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Registration Statement No. 333-144627
                                811-04633

As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2009

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-6

REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                [ X ]

Pre-Effective Amendment No. ____          [  ]

Post-Effective Amendment No._5___         [ X ]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940          [ X ]

Amendment No.__41__          [  ]


Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D
Registrant

Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York
Depositor

60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1115
New York, New York  10165
Depositor's Address

1-866-702-6998
Depositor's Telephone Number

Sandra DaDalt
Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481
Name and Address of Agent For Service

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

[  ]  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

[ X ]  on May 1, 2009 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.

[  ]  60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.

[  ]  on August 1, 2008 pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.



 
 

 



 
PART A


 
 

 

Sun Executive VUL
Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D
A Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy
Prospectus
May 1, 2009

This prospectus describes the variable universal life insurance policy (the "Policy") issued by Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York ("we", "us" or "Company"), a member of the Sun Life Financial group of companies, through Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D (the “Variable Account”), one of our separate accounts.  The Policy is being offered as an individual policy.  This prospectus contains important information You should understand before purchasing a Policy.  We use certain special terms which are defined in Appendix A.  You should read this prospectus carefully and keep it for future reference.  You may choose among a number of Sub-Accounts and a Fixed Account Option.  The Sub-Accounts in the Variable Account invest in shares of the following Funds:
ASSET ALLOCATION
LARGE CAP EQUITY
AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio (Class B)
AIM V.I. Core Equity Fund (Series I)
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)
AllianceBernstein Wealth Appreciation Strategy Portfolio (Class B)
Fidelity VIP Balanced Portfolio (Service Class 2)5
American Funds Insurance Series® Growth-Income Fund (Class 2)
Franklin Income Securities Fund (Class 2)
American Funds Insurance Series® Growth Fund (Class 2)
Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund (Class 2)
American Funds Insurance Series® Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund (Class 2)
MFS® Total Return Portfolio (Service Class)
Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series – Class B
SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund (Initial Class)1
Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio (Service Class 2)6
SCSM Ibbotson Growth Fund (Initial Class)1
Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio (Service Class 2)6
SCSM Ibbotson Moderate Fund (Initial Class)1
Mutual Shares Securities Fund (Class 2)
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. Equity & Income Portfolio (Class II Shares)3
Goldman Sachs Structured U.S. Equity Fund (S Shares)2
EMERGING MARKETS BOND
MFS® Value Portfolio (Service Class)
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio (Administrative Class)
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA (Service Shares)
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA (Service Shares)2
MFS® Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (Service Class)
SCSM Davis Venture Value Fund (Initial Class)
HIGH YIELD BOND
SCSM Oppenheimer Large Cap Core Fund (Initial Class)
American Funds Insurance Series® High-Income Bond Fund (Class 2)
SCSM WMC Large Cap Growth Fund (Initial Class)
SCSM PIMCO High Yield Fund (Initial Class)
SCSM Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund (Initial Class)
INFLATION-PROTECTED BOND
Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Comstock Portfolio (Class 2 Shares)
PIMCO Real Return Portfolio (Administrative Class)2
MID CAP EQUITY
SCSM BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund (Initial Class)
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class 2)5
INTERMEDIATE TERM BOND
SCSM WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund (Initial Class)
American Funds Insurance Series® Bond Fund (Class 2)
SCSM Goldman Sachs Mid-Cap Value Fund (Initial Class)
Franklin U.S. Government Fund (Class 2)2
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Class II Shares)3
MFS® Bond Portfolio (Service Class)
The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio (Class II Shares)3
MFS® Government Securities Portfolio (Service Class)
REAL ESTATE EQUITY
PIMCO Total Return Portfolio (Administrative Class)2
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund (Initial Class)
SCSM PIMCO Total Return Fund (Initial Class)
SHORT TERM BOND
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund® (Initial Class)
SCSM Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund (Initial Class)
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY
SMALL CAP EQUITY
AIM V.I. International Growth Fund (Series I)
DWS Small Cap Index VIP (Class B)
AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio (Class B)2
Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Class 2)
American Funds Insurance Series® International Fund (Class 2)
SCSM AIM Small Cap Growth Fund (Initial Class)
American Funds Insurance Series® Global Growth Fund (Class 2)
SCSM Dreman Small Cap Value Fund (Initial Class)
American Funds Insurance Series® Global Growth and Income Fund (Class 2)
SCSM Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund (Initial Class)
MFS® International Growth Portfolio (Service Class)
Wanger USA2,4
MFS® Research International Portfolio (Service Class)
SPECIALTY/SECTOR EQUITY
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA (Service Shares)
MFS® Utilities Portfolio (Service Class)
SCSM AllianceBernstein International Value Fund (Initial Class)
SPECIALTY/SECTOR COMMODITY
Templeton Growth Securities Fund (Class 2)
PIMCO Commodity RealReturn Strategy Portfolio (Administrative Class)
INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL SMALL/MID CAP EQUITY
TARGET DATE
American Funds Insurance Series® Global Small Capitalization Fund (Class 2)
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (Service Class 2)1,7
First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund4
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (Service Class 2)1,7
MONEY MARKET
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2030 Portfolio (Service Class 2)1,7
Sun Capital Money Market Fund® (Initial Class)
MULTI SECTOR BOND
 
Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund (Class 2)

Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. advises the AIM Funds and advisory entities affiliated with Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. subadvise the AIM Funds. Invesco Aim Advisors, Inc. subadvises SCSM AIM Small Cap Growth Fund.  AllianceBernstein L.P. advises the AllianceBernstein Portfolios and subadvises the SCSM AllianceBernstein International Value Fund.  Capital Research and Management Company advises the American Fund Insurance Series® Funds.  BlackRock Advisors, LLC advises the BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC and BlackRock Asset Management U.K. Limited serving as subadvisers).  BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. subadvises SCSM BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund.  Columbia Management Advisors, LLC advises the Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund and Marsico Capital Management, LLC is the subadviser.  Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc. advises the DWS Small Cap Index VIP with Northern Trust Investments, N.A. serving as subadviser.  Dreman Value Management, LLC subadvises SCSM Dreman Small Cap Value Fund.  Strategic Advisers® advises the Fidelity VIP Freedom Portfolios. Fidelity Management & Research Company advises the Fidelity VIP Portfolios and advisory entities affiliated with Fidelity Management & Research Company subadvise the Fidelity VIP Portfolios.  Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC advises the First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund.  Franklin Templeton Services, LLC administers the Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation Fund (with the following advising the underlying portfolios of the Fund:  Franklin Advisers, Inc. advising the Franklin Income Securities Fund, Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC advising Mutual Shares Securities Fund and Templeton Global Advisers Limited advising Templeton Growth Securities Fund).  Franklin Advisers, Inc. advises the Franklin Income Securities Fund, Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund and Franklin U.S. Government Fund.  Franklin Mutual Advisers LLC advises the  Mutual Shares Securities Fund. Franklin Advisory Services, LLC advises the Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund.  Templeton Global Advisors Limited advises Templeton Growth Securities Fund.  Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. advises the Goldman Sachs Structured U.S. Equity Fund and subadvises the SCSM Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund and SCSM Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund.  Ibbotson Associates, Inc. subadvises SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund, SCSM Ibbotson Growth Fund and SCSM Ibbotson Moderate Fund.  Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC subadvises SCSM Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund.  Massachusetts Financial Services Company, our affiliate, advises the MFS® Portfolios.  OppenheimerFunds, Inc. advises the Oppenheimer Fund/VAs and subadvises SCSM Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund and SCSM Oppenheimer Large Cap Core Fund.  Pacific Investment Management Company LLC advises the PIMCO Portfolios and subadvises SCSM PIMCO High Yield Fund and SCSM PIMCO Total Return Fund.  Sun Capital Advisers, LLC, our affiliate, advises the Sun Capital Funds. Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. subadvises SCSM Davis Venture Value Fund.  Wellington Management Company, LLP subadvises SCSM WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund and SCSM WMC Large Cap Growth Fund.  Van Kampen Asset Management advises the Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Comstock Portfolio.  Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. advises The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. Portfolios.  Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LP advises Wanger USA.
1These are Fund of Funds investment options and the expenses of these Funds include the Fund-level expenses of the underlying Funds as well.  These investment options may be more expensive than Funds that do not invest in other Funds.
2For Policies with Investment Start Dates on and after October 6, 2008, allocations to these investment options are not permitted.
3The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. Portfolios use Van Kampen’s UIF Portfolios as a marketing name.
4These Funds do not have different share classes.
5These Portfolios are in Variable Insurance Products Fund III.
6These Portfolios are in Variable Insurance Products Fund II.
7These Portfolios are in Variable Insurance Products Fund V.


Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York
Service Office:  One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481
(800) 468-9890

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



 
 

 

Table of Contents

Topic
Page
Risk/Benefit Summary of Policy
About Who We Are
The Variable Account
Fees and Expenses of the Funds                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Potential Conflicts                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Our General Account
About the Policy
Application and Issuance                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Death Benefit Compliance Test                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Initial Premium Payment.                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Insurable Interest Requirement                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Right to Return Policy Period                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Asset Allocation                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Premium Payments
General Limitations                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Guideline Premium Test Limitations                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Planned Periodic Premiums                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Allocation of Net Premium                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Modified Endowment Contract                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Supplemental Insurance Face Amount
Death Benefit
Policy Proceeds                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Death Benefit Options                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Changes in the Death Benefit Option                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Minimum Face Amount                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Changes in Face Amount                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Increases in Face Amount                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Decreases in Face Amount                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Account Value
Account Value for Investment Options                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Net Investment Factor                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Splitting Units                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Account Value in the Loan Account                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Insufficient Value                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Grace Period                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Insured's Attained Age 121 (or 100 if 1980 CSO applies)                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Charitable Giving Benefit Rider                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Payment of Stipulated Amount Rider                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Loan Lapse Protection Rider                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Enhancement Benefit                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Transfer Privileges                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Short-Term Trading                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
The Funds’ Harmful Trading Policies                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Accessing Your Account Value
Surrender                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Partial Surrenders                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Policy Loans                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Deferral of Payment                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Reinstatement                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Charges, Deductions and Refunds
Premium Expense Load                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Monthly Expense Charge                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Monthly Face Amount Charge                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Monthly Cost of Insurance                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Other Charges and Expenses                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Directed Deductions                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Reduction of Charges                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Termination of Policy
Other Policy Provisions
Alteration                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Assignments                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Owner and Beneficiary                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Reports to Owners                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Illustrations                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Misstatement of Age or Sex                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Suicide                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Incontestability                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Nonparticipating                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Modification                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Performance Information
Voting Rights
Distribution of Policy
Federal Income Tax Considerations
Our Tax Status                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Taxation of Policy Proceeds                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Withholding                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Tax Return Disclosure                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Other Information
State Regulation                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Legal Proceedings                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Experts                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Registration Statements                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Financial Statements                                                                                                                             [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Appendix A Glossary of Policy Terms
Appendix B - Privacy Policy

This prospectus does not constitute an offering in any jurisdiction where the offering would not be lawful.  You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or in the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information of the underlying mutual funds.  We have not authorized anyone to provide You with information that is different.




 
 

 

Risk/Benefit Summary of Policy

Use of Policy

The Policy provides corporations and other entities life insurance coverage on employees or other persons in whose lives they have an insurable interest.  It may be used in connection with various types of non-tax-qualified executive benefit plans.

Right to Return Period

You may return the Policy within 10 days beginning when You receive the Policy and receive a refund equal to the greater of premiums paid and premiums paid plus money market return.

Premium Payments

Generally, You must make a minimum Initial Premium payment that will sustain the Policy for three months from its Issue Date.  You choose the amount and timing of subsequent premium payments, within certain limits.  We allocate your net premium payments among the Policy's Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account according to your instructions.

CONTRACT BENEFITS

Account Value

The Account Value equals

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premiums, plus
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investment performance of the Sub-Accounts, the Fixed Account and the Loan Account; less
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any partial surrenders and Policy charges.

Accessing Your Account Value

Cash Surrender Value is

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Account Value, less
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Policy Debt, plus
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any Enhancement Benefit.

You may borrow from us using the Account Value as collateral.  Taking Policy loans may increase the risk of Policy lapse.  You may surrender the Policy for its Cash Surrender Value.  Surrender of this Policy is discouraged in the early Policy Years because the Premium Expense Loads are higher in those years.

You may make a partial surrender of only a portion of the Cash Surrender Value once per year after the Policy has been in force for one year.  The amount of any partial surrender may not exceed the Account Value minus any outstanding Policy Debt.  Reducing the Cash Surrender Value with a partial surrender may increase the risk of Policy lapse.

A partial surrender may cause a decrease in Total Face Amount of your Policy if the Total Net Amount at Risk after the partial surrender exceeds the Net Amount at Risk before the partial surrender.  The Total Net Amount at Risk equals the Death Benefit minus your Account Value.

Death Benefit Compliance Test

For favorable federal tax treatment, the Policy must meet one of the following standards-

 
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the Guideline Premium Test, or
 
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the Cash Value Accumulation Test.
     
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You choose the applicable test.  You may not change your election.
   
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Please see the Death Benefit Compliance Test paragraph in the About the Policy section of the prospectus for the Guideline Premium Test and Cash Value Accumulation Test definitions.
Mortality Tables

For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or before December 31, 2008, the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables apply.  For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or after January 1, 2009, the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables apply.  

Death Benefit

Specified Face Amount is the minimum amount of life insurance in the Policy.  Supplemental Insurance Face Amount is the amount of supplemental life insurance You elect.

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You have a choice of three death benefit options-
   
 
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the Specified Face Amount (Option A); or
     
 
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the Specified Face Amount plus your Gross Cash Surrender Value (Option B); or
     
 
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the Specified Face Amount plus cumulative premiums paid (Option C).

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You may change your death benefit option on any Policy Anniversary, subject to our underwriting rules then in effect.
   
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At any time, You may-
   
 
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increase the Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount, subject to satisfactory evidence of the Insured’s insurability; or
     
 
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decrease the Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount to a level not less than the minimum specified in the Policy.

Investment Options

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You may allocate your net premium payments among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account.
   
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You may transfer amounts from one Sub-Account to another or to the Fixed Account, subject to any limits that we or the Funds may impose.
   
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You may transfer amounts from the Fixed Account, subject to our transfer rules in effect at time of transfer.

Supplemental Benefits
You may supplement the Policy with the following riders where available-

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waiver of monthly deductions
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payment of stipulated amount
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loan lapse protection
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charitable giving benefit
We will deduct the cost, if any, of the rider(s) from the Policy's Account Value on a monthly basis.

Reinstatement

If the Policy terminates due to insufficient value, we will reinstate it within three years at your request, subject to certain conditions.


 
 

 

CONTRACT RISKS

The Variable Account

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The assets attributable to the Policies are held in a variable separate account (the "Variable Account").
   
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The assets of the Variable Account are free from our general creditor's claims.
   
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The Variable Account is divided into Sub-Accounts.
   
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Each Sub-Account invests exclusively in shares of a corresponding mutual fund.
   
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When You choose Sub-Accounts in the Variable Account, your benefits will fluctuate because the benefits reflect the impact of certain economic conditions on the mutual funds underlying the Sub-Accounts You have elected.  These conditions include, but are not limited to

 
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inflationary forces,
     
 
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changes in rates of return available from different types of investments,
     
 
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changes in employment rates and
     
 
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the presence of international conflict.

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With such Sub-Accounts, You assume all investment risk.  Investment risk is the risk of poor investment performance.
   
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Poor investment performance can result in a loss of all or some of your investment.
   
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A comprehensive discussion of the risks of such Sub-Accounts may be found in the underlying Fund's prospectus.
   
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It is unsuitable to purchase a life insurance policy as a short-term savings vehicle because the Premium Expense Loads are highest in the early Policy Years.  Premium Expense Loads and other insurance-related charges are appropriate to a life insurance policy and not to a short-term savings vehicle.
   
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Partial surrenders may only occur annually after Policy Year 1 and may not exceed the Account Value minus any outstanding Policy Debt.

What if Charges and Deductions Exceed Account Value less Policy Debt?

Your Policy may terminate if your Account Value less Policy Debt is insufficient to pay all charges and deductions then due.  If this occurs, we will send You written notice and allow You a 61 day grace period.  If You do not make a premium payment within the grace period sufficient to cover all charges and deductions due, the Policy will terminate at the end of the grace period.

Federal Tax Considerations

Purchase of, and transactions under, the Policy may have adverse or unfavorable tax consequences that You should consider.  You may wish to consult a qualified tax professional prior to purchase regarding tax treatment of death benefits and surrenders.


 
 

 

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that You will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the Policy.  The first table describes the expenses that You will pay at the time that You buy the Policy and at the time of each subsequent premium payment.

TRANSACTION FEES
Charge
When Charge is Deducted
Amount Deducted
Premium Expense Load1
 
Maximum Charge On Premium up to and Including Target Premium:
 
Maximum Charge On Premium in Excess of Target Premium:
Upon premium receipt
(as a % of premium)
 
 
35%
 
 
5.0%
Illustration Charge
Maximum:
Upon fulfillment of illustration request in any Policy Year
 
$25.00 per illustration
Loan Lapse Protection Rider2
 
Maximum Charge:
On the Rider Exercise Date
(of Account Value)
 
3.5%

The next table describes the fees and expenses that You will pay periodically during the time You own the Policy, not including Fund fees and expenses.
PERIODIC CHARGES OTHER THAN FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
Charge
When Charge is Deducted
Amount Deducted
Cost of Insurance for Specified Face Amount3
 
At the beginning of each Policy Month
(per $1000 of Specified Face Amount Net Amount at Risk “SFANAR”)
Maximum Charge:
Minimum Charge:
Representative Owner Charge4:
(male, nonsmoker, preferred, medically underwritten, Issue Age 45, Policy Year 1)
$83.33
$0.01
$0.12
 
Cost of Insurance for Supplemental Insurance Face Amount3
 
At the beginning of each Policy Month
(per $1000 of Supplemental Insurance Face Amount Net Amount at Risk “SIFANAR”)
 
Maximum Charge:
Minimum Charge:
Representative Owner Charge4:
(male, nonsmoker, preferred, medically underwritten, Issue Age 45, Policy Year 1)
$83.33
$0.01
$0.12
 
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge5
 
Maximum Charge:
Daily
(on the assets allocated to the Sub-Accounts)
 
 
0.60%
Monthly Expense Charge
 
Maximum Charge:
Minimum Charge:
At the beginning of each Policy Month
 
 
 
$10.00
$5.00
Monthly Face Amount Charge
 
Maximum Charge:
At the beginning of each Policy Month
(per $1000 of Specified Face Amount)
 
 
$0.20
Loan Interest6
At the end of each Policy Year
(as a % of Policy Debt)
4.0%
Flat Extra Charge
At the beginning of each Policy Month
(per $1000 of Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount)
 
Maximum Charge:
   
 
$20.00

 
 

 

The next table describes the charges You will pay periodically during the time You own any riders attached to the Policy.
OPTIONAL CHARGES
Charge
When Charge is Deducted
Amount Deducted
Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider7
 
Maximum Charge:
Minimum Charge:
Representative Owner Charge3
(Issue Age 45)
At the beginning of each Policy Month
(per $1000 of Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount)
 
 
$0.19
$0.01
$0.07
Payment of Stipulated Amount Rider9
 
Maximum Charge:
Minimum Charge:
At the beginning of each Policy Month
(per $100 of Stipulated Amount8)
 
 
$0.79
$0.14
$0.46
Representative Owner Charge3:
(male, Issue Age 45, benefit payable to age 70)
 
The next table describes the Fund fees and expenses that You will pay periodically during the time that You own the Policy.  The table shows the minimum and maximum fees and expenses charged by any of the Funds and deducted from Fund assets.  More detail concerning each Fund's fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each Fund.
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(deducted by each Fund on the average daily net asset value of each Fund)
 
Total Annual Fund Expenses (reflects management fees, distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees and other expenses)
Minimum
Maximum
0.35%
2.30%

1The elements making up the Premium Expense Load are discussed on page 24.  The Load is deducted from premium received.  The Load on premium up to and including Target Premium will not exceed 35% in Policy Year 1, 12% in Policy Years 2-10 and 5% thereafter.  The Load on premium in excess of Target Premium will not exceed 5.0% in any Policy Year.
2The rider charge equals the excess of 99.5% of the Account Value over the Policy Debt.  For additional detail for the Loan Lapse Protection Rider, please see pages 19-20.
3The charge varies based on the length of time the Policy has been in force, the Insured’s Issue Age, sex, rating class, and applicable mortality tables.  For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or before December 31, 2008, the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables apply.  For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or after January 1, 2009, the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables apply.  The charges shown may not be representative of the charge You may pay.  Please contact your financial adviser for the particular charge applicable to You.  The maximum charge possible is for an Insured male, smoker and nonsmoker, standard, any underwriting basis, Issue Age 80, Policy Year 40 (20 if 1980 CSO).  The monthly minimum charge possible is for an Insured female, nonsmoker, super preferred, medically underwritten, Issue Age 20, Policy Year 1. For substandard risk classifications, the Company reserves the right to charge up to 500% of the cost of insurance charges shown in the Fee Table.  Please see page 25 of the prospectus for additional detail.
4It is assumed the Owner and the Insured are the same person.
5The Mortality and Expense Risk charge is deducted in all Policy Years. The charge shown is an annual charge. The charge is deducted on a daily basis.
6Loan Interest is charged as a percentage of Policy Debt and is added to Policy Debt.  It is 4% in Policy Years 1-10 and 3.0% thereafter.  See page 23 for additional detail regarding Loan Interest.
7The maximum charge possible is for an Insured, Issue Age 55.  The minimum charge possible is for an Insured, Issue Age 20.  Charges vary by Issue Age only.  The charges shown may not be representative of the charge You may pay.  Please contact your financial adviser for the particular charge applicable to You.
8To increase the variety of Stipulated Amounts electable, the charge imposed is per $100 of Stipulated Amount.
9The maximum charge possible is for an Insured male, Issue Age 55, benefit payable to age 70.  The minimum charge possible is for an Insured male, Issue Age 20, benefit payable to age 65.  Charges vary based on the Insured's Issue Age, sex and duration of payment option.  Disability rates for males are lower than females at younger ages and much higher for males than females at older ages.  The use of rates for males provides an appropriate range of rates.  The charges shown may not be representative of the charge You may pay.  Please contact your financial adviser for the particular charge applicable to You.

About Who We Are

We are a stock life insurance company incorporated under the laws of New York on May 25, 1983.  Our Home Office is located at 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1115, New York, New York 10165.  We are ultimately controlled by Sun Life Financial Inc. ("Sun Life Financial").  Sun Life Financial, a corporation organized in Canada, is a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with common shares listed on the Toronto, New York and Philippine stock exchanges.

The Variable Account

We established Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on April 24, 2003, pursuant to a resolution of our Board of Directors.  The Variable Account may also be used to fund benefits payable under other life insurance policies issued by us.  We are obligated to pay all benefits payable under the Policy.

We own the assets of the Variable Account.  The income, gains or losses, realized or unrealized, from assets allocated to the Variable Account are credited to or charged against the Variable Account without regard to our other income, gains or losses.

We will at all times maintain assets in the Variable Account with a total market value at least equal to the reserves and other liabilities relating to the variable benefits under all policies participating in the Variable Account and the Variable Account is fully funded for the purpose of Federal securities laws.  The assets of the Variable Account are insulated from our general liabilities and may not be charged with our liabilities from our other business.  Our obligations for the fixed account allocations and death benefits payable under the Policy are, however, our general corporate obligations.

The Variable Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") as a unit investment trust.  That registration does not involve any supervision by the SEC of the management or investment practices or policies of the Variable Account.

The Variable Account may be deregistered if registration is no longer required under applicable Federal securities laws.  We may continue, at our election, to operate the Variable Account as a unit investment trust or other form of investment company.  All determinations will be made by our Board of Directors.  In the event of any change in the registration status of the Variable Account, we will notify all policyholders and any regulatory authorities requiring notice of such change.  We may amend the Policy to reflect the change and take such other action as may be necessary and appropriate to effect the change.

The Variable Account is divided into Sub-Accounts.  Each Sub-Account invests exclusively in shares of a corresponding investment portfolio of a registered investment company (commonly known as a mutual fund).  We may in the future add new or delete existing Sub-Accounts.  The income, gains or losses, realized or unrealized, from assets allocated to each Sub-Account are credited to or charged against that Sub-Account without regard to the other income, gains or losses of the other Sub-Accounts.

The Funds

The Policy offers several mutual fund options shown on page 1.  Each Fund is a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or a separate series of shares of such a mutual fund.  More comprehensive information, including a discussion of potential risks, is found in the current prospectuses for the Funds (the “Fund Prospectuses”).  The Fund Prospectuses should be read in connection with this prospectus.  A copy of each Fund Prospectus may be obtained without charge by calling 1-800-468-9890, or writing to Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481.

Fees and Expenses of the Funds.  Fund shares are purchased at net asset value, which reflects the deduction of investment management fees and other expenses.  The management fees are charged by each Fund's investment adviser for managing the Fund and selecting its portfolio of securities.  Other expenses can include such items as interest expense on loans and contracts with transfer agents, custodians and other companies that provide services to the Fund, and actual expenses may vary.

Because they are assessed at the Fund level, You will indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the Funds You select.  The table presented earlier in this prospectus shows the range of fees and expenses paid by the Funds on the average daily net asset value of each Fund.  These fees and expenses are more fully described in the Fund Prospectuses.

Potential Conflicts.  We, as well as other affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies, may also purchase shares of the Funds on behalf of other separate accounts used to fund variable benefits payable under other variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts.  As a result, it is possible, though we do not anticipate, that a material conflict may arise between the interests of our policyowners with respect to the Variable Account and those of other variable contractowners with respect to the other separate accounts that participate in the Funds.  The Funds have agreed to monitor themselves for the existence of any material conflict between the interests of variable contractowners.  In the event of such a conflict involving a Fund, we will take any steps necessary to remedy the conflict including withdrawing the assets of the Variable Account from the Fund.  If the Variable Account or another separate account withdraws its assets from a Fund for this reason, the Fund may be forced to sell its portfolio securities at disadvantageous prices which would negatively affect the investment performance of the corresponding Sub-Account.

Our General Account

Our general account consists of all of our assets other than those in our variable separate accounts.  Subject to applicable law, we have sole discretion over the investment of our general account assets.

Interests in our general account offered through the Fixed Account investment option have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and our general account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

An allocation of premium to the Fixed Account does not entitle You to share in the investment experience of our general account.  Instead, we guarantee that your Fixed Account allocation will accrue interest daily at an effective annual rate of at least 3%, without regard to the actual investment experience of our general account.  Interest in excess of the guaranteed rate may be applied to the amount in the Fixed Account at such increased rates and in such a manner as we may determine, based on our expectations of future experience with respect to interest, mortality costs, persistency, expense, taxes, as well as the size, timing and frequency of deposits.

About the Policy

Application and Issuance.  To apply for a Policy, You must submit an application to our Service Office.  We will then follow underwriting procedures designed to determine the insurability of the proposed Insured.  We offer the Policy on a regular (or medical) underwriting, simplified underwriting, expanded guaranteed issue or guaranteed issue basis.  The proposed Insured generally must be less than 81 years old for a Policy to be issued.  For Policies underwritten on a medical or simplified basis, we may require that the proposed Insured undergo one or more medical examinations and that You provide us with such additional information as we may deem necessary, before an application is approved.

We will issue Policies on an expanded guaranteed issue or guaranteed issue basis with respect to certain groups of Insureds.  Policies issued on such basis must be pre-approved based on information You provide to us on a master application and on certain other underwriting requirements which all members of a proposed group of Insureds must meet.  Proposed Insureds must be acceptable risks based on our underwriting limits and standards.  We will not issue a Policy until the underwriting process has been completed to our satisfaction.  In addition, we reserve the right to reject an application that does not meet our underwriting requirements or to increase by no more than 500% the cost of insurance charges applicable to an Insured to cover the cost of the increased mortality risk borne by the Company.

Death Benefit Compliance Test.  The Policy must, at all times, satisfy one of two legal standards for it to qualify as life insurance and thus be entitled to receive favorable tax treatment under applicable federal tax law.  We will refer to these standards as the “Cash Value Accumulation Test” and the “Guideline Premium Test.”  Under both tests, the Death Benefit must effectively always equal or exceed your Account Value multiplied by a certain percentage (the “Death Benefit Percentage”).  The Death Benefit Percentages for the Guideline Premium Test vary by Attained Age, whereas those for the Cash Value Accumulation Test vary by Attained Age and sex.  The Death Benefit Percentages for the Cash Value Accumulation Test, in general, are greater than those for the Guideline Premium Test.  The Guideline Premium Test imposes limits on the amount of premium You may pay under the Policy, where the Cash Value Accumulation Test does not.  You must specify in the Policy application which of these tests will apply to the Policy.  You may not change your selection once the Policy has been issued.  In general, if your primary objective is maximum accumulation of Account Value during the initial Policy Years, then the Cash Value Accumulation Test would be the more appropriate choice.  If your primary objective is the most economically efficient method of obtaining a specified amount of coverage, then the Guideline Premium Test is generally more appropriate.  Because your choice of tests depends on complex factors and may not be changed, You should consult with a qualified tax adviser before deciding.

Initial Premium Payment. Generally, You must make an Initial Premium payment that will sustain the Policy for three months from its Issue Date. The amount of Initial Premium is determined by the Specified Face Amount, Supplemental Insurance Face Amount, death benefit option election, death benefit compliance test election, optional rider election and risk and underwriting classification of the Insured.  Pending approval of your application, we will allocate any premium payments You make to our general account.  If your application is not approved, we will promptly return your premium payments.

Upon approval of your application, we will issue to You a Policy on the life of the Insured which will set forth your rights and our obligations.  The Issue Date is the date specified as such in the Policy, from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years and Policy Months are measured and the date from which monthly deductions are incurred.  The Investment Start Date is the date we apply your first premium payment, which will be the later of the Issue Date and the date a premium is paid equal to or in excess of the specified Initial Premium.

Insurable Interest Requirement. You must have an insurable interest in the life of the Insured up to the full amount of insurance coverage.  Otherwise, the Policy will not qualify as life insurance under applicable state insurance and federal tax law.  You should consult with a qualified adviser when determining the amount of coverage and before taking any action to increase the amount of existing coverage to ensure that You have an insurable interest for the full amount of coverage.

Right to Return Policy Period.  If You are not satisfied with the Policy, You may return it by delivering or post-marking it to our Service Office or to the sales representative through whom You purchased the Policy within 10 days from the date of receipt (the “Right to Return Policy Period”).

If You return the Policy during the Right to Return Policy Period, the Policy will be deemed void and You will receive a refund equal to the greater of premiums paid and premiums paid plus money market return.  We will allocate the net premium payments to the Sun Capital Money Market Fund Sub-Account during that period beginning on the Investment Start Date.  Upon expiration of the Right to Return Policy Period, we will reallocate your Account Value and allocate future net premium payments in accordance with your instructions.

Asset Allocation.  One or more asset allocation programs may be made available in connection with the Policy, at no extra charge.  Asset allocation is the process of investing in different asset classes -- such as equity funds, fixed income funds and money market funds -- depending on your personal investment goals, tolerance for risk, and investment time horizon.  By spreading your money among a variety of asset classes, You may be able to reduce the risk and volatility of investing, although there are no guarantees, and asset allocation does not insure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.  Currently, You may select one of the asset allocation models, each of which represents a combination of Sub-Accounts with a different level of risk.  These asset allocation models, as well as the terms and conditions of the asset allocation program, are fully described in a separate brochure.  We may add or delete such programs in the future.  If You elect an asset allocation program, we automatically rebalance your premium payments among the Sub-Accounts represented in the model You choose.  We rebalance your premium payments on a quarterly basis, without further instruction from You.  Our asset allocation programs are “static” programs.  We do not change the original percentage allocations among the Sub-Accounts that are used for rebalancing purposes in your chosen model.  We may, however, terminate the program or choose a different model.

Also, the asset allocation models are reviewed and, as a result, may be substituted for new models and existing models may be terminated.  If so, the new models will be offered only to Policies issued on or after the date the new model goes into effect or to Owners who elect an asset allocation program on or after that date.  Owners of any existing asset allocation programs may make an independent decision to change their asset allocations at any time during the duration of an asset allocation model or after the asset allocation model has terminated.  If an existing model is terminated, we will rebalance your Sub-Accounts to the percentage of allocations of the terminated model, unless You advise us otherwise.  We will also allocate new premium to the percentage allocations of the terminated model unless otherwise instructed by You.  You should consult your financial adviser periodically to consider whether the model You have selected is still appropriate for You or whether You wish to change your percentage allocations.



 
 

 

Premium Payments

In general, You may choose the frequency and amount of any additional premium payments subject to the limits described below.  All premium payments must be made payable to Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and mailed to our Service Office.

General Limitations.  We reserve the right to limit the number of premium payments we accept on an annual basis.  No premium payment may be less than $100 without our consent, although we will accept a smaller premium payment if it is necessary to keep the Policy in force.  We reserve the right to reject a premium payment that, if accepted, would cause the Policy, at its current Death Benefit, to no longer meet the definition of “life insurance” under the Internal Revenue Code.  If You provide satisfactory evidence of insurability, we can retain the premium and increase the Death Benefit while maintaining the Policy’s “life insurance” status under the Internal Revenue Code.

Guideline Premium Test Limitations.  The Guideline Premium Test limits the amount of premium You may pay per year.  We will not accept premium payments that would, in our opinion, exceeds these limits unless You have expressly directed us to do so.  We may require satisfactory evidence of insurability before we accept such a premium.  We will inform You of the applicable maximum premium limitations for the coming years in our annual report to You.  In contrast, the Cash Value Accumulation Test does not impose any additional limitations on the amount of premium You may pay.

Planned Periodic Premiums.  While You are not required to make premium payments according to a fixed schedule, You may select a planned periodic premium schedule and corresponding billing period, subject to our premium limits.  In general, the billing period must be annual, semiannual or quarterly.  We will send You reminder notices for the planned periodic premium at the beginning of each billing period unless reminder notices have been suspended as described below.  You are not required, however, to pay the planned periodic premium; You may increase or decrease premium payments, subject to our limits, and You may skip a planned payment or make unscheduled payments.  You may change your planned payment schedule or the billing period, subject to our approval.  Depending on the investment performance of the Sub-Accounts You select, the planned periodic premium may not be sufficient to keep the Policy in force, and You may need to change your planned payment schedule or make additional payments in order to prevent termination of the Policy.  We reserve the right to suspend reminder notices if premiums are not being paid (except for notices in connection with the grace period).  We will notify You prior to suspending reminder notices.  We will also suspend reminder notices at your written request.

Allocation of Net Premium.  Net Premium is the amount You pay as premium minus the Premium Expense Load.  The Premium Expense Load covers State and Federal tax liabilities related to premium.  We will allocate Net Premium among the Investment Options in accordance with your allocation instructions, except during the Right to Return Policy Period as described above.  You will be required to specify initial allocation percentages at the time of application.  While there are no limitations concerning the number of Investment Options to which Net Premium may be allocated, we reserve the right to impose minimum allocation amounts, as determined by the Fund, for any or all Investment Options.

You may change the allocation of future Net Premium at any time by submitting an acceptable request to us.  An allocation change will be effective as of the date we receive your request for that change, provided that it is received on a Valuation Date before the close of the New York Stock Exchange.  If a request is received on a day that is not a Valuation Date or after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on a Valuation Date, it will become effective on the next Valuation Date.

Modified Endowment Contract.  Less favorable federal tax rules apply to life insurance policies that are defined as “Modified Endowment Contracts.”  One way the Policy could become a Modified Endowment Contract (“MEC”) is if You pay premiums in excess of applicable tax law limitations.

We will notify You or your financial adviser within one business day if we receive a premium that would, in our opinion, cause the Policy to become a MEC.  We will not credit the premium unless we receive specific instructions from You to do so.  Any such premium will be held, for a period not to exceed 90 days, in an interest bearing account.  This premium will be refunded, with interest at the then rate paid by the Company on comparable fixed life insurance policies, at the earlier of a) the date we receive instruction from You to return the premium, b) the date we determine the premium cannot be applied to the Policy because satisfactory evidence of insurability of the Insured’s to increase the Specified Face Amount to avoid MEC status was not supplied and c) the end of the 90 day period.

Supplemental Insurance Face Amount

The Policy may be issued with a Supplemental Insurance Face Amount which provides life insurance coverage on the life of the Insured equal to the amount of the Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit.  You will be required to specify the initial Supplemental Insurance Face Amount in the policy application.

The cost of the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount will be included in the Monthly Cost of Insurance deduction.  This deduction will cease when the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount is terminated.  The applicable guaranteed maximum Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates for the Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit are the same as those for the Base Death Benefit.

Target Premium is the amount of premium specified as such in the Policy, used to determine the Premium Expense Load.  Target Premium is equal to (the Specified Face Amount divided by 1000) multiplied by the Target Premium Factor.  Total Face Amount is the sum of the Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.

Two otherwise identical Policies with the same Total Face Amount will have different Target Premiums depending on how much of the Total Face Amount is attributable to the Specified Face Amount versus the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.  Target Premium will be lower for the Policy which has the greater Supplemental Insurance Face Amount because the Target Premium calculation uses the Specified Face Amount not the Total Face Amount.

The Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit will terminate on the earliest of-

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our receipt of your written request for termination,
   
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the lapse of the Policy because of insufficient value, or
   
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the termination of the Policy.

Death Benefit

Policy Proceeds.  If the Policy is in force at the time of the Insured’s death and we have received Due Proof of the Insured’s death, we will pay your designated beneficiary a lump sum amount equal to-

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the amount of the Base Death Benefit, plus
   
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the amount of the Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit, minus
   
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the amount of any outstanding Policy Debt, plus
   
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the amount of any other supplemental benefits.

The amount of the Base Death Benefit and Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit depends upon the death benefit option in effect at the time of the Insured’s death.

Death Benefit Options.  The Policy has three death benefit options. You will be required to select one of them in the policy application.

 Option A-Specified Face Amount.  Under this option, the Base Death Benefit is the greater of-

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the Policy’s Specified Face Amount, or
   
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the Gross Cash Surrender Value multiplied by the applicable Death Benefit Percentage.

 
 

 

 
 Option B-Specified Face Amount Plus Gross Cash Surrender Value.  Under this option, the Base Death Benefit is the greater of-
 
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the Specified Face Amount plus the Gross Cash Surrender Value, or
   
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the Gross Cash Surrender value multiplied by the applicable Death Benefit Percentage.

 
 Option C-Specified Face Amount Plus Cumulative Premiums Paid.  Under this option, the Base Death Benefit is the greater of-

 
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the Specified Face Amount plus the sum of all premiums paid less any partial surrenders, or
   
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the Gross Cash Surrender Value multiplied by the applicable Death Benefit Percentage.
Option A provides a level amount of death benefit.  Option B provides a fluctuating death benefit due to the inclusion of the Gross Cash Surrender Value.  While Option B provides a different death benefit than Option A, the monthly deduction for cost of insurance charges will be higher.  Option C also provides a higher death benefit than Option A and may result in a higher monthly deduction for cost of insurance charges depending upon actual premium payments made.  Ask your financial adviser for an illustration to compare costs between Option B and Option C.

Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit.  The Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit is the Total Death Benefit minus the Base Death Benefit.  For Option A, the Total Death Benefit is the greater of a) the Total Face Amount and b) the Gross Cash Surrender Value multiplied by the applicable Death Benefit Percentage.  For Option B, the Total Death Benefit is the greater of a) the Total Face Amount plus the Gross Cash Surrender Value and b) the Gross Cash Surrender Value multiplied by the applicable Death Benefit Percentage.  For Option C, the Total Death Benefit is the greater of a) the Total Face Amount plus the sum of all premiums paid less any partial surrenders and b) the Gross Cash Surrender Value multiplied by the applicable Death Benefit Percentage.  The Total Face Amount is equal to the Specified Face Amount plus the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.

If the Insured dies while the Policy is in force, we will make a lump sum payment when we receive due proof of that death.  The Death Benefit used to determine Policy Proceeds is based on the death benefit option, the Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount and Gross Cash Surrender Value in effect on the Insured’s date of death.

You should note that the Policy may not qualify as life insurance after the Insured’s Attained Age 100, which may result in adverse tax consequences.  You should consult your tax advisor prior to continuing the Policy beyond the Insured’s Attained Age 100.

Changes in the Death Benefit Option.  You may change the death benefit option, subject to our underwriting rules in effect at the time of the change.  Requests for a change must be made in writing to us at our Service Office.  The effective date of the change will be the Policy Anniversary on or next following the date of receipt of your request.

Minimum Face Amount.  Total Face Amount is the sum of the Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.  In general, the Total Face Amount must be at least $100,000, of which the Specified Face Amount must be at least $10,000.  We reserve the right to waive these minimums.
Changes in Face Amount.  You may change the Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount, subject to our underwriting rules in effect at the time of the change.  You must send your request for a change to us in writing.  The effective date for changes will be-

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for any increase in coverage, the Monthly Anniversary Day that falls on or next follows the date we approve the supplemental application for the increase; and
   
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for any decrease in coverage, the Monthly Anniversary Day that falls on or next follows the date we receive your request.

 
 

 


Increases in Face Amount.  An increase in the Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount is subject to our underwriting rules in effect at the time of the increase.  You may be required to submit satisfactory evidence of the Insured’s insurability.  The cost of insurance charges applicable to an increase in Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount may be higher or lower than those charged on the original sums if the Insured’s health has changed to a degree that qualifies the Insured for a different risk classification. Additional policy specification pages will be provided to show the applicable guaranteed maximum cost of insurance charges applicable to any increase.  Your financial adviser can provide an illustration to show the level of premium funding necessary to maintain coverage at the increased Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.

Decreases in Face Amount.  The Specified Face Amount may not decrease to less than the Minimum Specified Face Amount specified in the Policy.  Similarly, a decrease in Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount may not decrease the Total Face Amount to an amount less than the Minimum Total Face Amount specified in the Policy.  A decrease in face amount will be applied-

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first, to the most recent increase, either Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount, if any, whichever is most recent.  If issued at the same time, Supplemental Insurance Face Amount first;
   
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second, to the next most recent increases, either Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount, if any, in reverse chronological order.  If issued at the same time, Supplemental Insurance Face Amount first;
   
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third, to the initial Supplemental Insurance Face Amount, if any; and
   
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finally, to the initial Specified Face Amount.

By way of example, presume a Policy is issued with $250,000 of Specified Face Amount and $150,000 of Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.  After issue, You increase the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount by $100,000 to $250,000 and later increase the Specified Face Amount by $50,000 to $300,000.  You then request a decrease of $200,000. The most recent $50,000 of Specified Face Amount increase is eliminated.  The $100,000 Supplemental Insurance Face Amount is eliminated.  The original Supplemental Insurance Face Amount is reduced by $50,000 to $100,000.

Account Value

Your Account Value is the sum of the amounts in each Investment Option plus the amount of the Loan Account.

We measure the amounts in the Sub-Accounts in terms of Units and Unit Values.  On any given day, the amount You have in a Sub-Account is equal to the Unit Value multiplied by the number of Units credited to You in that Sub-Account.  The Units for each Sub-Account will have different Unit Values.

Amounts allocated to a Sub-Account will be used to purchase Units of that Sub-Account.  Units are redeemed when You make partial surrenders, undertake policy loans or transfer amounts from a Sub-Account, and for payment of the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge, the Monthly Expense Charge, the Monthly Face Amount Charge and the Monthly Cost of Insurance Charge.  The number of Units of each Sub-Account purchased or redeemed is determined by dividing the dollar amount of the transaction by the Unit Value for the Sub-Account.  A Valuation Date is any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for business and valuation will occur at the close of the New York Stock Exchange.  The New York Stock Exchange historically closes on weekends and the following holidays:  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.

For the first Valuation Date of each Sub-Account, the Unit Value is established by us.  The Unit Value for any subsequent Valuation Date is equal to the Unit Value for the preceding Valuation Date multiplied by the Net Investment Factor.  The Unit Value of a Sub-Account for any Valuation Date is determined as of the close of the Valuation Period ending on that Valuation Date.  The Valuation Period is the period of time from one determination of Unit Values to the next.

If accompanied by proper allocation instructions, a premium received at our Service Office is credited to the Policy on the same date it is received unless that date is not a Valuation Date or receipt is after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on a Valuation Date. In those instances, the premium will be credited on the next Valuation Date.

The Investment Start Date is the date we apply your first premium payment, which will be the later of the Issue Date and the Business Day we approve the policy application.  If premium is to be allocated to a Sub-Account, the Unit Value of the Sub-Account will be that next determined after receipt of such premium.

Account Value for Investment Options.  The Account Value on the Investment Start Date equals-

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that portion of Net Premium received and allocated to the Investment Options, minus
   
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the Monthly Expense Charges and Monthly Face Amount Charges due on the Issue Date and subsequent Monthly Anniversary Days through the Investment Start Date, minus
   
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the Monthly Cost of Insurance deductions due from the Issue Date through the Investment Start Date.

The Account Value for Investment Options on subsequent Valuation Dates is equal to-

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the Account Value attributable to each Sub-Account on the preceding Valuation Date multiplied by that Sub-Account’s Net Investment Factor, minus
   
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the Daily Risk Percentage multiplied by the number of days in the Valuation Period multiplied by the Account Value in the Sub-Account, plus
   
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the value of the Fixed Account on the preceding Valuation Date, accrued at interest, plus
   
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that portion of Net Premium received and allocated to each Investment Option during the current Valuation Period, plus
   
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any amounts transferred by You to the investment options during the current Valuation Period, minus
   
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any amounts transferred by You from the investment options during the current Valuation Period, plus
   
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that portion of any loan repayment, including repayment of loan interest, allocated to an Investment Option during the current Valuation Period, minus
   
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that portion of any partial surrenders deducted from each Investment Option during the current Valuation Period, minus
   
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that portion of any Policy loan transferred from each Investment Option to the Loan Account during the current Valuation Period, minus
   
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any illustration charge assessed during the current Valuation Period, minus
   
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if a Monthly Anniversary Day occurs during the current Valuation Period, that portion of the Monthly Expense Charge and Monthly Face Amount Charge for the Policy Month just beginning charged to each Investment Option, minus
   
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if a Monthly Anniversary Day occurs during the current Valuation Period, that portion of the Monthly Cost of Insurance charged to each Investment Option.

Net Investment Factor.  The Net Investment Factor is used to measure the Sub-Account’s investment performance from one Valuation Period to the next.  This factor will be greater or less than or equal to one, corresponding to a positive or negative or to a lack of change in the Sub-Account’s investment performance for the preceding Valuation Period.  Although we do not currently take any federal, state or local taxes into account when determining the Net Investment Factor, we reserve the right to do so.  The Net Investment Factor for each Sub-Account for any Valuation Period is determined by dividing the net result of-

 
 

 

 
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the net asset value of a Fund share held in the Sub-Account determined as of the end of the Valuation Period, plus
   
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the amount of any dividend or other distribution declared on amounts held in the Sub-Account if the “ex-dividend” date occurs during the Valuation Period, which for some assets will not be credited with investment experience until the dividend is paid, plus or minus
   
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a credit or charge with respect to any taxes reserved for by us, or paid by us if not previously reserved for, during the Valuation Period which are determined by us to be attributable to the operation of the Sub-Account,
   
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by the net asset value of a Fund share held in the Sub-Account determined as of the end of the preceding Valuation Period.

The “ex-dividend date” is the date after which a Fund share begins trading without the dividend.

Splitting Units.  We reserve the right to split or combine the value of Units.  In effecting any such change, strict equity will be preserved and no change will have a material effect on the benefits or other provisions of the Policy.

Account Value in the Loan Account.  The Account Value in the Loan Account is zero on the Investment Start Date.

The Account Value in the Loan Account on any day after the Investment Start Date equals-

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the Account Value in the Loan Account on the preceding day credited with interest at the rate specified in the Policy as the “interest credited on Loan Account rate” of 3%, plus
   
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any amount transferred from any Investment Option to the Loan Account for Policy loans requested on that day; minus
   
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any loan repayments made on that day.

Policy loans, with interest charged at the applicable rate, is “Policy Debt”.  Policy Debt is not part of the Loan Account.  Policy Debt increases by unpaid loan interest and reduces the Policy Proceeds and the Cash Surrender Value.

Insufficient Value.  If the Account Value minus the outstanding Policy Debt is less than or equal to zero on a Valuation Date, then the Policy will terminate for no value, subject to the grace period described below.  The Policy will not lapse if the Loan Lapse Protection Rider is in effect and all conditions thereunder have been met.

Grace Period.  If, on a Valuation Date, the Policy will terminate by reason of insufficient value, we will allow a grace period.  This grace period will allow 61 calendar days from that Valuation Date for the payment of a Net Premium sufficient to cover the daily and monthly deductions due for charges under the Policy from the Account Value.  Notice of premium due will be mailed to your last known address or the last known address of any assignee of record within 30 days of that Valuation Date.  We will assume that your last known address is the address shown on the policy application (or notice of assignment), unless we have received satisfactory notice of a change in address.  If the premium due is not paid during the grace period, then the Policy will terminate without value at the end of the 61 day period without further notice.  The Policy will continue to remain in force during this grace period.  If the Policy Proceeds become payable during the grace period, they will be reduced by any overdue deductions.
Insured's Attained Age 121 (or 100 if 1980 CSO applies).  At the Insured’s Attained Age 121 (100 if 1980 CSO applies), no further premium will be accepted.  The Account Value will be determined in the same manner as it was prior to the Insured's Attained Age 121 (100 if 1980 CSO applies), except that no further deduction for Monthly Cost of Insurance, Monthly Expense Charge and Monthly Face Amount Charge will be made.

The Policy may not qualify as life insurance beyond the Insured’s Attained Age 100, which may result in adverse tax consequences.  We recommend that You receive counsel from your tax advisor.

Charitable Giving Benefit Rider.  Under this rider, when Policy Proceeds are payable, we will pay a Charitable Gift Amount to the named Charitable Beneficiary.  The Charitable Gift Amount is 1% of the Specified Face Amount and is an additional payment that does not diminish the Policy Proceeds paid to your beneficiary.  The Charitable Beneficiary may be any organization considered exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and is listed in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code as an authorized recipient of charitable contributions.  The Charitable Gift Amount and the Charitable Beneficiary in effect on the Issue Date are shown in the Policy.  The rider attaches to all Policies at issue and can be discontinued upon written request to the Company.  There is no charge for this rider.

Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider.  Under this rider, we will waive the monthly deductions (Mortality and Expense Risk Charge, the Monthly Expense Charge, the Monthly Face Amount Charge and the Monthly Cost of Insurance Charge) for the Policy and any optional riders for all months for which the Insured suffers a total disability, if the Insured's total disability commences while this rider is in force and continues for six months.  We will continue to waive the monthly deduction for as long as the disability continues.  Waiver of monthly deductions means the Account Value will not be reduced by any monthly deductions each Monthly Anniversary Day during the period of total disability. We must receive due proof of the Insured’s total disability and due proof that the total disability has been continuous for six months before we will waive the monthly deductions.  At that time, we will reverse the monthly deductions which had been taken for the past months of total disability and waive all monthly deductions going forward until total disability ceases.  We may require from time to time additional proof that the disability is continuing, but not more frequently than once per year after the disability has continued for two years.  The rider charge is deducted monthly from the Account Value.  We use a Company-developed proprietary pricing table to determine the factor that corresponds with the Insured’s Issue Age and multiply this factor by each $1000 of Specified Face Amount and $1000 of Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.  The rider must be elected at issue and may be discontinued upon written request to the Company.  If the rider is discontinued, the rider charge will cease.  If You elect this rider, You may not elect the Payment of Stipulated Amount Rider.

Payment of Stipulated Amount Rider.  Under this rider, we will make a monthly payment of the "stipulated amount" into the Account Value when the Insured suffers a total disability, if the Insured's total disability commences while this rider is in force and continues for six months.  You elect the stipulated amount on the application.  We will continue to make a payment of that amount for as long as the disability continues but no later than the duration of the payment option elected (Insured's age 65 or 70).  Payment of the stipulated amount does not guarantee that the Account Value of the Policy will be sufficient to keep the Policy in force.  We must receive due proof of the Insured’s total disability and due proof that the total disability has been continuous for six months before we will make a payment.  At that time, we will credit the Account Value with the stipulated payment at the beginning of each month of past total disability and will credit the Account Value with the stipulated payment at the beginning of each month total disability continues.  We may require from time to time additional proof that the disability is continuing, but not more frequently than once per year after the disability has continued for two years.  The rider charge is deducted monthly from the Account Value.  We use a Company-developed proprietary pricing table to determine the factor that corresponds with the Insured’s Issue Age and sex and multiply that factor by each $100 of Stipulated Amount.  The rider charge will cease for the term the stipulated amount is being paid.  The rider must be elected at issue and may be discontinued upon written request to the Company.  If the rider is discontinued, the rider charge will cease.  The rider may not be elected if the Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider has been elected.

Loan Lapse Protection Rider.  This rider is designed to protect the Policy from lapse should Policy Debt become the near equivalent of the Account Value.  Under this rider, the Policy will not terminate for insufficient value on and after the Rider Exercise Date.  The Rider Exercise Date is the earliest date on which all the following have occurred:

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the Insured is 75 or older;
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the Policy has been in force at least 15 years;
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the outstanding Policy Debt is greater than the Specified Face Amount;
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the outstanding Policy Debt equals or exceeds 96% of the Account Value;
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not more than 30% of the Policy Debt has been a result of loan activity in the 36 months immediately preceding the Rider Exercise Date;
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the sum of withdrawals made equals the sum of premiums paid; and
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we have received your request to exercise the rider.

The rider charge is an administrative charge that applies on the Rider Exercise Date and equals the excess of 99.5% of the Account Value over the Policy Debt. By way of example, if the Account Value is $1,000,000 and the Policy Debt is $970,000, the charge is $25,000 which is the difference between 99.5% of the Account Value and the Policy Debt.

On the Rider Exercise Date, after deduction of the rider charge from the Account Value, the following will occur:

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The Account Value in the Variable Sub-Accounts will be irrevocably transferred to the Fixed Account;
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The Death Benefit will be changed to equal 105% of the Account Value;
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Monthly Deductions will cease;
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No further premium will be accepted;
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Specified face amount increases and decreases will no longer be permitted; and
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All supplemental riders will terminate.

The rider automatically attaches to every Policy at issue that has elected the Guideline Premium Test and may be discontinued upon written request to the Company.

Enhancement Benefit.  An Enhancement Benefit may be provided if You surrender the Policy and such surrender is not made pursuant to an exchange under Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor provision).  The amount available for Policy loan or partial surrender will not increase by any Enhancement Benefit.  The Enhancement Benefit is a return of a portion of the charges paid under the Policy.  When a charge is based on the Account Value, the Account Value will not include the Enhancement Benefit.  When a charge is based on the Gross Cash Surrender Value, the Gross Cash Surrender Value, as defined, includes the Enhancement Benefit.

The payment of an Enhancement Benefit is at the discretion of the Company.  On a current basis, an Enhancement Benefit is available during the Enhancement Period (the first seven Policy Years) and is calculated as follows:

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Prior to the payment of the initial Premium, the Enhancement Benefit is zero.
   
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Whenever a Premium Expense Load,  Monthly Expense Charge or Monthly Face Amount Charge is deducted during the Enhancement Period, the Enhancement Benefit is increased by 100% of each such load or charge and is then decreased each subsequent month during the Enhancement Period.
   
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Whenever a Monthly Cost of Insurance charge is deducted during years 1-2 of the Enhancement Period, the Enhancement Benefit is increased by a percentage, which decreases over time, determined in accordance with the following formula:
   
 
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[(14 - M) divided by 36] multiplied by 100 where M equals the number of months elapsed since the beginning of the Enhancement Period.
     
 
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the Enhancement Benefit is zero after the end of the Enhancement Period.

The Enhancement Benefit is payable with respect to each Policy owned by the policyowner and is not contingent upon surrender of all such Policies.
Transfer Privileges

You normally may transfer all or a portion of your Account Value among Sub-Accounts and into the Fixed Account.  Transfers from the Fixed Account may not exceed the greater of the transfer percentage multiplied by the highest Fixed Account value over the transfer period and the transfer minimum.  The transfer percentage, transfer period and transfer minimum are shown in the Policy.  We will make transfers pursuant to an acceptable request to our Service Office.  An “acceptable request” is one that is authorized by a person with proper authority, provides clear instruction to the Company, as administrator of the Variable Account, and is for a transaction that is not restricted by policies and procedures of the Variable Account or the Fund.

An acceptable transfer request will be executed as of the date our Service Office receives your request provided that it is received on a Valuation Date before the close of the New York Stock Exchange.  If an acceptable transfer request is received on a day that is not a Valuation Date or after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on a Valuation Date, it will be executed effective on the next Valuation Date. The Unit Value of Sub-Accounts affected by a transfer request will be that next determined after receipt of such transfer request.

You may transfer a specified dollar amount or a specified percentage of the Investment Option’s value.

 
 

 


All transfers are subject to our consent.  We reserve the right to impose limitations on transfers, including, but not limited to-

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the minimum amount that may be transferred;
   
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the frequency of transfers; and
   
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the minimum amount that may remain in a Sub-Account following a transfer from that Sub-Account.

We reserve the right to restrict amounts transferred to the Fixed Account from the Sub-Accounts.  However, if You object to a material change in the Sub-Accounts under your Policy, You may transfer the Account Value in the affected Sub-Accounts to the Fixed Account Option within 60 days after the effective date of the material change.

We will notify You in writing of the imposition of a transfer limitation.  We do not reserve any right to impose charges for transfers.  Any restrictions on transfers will apply to all policyowners in a non-discriminatory fashion.

Short-Term Trading

The Policy is not designed for short-term trading.  If You wish to employ such strategies, do not purchase a Policy.  Transfer limits and other restrictions, described below, are subject to our ability to monitor transfer activity.  Some Owners and their third party intermediaries engaging in short-term trading may employ a variety of strategies to avoid detection.  Despite our efforts to prevent short-term trading, there is no assurance that we will be able to identify such Owners or intermediaries or curtail their trading.  A failure to detect and curtail short-term trading could result in adverse consequences to Owners.  Short-term trading can increase costs for all Owners as a result of excessive portfolio transaction fees.  In addition, short-term trading can adversely affect a Fund's performance.  If large amounts of money are suddenly transferred out of a Fund, the Fund's investment adviser cannot effectively invest in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives and policies.

The Variable Account has policies and procedures to discourage frequent transfers of Account Value.  As described above under "Transfer Privileges," the Policy includes the right to limit the frequency of transfers.

Short-term trading activities whether by an individual, a firm or a third party authorized to initiate transfer requests on behalf of Owner(s) may be subject to other restrictions as well (including transfers to and from the Fixed Account Option).  For example, we reserve the right to take actions against short-term trading which restrict your transfer privileges more narrowly than the policies described under "Transfer Privileges", such as requiring transfer requests to be submitted in writing through regular first-class U.S., mail (e.g., no overnight, priority or courier delivery allowed), and refusing any and all transfer instructions into a Fund.

If we determine that a third party acting on your behalf is engaging (alone or in combination with transfers effected by You directly) in a pattern of short-term trading, we may refuse to process certain transfers requested by such a third party.  We may also impose special restrictions on third parties that engage in reallocations of Policy values. We may limit the frequency of the transfer or prohibit exchanges into a Fund.

Should transfer instructions provide for a redemption out of a Fund with purchase into a Fund that is restricted, the policyowner’s transfer instructions will be considered a request that is not in good order.  Therefore, neither side of the requested transaction will be honored.  We will provide You notice that the transfer instructions were not executed.

We reserve the right to waive short-term trading restrictions, where permitted by law and not adverse to the interest of the relevant underlying Fund and other of the Company’s contract owners and Owners, in certain instances such as:

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when a new broker of record is designated for the Policy;
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when necessary in our view to avoid hardship to an Owner;
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when underlying Funds are dissolved, merged or substituted.

If short-term trading results as a consequence of waiving the restrictions against short-term trading, it could expose Owners to certain risks.  The short-term trading could increase costs for all Owners as a result of excessive portfolio transaction fees.  In addition, the short-term trading could adversely affect a Fund's performance.  If large amounts of money are suddenly transferred out of a Fund, the Fund's investment adviser cannot effectively invest in accordance with the Fund's investment objectives and policies.  Unless the short-term trading policy and the permitted waivers of that policy are applied uniformly, some Owners may experience a different application of the policy and therefore may experience some of these risks.  Too much discretion on our part in allowing the waivers of short-term trading policy could result in an unequal treatment of short-term traders by permitting some short-term traders to engage in short-term trading while prohibiting others from doing the same.

The Funds’ Harmful Trading Policies.  In addition to the restrictions that we impose (as described above under Short-Term Trading and under Transfer Privileges), most of the Funds have adopted restrictions or other policies about transfers or other purchases and sales of the Funds’ shares.  These policies (the “Funds’ Harmful Trading Policies”) are intended to protect the Fund from short-term trading or other trading practices that are potentially harmful to the Fund.  The Funds’ Harmful Trading Policies may be more restrictive in some respects than the restrictions that we otherwise would impose, and the Funds may modify their Harmful Trading Policies from time to time.

We are legally obligated to provide (at the Funds’ request) information about each amount You cause to be deposited into a Fund (including by way of premium payments and transfers under your Policy) or removed from the Fund (including by way of withdrawals and transfers).  If a Fund identifies You as having violated the Fund’s Harmful Trading Policies, we are obligated, if the Fund requests, to restrict or prohibit any further deposits or exchanges by You (or a third party acting on your behalf) into that Fund.  Any such restriction or prohibition may remain in place indefinitely.

Accordingly, if You do not comply with any Fund’s Harmful Trading Policies, You (or a third party acting on your behalf) may be prohibited from directing any additional amounts into that Fund.  You should review and comply with each Fund’s Harmful Trading Policies, which are disclosed in the Funds’ current prospectuses.

Funds may differ significantly as to such matters as:  (a) the amount, format and frequency of information that the Funds request from us about transactions that our customers make; and (b) the extent and nature of any limits or restrictions that the Funds request us to impose upon such transactions.  As a result of these differences, the costs borne by us and (directly or indirectly) by our customers may be significantly increased.  Any such additional costs may outweigh any additional protection that would be provided to our customers, particularly in view of the protections already afforded by the trading restrictions that we impose as described above under Short-Term Trading and under Transfer Privileges.  Also, if a Fund imposes more strict trading restrictions than are reasonably necessary under the circumstances, You could be deprived of potentially valuable flexibility to make transactions with respect to that Fund.  For these and other reasons, we may disagree with the timing or substance of a Fund’s requests for information from us or with any transaction limits or restrictions that the Fund requests us to impose upon our customers.  If any such disagreement with respect to a Fund cannot be satisfactorily resolved, the Fund might be restricted or, subject to obtaining any required regulatory approval, replaced as an investment option.

Accessing Your Account Value

Surrender.  By written request, You may surrender the Policy for its Cash Surrender Value at any time.  The date the surrender is processed, the insurance coverage and all other benefits under the Policy will terminate.  The Cash Surrender Value is-

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the Account Value, minus
   
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the outstanding balance of any outstanding Policy Debt; plus
   
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any Enhancement Benefit.

Partial Surrenders.  You may make a partial surrender of the Policy once each Policy Year after the first Policy Year by request to our Service Office in a form satisfactory to us.  The amount of any partial surrender may not exceed the Account Value minus any outstanding Policy Debt.  It will be payable in a lump sum.  Partial surrenders may have tax consequences.  The Total Face Amount may be reduced in connection with a partial surrender depending on the then current risk status of the Insured.  The Insured may provide evidence of insurability. The Total Face Amount will not be reduced if the Insured remains an acceptable risk under our then current underwriting standards.  If evidence is not

 
 

 

provided or the Insured is not an acceptable risk, the Total Face Amount will be reduced to the extent necessary so that the Total Net Amount at Risk after the partial surrender does not exceed the Total Net Amount at Risk before the surrender.

You may allocate a partial surrender among the Investment Options.  If You do not specify the allocation, then we will allocate the partial surrender among the Investment Options in the same proportion that the Account Value attributable to each Investment Option bears to the total Account Value less the Loan Account immediately prior to the partial surrender. A partial surrender will be allocated to a Sub-Account at the Unit Value of that Sub-Account next determined after receipt of the partial withdrawal request.

Policy Loans.  Using the Policy as collateral, You may request a policy loan of your Account Value, decreased by the balance of any outstanding Policy Debt on the date the policy loan is made and by the projected deductions due to the next Policy Anniversary.  We will transfer Account Value equal to the amount of the policy loan from the Investment Options to the Loan Account on the date the policy loan is made.  Amounts in the Loan Account accrue interest daily at an effective annual rate of 3%.

You may allocate the policy loan among the Investment Options.  If You do not specify the allocation, then we will allocate the policy loan among the Investment Options in the same proportion that the Account Value attributable to each Investment Option bears to the total Account Value less the Loan Account immediately prior to the policy loan.

Interest on the policy loan will accrue daily at an annual rate of 4% in Policy Years 1 through 10 and 3.0% thereafter.  This interest will be due and payable to us in arrears on each Policy Anniversary.  Any unpaid interest will be added to the principal amount as an additional policy loan and will bear interest at the same rate and in the same manner as the prior policy loan.

The Cash Surrender Value and the Policy Proceeds are reduced by the amount of any outstanding Policy Debt.

All amounts paid by You that we receive will be credited to the Policy as premium unless we have received acceptable notice that the funds are to be applied to repay a policy loan.  It is generally advantageous to repay a loan rather than to make a premium payment, because premium payments incur expense charges but loan repayments do not.  Loan repayments will first reduce the outstanding balance of the policy loan and then accrued but unpaid interest on such loans.  We will accept repayment of any policy loan at any time while the Policy is in force.  The amount of the loan repayment up to the outstanding balance of the policy loan will be transferred from the Loan Account to the Investment Options.  You may allocate the loan repayment among the Investment Options.  If You do not specify the allocation, then we will allocate the loan repayment among the Investment Options in the same proportion that the Account Value attributable to each Investment Option bears to the total Account Value minus the Loan Account immediately prior to the loan repayment.  We reserve the right to require that loan repayments, up to the amount of the loan allocated to the Fixed Account, first be allocated back to the Fixed Account.

Deferral of Payment.  We will usually pay any amount due from the Variable Account within seven days after the Valuation Date following our receipt of notice for payment or, in the case of death of the Insured, Due Proof of such death.  Payment of any amount payable from the Variable Account on death, surrender, partial surrender or policy loan may be postponed whenever-

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the New York Stock Exchange is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closing, or trading on that exchange is otherwise restricted as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission;
   
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the Securities and Exchange Commission, or other regulatory agency with jurisdiction, by order, permits postponement for the protection of policyowners; or
   
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an emergency exists as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable, or it is not reasonably practicable to determine the value of the assets of the Variable Account.

We reserve the right to defer payment of any portion of the Cash Surrender Value, policy loan or partial surrender payable from the Fixed Account for a period not exceeding six months from the date we receive your surrender or loan request.

Reinstatement

Before the Insured's death, we may reinstate the Policy provided that the Policy has not been surrendered and You-

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make a request for reinstatement within three years from the date of termination;
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submit satisfactory evidence of insurability to us; and
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pay an amount, as determined by us, sufficient to put the Policy in force.

An amount sufficient to put the Policy in force is not less than:

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the monthly deductions overdue at the end of the grace period; plus
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any excess of Policy Debt over Cash Value at the end of the grace period; plus
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three times the monthly cost of insurance charges applicable at the date of reinstatement; plus
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three times the monthly expense charges applicable at the date of reinstatement.

Any Policy Debt at the time the Policy is terminated must be repaid at time of reinstatement or carried over to the reinstated Policy.

Charges, Deductions and Refunds

Premium Expense Load.  We deduct a Premium Expense Load from each premium payment upon receipt which includes two elements.  One element covers State and Federal tax obligations.  Three and one-quarter percent of the charge is used to pay federal, state and local tax obligations and does not vary by state as it reflects an average of the state and local tax obligations.  As a result of the averaging, the three and one-quarter percent may be more or less than your state and local taxes.   The second element covers costs of issuing and selling the Policy, including sales commission, marketing allowance to broker-dealers, cost of printing the prospectuses and marketing materials and advertising expenses.  The costs of issuing the Policy are those that are not covered by other explicit charges, including the review of applications, processing the applications and establishing policyowner records.  To the extent the costs exceed the Premium Expense Load, the Company will use general account assets, including any profits realized from the Mortality and Expense Risk Charges and Cost of Insurance charges.  The tax element is an average of anticipated taxes and the policyowner may pay more or less than the actual tax obligations applicable to the Policy.

Currently, the Premium Expense Load for Policy Year 1 is 20% on each premium payment up to and including Target Premium, 9% in Policy Years 2-10 and 3.25% thereafter.  The Premium Expense Load on each premium payment up to and including Target Premium will not exceed 35% for Policy Year 1, 12% for Policy Years 2-10 and 5% thereafter.

Currently, the Premium Expense Load for Policy Years 1-10 is 3.5% on each premium payment in excess of Target Premium and 3.25% thereafter.  The Premium Expense Load on each premium payment in excess of Target Premium will not exceed 5.0% in any Policy Year.

Target Premium varies based on the Specified Face Amount and the Insured’s Issue Age and sex.  We may reduce or waive the Premium Expense Load for certain group or sponsored arrangements and corporate purchasers.

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge.  We deduct a daily charge from the assets of the Variable Account for the mortality and expense risks we assume with respect to the Policy.  We may realize a profit from this charge.  This charge is based on the applicable Daily Risk Percentage, which we will from time to time determine based on our expectations of future interest, mortality experience, persistency, expenses, profit and taxes.  Expressed as an equivalent annual rate, the Daily Risk Percentage is guaranteed not to exceed 0.60% of assets annually.

The mortality risk we assume is that the group of lives insured under the Policies may, on average, live for shorter periods of time than we estimated.  The expense risk we assume is that our costs of issuing and administering Policies may be more than we estimated.

Monthly Expense Charge.  We deduct a flat charge at the beginning of each month for administration costs.  We will from time to time determine the applicable Monthly Expense Charge based on our expectations of future experience with respect to interest, mortality experience, persistency, expenses, profit and taxes, which will not exceed $10.00 in any Policy Month.  The Monthly Expense Charge is currently $5.00.

Monthly Face Amount Charge.  We deduct a Monthly Face Amount Charge for administration and issue costs.  The charge is based on the Specified Face Amount.  The Monthly Face Amount Charge is based on the Issue Age, sex and rating class of the Insured.  The Monthly Face Amount Charge will not exceed $0.20 per $1000 of Specified Face Amount.

Monthly Cost of Insurance.  We deduct a Monthly Cost of Insurance charge from your Account Value to cover anticipated costs of providing insurance coverage.  We may realize a profit from this charge.  The Monthly Cost of Insurance charge is shown in the Fee Table.

The Monthly Cost of Insurance equals the sum of (1), (2), (3) and (4) where

(1)
is the Specified Face Amount Monthly Cost of Insurance Rate (described below) multiplied by the Specified Face Amount Net Amount at Risk divided by 1,000.  The Specified Face Amount Net Amount at Risk equals the Base Death Benefit less the Account Value*;
   
(2)
is the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount Monthly Cost of Insurance Rate (described below) multiplied by the Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit divided by 1,000*;
   
(3)
is the monthly rider cost for any riders which are a part of the Policy (i.e. Waiver of Monthly Deductions, Payment of Stipulated Amount); and
   
(4)
is any Flat Extra specified in Section 1 of the Policy.
*Item (1) above is expressed algebraically as: the Specified Face Amount Monthly Cost of Insurance rate x [Specified Face Amount Net Amount at Risk ÷ 1000].  Item (2) above is expressed algebraically as: the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount Monthly Cost of Insurance rate x [Supplemental Insurance Face Amount  Net Amount at Risk ÷ 1000].
The Account Value deduction occurs first to the initial Total Face Amount and second to successive increases.

The cost of insurance deductions described above are determined separately for the initial Specified Face Amount and the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount and each increase in Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.
The Total Net Amount at Risk is affected by the performance of the Sub-Accounts to which premium is allocated, the cumulative premium paid, any Policy Debt, any partial surrenders, transaction fees and periodic charges.  Monthly Cost of Insurance rates are based on the length of time the Policy has been in force, the Insured's sex (except for unisex Policies), Issue Age, Class, underwriting basis, and applicable mortality tables.  We will from time to time determine the applicable rates based on our expectations of future experience with respect to interest, mortality experience, persistency, expenses, profit and taxes.  The expenses we consider will include, but not be limited to, any additional commissions we are required to pay as a result of any additional services that a corporate purchaser specifically requests or authorizes to be provided by our agent.  Any variations will be based on uniformly applied criteria that do not discriminate unfairly against any owner.  We anticipate the cost of insurance rates for coverage under the Policy to be less than the guaranteed maximum monthly rates shown in the Policy, unless the Insured has been rated a substandard risk.  For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or before December 31, 2008, cost of insurance rates are based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables.  For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or after January 1, 2009, cost of insurance rates are based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables. Monthly cost of insurance rates for classes of Insureds with substandard risk ratings are based on multiples of the CSO Mortality Tables described above.

Other Charges and Expenses.  We reserve the right to impose a charge for in-force illustrations, as more fully described at page 26.  We currently do not impose a charge and guarantee any charge will not exceed $25.00.  In addition, the interest charged for outstanding loans as well as the interest credited to the Loan Account is more fully described at page 23.  Lastly, a flat extra charge may apply if an Insured is a substandard risk.  A flat extra charge will not exceed $20.00 per $1000 of Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.  It is deducted from the Account Value on a monthly basis and covers the additional mortality risks of the Insured borne by the Company.  A definition of “flat extra” is provided in the Glossary.



 
 

 

Directed Deductions.  You have the ability to direct from which Investment Options the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge, Monthly Expense Charge, Monthly Face Amount Charge and Monthly Cost of Insurance Charge deductions are taken.  The deductions will be allocated among the selected Investment Options in the same proportion that the Account Value attributable to each Investment Option bears to the total Account Value in all Investment Options selected.  If You do not specify the allocation, or to the extent the total Account Value in all Investment Options selected is less than the deduction, deductions will be allocated among Investment Options in the same proportion that the Account Value attributable to each Investment Option bears to the total Account Value less the Loan Account immediately prior to the deduction.

Reduction of Charges.  We reserve the right to reduce any of our charges and deductions in connection with the sale of the Policy if we expect that the sale may result in cost savings, subject to any requirements we may from time to time impose.  We may change our requirements based on experience.  We will determine the propriety and amount of any reduction.  No reduction will be unfairly discriminatory against the interests of any owner.

Termination of Policy

The Policy will terminate on the earliest of-

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the date we receive your request to surrender,
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the expiration date of the grace period due to insufficient value, or
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the date of Insured’s death.

Other Policy Provisions

Alteration.  Financial advisers do not have the authority to either alter or modify the Policy or to waive any of its provisions.  The only persons with this authority are our president, actuary, secretary or one of our vice presidents.

Assignments.  During the lifetime of the Insured, You may assign all or some of your rights under the Policy.  All assignments must be filed at our Service Office and must be in a form satisfactory to us.  The assignment will then be effective as of the date You signed the form, subject to any action taken before it was recorded by us at our Service Office.  We are not responsible for the validity or legal effect of any assignment.  Neither the Policy nor any of your rights or those of a beneficiary may be assigned or transferred without our permission.

Owner and Beneficiary.  The owner has the sole and absolute power to exercise all rights and privileges under the Policy without the consent of any other person unless You provide otherwise by written notice.  The beneficiary has no rights under the Policy until the death of the Insured.  A beneficiary is any person or entity, named in our records as the proper recipient of the Policy Proceeds.  You may change beneficiary by sending notice in a form satisfactory to us.  If there is no beneficiary living when the Insured dies, we will pay the Policy Proceeds under the Policy to You.  If You are also the Insured, the Policy Proceeds will be paid to your estate.

Reports to Owners.  We will send You a report at least once each Policy Year.  The report will show current policy values, premiums paid and deductions made since the last report.  It will also show the balance of any Policy Debt.  Additionally, confirmations of individual transactions (e.g. premium payments, allocations, transfers) in the Policy will be sent at the time of the transaction.

Illustrations.  Upon request, we will provide You with a hypothetical illustration of future Account Value and Death Benefits.  Currently, we do not charge for the illustration but reserve the right to do so.  Any fee will not exceed $25.00.

Misstatement of Age or Sex.  If the age or sex of the Insured is stated incorrectly in the Policy application, the amounts payable by us will be adjusted as follows:

     Misstatement discovered at death - The Death Benefit will be recalculated to that which would be purchased by the most recently charged Monthly Cost of Insurance rate for the correct age or sex.

     Misstatement discovered prior to death - The Account Value will be recalculated from the Issue Date using the Monthly Cost of Insurance rates based on the correct age or sex.



 
 

 

Suicide.  If the Insured commits suicide within two years after the Issue Date, We will not pay any part of the Policy Proceeds.  We will refund to You the Premiums paid, less the amount of any Policy Debt and less any Partial Surrenders.

Incontestability.  All statements made in the application or in a supplemental application are representations and not warranties.  We will rely on these statements when approving the issuance, increase in total face amount, increase in Death Benefit over premium paid, reinstatement, or change in death benefit option of the Policy.  No statement can be used by us in defense of a claim unless the statement was made in the application or in a supplemental application and was a material misrepresentation.  After a Policy has been in force during the lifetime of the Insured for a period of two years from its Issue Date, we cannot contest it except for non-payment of premiums.  However, any increase in the Total Face Amount which is effective after the Issue Date will be incontestable only after the increase has been in force during the lifetime of the Insured for two years from the effective date of the increase.  Any increase in Death Benefit over premium paid or increase in Death Benefit due to a death benefit option change will be incontestable only after such increase has been in force during the lifetime of the Insured for two years from the date of the increase.  Further, any reinstatement will be incontestable after the reinstated policy has been in force during the lifetime of the Insured for two years from the effective date of reinstatement.

Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments.  Shares of any or all of the Funds may not always be available for purchase by the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account or we may decide that further investment in any such shares is no longer appropriate.  In either event, shares of other registered open-end investment companies or unit investment trusts may be substituted both for Fund shares already purchased by the Variable Account and/or as the security to be purchased in the future, provided that these substitutions have been approved by the SEC.  In addition, the investment policies of the Variable Account will not be changed without the approval of the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York.   We also reserve the right to eliminate or combine existing Sub-Accounts or to transfer assets between Sub-Accounts upon a Sub-Account elimination or combination, subject to the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  In the event of any substitution or other act described above, we may make appropriate amendment to the Policy to reflect the substitution.

Nonparticipating.  The Policy does not pay dividends.  The Policy does not share in our profits or surplus earnings.

Modification.  Upon notice to You, we may modify the Policy if that modification-

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is necessary to make the Policy, the Variable Account or the Fixed Account comply with any law or regulation issued by a governmental agency to which we are subject;
   
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is necessary to assure continued qualification of the Policy under the Internal Revenue Code or other federal or state laws as a life insurance policy;
   
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is necessary to reflect a change in the operation of the Variable Account or the Sub-Accounts; or
   
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adds, deletes or otherwise changes Investment Options.

When required, approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission will be obtained.

We also reserve the right to modify certain provisions of the Policy as stated in those provisions.  In the event of any such modification, we may make appropriate amendment to the Policy to reflect the modification.

Entire Contract.  Your entire contract with us consists of the Policy, the application(s), any riders, any endorsements and any other attachments.  Any hypothetical illustrations prepared in connection with the Policy do not form a part of our contract with You and are intended solely to provide information about possible future performance, based solely upon data available at the time such illustrations are prepared.

Performance Information

From time to time, we may advertise total return and average annual total return of the Funds.  This performance information, presented in sales literature, is based on historical earnings and is not intended to indicate future performance. Total return for a Portfolio refers to the total of the income generated by the Fund net of total operating expenses plus capital gains and losses, realized or unrealized, for the Fund.  Total return of the Portfolio, net of Mortality & Expense Risk Charges, refers to the total of the income generated by the Fund net of total operating expenses plus capital gains and losses, realized or unrealized, for the Fund and net of the mortality and expense risk charge.  Other charges, fees and expenses payable under the Policy are not deducted from the performance information.  Average annual total return reflects the hypothetical annually compounded return that would have produced the same cumulative return if the Fund’s or Sub-Account’s performance had been constant over the entire period.  Because average annual total returns tend to smooth out variations in the return of the Fund or Sub-Account, they are not the same as actual year-by-year results.  We may compare performance information in reports and promotional literature, to-

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the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index or other unmanaged indices so that investors may compare the Sub-Account results with those of a group of unmanaged securities widely regarded by investors as representative of the securities markets in general;
   
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other groups of variable life separate accounts or other investment products tracked by Lipper Analytical Services, a widely used independent research firm which ranks mutual funds and other investment products by overall performance, investment objectives, and assets, or tracked by other services, companies, publications, or persons, such as Morningstar, Inc., who rank such investment products on overall performance or other criteria; or
   
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the Consumer Price Index (a measure for inflation) to assess the real rate of return from an investment in the Sub-Account.

Unmanaged indices may assume the reinvestment of dividends but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and management costs and expenses.

We may provide in advertising, sales literature, periodic publications or other materials information on various topics of interest to owners and prospective owners.  Topics may include-

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the relationship between sectors of the economy and the economy as a whole and its effect on various securities markets, investment strategies and techniques (such as value investing, short-term trading, dollar cost averaging, constant ratio transfer and account rebalancing);
   
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the advantages and disadvantages of investing in tax-deferred and taxable investments;
   
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customer profiles and hypothetical purchase and investment scenarios;
   
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financial management and tax and retirement planning; and
   
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investment alternatives to certificates of deposit and other financial instruments, including comparisons between the Policy and the characteristics of and market for such financial instruments.

The Policy was first offered to the public in 2007.  We may, however, advertise return data based on the period of time that the Funds have been in existence.  The results for any period prior to the time the Policy was first publicly offered will be calculated as if the Policy had been offered during that period of time.

Voting Rights

We will vote shares of the Funds held in the Variable Account in accordance with instructions received from policyowners having interests in the corresponding Sub-Accounts, to the extent required by law.  We will provide each policyowner who has interests in a Sub-Account with the proxy materials of the corresponding Fund, together with an appropriate form for the policyowner to submit its voting instructions to us.  We will vote shares for which we receive no timely instructions, together with shares not attributable to any Policy, in the same proportion as those shares held by the Sub-Account for which we receive instructions.  As a result of proportional voting, the instructions of a small number of policyowners could determine the outcome of a proposal subject to shareholder vote.

We will determine the number of shares for which You are entitled to provide voting instructions as of the record date established for the applicable Fund.  This number is determined by dividing your Account Value in the Sub-Account, if any, by the net asset value of one share in the corresponding Fund. We may, if required by state insurance regulators, disregard voting instructions if the instructions require shares to be voted to cause a change in the subclassification or investment objective of one or more of the Funds, or to approve or disapprove an investment advisory contract for a Fund.  In addition, we may disregard voting instructions in favor of any change in the investment policies or in any investment adviser or principal underwriter of a Fund.  Our disapproval of any such change must be reasonable and, in the case of change in investment policies or investment adviser, based on a good faith determination that the change would be contrary to state law or otherwise inappropriate in light of the objectives and purposes of the Fund.  If we disregard voting instructions, we will include a summary of and the reasons for that action in our next periodic report to policyowners.

We reserve the right to vote shares held in the Variable Account in our own right, if permitted by applicable law.

Distribution of Policy

The Policy is offered on a continuous basis.  The Policy is sold by licensed insurance agents ("Selling Agents") in those states where the Policy may be lawfully sold.  Such Selling Agents will be registered representatives of affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealer firms ("Selling Broker-Dealers") registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and who have entered into selling agreements with the Company and our general distributor, Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Clarendon"), One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts  02481.  Clarendon is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of FINRA.

The Company (or its affiliates, for the purposes of this section only, collectively, "the Company"), pays the Selling Broker-Dealers compensation for sale of the Policy.  The Selling Agents who solicit sales of the Policy typically receive a portion of the compensation paid by the Company to the Selling Broker-Dealers in the form of commissions or other compensation, depending on the agreement between the Selling Broker-Dealer and their Selling Agent.  This compensation is not paid directly by the Policy Owner or the Variable Account.  The Company intends to recoup this compensation through fees and charges imposed under the Policy, and from profits on payments received by the Company for providing administrative, marketing, and other support and services to the Funds.  

The amount and timing of commissions the Company may pay to Selling Broker-Dealers is not expected to be more than 70% of premium paid in the first Policy Year and 20% per annum of premium paid in Policy Years two and after.  We may also pay a commission of-

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up to 0.15% per annum of Account Value for Policy Years one through twenty; and
   
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up to 0.10% per annum of Account Value thereafter.

We may also pay up to an additional 0.15% per annum of Account Value to broker-dealers who provide additional services specifically requested or authorized by corporate purchasers.  The Company may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or other compensation to the extent permitted by FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations and this may be significant in amount.

The Company also pays compensation to wholesaling broker-dealers or other firms or intermediaries, including, in some cases, payments to affiliates of the Company such as Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc., in return for wholesaling services such as providing marketing and sales support, product training and administrative services to the Selling Agents of the Selling Broker-Dealers.  This compensation may be significant and may be based on a percentage of premium, a percentage of Account Value and/or may be a fixed dollar amount.

In addition to the compensation described above, the Company may make additional cash payments (in certain circumstances referred to as “override” compensation) or reimbursements to Selling Broker-Dealers in recognition of their marketing and distribution, transaction processing and/or administrative services support.  These payments are not offered to all Selling Broker-Dealers, and the terms of any particular agreement governing the payments may vary among Selling Broker-Dealers depending on, among other things, the level of and type of marketing and distribution support provided.  Marketing and distribution support services may include, among other services, placement of the Company's products on the Selling Broker-Dealer's preferred or recommended list, access to the Selling Broker- Dealer's registered representatives for purposes of promoting sales of the Company's products, assistance in training and education for the Selling Agents, and opportunities for the Company to participate in sales conferences and educational seminars. The payments or reimbursements may be calculated as a percentage of the particular Selling Broker-Dealers actual or expected aggregate sales of our variable policies (including the Policy) or assets held within those policies and/or may be a fixed dollar amount.  Broker-dealers receiving these additional payments may pass on some or all of the payments to the Selling Agent.  The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of additional compensation as described above may provide Selling Broker-Dealers with an incentive to favor sales of the Policies over other variable life policies (or other investments) with respect to which the Selling Broker-Dealer does not receive additional compensation, or lower levels of additional compensation.  You should take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation relating to the Policies.

In addition to selling our variable policies (including the Policy), some Selling Broker-Dealers or their affiliates may have other business relationships with the Company.  Those other business relationships may include, for example, reinsurance agreements pursuant to which an affiliate of the Selling Broker-Dealer provides reinsurance to the Company relative to some or all of the Policies or other variable policies issued by the Company or its affiliates.  The potential profits for a Selling Broker-Dealer or its affiliates (including its registered representatives) associated with such reinsurance arrangements could be significant in amount and could indirectly provide incentives to the Selling Broker-Dealer and its Selling Agents to recommend products for which they provide reinsurance over similar products which do not result in potential reinsurance profits to the Selling Broker-Dealer or its affiliate.  The operation of an individual policy is not impacted by whether the policy is subject to a reinsurance arrangement between the Company and an affiliate of the Selling Broker-Dealer.

As discussed in the preceding paragraphs, the Selling Broker-Dealer may receive numerous forms of payments that, directly or indirectly, provide incentives to, and otherwise facilitate and encourage the offer and sale of the Policies by Selling Broker-Dealers and their registered representatives.  Such payments may be significantly greater or less in connection with the Policies than in connection with other products offered and sold by the Company or by others.  Accordingly, the payments described above may create a potential conflict of interest, as they may influence your Selling Broker-Dealer or registered representative to present a Policy to You instead of (or more favorably than) another product or products that might be preferable to You.

You should ask your Selling Agent for further information about what commissions or other compensation he or she, or the Selling Broker-Dealer for which he or she works, may receive in connection with your purchase of the Policy.
During 2007 and 2008, Clarendon retained no commissions in connection with the distribution of the Policies.

Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following is a summary of our understanding of current federal income tax laws and is not intended as tax advice.  You should be aware that Congress has the power to enact legislation affecting the tax treatment of life insurance contracts which could be applied retroactively.  New judicial or administrative interpretation of federal income tax law may also affect the tax treatment of life insurance contracts.  Any person contemplating the purchase of a Policy or any transaction involving a Policy should consult a qualified tax adviser.  We do not make any representation or provide any guarantee regarding the federal, state or local tax treatment of any Policy or any transaction involving a Policy.

Our Tax Status

We are taxed as a life insurance company under Subchapter L of the Code.  Although we account for the operations of the Variable Account separately from our other operations for purposes of federal income taxation, the Variable Account currently is not separately taxable as a regulated investment company or other taxable entity.

Taxes we pay, or reserve for, that are attributable to the earnings of the Variable Account could affect the Net Investment Factor, which in turn affects your Account Value.  Under existing federal income tax law, however, the income (consisting primarily of interest, dividends and net capital gains) of the Variable Account, to the extent applied to increase reserves under the Policy, is not taxable to us.  Similarly, no state or local income taxes are currently attributable to the earnings of the Variable Account.  Therefore, we do not take any federal, state or local taxes into account when determining the Net Investment Factor.  We may take taxes into account when determining the Net Investment Factor in future years if, due to a change in law, our tax status or otherwise, such taxes are attributable to the earnings of the Variable Account.

In calculating our corporate income tax liability, we derive certain corporate income tax benefits associated with the investment of company assets, including separate account assets that are treated as company assets under applicable income tax law.  These benefits, which reduce our overall corporate income tax liability, may include dividends received deductions and foreign tax credits which can be material.  We do not pass these benefits through to the Variable Account, principally because:  (i) the great bulk of the benefits results from the dividends received deduction, which involves no reduction in the dollar amount of dividends that the Variable Account receives and (ii) under applicable income tax law, policyowners are not the owners of the assets generating the benefits.

Taxation of Policy Proceeds

Section 7702 of the Code provides certain tests for whether a policy will be treated as a “life insurance contract” for tax purposes.  Provided that the policyowner of the Policy has an insurable interest in the Insured, we believe that the Policy meets these tests, and thus should receive the same federal income tax treatment as a fixed life insurance contract.  As such, the Death Benefit under the Policy will generally be eligible for exclusion from the gross income of the beneficiary under Section 101 of the Code, and the policyowner will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the increases in Cash Surrender Values, including additions attributable to interest, dividends, appreciation or gains realized upon transfers among the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account, until actual receipt thereof.

However, You may be taxed on all of the accumulated income under the Policy on its maturity date and there can be no assurance that an election to extend the maturity date of the Policy will avoid that result.  In addition, a corporate owner may be subject to alternative minimum tax on the annual increases in Cash Surrender Values and on the portion of the Death Benefit under the Policy that exceeds its Cash Surrender Value.

To qualify as a life insurance contract under Section 7702, the Policy must satisfy certain actuarial requirements.  Section 7702 requires that actuarial calculations be based on mortality charges that meet the “reasonable mortality charge” requirements set forth in the Code, and other charges reasonably expected to be actually paid that are specified in the Policy.  The law relating to reasonableness standards for mortality and other charges is based on statutory language and certain IRS pronouncements that do not address all relevant issues.  Accordingly, although we believe that the mortality and other charges that are used in the calculations (including those used with respect to Policies issued to so-called “sub-standard risks”) meet the applicable requirements, we cannot be certain.  It is possible that future regulations will contain standards that would require us to modify the mortality and other charges used in the calculations, and we reserve the right to make any such modifications.
IRS Notice 2006-95 provides special guidance concerning the “reasonable mortality charge” requirements for certain changes made in 2009 or later to Policies with Investment Start Dates prior to 2009 based on 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (CSO) Mortality Tables.  The Notice provides a safe harbor which would not require such changes to cause a pre-2009 Policy to become subject to the 2001 CSO mortality tables for purposes of Section 7702 of the Code.  If we determine that the safe harbor does not include a particular change, we will not permit You to make such change since to do so could cause your Policy to not qualify as life insurance under Section 7702.  Before requesting a change under a pre-2009 Policy, you should consult with a competent tax advisor on the potential impact of IRS Notice 2006-95.

For a variable contract like the Policy to qualify as life insurance for federal income tax purposes, it also must comply with the investment diversification rules found in Section 817 of the Code.  We believe that the Variable Account complies with the diversification requirements prescribed by Section 1.817-5 of the Treasury Regulations.  The IRS has stated that satisfaction of the diversification requirements described above by itself does not prevent a contract owner from being treated as the owner of separate account assets under an "owner control" test.  If a contract owner is treated as the owner of separate account assets for tax purposes, the contract owner would be subject to taxation on the income and gains from the separate account assets.  In published revenue rulings through 1982 and then again in 2003, the IRS has stated that a variable contract owner will be considered the owner of separate account assets if the owner possesses incidents of ownership in those assets, such as the ability to exercise control over the investment of the assets.  In Rev. Rul. 2003-91, the IRS considered certain variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts and concluded that the owners of the variable contracts would not be considered the owners of the contracts underlying assets for federal income tax purposes.

Rev. Rul. 2003-91 states that the determination of whether the owner of a variable contract possesses sufficient incidents of ownership over the assets underlying the variable contract so as to be deemed the owner of those assets for federal income tax purposes will depend on all the facts and circumstances.  We do not believe that the differences between the Policy and the contracts described in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 with respect to the number of investment choices and the ability to transfer among investment choices should prevent the holding in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 from applying.  Nevertheless, You should consult with a competent tax adviser on the potential impact of the investor control rules of the IRS as they relate to the investment decisions and activities You may undertake with respect to the Policy.

The guidelines in Rev. Rul. 2003-91 do not address the treatment of a policyholder which is, or which is affiliated with, an investment manager.  Any investment manager or affiliate who purchases a Policy assumes the risk that it may be treated as the owner of the investments underlying the Policy under the "owner control" rules because of the investment manager's control over assets held under the Policy.  However, because the diversification rules would permit an investment manager (or its affiliate) to hold a direct investment in an investment option under the Policy, we do not believe that the application of the "owner control" rules to an investment manager (or its affiliate) should affect You.

In the future, the IRS and/or the Treasury Department may issue new rulings, interpretations or regulations on this subject.  Accordingly, we reserve the right to modify the Policy as necessary to attempt to prevent You from being considered the owner, for tax purposes, of the underlying assets.  We also reserve the right to notify You if we determine that it is no longer practicable to maintain the Policy in a manner that was designed to prevent You from being considered the owner of the assets of the Separate Account.  You bear the risk that You may be treated as the owner of Separate Account assets and taxed accordingly.

The tax consequences of distributions from, and loans taken from or secured by, a Policy depend on whether the Policy is classified as a Modified Endowment Contract under Section 7702A of the Code.  Due to the flexibility of the payment of premiums and other rights You have under the Policy, classification of the Policy as a Modified Endowment Contract will depend upon the individual operation of each Policy.  A Policy is a Modified Endowment Contract if the aggregate amount paid under the Policy at any time during the first seven Policy Years exceeds the sum of the net level premiums that would have been paid on or before such time if the Policy provided for paid up future benefits after the payment of seven level annual premiums.  If there is a reduction in benefits during the first seven Policy Years, the foregoing computation is made as if the Policy originally had been issued at the reduced benefit level.  If there is a “material change” to the Policy, the seven year testing period for Modified Endowment Contract status is restarted.  A life insurance contract received in exchange for a Modified Endowment Contract also will be treated as a Modified Endowment Contract.

We have undertaken measures to prevent payment of a premium from inadvertently causing the Policy to become a Modified Endowment Contract.  In general, You should consult a qualified tax adviser before undertaking any transaction involving the Policy to determine whether such a transaction would cause the Policy to become a Modified Endowment Contract.

If a Policy is not a Modified Endowment Contract, cash distributions from the Policy are treated first as a nontaxable return of the owner’s “Investment in the Policy” and then as a distribution of the income earned under the Policy, which is subject to ordinary income tax.  (An exception to this general rule occurs when a cash distribution is made in connection with certain reductions in the death benefit under the Policy in the first fifteen contract years.  Such a cash distribution is taxed in whole or in part as ordinary income.)  Loans from, or secured by, a Policy that is not a Modified Endowment Contract generally are treated as bona fide indebtedness, and thus are not included in the owner’s gross income.

If a Policy is a Modified Endowment Contract, distributions from the Policy are treated as ordinary income subject to ordinary income tax up to the amount equal to the excess of the Account Value (which includes unpaid policy loans) immediately before the distribution over the Investment in the Policy (as defined below).  Loans taken from, or secured by, such a Policy, as well as due but unpaid interest thereon, are taxed in the same manner as distributions from the Policy.  A 10 percent additional tax is imposed on the portion of any distribution from, or loan taken from or secured by, a Modified Endowment Contract that is included in income except when the distribution or loan is made on or after the owner attains age 59 1/2, is attributable to the policyowner’s becoming disabled, or is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for the life (or life expectancy) of the policyowner or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies ) of the policyowner and the policyowner’s Beneficiary.  These exceptions are not likely to apply where the Policy is not owned by an individual (or held in trust for an individual).  For purposes of the computations described in this paragraph, all Modified Endowment Contracts issued by us to the same policyowner during any calendar year are treated as one Modified Endowment Contract.

There are substantial limits on the deductibility of policy loan interest.  You should consult a qualified tax adviser regarding such deductions.

Upon the complete maturity, surrender or lapse of the Policy, the amount by which the sum of the Policy’s Cash Surrender Value and any unpaid Policy Debt exceeds the policyowner’s “Investment in the Policy” (as defined below) is treated as ordinary income subject to tax and, if the Policy is a Modified Endowment Contract, the 10% additional tax discussed above may also apply.  Any loss incurred upon surrender generally is not deductible.  Any corporation that is subject to the alternative minimum tax will also have to make a separate computation of the Investment in the Policy and the gain resulting from the maturity of the Policy, or a surrender or lapse of the Policy for purposes of that tax.
The term “Investment in the Policy” means-

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the aggregate amount of any premiums or other consideration paid for a Policy, minus
   
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the aggregate amount received under the Policy which is excluded from the owner’s gross income (other than loan amounts), plus
   
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the amount of any loan from, or secured by, the Policy that is a Modified Endowment Contract (as defined above) to the extent that such amount is included in the policyowner’s gross income.

The “Investment in the Policy” is increased by any unpaid Policy Debt on a Policy that is a Modified Endowment Contract in order to prevent double taxation of income.  Since the Policy Debt was treated as a taxable distribution at the time the Policy Debt was incurred, the failure to increase the “Investment in the Policy” by the Policy Debt would cause such amount to be taxed again upon a Policy surrender or lapse.

The amount realized that is taken into account in computing the gain on the complete surrender or lapse of a Policy will include any unpaid Policy Debt on a Policy that is a Modified Endowment Contract even though that amount has already been treated as a taxable distribution.

If a Policy is not a Modified Endowment Contract, then the Investment in the Policy is not affected by the receipt of a loan from, or secured by a Policy.

Whether or not the Policy is a Modified Endowment Contract, however, no payment of the principal of, or the interest due under, any loan from or secured by a Policy will affect the amount of the Investment in the Policy.

A policyowner generally will not recognize gain upon the exchange of the Policy for another life insurance policy issued by us or another insurance company, except to the extent that the policyowner receives cash in the exchange or is relieved of policy indebtedness as a result of the exchange.  In no event will the gain recognized exceed the amount by which the Policy’s Account Value (which includes unpaid policy loans) exceeds the policyowner’s Investment in the Policy.

A transfer of the Policy, a change in the policyowner, a change in the beneficiary, certain other changes to the Policy and particular uses of the Policy (including use in a so called “split-dollar” arrangement) may have tax consequences depending upon the particular circumstances and should not be undertaken prior to consulting with a qualified tax adviser.  For instance, if You transfer the Policy or designate a new policyowner in return for valuable consideration (or, in some cases, if the transferor is relieved of a liability as a result of the transfer), then the Death Benefit payable upon the death of the Insured may in certain circumstances be includible in your taxable income to the extent that the Death Benefit exceeds the prior consideration paid for the transfer and any premiums and other amounts paid later by the transferee.  Further, in such a case, if the consideration received exceeds your Investment in the Policy, the difference will be taxed to You as ordinary income.
The Code denies the income tax-free treatment of death benefits payable under an employer-owned life insurance contract unless certain notice and consent requirements are met and either (1) certain rules relating to the insured employee’s status are satisfied or (2) certain rules relating to the payment of the “amount received under the contract” to, or for the benefit of, certain beneficiaries or successors of the insured employee are satisfied.  These rules apply to life insurance contracts owned by corporations (including S corporations), individual sole proprietors, estates and trusts and partnerships that are engaged in a trade or business.  Any business contemplating the purchase of a Policy on the life of an employee should consult with its legal and tax advisors regarding the applicability of these Code provisions to the proposed purchase.

 
 

 


A tax adviser should also be consulted with respect to the Treasury’s split dollar regulations if You have purchased or are considering the purchase of a Policy for a split dollar insurance plan.  Any business contemplating the purchase of a new life insurance contract or a change in an existing contract should consult a tax adviser.  There may also be an indirect tax upon the income in the Policy or the proceeds of a Policy under the federal corporate alternative minimum tax, if the policyowner is subject to that tax.

Federal, as well as state and local, estate, inheritance and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy Proceeds will depend on your individual circumstances and those of the beneficiary.

Withholding

We will withhold and remit to the U.S. Government a part of the taxable portion of each distribution unless, prior to the distribution, the Owner provides us his or her taxpayer identification number and instructs us (in the manner prescribed) not to withhold.  The Owner may credit against his or her federal income tax liability for the year of distribution any amounts that we withhold.

Tax Return Disclosure
We believe that the purchase of a Policy is not currently subject to the income tax return disclosure requirements of Code Section 6011 and Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.  However, it is your responsibility, in consultation with your tax and legal counsel and advisers, to make your own determination as to the applicability of the disclosure requirements of Code Section 6011 and Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4 to your federal income tax return.

Under Code Section 6111 and Temporary Treasury Regulation Section 301.6111-1T, we are required to register with the IRS any offerings or sales of Policies that are considered tax shelters.  We believe that registration would not be required under current regulations with respect to sales of the offering or sale of a Policy.

We believe that the customer list requirements of Code Section 6112 and Treasury Regulation Section 301.6112-1 are not currently applicable to such offerings and sales.

Other Information

State Regulation

We are subject to the laws of New York governing life insurance companies and to regulation by New York's Superintendent of Insurance, whose agents periodically conduct an examination of our financial condition and business operations.  We are also subject to the insurance laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which we are authorized to do business.

We are required to file an annual statement with the insurance regulatory authority of those jurisdictions where we are authorized to do business relating to our business operations and financial condition as of December 31st of the preceding year.

Legal Proceedings

There are no pending legal proceedings which would have a material adverse effect on the Variable Account.  We are engaged in various kinds of routine litigation which, in our judgment, is not material to the Variable Account.

Experts

Actuarial matters concerning the Policy have been examined by Philip Johnson, FSA, MAAA, Assistant Vice President.



 
 

 

Registration Statements

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Policy.  It does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits filed as part of the registration statement.  You may refer to the registration statement for additional information about us, the Variable Account, the underlying Funds and the Policy.

Financial Statements

Our Company financial statements, provided in the Statement of Additional Information, should be considered only as bearing on our ability to meet our obligations with respect to the death benefit and our assumption of the mortality and expense risks.  They should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the Variable Account or shares of any Fund held in the Variable Account.  Instructions on how to obtain the Statement of Additional Information are provided on the last page of this prospectus.



 
 

 

Appendix A
Glossary of Policy Terms

Account Value-The sum of the amounts in each Sub-Account of the Variable Account, the Fixed Account and the amount of the Loan Account.  Account Value does not include Policy Debt.   Policy Debt, which includes the amount of loans and interest charged, is not deducted from Account Value.  It is reflected in the amounts received upon surrender or payment of Policy Proceeds.  It is also reflected in the amount of total Account Value that may be borrowed against.

Anniversary-The same day in each succeeding year as the day of the year corresponding to the Issue Date.

Attained Age-The Insured's Issue Age plus the number of completed Policy Years.

Base Death Benefit-The death benefit under the Policy, exclusive of any Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit or any other supplemental benefits.

Business Day-Any day that we are open for business.

Cash Surrender Value-The Gross Cash Surrender Value less the balance of any outstanding Policy Debt.

Class-The risk, underwriting, and substandard table rating, if any, classification of the Insured.

Daily Risk Percentage-The applicable daily rate for deduction of the mortality and expense risk charge.

Death Benefit-The sum of the Base Death Benefit and any Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit.  For purposes of calculating the Death Benefit, the Account Value will be increased by the value provided by the Enhancement Benefit.

Death Benefit Percentage-A percentage prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code to insure the death benefit provided under the Policy meets the definition of “life insurance” under the Internal Revenue Code.

Due Proof-Such evidence as we may reasonably require in order to establish that Policy Proceeds are due and payable.  Generally, evidence will consist of the Insured’s death certificate.

Fixed Account-The portion of the Account Value funded by assets invested in our General Account.

Flat Extra-An additional charge imposed if the Insured is a substandard risk.  It is a flat dollar charge per $1000 of Specified Face Amount and any Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.

Fund-A mutual fund in which a Sub-Account invests.

General Account-The assets held by us other than those allocated to the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account or any of our other separate accounts.

Gross Cash Surrender Value-The Account Value increased by any Enhancement Benefit.

Initial Premium-The amount necessary to put the coverage in force.  It is generally an amount sufficient to keep the Policy in force for three months.

Insured-The person on whose life the Policy is issued.

Investment Option-The Fixed Account and any of the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account.

Investment Start Date-The date the first premium is applied, which will be the later of

-
the Issue Date or
   
-
the Business Day we approve the application for a Policy.

Issue Age-The Insured's age as of the Insured's birthday nearest the Issue Date.

Issue Date-The date specified in the Policy, from which Policy Anniversaries, Policy Years and Policy Months are measured and the date from which monthly deductions are incurred.

Loan Account-An account established for the Policy, the value of which is the principal amount of any outstanding loan against the Policy, plus credited interest thereon.

Monthly Anniversary Day-The same day in each succeeding month as the day of the month corresponding to the Issue Date.

Monthly Cost of Insurance-A deduction made on a monthly basis for the Specified Face Amount, any Supplemental Insurance Face Amount an any additional benefits provided by rider.

Monthly Expense Charge-A per Policy deduction made on a monthly basis for administration costs.

Monthly Face Amount Charge-A monthly deduction, based on the Specified Face Amount, for administration and issue costs.

Net Premium-The amount You pay as the premium minus the Premium Expense Load.

Policy-The form issued by Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York which evidences the insurance coverage provided and is a contract between the policyowner and the Company.

Policy Debt-The principal amount of any outstanding loans against the Policy, plus accrued but unpaid interest on such loans.

Policy Month-A one-month period commencing on the Issue Date or any Monthly Anniversary Day and ending on the next Monthly Anniversary Day.

Policy Proceeds-The amount determined in accordance with the terms of the Policy that is payable at the death of the Insured.

Policy Year-A one-year period commencing on the Issue Date or any Anniversary and ending on the next Anniversary.

Premium Expense Load-The percentage charge applied to premium. It includes two elements.  One element is for state and federal tax obligations and the other element is a sales load to cover costs related to policy issuance.

SEC-Securities and Exchange Commission.

Service Office-One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, 02481, or such other address as We may hereafter specify to You by written notice.

Specified Face Amount-The amount of life insurance coverage You request, as specified in the Policy.

Specified Face Amount Net Amount at Risk-The Specified Face Amount Net Amount at Risk equals the Base Death Benefit less Account Value.

Sub-Accounts-Sub-Accounts into which the assets of the Variable Account are divided, each of which corresponds to an investment choice available to You.

Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit-The death benefit associated with the Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.

Supplemental Insurance Face Amount-The amount of additional life insurance coverage You request as specified in the Policy.

Target Premium-An amount of premium specified as such in the Policy, used to determine our Premium Expense Load deductions.

Target Premium Factor-Factors that are approximately equal to the Seven Pay Premium factors referenced in the Internal Revenue Code.

Total Death Benefit-The Total Death Benefit equals the Base Death Benefit plus the Supplemental Insurance Death Benefit.

Total Face Amount-The sum of the Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.

Total Net Amount at Risk-The Total Net Amount at Risk equals the Total Death Benefit less Account Value.

Unit-A unit of measurement that we use to calculate the value of each Sub-Account.

Unit Value-The value of each Unit of assets in a Sub-Account.

Valuation Date-A day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.  We will determine Unit Values for each Valuation Date as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on that Valuation Date.

Valuation Period-The period of time from one Valuation Date to the next Valuation Date.

Variable Account-Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D, one of our separate accounts, established for the purpose of funding variable insurance benefits payable under the Policy.

You-is the owner of the Policy.



 
 

 

Appendix B -
PRIVACY POLICY

Introduction

At the Sun Life Financial group of companies,1 protecting your privacy is important to us.  Whether you are an existing customer or considering a relationship with us, we recognize that you have an interest in how we may collect, use and share information about you.

Sun Life Financial has a long tradition of safeguarding the privacy of its customers’ information. We understand and appreciate the trust and confidence you place in us, and we take seriously our obligation to maintain the confidentiality and security of your personal information.

We invite you to review this Privacy Policy which outlines how we use and protect that information.

Collection of Nonpublic Personal Information by Sun Life Financial

Collecting personal information from you is essential to our ability to offer you high-quality investment, retirement and insurance products.  When you apply for a product or service from us, we need to obtain information from you to determine whether we can provide it to you.  As part of that process, we may collect information about you, known as nonpublic personal information, from the following sources:

·
Information we receive from you on applications or other forms, such as your name, address, social security number and date of birth;
   
·
Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates or others, such as other life insurance policies or annuities that you may own; and
   
·
Information we receive from a consumer reporting agency, such as a credit report.

Limited Use and Sharing of Nonpublic Personal Information by Sun Life Financial

We use the nonpublic personal information we collect to help us provide the products and services you have requested and to maintain and service your accounts.  Once we obtain nonpublic personal information from you, we do not disclose it to any third party except as permitted or required by law.
We may share your nonpublic personal information within Sun Life Financial to help us develop innovative financial products and services and to allow our member companies to inform you about them.  The Sun Life Financial group of companies provides a wide variety of financial products and services including individual life insurance, individual fixed and variable annuities and group life, disability, dental and medical stop-loss insurance.

We also may disclose your nonpublic personal information to companies that help in conducting our business or perform services on our behalf, or to other financial institutions with which we have joint marketing agreements.  Sun Life Financial is highly selective in choosing these companies, and we require them to comply with strict standards regarding the security and confidentiality of our customers’ nonpublic personal information.  These companies may use and disclose the information provided to them only for the purpose for which it is provided, as permitted by law.

There also may be times when Sun Life Financial is required to disclose its customers’ nonpublic personal information, such as when complying with federal, state or local laws, when responding to a subpoena, or when complying with an inquiry by a governmental agency or regulator.




Our Treatment of Information About Former Customers

Our protection of your nonpublic personal information extends beyond the period of your customer relationship with us.  If your customer relationship with us ends, we will not disclose your information to nonaffiliated third parties other than as permitted or required by law.

Security of Your Nonpublic Personal Information

We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal and state regulations to safeguard your nonpublic personal information from unauthorized use or improper access.

Employee Access to Your Nonpublic Personal Information

We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees who have a business need to know that information in order to provide products or services to you or to maintain your accounts.  Our employees are governed by a strict code of conduct and are required to maintain the confidentiality of customer information.
Questions

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to SLF_US_Privacy@sunlife.com.



 
1This notice applies to all Sun Life Financial companies and branches operating in the United States other than those that have adopted their own privacy policies.  Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Professional Insurance Company and California Benefits Dental Plan have each adopted their own separate privacy policies.

 
 

 

The SAI includes additional information about Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D and is incorporated herein by reference.  The SAI and personalized illustrations of death benefits, cash surrender values and cash values are available upon request.  There is no charge for the SAI.  We currently do not charge for personalized illustrations but reserve the right to do so.  You may make inquiries about the Policy, request an SAI and request a personalized illustration by calling 1-800-468-9890.

You can review and copy the complete registration statement (including the SAI) which contains additional information about us, the Policy and the Variable Account at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C.  To find out more about this public service, call the Securities and Exchange Commission at 202-551-8090.  Reports and other information about the Policy and its mutual fund investment options are also available on the SEC's website (www.sec.gov), or you can receive copies of this information, for a duplication fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.  20549.









































Securities Act of 1933 File No. 333-144627
 
Investment Company Act File No. 811-04633
 


 
 

 

PART B

 
 

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


SUN EXECUTIVE


VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE POLICY


SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK


SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D

May 1, 2009

This Statement of Additional Information (SAI) is not a prospectus but it relates to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Sun Executive VUL prospectus, dated May 1, 2009.  The prospectus is available, at no charge, by writing Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York ("the Company") at One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, MA  02481 or calling 1-800-468-9890.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE COMPANY AND THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT
 
CUSTODIAN
 
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
DISTRIBUTION AND UNDERWRITING OF POLICY
 
THE POLICY
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
 

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THE COMPANY AND THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT
Sun Life Financial Inc. ("Sun Life Financial"), a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with common shares listed on the Toronto, New York and Philippine stock exchanges, is the ultimate corporate parent of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.  Sun Life Financial ultimately controls Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York through the following intervening companies: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc., Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Investments LLC, Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Holdings, Inc., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada - U.S. Operations Holdings, Inc., and Sun Life Global Investments Inc.

Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York is a stock life insurance company incorporated under the laws of New York on May 25, 1983.  We established Variable Account D on April 24, 2003, pursuant to a resolution of our Board of Directors.  The Variable Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") as a unit investment trust.

CUSTODIAN

We are the Custodian of the assets of the Variable Account.  We will purchase Fund shares at net asset value in connection with amounts allocated to the Sub-Accounts in accordance with your instructions, and we will redeem Fund shares at net asset value for the purpose of meeting the contractual obligations of the Variable Account and paying charges relative to the Variable Account. The Variable Account will be fully funded at all times for the purposes of the Federal securities laws.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The consolidated financial statements of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York included in this Statement of Additional Information have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein (which report, dated April 14, 2009, accompanying such financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph, referring to the Company changing its method of accounting for certain assets and liabilities to a fair value measurement approach required by accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2008, and changing its method of accounting for income taxes as required by accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2007), and has been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.  Their office is located at 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

The financial statements of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D that are included in this Statement of Additional Information have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein (which report, dated April 24, 2009, accompanying the financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion) and has been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

DISTRIBUTION AND UNDERWRITING OF THE POLICY

The Policy is offered on a continuous basis.  The Policy is sold by licensed insurance agents ("Selling Agents") in those states where the Policy may be lawfully sold.  Such Selling Agents will be registered representatives of affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealer firms ("Selling Broker-Dealers") registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 who are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and who have entered into selling agreements with the Company and our general distributor, Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Clarendon"), One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.  Clarendon is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is registered with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of FINRA.

The Company (or its affiliates, for the purposes of this section only, collectively, "the Company"), pays the Selling Broker-Dealers compensation for sale of the Policy.  The Selling Agents who solicit sales of the Policy typically receive a portion of the compensation paid by the Company to the Selling Broker-Dealers in the form of commissions or other compensation, depending on the agreement between the Selling Broker-Dealer and their Selling Agent.  This

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compensation is not paid directly by the Policy Owner or the Variable Account.  The Company intends to recoup this compensation through fees and charges imposed under the Policy, and from profits on payments received by the Company for providing administrative, marketing, and other support and services to the Funds.  The amount and timing of commissions the Company may pay to Selling Broker-Dealers is not expected to be more than 70% of premium paid in the first Policy Year and 20% per annum of premium paid in Policy Years two and after.  We may also pay a commission of-

-  
up to 0.15% per annum of Account Value for Policy Years one through twenty; and

-  
up to 0.10% per annum of Account Value thereafter.

We may also pay up to an additional 0.15% per annum to broker-dealers who provide additional services specifically requested or authorized by corporate purchasers.  The Company may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or other compensation to the extent permitted by FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations and this compensation may be significant in amount.

The Company also pays compensation to wholesaling broker-dealers or other firms or intermediaries, including, in some cases, payments to affiliates of the Company such as Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc., in return for wholesaling services such as providing marketing and sales support, product training and administrative services to the Selling Agents of the Selling Broker-Dealers.  This compensation may be significant and may be based on a percentage of premium, a percentage of Account Value and/or may be a fixed dollar amount.

In addition to the compensation described above, the Company may make additional cash payments (in certain circumstances referred to as “override” compensation) or reimbursements to Selling Broker-Dealers in recognition of their marketing and distribution, transaction processing and/or administrative services support.  These payments are not offered to all Selling Broker-Dealers, and the terms of any particular agreement governing the payments may vary among Selling Broker-Dealers depending on, among other things, the level of and type of marketing and distribution support provided.  Marketing and distribution support services may include, among other services, placement of the Company's products on the Selling Broker-Dealer's preferred or recommended list, access to the Selling Broker-Dealer's registered representatives for purposes of promoting sales of the Company's products, assistance in training and education for the Selling Agents, and opportunities for the Company to participate in sales conferences and educational seminars. The payments or reimbursements may be calculated as a percentage of the particular Selling Broker-Dealers actual or expected aggregate sales of our variable policies (including the Policy) or assets held within those policies and/or may be a fixed dollar amount.  Broker-dealers receiving these additional payments may pass on some or all of the payments to the Selling Agent.  The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of additional compensation as described above may provide Selling Broker-Dealers with an incentive to favor sales of the Policies over other variable life policies (or other investments) with respect to which the Selling Broker-Dealer does not receive additional compensation, or lower levels of additional compensation.  You should take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation relating to the Policies.

In addition to selling our variable policies (including the Policy), some Selling Broker-Dealers or their affiliates may have other business relationships with the Company.  Those other business relationships may include, for example, reinsurance agreements pursuant to which an affiliate of the Selling Broker-Dealer provides reinsurance to the Company relative to some or all of the Policies or other variable policies issued by the Company or its affiliates.  The potential profits for a Selling Broker-Dealer or its affiliates (including its registered representatives) associated with such reinsurance arrangements could be significant in amount and could indirectly provide incentives to the Selling Broker-Dealer and its Selling Agents to recommend products for which they provide reinsurance over similar products which do not result in potential reinsurance profits to the Selling Broker-Dealer or its affiliate.  The operation of an individual policy is not impacted by whether the policy is subject to a reinsurance arrangement between the Company and an affiliate of the Selling Broker-Dealer.

As discussed in the preceding paragraphs, the Selling Broker-Dealer may receive numerous forms of payments that, directly or indirectly, provide incentives to, and otherwise facilitate and encourage the offer and sale of the Policies by Selling Broker-Dealers and their registered representatives.  Such payments may be significantly greater or less in connection with the Policies than in connection with other products offered and sold by the Company or by others.  Accordingly, the payments described above may create a potential conflict of interest, as they may influence your Selling Broker-Dealer or registered representative to present a Policy to You instead of (or more favorably than) another product or products that might be preferable to You.

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You should ask your Selling Agent for further information about what commissions or other compensation he or she, or the Selling Broker-Dealer for which he or she works, may receive in connection with your purchase of the Policy.
During 2007 and 2008, Clarendon retained no commissions in connection with the distribution of the Policies.

THE POLICY
To apply for a Policy, you must submit an application to our Service Office.  We will then follow underwriting procedures designed to determine the insurability of the proposed Insured.  We offer the Policy on a regular (or medical) underwriting, simplified underwriting, expanded guaranteed issue or guaranteed issue basis.  The proposed Insured generally must be less than 81 years old for a Policy to be issued.  For Policies underwritten on a medical or simplified basis, we may require that the proposed Insured undergo one or more medical examinations and that you provide us with such additional information as we may deem necessary, before an application is approved.  We will issue Policies on an expanded guaranteed issue or guaranteed issue basis with respect to certain groups of Insureds.  Policies issued on such basis must be pre-approved based on information you provide to us on a master application and on certain other underwriting requirements which all members of a proposed group of Insureds must meet.  Proposed Insureds must be acceptable risks based on our underwriting limits and standards.  We will not issue a Policy until the underwriting process has been completed to our satisfaction.  In addition, we reserve the right to reject an application that does not meet our underwriting requirements or to increase by no more than 500% the cost of insurance charges applicable to an Insured to cover the cost of the increased mortality risk borne by the Company.  For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or before December 31, 2008, cost of insurance rates are based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (CSO) Mortality Tables.  For Policies with an Investment Start Date on or after January 1, 2009, cost of insurance rates are based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary (“CSO”) Mortality Tables.

Premium Expense Load. We deduct a load from each premium payment which includes two elements.  One element covers State and Federal tax obligations.  Three and one-quarter percent of the charge is used to pay federal, state and local tax obligations and does not vary by state as it reflects an average of the state and local tax obligations.  As a result of the averaging, the three and one-quarter percent may be more or less than your state and local taxes.  The second element covers costs of issuing and selling the Policy, including sales commission, marketing allowance to broker-dealers, cost of printing the prospectuses and marketing materials and advertising expenses.  The costs of issuing the Policy are those that are not covered by other explicit charges, including the review of applications, processing the applications and establishing policyowner records.  To the extent the costs exceed the Premium Expense Load, the Company will use general account assets, including any profits realized from the Mortality and Expense Risk Charges and Cost of Insurance charges.  The tax element is an average of anticipated taxes and the policyowner may pay more or less than the actual tax obligations applicable to the Policy.

Currently, the Premium Expense Load for Policy Year 1 is 20% on each premium payment up to and including Target Premium, 9% in Policy Years 2-10 and 3.25% thereafter.  The Premium Expense Load on each premium payment up to and including Target Premium will not exceed 35% for Policy Year 1, 12% for Policy Years 2-10 and 5% thereafter.

Currently, the Premium Expense Load for Policy Years 1-10 is 3.5% on each premium payment in excess of Target Premium and 3.25% thereafter.  The Premium Expense Load on each premium payment in excess of Target Premium will not exceed 5.0% in any Policy Year.

Target Premium varies based on the Total Face Amount and the Insured’s Issue Age and sex.  We may reduce or waive the Premium Expense Load for certain group or sponsored arrangements and corporate purchasers.

Reduction of Charges.  We reserve the right to reduce any of our charges and deductions in connection with the sale of the Policy if we expect that the sale may result in cost savings, subject to any requirements we may from time to time impose.  We may change our requirements based on experience.  We will determine the propriety and amount of any reduction.  No reduction will be unfairly discriminatory against the interests of any class of policyowner.  Additional information may be obtained by calling the Company at 1-800-468-9890.

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Increase in Face Amount.  You may request an increase in the Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.  You may need to provide satisfactory evidence of the Insured's insurability.  Once requested, an increase will become effective at the next monthly anniversary day on or following our approval of your request.

If there are increases in the Specified Face Amount or Supplemental Insurance Face Amount other than increases caused by changes in the death benefit option, the cost of insurance charge is determined separately for the initial Specified Face Amount and initial Supplemental Insurance Face Amount and each increase in the Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount.  The cost of insurance charges applicable to an increase in Specified Face Amount and Supplemental Insurance Face Amount may be higher or lower than those charged on the original sums if the Insured’s health has changed to a degree that qualifies the Insured for a different risk classification.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements of the Variable Account and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York are included in this Statement of Additional Information.  The financial statements of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York will be provided as relevant to its ability to meet its financial obligations under the Policies and should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in the Variable Account.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Participants of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D and the Board of Directors of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (the “Sponsor”):

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of AIM V.I. International Growth Fund Sub-Account, Alger American Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Sub-Account, AllianceBernstein VPS Growth and Income Portfolio Sub-Account, Delaware VIP Growth Opportunities Series Sub-Account, Dreyfus MidCap Stock Portfolio Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Money Market Portfolio Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Overseas Portfolio Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Growth Portfolio Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Growth Securities Fund Sub-Account, Goldman Sachs Structured US Equity Fund Sub-Account, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Growth & Income Portfolio Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Mid Cap Value Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS Government Securities Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS High Yield Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS Blended Research Core Equity Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS New Discovery Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS Total Return Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS Utilities Portfolio Sub-Account, MFS Value Portfolio Sub-Account, Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT High Yield Portfolio Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Real Return Portfolio Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio Sub-Account, DWS Small Cap Index VIP Sub-Account, DWS Dreman Small Mid Cap Value VIP Sub-Account, Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund Sub-Account, Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund Sub-Account, Sun Capital WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund Sub-Account, Sun Capital Davis Venture Value Fund Sub-Account, Sun Capital Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund Sub-Account, Sun Capital Large Cap Core Fund Sub-Account, T.Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Sub-Account, and Van Kampen LIT Growth & Income Portfolio Sub-Account of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D (collectively the "Sub-Accounts"), as of December 31, 2008, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Sponsor’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement.  The Sub-Accounts are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their 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 Sub-Accounts’ 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 securities owned as of December 31, 2008, by correspondence with the asset managers.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Sub-Accounts as of December 31, 2008, the results of their operations for the year then ended and the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2009


 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 2008

Assets
             
Investments at fair value:
Shares
   
Cost
   
Value
AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.
             
V.I. International Growth Fund Sub-Account (AI4)
1,262
 
$
41,641
 
$
24,593
The Alger American Fund
             
Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Sub-Account (AL4)
4,506
   
83,767
   
31,719
AllianceBernstein Variable Product Series Fund, Inc.
             
Growth and Income Portfolio Sub-Account (AN3)
3,080
   
69,900
   
39,942
Delaware VIP Trust
             
Delaware VIP Growth Opportunities Series Sub-Account (DGO)
893
   
18,813
   
10,008
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios
             
MidCap Stock Portfolio Sub-Account (DMC)
6,238
   
97,046
   
48,969
DWS Investments VIT Funds
             
DWS Small Cap Index VIP Sub-Account (SSC)
2,424
   
33,783
   
20,896
DWS Variable Series II
             
DWS Dreman Small Cap Value Portfolio Sub-Account (SCV)
2,873
   
42,384
   
22,782
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
             
Money Market Portfolio Sub-Account (FL5)
149,511
   
149,511
   
149,511
Overseas Portfolio Sub-Account (FL7)
9,628
   
165,021
   
116,696
Growth Portfolio Sub-Account (FL8)
1,011
   
31,875
   
23,739
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III
             
Index 500 Portfolio Sub-Account (FL4)
885
   
122,202
   
87,563
Contrafund Portfolio Sub-Account (FL6)
2,873
   
62,375
   
44,044
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
             
Templeton Foreign Securities Fund Sub-Account (FTI)
6,387
   
102,579
   
68,719
Templeton Growth Securities Fund Sub-Account (FTG)
36
   
334
   
294
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust
             
VIT Structured US Equity Fund Sub-Account (GS3)
4,199
   
52,019
   
33,548
Mid Cap Value Fund Sub-Account (GS8)
6
   
91
   
50
Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.
             
Growth & Income Portfolio Sub-Account (LA1)
637
   
17,751
   
11,003
Mid Cap Value Portfolio Sub-Account (LA2)
1,988
   
38,711
   
20,895
MFS Variable Insurance Trust II
             
MFS Government Securities Portfolio Sub-Account (GSS)
2,137
   
26,954
   
28,269
MFS High Yield Portfolio Sub-Account (HYS)
11,530
   
71,792
   
48,888
MFS Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio Sub-Account (MIS)
930
   
9,657
   
6,791
MFS Blended Research Core Equity Portfolio Sub-Account (MIT)
20
   
638
   
460
MFS New Discovery Portfolio Sub-Account (NWD)
19
   
234
   
160
MFS Total Return Portfolio Sub-Account (TRS)
630
   
11,137
   
8,708
MFS Utilities Portfolio Sub-Account (UTS)
94
   
2,116
   
1,458
MFS Value Portfolio Sub-Account (MVS)
5,194
   
72,876
   
55,571
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
             
Capital Appreciation Fund Sub-Account (OCF)
171
   
7,253
   
4,394
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
             
High Yield Portfolio Sub-Account (PHY)
2,692
   
21,661
   
15,237
Low Duration Portfolio Sub-Account (PLD)
19,457
   
196,661
   
188,341
Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio Sub-Account (PMB)
9,482
   
124,790
   
97,850
Real Return Porfolio Sub-Account (PRR)
1,260
   
15,885
   
14,182
Total Return Portfolio Sub-Account (PTR)
7,161
   
74,232
   
73,832


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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008

Investments at fair value (continued):
Shares
   
Cost
   
Value
Sun Capital Advisers Trust
             
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund Sub-Account (SC2)
3,040
 
$
29,770
 
$
23,832
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund Sub-Account (SC3)
3,660
   
69,805
   
32,902
SC WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund Sub-Account (SC5)
3,868
   
70,706
   
36,051
SC Davis Venture Value Fund Sub-Account (SC7)
3,005
   
34,478
   
25,058
SC Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund Sub-Account (SCB)
1,215
   
10,701
   
9,402
SC Oppenheimer Large Cap Core Fund Sub-Account (SCM)
-
   
-
   
-
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
             
T.Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth Portfolio Sub-Account (TBC)
7,778
   
79,280
   
52,735
Van Kampen Life Insurance Trust
             
LIT Growth & Income Portfolio Sub-Account (VGI)
35
   
635
   
480
               
Total investments
     
2,061,064
   
1,479,572
               
Total assets
   
$
2,061,064
 
$
1,479,572
               
Liabilities
             
Payable to sponsor
         
$
-
               
Total liabilities
         
$
-
























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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008

Net Assets
Units
   
Value
AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.
       
AI4
2,076
 
$
24,593
The Alger American Fund
       
AL4
3,799
   
31,719
AllianceBernstein Variable Product Series Fund, Inc.
       
AN3
5,091
   
39,942
Delaware VIP Trust
       
DGO
1,008
   
10,008
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios
       
DMC
5,695
   
48,969
DWS Investments VIT Funds
       
SSC
1,466
   
20,896
DWS Variable Series II
       
SCV
1,975
   
22,782
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
       
FL5
12,128
   
149,511
FL7
12,058
   
116,696
FL8
3,900
   
23,739
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III
       
FL4
11,255
   
87,563
FL6
4,019
   
44,044
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
       
FTI
4,539
   
68,719
FTG
23
   
294
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust
       
GS3
4,423
   
33,548
GS8
5
   
50
Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.
       
LA1
1,183
   
11,003
LA2
2,328
   
20,895
MFS Variable Insurance Trust II
       
GSS
1,878
   
28,269
HYS
4,563
   
48,888
MIS
1,069
   
6,791
MIT
58
   
460
NWD
24
   
160
TRS
768
   
8,708
UTS
113
   
1,458
MVS
5,107
   
55,571
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
       
OCF
552
   
4,394
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
       
PHY
1,157
   
15,237
PLD
16,679
   
188,341
PMB
5,190
   
97,850
PRR
1,118
   
14,182
PTR
5,389
   
73,832

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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2008

Net Assets
Units
   
Value
Sun Capital Advisers Trust
       
SC2
1,917
 
$
23,832
SC3
2,141
   
32,902
SC5
2,933
   
36,051
SC7
2,782
   
25,058
SCB
960
   
9,402
SCM
-
   
-
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
       
TBC
6,037
   
52,735
Van Kampen Life Insurance Trust
       
VGI
46
   
480
Total net assets
   
$
1,479,572
































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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

 
AI4
 
AL4
 
AN3
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
190
 
$
91
 
$
869
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(520)
 
$
(1,936)
 
$
(2,069)
Realized gain distributions
 
461
   
18,943
   
8,965
Net realized (losses) gains
$
(59)
 
$
17,007
 
$
6,896
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(17,116)
 
$
(61,694)
 
$
(33,929)
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses
$
(17,175)
 
$
(44,687)
 
$
(27,033)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(16,985)
 
$
(44,596)
 
$
(26,164)
                 
                 
 
DGO
 
DMC
 
SSC
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
-
 
$
619
 
$
332
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(221)
 
$
(3,553)
 
$
(539)
Realized gain distributions
 
1,732
   
10,025
   
2,542
Net realized gains
$
1,511
 
$
6,472
 
$
2,003
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(8,470)
 
$
(39,282)
 
$
(12,695)
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses
$
(6,959)
 
$
(32,810)
 
$
(10,692)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(6,959)
 
$
(32,191)
 
$
(10,360)




















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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

 
SCV
 
FL5
 
FL7
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
647
 
$
4,700
 
$
4,432
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(8,138)
 
$
-
 
$
(320)
Realized gain distributions
 
15,837
   
-
   
13,659
Net realized gains
$
7,699
 
$
-
 
$
13,339
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(20,750)
 
$
-
 
$
(79,005)
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses
$
(13,051)
 
$
-
 
$
(65,666)
                 
 (Decrease) increase in net assets from operations
$
(12,404)
 
$
4,700
 
$
(61,234)
                 
                 
 
FL8
 
FL4
 
FL6
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
269
   
2,518
 
$
570
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses:
               
Net realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares
$
105
   
318
 
$
(1,875)
Realized gain distributions
 
-
   
1,046
   
814
Net realized gains (losses)
$
105
   
1,364
 
$
(1,061)
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(22,156)
   
(48,856)
 
$
(14,279)
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses
$
(22,051)
   
(47,492)
 
$
(15,340)
                 
Decrease net assets from operations
$
(21,782)
   
(44,974)
 
$
(14,770)
                 
         





















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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

 
FTI
 
FTG
 
GS3
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account 1
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
2,242
   
3
 
$
749
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares
$
258
   
(37)
 
$
(523)
Realized gain distributions
 
9,175
   
10
   
420
Net realized gains (losses)
$
9,433
   
(27)
 
$
(103)
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(57,958)
   
(40)
 
$
(20,456)
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses
$
(48,525)
   
(67)
 
$
(20,559)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(46,283)
   
(64)
 
$
(19,810)
                 
                 
 
GS8
 
LA1
 
LA2
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
1
 
$
227
 
$
379
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(13)
 
$
(345)
 
$
(3,065)
Realized gain distributions
 
-
   
53
   
1,266
Net realized losses
$
(13)
 
$
(292)
 
$
(1,799)
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(22)
 
$
(5,970)
 
$
(12,934)
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses
$
(35)
 
$
(6,262)
 
$
(14,733)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(34)
 
$
(6,035)
 
$
(14,354)

1 For the period January 7, 2008 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2008.





















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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

 
GSS
 
HYS
 
MIS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
1,287
 
$
5,322
 
$
9
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses):
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(149)
 
$
(2,598)
 
$
(54)
Realized gain distributions
 
-
   
-
   
-
Net realized losses
$
(149)
 
$
(2,598)
 
$
(54)
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
986
 
$
(20,917)
 
$
(2,849)
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses)
$
837
 
$
(23,515)
 
$
(2,903)
                 
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
$
2,124
 
$
(18,193)
 
$
(2,894)
                 
                 
 
MIT
 
NWD
 
TRS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
8
 
$
-
 
$
160
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(5)
 
$
(37)
 
$
(121)
Realized gain distributions
 
-
   
26
   
338
Net realized (losses) gains
$
(5)
 
$
(11)
 
$
217
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(205)
 
$
(67)
 
$
(2,314)
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses
$
(210)
 
$
(78)
 
$
(2,097)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(202)
 
$
(78)
 
$
(1,937)






















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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

 
UTS
 
MVS
 
OCF
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
19
 
$
1,016
 
$
9
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(92)
 
$
(1,554)
 
$
(39)
Realized gain distributions
 
171
   
8,516
   
-
Net realized gains (losses)
$
79
 
$
6,962
 
$
(39)
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(757)
 
$
(26,490)
 
$
(3,116)
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses
$
(678)
 
$
(19,528)
 
$
(3,155)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(659)
 
$
(18,512)
 
$
(3,146)
                 
                 
 
PHY
 
PLD
 
PMB
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
1,431
 
$
7,767
 
$
6,976
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(172)
 
$
(482)
 
$
(591)
Realized gain distributions
 
51
   
3,107
   
5,131
Net realized (losses) gains
$
(121)
 
$
2,625
 
$
4,540
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(6,026)
 
$
(11,169)
 
$
(27,259)
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses
$
(6,147)
 
$
(8,544)
 
$
(22,719)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(4,716)
 
$
(777)
 
$
(15,743)




















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SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

 
PRR
 
PTR
 
SC2
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
336
 
$
3,026
 
$
1,486
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized (losses) gains:
               
Net realized gains (losses) on sale of fund shares
$
7
 
$
(88)
 
$
(269)
Realized gain distributions
 
22
   
1,401
   
-
Net realized gains (losses)
$
29
 
$
1,313
 
$
(269)
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(1,934)
 
$
(1,109)
 
$
(4,691)
                 
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains
$
(1,905)
 
$
204
 
$
(4,960)
                 
(Decrease) increase in net assets from operations
$
(1,569)
 
$
3,230
 
$
(3,474)
                 
                 
 
SC3
 
SC5
 
SC7
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
1,302
 
$
86
 
$
284
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized (losses) gains on sale of fund shares
$
(1,748)
 
$
(1,295)
 
$
15
Realized gain distributions
 
5,054
   
10,154
   
328
Net realized gains
$
3,306
 
$
8,859
 
$
343
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(31,326)
 
$
(28,845)
 
$
(16,288)
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses
$
(28,020)
 
$
(19,986)
 
$
(15,945)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(26,718)
 
$
(19,900)
 
$
(15,661)






















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

 
SCB
 
SCM
 
TBC
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
11
 
$
-
 
$
78
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized (losses) gains on sale of fund shares
$
(623)
 
$
(386)
 
$
613
Realized gain distributions
 
154
   
5
   
-
Net realized (losses) gains
$
(469)
 
$
(381)
 
$
613
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(511)
 
$
133
 
$
(38,617)
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses
$
(980)
 
$
(248)
 
$
(38,004)
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(969)
 
$
(248)
 
$
(37,926)
                 
                 
 
VGI
           
 
Sub-Account
           
Income:
               
Dividend income
$
8
           
                 
Net realized and change in unrealized losses:
               
Net realized losses on sale of fund shares
$
(26)
           
Realized gain distributions
 
14
           
Net realized losses
$
(12)
           
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
$
(166)
           
                 
Net realized and unrealized losses
$
(178)
           
                 
Decrease in net assets from operations
$
(170)
           





















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
AI4
 
AL4
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
190
 
$
169
 
$
91
 
$
-
Net realized (losses) gains
 
(59)
   
122
   
17,007
   
4,421
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(17,116)
   
12
   
(61,694)
   
8,897
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(16,985)
 
$
303
 
$
(44,596)
 
$
13,318
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
2,584
 
$
419
 
$
680
 
$
364
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
(968)
   
41,740
   
1,744
   
36,167
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(220)
   
(128)
   
(338)
   
(290)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(1,518)
   
(893)
   
(2,473)
   
(1,710)
(Decrease) increase in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
(122)
 
$
41,138
 
$
(387)
 
$
34,531
                       
(Decrease) increase in net assets
$
(17,107)
 
$
41,441
 
$
(44,983)
 
$
47,849
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
41,700
 
$
259
 
$
76,702
 
$
28,853
End of year
$
24,593
 
$
41,700
 
$
31,719
 
$
76,702
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
2,099
   
15
   
3,826
   
1,893
Purchased
 
487
   
22
   
47
   
19
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
(182)
   
2,113
   
122
   
2,026
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(328)
   
(51)
   
(196)
   
(112)
End of year
 
2,076
   
2,099
   
3,799
   
3,826


















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
AN3
 
DGO
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Period Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007 1
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
869
 
$
662
 
$
-
 
$
-
Net realized gains (losses)
 
6,896
   
3,371
   
1,511
   
(5)
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(33,929)
   
(1,665)
   
(8,470)
   
(335)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(26,164)
 
$
2,368
 
$
(6,959)
 
$
(340)
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
12,188
 
$
10,046
 
$
-
 
$
-
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
-
   
1,028
   
-
   
18,053
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
(2,648)
   
(359)
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(361)
   
(362)
   
(91)
   
(54)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(4,247)
   
(4,249)
   
(418)
   
(183)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
4,932
 
$
6,104
 
$
(509)
 
$
17,816
                       
(Decrease) increase in net assets
$
(21,232)
 
$
8,472
 
$
(7,468)
 
$
17,476
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
61,174
 
$
52,702
 
$
17,476
 
$
-
End of year
$
39,942
 
$
61,174
 
$
10,008
 
$
17,476
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
4,624
   
4,178
   
1,046
   
-
Purchased
 
1,154
   
759
   
-
   
-
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
-
   
67
   
-
   
1,061
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(687)
   
(380)
   
(38)
   
(15)
End of year
 
5,091
   
4,624
   
1,008
   
1,046
 
1 For the period May 1, 2007 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2007.















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
DMC
 
SSC
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
619
 
$
278
 
$
332
 
$
155
Net realized gains
 
6,472
   
7,615
   
2,003
   
1,962
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(39,282)
   
(7,339)
   
(12,695
)
 
(2,957)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(32,191)
 
$
554
 
$
(10,360
)
$
(840)
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
12,653
 
$
13,114
 
$
7,152
 
$
5,660
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
5,853
   
(1,879)
   
349
   
1,293
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
(2,268)
   
(495)
   
(1,212
)
 
(219)
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(437)
   
(434)
   
(163
)
 
(158)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(5,502)
   
(5,406)
   
(2,814
)
 
(2,541)
Increase in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
10,299
 
$
4,900
 
$
3,312
 
$
4,035
                       
(Decrease) increase in net assets
$
(21,892)
 
$
5,454
 
$
(7,048
)
$
3,195
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
70,861
 
$
65,407
 
$
27,944
 
$
24,749
End of year
$
48,969
 
$
70,861
 
$
20,896
 
$
27,944
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
4,910
   
4,600
   
1,287
   
1,115
Purchased
 
965
   
859
   
385
   
245
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
446
   
(127)
   
19
   
55
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(626)
   
(422)
   
(225
)
 
(128)
End of year
 
5,695
   
4,910
   
1,466
   
1,287
















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
SCV
 
FL5
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
647
 
$
394
 
$
4,700
 
$
7,930
Net realized gains
 
7,699
   
5,983
   
-
   
-
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(20,750
)
 
(5,145
)
 
-
   
-
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(12,404
)
$
1,232
 
$
4,700
 
$
7,930
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
2,485
 
$
2,070
 
$
36,468
 
$
86,144
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
(5,466
)
 
420
   
(43)
   
(21,862)
Withdrawals and surrenders
             
(8,031)
   
(5)
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(193
)
 
(215
)
 
(3,751)
   
(1,005)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(1,809
)
 
(1,558
)
 
(50,715)
   
(47,032)
(Decrease) increase in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
(4,983
)
$
717
 
$
(26,072)
 
$
16,240
                       
(Decrease) increase in net assets
$
(17,387
)
$
1,949
 
$
(21,372)
 
$
24,170
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
40,169
 
$
38,220
 
$
170,883
 
$
146,713
End of year
$
22,782
 
$
40,169
 
$
149,511
 
$
170,883
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
2,318
   
2,273
   
14,269
   
12,875
Purchased
 
171
   
121
   
2,995
   
7,383
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
(376
)
 
24
   
(4)
   
(1,882)
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(138
)
 
(100
)
 
(5,132)
   
(4,107)
End of year
 
1,975
   
2,318
   
12,128
   
14,269

















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
FL7
 
FL8
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
4,432
 
$
4,034
 
$
269
 
$
261
Net realized gains
 
13,339
   
10,737
   
105
   
446
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(79,005)
   
4,679
   
(22,156)
   
9,427
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(61,234)
 
$
19,450
 
$
(21,782)
 
$
10,134
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
37,936
 
$
16,247
 
$
-
 
$
181
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
14,972
   
(564)
   
682
   
-
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
(3,390)
   
(695)
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(641)
   
(633)
   
(253)
   
(298)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(10,262)
   
(8,536)
   
(1,824)
   
(1,571)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
38,615
 
$
5,819
 
$
(1,395)
 
$
(1,688)
                       
(Decrease) increase in net assets
$
(22,619)
 
$
25,269
 
$
(23,177)
 
$
8,446
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
139,315
 
$
114,046
 
$
46,916
 
$
38,470
End of year
$
116,696
 
$
139,315
 
$
23,739
 
$
46,916
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
8,081
   
7,753
   
4,067
   
4,231
Purchased
 
3,907
   
996
   
-
   
18
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
1,542
   
(60)
   
82
   
-
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(1,472)
   
(608)
   
(249)
   
(182)
End of year
 
12,058
   
8,081
   
3,900
   
4,067

















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
FL4
 
FL6
 
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
2,518
   
$
3,842
   
$
570
   
$
278
 
Net realized gains (losses)
   
1,364
     
1,812
     
(1,061)
     
8,627
 
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(48,856)
     
(424)
     
(14,279)
     
(3,847)
 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(44,974)
   
$
5,230
   
$
(14,770)
   
$
5,058
 
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
18,393
   
$
19,597
   
$
14,054
   
$
2,720
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
13,561
     
(2,648)
     
12,813
     
161
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
   
(6,267)
     
(679)
     
-
     
-
 
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(641)
     
(653)
     
(188)
     
(182)
 
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(8,282)
     
(8,275)
     
(2,484)
     
(1,359)
 
Increase in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
16,764
   
$
7,342
   
$
24,195
   
$
1,340
 
                                 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
 
$
(28,210)
   
$
12,572
   
$
9,425
   
$
6,398
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
115,773
   
$
103,201
   
$
34,619
   
$
28,221
 
End of year
 
$
87,563
   
$
115,773
   
$
44,044
   
$
34,619
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
9,366
     
8,794
     
1,813
     
1,736
 
Purchased
   
2,073
     
1,576
     
1,282
     
155
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
1,528
     
(223)
     
1,168
     
8
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(1,712)
     
(781)
     
(244)
     
(86)
 
End of year
   
11,255
     
9,366
     
4,019
     
1,813
 
















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





SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
FTI
 
FTG
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Period Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008 2
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
2,242
 
$
1,964
 
$
3
 
$
-
Net realized gains (losses)
 
9,433
   
6,434
   
(27)
   
-
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(57,958)
   
5,686
   
(40)
   
-
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(46,283)
 
$
14,084
 
$
(64)
 
$
-
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
14,901
 
$
13,790
 
$
240
 
$
-
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
244
   
1,938
   
244
   
-
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
(2,893)
   
(364)
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(503)
   
(517)
   
(1)
   
-
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(6,769)
   
(6,201)
   
(125)
   
-
Increase in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
4,980
 
$
8,646
 
$
358
 
$
-
                       
(Decrease) increase in net assets
$
(41,303)
 
$
22,730
 
$
294
 
$
-
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
110,022
 
$
87,292
 
$
-
 
$
-
End of year
$
68,719
 
$
110,022
 
$
294
 
$
-
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
4,333
   
3,969
   
-
   
-
Purchased
 
616
   
590
   
15
   
-
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
10
   
72
   
16
   
-
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(420)
   
(298)
   
(8)
   
-
End of year
 
4,539
   
4,333
   
23
   
-
                       
2 For the period January 7, 2008 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2008.














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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007


 
GS3
 
GS8
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
749
 
$
557
 
$
1
 
$
1
Net realized (losses) gains
 
(103)
   
4,338
   
(13)
   
20
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(20,456)
   
(5,797)
   
(22)
   
(15)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(19,810)
 
$
(902)
 
$
(34)
 
$
6
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
3,818
 
$
517
 
$
-
 
$
-
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
2,921
   
5,264
   
-
   
1
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(295)
   
(300)
   
(1)
   
(1)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(2,932)
   
(2,304)
   
(43)
   
(58)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
3,512
 
$
3,177
 
$
(44)
 
$
(58)
                       
(Decrease) increase in net assets
$
(16,298)
 
$
2,275
 
$
(78)
 
$
(52)
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
49,846
 
$
47,571
 
$
128
 
$
180
End of year
$
33,548
 
$
49,846
 
$
50
 
$
128
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
4,140
   
3,887
   
8
   
11
Purchased
 
308
   
42
   
-
   
-
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
235
   
420
   
-
   
-
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(260)
   
(209)
   
(3)
   
(3)
End of year
 
4,423
   
4,140
   
5
   
8


















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
LA1
 
LA2
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
227
 
$
136
 
$
379
 
$
172
Net realized (losses) gains
 
(292)
   
845
   
(1,799)
   
5,179
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(5,970)
   
(922)
   
(12,934)
   
(5,399)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(6,035)
 
$
59
 
$
(14,354)
 
$
(48)
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
4,808
 
$
3,224
 
$
5,366
 
$
1,892
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
2,926
   
5,902
   
(5,257)
   
4,691
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(90)
   
(49)
   
(208)
   
(214)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(1,437)
   
(1,076)
   
(2,214)
   
(1,712)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
6,207
 
$
8,001
 
$
(2,313)
 
$
4,657
                       
Increase (decrease) in net assets
$
172
 
$
8,060
 
$
(16,667)
 
$
4,609
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
10,831
 
$
2,771
 
$
37,562
 
$
32,953
End of year
$
11,003
 
$
10,831
 
$
20,895
 
$
37,562
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
740
   
196
   
2,538
   
2,240
Purchased
 
343
   
224
   
487
   
124
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
209
   
396
   
(477)
   
299
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(109)
   
(76)
   
(220)
   
(125)
End of year
 
1,183
   
740
   
2,328
   
2,538


















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
GSS
 
HYS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
1,287
 
$
891
 
$
5,322
 
$
4,630
Net realized losses
 
(149)
   
(51)
   
(2,598)
   
(262)
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
986
   
536
   
(20,917)
   
(3,222)
Increase (decrease) in net assets
                     
from operations
$
2,124
 
$
1,376
 
$
(18,193)
 
$
1,146
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
7,836
 
$
2,061
 
$
11,599
 
$
3,805
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
533
   
3,306
   
355
   
1,630
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
(2,738)
   
(5)
   
(5,414)
   
(11)
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(135)
   
(125)
   
(375)
   
(411)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(1,621)
   
(981)
   
(3,654)
   
(2,980)
Increase in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
3,875
 
$
4,256
 
$
2,511
 
$
2,033
                       
Increase (decrease) in net assets
$
5,999
 
$
5,632
 
$
(15,682)
 
$
3,179
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
22,270
 
$
16,638
 
$
64,570
 
$
61,391
End of year
$
28,269
 
$
22,270
 
$
48,888
 
$
64,570
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
1,606
   
1,286
   
4,238
   
4,107
Purchased
 
551
   
157
   
1,501
   
248
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
37
   
247
   
46
   
105
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(316)
   
(84)
   
(1,222)
   
(222)
End of year
 
1,878
   
1,606
   
4,563
   
4,238
















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
MIS
 
MIT
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Period Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007 1
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
9
 
$
-
 
$
8
 
$
6
Net realized (losses) gains
 
(54)
   
-
   
(5)
   
19
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(2,849)
   
(17)
   
(205)
   
(2)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(2,894)
 
$
(17)
 
$
(202)
 
$
23
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
1,895
 
$
-
 
$
243
 
$
328
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
6,235
   
1,818
   
-
   
-
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(19)
   
(2)
   
(3)
   
(3)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(202)
   
(23)
   
(106)
   
(110)
Increase in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
7,909
 
$
1,793
 
$
134
 
$
215
                       
Increase (decrease) in net assets
$
5,015
 
$
1,776
 
$
(68)
 
$
238
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
1,776
 
$
-
 
$
528
 
$
290
End of year
$
6,791
 
$
1,776
 
$
460
 
$
528
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
176
   
-
   
43
   
25
Purchased
 
214
   
-
   
27
   
27
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
704
   
178
   
-
   
-
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(25)
   
(2)
   
(12)
   
(9)
End of year
 
1,069
   
176
   
58
   
43
                       
1 For the period May 1, 2007 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2007.
















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

 
NWD
 
TRS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                     
Net investment income
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
160
 
$
3
Net realized (losses) gains
 
(11)
   
10
   
217
   
4
Net change in unrealized
                     
appreciation/ depreciation
 
(67)
   
(10)
   
(2,314)
   
(117)
Decrease in net assets
                     
from operations
$
(78)
 
$
-
 
$
(1,937)
 
$
(110)
                       
Contract Owner Transactions:
                     
Purchase payments received
$
166
 
$
168
 
$
5,852
 
$
168
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
-
   
(1)
   
-
   
5,452
Withdrawals and surrenders
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
Mortality and expense risk charges
 
(1)
   
(1)
   
(41)
   
(6)
Charges for life insurance protection
                     
and monthly administration charge
 
(80)
   
(77)
   
(585)
   
(146)
Increase in net assets from
                     
contract owner transactions
$
85
 
$
89
 
$
5,226
 
$
5,468
                       
Increase in net assets
$
7
 
$
89
 
$
3,289
 
$
5,358
                       
Net Assets:
                     
Beginning of year
$
153
 
$
64
 
$
5,419
 
$
61
End of year
$
160
 
$
153
 
$
8,708
 
$
5,419
                       
Unit Transactions:
                     
Beginning of year
 
14
   
6
   
375
   
4
Purchased
 
20
   
15
   
440
   
12
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                     
and/ or Fixed Account
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
369
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                     
for contract charges
 
(10)
   
(7)
   
(47)
   
(10)
End of year
 
24
   
14
   
768
   
375

















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
UTS
 
MVS
 
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
19
   
$
6
   
$
1,016
   
$
962
 
Net realized gains
   
79
     
77
     
6,962
     
3,905
 
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(757
)
   
55
     
(26,490
)
   
(175
)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(659
)
 
$
138
   
$
(18,512
)
 
$
4,692
 
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
958
   
$
417
   
$
9,402
   
$
1,279
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
507
     
507
     
5,455
     
763
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(9
)
   
(4
)
   
(314
)
   
(350
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(403
)
   
(266)
     
(3,183
)
   
(2,248
)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
1,053
   
$
654
   
$
11,360
   
$
(556
)
                                 
Increase (decrease) in net assets
 
$
394
   
$
792
   
$
(7,152
)
 
$
4,136
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
1,064
   
$
272
   
$
62,723
   
$
58,587
 
End of year
 
$
1,458
   
$
1,064
   
$
55,571
   
$
62,723
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
52
     
17
     
3,883
     
3,914
 
Purchased
   
56
     
23
     
1,013
     
86
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
29
     
27
     
588
     
47
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(24
)
   
(15
)
   
(377
)
   
(164
)
End of year
   
113
     
52
     
5,107
     
3,883
 

















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
OCF
 
PHY
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
9
   
$
1
   
$
1,431
   
$
682
 
Net realized (losses) gains
   
(39
)
   
50
     
(121
)
   
(5
)
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(3,116
)
   
235
     
(6,026
)
   
(404
)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(3,146
)
 
$
286
   
$
(4,716
)
 
$
273
 
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
622
   
$
666
   
$
648
   
$
200
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
2,926
     
3,505
     
677
     
18,966
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(35
)
   
(16
)
   
(101
)
   
(58
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(450
)
   
(352
)
   
(720
)
   
(293
)
Increase in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
3,063
   
$
3,803
   
$
504
   
$
18,815
 
                                 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
 
$
(83
)
 
$
4,089
   
$
(4,212
)
 
$
19,088
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
4,477
   
$
388
   
$
19,449
   
$
361
 
End of year
 
$
4,394
   
$
4,477
   
$
15,237
   
$
19,449
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
306
     
30
     
1,130
     
22
 
Purchased
   
50
     
48
     
35
     
12
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
235
     
254
     
36
     
1,117
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(39)
     
(26
)
   
(44
)
   
(21
)
End of year
   
552
     
306
     
1,157
     
1,130
 
















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
PLD
 
PMB
 
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
7,767
   
$
8,282
   
$
6,976
   
$
5,124
 
Net realized gains (losses)
   
2,625
     
(140
)
   
4,540
     
2,364
 
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(11,169
)
   
4,462
     
(27,259
)
   
(2,134
)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(777
)
 
$
12,604
   
$
(15,743
)
 
$
5,354
 
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
18,833
   
$
15,993
   
$
11,696
   
$
6,319
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
10,679
     
8,602
     
888
     
37,658
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
   
(15,334
)
   
(201
)
   
(3,758
)
   
(91
)
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(1,103
)
   
(1,191
)
   
(588
)
   
(545
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(11,701
)
   
(9,262
)
   
(5,993
)
   
(4,324
)
Increase in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
1,374
   
$
13,941
   
$
2,245
   
$
39,017
 
                                 
Increase (decrease) in net assets
 
$
597
   
$
26,545
   
$
(13,498
)
 
$
44,371
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
187,744
   
$
161,199
   
$
111,348
   
$
66,977
 
End of year
 
$
188,341
   
$
187,744
   
$
97,850
   
$
111,348
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
16,560
     
15,264
     
5,046
     
3,211
 
Purchased
   
1,631
     
1,482
     
751
     
296
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
925
     
793
     
57
     
1,770
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(2,437
)
   
(979
)
   
(664
)
   
(231
)
End of year
   
16,679
     
16,560
     
5,190
     
5,046
 















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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
PRR
 
PTR
 
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
336
   
$
181
   
$
3,026
   
$
2,792
 
Net realized gains (losses)
   
29
     
(6
)
   
1,313
     
(96
)
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(1,934
)
   
257
     
(1,109
)
   
2,306
 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(1,569
)
 
$
432
   
$
3,230
   
$
5,002
 
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
3,588
   
$
3,588
   
$
12,446
   
$
4,919
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
8,367
     
1,168
     
4,020
     
2,475
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
   
-
     
-
     
(3,442
)
   
(137
)
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(46
)
   
(22
)
   
(381
)
   
(397
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(1,204
)
   
(603
)
   
(5,072
)
   
(3,651
)
Increase in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
10,705
   
$
4,131
   
$
7,571
   
$
3,209
 
                                 
Increase in net assets
 
$
9,136
   
$
4,563
   
$
10,801
   
$
8,211
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
5,046
   
$
483
   
$
63,031
   
$
54,820
 
End of year
 
$
14,182
   
$
5,046
   
$
73,832
   
$
63,031
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
370
     
39
     
4,824
     
4,561
 
Purchased
   
251
     
286
     
929
     
402
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
584
     
93
     
300
     
198
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(87
)
   
(48
)
   
(664
)
   
(337
)
End of year
   
1,118
     
370
     
5,389
     
4,824
 
















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
SC2
 
SC3
 
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
 
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
1,486
   
$
1,315
   
$
1,302
   
$
966
 
Net realized (losses) gains
   
(269
)
   
(63
)
   
3,306
     
9,148
 
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(4,691
)
   
(311
)
   
(31,326
)
   
(19,027
)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(3,474
)
 
$
941
   
$
(26,718
)
 
$
(8,913
)
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
2,338
   
$
-
   
$
6,656
   
$
5,883
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
(378
)
   
2,254
     
(329
)
   
41
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
                   
(1,601
)
   
(217
)
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(163
)
   
(177
)
   
(306
)
   
(330
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(1,499
)
   
(1,169
)
   
(3,742
)
   
(3,677
)
Increase in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
298
   
$
908
   
$
678
   
$
1,700
 
                                 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
 
$
(3,176
)
 
$
1,849
   
$
(26,040
)
 
$
(7,213
)
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
27,008
   
$
25,159
   
$
58,942
   
$
66,155
 
End of year
 
$
23,832
   
$
27,008
   
$
32,902
   
$
58,942
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
1,901
     
1,837
     
2,120
     
2,067
 
Purchased
   
123
     
-
     
206
     
186
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
(20
)
   
160
     
(10
)
   
2
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(87
)
   
(96
)
   
(175
)
   
(135
)
End of year
   
1,917
     
1,901
     
2,141
     
2,120
 
















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
SC5
 
SC7
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
   
86
     
630
   
$
284
   
$
239
 
Net realized gains
   
8,859
     
9,614
     
343
     
398
 
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(28,845
)
   
(5,497
)
   
(16,288
)
   
737
 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(19,900
)
 
$
4,747
   
$
(15,661
)
 
$
1,374
 
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
3,390
   
$
3,392
   
$
364
   
$
364
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
(3
)
   
18,053
     
-
     
7,015
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
                               
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(280
)
   
(262
)
   
(219
)
   
(237
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(2,801
)
   
(2,194
)
   
(1,932
)
   
(1,771
)
Increase in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
306
   
$
18,989
   
$
(1,787
)
 
$
5,371
 
                                 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
 
$
(19,594
)
 
$
23,736
   
$
(17,448
)
 
$
6,745
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
55,645
   
$
31,909
   
$
42,506
   
$
35,761
 
End of year
 
$
36,051
   
$
55,645
   
$
25,058
   
$
42,506
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
2,936
     
1,943
     
2,935
     
2,574
 
Purchased
   
(33)
     
192
     
31
     
25
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
-
     
933
     
-
     
475
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
30
     
(132
)
   
(184
)
   
(139
)
End of year
   
2,933
     
2,936
     
2,782
     
2,935
 
















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
SCB
 
SCM
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Period Ended
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007 1
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
11
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
7
 
Net realized (losses) gains
   
(469
)
   
440
     
(381
)
   
43
 
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(511
)
   
(810
)
   
133
     
(133
)
Decrease in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(969
)
 
$
(370
)
 
$
(248
)
 
$
(83
)
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
6,088
   
$
182
   
$
1,015
   
$
-
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
853
     
4,235
     
(1,291
)
   
1,015
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
                               
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(32
)
   
(15
)
   
(5)
     
(3
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(622
)
   
(240
)
   
(199
)
   
(201
)
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
6,287
   
$
4,162
   
$
(480
)
 
$
811
 
                                 
Increase (decrease) in net assets
 
$
5,318
   
$
3,792
   
$
(728
)
 
$
728
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
4,084
   
$
292
   
$
728
   
$
-
 
End of year
 
$
9,402
   
$
4,084
   
$
-
   
$
728
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
258
     
18
     
47
     
-
 
Purchased
   
680
     
11
     
99
     
-
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
95
     
244
     
(126
)
   
59
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(73
)
   
(15
)
   
(20
)
   
(12
)
End of year
   
960
     
258
     
-
     
47
 

1 For the period May 1, 2007 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2007.















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

   
TBC
 
VGI
   
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
   
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Year Ended
   
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
   
2008
 
2007
 
2008
 
2007
Operations:
                               
Net investment income
 
$
78
   
$
348
   
$
8
   
$
4
 
Net realized gains (losses)
   
613
     
973
     
(12
)
   
22
 
Net change in unrealized
                               
appreciation/depreciation
   
(38,617
)
   
5,759
     
(166
)
   
(20
)
(Decrease) increase in net assets
                               
from operations
 
$
(37,926
)
 
$
7,080
   
$
(170
)
 
$
6
 
                                 
Contract Owner Transactions:
                               
Purchase payments received
 
$
11,145
   
$
9,874
   
$
337
   
$
158
 
Net transfers between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
5,852
     
19,264
     
-
     
180
 
Withdrawals and surrenders
   
(2,935
)
   
(358
)
               
Mortality and expense risk charges
   
(448)
     
(393
)
   
(3)
     
(2
)
Charges for life insurance protection
                               
and monthly administration charge
   
(5,250
)
   
(4,523
)
   
(163
)
   
(101
)
Increase in net assets from
                               
contract owner transactions
 
$
8,364
   
$
23,864
   
$
171
   
$
235
 
                                 
(Decrease) increase in net assets
 
$
(29,562
)
 
$
30,944
   
$
1
   
$
241
 
                                 
Net Assets:
                               
Beginning of year
 
$
82,297
   
$
51,353
   
$
479
   
$
238
 
End of year
 
$
52,735
   
$
82,297
   
$
480
   
$
479
 
                                 
Unit Transactions:
                               
Beginning of year
   
5,417
     
3,811
     
31
     
16
 
Purchased
   
826
     
677
     
30
     
11
 
Transferred between Sub-Accounts
                               
and/or Fixed Account
   
434
     
1,292
     
-
     
11
 
Withdrawn, surrendered, and redeemed
                               
for contract charges
   
(640
)
   
(363
)
   
(15
)
   
(7
)
End of year
   
6,037
     
5,417
     
46
     
31
 

















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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

1. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D (the “Variable Account”) is a separate account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (the “Sponsor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and was established on April 24, 2003 as a funding vehicle for the variable portion of certain individual variable universal life insurance contracts.  The Variable Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a unit investment trust existing in accordance with the regulations of the New York Insurance Department.

The assets of the Variable Account are divided into Sub-Accounts. Each Sub-Account is invested in shares of a specific mutual fund, or series thereof, selected by contract owners from available mutual funds (the "Funds") registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

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

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Sponsor’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Investment Valuation and Transactions
Investments made in mutual funds are valued at their closing net asset value each business day. Transactions are recorded on a trade date basis.  Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are determined on the first in, first out basis.  Dividend income and realized gain distributions are reinvested in additional fund shares and recognized on the ex-dividend date.
Transfers
Transfers between Sub-Accounts requested by contract participants are recorded in the new Sub-Account upon receipt of the redemption proceeds at the net asset value at the time of receipt.  In addition, transfers can be made between the Sub-Accounts and the Fixed Account.  The Fixed Account is part of the general account of the Sponsor in which purchase payments or contract values may be allocated or transferred.

Federal Income Tax Status
The operations of the Variable Account are part of the operations of the Sponsor and are not taxed separately. The Sponsor qualifies for the federal income tax treatment granted to life insurance companies under Subchapter L of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Under existing federal income tax law, investment income and realized gain distributions earned by the Variable Account on contract owner reserves are not taxable, and therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes. The Sponsor will periodically review the status of this policy in the event of changes in the tax law. A provision may be made in future years for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the contract.







 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes –an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”).  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.”  This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  It also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  FIN 48 is effective during the first required financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  The Sub-Accounts adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007.  The Sub-Accounts are not responsible for the payment or recording of income taxes and therefore the adoption of FIN 48 did not have an impact on the financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value.  On January 1, 2008, the Variable Account adopted SFAS No. 157 and applied the provisions of the statement prospectively to assets and liabilities measured and disclosed at fair value.

In October 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (“FSP”) No. FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active”. FSP No. FAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in the determination of the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that asset is not active. FSP No. FAS 157-3 was effective upon issuance and did not have an impact on the Variable Account’s financial statements.

3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Massachusetts Financial Services Company is the investment adviser to the MFS Variable Insurance Trust II.  Sun Capital Advisers LLC is the investment adviser to Sun Capital Advisers Trust.  Both are affiliates of the Sponsor and charge management fees at an annual rate ranging from 0.33% to 0.90% and 0.60% to 0.95% of the underlying funds’ average daily net assets, respectively.


4.  CONTRACT CHARGES

Mortality and expense risk charges
Charges for mortality and expense risks are based on the value of the Sub-Account and are deducted at the monthly anniversary date from the contract owner’s account to cover the risks assumed by the Sponsor. The deductions are transferred periodically to the Sponsor.  The maximum deduction is at an effective annual rate of 0.60%, for policy years one through ten for the Single Life Products, and policy year one through fifteen for the Survivorship Product.  Thereafter, the effective annual rate is 0.10% for the Single Life Products and 0.20% for the Survivorship Product, respectively.

Sales charges
Certain charges are deducted from the premium before it is allocated by Sub-Account.  For the Single Life Products the charge as of December 31, 2008 is 5.25% of the amount of premium.  The maximum charge is guaranteed not to exceed 7.25%.  For the Survivorship Product, the charge is based on certain factors, including the specified face amount, age, sex, and rating class of the insured.  As of December 31, 2008, the charge is 6% of premiums, and is guaranteed not to exceed 8%.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

4.  CONTRACT CHARGES (CONTINUED)

Administration charges
Each month on the account anniversary, an account administration fee of is deducted from the participant’s account to reimburse the Sponsor for certain administrative expenses.  For the Single Life Products, a monthly charge of $8 is deducted in all policy years, as well as a monthly charge based on the specified face amount is deducted in the first ten policy years, and for the first ten policy years following the effective date of each specified face amount increase.  For the Survivorship Product, the monthly expense charge is deducted for the first ten policy years, and for the first ten policy years following the effective date of each specified face amount increase.  The charge is based on the specified face amount or increase thereof, times a rate determined by the age, sex and rating class of each insured.

Charges for Life Insurance Protection
On the monthly anniversary of the contract, the cost of insurance is deducted from each Sub-Account through a redemption of units to cover the anticipated cost of providing life insurance.  The charge is based on the length of time a policy has been in force and other factors, including issue age, sex and rating class of the insured, and will not exceed the guaranteed maximum monthly cost of insurance rates based on the 1980 Commissioner’s Standard Ordinary Smoker and Nonsmoker Mortality Tables.

Surrender charges
A surrender charge (contingent deferred sales charge) may be deducted to cover certain expenses relating to the sale of the contract.  The surrender charge is based on certain factors, including the specified face amount, the insured’s age, sex and rating class. For the Survivorship Product, the surrender charge period will generally end after 15 policy years from the date of policy issue, or 15 policy years from the effective date of each specified face amount increase.  For the Futurity Protector II and Futurity Accumulator II products, the surrender charge applies to the first 12 and nine years respectively, from the date of policy issuance, or the respective policy years from the effective date of each specified face amount increase.  Surrender charges are deducted and retained by the Sponsor.   These charges are reflected in the “Withdrawals and Surrenders” line on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for each Sub-Account.

A deduction, when applicable, is made for premium taxes or similar state or local taxes.  It is currently the policy of the Sponsor to deduct the taxes from the premium payment.

5.  INVESTMENT PURCHASES AND SALES

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:


   
Purchases
 
Sales
AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc.
               
AI4
 
$
2,957
   
$
2,428
 
The Alger American Fund
               
AL4
   
21,368
     
2,721
 
AllianceBernstein Variable Product Series Fund, Inc.
               
AN3
   
21,101
     
6,335
 
Delaware VIP Trust
               
DGO
   
1,731
     
510
 
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios
               
DMC
   
27,819
     
6,878
 




 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

5. INVESTMENT PURCHASES AND SALES (CONTINUED)

   
Purchases
 
Sales
DWS Investments VIT Funds
               
SSC
 
$
9,858
   
$
3,672
 
DWS Variable Series II
               
SCV
   
21,743
     
10,244
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund
               
FL5
   
40,654
     
62,027
 
FL7
   
69,119
     
12,412
 
FL8
   
952
     
2,076
 
Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund III
               
FL4
   
33,665
     
13,337
 
FL6
   
28,198
     
2,618
 
Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust
               
FTI
   
497
     
126
 
FTG
   
25,221
     
8,825
 
Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust
               
GS3
   
7,666
     
2,985
 
GS8
   
2
     
44
 
Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc.
               
LA1
   
7,768
     
1,280
 
LA2
   
7,138
     
7,805
 
MFS Variable Insurance Trust II
               
GSS
   
9,435
     
4,274
 
HYS
   
17,506
     
9,673
 
MIS
   
8,110
     
193
 
MIT
   
252
     
109
 
NWD
   
194
     
83
 
TRS
   
6,305
     
581
 
UTS
   
1,655
     
411
 
MVS
   
30,964
     
10,072
 
Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds
               
OCF
   
3,410
     
340
 
PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust
               
PHY
   
2,812
     
826
 
PLD
   
38,224
     
25,976
 
PMB
   
23,324
     
8,970
 
PRR
   
12,148
     
1,085
 
PTR
   
20,049
     
8,051
 
Sun Capital Advisers Trust
               
SC2
   
3,805
     
2,022
 
SC3
   
12,392
     
5,357
 
SC5
   
13,473
     
2,928
 
SC7
   
958
     
2,133
 
SCB
   
7,083
     
629
 
SDC
   
9
     
-
 
SCM
   
1,019
     
1,495
 
T. Rowe Price Equity Series, Inc.
               
TBC
   
15,626
     
7,185
 
Van Kampen Life Insurance Trust
               
VGI
   
359
     
166
 






 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following section applies the SFAS No. 157 fair value hierarchy and disclosure requirements to the Variable Account’s financial instruments that are carried at fair value. SFAS No. 157 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be exchanged to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The statement establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels (i.e., Level 1, 2 and 3). Level 1 inputs are observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Variable Account has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, for the asset or liability or prices for similar assets and liabilities. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 requires that a fair value measurement technique include an adjustment for risks inherent in a particular valuation technique (such as a pricing model) and/or the risks inherent in the inputs to the model, if market participants would also include such an adjustment.

In compliance with SFAS No. 157, the Variable Account has categorized its financial instruments, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into the three level hierarchy described above.  If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

The adoption did not have a material impact on the results of the Variable Account. As of December 31, 2008, the Funds of the Variable Account are identical to public mutual funds, but are only available to the contract holders of the Variable Account.  The inputs used to price the Funds are observable and are identical to mutual funds readily tradable in public markets and represent Level 1 assets under the SFAS No. 157 hierarchy levels. There were no Level 2 or 3 investments in the Variable Account.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The following table presents the Variable Account's categories for its assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2008:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
                               
Investment in the Funds
 
$
1,479,572
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,479,572
 
Total assets measured at
                               
fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
1,479,572
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
1,479,572
 
                                 


7. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The summary of units outstanding, unit values (some of which may be rounded), net assets, investment income ratio, and the total return, for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, is as follows:


   
At December 31
 
For year ended December 31
                           
Investment
 
Total
   
Units
 
Unit Value
 
Net Assets
 
Income Ratio1
 
Return 2
AI4
                                       
2008
   
2,076
     
$ 11.8456
   
$
24,593
     
0.55
%
   
(40.38
) %
2007
   
2,099
     
19.8683
     
41,700
     
0.84
     
14.71
 
2006
   
15
     
17.3200
     
259
     
0.96
     
28.23
 
2005
   
17
     
13.5100
     
233
     
1.96
     
19.99
 
2004
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 



 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

7. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

   
At December 31
 
For year ended December 31
                           
Investment
 
Total
   
Units
 
Unit Value
 
Net Assets
 
Income Ratio1
 
Return 2
AL4
                                       
2008
   
3,799
   
$
8.3491
   
$
31,719
     
0.16
%
   
(58.36)
%
2007
   
3,826
     
20.0484
     
76,702
     
-
     
31.55
 
2006
   
1,893
     
15.2400
     
28,853
     
-
     
10.14
 
2005
   
1,952
     
13.8400
     
27,011
     
-
     
7.56
 
2004 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
AN3
                                       
2008
   
5,091
     
7.8453
     
39,942
     
1.68
     
(40.69)
 
2007
   
4,624
     
13.2284
     
61,174
     
1.17
     
4.82
 
2006
   
4,178
     
12.6153
     
52,702
     
1.16
     
16.98
 
2005
   
3,206
     
10.7800
     
34,569
     
1.20
     
4.60
 
2004
   
521
     
10.3100
     
5,373
     
0.04
     
28.94
 
DGO
                                       
2008
   
1,008
     
9.9289
     
10,008
     
-
     
(40.55)
 
2007 4
   
1,046
     
16.7006
     
17,476
     
-
     
(1.88)
 
DMC
                                       
2008
   
5,695
     
8.5992
     
48,969
     
0.92
     
(40.42)
 
2007
   
4,910
     
14.4327
     
70,861
     
0.39
     
1.50
 
2006
   
4,600
     
14.2197
     
65,407
     
-
     
0.08
 
2005
   
3,276
     
13.2000
     
43,219
     
0.03
     
9.17
 
2004 3
   
572
     
12.0900
     
6,921
     
0.56
     
20.89
 
SSC
                                       
2008
   
1,466
     
14.2570
     
20,896
     
1.27
     
(34.33)
 
2007
   
1,287
     
21.7084
     
27,944
     
0.58
     
(2.17)
 
2006
   
1,115
     
22.1874
     
24,749
     
0.35
     
17.19
 
2005
   
818
     
18.9300
     
15,500
     
0.40
     
3.99
 
2004
   
140
     
18.2100
     
2,540
     
-
     
15.65
 
SCV
                                       
2008
   
1,975
     
11.5368
     
22,782
     
1.83
     
(33.42)
 
2007
   
2,318
     
17.3273
     
40,169
     
0.96
     
3.08
 
2006
   
2,273
     
16.8134
     
38,220
     
0.76
     
25.06
 
2005
   
2,226
     
13.4400
     
29,927
     
-
     
12.82
 
2004 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
FL5
                                       
2008
   
12,128
     
12.3273
     
149,511
     
2.90
     
2.92
 
2007
   
14,269
     
11.9776
     
170,883
     
4.95
     
5.07
 
2006
   
12,875
     
11.3954
     
146,713
     
4.60
     
4.77
 
2005
   
12,416
     
10.8800
     
135,045
     
3.37
     
2.93
 
2004
   
138
     
10.5700
     
1,458
     
0.62
     
0.58
 
FL7
                                       
2008
   
12,058
     
9.6779
     
116,696
     
3.63
     
(43.86)
 
2007
   
8,081
     
17.2402
     
139,315
     
3.16
     
17.20
 
2006
   
7,753
     
14.7092
     
114,046
     
0.74
     
17.95
 
2005
   
6,542
     
12.4700
     
81,585
     
0.24
     
18.97
 
2004
   
771
     
10.4800
     
8,083
     
-
     
11.44
 
FL8
                                       
2008
   
3,900
     
6.0866
     
23,739
     
0.73
     
(47.23)
 
2007
   
4,067
     
11.5349
     
46,916
     
0.61
     
26.90
 
2006
   
4,231
     
9.0919
     
38,470
     
0.28
     
6.73
 
2005
   
4,393
     
8.5200
     
37,423
     
-
     
5.67
 
2004
   
18
     
8.0600
     
147
     
-
     
(0.25)
 
FL4
                                       
2008
   
11,255
     
7.7796
     
87,563
     
2.40
     
(37.07)
 
2007
   
9,366
     
12.3616
     
115,773
     
3.45
     
5.38
 
2006
   
8,794
     
11.7349
     
103,201
     
1.49
     
15.61
 
2005
   
6,780
     
10.1500
     
68,809
     
0.98
     
4.71
 
2004
   
1,075
     
9.6900
     
10,418
     
-
     
8.05
 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

7. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

   
At December 31
 
For year ended December 31
                           
Investment
 
Total
   
Units
 
Unit Value
 
Net Assets
 
Income Ratio1
 
Return 2
FL6
                                       
2008
   
4,019
   
$
10.9595
   
$
44,044
     
1.70
%
   
(42.61)
%
2007
   
1,813
     
19.0976
     
34,619
     
0.88
     
17.52
 
2006
   
1,736
     
16.2522
     
28,221
     
1.30
     
11.59
 
2005
   
216
     
14.5600
     
3,151
     
-
     
17.56
 
2004
   
-
     
12.4600
     
-
     
-
     
7.96
 
FTI
                                       
2008
   
4,539
     
15.1403
     
68,719
     
2.37
     
(40.38)
 
2007
   
4,333
     
25.3936
     
110,022
     
1.97
     
15.48
 
2006
   
3,969
     
21.9940
     
87,292
     
1.24
     
21.44
 
2005
   
3,384
     
18.1100
     
61,287
     
0.72
     
10.17
 
2004
   
290
     
16.4400
     
4,771
     
-
     
11.69
 
FTG
                                       
2005 5
   
23
     
12.7573
     
294
     
1.68
     
(40.55)
 
GS3
                                       
2008
   
4,423
     
7.5850
     
33,548
     
1.66
     
(37.00)
 
2007
   
4,140
     
12.0395
     
49,846
     
1.13
     
(1.64)
 
2006
   
3,887
     
12.2387
     
47,571
     
1.09
     
12.89
 
2005
   
4,012
     
10.8400
     
43,499
     
1.65
     
14.34
 
2004
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
GS8
                                       
2008
   
5
     
10.2582
     
50
     
0.79
     
(37.05)
 
2007
   
8
     
16.2960
     
128
     
0.65
     
3.20
 
2006 6
   
11
     
15.7901
     
180
     
0.90
     
16.16
 
2005
   
11
     
13.5900
     
144
     
1.43
     
14.93
 
2004 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
LA1
                                       
2008
   
1,183
     
9.3043
     
11,003
     
1.64
     
(36.42)
 
2007
   
740
     
14.6341
     
10,831
     
1.68
     
3.42
 
2006 7
   
196
     
14.1477
     
2,771
     
1.52
     
10.67
 
LA2
                                       
2008
   
2,328
     
8.9738
     
20,895
     
1.19
     
(39.36)
 
2007
   
2,538
     
14.7973
     
37,562
     
0.47
     
0.59
 
2006
   
2,240
     
14.7119
     
32,953
     
0.53
     
12.23
 
2005
   
2,214
     
13.1100
     
29,021
     
0.92
     
14.09
 
2004 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
GSS
                                       
2008
   
1,878
     
15.0533
     
28,269
     
5.29
     
8.55
 
2007
   
1,606
     
13.8681
     
22,270
     
4.72
     
7.17
 
2006
   
1,286
     
12.9393
     
16,638
     
4.77
     
3.68
 
2005
   
1,139
     
12.4800
     
14,215
     
4.58
     
2.30
 
2004
   
116
     
12.2000
     
1,414
     
-
     
1.70
 
HYS
                                       
2008
   
4,563
     
10.7151
     
48,888
     
9.00
     
(29.66)
 
2007
   
4,238
     
15.2339
     
64,570
     
7.24
     
1.90
 
2006
   
4,107
     
14.9459
     
61,391
     
7.91
     
10.39
 
2005
   
4,010
     
13.5400
     
54,292
     
4.94
     
2.19
 
2004
   
217
     
13.2500
     
2,876
     
-
     
9.42
 
MIS
                                       
2008
   
1,069
     
6.3533
     
6,791
     
0.24
     
(37.22)
 
2007 4
   
176
     
10.1192
     
1,776
     
-
     
(0.89)
 





 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

7. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

   
At December 31
 
For year ended December 31
                       
Investment
 
Total
   
Units
 
Unit Value
 
Net Assets
 
Income Ratio1
 
Return 2
MIT
                                       
2008
   
58
   
$
7.9865
   
$
460
     
1.55
%
   
(34.95)
%
2007
   
43
     
12.2773
     
528
     
1.27
     
5.93
 
2006
   
25
     
11.5879
     
290
     
0.92
     
13.30
 
2005
   
20
     
10.2300
     
203
     
1.33
     
12.65
 
2004
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
NWD
                                       
2008
   
24
     
6.5611
     
160
     
-
     
(39.57)
 
2007
   
14
     
10.8576
     
153
     
-
     
2.53
 
2006 7
   
6
     
10.5867
     
64
     
-
     
9.29
 
TRS
                                       
2008
   
768
     
11.3378
     
8,708
     
2.23
     
(21.55)
 
2007
   
375
     
14.4521
     
5,419
     
0.21
     
4.35
 
2006 7
   
4
     
13.8535
     
61
     
-
     
10.18
 
UTS
                                       
2008
   
113
     
12.9227
     
1,458
     
1.38
     
(37.06)
 
2007
   
52
     
20.5326
     
1,064
     
0.82
     
28.57
 
2006
   
17
     
15.9689
     
272
     
2.93
     
32.28
 
2005
   
12
     
12.0700
     
144
     
1.25
     
17.82
 
2004
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
MVS
                                       
2008
   
5,107
     
10.8813
     
55,571
     
1.80
     
(32.64)
 
2007
   
3,883
     
16.1546
     
62,723
     
1.55
     
7.91
 
2006
   
3,914
     
14.9684
     
58,587
     
1.48
     
20.96
 
2005
   
3,968
     
12.3800
     
49,108
     
0.15
     
6.05
 
2004 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
OCF
                                       
2008
   
552
     
7.9668
     
4,394
     
0.16
     
(45.52)
 
2007
   
306
     
14.6226
     
4,477
     
0.03
     
14.15
 
2006
   
30
     
12.8101
     
388
     
0.26
     
7.95
 
2005
   
24
     
11.8700
     
280
     
-
     
11.33
 
2004 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
PHY
                                       
2008
   
1,157
     
13.1646
     
15,237
     
7.85
     
(23.54)
 
2007
   
1,130
     
17.2179
     
19,449
     
7.70
     
3.54
 
2006
   
22
     
16.6338
     
361
     
6.66
     
9.10
 
2005
   
15
     
15.2500
     
228
     
6.70
     
4.13
 
2004
   
7
     
14.6400
     
100
     
4.43
     
8.47
 
PLD
                                       
2008
   
16,679
     
11.2923
     
188,341
     
4.09
     
(0.42)
 
2007
   
16,560
     
11.3395
     
187,744
     
4.76
     
7.38
 
2006
   
15,264
     
10.5606
     
161,199
     
4.22
     
3.98
 
2005
   
13,585
     
10.1600
     
137,972
     
3.17
     
1.01
 
2004 3
   
1,016
     
10.0500
     
10,215
     
0.58
     
0.55
 
PMB
                                       
2008
   
5,190
     
18.8526
     
97,850
     
6.50
     
(14.60
)
2007
   
5,046
     
22.0744
     
111,348
     
5.88
     
5.82
 
2006
   
3,211
     
20.8600
     
66,977
     
5.34
     
9.28
 
2005
   
2,913
     
19.0900
     
55,597
     
5.43
     
10.78
 
2004
   
217
     
17.2300
     
3,738
     
2.60
     
9.61
 
PRR
                                       
2008
   
1,118
     
12.6880
     
14,182
     
3.51
     
(7.05)
 
2007
   
370
     
13.6509
     
5,046
     
4.65
     
10.62
 
2006
   
39
     
12.3350
     
483
     
4.19
     
0.72
 
2005
   
21
     
12.2500
     
262
     
3.02
     
0.84
 
2004
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

7. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

   
At December 31
 
For year ended December 31
                           
Investment
 
Total
   
Units
 
Unit Value
 
Net Assets
 
Income Ratio1
 
Return 2
PTR
                                       
2008
   
5,389
   
$
13.6996
   
$
73,832
     
4.47
%
   
4.80
%
2007
   
4,824
     
13.0720
     
63,031
     
4.81
     
8.75
 
2006
   
4,561
     
12.0190
     
54,820
     
4.44
     
3.85
 
2005
   
3,924
     
11.5700
     
45,413
     
3.94
     
2.45
 
2004
   
242
     
11.3000
     
2,737
     
1.24
     
4.94
 
SC2
                                       
2008
   
1,917
     
12.4335
     
23,832
     
5.66
     
(12.50)
 
2007
   
1,901
     
14.2092
     
27,008
     
5.14
     
3.79
 
2006
   
1,837
     
13.6942
     
25,159
     
5.15
     
5.41
 
2005
   
1,919
     
12.9900
     
24,936
     
4.99
     
0.33
 
2004
   
-
     
12.7400
     
-
     
-
     
3.24
 
SC3
                                       
2008
   
2,141
     
15.3698
     
32,902
     
2.43
     
(44.73)
 
2007
   
2,120
     
27.8070
     
58,942
     
1.49
     
(13.13)
 
2006
   
2,067
     
32.0107
     
66,155
     
1.66
     
38.96
 
2005
   
1,996
     
23.0400
     
45,971
     
2.54
     
9.67
 
2004
   
146
     
21.0000
     
3,072
     
-
     
25.15
 
SC5
                                       
2008
   
2,933
     
12.2907
     
36,051
     
0.17
     
(35.14
)
2007
   
2,936
     
18.9491
     
55,645
     
1.38
     
15.40
 
2006
   
1,943
     
16.4196
     
31,909
     
-
     
11.30
 
2005
   
1,849
     
14.7500
     
27,283
     
0.19
     
9.71
 
2004
   
-
     
12.6500
     
-
     
-
     
10.11
 
SC7
                                       
2008
   
2,782
     
9.0064
     
25,058
     
0.80
     
(37.81
)
2007
   
2,935
     
14.4812
     
42,506
     
0.59
     
4.26
 
2006
   
2,574
     
13.8930
     
35,761
     
0.72
     
14.77
 
2005
   
2,659
     
12.1100
     
32,189
     
1.51
     
7.00
 
2004
   
-
     
11.0300
     
-
     
-
     
2.38
 
SCB
                                       
2008
   
960
     
9.7980
     
9,402
     
0.24
     
(37.99
)
2007
   
258
     
15.8003
     
4,084
     
-
     
(1.43
)
2006
   
18
     
16.0313
     
292
     
-
     
13.60
 
2005
   
11
     
14.1100
     
159
     
-
     
4.33
 
2004
   
4
     
13.5300
     
51
     
-
     
9.41
 
SCM
                                       
2008
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
2007 4
   
47
     
15.6196
     
728
     
0.85
     
(9.77
)
TBC
                                       
2008
   
6,037
     
8.7353
     
52,735
     
0.11
     
(42.51
)
2007
   
5,417
     
15.1935
     
82,297
     
0.52
     
12.71
 
2006
   
3,811
     
13.4763
     
51,353
     
0.34
     
9.67
 
2005
   
2,782
     
12.2900
     
34,187
     
0.18
     
5.94
 
2004 3
   
450
     
11.6000
     
5,220
     
0.87
     
16.00
 
VGI
                                       
2008
   
46
     
10.3707
     
480
     
1.64
     
(42.51
)
2007
   
31
     
15.2588
     
479
     
0.99
     
2.82
 
2006
   
16
     
14.8432
     
238
     
0.58
     
16.23
 
2005
   
10
     
12.7700
     
122
     
-
     
12.21
 
2004 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 

1 Represents the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the Sub-Account from the underlying mutual fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. The ratio excludes those expenses 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 underlying fund in which the Sub-Accounts invest.  Balances have been annualized for Sub-Accounts in existence for less than one year.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York)

7. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

2 Ratio 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 reduction in the total return presented.  Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the Variable Account.  The total return is calculated for the year indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period.

 
3
For the period August 6, 2004 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2004.

 
4
For the period May 1, 2007 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2007.

5
For the period January 7, 2008 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2008.

6
Effective May 1, 2006, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund is closed to new premium or transfers.

 
7
For the period May 2006 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2006.


8. TAX DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Under the provisions of Section 817(h) of the Code, a variable contract, other than a contract issued in connection with certain types of employee benefit plans, is not treated as a life insurance contract for federal tax purposes for any period in which the investments of the segregated asset account on which the contract is based are not adequately diversified.  The Code provides that the “adequately diversified” requirement may be met if the underlying investments satisfy either a statutory safe harbor test or diversification requirements set forth in regulations issued by the Secretary of Treasury.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued regulations under Section 817(h) of the Code which allows the contract owner to avoid current taxation of both current and built-up earnings of the contract.  The Sponsor believes that the Variable Account satisfies the current requirements of the regulations, and it intends that the Variable Account will continue to meet such requirements.


9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In February 2009, the following Sub-Account substitutions were made:

Sub-Account at December 31, 2008:
Substituted by:
Lord Abbett Series Fund Growth & Income Portfolio Sub-Account
SC Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund Sub-Account
PIMCO VIT High Yield Portfolio Sub-Account
SC PIMCO High Yield Sub-Account
PIMCO VIT Low Duration Portfolio Sub-Account
SC Goldman Sachs Short Duration Sub-Account
PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio Sub-Account
SC PIMCO Total Return Sub-Account





 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006



TABLE OF CONTENTS


 
Page
   
Independent Auditors' Report
3
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
 
4
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007
5
   
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
 
6
   
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
 
7
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006
 
8
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
10
   




 
 

 













REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Audit/Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and subsidiary (the "Company") as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement.  The Company 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 Company'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.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and subsidiary as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for certain assets and liabilities to a fair value measurement approach as required by accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2008, and changed its method of accounting for income taxes as required by accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2007.




April 14, 2009









 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
For the years ended December 31,

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
Revenues
               
                 
Premiums and annuity considerations
$
111,071
 
$
90,882
 
$
38,322
Net investment (loss) income (1)
 
(112,508)
   
94,309
   
97,365
Net loss on embedded derivatives (2)
 
(32,059)
   
(3,967)
   
-
Net realized investment losses
 
(10,986)
   
(3,487)
   
(6,081)
Fee and other income
 
9,681
   
26,648
   
21,083
                 
Total revenues
 
(34,801)
   
204,385
   
150,689
                 
Benefits and Expenses
               
                 
Interest credited
 
45,129
   
51,390
   
56,379
Policyowner benefits
 
80,789
   
69,309
   
29,257
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business and customer renewals acquired (3)
 
 
(82,218)
   
 
19,921
   
 
18,422
Goodwill impairment
 
37,788
   
-
   
-
Other operating expenses
 
44,841
   
36,417
   
22,988
                 
Total benefits and expenses
 
126,329
   
177,037
   
127,046
                 
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense
 
(161,130)
   
27,348
   
23,643
                 
Income tax (benefit) expense
 
(40,128)
   
8,941
   
7,410
                 
Net (loss) income
$
(121,002)
 
$
18,407
 
$
16,233

 
(1)Net investment loss for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes a decrease in market value of trading fixed maturity securities of $154.9 million.
 
(2)Net loss on embedded derivatives for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes $0.4 million of income related to the Company’s adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement,” which is further discussed in Note 5.
 
(3)Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business and customer renewals acquired for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes $0.2 million of expenses related to the Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 157, which is further discussed in Note 5.
















The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated  financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)

 
December 31, 2008
 
December 31, 2007
ASSETS
         
           
Investments:
         
Available-for-sale fixed maturities at fair value (amortized cost
of $178,800 and $1,318,448 in 2008 and 2007, respectively)
 
$
 
148,124 
 
 
$
 
1,288,568 
Trading fixed maturities at fair value (amortized cost of $1,166,643 in 2008)
 
 
988,809 
   
 
Mortgage loans
 
171,889 
   
170,205 
Policy loans
 
156 
   
118 
Other invested assets
 
4,529 
   
69,138 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
377,958 
   
65,901 
           
Total investments and cash
 
1,691,465 
   
1,593,930 
           
Accrued investment income
 
15,226 
   
15,245 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
 
233,401 
   
118,126 
Value of business and customer renewals acquired
 
10,742 
   
16,071 
Income and premium taxes receivable
 
27,182 
   
Net deferred tax asset
 
22,627 
   
Goodwill and other intangible assets
 
14,321 
   
52,488 
Receivable for investments sold
 
430 
   
615 
Reinsurance receivable
 
82,976 
   
123,214 
Other assets
 
13,813 
   
21,870 
Separate account assets
 
690,524 
   
929,008 
           
Total assets
$
2,802,707 
 
$
2,870,567 
           
LIABILITIES
         
           
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities
$
1,348,109 
 
$
1,285,259 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
93,975 
   
93,001 
Net deferred tax liability
 
   
1,045 
Payable for investments purchased
 
150,160 
   
635 
Accrued expenses and taxes
 
5,857 
   
21,625 
Reinsurance payable to affiliate
 
140,832 
   
117,367 
Other liabilities
 
44,597 
   
107,458 
Separate account liabilities
 
690,524 
   
929,008 
           
Total liabilities
 
2,474,054 
   
2,555,398 
           
Commitments and contingencies – Note 21
         
           
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
         
           
Common stock, $350 par value – 6,001 shares authorized;
         
6,001 shares issued and outstanding in 2008 and 2007
 
2,100 
   
2,100 
Additional paid-in capital
 
389,963 
   
239,963 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(20,008)
   
(11,924)
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings
 
(43,402)
   
85,030 
           
Total stockholder’s equity
 
328,653 
   
315,169 
           
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
$
2,802,707 
 
$
2,870,567 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated  financial statements.

 
 

 


SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
For the years ended December 31,

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
                 
Net (loss) income
$
(121,002)
 
$
18,407
 
$
16,233
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
               
   Change in unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale
               
      securities, net of tax and policyholder amounts (1)
 
(22,820)
   
(12,676)
   
(4,375)
   Reclassification adjustments of net realized investment losses
               
      (gains) into net (loss) income (2)
 
7,306 
   
(680)
   
6,295
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income
 
 
(15,514)
   
 
(13,356)
   
 
1,920
                 
Comprehensive (loss) income
$
(136,516)
 
$
5,051
 
$
18,153

(1)  
Net of tax benefit of $12.3 million, $6.8 million and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
(2)  
Net of tax (benefit) expense of $(3.9) million, $0.4 million and $(3.4) million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.






























The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
(in thousands)
For the years ended December 31,

 
 
 
Common
Stock
 
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
 
 
 
Retained
Earnings
 
 
Total
Stockholder’s
Equity
                             
Balance at December 31, 2005
$
2,100
 
$
239,963
 
$
(488) 
 
$
50,428 
 
$
292,003 
                             
Net income
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
16,233 
   
16,233 
Other comprehensive income
 
-
   
-
   
1,920
   
-
   
1,920 
                             
Balance at December 31, 2006
 
2,100
   
239,963
   
1,432
   
66,661 
   
310,156 
                             
Cumulative effect of accounting changes (1), net of tax
 
 
-
   
 
-
   
 
-
   
 
(38)
   
 
(38) 
Net income
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
18,407 
   
18,407 
Other comprehensive loss
 
-
   
-
   
(13,356) 
   
   
(13,356) 
                             
Balance at December 31, 2007
 
2,100
   
239,963
   
(11,924) 
   
85,030 
   
315,169 
                             
Cumulative effect of accounting changes (2), net of tax
 
 
-
   
 
-
   
 
7,430
   
 
(7,430)
   
 
Net loss
 
-
   
-
   
-
   
(121,002)
   
(121,002) 
Capital contribution
 
-
   
150,000
   
-
   
   
150,000 
Other comprehensive loss
 
-
   
-
   
(15,514) 
   
   
(15,514) 
                             
Balance at December 31, 2008
$
2,100
 
$
389,963
 
$
(20,008) 
 
$
(43,402)
 
$
328,653 

(1)  
Accounting changes related to the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”).
(2)  
Accounting changes related to the adoption of SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”



















The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
For the years ended December 31,

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
               
Net (loss) income
$
(121,002)
 
$
18,407 
 
$
16,233 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash
               
provided by operating activities:
               
Net amortization of premiums on investments
 
2,663 
   
1,782 
   
3,956 
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business and customer renewals acquired
 
 
(82,218)
   
 
19,921 
   
 
18,422 
Depreciation and amortization
 
311 
   
164 
   
Net losses on embedded derivatives
 
32,059 
   
3,967 
   
Net realized losses on available-for-sale investments
 
10,986 
   
3,487 
   
6,081 
Changes in fair value of trading investments
 
154,926 
   
   
Net realized losses on trading investments
 
30,622 
   
   
Interest credited to contractholder deposits
 
45,129 
   
51,390 
   
56,379 
Goodwill impairment
 
37,788 
   
   
Deferred federal income taxes
 
(15,318)
   
290 
   
10,193 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Additions to deferred policy acquisitions costs and value of business and customer renewals acquired
 
 
(27,648)
   
 
(56,650)
   
 
(23,909)
Accrued investment income
 
19 
   
(120)
   
3,275 
Net change in reinsurance receivable/payable
 
66,699 
   
59 
   
(20)
Future contract and policy benefits
 
898 
   
39,436 
   
3,106 
Other, net
 
120,090 
   
7,330 
   
(24,855)
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
256,004 
   
89,463 
   
68,861 
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
               
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
               
Available-for-sale fixed maturities
 
6,440 
   
337,825 
   
757,662 
Trading fixed maturities
 
194,980 
   
   
Mortgage loans
 
15,202 
   
40,526 
   
29,415 
Other invested assets
 
64,482 
   
24 
   
Purchases of:
               
Available-for-sale fixed maturities
 
(14,027)
   
(205,932)
   
(549,218)
Trading fixed maturities
 
(258,714)
   
   
Mortgage loans
 
(16,650)
   
(49,460)
   
(46,285)
Other invested assets
 
   
(3,231)
   
(65,858)
Net change in policy loans
 
(38)
   
21 
   
49 
Net change in other investments
 
(64,154)
   
3,231 
   
65,845 
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(72,479)
   
123,004 
   
191,610 


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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
(in thousands)
For the years ended December 31,

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
               
Additions to contractholder deposit funds
$
330,909 
 
$
180,702 
 
$
121,837 
Withdrawals from contractholder deposit funds
 
(348,243)
   
(388,199)
   
(382,617)
Capital contribution from Sun Life U.S.
 
150,000 
   
   
Other, net
 
(4,134)
   
6,700 
   
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
128,532 
   
(200,797)
   
(260,780)
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
312,057 
   
11,670 
   
(309)
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
 
65,901 
   
54,231 
   
54,540 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
377,958 
 
$
65,901 
 
$
54,231 
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
               
Income taxes paid
$
20,018 
 
$
67 
 
$
Interest paid
 
- 
   
- 
   
- 



























The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1.  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (“the Company”) engages in the sale of individual and group fixed and variable annuity contracts, individual and group life insurance, group disability, group dental and group stop loss insurance in the state of New York.  These products are distributed through individual insurance agents, financial planners, insurance brokers and broker-dealers to both the tax-qualified and non-tax-qualified markets.

The Company is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (“Sun Life U.S.”).  The Company is also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada - U.S. Operations Holdings, Inc. (“SLC - U.S. Ops Holdings”) and is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Financial Inc. (“SLF”), a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  SLF and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as “Sun Life Financial.”

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for stock life insurance companies.

The Company's fixed and variable annuity contracts contain a fixed investment option, where interest is paid at a guaranteed rate for a specified period of time, and withdrawals made before the end of the specified period may be subject to a market value adjustment that can increase or decrease the amount of the withdrawal proceeds (the “fixed investment option period”).  These contracts had obligated the Company to file annual, quarterly, and current reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K.  Effective September 27, 2007, Sun Life U.S. provided a full and unconditional guarantee (the “guarantee”) of the Company's obligation related to its contracts’ fixed investment option period for policies currently in-force or sold on or after that date.  The guarantee has relieved the Company of its obligation to file annual, quarterly, and current reports with the SEC.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary.  In 2006, the Company organized a subsidiary, SLNY Private Placement Investment Company I, LLC, to serve as an unregistered variable investment trust in support of the Company's private placement variable universal life and variable annuity business activities.  This trust remains inactive as of December 31, 2008.

The Company had a greater than or equal to 20%, but less than 50%, interest in two variable interest entities (“VIEs”) at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.  The Company is a creditor in one trust and one limited liability company.  The Company’s maximum exposure to loss related to these VIEs is the investments’ carrying value, which was $3.9 million and $9.2 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The investments in these two VIEs mature in October 2009 and May 2017.  As the Company will not absorb a majority of the VIEs’ expected losses or receive a majority of the expected returns, the Company is not required to consolidate these VIEs, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB No. 51 (revised December 2003)" (“FIN 46(R)”).

In order to determine whether the Company is, or is not, the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Company performs an assessment of the level of each party’s participation in controlling the entity by means other than a voting interest, which includes assumptions about the sufficiency of an equity investment at risk, the essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest, and the significance of voting rights in relation to economic interests.  If the Company is exposed to the majority of the expected losses, the majority of the expected residual returns, or both, associated with a VIE, then the Company is the VIE’s primary beneficiary and must consolidate the entity.

The VIEs are generally financed with equity through the establishment of a trust by a trustee.  The carrying amount of the VIEs for which the Company has significant influence have been included in trading fixed maturities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1.  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  The most significant estimates are those used in determining the fair value of financial instruments, goodwill, deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”), value of customer renewals acquired (“VOCRA”), liabilities for future contract and policyholder benefits, other-than-temporary impairments of investments, and valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial Instruments

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into transactions involving various types of financial instruments, including cash equivalents, fixed maturity securities, mortgage loans and financial guarantees.  These instruments involve credit risk and also may be subject to risk of loss due to interest rate fluctuation.  The Company evaluates and monitors each financial instrument individually and, when appropriate, obtains collateral or other security to minimize losses.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents primarily include cash, commercial paper and money market investments.  All such investments have maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Investments

The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.”  At the time of purchase, fixed maturity securities are classified based on the Company's intent as either held-to-maturity, trading or available-for-sale.  In order for a security to be classified as held-to-maturity, the Company must have positive intent and ability to hold the security to maturity.  Securities held-to-maturity are stated at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.  Securities which the Company has elected to measure at fair value under SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” are classified as trading securities.  Although classified as trading securities, the Company’s intent is to not sell these securities in the near term.  Trading securities are carried at aggregate fair value with changes in market value reported as a component of net investment income.  Securities that do not meet the held-to-maturity or trading criterion are classified as available-for-sale.  Included with available-for-sale fixed maturity securities are forward purchase commitments on mortgage backed securities commonly called To Be Announced ("TBA") securities.  The Company records TBA purchases on the trade date and the corresponding payable is recorded as an outstanding liability in payable for investments purchased until the settlement date of the transaction.  Available-for-sale securities, that are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired, are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains or losses reported in other comprehensive income.

The Company determines the fair value of its publicly-traded fixed maturities using four primary pricing methods: third-party pricing services, independent non-binding broker quotes, pricing matrices, and pricing models.  Prices are first sought from third-party pricing services; the remaining unpriced securities are priced using one of the remaining three methods.  Third-party pricing services derive the security prices through recently reported trades for identical or similar securities with adjustments for trading volumes and market observable information through the reporting date.  In the event that there are no recent market trades, pricing services and brokers may use pricing matrices and models to develop a security price based on future expected cash flows discounted at an estimated market rate using collateral performance and vintages.  The Company generally does not adjust quotes or prices obtained from brokers or pricing services.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1.  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Investments (continued)

Structured securities, such as collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMO”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), and asset-backed securities (“ABS”), are priced using a matrix, fair value model or independent broker quotations.  CMBS securities, which are a subset of the Company's CMO holdings, are priced using the last sale price of the day or a broker quote, if no sales were transacted that day.  Other CMOs, and ABS are priced using matrices, models or independent broker quotations.  Typical inputs used by these three pricing methods include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids and/or estimated cash flows and prepayment speeds.  In addition, estimates of expected future prepayments are factors in determining the price of ABS, mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), CMBS, and CMOs.  These estimates are based on the underlying collateral and structure of the security, as well as prepayment speeds previously experienced in the market at interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral.  Actual prepayment experience may vary from these estimates.

For privately placed fixed maturities, fair values are estimated using matrices, which take into account credit spreads for publicly traded securities of similar credit risk, maturity, prepayment and liquidity characteristics.  A portion of privately placed fixed maturities are also priced using market prices or broker quotes.  The fair values of mortgages are estimated by discounting future cash flows using current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

The Company’s ability to liquidate positions in privately placed fixed securities and mortgages could be impacted to a significant degree by the lack of an actively traded market.  Although the Company believes that its estimates reasonably reflect the fair value of those instruments, its key assumptions about risk-free interest rates, risk premiums, performance of underlying collateral (if any) and other factors may not reflect those of an active market.

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, unrelated willing parties using inputs, including estimates and assumptions, a market participant would utilize.  The Company performs a monthly analysis on the prices received from third parties to assess if the prices represent a reasonable estimate of the fair value.  The process is both quantitative and qualitative and includes back testing of recent trades, review of key assumptions such as spreads, duration, credit rating, and on-going review of third-party pricing services methodologies.  The Company performs further testing on those securities whose prices do not fall within a pre-established tolerance range.  This testing includes looking at specific market events that may affect pricing or obtaining additional information or new prices from the third-party pricing service.  Additionally, the Company makes a selection of securities from its portfolio and compares the price received from its third-party pricing services to an independent source, creates option adjusted spreads, or obtains additional broker quotes to corroborate the current market price.  Historically, the Company has found no material variances between the prices received from third-party pricing sources and the results of its testing.

The Company's accounting policy for impairment requires recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment write-down on a security if it is determined that the Company anticipates that it will be unable to recover all amounts due under the contractual obligations of the security.  Additionally, in the event that securities that are expected to be sold before the fair value of the security recovers to amortized cost, an other-than-temporary impairment charge is also taken.

Some structured securities, typically those rated single A or below, are subject to Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No.  99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased Beneficial Interests and Beneficial Interests That Continued to Be Held by a Transferor in Securitized Financial Assets” (“EITF 99-20”).  EITF 99-20 requires the Company to periodically update its best estimate of cash flows over the life of the security.  In the event that the present value of the estimated cash flows is less than amortized cost, an other-than-temporary impairment charge is recorded.  Estimating future cash flows is a quantitative and qualitative process that incorporates information received from third parties, along with assumptions and judgments about the future performance of the underlying collateral.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1.  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Investments (continued)

Other-than-temporary impairments are classified as either credit-related or interest-related.  The Company categorizes other-than-temporary impairments as credit-related if there are current fundamental credit concerns regarding the issuers’ ability to pay all principal and interest amounts due, according to the contractual terms of the security or if the decline in fair value of the security is driven by issuer-specific credit events.  The Company characterizes impairments as interest-related if the depression in fair value of the security was due primarily to changes in interest or general credit spread widening and for which the Company has determined it no longer has the intent or ability to hold a security until recovery to amortized cost.  Once an other-than-temporary impairment charge has been recorded, the Company continues to review the other-than-temporarily impaired securities for additional impairment.  The net realized loss from other-than-temporary impairments is recorded in the income statement as the difference between the fair value and the amortized cost of the security.

The Company incurred realized losses totaling $11.3 million, $4.8 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for other-than-temporary impairments on its available-for-sale fixed maturity securities.  Of the $11.3 million and $4.8 million in realized losses for other-than-temporary impairments for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, all impairments were deemed to be credit-related.

The Company discontinues the accrual of income on its holdings for issuers that are in default.  Investment income would have increased by $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, if these holdings were performing.  For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, accrued income was not materially impacted by the termination of accrual accounting on holdings for issuers in default.  At December 31, 2008, the fair market value of holdings for issuers in default was $1.3 million.  At December 31, 2007, the Company did not have any holdings for issuers that were in default.

Mortgage loans are stated at unpaid principal balances, net of provisions for estimated losses.  Mortgage loans acquired at a premium or discount are carried at amortized values, net of provisions for estimated losses.  Mortgage loans, which include primarily commercial first mortgages, are diversified by property type and geographic area throughout the United States.  Mortgage loans are collateralized by the related properties and generally are no more than 75% the property’s value at the time that the original loan is made.  The Company assesses the value of the collateral annually.

A loan is recognized as impaired when it is probable that the principal or interest is not collectible in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan.  Measurement of impairment is based on the lower of the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or on the loan's observable market price.  A specific valuation allowance is established if the fair value of the impaired loan is less than the recorded amount.  Loans are also charged against the allowance when determined to be uncollectible.  The allowance is based on a continuing review of the loan portfolio, past loss experience, and current economic conditions, which may affect the borrower's ability to pay.  The Company did not incur losses for impairments on mortgage loans for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.  While management believes that it uses the best information available to establish the allowance, future adjustments to the allowance may become necessary if economic conditions differ from the assumptions used in calculating the valuation allowance.

Policy loans are carried at the amount of the outstanding principal balance.  Policy loans are collateralized by the related insurance policy and do not exceed the net cash surrender value of such policy.

Realized gains and losses on the sales of investments are recognized in operations at the date of sale and are determined using the average cost method.  When an impairment of a specific available-for-sale investment is determined to be other-than-temporary, a realized investment loss is recorded.  Changes in the provision for estimated losses on mortgage loans and real estate are included in net realized investment gains and losses.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Investments (continued)

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Investments are placed in a non-accrual status when management believes that the borrower's financial condition, after giving consideration to economic and business conditions and collection efforts, is such that collection of principal and interest is doubtful.  When an investment is placed in non-accrual status, all interest accrued is reversed against current period interest income.  Interest accruals are resumed on such investments only when the investments have performed on a sustained basis for a reasonable period of time and when, in the judgment of management, the investments are estimated to be fully collectible as to both principal and interest.

The Company manages funds withheld assets related to certain reinsurance agreements.  These assets are primarily comprised of fixed maturity securities and mortgages and are accounted for consistent with the policies described above.  Investment income on funds withheld reinsurance portfolios is included as a component of net investment income.  See Note 7.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Acquisition costs consist of commissions, underwriting and other costs, which vary with and are primarily related to the production of new business.  Acquisition costs related to investment-type contracts, primarily deferred annuity and universal life policies, are deferred and amortized with interest in proportion to the present value of estimated gross profits to be realized over the estimated lives of the contracts.  Estimated gross profits are composed of net investment income, net realized and unrealized investment gains and losses, life and variable annuity fees, surrender charges, interest credited, policyholder benefits and direct variable administrative expenses.

Estimating future gross profit is a complex process requiring considerable judgment and the forecasting of events into the future based on historical information and actuarial assumptions.  These assumptions are subject to an annual review process.  Changes in any of the assumptions that serve to increase or decrease the estimated future gross profits will cause the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) to decrease or increase, respectively, in the current period.  During 2008 and 2007, changes in estimated future gross profits were driven by recent experience and expectations of future performance and are related mainly to changes in lapse assumptions, future growth rates of capital markets assumptions, and expense assumptions.

DAC amortization is reviewed regularly and adjusted retrospectively when the Company calculates the actual profits or losses and revises its estimate of future gross profits to be realized from investment-type contracts, including realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments.

Although recovery of DAC is not assured, the Company believes it is more likely than not that all of these costs will be recovered from future profits.  The amount of DAC considered recoverable, however, could be reduced in the near term if the future estimates of gross profits are reduced.

Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 159, on January 1, 2008, DAC was adjusted for amounts relating to the change in unrealized investment gains and losses on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities that supported policyholder liabilities.  This adjustment, net of tax, was included with the change in net unrealized investment gains or losses that were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Due to the adoption of SFAS No. 159, the net change in the market value of the securities supporting policyholder liabilities is recorded in the statement of operations in 2008, instead of accumulated other comprehensive income in prior years.  Accordingly, the effect of such market value changes on DAC is recorded in the statement of operations in 2008.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Value of Business and Customer Renewals Acquired

Value of business acquired (“VOBA”) represents the actuarially-determined present value of projected future gross profits from policies in force at the date of their acquisition.  This amount is amortized in proportion to the projected emergence of profits or premium income over the estimated life of the purchased block of business.

The value of customer renewals acquired (“VOCRA”) represents the actuarially determined present value of projected future profits arising from the existing in-force business at the date of acquisition to the next policy renewal date.  This amount is amortized in proportion to the projected premium income over the period from the first renewal date to the end of the projected life of the policies.

Although recovery of VOBA and VOCRA is not assured, the Company believes it is more likely than not that all of these costs will be recovered from future profits.  The amount of VOBA and VOCRA considered recoverable, however, could be reduced in the near term if the future estimates of gross profits are reduced.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price paid and the fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with the Company’s business acquisitions.  In accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis.  The Company completed the required impairment tests during the second quarter of 2008 and concluded that these assets were not impaired.  Due to market declines in the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company performed additional analyses of goodwill and concluded that goodwill was impaired.  See Note 9 for further discussion on the Company’s goodwill and its impairment.

For intangible assets related to value of distribution acquired or other property rights, the Company employs the straight-line method for amortization over the estimated economic life of these assets.  See Note 2 and Note 9 for further discussion on the Company’s intangible asset.

Other Assets

Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements that are included in other assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line or accelerated method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which generally range from 3 to 10 years.

Amortization of leasehold improvements is calculated using the straight-line method over the lesser of the term of the lease or the estimated useful life of the improvements.

Depreciation and amortization expenses related to other assets were $12 thousand and $14 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Policy Liabilities and Accruals

Future contract and policy benefit liabilities include amounts reserved for future policy benefits payable upon contingent events as well as liabilities for unpaid claims due as of the statement date.  Such liabilities are established in amounts adequate to meet the estimated future obligations of policies in force.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Policy Liabilities and Accruals (continued)

Policy reserves for annuity contracts include liabilities held for group pension and payout annuity payments and liabilities held for product guarantees on variable annuity products, such as guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”).  Reserves for pension and payout annuity contracts are calculated using the best-estimate interest and decrement assumptions that were set at the time that loss recognition testing resulted in additional reserves.  The Company periodically reviews its policies for loss recognition based upon management’s best estimates.  From time to time the Company may recognize a loss on certain lines of business.  The Company did not record any adjustment to reserves related to loss recognition for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.

Reserves for GMDB are calculated according to the methodology of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the “AICPA”) Statement of Position (“SOP”) 03-1, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts,” whereby the expected benefits provided by the guarantees are spread over the duration of the contract in proportion to the benefit assessments.

Policy reserves for universal life contracts are held for benefit coverages that are not fully provided for in the policy account value.  These include rider coverages, conversions from group policies, and benefits provided under market conduct settlements.

Policy reserves for group life and health contracts are calculated using standard actuarial methods recognized by the American Academy of Actuaries.  For the tabular reserves, discount rates are based on the Company’s earned investment yield and the morbidity and mortality tables used are standard industry tables modified to reflect the Company’s actual experience when appropriate.  In particular, for the Company’s group known claim reserves, the mortality and morbidity tables for the early durations of claims are based exclusively on the Company’s experience, incorporating factors such as age at disability, sex and elimination period.  These reserves are computed at amounts that, with interest compounded annually at assumed rates, are expected to meet the Company’s future obligations.

Liabilities for unpaid claims consist of the estimated amount payable for claims reported but not yet settled and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported.  The amount reported is based upon historical experience, adjusted for trends and current circumstances.  Management believes that the recorded liability is sufficient to provide for the associated claims adjustment expenses.  Revisions of these estimates are included in operations in the year such refinements are made.

Contractholder deposit funds consist of policy values that accrue to the holders of universal life-type contracts and investment-related products such as deferred annuities.  The liabilities consist of deposits received plus interest credited, less accumulated policyholder charges, assessments, partial withdrawals and surrenders.  The liabilities are not reduced by surrender charges.

Revenue and Expenses

Premiums for traditional individual life products are considered earned revenue when due.  Premiums related to group life, group stop loss, group dental and group disability insurance are recognized as earned revenue pro-rata over the contract period.  The unexpired portion of these premiums is recorded as unearned premiums.  Revenue from universal life-type products and investment-related products includes charges for the cost of insurance (mortality), initiation and administration of the policy and surrender charges.  Revenue is recognized when the charges are assessed except that any portion of an assessment that relates to services to be provided in future years is deferred and recognized over the period during which the services are provided.

Benefits and expenses related to traditional life, annuity and disability contracts, including group policies, are recognized when incurred in a manner designed to match them with related premium revenue and to spread income recognition over the expected life of the policy.  For universal life-type and investment-type contracts, expenses include interest credited to policyholders’ accounts and death benefits in excess of account values, which are recognized as incurred.

Fees for investment advisory services are recognized as revenues when the services are provided.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for current and deferred income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” and recognizes reserves for income taxes in accordance with FASB Interpretation Number (“FIN”) 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.”

Under the applicable asset and liability method for recording deferred income taxes, deferred taxes are recognized when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes, using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.  The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.  The Company’s differences between the bases of assets and liabilities used for financial statement versus tax reporting primarily result from policy reserves, policy acquisition expenses and unrealized gains and losses on investments.

Also in accordance with SFAS No. 109, the Company performs the required recoverability test in terms of its ability to realize its recorded net deferred tax assets.  In making this determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations.  Using this available evidence, the Company performs an assessment of the future recoverability of its net deferred tax assets and records a valuation allowance in instances when it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.

The Company will participate in a consolidated federal income tax return with SLC - U.S. Ops Holdings and other affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The Company filed a stand-alone federal income tax return for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

Separate Accounts

The Company has established separate accounts applicable to various classes of contracts providing variable benefits.  Contracts for which funds are invested in separate accounts include variable life insurance and individual and group qualified and non-qualified variable annuity contracts.  Investment income and changes in mutual fund asset values are allocated to policyholders and therefore do not affect the operating results of the Company.  Assets held in the separate accounts are carried at fair value and the investment risk of such securities is retained by the contractholder.  The Company earns separate account fees for providing administrative services and bearing the mortality risks related to these contracts.  The activity of the separate accounts is not reflected in the consolidated financial statements except for: (1) the fees the Company receives, which are assessed periodically and recognized as revenue when assessed; and, (2) the activity related to the GMDB, guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (“GMAB”) and guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (“GMWB”) which is reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2009, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position ("FSP") No. EITF 99-20-1, “Amendments to the Impairment Guidance of EITF Issue No. 99-20.”  FSP No. EITF 99-20-1 amends EITF 99-20 to achieve more consistent determination of whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred.  This guidance also retains and emphasizes the objective of an other-than-temporary impairment assessment and the related disclosure requirements.  FSP No. EITF 99-20-1 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods after December 15, 2008.  The Company adopted FSP No. EITF 99-20-1 on December 31, 2008 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8, “Disclosures by Public Entities (Enterprises) about Transfers of Financial Assets and Interests in Variable Interest Entities.”  This FSP amends FASB Statement No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” to require public entities to provide additional disclosures about transfers of financial assets.  It also amends FIN 46(R) to require public enterprises to provide additional disclosures about their involvement with VIEs.  The disclosures required by FSP No. FAS 140-4 and FIN 46(R)-8 are intended to provide greater transparency to financial statement users about a transferor's continuing involvement with transferred financial assets and an enterprise's involvement with VIEs.  FSP No. FAS 140-1 and FIN 46(R)-8 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods after December 15, 2008.  The Company adopted this FSP on December 31, 2008. The FSP only requires additional disclosure, and its adoption had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.  The additional VIE disclosures have been included previously in Note 1.

In September 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4, “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45.”  FSP No. FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 amends SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” to require additional disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including derivatives embedded in a hybrid instrument.  This FSP also amends FIN No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirement for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” to require an additional disclosure about the current status of the payment/performance risk of a guarantee.  FSP No. FAS 133-1 and FIN 45-4 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods after November 15, 2008.  The Company adopted the FSP on December 31, 2008.  The FSP only requires additional disclosures about credit derivatives and guarantees, and had no impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value (the “FV option”).  The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reporting earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.

SFAS No. 159 was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2008, and the FV option was elected for all available-for-sale fixed maturity securities attributable to certain life, health and annuity products.  At December 31, 2007, such available-for-sale securities had a market value of $1,112.7 million and an amortized cost of $1,135.6 million, and are now classified as trading securities.  The adoption of the FV option does not relieve the Company from its obligation to monitor those available-for-sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007, which the Company does through its current portfolio monitoring process.

The FV option adoption resulted in a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Company’s January 1, 2008 balance of retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income of $7.4 million related to the unrealized loss on investments, net of DAC, VOBA, policyholder liabilities, and tax effects.  See Note 5 for further disclosure related to the adoption of SFAS No. 159 and the FV option.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 does not change existing guidance as to whether or not an instrument is carried at fair value.

SFAS No. 157 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be exchanged to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants.  The statement establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels (i.e., Level 1, 2 and 3).  Level 1 inputs are observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.  Level 2 inputs are observable inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, for the asset or liability or prices for similar assets and liabilities.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs reflecting the reporting entity’s estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  SFAS No. 157 requires that a fair value measurement technique include an adjustment for risks inherent in a particular valuation technique (such as a pricing model) and/or the risks inherent in the inputs to the model, if market participants would also include such an adjustment.  Quantitative and qualitative disclosures will focus on the inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements and the effects of the measurements in the financial statements.

The provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and are to be applied prospectively.  Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157 and applied the provisions of the statement prospectively to assets and liabilities measured and disclosed at fair value.

In October 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-3, “Determining the Fair Value of a Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active.”  FSP FAS 157-3 clarifies the application of SFAS No. 157 in a market that is not active and provides an example to illustrate key considerations in the determination of the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that asset is not active.  FSP FAS 157-3 was effective upon issuance and did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

See Note 5 for further disclosure related to the adoption of SFAS No. 157.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans," which amends SFAS No. 87, “Employers’ Accounting for Pensions,” and SFAS No. 106, “Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions,” to require recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and other postretirement benefit plans on the balance sheet.  Under SFAS No. 158, gains and losses, prior service costs and credits, and any remaining transition amounts under SFAS No. 87 and SFAS No. 106 that have not yet been recognized through net periodic benefit cost will be recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax effects, until they are amortized as a component of net periodic cost.  The measurement date is required to be the company's fiscal year end.  SFAS No. 158 is effective for publicly-held companies for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006, except for the measurement date provisions, which are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008.  Since the Company does not directly sponsor a defined benefit plan or postretirement plan, SFAS No. 158 did not impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.  The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, and recognized an increase of $38 thousand in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits (“UTBs”) and related net interest, and an offsetting decrease in its January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings.  The Company has elected on a prospective basis, with the adoption of FIN 48, to recognize interest and penalties accrued related to UTBs in interest expense.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.”  SFAS No. 156 requires all separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities to be initially measured at fair value and permits entities to choose to either subsequently measure servicing rights at fair value and report changes in fair value in earnings, or amortize servicing rights in proportion to, and over the estimated net servicing income or loss and assess the rights for impairment or the need for an increased obligation.  The option to subsequently measure servicing rights at fair value allows entities which utilize derivative instruments to hedge their servicing rights to account for such hedging relationships at fair value and avoid the complications of hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”  SFAS No. 156 was effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006.  The adoption of this statement did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140.”  This statement amended SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” and SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” and resolves issues addressed in SFAS No. 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, “Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.”  The Company began applying SFAS No. 155 to all financial instruments acquired, issued or subject to a remeasurement event beginning January 1, 2007.  The election did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In September 2005, the AICPA issued SOP 05-1, “Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection with Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts.”  SOP 05-1 provides guidance on accounting by insurance enterprises for DAC on internal replacements of insurance and investment contracts.  The adoption of SOP 05-1 on January 1, 2007 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In December of 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 132(R)-1 “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets,” which amends Statement 132(R) to require more detailed disclosure about employers’ plan assets, including employers’ investment strategies, major categories of plan assets, concentrations of risk within plan assets and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets.  This FSP is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60.”  The scope of SFAS No. 163 is limited to financial guarantee insurance (and reinsurance) contracts issued by enterprises that are included within the scope of SFAS No. 60, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises,” and that are not accounted for as derivative instruments.  SFAS No. 163 excludes from its scope insurance contracts that are similar to financial guarantee insurance, such as mortgage guaranty insurance and credit insurance on trade receivables.  SFAS No. 163 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and all interim periods within those fiscal years, except for certain disclosures about the insurance enterprise’s risk management activities.  Except for certain disclosures, earlier application is not permitted.  The Company does not have any contracts with guarantees within the scope of this standard.  The adoption of SFAS No. 163 on January 1, 2009, will have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” an amendment of SFAS No. 133.  This statement amends and expands disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.  SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged.  SFAS No. 161 encourages, but does not require, comparative disclosures.  The Company will adopt SFAS No. 161 on January 1, 2009.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted (continued)

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements.”  This statement amends Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements” (“ARB 51”). Noncontrolling interest refers to the minority interest portion of the equity of a subsidiary that is not attributable directly or indirectly to a parent. SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require for-profit entities that prepare consolidated financial statements to (a) present noncontrolling interests as a component of equity, separate from the parent’s equity, (b) separately present the amount of consolidated net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the statement of operations, (c) consistently account for changes in a parent’s ownership interests in a subsidiary in which the parent entity has a controlling financial interest as equity transactions, (d) require an entity to measure at fair value its remaining interest in a subsidiary that is deconsolidated, and (e) require an entity to provide sufficient disclosures that identify and clearly distinguish between interests of the parent and interests of noncontrolling owners.  SFAS No. 160 applies to all for-profit entities that prepare consolidated financial statements, and affects those for-profit entities that have outstanding noncontrolling interests in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a subsidiary.  SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, with earlier adoption prohibited.  The Company does not have any noncontrolling interests within the scope of this guidance; the adoption of SFAS No. 160 on January 1, 2009 will have no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). This statement replaces SFAS No. 141 and establishes the principles and requirements for how the acquirer in a business combination: (a) measures and recognizes the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interests in the acquired entity, (b) measures and recognizes positive goodwill acquired or gain from a bargain purchase (negative goodwill), and (c) determines the disclosure information that is useful to users of financial statements in evaluating the nature and financial effects of the business combination.  Some of the significant changes to the existing accounting guidance on business combinations made by SFAS No. 141(R) include the following:

  
Most of the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity shall be measured at their acquisition-date fair values rather than SFAS No. 141’s requirement to allocate the cost of an acquisition to individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values;
 
  
Acquisition-related costs incurred by the acquirer shall be expensed in the periods in which the costs are incurred rather than included in the cost of the acquired entity;
 
  
Goodwill shall be measured as the excess of the consideration transferred, including the fair value of any contingent consideration, plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity, over the fair values of the acquired identifiable net assets, rather than measured as the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the estimated fair values of the acquired identifiable net assets;
 
  
Contractual pre-acquisition contingencies are to be recognized at their acquisition date fair values and noncontractual pre-acquisition contingencies are to be recognized at their acquisition date fair values only if it is more likely than not that the contingency gives rise to an asset or liability, whereas SFAS No. 141 generally permits the deferred recognition of pre-acquisition contingencies until the recognition criteria of SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies” are met; and
 
  
Contingent consideration shall be recognized at the acquisition date rather than when the contingency is resolved and consideration is issued or becomes issuable.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted (continued)

SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for, and shall be applied prospectively to, business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008, with earlier adoption prohibited. Assets and liabilities that arose from business combinations with acquisition dates prior to the SFAS No. 141(R) effective date shall not be adjusted upon adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) with certain exceptions for acquired deferred tax assets and acquired income tax positions. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 141(R) on January 1, 2009 and will apply this guidance to future business combinations as appropriate.

In June 2007, the AICPA issued SOP 07-1, “Clarification of the Scope of the Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies and Accounting by Parent Companies and Equity Method Investors for Investments in Investment Companies.”  SOP 07-1 provides guidance for determining whether an entity is within the scope of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide Investment Companies (“the Guide”).  This statement also addresses whether the specialized industry accounting principles of the Guide should be retained by a parent company in consolidation or by an investor that has the ability to exercise significant influence over the investment company and applies the equity method of accounting to its investment in the entity.  In addition, SOP 07-1 includes certain disclosure requirements for parent companies and equity method investors in investment companies that retain investment company accounting in the parent company’s consolidated financial statements or the financial statements of an equity method investor.  SOP 07-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2007, with earlier application encouraged; however, in November 2007, the FASB decided to (1) delay indefinitely the effective date and (2) prohibit adoption by entity that has not early adopted the SOP 07-1.  The Company did not early adopt SOP 07-1.  SOP 07-1 as currently issued is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

2. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Effective May 31, 2007, Sun Life Financial completed its acquisition of Employee Benefits Group (“EBG”) from Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”).  Also effective May 31, 2007, the Company entered into a series of agreements with Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.) (“SLHIC”), one of the acquired companies (formerly named Genworth Life and Health Insurance Company), through which the New York issued business of SLHIC was transferred to the Company.  These agreements include a 100% coinsurance agreement for all existing and future new business issued in New York, a renewal rights agreement under which the Company has exclusive rights to renew in-force business assumed under the reinsurance agreement and an administrative service agreement under which the Company has agreed to assume direct responsibility for all sales and administration of existing and new business issued in New York (collectively, “the SLHIC asset transfer”).  These agreements, in accordance with SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” were treated as a transfer of net assets between entities under common control.  The Company paid $40 million of total consideration to SLHIC.  SLHIC transferred assets at a carrying value of approximately $72 million, including $38.7 million of goodwill and other intangibles, as well as policyholder and other liabilities of approximately $32 million to the Company.  The Group Protection Segment of the Company reflects a significant increase in business as a result of these agreements.  These agreements have allowed the Company to expand its product offerings to include group dental insurance.

As part of the SLHIC asset transfer, the Company received certain intangible assets, subject to amortization, totaling $31.3 million.  These included the value of distribution acquired, VOBA and VOCRA.  The value of distribution acquired of $7.5 million is being amortized on a straight-line basis over its projected economic life of 25 years.  VOBA of $7.6 million is subject to amortization based upon expected premium income over the period from acquisition to the first customer renewal, generally not more than two years.  VOCRA of $16.2 million is subject to amortization based upon expected premium income over the projected life of the in-force business acquired, which is 20 years.  The Company recorded amortization for these intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, as follows:

 
Value of Distribution
 
 
VOBA
 
 
VOCRA
2008
$
299
 
$
782
 
$
4,627
2007
$
149
 
$
5,928
 
$
1,854

 
 

 

 SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Below is a summary of transactions with those affiliates not included in the consolidated financial statements.

Reinsurance Related Agreements

Effective December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (“SLOC”), an affiliate, under which SLOC will fund a portion of the statutory reserves required by New York Regulation 147, which is substantially similar to Actuarial Guideline 38 (“AXXX reserves”), as adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“the NAIC”), attributable to certain individual universal life (“UL”) policies sold by the Company.  Under the agreement, the Company ceded, and SLOC assumed, on a funds withheld 90% coinsurance basis, certain in-force policies at December 31, 2007.  Future new business also will be reinsured under this agreement.

Capital Transactions

On December 31, 2008, the Company received a capital contribution of $150.0 million from its parent, Sun Life U.S.  The $150.0 million cash contribution was recorded as additional paid-in capital and was made to ensure the Company continues to exceed certain capital requirements, as prescribed by the NAIC.  The NAIC has established regulations that provide minimum capitalization requirements based on risk-based capital formulas for life companies, which establishes capital requirements relating to insurance, business, asset and interest rate risks, including equity, interest rate and expense recovery risks associated with variable annuities that contain death benefits or certain living benefits.

Administrative Service Agreements

The Company has agreements with Sun Life U.S. and certain affiliates, under which the Company receives, as requested, certain investment and administrative services on a cost-reimbursement basis.  Expenses under these agreements amounted to approximately $35.5 million, $26.5 million and $14.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Company had $8.3 million and $9.8 million due to related parties at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $8.8 million and $16.1 million due from related parties at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company paid $2.1 million, $2.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in distribution fees to Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc.

Effective November 7, 2007, Independent Financial Marketing Group, Inc. (“IFMG”) was sold by Sun Life Financial and is no longer an affiliate of the Company.  For that period of time in 2007 for when it was still affiliated, the Company paid $1.0 million in commission fees to IFMG.  The Company did not pay commission fees to IFMG in 2008.  During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company paid $1.5 million in commission fees to IFMG.

During the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, the Company paid $1.6 million, $1.3 million and 1.3 million, respectively, in investment advisory fees to Sun Capital Advisers LLC, a registered investment adviser.

As more fully described in Note 11, the Company participates in a pension plan and other post-retirement benefit plans sponsored by Sun Life U.S.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturities

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities at December 31, 2008 were as follows:

     
Gross
 
Gross
   
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities:
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
Non-corporate securities
                     
    Collateralized mortgage obligations
$
6,575
 
$
26
 
$
(602)
 
$
5,999
    Mortgage-backed securities
 
217
   
4
   
-
   
221
    U.S. treasury and agency securities
 
2,989
   
1,423
   
-
   
4,412
Total non-corporate securities
 
9,781
   
1,453
   
(602)
   
10,632
Corporate securities
                     
    Basic industry
 
4,121
   
-
   
(1,094)
   
3,027
    Capital goods
 
9,639
   
190
   
(2,357)
   
7,472
    Communications
 
27,112
   
303
   
(1,967)
   
25,448
    Consumer cyclical
 
17,705
   
417
   
(3,230)
   
14,892
    Consumer noncyclical
 
9,223
   
85
   
(531)
   
8,777
    Energy
 
14,072
   
190
   
(2,402)
   
11,860
    Finance
 
62,424
   
108
   
(17,234)
   
45,298
    Technology
 
1,495
   
-
   
(167)
   
1,328
    Transportation
 
749
   
-
   
(149)
   
600
    Utilities
 
22,479
   
109
   
(3,798)
   
18,790
Total corporate securities
 
169,019
   
1,402
   
(32,929)
   
137,492
Total available-for-sale fixed maturities
$
178,800
 
$
2,855
 
$
(33,531)
 
$
148,124
                       
 
Amortized
 
Gross
 
Gross
 
Fair
Trading fixed maturity securities:
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
Non-corporate securities
                     
    Asset backed securities
$
11,839
 
$
200
 
$
(1,757)
 
$
10,282
    Collateralized mortgage obligations
 
28,512
   
54
   
(3,936)
   
24,630
    Mortgage backed securities
 
24,233
   
350
   
(126)
   
24,457
    Foreign government and agency securities
 
5,060
   
329
   
(88)
   
5,301
    U.S. treasury and agency securities
 
9,000
   
584
   
   
9,584
Total non-corporate securities
 
78,644
   
1,517
   
(5,907)
   
74,254
Corporate securities
                     
    Basic industry
 
13,030
   
11
   
(2,450)
   
10,591
    Capital goods
 
44,305
   
106
   
(4,637)
   
39,774
    Communications
 
96,822
   
44
   
(7,400)
   
89,466
    Consumer cyclical
 
95,193
   
671
   
(11,964)
   
83,900
    Consumer noncyclical
 
56,670
   
110
   
(4,981)
   
51,799
    Energy
 
54,828
   
4
   
(4,151)
   
50,681
    Finance
 
530,315
   
8
   
(115,880)
   
414,443
    Technology
 
30,636
   
-
   
(5,944)
   
24,692
    Transportation
 
9,145
   
115
   
(810)
   
8,450
    Utilities
 
138,086
   
338
   
(16,047)
   
122,377
    Other
 
18,969
   
41
   
(628)
   
18,382
Total corporate securities
 
1,087,999
   
1,448
   
(174,892)
   
914,555
Total trading fixed maturities
$
1,166,643
 
$
2,965
 
$
(180,799)
 
$
988,809

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Fixed Maturities (continued)

The Company held no trading fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2007.  The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale fixed maturities at December 31, 2007 were as follows:

     
Gross
 
Gross
   
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
Available-for-sale fixed maturities:
                     
Non-corporate securities
                     
    Asset backed securities
$
23,653
 
$
75
 
$
(210)
 
$
23,518
    Collateralized mortgage obligations
 
74,027
   
441
   
(783)
   
73,685
    Mortgage-backed securities
 
4,780
   
123
   
   
4,903
    Foreign government and agency securities
 
3,570
   
129
   
   
3,699
    U.S. treasury and agency securities
 
4,999
   
414
   
   
5,413
Total non-corporate securities
 
111,029
   
1,182
   
(993)
   
111,218
Corporate securities
                     
    Basic industry
 
14,169
   
120
   
(272)
   
14,017
    Capital goods
 
80,959
   
624
   
(1,379)
   
80,204
    Communications
 
97,081
   
1,761
   
(1,066)
   
97,776
    Consumer cyclical
 
90,088
   
445
   
(3,970)
   
86,563
    Consumer noncyclical
 
54,292
   
436
   
(502)
   
54,226
    Energy
 
51,459
   
670
   
(457)
   
51,672
    Finance
 
658,821
   
1,868
   
(29,468)
   
631,221
    Technology
 
25,500
   
40
   
(405)
   
25,135
    Transportation
 
12,926
   
373
   
(267)
   
13,032
    Utilities
 
89,372
   
1,957
   
(917)
   
90,412
    Other
 
32,752
   
355
   
(15)
   
33,092
Total corporate securities
 
1,207,419
   
8,649
   
(38,718)
   
1,177,350
Total available-for-sale fixed maturities
$
1,318,448
 
$
9,831
 
$
(39,711)
 
$
1,288,568












 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Fixed Maturities (continued)

The amortized cost and estimated fair value by maturity periods for fixed maturity investments are shown below.  Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities on ABS, CMO and MBS because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

   
December 31, 2008
   
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Maturities of available-for-sale fixed securities:
         
 
Due in one year or less
$
 
$
 
Due after one year through five years
 
4,359 
   
3,431 
 
Due after five years through ten years
 
20,136 
   
16,362 
 
Due after ten years
 
147,513 
   
122,111 
 
Subtotal – Maturities available-for-sale
 
172,008 
   
141,904 
ABS, CMO and MBS securities
 
6,792 
   
6,220 
Total – Available-for-sale
$
178,800 
 
$
148,124 
         
Maturities of trading fixed securities:
         
 
Due in one year or less
$
192,970 
 
$
175,195 
 
Due after one year through five years
 
550,513 
   
475,231 
 
Due after five years through ten years
 
258,850 
   
207,861 
 
Due after ten years
 
99,726 
   
71,153 
 
Subtotal – Maturities for trading
 
1,102,059 
   
929,440 
ABS, CMO and MBS securities
 
64,584 
   
59,369 
Total – Trading
$
1,166,643 
 
$
988,809 

Gross gains of $0.9 million, $2.0 million and $3.4 million, and gross losses of $20.3 million, $1.0 million and $10.2 million were realized on the sale of fixed maturities for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Fixed maturities with an amortized cost of approximately $0.4 million and $0.4 million at both December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, were on deposit with governmental authorities as required by law.

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, 94.0% and 95.8%, respectively, of the Company’s fixed maturity securities were investment grade.  Investment grade securities are those that are rated “BBB” or better by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.  The Company incurred realized losses totaling $11.3 million, $4.8 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for other-than-temporary impairments on its available-for-sale fixed maturity securities.




 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Overview of the Company's Investment Holdings and Portfolio Monitoring Processes

At December 31, 2008, the Company held $1.7 billion in invested assets and cash.  Of this balance, $148.1 million was invested in fixed-maturity securities designated as available-for-sale.  Of the $148.1 million of available-for-sale fixed maturities, securities with a fair value of $119.8 million were in an unrealized loss position totaling $33.5 million.  At December 31, 2008, 23% of securities in an unrealized loss position, based on fair value, were securities with fair value to amortized cost percentages of greater than or equal to 90%.  The total unrealized loss position for such securities was $1.2 million.

In the available-for-sale fixed maturity portfolio, securities with a fair value of $7.3 million, representing 0.4% of the total invested asset balance, were comprised of below-investment-grade or not-rated securities.  Of the total of the securities that were below-investment-grade or not-rated at December 31, 2008, securities with a fair value of $5.1 million, representing 0.3% of the total invested asset balance, were in an unrealized loss position that totaled $0.7 million.  At December 31, 2008, 74.7% of these securities in an unrealized loss position, based on fair value, were securities with fair value to amortized cost percentages of greater than or equal to 90%.

The Company’s portfolio monitoring process is designed to identify securities that may be other-than-temporarily impaired.  The Company has a Credit Committee comprised of professionals from the investment and accounting functions that meets at least quarterly to review individual issues or issuers that may be of concern.  The process involves a quarterly screening of all impaired securities, with particular attention paid to identify those securities whose fair value to amortized cost percentages have been less than 80% for an extended period of time.  Additionally, the Company screens all sales transactions which generated realized losses in excess of $150 thousand and 10% of amortized cost in order to identify identical securities or issuers which the Company continues to hold.  Discrete credit events, such as a ratings downgrade, are also used to identify securities that may be other-than-temporarily impaired.  The securities identified are then evaluated based on issuer-specific facts and circumstances, such as the issuer’s ability to meet current and future interest and principal payments, an evaluation of the issuer’s financial condition and its near term recovery prospects, difficulties being experienced by an issuer’s parent or affiliate, and management’s assessment of the outlook for the issuer’s sector.  Based on this evaluation, issues or issuers are considered for inclusion on one of the Company’s following credit lists:

“Monitor List”- Management has concluded that the fair value will increase enough to recover the Company’s amortized cost, but that changes in issuer-specific facts and circumstances require monitoring on a quarterly basis.

“Watch List”- Management has concluded that the fair value will increase enough to recover the Company’s amortized cost, but that changes in issuer-specific facts and circumstances require continued monitoring during the quarter.  A security is moved from the Monitor List to the Watch List when changes in issuer-specific facts and circumstances increase the possibility that a security may become impaired within the next 24 months.

“Impaired List”- Management has concluded that the fair value will not increase enough to recover the Company’s amortized cost and an other-than-temporary-impairment charge is recorded to income or the security is sold and a realized loss is recorded as a charge to income.  Impairments are classified as either credit-related or interest-related.  The Company categorizes impairments as credit-related if there are current concerns regarding the issuers’ ability to pay all principal and interest amounts due, according to the contractual terms of the security or if the decline in fair value of the security is driven by issuer-specific credit events.  The Company characterizes impairments as interest-related if the depression in fair value of the security was due to changes in interest rates or general credit spread widening and for which the Company has determined it no longer has the intent or ability to hold a security until recovery to amortized cost.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, other-than-temporary impairments on available-for-sale fixed maturities of $11.3 million were recorded as a charge to income.  The $11.3 million of realized losses for other-than-temporary impairments for the year ended December 31, 2008 were credit-related.  For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, other-than-temporary impairments on available-for-sale fixed maturities of $4.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, were recorded as a charge to income.  The $4.8 million and $0.8 million of realized losses for other-than-temporary impairments for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, also were credit-related.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Overview of the Company's Investment Holdings and Portfolio Monitoring Processes (continued)

At each balance sheet date, management also evaluates securities in an unrealized loss position and determines if the Company has the intent and ability to hold the securities until recovery.  If events or circumstances change, such as unexpected changes in the creditworthiness of the issuer, unanticipated changes in interest rates and/or credit spreads, changes in tax laws or accounting rules, changes in statutory capital requirements, or greater than expected liquidity needs, management will reconsider whether the Company has the intent and ability to hold a security until recovery.  If subsequent to the balance sheet date and due to an unexpected change in circumstances, the Company determines that it no longer intends to hold a security until recovery, a loss is recognized in net income in the period in which the intent to hold to recovery no longer exists.

There are inherent risks and uncertainties in management’s evaluation of securities for other-than-temporary impairment.  These risks and uncertainties include factors both external and internal to the Company, such as general economic conditions, an issuer’s financial condition or near-term recovery prospects, market interest rates, unforeseen events which affect one or more issuers or industry sectors, and portfolio management parameters, including asset mix, interest rate risk, portfolio diversification, duration matching, and greater than expected liquidity needs.  All of these factors could impact management’s evaluation of securities for other-than-temporary impairment.

The Company discontinues the accrual of income on its holdings for issuers that are in default.  Investment income would have increased by $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, if these holdings were performing.  For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, accrued income was not materially impacted by the termination of accrual accounting on holdings for issuers in default.  At December 31, 2008, the fair market value of holdings for issuers in default was $1.3 million.  At December 31, 2007, the Company did not have any holdings for issuers that were in default.


















 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Overview of the Company's Investment Holdings and Portfolio Monitoring Processes (continued)

Unrealized Losses

The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses of the Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity investments, which were deemed to be temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category, industry sector, number of securities (not in thousands), and length of time that the individual securities had been in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2008:

 
Less than Twelve Months
Twelve Months or More
Total
 
 
No. (1)
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
No. (1)
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
No. (1)
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized Losses
                   
Non-Corporate Securities – Collateralized mortgage
obligations
1
$           451
$            (50)
2
$       4,476
$         (552)
3
$       4,927
$         (602)
 
Corporate Securities
                 
Basic industry
2
1,614
(365)
1
1,413
(729)
3
3,027
(1,094)
Capital goods
 
-
3
3,815
(2,357)
3
3,815
(2,357)
Communications
10
15,852
(1,923)
3
5,539
(44)
13
21,391
(1,967)
Consumer cyclical
2
2,439
(537)
5
7,500
(2,693)
7
9,939
(3,230)
Consumer noncyclical
2
3,376
(170)
2
3,030
(361)
4
6,406
(531)
Energy
5
5,552
(1,129)
2
4,900
(1,273)
7
10,452
(2,402)
Finance
8
6,333
(1,660)
25
33,556
(15,574)
33
39,889
(17,234)
Technology
1
1,329
(167)
-
-
1
1,329
(167)
Transportation
-
-
1
600
(149)
1
600
(149)
Utilities
9
15,318
(2,769)
4
2,744
(1,029)
13
18,062
(3,798)
Total Corporate Securities
39
51,813
(8,720)
46
63,097
(24,209)
85
114,910
(32,929)
 
Grand Total
40
$      52,264
$        (8,770)
48
$     67,573
$     (24,761)
88
$   119,837
$     (33,531)

(1)
These columns present the number of securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2008, and are not in thousands.








 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Overview of the Company's Investment Holdings and Portfolio Monitoring Processes (continued)

Unrealized Losses (continued)

The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses of the Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity investments, which were deemed to be temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category, industry sector, number of securities (not in thousands), and length of time that the individual securities had been in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007:

 
Less than Twelve Months
Twelve Months or More
Total
 
 
No. (1)
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
No. (1)
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 
No. (1)
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized Losses
Non-Corporate Securities
                 
Asset backed securities
-
$                -
$                - 
16
$     12,806
$         (210)
16
$     12,806
$         (210)
Collateralized mortgage obligations
 
7
 
7,941
 
(69)
 
28
 
31,957
 
(714)
 
35
 
39,898
 
(783)
 
Total Non-Corporate
 
7
 
7,941
 
(69)
 
44
 
44,763
 
(924)
 
51
 
52,704
 
(993)
 
Corporate Securities
                 
Basic industry
5
8,461
(237)
1
962
(35)
6
9,423
(272)
Capital goods
14
52,401
(1,105)
3
7,918
(274)
17
60,319
(1,379)
Communications
15
46,697
(489)
6
7,572
(577)
21
54,269
(1,066)
Consumer cyclical
20
45,627
(2,158)
8
18,374
(1,812)
28
64,001
(3,970)
Consumer noncyclical
4
18,084
(113)
3
5,422
(389)
7
23,506
(502)
Energy
8
27,776
(401)
3
2,078
(56)
11
29,854
(457)
Finance
131
489,555
(25,280)
36
48,825
(4,188)
167
538,380
(29,468)
Technology
4
15,938
(44)
1
6,639
(361)
5
22,577
(405)
Transportation
6
5,557
(237)
1
739
(30)
7
6,296
(267)
Utilities
16
21,624
(251)
11
21,019
(666)
27
42,643
(917)
Other
5
7,393
(1)
1
2,015
(14)
6
9,408
(15)
Total Corporate Securities
228
739,113
(30,316)
74
121,563
(8,402)
302
860,676
(38,718)
 
Grand Total
 
235
 
$    747,054
 
$     (30,385)
 
118
 
$   166,326
 
$      (9,326)
 
353
 
$   913,380
 
$    (39,711)

(1)
These columns present the number of securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007, and are not in thousands.

The Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity gross unrealized loss position decreased by $6.2 million as of December 31, 2008, as compared to December 31, 2007.  The change in unrealized losses was primarily due to the adoption of SFAS No. 159, under which the Company elected the FV option for all fixed maturity securities attributable to certain life, health and annuity products, which had previously been designated as available-for-sale.  At December 31, 2007, such available-for-sale securities had a market value of $1,112.7 million and an amortized cost of $1,135.6 million, and are now classified as trading securities.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Overview of the Company's Investment Holdings and Portfolio Monitoring Processes (continued)

Unrealized Losses (continued)

The sectors in the Company’s portfolio that recognized the largest unrealized losses were the finance and utilities sectors.  As of December 31, 2008, there were 33 securities accounting for unrealized losses of $17.2 million in the finance sector.  Of these unrealized losses, 99.9% were related to investment-grade issues (rated AAA through BBB).

As of December 31, 2008, there were 13 securities accounting for unrealized losses of $3.8 million in the utilities sector.  Of these unrealized losses, 99.0% were related to investment-grade issues (rated AAA through BBB).  All securities held at December 31, 2008 were subject to the Company’s portfolio monitoring process.

Because securities issued by the same issuer with different CUSIP numbers typically have different investment characteristics, such as secured or unsecured, shorter or longer maturities, or different interest rates, management’s analyses of unrealized and realized losses are performed at the CUSIP number level.  The Company also considers the credit condition of issuers at the entity level and considers various issues affecting an issuer collectively as facts and circumstances warrant.

Realized Losses

During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company did not record any realized losses related to the sale of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities that were in an unrealized loss position.  During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recorded $6.8 million in realized losses related to the sale of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities that had been in an unrealized loss position.

Mortgage Loans

The Company invests in commercial first mortgage loans throughout the United States.  Investments are diversified by property type and geographic area.  Mortgage loans are collateralized by the related properties and generally are no more than 75% of each property’s value at the time that the original loan is made.

The Company monitors the condition of the mortgage loans in its portfolio.  In those cases where mortgages have been restructured, appropriate allowances for losses have been made.  In those cases where, in management’s judgment, the mortgage loan’s value has been impaired, appropriate losses are recorded.  The Company did not incur losses for impairments on mortgage loans for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Mortgage Loans (continued)

Mortgage loans comprised the following property types and geographic regions at December 31:

Property type:
2008
 
2007
Office building
$
46,484
 
$
47,284
Residential
 
1,505
   
1,609
Retail
 
82,097
   
79,356
Industrial/warehouse
 
30,649
   
32,672
Other
 
11,154
   
9,520
Valuation allowance
 
-
   
(236)
           
Total
$
171,889
 
$
170,205

Geographic region:
2008
 
2007
Alabama
$
1,788
 
$
1,838
Arizona
 
6,044
   
6,322
California
 
10,827
   
5,579
Colorado
 
9,814
   
9,812
Florida
 
14,191
   
16,151
Georgia
 
8,110
   
8,453
Idaho
 
561
   
578
Illinois
 
1,847
   
1,919
Indiana
 
7,129
   
6,722
Iowa
 
1,188
   
-
Kansas
 
2,595
   
2,664
Louisiana
 
1,411
   
1,475
Maryland
 
9,576
   
9,972
Massachusetts
 
1,900
   
486
Michigan
 
3,005
   
3,136
Minnesota
 
503
   
528
Mississippi
 
707
   
738
Missouri
 
6,869
   
8,266
Nevada
 
56
   
57
New Jersey
 
6,421
   
6,598
New Mexico
 
679
   
697
New York
 
17,043
   
17,357
North Carolina
 
2,803
   
3,018
Ohio
 
10,746
   
11,252
Oregon
 
976
   
994
Pennsylvania
 
9,201
   
10,163
Tennessee
 
2,044
   
2,100
Texas
 
28,421
   
27,725
Utah
 
2,078
   
2,292
Virginia
 
3,356
   
3,549
Valuation allowance
 
-
   
(236)
Total
$
171,889
 
$
170,205



 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

4. INVESTMENTS (continued)

Mortgage Loans (continued)

At December 31, 2008, scheduled mortgage loan maturities were as follows:

2009
 
$
117
2010
 
600
2011
 
10,829
2012
 
4,747
2013
 
22,672
Thereafter
 
132,924
Total
 
$
171,889

Actual maturities could differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations, with or without prepayment penalties, and loans may be refinanced.

The Company has made funding commitments of mortgage loans on real estate and other loans into the future.  The outstanding funding commitments for these mortgages amounted to $3.4 million at December 31, 2007.  The Company had no funding commitments at December 31, 2008.

Securities Lending

The Company participates in a securities lending program to generate additional income, whereby certain fixed maturity securities are loaned for a specified period of time from the Company’s portfolio to qualifying third parties, via a lending agent.  Borrowers of these securities provide collateral of 102% of the market value of the loaned securities.  The Company generally accepts cash as the only form of collateral.  Under the terms of the securities lending program, the lending agent indemnifies the Company against borrower defaults.

As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the fair value of the loaned securities was approximately $4.7 million and $86.4 million, respectively, and was included in fixed maturities, available-for-sale, and cash and cash equivalents in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  The Company had accepted cash collateral relating to the securities lending program in the amount of $4.9 million and $69.1 million as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, all of which was re-invested in certain cash instruments and other available-for-sale securities.  The Company records the collateral investments at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets in other invested assets and changes in the fair value of the available-for-sale securities is recorded in other comprehensive income.  The fair value of the collateral investments at December 31, 2008 and 2007 was $4.5 million and $69.1 million, respectively.

The Company earns income from the reinvestment of the cash collateral.  The Company recorded before-tax income from securities lending transactions, net of lending fees, of $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which was included in net investment income.







 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157.  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value 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 determining fair value, the Company uses various methods including market, income and cost approaches.  The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs.

The impact on January 1, 2008, of adopting SFAS No. 157, was a reduction to the value of the Company’s embedded derivative liabilities of $0.4 million.  This change is primarily a result of changes to the valuation assumptions regarding policyholder behavior, primarily lapses, as well as the incorporation of risk margins and the Company’s own credit standing in the valuation of embedded derivatives.

In compliance with SFAS No. 157, the Company has categorized its financial instruments, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three level hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).  If the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the category level is based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

Please refer to Note 8 regarding the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to measure the fair values included herein.  There have been no changes to these techniques during the year ended December 31, 2008.

Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets are categorized as follows:

Level 1

·  
Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market.

The types of assets and liabilities utilizing Level 1 valuations include U.S. Treasury and agency securities, investments in publicly-traded mutual funds with quoted market prices and listed derivatives.

Level 2

·  
Quoted prices in markets that are not active or significant inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 2 inputs include the following:

a)  
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets

b)  
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets

c)  
Inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable

d)  
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means

The types of assets and liabilities utilizing Level 2 valuations generally include U.S. Government securities not backed by the full faith and credit of the Government, municipal bonds, structured notes and certain MBS and ABS, certain corporate debt, certain private equity investments and certain derivatives.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (continued)

Level 3

·  
Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. They reflect management's own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Generally, the types of assets and liabilities utilizing Level 3 valuations are certain MBS and ABS, certain corporate debt, certain private equity investments, certain mutual fund holdings and certain derivatives, including derivatives embedded in annuity contracts and funding agreements.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The following table presents the Company's categories for its assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2008:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
                       
Available-for-sale fixed maturities
                       
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
 
$
 
$
6,220 
 
$
 
$
6,220 
Foreign government
   
   
   
   
States and political subdivisions
   
   
   
   
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
   
4,412 
   
   
   
4,412 
Corporate securities
   
   
135,118 
   
2,374 
   
137,492 
Total available-for-sale fixed maturities
   
4,412 
   
141,338 
   
2,374 
   
148,124 
                         
Trading fixed maturities
                       
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
   
   
50,869 
   
8,500 
   
59,369 
Foreign governments
   
   
5,301 
   
   
5,301 
States and political subdivisions
   
   
   
   
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
   
9,584 
   
   
   
9,584 
Corporate securities
   
   
903,803 
   
10,752 
   
914,555 
Total trading fixed maturities
   
9,584 
   
959,973 
   
19,252 
   
988,809 
                         
Other invested assets
   
1,600 
   
2,887 
   
   
4,487 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
377,958 
   
   
   
377,958 
Total investments and cash
   
393,554 
   
1,104,198 
   
21,626 
   
1,519,378 
                         
Other assets
                       
Separate account assets (1) (2)
   
   
686,366 
   
4,970 
   
691,339 
                         
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
393,557 
 
$
1,790,564 
 
$
26,596 
 
$
2,210,717 

(1) Pursuant to the conditions set forth in AICPA SOP 03-1, the value of separate account liabilities is set to equal the fair value for separate account assets.
(2) Excludes $0.8 million, primarily related to investment sales receivable, net of investment purchases payable, that are not subject to SFAS No. 157.





 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (continued)

Fair Value Hierarchy (continued)

The following table presents the Company's categories for its liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2008:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Liabilities
                       
Other policy liabilities
                       
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit liability
 
$
 
$
 
$
10,555 
 
$
10,555 
Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit liability
   
   
   
37,096 
   
37,096 
Derivatives embedded in reinsurance contracts
   
   
(12,001)
   
   
(12,001)
Total other policy liabilities
   
   
(12,001)
   
47,651 
   
35,650 
                         
Other liabilities
                       
Bank overdrafts
   
12,587 
   
   
   
12,587 
                         
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
12,587 
 
$
(12,001)
 
$
47,651 
 
$
48,237 
                         




 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (continued)

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for assets and liabilities which are categorized as Level 3 for the year ended December 31, 2008:

Assets
Beginning balance
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
Purchases, issuances, and settlements (net)
Transfers in and/or (out) of level 3 (1)
Ending balance
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to instruments still held at the reporting date
 
Included in earnings
Included in other comprehensive income
 
Available-for-sale fixed maturities
                           
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Foreign government
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities
 
2,637 
 
111  
 
(1,999)
 
(149)
 
1,774 
 
2,374 
 
Total available-for-sale fixed maturities
 
2,637 
 
111  
 
(1,999)
 
(149)
 
1,774 
 
2,374 
 
                             
Trading fixed maturities
                           
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed  securities
 
 
(1,650) 
 
 
 
10,150 
 
8,500 
 
Foreign governments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate securities
 
13,237 
 
(4,285) 
 
 
(161)
 
1,961 
 
10,752 
 
Total trading fixed maturities
 
13,237 
 
(5,935) 
 
 
(161)
 
12,111 
 
19,252 
 
                             
Other invested assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total investments and cash
 
15,874 
 
(5,824) 
 
(1,999)
 
(310)
 
13,885 
 
21,626 
 
                             
Other assets
                           
Separate account assets (2)
 
 
(574) 
 
 
5,544 
 
 
4,970 
 
                             
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
$
15,874 
$
(6,398) 
$
(1,999)
$
5,234 
$
13,885 
$
26,596 
$
                             

(1)
Transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2008 are primarily attributable to changes in the observability of inputs used to price the securities.
(2)
The realized/unrealized gains (losses) included in net income for separate account assets are offset by an equal amount for separate account liabilities which results in a net zero impact on net income for the Company.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (continued)

 
Beginning balance
Total realized and unrealized (gains) losses
Purchases, issuances, and settlements (net)
Transfers in and/or (out) of level 3
Ending balance
Change in unrealized (gains) losses included in earnings relating to instruments still held at the reporting date
Included in earnings
Included in other comprehensive income
Liabilities
                           
Other policy liabilities
                           
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit liability
$
349 
$
9,398 
$
$
808
$
$
10,555 
$
9  
Guaranteed minimum accumulation  benefit liability
 
2,850 
 
31,857 
 
 
2,389
 
 
37,096 
 
31  
Derivatives embedded in reinsurance contracts
 
 
 
 
 
     
-  
Fixed Index Annuities
 
 
 
 
 
     
-  
                             
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
$
3,199 
$
41,255 
$
$
3,197 
$
$
47,651 
$
40   

The FV Option

SFAS No. 159 provides entities the option to measure certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings each period.  SFAS No. 159 permits the FV option election on an instrument-by-instrument basis at initial recognition of an asset or liability or upon an event that gives rise to a new basis of accounting for that instrument.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 as of January 1, 2008.  The Company elected to apply the provisions of SFAS No. 159 for all fixed maturity securities attributable to certain life, health and annuity products, which had previously been designated as available-for-sale.  At December 31, 2007, such available-for-sale securities had a market value of $1,112.7 million and an amortized cost of $1,135.6 million.

The Company adopted the FV option to align its accounting policies with those of its parent, Sun Life U.S.  Sun Life U.S. has adopted the FV option to mitigate earnings volatility caused by changes in the fair values of its derivative instruments and changes in the fair value of its fixed maturity investments.  Additionally, this election provides greater accounting consistency with SLF, and will make it possible for the Company to employ different investment strategies in the future, whereby portfolio trading will not influence the Company’s accounting.

In accordance with SFAS No. 159 and SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows (as amended),” the Company presents purchases and sales of its fixed maturity securities designated as trading as gross in the investing activities section of the statement of cash flows.  This presentation supports the nature and purpose for which those securities were acquired, which was to not sell them in the near term.

Investment income for both trading and available-for-sale fixed maturities is recognized when earned, including amortization of any premium or accretion of any discount, and the effect of estimated principal repayments, if applicable.  Investment income is reported as a component of net investment income in the statement of operations.

As a result of adoption of SFAS No. 159, the Company recorded an increase to opening accumulated other comprehensive income and a related decrease to opening retained earnings of $7.4 million, related to the unrealized loss on investments, net of DAC, VOBA, policyholder liabilities, and tax effects at January 1, 2008, the date of adoption.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006


6. NET REALIZED INVESTMENT LOSSES

Net realized investment losses on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities and other investments consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
                 
Fixed maturities
$
86 
 
$
1,028 
 
$
(6,834)
Mortgage loans
 
236 
   
(21)
   
Other invested assets
 
18 
   
18 
   
Other-than-temporary impairments
 
(11,326)
   
(4,823)
   
(771)
Sales of previously impaired assets
 
   
311 
   
1,524 
Net realized investment losses
$
(10,986)
 
$
(3,487)
 
$
(6,081)


7. NET INVESTMENT (LOSS) INCOME

Net investment (loss) income by asset class consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
                 
Fixed maturities – Interest and other income
$
68,096 
 
$
84,065 
 
$
88,091 
Fixed maturities – Change in fair value and net realized losses on trading securities
 
 
(185,548)
   
 
   
 
Mortgage loans
 
10,712 
   
11,249 
   
10,017 
Ceded under reinsurance agreements
 
(4,451)
   
   
Other
 
285 
   
266 
   
591 
Gross investment (loss) income
 
(110,906)
   
95,580 
   
98,699 
Less: Investment expenses
 
1,602 
   
1,271 
   
1,334 
Net investment (loss) income
$
(112,508)
 
$
94,309 
 
$
97,365 

Ceded investment income on funds withheld reinsurance portfolios is included as a component of net investment income and is accounted for consistent with the policies outlined in Note 1.





 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

8. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

SFAS No. 107, “Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” excludes certain insurance liabilities and other non-financial instruments from its disclosure requirements.  The fair value amounts presented herein do not include the expected interest margin (interest earnings over interest credited) to be earned in the future on investment-type products or other intangible items.  Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented herein do not necessarily represent the underlying value to the Company.  Likewise, care should be exercised in deriving conclusions about the Company's business or financial condition based on the fair value information presented herein.

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31:

     
 2008
 
 2007
     
  Carrying
  Estimated
 
  Carrying
  Estimated
     
  Amount
  Fair Value
 
  Amount
  Fair Value
Financial assets:
         
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$      377,958
$      377,958
 
$        65,901
$        65,901
 
Fixed maturities
1,136,933
1,136,933
 
1,288,568
1,288,568
 
Mortgage loans
171,889
173,557
 
170,205
172,128
 
Policy loans
156
164
 
118
118
 
Other invested assets
4,529
4,529
 
69,138
69,138
 
Separate account assets
690,524
690,524
 
929,008
929,008
           
Financial liabilities:
         
 
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities
 
1,275,160
 
1,231,100
 
 
1,285,259
 
1,187,534
 
Other liabilities
12,587
12,587
 
16,721
16,721
 
Separate account liabilities
690,524
690,524
 
929,008
929,008

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in determining the estimated fair value of its financial instruments:

Interest receivable on the above financial instruments is stated at carrying value which approximates fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying value for cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short-term nature and liquidity of the balance.

Fixed maturities: The Company determines the fair value of its publicly-traded fixed maturities using four primary pricing methods: third-party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes, pricing matrices, and pricing models.  Prices are first sought from third-party pricing services; the remaining unpriced securities are priced using one of the remaining three methods.  Third-party pricing services derive the security prices through recently reported trades for identical or similar securities with adjustments for trading volumes and market observable information through the reporting date.  In the event that there are no recent market trades, pricing services and brokers may use pricing matrices and models to develop a security price based on future expected cash flows discounted at an estimated market rate using collateral performance and vintages.  The Company generally does not adjust quotes or prices obtained from brokers or pricing services.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

8. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

Fixed maturities (continued): Structured securities, such as CMOs, CMBS, and ABS, are priced using a matrix, fair value model or independent broker quotations.  CMBS securities, which are a subset of the Company's CMO holdings, are priced using the last sale price of the day or a broker quote, if no sales were transacted that day.  Other CMOs and ABS are priced using matrices, models and independent broker quotations.  Typical inputs used by these three pricing methods include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids and/or estimated cash flows and prepayment speeds.  In addition, estimates of expected future prepayments are factors in determining the price of ABS, MBS, CMBS, and CMOs.  These estimates are based on the underlying collateral and structure of the security, as well as prepayment speeds previously experienced in the market at interest rate levels projected for the underlying collateral.  Actual prepayment experience may vary from these estimates.

For privately-placed fixed maturities, fair values are estimated using matrices, which take into account credit spreads for publicly-traded securities of similar credit risk, maturity, prepayment and liquidity characteristics.  A portion of privately-placed fixed maturities are also priced using market prices or broker quotes.

Mortgage loans: The fair values of mortgage and other loans are estimated by discounting future cash flows using current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

Policy loans: The fair value of policy loans is determined by estimating future cash flows discounted at the current average policy loan rates.

Other invested assets:  This financial instrument primarily consists of certain cash instruments and fixed maturity securitites, which were purchased using cash collateral related to a securities lending program in which the Company participates.  The fair value of the cash instrument is consistent with the method used in calculating the fair value of the cash and cash equivalents, as described above.  The pricing methods used for the fixed maturity securities component of the securities lending is as explained in the fair value of fixed maturities above.

Separate accounts, assets and liabilities: The estimated fair value of assets held in separate accounts is based on quoted market prices.  The fair value of liabilities related to separate accounts is the amount payable on demand, which excludes surrender charges.

Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities: The fair values of the Company’s general account insurance reserves and contractholder deposits under investment-type contracts (insurance, annuity and pension contracts that do not involve mortality or morbidity risks) are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses or surrender values based on interest rates currently being offered for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining for all contracts being valued.  Those contracts that are deemed to have short-term guarantees have a carrying amount equal to the estimated market value.  The fair values of other deposits with future maturity dates are estimated using discounted cash flows.  The fair values of S&P 500 Index and other equity-linked embedded derivatives are produced using standard derivative valuation techniques.  GMABs and GMWBs are considered to be derivatives under SFAS No. 133, and are included in contractholder deposit funds. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 157, the fair value of the embedded derivatives was calculated stochastically using risk neutral scenarios over a fifty-year projection.  Policyholder assumptions were based on experience studies and industry standards.  Consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 157, effective January 1, 2008, the Company began incorporating risk margins and the Company’s own credit standing, as well as changes in assumptions regarding policyholder behavior, in the calculation of the fair value of embedded derivatives.

Other liabilities:  This financial instrument consists of issued checks and transmitted wires that have not been cashed and processed in the Company’s bank accounts at the end of the reporting period.  The fair value of other liabilities is consistent with the method used in calculating the fair value of the cash and cash equivalents, as described above.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

9. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSET

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price paid and the fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with the Company’s business acquisitions.  Goodwill of $7.3 million, allocated to the Company’s Group Protection Segment, is attributable to the SLHIC asset transfer, on May 31, 2007, as described in Note 2.  At December 31, 2007, the Company also held goodwill of $37.8 million, allocated to the Company’s Wealth Management Segment, attributable to the 2001 acquisition of Keyport Benefit Life Insurance Company (“KBL”), which had been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keyport Life Insurance Company.

In accordance with SFAS No. 142, goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis.  The Company completed the required impairment tests of goodwill during the second quarter of 2008 and concluded that this asset was not impaired.  Due to market declines in the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company performed additional analyses of goodwill and concluded that the goodwill obtained in connection with the acquisition of KBL was impaired.  An estimate of the fair value of the reporting unit was calculated, based on an actuarial appraisal of the embedded value of the reporting unit.  This fair value was then allocated among the reporting unit’s tangible and intangible assets and its liabilities to determine the implied fair value of goodwill.  As a result, the Company has recorded an impairment charge of $37.8 million in the fourth quarter, which represents the entire balance of goodwill obtained in connection with the purchase of KBL.  The impairment charge is included in the operating results of the Wealth Management Segment.

The Company also has tested the goodwill maintained in the Group Protection Segment and has concluded that it is not impaired at December 31, 2008.

An intangible asset with a gross carrying amount of $7.5 million and a net amortized balance of $7.0 million, at December 31, 2008, is allocated to the Group Protection Segment.  As described in Note 2, the intangible asset is attributable to the SLHIC asset transfer, and represents the present value of projected future profits arising from sales of new business by brokers with whom SLHIC had an existing distribution relationship contract.  This amount is amortized on a straight-line basis over the asset’s estimated economic life of 25 years, representing the period for which the Company expects to earn premiums from new sales stemming from the added distribution capacity.  The Company amortized $299 thousand and $149 thousand for this intangible asset for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The Company used a half-year convention for the first year of amortization in 2007.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

10. REINSURANCE

Reinsurance ceded contracts do not relieve the Company from its obligations to policyholders.  The Company remains liable to its policyholders for the portion reinsured to the extent that any reinsurer does not meet the obligations assumed under the reinsurance agreement.  To minimize its exposure to significant losses from reinsurer insolvencies, the Company regularly evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and monitors concentrations of credit risk.  Management believes that any liability from this contingency is unlikely.

The impact of reinsurance agreements on the Company’s operating results is given as follows:

       
For the Years Ended December 31,
       
2008
 
2007
 
2006
                       
Premiums and annuity considerations:
               
 
Direct
$
51,585 
 
$
47,194 
 
$
40,773 
 
Assumed
 
63,365 
   
46,582 
   
 
Ceded
 
(3,879)
   
(2,894)
   
(2,451)
Net premiums and annuity considerations
$
111,071 
 
$
90,882 
 
$
38,322 
                       
Fee and other income:
           
 
Direct
$
27,074 
 
$
28,733 
 
$
21,966 
 
Assumed
 
   
   
 
Ceded
 
(17,393)
   
(2,085)
   
(883)
Net fee and other income
$
9,681 
 
$
26,648 
 
$
21,083 
                       
Interest credited:
           
 
Direct
$
48,063 
 
$
51,390 
 
$
56,379 
 
Assumed
 
   
   
 
Ceded
 
(2,934)
   
   
Net interest credited
$
45,129 
 
$
51,390 
 
$
56,379 
                       
Policyowner benefits:
           
 
Direct
$
42,598 
 
$
43,967 
 
$
31,579 
 
Assumed
 
42,663 
   
30,018 
   
 
Ceded
 
(4,472)
   
(4,676)
   
(2,322)
Net policyowner benefits
$
80,789 
 
$
69,309 
 
$
29,257 
                       
Commission and other operating expenses:
           
 
Direct
$
47,728 
 
$
33,200 
 
$
23,213 
 
Assumed
 
6,104 
   
3,865 
   
 
Ceded
 
(8,991)
   
(648)
   
(225)
Net commission and other operating expenses
$
44,841 
 
$
36,417 
 
$
22,988 



 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

10. REINSURANCE (continued)

A brief discussion on the Company’s significant reinsurance agreements by business segment follows.  (Note 17 also provides additional information on the Company’s business segments.)

Group Protection Segment

The Company has an agreement with an unrelated company whereby the unrelated company reinsures the mortality risks of the Company’s group life contracts.  Under this agreement, certain group life mortality benefits are reinsured on a yearly- renewable term basis.  The agreement provides that the unrelated company will reinsure amounts in excess of $0.7 million per claim for group life contracts and $0.3 million per claim for group accidental death and dismemberment contracts ceded by the Company.

The Company has an agreement with an unrelated company whereby the unrelated company reinsures the morbidity risks of the Company’s group stop loss contracts.  Under this agreement, certain stop loss benefits are reinsured on a yearly-renewable term basis.  The agreement provides that the unrelated company will reinsure specific claims for amounts in excess of $1.5 million per claim for stop loss contracts ceded by the Company.

The Company has an agreement with an unrelated company whereby the unrelated company reinsures the morbidity risks of the Company’s group long-term disability contracts.  Under this agreement, certain long-term disability benefits are reinsured on a yearly-renewable term basis.  The agreement provides that the unrelated company will reinsure amounts in excess of $10 thousand per claim per month for long-term disability contracts ceded by the Company.

The Company has an agreement with an unrelated company whereby the unrelated company reinsures 100% of the risks on a quota share basis for certain specific group life and disability policies.

As previously described, the Company has an agreement, effective May 31, 2007, to assume the net risks of an affiliate, SLHIC, for its New York-issued policies.  At December 31, 2008, the Company held policyholder liabilities of $32.8 million related to this agreement.  In addition, the activities related to the reinsurance agreement have increased revenues by $63.4 million and $46.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and have increased expenses by $49.3 million and $33.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Individual Protection Segment

Effective December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with SLOC under which SLOC will fund AXXX reserves, attributable to certain UL policies sold by the Company.  Under this agreement, the Company ceded, and SLOC assumed, on a funds withheld 90% coinsurance basis, certain in-force policies at December 31, 2007.  Future new business will also be reinsured under this agreement.  Related to this agreement, the Company held the following assets and liabilities at December 31:

 
2008
 
2007
Assets
Reinsurance receivables
 
$
 
77,628 
 
 
$
 
117,293 
Other assets
 
2,676 
   
           
Liabilities
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities
 
 
 
63,210 
   
 
 
66,170 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
3,162 
   
3,974 
Reinsurance payable to an affiliate
 
140,832 
   
117,367 
Other liabilities
 
1,057 
   


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

10. REINSURANCE (continued)

Individual Protection Segment (continued)

Reinsurance payable to an affiliate includes a funds withheld liability of $89.4 million and $71.6 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively; and a deferred gain of $51.4 million and $45.7 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The funds withheld assets comprised of trading fixed maturity securities and mortgage loans being managed by the Company.  The coinsurance treaty with funds withheld gives rise to an embedded derivative requiring that it be separated from the host reinsurance contract.  The fair value of the embedded derivative reduced contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities by $12.0 million at December 31, 2008 and resulted in derivative income of $12.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.

In addition, the reinsurance agreement between SLOC and the Company has decreased revenues by $9.7 million and decreased expenses by $11.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.

11. RETIREMENT PLANS

Pension Plan

The Company participates in a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan (the “Pension Plan”) that is sponsored by Sun Life U.S., which is directly liable for the related obligations.  Benefits under the Pension Plan are based on years of service and employees’ average compensation.  In 2005, the Board of Directors of Sun Life U.S. approved amendments to the plan to no longer allow new participants from joining the Pension Plan effective January 1, 2006.  The Company is allocated a portion of the Pension Plan’s expenses, or allocated a credit if expected return on plan assets exceeds the Pension Plan’s expenses.  The Company had allocated credits of $0.3 million, $0.2 million and less than $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Savings and Investment Plans

The Company participates in a savings plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”) sponsored by Sun Life U.S. for which substantially all employees of at least age 21 are eligible to participate at date of hire.  Employer contributions are matched up to a specified amount of the employee’s contributions to the 401(k) Plan.  The Company’s direct expenses for employer contributions were less than $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.  Due to plan amendments, the Company did not have direct expenses for the 401(k) Plan for the year ended December 31, 2008.  However, the Company is allocated a portion of 401(k) Plan expenses incurred by Sun Life U.S.  The allocated expenses were $0.3 million, $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Savings and Investment Plan sponsored by Sun Life U.S. also includes a retirement investment account (“RIA”) that qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.  Additional information on the RIA can be found in Note 10 in the 2008 Form 10-K of Sun Life U.S.  The Company is allocated a portion of the RIA expenses incurred by Sun Life U.S.  The allocated expenses were $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Other Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

The Company participates in a plan sponsored by Sun Life U.S. that provides certain health, dental and life insurance benefits (“post-retirement benefits”) for retired employees and dependents.  Substantially all employees of the participating companies may become eligible for these benefits if they reach normal retirement age, or retire early upon satisfying an alternate age-plus-service condition.  Life insurance benefits are generally set at a fixed amount.  The Company’s direct expenses were less than $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.  Due to plan amendments, the Company did not have direct expenses for post-retirement benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The Company is allocated a portion of the post-retirement benefit plan expenses incurred by Sun Life U.S.  The allocated expenses were $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

12. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for current and deferred income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109.  A summary of the components of federal income tax (benefit) expense in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
Income tax (benefit) expense:
               
   Current
$
(24,810)
 
$
8,651 
 
$
(2,783)
   Deferred
 
(15,318)
   
290 
   
10,193 
                 
Total federal income tax (benefit) expense
$
(40,128)
 
$
8,941 
 
$
7,410 

Federal income taxes attributable to the Company’s consolidated operations are different from the amounts determined by multiplying income before federal income taxes by the expected federal income tax rate of 35%.  The Company’s effective rate differed from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
                 
Expected federal income tax (benefit) expense
$
(56,396)
 
$
9,571 
 
$
8,275 
Prior year adjustments
 
(155)
   
(208)
   
(340)
Separate account dividend received deduction
 
(563)
   
(438)
   
(525)
Valuation allowance – investment losses
 
5,080 
   
   
Goodwill impairment not deductible
 
11,878 
   
   
FIN 48 adjustments/settlements
 
22 
   
   
Other items
 
   
16 
   
                 
Total income tax (benefit) expense
$
(40,128)
 
$
8,941 
 
$
7,410 

The net deferred tax asset (liability) represents the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities used for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  The components of the Company’s net deferred tax asset (liability) as of December 31 were as follows:

 
2008
 
2007
           
Deferred tax assets:
         
   Actuarial liabilities
$
32,631 
 
$
31,025 
   Net operating loss
 
5,267 
   
   Investments, net
 
39,488 
   
1,532 
   Other
 
20,567 
   
-
   
97,953 
   
32,557
      Valuation allowance
 
(5,080)
   
-
Total deferred tax assets
 
92,873 
   
32,557 
           
Deferred tax liabilities:
         
   Deferred policy acquisition costs
 
(70,246)
   
(31,110)
   Other
 
   
(2,492)
           
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(70,246)
   
(33,602)
           
Net deferred tax asset (liability)
$
22,627 
 
$
(1,045)


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

12. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (continued)

The Company’s net deferred tax asset of $22.6 million at December 31, 2008 is comprised of gross deferred tax assets, gross deferred tax liabilities and a valuation allowance.  The gross deferred tax assets are primarily related to realized and unrealized investment security losses, actuarial liabilities (tax reserves), and a current period net operating loss (“NOL”) which, if unutilized, will expire in 2023.

The Company recorded a valuation allowance of $5.1 million in the statement of operations relating to the tax benefits associated with realized investment impairment losses recorded during the third and fourth quarters of 2008.  Management has determined that it is not more likely than not that the losses will be utilized either against prior year capital gains or through the generation of future capital gains within the applicable carryforward period.

The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets related to the unrealized investment losses will be realized due to the Company’s intent and ability to hold the related investment securities to maturity or recovery of value, whereby the capital loss will not be realized.  Based on the sufficient positive evidence available, specifically existing taxable temporary differences that will reverse in future periods and projected future taxable income, the Company also believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets for the NOL, tax reserves and other items will be realized.

The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007.  FIN 48 establishes a comprehensive reporting model which addresses how a business entity should recognize, measure, present and disclose uncertain tax positions that the entity has taken or plans to take on a tax return.

As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the Company recognized a decrease of $38 thousand in the liability for UTBs and related net interest, which was accounted for as an increase to its January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings.  The asset (liability) for UTBs related to permanent and temporary tax adjustments, exclusive of interest, was $2.2 million and $(2.5) million at December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.  Of the $2.2 million, $0.3 million represents the amount of UTBs that, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company’s effective income tax rate in future periods, exclusive of any related interest at December 31, 2008.  In addition, consistent with the provisions of FIN 48, the Company recorded a net reclass of $(2.5) million of income taxes from deferred tax liabilities to accrued expenses and taxes at December 31, 2008.

The net (decrease) increase in the tax liability for UTBs of ($4.7) million and $2.0 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, resulted from the following:

 
2008
 
2007
Liability balance at January 1,
$
(2,520)
 
$
(554)
Gross increases related to tax positions in prior years
 
(22)
   
(2,464)
Gross decreases related to tax positions in prior years
 
4,791 
   
498 
Gross increases related to tax positions in current year
 
-
   
-
Settlements
 
-
   
-
Close of tax examinations/statutes of limitations
 
-
   
-
           
Asset (liability) balance at December 31,
$
2,249 
 
$
(2,520)

The Company has elected on a prospective basis, with the adoption of FIN 48, to recognize interest and penalties accrued related to UTBs in interest income or expense, included in other operating expenses.  During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized $0.6 million and $(0.1) million in gross interest income (expense), respectively, related to UTBs.  The Company has not accrued any penalties.

While the Company expects the amount of unrecognized tax liabilities to change in the next twelve months, it does not expect the change to have a significant impact on its results of operations or financial position.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

12. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (continued)

The Company files income tax returns in various state and local jurisdictions.  With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examinations by the tax authorities in these jurisdictions for tax years before 2001.  In August 2006, the IRS issued a Revenue Agent’s Report for 2001 and 2002 tax years, for which the Company participated in a consolidated federal income tax return with Sun Life U.S. and other affiliates.  The Company is currently at the Appeals Division of the IRS ("Appeals") with respect to that two-year audit cycle.  In the first quarter of 2007, the IRS commenced an examination of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for the tax years 2003 and 2004.  In October 2008, the IRS issued a Revenue Agent’s Report for the Company’s tax years 2003 and 2004. The Company filed a protest and expects that it will be assigned to Appeals in 2009.  While the final outcome of the appeal and ongoing tax examinations is not determinable, the Company has adequate accruals as prescribed by FIN 48 and does not believe that any adjustments would be material to its financial position.

The Company will participate in a consolidated federal income tax return with SLC - U.S. Ops Holdings and other affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The Company filed a stand-alone federal income tax return for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

The Company makes or receives payments under certain tax sharing agreements with SLC - U.S. Ops Holdings when the Company participates in a consolidated federal income tax return with SLC - U.S. Ops Holdings and other affiliates.  Under these agreements, such payments are determined based on the Company’s stand-alone taxable income (as if it were filing as a separate company) and based upon the SLC - U.S. Ops Holdings’ consolidated group’s overall taxable position.  The Company made federal tax payments of $20.0 million and $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The Company had no net income tax payments for the year ended December 31, 2006.




 
 

 

 SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

13. LIABILITY FOR UNPAID CLAIMS AND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES

Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expenses, which is related to the Company’s group life, group disability insurance, group dental and group stop loss products is summarized below:

   
2008
 
2007
             
Balance at January 1
$
74,878
 
$
36,689
Less: reinsurance recoverable
 
(5,921)
   
(5,906)
Net balance at January 1
 
68,957
   
30,783
Incurred related to:
         
 
Current year
 
79,725
   
96,377
 
Prior years
 
(6,557)
   
(1,805)
Total incurred
 
73,168
   
94,572
Paid losses related to:
         
 
Current year
 
(53,615)
   
(47,531)
 
Prior years
 
(22,541)
   
(8,867)
Total paid
 
(76,156)
   
(56,398)
             
Balance at December 31
 
71,316
   
74,878
Less: reinsurance recoverable
 
(5,347)
   
(5,921)
Net balance at December 31
$
65,969
 
$
68,957

The Company regularly updates its estimates of liabilities for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expenses as new information becomes available and events occur which may impact the resolution of unsettled claims.  Changes in prior estimates are recorded in results of operations in the year such changes are made.

As a result of changes in estimates of insured events in prior years, the liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense decreased by $6.6 million and $1.8 million in 2008 and 2007, respectively.  The favorable development experienced in both years was driven by better than expected loss experience in group life, with 2008 also having better than expected loss experience in group disability.

14.  LIABILITIES FOR CONTRACT GUARANTEES

As disclosed in Note 1, the Company records its reserves for GMDBs in accordance with SOP 03-1, whereby the expected benefits provided by the guarantees are spread over the duration of the contract in proportion to the benefit assessments.  The major provisions of SOP 03-1 that affect the Company require:

Establishment of reserves primarily related to death benefit and income benefit guarantees provided under variable annuity contracts;
Deferral of sales inducements that meet certain criteria, and amortization using the same method used for DAC; and,
Reporting and measuring the Company’s interest in its separate accounts as investments.

The Company offers various guarantees to certain policyholders including a return of no less than (a) total deposits made on the contract adjusted for any customer withdrawals, (b) total deposits made on the contract adjusted for any customer withdrawals plus a minimum return, or (c) the highest contract value on a specified anniversary date minus any customer withdrawals following the contract anniversary.  These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death, upon annuitization, or at specified dates during the accumulation period of an annuity.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

14.  LIABILITIES FOR CONTRACT GUARANTEES (continued)

The table below represents information regarding the Company’s variable annuity contracts with guarantees at December 31, 2008:

 
Benefit Type
 
Account Balance
Net Amount
at Risk (1)
Average
Attained Age
Minimum Death
$
753,606
$
204,393
64.2
Minimum Accumulation or
Withdrawal
 
$
 
344,691
 
$
 
78,574
 
62.0

The table below represents information regarding the Company’s variable annuity contracts with guarantees at December 31, 2007:

 
Benefit Type
 
Account Balance
Net Amount
at Risk (1)
Average
Attained Age
Minimum Death
$
1,005,573
$
24,860
63.8
Minimum Accumulation or
Withdrawal
 
$
 
395,132
 
$
 
581
 
60.7

(1) Net amount at risk represents the difference between the guaranteed benefit and account balance.

The following roll-forward summarizes the reserve for the GMDB for the years ended December 31:

 
2008
 
2007
Balance at January 1
$
710
 
$
681
Benefit Ratio Change / Assumption Changes
 
5,319
   
183
Incurred guaranteed benefits
 
631
   
603
Paid guaranteed benefits
 
(1,257) 
   
(806) 
Interest
 
217
   
49
           
Balance at December 31
$
5,620
 
$
710

Because the Company has not issued products that contain a guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”), there was no requirement for a GMIB reserve as of December 31, 2008.

The liability for death and income benefit guarantees is established equal to a benefit ratio multiplied by the cumulative contract charges earned, plus accrued interest less contract benefit payments.  The benefit ratio is calculated as the estimated present value of all expected contract benefits divided by the present value of all expected contract charges.  The benefit ratio may be in excess of 100%.  For guarantees in the event of death, benefits represent the current guaranteed minimum death payments in excess of the current account balance.  For guarantees at annuitization, benefits represent the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity benefits in excess of the current account balance.

Projected benefits and assessments used in determining the liability for contract guarantees are developed using models and stochastic scenarios that are also used in the development of estimated expected future gross profits.  Underlying assumptions for the liability related to income benefits include assumed future annuitization elections based upon factors such as eligibility conditions and the annuitant’s attained age.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

14.  LIABILITIES FOR CONTRACT GUARANTEES (continued)

The liability for guarantees is re-evaluated regularly, and adjustments are made to the liability balance through a charge or credit to policyholder benefits.

GMABs and GMWBs are considered to be derivatives under SFAS No. 133, and are recorded at fair value through earnings.
Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 157, the fair value of the embedded derivatives was calculated stochastically using risk neutral scenarios over a fifty-year projection.  Policyholder assumptions were based on experience studies and industry standards.  Consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 157, effective January 1, 2008, the Company began incorporating the following unobservable inputs in its calculation of the embedded derivatives:

Actively-Managed Volatility Adjustments – This component incorporates the basis differential between the observable implied volatilities for each index and the actively-managed funds underlying the variable annuity product.  The adjustment is based on historical actively-managed fund volatilities and historical weighted-average index volatilities.

Credit Standing Adjustment – This component makes an adjustment that market participants would make to reflect the non-performance risk associated with the embedded derivatives.  The adjustment is based on the published credit spread for insurance companies with a rating equal to the rating of the Company.

Behavior Risk Margin – This component adds a margin that market participants would require for the risk that the Company's best estimate policyholder behavior assumptions could differ from actual experience.  This risk margin is determined by taking the difference between the fair value based on adverse policyholder behavior assumptions and the fair value based on best estimate policyholder behavior assumptions, using assumptions the Company believes market participants would use in developing risk margins.

The net balance of GMABs and GMWBs constituted a liability in the amount of $47.7 million and $3.6 million at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

15. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS

The changes in DAC for the years ended December 31 were as follow:

 
2008
 
2007
           
Balance at January 1
$
118,126 
 
$
85,021 
Acquisition costs deferred
 
27,648 
   
32,796 
Amortized to expense during year
 
87,627 
   
(12,138)
Adjustment for unrealized investment losses
         
     during the year
 
   
12,447 
Balance at December 31
$
233,401 
 
$
118,126 

See Note 1 for information regarding the deferral and amortization methodologies related to DAC.  The Company tests its DAC asset for future recoverability, and has determined that the asset is not impaired at December 31, 2008.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

16. VALUE OF BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER RENEWALS ACQUIRED

The changes in combined VOBA and VOCRA for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

 
2008
 
2007
           
Balance at January 1
$
16,071 
 
$
Amount capitalized resulting from the SLHIC asset transfer
 
 
   
 
23,854 
Amortized to expense during year
 
(5,329) 
   
(7,783) 
Balance at December 31
$
10,742 
 
$
16,071 

Additions to VOBA and VOCRA in 2007 were a result of the SLHIC asset transfer, as described in Note 2.  VOBA transferred was $7.6 million and VOCRA transferred was $16.2 million.  Tthe Company tests its VOBA asset for future recoverability, and has determined that the asset is not impaired at December 31, 2008.

17. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company conducts business principally in three operating segments and maintains a Corporate Segment to provide for the capital needs of the three operating segments and to engage in other financing-related activities.  Each segment is defined consistently with the way results are evaluated by the chief operating decision-maker.

Net investment income is allocated based on segmented assets by line of business.  Allocations of operating expenses among segments are made using both standard rates and actual expenses incurred.  Management evaluates the results of the operating segments on an after-tax basis.  The Company does not materially depend on one or a few customers, brokers or agents for a significant portion of its operations.

Wealth Management

The Wealth Management Segment markets, sells and administers fixed and variable annuity products.

Group Protection

The Group Protection Segment markets, sells and administers group life, stop loss, long-term disability and short-term disability, and group dental insurance products.  These products are sold to small and mid-size employers that provide group benefits for their employees.

Individual Protection

The Individual Protection Segment markets, sells and administers universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance and conversions from the Company’s group life product.

Corporate

The Corporate Segment includes the unallocated capital of the Company and items not otherwise attributable to the other segments.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

17. SEGMENT INFORMATION (continued)

The following amounts pertained to the various business segments:

Year ended December 31, 2008
 
 
Wealth
 
Group
 
Individual
       
 
Management
 
Protection
 
Protection
 
Corporate
 
Totals
Total revenues
$
(127,969)
 
$
107,231 
 
$
(8,172)
 
$
(5,891)
 
$
(34,801)
Total expenditures
 
23,357 
   
111,815 
   
(5,392)
   
(3,451)
   
126,329 
Pretax loss
 
(151,326)
   
(4,584)
   
(2,780)
   
(2,440)
   
(161,130)
                             
Net loss
$
(109,678)
 
$
(2,939)
 
$
(1,806)
 
$
(6,579)
 
$
(121,002)
                             
Total assets
$
2,150,234 
 
$
164,024 
 
$
283,874 
 
$
204,575 
 
$
2,802,707 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2007
 
 
Wealth
 
Group
 
Individual
       
 
Management
 
Protection
 
Protection
 
Corporate
 
Totals
Total revenues
$
93,074 
 
$
93,253 
 
$
15,646 
 
$
2,412 
 
$
204,385 
Total expenditures
 
80,877 
   
93,232 
   
7,019 
   
(4,091)
   
177,037 
Pretax income
 
12,197 
   
21 
   
8,627 
   
6,503 
   
27,348 
                             
Net income
$
8,274 
 
$
13 
 
$
5,608 
 
$
4,512 
 
$
18,407 
                             
Total assets
$
2,308,807 
 
$
120,942 
 
$
371,845 
 
$
68,973 
 
$
2,870,567 
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2006
 
 
Wealth
 
Group
 
Individual
       
 
Management
 
Protection
 
Protection
 
Corporate
 
Totals
Total revenues
$
97,296 
 
$
39,833 
 
$
8,226 
 
$
5,334 
 
$
150,689 
Total expenditures
 
86,956 
   
35,356 
   
7,662 
   
(2,928)
   
127,046 
Pretax income
 
10,340 
   
4,477 
   
564 
   
8,262 
   
23,643 
                             
Net income
$
7,803 
 
$
2,910 
 
$
366 
 
$
5,154 
 
$
16,233 
                             
Total assets
$
2,357,623 
 
$
80,969 
 
$
123,752 
 
$
139,340 
 
$
2,701,684 




 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

18. REGULATORY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Company is required to file quarterly and annual statements with the New York State Insurance Department prepared on a statutory accounting basis prescribed or permitted by the State of New York.  For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, there were no permitted practices followed.  Statutory surplus differs from stockholder's equity reported in accordance with GAAP primarily because policy acquisition costs are expensed when incurred, policy liabilities are based on different assumptions, investments are valued differently, and deferred income taxes are calculated differently.  The Company’s statutory financials are not prepared on a consolidated basis.

The Company’s statutory capital and surplus, and net (loss) income were as follows:

 
Unaudited for the Years ended December 31,
 
2008
2007
2006
       
Statutory capital and surplus
$      207,348 
$      206,952 
$      132,693 
Statutory net loss
(149,475)
(25,380)
(51,183)

19. DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

The Company’s ability to pay dividends is subject to certain statutory restrictions.  The State of New York has enacted laws governing the payment of dividends to stockholders by domestic insurers.  New York law permits a domestic stock life insurance company to distribute a dividend to its shareholders without prior notice to the New York Superintendent of Insurance where the aggregate amount of such dividends in any calendar year does not exceed the lesser of: (i) ten percent of its surplus to policyholders as of the immediately preceding calendar year; or (ii) its net gain from operations for the immediately preceding calendar year, not including realized capital gains.  The Company is permitted to pay dividends up to a maximum of $20.7 million in 2009 without prior approval from the New York Superintendent of Insurance.  No dividends were paid by the Company during 2008, 2007 or 2006.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

20. COMPONENTS OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

The components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as of December 31, were as follows :

 
2008
 
2007
 
2006
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale
securities
 
$
 
(30,782)
 
 
$
 
(29,880)
 
 
$
 
2,976 
Changes in reserves due to unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities
 
 
   
 
(592)
   
 
(452)
Changes in DAC due to unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
 
 
   
 
11,780 
   
 
(537)
Tax effect and other
 
10,774 
   
6,768 
   
(555)
                 
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
$
(20,008)
 
$
(11,924)
 
$
1,432 

21. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Regulation and Regulatory Developments

Under the insurance guaranty fund laws of New York, insurers licensed to do business in the State of New York can be assessed by state insurance guaranty associations for certain obligations of insolvent insurance companies to policyholders and claimants.  The insurance guaranty laws of New York provide, however, that an assessment may be excused or deferred if it would threaten an insurer’s solvency and further provide annual limits on such assessments.  Part of the assessments paid by the Company pursuant to these laws may be used as credits for a portion of the associated premium taxes.

Litigation, Income Taxes and Other Matters

In Revenue Ruling 2007-61, issued on September 25, 2007, the IRS announced its intention to issue regulations with respect to certain computational aspects of the dividends-received-deduction (the “DRD”) on separate account assets held in connection with variable annuity contracts.  Revenue Ruling 2007-61 suspended Revenue Ruling 2007-54, issued on August 16, 2007, that purported to change accepted industry and IRS interpretations of the statutes governing computational questions impacting the DRD.  New DRD regulations that the IRS proposes for issuance on this matter will be subject to public comment, at which time the insurance industry and other interested parties will have the opportunity to raise comments and questions about the content, scope, and application of new regulations.  The timing, substance, and effective date of the new regulations are unknown, but they could result in the elimination of some or all of the separate account DRD tax benefit that the Company ultimately receives.  The years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 reflect benefits of $0.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to the separate account DRD.

The Company is not aware of any contingent liabilities arising from litigation or other matters that could have a material effect upon the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.




 
 

 

SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

21. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)

Indemnities

In the normal course of its business, the Company has entered into agreements that include indemnities in favor of third parties, such as contracts with advisors and consultants, outsourcing agreements, underwriting and agency agreements, information technology agreements, distribution agreements and service agreements.  The Company also has agreed to indemnify its directors and certain of its officers and employees in accordance with the Company’s by-laws.  The Company believes any potential liability under these agreements is neither probable nor estimatable.  Therefore, the Company has not recorded any associated liability.

Lease Commitments

The Company leases various facilities and equipment under operating leases with terms of up to five years.  As of December 31, 2008, minimum future lease payments under such leases were as follows:

2009
$             297
2010
49
Total
$             346

Total rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was $1.7 million, $1.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively.

 
 

 


PART C

ITEM 26.  EXHIBITS

A.
Resolution of the Board of Directors of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, dated April 24, 2003, authorizing the establishment of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-105437, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2003.)

B.
None.

C.
Principal Underwriting Agreement between Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc., dated February 1, 2003 (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-105437, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2003.)

 
D.           (1)  Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy. (Incorporated herein by reference    to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2007.)

(2)  
 Charitable Giving Benefit Rider. (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2007.)

 
(3)   Payment of Stipulated Premium Rider (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-105437, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2003.)

 
(4)   Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-105437, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2003.)

 
(5)   Travel Assistance Endorsement. (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2007.)

 
(6)   Loan Lapse Protection Rider. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144626, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2007.)

E.
(1)  Application. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2007.)

(2)  Application. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2007.)

(3)  Application. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2007.)

(4)  Application. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2007.)

(5)  
Consent Form. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-144627, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2007.)

(6)  Consent Form.

F.
Charter and By-Laws of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (Incorporated herein by reference to the Depositor's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 333-01079, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2004.)

G.
Specimen Reinsurance Contract. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account I on Form N-6, File No. 333-100829, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2002.)

 
H.           (1)      Participation Agreement, dated April 17, 2000, by and among AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc., AIM Distributors, Inc., Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account C on Form N-4, Exhibit 8d, File No. 333-67864, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2002.)

 
 (2)     Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated December 13, 2004, by and among Sun Capital Advisers Trust, Sun Capital Advisers, Inc., Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F on Form N-4, Exhibit 8e, File No. 333-83516, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2005.)

 
(3)      Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated September 1, 2004, by and among Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Variable Insurance Products Fund and Fidelity Distributors Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account C on Form N-4, Exhibit 8e, File No. 333-119151, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2005.)

 
(4)      Participation Agreement, dated September 1, 2001, by and among Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc., Alliance Capital Management L.P. and Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F on Form N-4, Exhibit 8l, File No. 333-82957, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2001.)

 
(5)      Participation Agreement, dated September 16, 2002, by and among the Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc, Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of KBL Variable Account A on Form N-4, Exhibit 8g, File No. 333-102278, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2002.)

 
(6)   Participation Agreement, dated October 1,2006, by and among  Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc., Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account J on Form N-6, File No. 333-136435, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 18, 2007.)

 
(7)      Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated November 6, 2002,by and among MFS/Sun Life Series Trust, Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), and Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account C on Form N-4, Exhibit 8a, File No. 333-107983, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2004.)

 
(8a)      Participation Agreement, dated February 17, 1998, by and among Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F on Form N-4, Exhibit 8b, File No. 033-41628, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 1999.)

 
(8b)
Amendment 3, dated April 17, 2000, to the Participation Agreement by and among Goldman Sachs Variable Insurance Trust, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account J on Form N-6, Exhibit 16b, File No. 333-136433, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2006.)

 
 (9)      Participation Agreement, dated August 1, 2003, by and among Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Deutsche Asset Management VIT Funds and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account J on Form N-6, Exhibit H10, File No. 333-136433, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2006.)

 
(10)
Participation Agreement, dated September 16, 2002, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust and PIMCO Funds Distributors LLC. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account I on Form N-6, Exhibit H10, File No. 333-59662, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2003.)

 
 (11)
Participation Agreement, dated December 31, 2002, by and among Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, Exhibit H17, File 333-105438, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2005.)

 
(12)    Participation Agreement, dated August 6, 2004, by and among Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Van Kampen Life Investment Trust, Van Kampen Funds, Inc., Van Kampen Asset Management (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, Exhibit H16, File 333-105438, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2005.)

 
(13)
Participation Agreement, dated December 1, 2004, by and among Wanger Advisors Trust, Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.  (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account J on Form N-6, Exhibit H20, File No.333-136435, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2006.)

(14)  
Participation Agreement, dated April 1, 2007, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Independence Life and Annuity Company, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account G on Form N-6, Exhibit H22, File No. 333-111688, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2007.)

 
(15)    Participation Agreement, dated September 30, 2002, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, First Eagle Sogen Variable Funds, Inc. and Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account I on Form N-6, Exhibit H9, File No. 333-143353, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2007.)

 
(16a)   Participation Agreement, dated May 13, 2004, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc., Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and FAM Distributors, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account G on Form N-6, File No. 333-111688, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2005.)

 
(16b)  Amendment 1, dated October 1, 2006, to the Participation Agreement by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Merrill Lynch Variable Series Funds, Inc., Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. and FAM Distributors, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment 1 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account J on Form N-6, Exhibit 15b, File No. 333-136435, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2007.)

 
(17)    Participation Agreement, dated October 1, 2008, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management Company. (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account G on Form N-6, File No. 111688, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 22, 2008.)

I.              (1a)
Third Party Administration Agreement between Andesa TPA, Inc. and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account G on Form N-6, File No. 333-65048, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2002.)

                (1b)
Administrative Services Agreement by and between Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, dated November 21, 2000 (incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Account D on Form N-6, File No. 333-105437, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2003.)

                 (1c)
Amendment No. 1, dated January 1, 2002, to the Administrative Services Agreement by and between Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-119151, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2005.)

J.            (1)
Powers of Attorney.

 
(2)
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Depositor dated March 26, 2008, authorizing the use of Powers of Attorney for Officer signatures. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-107983, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2009.)

K.
Legal Opinion.

L.           None.

M.           None.

N.
Consent of Registered Independent Accounting Firm.

O.           None.

P.           None.

Q.           None.

ITEM 27.  DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR

Name and Principal
Business Address
Positions and Offices
With Depositor

Scott M. Davis
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA  02481
Director and Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Ronald H. Friesen
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA  02481
Director and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Janet Whitehouse
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA  02481
Director and Senior Vice President and General Manager, Individual Life Insurance
Leila Heckman
Bear Stearns Asset Management
383 Madison Avenue
New York, NY  10179
Director
Donald B. Henderson, Jr.
Dewey & LeBoeuf, L.L.P.
125 West 55th Street
New York, NY  10019
Director
Peter R. O’Flinn
344 Cream Hill Road
West Cornwall, CT  06796
Director
Barbara Z. Shattuck
Shattuck Hammond Partners LLC
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2950
New York NY  10019
Director
David K. Stevenson
47 Village Avenue, Unit 301
Dedham, MA  02026
Director
Westley V. Thompson
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Director and President, SLF U.S.
James M.A. Anderson
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
150 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1J9
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Keith Gubbay
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada  (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA  02481
Director and Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
Michael S. Bloom
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel and
Secretary
Michael E. Shunney
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada  (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA  02481
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Employee Benefits Group
Priscilla S. Brown
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Senior Vice President and Head of U.S. Marketing
Maura E. Slattery Machold
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada  (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA  02481
Vice President, Human Resources
John R. Wright
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Executive Vice President, Sun Life Financial U.S.
Operations
John T. Donnelly
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Director
Michael K. Moran
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Director
Terrence J. Mullen
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
President, Sun Life Financial Distributors

ITEM 28.  PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR OR THE REGISTRANT

No person is directly or indirectly controlled by the Registrant.  The Registrant is a separate account of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.),which is ultimately controlled by Sun Life Financial.

The organization chart of Sun Life Financial is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registration Statement of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed February 27, 2009.

None of the companies listed in such organization chart is a subsidiary of the Registrant; therefore, the only financial statements being filed are those of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.

ITEM 29.  INDEMNIFICATION

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York pursuant to the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, or otherwise, Sun Life (N.Y.) 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 Sun Life (N.Y.) of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, controlling person of Sun Life (N.Y.) 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, Sun Life (N.Y.) will, unless in the opinion of their counsel that matter has been settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by them 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)
Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), acts as general distributor for the Registrant, Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Accounts C, D, E, F, G, I and K, Keyport Variable Account A, KMA Variable Account, Keyport Variable Account I, KBL Variable Account A, KBL Variable Annuity Account, Sun Life (N.Y.) Variable Accounts A, B, C, J and N and Money Market Variable Account, High Yield Variable Account, Capital Appreciation Variable Account, Government Securities Variable Account, World Governments Variable Account, Total Return Variable Account and Managed Sectors Variable Account.

(b)

Name and Principal
Position and Offices
Business Address*
with Underwriter
   
Terrence J. Mullen
President and Director
Scott M. Davis
Director
Ronald H. Friesen
Director
Ann B. Teixeira
Assistant Vice President, Compliance
Michael S. Bloom
Secretary
Kathleen T. Baron
Chief Compliance Officer
William T. Evers
Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel
Jane F. Jette
Financial/Operations Principal and Treasurer
Alyssa M. Gair
Assistant Secretary
Michelle D’Albero
Counsel
Matthew S. MacMillen
Tax Officer

* The principal business address of all directors and officers of the principal underwriter is One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.

(c)  Inapplicable.

ITEM 31.  LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

Accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Rules promulgated thereunder are maintained, in whole or in part, by Sun Life Insurance ad Annuity Company of New York, in whole or in part, at its Home Office at 60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1115, New York, New York 10165, at the offices of Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc., at One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481 or at the offices of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), at One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.

ITEM 32.  MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Not applicable.

ITEM 33.  FEE REPRESENTATION

Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York 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 Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York.



 
 

 

SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the Town of Wellesley Hills, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on this 30th day of April, 2009.

 
SUN LIFE (N.Y.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT D
 
(Registrant)
   
 
SUN LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
 
(Depositor)
   
 
By: /s/ Westley V. Thompson*
 
Westley V. Thompson
 
President, SLF U.S.

Attest:
/s/ Sandra M. DaDalt
 
Sandra M. DaDalt
 
Assistant Vice President & Senior Counsel
 
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities with the Depositor, Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, and on the date indicated.

SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
     
/s/ Westley V. Thompson*
President, SLF U.S. and Director
April 30, 2009
Westley V. Thompson
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
     
/s/ Ronald H. Friesen*
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
April 30, 2009
Ronald H. Friesen
Officer and Treasurer and Director
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
     
/s/ Douglas C. Miller*
Vice President and Controller
April 30, 2009
Douglas C. Miller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
     
     
*By: /s/ Sandra M. DaDalt
Attorney-in-Fact for:
April 30, 2009
Sandra M. DaDalt
Keith Gubbay, Director
 
 
Janet Whitehouse, Director
 
 
Donald B. Henderson, Jr., Director
 
 
Peter R. O'Flinn, Director
 
 
David K. Stevenson, Director
 
 
Barbara Z. Shattuck, Director
 
 
Leila Heckman, Director
 
 
Michael E. Shunney, Director
 
 
Scott M. Davis, Director
 
 
John T. Donnelly, Director
 
 
Michael K. Moran, Director
 

*Sandra M. DaDalt has signed this document on the indicated date on behalf of the above Directors and Officers of the Depositor pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by such persons and a resolution of the Board of Directors authorizing use of powers of attorney for Officer signatures. Resolution of Board of Directors is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-107983, filed on February 27, 2009.  Powers of attorney are included herein as Exhibit J(1).

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

   
   
E(6)
Consent Form
   
J(1)
Powers of Attorney
   
K
Legal Opinion
   
N
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
 
Representation of Counsel Pursuant to Rule 485(b)