain medical policies.

Future policy benefits and expense reserves for LTC, certain life and annuity insurance policies no longer offered, the traditional life insurance contracts within FFG and group worksite contracts are equal to the present value of future benefits to policyholders plus related expenses less the present value of the future net premiums. These amounts are estimated based on assumptions as to the expected investment yield, inflation, mortality, morbidity and withdrawal rates as well as other assumptions that are based on the Company's experience. These assumptions reflect anticipated trends and include provisions for possible unfavorable deviations.

Future policy benefits and expense reserves for preneed investment-type annuities, and the variable life insurance and investment-type annuity contracts in FFG consist of policy account balances before applicable surrender charges and certain deferred policy initiation fees that are being recognized in income over the terms of the policies. Policy benefits charged to expense during the period include amounts paid in excess of policy account balances and interest credited to policy account balances. An unearned revenue reserve is also recorded for those preneed investment-type annuities which represents the balance of the excess of gross premiums over net premiums that is still recognized in future years' income in a constant relationship to estimated gross profits.

Future policy benefits and expense reserves for preneed life insurance contracts are reported at the present value of future benefits to policyholders and related expenses less the present value of future net premiums. Reserve assumptions are selected using best estimates for expected investment yield, inflation, mortality and withdrawal rates. These assumptions reflect current trends, are based on Company experience and include provision for possible unfavorable deviation. An unearned revenue reserve is also recorded for these contracts which represents the balance of the excess of gross premiums over net premiums that is still to be recognized in future years' income in a constant relationship to insurance in force.

Reserves for group worksite policies include case reserves and incurred but not reported ("IBNR") reserves which equal the net present value of the expected future claims payments. Worksite group disability reserves are discounted to the valuation


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date at the valuation interest rate. The valuation interest rate is reviewed quarterly by taking into consideration actual and expected earned rates on our asset portfolio.

Risks related to the reserves recorded for policies under FFG and LTC have been 100% ceded via reinsurance. While the Company has not been released from the contractual obligation to the policyholders, changes in and deviations from economic mortality, morbidity, and expense assumptions used in the calculation of these reserves will not directly affect our results of operations unless there is a default by the assuming reinsurer.

Changes in the estimated liabilities are reported as a charge or credit to policyholder benefits as the estimates are revised.

Short Duration Contracts

The Company's short duration contracts include group term life contracts, group disability contracts, medical contracts, dental contracts, vision contracts and credit life and disability contracts. For short duration contracts, claims and benefits payable reserves are recorded when insured events occur. The liability is based on the expected ultimate cost of settling the claims. The claims and benefits payable reserves include: (1) case reserves for known but unpaid claims as of the balance sheet date; (2) IBNR reserves for claims where the insured event has occurred but has not been reported to the Company as of the balance sheet date; and (3) loss adjustment expense reserves for the expected handling costs of settling the claims.

For group disability, the case reserves and the IBNR reserves are recorded at an amount equal to the net present value of the expected future claims payments. Group long-term disability and group term life waiver of premiums reserves are discounted to the valuation date at the valuation interest rate. The valuation interest rate is reviewed quarterly by taking into consideration actual and expected earned rates on our asset portfolio. Group long term disability and group term life reserve adequacy studies are performed annually, and morbidity and mortality assumptions are adjusted where appropriate.

Changes in the estimated liabilities are recorded as a charge or credit to policyholder benefits as estimates are revised.

Deferred Gain on Disposal of Businesses

The Company recorded a deferred gain on disposal of businesses utilizing reinsurance. On March 1, 2000, the Company sold its LTC business using a coinsurance contract. On April 2, 2001, the Company sold its FFG business using coinsurance and a modified coinsurance contract. Since the form of sale did not discharge the Company's primary liability to the insureds, the gain on these disposals was deferred and reported as a liability. The liability is decreased and recognized as revenue over the estimated life of the contracts' terms. The Company reviews and evaluates the estimates affecting the deferred gain on disposal of businesses annually or when significant information affecting the estimates becomes known to the Company, and adjusts the revenue recognized accordingly. Based on the Company's annual review in the fourth quarters of 2012 and 2011, there were no adjustments to the estimates affecting the deferred gain.

Premiums

Long Duration Contracts

Currently, the Company's long duration contracts which are actively being sold are group worksite insurance policies. Revenues are recognized ratably as earned income over the premium-paying periods of the policies for the group worksite insurance products.

For life insurance policies previously sold by the preneed business (no longer offered), revenue is recognized when due from policyholders.

For investment-type annuity contracts previously sold by the preneed business (no longer offered), revenues consist of charges assessed against policy balances.

Premiums for LTC insurance and traditional life insurance contracts within FFG are recognized as revenue when due from the policyholder. For universal life insurance and investment-type annuity contracts within FFG, revenues consist of charges assessed against policy balances. For the FFG and LTC businesses previously sold, all revenue is ceded.

Short Duration Contracts

The Company's short duration contracts are those on which the Company recognizes revenue on a pro-rata basis over the contract term. The Company's short duration contracts primarily include group term life, group disability, medical, dental, vision and credit life and disability.

Total Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Losses

For debt securities with credit losses and non-credit losses or gains, total OTTI losses is the total of the decline in fair value from either the most recent OTTI determination or a prior period end in which the fair value declined until the current period end valuation date. This amount does not include any securities that had fair value increases. For equity securities and debt securities that the Company has the intent to sell or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell for equity securities that have an OTTI or for debt securities if there are only credit losses, total other-than-temporary impairment losses is the total amount by which the fair value of the security is less than its amortized cost basis at the period end valuation date and the decline in fair value is deemed to be other-than-temporary.


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Fees and Other Income

Income earned on preneed life insurance policies with discretionary death benefit growth issued after 2008 is presented within fees and other income.

The Company also derives fees and other income from providing administrative services. These fees are recognized monthly when services are performed.

Underwriting, General and Administrative Expenses

Underwriting, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of commissions, premium taxes, licenses, fees, salaries and personnel benefits and other general operating expenses.

Leases

The Company records expenses for operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Contingencies

The Company evaluates each contingent matter separately. A loss contingency is recorded if reasonably estimable and probable. The Company establishes reserves for these contingencies at the best estimate, or if no one estimated number within the range of possible losses is more probable than any other, the Company records an estimated reserve at the low end of the estimated range. Contingencies affecting the Company primarily relate to litigation matters which are inherently difficult to evaluate and are subject to significant changes. The Company believes the contingent amounts recorded are adequate and reasonable.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements — Adopted

On September 30, 2012, the Company adopted the amended intangibles-goodwill and other guidance. This guidance allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets. Under this amended guidance, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset, unless the entity determines, based on qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amended guidance includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment and did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

On January 1, 2012, the Company adopted the guidance on fair value measurement. This amended guidance changes certain fair value measurement principles and expands required disclosures to include quantitative and qualitative information about unobservable inputs in Level 3 measurements to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

On January 1, 2012, the Company adopted the amendments to existing guidance on accounting for costs associated with acquiring or renewing insurance contracts. The amendments modified the definition of the types of costs incurred by insurance entities that can be capitalized in the acquisition of new and renewal contracts. Under this amended guidance, only direct incremental costs associated with successful insurance contract acquisitions or renewals are deferrable. This guidance was adopted retrospectively and has been applied to all prior period financial information contained in these consolidated financial statements. As of January 1, 2010, the beginning of the earliest period presented, the cumulative effect adjustment recorded to reflect this guidance resulted in a decrease of $46,000 in total stockholder's equity.

The effect of adoption of this new guidance on the December 31, 2011 consolidated balance sheet was as follows:

    As Previously
Reported
  Effect of
Change
  As Currently
Reported
 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

$

29,419

   

$

(10,782

)

 

$

18,637

   

Deferred income taxes, net

   

0

     

2,936

     

2,936

   

Total assets

   

7,355,678

     

(7,846

)

   

7,347,832

   

Future policy benefits and expenses

   

2,846,881

     

50,329

     

2,897,210

   

Deferred income taxes, net

   

18,453

     

(18,453

)

   

0

   

Total liabilities

   

6,435,436

     

31,876

     

6,467,312

   

Retained earnings

   

200,961

     

(39,722

)

   

161,239

   

Total stockholder's equity

   

920,242

     

(39,722

)

   

880,520

   

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity

   

7,355,678

     

(7,846

)

   

7,347,832

   


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The effect of adoption of this new guidance on the December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet was as follows:

    As Previously
Reported
  Effect of
Change
  As Currently
Reported
 

Deferred acquisition costs

 

$

31,222

   

$

(11,556

)

 

$

19,666

   

Deferred income taxes, net

   

8,115

     

23,047

     

31,162

   

Total assets

   

7,518,571

     

11,493

     

7,530,064

   

Future policy benefits and expenses

   

2,881,526

     

54,294

     

2,935,820

   

Total liabilities

   

6,765,073

     

54,294

     

6,819,367

   

Retained earnings

   

158,846

     

(42,802

)

   

116,044

   

Total stockholder's equity

   

753,498

     

(42,802

)

   

710,696

   

Total liabilities and stockholder's equity

   

7,518,571

     

11,493

     

7,530,064

   

The effect of adoption of this new guidance on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2011 was as follows:

    As Previously
Reported
  Effect of
Change
  As Currently
Reported
 

Policyholder benefits

 

$

809,548

   

$

(3,966

)

 

$

805,582

   
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and
value of business acquired
   

41,349

     

(12,564

)

   

28,785

   

Underwriting, general and administrative expenses

   

331,858

     

11,791

     

343,649

   

Total benefits, losses and expenses

   

1,182,755

     

(4,739

)

   

1,178,016

   

Income before provision for income taxes

   

96,166

     

4,739

     

100,905

   

Provision for income taxes

   

22,051

     

1,659

     

23,710

   

Net income

   

74,115

     

3,080

     

77,195

   

The effect of adoption of this new guidance on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 was as follows:

    As Previously
Reported
  Effect of
Change
  As Currently
Reported
 

Policyholder benefits

 

$

838,055

   

$

(3,906

)

 

$

834,149

   
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and
value of business acquired
   

41,372

     

(12,927

)

   

28,445

   

Underwriting, general and administrative expenses

   

348,842

     

11,914

     

360,756

   

Total benefits, losses and expenses

   

1,292,557

     

(4,919

)

   

1,287,638

   

Income before provision for income taxes

   

46,620

     

4,919

     

51,539

   

Provision for income taxes

   

32,883

     

1,721

     

34,604

   

Net income

   

13,737

     

3,198

     

16,935

   

On December 31, 2011, the Company adopted the new guidance related to the presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance provides two alternatives for presenting comprehensive income. An entity can report comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. Each component of net income and each component of other comprehensive income, together with totals for comprehensive income and its two parts, net income and other comprehensive income, are displayed under either alternative. The statement(s) are to be presented with equal prominence as the other primary financial statements. The new guidance eliminates the Company's previously applied option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholder's equity. The guidance does not change the items that constitute net income or other comprehensive income, and does not change when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The Company chose to early adopt this guidance and therefore is reporting comprehensive income in a separate but consecutive statement, with full retrospective application as required by the guidance. The adoption of the new presentation requirements did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

On October 1, 2011, the Company adopted the amended intangibles-goodwill and other guidance. This guidance allows an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under this amended guidance, an entity would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The amended guidance includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. The Company chose to early adopt the revised standard and applied the amended guidance to its fourth quarter annual goodwill impairment test. The adoption of the amended guidance results in a change to


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the procedures for assessing goodwill impairment and did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations. See Notes 2 and 13 for more information.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements — Not Yet Adopted

In July 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued amendments to the other expenses guidance to address how health insurers should recognize and classify in their income statements fees mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act imposes an annual fee on health insurers for each calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2014. The amendments specify that the liability for the fee should be estimated and recorded in full once the entity provides qualifying health insurance in the applicable calendar year in which the fee is payable with a corresponding deferred cost that is amortized to expense ratably over the calendar year during which it is payable. The guidance is effective for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2013, when the fee initially becomes effective. Therefore, the Company is required to adopt this guidance on January 1, 2014. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of the amendments and the potential impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

3. INVESTMENTS

The following tables show the cost or amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, fair value and OTTI of our fixed maturity and equity securities as of the dates indicated:

   

December 31, 2012

 
    Cost or
Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

Fair Value

  OTTI
in AOCI
 

Fixed maturity securities:

 
United States Government and government
agencies and authorities
 

$

2,725

   

$

395

   

$

0

   

$

3,120

   

$

0

   

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

   

48,315

     

5,120

     

0

     

53,435

     

0

   

Foreign governments

   

25,908

     

3,794

     

(817

)

   

28,885

     

0

   

Asset-backed

   

950

     

33

     

0

     

983

     

0

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

6,403

     

619

     

0

     

7,022

     

0

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

78,868

     

8,347

     

(1

)

   

87,214

     

1,654

   

Corporate

   

2,277,882

     

469,260

     

(2,301

)

   

2,744,841

     

12,554

   

Total fixed maturity securities

 

$

2,441,051

   

$

487,568

   

$

(3,119

)

 

$

2,925,500

   

$

14,208

   

Equity securities:

 

Common stocks

 

$

92

   

$

205

   

$

0

   

$

297

   

$

0

   

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

   

76,716

     

14,855

     

(775

)

   

90,796

     

0

   

Total equity securities

 

$

76,808

   

$

15,060

   

$

(775

)

 

$

91,093

   

$

0

   
   

December 31, 2011

 
    Cost or
Amortized
Cost
  Gross
Unrealized
Gains
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 

Fair Value

  OTTI
in AOCI
 

Fixed maturity securities:

 
United States Government and government
agencies and authorities
 

$

2,084

   

$

407

   

$

0

   

$

2,491

   

$

0

   

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

   

53,880

     

3,183

     

0

     

57,063

     

0

   

Foreign governments

   

34,161

     

2,798

     

(766

)

   

36,193

     

0

   

Asset-backed

   

1,899

     

44

     

0

     

1,943

     

0

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

9,581

     

590

     

0

     

10,171

     

0

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

97,140

     

7,797

     

(139

)

   

104,798

     

340

   

Corporate

   

2,327,256

     

344,704

     

(18,685

)

   

2,653,275

     

8,494

   

Total fixed maturity securities

 

$

2,526,001

   

$

359,523

   

$

(19,590

)

 

$

2,865,934

   

$

8,834

   

Equity securities:

 

Common stocks

 

$

92

   

$

77

   

$

0

   

$

169

   

$

0

   

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

   

81,051

     

7,641

     

(7,980

)

   

80,712

     

0

   

Total equity securities

 

$

81,143

   

$

7,718

   

$

(7,980

)

 

$

80,881

   

$

0

   

Our states, municipalities and political subdivisions holdings are highly diversified across the United States, with no individual state's exposure (including both general obligation and revenue securities) exceeding 0.5% of the overall investment portfolio as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The securities include general obligation and revenue bonds issued by states, cities, counties, school districts and similar issuers. As of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011,


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revenue bonds account for 46% and 42% of the holdings, respectively. The revenue sources supporting these bonds were sales tax, airport, marina and miscellaneous (which includes bond banks, finance authorities and appropriations). These provided for 100% of the revenue sources, as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

The Company's largest European investment exposure in its corporate fixed maturity and equity securities is the country of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom represents approximately 5% of our corporate securities as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. No other European country represented more than 2% of our corporate securities as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. All the European investments are denominated in U.S. dollars. The Company's international investments are managed as part of our overall portfolio with the same approach to risk management and focus on diversification.

The cost or amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2012 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers of the securities may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

    Cost or
Amortized Cost
 

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

39,170

   

$

39,997

   

Due after one year through five years

   

282,899

     

304,871

   

Due after five years through ten years

   

526,634

     

597,971

   

Due after ten years

   

1,506,127

     

1,887,442

   

Total

   

2,354,830

     

2,830,281

   

Asset-backed

   

950

     

983

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

6,403

     

7,022

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

78,868

     

87,214

   

Total

 

$

2,441,051

   

$

2,925,500

   

Major categories of net investment income were as follows:

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Fixed maturity securities

 

$

152,544

   

$

158,007

   

$

160,844

   

Equity securities

   

5,676

     

7,696

     

9,960

   

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate

   

39,767

     

42,448

     

46,977

   

Policy loans

   

789

     

792

     

788

   

Short-term investments

   

56

     

78

     

204

   

Other investments

   

6,314

     

1,263

     

1,042

   

Cash and cash equivalents

   

0

     

8

     

16

   

Total investment income

   

205,146

     

210,292

     

219,831

   

Investment expenses

   

(6,486

)

   

(6,757

)

   

(7,356

)

 

Net investment income

 

$

198,660

   

$

203,535

   

$

212,475

   

No material investments of the Company were non-income producing for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

The following table summarizes the proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the gross realized gains and gross realized losses that have been included in earnings as a result of those sales.

    For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Proceeds from sales

 

$

316,622

   

$

278,234

   

$

368,551

   

Gross realized gains

   

11,995

     

10,309

     

17,592

   

Gross realized losses

   

4,046

     

6,701

     

2,326

   

For securities sold at a loss during 2012, the average period of time these securities were trading continuously at a price below book value was approximately 35 months.


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The following table sets forth the net realized gains (losses), including other-than-temporary impairments, recognized in the statement of operations as follows:

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net realized gains (losses) related to sales and other:

 

Fixed maturity securities

 

$

10,496

   

$

6,457

   

$

12,287

   

Equity securities

   

(2,203

)

   

(2,343

)

   

3,051

   

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate

   

1,734

     

(679

)

   

(3,882

)

 

Short-term investments

   

(1

)

   

0

     

0

   

Other investments

   

0

     

0

     

2

   

Total net realized gains related to sales and other

   

10,026

     

3,435

     

11,458

   

Net realized losses related to other-than-temporary impairments:

 

Fixed maturity securities

   

(14

)

   

(2,974

)

   

(4,045

)

 

Equity securities

   

(39

)

   

(10

)

   

(230

)

 

Total net realized losses related to other-than-temporary impairments

   

(53

)

   

(2,984

)

   

(4,275

)

 

Total net realized gains

 

$

9,973

   

$

451

   

$

7,183

   

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

The Company follows the OTTI guidance which requires entities to separate an OTTI of a debt security into two components when there are credit related losses associated with the impaired debt security for which the Company asserts that it does not have the intent to sell, and it is more likely than not that it will not be required to sell before recovery of its cost basis. Under the OTTI guidance, the amount of the OTTI related to a credit loss is recognized in earnings, and the amount of the OTTI related to other, non-credit, factors (e.g., interest rates, market conditions, etc.) is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. In instances where no credit loss exists but the Company intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that the Company will have to sell the debt security prior to the anticipated recovery, the decline in market value below amortized cost is recognized as an OTTI in earnings. In periods after the recognition of an OTTI on debt securities, the Company accounts for such securities as if they had been purchased on the measurement date of the OTTI at an amortized cost basis equal to the previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings. For debt securities for which OTTI was recognized in earnings, the difference between the new amortized cost basis and the cash flows expected to be collected will be accreted or amortized into net investment income.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded $53 of OTTI all of which was related to credit losses and recorded as net OTTI losses recognized in earnings. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded $3,296 of OTTI, of which $2,984 was related to credit losses and recorded as net OTTI losses recognized in earnings, with the remaining amount, $312, related to all other factors and was recorded as an unrealized loss component of AOCI.

The following table sets forth the amount of credit loss impairments recognized within the results of operations on fixed maturity securities held by the Company as of the dates indicated, for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in AOCI, and the corresponding changes in such amounts.

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

29,374

   

$

29,322

   

$

29,247

   
Additions for credit loss impairments recognized in the current period on
securities not previously impaired
   

0

     

554

     

1,045

   
Additions for credit loss impairments recognized in the current period on
securities previously impaired
   

14

     

445

     

251

   
Reductions for securities which the amount previously recognized in other
comprehensive income was recognized in earnings because the entity
intends to sell the security
   

0

     

0

     

(75

)

 
Reductions for increases in cash flows expected to be collected that are
recognized over the remaining life of the security
   

(403

)

   

(153

)

   

(201

)

 
Reductions for credit loss impairments previously recognized on securities
which matured, paid down, prepaid or were sold during the period
   

(2,015

)

   

(794

)

   

(945

)

 

Balance, end of year

 

$

26,970

   

$

29,374

   

$

29,322

   

We regularly monitor our investment portfolio to ensure investments that may be other-than-temporarily impaired are identified in a timely fashion, properly valued, and charged against earnings in the proper period. The determination that a security has incurred an other-than-temporary decline in value requires the judgment of management. Assessment factors


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include, but are not limited to, the length of time and the extent to which the market value has been less than cost, the financial condition and rating of the issuer, whether any collateral is held, the intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment for a period of time sufficient to allow for recovery for equity securities and the intent to sell or whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell for fixed maturity securities. Inherently, there are risks and uncertainties involved in making these judgments. Changes in circumstances and critical assumptions such as a continued weak economy, a more pronounced economic downturn or unforeseen events which affect one or more companies, industry sectors, or countries could result in additional impairments in future periods for other-than-temporary declines in value. Any equity security whose price decline is deemed other-than-temporary is written down to its then current market value with the amount of the impairment reported as a realized loss in that period. The impairment of a fixed maturity security that the Company has the intent to sell or that it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell is deemed other-than-temporary and is written down to its market value at the balance sheet date with the amount of the impairment reported as a realized loss in that period. For all other-than-temporarily impaired fixed maturity securities that do not meet either of these two criteria, the Company is required to analyze its ability to recover the amortized cost of the security by calculating the net present value of projected future cash flows. For these other-than-temporarily impaired fixed maturity securities, the net amount recognized in earnings is equal to the difference between the amortized cost of the fixed maturity security and its net present value.

The Company considers different factors to determine the amount of projected future cash flows and discounting methods for corporate debt and residential and commercial mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities. For corporate debt securities, the split between the credit and non-credit losses is driven principally by assumptions regarding the amount and timing of projected future cash flows. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company's best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the security at the date of acquisition. For residential and commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, cash flow estimates, including prepayment assumptions, are based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates vary based on assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates, recoveries and changes in value. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company's best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the fixed maturity security prior to impairment at the balance sheet date. The discounted cash flows become the new amortized cost basis of the fixed maturity security.

In periods subsequent to the recognition of OTTI, the Company generally accretes the discount (or amortizes the reduced premium) into net investment income, up to the non-discounted amount of projected future cash flows, resulting from the reduction in cost basis, based upon the amount and timing of the expected future cash flows over the estimated period of cash flows.

The investment category and duration of the Company's gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities and equity securities at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:

   

December 31, 2012

 
   

Less than 12 months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 
    Fair
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Fair
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Fair
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

Foreign governments

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

6,248

   

$

(817

)

 

$

6,248

   

$

(817

)

 

Residential mortgage-backed

   

547

     

(1

)

   

0

     

0

     

547

     

(1

)

 

Corporate

   

58,846

     

(1,235

)

   

20,176

     

(1,066

)

   

79,022

     

(2,301

)

 

Total fixed maturity securities

 

$

59,393

   

$

(1,236

)

 

$

26,424

   

$

(1,883

)

 

$

85,817

   

$

(3,119

)

 

Equity securities:

 

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

 

$

4,086

   

$

(41

)

 

$

9,245

   

$

(734

)

 

$

13,331

   

$

(775

)

 
   

December 31, 2011

 
   

Less than 12 months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 
    Fair
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Fair
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
  Fair
Value
  Unrealized
Losses
 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

Foreign governments

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

6,300

   

$

(766

)

 

$

6,300

   

$

(766

)

 

Residential mortgage-backed

   

2,125

     

(125

)

   

163

     

(14

)

   

2,288

     

(139

)

 

Corporate

   

203,802

     

(9,974

)

   

66,636

     

(8,711

)

   

270,438

     

(18,685

)

 

Total fixed maturity securities

 

$

205,927

   

$

(10,099

)

 

$

73,099

   

$

(9,491

)

 

$

279,026

   

$

(19,590

)

 

Equity securities:

 

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

 

$

8,297

   

$

(1,675

)

 

$

24,356

   

$

(6,305

)

 

$

32,653

   

$

(7,980

)

 


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Total gross unrealized losses represent less than 4% and 9% of the aggregate fair value of the related securities at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Approximately 33% and 43% of these gross unrealized losses have been in a continuous loss position for less than twelve months at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total gross unrealized losses are comprised of 120 and 277 individual securities at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In accordance with its policy described above, the Company concluded that for these securities an adjustment to its results of operations for other-than-temporary impairments of the gross unrealized losses was not warranted at December 31, 2012 and 2011. These conclusions were based on a detailed analysis of the underlying credit and expected cash flows of each security. As of December 31, 2012, the gross unrealized losses that have been in a continuous loss position for twelve months or more were concentrated in the Company's corporate fixed maturity securities and in non-redeemable preferred stocks. Within the Company's corporate fixed maturity securities, the majority of the loss position relates to securities in the retail, financial and industrial industry sectors. The retail, financial and industrial industry sector's gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were $857, or 80%, of the corporate fixed maturity total. The non-redeemable preferred stocks are perpetual preferred securities that have characteristics of both debt and equity securities. To evaluate these securities, we apply an impairment model similar to that used for our fixed maturity securities. As of December 31, 2012, the Company did not intend to sell these securities and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell them and no underlying cash flow issues were noted. Therefore, the Company did not recognize an OTTI on those perpetual preferred securities that had been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. As of December 31, 2012, the Company did not intend to sell the fixed maturity securities and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of their amortized cost basis. The gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to widening credit spreads associated with an underlying shift in overall credit risk premium.

The cost or amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2012, by contractual maturity, is shown below:

    Cost or
Amortized Cost
 

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

77

   

$

76

   

Due after one year through five years

   

15,691

     

15,447

   

Due after five years through ten years

   

30,889

     

29,996

   

Due after ten years

   

41,731

     

39,751

   

Total

   

88,388

     

85,270

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

548

     

547

   

Total

 

$

88,936

   

$

85,817

   

The Company has exposure to sub-prime and related mortgages within our fixed maturity security portfolio. At December 31, 2012, approximately 6.0% of the residential mortgage-backed holdings had exposure to sub-prime mortgage collateral. This represented approximately 0.2% of the total fixed income portfolio and 0.3% of the total unrealized gain position. Of the securities with sub-prime exposure, approximately 33% are rated as investment grade. All residential mortgage-backed securities, including those with sub-prime exposure, are reviewed as part of the ongoing other-than-temporary impairment monitoring process.

The Company has made commercial mortgage loans, collateralized by the underlying real estate, on properties located throughout the U.S. At December 31, 2012, approximately 39% of the outstanding principal balance of commercial mortgage loans was concentrated in the states of California, New York and Utah. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, an economic downturn could have an adverse impact on the ability of its debtors to repay their loans. The outstanding balance of commercial mortgage loans range in size from $36 to $11,588 at December 31, 2012 and from $66 to $11,979 at December 31, 2011.

Credit quality indicators for commercial mortgage loans are loan-to-value and debt-service coverage ratios. Loan-to-value and debt-service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the credit quality of commercial mortgage loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the principal amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. The debt-service coverage ratio compares a property's net operating income to its debt-service payments and is commonly expressed as a ratio. The loan-to-value and debt-service coverage ratios are generally updated annually in the third quarter.


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The following summarizes our loan-to-value and average debt-service coverage ratios as of the dates indicated:

   

December 31, 2012

 
    Carrying
Value
  % of
Gross
Mortgage
Loans
  Debt-
Service
Coverage
Ratio
 

Loan-to-Value

                         
70% and less  

$

545,156

     

86.2

%

   

1.98

   
71 - 80%    

41,449

     

6.6

%

   

1.31

   
81 - 95%    

31,378

     

5.0

%

   

0.92

   

Greater than 95%

   

14,169

     

2.2

%

   

1.06

   

Gross commercial mortgage loans

   

632,152

     

100.0

%

   

1.86

   

Less valuation allowance

   

(3,646

)

                 

Net commercial mortgage loans

 

$

628,506

                   
   

December 31, 2011

 
    Carrying
Value
  % of
Gross
Mortgage
Loans
  Debt-
Service
Coverage
ratio
 

Loan-to-Value

                         
70% and less  

$

542,401

     

80.2

%

   

2.17

   
71 - 80%    

78,255

     

11.6

%

   

1.40

   
81 - 95%    

34,538

     

5.1

%

   

1.19

   

Greater than 95%

   

21,291

     

3.1

%

   

0.63

   

Gross commercial mortgage loans

   

676,485

     

100.0

%

   

1.98

   

Less valuation allowance

   

(5,381

)

                 

Net commercial mortgage loans

 

$

671,104

                   

All commercial mortgage loans that are individually impaired have an established mortgage loan valuation allowance for losses. Changing economic conditions affect our valuation of commercial mortgage loans. Changing vacancies and rents are incorporated into the discounted cash flow analysis that we perform for monitored loans and may contribute to the establishment of (or an increase or decrease in) a commercial mortgage loan valuation allowance for losses. In addition, we continue to monitor the entire commercial mortgage loan portfolio to identify risk. Areas of emphasis are properties that have exposure to earthquakes, have deteriorating credits or have experienced a reduction in debt-service coverage ratio. Where warranted, we have established or increased a valuation allowance based upon this analysis.

The commercial mortgage loan valuation allowance for losses was $3,646 and $5,381 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In 2012, the loan valuation allowance was decreased $1,735, due to changing economic conditions and geographic concentrations. In 2011, the loan valuation allowance was decreased $7,053, primarily due to the direct write down of one individually impaired mortgage loan resulting in no impact to realized capital gains and losses on commercial mortgage loans. The remaining decrease was due to changing economic conditions and geographic concentrations.

The Company has fixed maturities of $6,972 and $6,935 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, on deposit with various governmental authorities as required by law.

The Company utilizes derivative instruments in managing the pre-arranged funeral business exposure to inflation risk. The derivative instruments, Consumer Price Index Caps (the "CPI CAPs"), limits the inflation risk on certain policies. The CPI CAPs do not qualify under GAAP as effective hedges; therefore, they are marked-to-market on a quarterly basis and the accumulated gain or loss is recognized in the statement of operations in fees and other income. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the CPI CAPs included in other assets amounted to $5,110 and $7,027, respectively. The loss recorded in the results of operations totaled $1,917, $1,052, and $2,327 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Collateralized Transactions

The Company engages in transactions in which fixed maturity securities, primarily bonds issued by the U.S. government and government agencies and authorities, and U.S. corporations, are loaned to selected broker/dealers. Collateral, greater than or equal to 102% of the fair value of the securities lent, plus accrued interest, is received in the form of cash and cash equivalents held by a custodian bank for the benefit of the Company. The use of cash collateral received is unrestricted. The Company reinvests the cash collateral received, generally in investments of high credit quality that are designated as available-for-sale. The Company monitors the fair value of securities loaned and the collateral received, with additional


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collateral obtained, as necessary. The Company is subject to the risk of loss to the extent there is a loss on the re-investment of cash collateral.

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, our collateral held under securities lending, of which its use is unrestricted, was $42,540 and $42,666, respectively, and is included in the consolidated balance sheets under the collateral held/pledged under securities agreements. Our liability to the borrower for collateral received was $42,534 and $42,830, respectively, and is included in the consolidated balance sheets under the obligation under securities agreements. The difference between the collateral held and obligations under securities lending is recorded as an unrealized gain (loss) and is included as part of AOCI. All securities are in an unrealized gain position as of December 31, 2012. All securities with unrealized losses as of December 31, 2011 had been in a continuous loss position for twelve months or longer. The Company includes the available-for-sale investments purchased with the cash collateral in its evaluation of other-than-temporary impairments.

Cash proceeds that the Company receives as collateral for the securities it lends and subsequent repayment of the cash are regarded by the Company as cash flows from financing activities, since the cash received is considered a borrowing. Since the Company reinvests the cash collateral generally in investments that are designated as available-for-sale, the reinvestment is presented as cash flows from investing activities.

4. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Fair Values, Inputs and Valuation Techniques for Financial Assets and Liabilities Disclosures

The fair value measurements and disclosure guidance defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In accordance with this guidance, the Company has categorized its recurring basis financial assets and liabilities into a three-level fair value hierarchy based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique.

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

The levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

•  Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access.

•  Level 2 inputs utilize other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable in the marketplace for the asset. The observable inputs are used in valuation models to calculate the fair value for the asset.

•  Level 3 inputs are unobservable but are significant to the fair value measurement for the asset, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset. These inputs reflect management's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset.

A review of fair value hierarchy classifications is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification of levels for certain securities within the fair value hierarchy.

The following tables present the Company's fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The amounts presented below for Collateral held/pledged under securities agreements, Cash equivalents, Other assets and Assets and Liabilities held in separate accounts differ from the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheets because only certain investments or certain assets and liabilities within these line items are measured at estimated fair value. The fair value amount and the majority of the associated levels presented for Assets and Liabilities held in separate accounts are received directly from third parties.

The following tables present the Company's fair value hierarchy for those recurring basis assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.


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December 31, 2012

 
   

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Financial Assets

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 
United States Government and government
agencies and authorities
 

$

3,120

   

$

0

   

$

3,120

   

$

0

   

State, municipalities and political subdivisions

   

53,435

     

0

     

53,435

     

0

   

Foreign governments

   

28,885

     

0

     

28,316

     

569

   

Asset-backed

   

983

     

0

     

983

     

0

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

7,022

     

0

     

6,384

     

638

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

87,214

     

0

     

86,073

     

1,141

   

Corporate

   

2,744,841

     

0

     

2,712,465

     

32,376

   

Equity securities:

 

Common stocks

   

297

     

297

     

0

     

0

   

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

   

90,796

     

0

     

90,786

     

10

   

Short-term investments

   

40,317

     

40,317

(b)

   

0

     

0

   

Collateral held/pledged under securities agreements

   

33,540

     

30,950

(b)

   

2,590

(c)

   

0

   

Other assets

   

5,110

     

0

     

0

     

5,110

(d)

 

Assets held in separate accounts

   

1,509,404

     

1,437,165

(a)

   

72,239

(c)

   

0

   

Total financial assets

 

$

4,604,964

   

$

1,508,729

   

$

3,056,391

   

$

39,844

   

Financial Liabilities

 

Liabilities related to separate accounts

 

$

1,509,404

   

$

1,437,165

(a)

 

$

72,239

(c)

 

$

0

   
   

December 31, 2011

 
   

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Financial Assets

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 
United States Government and government
agencies and authorities
 

$

2,491

   

$

0

   

$

2,491

   

$

0

   

State, municipalities and political subdivisions

   

57,063

     

0

     

57,063

     

0

   

Foreign governments

   

36,193

     

0

     

35,658

     

535

   

Asset-backed

   

1,943

     

0

     

1,943

     

0

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

10,171

     

0

     

9,719

     

452

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

104,798

     

0

     

104,798

     

0

   

Corporate

   

2,653,275

     

0

     

2,622,569

     

30,706

   

Equity securities:

 

Common stocks

   

169

     

169

     

0

     

0

   

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

   

80,712

     

0

     

80,702

     

10

   

Short-term investments

   

82,664

     

82,664

(b)

   

0

     

0

   

Collateral held/pledged under securities agreements

   

31,666

     

23,398

(b)

   

8,268

(c)

   

0

   

Cash equivalents

   

2,049

     

2,049

(b)

   

0

     

0

   

Other assets

   

7,027

     

0

     

0

     

7,027

(d)

 

Assets held in separate accounts

   

1,468,119

     

1,383,928

(a)

   

84,191

(c)

   

0

   

Total financial assets

 

$

4,538,340

   

$

1,492,208

   

$

3,007,402

   

$

38,730

   

Financial Liabilities

 

Liabilities related to separate accounts

 

$

1,468,119

   

$

1,383,928

(a)

 

$

84,191

(c)

 

$

0

   

(a)  Mainly includes mutual funds.

(b)  Mainly includes money market funds.

(c)  Mainly includes fixed maturity securities.

(d)  Mainly includes the CPI Caps.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 financial assets during the period. However, there were transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 financial assets during the period, which are reflected in the "Transfers in" and "Transfers out" columns below. Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 most commonly occur when market observable inputs that were previously available become unavailable in the current period. The remaining unpriced securities are submitted to independent brokers who provide non-binding broker quotes or are priced by other qualified sources.


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The following tables summarize the change in balance sheet carrying value associated with Level 3 financial assets carried at fair value during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 
    Balance,
beginning
of period
  Total
(losses)
gains
(realized/
unrealized)
included in
earnings
  Net
unrealized
gains
included in
stockholder's
equity
 

Purchases

 

Sales

  Transfers
in (1)
  Transfers
out (1)
  Balance,
end of
period
 

Fixed maturity securities

 

Foreign governments

 

$

535

   

$

0

   

$

34

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

569

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

452

     

13

     

1

     

0

     

(552

)

   

724

     

0

     

638

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

0

     

(4

)

   

48

     

0

     

(140

)

   

1,237

     

0

     

1,141

   

Corporate

   

30,706

     

(115

)

   

2,678

     

3,424

     

(5,917

)

   

1,600

     

0

     

32,376

   

Equity securities

 
Non-redeemable preferred
stocks
   

10

     

0

     

9

     

0

     

0

     

3

     

(12

)

   

10

   

Other assets

   

7,027

     

(1,917

)

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

5,110

   

Total level 3 assets

 

$

38,730

   

$

(2,023

)

 

$

2,770

   

$

3,424

   

$

(6,609

)

 

$

3,564

   

$

(12

)

 

$

39,844

   
   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 
    Balance,
beginning
of period
  Total
(losses)
gains
(realized/
unrealized)
included in
earnings
  Net
unrealized
gains
(losses)
included in
stockholder's
equity
 

Purchases

 

Sales

  Transfers
in (1)
  Transfers
out (1)
  Balance,
end of
period
 

Fixed maturity securities

 

Foreign governments

 

$

537

   

$

1

   

$

(3

)

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

535

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

540

     

0

     

(15

)

   

0

     

(73

)

   

0

     

0

     

452

   

Corporate

   

27,018

     

(324

)

   

1,263

     

6,788

     

(5,275

)

   

2,150

     

(914

)

   

30,706

   

Equity securities

 
Non-redeemable preferred
stocks
   

95

     

(6

)

   

16

     

0

     

(96

)

   

1

     

0

     

10

   

Other assets

   

8,079

     

(1,052

)

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

7,027

   

Total level 3 assets

 

$

36,269

   

$

(1,381

)

 

$

1,261

   

$

6,788

   

$

(5,444

)

 

$

2,151

   

$

(914

)

 

$

38,730

   

(1)  Transfers are primarily attributable to changes in the availability of observable market information and re-evaluation of the observability of pricing inputs.

Three different valuation techniques can be used in determining fair value for financial assets and liabilities: the market, income or cost approaches. The three valuation techniques described in the fair value measurements and disclosures guidance are consistent with generally accepted valuation methodologies. The market approach valuation techniques use prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. When possible, quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets are used as of the period-end date (such as for mutual funds and money market funds). Otherwise, valuation techniques consistent with the market approach including matrix pricing and comparables are used. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique employed principally to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for those securities but rather by relying on the securities' relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. Market approach valuation techniques often use market multiples derived from a set of comparables. Multiples might lie in ranges with a different multiple for each comparable. The selection of where within the range the appropriate multiple falls requires judgment, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors specific to the measurement.

Income approach valuation techniques convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount, or a discounted amount. These techniques rely on current market expectations of future amounts as of the period-end date. Examples of income approach valuation techniques include present value techniques, option-pricing models, binomial or lattice models that incorporate present value techniques, and the multi-period excess earnings method.


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Cost approach valuation techniques are based upon the amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset at the period-end date, or the current replacement cost. That is, from the perspective of a market participant (seller), the price that would be received for the asset is determined based on the cost to a market participant (buyer) to acquire or construct a substitute asset of comparable utility, adjusted for obsolescence.

While not all three approaches are applicable to all financial assets or liabilities, where appropriate, one or more valuation techniques may be used. For all the classes of financial assets and liabilities included in the above hierarchy, excluding the CPI Caps and certain privately placed corporate bonds, the market valuation technique is generally used. For certain privately placed corporate bonds and the CPI Caps, the income valuation technique is generally used. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the application of the valuation technique applied to the Company's classes of financial assets and liabilities has been consistent.

Level 1 Securities

The Company's investments and liabilities classified as Level 1 as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, consisted of mutual funds, money market funds and common stocks that are publicly listed and/or actively traded in an established market.

Level 2 Securities

The Company's Level 2 securities are valued using various observable market inputs obtained from a pricing service. The pricing service prepares estimates of fair value measurements for our Level 2 securities using proprietary valuation models based on techniques such as matrix pricing which include observable market inputs. The fair value measurements and disclosures guidance defines observable market inputs as the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. The extent of the use of each observable market input for a security depends on the type of security and the market conditions at the balance sheet date. Depending on the security, the priority of the use of observable market inputs may change as some observable market inputs may not be relevant or additional inputs may be necessary. The following observable market inputs ("standard inputs"), listed in the approximate order of priority, are utilized in the pricing evaluation of Level 2 securities: benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research data. Further details for level 2 investment types follow:

United States Government and government agencies and authorities: United States government and government agencies and authorities securities are priced by our pricing vendor utilizing standard inputs. Included in this category are U.S. Treasury securities which are priced using vendor trading platform data in addition to the standard inputs.

State, municipalities and political subdivisions: State, municipalities and political subdivisions securities are priced by our pricing service utilizing material event notices and new issue data inputs in addition to the standard inputs.

Foreign governments: Foreign government securities are priced by our pricing service utilizing standard inputs. The pricing service also evaluates each security based on relevant market information including relevant credit information, perceived market movements and sector news.

Commercial mortgage-backed, residential mortgage-backed and asset-backed: Commercial mortgage-backed, residential mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are priced by our pricing vendor utilizing monthly payment information and collateral performance information in addition to standard inputs. Additionally, commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities utilize new issue data while residential mortgage-backed securities utilize vendor trading platform data.

Corporate: Corporate securities are priced by our pricing vendor utilizing standard inputs. Non-investment grade securities within this category are priced by our pricing vendor utilizing observations of equity and credit default swap curves related to the issuer in addition to standard inputs. Certain privately placed corporate bonds are priced by a non-pricing service source using a model with observable inputs including, but not limited to, the credit rating, credit spreads, sector add-ons, and issuer specific add-ons.

Non-redeemable preferred stocks: Non-redeemable preferred stocks are priced by our pricing vendor utilizing observations of equity and credit default swap curves related to the issuer in addition to standard inputs.

Short-term investments, collateral held/pledged under securities, cash equivalents, and assets/liabilities held in separate accounts: To price the fixed maturity securities in these categories, the pricing service utilizes the standard inputs.

Valuation models used by the pricing service can change period to period, depending on the appropriate observable inputs that are available at the balance sheet date to price a security. When market observable inputs are unavailable to the pricing service, the remaining unpriced securities are submitted to independent brokers who provide non-binding broker quotes or are priced by other qualified sources. If the Company cannot corroborate the non-binding broker quotes with Level 2 inputs, these securities are categorized as Level 3 securities.


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Level 3 Securities

The Company's investments classified as Level 3 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, consisted of fixed maturity securities and derivatives. All of the Level 3 fixed maturity securities are priced using non-binding broker quotes which cannot be corroborated with Level 2 inputs. Of our total Level 3 fixed maturity and equity securities, $19,532 and $22,134 were priced by a pricing service using single broker quotes due to insufficient information to provide an evaluated price as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The single broker quotes are provided by market makers or broker-dealers who are recognized as market participants in the markets in which they are providing the quotes. The remaining $15,202 and $9,569 were priced internally using independent and non-binding broker quotes as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The inputs factoring into the broker quotes include trades in the actual bond being priced, trades of comparable bonds, quality of the issuer, optionality, structure and liquidity. Significant changes in interest rates, issuer credit, liquidity, and overall market conditions would result in a significantly lower or higher broker quote. The prices received from both the pricing service and internally are reviewed for reasonableness by management and if necessary, management works with the pricing service or broker to further understand how they developed their price. Further details on Level 3 derivative investment types follow:

Other assets: A non-pricing service source prices the CPI Cap derivatives using a model with inputs including, but not limited to, the time to expiration, the notional amount, the strike price, the forward rate, implied volatility and the discount rate.

Management evaluates the following factors in order to determine whether the market for a financial asset is inactive. The factors include, but are not limited to:

•  There are few recent transactions,

•  Little information is released publicly,

•  The available prices vary significantly over time or among market participants,

•  The prices are stale (i.e., not current), and

•  The magnitude of the bid-ask spread.

Illiquidity did not have a material impact in the fair value determination of the Company's financial assets.

The Company generally obtains one price for each financial asset. The Company performs a monthly analysis to assess if the evaluated prices represent a reasonable estimate of their fair value. This process involves quantitative and qualitative analysis and is overseen by investment and accounting professionals. Examples of procedures performed include, but are not limited to, initial and on-going review of pricing service methodologies, review of the prices received from the pricing service, review of pricing statistics and trends, and comparison of prices for certain securities with two different appropriate price sources for reasonableness. Following this analysis, the Company generally uses the best estimate of fair value based upon all available inputs. On infrequent occasions, a non-pricing service source may be more familiar with the market activity for a particular security than the pricing service. In these cases the price used is taken from the non-pricing service source. The pricing service provides information to indicate which securities were priced using market observable inputs so that the Company can properly categorize our financial assets in the fair value hierarchy.

Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company also measures the fair value of certain assets on a non-recurring basis, generally on an annual basis, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. These assets include commercial mortgage loans, goodwill and finite-lived intangible assets.

For its 2012 and 2011 fourth quarter annual goodwill impairment test, the Company performed a Step 1 analysis. Based on these analyses, it was determined that goodwill was not impaired. For its 2010 fourth quarter annual goodwill impairment test, the carrying amount of the Company was greater than its estimated fair values as determined in Step 1 of the impairment test. As such, the Company was required to measure the fair value of its goodwill in Step 2 of the impairment test. Goodwill of the Company with carrying amount of $81,573 was written down to its implied fair values of $17,285, resulting in impairment charges of $64,288, which was included in earnings for that period. See Note 13 for further information.

The Company utilizes both the income and market valuation approaches to measure its fair value when required. Under the income approach, the Company determined the fair value considering distributable earnings, which were estimated from operating plans. The resulting cash flows were then discounted using a market participant weighted average cost of capital. After discounting the future discrete earnings to their present value, the Company estimated the terminal value attributable to the years beyond the discrete operating plan period. The discounted terminal value was then added to the aggregate discounted distributable earnings from the discrete operating plan period to estimate the fair value. Under the market approach, the Company derived the fair value based on various financial multiples, including but not limited to: price to


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tangible book value of equity, price to estimated 2012 earnings and price to estimated 2013 earnings, which were estimated based on publicly available data related to comparable guideline companies. In addition, financial multiples were also estimated from publicly available purchase price data for acquisitions of companies operating in the insurance industry. The estimated fair value was more heavily weighted towards the income approach because in the current economic environment the earnings capacity of a business is generally considered the most important factor in the valuation of a business enterprise. The fair value determination was categorized as Level 3 (unobservable) in the fair value hierarchy.

There was no remaining goodwill measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis on which an impairment charge was recorded as of December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

The following table presents the goodwill impairment charges as of December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

    Impairment Charges
Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Goodwill

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

64,288

   

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Disclosures

The financial instruments guidance requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, as defined therein, for which it is practicable to estimate such fair value. Therefore, it requires fair value disclosure for financial instruments that are not recognized or are not carried at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. However, this guidance excludes certain financial instruments, including those related to insurance contracts and those accounted for under the equity method and joint ventures guidance (such as real estate joint ventures).

For the financial instruments included within the following financial assets and financial liabilities, the carrying value in the consolidated balance sheets equals or approximates fair value. Please refer to the Fair Value Inputs and Valuation Techniques for Financial Assets and Liabilities Disclosures section above for more information on the financial instruments included within the following financial assets and financial liabilities and the methods and assumptions used to estimate fair value:

•  Cash and cash equivalents

•  Fixed maturity securities

•  Equity securities

•  Short-term investments

•  Collateral held/pledged under securities agreements

•  Other assets

•  Assets held in separate accounts

•  Liabilities related to separate accounts

In estimating the fair value of the financial instruments that are not recognized or are not carried at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets, the Company used the following methods and assumptions:

Commercial mortgage loans: the fair values of mortgage loans are estimated using discounted cash flow models. The model inputs include mortgage amortization schedules and loan provisions, an internally developed credit spread based on the credit risk associated with the borrower and the U.S. Treasury spot curve. Mortgage loans with similar characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations.

Policy loans: the carrying value of policy loans reported in the balance sheets approximates fair value.

Policy reserves under investment products: the fair values for the Company's policy reserves under investment products are determined using discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs to the valuation include projections of policy cash flows, reserve run-off, market yields and risk margins.

Obligations under securities agreements: obligation under securities agreements is reported at the amount of cash received from the selected broker/dealers.


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The following table discloses the carrying value and fair value of the financial instruments that are not recognized or are not carried at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.

   

December 31, 2012

 
   

Fair Value

 
    Carrying
Value
 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Financial assets

 

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate

 

$

628,506

   

$

704,414

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

704,414

   

Policy loans

   

12,802

     

12,802

     

12,802

     

0

     

0

   

Total financial assets

 

$

641,308

   

$

717,216

   

$

12,802

   

$

0

   

$

704,414

   

Financial liabilities

 
Policy reserves under investment products
(Individual and group annuities, subject to
discretionary withdrawal)
 

$

240,633

   

$

265,756

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

265,756

   

Obligation under securities agreements

   

42,534

     

42,534

     

42,534

     

0

     

0

   

Total financial liabilities

 

$

283,167

   

$

308,290

   

$

42,534

   

$

0

   

$

265,756

   
   

December 31, 2011

 
   

Fair Value

 
    Carrying
Value
 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Financial assets

 

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate

 

$

671,104

   

$

739,515

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

739,515

   

Policy loans

   

12,822

     

12,822

     

12,822

     

0

     

0

   

Total financial assets

 

$

683,926

   

$

752,337

   

$

12,822

   

$

0

   

$

739,515

   

Financial liabilities

 
Policy reserves under investment products
(Individual and group annuities, subject to
discretionary withdrawal)
 

$

243,743

   

$

264,155

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

264,155

   

Obligation under securities agreements

   

42,830

     

42,830

     

42,830

     

0

     

0

   

Total financial liabilities

 

$

286,573

   

$

306,985

   

$

42,830

   

$

0

   

$

264,155

   

Only the fair value of the Company's policy reserves for investment-type contracts (those without significant mortality or morbidity risk) are reflected in the table above.

5. INCOME TAXES

The Company is subject to U.S. tax and files a U.S. consolidated federal income tax return with its Parent, Assurant Inc. Information about the Company's current and deferred tax expense (benefit) follows:

   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Current expense:

                         

Federal and state

 

$

22,405

   

$

29,374

   

$

27,586

   

Foreign

   

3

     

4

     

0

   

Total current expense

   

22,408

     

29,378

     

27,586

   

Deferred expense (benefit):

                         

Federal and state

   

17,852

     

(5,668

)

   

7,018

   

Total income tax expense

 

$

40,260

   

$

23,710

   

$

34,604

   


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A reconciliation of the federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate follows:

   

December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Federal income tax rate:

   

35.0%

     

35.0%

     

35.0%

   

Reconciling items:

                         

Dividends-received deduction

   

(1.7

)

   

(2.3

)

   

(5.8

)

 

Change in liability for prior years' taxes

   

(2.2

)

   

0.1

     

(4.8

)

 

Change in valuation allowance

   

0.0

     

(10.4

)

   

0.2

   

Goodwill impairment*

   

0.0

     

0.0

     

43.7

   

Permanent nondeductible expenses

   

0.3

     

0.6

     

0.8

   

Tax exempt interest

   

(0.2

)

   

(0.2

)

   

(0.3

)

 

Other

   

0.3

     

0.7

     

(1.7

)

 

Effective income tax rate

   

31.5

%

   

23.5

%

   

67.1

%

 

*  See Note 13 for more information on goodwill impairment.

The 2012 decrease in the deduction for dividends received was due mainly to the increase in pre-tax income. The 2011 decrease in the deduction for dividends received is due mainly to the increase in pre-tax income, and partially due to a decrease in the Company's eligible dividends. The valuation allowance was eliminated in 2011.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, is as follows:

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

(2,187

)

 

$

(2,169

)

 

$

(5,044

)

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

   

0

     

0

     

(1

)

 

Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year

   

42

     

831

     

319

   

Additions for tax positions of prior years

   

(1,585

)

   

(937

)

   

0

   

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

   

2,043

     

88

     

2,528

   

Lapses

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Settlements

   

911

     

0

     

29

   

Balance at end of year

 

$

(776

)

 

$

(2,187

)

 

$

(2,169

)

 

The total unrecognized tax benefit, $240, $2,967 and $2,900, for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which includes interest, would impact the Company's consolidated effective tax rate if recognized. The liability for unrecognized tax benefits is included in the Company's tax payable on its consolidated balance sheets.

The Company's continuing practice is to recognize interest related to income tax matters in income tax expense. During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2010, the Company recognized $564 and $130 of interest income, respectively, related to income tax matters. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recognized $103 of interest expense related to income tax matters. The Company had $2,286 and $1,179 of interest accrued at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. No penalties have been accrued.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and various state jurisdictions. The Company has substantially concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters for years through 2008. The next federal audit cycle will include tax years 2009-2011 and should begin in 2013. Substantially all state and non-U.S. income tax matters have been concluded for years through 2006.

The tax effects of temporary differences that result in significant deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:

   

December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

Deferred tax assets

 

Deferred gain on disposal of businesses

 

$

25,822

   

$

30,212

   

Investments, net

   

67,923

     

73,374

   

Policyholder and separate account reserves

   

1,774

     

7,246

   

Deferred acquisition costs

   

16,928

     

19,776

   

Compensation related

   

905

     

719

   

Employee and post-retirement benefits

   

902

     

899

   

Total deferred tax asset

   

114,254

     

132,226

   

Less: valuation allowance

   

0

     

0

   

Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance

   

114,254

     

132,226

   


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December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

Net unrealized appreciation on securities

 

$

174,640

   

$

118,828

   

Accrued liabilities

   

1,402

     

715

   

Other

   

8,232

     

9,747

   

Total deferred tax liability

   

184,274

     

129,290

   

Net deferred income tax (liability) asset

 

$

(70,020

)

 

$

2,936

   

The Company's total valuation allowance against deferred tax assets was eliminated in 2011. The calculation of the valuation allowance is made at the consolidated return group level. A portion of the valuation allowance is assigned to the Company based on the provisions of the tax sharing agreement. No cumulative valuation allowance has been recorded because it is management's assessment that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets of $114,254 will be realized.

The Company's ability to realize deferred tax assets depends on its ability to generate sufficient taxable income of the same character within the carryback or carryforward periods. In assessing future taxable income, the Company has considered all sources of taxable income available to realize the deferred tax asset, including the future reversal of existing temporary differences, future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, taxable income in carryback years and tax-planning strategies. If changes occur in the assumptions underlying the Company's tax planning strategies or in the scheduling of the reversal of the Company's deferred tax liabilities, the valuation allowance may need to be adjusted in the future.

At December 31, 2012, the Company had no net operating or capital loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

6. PREMIUMS AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Receivables are reported net of an allowance for uncollectible items. A summary of such receivables is as follows:

   

As of December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

Insurance premiums receivable

 

$

56,909

   

$

53,741

   

Other receivables

   

15,510

     

17,467

   

Allowance for uncollectible amounts

   

(4,546

)

   

(4,698

)

 

Total

 

$

67,873

   

$

66,510

   

7. STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

The Board of Directors of the Company has authorized 1,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $5.00 per share. All the shares are issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and 2011. All the outstanding shares at December 31, 2012 are owned by the Parent (see Note 1). The Company paid dividends of $110,000, $32,000 and $58,000 at December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The maximum amount of dividends which can be paid by the Company to its shareholder without prior approval of the Insurance Commissioner is subject to restrictions relating to statutory surplus (see Note 8).

The Company received contributed capital of $21,576 from its Parent in the year ending December 31, 2011, in the form of a deferred tax asset. The tax allocation agreement was amended in 2011 to contribute a capital loss deferred tax asset of an affiliated entity to offset the Company's net capital gains. There was no contributed capital in 2012 or 2010.

8. STATUTORY INFORMATION

The Company prepares consolidated financial statements on the basis of statutory accounting principles ("SAP") prescribed or permitted by the Kansas Insurance Department. Prescribed SAP includes the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") as well as state laws, regulations and administrative rules.

The principal differences between SAP and GAAP are: 1) policy acquisition costs are expensed as incurred under SAP, but are deferred and amortized under GAAP; 2) the value of business acquired is not capitalized under SAP but is under GAAP; 3) amounts collected from holders of universal life-type and annuity products are recognized as premiums when collected under SAP, but are initially recorded as contract deposits under GAAP, with cost of insurance recognized as revenue when assessed and other contract charges recognized over the periods for which services are provided; 4) the classification and carrying amounts of investments in certain securities are different under SAP than under GAAP; 5) the criteria for providing asset valuation allowances, and the methodologies used to determine the amounts thereof, are different under SAP than under GAAP; 6) the timing of establishing certain reserves, and the methodologies used to determine the amounts thereof,


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are different under SAP than under GAAP; 7) certain assets are not admitted for purposes of determining surplus under SAP; 8) methodologies used to determine the amounts of deferred taxes and goodwill are different under SAP than under GAAP; and 9) the criteria for obtaining reinsurance accounting treatment is different under SAP than under GAAP.

The Company's statutory net income and capital and surplus are as follows:

   

Years ended and at December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Statutory net income

 

$

95,272

   

$

69,147

   

$

81,041

   

Statutory capital and surplus

 

$

438,848

   

$

455,848

   

$

449,615

   

Insurance enterprises are required by state insurance departments to adhere to minimum risk-based capital ("RBC") requirements developed by the NAIC. The Company exceeds the minimum RBC requirements.

Dividend distributions to the Parent are restricted as to the amount by state regulatory requirements. The Company declared and paid dividends of $110,000, of which $77,141 was ordinary and $32,859 was extraordinary during the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company declared and paid ordinary dividends of $32,000 during the year ended December 31, 2011. No extraordinary dividends were declared and paid in 2011. A dividend is considered extraordinary when combined with all other dividends and distributions made within the preceding 12 months exceeds the greater of 10% of the insurer's surplus as regards to policyholders on December 31 of the next preceding year, or the net gain from operations. Dividends may only be paid out of earned surplus. The Company has the ability, under state regulatory requirements, to dividend up to approximately $87,930 to its Parent in 2013 without permission from Kansas regulators. No assurance can be given that there will not be further regulatory actions restricting the ability of the Company to pay dividends.

9. REINSURANCE

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in both the assumption and cession of reinsurance with non-affiliated companies. The following table provides details of the reinsurance recoverables balance as of December 31:

   

2012

 

2011

 

Ceded future policyholder benefits and expenses

 

$

1,548,052

   

$

1,600,007

   

Ceded unearned premium

   

18,485

     

19,856

   

Ceded claims and benefits payable

   

222,575

     

190,250

   

Ceded paid losses

   

14,293

     

9,954

   

Total

 

$

1,803,405

   

$

1,820,067

   

A key credit quality indicator for reinsurance recoverables is the A.M. Best financial strength ratings of the reinsurer. The A.M. Best ratings are an independent opinion of a reinsurer's ability to meet ongoing obligations to policyholders. The A.M. Best ratings for new reinsurance agreements where there is material credit exposure are reviewed at the time of execution. The A.M. Best ratings for existing reinsurance agreements are reviewed on a periodic basis, at least annually.

The following table provides the reinsurance recoverable as of December 31, 2012 grouped by A.M. Best rating:

A. M. Best ratings of reinsurer

  Ceded future
policyholder
benefits and
expense
  Ceded unearned
premiums
  Ceded claims
and benefits
payable
  Ceded paid
losses
 

Total

 

A++ or A+

 

$

876,423

   

$

18,272

   

$

211,802

   

$

424

   

$

1,106,921

   

A or A–

   

633,326

     

49

     

7,872

     

21

     

641,268

   

B++ or B+

   

37,989

     

164

     

92

     

0

     

38,245

   

Not rated

   

314

     

0

     

2,809

     

13,848

     

16,971

   

Reinsurance recoverable

 

$

1,548,052

   

$

18,485

   

$

222,575

   

$

14,293

   

$

1,803,405

   

A.M. Best ratings for The Hartford and John Hancock Life Insurance Company ("John Hancock"), a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, the reinsurers with the largest reinsurance recoverable balances, are A and A+, respectively. A.M. Best currently maintains a stable outlook on the financial strength ratings of John Hancock. The Hartford's rating is under review with negative implications. The total amount of recoverable for these two reinsurers is $1,691,282 as of December 31, 2012. Most of the assets backing reserves relating to reinsurance recoverables from these two counterparties are held in trust.


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The effect of reinsurance on premiums earned and benefits incurred was as follows:

   

Years ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 
    Long
Duration
  Short
Duration
 

Total

  Long
Duration
  Short
Duration
 

Total

  Long
Duration
  Short
Duration
 

Total

 
Direct earned premiums and
other considerations
 

$

212,727

   

$

807,270

   

$

1,019,997

   

$

213,074

   

$

835,861

   

$

1,048,935

   

$

228,876

   

$

853,599

   

$

1,082,475

   

Assumed premiums

   

11,983

     

146,130

     

158,113

     

12,093

     

181,799

     

193,892

     

7,159

     

218,074

     

225,233

   

Ceded premiums

   

(175,042

)

   

(14,860

)

   

(189,902

)

   

(176,115

)

   

(13,530

)

   

(189,645

)

   

(179,703

)

   

(11,758

)

   

(191,461

)

 
Net earned premiums and
other considerations
 

$

49,668

   

$

938,540

   

$

988,208

   

$

49,052

   

$

1,004,130

   

$

1,053,182

   

$

56,332

   

$

1,059,915

   

$

1,116,247

   
Direct policyholder
benefits
 

$

344,022

   

$

523,790

   

$

867,812

   

$

459,153

   

$

558,545

   

$

1,017,698

   

$

719,071

   

$

557,884

   

$

1,276,955

   
Assumed policyholder
benefits
   

24,519

     

133,285

     

157,804

     

27,198

     

171,506

     

198,704

     

21,031

     

198,254

     

219,285

   
Ceded policyholder
benefits
   

(297,768

)

   

(7,212

)

   

(304,980

)

   

(404,044

)

   

(6,776

)

   

(410,820

)

   

(656,716

)

   

(5,375

)

   

(662,091

)

 

Net policyholder benefits

 

$

70,773

   

$

649,863

   

$

720,636

   

$

82,307

   

$

723,275

   

$

805,582

   

$

83,386

   

$

750,763

   

$

834,149

   

The Company had $866,022 and $810,555, respectively, of invested assets held in trusts or by custodians as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, for the benefit of others related to certain reinsurance arrangements.

The Company utilizes ceded reinsurance primarily for loss protection and business dispositions.

Loss Protection and Capital Management

As part of the Company's overall risk and capacity management strategy, the Company purchases reinsurance for certain risks underwritten by the Company, including significant individual or catastrophic claims. Under indemnity reinsurance transactions in which the Company is the ceding insurer, the Company remains liable for policy claims if the assuming company fails to meet its obligations. To mitigate this risk, the Company has control procedures to evaluate the financial condition of reinsurers and to monitor the concentration of credit risk. The selection of reinsurance companies is based on criteria related to solvency and reliability and, to a lesser degree, diversification.

Business Divestitures

The Company has used reinsurance to exit certain businesses.

In 2005, the Parent signed an agreement with Forethought Life Insurance Company whereby the Company agreed to discontinue writing new preneed insurance policies in the United States via independent funeral homes and funeral homes other than those owned and operated by Service Corporation International for a period of ten years.

In 2001, the Parent entered into a reinsurance agreement with The Hartford for the sale of the FFG division. In 2000, the Company divested its LTC operations to John Hancock. Assets supporting liabilities ceded relating to these businesses are mainly held in trusts and the separate accounts relating to FFG are still reflected in the Company's balance sheet. If the reinsurers became insolvent, we would be exposed to the risk that the assets in the trusts and/or the separate accounts would be insufficient to support the liabilities that would revert back to us. The reinsurance recoverable from The Hartford was $592,972 and $608,430 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The reinsurance recoverable from John Hancock was $1,098,310 and $1,103,506 as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The reinsurance agreement associated with the FFG sale also stipulates that The Hartford contribute funds to increase the value of the separate account assets relating to Modified Guaranteed Annuity business sold if such value declines below the value of the associated liabilities. If The Hartford fails to fulfill these obligations, the Company will be obligated to make these payments.

In addition, the Company would be responsible for administering this business in the event of reinsurer insolvency. We do not currently have the administrative systems and capabilities to process this business. Accordingly, we would need to obtain those capabilities in the event of an insolvency of one or more of the reinsurers of these businesses. We might be forced to obtain such capabilities on unfavorable terms with a resulting material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

As of December 31, 2012, we were not aware of any regulatory actions taken with respect to the solvency of the insurance subsidiaries of The Hartford or John Hancock that reinsure the FFG and LTC businesses, and the Company has not been obligated to fulfill any of such reinsurers' obligations.

John Hancock and The Hartford have paid their obligations when due and there have been no disputes.


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10. RESERVES

The following table provides reserve information of the Company's major product lines at the dates shown:

   

December 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 
        Claims and Benefits
Payable
      Claims and Benefits
Payable
 
    Future
Policy
Benefits
and
Expenses
  Unearned
Premiums
  Case
Reserves
  Incurred
But Not
Reported
Reserves
  Future
Policy
Benefits
and
Expenses
  Unearned
Premiums
  Case
Reserves
  Incurred
But Not
Reported
Reserves
 

Long Duration Contracts:

 
Preneed funeral life insurance policies
and investment-type annuity
contracts
 

$

1,045,632

   

$

203

   

$

4,115

   

$

3,419

   

$

1,108,102

   

$

455

   

$

3,264

   

$

3,490

   

Life insurance no longer offered

   

266,556

     

535

     

2,577

     

4,155

     

273,920

     

582

     

852

     

4,159

   
FFG, LTC and other disposed
businesses
   

1,458,326

     

18,282

     

194,014

     

15,197

     

1,507,307

     

19,629

     

164,302

     

14,727

   

All other

   

34,134

     

447

     

15,418

     

8,710

     

7,881

     

337

     

43,590

     

6,852

   

Short Duration Contracts:

 

Group term life

   

0

     

3,558

     

163,124

     

29,483

     

0

     

4,038

     

170,832

     

35,157

   

Group disability

   

0

     

2,067

     

1,113,761

     

115,664

     

0

     

2,320

     

1,159,280

     

129,190

   

Medical

   

0

     

331

     

2,181

     

1,678

     

0

     

793

     

1,755

     

2,253

   

Dental

   

0

     

3,983

     

1,746

     

14,939

     

0

     

4,055

     

1,811

     

16,486

   

Credit life and disability

   

0

     

2

     

0

     

1,698

     

0

     

3

     

0

     

1,663

   

All other

   

0

     

137

     

196

     

2,252

     

0

     

79

     

125

     

789

   

Total

 

$

2,804,648

   

$

29,545

   

$

1,497,132

   

$

197,195

   

$

2,897,210

   

$

32,291

   

$

1,545,811

   

$

214,766

   

The following table provides a roll forward of the Company's product lines with the most significant short duration claims and benefits payable balances: group term life and group disability lines of business. Claims and benefits payable is comprised of case and IBNR reserves.

   

Group Term Life

 

Group Disability

 

Balance as of December 31, 2009, gross of reinsurance

 

$

215,580

   

$

1,347,370

   

Less: Reinsurance ceded and other (1)

   

(1,384

)

   

(32,468

)

 

Balance as of January 1, 2010, net of reinsurance

   

214,196

     

1,314,902

   

Incurred losses related to:

 

Current year

   

127,413

     

341,152

   

Prior year's interest

   

8,017

     

57,312

   

Prior year (s)

   

(24,736

)

   

(79,457

)

 

Total incurred losses

   

110,694

     

319,007

   

Paid losses related to:

 

Current year

   

77,735

     

66,432

   

Prior year (s)

   

43,125

     

286,271

   

Total paid losses

   

120,860

     

352,703

   

Balance as of December 31, 2010, net of reinsurance

   

204,030

     

1,281,206

   

Plus: Reinsurance ceded and other (1)

   

2,711

     

33,721

   

Balance as of December 31, 2010, gross of reinsurance

   

206,741

     

1,314,927

   

Less: Reinsurance ceded and other (1)

   

(2,711

)

   

(33,721

)

 

Balance as of January 1, 2011, net of reinsurance

   

204,030

     

1,281,206

   

Incurred losses related to:

 

Current year

   

135,665

     

314,115

   

Prior year's interest

   

7,723

     

56,778

   

Prior year (s)

   

(24,094

)

   

(64,669

)

 

Total incurred losses

   

119,294

     

306,224

   

Paid losses related to:

 

Current year

   

82,629

     

63,057

   

Prior year (s)

   

37,815

     

268,612

   

Total paid losses

   

120,444

     

331,669

   

Balance as of December 31, 2011, net of reinsurance

   

202,880

     

1,255,761

   

Plus: Reinsurance ceded and other (1)

   

3,109

     

32,709

   


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Group Term Life

 

Group Disability

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011 gross of reinsurance

 

$

205,989

   

$

1,288,470

   

Less: Reinsurance ceded and other (1)

   

(3,109

)

   

(32,709

)

 

Balance as of January 1, 2012, net of reinsurance

   

202,880

     

1,255,761

   

Incurred losses related to:

 

Current year

   

121,051

     

280,183

   

Prior year's interest

   

7,575

     

54,696

   

Prior year (s)

   

(25,441

)

   

(56,891

)

 

Total incurred losses

   

103,185

     

277,988

   

Paid losses related to:

 

Current year

   

76,377

     

67,069

   

Prior year (s)

   

39,693

     

270,749

   

Total paid losses

   

116,070

     

337,818

   

Balance as of December 31, 2012, net of reinsurance

   

189,995

     

1,195,931

   

Plus: Reinsurance ceded and other (1)

   

2,612

     

33,494

   

Balance as of December 31, 2012 gross of reinsurance

 

$

192,607

   

$

1,229,425

   

(1)  Reinsurance ceded and other includes claims and benefits payable balances that have either been (a) reinsured to third parties, (b) established for claims related expenses whose subsequent payment is not recorded as a paid claim, or (c) reserves established for obligations that would persist even if contracts were cancelled (such as extension of benefits), which cannot be analyzed appropriately under a roll-forward approach.

Short Duration Contracts

The Company's short duration contracts are comprised of group term life, group disability, medical, dental, vision and credit life and disability. The principal products and services included in these categories are described in the summary of significant accounting policies. See Note 2 for further information.

Case and IBNR reserves are developed using actuarial principles and assumptions that consider, among other things, contractual requirements, historical utilization trends and payment patterns, benefit changes, medical inflation, seasonality, membership, product mix, legislative and regulatory environment, economic factors, disabled life mortality and claim termination rates and other relevant factors. The Company consistently applies the principles and assumptions listed above from year to year, while also giving due consideration to the potential variability of these factors.

Since case and IBNR reserves include estimates developed from various actuarial methods, the Company's actual losses incurred may be more or less than the Company's previously developed estimates. As shown in the table above, if the amounts listed on the line labeled "Incurred losses related to: Prior years" are negative (redundant) this means that the Company's actual losses incurred related to prior years for these lines were less than the estimates previously made by the Company. If the line labeled "Incurred losses related to: Prior years" are positive (deficient) this means that the Company's actual losses incurred related to prior years for these lines were greater than the estimates previously made by the Company.

The Group Term Life case and IBNR reserve redundancies in all years are due to actual mortality rates running below those assumed in prior year reserves, and actual recovery rates running higher than those assumed in prior year reserves.

Group Disability case and IBNR reserves show redundancies in all years due to actual claim recovery rates exceeding those assumed in prior year reserves.

The Company's group disability products include short and long term disability coverage. Case reserves and IBNR for long-term disability claims incurred in 2010 and earlier have been discounted at 5.25% while they have been discounted 4.75% for claims incurred in 2011 and later. The December 31, 2012 and 2011 liabilities net of reinsurance include $1,167,682 and $1,228,356, respectively, of such reserves. The amount of discounts deducted from outstanding reserves as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 are $388,934 and $414,145, respectively.

Long Duration Contracts

The Company's long duration contracts are primarily comprised of preneed life insurance policies and annuity policies, life insurance policies (no longer offered), and FFG and LTC disposed businesses. The principal products and services included in these categories are described in the summary of significant accounting policies. See Note 2 for further information.

Preneed Business

Interest and discount rates for preneed life insurance vary by year of issuance and product, and ranged from 4.7% to 7.3% in 2012 and 2011 before provisions for adverse deviation, which ranged from 0.2% to 0.5% in both 2012 and 2011.


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Interest and discount rates for traditional life insurance (no longer offered) vary by year of issuance and products and were 7.5% grading to 5.3% over 20 years in 2012 and 2011 with the exception of a block of pre-1980 business which had a level 8.8% discount rate in both 2012 and 2011.

Mortality assumptions are based upon pricing assumptions and modified to allow for provisions for adverse deviation. Surrender rates vary by product and are based upon pricing assumptions.

Future assumed policy benefit increases on preneed life insurance policies ranged from 1.0% to 7.0% in 2012 and 2011. Some policies have future policy benefit increases that are guaranteed or tied to equal some measure of inflation. The inflation assumption for most of these inflation-linked benefits was 3.0% in both 2012 and 2011 with the exception of most policies issued in 2005 through 2007 where the assumption was 2.3%.

The reserves for preneed annuities are based on assumed interest rates credited on deferred annuities, which vary by year of issue, and ranged from 1.5% to 5.5% in 2012 and 2011. Withdrawal charges, if any, can range from 7.0% to 0.0% and grade to zero over a period of seven years.

FFG and LTC

The reserves for businesses previously disposed of by FFG and LTC are included in the Company's reserves in accordance with the insurance guidance. The Company maintains an offsetting reinsurance recoverable related to these reserves. See Note 9 for further information.

11. RETIREMENT AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The Parent sponsors a non-contributory, qualified defined benefit pension plan and certain non-contributory, non-qualified post retirement benefits covering employees who meet eligibility requirements as to age and length of service. Plan assets of the qualified defined benefit plan are not specifically identified by each participating subsidiary. Therefore, a breakdown of plan assets is not reflected in these Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company has no legal obligation for benefits under these plans. The benefits are based on years of service and career compensation. The Parent's pension plan funding policy is to contribute amounts to the plan sufficient to meet the minimum funding requirements set forth in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, plus additional amounts as the Parent may determine to be appropriate from time to time up to the maximum permitted, and to charge each subsidiary an allocable amount based on its employee pensionable earnings. Pension costs allocated to the Company amounted to $8,143, $6,180 and $6,056 for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Parent sponsors a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees. The defined contribution plan provides benefits payable to participants on retirement or disability and to beneficiaries of participants in the event of the participant's death. The amounts expensed by the Company related to this plan were $5,688, $5,616 and $5,005 for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

With respect to retirement benefits, the Company participates in other health care and life insurance benefit plans (postretirement benefits) for retired employees, sponsored by the Parent. On July 1, 2011, the Parent terminated certain health care benefits for employees who do not qualify for "grandfathered" status and will no longer offer these benefits to new hires. The Parent contribution, plan design and other terms of remaining benefits will not change for those grandfathered employees. The Parent has the right to modify or terminate these benefits. During 2012, 2011 and 2010 the Company incurred expenses related to postretirement benefits of $309, $414 and $1,132, respectively.

12. DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS

Information about deferred acquisition costs is as follows:

   

Years ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Beginning balance

 

$

18,637

   

$

19,666

   

$

25,340

   

Costs deferred

   

28,993

     

25,892

     

20,685

   

Amortization

   

(27,030

)

   

(26,921

)

   

(26,359

)

 

Ending balance

 

$

20,600

   

$

18,637

   

$

19,666

   

Refer to Note 2, Recent Accounting Pronouncements — Adopted, for more information on amendments to existing accounting guidance.


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13. GOODWILL, VOBA AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Information about goodwill is as follows:

    Goodwill for the years ended
December 31,
 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Balance as of January 1:

 

Goodwill

 

$

156,817

   

$

156,817

   

$

156,817

   

Accumulated impairment loss

   

(139,532

)

   

(139,532

)

   

(75,244

)

 
     

17,285

     

17,285

     

81,573

   

Impairments*

   

0

     

0

     

(64,288

)

 

Goodwill

   

156,817

     

156,817

     

156,817

   

Accumulated impairment losses

   

(139,532

)

   

(139,532

)

   

(139,532

)

 

Balance as of December 31:

 

$

17,285

   

$

17,285

   

$

17,285

   

*  See Notes 2 and 4 for further information.

In accordance with the goodwill guidance, goodwill is deemed to have an indefinite life and should not be amortized, but rather must be tested, at least annually, for impairment. In addition, goodwill should be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would "more likely than not" reduce the estimated fair value of the Company below its carrying value.

The goodwill impairment test has two steps. Step 1 of the test identifies potential impairments, by comparing the estimated fair value of the Company to its net book value. If the estimated fair value exceeds its net book value, there is no impairment of goodwill and Step 2 is unnecessary. However, if the net book value exceeds the estimated fair value, then Step 1 is failed, and Step 2 is performed to determine the amount of the potential impairment. Step 2 utilizes acquisition accounting guidance and requires the fair value calculation of all individual assets and liabilities of the Company (excluding goodwill, but including any unrecognized intangible assets). The net fair value of assets less liabilities is then compared to the Company's total estimated fair value as calculated in Step 1. The excess of fair value over the net asset value equals the implied fair value of goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is then compared to the carrying value of goodwill to determine the Company's goodwill impairment.

During September 2011, the FASB issued amended intangibles — goodwill and other guidance. This guidance provides the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of an entity is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines it is not more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to perform the first step of the two-step impairment test, described above.

In the fourth quarters of 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company conducted its annual assessments of goodwill.

In 2012 and 2011, the Company performed a Step 1 test. Based on these tests, it was determined that goodwill was not impaired.

Based on the results of the 2010 assessment, the Company concluded that its net book values exceeded its estimated fair values and therefore performed a Step 2 test. Based on the results of the Step 2 test, the Company recorded impairment charges of $64,288. The 2010 impairment reflected the effects of the low interest rate environment, continuing high unemployment, the slow pace of the economic recovery and an increased net book value of the Company, primarily related to its investment portfolio.

Information about VOBA is as follows:

   

For the years ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

Beginning balance

 

$

14,833

   

$

16,697

   

$

18,783

   

Amortization, net of interest accrued

   

(1,728

)

   

(1,864

)

   

(2,086

)

 

Ending balance

 

$

13,105

   

$

14,833

   

$

16,697

   

As of December 31, 2012, the entire outstanding balance of VOBA relates to the Company's preneed business. VOBA in this business assumes an interest rate ranging from 5.4% to 7.5%.


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At December 31, 2012 the estimated amortization of VOBA for the next five years and thereafter is as follows:

Year

 

Amount

 

2013

 

$

1,550

   

2014

   

1,425

   

2015

   

1,323

   

2016

   

1,227

   

2017

   

1,131

   

Thereafter

   

6,449

   

Total

 

$

13,105

   

Information about other intangible assets is as follows:

   

As of December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 
    Carrying
Value
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Other
Intangible
Assets
  Carrying
Value
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net Other
Intangible
Assets
 

Contract based intangibles

 

$

38,020

   

$

(19,685

)

 

$

18,335

   

$

38,020

   

$

(17,897

)

 

$

20,123

   

Other intangible assets that have finite lives are amortized over their useful lives. The estimated amortization of other intangible assets, which mainly include customers contracts, are as follows:

Year

 

Amount

 

2013

 

$

1,788

   

2014

   

1,788

   

2015

   

1,788

   

2016

   

1,788

   

2017

   

1,788

   

Thereafter

   

9,395

   

Total other intangible assets with finite lives

 

$

18,335

   

14. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Certain amounts included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income are net of reclassification adjustments. The following table summarizes those reclassification adjustments as of the dates indicated:

   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 
Reclassification of net realized gains on sales of
securities included in net income, net of taxes
 

$

3,973

   

$

662

   

$

5,762

   
Reclassification of net realized losses on sales of
securities previously written down included in net income, net of taxes
 

$

(31

)

 

$

(662

)

 

$

(168

)

 

15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company receives various services from the Parent and its affiliates. These services include assistance in benefit plan administration, corporate insurance, accounting, tax, information technology, auditing, investment, actuarial and other administrative functions. The net fees paid for these services to the Parent and affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, were $73,653, $86,863 and $86,694, respectively.

Administrative expenses allocated for the Company may be greater or less than the expenses that would be incurred if the Company were operating as a separate company.

In prior years, the Company assumed group disability business from an affiliate, Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York ("USLICoNY"). On January 1, 2010, the Company terminated this reinsurance agreement for new business written. Effective July 1, 2010, the Company commuted the existing reinsured business under the same agreement, which involved a release of $26,920 in reserves and cash paid to USLICoNY of $29,172. The commutation resulted in a $2,252 loss for the Company, and was reflected in the policyholder benefits in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company assumed premiums of $67 from USLICoNY in 2010.

16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company leases office space and equipment under operating lease arrangements. Certain facility leases contain escalation clauses based on increases in the lessors' operating expenses. At December 31, 2012, the aggregate future


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minimum lease payments under these operating lease agreements that have initial or non-cancelable terms in excess of one year are:

2013

 

$

6,377

   

2014

   

6,041

   

2015

   

5,403

   

2016

   

5,243

   

2017

   

1,031

   

Thereafter

   

567

   

Total minimum future lease payments

 

$

24,662

   

Rent expense was $6,377, $6,697 and $8,438 for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company is involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business, both as a defendant and as a plaintiff. The Company may from time to time be subject to a variety of legal and regulatory actions relating to the Company's current and past business operations. Although the Company cannot predict the outcome of any pending or future litigation, examination or investigation, it is possible that the outcome of such matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations or cash flows for an individual reporting period. However, based on currently available information, management does not believe that any pending matter is likely to have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the Company's financial condition.

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the accompanying consolidated financial statements were issued. Ownership of nine affiliate dental insurers transferred from 100% directly owned by Interfinancial Inc. to 100% owned by the Company during the first quarter of 2013. The Company is a directly owned subsidiary of Interfinancial Inc.


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Union Security Insurance Company
at December 31, 2012
Schedule I — Summary of Investments Other-Than-Investments in Related Parties

    Cost or
Amortized Cost
 

Fair Value

  Amount at
which
Shown in Balance
Sheet
 
   

(in thousands)

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 
United States Government and government agencies and
authorities
 

$

2,725

   

$

3,120

   

$

3,120

   

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

   

48,315

     

53,435

     

53,435

   

Foreign governments

   

25,908

     

28,885

     

28,885

   

Asset-backed

   

950

     

983

     

983

   

Commercial mortgage-backed

   

6,403

     

7,022

     

7,022

   

Residential mortgage-backed

   

78,868

     

87,214

     

87,214

   

Corporate

   

2,277,882

     

2,744,841

     

2,744,841

   

Total fixed maturity securities

   

2,441,051

     

2,925,500

     

2,925,500

   

Equity securities:

 

Common stocks

   

92

     

297

     

297

   

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

   

76,716

     

90,796

     

90,796

   

Total equity securities

   

76,808

     

91,093

     

91,093

   

Commercial mortgage loans on real estate, at amortized cost

   

628,506

     

704,414

     

628,506

   

Policy loans

   

12,802

     

12,802

     

12,802

   

Short-term investments

   

40,317

     

40,317

     

40,317

   

Collateral held/pledged under securities agreements

   

42,534

     

42,540

     

42,540

   

Other investments

   

109,547

     

109,547

     

109,547

   

Total investments

 

$

3,351,565

   

$

3,926,213

   

$

3,850,305

   


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Union Security Insurance Company
for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 & 2010
Schedule III — Supplementary Insurance Information

    Deferred
acquisition
costs
  Future
policy
benefits and
expenses
  Unearned
premiums
  Claims and
benefits
payable
  Premium
revenues
and other
considerations
  Net
investment
income
  Benefits
claims, losses
and
settlement
expenses
  Amortization
of deferred
policy
acquisition
costs
  Other*
operating
expenses
 
   

(in thousands)

 

2012

 

$

20,600

   

$

2,804,648

   

$

29,545

   

$

1,694,327

   

$

988,208

   

$

198,660

   

$

720,636

   

$

27,030

   

$

342,322

   

2011

 

$

18,637

   

$

2,897,210

   

$

32,291

   

$

1,760,577

   

$

1,053,182

   

$

203,535

   

$

805,582

   

$

26,921

   

$

345,513

   

2010

 

$

19,666

   

$

2,935,819

   

$

33,871

   

$

1,741,250

   

$

1,116,247

   

$

212,475

   

$

834,149

   

$

26,359

   

$

427,130

   

*  Includes amortization of value of business acquired, underwriting, general and administration expenses and goodwill impairment.


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Union Security Insurance Company
for the years ended December 31, 2012
Schedule IV — Reinsurance

   

Direct amount

  Assumed from
other
Companies
  Ceded to other
Companies
 

Net amount

  Percentage of
amount
assumed to net
 

Life Insurance in Force

 

$

71,453,196

   

$

981,157

   

$

10,860,008

   

$

61,574,345

     

1.6

%

 

Premiums:

 

Life insurance

 

$

279,385

   

$

8,176

   

$

89,869

   

$

197,692

     

4.1

%

 

Accident and health insurance

   

740,612

     

149,937

     

100,033

     

790,516

     

19.0

%

 

Total earned premiums

 

$

1,019,997

   

$

158,113

   

$

189,902

   

$

988,208

     

16.0

%

 

Benefits:

 

Life insurance

 

$

392,126

   

$

21,674

   

$

253,829

   

$

159,971

     

13.5

%

 

Accident and health insurance

   

475,686

     

136,130

     

51,151

     

560,665

     

24.3

%

 

Total policyholder benefits

 

$

867,812

   

$

157,804

   

$

304,980

   

$

720,636

     

21.9

%

 


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Union Security Insurance Company
for the years ended December 31, 2011
Schedule IV — Reinsurance

   

Direct amount

  Assumed from
other
Companies
  Ceded to other
Companies
 

Net amount

  Percentage of
amount
assumed to net
 

Life Insurance in Force

 

$

71,604,673

   

$

6,534,460

   

$

11,811,625

   

$

66,327,508

     

9.9

%

 

Premiums:

 

Life insurance

 

$

285,047

   

$

15,746

   

$

94,132

   

$

206,661

     

7.6

%

 

Accident and health insurance

   

763,888

     

178,146

     

95,513

     

846,521

     

21.0

%

 

Total earned premiums

 

$

1,048,935

   

$

193,892

   

$

189,645

   

$

1,053,182

     

18.4

%

 

Benefits:

 

Life insurance

 

$

427,479

   

$

34,276

   

$

272,036

   

$

189,719

     

18.1

%

 

Accident and health insurance

   

590,219

     

164,428

     

138,784

     

615,863

     

26.7

%

 

Total policyholder benefits

 

$

1,017,698

   

$

198,704

   

$

410,820

   

$

805,582

     

24.7

%

 


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Union Security Insurance Company
for the years ended December 31, 2010
Schedule IV — Reinsurance

   

Direct amount

  Assumed from
other
Companies
  Ceded to other
Companies
 

Net amount

  Percentage of
amount
assumed to net
 

Life Insurance in Force

 

$

72,241,115

   

$

6,579,297

   

$

12,791,301

   

$

66,029,111

     

10.0

%

 

Premiums:

 

Life insurance

 

$

292,452

   

$

17,758

   

$

98,636

   

$

211,574

     

8.4

%

 

Accident and health insurance

   

790,023

     

207,475

     

92,825

     

904,673

     

22.9

%

 

Total earned premiums

 

$

1,082,475

   

$

225,233

   

$

191,461

   

$

1,116,247

     

20.2

%

 

Benefits:

 

Life insurance

 

$

424,279

   

$

32,201

   

$

279,406

   

$

177,074

     

18.2

%

 

Accident and health insurance

   

852,676

     

187,084

     

382,685

     

657,075

     

28.5

%

 

Total policyholder benefits

 

$

1,276,955

   

$

219,285

   

$

662,091

   

$

834,149

     

26.3

%

 


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Union Security Insurance Company
as of December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
Schedule V — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

       

Additions

         
    Balance at
Beginning of
Year
  Charged to
Costs and
Expenses
  Charged
to Other
Accounts
 

Deductions
  Balance at
End of
Year
 

2012:

 

Valuation allowance for mortgage loans on real estate

 

$

5,381

   

$

(1,735

)

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

3,646

   

Valuation allowance for uncollectible agents balances

   

4,655

     

(67

)

   

0

     

58

     

4,530

   

Valuation allowance for uncollectible accounts

   

43

     

(27

)

   

0

     

0

     

16

   

Total

 

$

10,079

   

$

(1,829

)

 

$

0

   

$

58

   

$

8,192

   

2011:

 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 

$

10,523

   

$

(10,523

)

 

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Valuation allowance for mortgage loans on real estate

   

12,434

     

679

     

0

     

7,732

     

5,381

   

Valuation allowance for uncollectible agents balances

   

4,671

     

(16

)

   

0

     

0

     

4,655

   

Valuation allowance for uncollectible accounts

   

0

     

43

     

0

     

0

     

43

   

Total

 

$

27,628

   

$

(9,817

)

 

$

0

   

$

7,732

   

$

10,079

   

2010:

 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 

$

10,415

   

$

108

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

10,523

   

Valuation allowance for mortgage loans on real estate

   

8,552

     

3,882

     

0

     

0

     

12,434

   

Valuation allowance for uncollectible agents balances

   

4,811

     

(121

)

   

0

     

19

     

4,671

   

Total

 

$

23,778

   

$

3,869

   

$

0

   

$

19

   

$

27,628

   


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PART C

 



 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 26. Exhibits

 

(a)

Resolution of the Board of Directors of Fortis Benefits Insurance Company (“Fortis”) authorizing the establishment of the Separate Account.(1)

(b)

Not Applicable.

(c)

Principal Underwriter and Servicing Agreement.(7)

(d)

Form of Variable Life Insurance Policy.(2)

 

(1)

Accelerated Death Benefit Rider(3)

 

(2)

Additional Insured Rider(3)

 

(3)

Child Insurance Rider(3)

 

(4)

Primary Insured Rider(3)

 

(5)

Waiver of Monthly Deduction Amount Rider(3)

 

(6)

Waiver of Select Amount Rider(3)

(e)

Form of Application for Variable Life Insurance Policy.(1)

(f)

(1)

Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation of Union Security Insurance Company(6)

 

(2)

Restated Bylaws of Union Security Insurance Company(4)

(g)

Reinsurance Contracts.

 

(1)

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America(3)

 

(2)

Lincoln National Life Insurance Company(3)

 

(3)

Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company(3)

 

(4)

Security Life of Denver Insurance Company(3)

 

(5)

The Mercantile & General Reinsurance Company(3)

 

(6)

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

(h)

Participation Agreements and Amendments.

 

(1)

Hartford Series Fund, Inc. and Hartford Series Fund II, Inc. (3)

(i)

Administrative Services Agreements and Amendments.

 

(1)

Hartford Series Fund, Inc. and Hartford Series Fund II, Inc.(3)

 

(2)

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

(j)

Not Applicable.

(k)

Opinion and consent of Counsel.

(l)

Not Applicable.

(m)

Not Applicable.

(n)

(1)

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

(2)

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

(3)

Copy of Power of Attorney.

(o)

No financial statement will be omitted.

(p)

Not Applicable.

(q)

Memorandum describing transfer and redemption procedures.(5)

 


(1)            Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement File No. 33-65243 filed with the Commission on April 22, 2002.

 

(2)            Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement File No. 33-03919 filed with the Commission on April 22, 2002.

 

(3)            Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement, File No. 033-28551, dated April 25, 2012.

 

(4)            Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registration Statement File No. 333-63935 filed with the Commission on November 16, 2009.

 

(5)            Incorporated by reference to the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement File No. 33-65243, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 1996.

 

(6)    Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement File No. 033-65243, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2013.

 

(7)    Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 38 to the Registration Statement on Form N-6, File No. 033-28551, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2012.

 



 

Item 27. Partial List of Officers and Directors.

 

Name and Address

 

Position and Offices
With Depositor

Miles B. Yakre (1)

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Director

S. Craig Lemasters (2)

 

Director

Michael J. Peninger (3)

 

Chairman of the Board

Sylvia Wagner (3)

 

Director

John Steven Roberts (1)

 

President and Chief Executive Officer, Director

Christopher J. Pagano (3)

 

Director

 


(1)            Address: 2323 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108

 

(2)            Address: 260 Interstate North Circle, NW, Atlanta, GA 33039

 

(3)            Address: Assurant, Inc., One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, NY 10005

 

Item 28. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control With The Depositor Or Registrant

 

Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement, File No. 033-65243, filed on April 22, 2013.

 

Item 29: Indemnification

 

Union Security’s By-Laws provide for indemnity and payment of expenses of Union Security’s officers, directors and employees in connection with certain legal proceedings, judgments, and settlements arising by reason of their service as such, all to the extent and in the manner permitted by law. Applicable Kansas law generally permits payment of such indemnification and expenses if the person seeking indemnification has acted in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Registrant and if such person has received no improper personal benefit, and in a criminal proceeding, if the person seeking indemnification also has no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 

There are agreements in place under which the underwriter and affiliated persons of the Registrant may be indemnified against liabilities arising out of acts or omissions in connection with the offer of the Contracts; provided however, that so such indemnity will be made to the underwriter or affiliated persons of the Registrant for liabilities to which they would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 30. Principal Underwriters

 

(a)         Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. acts as the principal underwriter for the below registered investment companies:

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - DC Variable Account I

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account One

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Two

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Two (DC Variable Account II)

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Two (QP Variable Account)

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Two (Variable Account “A”)

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Two (NQ Variable Account)

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Ten

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Three

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Five

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Seven

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Eleven

 

Hartford Life Insurance Company - Separate Account Twelve

 

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate Account One

 

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate Account Ten

 

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate Account Three

 

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate Account Five

 

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate Account Six

 

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company - Separate Account Seven

 

Union Security Life Insurance Company of New York - Separate Account A

 

Union Security Insurance Company - Variable Account C

 

Union Security Insurance Company - Variable Account D

 



 

(b)              Partial list of Officers and Directors of Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc.:

 

Name and Principal

 

 

Business Address

 

Title

 

 

 

Diana Benken

 

Chief Financial Officer and Controller/FINOP

Christopher S. Conner (1)

 

AML Compliance Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Kathleen E. Jorens (2)

 

Vice President, Assistant Treasurer

Robert W. Paiano (2)

 

Senior Vice President, Treasurer

Cathleen Shine

 

Secretary

Diane E. Tatelman

 

Vice President

Eamon J. Twomey

 

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Jane Wolak

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Director

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the principal business address of each of the above individuals is 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06089.

 


(1) Address: 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087

 

(2) Address: One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT 06155

 

(c)               None.

 

Item 31. Location of Accounts and Records

 

The accounts, books, records or other documents required to be kept by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules thereunder, are maintained by the following:

 

Union Security Insurance Company

 

576 Bielenberg Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125

Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc.

 

200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06089

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

 

200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06089

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

 

751 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102

 

Item 32. Management Services

 

On January 2, 2013, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company (“Hartford”) entered into agreements with The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”) under which Prudential will reinsure the obligations of Hartford under the variable life policies and to provide administration for the policies. Prior to January 2, 2013, Hartford provided administration for the policies issued by Union Security Insurance Company (“USIC”) in accordance with the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement dated April 1, 2001 by and between USIC and Hartford (“Hartford Administrative Services Agreement”).

 

Item 33. Representation of Reasonableness of Fees

 

Union Security hereby represents that the aggregate fees and charges under the Policy are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Union Security.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the Town of Simsbury, and State of Connecticut on this 22nd day of April, 2013.

 

VARIABLE ACCOUNT C
(Registrant)

 

 

By:

John Steven Roberts*

 

*By:

/s/ Sun-Jin Moon

 

John Steven Roberts
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director*

 

 

Sun-Jin Moon
Attorney-in-Fact

 

UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
(Depositor)

 

 

By:

John Steven Roberts*

 

 

 

 

John Steven Roberts
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director*

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Miles B. Yakre, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Director*

 

 

S. Craig Lemasters, Director*

 

 

Michael J. Peninger, Chairman of the Board*

 

 

Sylvia Wagner, Director*

 

*By:

/s/ Sun-Jin Moon

John Steven Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Director*

 

 

Sun-Jin Moon
Attorney-in-Fact

Christopher J. Pagano, Director*

 

Date:

April 22, 2013

 

33-28551

 



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(g)

Contracts of Reinsurance

 

(5) The Prudential Insurance Company of America

(i)(2)

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

(k)

Opinion and Consent of Counsel

(n)(1)

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

(n)(2)

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

(n)(3)

Copy of Power of Attorney