485BPOS 1 mastersflex2.htm mastersflex2.htm

As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2011

 
REGISTRATION NO. 333-168712
 
811-05846




SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Post-Effective Amendment No. 2

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 121

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F
(Exact Name of Registrant)

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(Name of Depositor)

One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (781) 237-6030

Sandra M. DaDalt, Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park, SC 2335
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)





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PART A


 
 

 

APRIL 29, 2011
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL MASTERS® FLEX II PROSPECTUS

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F offer the flexible payment deferred annuity contracts and certificates described in this Prospectus to groups and individuals.You may choose among a number of fixed and variable investment options. The variable options are Sub-Accounts in the Variable Account, each of which invests in shares of one of the following funds (the “Funds”):

Large-Cap Equity Funds
Emerging Markets Equity Funds
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico 21st Century Fund, Class 22
Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Service Class
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico Growth Fund, Class 23
MFS® Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Service Class
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Contrafund® Portfolio,
Specialty Sector Equity Fund
Service Class 2
MFS® Utilities Portfolio, Service Class
Huntington VA Dividend Capture Fund1
Specialty Sector Commodity Funds
Huntington VA Growth Fund1
Huntington VA Real Strategies Fund1
Huntington VA Income Equity Fund1
PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio,
Huntington VA Macro 100 Fund1
Administrative Class
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund, Series II
Real Estate Equity Fund
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Fundamental Equity Portfolio, Class VC
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund, Service Class
MFS® Core Equity Portfolio, Service Class
Asset Allocation Funds
MFS® Value Portfolio, Service Class
AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio, Class B
Mutual Shares Securities Fund, Class 2
AllianceBernstein Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class B
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA, Service Shares
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund, Class III
SCSM BlackRock Large Cap Index Fund, Service Class
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products III - Balanced Portfolio,
SCSM Davis Venture Value Fund, Service Class
Service Class 2
SCSM Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund, Service Class
Franklin Income Securities Fund, Class 2
SCSM WMC Large Cap Growth Fund, Service Class
Huntington VA Balanced Fund1
Mid-Cap Equity Funds
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund, Series II
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products III - Mid Cap Portfolio,
MFS® Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio, Service Class
Service Class 2
MFS® Total Return Portfolio, Service Class
Huntington VA Mid Corp America Fund1
PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Portfolio, Advisor Class
Huntington VA New Economy Fund1
SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund, Service Class
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund, Series II
SCSM Ibbotson Conservative Fund, Service Class
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Growth Opportunities Portfolio, Class VC
SCSM Ibbotson Growth Fund, Service Class
SCSM Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Service Class
Target Date Funds
SCSM WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund, Service Class
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund IV - Freedom 2015
Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II
Portfolio, Service Class 2
Small-Cap Equity Funds
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund IV - Freedom 2020
Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund, Class 2
Portfolio, Service Class 2
Huntington VA Situs Fund1
Money Market Fund
SCSM BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund, Service Class
Sun Capital Money Market Fund®, Service Class
SCSM Columbia Small Cap Value Fund, Service Class
Short-Term Bond Fund
SCSM Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund, Service Class
SCSM Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund, Service Class
International/Global Equity Funds
Intermediate-Term Bond Funds
AllianceBernstein International Growth Portfolio, Class B
Huntington VA Mortgage Securities Fund1
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico International Opportunities
MFS® Bond Portfolio, Service Class
Fund, Class 24
MFS® Government Securities Portfolio, Service Class
Huntington VA International Equity Fund1
SCSM PIMCO Total Return Fund, Service Class
Huntington VA Rotating Markets Fund1
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund®, Service Class
MFS® International Growth Portfolio, Service Class
Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Total Return Bond Fund, Class 2
MFS® International Value Portfolio, Service Class
Inflation Protected Bond Fund
MFS® Research International Portfolio, Service Class
SCSM BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Service Class
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA, Service Shares
Multi-Sector Bond Fund
SCSM AllianceBernstein International Value Fund, Service Class
Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund, Class 2
SCSM BlackRock International Index Fund, Service Class
High Yield Bond Fund
Templeton Growth Securities Fund, Class 2
SCSM PIMCO High Yield Fund, Service Class
International/Global Small/Mid-Cap Equity Fund
Emerging Markets Bond Fund
First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio, Administrative Class

1 Only available as an investment option if you purchase your Contract through a Huntington Bank representative.
2 Name change effective May 2, 2011. Formerly Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series, Class B.
3 Name change effective May 2, 2011. Formerly Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Variable Series, Class B.
4 Name change effective May 2, 2011. Formerly Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund, Variable Series, Class B.

We have filed a Statement of Additional Information dated April 29, 2011 (the “SAI”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which is incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. The table of contents for the SAI is on page 56 of this Prospectus. You may obtain a copy without charge by writing to us at the address shown below or by telephoning (800) 752-7216. In addition, you can inspect and copy all of our filings at the SEC’s public reference facilities at: 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-0102, telephone (202) 551-8090. The SEC will provide copies by mail for a fee. The SEC also has a website (www.sec.gov) that contains the SAI, material incorporated by reference, and other information regarding companies that file with the SEC.

The Contracts are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other agency. The SEC has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. Please read this Prospectus and the Fund prospectuses carefully before investing and keep them for future reference. They contain important information about the Contracts and the Funds.

Any reference in this Prospectus to receipt by us means receipt at the following address: SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.), P.O. Box 9133, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIAL TERMS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
FEES AND EXPENSES [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
THE ANNUITY CONTRACT [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
COMMUNICATING TO US ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Electronic Account Information [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.) [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
THE VARIABLE ACCOUNT [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
VARIABLE ACCOUNT OPTIONS: THE FUNDS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
THE FIXED ACCOUNT OPTIONS: THE DCA PERIODS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
THE ACCUMULATION PHASE [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Issuing Your Contract [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Amount and Frequency of Purchase Payments [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Allocation of Net Purchase Payments [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Your Account [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Your Account Value [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Variable Account Value [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Fixed Account Value [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Transfer Privilege [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Waivers; Reduced Charges; Credits; Special Guaranteed Interest Rates [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Other Programs [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
WITHDRAWALS AND WITHDRAWAL CHARGES [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Cash Withdrawals [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Withdrawal Charge [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Types of Withdrawals not Subject to Withdrawal Charge [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
CONTRACT CHARGES [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Administrative Expense Charge and Distribution Fee [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Charges for Optional Benefits [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Premium Taxes [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Fund Expenses [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Modification in the Case of Group Contracts [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
OPTIONAL LIVING BENEFITS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Description of the Living Benefits [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Important Considerations [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Withdrawal Benefit Base [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Annual Withdrawal Amount [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Bonus and Bonus Base [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
200% Benefit Enhancement (SIM and SIM Plus only[INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Plus Factor (SIM Plus only[INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Impact of Withdrawals [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Costs of Living Benefits [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Cancellation of Living Benefits [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Death of Participant - Single-Life Coverage [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Death of Participant - Joint-Life Coverage [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Annuitization Under the Living Benefits [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Tax Issues Under the Living Benefits [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
DESIGNATED FUNDS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
DEATH BENEFIT [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Amount of Death Benefit [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
The Basic Death Benefit [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Optional Death Benefit [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Spousal Continuance [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Calculating the Death Benefit [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Method of Paying Death Benefit [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Non-Qualified Contracts [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Selection and Change of Beneficiary [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Payment of Death Benefit [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
THE INCOME PHASE - ANNUITY PROVISIONS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Selection of Annuitant(s) [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Selection of the Annuity Commencement Date [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Annuity Options [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Selection of Annuity Option [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Amount of Annuity Payments [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Transfer of Variable Annuity Units [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Annuity Payment Rates [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Annuity Options as Method of Payment for Death Benefit [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
OTHER CONTRACT PROVISIONS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Exercise of Contract Rights [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Change of Ownership [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Voting of Fund Shares [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Reports to Owners [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Substitution of Securities [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Change in Operation of Variable Account [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Splitting Units [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Modification [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Discontinuance of New Participants [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Reservation of Rights [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Right to Return [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
TAX PROVISIONS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
U.S. Federal Income Tax Provisions [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
Puerto Rico Tax Provisions [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
AVAILABLE INFORMATION [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
STATE REGULATION [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
APPENDIX A - GLOSSARY [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
APPENDIX B - WITHDRAWAL CHARGE CALCULATIONS [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
APPENDIX C - OPTIONAL LIVING BENEFIT EXAMPLES [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
APPENDIX D - BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]
APPENDIX E - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION [INSERT PAGE NUMBER]


 
 

 

SPECIAL TERMS

Your Contract is a legal document that uses a number of specially defined terms. We explain most of the capitalized terms that we use in this Prospectus in the context where they arise, and some are self-explanatory. In addition, for convenient reference, we have compiled a list of these capitalized terms in the Glossary included at the back of this Prospectus as Appendix A. If, while you are reading this Prospectus, you come across a capitalized term that you do not understand, please refer to the Glossary for an explanation.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

The headings in this section correspond to headings in the Prospectus under which we discuss these topics in more detail.

The Annuity Contract

The Sun Life Financial Masters® Flex II Contract provides a number of important benefits for your retirement planning. You are eligible to purchase a Contract if you are age 85 or younger on the Open Date. During the Accumulation Phase, you make Purchase Payments under the Contract and allocate them to one or more of the Variable Account options or the Fixed Account options available through our dollar-cost averaging program. During the Income Phase, we make annuity payments to you or someone else based on the amount you have accumulated. The Contract provides tax-deferral so that you do not pay taxes on your earnings until you withdraw them. When purchased in connection with a tax-qualified plan, the Contract provides no additional tax-deferral benefits because tax-qualified plans confer their own tax-deferral. The Contract also provides a basic death benefit if you die during the Accumulation Phase. You may enhance the basic death benefit by purchasing the optional death benefit, at an additional cost if you are younger than age 75 on the Open Date.

The Accumulation Phase

Under most circumstances, you can buy the Contract with an initial Purchase Payment of $10,000 or the maximum annual Individual Retirement Annuity contribution, unless we waive these limits. You can make additional Purchase Payments at any time during the Accumulation Phase. Currently there is no minimum amount required for additional Purchase Payments. However, we reserve the right to require that each additional Purchase Payment be at least $1,000. We will not accept, without our prior approval, a Purchase Payment if your Account Value is over $2 million or if the Purchase Payment would cause your Account Value to exceed $2 million. These general requirements for Purchase Payments apply even if you elect an optional living benefit. In addition, there are other restrictions on the amounts and frequency of Purchase Payments that apply depending upon which optional living benefit you select.

If you select the Sun Income Riser® III living benefit, you can only make additional Purchase Payments during your first Account Year. Under Sun Income Riser III, any Purchase Payments received after your first Account Anniversary will be deemed “not in good order” and returned to you.

If you select the Sun Income MaximizerSM or Sun Income MaximizerSM Plus living benefits, you can make additional Purchase Payments at any time. However, after your first Account Anniversary, Purchase Payments can not exceed $50,000 per Account Year, without our prior approval. We reserve the right not to allow additional Purchase Payments at anytime under Sun Income MaximizerSM or Sun Income MaximizerSM Plus. We will notify all Contract Owners in writing before we exercise this right.

Variable Account Options: The Funds

You can allocate your Purchase Payments among the Sub-Accounts investing in a number of Fund options. You may also transfer among the Funds. Each Fund is either a mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a separate securities portfolio of shares of such a mutual fund. The investment returns on the Funds are not guaranteed. You can make or lose money.

The Fixed Account Options: The DCA Periods

You can allocate your Purchase Payments to one of the Fixed Account options available through our dollar-cost averaging (“DCA”) program: 6-month DCA Period and 12-month DCA Period. Each DCA Period earns interest at a Guaranteed Interest Rate that we publish. We may change the Guaranteed Interest Rate from time to time, but no Guaranteed Interest Rate will ever be less than the minimum guaranteed rate required by law. Once we have accepted your allocation to a particular DCA Period, we promise that the Guaranteed Interest Rate applicable to that allocation will not change for the duration of the DCA Period. We reserve the right to stop offering the DCA program. (See “Other Programs.”)

Fees and Expenses

The Contract has insurance features and investment features, and there are costs related to each.

If your Account Value is less than $100,000 on your Account Anniversary, we deduct a $50 Annual Account Fee. We will waive the Account Fee if your Account Value is $100,000 or more on your Account Anniversary.

During the Accumulation Phase, we deduct a mortality and expense risk charge at an annual rate of 1.30% of the average daily value of the Contract invested in the Variable Account.

We also deduct an administrative charge at an annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily value and a distribution fee at an annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily value of the Contract invested in the Variable Account.

We may assess a withdrawal charge on certain amounts that you withdraw during the first four Account Years after your Issue Date.The withdrawal charge (also known as a “contingent deferred sales charge”) starts at 8% in the first Account Year and declines to 0% after four complete Account Years.

Currently, you can transfer your Account Value among the underlying Funds free of charge. However, we reserve the right to impose a charge of up to $15 per transfer. We limit the number of your Fund transfers to 12 per year. (See “Transfer Privilege.”)

If you elect the optional death benefit, we will deduct, during the Accumulation Phase, an additional charge from the assets of the Variable Account at an annual rate of 0.40% of the average daily value of your Contract.

If you elect an optional living benefit, we will assess a periodic charge at a rate that may differ among the optional living benefits that are available. The annual amount of the charge will not exceed 1.75% for single-life coverage, and 1.95% for joint-life coverage, of the highest Withdrawal Benefit Base during the Account Year.

In addition to the charges we impose under the Contract, there are also charges (which include management fees and operating expenses) imposed by the Funds. The charges vary depending upon which Fund(s) you have selected.

Optional Living Benefits

At issue, you may choose to participate in one of the following optional living benefits available under your Contract:

Sun Income Riser® III (“SIR III”) offers a guaranteed withdrawal benefit with an opportunity for a bonus to be added to your benefit base if you defer taking withdrawals during a specified time period under your Contract.
   
Sun Income MaximizerSM (“SIM”) offers the same guaranteed withdrawal benefit as SIR III, includes a higher bonus than SIR III, and offers a benefit base enhancement equal to 200% of your first-year Purchase Payments.
   
Sun Income MaximizerSM Plus (“SIM Plus”) offers the same guaranteed withdrawal benefit, bonus, and benefit base enhancement as SIM and offers an additional opportunity to increase the amount of your annual withdrawal over time regardless of market performance.

If you are age 59 or older, each of the living benefits offer lifetime income even if your Account Value declines to zero, provided that you limit the amount you withdraw annually to a specified percentage of your benefit base and you limit your investments to the Designated Funds. (See “Description of Living Benefits” and “Annual Withdrawal Amount.”) The living benefits also allow you to “step-up,” or increase, your guaranteed amount on an annual basis, if eligible. You will pay a fee for the optional living benefit that you select.

These optional living benefits are available only if you are 85 or younger on the Open Date. For SIM or SIM Plus all Owners and Annuitants must be 21 or older on the Open Date. If you want to participate in an optional living benefit, you must elect it when you purchase your Contract.

Under SIR III, you may make Purchase Payments only during your first Account Year. Any Purchase Payments received after your first Account Anniversary will be deemed “not in good order” and returned to you.

Under SIM and SIM Plus, you may make additional Purchase Payments at any time. However, after your first Account Anniversary, you may only make Purchase Payments up to $50,000 per Account Year without our prior approval. In addition, under SIM and SIM Plus, we reserve the right not to accept any additional Purchase Payments. We will notify you in writing before we exercise this right.

Purchase Payments allocated to investment options other than the Designated Funds will only terminate the optional living benefit. Withdrawals taken in excess of allowable amounts, or withdrawals taken prior to certain dates, may severely decrease your Account Value or cause your Contract and your living benefit to terminate without value.

You may terminate an optional living benefit at any time. In addition, your optional living benefit will terminate if you annuitize or if you transfer any portion of your Account Value to an investment option other than one of the Designated Funds. In certain circumstances, a change of ownership may also terminate your living benefit. Upon termination, all benefits and fees associated with the optional living benefit will cease. Once terminated, a living benefit may not be reinstated.

The Income Phase: Annuity Provisions

If you want to receive regular income from your annuity after the Annuity Commencement Date, you can select one of several Annuity Options. You can choose to receive annuity payments on a fixed or variable basis. If you choose to receive any part of your annuity payments on a variable basis, the dollar amount of the payments may fluctuate with the performance of the underlying Funds. Subject to the Maximum Annuity Commencement Date, you decide when your Income Phase will begin but, once it begins, you cannot change your choice of annuity payment option.

During the Income Phase, we will deduct total insurance charges at an annual rate of 1.65% of your average daily Annuity Unit values. We will not deduct the mortality and expense risk charge; nor will we deduct the charges for any optional living benefit or optional death benefit. The 1.65% insurance charge, which includes an administrative expense charge and a distribution fee, compensates us for the risks and expenses associated with providing annuity payments during the Income Phase.

Death Benefit

If you die before the Contract reaches the Income Phase, the Beneficiary will receive a death benefit. The amount of the death benefit depends upon whether you choose the basic death benefit or, for a fee, the optional death benefit. The basic death benefit pays the greater of your Account Value or your total Purchase Payments (adjusted for withdrawals) calculated as of your Death Benefit Date. If you are younger than age 75 on the Open Date, you may purchase the Maximum Anniversary Account Value (“MAV”) optional death benefit which pays the greater of the basic death benefit and the highest Account Value on any Account Anniversary (adjusted for withdrawals) prior to age 81. You must make your election before your Issue Date. Your death benefit election may not be changed after your Issue Date.

Withdrawals and Withdrawal Charges

You can withdraw money from your Contract during the Accumulation Phase. You may withdraw a portion of your Account Value each year without the imposition of a withdrawal charge. During the first four Account Years, this “free withdrawal amount” is equal to 10% of the amount of all Purchase Payments made minus all withdrawals that were not subject to withdrawal charges taken during the current Account Year. All other Purchase Payments withdrawn will be subject to a withdrawal charge. After the end of the fourth Account Year, any amount you withdraw is free of withdrawal charges. (For details on how to calculate withdrawal charges, please see “Withdrawal Charge” and “Appendix B - Withdrawal Charge Calculations.”) You may also have to pay income taxes and tax penalties on money you withdraw.

Right to Return

Your Contract contains a “free look” provision. If you cancel your Contract within 10 days after receiving it (or later, if allowed by your state), we will send you, depending upon the laws of your state, either the full amount of all of your Purchase Payments or your Account Value as of the day we receive your cancellation request, in good order. (This amount may be more or less than the original Purchase Payment.) In states requiring return of Purchase Payments, you will receive the greater of (1) your Surrender Value as of the day we receive your cancellation request or (2) your total Purchase Payments made as of that date. We will only deduct a withdrawal charge when the returned amount is based on Surrender Value.

Tax Provisions

Your earnings are not taxed until you take them out. If you withdraw money during the Accumulation Phase, earnings come out first and are taxed as income. If your Contract is a Non-Qualified Contract, it is possible that the election of an optional living benefit might increase the taxable portion of any withdrawal you make from the Contract. If you are younger than 59½ when you take money out, you may be charged a 10% federal tax penalty on taxable amounts.

                               

NOTE ABOUT OTHER ANNUITY CONTRACTS THAT WE OFFER: In addition to the Contract, we currently offer many other forms of annuity contracts with a wide variety of features, benefits and charges. Depending on your circumstances and needs, some of these other contracts may be at a lower cost to you. Not all of the annuity contracts that we offer are available in all jurisdictions or through all of the selling agents who offer the contracts. You should consider with your selling agent what annuity contract or financial product is most consistent with your needs and preferences.

If you have any questions about your Contract or need more information, please contact us at:

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
P. O. Box 9133
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481
Toll Free (800) 752-7216
www.sunlife.com/us

 
 

 

FEES AND EXPENSES

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering the Contract.1



The table below describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the Contract, surrender the Contract, or transfer cash value between investment options.

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses

 
Maximum Withdrawal Charge (as a percentage of Purchase Payments withdrawn):
 
8%2

Number of Account Years
Since Issue Date
0-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
4 or more
           
Withdrawal Charge
8%
8%
7%
6%
0%

 
Maximum Fee Per Transfer (currently $0):
 
$15
       
 
Premium Taxes (as a percentage of Account Value or total Purchase Payments):
 
0% - 3.5%3



The tables below describe the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract, not including Fund fees and expenses.

 
Annual Account Fee
$ 504

Variable Account Annual Expenses
(as a percentage of net Variable Account assets)5

 
Mortality and Expense Risk Charge:
1.30% 
 
Administrative Expense Charge:
0.15% 
 
Distribution Fee:
0.20% 
     
Total Variable Account Annual Expenses (without optional benefits):
1.65% 

Charge for Optional Death Benefit

 
Fee as a % of Variable
Account Value
Maximum Anniversary Account Value Death benefit (“MAV”)6
    (as a percentage of Variable Account Value):
0.40% 

Charges for Optional Living Benefits

Living Benefits Available7
Maximum
Annual Fee
Sun Income Riser III Living Benefit
    (as a percentage of the highest Withdrawal Benefit Base8 during the Account Year):
1.95% 
Sun Income Maximizer Living Benefit
    (as a percentage of the highest Withdrawal Benefit Base8 during the Account Year):
1.95% 
Sun Income Maximizer Plus Living Benefit
    (as a percentage of the highest Withdrawal Benefit Base8 during the Account Year):
1.95% 

Maximum Annual Charge for an Optional Living Benefit
    (as a percentage of highest applicable Withdrawal Benefit Base8 during the Account Year):
1.95% 

Total Variable Account Annual Expenses (1.65%) plus Maximum Charges for the Optional
    Death Benefit (0.40%) and an Optional Living Benefit (1.95%):
4.00%9

 

The table below shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the Funds that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract.

 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
 
Minimum
Maximum
 
(expenses as a percentage of average daily Fund net assets that are
deducted from Fund assets, including management fees, distribution
and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses)
 
0.72%
1.88%

The expenses shown, which include any acquired fund fees and expenses, are those incurred for the year ended December 31, 2010, and were provided by the Funds. We have not independently verified the accuracy of the Fund expense information. Current or future expenses may be greater or less than those shown. For more information about Fund expenses, including a description of any applicable fee waiver or expense reimbursement arrangement, see the Fund prospectuses.



1
The fee tables apply to the Accumulation Phase of the Contract and reflect the maximum charges unless otherwise noted. (See "Contract Charges.") During the Income Phase, the fees will be different than the Total Variable Account Annual Expenses described in the fee table. After you annuitize, we will deduct total insurance charges at an annual rate of 1.65% of your average daily Annuity Unit values; we will no longer deduct a mortality and expense risk charge or the charges for any optional living benefit or the optional death benefit. The 1.65% insurance charge, which includes the administrative expense charge and a distribution fee, compensates us for the risks and expenses associated with providing annuity payments during the Income Phase.
   
2
A portion of your Account may be withdrawn each year without imposition of any withdrawal charge and, after four complete Account Years, all withdrawals taken are free of any withdrawal charges. (See “Withdrawal Charge.”)
   
3
The premium tax rate and base vary by your state of residence and the type of Contract you own. We may deduct premium taxes from Account Value upon full surrender (including surrender for the death benefit) or annuitization. (See “Premium Taxes.”)
   
4
The Annual Account Fee is waived if your Account Value is $100,000 or more on your Account Anniversary. (See “Account Fee.”)
   
5
All of the Variable Account Annual Expenses, except for the charges for optional living benefits, are assessed as a percentage of average daily net Variable Account assets. The charge for each optional living benefit is assessed on a quarterly basis.
   
6
The MAV optional death benefit is described under “Death Benefit.” It is currently available only if you are younger than age 75 on the Open Date.
   
7
The optional living benefits, and the fees for each of them, are described under “Optional Living Benefits.” Only one optional living benefit can be in effect under your Contract at any time. The fee for the optional living benefit is assessed and deducted quarterly based upon your Withdrawal Benefit Base on the last day of the Account Quarter. Different fees may apply depending on whether you have elected single-life or joint-life coverage. On the Issue Date, your Withdrawal Benefit Base is equal to your initial Purchase Payment and is, thereafter, subject to certain adjustments. We reserve the right to increase or decrease the percentage rate used to calculate the fee for each living benefit at any time but, in no event, will the rate ever exceed  the maximum annual rate of 1.95%  for joint-life, or 1.75% for single-life, coverage. The current annual rates and maximum annual rates used to calculate the fee for each optional living benefit are shown in the chart under “Charges for Optional Benefits.”
   
8
The Withdrawal Benefit Base is equal to your initial Purchase Payment, and is, thereafter, subject to certain adjustments. (See “Withdrawal Benefit Base” under “Optional Living Benefits.”)
   
9
This amount assumes that MAV (0.40%) was selected and that an optional living benefit with joint-life coverage (1.95%) was also selected (in addition to the 1.30% Mortality and Expense Risk Charge, the 0.15% Administrative Expense Charge, and the 0.20% Distribution Fee). It also assumes that the living benefit’s initial Withdrawal Benefit Base is equal to the initial Purchase Payment. If the Withdrawal Benefit Base changes, the charge for your optional living benefit and your Total Variable Account Annual Expenses would be higher or lower.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include Contract Owner transaction expenses, contract fees, variable account annual expenses, and Fund fees and expenses.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated and that your Contract combines the features producing the highest maximum charges, including the MAV optional death benefit and an optional living benefit with joint-life coverage. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and assumes the maximum fees and expenses of any of the Funds. For purposes of converting the Annual Account Fee to a percentage, the Example assumes an average Contract size of $50,000. In addition, this Example assumes no transfers were made and no premium taxes were deducted. If these arrangements were considered, the expenses shown would be higher.

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

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

 
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
         
 
$1,308
$2,427
$3,086
$6,386

(2)
If you annuitize your Contract at the end of the applicable time period:

 
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
         
 
$596
$1,821
$3,086
$6,386

(3)
If you do not surrender your Contract:

 
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
         
 
$596
$1,821
$3,086
$6,386

The fee table and Example should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses and charges of the Sub-Accounts. Your actual expenses may be greater or less than those shown. The Example does not include the deduction of state premium taxes, which may be assessed upon full surrender, death or annuitization, or any taxes and penalties you may be required to pay if you surrender the Contract. This Example also does not take into consideration any fee waiver or expense reimbursement arrangement of the Funds. If these arrangements were taken into consideration, the expenses shown would be lower. Similarly, the 5% annual rate of return assumed in the Example is not intended to be representative of past or future investment performance. For more information about Fund expenses, including a description of any applicable fee waiver or expense reimbursement arrangement, see the prospectuses for the Funds.

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

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Historical information about the value of the units we use to measure the variable portion of your Contract (“Variable Accumulation Units”) is included in the back of this Prospectus as Appendix E.

THE ANNUITY CONTRACT

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F (the “Variable Account”) offer the Contract to groups and individuals for use in connection with their retirement plans. Annuities are long-term investment vehicles designed for retirement planning, and are not suitable for short-term investing or speculation. Persons wishing to employ such strategies should not purchase a Contract. The Contract is available on a group basis and, in certain states, may be available on an individual basis. We issue an Individual Contract directly to the individual Participant of the Contract. We issue a Group Contract to the Owner, covering all individuals participating under the Group Contract; each individual receives a Certificate that evidences his or her participation under the Group Contract.

In this Prospectus, unless we state otherwise, we refer to both the owners of Individual Contracts and participating individuals under Group Contracts as “Participants” and we address all Participants as “you”; we use the term “Contracts” to include Individual Contracts, Group Contracts, and Certificates issued under Group Contracts. For the purpose of determining benefits under both Individual Contracts and Group Contracts, we establish an Account for each Participant, which we will refer to as “your” Account or a “Participant Account.”

Your Contract provides certain features that may benefit you in retirement planning.

 
·
It has an Accumulation Phase and an Income Phase. During the Accumulation Phase, you make Purchase Payments under the Contract and allocate them to one or more of the Variable Account options or the Fixed Account options available through our DCA program. During the Income Phase, we make annuity payments based on the amount you have accumulated. Annuity payments can be fixed or variable. When you choose variable options, you assume the investment risk. When you choose fixed options, we assume the investment risk.

 
·
It also has tax deferral, so that you do not pay taxes on your earnings under your Contract until you withdraw them. However, if you purchase your Contract in connection with a tax-qualified plan, your purchase should be made for reasons other than tax-deferral. Tax-qualified plans provide tax-deferral without the need for purchasing an annuity contract.

 
·
It provides a basic death benefit if you die during the Accumulation Phase. You may enhance the basic death benefit by electing the optional death benefit for an additional charge.

 
·
If you so elect, during the Income Phase, it provides annuity payments to you or someone else for life or for another period that you choose.

The Contract is designed for use in connection with personal retirement and deferred compensation plans, some of which qualify for favorable federal income tax treatment under Sections 401, 403, 408 or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code. The Contract is also designed so that it may be used in connection with certain non-tax-qualified retirement plans, such as payroll savings plans and such other groups (trusteed or non-trusteed) as may be eligible under applicable law. We refer to Contracts used with plans that receive favorable tax treatment as “Qualified Contracts,” and all other Contracts as “Non-Qualified Contracts.” A qualified retirement plan generally provides tax-deferral regardless of whether the plan invests in an annuity contract. A decision to purchase an annuity contract should not be based on the assumption that the purchase of an annuity contract is necessary to obtain tax-deferral benefits under a qualified retirement plan.

You should work with your registered representative to decide whether an optional benefit is appropriate for you based on a thorough analysis of your particular insurance needs, financial objectives, investment goals, time horizons and risk tolerance.

COMMUNICATING TO US ABOUT YOUR CONTRACT

You may submit transaction requests or otherwise communicate with us in writing or by telephone. All materials mailed to us, including Purchase Payments, must be sent to our mailing address as set forth at the beginning of this Prospectus. For all telephone communications, you must call (800) 752-7216. In addition, the authorized registered representative of the broker-dealer of record may submit transfer requests on your behalf in writing, by telephone, or over the Internet on our broker website. To use the broker website, the registered representative must first consent to our online terms of use. (See “Requests for Transfers” under “Transfer Privilege.”)

Unless this Prospectus states differently, we will consider all materials sent to us and all telephone communications to be received on the date we actually receive them at our mailing address or at (800) 752-7216. However, we will consider all financial transactions, including Purchase Payments, withdrawal requests and transfer instructions, to be received on the next Business Day if we receive them (1) on a day that is not a Business Day or (2) after the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, which is normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. In some cases, receipt of requests for financial transactions by the broker-dealer of record will be deemed to be constructive receipt by us. This would include only cases where we have a specific agreement with the broker-dealer that provides for this treatment and the broker-dealer electronically forwards to us the request promptly after the end of the Business Day on which it receives the request in good order. In such cases, financial transactions received by us in good order will be priced that Business Day, provided the broker-dealer received the request before the earlier of (a) 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Business Day, or (b) the close of the New York Stock Exchange on days that the Stock Exchange closes before 4:00 p.m. For information about whether we have this type of arrangement with your broker-dealer, you may call us at the above number.

Certain methods of contacting us, such as by telephone or over the Internet, may be unavailable or delayed. Any computer or telephone system (including yours, ours, and your registered representative’s) can experience delays or outages that may delay or prevent us from processing your request. While we have taken reasonable precautions to allow our systems to accommodate heavy usage, we do not guarantee access or reliability under all circumstances. If you experience delays or an outage, you may submit your request to us in writing to our mailing address, as set forth at the beginning of this Prospectus.

When we specify that notice to us must be in writing, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to accept notice in another form.

Electronic Account Information

Contract Owners may elect to receive prospectuses, transaction confirmations, reports and other communications in electronic format, instead of receiving paper copies of these documents. To enroll in this optional electronic delivery service Contract Owners must register and log on to our Internet customer website at https://customerlink.sunlife-usa.com. First-time users of this website can enroll in this electronic delivery service by selecting “eDeliver Documents” when registering to use the website. If you are already a registered user of this website, you can enroll in the electronic delivery service by logging on to your account and selecting “eDeliver Documents” on the “Update Profile” page. The electronic delivery service is subject to various terms and conditions, including a requirement that you promptly notify us of any change in your e-mail address, in order to avoid any disruption of deliveries to you. You may obtain more information and assistance at the above-mentioned internet location or by writing us at our mailing address or by telephone at (800) 752-7216.

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)

We are a stock life insurance company incorporated under the laws of Delaware on January 12, 1970. We do business in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and we have an insurance company subsidiary that does business in New York. The address for our Executive Office is One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.

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 the Variable Account as a separate account on July 13, 1989, pursuant to a resolution of our Board of Directors. The Variable Account funds the Contract and various other variable annuity contracts that we offer. These other products may have features, benefits and charges that are different from those under the Contract.

Under Delaware insurance law and the Contract, the income, gains or losses of the Variable Account are credited to or charged against the assets of the Variable Account without regard to the other income, gains, or losses of the Company. These assets are held in relation to the Contract and other variable annuity contracts that provide benefits that vary in accordance with the investment performance of the Variable Account. The assets maintained in the Variable Account will not be charged with any liabilities arising out of any other business we conduct. All obligations arising under a Contract, including the promise to make annuity payments, and the optional living benefit and death benefit guarantees, are general corporate obligations of the Company and, as such, are subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors.

The assets of the Variable Account are divided into Sub-Accounts. Each Sub-Account invests exclusively in shares of a specific Fund. All amounts allocated by you to a Sub-Account will be used to purchase Fund shares at their net asset value. Any and all distributions made by the Funds with respect to the shares held by the Variable Account will be reinvested to purchase additional Fund shares at their net asset value. Deductions from the Variable Account for cash withdrawals, annuity payments, death benefits, Account Fees, Contract charges against the assets of the Variable Account for the assumption of mortality and expense risks, administrative expenses, optional benefits, and any applicable taxes will, in effect, be made by redeeming the number of Fund shares at their net asset value equal in total value to the amount to be deducted. The Variable Account will be fully invested in Fund shares at all times.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT OPTIONS: THE FUNDS

The Contract offers Sub-Accounts that invest in a number of Fund investment options. 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.

Large-Cap Equity Funds
Emerging Markets Equity Funds
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico 21st Century Fund, Class 26
Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Service Class
Columbia Variable Portfolio- Marsico Growth Fund, Class 27
MFS® Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Service Class
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Contrafund® Portfolio,
Specialty Sector Equity Fund
Service Class 24
MFS® Utilities Portfolio, Service Class
Huntington VA Dividend Capture Fund2
Specialty Sector Commodity Funds
Huntington VA Growth Fund2
Huntington VA Real Strategies Fund2
Huntington VA Income Equity Fund2
PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio,
Huntington VA Macro 100 Fund2
Administrative Class
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund, Series II
Real Estate Equity Fund
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Fundamental Equity Portfolio, Class VC
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund, Service Class
MFS® Core Equity Portfolio, Service Class
Asset Allocation Funds
MFS® Value Portfolio, Service Class
AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio, Class B
Mutual Shares Securities Fund, Class 2
AllianceBernstein Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class B
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA, Service Shares
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund, Class III
SCSM BlackRock Large Cap Index Fund, Service Class
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products III - Balanced Portfolio,
SCSM Davis Venture Value Fund, Service Class
Service Class 24
SCSM Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund, Service Class
Franklin Income Securities Fund, Class 2
SCSM WMC Large Cap Growth Fund, Service Class
Huntington VA Balanced Fund1,2
Mid-Cap Equity Funds
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund, Series II
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products III - Mid Cap Portfolio,
MFS® Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio, Service Class
Service Class 24
MFS® Total Return Portfolio, Service Class
Huntington VA Mid Corp America Fund2
PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Portfolio, Advisor Class1
Huntington VA New Economy Fund2
SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund, Service Class1
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund, Series II
SCSM Ibbotson Conservative Fund, Service Class1
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Growth Opportunities Portfolio, Class VC
SCSM Ibbotson Growth Fund, Service Class1
SCSM Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Service Class
Target Date Funds
SCSM WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund, Service Class
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund IV - Freedom 2015
Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. - Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, Class II5
Portfolio, Service Class 21,4
Small-Cap Equity Funds
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund IV - Freedom 2020
Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund, Class 2
Portfolio, Service Class 21,4
Huntington VA Situs Fund2
Money Market Fund
SCSM BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund, Service Class
Sun Capital Money Market Fund®, Service Class
SCSM Columbia Small Cap Value Fund, Service Class
Short-Term Bond Fund
SCSM Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund, Service Class
SCSM Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund, Service Class
International/Global Equity Funds
Intermediate-Term Bond Funds
AllianceBernstein International Growth Portfolio, Class B
Huntington VA Mortgage Securities Fund2
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico International Opportunities
MFS® Bond Portfolio, Service Class
Fund, Class 28
MFS® Government Securities Portfolio, Service Class
Huntington VA International Equity Fund2
SCSM PIMCO Total Return Fund, Service Class
Huntington VA Rotating Markets Fund2
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund®, Service Class
MFS® International Growth Portfolio, Service Class
Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Total Return Bond Fund, Class 29
MFS® International Value Portfolio, Service Class
Inflation Protected Bond Fund
MFS® Research International Portfolio, Service Class
SCSM BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Service Class
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA, Service Shares
Multi-Sector Bond Fund
SCSM AllianceBernstein International Value Fund, Service Class
Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund, Class 2
SCSM BlackRock International Index Fund, Service Class
High Yield Bond Fund
Templeton Growth Securities Fund, Class 2
SCSM PIMCO High Yield Fund, Service Class
International/Global Small/Mid-Cap Equity Fund
Emerging Markets Bond Fund
First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund3
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio, Administrative Class

1
These are Fund of Funds options and expenses of the Fund include the Fund level expenses of the underlying Funds as well. These Funds may be more expensive than Funds that do not invest in other Funds.
2
Only available as an investment option if you purchase your Contract through a Huntington Bank representative. These Funds do not have different share classes.
3
First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund does not have different share classes.
4
In marketing materials and other documents, the Fidelity® funds may be referred to as follows: Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio, Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio, Fidelity® VIP Balanced Portfolio, Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio, and Fidelity® VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio.
5
In marketing materials and other documents, the Universal Institutional Fund may be referred to as Morgan Stanley UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.
6
Name change effective May 2, 2011. Formerly Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series, Class B.
7
Name change effective May 2, 2011. Formerly Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Variable Series, Class B.
8
Name change effective May 2, 2011. Formerly Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund, Variable Series, Class B.
9
In marketing materials and other documents, the Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Total Return Bond Fund may be referred to as Wells Fargo Advantage VT Total Return Bond Fund.

AllianceBernstein L.P. advises the AllianceBernstein Portfolios. BlackRock Advisors, LLC advises BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (sub-advised by BlackRock Investment Management, LLC and BlackRock International Limited). Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, advises the Columbia Variable Portfolios (sub-advised by Marsico Capital Management, LLC). Fidelity® Management & Research Company advises the Fidelity® VIP Portfolios; Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio and Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (sub-advised by FMR Co. Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.); and Fidelity® VIP Balanced Portfolio (sub-advised by Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc., FMR Co. Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc., Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, and Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Inc.). First Eagle Investment Management, LLC advises First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund. Franklin Advisers, Inc. advises Franklin Income Securities Fund and Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund. Franklin Advisory Services, LLC advises Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund. Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC advises Mutual Shares Securities Fund. Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc., advises the Huntington VA Funds. Invesco Advisers, Inc. advises the Invesco Funds. Lazard Asset Management LLC advises Lazard Retirement Portfolio. Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC advises the Lord Abbett Portfolios. Massachusetts Financial Services Company, our affiliate, advises the MFS® Portfolios. Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. advises The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. Portfolio. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC advises the PIMCO Portfolios. OppenheimerFunds, Inc. advises the Oppenheimer Funds. Strategic Advisers,Inc. advises the Fidelity® VIP Freedom Portfolios. Sun Capital Advisers LLC, our affiliate, advises the Sun Capital Advisers Trust Funds; SCSM AllianceBernstein International Value Fund (sub-advised by AllianceBernstein L.P.); SCSM BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund (sub-advised by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.); SCSM BlackRock International Index Fund, SCSM BlackRock Large Cap Index Fund, and SCSM BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund (sub-advised by BlackRock Investment Management, LLC); SCSM Columbia Small Cap Value Fund (sub-advised by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC); SCSM Davis Venture Value Fund (sub-advised by Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.); SCSM Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund and SCSM Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund (sub-advised by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.); SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund, SCSM Ibbotson Conservative Fund, and SCSM Ibbotson Growth Fund (sub-advised by Ibbotson Associates, Inc.); SCSM Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund (sub-advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc.); SCSM Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund (sub-advised by Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC); SCSM PIMCO High Yield Fund and SCSM PIMCO Total Return Fund (sub-advised by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC); SCSM WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund and SCSM WMC Large Cap Growth Fund (sub-advised by Wellington Management Company, LLP); and Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund (sub-advised by Massachusetts Financial Services Company). TempletonGlobal Advisors Limited advises Templeton Growth Securities Fund. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC advises the Wells Fargo Variable Trust Fund (sub-advised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated).

More comprehensive information about the Funds, including a discussion of their management, investment objectives, expenses, and potential risks, is found in the current prospectuses for the Funds (the “Fund Prospectuses”). The Fund Prospectuses should be read in conjunction with this Prospectus before you invest. A copy of each Fund Prospectus, as well as each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, may be obtained without charge by calling us at (800) 752-7216 or by writing to Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), P.O. Box 9133, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.

The Funds may also be available to registered separate accounts offering variable annuity and variable life products of other affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies, as well as to the Variable Account and other separate accounts of the Company. Although we do not anticipate any disadvantages to this, there is a possibility that a material conflict may arise between the interests of the Variable Account and one or more of the other separate accounts participating in the Funds. A conflict may occur due to a change in law affecting the operations of variable life and variable annuity separate accounts, differences in the voting instructions of the Participants and Payees and those of other companies, or some other reason. In the event of conflict, we will take any steps necessary to protect Participants and Payees, including withdrawal of the Variable Account from participation in the underlying Funds which are involved in the conflict or substitution of shares of other Funds.

Certain of the investment advisers, transfer agents, or underwriters to the Funds may reimburse us for administrative costs in connection with administering the Funds as options under the Contracts. These amounts are not charged to the Funds or Participants, but are paid from assets of the advisers, transfer agents, or underwriters.

Certain publicly available mutual funds may have similar investment goals and principal investment policies and risks as one or more of the Funds, and may be managed by a Fund’s portfolio manager(s). While a Fund may have many similarities to these other funds, its investment performance will differ from their investment performance. This is due to a number of differences between a Fund and these similar products, including differences in sales charges, expense ratios, and cash flows.

THE FIXED ACCOUNT OPTIONS: THE DCA PERIODS

The Fixed Account is made up of all the general assets of the Company (referred to as the “general account”) other than those allocated to any separate account. Amounts you allocate to the DCA program (see “Other Programs”) under either the 6-month DCA Period or the 12-month DCA Period, become part of the Fixed Account. These general account assets are available to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by the Variable Account. Any guarantees under the Contract that exceed your Variable Account Value, such as those with any optional living benefit and any death benefit, are paid from our general account (and not the Variable Account). Therefore, any amounts that we may be obligated to pay under the Contract in excess of Variable Account Value are subject to our financial strength and claims-paying ability and our long-term ability to make such payments. We issue other types of insurance policies and financial products as well, and we pay our obligations under those products from our assets in the general account. The general account is subject to claims of creditors made on the assets of the Company.

We will invest the assets of the Fixed Account in those assets we choose that are allowed by applicable state insurance laws. In general, these laws permit investments, within specified limits and subject to certain qualifications, in federal, state and municipal obligations, corporate bonds, preferred and common stocks, real estate mortgages, real estate and certain other investments. We intend to invest primarily in investment-grade fixed income securities (i.e., rated by a nationally recognized rating service within the four highest grades) or instruments we believe are of comparable quality.

We are not obligated to invest amounts allocated to the Fixed Account according to any particular strategy, except as may be required by applicable state insurance laws. You will not have a direct or indirect interest in the Fixed Account investments.

Money allocated to a DCA Period earns interest at a Guaranteed Interest Rate. We determine Guaranteed Interest Rates at our discretion. Our determination will be influenced by the interest rates we earn on our fixed income investments as well as other factors, including regulatory and tax requirements, sales commissions, administrative expenses, general economic trends, and competitive factors. You can find out about our current Guaranteed Interest Rates by calling us at (800) 752-7216.

THE ACCUMULATION PHASE

During the Accumulation Phase of your Contract, you make Purchase Payments into your Account, and your earnings accumulate on a tax-deferred basis. The Accumulation Phase begins with our acceptance of your first Purchase Payment and ends the Business Day before your Annuity Commencement Date. The Accumulation Phase will end sooner if you surrender your Contract or if the “Covered Person” dies before the Annuity Commencement Date.

Issuing Your Contract

We “open” the Contract on the Business Day when we receive your Application at our mailing address shown on the first page of this Prospectus. We refer to this date as the “Open Date.” We “issue” your Contract on the day we apply your initial Purchase Payment, when your Application is “in good order.” An Application is in good order when we have received all the information necessary to complete it. We refer to this date as the “Issue Date.”

We determine your eligibility for purchasing a Contract and your eligibility for electing the optional death benefit and an optional living benefit based upon the ages of all Owners and Annuitants on the Open Date.

We will credit your initial Purchase Payment to your Account within two Business Days of receiving your completed Application, in good order. If your Application is not in good order, we will notify you. If we do not have the necessary information to complete the Application within five Business Days, we will send your money back to you or ask your permission to retain your Purchase Payment until the Application is in good order. Once the Application is in good order, we will then apply the Purchase Payment within two Business Days.

Amount and Frequency of Purchase Payments

The amount of Purchase Payments may vary. However, we will not accept an initial Purchase Payment of less than $10,000 or the maximum annual Individual Retirement Annuity (“IRA”) contribution, unless we waive these limits. Although there is currently no minimum amount for additional Purchase Payments, we reserve the right to limit each additional Purchase Payment to at least $1,000. In addition, unless we have given our prior approval, we will not accept a Purchase Payment if your Account Value is over $2 million, or if the Purchase Payment would cause your Account Value to exceed $2 million. We reserve the right to refuse Purchase Payments received more than five years after your Issue Date or after your 70th birthday, whichever is later. We will notify you of any change in writing prior to its effectiveness. Within these limits, you may make Purchase Payments at any time during the Accumulation Phase. Additional restrictions may apply if you purchased an optional living benefit. If you are participating in an optional living benefit, you may be limited in the amount and timing of Purchase Payments you can make. (See “Optional Living Benefits.”)

Allocation of Net Purchase Payments

You may allocate your Purchase Payments among the different Sub-Accounts and DCA Periods currently available. However, we reserve the right to limit any allocation to a DCA Period to at least $1,000. We will notify you of any change in writing prior to its effectiveness.

In your Application, you may specify the percentage of each Purchase Payment to be allocated to each Sub-Account or DCA Period. These percentages are called your allocation factors. You may change the allocation factors for future Purchase Payments by sending us notice of the change as required. We will use your new allocation factors for Purchase Payments we receive with or after we have received notice of the change until we receive another change notice.

Although it is currently not our practice, we may deduct applicable premium taxes or similar taxes from your Purchase Payments (see “Premium Taxes”). In that case, we will credit your Net Purchase Payment, which is the Purchase Payment minus the amount of those taxes.

Your Account

When we accept your first Purchase Payment, we establish an Account for you, which we maintain throughout the Accumulation Phase of your Contract.

Your Account Value

Your Account Value is the sum of the value of the two components of your Contract: the Variable Account portion of your Contract (“Variable Account Value”) and the Fixed Account portion of your Contract (“Fixed Account Value”). These two components are calculated separately, as described under “Variable Account Value” and “Fixed Account Value.”

Variable Account Value

Variable Accumulation Units

In order to calculate your Variable Account Value, we use a measure called a Variable Accumulation Unit for each Sub-Account. Your Variable Account Value is the sum of your Account Value in each Sub-Account, which is the number of your Variable Accumulation Units for that Sub-Account times the value of each Unit.

Variable Accumulation Unit Value

The value of each Variable Accumulation Unit in a Sub-Account reflects the net investment performance of that Sub-Account. We determine that value once on each day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, at the close of trading, which is generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. (The close of trading is determined by the New York Stock Exchange.) Each day we make a valuation is called a “Business Day.” The period that begins at the time Variable Accumulation Units are valued on a Business Day and ends at that time on the next Business Day is called a “Valuation Period.” On days other than Business Days, the value of a Variable Accumulation Unit does not change.

To measure these values, we use a factor, which we call the Net Investment Factor, which represents the net return on the Sub-Account’s assets. At the end of any Valuation Period, the value of a Variable Accumulation Unit for a Sub-Account is equal to the value of that Sub-Account’s Variable Accumulation Units at the end of the previous Valuation Period, multiplied by the Net Investment Factor. We calculate the Net Investment Factor by dividing (1) the net asset value of a Fund share held in the Sub-Account at the end of that Valuation Period, plus the per share amount of any dividend or capital gains distribution made by that Fund during the Valuation Period, by (2) the net asset value per share of the Fund share at the end of the previous Valuation Period; then, for each day in the Valuation Period, we deduct a factor representing the asset-based insurance charges (the mortality and expense risk charge, the administrative expense charge, and the distribution fee) plus any applicable asset-based charge for an optional benefit.

For a hypothetical example of how we calculate the value of a Variable Accumulation Unit, see the Statement of Additional Information.

Crediting and Canceling Variable Accumulation Units

When we receive an allocation to a Sub-Account, either from a Net Purchase Payment or a transfer of Account Value, we credit that amount to your Account in Variable Accumulation Units. Similarly, we cancel Variable Accumulation Units when you transfer or withdraw amounts from a Sub-Account, or when we deduct certain charges under the Contract. We determine the number of Units credited or canceled by dividing the dollar amount by the Variable Accumulation Unit value for that Sub-Account at the end of the Valuation Period during which the transaction or charge is effective.

Fixed Account Value

Your Fixed Account Value is the sum of all amounts allocated to the Fixed Account options available under our DCA program, plus interest credited on those amounts, minus withdrawals, transfers out of DCA Periods, and any deductions for charges under the Contract taken from your Fixed Account Value.

We credit interest on amounts allocated to the Fixed Account at the applicable Guaranteed Interest Rate for the duration of the DCA Period you elect. While you are participating in the DCA program, we credit interest daily at a rate that yields the Guaranteed Interest Rate on an annual effective basis. You can find out about our current Guaranteed Interest Rates by calling us at (800) 752-7216.

Transfer Privilege

Permitted Transfers

During the Accumulation Phase, you may transfer all or part of your Account Value to one or more Sub-Accounts then available, subject to the following restrictions:

you may not make more than 12 transfers in any Account Year;
   
at least 6 days must elapse between transfers to and from the Sub-Accounts;
   
transfers to or from Sub-Accounts are subject to terms and conditions that may be imposed by the Funds; and
   
we impose additional restrictions on market timers, which are further described below. (See “Short-Term Trading.”)

These restrictions do not apply to transfers made under any optional program. (See “Other Programs.”) Additional restrictions apply to transfers made under any of the optional living benefits.

We reserve the right to waive these restrictions and exceptions at any time, as discussed under “Short-Term Trading,” or to change them. Any change will be applied uniformly. We will notify you of any change prior to its effectiveness.

There is usually no charge imposed on transfers; however, we reserve the right to impose a transfer charge of $15 for each transfer. We will notify you of any change in writing prior to its effectiveness. Under current law, there is no tax liability for transfers.

Requests for Transfers

You, your authorized registered representative of the broker-dealer of record, or another authorized third party may request transfers in writing or by telephone. Registered representatives of broker-dealer firms that have entered into selling agreements with us may, on behalf of their clients, submit transfer requests electronically over the Internet on our broker website. To use this electronic transfer service, a registered representative must agree to our online terms of use. If you wish to purchase a Contract for which this electronic transfer service is available, you can contact us by telephone at (800) 752-7216 to identify broker-dealers with registered representatives that use this service.

If a written, telephone, or electronic transfer request is received before the earlier of (a) 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Business Day, or (b) the close of the New York Stock Exchange on days that the Stock Exchange closes before 4:00 p.m., the transfer will be priced that day. The telephone transfer privilege is available automatically during regular business hours before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and does not require your written election. We have established procedures reasonably designed to confirm that instructions communicated to us by telephone or electronically are genuine. These procedures may require any person requesting a transfer made by telephone or electronically to provide personal identifying information. We will not be liable for following instructions communicated by telephone that we reasonably believe are genuine.

We reserve the right to deny any and all transfer requests made by telephone or electronically and to require that certain transfer requests be submitted in writing. A transfer request may be denied if it is not in good order or if it does not comply with the terms of our short-term trading policy or the trading policy of a fund involved in the transfer. If an electronic or a telephone transfer request is denied, we will immediately notify you and your authorized registered representative.

We also reserve the right to suspend, modify, restrict, or terminate the telephone or electronic transfer privilege at any time. Your ability (or the ability of your authorized registered representative or another authorized third party) to request transfers by telephone and/or electronically may also be limited due to circumstances beyond our control, such as during system outages or periods of high volume.

A transfer request will be priced at the Variable Accumulation Unit value next determined at the close of the Business Day if we receive your transfer request, in good order, before the earlier of (a) 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Business Day, or (b) the close of the New York Stock Exchange on days that the Stock Exchange closes before 4:00 p.m. Otherwise, your transfer request will be priced on the next Business Day.

Certain transfer requests may result in the modification or cancellation of one or more of the Contract’s optional programs or features that require, or are based on, specific allocations among the available Sub-Accounts or DCA Periods as described more particularly elsewhere in this Prospectus and in Appendix D.

No more than one transfer request of Account Values may be made on the same Business Day regardless of whether the request is made by you, your authorized registered representative, or another authorized third party, and regardless of whether the request is submitted in writing, by telephone, or electronically. The Company has established reasonable procedures for handling multiple transfer requests received on the same Business Day, including processing the first transfer request received in good order on a Business Day (unless otherwise cancelled in accordance with the cancellation procedures described in the next paragraph).

You, your authorized registered representative, or another authorized third party may cancel a transfer request by contacting us by telephone at (800) 752-7216 before the end of the Business Day during which the transfer request was submitted. We may also permit your authorized registered representative to request cancellation of a transfer request electronically over the Internet, provided we receive the electronic request before the end of the Business Day during which the transfer request was submitted.

Short-Term Trading

The Contracts are not designed for short-term trading. If you wish to employ such strategies, do not purchase a Contract. Transfer limits and other restrictions, described below, are subject to our ability to monitor transfer activity. Some Participants 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 Participants or intermediaries or curtail their trading. A failure to detect and curtail short-term trading could result in adverse consequences to the Participants. Short-term trading can increase costs for all Participants 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 Company has policies and procedures to limit the number and frequency of transfers of Account Value. The Company also reserves the right to charge a fee for transfers to discourage frequent trading. In no event will the total charge assessed in connection with a transfer, that includes this fee as well as any charge that we may assess on a permitted transfer of Account Value among Sub-Accounts (see “Permitted Transfers,” above), exceed the maximum fee per transfer presented in the table of “Fees and Expenses” in this Prospectus.

Short-term trading activities whether by the Participant or a third party authorized to initiate transfer requests on behalf of Participant(s) may be subject to other restrictions as well. 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 “Permitted Transfers,” 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.

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 impose additional administrative restrictions on third parties that engage in transfers of Account Values on behalf of multiple Participants at one time. Specifically, we limit the form of such large group transfers to fax or mail delivery only, require the third party to provide us with advance notice of any possible large group transfer so that we can have additional staff ready to process the request, and require that the amount transferred out of a Sub-Account for each Participant be equal to 100% of that Participant’s value in the Sub-Account. In the last situation, we will not transfer any of the Sub-Account value. Instead, we will deem the request not in good order and immediately notify you.

We will provide you written notification of any restrictions imposed.

We reserve the right to waive short-term trading restrictions, where permitted by law and not adverse to the interests of the relevant underlying Fund, in the following instances:

when a new broker of record is designated for the Contract;
   
when the Participant changes;
   
when control of the Contract passes to the designated beneficiary upon the death of the Participant or Annuitant;
   
when necessary in our view to avoid hardship to a Participant; or
   
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 Participants to certain risks. The short-term trading could increase costs for all Participants 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. We uniformly apply the short-term trading policy and the permitted waivers of that policy to all Contracts. If we did not do so, some Participants could experience a different application of the policy and therefore may be treated unfairly. 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.

Funds’ Shareholder Trading Policies

In addition to the restrictions that we impose (as described under “Permitted Transfers” and “Short-Term Trading”), most of the Funds have adopted restrictions or other policies about transfers or other purchases and sales of the Fund’s shares. These policies (the “Funds’ Shareholder 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’ Shareholder Trading Policies may be more restrictive in some respects than the restrictions that we otherwise would impose, and the Funds may modify their Shareholder 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 Purchase Payments and transfers under your Contract) or removed from the Fund (including by way of withdrawals and transfers under your Contract). If a Fund identifies you as having violated the Fund’s Shareholder 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) in respect of that Fund. Any such restriction or prohibition may remain in place indefinitely.

Accordingly, if you do not comply with any Fund’s Shareholder Trading Policies, you (or a third party acting on your behalf) may be prohibited from directing any additional amounts into that Fund or directing any transfers or other exchanges involving that Fund. You should review and comply with each Fund’s Shareholder 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 under “Permitted Transfers” and under “Short-Term Trading.” 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 a variable investment option.

Waivers; Reduced Charges; Credits; Special Guaranteed Interest Rates

We may reduce or waive the withdrawal charge or the annual Account Fee, credit additional amounts, grant special Guaranteed Interest Rates in certain situations, or offer other options or benefits. These situations may include sales of Contracts (1) where selling and/or maintenance costs associated with the Contracts are reduced, such as the sale of several Contracts to the same Participant, certain sales of larger-sized Contracts (generally, Contracts that have our approval to exceed $2 million in Account Value), and certain group sales, and (2) to officers, directors and employees of the Company or its affiliates, registered representatives and employees of broker-dealers with a current selling agreement with the Company and affiliates of such representatives and broker-dealers, employees of affiliated asset management firms, and persons who have retired from such positions (“Eligible Employees”) and immediate family members of Eligible Employees. Eligible Employees and their immediate family members may also purchase a Contract without regard to minimum Purchase Payment requirements. For other situations in which withdrawal charges may be waived, see “Withdrawals and Withdrawal Charges.”

Other Programs

You may participate in any of the following optional programs free of charge. Transfers made pursuant to the provisions of the following optional programs will not be charged a transfer fee, nor will such transfers count as one of the 12 transfers per year allowed under the section entitled “Transfer Privilege.” If you have elected to participate in an optional living benefit or any death benefit, certain restrictions may affect the operation or availability of these programs as discussed in more detail under each specific program below.

We reserve the right to terminate each of these programs. You may also terminate your participation in any of these programs at any time.

Dollar-Cost Averaging (“DCA”) Program

You may elect to participate in the DCA program, at no extra charge, when you make any Purchase Payment to your Account prior to your Maximum Annuity Commencement Date. If you have elected SIR III, your ability to make Purchase Payments into the DCA program will end after your first Account Anniversary. If you have elected SIM or SIM Plus, you can make additional Purchase Payments into the DCA program at anytime. However, under SIM and SIM Plus, we reserve the right not to accept any additional Purchase Payments into the DCA program, and any Purchase Payments after the first Account Anniversary may not exceed $50,000 per Account Year without our prior approval.

The DCA program allows you to invest gradually over time by allocating all or a portion of your Purchase Payment to a 6-month DCA Period or 12-month DCA Period. At regular time intervals, we will automatically transfer a portion of your Fixed Account Value to one or more Sub-Accounts that you choose. The program continues until your Fixed Account Value is depleted or you elect to stop the program. The final amount transferred from the Fixed Account will include all interest earned.

Amounts allocated to a DCA Period under the program will earn interest at a rate declared by the Company for the DCA Period you elect. Amounts invested in a Sub-Account may not be transferred to a DCA Period. If you elected to participate in the DCA program when you purchased your Contract, then all future Purchase Payments will be allocated to the DCA program, unless you specify otherwise. Any allocation of a new Purchase Payment to the DCA program will be treated as commencing a new DCA Period.

The main objective of the DCA program is to minimize the impact of short-term price fluctuations on Account Value. In general, since you transfer the same dollar amount to the variable investment options at set intervals, the DCA program allows you to purchase more Variable Accumulation Units (and, indirectly, more Fund shares) when prices are low and fewer Variable Accumulation Units (and, indirectly, fewer Fund shares) when prices are high. Therefore, you may achieve a lower average cost per Variable Accumulation Unit over the long term. The DCA program allows you to take advantage of market fluctuations. However, it is important to understand that the DCA program does not insure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

Asset Allocation

One or more asset allocation models may be available in connection with the Contract, at no extra charge. You may elect to participate in an asset allocation model at any time prior to your Maximum Annuity Commencement Date as long as we are still offering asset allocation models. 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.

We have no discretionary authority or control over your investment decisions. We do not recommend asset allocation models or otherwise provide advice as to what asset allocation model may be appropriate for you.

Our asset allocation program consists of one or more asset allocation models that we may make available from time to time. You may participate in only one model at a time. Each such asset allocation model represents a combination of Sub-Accounts with a different level of risk. Any asset allocation models, as well as the terms and conditions of this asset allocation program, are fully described in a separate brochure. You may request a copy of this brochure by calling us at (800) 752-7216. We may add or delete such models in the future.

Our asset allocation models are “static.” That is to say, if you elect an asset allocation model, we automatically rebalance your Account Value among the Sub-Accounts represented in the model you chose. While we will not alter the Sub-Account allocation percentages used in any asset allocation model, your asset allocation model and allocation weightings could be affected by mergers, liquidations, fund substitutions or closures.

You will not be provided with information regarding the periodic updates to models that we may offer to new Contract purchasers. Any new models will only be offered to Contracts opened on or after the date the new model goes into effect or to Owners who elect an asset allocation model on or after that date. Owners of any existing asset allocation model will remain in that existing model and we will continue to rebalance their percentage allocations among the Sub-Accounts in that existing model. However, such Owners may make an independent decision to change their asset allocations at any time. Investment alternatives, other than these asset allocation models, are available that may enable you to invest your Account Value with similar risk and return characteristics. You should consult your financial adviser periodically to consider whether any model you have selected is still appropriate for you.

Systematic Withdrawal Program

You may select our Systematic Withdrawal Program at any time prior to your Maximum Annuity Commencement Date. Under the Systematic Withdrawal Program, you determine the amount and frequency of regular withdrawals you would like to receive from your Fixed Account Value and/or Variable Account Value and we will process them automatically. They may also be included as income and subject to a 10% federal tax penalty as well as charges applicable on withdrawal. You should consult a qualified tax professional before choosing this option. We reserve the right to limit the election of this program to Contracts with a minimum Account Value of $10,000.

You are responsible for and may have to adjust the amount and timing of your systematic withdrawals to comply with amounts you are allowed to withdraw under an optional living benefit. For more detail regarding the amount that you may withdraw under your optional living benefit, please see “Annual Withdrawal Amount” and “Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage.”

Withdrawals may significantly reduce the death benefit amount under your Contract. (See “Calculating the Death Benefit.”)

You may change or stop this program at any time, by written notice to us or other means approved by us.

Portfolio Rebalancing Program

You may select our Portfolio Rebalancing Program at any time prior to your Maximum Annuity Commencement Date. Under this program, we transfer funds among all Sub-Accounts to maintain the percentage allocation you have selected among these Sub-Accounts. At your election, we will make these transfers on a quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. If you are participating in an optional living benefit, then, on a quarterly basis, we will automatically transfer your Account Value among the Designated Funds you have selected to maintain the percentage allocations you have chosen. (See “Designated Funds” and “Build Your Own Portfolio.”)

WITHDRAWALS AND WITHDRAWAL CHARGES

Cash Withdrawals

Requesting a Withdrawal

At any time during the Accumulation Phase, you may withdraw in cash all or any portion of your Account Value. To make a withdrawal, other than a Systematic Withdrawal, you must send us a written request at our mailing address. Your request must specify whether you want to withdraw the entire amount of your Account or, if less, the amount you wish to receive.

All withdrawals may be subject to a withdrawal charge (see “Withdrawal Charge”). Upon request, we will notify you of the amount we would pay in the event of a full withdrawal. Withdrawals also may have adverse federal income tax consequences including a 10% penalty tax (see “Tax Provisions”). You should carefully consider these tax consequences before requesting a cash withdrawal.

Full Withdrawals

If you request a full withdrawal, we calculate the amount we will pay you as follows:

 
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first we determine your Account Value based on any Fixed Account Value in the DCA program and on the price next determined for each Sub-Account at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your withdrawal request;

 
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we then deduct the Account Fee, if applicable; and finally,

 
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we calculate and deduct any applicable withdrawal charge.

A full withdrawal results in the surrender of your Contract, cancellation of all rights and privileges under your Contract, and your optional living benefit will end.

Partial Withdrawals

When you request a partial withdrawal, you can ask to have any applicable charges deducted either from:

 
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the amount of your partial withdrawal request (thereby reducing the amount you are to receive); or
 
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your Account Value (thereby reducing your Account Value by the amount of your partial withdrawal request plus any applicable withdrawal charges).

If you make no specification, we will process your withdrawal request using the first option above. Please note: Under either option any applicable taxes will be deducted from the amount you receive.

You may specify the amount you want withdrawn from each Sub-Account and/or Fixed Account option to which your Account is allocated. If you do not so specify, we will deduct the total amount you request pro-rata, based on your Account Value at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your request. If you have elected “Build Your Own Portfolio,” withdrawals out of your portfolio model will be taken pro-rata from each of your selected Funds.

Withdrawals may significantly reduce any death benefit and/or living benefit amount. In calculating the amount payable under the living benefit or death benefit, we may reduce the benefit by an amount that is greater than the amount of the withdrawal, depending on the circumstances. Accordingly, you should refer to the more detailed discussions of the optional living benefits and the death benefits that appear elsewhere in this Prospectus for information about the effects that withdrawals will have on those benefits.

If you request a partial withdrawal that would result in your Account Value being reduced to an amount less than the Account Fee for the Account Year in which you make the withdrawal, we reserve the right to treat it as a request for a full withdrawal (i.e., a surrender of your Contract).

Time of Payment

We will pay you the applicable amount of any full or partial withdrawal within seven days after we receive your withdrawal request, in good order, except in cases where we are permitted, and choose, to defer payment under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and applicable state insurance law. Currently, we may defer payment of amounts you withdraw from the Variable Account only for the following periods:

when the New York Stock Exchange is closed (except weekends and holidays) or when the SEC determines trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted;
   
when the SEC determines that an emergency exists and that it is not reasonably practical (i) to dispose of securities held in the Variable Account or (ii) to determine the value of the net assets of the Variable Account; or
   
when an SEC order permits us to defer payment for the protection of Participants.

If, pursuant to SEC rules, the Money Market Fund suspends payment of redemption proceeds in connection with a liquidation of the Fund, we will delay payment of any transfer, partial withdrawal, surrender, loan, or death benefit from the Money Market Sub-Account until the Fund is liquidated. We also may defer payment of amounts you withdraw from the Fixed Account for up to six months from the date we receive your withdrawal request. We do not pay interest on the amount of any payments we defer.

Withdrawal Restrictions for Qualified Plans

If your Contract is a Qualified Contract, you should carefully check the terms of your retirement plan for limitations and restrictions on cash withdrawals.

Withdrawal Charge

We do not deduct any sales charge from your Purchase Payments when they are made. However, we may impose a withdrawal charge (known as a “contingent deferred sales charge”) on certain amounts you withdraw. We impose this charge primarily to defray some of our expenses related to the sale of the Contracts, such as commissions we pay to agents, the cost of sales literature, and other promotional costs and transaction expenses.

Free Withdrawal Amount

In each Account Year you may withdraw a portion of your Account Value, which we call the “free withdrawal amount,” before incurring the withdrawal charge.

The “free withdrawal amount” is equal to 10% of the amount of all Purchase Payments you have made minus all withdrawals that were not subject to withdrawal charges taken during the current Account Year. The amount of your withdrawal, if any, that exceeds the total of the free withdrawal amount is subject to the withdrawal charge. In no event will a withdrawal charge be based on an amount more than the total Purchase Payments not previously withdrawn. After the fourth Account Anniversary, any amount you withdraw is free of withdrawal charges.

The “free withdrawal amount” that you do not use in an Account Year is not cumulative. In other words, it will not be carried forward or available for use in future Account Years.

For an example of how we calculate the “free withdrawal amount,” see Appendix B.

Order of Withdrawals

Each time you make a withdrawal, we consider the free withdrawal amount to be withdrawn first. If the amount you withdraw is in excess of your free withdrawal amount, then that excess may be subject to a withdrawal charge. We will withdraw the excess, in order, from your oldest remaining Purchase Payment to your most recent Purchase Payment. Each time you make a withdrawal, we will follow this procedure until all of your Purchase Payments have been withdrawn. Once all Purchase Payments are withdrawn, the balance withdrawn (which would include the 0.15% credit described under “Mortality and Expense Risk Charge”) is not subject to a withdrawal charge. After the fourth Account Anniversary, amounts withdrawn are not subject to withdrawal charges.

Calculation of Withdrawal Charge

We calculate the amount of the withdrawal charge by multiplying the amount you withdraw by a percentage. As set forth below, the percentage decreases according to the number of complete Account Years since your Issue Date. After your fourth Account Anniversary, any amount you withdraw is free of withdrawal charges. The withdrawal charge scale is as follows:

Number of Account Years
Since Your Issue Date
Withdrawal
Charge
0-1
8%
1-2
8%
2-3
7%
3-4
6%
4 or more
0%

The withdrawal charge will never be greater than 8% of an amount equal to your Account Value minus your “free withdrawal amount.” You may want to consider deferring a withdrawal because withdrawal charges decline the longer your Contract is in effect.

For a Group Contract, we may modify the withdrawal charges and limits, upon notice to the Owner of the Group Contract. However, any modification will apply only to Accounts established after the date of the modification.

For additional examples of how we calculate withdrawal charges, see Appendix B.

Types of Withdrawals not Subject to Withdrawal Charge

Nursing Home Waiver

We will waive the withdrawal charge for a full withdrawal if:

the nursing home waiver is approved in the state of issue;
   
at least one year has passed since your Issue Date;
   
you are confined to an eligible nursing home and have been confined there for at least the preceding 180 days, or any shorter period required by your state; and
   
your confinement to an eligible nursing home began after your Issue Date.

An “eligible nursing home” means a licensed hospital or licensed skilled or intermediate care nursing facility at which medical treatment is available on a daily basis and daily medical records are kept for each patient. You must provide us with evidence of confinement in the form we determine. To find out where the nursing home waiver is approved, you can call us at (800) 752-7216.

Minimum Distributions

For each Qualified Contract, the free withdrawal amount in any Account Year will be the greater of the free withdrawal amount described above or any amounts required to be withdrawn to comply with the minimum distribution requirement of the Internal Revenue Code. This waiver of the withdrawal charge applies only to the portion of the required minimum distribution attributable to that Qualified Contract.

Other Withdrawals

We do not impose withdrawal charges:
 
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when you annuitize your Contract;
 
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on amounts we pay as a death benefit;
 
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on amounts you transfer among the Sub-Accounts; or
 
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on any amounts transferred as part of an optional program. (See “Other Programs.”)

CONTRACT CHARGES

Account Fee

During the Accumulation Phase of your Contract, we will deduct from your Account an annual Account Fee of $50 to help cover the administrative expenses we incur related to the issuance of Contracts and the maintenance of Accounts. We deduct the Account Fee on each Account Anniversary. We deduct the Account Fee pro-rata from each Sub-Account and each Fixed Account option, based on the allocation of your Account Value on your Account Anniversary.

We will not charge the Account Fee if your Account Value is $100,000 or more on your Account Anniversary.

If you make a full withdrawal of your Account, we will deduct the full amount of the Account Fee at the time of the withdrawal. In addition, on the Annuity Commencement Date we will deduct a pro-rata portion of the Account Fee to reflect the time elapsed between the last Account Anniversary and the day before the Annuity Commencement Date.

After the Annuity Commencement Date, we will deduct an annual Account Fee of $50 in the aggregate in equal amounts from each Variable Annuity payment we make during the year. We do not deduct any Account Fee from Fixed Annuity payments.

Administrative Expense Charge and Distribution Fee

We deduct an administrative expense charge from the assets of the Variable Account during both the Accumulation Phase and the Income Phase. During the Accumulation Phase, this charge is deducted at an annual effective rate equal to 0.15% of your average daily Variable Account Value. During the Income Phase, this charge is included as part of the total insurance charges deducted from Annuity Unit values. This charge is designed to reimburse us for expenses we incur in administering the Contracts, Participant Accounts and the Variable Account that are not covered by the annual Account Fee.

We also deduct a distribution fee from the assets of the Variable Account during both the Accumulation Phase and the Income Phase. During the Accumulation Phase, this fee is deducted at an annual effective rate equal to 0.20% of your average daily Variable Account Value. During the Income Phase, this fee is included as part of the total insurance charges deducted from Annuity Unit values. This charge is designed to reimburse us for the expenses associated with distributing and issuing the Contracts.

Depending on the amount of expenses that we incur, we expect that we may earn a profit from these charges. If so, we may use the profit for any proper corporate purpose, including paying any other expenses in connection with the Contracts or adding to our corporate surplus.

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

During the Accumulation Phase, we deduct a mortality and expense risk charge from the assets of the Variable Account at an effective annual rate equal to 1.30% of your average daily Variable Account Value. If your Purchase Payments or Account Value exceeds $1 million on your Account Anniversary, an amount equal to 0.15% of your Account Value will be credited to your Account on that date and on every subsequent Account Anniversary during the Accumulation Phase. The 0.15% credit is not a Purchase Payment and therefore no withdrawal charges are directly associated with the credit. This credit will be allocated to the Sub-Accounts in proportion to your Account Value in those Sub-Accounts. It also immediately increases your Account Value and, as a result, other values may be affected. For example:

 
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An increase in your Account Value may also result in your Account Value becoming the greatest amount payable under the basic death benefit.

 
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If you are participating in an optional living benefit, the increase in your Account Value may cause a step-up of your Withdrawal Benefit Base.

This credit is paid out of our general account and is the result of cost savings that we expect on Contracts over $1 million.

We assume numerous mortality and expense risks under the Contracts. These risks include, but are not limited to: (1) the risk that arises from our contractual obligation to continue to make annuity payments to each Annuitant, regardless of how long the Annuitant lives and regardless of how long all Annuitants as a group live; (2) the risk that arises from our contractual obligation to pay a death benefit upon the death of the Participant prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, including in cases where the death benefit is greater than a Contract’s Account Value; (3) the risk that our cost of providing benefits according to the terms of the optional death benefit and any optional living benefits will exceed the amount of the charges we deduct for those optional benefits; and (4) the risk that the annual Account Fee, the administrative expense charge, and the distribution fee we assess under the Contract may be insufficient to cover the actual total administrative expenses we incur. If the amount of the charge is insufficient to cover our costs resulting from these and other mortality and expense risks, we will bear the loss. If, as we expect, the amount of the charge is more than sufficient to cover such costs, we will make a profit on the charge. We may use this profit for any proper corporate purpose, including the payment of marketing and distribution expenses for the Contract. In setting the rate of this charge, we not only consider our expected mortality and expense risks, but also our objective to earn a profit from the Contracts, after all of the costs, expenses, credits, and benefits we expect to pay in connection with the Contracts.

During the Income Phase, we will deduct total insurance charges at an annual rate of 1.65% of your average daily Annuity Unit values. We will not deduct the mortality and expense risk charge; nor will we deduct the charges for any optional living benefit or the optional death benefit. The 1.65% charge, which includes an administrative expense charge and a distribution fee, compensates us for the risks and expenses associated with providing annuity payments during the Income Phase.

Charges for Optional Benefits

You may only elect one of the optional living benefits. If you elect an optional living benefit, we will deduct a fee from your Account Value on the last valuation day of each Account Quarter during the Accumulation Phase. The fee will be a percentage of the Withdrawal Benefit Base during the Account Year. (The Withdrawal Benefit Base is initially equal to your initial Purchase Payment, and thereafter is subject to certain adjustments.) (See “Withdrawal Benefit Base.”)The percentage rates that we use to determine these fees may change over time, but will not exceed the maximum annual rates shown in the following chart. The chart also shows the current annual rates for each optional living benefit. (For more information about this fee, please see “FEES AND EXPENSES.”)

 
Single-Life Coverage
Joint-Life Coverage
 
Current
Annual Rate
Maximum
Annual Rate
Current
Annual Rate
Maximum
Annual Rate
SIR III
1.10%
1.75%
1.30%
1.95%
SIM
1.10%
1.75%
1.30%
1.95%
SIM Plus
1.25%
1.75%
1.45%
1.95%

If you elect the MAV optional death benefit, during the Accumulation Phase, we will deduct a daily charge at an effective annual rate of 0.40% of your average daily Variable Account Value. For more information about this charge, please see “FEES AND EXPENSES.” For more information about the calculation of this charge, please see “Variable Accumulation Unit Value” under “Variable Account Value.”

Premium Taxes

Some states and local jurisdictions impose a premium tax on us that is equal to a specified percentage of the Purchase Payments you make. In many states there is no premium tax. We believe that the amounts of applicable premium taxes currently range from 0% to 3.5%. You should consult a qualified tax professional to find out if you could be subject to a premium tax and the amount of any tax.

In order to reimburse us for the premium tax we may pay on Purchase Payments, our policy is to deduct the amount of such taxes from the amount you apply to provide an annuity at the time of annuitization. However, we reserve the right to deduct the amount of any applicable tax from your Account at any time, including at the time you make a Purchase Payment or make a full or partial withdrawal. We do not make any profit on the deductions we make to reimburse premium taxes.

Fund Expenses

There are fees and expenses deducted from each Fund. These fees and expenses are described in the Fund prospectuses and related Statements of Additional Information.

Modification in the Case of Group Contracts

For Group Contracts, we may modify the annual Account Fee, the administrative expense charge and the mortality and expense risk charge upon notice to Participants. However, such modification will apply only with respect to Participant Accounts established after the effective date of the modification.

OPTIONAL LIVING BENEFITS

We offer a suite of optional living benefits that help protect your future income against market risk (that is, the risk that your investments may decline in value or underperform your expectations). Each living benefit provides lifetime income even if the Account Value declines to zero, provided that certain requirements are met. Note that, if your Account Value is reduced to zero prior to your Coverage Date (generally the Account Anniversary after you turn 59), then your Contract and your living benefit will end. This means that you could pay for a benefit that you never receive.

You may elect to participate in any one of the following optional living benefits (each, a “Living Benefit”):

Sun Income Riser® III (“SIR III”)
Sun Income MaximizerSM (“SIM”)
Sun Income MaximizerSM Plus (“SIM Plus”)

You can only elect one Living Benefit and that election must be made no later than the Issue Date. You will pay a fee for the Living Benefit that you elect. You may terminate a Living Benefit at any time. However, once terminated, a Living Benefit cannot be reinstated.

These Living Benefits are available only if you are 85 or younger on the Open Date. For SIM or SIM Plus all Owners and Annuitants must be 21 or older on the Open Date. Important information about cost, restrictions and availability of each Living Benefit is described more fully below. You should consult with tax and financial professionals to determine which of the Living Benefits is appropriate for you.

Living Benefits are designed to give you income for the rest of your life, regardless of investment performance. To determine the amount of lifetime income for which you are eligible, we consider two factors: your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage. First, we set your Withdrawal Benefit Base to equal your initial Purchase Payment. We then determine your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage, based on your age when you start taking withdrawals after your Coverage Date. The amount you can withdraw each Account Year equals your Annual Withdrawal Amount, which is your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage multiplied by your Withdrawal Benefit Base. A Living Benefit gives you the opportunity, through Bonuses, step-ups, the Plus Factor (SIM Plus only), and the 200% Benefit Enhancement (SIM and SIM Plus only), to increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base and, therefore, your Annual Withdrawal Amount. See “Key Terms” for a better understanding of the Living Benefits before reading about them in more detail later in this Prospectus.

Key Terms

It is important to understand several key terms that are fundamental to the Living Benefits. These key terms are described in greater detail elsewhere in this Prospectus.

Annual Withdrawal Amount: an annual dollar amount calculated as a percentage of the Withdrawal Benefit Base beginning on the Coverage Date.

Bonus: an amount equal to 7% (for SIR III), and 8% (for SIM and SIM Plus only), of the Bonus Base credited to the Withdrawal Benefit Base in Account Years during the Bonus Period when no withdrawals are taken.

Bonus Base: the amount on which bonuses are calculated. The Bonus Base is set equal to your initial Purchase Payment, increased by any subsequent Purchase Payments and any “step-ups” (described below), and reduced proportionately by any Early Withdrawals and any Excess Withdrawals, and the One-Time Access Withdrawal (for SIM and SIM Plus only).

Bonus Period: a ten-year period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on your tenth Account Anniversary. For SIR III, this Bonus Period will renew at step-up. For SIM and SIM Plus, the Bonus Period is not renewable, and will end early if any withdrawal (other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal) is taken.

Coverage Date: your Issue Date if you are at least age 59; otherwise, the first Account Anniversary after you attain age 59. On this date, you will be eligible to begin receiving your Annual Withdrawal Amount, provided your Account Value is greater than zero.

Early Withdrawal: a withdrawal taken before the Coverage Date.

Excess Withdrawal: a withdrawal taken after the Coverage Date which, alone or when combined with any other withdrawals taken in the same Account Year, exceeds the Annual Withdrawal Amount (or, if greater, any required minimum distribution amount as defined under the Internal Revenue Code).

Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage: a percentage of the Withdrawal Benefit Base used to calculate the amount you can withdraw each Account Year. The percentage is determined based on your attained age at the time of your first withdrawal after the Coverage Date, unless the withdrawal is the One-Time Access Withdrawal (for SIM and SIM Plus only). Under each Living Benefit, a different Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage applies to specified age ranges. In all cases, the oldest age range corresponds to the highest percentage.

One-Time Access Withdrawal (for SIM and SIM Plus only): a withdrawal that will reduce your Withdrawal Benefit Base, your Bonus Base, and the amount eligible for the 200% Benefit Enhancement, but will not activate or lock-in your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage or end your Bonus Period.

Plus Factor (for SIM Plus only): an annual increase of 2.5% to the Withdrawal Benefit Base on each Account Anniversary after the Coverage Date  that is initiated if you have taken a withdrawal other than a One-Time Access Withdrawal.

200% Benefit Enhancement (for SIM and SIM Plus only): an amount equal to the sum of 200% of the total Purchase Payments made in the first Account Year and 100% of Purchase Payments made on or after the first Account Anniversary. This sum is reduced proportionately by the One-Time Access Withdrawal, if taken.

Withdrawal Benefit Base: the amount used to calculate (i) your Annual Withdrawal Amount and (ii) the cost of your Living Benefit described below.

When discussing the Living Benefits, the terms “you” and “your” refer to the oldest living Participant under single-life coverage or the younger spouse under joint-life coverage. In the case of a non-natural Participant, these terms refer to the oldest living Annuitant.

Description of the Living Benefits

Each Living Benefit provides you with (i) a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit and (ii) an opportunity to increase the amount of that benefit each year, if you meet certain requirements. First, you must allocate 100% of your Account Value in designated investment choices that are designed to help manage our risk and to support the guarantees under the Living Benefit. Second, after your Coverage Date, you must limit your total withdrawals in each year that a Living Benefit is in effect to an amount no greater than the Annual Withdrawal Amount. Your Living Benefit is in effect beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the earlier of the Annuity Commencement Date or the termination of the Living Benefit. Of course, you can always withdraw an amount up to your Surrender Value pursuant to your rights under the Contract.

Each of the Living Benefits allows you to defer withdrawals during your early Account Years to increase your benefit in later years. SIM and SIM Plus also offer the ability to increase the Withdrawal Benefit Base (i) by making additional Purchase Payments after your first Account Anniversary and (ii) through the 200% Benefit Enhancement. In addition, SIM Plus offers the Plus Factor that provides an additional means to increase the Withdrawal Benefit Base. SIM and SIM Plus also permit a One-Time Access Withdrawal that can be taken before you begin taking your Annual Withdrawal Amount.

You may elect single-life coverage or, for a higher fee, joint-life coverage. Under the Living Benefits, once you make an election, you cannot switch between joint-life and single-life coverage regardless of any change in life events. Joint-life coverage:

 
(i)
must be elected on the Issue Date and cannot be added later;
 
(ii)
is available on an individually-owned Contract only if the spouse is the sole primary beneficiary under the Contract while the Living Benefit is in effect;
 
(iii)
is available on a co-owned Contract only if the spouses are the only co-owners while the Living Benefit is in effect; and
 
(iv)
is not available if you are unmarried on the Issue Date.

If you are in a same-sex marriage, see “Federal Defense of Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriages” under “TAX PROVISIONS.”

With joint-life coverage, the age of the person who was the younger spouse on the Issue Date determines when you can begin to receive your Living Benefit. Your Coverage Date will be the Issue Date provided that person is age 59. If that person is younger than age 59, your Coverage Date will be the Account Anniversary after he or she attains (or would have attained) age 59. It does not matter whether the person who was the spouse is still alive or whether you are still married to that person. The Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage is based on the age the younger spouse is (or would have been) on the date of the first withdrawal under the Contract after the Coverage Date. The Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage may be reset to a higher percentage in the event of a step-up.

Please note: Whereas withdrawals of the Annual Withdrawal Amount under single-life coverage end when any Participant dies, withdrawals of the Annual Withdrawal Amount under joint-life coverage continue as long as either you or your spouse is alive. To take the Annual Withdrawal Amount after the death of a spouse under joint-life coverage, however, the surviving spouse must first elect to continue the Contract through spousal continuation. (See “Death of Participant - Joint-Life Coverage.”)

The following chart summarizes the important information about the terms and conditions of each Living Benefit that is presented in more detail below and in the related appendices.

Purchase Payments and Maximum Withdrawal Benefit Base
 
SIR III
SIM
SIM Plus
Purchase Payments allowed after the first Account Anniversary
Not permitted
If permitted, are limited to $50,000 per Account Year without our approval
Same as SIM
Maximum Withdrawal Benefit Base
$5 million
$10 million
Same as SIM

Lifetime Income
 
SIR III
SIM
SIM Plus
Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage
  Age          Percentage
59 - 64             4%       
65 - 79             5%       
 80+                6%     
Same as SIR III
  Age          Percentage
59 - 64             3%       
65 - 79             4%       
 80+                5%     
Plus Factor
N/A
N/A
The Withdrawal Benefit Base increases by 2.5% annually after you start taking your Annual Withdrawal Amount

Bonuses and Enhancements
 
SIR III
SIM
SIM Plus
Bonus
7% of Bonus Base
8% of Bonus Base
Same as SIM
Bonus Period
10 years from Issue or last step-up
·10 years from Issue Date
·Does not renew at step-up
·Ends with any withdrawal (other than One-Time Access Withdrawal)
Same as SIM
200% Benefit Enhancement
N/A
Withdrawal Benefit Base increased to 200% of total 1st year Purchase Payments.
Same as SIM

Step-Up
 
SIR III
SIM
SIM Plus
Annual Step-Up
·During the Bonus Period, the Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base will step-up to the Account Value, if the Account Value is greater than Withdrawal Benefit Base, increased by any Bonuses
·Future Bonuses based on stepped-up Bonus Base
·After the Bonus Period, the Withdrawal Benefit Base will step-up to the Account Value, if Account Value is greater than Withdrawal Benefit Base
·Step-through to a higher Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage occurs at step-up, if you have attained age for higher tier
Same as SIR III except:
·Bonus Period does not renew at step-up
Same as SIM, and also:
·After the Bonus Period when taking income, the Withdrawal Benefit Base will step-up to the Account Value, if Account Value is greater than Withdrawal Benefit Base increased by the Plus Factor

Impact of Withdrawals
 
SIR III
SIM
SIM Plus
Annual Withdrawal Amounts
 
·Reduce Account Value dollar-for-dollar
·Do not reduce Withdrawal Benefit Base or Bonus Base
Same as SIR III except:
·Ends Bonus Period and 200% Benefit Enhancement
Same as SIM, and also:
·Plus Factor added on each Account Anniversary
Early Withdrawals
 
·Reduce Account Value dollar-for-dollar
·Reduce Bonus Base and Withdrawal Benefit Base each in the same proportion as the amount withdrawn reduces the Account Value
·Subject to withdrawal charge on amount of withdrawal in excess of free withdrawal amount
·May be subject to 10% federal tax penalty if taken before age 59½
·Contract and Living Benefit cancelled if Account Value reduced to zero as a result of an Early Withdrawal
Same as SIR III, and also:
·Ends Bonus Period and 200% Benefit Enhancement
Same as SIM
Excess Withdrawals
 
·Reduce Account Value dollar-for-dollar
·Reduce Bonus Base and Withdrawal Benefit Base in the same proportion  as the Account Value is reduced by the amount of the withdrawal that exceeds the Annual Withdrawal Amount
·Subject to withdrawal charge on amount of withdrawal in excess of free withdrawal amount
·Contract and Living Benefit cancelled if Account Value reduced to zero as a result of an Excess Withdrawal
Same as SIR III, and also:
·Ends Bonus Period and 200% Benefit Enhancement
Same as SIM, and also:
·No Plus Factor permitted in any year during which an Excess Withdrawal is taken
One-Time Access Withdrawal
 
N/A
·Reduce Account Value dollar-for-dollar
·Reduces Withdrawal Benefit Base, Bonus Base, and the amount eligible for the 200% Benefit Enhancement each in the same proportion as the amount withdrawn reduces the Account Value
·If 1st withdrawal is an Early Withdrawal, then it will be treated as a One-Time Access Withdrawal
·If 1st withdrawal is taken after the Coverage Date, then you must decide whether to elect to use withdrawal as One-Time Access Withdrawal
·Will not lock in the Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage
·Not available if any systematic withdrawal program has been selected
Same as SIM, and also:
·Does not trigger initiation of Plus Factor

Investment Options
 
SIR III
SIM
SIM Plus
Designated Funds
100% must be allocated among specified Funds; or 100% to asset allocation models
100% must be allocated among specified Funds
Same as SIM
Portfolio Model
(Build Your Own Portfolio)
Allocation Ranges:
·30%-50% Fixed Income Funds
·40%-60% Core Retirement Strategies Funds
·10%-30% Asset Allocation Funds
·0%-20% Core Equity Funds
·0%-20% Growth Equity Funds
·0%-10% Specialty Funds
Allocation Ranges:
·0%-60% Balanced Funds
·40%-100% Fixed Income Funds
Same as SIM

Important Considerations

Optional living benefits may not be appropriate for all investors. Before purchasing a Living Benefit, you should carefully consider the following:

1. The frequency and amount of withdrawals you anticipate.

 
·
You should not purchase a Living Benefit if you plan to take Early or Excess Withdrawals, because such withdrawals may significantly reduce or eliminate the value of the guarantees provided by the Living Benefit.
 
·
Because the guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit under each Living Benefit is accessed through regular withdrawals that do not exceed the Annual Withdrawal Amount, such an optional living benefit may not be appropriate for you if you do not foresee a need for frequent withdrawals and your primary objective is to take maximum advantage of the tax deferral aspect of the Contract.
 
·
The timing and amount of your withdrawals may significantly decrease, and even terminate, your benefits under a Living Benefit. For example, if your Account Value is reduced to zero immediately following an Early Withdrawal, Excess Withdrawal, or the One-Time Access Withdrawal, then your Withdrawal Benefit Base will also be reduced to zero and your Contract will terminate without value and, thereafter, no Annual Withdrawal Amount will be paid.
 
·
Early and Excess Withdrawals may decrease the Withdrawal Benefit Base, the Bonus Base, and the 200% Benefit Enhancement by more than the amount withdrawn.
 
·
You should carefully consider when to begin making withdrawals, because you may not start at the most financially beneficial time for you. For example, by waiting to take withdrawals, you will have a greater opportunity to increase your Annual Withdrawal Amount, but you will have less time to take withdrawals.
 
·
Withdrawals taken in connection with a Living Benefit also:
 
o
reduce your Account Value;
 
o
reduce your death benefit under the Contract, including any optional death benefit;
 
o
may be subject to withdrawal charges; and
 
o
may be subject to income taxes and federal tax penalties (e.g., if taken before age 59½).

2. Your investment objectives.

 
·
Your entire Account Value must be allocated to a limited number of specified Funds.
 
·
Any investment in or transfer to a Fund that is not a Designated Fund, or that falls outside the allocation ranges for the Build Your Own Portfolio model, will terminate your Living Benefit.

You should consult your financial advisor to assist you in determining which investment options may be best suited for your financial needs and risk tolerance.

3. The cost of the Living Benefit.

 
·
You will begin paying the fee for the Living Benefit as of the Issue Date, even if you do not begin taking withdrawals for many years, or ever.
 
·
The percentage rate used to calculate the fee may increase or decrease over time, but will not exceed the maximum annual rate shown in the fee table. (See “Costs of Living Benefits.”)
 
·
We will not refund the fees that you have paid for the Living Benefit.

4. The impact of tax regulations.

 
·
The tax rules for Qualified Contracts may limit the value of a Living Benefit. You should consult a qualified tax professional before electing a Living Benefit for a Qualified Policy.
 
·
You may not elect a Living Benefit with an Inherited Non-Qualified or Beneficiary IRA Contract.
 
·
You may only withdraw your annual required minimum distribution (“RMD”) allowed under the Internal Revenue Code once during any given Account Year.
 
·
For SIM and SIM Plus, any withdrawals taken (including RMDs) will end the Bonus Period and the 200% Benefit Enhancement unless your withdrawal is your One-Time Access Withdrawal.

5. Whether joint-life coverage or single-life coverage is appropriate for you.

 
·
With joint-life coverage, all benefits are based on the age of the younger spouse.
 
·
If your spouse is significantly younger or older than you, you should carefully consider whether joint-life coverage is an appropriate choice in light of the possible long waiting period to begin annual withdrawals and to become eligible for the 200% Benefit Enhancement (for SIM or SIM Plus only), the longer period during which your Account Value could be reduced to zero prior to the Coverage Date, andthe higher fee for joint-life coverage.
 
·
Single-life coverage may not be an appropriate choice on a co-owned Contract because the Living Benefit will end on the death of any Participant.
 
·
Once you elect joint-life coverage, you or your spouse will always pay the higher joint-life fee.
 
·
If your spouse (as of the Issue Date) is no longer your spouse or no longer the sole primary beneficiary under the Contract, then coverage will continue until the death of a Participant. If a Participant remarries, the new spouse is not covered under the joint-life feature.
 
·
If you are in a same-sex marriage, see “Federal Defense of Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriages” under “TAX PROVISIONS.”

6. The amount and frequency of Purchase Payments.

 
·
After your Issue Date, we may limit the amount and timing of Purchase Payments that you can make.
 
·
For SIR III you cannot make Purchase Payments after your first Account Anniversary. Consequently, SIR III may not be appropriate if you are actively invested in a contributory plan.
 
·
For SIM and SIM Plus, you can make additional Purchase Payments at any time. However, any Purchase Payments after the first Account Anniversary will be limited to $50,000 during any Account Year, without our prior approval. We reserve the right not to accept any additional Purchase payements under SIM and SIM Plus.
 
·
For SIM and SIM Plus, under the 200% Benefit Enhancement, any Purchase Payments made after the first Account Anniversary receive a lower benefit than Purchase Payments made during your first Account Year. (See “200% Benefit Enhancement.”)
 
·
For SIM and SIM Plus, because the Bonus Period ends on your tenth Account Anniversary, any Purchase Payment made after the first Account Anniversary will only be eligible for a Bonus for any years remaining in the Bonus Period.

7. What happens if your Account Value is reduced to zero.

 
·
If your Account Value is reduced to zero before your Coverage Date, the Account Anniversary following the 59th birthday of the older spouse under single-life coverage (the younger spouse under joint-life coverage), then no Annual Withdrawal Amount will be available, and your Contract, including your Living Benefit, will end. This is true, even if no withdrawals had been taken and the Account Value fell to zero as a result of poor investment performance, as well as the deduction of contract fees and charges.
 
·
If your Account Value is reduced to zero after your Coverage Date, for any reason other than immediately following an Excess Withdrawal or the One-Time Access Withdrawal, then your Contract, including your Living Benefit, will end, except that, payments of the Annual Withdrawal Amount (calculated on the following Account Anniversary), increased by the Plus Factor if applicable, will continue to be paid to the Participant for the rest of his/her life. This is true even if your Account Value falls to zero through any combination of (i) poor investment performance, (ii) the deduction of Contract fees and charges, as well as (iii) taking your Annual Withdrawal Amount.
 
·
If your Account Value is reduced to zero immediately following an Early Withdrawal, Excess Withdrawal, or the One-Time Access Withdrawal, then your Contract, including your Living Benefit, will end, and no future Annual Withdrawal Amounts will be available.

See “Appendix C - Optional Living Benefit Examples” for examples showing how the features of these Living Benefits work.

Withdrawal Benefit Base

We use the Withdrawal Benefit Base to calculate the Annual Withdrawal Amount. On the Issue Date, we set your Withdrawal Benefit Base equal to your initial Purchase Payment. Thereafter, your Withdrawal Benefit Base is:

 
·
increased by any subsequent Purchase Payments;
 
·
increased by any applicable Bonuses;
 
·
increased by any step-ups;
 
·
increased by the 200% Benefit Enhancement (SIM and SIM Plus only);
 
·
increased by the Plus Factor (SIM Plus only);
 
·
decreased by any Early and Excess Withdrawals; and
 
·
decreased by the One-Time Access Withdrawal (SIM and SIM Plus only).

The maximum Withdrawal Benefit Base permitted upon any step-up is $5 million for SIR III. After including any step-ups, Bonuses, 200% Benefit Enhancement, and the Plus Factor, the maximum Withdrawal Benefit Base permitted is $10 million for SIM and SIM Plus. (For the purposes of determining these maximum limits, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to aggregate the benefit bases of all variable annuity contracts with living benefits that you own and that are issued by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) or it affiliates.)

Please note:

 
·
We use the Withdrawal Benefit Base to calculate the Annual Withdrawal Amount as well as the fee for your Living Benefit.
 
·
Your Withdrawal Benefit Base is not a cash value, a Surrender Value, or a death benefit. It is not available for withdrawal, it is not a minimum return for any Sub-Account, and it is not a guarantee of Account Value.

Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage

We use the Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage to calculate the Annual Withdrawal Amount. The Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage is determined based on:
 
·
your age at the time of the first withdrawal taken after the Coverage Date; or
 
·
if joint-life coverage is selected, the age of the younger spouse at the time of the first withdrawal taken after the Coverage Date.

Age at time of first
withdrawal
Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage -
Single-Life and Joint-Life Coverage
 
SIR III and SIM
SIM Plus
< 59
0%
0%
59-64
4%
3%
65-79
5%
4%
80+
6%
5%

Please note: Once established, the Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage will not increase even though your age increases, except in certain circumstances involving step-ups (described below).

Annual Withdrawal Amount

Beginning on the Coverage Date, you can withdraw up to the Annual Withdrawal Amount from your Contract in any Account Year without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base. The Annual Withdrawal Amount is determined by multiplying the Withdrawal Benefit Base by the Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage (shown in the chart above), based on your age at the time of first withdrawal (other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal) after the Coverage Date. Your Annual Withdrawal Amount is recalculated on your Account Anniversary based upon the increases or decreases to the Withdrawal Benefit Base that occurred during the previous Account Year.

A Purchase Payment will increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Annual Withdrawal Amount will immediately be recalculated. All other increases to the Withdrawal Benefit Base will occur on your next Account Anniversary and result in a new Annual Withdrawal Amount at that time. If an Excess Withdrawal has been taken, your available Annual Withdrawal Amount will be zero for the remainder of that Account Year. On your next Account Anniversary, a new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be calculated, based on your then current Withdrawal Benefit Base. If your Account Value has been reduced to zero immediately following an Excess Withdrawal, your Contract, including your Living Benefit, will end.

Your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage will increase if your age at the time of step-up coincides with a higher percentage (shown in the chart above).

For further information regarding the impacts of taking your Annual Withdrawal Amount please see “Tax Issues Under the Living Benefits” and “TAX PROVISIONS.”

Please note:

 
·
If the Living Benefit is elected before your Coverage Date, then you will still be assessed a fee for the Living Benefit, even though the Annual Withdrawal Amount will be zero until the Coverage Date.
 
·
Your Annual Withdrawal Amount is not cumulative. This means that if you do not take the entire Annual Withdrawal Amount during an Account Year, then you cannot take more than the Annual Withdrawal Amount in the next Account Year and maintain the Living Benefit’s guarantees.

Bonus and Bonus Base

If you make no withdrawals in an Account Year during the Bonus Period, then, on each Account Anniversary during the Bonus Period, we will increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base by an amount equal to 7% of the Bonus Base (under SIR III), and 8% of the Bonus Base (under SIM and SIM Plus). The Bonus Period is a ten-year period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on your tenth Account Anniversary. For SIR III, the Bonus Period will renew at step-up for an additional ten years. For SIM and SIM Plus, the Bonus Period is not renewable, and will end early if any withdrawal is taken (other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal).

We use the Bonus Base to calculate the Bonus. We set the initial Bonus Base to equal the initial Purchase Payment at issue. The Bonus Base will be increased by any subsequent Purchase Payments and any step-ups. The Bonus Base will be decreased by any Early Withdrawals, Excess Withdrawals, or the One-Time Access Withdrawal.

Please note:

 
·
Under SIR III:
 
o
A Bonus will not be applied during your Bonus Period in any Account Year in which you take a withdrawal.
 
o
Early and Excess Withdrawals will reduce the Bonus Base. (See “Impact of Withdrawals.”)

 
·
Under SIM and SIM Plus:
 
o
Any withdrawal (other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal) will end your Bonus Period and eliminate your Bonus Base.
 
o
A One-Time Access Withdrawal will reduce the Bonus Base. (See “Impact of Withdrawals.”)

200% Benefit Enhancement (SIM and SIM Plus only)

If no withdrawals, other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal, are taken from the Contract, then your Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase to an amount equal to the amount of the 200% Benefit Enhancement on the latest of:

 
·
the 10th Account Anniversary,
 
·
the Account Anniversary following your 70th birthday, or
 
·
the Account Anniversary following the 70th birthday of the younger spouse, if joint-life is elected.

On this date, we will set your Withdrawal Benefit Base to equal the greater of:

 
·
the current Withdrawal Benefit Base, or
 
·
the 200% Benefit Enhancement.

The 200% Benefit Enhancement equals the sum of (1), (2), and (3), below:

(1)             200% of the initial Purchase Payment,
(2)             200% of any additional Purchase Payments made before and including the first Account Anniversary, and
(3)             100% of additional Purchase Payments made after the first Account Anniversary.

If the One-Time Access Withdrawal is taken, the amount of the 200% Benefit Enhancement will be reduced in the same proportion as the amount withdrawn reduces the Account Value. The One-Time Access Withdrawal will not eliminate the 200% Benefit Enhancement.

Please note:

 
·
If any withdrawal, other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal, is taken from the Contract, then you will not be eligible for the 200% Benefit Enhancement or any future Bonuses.
 
·
This benefit may increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base when investment performance is neutral or negative.
 
·
If, as a result of positive investment performance, your Withdrawal Benefit Base is greater than your 200% Benefit Enhancement, then you would not need or receive the 200% Benefit Enhancement because your actual performance is greater than the guarantee provided by the 200% Benefit Enhancement.
 
·
Purchase Payments made after the first Account Anniversary will not provide any additional benefit to the 200% Benefit Enhancement. This is because the additional amount added to the 200% Benefit Enhancement is equal to 100% of Purchase Payments made after the first Account Anniversary. When adding Purchase Payments after the first Account Year, the same increase is made to the Withdrawal Benefit Base and, consequently, the additional Purchase Payment will not provide any greater benefit under the 200% Benefit Enhancement.
 
·
The maximum Withdrawal Benefit Base permitted for SIM and SIM Plus is $10 million.
 
·
If you are participating in SIR III, the 200% Benefit Enhancement is not available to you.

Step-Up

On each Account Anniversary during the Bonus Period, if your Account Value exceeds your current Withdrawal Benefit Base, adjusted for any applicable Bonus, we will automatically increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base to an amount equal to your Account Value.

On each Account Anniversary after the Bonus Period and before your Annuity Commencement Date, if your Account Value exceeds your current Withdrawal Benefit Base, increased by the Plus Factor, if any, we will automatically increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base to an amount equal to your Account Value.

Please note: The Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage will increase if you have crossed into another age tier at the time of the step-up (we refer to this as “step-through”). For example, if you are age 79 (in the 65-79 age tier) when you make your first withdrawal, and you are age 80 at the time of the automatic step-up of your Withdrawal Benefit Base, then your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage will increase to the level for the 80+ age tier. (See the chart under “Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage.”)

Plus Factor (SIM Plus only)

After the Coverage Date and if you have taken a withdrawal (other than a One-Time Access Withdrawal), the Plus Factor will be initiated. On each Account Anniversary thereafter, we will automatically increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base by 2.5%, unless a step-up would result in a greater Withdrawal Benefit Base.

Please note:

 
·
A 2.5% Plus Factor increase could prevent a step-up to a higher Lifetime Withdrwal Percentage (referred to as a step-through).
 
·
If you take an Excess Withdrawal in any Account Year, you will forfeit the Plus Factor for that Account Year.
 
·
If your Account Value is reduced to zero immediately following an Excess Withdrawal, then no Annual Withdrawal Amount will be available. The Contract, including your Living Benefit and the Plus Factor, will end.
 
·
If your Account Value is reduced to zero for any reason, other than immediately following an Excess Withdrawal (or One-Time Access Withdrawal), then the Contract, including your Living Benefit, will end, except that payments of the Annual Withdrawal Amount, increased by the Plus Factor if applicable, will continue to be paid to the Participant for the rest of his/her life.
 
·
If you are participating in SIR III or SIM, the Plus Factor is not available to you.

Impact of Withdrawals

Starting on your Coverage Date and continuing to your Annuity Commencement Date, you may take partial withdrawals up to your Annual Withdrawal Amount each Account Year without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base or Bonus Base. These withdrawals will, however, reduce your Account Value by the amount of the withdrawal (and, consequently, the amount of your death benefit proportionately). In addition, these withdrawals are subject to withdrawal charges to the extent that they exceed the greatest of: (i) the free withdrawal amount permitted under your Contract (see “Free Withdrawal Amount”); (ii) your “yearly RMD amount” (subject to conditions discussed in “Tax Issues Under Living Benefits,”); and (iii) your Annual Withdrawal Amount.

Early Withdrawals

Withdrawals taken before your Coverage Date, referred to as “Early Withdrawals,” will reduce your Withdrawal Benefit Base and any Bonus Base according to the following formulae.

 
Your New Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
WBB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

 
Your New Bonus Base
=
BB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

 
Where:
   
WBB
=
your Withdrawal Benefit Base immediately before the Early Withdrawal.
   
BB
=
your Bonus Base immediately before the Early Withdrawal.
   
WD
=
the amount of the Early Withdrawal.
   
AV
=
your Account Value immediately before the Early Withdrawal.

Under SIM and SIM Plus, your first withdrawal, if taken before the Coverage Date, will be deemed the One-Time Access Withdrawal. (See “One-Time Access Withdrawal.”) For Early Withdrawals, the Withdrawal Benefit Base and the Bonus Base are both reduced proportionally by the full amount of the withdrawal.

Excess Withdrawals

After the Coverage Date, any partial withdrawal that, when taken alone or in combination with all other withdrawals taken in the same Account Year, exceeds the Annual Withdrawal Amount is referred to as an “Excess Withdrawal.” An Excess Withdrawal will reduce your Withdrawal Benefit Base and any Bonus Base according to the following formulae.

 
Your New Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
WBB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV - AWA

 
Your New Bonus Base
=
BB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV - AWA

 
Where:
   
WBB
=
your Withdrawal Benefit Base immediately before the Excess Withdrawal.
   
BB
=
your Bonus Base immediately before the Excess Withdrawal.
   
WD
=
the amount of the Excess Withdrawal.
   
AV
=
your Account Value immediately before the Excess Withdrawal.
   
AWA
=
your Annual Withdrawal Amount minus any prior partial withdrawals taken during the current Account Year.

If you take an Excess Withdrawal, the Withdrawal Benefit Base and the Bonus Base are both reduced proportionally by the amount of the withdrawal in excess of the Annual Withdrawal Amount.

One-Time Access Withdrawal (SIM and SIM Plus only)

You may take your first withdrawal as the One-Time Access Withdrawal. Before the Coverage Date, your first withdrawal will automatically be your One-Time Access Withdrawal. After your Coverage Date, when you make your first withdrawal, you have the option of electing to use the One-Time Access Withdrawal.

The One-Time Access Withdrawal differs from other withdrawals in that:

 
·
It will not end the 200% Benefit Enhancement, but will reduce the eligible amount based on the following formula:.

 
Your new 200% Benefit Enhancement
=
BE x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

 
Where:
   
BE
=
the 200% Benefit Enhancement immediately before the One-Time Access Withdrawal.
   
WD
=
the total amount of the One-Time Access Withdrawal.
   
AV
=
the Account Value immediately before the One-Time Access Withdrawal.

 
·
It will reduce the Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base in the same manner as an Early Withdrawal. (See “Early Withdrawals.”)

 
·
If taken during the Bonus Period, then it will cause the Bonus for that Account Year to be forfeited, but will not end the Bonus Period.

 
·
If taken after the Coverage Date, then it will not lock in the Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage used to calculate the Annual Withdrawal Amount or initiate the Plus Factor for SIM Plus.

If you take a withdrawal after the Coverage Date and do not elect to use the One-Time Access Withdrawal then:

 
·
we will lock in the Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage;
 
·
you may begin to take your Annual Withdrawal Amount;
 
·
you will be eligible to receive any applicable Plus Factors under SIM Plus;
 
·
you will forfeit the One-Time Access Withdrawal benefit;
 
·
the Bonus Period ends; and
 
·
you will forfeit the 200% Benefit Enhancement.

If you are participating in SIR III, then the One-Time Access Withdrawal is not available to you.

Please Note: In regards to Early and Excess Withdrawals and the One-Time Access Withdrawal:

 
·
The above calculations show proportionate reductions. Generally speaking:
 
·
If your Account Value is greater than your Withdrawal Benefit Base, the reduction to your Withdrawal Benefit Base will be less than the amount withdrawn.
 
·
If your Account Value is less than your Withdrawal Benefit Base, the reduction to your Withdrawal Benefit Base will be more than the amount withdrawn.
 
·
Subsequent withdrawals taken after the One-Time Access Withdrawal will be treated as described in “Annual Withdrawal Amount,” “Early Withdrawals,” and “Excess Withdrawals.”
 
·
A withdrawal that does not exceed the Annual Withdrawal Amount may nevertheless affect the Bonus Period and step-ups. If you elect SIM or SIM Plus, then any withdrawal, except the One-Time Access Withdrawal, will result in the forfeiture of the 200% Benefit Enhancement and end the Bonus Period. Under SIM Plus, you will forfeit the Plus Factor for that Account Year if you take an Excess Withdrawal.
 
·
In addition, these withdrawals are subject to withdrawal charges if they occur before the fourth Account Anniversary and to the extent they exceed the greatest of:
 
·
the free withdrawal amount permitted under your Contract;
 
·
your yearly RMD amount for your Contract; and
 
·
your Annual Withdrawal Amount.
 
·
Early Withdrawals, Excess Withdrawals, and the One-Time Access Withdrawal could severely reduce, and even terminate, your Living Benefit, and could reduce your Account Value to zero, thereby terminating your Contract without value.
 
·
In addition to reducing your Living Benefit, any withdrawal taken before you reach age 59½ could have adverse state and federal tax liabilities. You should consult a qualified tax professional for more information.
 
·
We do not monitor for Excess Withdrawals. Accordingly, if you take regular or scheduled withdrawals, you should carefully monitor your withdrawals to be certain they are not in excess of your Annual Withdrawal Amount.
 
·
The One-Time Access Withdrawal is only available at the time of your first partial withdrawal request and cannot be used in connection with any systematic withdrawal program available under your Contract.
 
·
The One-Time Access Withdrawal is not available for a withdrawal made as part of an exchange under Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) or as part of a transfer or rollover to an eligible retirement plan offered by another insurance company.

Costs of Living Benefits

If you select a Living Benefit, then we will deduct a fee from your Account Value on the last valuation day of each Account Quarter. The fee is a percentage of your Withdrawal Benefit Base and differs for single-life and joint-life coverage. The percentage rate may increase or decrease over time, but will not exceed the Maximum Annual Rates shown in the table below. If we change the rate, then you may elect to cancel your Living Benefit and no longer pay the fee.

 
Single-Life
Joint-Life
 
Current
Quarterly
Rate
Current
Annual
Rate
Maximum
Quarterly
Rate
Maximum
Annual
Rate
Current
Quarterly
Rate
Current
Annual
Rate
Maximum
Quarterly
Rate
Maximum
Annual
Rate
SIR III
0.2750%
1.10%
0.4375%
1.75%
0.3250%
1.30%
0.4875%
1.95%
SIM
0.2750%
1.10%
0.4375%
1.75%
0.3250%
1.30%
0.4875%
1.95%
SIM Plus
0.3125%
1.25%
0.4375%
1.75%
0.3625%
1.45%
0.4875%
1.95%

Please note: Because the fee for the benefit is a percentage of your Withdrawal Benefit Base:
 
·
Your total annual fee is the sum of four quarterly fees and could be a much higher percentage of your Account Value than of your Withdrawal Benefit Base. The maximum annual fee is the maximum annual rate multiplied by the highest quarterly Withdrawal Benefit Base during that Account Year.
 
·
Your fee will increase as your Withdrawal Benefit Base increases (although the rate used to calculate the fee may remain the same).

Cancellation of Living Benefits

Should you decide that the Living Benefit is no longer appropriate for you, you may cancel it at any time.

We will terminate a Living Benefit upon the earliest of the following:
 
·
receipt, in good order, at our mailing address, of your written request to cancel the Living Benefit;
 
·
change of ownership of a Contract, unless you have received our prior approval to change the ownership;
 
·
death of a Participant (with single-life coverage);
 
·
death of a Participant with joint-life coverage, if the spouses on the Issue Date are no longer spouses or no longer sole primary beneficiaries;
 
·
annuitization;
 
·
termination/full surrender of the Contract;
 
·
the Withdrawal Benefit Base is reduced to zero as a result of Early or Excess Withdrawals, or the One-Time Access Withdrawal (for SIM and SIM Plus only);
 
·
if the Account Value is reduced to zero, prior to the Coverage Date, for any reason;
 
·
any investment in or transfer to a Fund that is not a Designated Fund; or
 
·
any investment in or transfer that is outside the allocation ranges for the Build Your Own Portfolio model.

Upon termination, all benefits and fees associated with a Living Benefit will cease. Once terminated, your Living Benefit cannot be reinstated.

Death of Participant - Single-Life Coverage

If you selected single-life coverage, then the Living Benefit ends on the death of any Participant and the Beneficiary may elect to exercise any of the available options under the Death Benefit provisions of the Contract. If your surviving spouse is the sole primary Beneficiary, he or she may elect to continue the Contract, but the Living Benefit will terminate and no optional living benefit will be available to your surviving spouse.

Please note:

 
·
Single-life coverage may be inappropriate on a co-owned Contract because the Living Benefit will end on the death of any Participant.
 
·
Beneficiaries who are not spouses cannot continue the Contract (see “Spousal Continuance” under “DEATH BENEFIT”) or any Living Benefit under the Contract. Co-owners who are not spouses should, therefore, discuss with their financial advisor whether a Living Benefit is appropriate for them. Also, if you are in a same-sex marriage, see “Federal Defense of Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriages” under “TAX PROVISIONS.”

Death of Participant - Joint-Life Coverage

If the surviving spouse on the Death Benefit Date was not the spouse of a Participant on the original Contract’s Issue Date, then this section does not apply, even if joint-life coverage was elected. In such case, if a Participant dies while participating in a Living Benefit, the provisions of the section titled “Death of Participant - Single-Life Coverage” will apply.

If you purchased joint-life coverage and one of the Participants dies, then the surviving spouse, as the sole primary beneficiary, can elect to continue the Contract and all currently-held benefits will continue to the surviving spouse. In such case, the Account Value will be equal to the Death Benefit. If you are in a same-sex marriage, see “Federal Defense of Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriages” under “TAX PROVISIONS.”

Alternatively, the surviving spouse may elect any available option under the death benefit provisions of the Contract. In such case, the Contract, including any applicable Living Benefit, will end.

Annuitization Under the Living Benefits

If your Account Value is greater than zero on your Maximum Annuity Commencement Date, then you must elect to:

surrender your Contract and receive your Surrender Value,
   
annuitize your Account Value under one of the then currently available Annuity Options, or
   
annuitize your remaining Account Value as a single-life annuity (or a joint-life annuity, if joint-life coverage was elected on the Issue Date and is still eligible) with an annualized annuity payment of not less than your then current Annual Withdrawal Amount increased by the Plus Factor, if applicable. If you make no election, we will default your choice to this option.

If you elect to annuitize prior to your Maximum Annuity Commencement Date, then your Contract and any Living Benefit will end.

Tax Issues Under the Living Benefits

Certain state and federal tax provisions may be important to you in connection with a living benefit. If your Contract is a Non-Qualified Contract, it is possible that the election of optional living benefits, such as the Living Benefits, might increase the taxable portion of any withdrawal you make from the Contract. It is not clear whether withdrawals after the Coverage Date while the Contract Value is greater than zero will be taxed as withdrawals or as annuity payments. This is significant for Non-Qualified Contracts because withdrawals are taxed less favorably than are annuity payments. In view of this uncertainty, we intend to adopt a conservative approach and treat such payments as withdrawals for tax purposes. We intend to treat payments pursuant to a Living Benefit after the Contract Value becomes zero as annuity payments for tax purposes.

You may not elect a Living Benefit with an inherited Non-Qualified Contract or beneficiary IRA Contract.

If your Contract is a Qualified Contract, then the retirement plan governing that Qualified Contract may be subject to certain required minimum distribution (RMD) provisions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regulations (collectively, the “Federal Tax Laws”). These RMD provisions require that an amount be distributed from the retirement plan each year, beginning generally in the calendar year in which you attain age 70½. Your failure to withdraw your yearly RMD amount from your retirement plan could result in adverse tax treatment. Because for certain retirement plans we do not know what assets are held by the plan, we have assumed for all plans that the Qualified Contract (i.e., your Contract) is the only asset, and we determine a yearly RMD amount taking into account only your Contract (“Yearly RMD Amount”).

When you elect to participate in a Living Benefit, we will inform you that you may withdraw amounts up to your Yearly RMD Amount each year without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base. To assist you in complying with the RMD requirements, in January of each year, we will notify you of your calculated Yearly RMD Amount and inform you that you may withdraw amounts up to your Yearly RMD Amount each Account Year without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base. Please note: For SIM and SIM Plus, if you withdraw your yearly RMD amount, that withdrawal will end the Bonus Period and the 200% Benefit Enhancement.

To the extent that the Yearly RMD Amount attributable to your Contract exceeds the Annual Withdrawal Amount permitted each year under your Living Benefit, we currently are waiving withdrawal provisions as follows. If you withdraw all or a portion of your Qualified Contract’s Yearly RMD Amount from the Contract while participating in a Living Benefit, then we will reduce your Account Value dollar-for-dollar by the amount of the withdrawal. In addition, for that year only, your Annual Withdrawal Amount under the Living Benefit will be reduced, dollar-for-dollar, by the amount of the withdrawal. We will not, however, penalize you if the current Federal Tax Laws require you to withdraw from your Contract an amount greater than your Annual Withdrawal Amount. In other words, we will not reduce your Annual Withdrawal Amount for future years (or your Withdrawal Benefit Base or Bonus Base), if a Yearly RMD Amount exceeds your Annual Withdrawal Amount, provided that:

you withdraw your (Qualified) Contract’s first Yearly RMD Amount in the calendar year you attain age 70½, rather than postponing the withdrawal of that amount until the first quarter of the next calendar year, and
   
you do not make any withdrawal from your (Qualified) Contract that would result in your receiving, in any Account Year, more than one calendar year’s Yearly RMD Amount.

Currently, any withdrawal in excess of the Annual Withdrawal Amount that is taken to satisfy the Yearly RMD Amounts will not be treated as an Excess Withdrawal. However, if there is any material change to the current Code or IRS Rules governing the timing or determination of required minimum distribution amounts, then the Company reserves the right to treat any withdrawal greater than the Annual Withdrawal Amount as an Excess Withdrawal which may significantly reduce the Withdrawal Benefit Base.

For a further discussion of some of these provisions, please refer to “Impact of Optional Death Benefit and Optional Living Benefits” under “TAX PROVISIONS.”

DESIGNATED FUNDS

To participate in a Living Benefit, all of your Account Value must be invested only in Designated Funds at all times during the term of your optional living benefit.

For Contracts participating in SIM or SIM Plus, the only Funds, dollar-cost averaging programs, and asset allocation models that currently qualify as Designated Funds are as follows:

Asset Allocation Models
Funds
Build Your Own Portfolio
MFS® Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio, Service Class
 
SCSM Ibbotson Conservative Fund, Service Class
Dollar-Cost Averaging Program Options
 
6-Month DCA Period
 
12-Month DCA Period
 

For Contracts participating in SIR III, the only Funds, dollar-cost averaging program options, and asset allocation models that currently qualify as Designated Funds are as follows:

Asset Allocation Models
Funds
Build Your Own Portfolio
AllianceBernstein Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio, Class B
Blended Model
MFS® Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio, Service Class
 
PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Portfolio, Advisor Class
Dollar-Cost Averaging Program Options
SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund, Service Class
6-Month DCA Period
SCSM Ibbotson Conservative Fund, Service Class
12-Month DCA Period
 

One of the asset allocation models that qualifies as a Designated Fund is the portfolio model that applies to our “build your own portfolio” program. That portfolio model and the “build your own portfolio” program are described in “BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO” and in “APPENDIX D - BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO.”

If you elected to participate in Sun Income Riser III (“SIR III”), Sun Income Maximizer (“SIM”), or Sun Income Maximizer Plus (“SIM Plus”) and are invested in more than one Designated Fund, we will automatically transfer assets among your Designated Funds to maintain the percentage allocation you selected. We will make these transfers on a quarterly basis.

We reserve the right to declare that a particular Fund no longer qualifies as a Designated Fund. Written notice will be provided to Contract Owners whenever a fund is no longer considered to be a Designated Fund. If you are invested in a Designated Fund at the time we declare the Fund to no longer be a Designated Fund, your Account Value can remain in that Fund without canceling your participation in a Living Benefit. However, any transfers or future Purchase Payments may only be allocated to a Fund that is declared by us to be a Designated Fund at the time of the transaction. If you are invested in a Fund that has been declared by us to no longer be a Designated Fund, you must first transfer your Account Value from that Fund into one or more of the current Designated Fund(s) if you want to make subsequent Purchase Payments or any additional transfers. (Note that this restriction does not apply to automatic portfolio rebalancing. Likewise, if you are participating in a DCA program and one of the funds receiving transfers under the DCA program is declared no longer to be a Designated Fund, then your Account Value can remain invested in that Fund until the end of your DCA Period. However, before you make any subsequent Purchase Payments, you must first transfer all your Account Value from that Fund into one or more of the current Designated Funds and provide us with new allocation instructions for your DCA program.) We also reserve the right to close Funds only to new Contracts. We will, however, revise the prospectus to give notice to prospective investors of the closing of any Fund. If a Designated Fund is closed only to new Contracts, any current Account Value may remain in that Fund and future transfers and Purchase Payments to that Fund are permissible, as long as the Fund is still declared by us to be a Designated Fund.

Note that, on SIR III, SIM, and SIM Plus, we have reserved the right to allow step-ups only if your Account Value is invested in a Fund that has been declared by us to be a Designated Fund. In such case, if you are invested in a Fund that has been declared by us to no longer be a Designated Fund, you will have to transfer into a current Designated Fund before a step-up can occur. If you decide not to transfer into a current Designated Fund and forgo step-up, then your Living Benefit will continue with all of the benefits except for step-up.

BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO

Among the choices of Designated Funds is a selection of funds (“portfolio model”) that you design yourself using certain broad guidelines that we provide. To “build your own portfolio,” you pick funds from the asset classes available at that time. Altogether you may not choose more than 18 funds for your portfolio model. The amount you may invest in each asset class is determined by a percentage range that we provide for each asset class. The sum of the percentages you invest in the asset classes altogether must total 100%. A chart showing the Funds available in each asset class and the percentage range assigned to each asset class is included in Appendix D.

You may transfer funds within the asset classes as long as your allocations remain within the percentage ranges we have established, and you adhere to the transfer provisions of your Contract. (See “Transfer Privilege,” “Short-Term Trading,” and “Funds’ Shareholder Trading Policies.”) Withdrawals out of your portfolio model will be taken pro-rata from each of your selected Funds. Any additional Purchase Payments will be allocated proportionally to your current Fund selection. At any time you can change your Fund selection by providing new allocation instructions. Your new instructions will change your existing allocations accordingly. Your portfolio will be rebalanced quarterly to maintain your percentage allocations in line with the performance of the Funds over the prior quarter.

Under the terms of the Living Benefits, however, there are certain limits on the times when you can make additional Purchase Payments. For SIR III, you cannot make Purchase Payments after your first Account Anniversary. For SIM and SIM Plus, you may make additional Purchase Payments at anytime. However, Purchase Payments made after the first Account Anniversary, will be limited to $50,000 during any Account Year, without our prior approval. We reserve the right not to accept additional Purchase Payments under SIM and SIM Plus.

If at any time, a fund is closed to new business, no new payments or transfers into the fund will be permitted. However, portfolio rebalancing of the fund will continue. To make a payment into your portfolio model after a fund within the model has been closed, you must redesign your portfolio model without the closed fund. Your entire Account Value will then be reallocated to your new portfolio model. Likewise, if you are participating in a DCA program and one of the Funds in this portfolio model receiving transfers under the DCA program is declared to no longer be part of the portfolio model, then the program will run through to completion. However, before you make any subsequent Purchase Payments, you must first either (a) reallocate your total Account Value among funds that comply with the current Build Your Own Portfolio categories or (b) transfer your total Account Value to Designated Funds other than the Build Your Own Portfolio model. You must also provide us with new allocation instructions for your DCA program.

DEATH BENEFIT

If the Covered Person dies during the Accumulation Phase, we may pay a death benefit to the designated Beneficiary(ies), using the payment method elected (a single cash payment or one of our Annuity Options). If the Beneficiary is not living on the date of death of the Covered Person, we will pay the death benefit to the surviving Participant, if any, or, if there is no Participant, in one sum to your estate. We do not pay a death benefit if the Covered Person dies during the Income Phase. However, the Beneficiary will receive any annuity payments provided under an Annuity Option that is in effect. If the Contract names more than one Covered Person, we will pay the death benefit upon the first death of such Covered Persons.

The death benefit proceeds will remain invested in the Sub-Accounts in accordance with the allocations made by the Owner until the Beneficiary has provided us with Due Proof of Death in good order. Once we have received Due Proof of Death, then investments in the Variable Account may be reallocated in accordance with the Beneficiary’s instructions.

Amount of Death Benefit

To calculate the amount of the death benefit, we use a “Death Benefit Date.” The Death Benefit Date is the date we receive Due Proof of Death of the Covered Person in an acceptable form, if you have elected a death benefit payment method before the death of the Covered Person and it remains in effect. Otherwise, the Death Benefit Date is the later of the date we receive Due Proof of Death or the date we receive the Beneficiary’s election of either payment method or, if the Beneficiary is your spouse, Contract continuation. If we do not receive the Beneficiary’s election within 60 days after we receive Due Proof of Death, we reserve the right to provide a lump sum to your Beneficiary.

The amount of the death benefit is determined as of the Death Benefit Date.

The Basic Death Benefit

The basic death benefit will be the greater of the following amounts:

(1)
your Account Value on the Death Benefit Date; and
   
(2)
your total Adjusted Purchase Payments. (See “Calculating the Death Benefit.”)

Adjusted Purchase Payments initially equal the initial Purchase Payment.

Each time there is an additional Purchase Payment then:

 
Your new Adjusted Purchase Payments
 =
APP + PP

Where:

 
APP
=
Your Adjusted Purchase Payments immediately prior to the additional Purchase Payment.
 
PP
=
The amount of the additional Purchase Payment.

Each time there is a withdrawal then:

 
Your new Adjusted Purchase Payments
=
APP x
(AV - WD)
AV

Where:

 
APP
=
Your Adjusted Purchase Payments immediately prior to the withdrawal.
 
WD
=
The amount of the withdrawal.
 
AV
=
Your Account Value immediately prior to the withdrawal.

When the Account Value is less than the Adjusted Purchase Payments, a withdrawal may cause the basic death benefit to decrease by more than the amount of the withdrawal.

Optional Death Benefit

You may enhance the “basic death benefit” by electing the optional death benefit known as the Maximum Anniversary Account Value (“MAV”). You must make your election on or before the Issue Date. You will pay a charge for the optional death benefit. (For a description of the charge, see “Charges for Optional Benefits.”) The optional death benefit is available only if you are younger than age 75 on the Open Date. The optional death benefit election may not be changed after the Contract’s Issue Date. The optional death benefit will be adjusted for all partial withdrawals as described in this Prospectus under the heading “Calculating the Death Benefit.”

If your Contract is a Qualified Contract, required minimum distributions under the Internal Revenue Code may affect the value of this optional death benefit to you. Please refer to “Impact of Optional Death Benefit and Optional Living Benefits” under “TAX PROVISIONS” for more information regarding tax issues that you should consider before electing this optional benefit.

Under MAV, the death benefit will be the greater of:

the amount payable under the basic death benefit above, or
   
your highest Account Value on any Account Anniversary before the Covered Person’s 81st birthday, adjusted for any subsequent Purchase Payments and partial withdrawals made between that Account Anniversary and the Death Benefit Date.

In determining the highest Account Value, on the second and each subsequent Account Anniversary, the current Account Value is compared to the previous highest Account Value, adjusted for any Purchase Payments and partial withdrawals made during the Account Year ending on that Account Anniversary. If the current Account Value exceeds the adjusted highest Account Value, the current Account Value will become the new highest Anniversary Account Value.

Spousal Continuance

Under an individually-owned Contract, if you are the Covered Person and your spouse is the sole Beneficiary, upon your death, your spouse may elect to continue the Contract by becoming the new Participant and new Covered Person, rather than receive the death benefit amount. Under a co-owned Contract, if you and your spouse are the Covered Persons and sole Beneficiaries, then upon the death of either you or your spouse, the surviving spouse may continue the Contract as the sole Participant and sole Covered Person. In either case, we will not pay a death benefit, but the Contract’s Account Value will be set to equal the death benefit amount. (See “The Basic Death Benefit” or, if applicable, the “Optional Death Benefit.”) If you are participating in a Living Benefit and you have joint-life coverage, then your surviving spouse may continue the Contract and the Living Benefit. If you are participating in a Living Benefit and you have single-life coverage, then your surviving spouse can continue the Contract, but the Living Benefit will terminate and no optional living benefit will be available to your surviving spouse. (See “Death of Participant - Single-Life Coverage.”)

All Contract provisions, including, if elected, the optional death benefit (subject to the optional death benefit age restriction), will continue as if your surviving spouse had purchased the Contract on the Death Benefit Date with a deposit equal to the death benefit amount. For purposes of calculating death benefits and expenses from that date forward, your surviving spouse’s age on the original effective date of the Contract will be used. Upon surrender or annuitization, this increased amount will not be treated as premium, but will be treated as income. If you are in a same-sex marriage, see “Federal Defense of Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriages” under “TAX PROVISIONS.”

Calculating the Death Benefit

In calculating the death benefit amount payable under option (2) of “The Basic Death Benefit” or the optional death benefit, each partial withdrawal will reduce the death benefit amount to an amount equal to the death benefit amount immediately before the withdrawal multiplied by the ratio of the Account Value immediately after the withdrawal to the Account Value immediately before the withdrawal. (See “The Basic Death Benefit.”) A withdrawal may cause the basic death benefit to decrease by more than the amount of the withdrawal.

Rather than receiving the death benefit, the Beneficiary may elect to annuitize, to defer annuitization, or to continue the Contract. In such case, if the death benefit amount payable under the Contract is greater than your Account Value, we will increase the Account Value to equal the death benefit amount. Any such increase will be allocated to the Sub-Accounts in proportion to your Account Value in those Sub-Accounts on the Death Benefit Date. Also, any portion of this new Account Value attributed to an existing DCA Period will be allocated to your selected Sub-Accounts.

Method of Paying Death Benefit

The death benefit may be paid in a single cash payment or as an annuity (either fixed, variable or a combination), under one or more of our Annuity Options. We describe the Annuity Options in this Prospectus under “The Income Phase - Annuity Provisions.”

During the Accumulation Phase, you may elect the method of payment for the death benefit. These elections are made by sending us, at our mailing address, a completed election form, which we will provide. If no such election is in effect on the date of your death, the Beneficiary may elect either a single cash payment or an annuity. If the Beneficiary is your surviving spouse, the Beneficiary may elect to continue the Contract. This election is made by sending us written notice in a form acceptable to us. If we do not receive the Beneficiary’s election within 60 days after we receive Due Proof of Death, the Beneficiary shall be deemed to have elected to defer receipt of payment under any death benefit option until a written election is submitted to the Company or a distribution is required by law. We can defer payment of the death benefit to the extent permitted under the Investment Company Act of 1940. (See “Payment of Death Benefit.”)

If we pay the death benefit in the form of an Annuity Option, the Beneficiary becomes the Annuitant/Payee under the terms of that Annuity Option.

Non-Qualified Contracts

If your Contract is a Non-Qualified Contract, special distribution rules apply to the payment of the death benefit. The amount of the death benefit must be distributed either (1) as a lump sum within 5 years after your death, or (2) if in the form of an annuity, over a period not greater than the life or expected life of the “designated beneficiary” within the meaning of Section 72(s) of the Internal Revenue Code, with payments beginning no later than one year after your death.

The person you have named as Beneficiary under your Contract, if any, will be the “designated beneficiary.” If the named Beneficiary is not living and no contingent beneficiary has been named, the surviving Participant, if any, or the estate of the deceased Participant automatically becomes the designated beneficiary.

If the designated beneficiary is your surviving spouse, your spouse may continue the Contract in his or her own name as Participant. To make this election, your spouse must give us written notification within 60 days after we receive Due Proof of Death. The special distribution rules will then apply on the death of your spouse. To understand what happens when your spouse continues the Contract, see “Spousal Continuance.” If you are in a same-sex marriage, see “Federal Defense of Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriages” under “TAX PROVISIONS.”

During the Income Phase, if the Annuitant dies, the remaining value of the Annuity Option in place must be distributed at least as rapidly as the method of distribution under that option.

If the Participant is not a natural person, these distribution rules apply upon the death or removal of any Annuitant.

Payments made in contravention of these special rules would adversely affect the treatment of the Contracts as annuity contracts under the Internal Revenue Code. Neither you nor the Beneficiary may exercise rights that would have that effect.

Selection and Change of Beneficiary

You select your Beneficiary in your Application. You may change your Beneficiary at any time by sending us written notice on our required form, unless you previously made an irrevocable Beneficiary designation. A new Beneficiary designation is not effective until we record the change.

Payment of Death Benefit

Payment of the death benefit in cash will be made within seven days of the Death Benefit Date, except if we are permitted to defer payment in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940. If an Annuity Option is elected, the Annuity Commencement Date will be the first day of the second calendar month following the Death Benefit Date, and your Account will remain in effect until the Annuity Commencement Date.

THE INCOME PHASE - ANNUITY PROVISIONS

During the Income Phase, we make regular monthly annuity payments to the Annuitant.

The Income Phase of your Contract begins with the Annuity Commencement Date. On that date, we apply your Account Value, adjusted as described under the Annuity Option you have selected, and we make the first annuity payment.

Once the Income Phase begins, no lump sum settlement option or cash withdrawals are permitted, except pursuant to Annuity Option D, Monthly Payments for a Specified Period Certain, as described under “Annuity Options,” and you cannot change the Annuity Option selected. (Also, a Beneficiary receiving payments after the Annuitant’s death under Option B, Life Annuity with 60, 120, 180 or 240 Monthly Payments Certain, may elect to receive the discounted value of the remaining payments in a single sum, as discussed under “Annuity Options.”) You may request a full withdrawal before the Annuity Commencement Date, which will be subject to all charges applicable on withdrawals. (See “Withdrawals and Withdrawal Charges.”)

Selection of Annuitant(s)

You select the Annuitant in your Application. The Annuitant is the person who receives annuity payments during the Income Phase and on whose life these payments are based. In your Contract, the Annuity Options refer to the Annuitant as the “Payee.” If you name someone other than yourself as Annuitant and the Annuitant dies before the Income Phase, you become the Annuitant.

When an Annuity Option has been selected as the method of paying the death benefit, the Beneficiary is the Payee of the annuity payments.

Selection of the Annuity Commencement Date

You select the Annuity Commencement Date in your Application. The following restrictions apply to the date you may select:

The earliest possible Annuity Commencement Date is the first day of the second month following your Issue Date.
   
The latest possible Annuity Commencement Date is the first day of the month following the Annuitant’s 95th birthday (“Maximum Annuity Commencement Date”). If there is a Co-Annuitant, the Annuity Commencement Date applies to the younger of the Annuitant and Co-Annuitant.
   
The Annuity Commencement Date must always be the first day of a calendar month.

You may change the Annuity Commencement Date by sending us written notice, in a form acceptable to us, with the following additional limitations:

We must receive your notice, in good order, at least 30 days before the current Annuity Commencement Date.
   
The new Annuity Commencement Date must be at least 30 days after we receive the notice.

There may be other restrictions on your selection of the Annuity Commencement Date imposed by your retirement plan or applicable law. In most situations, current law requires that for a Qualified Contract, certain minimum distributions must commence no later than April 1 following the year the Annuitant reaches age 70½ (or, for Qualified Contracts other than IRAs, no later than April 1 following the year the Annuitant retires, if later than the year the Annuitant reaches age 70½).

Annuity Options

We offer the following Annuity Options for payments during the Income Phase. Each Annuity Option may be selected for a Variable Annuity, a Fixed Annuity, or a combination of both. We may also agree to other settlement options, at our discretion.

Annuity Option A - Life Annuity

We provide monthly payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Annuity payments stop when the Annuitant dies. There is no provision for continuation of any payments to a Beneficiary. Note that if the Annuitant dies prior to the end of the first month after the Annuity Commencement Date, only one annuity payment will be made.

Annuity Option B - Life Annuity with 60, 120, 180 or 240 Monthly Payments Certain

We make monthly payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. In addition, we guarantee that the Beneficiary will receive monthly payments for the remainder of the period certain, if the Annuitant dies during that period. The election of a longer period results in smaller monthly payments. If no Beneficiary is designated, we pay the discounted value of the remaining payments in one sum to the Annuitant’s estate. The Beneficiary may also elect to receive the discounted value of the remaining payments in one sum. The discount rate for a Variable Annuity will be the assumed interest rate of 3%; the discount rate for a Fixed Annuity will be based on the interest rate we used to determine the amount of each payment.

Annuity Option C - Joint and Survivor Annuity

We make monthly payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant and another person you designate and during the lifetime of the survivor of the two. We stop making payments when the last survivor dies. There is no provision for continuance of any payments to a Beneficiary.

Annuity Option D - Monthly Payments for a Specified Period Certain

We make monthly payments for a specified period of time from 5 to 30 years, as you elect. The longer the period you elect, the smaller your monthly payments will be. If payments under this option are paid on a variable annuity basis, the Annuitant may elect to receive, in one sum, at any time, some or all of the discounted value of the remaining payments, less any applicable withdrawal charge; the discount rate for this purpose will be the assumed interest rate of 3%. If the Annuitant dies during the period selected, the remaining income payments are made as described above for the payments to a Beneficiary under Annuity Option B. The election of this Annuity Option may result in the imposition of a penalty tax. The 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9-year period certain options are not available during your first four Account Years unless (a) you or your Beneficiary are selecting this Annuity Option to be used as the method of payment for the death benefit and (b) your Beneficiary’s life expectancy on the date of the first payment exceeds the selected period.

Selection of Annuity Option

You select one or more of the Annuity Options, which you may change during the Accumulation Phase, as long as we receive your selection or change in writing at least 30 days before the Annuity Commencement Date. If we have not received your written selection on the 30th day before the Annuity Commencement Date, you will receive Annuity Option B, for a life annuity with 120 monthly payments certain, except as otherwise provided under your applicable Living Benefit.

You must specify the proportion of your Adjusted Account Value you wish to provide a Variable Annuity or a Fixed Annuity. Under a Variable Annuity, the dollar amount of payments will vary, while under a Fixed Annuity, the dollar amount of payments will remain the same. You may allocate your Adjusted Account Value applied to a Variable Annuity among the Sub-Accounts, or we will use your existing allocations. If, however, a portion of your Account Value was allocated to a DCA Period at the time of annuitization, that portion will be exchanged for Annuity Units and allocated among the Sub-Accounts you select at annuitization or, if you make no such selection, then in proportion to the Sub-Accounts you were invested in prior to annuitization.

There may be additional limitations on the options you may elect under your particular retirement plan or applicable law.

Remember that the Annuity Option may not be changed once annuity payments begin.

Amount of Annuity Payments

Adjusted Account Value

The Adjusted Account Value is the amount we apply to provide a Variable Annuity and/or a Fixed Annuity. We calculate Adjusted Account Value by taking your Account Value on the Business Day just before the Annuity Commencement Date and making the following adjustments:

We deduct a proportional amount of the Account Fee, based on the fraction of the current Account Year that has elapsed.
   
We deduct any applicable premium tax or similar tax if not previously deducted.

Variable Annuity Payments

On the Annuity Commencement Date, we will exchange your Account’s Variable Accumulation Units for Annuity Units upon which we will assess annual insurance charges of 1.65% of your average daily Annuity Unit values. Variable Annuity payments may vary each month. We determine the dollar amount of the first payment using the portion of your Adjusted Account Value applied to a Variable Annuity and the “annuity payment rates” in your Contract, which are based on an assumed interest rate of 3% per year, compounded annually. (See “Annuity Payment Rates.”)

To calculate the remaining payments, we convert the amount of the first payment into Annuity Units for each Sub-Account; we determine the number of those Annuity Units by dividing the portion of the first payment attributable to the Sub-Account by the Annuity Unit value of that Sub-Account for the Valuation Period ending just before the Annuity Commencement Date. This number of Annuity Units for each Sub-Account will remain constant (unless the Annuitant requests a transfer among Sub-Accounts). However, the dollar amount of the next Variable Annuity payment, which is the sum of the number of Annuity Units for each Sub-Account times its Annuity Unit value for the Valuation Period ending just before the date of the payment, will increase, decrease, or remain the same, depending on the net investment return of the Sub-Accounts.

If the net investment return of the Sub-Accounts selected is the same as the assumed interest rate of 3%, compounded annually, the payments will remain level. If the net investment return exceeds the assumed interest rate, payments will increase and, conversely, if it is less than the assumed interest rate, payments will decrease.

Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for more information about calculating Variable Annuity Units and Variable Annuity payments, including examples of these calculations.

After you annuitize, we will deduct total insurance charges at an annual rate of 1.65% of your average daily Annuity Unit values. We will no longer deduct the mortality and expense risk charge or the charges for any optional living benefit or the optional death benefit. The 1.65% charge, which includes an administrative expense charge and a distribution fee, compensates us for the risks and expenses associated with providing annuity payments during the Income Phase.

Fixed Annuity Payments

Fixed Annuity payments are the same each month. We determine the dollar amount of each Fixed Annuity payment using the fixed portion of your Adjusted Account Value and the applicable “annuity payment rates.” These will be either (1) the rates in your Contract, or (2) new rates we have published and are using on the Annuity Commencement Date, if they are more favorable. (See “Annuity Payment Rates.”)

Minimum Payments

If your Adjusted Account Value is less than $2,000, or the first annuity payment for any Annuity Option is less than $20, we will pay the Adjusted Account Value to the Annuitant in one payment, except as otherwise provided under your Living Benefit.

Transfer of Variable Annuity Units

During the Income Phase, the Annuitant may transfer Annuity Units in one Sub-Account for Annuity Units in another Sub-Account, up to 12 times each Account Year. Any such transfers may be subject to any restrictions or other policies that the Funds have adopted to protect the Funds from short-term trading or other practices that are potentially harmful to the Fund (the “Funds’ Shareholder Trading Policies”). The applicability of the Funds’ Shareholder Trading Policies is the same during the Income Phase as during the Accumulation Phase, and this is discussed in this Prospectus under “Funds’ Shareholder Trading Policies.” For the reasons discussed there, you should review and comply with each Fund’s Shareholder Trading Policies, which are disclosed in the Funds’ current prospectuses.

To make a transfer, the Annuitant sends us, at our mailing address, a written request stating the number of Annuity Units in the Sub-Account he or she wishes to transfer and the new Sub-Account for which Annuity Units are requested. The number of new Annuity Units will be calculated so the dollar amount of an annuity payment on the date of the transfer would not be affected. To calculate this number, we use Annuity Unit values for the Valuation Period during which we receive the transfer request.

Before transfering Annuity Units in one Sub-Account for those in another, the Annuitant should carefully review the relevant Fund prospectuses for the investment objectives and risk disclosure of the Funds in which the Sub-Accounts invest.

During the Income Phase, we permit only transfers among Sub-Accounts. No transfers to or from a Fixed Annuity are permitted.

Account Fee

During the Income Phase, we deduct the annual Account fee of $50 in equal amounts from each Variable Annuity payment. We do not deduct the annual Account fee from Fixed Annuity payments.

Annuity Payment Rates

Annuity payment rates are the rates we use to determine the dollar amount of an annuity payment under each Annuity Option. The Contract contains annuity payment rate schedules for each Annuity Option described in this Prospectus. These schedules show, for each $1,000 applied, the dollar amount of: (a) the first monthly Variable Annuity payment based on the assumed interest rate specified in the applicable Contract (3% per year, compounded annually); and (b) the monthly Fixed Annuity payment, when this payment is based on the minimum guaranteed interest rate specified in the Contract. We may change these rates under Group Contracts for Accounts established after the effective date of such change (see “Other Contract Provisions - Modification”).

The annuity payment rates may vary according to the Annuity Option elected and the adjusted age of the Annuitant. The Contracts also describe the method of determining the adjusted age of the Annuitant. The mortality table used in determining the annuity payment rates for Annuity Options A, B and C is the Annuity 2000 Table.

Annuity Options as Method of Payment for Death Benefit

You or your Beneficiary may also select one or more Annuity Options to be used in the event of the Covered Person’s death before the Income Phase, as described under the “Death Benefit” section of this Prospectus. In that case, your Beneficiary will be the Annuitant. The Annuity Commencement Date will be the first day of the second month beginning after the Death Benefit Date.

OTHER CONTRACT PROVISIONS

Exercise of Contract Rights

An Individual Contract belongs to the individual to whom the Contract is issued. A Group Contract belongs to the Owner. In the case of a Group Contract, the Owner may expressly reserve all Contract rights and privileges; otherwise, each Participant will be entitled to exercise such rights and privileges. In any case, such rights and privileges can be exercised without the consent of the Beneficiary (other than an irrevocably designated Beneficiary) or any other person. Such rights and privileges may be exercised only before the Annuity Commencement Date, except as the Contract otherwise provides.

The Annuitant becomes the Payee on and after the Annuity Commencement Date. The Beneficiary becomes the Payee on the death of the Covered Person prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, or on the death of the Annuitant after the Annuity Commencement Date. Such Payee may thereafter exercise such rights and privileges, if any, of ownership which continue.

Change of Ownership

Ownership of a Qualified Contract may not be transferred except to: (1) the Annuitant; (2) a trustee or successor trustee of a pension or profit sharing trust which is qualified under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code; (3) the employer of the Annuitant, provided that the Qualified Contract after transfer is maintained under the terms of a retirement plan qualified under Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code for the benefit of the Annuitant; (4) the trustee or custodian of an individual retirement account plan qualified under Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code for the benefit of the Participants under a Group Contract; or (5) as otherwise permitted from time to time by laws and regulations governing the retirement or deferred compensation plans for which a Qualified Contract may be issued. Subject to the foregoing, a Qualified Contract may not be sold, assigned, transferred, discounted or pledged as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of an obligation or for any other purpose to any person other than the Company.

The Owner of a Non-Qualified Contract may change the ownership of the Contract prior to the Annuity Commencement Date; and each Participant, in like manner, may change the ownership interest in a Contract. A change of ownership will not be binding on us until we receive written notification, in good order. When we receive such notification, the change will be effective as of the date on which the request for change was signed by the Owner or Participant, as appropriate, but the change will be without prejudice to us on account of any payment we make or any action we take before receiving the change. If you change the Owner of a Non-Qualified Contract, you will become immediately liable for the payment of taxes on any gain realized under the Contract prior to the change of ownership, including possible liability for a 10% federal excise tax.

Change of ownership will not change the Covered Person named when the Contract is issued. This means that all death benefits and surrender charge waivers will continue to be based on the Covered Person and not the Participant. The amount payable on the death of the new Participant will be the Surrender Value.

Voting of Fund Shares

To the extent required by law, we will vote all shares held in the Variable Account in accordance with instructions we receive from persons with voting interests in the Funds. During the Accumulation Phase, you will have the right to give voting instructions, except in the case of a Group Contract in which the Owner has reserved this right. During the Income Phase, the Payee (that is, the Annuitant or Beneficiary entitled to receive benefits) is the person having the right to give voting instructions.

Before a vote of the shareholders of a Fund occurs, each person with voting interests in the Fund will receive voting materials from us. We will ask those persons to instruct us on how to vote and to return their respective voting instructions to us in a timely manner. Each such person is permitted to cast votes based on the dollar value of the shares of each Fund that we hold for your Contract in the corresponding Sub-Account. We calculate this value based on the number of Variable Accumulation Units or Variable Annuity Units allocated to your Contract as of the date set by the Fund and the value of each Variable Accumulation Unit or Variable Annuity Unit on that date. We count fractional votes.

We will vote any shares attributable to us and Fund shares for which no timely voting instructions are received in the same proportion as the shares for which we receive instructions from person(s) with voting interests in the Fund. Because of this method of proportional voting, a small number of persons with voting interests in the Fund may determine the outcome of a shareholder vote. If, however, we determine that we are permitted to vote the Fund shares in our own right, then we may do so.

Note: Owners of Qualified Contracts issued on a group basis may be subject to other voting provisions of the particular retirement plan and under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Employees who contribute to retirement plans that are funded by the Contracts may be entitled to instruct the Owners as to how to instruct us to vote the Fund shares attributable to their contributions. Such retirement plans may also provide the additional extent, if any, to which an Owner shall follow voting instructions of persons with rights under those plans. If no voting instructions are received from any such person with respect to a particular Contract, the Owner may instruct us as to how to vote the number of Fund shares for which instructions may be given.

Reports to Owners

We will send you, by regular U.S. mail, confirmation of all Purchase Payments (including any interest credited), withdrawals, (including any withdrawal charges and federal taxes on withdrawals), minimum distributions, death benefit payments, transfers (excluding dollar-cost averaging transfers) and living benefit credits or refunds. Such confirmations will be sent within two business days after the transaction occurs.

In addition, within five business days after each calendar quarter, we will send you, by regular U.S. mail, a statement showing your current Account Value, death benefit value, and investment allocation by asset class. Each quarterly statement will detail transactions that occurred during the last calendar quarter including Purchase Payments, annuity payments, transfers (including dollar-cost averaging transfers), partial withdrawals, systematic withdrawals, minimum distributions, portfolio rebalancing, asset reallocations, interest credited on fixed accounts, step-ups credited on living benefits, and annual contract fees assessed.

We will also send you annual and semi-annual reports of the Funds in which you are invested, including a list of investments held by each portfolio as of the current date of the report.

If you have enrolled in the electronic delivery service and consented to receive documents electronically, we will send you an email at the address you provided notifying you when we have posted your confirmations, statements, and reports on our website.

It is your obligation to review each such statement carefully and to report to us, at the address or telephone number provided on the statement, any errors or discrepancies in the information presented therein within 60 days of the date of such statement. Unless we receive notice of any such error or discrepancy from you within such period, we may not be responsible for correcting the error or discrepancy.

Substitution of Securities

Shares of any or all Funds may not always be available for investment under the Contract. We may add or delete Funds or other investment companies as variable investment options under the Contract. We may also substitute for the shares held in any Sub-Account shares of another Fund or shares of another registered open-end investment company or unit investment trust, provided that the substitution has been approved, if required, by the SEC. You will receive notice of any such Fund changes that affect your Contract by a supplement to this Prospectus.

Change in Operation of Variable Account

At our election and subject to any necessary vote by persons having the right to give instructions with respect to the voting of Fund shares held by the Sub-Accounts, the Variable Account may be operated as a management company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or it may be deregistered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 in the event registration is no longer required. Deregistration of the Variable Account requires an order by the SEC. In the event of any change in the operation of the Variable Account pursuant to this provision, we may supplement this Prospectus to reflect the change and take such other action as may be necessary and appropriate to effect the change.

Splitting Units

We reserve the right to split or combine the value of Variable Accumulation Units, Annuity Units or any of them. In effecting any such change of unit values, strict equity will be preserved and no change will have a material effect on the benefits or other provisions of the Contract. Any changes we make by splitting or combining Variable Accumulation Unit values must comply with federal securities laws and regulations.

Modification

Upon notice to the Participant, in the case of an Individual Contract, and the Owner and Participant(s), in the case of a Group Contract (or the Payee(s) during the Income Phase), we may modify the Contract if such modification is consistent with federal securities laws and regulations and: (1) is necessary to make the Contract or the Variable Account comply with any law or regulation issued by a governmental agency to which the Company or the Variable Account is subject; (2) is necessary to assure continued qualification of the Contract under the Internal Revenue Code or other federal or state laws relating to retirement annuities or annuity contracts; (3) is necessary to reflect a change in the operation of the Variable Account or the Sub-Account(s) (see “Change in Operation of Variable Account”); (4) provides additional Variable Account and/or fixed accumulation options; or (5) as may otherwise be in the best interests of Owners, Participants, or Payees, as applicable. In the event of any such modification, we may supplement this Prospectus to reflect such modification.

In addition, upon notice to the Owner, we may modify a Group Contract to change the withdrawal charges, Account Fee, mortality and expense risk charges, administrative expense charges, and the tables used in determining the amount of the first monthly variable annuity and fixed annuity payments, provided that such modification will not exceed the maximum fees as shown in the fee table. In order to exercise our modification rights in these particular instances, we must notify the Owner of such modification in writing. The notice shall specify the effective date of such modification which must be at least 60 days following the date we mail notice of modification. All of the charges and the annuity tables which are provided in the Group Contract prior to any such modification will remain in effect permanently, unless improved by the Company, with respect to Participant Accounts established prior to the effective date of such modification.

Discontinuance of New Participants

We may limit or discontinue the acceptance of new Applications and the issuance of new Certificates under a Group Contract by giving 30 days prior written notice to the Owner. This will not affect rights or benefits with respect to any Participant Accounts established under such Group Contract prior to the effective date of such limitation or discontinuance.

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right, to the extent permitted by law, to: (1) combine any two or more variable accounts or Sub-Accounts; (2) add or delete Funds, sub-series thereof or other investment companies and corresponding Sub-Accounts; (3) add or remove DCA Periods available at any time for election by a Participant; and (4) restrict or eliminate any of the voting rights of Participants (or Owners) or other persons who have voting rights as to the Variable Account. Where required by law, we will obtain approval of changes from Participants or any appropriate regulatory authority. In the event of any change pursuant to this provision, we may supplement this Prospectus and make appropriate endorsement to the Contract as necessary to reflect the change.

Right to Return

If you are not satisfied with your Contract, you may return it by mailing or delivering it to us at our mailing address, as shown on the cover of this Prospectus, within 10 days or longer if allowed by your state after it was delivered to you. State law may also allow you to return the Contract to your sales representative. (Information about your right to return period can be found on the first page of your Contract or prominently displayed in an endorsement to your Contract. You can also obtain information about your right to return period by contacting your sales representative.) When we receive the returned Contract, it will be cancelled and we will refund to you your Account Value. If applicable state law requires return of Purchase Payments, we will return the greater of (1) your Surrender Value or (2) the full amount of any Purchase Payment(s) we received.

If you are establishing an Individual Retirement Annuity (“IRA”), the Internal Revenue Code requires that we give you a disclosure statement containing certain information about the Contract and applicable legal requirements. We must give you this statement on or before the date the IRA is established. If we give you the disclosure statement before the seventh day preceding the date the IRA is established, you will not have any right of revocation under the Code. If we give you the disclosure statement at a later date, then you may give us a notice of revocation at any time within seven days after your Issue Date. Upon such revocation, we will refund your Purchase Payment(s). This right of revocation with respect to an IRA is in addition to the return privilege set forth in the preceding paragraph. We allow a Participant establishing an IRA a “ten day free-look,” notwithstanding the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

TAX PROVISIONS

This section provides general information on the federal income tax consequences of ownership of a Contract and is not intended as tax advice. Actual federal tax consequences will vary depending on, among other things, the type of retirement plan under which your Contract is issued. Also, legislation altering the current tax treatment of annuity contracts could be enacted in the future and could apply retroactively to Contracts that were purchased before the date of enactment. We make no attempt to consider any applicable state or other tax laws, any state and local estate or inheritance tax, or other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of distributions under a Contract. We also make no guarantee regarding the federal, state, or local tax status of any Contract or any transaction involving any Contract. You should consult a qualified tax professional for advice before purchasing a Contract or executing any other transaction (such as a rollover, distribution, withdrawal or payment) involving a Contract.

When you invest in an annuity contract, you usually do not pay taxes on your investment gains until you withdraw the money – generally for retirement purposes. If you invest in a variable annuity as part of an individual retirement plan, pension plan or employer-sponsored retirement program, your Contract is called a “Qualified Contract.” If your annuity is independent of any formal retirement or pension plan, it is termed a “Non-Qualified Contract.” The tax rules applicable to Qualified Contracts vary according to the type of retirement plan and the terms and conditions of the plan.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Provisions

The following discussion applies only to those Contracts issued in the United States. For a discussion of tax provisions affecting Contracts issued in Puerto Rico, see “Puerto Rico Tax Provisions.”

Taxation of Non-Qualified Contracts

Deductibility of Purchase Payments. For federal income tax purposes, Purchase Payments made under Non-Qualified Contracts are not deductible. Under certain circumstances, Purchase Payments made under Qualified Contracts may be excludible or deductible from taxable income. Any such amounts will also be excluded from the “investment in the contract” for purposes of determining the taxable portion of any distributions from a Qualified Contract. As a general rule, regardless of whether you own a Qualified or a Non-Qualified Contract, the amount of your tax liability on earnings and distributions will depend upon the specific tax rules applicable to your Contract and your particular circumstances.

Pre-Distribution Taxation of Contracts. Generally, an increase in the value of a Contract will not give rise to a current income tax liability to the Owner of a Contract or to any payee under the Contract until a distribution is received from the Contract. However, certain assignments or pledges of a Contract or loans under a Contract will be treated as distributions to the Owner of the Contract and will accelerate the taxability of any increases in the value of a Contract.

Also, corporate (or other non-natural person) Owners of a Non-Qualified Contract will generally incur a current tax liability on Account Value increases. There are certain exceptions to this current taxation rule, including: (i) any Contract that is an “immediate annuity”, which the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) defines as a single premium contract with an annuity commencement date within one year of the date of purchase which provides for a series of substantially equal periodic payments (to be made not less frequently than annually) during the annuity period, and (ii) any Contract that the non-natural person holds as agent for a natural person (such as where a bank or other entity holds a Contract as trustee under a trust agreement).

You should note that a qualified retirement plan generally provides tax deferral regardless of whether the plan invests in an annuity contract. For that reason, no decision to purchase an annuity should be based on the assumption that the purchase of an annuity is necessary to obtain tax deferral under a qualified plan.

Distributions and Withdrawals from Non-Qualified Contracts. The Account Value of a Non-Qualified Contract will generally include both (i) an amount attributable to Purchase Payments, the return of which will not be taxable, and (ii) an amount attributable to investment earnings, the receipt of which will be taxable at ordinary income rates. The relative portions of any particular distribution that derive from nontaxable Purchase Payments and taxable investment earnings depend upon the nature and the timing of that distribution.

Any withdrawal of less than your entire Account Value under a Non-Qualified Contract before the Annuity Commencement Date must be treated as a receipt of investment earnings. You may not treat such withdrawals as a non-taxable return of Purchase Payments unless you have first withdrawn the entire amount of the Account Value that is attributable to investment earnings. For purposes of determining whether an Owner has withdrawn the entire amount of the investment earnings under a Non-Qualified Contract, the Code provides that all Non-Qualified deferred annuity contracts issued by the same company to the same Owner during any one calendar year must be treated as one annuity contract. If you withdraw your entire Account Value under a Non-Qualified Contract before the Annuity Commencement Date (a “full surrender”), the taxable portion will equal the amount you receive less the “investment in the contract” (i.e., the total Purchase Payments (excluding amounts that were deductible by, or excluded from the gross income of, the Owner of a Contract), less any Purchase Payments that were amounts previously received which were not includable in income).

Annuity Payments. A Payee who receives annuity payments under a Non-Qualified Contract after the Annuity Commencement Date, will generally be able to treat a portion of each payment as a nontaxable return of Purchase Payments and to treat only the remainder of each such payment as taxable investment earnings. Until the Purchase Payments have been fully recovered in this manner, the nontaxable portion of each payment will be determined by the ratio of (i) the total amount of the Purchase Payments made under the Contract, to (ii) the Payee’s expected return under the Contract. Once the Payee has received nontaxable payments in an amount equal to total Purchase Payments, no further exclusion is allowed and all future distributions will constitute fully taxable ordinary income. If payments are terminated upon the death of the Annuitant or other Payee before the Purchase Payments have been fully recovered, the unrecovered Purchase Payments may be deducted on the final return of the Annuitant or other Payee.

Penalty Tax on Certain Withdrawals. A penalty tax of 10% may also apply to taxable cash withdrawals, including lump-sum payments from Non-Qualified Contracts. This penalty will generally not apply to distributions made after age 59½, to distributions pursuant to the death or disability of the owner, to distributions that are a part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made not less frequently than annually for life or life expectancy, or to distributions under an immediate annuity (as defined above). Other exceptions may be applicable under certain circumstances and special rules may be applicable in connection with the exceptions enumerated above. Also, additional exceptions apply to distributions from a Qualified Contract. You should consult a qualified tax professional with regard to exceptions from the penalty tax.

Taxation of Death Benefit Proceeds. Death benefits paid upon the death of a Participant are not life insurance benefits and will generally be includable in the income of the recipient to the extent they represent investment earnings under the contract. For this purpose, the amount of the investment in the contract is not affected by the Participant’s or Annuitant’s death, i.e., the investment in the contract must still be determined by reference to the Participant’s investment in the Contract. Special mandatory distribution rules also apply after the death of the Participant when the beneficiary is not the surviving spouse of the Participant.

If death benefits are distributed in a lump sum, the taxable amount of those benefits will be determined in the same manner as upon a full surrender of the contract. If death benefits are distributed under an annuity option, the taxable amount of those benefits will be determined in the same manner as annuity payments, as described above.

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

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

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

Partial Annuitization. Under a new tax provision enacted in 2010, if part of an annuity contract’s value is applied to an annuity option that provides payments for one or more lives or for a period of at least ten years, those payments may be taxed as annuity payments instead of withdrawals. None of the payment options under the Contract is intended to qualify for this “partial annuitization” treatment.

Taxation of Qualified Contracts

“Qualified Contracts” are Contracts used with plans that receive tax-deferral treatment pursuant to specific provisions of the Code. Annuity contracts also receive tax-deferral treatment. It is not necessary that you purchase an annuity contract to receive the tax- deferral treatment available through a Qualified Contract. If you purchase this annuity Contract as a Qualified Contract, you do not receive additional tax-deferral. Therefore, if you purchase this annuity Contract as a Qualified Contract, you should do so for reasons other than obtaining tax deferral.

You may use Qualified Contracts with several types of qualified retirement plans. Because tax consequences will vary with the type of qualified retirement plan and the plan’s specific terms and conditions, we provide below only brief, general descriptions of the consequences that follow from using Qualified Contracts in connection with various types of qualified retirement plans. We stress that the rights of any person to any benefits under these plans may be subject to the terms and conditions of the plans themselves, regardless of the terms of the Qualified Contracts that you are using. These terms and conditions may include restrictions on, among other things, ownership, transferability, assignability, contributions and distributions. Adverse tax consequences may result if you do not ensure that contributions, distributions and other transactions with respect to the Contract comply with the law.

Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans. Sections 401(a), 401(k) and 403(a) of the Code permit business employers and certain associations to establish various types of retirement plans for employees. The Code requirements are similar for qualified retirement plans of corporations and those of self- employed individuals. Self-employed persons, as a general rule, may therefore use Qualified Contracts as a funding vehicle for their retirement plans.  Adverse tax consequences to the retirement plan, the participant or both may result if the Contract is transferred to any individual as a means to provide benefit payments, unless the plan complies with all the requirements applicable to such benefits prior to transferring the Contract.

Individual Retirement Accounts and Annuities. Individual Retirement Accounts and Annuities (“IRAs”), as defined in Section 408 of the Code, permit eligible individuals to make annual contributions of up to the lesser of a specified dollar amount for the year or the amount of compensation includible in the individual’s gross income for the year.  The contributions may be deductible in whole or in part, depending on the individual’s income. In addition, certain distributions from some other types of retirement plans may be “rolled over” into an IRA on a tax-deferred basis without regard to these limits. Amounts in the IRA (other than nondeductible contributions) are taxed when distributed from the IRA. A 10% penalty tax generally applies to distributions made before age 59½, unless an exception applies. The Internal Revenue Service imposes special information requirements with respect to IRAs and we will provide purchasers of the Contracts as Individual Retirement Annuities with any necessary information. You will have the right to revoke a Contract issued as an Individual Retirement Annuity under certain circumstances, as described in the section of this Prospectus entitled “Right to Return.” If your Contract is issued in connection with an Individual Retirement Account, we have no information about the Account and you should contact the Account’s trustee or custodian.

Roth Individual Retirement Arrangements. Section 408A of the Code permits certain eligible individuals to contribute to an individual retirement program called a Roth IRA. Unlike contributions to a traditional IRA under Section 408 of the Code, contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax-deductible. Provided certain conditions are satisfied, distributions are generally tax-free. Like traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs are subject to limitations on contribution amounts and the timing of distributions. If you roll over from or convert a traditional IRA Contract into a Roth IRA Contract or your Individual Retirement Account that holds a Contract is converted to a Roth Individual Retirement Account, the fair market value of the Contract is included in taxable income. Under IRS regulations and Revenue Procedure 2006-13, fair market value may exceed the Contract’s account balance. Thus, you should consult with a qualified tax professional prior to any conversion.  Distributions from a Roth IRA are generally not taxed, except that once aggregate distributions exceed contributions to the Roth IRA, income tax and a 10% penalty tax may apply to distributions made (1) before age 59½ (subject to certain exceptions) or (2) during the five taxable years starting with the year in which the first contribution is made to any Roth IRA.  A 10% penalty tax may apply to amounts attributable to a conversion from an IRA if they are distributed during the five taxable years beginning with the year in which the conversion was made.

The Internal Revenue Service imposes special information requirements with respect to Roth IRAs and we will provide the necessary information for Contracts issued as Roth Individual Retirement Annuities. If your Contract is issued in connection with a Roth Individual Retirement Account, we have no information about the Account and you should contact the Account’s trustee or custodian.

Distributions and Withdrawals from Qualified Contracts. In most cases, all of the distributions you receive from a Qualified Contract will constitute fully taxable ordinary income. Also, a 10% penalty tax will apply to distributions prior to age 59½, except in certain circumstances.

If you receive a distribution from a Qualified Contract used in connection with a qualified pension plan, from a tax-sheltered annuity, a governmental Code Section 457 plan or an IRA and roll over some or all of that distribution to another eligible plan, following the rules set out in the Code and IRS regulations, the portion of such distribution that is rolled over will not be includible in your income. An eligible rollover distribution from a qualified plan, tax-sheltered annuity or governmental Section 457 plan will be subject to 20% mandatory withholding as described below. Because the amount of the cash paid to you as an eligible rollover distribution will be reduced by this withholding, you will not be able to roll over the entire account balance under your Contract, unless you use other funds equal to the tax withholding to complete the rollover. Rollovers of IRA distributions are not subject to the 20% mandatory withholding requirement.

An eligible rollover distribution from a qualified plan, governmental Section 457 plan or tax-sheltered annuity is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of an employee, except that the term does not include:

a distribution which is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made annually under a lifetime annuity or for a specified period of ten years or more;
   
any required minimum distribution; or
   
any hardship distribution.

Only you or your surviving spouse Beneficiary may elect to roll over a distribution to an eligible retirement plan. However, a non-surviving-spouse Beneficiary may be able to directly transfer a distribution to a so-called inherited IRA that will be subject to the IRS distribution rules applicable to beneficiaries.

Withholding. In the case of an eligible rollover distribution (as defined above) from a Qualified Contract (other than from an IRA), we (or the plan administrator) must withhold and remit to the U.S. Government 20% of the distribution, unless the Participant or Payee elects to make a direct rollover of the distribution to another qualified retirement plan that is eligible to receive the rollover; however, a non-surviving-spouse Beneficiary may elect a direct rollover only to a so-called inherited IRA. In the case of a distribution from (i) a Non-Qualified Contract, (ii) an IRA, or (iii) a Qualified Contract where the distribution is not an eligible rollover distribution, 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 Participant or Payee provides us his or her taxpayer identification number and instructs us (in the manner prescribed) not to withhold. The Participant or Payee may credit against his or her federal income tax liability for the year of distribution any amounts that we (or the plan administrator) withhold.

Investment Diversification and Control

The Treasury Department has issued regulations that prescribe investment diversification requirements for the mutual fund series underlying non-qualified variable contracts. All Non-Qualified Contracts must comply with these regulations to qualify as annuities for federal income tax purposes. The owner of a Non-Qualified Contract that does not meet these guidelines will be subject to current taxation on annual increases in value of the Contract. We believe that each Fund available as an investment option under the Contract complies with these regulations.

In certain circumstances, owners of variable annuity contracts have been considered for Federal income tax purposes to be the owners of the assets of the separate account supporting their contracts due to their ability to exercise investment control over those assets. When this is the case, the contract owners have been currently taxed on income and gains attributable to the variable account assets. There is limited guidance in this area, and some features of our Contracts, such as the flexibility of an owner to allocate premium payments and transfer amounts among the investment divisions of the separate account, have not been explicitly addressed in published rulings. While we believe that the Contracts do not give Owners investment control over separate account assets, we reserve the right to modify the Contracts as necessary to prevent an Owner from being treated as the Owner of the separate account assets supporting the Contract. Nevertheless, you should consult with a qualified tax professional 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 Contract. In addition, the IRS and/or the Treasury Department may issue new rulings, interpretations or regulations on this subject in the future. Accordingly, we therefore reserve the right to modify the Contracts 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 Contract 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.

Tax Treatment of the Company and the Variable Account

As a life insurance company under the Code, we will record and report operations of the Variable Account separately from other operations. The Variable Account will not, however, constitute a regulated investment company or any other type of taxable entity distinct from our other operations. Under present law, we will not incur tax on the income of the Variable Account (consisting primarily of interest, dividends, and net capital gains) if we use this income to increase reserves under Contracts participating in the Variable Account.

Impact of Optional Death Benefit and Optional Living Benefits

For a further discussion, please refer to “Tax Issues Under the Living Benefits.”

Qualified Contracts. If your Contract is a Qualified Contract other than a Roth IRA, it is subject to certain required minimum distribution (RMD) requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code and IRS regulations. Under the RMD rules, distributions must begin no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which you attain age 70½ or, for non-IRAs, the date of retirement instead of age 70½ if it is later. The RMD amount for a distribution calendar year is generally calculated by dividing the Contract’s value as of 12/31 of the prior calendar year by the applicable distribution factor set forth in a Uniform Lifetime Table in the IRS regulations.

The IRS’s RMD regulations provide that the annual RMD amount is to be calculated based on the Contract’s Account Value as of 12/31 plus “the actuarial present value of any additional benefits” that are provided under your Contract (such as optional death and living benefits) which is also calculated as of 12/31. When we notify you yearly of the RMD amount, we will inform you if the calculation included the actuarial present value of any additional benefits since such inclusion would have increased your RMD amount. Because of the above actuarial present value requirements, your election of a Contract’s optional benefit could cause your RMD amount to be higher than it would be without such an election. Additionally, if your RMD amount exceeds your guaranteed withdrawal amount under an optional benefit, you will have to withdraw more than the guaranteed withdrawal amount to avoid the imposition of a 50% excise tax, causing a reset of your guaranteed withdrawal amount. Prior to electing to participate in any optional benefit, you should consult with a qualified tax professional as to the possible effect of that benefit on your yearly RMD amounts.

You may take an RMD amount calculated for a particular Individual Retirement Annuity from that Annuity or from another IRA of yours. If your Qualified Contract is an asset of a qualified retirement plan, the qualified plan is subject to the RMD requirements and the Contract, as an asset of the qualified plan, may need to be used as a source of funds for the RMDs.

If your Contract is a traditional Individual Retirement Annuity or is held by your traditional Individual Retirement Account and you convert such a traditional Annuity or Account to a Roth IRA (see “Roth Individual Retirement Arrangements”), the IRS’s rules for determining the amount of your taxable income at the time of conversion include an amount based on the RMD actuarial present value requirements discussed above. Thus, your election of a Contract’s optional benefit could cause your taxable income upon conversion to be higher than it would be without such an election. Prior to electing to participate in any optional living benefit or death benefit, you should consult with a qualified tax professional as to the possible effect of that benefit on conversion taxable income.

For Qualified Contracts issued other than as Individual Retirement Annuities, (1) we do not calculate your annual RMD amount nor do we notify you of such amount and (2) you should contact the Account’s trustee or custodian about RMD requirements since we only provide the trustee or custodian with the Contract’s value (including any actuarial present value of additional benefits discussed below) so that it can be used by the trustee or custodian in the Account’s RMD calculations.

Non-Qualified Contracts. We are required to make a determination as to the taxability of any withdrawal you make in order to be able to annually report to the IRS and your information about your withdrawal. Under the Internal Revenue Code, any withdrawal from a Non-Qualified Contract is taxable to the extent the annuity’s cash value (determined without regard to surrender charges) exceeds the investment in the contract. There is no definition of “cash value” in the Code and, for tax reporting purposes, we are currently treating it as the Account Value of the Contract. However, there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree that this is the correct cash value. The IRS could, for example, determine that the cash value is the Account Value plus an additional amount representing the value of an optional benefit. If this were to occur, election of an optional benefit could cause any withdrawal, including a withdrawal under the withdrawal benefit of any optional living benefit, to have a higher proportion of the withdrawal derived from taxable investment earnings. Prior to electing to participate in an optional benefit (or, if applicable, prior to renewing your participation in any optional living benefit), you should consult with a qualified tax professional as to the meaning of “cash value.”

Federal Defense of Marriage Act and Same-Sex Marriages

The Contract provides that upon your death a surviving spouse may have certain continuation rights that he or she may elect to exercise for the Contract’s death benefit and any joint-life coverage under an optional living benefit. Because of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, all such Contract continuation rights are available only to a person who is defined as a “spouse” under such Act and that definition does not include a same-sex spouse. Thus, under current Federal law, if you are in a same-sex marriage, your spouse would not be able to exercise any of the Contract’s spousal continuation rights. You should consult a qualified tax professional for advice before purchasing a Contract and/or joint-life coverage under an optional living benefit.

Federal Estate Taxes

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

Generation-skipping Transfer Tax

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

Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “2010 Act”) increases the federal estate tax exemption to $5,000,000 and reduces the federal estate tax rate to 35%; increases the Federal gift tax exemption to $5,000,000 and retains the federal gift tax rate at 35%; and increases the generation-skipping transfer (“GST”) tax exemption to $5,000,000 and reduces the GST tax rate to 35%. Commencing in 2012, these exemption amounts will be indexed for inflation.

The estate, gift, and GST provisions of the 2010 Act are only effective until December 31, 2012, after which the provisions will sunset, and the federal estate, gift and GST taxes will return to their pre-2001 levels, resulting in significantly lower exemptions and significantly higher tax rates. Between now and the end of 2012, Congress may make these provisions of the 2010 Act permanent, or they may do nothing and allow these 2010 Act provisions to sunset, or they may alter the exemptions and/or applicable tax rates.

The uncertainty as to how the current law might be modified in coming years underscores the importance of seeking guidance from a qualified professional to help ensure that your estate plan adequately addresses your needs and that of your beneficiaries under all possible scenarios.

Medicare Tax

Beginning in 2013, distributions from non-qualified annuity policies will be considered “investment income” for purposes of the newly enacted Medicare tax on investment income. Thus, in certain circumstances, a 3.8% tax may be applied to some or all of the taxable portion of distributions (e.g. earnings) to individuals whose income exceeds certain threshold amounts ($200,000 for filing single, $250,000 for married filing jointly and $125,000 for married filing separately.) Please consult a tax advisor for more information.

Annuity Purchases by Residents of Puerto Rico

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

Annuity Purchases by Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations

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

Possible Tax Law Changes

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

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

Puerto Rico Tax Provisions

The Contract offered by this Prospectus is considered a non-qualified annuity contract under Section 1022 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994, as amended and Section 1031.01 of the 2011 Internal Revenue Code for a New Puerto Rico, as amended (collectively the “Puerto Rico Code”). Under the current provisions of the Puerto Rico Code, no income tax is payable on increases in value of accumulation shares of annuity units credited to a variable annuity contract until payments are made to the annuitant or other payee under such contract .

When payments are made from your Contract in the form of an annuity, the annuitant or other payee will be required to include as gross income the lesser of the amount received during the taxable year or the portion of the amount received equal to 3% of the aggregate premiums or other consideration paid for the annuity. The amount, if any, in excess of the included amount is excluded from gross income as a return of premium. After an amount equal to the aggregate premiums or other consideration paid for the annuity has been excluded from gross income, all of the subsequent annuity payments are considered to be taxable income.

When a payment under a Contract is made in a lump sum, the amount of the payment would be included in the gross income of the Annuitant or other Payee to the extent it exceeds the Annuitant’s aggregate premiums or other consideration paid.

The provisions of the Puerto Rico Code with respect to qualified retirement plans described in this Prospectus vary significantly from those under the Internal Revenue Code. We currently offer the Contract in Puerto Rico in connection with Individual Retirement Arrangements that qualify under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code but do not qualify under the Puerto Rico Code. See the applicable text of this Prospectus under the heading “Federal Tax Status” dealing with such Arrangements and their RMD requirements. We may make Contracts available for use with other retirement plans that similarly qualify under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code but do not qualify under the Puerto Rico Code.

As a result of IRS Revenue Ruling 2004-75, as amplified by Revenue Ruling 2004-97, we will treat Contract distributions and withdrawals occurring on or after January 1, 2005 as U.S.-source income that is subject to U.S. income tax withholding and reporting. Under “TAX PROVISIONS,” see “Pre-Distribution Taxation of Contracts,” “Distributions and Withdrawals from Non-Qualified Contracts,” “Withholding” and “Non-Qualified Contracts.” You should consult a qualified tax professional for advice regarding the effect of Revenue Ruling 2004-75 on your U.S. and Puerto Rico income tax situation.

For information regarding the income tax consequences of owning a Contract, you should consult a qualified tax professional.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTRACT

We perform certain administrative functions relating to the Contract, Participant Accounts, and the Variable Account. These functions include, but are not limited to, maintaining the books and records of the Variable Account and the Sub-Accounts; maintaining records of the name, address, taxpayer identification number, Contract number, Participant Account number and type, the status of each Participant Account and other pertinent information necessary to the administration and operation of the Contract; processing Applications, Purchase Payments, transfers and full and partial withdrawals; issuing Contracts and Certificates; administering annuity payments; furnishing accounting and valuation services; reconciling and depositing cash receipts; providing confirmations; providing toll-free customer service lines; and furnishing telephonic transfer services.

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT

Contracts are sold by licensed insurance agents (“the Selling Agents”) in those states where the Contract may be lawfully sold. Such Selling Agents will be registered representatives of affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealer firms (“the 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 the 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 as a broker-dealer and is a member of FINRA.

The Company (or its affiliate, for purposes of this section only, collectively, “the Company”), pays the Selling Broker-Dealers compensation for the promotion and sale of the Contract. The Selling Agents who solicit sales of the Contract 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 Participant or the separate account. The Company intends to recoup this compensation through fees and charges imposed under the Contract, 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 may vary depending on the selling agreement but is not expected to be more than 7.00% of Purchase Payments, and 1.25% annually of the Participant’s Account Value. 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 payments to affiliates of the Company, 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 in amount and may be based on a percentage of Purchase Payments and/or a percentage of Contract 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 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-Dealers’ preferred or recommended list, access to the Selling Broker-Dealers’ registered representatives for purposes of promoting sales of the Company’s products, assistance in training and education of 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-Dealer’s actual or expected aggregate sales of our variable contracts (including the Contract) or assets held within those contracts 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 Contracts over other variable annuity contracts (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 Contracts.

In addition to selling our variable contracts (including the Contract), 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 Contracts 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 contract 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 Contracts by Selling Broker-Dealers and their registered representatives. Such payments may be greater or less in connection with the Contracts 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 Contract 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 a Contract.

Commissions may be waived or reduced in connection with certain transactions described in this Prospectus under the heading “Waivers; Reduced Charges; Credits; Special Guaranteed Interest Rates.” During 2010, $284,111 in commissions were paid to but not retained by Clarendon in connection with the distribution of the Contracts described in this Prospectus.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company and the Variable Account have filed with the SEC registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the Contracts. For further information regarding the Variable Account, the Company and the Contracts, please refer to the registration statements and their exhibits. In addition, the Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We file reports and other information with the SEC to meet these requirements.

You can inspect and copy this information and our registration statements at the SEC’s public reference facilities at the following location: 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-0102, telephone (202) 551-8090. The SEC’s public reference room will also provide copies by mail for a fee. You may also find these materials on the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).

STATE REGULATION

The Company is subject to the laws of the State of Delaware governing life insurance companies and to regulation by the Commissioner of Insurance of Delaware. An annual statement is filed with the Commissioner of Insurance on or before March lst in each year relating to the operations of the Company for the preceding year and its financial condition on December 31st of such year. Its books and records are subject to review or examination by the Commissioner or his agents at any time and a full examination of its operations is conducted at periodic intervals.

The Company is also subject to the insurance laws and regulations of the other states and jurisdictions in which it is licensed to operate. The laws of the various jurisdictions establish supervisory agencies with broad administrative powers with respect to licensing to transact business, overseeing trade practices, licensing agents, approving policy forms, establishing reserve requirements, fixing maximum interest rates on life insurance policy loans and minimum rates for accumulation of surrender values, prescribing the form and content of required financial statements and regulating the type and amounts of investments permitted. Each insurance company is required to file detailed annual reports with supervisory agencies in each of the jurisdictions in which it does business and its operations and accounts are subject to examination by such agencies at regular intervals.

In addition, many states regulate affiliated groups of insurers, such as the Company, Sun Life (Canada) and its affiliates, under insurance holding company legislation. Under such laws, inter-company transfers of assets and dividend payments from insurance subsidiaries may be subject to prior notice or approval, depending on the size of such transfers and payments in relation to the financial positions of the companies involved. Such insurance holding company legislation protects the Company’s ability to pay all guaranteed contract benefits, including any optional living benefits and death benefits. Under insurance guaranty fund laws in most states, insurers doing business therein can be assessed (up to prescribed limits) for policyholder losses incurred by insolvent companies. The amount of any future assessments of the Company under these laws cannot be reasonably estimated. However, most of these laws do provide that an assessment may be excused or deferred if it would threaten an insurer’s own financial strength and many permit the deduction of all or a portion of any such assessment from any future premium or similar taxes payable. A state’s assessment on insurers in connection with the state guaranty fund would not affect Sun Life’s obligation to pay guaranteed contract benefits, including any optional living benefits and death benefits. If an assessment were so large as to affect Sun Life’s own ability to meet its obligations, then the provisions to excuse, defer, or offset such assessment would allow Sun Life to pay guaranteed contract benefits.

Although the federal government generally does not directly regulate the business of insurance, federal initiatives often have an impact on the business in a variety of ways. Current and proposed federal measures which may significantly affect the insurance business include employee benefit regulation, removal of barriers preventing banks from engaging in the insurance business, tax law changes affecting the taxation of insurance companies, the tax treatment of insurance products and its impact on the relative desirability of various personal investment vehicles.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Sun Life (U.S.), like other insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits. Although the outcome of any litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, Sun Life (U.S.) believes that, at the present time, there are no pending or threatened lawsuits that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on the Variable Account, on the ability of Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. to perform under its principal underwriting agreement, or on our ability to meet our obligations under the Contract.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of the Company which are included in the SAI should be considered only as bearing on the ability of the Company to meet its obligations with respect to amounts allocated to the Fixed Account options and with respect to the death benefit and the Company’s assumption of the mortality and expense risks. They should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the Fund shares held in the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account.

The financial statements of the Variable Account for the year ended December 31, 2010 are also included in the SAI.

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
2
Advertising and Sales Literature
2
Tax-Deferred Accumulation
3
Calculations
4
Example of Variable Accumulation Unit Value Calculation
4
Example of Variable Annuity Unit Calculation
4
Example of Variable Annuity Payment Calculation
4
Distribution of the Contracts
4
Custodian
4
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
5
Financial Statements
5


 
 

 

APPENDIX A -
GLOSSARY

The following terms as used in this Prospectus have the indicated meanings:

ACCOUNT or PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT: An account established for each Participant to which Net Purchase Payments are credited.

ACCOUNT QUARTER: A three-month period, with the first Account Quarter beginning on your Issue Date.

ACCOUNT VALUE: The Variable Account Value, if any, plus the Fixed Account Value, if any, of your Account for any Valuation Period.

ACCOUNT YEAR and ACCOUNT ANNIVERSARY: Your first Account Year is the period 365 days (366, if a leap year) from the date on which we issued your Contract. Your Account Anniversary is the last day of an Account Year. Each Account Year after the first is the 365-day period that begins on your Account Anniversary. For example, if the Issue Date is on March 12, the first Account Year is determined from the Issue Date and ends on March 12 of the following year. Your Account Anniversary is March 12 and all Account Years after the first are measured from March 12. (If the Anniversary Date falls on a non-Business Day, the previous Business Day will be used.)

ACCUMULATION PHASE: The period before the Annuity Commencement Date and during the lifetime of the Annuitant (and while the Covered Person and all Owners are still alive) during which you make Purchase Payments under the Contract. This is called the “Accumulation Period” in the Contract.

ADJUSTED PURCHASE PAYMENTS: Purchase Payments adjusted for partial withdrawals as described in “Calculating the Death Benefit.”

*ANNUITANT: The person or persons to whom the first annuity payment is made. If either Annuitant dies prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, the surviving Annuitant will become the sole Annuitant. The Annuitant becomes the Payee on the Annuity Commencement Date.

ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE: The date on which the first annuity payment under each Contract is to be made.

ANNUITY OPTION: The method you choose for making annuity payments.

ANNUITY UNIT: A unit of measure used in the calculation of the amount of the second and each subsequent Variable Annuity payment from the Variable Account.

APPLICATION: The document signed by you or other evidence acceptable to us that serves as your application for participation under a Group Contract or purchase of an Individual Contract.

*BENEFICIARY: The person or entity having the right to receive the death benefit and, for a Certificate issued under a Non-Qualified Contract, who is the “designated beneficiary” for purposes of Section 72(s) of the Code in the event of the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is more than one Participant of a Non-Qualified Contract, the surviving Participant will be deemed the beneficiary under the preceding sentence and any other designated beneficiary will be treated as a contingent beneficiary. The Beneficiary becomes the Payee on the death of the Covered Person prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, or on the death of the Annuitant on or after the Annuity Commencement Date.

BUSINESS DAY: Any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Also, any day on which we make a determination of the value of a Variable Accumulation Unit.

CERTIFICATE: The document for each Participant which evidences the coverage of the Participant under a Group Contract.

COMPANY (“WE,” “US,” “SUN LIFE (U.S.)”): Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).

CONTRACT: Any Individual Contract, Group Contract, or Certificate issued under a Group Contract.

COVERED PERSON: The person(s) identified as such in the Contract whose death will trigger the death benefit provisions of the Contract and whose medically necessary stay in a hospital or nursing facility may allow the Participant to be eligible for a waiver of the withdrawal charge. The Participant/Owner is the Covered Person unless there is a non-natural Owner, such as a trust, in which case the Annuitant is the Covered Person.

DCA PERIOD: The period for which a Guaranteed Interest Rate is credited.

DEATH BENEFIT DATE: If you have elected a death benefit payment option before the Covered Person’s death that remains in effect, the date on which we receive Due Proof of Death. If your Beneficiary elects the death benefit payment option, the later of (a) the date on which we receive the Beneficiary’s election and (b) the date on which we receive Due Proof of Death. If we do not receive the Beneficiary’s election within 60 days after we receive Due Proof of Death, the Beneficiary shall be deemed to have elected to defer receipt of payment under any death benefit option until such time as a written election is received by the Company or a distribution is required by law.

DESIGNATED FUNDS: The limited investment options you can choose if you are participating in a living benefit.

DUE PROOF OF DEATH: Receipt by the Company of (1) an original certified copy of an official death certificate or an original certified copy of a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death, and (2) any other information or documentation required by the Company that is necessary to make payment (e.g. taxpayer identification numbers, beneficiary names and addresses, state inheritance tax waivers, etc.).

FIXED ACCOUNT: The general account of the Company, consisting of all assets of the Company other than those allocated to a separate account of the Company.

FIXED ACCOUNT VALUE: The value of that portion of your Account allocated to the Fixed Account.

FIXED ANNUITY: An annuity with payments which do not vary as to dollar amount.

FUND: A registered management investment company, or series thereof, in which assets of a Sub-Account may be invested.

GROUP CONTRACT: A Contract issued by the Company on a group basis.

GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE: The rate of interest we credit on an annual effective basis.

INCOME PHASE: The period on and after the Annuity Commencement Date and during the lifetime of the Annuitant during which we make annuity payments under the Contract.

INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT: A Contract issued by the Company on an individual basis.

ISSUE DATE: The date the Contract becomes effective which is the date we apply your initial Net Purchase Payment to your Account and issue your Contract. This is called the “Date of Coverage” in the Contract.

MAXIMUM ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE: The first day of the month following the youngest Annuitant’s 95th birthday.

NET INVESTMENT FACTOR: An index applied to measure the investment performance of a Sub-Account from one Valuation Period to the next. The Net Investment Factor may be greater than, less than, or equal to one.

NET PURCHASE PAYMENT: The portion of a Purchase Payment which remains after the deduction of any applicable premium tax or similar tax.

NON-QUALIFIED CONTRACT: A Contract used in connection with a retirement plan that does not receive favorable federal income tax treatment under Sections 401, 403, 408, or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code. The Participant’s interest in the Contract must be owned by a natural person or agent for a natural person for the Contract to receive income tax treatment as an annuity.

OPEN DATE: The Business Day your Application is received by the Company at its mailing address. The ages of all Owners and Annuitants on the Open Date determines your eligibility for purchasing a Contract and for electing the optional death benefit and an optional living benefit.

*OWNER: The person, persons or entity entitled to the ownership rights stated in a Group Contract and in whose name or names the Group Contract is issued. The Owner may designate a trustee or custodian of a retirement plan which meets the requirements of Section 401, Section 408(c), Section 408(k), Section 408(p) or Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code to serve as legal owner of assets of a retirement plan, but the term “Owner,” as used herein, shall refer to the organization entering into the Group Contract.

*PARTICIPANT: In the case of an Individual Contract, the owner of the Contract. In the case of a Group Contract, the person named in the Contract who is entitled to exercise all rights and privileges of ownership under the Contract, except as reserved by the Owner. If there are two Participants, the death benefit is paid upon the death of either Participant.

PAYEE: A recipient of payments under a Contract. The term includes (1) an Annuitant or (2) a Beneficiary who becomes entitled to benefits upon the death of the Participant or upon the death of the Annuitant on or after the Annuity Commencement Date.

PURCHASE PAYMENT (PAYMENT): An amount paid to the Company as consideration for the benefits provided by a Contract.

QUALIFIED CONTRACT: A Contract used in connection with a retirement plan which may receive favorable federal income tax treatment under Sections 401, 403, 408 or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

SUB-ACCOUNT: That portion of the Variable Account which invests in shares of a specific Fund.

SURRENDER VALUE: The amount payable on full withdrawal (or surrender) of your Contract. The amount equals: (i) your Account Value at the end of the Valuation Period during which we receive your surrender request; minus (ii) any Account Fee applicable for the Account Year in which the surrender is made and minus any applicable withdrawal charge.

VALUATION PERIOD: The period of time from one determination of Variable Accumulation Unit or Annuity Unit values to the next subsequent determination of these values. Value determinations are made as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for trading.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT: Variable Account F of the Company, which is a separate account of the Company consisting of assets set aside by the Company, the investment performance of which is kept separate from that of the general assets of the Company.

VARIABLE ACCUMULATION UNIT: A unit of measure used in the calculation of Variable Account Value.

VARIABLE ACCOUNT VALUE: The value of that portion of your Account allocated to the Variable Account.

VARIABLE ANNUITY: An annuity with payments which vary as to dollar amount in relation to the investment performance of the Variable Account.

YOU and YOUR: The terms “you” and “your” refer to “Owner,” “Participant,” and/or “Covered Person” as those terms are identified in the Contract.

*You specify these items on the Application, and may change them, as we describe in this Prospectus.


 
 

 

APPENDIX B -
WITHDRAWAL CHARGE CALCULATIONS

Full Withdrawal:

Assume a Purchase Payment of $40,000 is made on the Issue Date, no additional Purchase Payments are made and there are no partial withdrawals. The table below presents three examples of the withdrawal charge resulting from a full withdrawal of your Account, based on hypothetical Account Values.

   
Hypothetical
Free
Purchase Payment
Withdrawal
Withdrawal
 
Account
Account
Withdrawal
Amount Subject to
Charge
Charge
 
Year
Value
Amount
Withdrawal Charge
Percentage
Amount
(a)
1
$41,000
$ 4,000
$37,000
8.00%
$2,960
 
2
$44,200
$ 4,000
$40,000
8.00%
$3,200
(b)
3
$47,700
$ 4,000
$40,000
7.00%
$2,800
 
4
$51,500
$ 4,000
$40,000
6.00%
$2,400
(c)
5
$55,600
$55,600
$          0
0.00%
$        0
 
6
$60,000
$60,000
$          0
0.00%
$        0

(a)
The free withdrawal amount in any year is equal to 10% of all of the Purchase Payments you have made. In Account Year 1, the free withdrawal amount is $4,000, which equals 10% of the Purchase Payment of $40,000. On a full withdrawal of $41,000, the amount subject to a withdrawal charge is $37,000, which equals the Account Value of $41,000 minus the free withdrawal amount of $4,000.
   
(b)
In Account Year 3, the free withdrawal amount is $4,000, which equals 10% of the Purchase Payment of $40,000. The Account Value minus the free withdrawal amount is $47,700 minus $4,000, which equals $43,700; however, the amount subject to a withdrawal charge is capped at the amount of your remaining Purchase Payments. Therefore, the amount subject to a withdrawal charge is $40,000, which is the amount of your remaining Purchase Payments.
   
(c)
In Account Year 5, you have passed your fourth Account Anniversary, so no withdrawal charges apply to any withdrawals you make.

Partial Withdrawal:

Assume a single Purchase Payment of $40,000 is made on the Issue Date, no additional Purchase Payments are made, no partial withdrawals have been taken prior to the fourth Account Year, and there is a series of four partial withdrawals made during the fourth Account Year of $3,000, $8,000, $12,000, and $22,000.

 
Hypothetical
Free
 
Amount of
   
Remaining
 
 
Account
Withdrawal
 
Withdrawal
   
Free
Hypothetical
 
Value
Amount
 
Subject to
Withdrawal
Withdrawal
Withdrawal
Account
Account
Before
Before
Amount of
Withdrawal
Charge
Charge
Amount After
Value after
Year
Withdrawal
Withdrawal
Withdrawal
Charge
Percentage
Amount
Withdrawal
Withdrawal
1
$41,000
$4,000
$          0
$          0
8.00%
$        0
$4,000
$41,000
2
$44,200
$4,000
$          0
$          0
8.00%
$        0
$4,000
$44,200
3
$47,700
$4,000
$          0
$          0
7.00%
$        0
$4,000
$47,700
(a)    4
$48,200
$4,000
$  3,000
$          0
6.00%
$        0
$1,000
$45,200
(b)    4
$46,000
$1,000
$  8,000
$  7,000
6.00%
$   420
$        0
$38,000
(c)    4
$38,250
$        0
$12,000
$12,000
6.00%
$   720
$        0
$26,250
(d)    4
$26,650
$        0
$22,000
$21,000
6.00%
$1,260
$        0
$ 4,650
                 
Totals
 
$45,000
$40,000
6.00%
$2,400
$        0
$ 4,650

(a)
In Account Year 4, the free withdrawal amount is $4,000, which equals 10% of the Purchase Payment of $40,000. The partial withdrawal amount of $3,000 is less than the free withdrawal amount, so there is no withdrawal charge.
   
(b)
Since a partial withdrawal of $3,000 was taken, the remaining free withdrawal amount in Account Year 4 is $4,000 - $3,000 = $1,000. Therefore, $1,000 of the $8,000 withdrawal is not subject to a withdrawal charge, and $7,000 is subject to a withdrawal charge. Of the $11,000 withdrawn to date, $4,000 has been from the free withdrawal amount and $7,000 has been from Purchase Payments. Therefore, the amount of remaining Purchase Payments is $33,000.
   
(c)
Since $4,000 of the two prior Account Year 4 partial withdrawals was taken from the free withdrawal amount, the remaining free withdrawal amount in Account Year 4 is $4,000 - $4,000 = $0. Therefore, the entire $12,000 withdrawal is subject to a withdrawal charge. Of the $23,000 withdrawn to date, $4,000 has been from the free withdrawal amount and $19,000 has been from Purchase Payments. Therefore, the amount of remaining Purchase Payments is $21,000.
   
(d)
Since $4,000 of the three prior Account Year 4 partial withdrawals was taken from the free withdrawal amount, the remaining free withdrawal amount in Account Year 4 is $4,000 - $4,000 = $0. The amount of Purchase Payments remaining before this withdrawal is $21,000. Therefore, $21,000 of the $22,000 withdrawal is taken from Purchase Payments and is subject to a withdrawal charge, and $1,000 of the withdrawal is taken from earnings and is not subject to a withdrawal charge. Of the $45,000 withdrawn to date, $4,000 has been from the free withdrawal amount, $40,000 has been from Purchase Payments, and $1,000 has been from earnings. The amount of remaining Purchase Payments is now equal to $0. Note that if the $4,650 remaining balance was withdrawn, it would all be from earnings and not subject to a withdrawal charge. The total Account Year 4 withdrawal charges would then be $2,400, which is the same amount that was assessed for a full withdrawal in Account Year 4 in the example above.


 
 

 

APPENDIX C -
OPTIONAL LIVING BENEFIT EXAMPLES

Example: How the Living Benefits work

Assume for the examples below that you are age 63 when your Contract is issued with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000 and that you elected to participate with single-life coverage. (If you selected joint-life coverage, then the numbers shown in the example could be different). Your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base are each set equal to your initial Purchase Payment on your Issue Date. Because you reached age 59 prior to your Issue Date, your Coverage Date is your Issue Date. At any time, you can begin to withdraw up to your Annual Withdrawal Amount each Account Year without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base. (For convenience, assume that because of the investment performance of your underlying investments, your Account Value remains neutral throughout the life of your Contract, except for Account Years 2 and 5.)

A. How SIR III works.

Your Annual Withdrawal Amount is set equal to 4% of your Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $4,000. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase by 7% of your Bonus Base each Account Year in which you do not take a withdrawal during the Bonus Period. By deferring withdrawals during the Bonus Period you will increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base, which in turn may maximize your Annual Withdrawal Amount.
 
Assume that, because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 2, your Account Value has grown to $125,000 on your second Account Anniversary. Therefore, your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of its Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base. At this time we will step up your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base to $125,000. Additionally, because you have crossed into another age tier (from age 63 to age 65), your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be 5% of your new Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $6,250. Going forward, your new Bonus Base will be $125,000, unless increased by another step-up or reduced by an Excess Withdrawal, and your Bonus Period will now end on your 12th Account Anniversary (i.e., ten years after the step-up). All values shown are as of the beginning of the Account Year.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$4,000
$0
2
$100,000
$107,000
$100,000
$4,280
$0
3
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
$6,250
$0
 
Assume you take your first withdrawal in Account Year 4.  We set your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage at 5%. Your Annual Withdrawal Amount will be equal to 5% of your Withdrawal Benefit Base. You can withdraw up to $6,688 in Account Year 4 without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
4
$125,000
$133,750
$125,000
$6,688
$6,688
5
$118,312
$133,750
$125,000
$6,688
$6,688
 
Assume that, because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 5, your Account Value has grown to $170,000 on your fifth Account Anniversary. Therefore, your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of its Withdrawal Benefit Base. We will step up your Withdrawal Benefit Base to $170,000. Your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be 5% of your new Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $8,500. Going forward, your new Bonus Base will be $170,000, unless increased by another step-up or reduced by an Excess Withdrawal, and your Bonus Period will now end on your 15th Account Anniversary
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
6
$170,000
$170,000
$170,000
$8,500
$8,500
7
$161,500
$170,000
$170,000
$8,500
$8,500
8
$153,000
$170,000
$170,000
$8,500
$8,500
 
Assume in Account Year 9, you don’t take a withdrawal. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase by $11,900, which is 7% of your Bonus Base ($170,000). Your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be set equal to $9,095, which is 5% of your new Withdrawal Benefit Base ($181,900), as shown below:
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
9
$144,500
$170,000
$170,000
$8,500
$0
10
$144,500
$181,900
$170,000
$9,095
$9,095
11
$135,405
$181,900
$170,000
$9,095
$9,095
12
$126,310
$181,900
$170,000
$9,095
$9,095
13
$117,215
$181,900
$170,000
$9,095
$9,095
14
$108,120
$181,900
$170,000
$9,095
$9,095
15
$  99,025
$181,900
$170,000
$9,095
$9,095

B. How SIM works.

Your Annual Withdrawal Amount is set equal to 4% of your Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $4,000. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase by 8% of your Bonus Base each Account Year in which you do not take a withdrawal during the Bonus Period. By deferring withdrawals during the Bonus Period, you will increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base, which in turn may maximize your Annual Withdrawal Amount.
 
Assume that, because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 2, your Account Value has grown to $125,000 on your second Account Anniversary. Therefore, your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of its Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base. At this time we will step-up your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base to $125,000. Additionally, because you have crossed into another age tier (from age 63 to age 65), your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be 5% of your new Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $6,250. Going forward, your new Bonus Base will be $125,000, unless increased by another step-up or reduced by a One Time Access Withdrawal. Your Bonus Period will end on your 10th Account Anniversary (i.e., ten years after the Issue Date) or the first withdrawal that is not a One-Time Access Withdrawal. All values shown are as of the beginning of the Account Year.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$4,000
$0
2
$100,000
$108,000
$100,000
$4,320
$0
3
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
$6,250
$0
 
Assume you take your first withdrawal in Account Year 4. We set your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage at 5%. Your Annual Withdrawal Amount will be equal to 5% of your Withdrawal Benefit Base. In Account Year 4, your Withdrawal Benefit Base (including the Bonus) equals $135,000, and you can withdraw up to $6,750 (5% of $135,000) in Account Year 4 without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base. Because your first withdrawal was not a One-Time Access Withdrawal, your Bonus Period ends.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
4
$125,000
$135,000
N/A
$6,750
$6,750
5
$118,250
$135,000
N/A
$6,750
$6,750
 
Assume that, because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 5, your Account Value has grown to $170,000 on your fifth Account Anniversary.  Therefore, your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of its Withdrawal Benefit Base.  We will step up your Withdrawal Benefit Base to $170,000. Your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be 5% of your new Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $8,500.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
6
$170,000
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
7
$161,500
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
8
$153,000
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
 
Assume in Account Year 9, you don’t take a withdrawal. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will not increase by a Bonus because the Bonus Period ended when the first withdrawal (other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal) was taken.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
9
$144,500
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$0
10
$144,500
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
11
$136,000
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
12
$127,500
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
13
$119,000
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
14
$110,500
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
15
$102,000
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500


 
 

 


C. How SIM Plus works.

Your Annual Withdrawal Amount is set equal to 3% of your Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $3,000. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase by 8% of your Bonus Base each Account Year in which you do not take a withdrawal during the Bonus Period. By deferring your withdrawals during the Bonus Period you will increase your Withdrawal Benefit Base, which in turn may maximize your Annual Withdrawal Amount.
 
Assume that, because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 2, your Account Value has grown to $125,000 on your second Account Anniversary. Therefore, your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of its Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base. At this time we will step up your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base to $125,000. Additionally, because you have crossed into another age tier (from age 63 to age 65), your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be 4% of your new Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $5,000. Going forward, your new Bonus Base will be $125,000, unless increased by another step-up or reduced by a One Time Access Withdrawal. Your Bonus Period will end on your 10th Account Anniversary (i.e., ten years after the Issue Date) or the first withdrawal that is not a One-Time Access Withdrawal. All values shown are as of the beginning of the Account Year.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$3,000
$0
2
$100,000
$108,000
$100,000
$3,240
$0
3
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
$5,000
$0
 
Assume you take your first withdrawal in Account Year 4. We set your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage at 4%. Your Annual Withdrawal Amount will be equal to 4% of your Withdrawal Benefit Base. In Account Year 4, your Withdrawal Benefit Base (including the Bonus) equals $135,000, and you can withdraw up to $5,400 (4% of $135,000) in Account Year 4 without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base. The Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase each year following the initial withdrawal by the 2.5% Plus Factor, as long as no Excess Withdrawals are taken during the Account Year. Because your first withdrawal was not a One-Time Access Withdrawal, your Bonus Period ends.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
4
$125,000
$135,000
N/A
$5,400
$5,400
5
$119,600
$138,375
N/A
$5,535
$5,535
 
Assume that, because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 5, your Account Value has grown to $170,000 on your fifth Account Anniversary.  Therefore your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of its Withdrawal Benefit Base. We will step up your Withdrawal Benefit Base to $170,000. Your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be 4% of your new Withdrawal Benefit Base, or $6,800.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
6
$170,000
$170,000
N/A
$6,800
$6,800
7
$163,200
$174,250
N/A
$6,970
$6,970
8
$156,230
$178,606
N/A
$7,144
$7,144
 
Assume in Account Year 9, you don’t take a withdrawal. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will not increase by a Bonus because the Bonus Period ended when the first withdrawal (other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal) was taken.  However, the Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase by 2.5% as a result of the Plus Factor.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
9
$149,086
$183,071
N/A
$7,323
$0
10
$149,086
$187,648
N/A
$7,506
$7,506
11
$141,580
$192,339
N/A
$7,694
$7,694
12
$133,886
$197,148
N/A
$7,886
$7,886
13
$126,000
$202,077
N/A
$8,083
$8,083
14
$117,917
$207,129
N/A
$8,285
$8,285
15
$109,623
$212,307
N/A
$8,492
$8,492

Example: 200% Benefit Enhancement (SIM & SIM Plus only)

Assume a client, age 62, purchased a contract on January 1, 2010 with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000. On January 1, 2020 (the later of the 10th Account Anniversary or the Account Anniversary following age 70), if no withdrawals have been taken and the then current Withdrawal Benefit Base equals $180,000, the Withdrawal Benefit Base will be increased to $200,000 (200% of the initial Purchase Payment). If on January 1, 2020, your current Withdrawal Benefit Base is greater than $200,000 due to a prior step-up, then the 200% Benefit Enhancement would not be applied.


 
 

 

Assume a client, age 55, purchased a contract on January 1, 2010 with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000. On January 1, 2025 (the later of the 10th Account Anniversary or the Account Anniversary following age 70), if no withdrawals have been taken and the then current Withdrawal Benefit Base equals $180,000, the Withdrawal Benefit Base will be increased to $200,000.

Assume a client, age 62, purchased a contract on January 1, 2010 with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000. A subsequent purchase payment of $50,000 is made on June 1, 2018. On January 1, 2020 (the later of the 10th Account Anniversary or the Account Anniversary following age 70), if no withdrawals have been taken and the then current Withdrawal Benefit Base equals $238,000, the Withdrawal Benefit Base will be increased to $250,000 (200% of the initial Purchase Payment, plus 100% of additional Purchase Payments made after the first Account Anniversary.

Example: One-Time Access Withdrawal (SIM and SIM Plus only)

You may take the One-Time Access Withdrawal before you begin receiving your Annual Withdrawal Amount. The One-Time Access Withdrawal will not end the 200% Benefit Enhancement or the Bonus Period. However, the One-Time Access Withdrawal will cause the Bonus for that Account Year to be forfeited. As a result of the One-Time Access Withdrawal, your Withdrawal Benefit Base, Bonus Base and your 200% Benefit Enhancement will be reduced using the following formulae:

Your new Bonus Base
=
BB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

Your new Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
WBB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

Your new 200% Benefit Enhancement
=
BE x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

Where:
   
 
BB  =
Your Bonus Base immediately prior to the One-Time Access Withdrawal.
     
 
WBB  =
Your Withdrawal Benefit Base immediately prior to the One-Time Access Withdrawal.
     
 
BE  =
Your 200% Benefit Enhancement immediately prior to the One-Time Access Withdrawal.
     
 
WD  =
The amount of the One-Time Access Withdrawal.
     
 
AV  =
Your Account Value immediately prior to the One-Time Access Withdrawal.

Assume your Contract is issued with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000, and that you elected to participate with single-life coverage. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base are each set equal to your initial Purchase Payment on your Issue Date. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase by 8% of your Bonus Base each year in which you do not take a withdrawal during the Bonus Period.  Assume your Coverage Date will start in your 5th Account Anniversary (the first Account Anniversary after you reach age 59). If you notify us, the first withdrawal you take after the Coverage Date may be considered the One-Time Access Withdrawal.
 
Assume that because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 2 your Account Value has grown to $125,000 on your second Account Anniversary. Therefore your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of its Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base. We will step-up your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base to $125,000.
 
Assume that, in your Account Year 7, you need to take $10,000 and you notify us of your intention to make this withdrawal your One-Time Access Withdrawal.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus Base
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$0
2
$100,000
$108,000
$100,000
$0
3
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
$0
4
$125,000
$135,000
$125,000
$0
5
$125,000
$145,000
$125,000
$0
6
$125,000
$155,000
$125,000
$0
7
$125,000
$165,000
$125,000
$10,000
 
At this point, your Bonus Base, your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your 200% Benefit Enhancement will be recalculated as follows:
 
 
Your new Bonus Base
=
$125,000
x
$125,000 – $10,000
         
$125,000
           
   
=
$115,000
   
           
 
Your new Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
$165,000
x
$125,000 – $10,000
         
$125,000
           
   
=
$151,800
   
           
 
Your new 200% Benefit Enhancement
=
$200,000
x
$125,000 – $10,000
         
$125,000
           
   
=
$184,000
   

Example: Early Withdrawals

Any withdrawal (other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal applicable to SIM and SIM Plus) taken before your Coverage Date will be considered an Early Withdrawal. Your Bonus Base (applicable to SIR III only) and Withdrawal Benefit Base will be reduced using the following formulae:

Your new Bonus Base
=
BB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

Your new Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
WBB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV

Where:
   
 
BB  =
Your Bonus Base immediately prior to the Early Withdrawal.
     
 
WBB  =
Your Withdrawal Benefit Base immediately prior to the Early Withdrawal.
     
 
WD  =
The amount of the Early Withdrawal.
     
 
AV  =
Your Account Value immediately prior to the Early Withdrawal.

Assume that you are age 50 when your Contract is issued with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000, and that you elected to participate with single-life coverage. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base are each set to equal your initial Purchase Payment on your Issue Date. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base will increase by a percentage of your Bonus Base each year in which you do not take a withdrawal. Your Coverage Date will be the first Account Anniversary after you attain the age of 59. (Please note that with SIM and SIM Plus, the first Early Withdrawal taken will be considered the One-Time Access Withdrawal. Also note that the Bonus Period will end on SIM and SIM Plus if a second Early Withdrawal is taken.)
 
Assume that, because of good investment performance of the Designated Funds during Account Year 2 your Account Value has grown to $125,000 on your second Account Anniversary. Therefore, your Contract is eligible for an automatic step-up of the Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base. We will step up your Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base to $125,000. Assume that, in your Account Year 3, you withdraw $10,000. Because you are age 53 (and younger than age 59), this is an Early Withdrawal.
 
At this point, your Bonus Base and your Withdrawal Benefit Base will be recalculated as follows:
 
 
Your new  Bonus Base
=
$125,000
x
$125,000 – $10,000
 
(SIR III only)
     
$125,000
           
   
=
115,000
 
 
           
 
Your new Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
$125,000
x
$125,000 – $10,000
         
$125,000
           
   
=
115,000
   
           
Your Annual Withdrawal Amount will still be $0 because you have not reached your Coverage Date. For SIM and SIM Plus, any withdrawal other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal will end the Bonus Period and forfeit the 200% Benefit Enhancement have ended.


 
 

 

Example: Excess Withdrawals

If you take an Excess Withdrawal that is not your One-Time Access Withdrawal,(applicable to SIM and SIM Plus only) your Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base (applicable to SIR III only) will be reduced according to the following formulae:

Your new  Bonus Base
=
BB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV-AWA

Your new Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
WBB x
(
AV - WD
)
AV - AWA

Where:
   
 
BB =
Your Bonus Base immediately prior to the Excess Withdrawal.
     
 
WBB =
Your Withdrawal Benefit Base immediately prior to the Excess Withdrawal.
     
 
WD =
The amount of the Excess Withdrawal.
     
 
AV =
Your Account Value immediately prior to the Excess Withdrawal.
     
 
AWA =
Your Annual Withdrawal Amount minus any prior partial withdrawals taken during the current Account Year.

Assume that you invested $65,000 and, due to recent positive market performance, your Account Value in Account Year 5 is $100,000. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base have stepped up to 100,000, your Lifetime Withdrawal Percentage is 5%, and thus your Annual Withdrawal Amount is $5,000. During this Account Year you make two withdrawals: a $4,000 withdrawal followed by a $6,000 withdrawal. Your first withdrawal reduces your Account Value to $96,000 but does not affect your Withdrawal Benefit Base because it is not in excess of your Annual Withdrawal Amount. Your second withdrawal (when combined with the first) is in excess of your $5,000 Annual Withdrawal Amount. After your second withdrawal, your Withdrawal Benefit Base will be reduced as follows:
           
 
Your new Bonus Base
=
$100,000
x
$96,000 – $6,000                   
         
$96,000 – ($5,000 – $4,000)
           
   
=
$94,737
 
 
           
 
Your new Withdrawal Benefit Base
=
$100,000
x
$96,000 – $6,000                   
         
$96,000 – ($5,000 – $4,000)
           
   
=
$94,737
   
 
Beginning on your Account Anniversary and going forward, your new Annual Withdrawal Amount will be $4,737 (5% of $94,737). For SIM and SIM Plus , any withdrawal other than the One-Time Access Withdrawal will end the Bonus Period and forfeit the 200% Benefit Enhancement have ended.

You should be aware that, if your Account Value minus your Annual Withdrawal Amount is less than the Withdrawal Benefit Base at the time an Excess Withdrawal is taken (as in the above example), then your Withdrawal Benefit Base will be reduced by an amount equal to or more than the excess amount withdrawn. Thus, Excess Withdrawals taken in a down market could severely reduce your benefit.

Example: Account Value goes to zero before the Coverage Date

Assume for the next two examples (A and B) below that you are age 45 when your Contract is issued with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000 and that you elected to participate in the SIR III living benefit with single-life coverage. (If you selected joint-life coverage or a different optional living benefit, the numbers shown in the example could be different; however, the concept is the same).

Your Withdrawal Benefit Base and your Bonus Base are each set equal to your initial Purchase Payment on your Issue Date. Because you have not reached age 59 prior to your Issue Date, your Coverage Date is the anniversary following your 59th birthday. You may begin to withdraw up to your Annual Withdrawal Amount each Account Year without reducing your Withdrawal Benefit Base starting on the Coverage Date.


 
 

 

A. Early Withdrawal causes Account Value to go to zero before the Coverage Date.

Assume that because of the investment performance of the Designated Funds your Account Value is neutral. During Account Year 4 you decide to take an Early Withdrawal equal to the full Account Value.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$0
$0
2
$100,000
$107,000
$100,000
$0
$0
3
$100,000
$114,000
$100,000
$0
$0
4
$100,000
$121,000
$100,000
$0
$100,000
5
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0

Since your withdrawal was for the full Account Value, your Contract, including the Living Benefit, will end and you will not be eligible to receive your Annual Withdrawal Amount.

B. Poor performance, Contract fees and charges cause Account Value to go to zero before the Coverage Date.

Assume that, over the course of the first 10 years of the Contract, the investment performance of the Designated Funds is such that the Account Value goes to zero due to the combination of poor investment performance, contract fees and charges. You did not take any withdrawals to cause the Account Value to go to zero.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$0
$0
2
$85,000
$107,000
$100,000
$0
$0
3
$65,000
$114,000
$100,000
$0
$0
4
$55,000
$121,000
$100,000
$0
$0
5
$45,000
$128,000
$100,000
$0
$0
6
$35,000
$135,000
$100,000
$0
$0
7
$25,000
$142,000
$100,000
$0
$0
8
$15,000
$149,000
$100,000
$0
$0
9
$8,000
$156,000
$100,000
$0
$0
10
$400
$163,000
$100,000
$0
$0
11
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0

Since your Account Value went to zero before the Coverage Date, your Contract, including the Living Benefit, will end and you will not be eligible to receive your Annual Withdrawal Amount.

Examples: Account Value goes to zero after the Coverage Date

Assume for the next two examples (A and B) below that you are age 65 when your Contract is issued with an initial Purchase Payment of $100,000 and that you elected to participate in the SIR III living benefit with single-life coverage. (If you selected joint-life coverage or a different optional living benefit, the numbers shown in the example could be different; however, the concept is the same).

 
A. Excess Withdrawal combined with poor performance, Contract fees and charges cause Account Value to go
 
 to zero after the Coverage Date.

Assume that, over the course of the first 9 years of the Contract, the investment performance of the Designated Funds is such that the Account Value increases by $1,000 per year. During Account Year 9, you decide to take an Excess Withdrawal for less than the full Account Value. Your Withdrawal Benefit Base and Bonus Base will both reduce proportionately; your Annual Withdrawal Amount will be 5% of the new Withdrawal Benefit Base. Suppose, due to poor investment performance after the Excess Withdrawal, the Account Value goes to zero during Account Year 12. Then your Annual Withdrawal Amount available in Account Year 13 will continue to be paid for the rest of your life.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$5,000
$0
2
$101,000
$107,000
$100,000
$5,350
$0
3
$102,000
$114,000
$100,000
$5,700
$0
4
$103,000
$121,000
$100,000
$6,050
$0
5
$104,000
$128,000
$100,000
$6,400
$0
6
$105,000
$135,000
$100,000
$6,750
$0
7
$106,000
$142,000
$100,000
$7,100
$0
8
$107,000
$149,000
$100,000
$7,450
$0
9
$108,000
$156,000
$100,000
$7,800
$50,000
10
$58,000
$90,299
$57,884
$4,515
$4,515
11
$25,000
$90,299
N/A
$4,515
$4,515
12
$5,000
$90,299
N/A
$4,515
$4,515
For Life
$0
$90,299
N/A
$4,515
$4,515

B. Poor performance, Contract fees and charges cause Account Value to go to zero after the Coverage Date.

Assume that, over the course of the first 10 years of the Contract, the investment performance of the Designated Funds is such that the Account Value goes to zero due to the combination of poor investment performance, contract fees and charges. You did not take any withdrawals to cause the Account Value to go to zero.
 
Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$5,000
$0
2
$85,000
$107,000
$100,000
$5,350
$0
3
$65,000
$114,000
$100,000
$5,700
$0
4
$55,000
$121,000
$100,000
$6,050
$0
5
$45,000
$128,000
$100,000
$6,400
$0
6
$35,000
$135,000
$100,000
$6,400
$0
7
$25,000
$142,000
$100,000
$7,100
$0
8
$15,000
$149,000
$100,000
$7,450
$0
9
$8,000
$156,000
$100,000
$7,800
$0
10
$400
$163,000
$100,000
$8,150
$0
11
$0
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500
For Life
$0
$170,000
N/A
$8,500
$8,500

Because yourAccount Value was reduced to zero during Account Year 11, we will pay the Annual Withdrawal Amount for the rest of your life. All other Contract features, benefits, and guarantees will terminate.

C. Excess Withdrawal causes Account Value to go to zero after the Coverage Date.

Account Year
Account
Value
Withdrawal
Benefit Base
Bonus
Base
Annual Withdrawal
Amount
Withdrawals
1
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
$5,000
$0
2
$80,000
$107,000
$100,000
$5,350
$0
3
$60,000
$114,000
$100,000
$5,700
$60,000
4
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0

Your Contract and all benefits end because you took an Excess Withdrawal that causes your Account Value to go to zero.



 
 

 

APPENDIX D -
BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO

This Appendix sets forth the Funds and percentage limits that constitute the “build your own portfolio” program. This program is more fully described under “BUILD YOUR OWN PORTFOLIO” in the Prospectus. Briefly, if you comply with this program, the portfolio you build will satisfy the Designated Funds requirement under certain optional living benefits. If you do not comply with the allocation percentage limits in effect under your Contract, your selection of the Build Your Own Portfolio model will not qualify as a Designated Fund and your participation in the Living Benefit will be cancelled.

For Contracts purchased with Sun Income Maximizer or Sun Income Maximizer Plus, the Funds available in each asset class and the percentage range assigned to each asset class under the Build Your Own Portfolio investment option are as follows:

Balanced Funds
Fixed Income Funds
0% to 60%
40% to 100%
AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio
Huntington VA Mortgage Securities Fund1
AllianceBernstein Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio
MFS® Government Securities Portfolio
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund
SCSM BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products III - Balanced Portfolio
SCSM Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund
Huntington VA Balanced Fund1
SCSM PIMCO Total Return Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund®
MFS® Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio
Sun Capital Money Market Fund®
MFS® Total Return Portfolio
Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Total Return Bond Fund
PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Portfolio
 
SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund
 
SCSM Ibbotson Conservative Fund
 

1 Only available if you purchased your Contract through a Huntington Bank representative.


 
 

 

For Contracts purchased with Sun Income Riser III, the following is the Build Your Own Portfolio model that applies to your Contract. If you do not comply with the allocation percentage limits in effect under your Contract, then your selection of the Build Your Own Portfolio model will not qualify as a Designated Fund and your participation in the Living Benefit will be cancelled.

Fixed Income Funds
Core Retirement Strategies Funds
Asset Allocation Funds
Core Equity Funds
Growth Equity Funds
Specialty Funds
30% to 50%
40% to 60%
10% to 30%
0% to 20%
0% to 20%
0% to 10%
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund®
AllianceBernstein Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio
AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Fundamental Equity Portfolio
Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund
Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund
MFS® Government Securities Portfolio
PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Portfolio
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products III - Balanced Portfolio
MFS® Value Portfolio
SCSM BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio
MFS® Bond Portfolio
MFS® Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio
Franklin Income Securities Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund
Huntington VA Mortgage Securities Fund1
SCSM Ibbotson Balanced Fund
MFS® Total Return Portfolio
Mutual Shares Securities Fund
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Growth Opportunities Portfolio
PIMCO CommodityRealReturn® Strategy Portfolio
Sun Capital Money Market Fund®
SCSM Ibbotson Conservative Fund
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund
MFS® Utilities Portfolio
MFS® International Value Portfolio
MFS® Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
SCSM Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund
 
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund IV - Freedom 2015 Portfolio
MFS® Core Equity Portfolio
MFS® Research International Portfolio
SCSM PIMCO High Yield Fund
SCSM PIMCO Total Return Fund
 
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund IV - Freedom 2020 Portfolio
SCSM Davis Venture Value Fund
Templeton Growth Securities Fund
Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
SCSM BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund
 
SCSM Ibbotson Growth Fund
Huntington VA Dividend Capture Fund1
First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund
Huntington VA Rotating Markets Fund1
Wells Fargo Variable Trust - VT Total Return Bond Fund
 
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund
Huntington VA Income Equity Fund1
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA
Huntington VA Real Strategies Fund1
   
Huntington VA Balanced Fund1
SCSM Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico International Opportunities Fund
 
     
SCSM Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products III - Mid Cap Portfolio
 
     
SCSM BlackRock Large Cap Index Fund
MFS® International Growth Portfolio
 
       
SCSM WMC Large Cap Growth Fund
 
       
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico Growth Fund
 
       
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Marsico 21st Century Fund
 
       
Huntington VA Growth Fund1
 
       
Huntington VA Marco 100 Fund1
 
       
Huntington VA Mid Corp America Fund1
 
       
Huntington VA New Economy Fund1
 
       
Huntington VA International Equity Fund1
 
       
Huntington VA Situs Fund1
 
       
SCSM WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund
 
       
Universal Institutional Funds Inc. - Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
 
       
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund
 

 
 

 


Fixed Income Funds
Core Retirement Strategies Funds
Asset Allocation Funds
Core Equity Funds
Growth Equity Funds
Specialty Funds
30% to 50%
40% to 60%
10% to 30%
0% to 20%
0% to 20%
0% to 10%
       
AllianceBernstein International Growth Portfolio
 
       
Fidelity® Variable Insurance Products Fund II - Contrafund® Portfolio
 
       
SCSM AllianceBernstein International Value Fund
 
       
SCSM Columbia Small Cap Value Fund
 
       
SCSM Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund
 
       
SCSM BlackRock International Index Fund
 

1 Only available if you purchased your Contract through a Huntington Bank representative.


 
 

 

APPENDIX E -
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following information for SUN LIFE FINANCIAL MASTERS FLEX II should be read in conjunction with the Variable Account’s financial statements appearing in the Statement of Additional Information. The beginning value for each Accumulation Unit is November 19, 2010, which is the date the Sub-Accounts first became available.

Fund
Price
Level
Year
Accumulation
Unit Value
Beginning of
Year
Accumulation
Unit Value
End of Year
Number of
Accumulation
Units End of
Year
           
AllianceBernstein International Growth Portfolio, Class B
01
2010
8.4678
8.6073
232
 
02
2010
8.3752
8.5091
0
AllianceBernstein Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio, Class B
01
2010
9.9145
10.1178
7,567
 
02
2010
9.8061
10.0025
6,185
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund, Class III
01
2010
12.6385
12.9302
107,540
 
02
2010
12.5317
12.8149
27,336
Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Class B
01
2010
8.9183
9.6511
88
 
02
2010
8.7842
9.5015
0
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Class B
01
2010
9.9300
10.3762
9,759
 
02
2010
9.7808
10.2155
1,217
Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund, Class B
01
2010
12.8293
13.0960
0
 
02
2010
12.5362
12.7908
493
Fidelity VIP Balanced Portfolio, Service Class 2
01
2010
10.4494
10.9517
15,101
 
02
2010
10.2924
10.7821
0
Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio, Service Class 2
01
2010
9.6442
10.2031
4,228
 
02
2010
9.5387
10.0868
4,760
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio, Service Class 2
01
2010
11.6034
11.8467
0
 
02
2010
11.3667
11.5995
0
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio, Service Class 2
01
2010
11.3365
11.6416
0
 
02
2010
11.1052
11.3987
0
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio, Service Class 2
01
2010
11.7110
12.0596
7,597
 
02
2010
11.5351
11.8728
6,537
First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund
01
2010
11.3190
11.7890
68,125
 
02
2010
11.1490
11.6065
21,125
Franklin Income Securities Fund, Class 2
01
2010
10.1615
10.4089
15,460
 
02
2010
10.0089
10.2478
982
Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund, Class 2
01
2010
19.0279
20.6154
842
 
02
2010
18.3951
19.9204
207
Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund, Class 2
01
2010
12.1335
12.1773
1,271
 
02
2010
11.9513
11.9888
0
Huntington VA Balanced Fund
01
2010
12.1461
12.3558
1,717
 
02
2010
12.0699
12.2725
0
Huntington VA Dividend Capture Fund
01
2010
9.5518
9.8466
0
 
02
2010
9.4385
9.7252
0
Huntington VA Growth Fund
01
2010
7.5191
7.7120
0
 
02
2010
7.4299
7.6170
0
Huntington VA Income Equity Fund
01
2010
7.8819
8.1487
0
 
02
2010
7.7883
8.0482
0
Huntington VA International Equity Fund
01
2010
8.2990
8.4765
0
 
02
2010
8.2005
8.3720
0
Huntington VA Macro 100 Fund
01
2010
8.4382
8.8960
0
 
02
2010
8.3381
8.7863
0
Huntington VA Mid Corp America Fund
01
2010
9.2787
9.8116
0
 
02
2010
9.1686
9.6906
0
Huntington VA Mortgage Securities Fund
01
2010
10.8960
10.8374
0
 
02
2010
10.7668
10.7039
0
Huntington VA New Economy Fund
01
2010
6.8598
7.2478
0
 
02
2010
6.7784
7.1583
0
Huntington VA Real Strategies Fund
01
2010
7.2016
7.6830
1,423
 
02
2010
7.1272
7.6001
0
Huntington VA Rotating Markets Fund
01
2010
7.8419
8.0892
0
 
02
2010
7.7488
7.9894
0
Huntington VA Situs Fund
01
2010
9.0544
9.8664
590
 
02
2010
8.9469
9.7447
0
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund, Series II
01
2010
8.5464
8.9599
0
 
02
2010
8.4179
8.8211
0
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund, Series II
01
2010
10.6667
11.0718
5,925
 
02
2010
10.5501
10.9456
926
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund, Series II
01
2010
10.1638
10.7530
2,003
 
02
2010
10.0527
10.6304
0
Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
10.7819
11.0933
24,383
 
02
2010
10.6640
10.9668
3,925
Lord Abbett Series Fund Fundamental Equity Portfolio, Class VC
01
2010
14.1842
14.9744
1,009
 
02
2010
13.7877
14.5490
2,100
Lord Abbett Series Fund Growth Opportunities Portfolio, Class VC
01
2010
14.3964
15.2913
381
 
02
2010
13.9939
14.8569
1,014
MFS Bond Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
14.9544
14.8866
20,230
 
02
2010
14.4572
14.3849
7,853
MFS Core Equity Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
9.3078
9.8034
2,235
 
02
2010
9.1679
9.6515
0
MFS Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
16.0986
16.9221
1,850
 
02
2010
15.7702
16.5691
0
MFS Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
10.3424
10.3446
517,213
 
02
2010
10.3040
10.3014
103,714
MFS Government Securities Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
12.7477
12.5801
7,049
 
02
2010
12.3238
12.1560
1,854
MFS International Growth Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
10.3213
10.6579
579
 
02
2010
10.1662
10.4928
0
MFS International Value Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
9.4974
9.6480
1,962
 
02
2010
9.3547
9.4986
0
MFS Research International Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
19.3792
19.6916
137
 
02
2010
18.7347
19.0278
0
MFS Total Return Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
14.1619
14.4747
20,514
 
02
2010
13.6910
13.9868
0
MFS Utilities Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
31.4912
32.1976
1,294
 
02
2010
30.4444
31.1127
134
MFS Value Portfolio, Service Class
01
2010
15.6831
16.3776
958
 
02
2010
15.1616
15.8255
0
Universal Institutional Fund Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Class II)
01
2010
12.0731
12.6283
2,521
 
02
2010
11.9411
12.4843
397
Mutual Shares Securities Fund, Class 2
01
2010
14.5064
14.9278
2,723
 
02
2010
14.0239
14.4246
258
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA, Service Shares
01
2010
13.9843
14.5127
421
 
02
2010
13.5191
14.0234
0
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA, Service Shares
01
2010
14.7261
15.1623
0
 
02
2010
14.3145
14.7315
0
PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio, Administrative Class
01
2010
24.4809
24.0717
414
 
02
2010
23.6818
23.2750
736
PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Portfolio, Advisor Class
01
2010
11.4773
11.6886
474,411
 
02
2010
11.4186
11.6234
116,540
PIMCO CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio, Administrative Class
01
2010
10.1191
11.2077
7,407
 
02
2010
9.9127
10.9739
0
SC AllianceBernstein International Value Fund, Service Class
01
2010
11.9678
12.0403
0
 
02
2010
11.8666
11.9329
0
SC BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund, Service Class
01
2010
11.4512
11.2702
76,973
 
02
2010
11.3544
11.1697
8,429
SC BlackRock International Index Fund, Service Class
01
2010
10.0000
10.0304
107
 
02
2010
10.0000
10.0284
0
SC BlackRock Large Cap Index Fund, Service Class
01
2010
9.4761
9.9345
855
 
02
2010
9.2170
9.6583
0
SC BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund, Service Class
01
2010
9.0408
9.7786
1,890
 
02
2010
8.9049
9.6271
0
SC Columbia Small Cap Value Fund, Service Class
01
2010
13.2686
14.2679
488
 
02
2010
13.1564
14.1406
208
SC Davis Venture Value Fund, Service Class
01
2010
8.6543
9.0745
2,324
 
02
2010
8.5243
8.9339
2,465
SC Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Service Class
01
2010
9.8194
10.3738
2,479
 
02
2010
9.7120
10.2556
487
SC Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund, Service Class
01
2010
10.4259
10.3846
33,622
 
02
2010
10.3120
10.2663
4,777
SC Ibbotson Balanced Fund, Service Class
01
2010
13.1805
13.4940
537,464
 
02
2010
13.0691
13.3737
61,700
SC Ibbotson Conservative Fund, Service Class
01
2010
12.3394
12.5068
142,264
 
02
2010
12.2352
12.3952
18,265
SC Ibbotson Growth Fund, Service Class
01
2010
13.7682
14.2208
6,630
 
02
2010
13.6519
14.0940
2,160
SC Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund, Service Class
01
2010
13.3861
14.4236
437
 
02
2010
13.2729
14.2949
205
SC Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund, Service Class
01
2010
9.0589
9.6131
1,142
 
02
2010
8.9598
9.5035
0
SC PIMCO High Yield Fund, Service Class
01
2010
12.0467
12.0764
454
 
02
2010
11.9151
11.9389
0
SC PIMCO Total Return Fund, Service Class
01
2010
12.0641
11.9205
162,970
 
02
2010
11.9621
11.8142
44,889
SC WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund, Service Class
01
2010
10.8125
11.5310
0
 
02
2010
10.6943
11.3996
0
SC WMC Large Cap Growth Fund, Service Class
01
2010
8.5060
8.9733
503
 
02
2010
8.3494
8.8039
0
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund, Service Class
01
2010
11.8047
12.1482
1,195
 
02
2010
11.4818
11.8104
0
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund, Service Class
01
2010
11.8724
11.7315
67,077
 
02
2010
11.5478
11.4054
350
Sun Capital Money Market Fund, Service Class
01
2010
10.3289
10.3091
7,438
 
02
2010
10.0930
10.0689
0
Templeton Growth Securities Fund, Class 2
01
2010
15.2876
15.6565
258
 
02
2010
14.7885
15.1382
0


 
 

 

This Prospectus sets forth information about the Contract and the Variable Account that a prospective purchaser should know before investing. Additional information about the Contract and the Variable Account has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a Statement of Additional Information dated April 29, 2011 which is incorporated herein by reference. The Statement of Additional Information is available upon request and without charge from Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.). To receive a copy, return this request form to the address shown below or telephone (800) 752-7216.

                                                                                                                                                                                                

To:
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
 
P.O. Box 9133
 
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481
   
 
Please send me a Statement of Additional Information for
 
Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II
 
Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F.


Name:
 
   
Address:
 
   
   
   
City:
 
State:
 
Zip Code:
 
           
Telephone:
 



 
 

 


PART B


 
 

 

APRIL 29, 2011

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL MASTERS® FLEX II

VARIABLE AND FIXED ANNUITY
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
2
Advertising and Sales Literature
2
Tax Deferred Accumulation
3
Calculations
4
Example of Variable Accumulation Unit Value Calculation
4
Example of Variable Annuity Unit Calculation
4
Example of Variable Annuity Payment Calculation
4
Distribution of the Contract
4
Custodian
4
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
5
Financial Statements
5


The Statement of Additional Information sets forth information which may be of interest to prospective purchasers of the Sun Life Financial Masters® Flex II (the “Contract”) issued by Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (the “Company” or “Sun Life (U.S.)”) in connection with Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F (the “Variable Account”) which is not included in the corresponding Prospectus dated April 29, 2011.  This Statement of Additional Information should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained without charge from the Company by writing to Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), c/o Annuity Division, P.O. Box 9133, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481, or by telephoning (800) 752-7216.

The terms used in this Statement of Additional Information have the same meanings as in the Prospectus.

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THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AND IS AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ONLY IF PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENT PROSPECTUS.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)

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 (U.S.). Sun Life Financial ultimately controls Sun Life (U.S.) through the following intervening companies: 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.

ADVERTISING AND SALES LITERATURE

As set forth in the Prospectus, the Company may refer to the following organizations (and others) in its marketing materials:

A.M. BEST'S RATING SYSTEM is designed to evaluate the various factors affecting the overall performance of an insurance company in order to provide an opinion as to an insurance company's relative financial strength and ability to meet its contractual obligations. The procedure includes both a quantitative and qualitative review of each company.

LIPPER VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SERVICE is a publisher of statistical data covering the investment company industry in the United States and overseas. Lipper is recognized as the leading source of data on open-end and closed-end funds. Lipper currently tracks the performance of over 5,000 investment companies and publishes numerous specialized reports, including reports on performance and portfolio analysis, fee and expense analysis.

STANDARD & POOR'S insurance claims-paying ability rating is an opinion of an operating insurance company's financial capacity to meet obligations of its insurance policies in accordance with their terms.

VARDS (Variable Annuity Research Data Service) provides a comprehensive guide to variable annuity contract features and historical fund performance. The service also provides a readily understandable analysis of the comparative characteristics and market performance of funds inclusive in variable contracts.

MOODY'S Investors Services, Inc.'s insurance claims-paying rating is a system of rating an insurance company's financial strength, market leadership, and ability to meet financial obligations. The purpose of Moody's ratings is to provide investors with a simple system of gradation by which the relative quality of insurance companies may be noted.

STANDARD & POOR'S INDEX - broad-based measurement of changes in stock-market conditions based on the average performance of 500 widely held common stocks; commonly known as the Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500). The selection of stocks, their relative weightings to reflect differences in the number of outstanding shares, and publication of the index itself are services of Standard & Poor's Corporation, a financial advisory, securities rating, and publishing firm. The index tracks 400 industrial company stocks, 20 transportation stocks, 40 financial company stocks, and 40 public utilities.

NASDAQ-OTC Price Index - this index is based on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) and represents all domestic over-the-counter stocks except those traded on exchanges and those having only one market maker, a total of some 3,500 stocks. It is market value-weighted and was introduced with a base of 100.00 on February 5, 1971.

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE (DJIA) - price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue chip stocks, primarily industrials, but including American Express Company and American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Prepared and Published by Dow Jones & Company, it is the oldest and most widely quoted of all the market indicators. The average is quoted in points, not dollars.

MORNINGSTAR, Inc. is an independent financial publisher offering comprehensive statistical and analytical coverage of open-end and closed-end funds and variable annuities. This coverage for mutual funds includes, among other information, performance analysis rankings, risk rankings (e.g. aggressive, moderate or conservative), and “style box” matrices. Style box matrices display, for equity funds, the investment philosophy and size of the companies in which the fund invests and, for fixed-income funds, interest rate sensitivity and credit quality of the investment instruments.

IBBOTSON ASSOCIATES, Inc. is a consulting firm that provides a variety of historical data, including total return, capital appreciation and income, on the stock market as well as other investment asset classes, and inflation. This information will be used primarily for comparative purposes and to illustrate general financial planning principles.

In its advertisements and other sales literature for the Variable Account and the Funds, the Company intends to illustrate the advantages of the Contracts in a number of ways:

DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING ILLUSTRATIONS. These illustrations will generally discuss the price-leveling effect of making regular investments in the same Sub-Accounts over a period of time, to take advantage of the trends in market prices of the portfolio securities purchased by those Sub-Accounts.


 
 

 

SYSTEMATIC WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM. A service provided by the Company, through which a Participant may take any distribution allowed by Internal Revenue Code Section 401 (a) (9) in the case of Qualified Contracts, or permitted under Internal Revenue Code Section 72 in the case of Non-Qualified Contracts, by way of a series of partial withdrawals. Withdrawals under this program may be fully or partially includible in income and may be subject to a 10% penalty tax. Consult your tax advisor.

THE COMPANY'S AND THE FUNDS' CUSTOMERS. Sales literature for the Variable Account and the Funds may refer to the number of clients which they serve.

THE COMPANY'S ASSETS, SIZE. The Company may discuss its general financial condition (see, for example, the references to Standard & Poor's, Duff & Phelps and A.M. Best Company above); it may refer to its assets; and it may discuss its relative size and/or ranking among companies in the industry or among any sub-classification of those companies, based upon recognized evaluation criteria.

COMPOUND INTEREST ILLUSTRATIONS. These will emphasize several advantages of the variable annuity contract. For example, but not by way of limitation, the literature may emphasize the potential savings through tax deferral; the potential advantage of the Variable Account over the Fixed Account; and the compounding effect when a participant makes regular deposits to his or her account.

The Company may use hypothetical illustrations of the benefits of tax deferral, including but not limited to the following chart:

The chart below assumes an initial investment of $10,000 which remains fully invested for the entire time period, an 8% annual return, and a 33% combined federal and state income tax rate. It compares how 3 different investments might fare over 10, 20, and 30 years. The first example illustrates an investment in a non-tax-deferred account and assumes that taxes are paid annually out of that account. The second example illustrates how the same investment would grow in a tax-deferred investment, such as an annuity. The third example illustrates the net value of the tax-deferred investment after paying taxes on the full account value.

 
10 YEARS
20 YEARS
30 YEARS
       
Non-Tax-Deferred Account
$16,856
$28,413
$ 47,893
       
Tax-Deferred Account
$21,589
$46,610
$100,627
       
Tax-Deferred Account After Paying Taxes
$17,765
$34,528
$ 70,720

THIS ILLUSTRATION IS HYPOTHETICAL AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE PROJECTED PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT OR ANY OF ITS INVESTMENT OPTIONS. THE ILLUSTRATION DOES NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF ANY CHARGES OR FEES RELATED TO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, MORTALITY AND EXPENSE, OR ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION. TAXES ON EARNINGS WITHIN AN ANNUITY ARE DUE UPON WITHDRAWAL. WITHDRAWALS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO SURRENDER CHARGES AND, IF MADE PRIOR TO AGE 59½, A 10% FEDERAL PENALTY TAX.

TAX-DEFERRED ACCUMULATION

In general, individuals who own annuity contracts are not taxed on increases in the value of their annuity contracts until some form of distribution is made under the contract. As a result, the annuity contract would benefit from tax deferral during the contract's accumulation phase; this would have the effect of permitting an investment in an annuity contract to grow more rapidly that a comparable investment under which increases in value are taxed on a current basis.

In reports or other communications to you or in advertising or sales materials, we may also describe the effects of tax-deferred compounding on the Variable Account's investment returns. We may illustrate these effects in charts or graphs and from time to time may include comparisons of returns under the Contract or in general on a tax-deferred basis, with the returns on a taxable basis. Different tax rates may be assumed. Any such illustrative chart or graph would show accumulations on an initial investment or Purchase Payment, assuming a given amount (including the applicable interest credit), hypothetical gross annual returns compounded annually, and a stated rate of return. The values shown for the taxable investment would not include any deduction for management fees or other expenses, but would assume the annual deduction of federal and state taxes from investment returns. The values shown for the Contract in a chart would reflect the deduction of Contract expenses, such as the mortality and expense risk charge, the 0.15% administrative charge, and the $50 annual Account Fee. In addition, the values shown would assume that the Participant has not surrendered his or her Contract or made any partial surrenders until the end of the period shown. The chart would assume a full surrender at the end of the period shown and the payment of federal and state taxes, at a rate of not more than 33%, on the amount in excess of the Purchase Payments.

In developing illustrative tax deferral charts, we will observe these general principles:

l
The assumed rate of earnings will be realistic.
l
The illustrative chart will accurately depict the effect of all fees and charges or provide a narrative that prominently discloses all fees and charges under the Contract.
l
Charts comparing accumulation values for tax-deferred and non-tax-deferred investments will depict the implications of any surrender.
l
A narrative accompanying the chart will prominently disclose that there may be a 10% tax penalty on a surrender by a Participant who has not reached age 59½ at the time of surrender.

The rates of return illustrated in any chart would be hypothetical and are not an estimate or guaranty of performance. Actual tax returns may vary among Participants.

CALCULATIONS

EXAMPLE OF VARIABLE ACCUMULATION UNIT VALUE CALCULATION

Suppose the net asset value of a Fund share at the end of the current valuation period is $18.38; at the end of the immediately preceding valuation period was $18.32; the Valuation Period is one day; and no dividends or distributions caused Fund shares to go “ex-dividend” during the current Valuation Period. $18.38 ÷ $18.32 = 1.00327511. Subtracting the one day risk factor for mortality and expense risks and the administrative expense charge of .00005675 (the daily equivalent of the current maximum charge of 2.05% on an annual basis) gives a net investment factor of 1.00321836.  If the value of the variable accumulation unit for the immediately preceding valuation period had been 14.5645672, the value for the current valuation period would be 14.6114412 (14.5645672 x 1.00321836).

EXAMPLE OF VARIABLE ANNUITY UNIT CALCULATION

Suppose the circumstances of the first example exist, and the value of an annuity unit for the immediately preceding valuation period had been 12.3456789.  If the first variable annuity payment is determined by using an annuity payment based on an assumed interest rate of 3% per year, the value of the annuity unit for the current valuation period would be 12.3845467 (12.3456789 x 1.00322953 (the Net Investment Factor) based on the daily equivalent of maximum annuity phase charge of 1.65% on an annual basis) x 0.99991902). 0.99991902 is the factor, for a one day Valuation Period, that neutralizes the assumed interest rate of 3% per year used to establish the Annuity Payment Rates found in certain Contracts.

EXAMPLE OF VARIABLE ANNUITY PAYMENT CALCULATION

Suppose that a Participant Account is credited with 8,765.4321 variable accumulation units of a particular Sub-Account but is not credited with any fixed accumulation units; that the variable accumulation unit value and the annuity unit value for the particular Sub-Account for the valuation period which ends immediately preceding the annuity commencement date are 14.5645672 and 12.3456789 respectively; that the annuity payment rate for the age and option elected is $6.78 per $1,000; and that the annuity unit value on the day prior to the second variable annuity payment date is 12.3845467.  The first variable annuity payment would be $865.57 (8,765.4321 x 14.5645672 x 6.78 ÷ 1,000).  The number of annuity units credited would be 70.1112 ($865.57 ÷ 12.3456789) and the second variable annuity payment would be $868.30 (70.1112 x 12.3845467).

DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACT

We offer the Contract on a continuous basis through the general distributor and principal underwriter of the Contracts, Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. (“Clarendon”).  Clarendon also acts as the general distributor of certain other annuity contracts issued by the Company and its subsidiary, Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, and variable life insurance contracts issued by the Company.

In addition to commissions, the Company may, from time to time, pay or allow additional promotional incentives, in the form of cash or other compensation. The Company reserves the right to offer these additional incentives only to certain broker-dealers that sell or are expected to sell during specified time periods certain minimum amounts of Contracts or Certificates or other contracts offered by the Company.  Promotional incentives may change at any time.

Commissions will not be paid to selling agents with respect to Participant Accounts established for the personal account of employees of the Company or any of its affiliates, or of persons engaged in the distribution of the Contract, or of immediate family members of such employees or persons. In addition, commissions may be waived or reduced in connection with certain transactions described in the Prospectus under the heading “Waivers; Reduced Charges; Credits; Special Guaranteed Interest Rates.” Total commissions paid by the Variable Account to, but not retained by, Clarendon during 2008, 2009, and 2010, were approximately $17,325,528, $23,131,617, and $31,742,826, respectively.

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, paying charges relative to the Variable Account or making adjustments for annuity reserves held in the Variable Account.

 
 

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The consolidated financial statements of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) 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 March 28, 2011, accompanying such financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph, referring to the Company changing its method of accounting and reporting for other-than-temporary impairments in 2009, and changing its method of accounting and reporting for fair value measurement of certain assets and liabilities in 2008), 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 of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F 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 22, 2011, 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.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of the Variable Account and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) are included herein. The consolidated financial statements of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) are provided as relevant to its ability to meet its financial obligations under the Certificates and should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in the Variable Account.




 
 

 








REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, 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, 2010. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15. These financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedules 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 Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting and reporting for other-than-temporary impairments as required by accounting guidance adopted in 2009.  As discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting and reporting for the fair value measurement of certain assets and liabilities in 2008.






/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
March 28, 2011


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,

   
 
2010
 
 
2009
 
 
2008
                   
Revenues:
                 
Premiums and annuity considerations (Note 8)
 
$
136,175 
 
$
134,246 
 
$
122,733 
Net investment income (loss) (1)  (Note 7)
   
1,390,210 
   
2,582,307 
   
(1,970,368)
Net derivative loss(2)  (Note 4)
   
(149,290)
   
(39,902)
   
(605,458)
Net realized investment gains (losses), excluding impairment
   losses on available-for-sale securities (Note 6)
   
26,951 
   
(36,675)
   
3,801 
Other-than-temporary impairment losses (3)  (Note 4)
   
(885)
   
(4,834)
   
(41,864)
Fee and other income (Note 8)
   
511,027 
   
385,836 
   
449,991 
                   
Total revenues
   
1,914,188
   
3,020,978 
   
(2,041,165)
                   
Benefits and expenses:
                 
Interest credited (Note 8)
   
401,848 
   
385,768 
   
531,276 
Interest expense
   
51,789 
   
39,780 
   
60,285 
Policyowner benefits (Note 8)
   
239,794 
   
110,439 
   
391,093 
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value
   of business and customer renewals acquired (4)
   
697,102 
   
1,024,661 
   
(1,045,640)
Goodwill impairment
   
   
   
701,450 
Other operating expenses (Note 8)
   
318,170 
   
248,156 
   
261,819 
                   
Total benefits and expenses
   
1,708,703 
   
1,808,804 
   
900,283 
                   
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax
   expense (benefit)
   
205,485 
   
1,212,174 
   
(2,941,448)
                   
Income tax expense (benefit) (Note 10)
   
71,211 
   
335,649 
   
(815,943)
                   
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
   
134,274 
   
876,525 
   
(2,125,505)
                   
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
   (Note 2)
   
   
104,971 
   
(109,336) 
                   
Net income (loss)
 
$
134,274 
 
$
981,496 
 
$
(2,234,841)

(1)
Net investment income (loss) includes an increase (decrease) in market value of trading fixed maturity securities of $674.2 million, $2,086.7 million and $(2,603.7) million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
(2)
Net derivative loss for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes $166.1 million of income related to the Company’s adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” which is further discussed in Note 5.
(3)
The $0.9 million and $4.8 million other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses for years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, represent solely credit losses.  The Company incurred no non-credit OTTI losses during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and as such, no non-credit OTTI losses were recognized in other comprehensive income for these periods.
(4)
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business and customer renewals acquired for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes $3.2 million of expenses related to the Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic 820, which is further discussed in Note 5.


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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands except per share data)

ASSETS
December 31, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
Investments
         
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities, at fair value (amortized cost of
     $1,422,951 and $1,121,424 in 2010 and 2009, respectively) (Note 4)
$
1,495,923 
 
$
1,175,516 
Trading fixed maturity securities, at fair value (amortized cost of
     $11,710,416 and $12,042,961 in 2010 and 2009, respectively) (Note 4)
 
11,467,118 
   
11,130,522 
Mortgage loans (Note 4)
 
1,737,528 
   
1,911,961 
Derivative instruments – receivable (Note 4)
 
198,064 
   
259,227 
Limited partnerships
 
41,622 
   
51,656 
Real estate (Note 4)
 
214,665 
   
202,277 
Policy loans
 
717,408 
   
722,590 
Other invested assets
 
27,456 
   
47,421 
Short-term investments
 
832,739 
   
1,267,311 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
736,323 
   
1,804,208 
Total investments and cash
 
17,468,846 
   
18,572,689 
           
Accrued investment income
 
188,786 
   
230,591 
Deferred policy acquisition costs and sales inducement asset (Note 13)
 
1,682,559 
   
2,173,642 
Value of business and customer renewals acquired (Note 14)
 
134,985 
   
168,845 
Net deferred tax asset (Note 10)
 
394,297 
   
549,764 
Goodwill (Note 1)
 
7,299 
   
7,299 
Receivable for investments sold
 
5,328 
   
12,611 
Reinsurance receivable
 
2,347,086 
   
2,350,207 
Other assets (Note 1)
 
125,529 
   
183,963 
Separate account assets (Note 1)
 
26,880,421 
   
23,326,323 
           
Total assets
$
49,235,136 
 
$
47,575,934 
           
LIABILITIES
         
           
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities
$
14,593,228 
 
$
16,709,589 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
849,514 
   
815,638 
Payable for investments purchased
 
44,827 
   
88,131 
Accrued expenses and taxes
 
52,628 
   
61,903 
Debt payable to affiliates (Note 3)
 
783,000 
   
883,000 
Reinsurance payable
 
2,231,835 
   
2,231,764 
Derivative instruments – payable (Note 4)
 
362,023 
   
572,910 
Other liabilities
 
285,056 
   
280,224 
Separate account liabilities
 
26,880,421 
   
23,326,323 
           
Total liabilities
 
46,082,532 
   
44,969,482 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)
         
           
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
         
           
Common stock, $1,000 par value – 10,000 shares authorized; 6,437 shares
     issued and outstanding in 2010 and 2009
 
6,437 
   
6,437 
Additional paid-in capital
 
3,928,246 
   
3,527,677 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 19)
 
46,553 
   
35,244 
Accumulated deficit
 
(828,632)
   
(962,906)
           
Total stockholder’s equity
 
3,152,604 
   
2,606,452 
           
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
$
49,235,136 
 
$
47,575,934 


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


 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,


   
 
2010
   
 
2009
   
 
2008
                 
Net income (loss)
$
134,274 
 
$
981,496 
 
$
(2,234,841)
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
               
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-
    for-sale securities, net of tax (1)
 
34,459 
   
113,278 
   
(84,234)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses, net of tax (2)
 
938 
   
202 
   
Change in pension and other postretirement plan
    adjustments, net of tax (3)
 
 - 
   
10,231 
   
(66,998)
Reclassification adjustments of net realized investment
    (gains) losses into net income (4)
 
(24,088)
   
3,117 
   
25,718 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
11,309 
   
126,828 
   
(125,514)
                 
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
145,583 
 
$
1,108,324 
 
$
(2,360,355)

 
(1)
Net of tax (expense) benefit of $(18.6) million, $(60.1) million and $45.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
(2)
Represents an adjustment to OTTI losses due to the sale of other-than-temporarily impaired available-for-sale fixed maturity securities.
 
(3)
Net of tax (expense) benefit of $(5.5) million and $36.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
(4)
Net of tax expense (benefit) of $13.0 million, $(1.7) million and $(13.8) million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.


























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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
(in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,

 
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income (1)
 
Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
 
Total
Stockholder’s
Equity
                             
Balance at December 31, 2007
$
6,437 
 
$
2,146,436 
 
$
(92,403)
 
$
369,677 
 
$
2,430,147 
                             
Cumulative effect of accounting
     changes related to the adoption of
     FASB ASC Topics 715 and 825,
     net of tax (2)
 
   
   
88,033 
   
(88,376)
   
(343)
Net loss
 
   
   
   
(2,234,841)
   
(2,234,841)
Tax benefit from stock options
 
   
806 
   
   
   
806 
Capital contribution from Parent
 
   
725,000 
   
   
   
725,000 
Other comprehensive loss
 
   
   
(125,514)
   
   
(125,514)
                             
Balance at December 31, 2008
 
6,437 
   
2,872,242 
   
(129,884)
   
(1,953,540)
   
795,255
                             
Cumulative effect of accounting
     changes related to the adoption of
     FASB ASC Topic 320, net of tax(3)
 
   
   
(9,138)
   
9,138 
   
Net income
 
   
   
   
981,496 
   
981,496 
Tax benefit from stock options
 
   
185 
   
   
   
185 
Capital contribution from Parent
 
   
748,652 
   
   
   
748,652 
Net liabilities transferred to affiliate
     (Note 3)
 
   
1,467 
   
47,438 
   
   
48,905 
Dividend to Parent (Notes 1, 2, and 3)
 
   
(94,869)
   
   
   
(94,869)
Other comprehensive income
 
   
   
126,828 
   
   
126,828 
                             
Balance at December 31, 2009
 
6,437 
   
3,527,677 
   
35,244 
   
(962,906)
   
2,606,452 
                             
Net income
 
   
   
   
134,274 
   
134,274 
Tax benefit from stock options
 
   
569 
   
   
   
569 
Capital contribution from Parent
 
   
400,000 
   
   
   
400,000 
Other comprehensive income
 
   
   
11,309 
   
   
11,309 
                             
Balance at December 31, 2010
$
6,437 
 
$
3,928,246 
 
$
46,553 
 
$
(828,632)
 
$
3,152,604 

 
(1)
As of December 31, 2010, the total amount of after tax non-credit OTTI losses recorded in the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income was $8.0 million.
(2)      FASB ASC Topics 715, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits” and 825, “Financial Instruments.”
(3)      FASB ASC Topic 320, “Investments-Debt and Equity Securities.”








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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,

   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
                 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
               
Net income (loss) from operations
$
134,274 
 
$
981,496 
 
$
(2,234,841)
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
      provided by operating activities:
               
Net amortization of premiums on investments
 
30,562 
   
(689)
   
29,871 
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, and
    value of business and customer renewals acquired
 
697,102 
   
1,024,661 
   
(1,045,640)
Depreciation and amortization
 
5,683 
   
5,535 
   
6,711 
Net loss (gain) on derivatives
 
41,483 
   
(96,041)
   
554,898 
Net realized (gains) losses and OTTI credit losses on
    available-for-sale investments
 
(26,066)
   
41,509 
   
38,063 
Net (increase) decrease in fair value of trading
    investments
 
(674,223)
   
(2,086,740)
   
2,603,748 
Net realized losses on trading investments
 
67,277 
   
367,337 
   
354,991 
Undistributed loss (income) on private equity limited
    partnerships
 
2,339 
   
9,207 
   
(9,796)
Interest credited to contractholder deposits
 
401,848 
   
385,768 
   
531,276 
Goodwill impairment
 
   
   
701,450 
Deferred federal income taxes
 
149,377 
   
295,608 
   
(698,437)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Additions to deferred policy acquisition costs, sales
    inducement asset and value of business and customer
    renewals acquired
 
(184,995)
   
(346,900)
   
(282,409)
Accrued investment income
 
41,805 
   
36,736 
   
18,079 
Net change in reinsurance receivable/payable
 
129,907 
   
209,637 
   
216,282 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
33,876 
   
(125,992)
   
141,658 
Other, net
 
17,031 
   
(243,369)
   
149,390 
Adjustments related to discontinued operations
 
   
(288,018)
   
4,315 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
867,280 
   
169,745 
   
1,079,609 
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
               
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
               
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
498,087 
   
113,478 
   
101,757 
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
4,170,750 
   
2,097,054 
   
1,808,498 
Mortgage loans
 
249,283 
   
143,493 
   
294,610 
Real estate
 
   
   
1,141 
Other invested assets
 
(315,643)
   
(207,548)
   
692,157 
Purchases of:
               
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
(771,747)
   
(347,139)
   
(129,474)
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
(3,946,548)
   
(867,310)
   
(2,175,143)
Mortgage loans
 
(101,668)
   
(17,518)
   
(58,935)
Real estate
 
(4,874)
   
(4,702)
   
(5,414)
Other invested assets
 
(64,998)
   
(106,277)
   
(122,447)
Net change in other investments
 
   
(183,512)
   
(349,964)
Net change in policy loans
 
5,182 
   
6,817 
   
(16,774)
Net change in short-term investments
 
434,572 
   
(722,821)
   
(599,481)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
152,396 
 
$
(95,985)
 
$
(559,469)

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
For the Years Ended December 31,

   
 
2010
   
 
2009
   
 
2008
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
               
Additions to contractholder deposit funds
$
1,217,014 
 
$
2,795,939 
 
$
2,190,099 
Withdrawals from contractholder deposit funds
 
(3,606,335)
   
(3,011,499)
   
(3,616,458)
Repayments of debt
 
(100,000)
   
   
(122,000)
Debt proceeds
 
   
200,000 
   
175,000 
Capital contribution from Parent
 
400,000 
   
748,652 
   
725,000 
Other, net
 
1,760 
   
(27,312)
   
(16,814)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
 
(2,087,561)
   
705,780 
   
(665,173)
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
(1,067,885)
   
779,540 
   
(145,033)
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
 
1,804,208 
   
1,024,668 
   
1,169,701 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
736,323 
 
$
1,804,208 
 
$
1,024,668 
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
               
Interest paid
$
45,389 
 
$
47,151 
 
$
109,532 
Income taxes (refunded) paid
$
(107,063)
 
$
21,144 
 
$
(113,194)

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities

On December 31, 2009, the Company paid a dividend of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Reinsurance Company (“Sun Life Vermont”), to the Company’s sole shareholder, Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc. (the “Parent”).  This dividend is discussed more fully in Note 2.  As a result of the dividend, the Company’s total assets decreased by $2,658.1 million and total liabilities decreased by $2,563.2 million in a non-cash transaction.

The Company did not pay any cash dividends to the Parent in 2010, 2009 and 2008.














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



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

GENERAL

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (the “Company”) is a stock life insurance company incorporated under the laws of Delaware.  The Company is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, which in turn is wholly-owned by Sun Life Financial Inc. (“SLF”), a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Accordingly, the Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SLF.  SLF and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as “Sun Life Financial.”

The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the sale of individual and group variable life insurance, individual universal life insurance, individual and group fixed and variable annuities, funding agreements, group life, group disability, group dental and group stop loss insurance.  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 authorized to transact business in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  In addition, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (“SLNY”), is authorized to transact business in the State of New York.

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 consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  As of December 31, 2010, the Company directly or indirectly owned all of the outstanding shares of SLNY, which issues individual fixed and variable annuity contracts, group life, group disability, group dental and stop loss insurance, and individual life insurance in New York; Independence Life and Annuity Company (“INDY”), a Rhode Island life insurance company that sold variable and whole life insurance products; Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc., a registered broker-dealer; SLF Private Placement Investment Company I, LLC; Sun Parkaire Landing LLC; 7101 France Avenue Manager, LLC; Sun MetroNorth, LLC; SLNY Private Placement Investment Company I, LLC; and SL Investment DELRE Holdings 2009-1, LLC.

On December 30, 2009, Sun Life Vermont, which was a subsidiary of the Company at the time, paid a $100 million cash dividend to the Company.  On December 31, 2009, the Company paid a dividend of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Sun Life Vermont to the Parent.  As a result of this transaction, Sun Life Vermont is no longer the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary and was not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009.  As of December 31, 2009, Sun Life Vermont’s total assets and liabilities were $2,658.1 million and $2,563.2 million, respectively.  Sun Life Vermont’s net income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $105.0 million and $(109.3) million, respectively.  As a result of this dividend transaction, the net income (loss) and changes in cash flows from the operating activities of Sun Life Vermont for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are presented as discontinued operations in these consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (CONTINUED)

On September 6, 2006 the Company entered into an agreement with Credit and Repackaged Securities Limited Series 2006-10 Trust (the “CARS Trust”).  Pursuant to this agreement, the Company purchased a funded note from the CARS Trust which, through a credit default swap entered into by the CARS Trust, is exposed to the credit performance of a portfolio of corporate reference entities.  The Company entered into this agreement for yield enhancement related to the fee earned on the credit default swap which adds to the return earned on the funded note.

As the sole beneficiary of the CARS Trust, the Company is required to consolidate this trust under the requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation.”  As a result of the consolidation, the Company has recorded in its consolidated balance sheets a credit default swap held by the CARS Trust.  At issue, the swap had a seven year term, maturing in 2013.  Under the terms of the swap, the CARS Trust will be required to make payments to the swap counterparty upon the occurrence of a credit event, with respect to any reference entity, that is in excess of the threshold amount specified in the swap agreement.  In the event that the CARS Trust is required to make any payments under the swap, the underlying assets held by the trust would be liquidated to fund the payment.  If the disposition of these assets is insufficient to fund the payment calculated, then under the terms of the agreement, the cash settlement amount would be capped at the amount of the proceeds from the sale of the underlying assets.  During the year ended December 31, 2009 the sum of all credit events exceeded the threshold amount and the CARS Trust made cumulative payments of $17.6 million to the swap counterparty.  As of December 31, 2010, the maximum future payments of the CARS Trust could be required to make is $37.4 million.  The CARS Trust made no payment during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2008, respectively.  At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the fair value of the credit default swap was a liability of $27.3 million and $34.3 million, respectively.  As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the fair value of the assets held as collateral by the CARS Trust was $36.3 million and $35.3 million, respectively.  The carrying amount of this interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”) is included in trading fixed maturity securities on the consolidated balance sheets.

To determine the nature of the Company’s interest in a VIE, it performs an assessment of each party’s interest in the VIE beyond any voting interest that it may have.  This assessment looks to sufficiency of an equity investment at risk in terms of the entity’s ability to self-finance its activities, as well as other indicators of control including the power to direct activities that impact economic performance, the obligation to absorb expected losses, and the right to receive expected returns.  The Company is deemed to control a VIE when it has both the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  If the Company determines that it is the VIE’s primary beneficiary, the VIE must be consolidated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  At December 31, 2010, the Company had no variable interest in significant VIEs for which disclosure is required under FASB ASC Topic 810.

All intercompany transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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”) including sales inducement asset (“SIA”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”), value of customer renewals acquired (“VOCRA”), liabilities for future contract and policyholder benefits, other-than-temporary impairments of investments, allowance for loan loss 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, short-term investments, fixed maturity securities, mortgage loans, equity securities, derivative financial instruments, debt, loan commitments 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, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are highly liquid securities.  The Company’s cash equivalents primarily include cash, commercial paper and money market investments which have an original term to maturity of less than three months.  Short-term investments include debt instruments with a term to maturity exceeding three months, but less than one year on the date of acquisition.  Cash equivalents and short-term investments are held at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.








 
 

 



SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturity Securities

The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 320.  At the time of purchase, fixed maturity securities are classified as either trading or available-for-sale.  Securities, for which the Company has elected to measure at fair value under FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” 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 trading criterion are classified as available-for-sale.  Included with available-for-sale fixed maturity securities are forward purchase commitments on mortgage backed securities, better known as 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 maturity securities using three primary pricing methods: third-party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes and pricing models.  Prices are first sought from third party pricing services; the remaining unpriced securities are priced using one of the remaining two 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 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.

Structured securities, such as asset-backed securities (“ABS”) including collateralized debt obligations, residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) are priced using a fair value model or independent broker quotations.  ABS and RMBS are priced using fair value models and independent broker quotations.  CMBS securities are priced using the last sale price of the day or a broker quote, if no sales were transacted that day.  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, RMBS and CMBS.  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 maturity securities, fair values are determined using a discounted cash flow model which includes estimates that take into account credit spreads for publicly traded securities of similar credit risk, maturity, prepayment and liquidity characteristics.  A portion of privately-placed fixed maturity securities also are 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.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

INVESTMENTS (continued)

Fixed Maturity Securities (continued)

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.  In addition, on the quarterly basis, the Company performs quantitative and qualitative analysis that includes back testing of recent trades, review of key assumptions such as spreads, duration, and 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.

Please refer to Note 5 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Company’s fair value measurements.

With the adoption of the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 320, the Company recognizes an OTTI loss and records a charge to earnings for the full amount of the impairment (the difference between the current carrying amount and fair value of the security), if the Company intends to sell, or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, the impaired security prior to recovery of its cost basis.  Otherwise, losses on securities which are other-than-temporarily impaired are separated into two categories:  credit loss and non-credit loss.  The credit loss portion is charged to net realized investment gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations, while the non-credit loss is charged to other comprehensive income.  When an unrealized loss on a fixed maturity is considered temporary, the Company continues to record the unrealized loss in other comprehensive income and not in earnings.

Prior to the Company’s adoption of the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 320 on April 1, 2009, the Company's accounting policy for impairment on available-for-sale securities required recognition of an OTTI loss through earnings when the Company anticipated that it would be unable to recover all amounts due under the contractual obligations of the security.  In addition, in the event that securities were expected to be sold before the fair value of the security recovered to amortized cost, an OTTI loss also would be recorded through earnings.

Structured securities, typically those rated single A or below, are subject to certain provisions in FASB ASC Topic 325, “Investments–Other.”  These provisions require the Company to periodically update its best estimate of cash flows over the life of the security.  In the event that fair value is less than carrying amount and there has been an adverse change in the expected cash flows (as measured by comparing the original expected cash flows to the current expectation of cash flows, both discounted at the current effective rate), then an impairment charge is recorded to income.

Please refer to Note 4 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Company’s recognition and disclosure of OTTI loss.

The Company discontinues the accrual of income on its holdings for issuers that are in default.  The Company’s net investment income would have increased by $4.6 million and $4.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, if these holdings were performing.  As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the fair market value of holdings for issuers in default was $53.9 million and $26.0 million, respectively.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

Mortgage Loans and Real Estate

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 cost using the effective interest rate method, net of provisions for estimated losses.  Purchases and sales of mortgage loans are recognized or derecognized in the Company’s balance sheet on the loans’ trade dates, which are the dates that the Company commits to purchase or sell the loan.  Transaction costs on mortgage loans are capitalized on initial recognition and are recognized in the Company’s statement of operations using the effective interest method.  Mortgage loans, which primarily include 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% of the property’s value at the time that the original loan is made.  The Company regularly assesses the value of the collateral.

A mortgage loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the principal or interest is not collectible in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. When a mortgage loan is classified as impaired, allowances for credit losses are established to adjust the carrying value of the loan to its net recoverable amount. The allowance for credit losses are estimated using the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral, if the loan is collateral dependent.  A specific allowance for loan loss is established for an impaired loan if the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or the fair value of the collateral less cost to sell, is less than the recorded amount of the loan.  The full extent of impairment in the mortgage portfolio cannot be assessed solely by reviewing these loans individually.  A general allowance for loan loss is established based on an assessment of past loss experience on groups of loans with similar characteristics and current economic conditions.  While management believes that it uses the best information available to establish the loan loss allowances, future adjustments may become necessary if economic conditions differ from the assumptions used in calculating them.

Interest income is recognized on impaired mortgage loans when the collection of contractually specified future cash flows is probable, in which case cash receipts are recorded in accordance with the effective interest rate method. Interest income is not recognized on impaired mortgage loans and these mortgage loans are placed on non-accrual status when the collection of contractually specified future cash flows is not probable, in which case cash receipts are applied, firstly against the carrying value of the loan, then against the provision, and then to income.  The accrual of interest resumes when the collection of contractually specified future cash flows becomes probable based on certain facts and circumstances.

Changes in allowances for losses and write-off of specific mortgages are recorded as net realized gain or loss in the Company’s statements of operations.  Once the conditions causing impairment improve and future payments are reasonably assured, allowances are reduced and the mortgages are no longer classified as impaired.  However, the mortgage loan continues to be classified as impaired if the original terms of the contract have been restructured, resulting in the Company providing an economic concession to the borrower.

If the conditions causing impairment do not improve and future payments remain unassured, the Company typically derecognizes the asset through disposition or foreclosure.  Uncollectible collateral-dependent loans are written off through allowances for losses at the time of disposition or foreclosure.

Real estate investments are held for the production of income or are held for sale.  Real estate investments held for the production of income are carried at depreciated cost.  Depreciation of buildings and improvements is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset.  Real estate investments held for sale are primarily acquired through foreclosure of mortgage loans.  The cost of real estate that has been acquired through foreclosure is the estimated fair value, less estimated costs to dispose at the time of foreclosure.  Real estate investments are diversified by property type and geographic area throughout the United States.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

Derivative instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments including swaps, swaptions, options and futures as a means of hedging exposure to interest rate, currency and equity price risk.  Derivatives are carried at fair value and changes in fair value are recorded as a component of derivative income or loss.

Policy loans and other

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

Investments in private equity limited partnerships are accounted for by the equity method of accounting.

Realized gains and losses

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.  Changes in the provision for estimated losses on mortgage loans and real estate are included in net realized investment gains and losses.

Investment income

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Investments are placed in a non-accrual status when management believes that the borrower's financial position, 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 assets related to certain funds-withheld 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 assets within funds-withheld reinsurance portfolios is included as a component of net investment income (loss) in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Please refer to Note 7 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Company’s net investment income (loss).

DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS AND SALES INDUCMENT ASSET

Acquisition costs consist of commissions, underwriting and other costs that vary with and are primarily related to the production of new business.  Acquisition costs related to deposit-type contracts, primarily deferred annuity, universal life and guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”) are deferred and amortized with interest based on the proportion of actual gross profits to the present value of all 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.

Sales inducement asset (“SIA”) represents amounts that are credited to policyholder account balances related to the enhanced or bonus crediting rates that the Company offers on certain of its annuity products.  The costs associated with offering the enhanced or bonus crediting rates are capitalized and amortized over the expected life of the related contracts in proportion to the estimated gross profits.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS AND SALES INDUCMENT ASSET (CONTINUED)

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 and are updated on a more frequent basis if required.  Changes in any of the assumptions that serve to increase or decrease the estimated future gross profits will cause the amortization of DAC to decrease or increase, respectively, in the current period.  Assumptions affecting the computation of estimated future gross profits include, but are not limited to, recent investment and policyholder experience, expectations of future performance and policyholder behavior, changes in interest rates, capital market growth rates, and account maintenance expense.

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 deposit-type contracts, including realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments.  The Company also tests its DAC and SIA asset for loss recognition on a quarterly basis.  The test is performed by comparing the GAAP liability, net of DAC and SIA, to the present value of future expected gross profits; an adjustment is required if the current GAAP liability, net of DAC and SIA, is higher than the present value of future expected gross profits.  During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company wrote down DAC and the SIA by $126.0 million and $326.9 million, respectively, as a result of loss recognition related to certain annuity products.  Please refer to Note 13 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the Company’s DAC and SIA roll-forward.

The DAC asset under GAAP cannot exceed accumulated deferrals, plus interest.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company reached the cap for its DAC asset and SIA related to certain fixed and fixed index annuity products and reported the DAC asset for these products at historical accumulated deferrals with interest.  At December 31, 2010, the Company’s SIA related to certain fixed and fixed index annuity remained at historical accumulated deferral with interest.  However, the Company’s DAC related to certain fixed and fixed index annuities was below the cap and regular amortization was recorded during the year.

Although recovery of DAC and the SIA 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 and SIA considered recoverable could be reduced in the near term, however, if the future estimates of gross profits are reduced.

VALUE OF BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER RENEWALS ACQUIRED

VOBA represents the actuarially determined present value of projected future gross profits from the Keyport Life Insurance Company (“Keyport”) in-force policies on November 1, 2001, the date of the Company’s acquisition of Keyport.  Prior to December 31, 2009, the Company’s VOBA also included the present value of projected future gross profits from the in-force policies that were transferred to SLNY, based on a series of agreements between SLNY and Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.) (“SLHIC”), an affiliate, (the “SLHIC to SLNY asset transfer”).  VOBA related to Keyport is amortized in proportion to the projected emergence of profits over the estimated life of the purchased block of business; VOBA related to the SLHIC to SLNY asset transfer was amortized in proportion to the projected premium income over the period to the first renewal of the transferred business.  As of December 31, 2009, VOBA related to the SLHIC to SLNY asset transfer was fully amortized.

VOCRA represents a portion of the assets that were transferred to SLNY under the SLHIC to SLNY asset transfer.  VOCRA is the actuarially determined present value of projected future profits arising from the existing in-force business at May 31, 2007 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.  The Company tests its VOCRA asset for impairment on an annual basis.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company determined that its VOCRA asset was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $2.6 million.  Please refer to Note 14 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the Company’s combined VOBA and VOCRA roll-forward.

Although recovery of VOBA 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 considered recoverable could be reduced in the near term, however, if the future estimates of gross profits are reduced.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

GOODWILL

The Company’s goodwill represents the intangible asset related to the transfer of goodwill to SLNY under the SLHIC to SLNY asset transfer.  Goodwill is allocated to the Group Protection segment  In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, “Intangibles–Goodwill and Other,” goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis.  The Company completed the required impairment tests of goodwill during the second quarter of 2010 and concluded that this asset was not impaired.

OTHER ASSETS

The Company’s other assets are comprised primarily of receivables from affiliated companies, outstanding premiums, and intangible assets.  Intangible assets consist of state insurance licenses that are not subject to amortization and the value of distribution.  The value of distribution 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 25 years, representing the period over which the Company expects to earn premiums from new sales stemming from the added distribution capacity.

Prior to December 31, 2009, the Company’s other asset also included property, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software costs.  As described in Note 3, effective December 31, 2009, the Company transferred certain property, equipment, leasehold improvements and capitalized software costs to Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc. (“Sun Life Services”), an affiliate.  Depreciation and amortization expenses related to these assets were $1.3 million and $1.3 million for years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, 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 in-force policies.








 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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.  The Company periodically reviews its policies for loss recognition based upon management’s best estimates.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded a $29.2 million adjustment to reserves related to loss recognition.  The Company did not record any adjustment to reserves related to loss recognition for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Reserves for GMDB and guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”) are calculated according to the methodology prescribed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA”) which is included in FASB ASC
Topic 944 “Financial Services- Insurance,” 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 reported claim reserves and 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, single premium whole life (“SPWL”) policies, GICs and funding agreements.  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.

INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for current and deferred income taxes and recognizes reserves for income tax contingencies in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, “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.  Valuation allowances on deferred tax assets are estimated based on the Company’s assessment of the realizability of such amounts.  Please refer to Note 10 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the Company’s income taxes.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

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 from investment advisory services are recognized as revenues when the services are provided.

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 the following:

 
Ø
The fees that the Company receives, which are assessed periodically and recognized as revenue when assessed; and

 
Ø
The activity related to the GMDB, GMIB, guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (“GMAB”) and guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (“GMWB”), which is reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2010-20, “Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosure about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses,” which amends FASB ASC Topic 310 to enhance disclosures and to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about an entity’s allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables.  The amendments require an entity to provide a greater level of disaggregated information about the credit quality of the entity’s financing receivables and allowance for credit losses.  ASU 2010-20 also requires an entity to disclose credit quality indicators, the aging of past due information and the modification of its financing receivables.  The amendments in ASU 2010-20 that relate to disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010.  However, the disclosure about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Comparative disclosures are required for reporting periods ending after initial adoption.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-20 on December 31, 2010.  The enhanced disclosures required by ASU 2010-20 for the period ending on December 31, 2010, are included in Note 4 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-18, “Receivables (Topic 310): Effect of a Loan Modification When the Loan Is Part of a Pool That Is Accounted for as a Single Asset – a Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,” which amends FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.”  The amendments were made to eliminate diversity in practice in accounting for loans that undergo troubled debt restructuring for those loans that have been included in a pool of loans.  Under ASU 2010-18, debt modifications that were made for distressed loans included in a pool of loans, do not trigger the criteria needed to allow for such loans to be accounted for separately outside of the pool.  Upon initial adoption, an entity may make a one-time election to terminate accounting for loans as a pool.  The election may be made on a pool-by-pool basis and does not prevent the entity from using pool accounting for loans that will be acquired in the future.  The amendments in ASU 2010-18 are effective for the first fiscal quarter ending on or after July 15, 2010.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-18 on September 30, 2010 and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-11 “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Scope Exception Related to Embedded Credit Derivatives,” which provides amendments to FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” to clarify the embedded credit derivative scope exception included therein.  The amendments address how to determine which embedded credit derivative features are considered to be embedded derivatives that should not be analyzed for potential bifurcation and separate accounting under ASC Topic 815.  Under ASU 2010-11, only the embedded credit derivative feature created by subordination between financial instruments is not subject to the bifurcation requirements of ASC Topic 815.  However, other embedded credit derivative features would be subject to analysis for potential bifurcation even if their effects are allocated to interests in tranches of securitized financial instruments in accordance with those subordination provisions.  The following circumstances would not qualify for the scope exception and are subject to the application of ASC Topic 815 requiring the embedded derivatives to be analyzed for potential bifurcation:

 
Ø
An embedded derivative feature relating to another type of risk (including another type of credit risk) is present in the securitized financial instrument.
 
Ø
The holder of an interest in a tranche of securitized financial instruments is exposed to the possibility of being required to make potential future payments because the possibility of those future payments is not created by subordination.
 
Ø
The holder owns an interest in a single-tranche securitization vehicle; therefore, the subordination of one tranche to another is not relevant.

The amendments in ASU 2010-11 are effective for the first fiscal quarter beginning after June 15, 2010.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-11 on July 1, 2010 and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)

In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-09 “Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements” which removes the requirement for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filers to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated.  ASU No. 2010-09 is effective upon issuance.  Events that have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2010 have been evaluated by the Company’s management in accordance with ASU No. 2010-09.

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06 “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (Topic 820) - Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements,” which provides amendments to FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” in order to provide more robust disclosures about the following:

 
Ø
The different classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value;
 
Ø
The valuation techniques and inputs used;
 
Ø
The transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3; and
 
Ø
The activity in Level 3 fair value measurements.

Certain new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2009.  Disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll-forward of activities in Level 3 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-06 on January 1, 2010.  The enhanced disclosures required by ASU 2010-06 for the periods beginning after December 31, 2009 are included in Note 5 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing,” which were issued in June 2009.  These provisions amend and expand disclosures about the relevance, representational faithfulness and comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement in transferred financial assets.  FASB ASC Topic 860 amends previously issued derecognition accounting and disclosure guidance and eliminates the exemption from consolidation for qualifying special purpose entities (“QSPEs”); it also requires a transferor to evaluate all existing QSPEs to determine whether they must be consolidated in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 860.  This guidance is effective for financial asset transfers occurring in fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009.  The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 810 which were issued in June 2009.  This guidance amends previously issued consolidation guidance which affects all entities currently within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 810, including QSPEs, as the concept of these entities was eliminated by FASB ASC Topic 860.  This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2009.  The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2009, the FASB issued No. 2009-05, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) – Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value.”  This update amends FASB ASC Topic 820 and provides clarification regarding the valuation techniques required to be used to measure the fair value of liabilities where quoted prices in active markets for identical liabilities are not available.  In addition, this update clarifies that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability.  The guidance provided in ASU No. 2009-05 is effective for the first reporting period, including interim periods, beginning after issuance.  The Company adopted this guidance on October 1, 2009.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)

In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC Topic 105, “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”  This guidance establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP.  FASB ASC Topic 105 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 105 on September 30, 2009.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events,” which were issued in May 2009.  This topic requires evaluation of subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.  FASB ASC Topic 855 sets forth the period under which the reporting entity should evaluate the subsequent events to be recognized or disclosed, the circumstances under which the reporting entity should recognize the events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date, and the disclosures that the reporting entity should make about the subsequent events.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820, which were issued in April 2009.  This issuance provides additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability, as well as guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly.  FASB ASC Topic 820 also requires annual and interim disclosure of the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs, if any during the period, and definitions of each major category for equity and debt securities, as described in FASB ASC Topic 320.  The Company adopted the above-noted aspects of FASB ASC Topic 820 on April 1, 2009; such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 320, which were issued in April 2009.  This guidance amends the guidance for OTTI of debt securities and changes the presentation of OTTI in the financial statements.   If the Company intends to sell, or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, an impaired security prior to recovery of its cost basis, the security is to be considered other-than-temporarily impaired and the full amount of impairment must be charged to earnings.  Otherwise, losses on securities which are other-than-temporarily impaired are separated into two categories, the portion of loss which is considered credit loss (“credit loss”) and the portion of loss which is due to other factors (“non-credit loss”).  The credit loss portion is charged to earnings, while the non-credit loss is charged to other comprehensive income.  When an unrealized loss on a fixed maturity is considered temporary, the Company continues to record the unrealized loss in other comprehensive income and not in earnings.  This guidance also expands and increases the frequency of existing disclosures about OTTI of debt and equity securities.  The Company adopted the above-noted aspects of FASB ASC Topic 320 on April 1, 2009.  Upon adoption, a cumulative effect adjustment, net of taxes, of $9.1 million was recorded to decrease accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding increase to retained earnings (accumulated deficit) for the non-credit component of previously impaired securities that the Company neither intends to sell, nor is it more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell, before recovery of amortized cost.  The enhanced disclosures required by FASB ASC Topic 320 are included in Note 4 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 825 which were originally issued in April 2009.  The guidance requires disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies, as well as in annual financial statements, effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The adoption of the above-noted aspects of FASB ASC Topic 825 in the quarter ended June 30, 2009 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.  The required disclosures are included in Note 5 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” which were issued in March 2008.  This guidance 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 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.  These aspects of FASB ASC Topic 815 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early adoption encouraged.  The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2009.  The required disclosures are included in Note 4 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 805, “Business Combinations,” which were issued in December 2007.  This guidance 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 a gain from 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 requirements in the accounting guidance on business combinations made by FASB ASC Topic 805 include the following:

 
Ø
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;

Ø           Acquisition-related costs incurred by the acquirer shall be expensed in the periods in which the costs are incurred;

 
Ø
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;

 
Ø
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; and

Ø           Contingent consideration shall be recognized at the acquisition date.

FASB ASC Topic 805 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 effective date of this guidance shall not be adjusted upon adoption of these elements of FASB ASC Topic 805, with certain exceptions for acquired deferred tax assets and acquired income tax positions.  The Company adopted the above-noted aspects of FASB ASC Topic 805 on January 1, 2009 and will apply this guidance to future business combinations.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-01, “Receivables (Topic 310): Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20,” which delays the effective date for the disclosure requirements for public entities related to troubled debt restructurings.  ASU 2011-01 applies to all public-entity creditors that modify financing receivables within the guidance given about troubled debt restructurings in ASU 2010-20. The delay is intended to allow the FASB time to complete its deliberations on the definition of a trouble debt restructuring.  Currently, it is anticipated that the new disclosure requirements for public entities regarding trouble debt restructurings as described in ASU 2010-20 will be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011.

In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28 “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts – a Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force.”  The amendments of ASU 2010-28 require reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts to perform Step 2 of goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists and to consider adverse qualitative factors when performing the impairment test.  The amendments in ASU 2010-28 are effective for interim periods and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010.  Early adoption is not permitted.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-28 on January 1, 2011 and does not expect the adoption to have significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-29 “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Disclosure of Supplementary Pro Forma Information for Business Combinations – a Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force.”  The amendments of ASU 2010-29 provide guidance to clarify the acquisition date that should be used for reporting the pro forma financial information disclosures when comparative financial statements are presented.  ASU 2010-29 requires a public entity that presents comparative financial statements to disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as if the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period.  The amendments also require the supplemental pro forma disclosure to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments that are directly related to the business combination.  The amendments in ASU 2010-29 are effective prospectively for 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, 2010.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-29 on January 1, 2011 and will apply this guidance to future business combinations.

In October 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-26 “Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944): Accounting for Costs Associated with Acquiring or Renewing Insurance Contracts – a Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,” which amends FASB ASC Topic 944 to modify the definition of the types of costs incurred by insurance entities that can be capitalized in the acquisition of new and renewal contracts.  The amendments specify that only incremental costs of successful contract acquisition that result directly from and are essential to the contract transactions can be capitalized as deferred acquisition costs.  The incremental direct costs are those costs that would not have been incurred by the insurance entity if the contract transactions did not occur.  The amendments in ASU 2010-26 are effective for interim periods and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.  The Company will adopt ASU 2010-20 on January 1, 2012 and is assessing the impact of this adoption.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-15, “Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944): How Investments Held through Separate Accounts Affect an Insurer’s Consolidation Analysis of Those Investments – a Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,” to provide guidance regarding accounting for investment funds determined to be VIE. Under this guidance, an insurance entity would not be required to consolidate a voting-interest investment fund when it holds the majority of the voting interests of the fund through its separate accounts. In addition, an insurance entity would not consider the interests held through separate accounts for the benefit of policyholders in the insurer’s evaluation of its controlling interest in a VIE, unless the separate account contract holder is a related party. The guidance is effective, on a retrospective basis, for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2010.  The Company adopted ASU 2010-15 on January 1, 2011 and does not expect the adoption to have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

2. MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

On December 31, 2009, the Company paid a dividend of all of Sun Life Vermont’s issued and outstanding common stock, and net assets totaling $94.9 million to the Parent.  As a result of this transaction, Sun Life Vermont is no longer the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary and was not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009.  Sun Life Vermont’s assets and liabilities were as follows at December 31:

 
2009
Assets:
   
Total investments and cash
$
1,602,733
Deferred policy acquisition costs
 
139,702
Reinsurance receivable
 
902,957
Other assets
 
12,698
Total assets
$
2,658,090
     
Liabilities:
   
Contractholder deposit funds and
    other policy liabilities
$
787,610
Future contract and policy benefits
 
87,830
Debt payable to affiliates
 
1,315,000
Net deferred tax liability
 
171,413
Derivative instruments - payable
 
19,617
Other liabilities
 
181,750
     
Total liabilities
$
2,563,220

The following table represents a summary of the results of operations for Sun Life Vermont which are included in discontinued operations for the years ended December 31:

 
2009
 
2008
           
Total revenues
$
191,965 
 
$
29,031 
Total benefits and expenses
 
46,304 
   
181,407 
Income (loss) before income tax
    expense (benefit)
 
145,661 
   
(152,376)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
40,690 
   
(43,040)
           
Net income (loss)
$
104,971 
 
$
(109,336)

The Company transferred all of Sun Life Vermont’s assets and liabilities at their carrying value to the Parent and therefore no gain or loss resulted from this dividend.  Sun Life Vermont was previously reported as component of the Individual Protection segment.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Company has significant transactions with affiliates.  Management believes inter-company revenues and expenses are calculated on a reasonable basis; however, these amounts may not necessarily be indicative of the costs that would be incurred if the Company operated on a stand-alone basis and these transactions were with unrelated parties.  Below is a summary of transactions with           non-consolidated affiliates which are not included in these consolidated financial statements.

Reinsurance Related Transactions

As more fully described in Note 8 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the Company and its subsidiary, SLNY, are party to several reinsurance transactions with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (“SLOC”) and other affiliates.  Reinsurance premiums with related parties are based on market rates.

On February 11, 2009, the Company received regulatory approval and entered into a reinsurance agreement with Sun Life Reinsurance (Barbados) No. 3 Corp (“BarbCo 3”) an affiliate, to cede all of the risks associated with certain in-force corporate and bank-owned variable universal life, and private placement variable universal life policies on a combination coinsurance, coinsurance with funds-withheld, and a modified coinsurance basis.  The reinsurance agreement covered in-force policies on the effective date and new sales through December 31, 2009.  Effective January 1, 2010, the Company and BarbCo 3 amended the reinsurance agreement.  Refer to Note 8 for additional information regarding the amendment and the impact of this agreement on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Capital Transactions

During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company received capital contributions totaling $400.0 million and $748.7 million, respectively, from the Parent.  The cash contributions were recorded as additional paid-in capital and were made to ensure that the Company continues to exceed certain capital requirements prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Comissioners (“NAIC”).  The NAIC has established regulations that provide minimum capitalization requirements based on risk-based capital formulas for life insurance companies.  The risk-based capital formulas for life insurance companies 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.

Effective December 31, 2009, the Company distributed all of Sun Life Vermont’s issued and outstanding common stock and net assets totaling $94.9 million in the form of a dividend to the Parent.  The Company did not declare or pay cash dividends to the Parent in 2010, 2009 or 2008.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (CONTINUED)

Debt Transactions

On November 8, 2007, a long-term financing arrangement was established with a financial institution (the “Lender”) that enables Sun Life Vermont, a subsidiary of the Company prior to December 31, 2009, to fund a portion of its obligations under the reinsurance agreement with SLOC.  Under this arrangement, at inception of the agreement, Sun Life Vermont issued an initial floating rate surplus note of $1 billion (the “Surplus Note”) to a special-purpose entity, Structured Asset Repackage Company, 2007- SUNAXXX LLC (“SUNAXXX”), affiliated with the Lender.  Pursuant to this arrangement, Sun Life Vermont exercised its option to issue additional Surplus Notes of $200 million and $115 million in 2009 and 2008, respectively, to SUNAXXX.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the value of the Surplus Note was $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively.  As a result of the dividend of Sun Life Vermont, the $1.3 billion affiliated debt was not included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009.  Pursuant to an agreement between the Lender and the Company’s indirect parent, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada – U.S. Operations Holdings, Inc. (“SLC - U.S. Ops Holdings”), U.S. Ops Holdings bears the ultimate obligation to repay the Lender and, as such, consolidates SUNAXXX in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 810.  Sun Life Vermont agreed to reimburse U.S. Ops Holdings for certain costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the Surplus Note.  Sun Life Vermont incurred interest expense of $21.7 million and $46.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, which is included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations as a component of income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax.

In 2002, the Company issued two promissory notes with a combined total of $460 million to Sun Life (Hungary) Group Financing Limited Company (“Sun Life (Hungary) LLC”), an affiliate.  The proceeds of the notes were used to purchase fixed rate government and corporate bonds.  On May 24, 2007, the Company redeemed one of the notes with a principal balance of $380 million and paid $388.7 million to Sun Life (Hungary) LLC, including $8.7 million in accrued interest.  On December 29, 2008, the Company redeemed $62.0 million of the $80 million remaining note and paid $64.3 million, including $2.3 million in accrued interest, to Sun Life (Hungary) LLC.  At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had $18 million in promissory notes issued to Sun Life (Hungary) LLC.  The Company pays interest semi-annually to Sun Life (Hungary) LLC.  Related to these promissory notes, the Company incurred interest expense of $1.0 million, $1.0 million and $4.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

On July 17, 2008, the Company issued a $60 million promissory note to Sun Life (Hungary) LLC with a maturity date of September 27, 2011.  The Company paid interest quarterly to Sun Life (Hungary) LLC.  Total interest incurred was $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The Company used the proceeds of the note for general corporate purposes.  On December 29, 2008, the Company redeemed the note and paid $60.8 million to Sun Life (Hungary) LLC, including $0.8 million in accrued interest.

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had $565 million of surplus notes payable to Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc., an affiliate.  The Company expensed $42.6 million for interest on these surplus notes for each of the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.


 
 

 

 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (CONTINUED)

Institutional Investments Contracts

On September 12, 2006, the Company issued two floating rate funding agreements totaling $900 million to Sun Life Financial Global Funding III, L.L.C. (“LLC III”), an affiliate, due 2013.  On April 7, 2008, the Company issued an additional floating rate funding agreement totaling $5.8 million to LLC III.  Total interest credited for these funding agreements was $6.2 million, $11.2 million, and $36.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  On September 19, 2006, the Company also issued a $100 million floating rate demand note payable to LLC III.  For interest on this demand note, the Company expensed $0.7 million, $1.3 million, and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement with LLC III with an aggregate notional amount of $900 million that effectively converts the floating rate payment obligations under the funding agreements to fixed rate obligations.

On May 17, 2006, the Company issued a floating rate funding agreement of $900 million to Sun Life Financial Global Funding II, L.L.C. (“LLC II”), an affiliate, due 2011.  On April 7, 2008, the Company issued an additional floating rate funding agreement totaling $7.5 million to LLC II.  Total interest credited for these funding agreements was $5.4 million, $10.5 million, and $35.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  On May 24, 2006, the Company also issued a $100 million floating rate demand note payable to LLC II.  For interest on this demand note, the Company expensed $0.6 million, $1.2 million, and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company has entered into an interest rate swap agreement with LLC II with an aggregate notional amount of $900 million that effectively converts the floating rate payment obligations under the funding agreements to fixed rate obligations.

On June 3, 2005 and June 29, 2005, the Company issued two floating rate funding agreements totaling $900 million to Sun Life Financial Global Funding, L.L.C. (“LLC”), an affiliate, due 2010.  On April 7, 2008, the Company issued an additional floating rate funding agreement totaling $10 million to LLC.  On July 1 and July 8, 2010, the Company paid $900.0 million and $10.0 million, respectively, to the LLC due to the maturity of these funding agreements.  Total interest credited for these funding agreements was $2.9 million, $11.3 million and $36.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  On June 10, 2005, the Company also issued a $100.0 million floating rate demand note payable to the LLC which matured on July 6, 2010.  On August 6, 2010, the Company paid $100.1 million to LLC, including $140 thousand in interest due to the maturity of the floating rate demand note.  For interest on this demand note, the Company expensed $0.5 million, $1.3 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company had an interest rate swap agreement with LLC with an aggregate notional amount of $900 million that effectively converts the floating rate payment obligations under the funding agreements to fixed rate obligations.  This agreement expired in July 2010 due to the maturity of the floating rate funding agreements with the LLC.

The account values related to these funding agreements issued to LLC III, LLC II and LLC are reported in the Company’s balance sheets as a component of contractholder deposits funds and other policy liabilities.




 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (CONTINUED)

The following table lists the details of notes due to affiliates at December 31, 2010:

Payees
Type
Rate
Maturity
Principal
Interest
Expense
           
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
8.625%
11/06/2027
$     250,000
$        21,563
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
6.150%
12/15/2027
150,000
9,225
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
7.250%
12/15/2015
150,000
10,875
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
6.125%
12/15/2015
7,500
459
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
6.150%
12/15/2027
7,500
461
Sun Life (Hungary) Group Financing Limited
       Company
Promissory
5.710%
06/30/2012
18,000
1,028
Sun Life Financial Global Funding II, L.L.C.
Demand
LIBOR + 0.26%
07/06/2011
100,000
611
Sun Life Financial Global Funding III, L.L.C.
Demand
LIBOR + 0.35%
10/06/2013
100,000
703
       
$     783,000
$        44,925

The following table lists the details of notes due to affiliates at December 31, 2009:

Payees
Type
Rate
Maturity
Principal
Interest
Expense
           
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
8.625%
11/06/2027
$     250,000
$        21,563
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
6.150%
12/15/2027
150,000
9,225
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
7.250%
12/15/2015
150,000
10,875
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
6.125%
12/15/2015
7,500
459
Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Finance, Inc.
Surplus
6.150%
12/15/2027
7,500
461
Sun Life (Hungary) Group Financing Limited
       Company
Promissory
5.710%
06/30/2012
18,000
1,028
Sun Life Financial Global Funding, L.L.C.
Demand
LIBOR + 0.35%
07/06/2010
100,000
1,257
Sun Life Financial Global Funding II, L.L.C.
Demand
LIBOR + 0.26%
07/06/2011
100,000
1,166
Sun Life Financial Global Funding III, L.L.C.
Demand
LIBOR + 0.35%
10/06/2013
100,000
1,257
       
$     883,000
$        47,921




 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (CONTINUED)

Administrative Service Agreements, Rent and Other

Effective December 31, 2009, the Company transferred all of its employees to Sun Life Services with the exception of 28 employees who were transferred to Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc. (“SLFD”), another affiliate.  Neither Sun Life Services nor SLFD are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.  Concurrent with this transaction, Sun Life Services assumed the sponsorship of the Company’s retirement plans, as discussed in Note 9 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  As a result of this transaction, the Company transferred to Sun Life Services the assets and liabilities, and associated deferred tax asset, summarized in the following table:

Assets:
   
Cash
$
32,298 
Property and equipment
 
9,545 
Software and other
 
58,877 
Deferred tax asset
 
25,543 
Total assets
$
126,263 
     
     
Liabilities:
   
Pension liabilities
$
109,512 
Long term incentives
 
16,923 
Other liabilities
 
48,733 
Total liabilities
$
175,168 

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 845, “Nonmonetary Transactions,” all assets and liabilities were transferred at book value and no gain or loss was recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.  The difference between the book value of the transferred assets and liabilities of $48.9 million, net of tax, was recorded by the Company as other comprehensive income and paid-in-capital.  Prior to the transfer, this difference between the book value of the transferred assets and liabilities was recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Pursuant to an administrative services agreement between the Company and Sun Life Services which was effective December 31, 2009, Sun Life Services provides human resources services (e.g., recruiting and maintaining appropriately trained and qualified personnel and equipment necessary for the performance of actuarial, financial, legal, administrative and other operational support functions) to the Company.  The Company reimburses Sun Life Services for the cost of such services, plus, with respect to certain of those services, pays an arms-length based profit margin to be agreed upon by the parties.  Total payments under this agreement were $117.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.

As described in Note 9, the Company participates in a pension plan and other retirement plans sponsored by Sun Life Services.

The transfer of fixed assets from the Company to Sun Life Services discussed above, along with the administrative services agreement, resulted in a sale-leaseback transaction.  The Company recorded a deposit liability for $17.1 million which represents the cost of certain of the assets transferred.  The Company will amortize the liability over the remaining useful life of the assets that were sold, which was estimated to be seven years.  As of December 31, 2010, the remaining deposit liability was $14.3 million.

Effective December 31, 2009, Sun Life Services and SLOC entered into an administrative services agreement under which Sun Life Services provides to SLOC, as requested, personnel and certain services.  Prior to December 31, 2009, the Company had an administrative services agreement with SLOC under which the Company provided personnel and certain services to SLOC, as requested.  Pursuant to the agreement with SLOC, the Company recorded reimbursements of $336.0 million and $316.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as a reduction to other operating expenses.  Effective December 31, 2009, the Company no longer provides personnel services to SLOC and SLOC no longer reimburses the Company for such services.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (CONTINUED)

Administrative Service Agreements, Rent and Other (continued)

The Company has administrative services agreements with SLOC under which SLOC provides, as requested, certain services and facilities on a cost-reimbursement basis.  Pursuant to the agreements with SLOC, the Company recorded expenses of $13.0 million, $8.9 million and $9.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company has an administrative services agreement with Sun Life Information Services Canada, Inc. (“SLISC”), under which SLISC provides administrative and support services to the Company in connection with the Company’s insurance and annuity businesses.  Expenses under this agreement amounted to approximately $18.0 million, $15.5 million and $17.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company has a service agreement with Sun Life Information Services Ireland Limited (“SLISIL”), under which SLISIL provides various insurance related and information systems services to the Company.  Expenses under this agreement amounted to approximately $23.5 million, $24.2 million and $24.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company has an administrative services agreement with SLC – U.S. Ops Holdings, under which the Company provides administrative and investor services with respect to certain open-end management investment companies for which an affiliate, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”), serves as the investment adviser, and which are offered to certain of the Company’s separate accounts established in connection with the variable annuity contracts issued by the Company.  Amounts received under this agreement were approximately $13.0 million, $8.9 million and $17.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company has an administrative services agreement with Sun Capital Advisers LLC (“SCA”), a registered investment adviser, under which the Company provides administrative services with respect to certain open-end management investment companies for which SCA serves as the investment adviser, and which are offered to certain of the Company’s separate accounts established in connection with the variable contracts issued by the Company.  Amounts received under this agreement amounted to approximately $13.0 million, $4.3 million and $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company paid $21.4 million, $18.2 million and $18.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, in investment management services fees to SCA.

During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company paid $41.4 million, $45.4 million and $23.7 million, respectively, in distribution fees to SLFD.

The Company leases office space to SLOC under lease agreements with terms expiring on December 31, 2014 and options to extend the terms for each of twelve successive five-year terms at fair market rental value, not to exceed 125% of the fixed rent for the term which is then ending.  Rent received by the Company under the leases amounted to approximately $12.1 million, $10.1 million, and $10.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Rental income is reported as a component of net investment income.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

3. SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (CONTINUED)

Administrative service agreements, rent and other (continued)

During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold certain limited partnership investments to SLOC with a book value of $16.9 million and a fair market value of $22.4 million.  The Company recorded a pre-tax gain on the sales of $5.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company sold certain limited partnership investments to SLOC with a book value and fair market value of $87.2 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company purchased $395.7 million of available-for-sale fixed-rate bonds from Sun Life Investments LLC at fair value.  The Company paid cash for the bonds.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company sold mortgage loans to SLOC with a book value of $85.6 million and a fair market value of $93.4 million and recognized a pre-tax gain of $7.8 million as a result. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company also purchased $52.2 million of mortgage loans from SLOC at fair value.  During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company sold mortgages to SLOC with a book value and a fair market value of $150.2 million.  The Company did not purchase or sell any mortgage loan from SLOC during the year ended December 31, 2009.

In 2004, employees of the Company became participants in a restricted share unit (“RSU”) plan with the Company’s indirect parent, SLF.  Under the RSU plan, participants are granted units that are equivalent to one common share of SLF stock and have a fair market value of a common share of SLF stock on the date of grant.  RSUs earn dividend equivalents in the form of additional RSUs at the same rate as the dividends on common shares of SLF stock.  The redemption value, upon vesting, is the fair market value of an equal number of common shares of SLF stock.  The Company incurred expenses of $9.6 million, $7.9 million and $5.9 million relating to RSUs for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

SLNY has a series of agreements with SLHIC, through which substantially all of the New York issued business of SLHIC was transferred to SLNY.  As part of these agreements, SLNY received certain intangible assets totaling $31.3 million.  These assets 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.  The amortization expense for the value of distribution acquired was $0.3 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

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.  VOBA was fully amortized as of December 31, 2009.  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 VOBA and VOCRA for the years ended December 31 as follows:

 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
                 
VOBA
$
-  
 
$
913  
 
$
782  
VOCRA
$
1,327  
 
$
4,063  
 
$
4,627  

At December 31, 2009, the Company determined that the VOCRA asset was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $2.6 million included in VOCRA amortization expense.  The impairment charge was allocated to the Group Protection segment.



 
 

 

 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS

FIXED MATURITY SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities held at December 31, 2010, were as follows:

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Temporary
Losses
OTTI
Losses(1)
Fair
Value
Non-corporate securities:
         
Asset-backed securities
$              694
$                27
$                  (6)
$                  - 
$               715
Residential mortgage-backed securities
32,263
2,351
34,614
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
15,952
522
(1,424)
15,050
Foreign government & agency securities
506
57
563
U.S. states and political subdivision securities
217
-
(3)
214
U.S. treasury and agency securities
371,704
4,500
(971)
375,233
Total non-corporate securities
421,336
7,457
(2,404)
426,389
           
Corporate securities
1,001,615
82,490
(2,267)
(12,304)
1,069,534
           
Total available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
$    1,422,951
$         89,947
$           (4,671)
$       (12,304)
$     1,495,923
           
           
Trading fixed maturity securities
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
 
Non-corporate securities:
         
Asset-backed securities
$       544,106
$         10,104
$       (142,230)
$        411,980
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
1,184,184
17,259
(278,650)
922,793
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
917,650
42,368
(140,823)
819,195
 
Foreign government & agency securities
122,537
8,239
130,776
 
U.S. states and political subdivision securities
605
8
613
 
U.S. treasury and agency securities
745,460
3,037
(878)
747,619
 
Total non-corporate securities
3,514,542
81,015
(562,581)
3,032,976
 
           
Corporate securities
8,195,874
368,893
(130,625)
8,434,142
 
           
Total trading fixed maturity securities
$  11,710,416
$       449,908
$       (693,206)
$   11,467,118
 

(1)
Represents the pre-tax non-credit OTTI loss recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) for assets still held at the reporting date.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FIXED MATURITY SECURITIES (CONTINUED)

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities held at December 31, 2009, were as follows:

Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Temporary
Losses
OTTI
Losses(1)
Fair
Value
Non-corporate securities:
         
Asset-backed securities
$             966 
$               42 
$                (19)
$                  - 
$             989 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
45,531 
2,170 
47,701 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
18,566 
114 
(2,600)
16,080 
Foreign government & agency securities
728 
39 
(7)
760 
U.S. treasury and agency securities
38,063 
1,156 
(88)
39,131 
Total non-corporate securities
103,854 
3,521 
(2,714)
104,661 
           
Corporate securities
1,017,570 
86,026 
(18,993)
(13,748)
1,070,855 
           
Total available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
$   1,121,424 
$        89,547 
$         (21,707)
$       (13,748)
$   1,175,516 
           
           
Trading fixed maturity securities
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
 
Non-corporate securities:
         
Asset-backed securities
$      658,864 
$          6,766 
$       (198,367)
$        467,263
 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
-
 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
1,437,147 
13,051 
(409,307)
1,040,891
 
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
972,971 
23,199 
(357,241)
638,929
 
Foreign government & agency securities
76,971 
6,277 
83,248
 
U.S. treasury and agency securities
525,758 
14,122 
(2,350)
537,530
 
Total non-corporate securities
3,671,711
63,415 
(967,265)
2,767,861
 
           
Corporate securities
8,371,250
300,777 
(309,366)
8,362,661
 
           
Total trading fixed maturity securities
$  12,042,961
$      364,192 
$    (1,276,631)
$   11,130,522
 

 
(1)  Represents the pre-tax non-credit OTTI loss recorded as a component of AOCI for assets still held at the reporting date.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FIXED MATURITY SECURITIES (CONTINUED)

The amortized cost and estimated fair value by maturity periods for fixed maturity securities held at December 31, 2010 are shown below.  Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities on structured securities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Maturities of available-for-sale fixed securities:
   
 
Due in one year or less
$                30,952
$                31,587
 
Due after one year through five years
659,829
708,996
 
Due after five years through ten years
100,916
108,069
 
Due after ten years
582,345
596,892
          Subtotal – Maturities of available-for-sale fixed securities
1,374,042
1,445,544
ABS, RMBS and CMBS securities (1)
48,909
50,379
          Total available-for-sale fixed securities
$           1,422,951
$           1,495,923
     
Maturities of trading fixed securities:
   
 
Due in one year or less
$           1,261,177
$           1,264,869
 
Due after one year through five years
4,388,274
4,566,185
 
Due after five years through ten years
1,907,089
2,003,614
 
Due after ten years
1,507,936
1,478,482
 
Subtotal – Maturities of trading fixed securities
9,064,476
9,313,150
ABS, RMBS and CMBS securities (1)
  2,645,940
2,153,968
 
Total trading fixed securities
$         11,710,416
$         11,467,118

 
(1)
ABS, RMBS and CMBS securities are shown separately in the table as they are not due at a single maturity.

Gross gains of $172.6 million, $50.0 million and $14.0 million and gross losses of $40.9 million, $57.5 million and $161.2 million were realized on the sale of fixed maturity securities for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Fixed maturity securities with an amortized cost of approximately $12.3 million and $12.4 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were on deposit with federal and state governmental authorities, as required by law.

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, 92.4% and 91.1%, 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.  Securities that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization are assigned ratings based on the Company's internally prepared credit evaluations.  During 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company incurred realized losses totaling $0.9 million, $4.8 million and $41.9 million, respectively, for other-than-temporary impairment of value on its available-for-sale fixed maturity securities.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FIXED MATURITY SECURITIES (CONTINUED)

Unrealized Losses

The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses, which includes temporary unrealized losses and the portion of non-credit OTTI losses recognized in AOCI, of the Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities had been in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2010.

 
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months Or More
 
Total
             
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
             
Non-corporate securities:
           
Asset-backed securities
$                   -
$                 -
$              11
$                (6)
$           11
$                (6)
Residential mortgage-backed securities
26
-
-
-
26
-
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
-
-
2,534
(1,424)
2,534
(1,424)
Foreign government & agency securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
U.S. States and political subdivision
    securities
214
(3)
-
-
214
(3)
U.S. treasury and agency securities
23,636
(971)
-
23,636
(971)
Total non-corporate securities
23,876
(974)
2,545
(1,430)
26,421
(2,404)
             
Corporate securities
187,916
(5,211)
91,154
(9,360)
279,070
(14,571)
             
Total
$       211,792
$       (6,185)
$       93,699
$       (10,790)
$  305,491
$       (16,975)

The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses, which includes temporary unrealized losses and the portion of non-credit OTTI losses recognized in AOCI, of the Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities had been in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2009.

 
 
Less Than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months Or More
 
Total
             
 
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
             
Non-corporate securities:
           
Asset-backed securities
$                  - 
$                - 
$             37 
$              (19)
$          37 
$              (19)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
499 
(1)
6,597 
(2,599)
7,096 
(2,600)
Foreign government & agency securities
212 
(7)
212 
(7)
U.S. treasury and agency securities
16,942 
(88)
16,942 
(88)
Total non-corporate securities
17,441 
(89)
6,846 
(2,625)
24,287 
(2,714)
             
Corporate securities
83,967 
(6,208)
183,430 
(26,533)
267,397 
(32,741)
             
Total
$      101,408 
$       (6,297)
$    190,276 
$       (29,158)
$ 291,684 
$       (35,455)


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

UNREALIZED LOSSES (CONTINUED)

The following table provides the number of securities of the Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with gross unrealized losses and a portion of non-credit OTTI losses recognized in AOCI aggregated by investment category, at December 31, 2010 (not in thousands):

 
Number of
Securities Less
Than Twelve
Months
Number of
Securities Twelve
Months Or More
Total Number of
Securities
       
Non-corporate securities:
     
Asset-backed securities
-
1
1
Residential mortgage-backed securities
1
-
1
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
-
5
5
Foreign government & agency securities
-
-
-
U.S. States and political subdivision securities
1
-
1
U.S. treasury and agency securities
2
-
2
Total non-corporate securities
4
6
10
       
Corporate securities
72
35
107
       
Total
76
41
117


The following table provides the number of securities of the Company’s available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with gross unrealized losses and a portion of non-credit OTTI losses recognized in AOCI aggregated by investment category at December 31, 2009 (not in thousands):

 
Number of
Securities Less
Than Twelve
Months
Number of Securities Twelve Months Or More
Total Number of Securities
       
Non-corporate securities:
     
Asset-backed securities
-
1
1
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
1
8
9
Foreign government & agency securities
-
1
1
U.S. treasury and agency securities
2
-
2
Total non-corporate securities
3
10
13
       
Corporate securities
41
86
127
       
Total
44
96
140


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

OTHER-THAN-TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT

Beginning on April 1, 2009, the Company presents and discloses OTTI in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 320.  Securities whose fair value is less than their carrying amount are considered to be impaired and are evaluated for potential OTTI.  If the Company intends to sell, or if it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell an impaired security prior to recovery of its cost basis, the security is considered other-than-temporarily impaired and the Company records a charge to earnings for the full amount of impairment based on the difference between the current carrying amount and fair value of the security.  Otherwise, losses on securities which are other-than-temporarily impaired are separated into two categories:  credit loss and non-credit loss.  The credit loss portion is charged to net realized investment gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of operations, while the non-credit loss is charged to other comprehensive income.  When an unrealized loss on an available-for-sale fixed maturity is considered temporary, the Company continues to record the unrealized loss in other comprehensive income and not in earnings.

To compute the credit loss component of OTTI for corporate bonds on the date of transition (April 1, 2009), both historical default (by rating) data, used as a proxy for the probability of default, and loss given default (by issuer) projections were applied to the par amount of the bond.  For corporate bonds post-transition, the present value of future cash flows using the book yield is used to determine the credit component of OTTI.  If the present value of the cash flow is less than the security’s amortized cost, the difference is recorded as a credit loss.  The difference between the estimates of the credit related loss and the overall OTTI is the non-credit-related component.

As a result of the adoption of FASB ASC Topic 320, a cumulative effect adjustment, net of tax, of $9.1 million was recorded to decrease accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding increase to retained earnings (accumulated deficit) for the non-credit loss component of previously impaired securities that the Company neither intends to sell, nor is it more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell, before recovery of amortized cost.

For those securities where the Company does not have the intent to sell and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell, the Company employs a portfolio monitoring process to identify securities that are other-than-temporarily impaired.  The Company utilizes a Credit Committee, comprised of investment and finance professionals, which meets at least quarterly to review individual issues or issuers that are of concern.  In determining whether a security is other-than-temporarily-impaired, the Credit Committee considers the factors described below.  The process involves a quarterly screening of all impaired securities.

Discrete credit events, such as a ratings downgrade, also are 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 position 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.  In making these evaluations, the Credit Committee exercises considerable judgment.  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 Company’s amortized cost will be recovered through timely collection of all contractually specified cash flows, but that changes in issuer-specific facts and circumstances require monitoring on a quarterly basis.  No OTTI charge is recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for unrealized loss on securities related to these issuers.

“Watch List”- Management has concluded that the Company’s amortized cost will be recovered through timely collection of all contractually specified cash flows, 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.  No OTTI charge is recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for unrealized losses on securities related to these issuers.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

OTHER-THAN-TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT (CONTINUED)

“Impaired List”- This list includes securities that the Company has the intent to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell.  In addition, it includes those securities that management has concluded that the Company’s amortized cost will not be recovered due to expected delays or shortfalls in contractually specified cash flows.  For these investments, an OTTI charge is recorded or the security is sold and a realized loss is recorded as a charge to income.  Credit OTTI losses are recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and non-credit OTTI losses are recorded in other comprehensive income.

Structured securities, those rated single A or below in particular, are subject to certain provisions in FASB ASC Topic 325, “Investments–Other.”  These provisions require the Company to periodically update its best estimate of cash flows over the life of the security.  In the event that the fair value is less than the carrying amount and there has been an adverse change in the expected cash flows (as measured by comparing the original expected cash flows to the current expectation of cash flows, both discounted at the current effective rate), then an impairment charge is recorded to income.  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.  Losses incurred on the respective portfolios are based on expected loss models, not incurred loss models.  Expected cash flows include assumptions about key systematic risks and loan-specific information.

There are inherent risks and uncertainties in management’s evaluation of securities for OTTI.  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 OTTI.

For securities that are assessed to have incurred a credit loss, the amount of credit loss is calculated based upon the cash flows that the Company expects to collect given an assessment of the relevant facts and circumstances for the issuer and specific bond issue.  Such factors include the financial condition, credit quality, and the near-term prospects of the issuer, as well as the issuer's relative liquidity, among other factors.


 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

OTHER-THAN-TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT (CONTINUED)

The Company recorded credit OTTI losses in its consolidated statement of operations totaling $0.9 million and $4.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively on its available-for-sale fixed maturity securities.  The $0.9 million credit loss OTTI recorded during the year ended December 31, 2010 was concentrated in corporate debt of a foreign issuer.  This impairment was driven primarily by the adverse financial condition of the foreign issuer.  The $4.8 million credit loss OTTI recorded during the year ended December 31, 2009 was concentrated in corporate debt of financial institutions.  These impairments also were driven primarily by the adverse financial conditions of the issuers.

The following tables roll-forward the amount of credit losses recognized in earnings on debt securities, for which a portion of the OTTI also was recognized in other comprehensive income:

 
Year ended December 31, 2010
     
Beginning balance, at January 1, 2010
$
9,148 
Add: Credit losses remaining in accumulated deficit related to the
     adoption of FASB ASC Topic 320
 
Add: Credit losses on OTTI not previously recognized
 
885 
Less: Credit losses on securities sold
 
(2,528)
Less: Credit losses on securities impaired due to intent to sell
 
Add: Credit losses on previously impaired securities
 
Less: Increases in cash flows expected on previously impaired securities
 
(1,658)
Ending balance, at December 31, 2010
$
5,847 
     
 
Nine-month Period Ended
December 31, 2009
     
Beginning balance, at April 1, 2009, prior to the adoption of FASB ASC Topic 320
$
Add: Credit losses remaining in accumulated deficit related to the
     adoption of FASB ASC Topic 320
 
27,805 
Add: Credit losses on OTTI not previously recognized
 
4,834 
Less: Credit losses on securities sold
 
(22,377)
Less: Credit losses on securities impaired due to intent to sell
 
Add: Credit losses on previously impaired securities
 
Less: Increases in cash flows expected on previously impaired securities
 
(1,114)
Ending balance, at December 31, 2009
$
9,148 




 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

MORTGAGE LOANS AND REAL ESTATE

The Company invests in commercial first mortgage loans and real estate 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 the property’s value at the time that the original loan is made.

The carrying value of mortgage loans and real estate investments, net of applicable allowances and accumulated depreciation, was as follows:

 
December 31,
 
2010
2009
     
Total mortgage loans
$         1,737,528
$         1,911,961
     
Real estate:
   
 
Held for production of income
214,665
202,277
Total real estate
$            214,665
$            202,277
     
Total mortgage loans and real estate
$         1,952,193
$         2,114,238

Accumulated depreciation on real estate was $45.6 million and $40.6 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.






 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

MORTGAGE LOANS AND REAL ESTATE (CONTINUED)

A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that the principal or interest is not collectible in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan.  The allowance for credit losses is estimated using the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral, if the loan is collateral dependent.  A specific allowance for loan loss is established for an impaired loan if the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or the fair value of the loan collateral, less cost to sell, is less than the recorded amount of the loan.  The specific allowance for loan loss was $30.1 million and $17.3 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  A general allowance for loan loss is established based on an assessment of past loss experience on groups of loans with similar characteristics and current economic conditions.  The general allowance for loan loss was $23.7 million and $25.5 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  While management believes that it uses the best information available to establish the allowances, future adjustments may become necessary if economic conditions differ from the assumptions used in calculating them.

Delinquency status is determined based upon the occurrence of a missed contract payment.  The following table set forth an age analysis of past due loans in the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio at December 31.

 
Gross Carrying Value
 
2010
2009
     
Past due:
   
Between 30 and 59 days
$            16,607
$            38,434
Between 60 and 89 days
12,333
8,704
90 days or more
19,310
4,300
Total past due
48,250
51,438
Current (1)
1,743,060
1,903,305
Balance, at December 31
$       1,791,310
$       1,954,743
Past due more than 90 days with total
     accrued interest
$                      -
$                      -

The Company’s allowance for mortgage loan losses at December 31 was as follow:

 
Allowance for Loan Loss
 
2010
2009
     
General allowance
$            23,662
$            25,500
Specific allowance
30,120
17,282
Total
$            53,782
$            42,782

 
(1)
Included in the $1,743.1 million and $1,903.3 million of the Company’s mortgage loans in current status at December 31, 2010 and 2009, are $165.6 million and $191.4 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that are impaired but not past due.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

MORTGAGE LOANS AND REAL ESTATE (CONTINUED)

The Company individually evaluates all its mortgage loans for impairment and records a specific provision for those deemed impaired.  The Company also collectively evaluates most of its mortgage loans (excluding those for which a specific allowance was recorded) for impairment.  At December 31, 2010, the Company individually and collectively evaluated loans with a gross carrying value of $1,791.3 million and $1,706.0 million, respectively.

The credit quality indicator for the Company’s mortgage loans is an internal risk rated measure based on the borrowers’ ability to pay and the value of the underlying collateral.  The internal risk rating is related to an increasing likelihood of loss, with a low quality rating representing the category in which a loss is first expected.  The following table shows the gross carrying value of the Company’s mortgage loans disaggregated by credit quality indicator at December 31, 2010.

 
2010
Insured
$                          -
High
394,288
Standard
544,243
Satisfactory
333,086
Low quality
519,693
Total
$             1,791,310

The following table shows the gross carrying value of impaired mortgage loans and related allowances at December 31, 2010:

 
With no
allowance
recorded
 
With an
allowance
recorded
 
Total
Gross carrying value
$      119,323
 
$          85,281
 
$            204,604
Unpaid principal balance
120,417
 
88,625
 
209,042
Related allowance
-
 
30,120
 
30,120
Average recorded investment
113,701
 
 86,575
 
200,276
Interest income recognized
$          5,899
 
$                   -
 
$                5,899

Included in the $204.6 million and $215.9 million of impaired mortgage loans at December 31, 2010 and 2009, are $119.3 million and $134.9 million, respectively, of impaired loans that did not have an allowance for loan loss because the fair value of the collateral or the expected future cash flows exceed the carrying value of the loans.

The average investment in impaired mortgage loans before an allowance for loan loss, the related interest income and cash receipts for interest on impaired mortgage loans were as follows, for the years ended December 31:

 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
                 
Average investment
$
200,276 
 
$
121,500 
 
$
11,963 
Interest income
$
5,899 
 
$
897 
 
$
Cash receipts on interest
$
5,899 
 
$
897 
 
$

The gross carrying value of the Company’s mortgage loans on nonaccrual status was $114.7 million at December 31, 2010.


 
 

 

 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008


4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

MORTGAGE LOANS AND REAL ESTATE (CONTINUED)

The activity in the allowance for loan loss was as follows:

 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
                 
Balance at January 1
$
42,782 
 
$
3,000 
 
$
3,288 
Provisions for allowance
 
26,742 
   
40,050 
   
3,000 
Charge-offs
 
(6,892)
   
   
Recoveries
 
(8,850)
   
(268)
   
(3,288)
Balance at December 31
$
53,782 
 
$
42,782 
 
$
3,000 

Mortgage loans and real estate investments comprise the following property types and geographic regions at December 31:

 
2010
 
2009
Property Type:
     
Office building
$        599,930 
 
$        638,603 
Retail
748,345 
 
808,125 
Industrial/warehouse
242,413 
 
241,627 
Apartment
54,364 
 
100,435 
Other
360,923 
 
368,230 
Allowance for loan losses
(53,782)
 
(42,782)
Total
$     1,952,193 
 
$     2,114,238 


 
2010
 
2009
Geographic region:
     
Arizona
$          46,968 
 
$          53,470 
California
85,853 
 
114,196 
Florida
200,056 
 
217,614 
Georgia
69,173 
 
57,861 
Maryland
44,923 
 
46,412 
Massachusetts
112,128 
 
116,025 
Missouri
52,218 
 
58,523 
New York
247,154 
 
305,810 
Ohio
125,454 
 
135,088 
Pennsylvania
98,251 
 
110,758 
Texas
303,336 
 
325,234 
Washington
65,708 
 
52,353 
Other (1)
554,753 
 
563,676 
Allowance for loan losses
(53,782)
 
(42,782)
Total
$     1,952,193 
 
$     2,114,238 

(1)
Includes the states in which the value of the Company’s mortgage loans and real estate investments was below $50 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.



 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008


4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

MORTGAGE LOANS AND REAL ESTATE (CONTINUED)

At December 31, 2010, scheduled mortgage loan maturities were as follows:

2011
$              110,273 
2012
77,521 
2013
135,745 
2014
163,227 
2015
183,253 
Thereafter
1,091,171 
General allowance
(23,662)
Total
$           1,737,528 

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 into the future.  The outstanding funding commitments for these mortgages amount to $0.6 million and $51.0 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.








 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

LEVERAGED LEASES AND LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

The Company was an owner participant in a trust that is a lessor in a leveraged lease agreement entered into on October 21, 1994, under which equipment having an estimated economic life of 25-40 years was originally leased through a VIE for a term of 9.78 years.  The master lessee had the option to purchase the equipment at the expiration of the lease term.  The Company's equity investment in this VIE represented 8.33% of the partnership that provided 22.9% of the purchase price of the equipment.  The Company did not have the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE nor the obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.  Therefore, the Company did not consolidate this trust in its consolidated financial statements.  The balance of the purchase price was furnished by third-party long-term debt financing, collateralized by the equipment, and was non-recourse to the Company.  The leveraged lease investment was included as a part of other invested assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009.

On June 1, 2010, the master lessee elected to exercise a fixed price purchase option to purchase the equipment and the Company received $22.6 million in cash for its investment in the VIE and realized a $3.4 million gain in its consolidated statement of operations.

The Company had no leveraged lease investments at December 31, 2010.  The Company's net investment in the leveraged lease at December 31, 2009 was composed of the following elements:

Lease contract receivable
 
$          1,247 
Less: non-recourse debt
 
Net receivable
 
1,247 
Estimated value of leased assets
 
20,795 
Less: Unearned and deferred income
 
(731)
Investment in leveraged leases
 
21,311 
Less: Fees
 
(12)
Net investment in leveraged leases
 
$        21,299 

The Company had outstanding commitments with respect to funding of limited partnerships of approximately $12.6 million and $12.8 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company uses derivative financial instruments for risk management purposes to hedge against specific interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rates, equity market conditions, and to alter exposure arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities.  Derivative instruments are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value and are presented as assets or liabilities.

The Company does not employ hedge accounting.  The Company believes that its derivatives provide economic hedges and the cost of formally documenting hedge effectiveness in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815, is not justified.  As a result, all changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded in the current period operations as a component of net derivative income or loss.

Credit enhancement such as collateral is used to improve the credit risk of longer term derivative contracts.

It is common, and the Company’s preferred practice, for the parties to execute a Credit Support Annex (“CSA”) in conjunction with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement. Under a CSA, collateral is passed between the parties to mitigate the market contingent counterparty risk inherent in outstanding positions.

The primary types of derivatives held by the Company include swap agreements, swaptions, futures, call/put options and embedded derivatives, as described below.

Swap Agreements

As a component of its investment strategy, the Company utilizes swap agreements.  Swap agreements are agreements to exchange with a counterparty a series of cash flow payments at pre-determined intervals, based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified interest rates (fixed or floating), foreign currency exchange rates, or prices on an underlying principal balance (notional).  Typically, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the contract and no principal payments are made by either party, except on certain foreign currency exchange swaps.  A single net payment is usually made by one counterparty at pre-determined dates.  The net payment is recorded as a component of net derivative (loss) income in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

Interest rate swaps are generally used to change the character of cash flows (e.g., fixed payments to floating rate payments) for duration matching purposes and to manage exposures to changes in the risk-free interest rate.

Foreign currency swaps are utilized as an economic hedge against changes in foreign currencies associated with certain non-U.S. dollar denominated cash flows.  From 2000 through 2002, and again in 2005, the Company marketed GICs to unrelated third parties.  Each GIC transaction is highly-individualized, but typically involves the issuance of foreign currency denominated contracts backed by cross currency swaps or equity-linked cross currency swaps.  The combination of the currency swaps with interest rate swaps allows the Company to lock in U.S. dollar fixed rate payments for the life of the contract.

On September 6, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with the CARS Trust whereby the Company is the sole beneficiary of the CARS Trust.  Please refer to Note 1 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the CARS Trust.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Swaptions

The Company utilizes payer swaptions to hedge exposure to interest rate risk.  Swaptions give the buyer the option to enter into an interest rate swap per the terms of the original swaption agreement.  A premium is paid on settlement date and no further cash transactions occur until the positions settle or expire.  At expiration, the swaption either cash settles for value, settles into an interest rate swap, or expires worthless per the terms of the original swaption agreement.

Futures

Futures contracts, both long and short, are entered into for purposes of hedging liabilities on fixed index and variable annuity products containing guaranteed minimum death benefit and living benefit features, with cash flows based on changes in equity indices.  Certain futures are also utilized to hedge interest rate risk associated with these products.  On the trade date, an initial cash margin is exchanged.  Daily cash is exchanged to settle the daily variation margin.

Call/Put Options

In addition to short futures, the Company also utilizes over-the-counter (“OTC”) put options on major indices to hedge against stock market exposure inherent in the guaranteed minimum death benefit and living benefit features of the Company's variable annuities.  Unlike futures, however, these options require initial cash outlays.  The Company also purchases OTC call options on major indices to economically hedge its obligations under certain fixed annuity contracts, as well as enhance income on the underlying assets.  On the trade date, an initial cash margin is exchanged for listed options.  Daily cash is exchanged to settle the daily variation margin.

Foreign Currency Contracts

A foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currencies at the current market rate, for settlement at a specified future date.  Foreign currency contracts are utilized as an economic hedge against changes in foreign currencies associated with certain non-U.S. dollar denominated cash flows.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Embedded Derivatives

The Company performs a quarterly analysis of its new contracts, agreements and financial instruments for embedded derivatives.  No embedded derivatives required bifurcation from financial assets.  However, the Company issues certain annuity contracts and enters into reinsurance agreements that contain derivatives embedded in the contract.  Upon issuing the contract, the embedded derivative is separated from the host contract (annuity contract or reinsurance agreement) and is carried at fair value.  Please refer to Note 8 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for further information regarding derivatives embedded in reinsurance contracts; refer to Note 12 for further information regarding derivatives embedded in annuity contracts.

The following is a summary of the Company’s derivative positions at:

 
December 31, 2010
December 31, 2009
 
Number of
Contracts
Principal
Notional
Number of
Contracts
Principal
Notional
         
Interest rate swaps
70 
$            5,443,500
102 
$       8,883,000 
Currency swaps
349,460
10 
351,740 
Credit default swaps
37,400
55,000 
Equity swaps
4,908 
Currency forwards
36 
44,149
Swaptions
350,000
1,150,000
Futures (1)
(25,699)
2,918,839
(13,811)
2,378,216 
Index call options
9,604 
1,858,109
7,345 
1,313,381 
Index put options
4,100 
515,632
7,100 
682,499 
Total
 
$          11,517,089
 
$      14,818,744 

(1)           The negative amount represents the Company’s short position




 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

With the exception of embedded derivatives, all derivatives are carried at fair value in derivative instruments – receivable or derivative instruments – payable in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  Embedded derivatives related to reinsurance agreements and annuity contracts are carried at fair value in contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  The following is a summary of the Company’s derivative asset and liability positions by primary risk exposure.

 
At December 31, 2010
At December 31, 2009
 
Asset Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
Asset Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
   
Fair Value (a)
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Fair Value (a)
 
Fair Value (a)
                 
Interest rate contracts
 
$          97,060 
 
$       329,214 
 
$       130,178 
 
$      532,401 
Foreign currency contracts
 
32,504 
 
3,878 
 
56,032 
 
905 
Equity contracts
 
59,397 
 
 
58,692 
 
Credit contracts
 
 
27,341 
 
 
34,349 
Futures contracts (b)
 
9,103 
 
1,590 
 
14,325 
 
5,255 
Total derivative instruments
 
198,064 
 
362,023 
 
259,227 
 
572,910 
Embedded derivatives (c)
 
2,896 
 
178,069 
 
11,308 
 
417,764 
Total
 
$        200,960 
 
$       540,092 
 
$       270,535 
 
$      990,674 

(a)
Amounts are presented without consideration of cross-transaction netting and collateral.
(b)
Futures contracts include interest rate, equity price and foreign currency exchange risks.
(c)
Embedded derivatives expose the Company to a combination of credit, interest rate and equity price risks.

All realized and unrealized derivative gains and losses are recorded in net derivative loss in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.  The following is a summary of the Company’s realized and unrealized gains (losses) by derivative type for the years ended December 31:

   
2010
 
2009
 
2008
             
Interest rate contracts
 
$   (122,712)
 
$  143,402 
 
$   (501,413)
Foreign currency contracts
 
(16,206)
 
(12,116)
 
28,078 
Equity contracts
 
(26,734)
 
(71,865)
 
(53,397)
Credit contracts
 
7,008 
 
(9,855)
 
(35,149)
Futures contracts
 
(217,428)
 
(328,595)
 
35,447 
Embedded derivatives
 
226,782 
 
239,127 
 
(79,024)
Net derivative loss from continuing
    operations
 
$   (149,290)
 
$   (39,902)
 
$   (605,458)
Net derivative income (loss) from
    discontinued operations
 
$                - 
 
$  216,956 
 
$   (266,086)


 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

4. INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)

Concentration of Credit Risk

Credit risk relates to the uncertainty of an obligor’s continued ability to make timely payments in accordance with the contractual terms of the instrument or contract.  With derivative instruments, the Company is primarily exposed to credit risk through its counterparty relationships.  The Company primarily manages credit risk through policies which address the quality of counterparties, contractual requirements for transacting with counterparties and collateral support agreements, and limitations on counterparty concentrations.  Exposures by counterparty and counterparty credit ratings are monitored closely.  All of the contracts are held with counterparties rated A or higher.  As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s liability positions were linked to a total of 15 counterparties, of which the largest single unaffiliated counterparty payable net of collateral, had credit exposure of $7.9 million to the Company.  As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s asset positions were linked to a total of 15 counterparties, of which the largest single unaffiliated counterparty receivable net of collateral, had credit exposure of $4.1 million.

Credit-related Contingent Features

All derivative transactions are covered under standardized contractual agreements with counterparties all of which include credit-related contingent features.  Certain counterparty relationships also may include supplementary agreements with such tailored terms as additional triggers for early terminations, acceptable practices related to cross-transaction netting and minimum thresholds for determining collateral.

Credit-related triggers include failure to pay or deliver on an obligation past certain grace periods, bankruptcy or the downgrade of credit ratings to below a stipulated level.  These triggers apply to both the Company and its counterparty.  The aggregate value of all derivative instruments with credit risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position at December 31, 2010 was approximately $362.0 million.

In the event of an early termination, the Company might be required to accelerate payments to counterparties, up to the current value of its liability positions, offset by the value of previously pledged collateral and cross-transaction netting.  If payments cannot be exchanged simultaneously at early termination, funds also will be held in escrow to facilitate settlement.  If an early termination was triggered on December 31, 2010, the Company would be expected to settle a net obligation of less than $0.1 million.

If counterparties are unable to meet accelerated payment obligations, the Company may also be exposed to uncollectible asset positions, offset by the value of collateral that has been posted by the Company.

At December 31, 2010, the Company pledged $224.2 million in U.S. Treasury securities as collateral to counterparties.  At December 31, 2010, counterparties pledged to the Company $60.3 million in collateral comprising of cash and U.S. Treasury securities.





 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 820, 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 enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  In 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.

As a result of the adoption of FASB ASC Topic 820, the value of the Company’s embedded derivative liabilities decreased by $166.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2008.  This change was primarily the 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.

The Company has categorized its financial instruments into a three-level hierarchy based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).  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.

On April 1, 2009, the FASB issued additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased, as well as guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly.  The Company reviewed its pricing sources and methodologies and has concluded that its various pricing sources and methodologies are in compliance with this guidance.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, there were no changes to these valuation techniques and the related inputs.








 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the Company’s 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, and

 
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 asset-backed securities (“ABS”) including collateralized debt obligations, residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), certain corporate debt, certain private equity investments and certain derivatives, including derivatives embedded in reinsurance contracts.

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 ABS, RMBS, and CMBS, certain corporate debt, certain private equity investments, certain mutual fund holdings and certain derivatives, including derivatives embedded in annuity contracts and certain funding agreements.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

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, 2010:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
                       
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities:
                       
Asset-backed securities
 
$
-
 
$
704
 
$
11
 
$
715
Residential mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
34,614
   
-
   
34,614
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
13,003
   
2,047
   
15,050
Foreign government & agency securities
   
-
   
563
   
-
   
563
U.S. states and political subdivisions securities
   
-
   
214
   
-
   
214
U.S. treasury and agency securities
   
375,233
   
-
   
-
   
375,233
Corporate securities
   
-
   
1,068,399
   
1,135
   
1,069,534
Total available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
   
375,233
   
1,117,497
   
3,193
   
1,495,923
                         
Trading fixed maturity securities:
                       
Asset-backed securities
   
-
   
321,129
   
90,851
   
411,980
Residential mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
834,074
   
88,719
   
922,793
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
737,024
   
82,171
   
819,195
Foreign government & agency securities
   
-
   
116,986
   
13,790
   
130,776
U.S. states and political subdivisions securities
   
-
   
613
   
-
   
613
U.S. treasury and agency securities
   
737,936
   
8,582
   
1,101
   
747,619
Corporate securities
   
-
   
8,301,586
   
132,556
   
8,434,142
Total trading fixed maturity securities
   
737,936
   
10,319,994
   
409,188
   
11,467,118
                         
Derivative instruments - receivable:
                       
Interest rate contracts
   
-
   
97,060
   
-
   
97,060
Foreign currency contracts
   
-
   
32,504
   
-
   
32,504
Equity contracts
   
14,873
   
30,739
   
13,785
   
59,397
Futures contracts
   
9,103
   
-
   
-
   
9,103
Total derivative instruments - receivable
   
23,976
   
160,303
   
13,785
   
198,064
                         
Other invested assets
   
2,890
   
11,120
   
8,343
   
22,353
Short-term investments
   
832,739
   
-
   
-
   
832,739
Cash and cash equivalents
   
736,323
   
-
   
-
   
736,323
Total investments and cash
   
2,709,097
   
11,608,914
   
434,509
   
14,752,520
                         
Separate account assets:
                       
Mutual fund investments
   
21,892,209
   
30,517
   
-
   
21,922,726
Equity investments
   
188,216
   
277
   
-
   
188,493
Fixed income investments
   
317,713
   
5,812,900
   
56,323
   
6,186,936
Alternative investments
   
24,094
   
78,164
   
293,254
   
395,512
Other investments
   
900
   
-
   
-
   
900
Total separate account assets (1) (2)
   
22,423,132
   
5,921,858
   
349,577
   
28,694,567
                         
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
25,132,229
 
$
17,530,772
 
$
784,086
 
$
43,447,087

(1)      Pursuant to the conditions set forth in FASB ASC Topic 944, the value of separate account liabilities is set to equal the fair value of the separate account assets.

(2)           Excludes $1,814.1 million, primarily related to investment purchases payable, net of investment sales receivable, that are not subject to FASB ASC Topic 820.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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, 2010:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Liabilities
                       
Other policy liabilities:
                       
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit liability
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
2,245
 
$
2,245
Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit liability
   
-
   
-
   
49
   
49
Derivatives embedded in reinsurance contracts
   
-
   
41,272
   
-
   
41,272
Fixed index annuities
   
-
   
-
   
131,608
   
131,608
Total other policy liabilities
   
-
   
41,272
   
133,902
   
175,174
                         
Derivative instruments – payable:
                       
Interest rate contracts
   
-
   
329,214
   
-
   
329,214
Foreign currency contracts
   
-
   
3,878
   
-
   
3,878
Credit contracts
   
-
   
-
   
27,341
   
27,341
Futures contracts
   
1,590
   
-
   
-
   
1,590
Total derivative instruments – payable
   
1,590
   
333,092
   
27,341
   
362,023
                         
Other liabilities:
                       
Bank overdrafts
   
61,227
   
-
   
-
   
61,227
                         
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
62,817
 
$
374,364
 
$
161,243
 
$
598,424


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

Fair Value Hierarchy (continued)

The following table presents the Company’s categories for its assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2009:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Assets
                       
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities:
                       
Asset-backed securities
 
$
-
 
$
952
 
$
37
 
$
989
Residential mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
47,701
   
-
   
47,701
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
14,150
   
1,930
   
16,080
Foreign government & agency securities
   
-
   
760
   
-
   
760
U.S. treasury and agency securities
   
39,131
   
-
   
-
   
39,131
Corporate securities
   
-
   
1,062,919
   
7,936
   
1,070,855
Total available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
   
39,131
   
1,126,482
   
9,903
   
1,175,516
                         
Trading fixed maturity securities:
                       
Asset-backed securities
   
-
   
355,613
   
111,650
   
467,263
Residential mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
886,340
   
154,551
   
1,040,891
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
   
-
   
624,845
   
14,084
   
638,929
Foreign government & agency securities
   
-
   
67,925
   
15,323
   
83,248
U.S. treasury and agency securities
   
503,123
   
34,407
   
-
   
537,530
Corporate securities
   
-
   
8,254,775
   
107,886
   
8,362,661
Total trading fixed maturity securities
   
503,123
   
10,223,905
   
403,494
   
11,130,522
                         
Derivative instruments - receivable
   
14,922
   
235,484
   
8,821
   
259,227
Other invested assets
   
20,242
   
206
   
-
   
20,448
Short-term investments
   
1,267,311
   
-
   
-
   
1,267,311
Cash and cash equivalents
   
1,804,208
   
-
   
-
   
1,804,208
Total investments and cash
   
3,648,937
   
11,586,077
   
422,218
   
15,657,232
                         
Other assets:
                       
Separate account assets (1) (2)
   
18,045,908
   
5,233,602
   
547,841
   
23,827,351
                         
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
21,694,845
 
$
16,819,679
 
$
970,059
 
$
39,484,583

 (1)
Pursuant to the conditions set forth in FASB ASC Topic 944, the value of separate account liabilities is set to equal the fair value of the separate account assets.

(2)
Excludes $501.0 million, primarily related to investment purchases payable, net of investment sales receivable, that are not subject to FASB ASC Topic 820.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

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, 2009:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Liabilities
                       
Other policy liabilities:
                       
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit liability
 
$
-
 
$
 
$
168,786
 
$
168,786
Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit liability
   
-
   
   
81,669
   
81,669
Derivatives embedded in reinsurance contracts
   
-
   
15,035 
   
   
15,035 
Fixed index annuities
   
-
   
   
140,966
   
140,966
Total other policy liabilities
   
-
   
15,035 
   
391,421
   
406,456
                         
Derivative instruments – payable
   
5,256
   
533,305 
   
34,349
   
572,910
                         
Other liabilities:
                       
Bank overdrafts
   
60,037
   
   
-
   
60,037
                         
Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
65,293
 
$
548,340 
 
$
425,770
 
$
1,039,403

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The following table presents the Company’s categories for its assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2009:

   
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
Fair Value
 
Total Gains
(Losses)
Asset
                             
VOCRA
 
$
 
$
 
$
5,766  
 
$
5,766 
 
$
(2,600) 

At December 31, 2009, the Company determined that the VOCRA asset was impaired and recorded an impairment charge of $2.6 million.  The impairment charge was allocated to the Group Protection segment.  The fair value of VOCRA was calculated as the sum of the undiscounted cash flows the Company expects to realize, based on the segment’s anticipated long-term profit margins.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

Fair Value Hierarchy (continued)

The methods and assumptions that the Company uses in determining the estimated fair value of its financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

Fixed maturity securities:  The Company determines the fair value of its publicly traded fixed maturity securities using three primary pricing methods: third-party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes and pricing models.  Prices are first sought from third-party pricing services; the remaining unpriced securities are priced using one of the remaining two 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 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.

Structured securities, such as ABS, RMBS and CMBS, are priced using third-party pricing services, a fair value model or independent broker quotations.  ABS and RMBS are priced using models and independent broker quotations.  CMBS securities are priced using the last sale price of the day or a broker quote, if no sales were transacted that day.  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, RMBS and CMBS.  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 maturity securities, fair values are estimated using models 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 maturity securities are also priced using market prices or broker quotes.

Derivative instruments - receivables and payables:  The fair values of swaps are based on current settlement values, dealer quotes and market prices.  Fair values for options and futures are also based on dealer quotes and market prices.  The Company uses credit valuation adjustments (“CVAs”) to properly reflect the component of fair value of certain derivative instruments that arise from default risk.  CVAs are based on a methodology that primarily uses published credit default swap spreads as a key input in determining an implied level of expected loss over the total life of the derivative contract.  When this information is not available, the Company also may utilize credit spreads implied from published bond yields or published cumulative default experience data adjusted for current trends.  CVAs may be calculated based on the credit risk of counterparties for asset positions or the Company's own credit risk for liability positions.  The CVAs also take into account contractual factors designed to reduce the Company’s credit exposure to each counterparty, such as collateral and legal rights of offset.

Other invested assets:  This financial instrument primarily consists of equity securities.  The fair value of the Company’s equity securities is first based on quoted market prices.  Similar to fixed maturity securities, the Company uses pricing services and broker quotes to price the equity securities for which the quoted market price is not available.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:  The carrying value for cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments approximates fair value due to the short-term nature and liquidity of the balances.

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.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

Fair Value Hierarchy (continued)

Other policy liabilities:  The fair values of S&P 500 Index and other equity-linked embedded derivatives are produced using standard derivative valuation techniques.  Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (“GMAB”) or guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (“GMWB”) are considered to be derivatives under FASB ASC Topic 815 and are included in contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  Consistent with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 820, the Company incorporates 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 as of the end of the reporting period.  The fair value of other liabilities is consistent with the method used in calculating the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, as described above.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for assets which are categorized as Level 3 for the year ended December 31, 2010:

Assets
Beginning
balance
Total realized and
unrealized gains (losses)
Purchases,
issuances,
and
settlements
(net)
Transfers in
and/or (out)
of
level 3 (2)
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 maturity
     securities:
             
Asset-backed securities
$          37
$          (40)
$             14 
$                 - 
$                 - 
$                11
$                               - 
Residential mortgage-backed
   securities
-
-
Commercial mortgage-backed
   securities
1,930
(472)
589 
2,047
Foreign government & agency
   securities
-
-
U.S. states and political
   subdivisions securities
-
-
U.S. treasury and agency securities
-
-
Corporate securities
7,936
(23)
53 
(6,831)
1,135
Total available-for-sale fixed maturity
     securities
9,903
(535)
656 
(6,831)
3,193
               
Trading fixed maturity securities:
             
Asset-backed securities
111,650
26,351
-
(38,060)
(9,090)
90,851
28,061 
Residential mortgage-backed
   securities
154,551
11,159
-
(34,087)
(42,904)
88,719
24,255 
Commercial mortgage-backed
   securities
14,084
1,833
-
66,950
(696)
82,171
3,334 
Foreign government & agency
   securities
15,323
(1,533)
-
-
 
13,790
65 
U.S. states and political
   subdivisions securities
-
-
-
-
-
-
U.S. treasury and agency securities
-
(13)
-
(232)
1,346
1,101
21 
Corporate securities
107,886
4,805
-
(11,997)
31,862
132,556
5,111 
Total trading fixed maturity securities
403,494
42,602
-
(17,426)
(19,482)
409,188
60,847 
               
Derivative instruments – receivable:
             
Interest rate contracts
-
-
Foreign currency contracts
-
-
Equity contracts
8,821
-
-
4,964
-
13,785
Futures contracts
-
-
Total derivative instruments–
     receivable
8,821
-
-
4,964
-
13,785
               
Other invested assets
-
(50)
900
7,493
-
8,343
(50)
Short-term investments
-
-
Cash and cash equivalents
-
-
Total investments and cash
422,218
42,017
1,556
(11,800)
(19,482)
434,509
60,797
               
Separate account assets:
             
Mutual fund investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
Equity investments
7
-
-
(7)
-
-
Fixed income investments
276,530
(11,998)
-
(91,989)
(116,220)
56,323
(4,607)
Alternative investments
267,196
12,671
-
30,021
(16,634)
293,254
12,341 
Other investments
4,108
-
-
-
(4,108)
-
Total separate account assets (1)
547,841
673
-
(61,975)
(136,962)
349,577
7,734 
               
Total assets measured at fair value on
       a recurring basis
$   970,059
$      42,690
$          1,556
$        (73,775)
$     (156,444)
$       784,086
$                     68,531 

(1)
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.
(2)
Transfers in and/or (out) of level 3 during the year ended December 30, 2010 are primarily attributable to changes in the observability of inputs used to price the securities.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for liabilities which are categorized as Level 3 for the year ended December 31, 2010:

Liabilities
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
               
Other policy liabilities:
             
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal
     benefit liability
$  168,786
$  (319,563)
$                 - 
$        153,022 
$                 - 
$        2,245
$                    (314,652)
Guaranteed minimum accumulation
     benefit liability
81,669
(104,831)
23,211 
49
(103,091)
Derivatives embedded in reinsurance
     contracts
-
-
-
Fixed index annuities
140,966
(13,153)
3,795 
131,608
20,397 
Total other policy liabilities
391,421
(437,547)
180,028 
133,902
(397,346)
               
Derivative instruments – payable:
             
Interest rate contracts
-
-
-
Foreign currency contracts
-
-
-
Credit contracts
34,349
(7,008)
27,341
(7,008)
Futures
-
-
-
Total derivative instruments – payable
34,349
(7,008)
27,341
(7,008)
               
               
Other liabilities:
             
Bank overdrafts
-
-
-
               
Total liabilities measured at fair value on
      a recurring basis
$  425,770
$  (444,555)
$                 - 
$        180,028 
$                 - 
$    161,243
$                   (404,354)

Gains and losses related to Level 3 assets and liabilities, included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010, are reported as follows:

   
Total gains (losses)
included in earnings
 
Change in
unrealized gains
(losses) related to
assets and liabilities
still held  at the
reporting date
Net investment income
$
42,552 
$
60,797 
Net derivative gains
 
444,555 
 
404,354 
Net realized investment losses, excluding impairment
losses on available-for-sale securities
 
(535)
 
Net gains
$
486,572 
$
465,151 



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for assets which are categorized as Level 3 for the year ended December 31, 2009:

Assets
Beginning
balance
Total realized and unrealized
gains (losses)
Purchases,
issuances,
and
settlements
(net)
Transfers in
and/or (out)
of level 3 (2)
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 maturity
     securities:
             
Asset-backed securities
$              - 
$         (54)
$                  15 
$                - 
$              76 
$          37 
$                         - 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
3,046 
(3,046)
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Commercial mortgage-backed
    securities
1,420 
(197)
(920)
1,627 
1,930 
Foreign government & agency     securities
U.S. treasury and agency securities
Corporate securities
7,888 
300 
1,786 
(761)
(1,277)
7,936 
Total available-for-sale fixed maturity
     securities
12,354 
49  
881 
(761)
(2,620)
9,903 
               
Trading fixed maturity securities:
             
Asset-backed securities
145,267 
21,788 
-
(6,261)
(49,144)
111,650 
72,403 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
116,572 
(116,572)
Residential mortgage-backed
    securities
7,921 
(17,036)
163,666 
154,551 
60,617 
Commercial mortgage-backed
    securities
200,414 
(10,157)
(119)
(176,054)
14,084 
1,897 
Foreign governments & agency
    securities
9,200 
(37)
6,160 
15,323 
1,474 
U.S. treasury and agency securities
Corporate securities
134,505 
15,520 
(3,884)
(38,255)
107,886 
27,850 
Total trading fixed maturity securities
605,958 
35,035 
(27,300)
(210,199)
403,494 
164,241 
               
Derivative instruments – receivable
2,668 
281 
5,872 
8,821 
281 
Other invested assets
Short-term investments
Cash and cash equivalents
Total investments and cash
620,980 
35,365 
881 
(22,189)
(212,819)
422,218 
164,522 
               
Other assets:
             
Separate account assets (1)
801,873 
39,974 
(249,503)
(44,503)
547,841 
139,634 
               
Total assets measured at fair value on
     a recurring basis
$1,422,853 
$     75,339 
$                881 
$    (271,692)
$    (257,322)
$  970,059 
$              304,156 

 
(1)
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.
 
(2)
Transfers in and/or (out) of level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2009 are primarily attributable to changes in the observability of inputs used to price the securities.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

The following table shows a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for liabilities which are categorized as Level 3 for the year ended December 31, 2009:

Liabilities
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
               
Other policy liabilities:
             
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal
    benefit liability
$   335,612
$ (242,898)
$                    - 
$      76,072 
$      - 
$  168,786 
$              (231,274)
Guaranteed minimum accumulation
    benefit liability
358,604
(298,788)
21,853 
81,669 
(290,795)
Derivatives embedded in reinsurance
    contracts
-
Fixed index annuities
106,619
11,703 
22,644 
140,966 
16,622 
Total other policy liabilities
800,835
(529,983)
120,569 
391,421 
(505,447)
               
Derivative instruments – payable
42,066
(7,717)
34,349 
(7,717)
               
Other liabilities:
             
Bank overdrafts
Total liabilities measured at fair value
     on a recurring basis
$   842,901
$ (537,700)
$                     - 
$    120,569 
$     - 
$  425,770 
$              (513,164)

Gains and losses related to Level 3 assets and liabilities, included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009, are reported as follows:

   
Total gains (losses)
included in earnings
 
Change in
unrealized gains
(losses) related to
assets and liabilities
still held  at the
reporting date
Net investment income
$
35,035 
$
164,241 
Net derivative income
 
537,981
 
513,445 
Net realized investment gains, excluding impairment
    losses on available-for-sale securities
 
49 
 
Net gains
$
573,065
$
677,686 






 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

The Company determines transfers between levels based on the fair value of each security as of the beginning of the reporting period.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company transferred the following assets into (out of) Levels 1, 2 and 3:

 
Level 1 Transfers
Level 2 Transfers
Level 3 Transfers
 
Into
(Out of)
Into
(Out of)
Into
(Out of)
Assets
           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities:
           
Asset-backed securities
$               - 
$               - 
$               - 
$                 
$              - 
$                 - 
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
Foreign government & agency securities
U.S. states and political subdivisions
    securities
U.S. treasury and agency securities
Corporate securities
Total available-for-sale fixed maturity
     securities
             
Trading fixed maturity securities:
           
Asset-backed securities
44,458 
(35,368)
35,368 
(44,458)
Residential mortgage-backed securities
79,192 
(36,288)
36,288 
(79,192)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities
696 
(696)
Foreign government & agency securities
U.S. states and political subdivisions
    securities
U.S. treasury and agency securities
 
(1,346)
1,346 
Corporate securities
32,579 
(64,441)
64,441 
(32,579)
Total trading fixed maturity securities
(1,346)
156,925 
(136,097)
137,443 
(156,925)
             
Derivative instruments – receivable:
           
Interest rate contracts
Foreign currency contracts
Equity contracts
Futures contracts
Total derivative instruments – receivable
             
Separate account assets:
           
Mutual fund investments
Equity investments
Fixed income investments
116,220
-
(116,220)
Alternative investments
14,221
2,968
(555)
555
(17,189)
Other investments
4,108
-
-
(4,108)
Total separate account assets
18,329
119,188
(555)
555
(137,517)
             
Total assets measured at fair value on a
     recurring basis
$       18,329
$      (1,346)
$     276,113
$   (136,652)
$     137,998
$     (294,442)

The Company did not change the categorization of its financial instruments during the year ended December 31, 2010.  The transfers into (out of) Level 2 and Level 3 were primarily due to changes in the level of observability of inputs used to price these securities.


 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT (CONTINUED)

Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

FASB ASC Topic 825 requires disclosure of the fair value of certain financial instruments including those that are not carried at fair value. FASB ASC Topic 825 also 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 Company’s financial instruments whose carrying amounts and estimated fair values may differ at:

 
December 31, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
 
Carrying
Estimated
 
Carrying
Estimated
 
Amount
Fair Value
 
Amount
Fair Value
Financial assets:
         
 
Mortgage loans
$       1,737,528 
$       1,811,567 
 
$       1,911,961 
$       1,937,199 
 
Policy loans
$          717,408 
$          859,668 
 
$          722,590 
$          837,029 
             
Financial liabilities:
         
 
Contractholder deposit funds and other
    policy liabilities
$     11,944,058 
$     11,490,525 
 
$     14,104,892 
$     13,745,774 
 
Debt payable to affiliates
$          783,000 
$          783,000 
 
$          883,000 
$          883,000 

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in determining the estimated fair value of the above financial instruments:

Interest receivable on the above financial instruments is stated at carrying value which approximates fair value.

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 policy loan cash flows and discounting the cash flows at a current market interest rate.

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 (e.g., 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.

Debt payable to affiliates:  The fair value of notes payable and other borrowings is based on future cash flows discounted at the stated interest rate, considering all appropriate terms of the related agreements.  Due to certain provisions included in such agreements, whereby the issuer of the notes has the ability to call each note at par with appropriate approvals, the fair value is equal to par value.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

6. NET REALIZED INVESTMENT GAINS (LOSSES)

The Company’s net realized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities and other investments, excluding OTTI losses on fixed maturity securities, consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

 
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
       
Fixed maturity securities
$            34,409 
$              2,912 
$              2,162 
Mortgage loans
(10,327)
(43,148)
538 
Real estate
431 
Other invested assets
(170)
1,289 
175 
Sales of previously impaired assets
3,037 
2,272 
495 
       
 
Net realized investment gains (losses) from
   continuing operations
$            26,951 
$           (36,675)
$              3,801 
 
Net realized investment gains from discontinued
   operations
$                      - 
$                       - 
$                 178 

7. NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

The Company’s net investment income (loss) consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:

 
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
       
Trading fixed maturity securities:
Interest and other income
$             713,960 
$             822,599 
$          859,252 
Change in fair value and net realized gains (losses)
606,946 
1,736,975 
(2,958,739)
Mortgage loans
108,555 
121,531 
134,279 
Real estate
8,645 
7,735 
8,575 
Policy loans
45,054 
44,862 
44,601 
Income ceded under funds-withheld reinsurance
    agreements
(75,643)
(139,168)
(63,513)
Other
4,150 
3,948 
23,841 
 
Gross investment income (loss)
1,411,667 
2,598,482 
(1,951,704)
Less: Investment expenses
21,457 
16,175 
18,664 
 
Net investment income (loss) from continuing
    operations
$          1,390,210 
$          2,582,307 
$       (1,970,368)
 
Net investment loss from discontinued operations
$                          -
$             (24,956)
$          (180,533)

Ceded investment income on funds-withheld reinsurance portfolios is included as a component of net investment income (loss) and is accounted for consistent with the policies discussed in Note 1 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  The ceded investment income relates to the funds-withheld reinsurance agreement between the Company and certain affiliates and is further discussed in Note 8 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


 
 

 

 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

8. REINSURANCE

Reinsurance ceded contracts do not relieve the Company from its obligations to its 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 effects of the Company’s reinsurance agreements in the consolidated statements of operations were as follows:

 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
                 
Revenues:
               
Premiums and annuity considerations:
               
 
Direct
$
94,869 
 
$
86,671 
 
$
67,938 
 
Assumed
 
47,616 
   
52,856 
   
58,961 
 
Ceded
 
(6,310)
   
(5,281)
   
(4,166)
Net premiums and annuity considerations from continuing operations
$
136,175 
 
$
134,246 
 
$
122,733 
Net premiums and annuity considerations related to discontinued operations
$
 
$
 
$
                   
Net investment income (loss):
           
 
Direct
$
1,465,853 
 
$
2,721,475 
 
$
(1,906,855)
 
Assumed
 
   
   
 
Ceded
 
(75,643)
   
(139,168)
   
(63,513)
Net investment income (loss) from continuing operations
$
1,390,210 
 
$
2,582,307 
 
$
(1,970,368)
Net investment loss related to discontinued operations
$
 
$
(24,956)
 
$
(180,533)
                   
Fee and other income:
           
 
Direct
$
676,670 
 
$
581,868 
 
$
608,066 
 
Assumed
 
   
   
 
Ceded
 
(165,643)
   
(196,032)
   
(158,075)
Net fee and other income from continuing operations
$
511,027 
 
$
385,836 
 
$
449,991 
Net fee and other income related to discontinued operations
$
 
$
(49,947)
 
$
114,762 

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SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

8. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)

 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
                 
Benefits and expenses:
               
Interest credited:
               
 
Direct
$
491,090 
 
$
472,275 
 
$
601,435 
 
Assumed
 
6,879 
   
7,801 
   
8,484 
 
Ceded
 
(96,121)
   
(94,308)
   
(78,643)
Net interest credited from continuing operations
$
401,848 
 
$
385,768 
 
$
531,276 
Net interest credited related to discontinued operations
$
 
$
34,216 
 
$
30,350 
                 
Policyowner benefits:
           
 
Direct
$
409,907 
 
$
265,021 
 
$
482,737 
 
Assumed
 
26,189 
   
38,313 
   
42,662 
 
Ceded
 
(196,302)
   
(192,895)
   
(134,306)
Net policyowner benefits from  continuing operations
$
239,794 
 
$
110,439 
 
$
391,093 
Net policyowner benefits related to discontinued operations
$
 
$
13,267 
 
$
52,424 
                 
Other operating expenses:
           
 
Direct
$
333,850 
 
$
282,502 
 
$
268,253 
 
Assumed
 
5,079 
   
6,129 
   
5,386 
 
Ceded
 
(20,759)
   
(40,475)
   
(11,820)
Net other operating expenses from  continuing operations
$
318,170 
 
$
248,156 
 
$
261,819 
Net other operating expenses related to discontinued operations
$
 
$
10,436 
 
$
27,527 

A brief discussion of the Company’s significant reinsurance agreements by business segment follows.  (See Note 16 for additional information on the Company’s business segments.)


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

8. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)

Wealth Management Segment

The Wealth Management segment manages a closed block of SPWL insurance policies, a retirement-oriented tax-advantaged life insurance product.  The Company discontinued sales of the SPWL product in response to certain tax law changes in the 1980s.  The Company had SPWL policyholder balances of $1.5 billion at both December 31, 2010 and 2009.  This entire block of business is reinsured on a funds-withheld coinsurance basis with SLOC, an affiliate.  Pursuant to this agreement, the Company held the following assets and liabilities at December 31:

 
2010
 
2009
Assets
Reinsurance receivables
$
1,466,247
 
$
1,540,697
           
Liabilities
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy
    liabilities
 
1,478,459
   
1,493,145
Future contract and policy benefits
 
1,823
   
2,104
Reinsurance payable
$
1,555,336
 
$
1,603,711

The funds-withheld assets of $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, are comprised of bonds, mortgage loans, policy loans, derivative instruments, and cash and cash equivalents that are managed by the Company.  The fair value of the embedded derivative increased (reduced) contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities by $14.0 million and $(10.6) million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The change in the fair value of this embedded derivative (decreased) increased derivative income by $(24.6) million, $(120.0) million, and $130.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

By reinsuring the SPWL product, the Company reduced net investment income by $49.9 million, $126.6 million and $60.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  The Company also reduced interest credited by $71.5 million, $73.9 million and $74.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.








 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)

(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

8. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)

Individual Protection Segment

The following are the Company’s significant reinsurance agreements that impact the Individual Protection segment.

On February 11, 2009, the Company received regulatory approval and entered into a reinsurance agreement with BarbCo 3, an affiliate, to cede all of the risks associated with certain in-force corporate and bank-owned variable universal life and private placement variable universal life policies on a combination coinsurance, coinsurance with funds-withheld and a modified coinsurance basis.  Future new business will also be ceded under this agreement.

Effective January 1, 2010, the Company and BarbCo 3 amended the agreement to include coverage of certain corporate and bank-owned variable universal life and private placement variable universal life insurance cases sold between December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, inclusive.  Reinsurance coverage continued for all cases sold prior to April 1, 2010.  However, cases sold on or after April 1, 2010 have not been reinsured.  This amendment also enabled the Company to discontinue reinsuring a portion of the covered business that was previously reinsured on a modified coinsurance basis, effective April 1, 2010.  The discontinuance of the business reinsured on a modified coinsurance basis did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

At the inception of the transaction, BarbCo 3 paid an initial ceding commission to the Company of $41.5 million and the Company recorded a reinsurance payable and related reinsurance receivable of $370.7 million and $329.2 million, respectively.  The reinsurance payable included a funds-withheld liability of $247.9 million and a deferred gain of $122.8 million.  Pursuant to this agreement, the Company held the following assets and liabilities at:

 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2010
 
2009
Assets
Reinsurance receivable
$
419,684
 
$
422,486
           
Liabilities
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities
 
465,035
   
466,899
Reinsurance payable
$
432,160
 
$
430,528

Reinsurance payable includes a funds-withheld liability of $326.9 million and $307.8 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and a deferred gain of $105.3 million and $118.9 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The funds-withheld assets are comprised of bonds, policy loans, and cash and cash equivalents that are managed by the Company.  The funds-withheld coinsurance agreement gives rise to an embedded derivative which is required to be separated from the host reinsurance contract.  At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the fair value of the embedded derivative increased contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities by $24.1 million and $26.3 million, respectively.

The change in fair value of the embedded derivative increased (reduced) derivative income by $2.2 million and $(26.3) million for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  In addition, during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the reinsurance agreement reduced revenues by $24.3 million and $43.8 million, respectively, and decreased expenses by $56.2 million and $38.4 million, respectively.


 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)

(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

8. REINSURANCE (CONTINUED)

Individual Protection Segment (continued)

Effective December 31, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, SLNY, entered into a funds-withheld reinsurance agreement with SLOC under which SLOC will fund AXXX reserves, attributable to certain universal life (“UL”) policies sold by SLNY.  Under this agreement SLNY 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.  Pursuant to this agreement, SLNY held the following assets and liabilities at December 31:

 
2010
 
2009
Assets
Reinsurance receivable
$
133,088 
 
$
103,802 
           
Liabilities
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy
    liabilities
 
104,795 
   
84,606 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
21,662 
   
10,518 
Reinsurance payable
$
225,387 
 
$
182,000 

Reinsurance payable includes a funds-withheld liability of $172.8 million and $128.4 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively; and a deferred gain of $52.6 million and $50.3 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The funds-withheld assets comprised of trading fixed maturity securities and mortgage loans are 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 increased (decreased) contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities by $3.2 million and $(0.7) million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The change in the fair value of this embedded derivative (decreased) increased derivative income by $(3.9) million, $(11.3) million, and $12.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  In addition, the activities related to the reinsurance agreement have decreased revenues by $31.0 million, $29.0 million and $9.7 million, and decreased expenses by $28.0 million, $20.9 million and $11.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The Company has other reinsurance agreements with SLOC and several unrelated companies, which provide reinsurance for portions of the net-amount-at-risk under certain individual variable universal life, individual private placement variable universal life, bank owned life insurance (“BOLI”) and corporate owned life insurance (“COLI”) policies.  These amounts are reinsured on a monthly renewable term, a yearly renewable term or a modified coinsurance basis.  These other agreements decreased revenues by approximately $134.7 million, $173.9 million and $145.4 million and reduced expenses by approximately $140.1 million, $168.5 million and $128.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Group Protection Segment

SLNY has several agreements with unrelated companies whereby the unrelated companies reinsure the mortality and morbidity risks of certain of SLNY’s group contracts.

SLNY also has a reinsurance agreement, effective May 31, 2007, to assume the net risks of SLHIC’s New York issued contracts.  At December 31, 2010 and 2009, SLNY held policyholder liabilities of $28.6 million and $30.3 million, respectively, related to this agreement.  In addition, the reinsurance agreement increased revenues by $47.6 million, $52.9 million and $59.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and increased expenses by $31.2 million, $44.3 million and $48.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

9.  RETIREMENT PLANS

Effective December 31, 2009, the Company transferred all of its employees to an affiliate, Sun Life Services, with the exception of 28 employees who were transferred to SLFD, another affiliate.  As a result of this transaction, the Company transferred pension and other employee benefit liabilities, accumulated other comprehensive income related to pension and other postretirement plans, and cash to Sun Life Services.  Concurrent with this transaction, Sun Life Services became the sponsor of the retirement plans described below.  The employee transfer did not change the provisions of the related retirement plans.  The annual cost of these benefits to the Company is allocated and charged to the Company in a manner consistent with the allocation of employee compensation expenses.

Prior to the December 31, 2009 employee transfer and the December 31, 2008 plans merger described below, the Company sponsored three non-contributory defined benefit pension plans for its employees and certain affiliated employees.  These plans were the staff qualified pension plan (“staff pension plan”), the agents’ qualified pension plan (“agents’ pension plan”) and the staff nonqualified pension plan (“UBF plan”) (collectively, the “Pension Plans”).  Expenses were allocated to participating companies based in a manner consistent with the allocation of employee compensation expenses.  The Company's funding policies for the staff pension plan was to contribute amounts which at least satisfy the minimum amount required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).  Most pension plan assets consist of separate accounts of SLOC or other insurance company contracts.

Effective December 31, 2008, the agents’ pension plan was merged into the staff pension plan. The plan merger resulted in a transfer from the agents’ pension plan to the staff pension plan of a projected benefit obligation of $8.8 million and plan assets of $28.3 million. The plan merger did not change the provisions of the agents’ pension plan.

Prior to the December 31, 2009 employee transfer, the Company sponsored a postretirement benefit plan for its employees and certain affiliated employees providing certain health, dental and life insurance benefits for retired employees and dependents (the “Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan”).  Expenses were allocated to participating companies based on the number of participants.  Substantially all employees of the participating companies may become eligible for these benefits if they reach normal retirement age while working for the Company, or retire early upon satisfying an alternate age plus service condition.  Life insurance benefits are generally set at a fixed amount.

On September 29, 2006, the FASB issued ASC Topic 715, which requires recognition of the overfunded or underfunded status of pension and other postretirement benefit plans on the balance sheet.  The measurement date – the date at which the benefit obligation and plan assets are measured – is required to be the Company's fiscal year-end.  The Company adopted the balance sheet recognition provisions of FASB ASC Topic 715 at December 31, 2006 and adopted the year end measurement date provisions effective January 1, 2008.  The adoption of the year-end measurement date provisions resulted in a net of tax cumulative-effect decrease of $0.3 million to the Company’s January 1, 2008 other comprehensive income (“OCI”).



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

9. RETIREMENT PLANS (CONTINUED)

The following tables set forth the change in the Pension Plans’ and the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan’s projected benefit obligations and assets, as well as information on the plans’ funded status at December 31, 2009:

 
Pension Plans
Other Post
Retirement
Benefit Plan
     
Change in projected benefit obligation:
         
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year
$      270,902 
$         49,112 
     
Effect of eliminating early measurement date
     
Service cost
2,597 
1,754 
     
Interest cost
17,434 
3,218 
     
Actuarial loss
17,861 
2,344 
     
Benefits paid
(11,066)
(2,095)
     
Plan amendments
(803)
     
Federal subsidy
121 
     
Transfer to Sun Life Services
(297,728)
(53,651)
     
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
$                  - 
$                  -
     

 
Pension Plans
Other Post
Retirement
Benefit Plan
     
Change in fair value of plan assets:
         
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$        195,511 
$               - 
     
Effect of eliminating early measurement date
     
Employer contributions
6,500 
2,095
 
   
Other
1,547 
 
   
Actual return on plan assets
49,375 
     
Benefits paid
(11,066)
(2,095)
     
Transfer to Sun Life Services
          (241,867)
     
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$                    - 
$              - 
     

 
Pension Plans
Other Post
Retirement
Benefit Plan
     
Information on the funded status of the plan:
         
Funded status
$                     - 
$                     - 
     
Accrued benefit cost
$                     - 
$                     - 
     




 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

9.  RETIREMENT PLANS (CONTINUED)

The Pension Plans were underfunded at December 31, 2008.  The following table provides information on the projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets as of December 31:

 
Pension Plans
 
2008
Projected benefit obligations
$        270,902
Accumulated benefit obligation
263,142
Plan assets
195,511

Amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets for the Pension Plans and the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan consist of the following, as of December 31:

 
Pension Plans
 
Other Post
Retirement
Benefit Plan
 
2008
 
2008
Other assets
$                     - 
 
$                    - 
Other liabilities
(75,391)
 
(49,112)
 
$          (75,391)
 
$        (49,112)

Amounts recognized in the Company’s AOCI consist of the following:

 
Pension Plans
2008
 
Other Post Retirement
Benefit Plan
2008
       
Net actuarial loss
$          86,528 
 
$           5,563 
Prior service cost (benefit)
4,109 
 
(3,890)
Transition asset
(3,589)
 
 
$           87,048 
 
$           1,673 

The following table sets forth the effect on retained earnings and AOCI of eliminating the early measurement date:

 
Pension Plans
2008
 
Other Post Retirement
Benefit Plan
2008
Retained earnings
$                       (1,346)
 
$                   1,334 
       
Amounts amortized from AOCI:
     
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)
198 
 
(229)
Amortization of prior service (cost) credit
(83)
 
132 
Amortization of transition asset
524 
 
Total amortization from AOCI
$                           639 
 
$                       (97)


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

9. RETIREMENT PLANS (CONTINUED)

The following table sets forth the components of the net periodic benefit cost and the Company’s share of net periodic benefit costs related to the Pension Plans and the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan for the years ended December 31:

 
Pension Plans
 
Other Post Retirement
Benefit Plan
 
2009
2008
 
2009
2008
 
Components of net periodic cost (benefit):
           
Service cost
$      2,597 
$      3,520 
 
$      1,754 
$      1,616 
 
Interest cost
17,434 
16,617 
 
3,218 
3,332 
 
Expected return on plan assets
(15,111)
(22,972)
 
 
Amortization of transition obligation asset
(2,093)
(2,093)
 
 
Amortization of prior service cost
337 
337 
 
(529)
(529)
 
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain)
2,782 
(792)
 
382 
916 
 
Net periodic cost (benefit)
$       5,946 
$     (5,383)
 
$      4,825 
$      5,335 
 
             
The Company’s share of net periodic cost (benefit)
$       5,946 
$     (5,383)
 
$      3,926 
$      4,638 
 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, Sun Life Services allocated to the Company costs of $3.1 million and $4.4 million for the Pension Plans and Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan, respectively.

The following table shows changes in the Company’s AOCI related to the Pension Plans and the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan for the following years:

   
Pension Plans
   
Other Post Retirement Benefit
Plan
   
2009
2008
   
2009
2008
Net actuarial (gain) loss arising during the year
 
$    (16,402)
$   107,641 
   
$      2,344 
$     (6,729)
Net actuarial (loss) gain recognized during the year
 
(2,782)
792 
   
(382)
(916)
Prior service cost arising during the year
 
   
(803)
Prior service cost recognized during the year
 
(337)
(337)
   
529 
529 
Transition asset recognized during the year
 
2,093 
2,093 
   
Transition asset arising during the year
 
   
Total recognized in AOCI
 
(17,428)
   110,189 
   
1,688
    (7,116)
Tax effect
 
6,100 
(38,566)
   
(591)
2,491 
Total recognized in AOCI, net of tax
 
$    (11,328)
$   71,623 
   
$      1,097
$     (4,625)
               
Total recognized in net periodic (benefit) cost and
     other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
 
$      (7,463)
$   68,124 
   
$      3,648
$   (1,610)


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

9. RETIREMENT PLANS (CONTINUED)

Effective December 31, 2009, the Company transferred to Sun Life Services the following AOCI related to the Pension Plans and the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan:

 
Pension Plans
Other Post
Retirement
Benefit Plan
Total
Transfer of actuarial loss to affiliate
$         (67,343)
$            (7,525)
$          (74,868)
Transfer of prior service (cost)/credit to affiliate
(3,772)
4,164 
392 
Transfer of transition asset to affiliate
1,495 
1,495 
Total AOCI transferred to affiliate
(69,620)
(3,361)
(72,981)
Tax effect
24,367 
1,176 
25,543 
Total AOCI, net of tax, transferred to affiliate
$         (45,253)
$           (2,185)
$          (47,438)


Assumptions

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations for the Pension Plans and the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan were as follows:

   
Pension Plans
   
Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan
   
2009
2008
   
2009
2008
Discount rate
 
6.10%
6.50%
   
6.10%
6.50%
Rate of compensation increase
 
3.75%
3.75%
   
n/a
n/a

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net (benefit) cost for the Pension Plans and the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan were as follows:

   
Pension Plans
   
Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan
   
2009
2008
   
2009
2008
Discount rate
 
6.50%
6.35%
   
6.50%
6.35%
Expected long term return on plan assets
 
7.75%
8.00%
   
n/a
n/a
Rate of compensation increase
 
3.75%
4.00%
   
n/a
n/a

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is calculated by taking the weighted average return expectations based on the long-term return expectations and investment strategy, adjusted for the impact of rebalancing.  The difference between actual and expected returns is recognized as a component of unrecognized gains/losses, which is recognized over the average remaining lifetime of inactive participants or the average remaining service lifetime of active participants in the plan, as provided by accounting standards.

In order to measure the Other Post Retirement Benefit Plan’s obligation for 2008, the Company assumed a 8.5% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered healthcare benefits.




 
 

 


SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

9. RETIREMENT PLANS (CONTINUED)

Plan Assets

The asset allocation for the Company’s pension plans assets for 2008 measurement, by asset category, was as follows:

Asset Category
Percentage of
Plan Assets
Equity Securities
54%
Debt Securities
30%
Commercial Mortgages
16%
Total
100%

Cash Flow

The Company contributed $6.5 million and $1.5 million to the staff pension plan and the UBF plan in 2009, respectively.

Savings and Investment Plan

Effective December 31, 2009, Sun Life Services sponsors a savings plan that qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the 401(k) Plan”) and in which substantially all employees of at least age 21 are eligible to participate at date of hire.  Prior to December 31, 2009, the Company sponsored the 401(k) Plan.  Employee contributions, up to specified amounts, are matched by Sun Life Services under the 401(k) Plan.

The 401(k) Plan also includes a retirement investment account that qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “RIA”).  Sun Life Services contributes a percentage of the participant’s eligible compensation determined under the following chart based on the sum of the participant’s age and service on January 1 of the applicable plan year.

Age Plus Service
Company Contribution
Less than 40
3%
At least 40 but less than 55
5%
At least 55
7%


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

9. RETIREMENT PLANS (CONTINUED)

Savings and Investment Plan (Continued)

For RIA participants who are at least age 40 on January 1, 2006 and whose age plus service on January 1, 2006 equals or exceeds 45, the Company contributed to the RIA from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2009 and Sun Life Services contributes to the RIA from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2015, a percentage of the participant’s eligible compensation determined under the following chart based on the participant’s age and service on January 1, 2006.

 
Service
Age
Less than 5 years
5 or more years
At least 40 but less than 43
3.0%
5.0%
At least 43 but less than 45
3.5%
5.5%
At least 45
4.5%
6.5%

The amount of the 2009 and 2008 employer contributions under the 401(k) Plan for the Company and its affiliates was $25.2 million and $22.7 million, respectively.  Amounts are allocated to affiliates based on their respective employees’ contributions.  The Company’s portion of the expense was $14.2 million and $18.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2010, Sun Life Services allocated $17.4 million to the Company.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

10. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for current and deferred income taxes in the manner prescribed by FASB ASC Topic 740.  A summary of the components of income tax expense (benefit) in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31 is as follows:

   
2010
 
2009
 
2008
             
Income tax expense (benefit):
           
Current
 
$       (78,166)
 
$          40,092 
 
$      (117,496)
Deferred
 
149,377 
 
295,557 
 
(698,447)
             
Total income tax expense (benefit) related to
    continuing operations
 
$        71,211 
 
$        335,649 
 
$      (815,943)
Total income tax expense (benefit) related to
    discontinued operations
 
$                  - 
 
$          40,690 
 
$        (43,040)

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 following is a summary of the differences between the expected income tax expense (benefit) at the prescribed U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the total amount of income tax expense (benefit) that the Company has recorded.

   
2010
 
2009
 
2008
             
Expected federal income tax expense (benefit)
 
$        71,920 
 
$       424,261 
 
$  (1,029,506)
Low income housing tax credits
 
(2,028)
 
(3,880)
 
(4,016)
Separate account dividends received deduction
 
(14,702)
 
(16,232)
 
(18,144)
Prior year adjustments/settlements
 
5,243 
 
1,320 
 
(7,279)
Valuation allowance-capital losses
 
 
(69,670)
 
69,670 
Goodwill impairment
 
11,559 
 
 
176,886 
Adjustments to tax contingency reserves
 
305 
 
1,605 
 
(932)
Other items
 
(1,358)
 
(1,949)
 
(2,628)
             
Federal income tax expense (benefit)
 
70,939 
 
335,455 
 
(815,949)
State income tax expense
 
272 
 
194 
 
             
Total income tax expense (benefit) related to
    continuing operations
 
$        71,211 
 
$       335,649 
 
$     (815,943)
Total income tax expense (benefit) related to
    discontinued operations
 
$                  - 
 
$         40,690 
 
$       (43,040)


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

10. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

The net deferred tax asset 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 as of December 31 were as follows:

   
2010
   
2009
Deferred tax assets:
         
    Actuarial liabilities
 
$     155,285 
   
$     369,555 
    Tax loss carryforwards
 
347,172 
   
240,035 
    Investments, net
 
188,110 
   
354,208 
    Goodwill and other impairments
 
47,303 
   
59,775 
    Other
 
74,218 
   
71,726 
Gross deferred tax assets
 
812,088 
   
1,095,299 
    Valuation allowance
 
   
Total deferred tax assets
 
812,088 
   
1,095,299 
           
Deferred tax liabilities:
         
    Deferred policy acquisition costs
 
(417,791)
   
(545,535)
Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(417,791)
   
(545,535)
           
Net deferred tax asset
 
$     394,297 
   
$     549,764 

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 net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was comprised of gross deferred tax assets and gross deferred tax liabilities.  The gross deferred tax asset was primarily related to unrealized investment security losses, actuarial liabilities, and net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards, as well as a capital loss carryforward generated in 2010 and 2009.  At December 31, 2010, the Company’s had $958.2 million of NOL carryforwards and $33.7 million of capital loss carryforwards.  At December 31, 2009, the Company had $492.8 million of NOL carryforwards and $193.0 million of capital loss carryforwards.  If unutilized, the NOL and capital loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2023 and 2014, respectively. The Company’s net deferred tax asset was $394.3 million and $549.8 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.



 
 

 

 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

10. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

The Company performs the required recoverability (realizability) test in terms of its ability to realize its recorded net deferred tax asset.  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.  In projecting future taxable income and sources of capital gains, the Company utilizes historical and current operating results and incorporates assumptions including the amount of future federal and state pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences, and the implementation of prudent and feasible tax planning strategies.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, no valuation allowance was recorded against the deferred tax asset for investment losses.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company released the cumulative recorded valuation allowance of $69.7 million that was initially established in 2008.  The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset related to the impairment losses will be realized due to tax planning strategies executed during the year related to certain mortgage-backed securities, the Company’s intent and ability to hold the related investment securities to maturity, and other tax planning strategies.  For the remaining unrealized losses, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the related deferred tax asset will be realized due to the Company’s intent and ability to hold the related investment securities to recovery of amortized cost.

ASC Topic 740 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.

The liability for unrecognized tax benefits (“UTBs”) related to permanent and temporary tax adjustments, exclusive of interest, was $31.2 million, $42.0 million and $50.7 million at December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Of the $31.2 million, $1.8 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.

The net decreases in the tax liability for UTBs of $10.8 million, $8.7 million and $12.4 million in the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, resulted from the following:

   
2010
 
2009
 
2008
Balance at January 1
 
$       41,989 
 
$      50,679 
 
$       63,043 
Gross increases related to tax positions in prior years
 
23,214 
 
7,950 
 
111,473 
Gross decreases related to tax positions in prior years
 
(16,170)
 
(16,640)
 
(90,772)
Settlements
 
(20,187)
 
 
(33,065)
Close of tax examinations/statutes of limitations
 
2,371 
 
 
             
Balance at December 31
 
$        31,217 
 
$      41,989 
 
$       50,679 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

10. FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)

The Company has elected to recognize interest and penalties accrued related to UTBs in interest (income) expense.  During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $6.4 million, ($9.0) million and $3.4 million, respectively, in gross interest expense (income) related to UTBs.  The Company had approximately $6.6 million and $4.8 million of interest accrued at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  During 2010, the Company settled interest assessments of $4.6 million with the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) for the 2001 and 2002 tax years.  The Company did not accrue 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.

The Company files federal income tax returns and 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 2003.  In August 2006, the IRS issued a Revenue Agent’s Report for the Company’s 2001 and 2002 tax years.  The Company disagreed with some of the proposed adjustments, and the case was assigned to the Appeals division of the IRS (“Appeals”).  A settlement was reached and formally approved by the Company on January 11, 2010.   The effects of the settlement are in line with previous expectations and had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In October 2008, the IRS issued a Revenue Agent’s Report for the Company’s tax years 2003 and 2004. The Company disagreed with some of the adjustments and filed a protest, which was assigned to Appeals in 2009.  On May 27, 2010, the IRS held an opening conference for the 2003 and 2004 Appeals.  The Company is involved in discussions with the IRS to reach a resolution.

On January 6, 2011, the IRS issued a Revenue Agent’s Report for the Company for tax years 2005 and 2006. The Company disagrees with some of the issues and is in the process of filing a protest.  While the final outcome of the appeal and ongoing tax examinations is not determinable, the Company has adequate liabilities accrued and does not believe that any adjustments would be material to its financial position.

The Company will file a consolidated federal income tax return with SLC – U.S. Ops Holdings for the year ended December 31, 2010, as the Company did for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.

Effective December 31, 2009, the Company paid a dividend of all of the issued and outstanding common stock and net assets of Sun Life Vermont, to the Parent.  Sun Life Vermont continues to be included in the consolidated federal income tax return of the Parent after 2009.

The Company makes or receives payments under certain tax sharing agreements with SLC – U.S. Ops Holdings.  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.  Under the terms of the tax sharing agreements, deferred tax assets for tax attributes are realized by the Company when the tax attributes are utilized by the consolidated group.  The Company made income tax payments of $21.1 million in 2009, and received income tax refunds of $107.1 million and $113.2 million in 2010 and 2008, respectively.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

11. 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:

 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
                 
Balance at January 1
$
72,953 
 
$
71,316 
 
$
74,878
Less: reinsurance recoverable
 
(5,710)
   
(5,347)
   
(5,921)
Net balance at January 1
 
67,243 
   
65,969 
   
68,957
Incurred related to:
               
 
Current year
 
83,384 
   
86,905 
   
79,725
 
Prior years
 
(1,823)
   
(5,817)
   
(6,557)
Total incurred
 
81,561 
   
81,088 
   
73,168
Paid losses related to:
               
 
Current year
 
(54,312)
   
(58,598)
   
(53,615)
 
Prior years
 
(25,627)
   
(21,216)
   
(22,541)
Total paid
 
(79,939)
   
(79,814)
   
(76,156)
                   
Balance at December 31
 
76,181 
   
72,953 
   
71,316
Less: reinsurance recoverable
 
(7,316)
   
(5,710)
   
(5,347)
Net balance at December 31
$
68,865 
 
$
67,243 
 
$
65,969

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 $1.8 million, $5.8 million and $6.6 million in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

12. LIABILITIES FOR CONTRACT GUARANTEES

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.

The table below represents information regarding the Company’s variable annuity contracts with guarantees at December 31, 2010:

Benefit Type
Account Balance
Net Amount
at Risk 1
Average
Attained Age
Minimum Death
$           20,061,043
$           1,742,139
66.0 
Minimum Income
$                179,878
$                59,322
62.2 
Minimum Accumulation or
Withdrawal
$           12,233,731
$              152,571
63.2 

The table below represents information regarding the Company’s variable annuity contracts with guarantees at December 31, 2009:

Benefit Type
Account Balance
Net Amount
at Risk 1
Average
Attained Age
Minimum Death
$           16,947,362
$           2,459,360
66.2 
Minimum Income
$                194,780
$                84,591
 61.5 
Minimum Accumulation or
Withdrawal
$             8,866,525
$              212,371
63.0 

1 Net amount at risk represents the difference between guaranteed benefits and account balance.







 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

12. LIABILITIES FOR CONTRACT GUARANTEES (CONTINUED)

The following roll-forward summarizes the change in reserve for the GMDBs and GMIBs for the year ended December 31, 2010:

 
Guaranteed
Minimum
Death Benefit
 
Guaranteed
Minimum
Income Benefit
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2010
$
96,267
 
$
10,058 
 
$
106,325
                 
Benefit Ratio Change /
    Assumption Changes
 
28,724 
   
6,519 
   
35,243 
Incurred guaranteed benefits
 
28,481 
   
1,434 
   
29,915 
Paid guaranteed benefits
 
(37,767)
   
(4,207)
   
(41,974)
Interest
 
7,900 
   
826 
   
8,726 
                 
Balance at December 31, 2010
$
123,605 
 
$
14,630 
 
$
138,235 

The following roll-forward summarizes the change in reserve for the GMDBs and GMIBs for the year ended December 31, 2009:

 
Guaranteed
Minimum
Death Benefit
 
Guaranteed
Minimum
Income Benefit
 
Total
Balance at January 1, 2009
$
201,648 
 
$
      18,773 
 
$
      220,421 
                 
Benefit Ratio Change /
    Assumption Changes
 
 (67,157)
   
(6,615)
   
(73,772)
Incurred guaranteed benefits
 
37,406 
   
2,505 
   
39,911 
Paid guaranteed benefits
 
 (91,185)
   
 (5,892)
   
 (97,077)
Interest
 
15,555 
   
1,287 
   
16,842 
                 
Balance at December 31, 2009
$
  96,267 
 
$
10,058 
 
$
106,325 

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 a projection model and stochastic scenarios.  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.

The liability for guarantees is re-calculated and adjusted regularly.  Changes to the liability balance are recorded as a charge or credit to policyowner benefits.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

12. LIABILITIES FOR CONTRACT GUARANTEES (CONTINUED)

GMABs and GMWBs are considered to be derivatives under FASB ASC Topic 815 and are recorded at fair value through earnings.  The Company records GMAB and GMWB liabilities in its consolidated balance sheets as part of contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities.  The net balance of GMABs and GMWBs constituted a liability in the amount of $2.3 million and $250.5 million at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company includes the following unobservable inputs in its calculation of the embedded derivative:

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.

13. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS AND SALES INDUCEMENT ASSET

The following roll-forward summarizes the change in DAC and SIA for the years ended December 31:

 
2010
 
2009
Balance at January 1
$
2,173,642 
 
$
2,862,401 
Acquisition costs deferred related to continuing operations
 
241,182 
   
398,880 
Amortized to expense of continuing operations during the year (1)
 
(732,265)
   
(1,013,681)
Adjustments related to discontinued operations
 
   
(73,958)
Balance at December 31
$
1,682,559 
 
$
2,173,642 

(1)
Includes interest, unlocking, and loss recognition components of amortization expense.

Please see Note 1 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for information regarding the deferral and amortization methodologies related to DAC and SIA.  The Company tested its DAC and SIA for future recoverability and determined that the assets were not impaired at December 31, 2010.

The Company wrote down DAC and SIA by $126.0 million and $326.9 million as a result of loss recognition related to certain annuity products for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Of the $126.0 million charge for loss recognition in 2010, $117.7 million related to DAC and was reported as amortization of DAC.  The remaining $8.3 million related to SIA and was reported as a component of interest credited in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.  The $326.9 million charge for loss recognition in 2009 was reported as a component of amortization of DAC in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

14. VALUE OF BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER RENEWALS ACQUIRED

The following roll-forward summarizes the change in VOBA and VOCRA for the years ended December 31:

 
2010
 
2009
Balance at January 1
$
168,845
 
$
179,825
Amortized to expense during the year
 
(33,860)
   
(10,980)
Balance at December 31
$
134,985
 
$
168,845

Please see Note 1 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for information regarding the amortization methodologies related to VOBA and VOCRA.  The Company tested its VOBA and VOCRA assets for future recoverability and determined that these assets were not impaired at December 31, 2010.

 
The Company tested the VOCRA asset for impairment in the fourth quarter of 2009 and determined that the fair value of VOCRA was lower than its carrying value.  Accordingly, the Company decreased the carrying value of VOCRA and recorded an impairment charge of $2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.  The impairment charge is included in amortization expense in the consolidated statements of operations and allocated in the Group Protection segment.

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following consolidating financial statements are provided in compliance with Regulation S-X of the SEC and in accordance with SEC Rule 12h-5.

The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SLNY, sells, among other products, combination fixed and variable annuity contracts (the “Contracts”) in the state of New York.  These 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”).  Effective September 27, 2007, the Company provided a full and unconditional guarantee (the “guarantee”) of SLNY’s obligation related to the Contracts’ fixed investment option period related to policies currently in-force or sold on or after September 30, 2007.  The guarantee relieves SLNY of its obligation to file annual, quarterly, and current reports with the SEC on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K.

In the following presentation of consolidating financial statements, the term "SLUS as Parent" is used to denote the Company as a stand-alone entity, isolated from its subsidiaries and the term “Other Subs” is used to denote the Company's other subsidiaries, with the exception of SLNY.  All consolidating financial statements are presented in thousands.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Revenues
                           
                             
Premiums and annuity considerations
$
16,680 
 
$
119,495 
 
$
 
$
-
 
$
136,175 
Net investment income(1)
 
1,269,106 
   
118,138 
   
2,966 
   
   
1,390,210 
Net derivative (loss) income
 
(161,975)
   
12,685 
   
   
   
(149,290)
Net realized investment gains (losses), excluding
    impairment losses on available-for-sale
    securities
 
26,848 
   
827 
   
(724)
   
   
26,951 
Other-than-temporary impairment losses(2)
 
(735)
   
(150)
   
   
   
(885)
Fee and other income
 
481,606 
   
19,433 
   
9,988 
   
   
511,027 
                             
Total revenues
 
1,631,530 
   
270,428 
   
12,230 
   
   
1,914,188 
                             
Benefits and expenses
                           
                     
     
Interest credited
 
342,977 
   
57,924 
   
947 
   
   
401,848 
Interest expense
 
51,334 
   
455 
   
   
   
51,789 
Policyowner benefits
 
161,979 
   
77,590 
   
225 
   
   
239,794 
Amortization of DAC, VOBA and VOCRA
 
606,896 
   
90,206 
   
   
   
697,102 
Other operating expenses
 
268,798 
   
39,938 
   
9,434 
   
   
318,170 
                             
Total benefits and expenses
 
1,431,984 
   
266,113 
   
10,606 
   
   
1,708,703 
                             
Income before income tax expense
 
199,546 
   
4,315 
   
1,624 
   
   
205,485 
                             
Income tax expense
 
69,993 
   
643 
   
575 
   
   
71,211 
Equity in the net income of subsidiaries
 
4,721 
   
   
   
(4,721)
   
                             
Net income
$
134,274 
 
$
3,672 
 
$
1,049 
 
$
(4,721)
 
$
134,274 

(1)
SLUS as Parent’s and SLNY’s net investment income includes an increase in market value of trading fixed maturity securities of $640.2 million, and $34.0 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010, related to the Company’s trading securities.  Other Subs’ net investment income does not include changes in market value of trading fixed maturity securities.
(2)      SLUS as Parent’s and SLNY’s OTTI losses for the year ended December 31, 2010 represent impairments related to credit loss.






 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Revenues
                           
                             
Premiums and annuity considerations
$
14,374 
 
$
119,872 
 
$
 
$
-
 
$
134,246 
Net investment income (1)
 
2,345,022 
   
233,216 
   
4,069 
   
   
2,582,307 
Net derivative (loss) income
 
(62,600)
   
22,698 
   
   
   
(39,902)
Net realized investment losses, excluding
    impairment losses on available-for-sale
    securities
 
(30,129)
   
(2,815)
   
(3,731)
   
   
(36,675)
Other-than-temporary impairment losses  (2)
 
(4,450)
   
(181)
   
(203)
   
   
(4,834)
Fee and other income
 
375,570
   
5,103 
   
5,163 
   
   
385,836 
                             
Total revenues
 
2,637,787 
   
377,893 
   
5,298 
   
   
3,020,978 
                             
Benefits and expenses
                           
                     
     
Interest credited
 
336,754 
   
47,855 
   
1,159 
   
   
385,768 
Interest expense
 
39,035 
   
745 
   
   
   
39,780 
Policyowner benefits
 
36,409 
   
78,231 
   
(4,201)
   
   
110,439 
Amortization of DAC, VOBA and VOCRA
 
917,129 
   
107,532 
   
   
   
1,024,661 
Other operating expenses
 
201,205 
   
42,368 
   
4,583 
   
   
248,156 
                             
Total benefits and expenses
 
1,530,532 
   
276,731 
   
1,541 
   
   
1,808,804 
                             
Income before income tax expense
 
1,107,255 
   
101,162 
   
3,757 
   
   
1,212,174 
                             
Income tax expense
 
305,150 
   
29,650 
   
849 
   
   
335,649 
Equity in the net income of subsidiaries
 
179,391 
   
   
   
(179,391)
   
Net income from continuing operations
 
981,496 
   
71,512 
   
2,908 
   
(179,391)
   
876,525 
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
   
   
104,971 
   
   
104,971 
                             
Net income
$
981,496 
 
$
71,512 
 
$
107,879 
 
$
(179,391)
 
$
981,496 

(1)
SLUS as parent’s, SLNY’s and Other Subs’ net investment income includes an increase in market value of trading fixed maturity securities of $1,913.3 million, $173.4 million and $0.0 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2009.
(2)      SLUS’, SLNY’s and Other Subs’ OTTI losses for the year ended December 31, 2009 represent impairments related to credit loss.





 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Revenues
                           
                             
Premiums and annuity considerations
$
16,066 
 
$
106,667 
 
$
 
$
-
 
$
122,733 
Net investment (loss) income (1)
 
(1,862,501)
   
(112,508)
   
4,641 
   
   
(1,970,368)
Net derivative loss  (2)
 
(573,399)
   
(32,059)
   
   
   
(605,458)
Net realized investment gains, excluding
    impairment losses on available-for-sale
    securities
 
3,439 
   
340 
   
22 
   
   
3,801 
Other-than-temporary impairment losses
 
(25,291)
   
(11,326)
   
(5,247)
   
   
(41,864)
Fee and other income
 
436,075 
   
9,681 
   
4,235 
   
   
449,991 
                             
Total revenues
 
(2,005,611)
   
(39,205)
   
3,651 
   
   
(2,041,165)
                             
Benefits and expenses
                           
                             
Interest credited
 
483,769 
   
45,129 
   
2,378 
   
   
531,276 
Interest expense
 
60,887 
   
(602)
   
   
   
60,285 
Policyowner benefits
 
306,404 
   
80,789 
   
3,900 
   
   
391,093 
Amortization of DAC, VOBA and VOCRA(3)
 
(963,422)
   
(82,218)
   
   
   
(1,045,640)
Goodwill impairment
 
658,051 
   
37,788 
   
5,611 
   
   
701,450 
Other operating expenses
 
214,654 
   
44,725 
   
2,440 
   
   
261,819 
                             
Total benefits and expenses
 
760,343 
   
125,611 
   
14,329 
   
   
900,283 
                             
Loss before income tax benefit
 
(2,765,954)
   
(164,816)
   
(10,678)
   
   
(2,941,448)
                             
Income tax benefit
 
(772,699)
   
(41,418)
   
(1,826)
   
   
(815,943)
Equity in the net loss of subsidiaries
 
(241,586)
   
   
   
241,586 
   
                             
Net loss from continuing operations
 
(2,234,841)
   
(123,398)
   
(8,852)
   
241,586 
   
(2,125,505)
                             
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
   
   
(109,336)
   
-
   
(109,336)
                             
Net loss
$
(2,234,841)
 
$
(123,398)
 
$
(118,188)
 
$
241,586 
 
$
(2,234,841)

(1)
SLUS as parent’s and SLNY’s net investment (loss) income includes a decrease in market value of trading fixed maturity securities of $2,448.8 million and $154.9 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2008.
(2)
SLUS’ and SLNY’s net derivative loss for the year ended December 31, 2008 includes $165.8 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of income related to the Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic 820, which is further discussed in Note 5.
(3)
SLUS’ and SLNY’s amortization of DAC, VOBA, and VOCRA for year ended December 31, 2008 includes $3.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of expenses related to the Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic 820, which is further discussed in Note 5 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.




 
 

 

 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands except per share data)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
ASSETS
                           
                             
Investments
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities, at fair value
$
1,193,875 
 
$
246,944 
 
$
55,104 
 
$
 
$
1,495,923 
Trading fixed maturity securities, at fair value
 
9,911,284 
   
1,555,834 
   
   
   
11,467,118 
Mortgage loans
 
1,531,545 
   
176,518 
   
29,465 
   
   
1,737,528 
Derivative instruments – receivable
 
 198,064 
   
 - 
   
   
   
198,064 
Limited partnerships
 
 41,622 
   
 - 
   
   
   
41,622 
Real estate
 
 161,800 
   
 - 
   
52,865 
   
   
214,665 
Policy loans
 
 695,607 
   
1,217 
   
20,584 
   
   
717,408 
Other invested assets
 
 19,588 
   
7,868 
   
   
   
27,456 
Short-term investments
 
 813,745 
   
18,994 
   
   
   
832,739 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
647,579 
   
72,978 
   
15,766
   
   
736,323 
Investment in subsidiaries
 
559,344 
   
   
   
(559,344)
   
Total investments and cash
 
15,774,053 
   
2,080,353 
   
173,784 
   
(559,344)
   
17,468,846 
                             
Accrued investment income
 
165,841 
   
21,130 
   
 1,815 
   
   
188,786 
Deferred policy acquisition costs and sales inducement
    asset
 
1,571,768 
   
110,791 
   
   
   
 1,682,559 
Value of business and customer renewals acquired
 
130,546 
   
4,439 
   
   
   
134,985 
Net deferred tax asset
 
378,078 
   
12,057 
   
 4,162 
   
   
394,297 
Goodwill
 
   
7,299 
   
   
   
 7,299 
Receivable for investments sold
 
5,166 
   
162 
   
   
   
 5,328 
Reinsurance receivable
 
2,184,487 
   
162,522 
   
77 
   
   
 2,347,086 
Other assets
 
93,755 
   
31,729 
   
 2,918 
   
(2,873)
   
125,529 
Separate account assets
 
25,573,382 
   
 1,265,464 
   
41,575 
   
   
 26,880,421 
                             
Total assets
$
45,877,076 
 
$
3,695,946 
 
$
224,331 
 
$
(562,217)
 
$
49,235,136 
                             
LIABILITIES
                           
                             
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities
$
12,991,306 
 
$
1,577,556 
 
$
24,366 
 
$
 
$
 14,593,228 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
 732,368 
   
116,946 
   
200 
   
   
849,514 
Payable for investments purchased
 
 44,723 
   
104 
   
   
   
44,827 
Accrued expenses and taxes
 
 49,224 
   
4,612 
   
 1,665 
   
(2,873)
   
52,628 
Debt payable to affiliates
 
 783,000 
   
 - 
   
   
   
783,000 
Reinsurance payable
 
1,995,083 
   
236,718 
   
34 
   
   
 2,231,835 
Derivative instruments – payable
 
 362,023 
   
 - 
   
   
   
362,023 
Other liabilities
 
 193,363 
   
66,118 
   
25,575 
   
   
285,056 
Separate account liabilities
 
25,573,382 
   
1,265,464 
   
41,575 
   
   
 26,880,421 
                             
Total liabilities
 
42,724,472 
   
3,267,518 
   
93,415 
   
(2,873)
   
46,082,532 
                             
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
                           
                             
Common stock
$
6,437 
 
$
2,100 
 
$
 2,542 
 
$
(4,642)
 
$
 6,437 
Additional paid-in capital
 
3,928,246 
   
389,963 
   
108,450 
   
(498,413)
   
 3,928,246 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
 46,553 
   
1,977 
   
 1,707 
   
(3,684)
   
46,553 
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings
 
(828,632)
   
34,388 
   
18,217 
   
(52,605)
   
 (828,632)
                             
Total stockholder’s equity
 
3,152,604 
   
428,428 
   
130,916 
   
(559,344)
   
3,152,604 
                             
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
$
45,877,076 
 
$
3,695,946 
 
$
224,331 
 
$
(562,217)
 
$
49,235,136 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands except in share data)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Balance Sheets at December 31, 2009

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
ASSETS
                           
                             
Investments
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities, at fair value
$
959,156 
 
$
164,158 
 
$
52,202 
 
$
 
$
1,175,516 
Trading fixed maturity securities, at fair value
 
9,724,195 
   
1,406,327 
   
   
   
11,130,522 
Mortgage loans
 
1,736,358 
   
161,498 
   
14,105 
   
   
1,911,961 
Derivative instruments – receivable
 
259,227 
   
   
   
   
259,227 
Limited partnerships
 
51,656 
   
   
   
   
51,656 
Real estate
 
158,170 
   
   
44,107 
   
   
202,277 
Policy loans
 
700,974 
   
270 
   
21,346 
   
   
722,590 
Other invested assets
 
46,410 
   
542 
   
469 
   
   
47,421 
Short-term investments
 
1,208,320 
   
58,991 
   
   
   
1,267,311 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
1,616,991 
   
175,322 
   
11,895 
   
   
1,804,208 
Investment in subsidiaries
 
518,560 
   
   
   
(518,560)
   
Total investments and cash
 
16,980,017 
   
1,967,108 
   
144,124 
   
(518,560)
   
18,572,689 
                             
Accrued investment income
 
211,725 
   
17,051 
   
1,815 
   
   
230,591 
Deferred policy acquisition costs and sales inducement
    asset
 
1,989,676 
   
183,966 
   
   
   
2,173,642 
Value of business and customer renewals acquired
 
163,079 
   
5,766 
   
   
   
168,845 
Net deferred tax asset
 
539,323 
   
5,830 
   
4,611 
   
   
549,764 
Goodwill
 
   
7,299 
   
   
   
7,299 
Receivable for investments sold
 
11,969 
   
642 
   
   
   
12,611 
Reinsurance receivable
 
2,232,651 
   
117,460 
   
96 
   
   
2,350,207 
Other assets
 
114,177 
   
69,161 
   
1,975 
   
(1,350)
   
183,963 
Separate account assets
 
22,293,989 
   
989,939 
   
42,395 
   
   
23,326,323 
                             
Total assets
$
44,536,606 
 
$
3,364,222 
 
$
195,016 
 
$
(519,910)
 
$
47,575,934 
                             
LIABILITIES
                           
                             
Contractholder deposit funds and other policy liabilities
$
15,078,201 
 
$
1,605,038 
 
$
26,350 
 
$
 
$
16,709,589 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
716,176 
   
99,255 
   
207 
   
   
815,638 
Payable for investments purchased
 
87,554 
   
577 
   
   
   
88,131 
Accrued expenses and taxes
 
51,605 
   
10,202 
   
1,446 
   
(1,350)
   
61,903 
Debt payable to affiliates
 
883,000 
   
   
   
   
883,000 
Reinsurance payable
 
2,040,864 
   
190,863 
   
37 
   
   
2,231,764 
Derivative instruments – payable
 
572,910 
   
   
   
   
572,910 
Other liabilities
 
205,855 
   
48,608 
   
25,761 
   
   
280,224 
Separate account liabilities
 
22,293,989 
   
989,939 
   
42,395 
   
   
23,326,323 
                             
Total liabilities
 
41,930,154 
   
2,944,482 
   
96,196 
   
(1,350)
   
44,969,482 
                             
STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
                           
                             
Common stock
$
6,437 
 
$
2,100 
 
$
2,542 
 
$
(4,642)
 
$
6,437 
Additional paid-in capital
 
3,527,677 
   
389,963 
   
78,409 
   
(468,372)
   
3,527,677 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
35,244 
   
(3,039)
   
701 
   
2,338 
   
35,244 
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings
 
(962,906)
   
30,716 
   
17,168 
   
(47,884)
   
(962,906)
                             
Total stockholder’s equity
 
2,606,452 
   
419,740 
   
98,820 
   
(518,560)
   
2,606,452 
                             
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
$
44,536,606 
 
$
3,364,222 
 
$
195,016
 
$
(519,910)
 
$
47,575,934 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
                           
Net income
$
134,274 
 
$
3,672 
 
$
1,049 
 
$
(4,721)
 
$
134,274 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      provided by operating activities:
                   
     
Net amortization of premiums on investments
 
24,690 
   
4,787 
   
1,085 
   
   
30,562 
Amortization of DAC, VOBA and VOCRA
 
606,896 
   
90,206 
   
   
   
697,102 
Depreciation and amortization
 
4,418 
   
312 
   
953 
   
   
5,683 
Net loss (gain) on derivatives
 
54,168 
   
(12,685)
   
   
   
41,483 
Net realized (gains) losses and OTTI credit losses
   on available-for-sale investments
 
(26,113)
   
(677)
   
724 
   
   
(26,066)
Net increase in fair value of trading investments
 
(640,222)
   
(34,001)
   
   
   
(674,223)
Net realized losses (gains) on trading investments
 
80,910
   
(13,633)
   
   
   
67,277 
Undistributed loss on private equity limited
   partnerships
 
2,339 
   
   
   
   
2,339 
Interest credited to contractholder deposits
 
342,977 
   
57,924 
   
947 
   
   
401,848 
Deferred federal income taxes
 
158,398 
   
(8,928)
   
(93)
   
   
149,377 
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
 
(4,721)
               
4,721 
   
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                           
Additions to DAC, SIA, VOBA and VOCRA
 
(167,199)
   
(17,796)
   
   
   
(184,995)
Accrued investment income
 
45,884 
   
(4,079)
   
   
   
41,805 
Net change in reinsurance receivable/payable
 
124,563 
   
5,328 
   
16 
   
   
129,907 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
16,192 
   
17,691 
   
(7)
   
   
33,876 
Other, net
 
(24,455)
   
42,324 
   
(838)
   
   
17,031 
                             
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
732,999 
   
130,445 
   
3,836 
   
   
867,280 
                             
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
                           
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
402,623 
   
79,623 
   
15,841 
   
   
498,087 
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
3,395,725 
   
775,025 
   
   
   
4,170,750 
Mortgage loans
 
263,612 
   
13,107 
   
3,050 
   
(30,486)
   
249,283 
Real estate
 
   
1,000 
   
2,010 
   
(3,010)
   
Other invested assets
 
(317,388)
   
1,244 
   
501 
   
   
(315,643)
Purchases of:
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
(602,891)
   
(152,468)
   
(16,388)
   
   
(771,747)
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
(3,060,145)
   
(886,403)
   
   
   
(3,946,548)
Mortgage loans
 
(66,252)
   
(34,190)
   
(31,712)
   
30,486 
   
(101,668)
Real estate
 
(6,818)
   
   
(1,066)
   
3,010 
   
(4,874)
Other invested assets
 
(63,798)
   
(1,200)
   
   
   
(64,998)
Net change in policy loans
 
5,367 
   
(947)
   
762 
   
   
5,182 
Net change in short-term investments
 
394,575 
   
39,997 
   
   
   
434,572 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
344,610 
 
$
(165,212)
 
$
(27,002)
 
$
 
$
152,396 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
                           
Additions to contractholder deposit funds
$
1,043,300 
 
$
173,714 
 
$
 
$
 
$
1,217,014 
Withdrawals from contractholder deposit funds
 
(3,354,527)
   
(248,878)
   
(2,930)
   
   
(3,606,335)
Repayment of debt
 
(100,000)
   
   
   
   
(100,000)
Capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
(30,041)
   
   
   
30,041 
   
Capital contribution from Parent
 
400,000 
   
   
30,041 
   
(30,041)
   
400,000 
Other, net
 
(5,753)
   
7,587 
   
(74)
   
   
1,760 
                             
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
 
(2,047,021)
   
(67,577)
   
27,037 
   
   
(2,087,561)
                             
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
(969,412)
   
(102,344)
   
3,871 
   
   
(1,067,885)
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
 
1,616,991 
   
175,322 
   
11,895 
   
   
1,804,208 
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
647,579 
 
$
72,978 
 
$
15,766 
 
$
 
$
736,323 






 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

 
SLUS
As Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
                           
Net income from operations
$
981,496 
 
$
71,512 
 
$
107,879 
 
$
(179,391)
 
$
981,496 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      provided by (used in) operating activities:
                           
Net amortization of premiums on investments
 
(203)
   
(605)
   
119 
   
   
(689)
Amortization of DAC, VOBA and VOCRA
 
917,129 
   
107,532 
   
   
   
1,024,661 
Depreciation and amortization
 
4,355 
   
337 
   
843 
   
   
5,535 
Net gain on derivatives
 
(73,343)
   
(22,698)
   
   
   
(96,041)
Net realized losses and OTTI credit losses on
    available-for-sale investments
 
34,579 
   
2,996 
   
3,934 
   
   
41,509 
Net increase in fair value of trading investments
 
(1,913,351)
   
(173,389)
   
   
   
(2,086,740)
Net realized losses on trading investments
 
357,470 
   
9,867 
   
   
   
367,337 
Undistributed loss on private equity limited
    partnerships
 
9,207 
   
   
   
   
9,207 
Interest credited to contractholder deposits
 
336,754 
   
47,855 
   
1,159 
   
   
385,768 
Goodwill impairment
 
   
   
   
   
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
 
(179,391)
   
   
   
179,391 
   
Deferred federal income taxes
 
290,478 
   
6,256 
   
(1,126)
   
   
295,608 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                           
Additions to DAC, SIA, VOBA and VOCRA
 
(301,255)
   
(45,645)
   
   
   
(346,900)
Accrued investment income
 
38,445
   
(1,825)
   
116 
   
   
36,736 
Net change in reinsurance receivable/payable
 
195,092 
   
19,060 
   
(4,515)
   
   
209,637 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
(131,052)
   
5,280 
   
(220)
   
   
(125,992)
Dividends received from subsidiaries
 
100,000 
   
   
   
(100,000)
   
Other, net
 
(90,229)
   
(153,878)
   
738 
   
   
(243,369)
Adjustment related to discontinued operations
 
   
   
(288,018)
   
   
(288,018)
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
576,181 
   
(127,345)
   
(179,091)
   
(100,000)
   
169,745
                             
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
                           
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
86,619 
   
21,303 
   
5,556 
   
   
113,478 
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
1,673,886 
   
333,236 
   
98,233 
   
(8,301)
   
2,097,054 
Mortgage loans
 
149,414 
   
12,456 
   
15 
   
(18,392)
   
143,493 
Real estate
 
   
   
   
   
Other invested assets
 
(209,135)
   
1,587 
   
   
   
(207,548)
Purchases of:
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
(342,313)
   
(4,515)
   
(311)
   
   
(347,139)
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
(226,389)
   
(587,134)
   
(62,088)
 
8,301 
   
(867,310)
Mortgage loans
 
(12,602)
   
(4,875)
   
(18,433)
   
18,392 
   
(17,518)
Real estate
 
(3,819)
   
   
(883)
   
   
(4,702)
Other invested assets
 
(106,277)
   
   
   
   
(106,277)
Net change in other investments
 
(178,590)
   
(4,922)
   
   
   
(183,512)
Net change in policy loans
 
3,574 
   
(114)
   
3,357 
   
   
6,817 
Net change in short-term investments
 
(739,502)
   
56,978 
   
(40,297)
   
   
(722,821)
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
94,866 
 
$
(176,000)
 
$
(14,851)
 
$
 
$
(95,985)

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SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONDSENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
                           
Additions to contractholder deposit funds
$
2,298,455 
 
$
473,137 
 
$
24,347 
 
$
 
$
2,795,939 
Withdrawals from contractholder deposit funds
 
(2,752,493)
   
(252,351)
   
(6,655)
   
   
(3,011,499)
Capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
(58,910)
   
   
   
58,910 
   
Debt proceeds
 
   
   
200,000 
   
   
200,000 
Capital contribution from parent
 
748,652 
   
   
58,910 
   
(58,910)
   
748,652 
Dividends paid to parent
 
   
   
(100,000)
   
100,000 
   
Other, net
 
(23,278)
   
(4,108)
   
74 
   
   
(27,312)
                             
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
212,426 
   
216,678 
   
176,676 
   
100,000 
   
705,780 
                             
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
883,473 
   
(86,667)
   
(17,266)
   
   
779,540 
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
 
733,518 
   
261,989 
   
29,161 
   
   
1,024,668
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
1,616,991 
 
$
175,322 
 
$
11,895 
 
$
 
$
1,804,208 












 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow
For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
                           
Net loss from operations
$
(2,234,841)
 
$
(123,398)
 
$
(118,188)
 
$
241,586 
 
$
(2,234,841)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
      provided by (used in) operating activities:
                           
Net amortization of premiums on investments
 
27,009 
   
2,663 
   
199
   
   
29,871 
Amortization of DAC, VOBA and VOCRA
 
(963,422)
   
(82,218)
   
   
   
(1,045,640)
Depreciation and amortization
 
5,478 
   
311 
   
922 
   
   
6,711 
Net loss on derivatives
 
522,838 
   
32,059 
   
   
   
554,898 
Net realized losses on available-for-sale
    investments
 
21,852 
   
10,986 
   
5,225 
   
   
38,063 
Net decrease in fair value of trading investments
 
2,448,822 
   
154,926 
   
   
   
2,603,748 
Net realized losses on trading investments
 
324,369 
   
30,622 
   
   
   
354,991 
Undistributed income on private equity limited
    partnerships
 
(9,796)
   
   
   
   
(9,796)
Interest credited to contractholder deposits
 
483,769 
   
45,129 
   
2,378 
   
   
531,276 
Goodwill impairment
 
658,051 
   
37,788 
   
5,611 
   
   
701,450 
Equity in net loss of subsidiaries
 
241,586 
   
   
   
(241,586)
   
Deferred federal income taxes
 
(680,276)
   
(15,318)
   
(2,843)
   
-
   
(698,437)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                           
Additions to DAC, SIA, VOBA and VOCRA
 
(254,761)
   
(27,648)
   
   
   
(282,409)
Accrued investment income
 
18,562 
   
19 
   
(502)
   
   
18,079 
Net reinsurance receivable/payable
 
145,172 
   
66,699 
   
4,411 
   
   
216,282 
Future contract and policy benefits
 
140,571 
   
898 
   
189 
   
   
141,658 
Other, net
 
29,356 
   
122,486 
   
(2,452)
   
   
149,390 
Adjustment related to discontinued operations
 
   
   
4,315 
   
   
4,315 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
924,339 
   
256,004 
   
(100,734)
   
   
1,079,609 
                             
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
                           
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
89,468 
   
6,440 
   
5,849 
   
   
101,757 
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
1,469,669 
   
194,980 
   
143,849 
   
   
1,808,498 
Mortgage loans
 
258,736 
   
15,202 
   
20,672 
   
   
294,610 
Real estate
 
1,141 
   
   
   
   
1,141 
Other invested assets
 
629,692 
   
64,482 
   
(2,017)
   
   
692,157 
Purchases of:
                           
Available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
(107,709)
   
(14,027)
   
(7,738)
   
   
(129,474)
Trading fixed maturity securities
 
(1,005,670)
   
(258,714)
   
(910,759)
 
   
(2,175,143)
Mortgage loans
 
(23,285)
   
(16,650)
   
(19,000)
   
   
(58,935)
Real estate
 
(5,055)
   
   
(359)
   
   
(5,414)
Other invested assets
 
(122,447)
   
   
   
   
(122,447)
Net change in other investments
 
(285,810)
   
(64,154)
   
   
   
(349,964)
Net change in policy loans
 
(18,449)
   
(38)
   
1,713 
   
   
(16,774)
Net change in short-term investments
 
(468,818)
   
(115,969)
   
(14,694)
   
   
(599,481)
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
411,463 
 
$
(188,448)
 
$
(782,484)
 
$
 
$
(559,469)

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SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

15. CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow (continued)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

 
SLUS
as Parent
 
SLNY
 
Other
Subs
 
Elimination
 
Consolidated
Company
                             
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
                           
Additions to contractholder deposit funds
$
1,744,752 
 
$
330,909 
 
$
114,438 
 
$
 
$
2,190,099 
Withdrawals from contractholder deposit funds
 
(3,262,864)
   
(348,243)
   
(5,351)
   
   
(3,616,458)
Additional capital contribution to subsidiaries
 
(150,000)
   
   
   
150,000 
   
Debt proceeds
 
60,000 
   
   
115,000 
   
   
175,000 
Repayments of debt
 
(122,000)
   
   
   
   
(122,000)
Capital contribution from parent
 
725,000 
   
150,000 
   
   
(150,000)
   
725,000 
Other, net
 
(12,666)
   
(4,134)
   
(14)
   
   
(16,814)
                             
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
 
(1,017,778)
   
128,532 
   
224,073 
   
   
(665,173)
                             
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
318,024 
   
196,088 
   
(659,145)
   
   
(145,033)
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
 
415,494 
   
65,901 
   
688,306 
   
   
1,169,701 
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
733,518 
 
$
261,989 
 
$
29,161 
 
$
 
$
1,024,668 











 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

16. SEGMENT INFORMATION

As described below, the Company conducts business primarily 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, including allocated capital, 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 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 funding agreements, individual and group variable annuity products, individual and group fixed annuity products and other retirement benefit products.  These contracts may contain any of a number of features including variable or fixed interest rates and equity index options and may be denominated in foreign currencies.  The Company uses derivative instruments to manage the risks inherent in the contract options.  Additionally, the Company consolidates the CARS Trust as a component of the Wealth Management segment.

Individual Protection

The Individual Protection segment markets, sells and administers a variety of life insurance products sold to individuals and corporate owners of life insurance.  The products include whole life, UL and variable life products.

Group Protection

The Group Protection segment markets, sells and administers group life, group long-term disability, group short-term disability, group dental and group stop loss insurance products to small and mid-size employers in the State of New York through SLNY.

Corporate

The Corporate segment includes the unallocated capital of the Company, its debt financing and items not otherwise attributable to the other segments.





 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

16. SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

The following amounts pertain to the Company’s four segments:

Year ended December 31, 2010
 
 
Wealth
 
Individual
 
Group
       
 
Management
 
Protection
 
Protection
 
Corporate
 
Totals
                             
Total revenues
$
1,760,979 
 
$
66,425 
 
$
127,104 
 
$
(40,320)
 
$
1,914,188 
Total benefits and expenses
 
1,514,754 
   
68,585 
   
106,346 
   
19,018 
   
1,708,703 
Income (loss) before income tax
    expense (benefit)
 
246,225 
   
(2,160)
   
20,758 
   
(59,338)
   
205,485 
                             
Net income (loss)
$
162,975 
 
$
(1,204)
 
$
13,508 
 
$
(41,005)
 
$
134,274 
                             
Separate account assets
$
19,685,774 
 
$
7,194,647 
 
$
 
$
 
$
26,880,421 
General account assets
 
19,453,702 
   
2,067,064 
   
181,482 
   
652,467 
   
22,354,715 
Total assets
$
39,139,476 
 
$
9,261,711 
 
$
181,482 
 
$
652,467 
 
$
49,235,136 
 
Year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
Wealth
 
Individual
 
Group
       
 
Management
 
Protection
 
Protection
 
Corporate
 
Totals
                             
Total revenues
$
2,823,029 
 
$
71,718 
 
$
135,242 
 
$
(9,011)
 
$
3,020,978 
Total benefits and expenses
 
1,623,582 
   
40,477 
   
119,134 
   
25,611 
   
1,808,804 
Income (loss) from continuing
    operations before income tax
    expense (benefit)
 
1,199,447 
   
31,241 
   
16,108 
   
(34,622)
   
1,212,174 
                             
Income from continuing operations
 
798,360 
   
10,155 
   
10,470 
   
57,540 
   
876,525 
                             
Income from discontinued
    operations, net of tax
 
   
104,971 
   
   
   
104,971 
                             
Net income
$
798,360 
 
$
115,126 
 
$
10,470 
 
$
57,540 
 
$
981,496 
                             
Separate account asset
$
16,396,394 
 
$
6,929,928 
 
$
 
$
 
$
23,326,323 
General account assets
 
21,323,702 
   
1,997,532 
   
172,648 
   
755,730 
   
24,249,612 
Total assets
$
37,720,096 
 
$
8,927,460 
 
$
172,648 
 
$
755,730 
 
$
47,575,935 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

16. SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

Year ended December 31, 2008
 
 
Wealth
 
Individual
 
Group
       
 
Management
 
Protection
 
Protection
 
Corporate
 
Totals
                             
Total revenues
$
(2,207,978)
 
$
84,326 
 
$
102,827 
 
$
(20,340)
 
$
(2,041,165)
Total benefits and expenses
 
645,665 
   
120,197 
   
111,097 
   
23,324 
   
900,283 
Loss from continuing operations
    before income tax benefit
 
(2,853,643)
   
(35,871)
   
(8,270)
   
(43,664)
   
(2,941,448)
                             
Loss from continuing operations
 
(2,017,095)
   
(12,884)
   
(5,335)
   
(90,191)
   
(2,125,505)
                             
Loss from discontinued operations,
    net of tax
 
   
(109,336)
   
   
   
(109,336)
                             
Net loss
$
(2,017,095)
 
$
(122,220)
 
$
(5,335)
 
$
(90,191)
 
$
(2,234,841)
                             
Separate account asset
 
12,149,690 
   
8,382,034 
   
   
   
20,531,724 
General account assets
 
21,207,742 
   
3,772,934 
   
164,123 
   
442,156 
   
25,586,955 
Total assets
$
33,357,432 
 
$
12,154,968 
 
$
164,123 
 
$
442,156 
 
$
46,118,679 


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

17.  REGULATORY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Company and its insurance subsidiaries are required to file annual statements with state regulatory authorities prepared on a statutory accounting basis prescribed or permitted by such authorities.  For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company followed one permitted practice relating to the treatment of its deferred tax assets.  For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, 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, post-retirement benefit costs are based on different assumptions, and deferred income taxes are calculated differently.  The Company’s statutory financials are not prepared on a consolidated basis.

At December 31, the Company and its insurance subsidiaries’ combined statutory capital and surplus and net loss were as follows:

 
Unaudited for the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
       
Statutory capital and surplus
$    2,234,153 
$    2,037,661 
$       1,949,215 
Statutory net loss
$        (77,503)
$        (23,879)
$      (1,431,516)













 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

18. DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

The Company’s and its insurance company subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends is subject to certain statutory restrictions.  The states in which the Company and its insurance company subsidiaries are domiciled have enacted laws governing the payment of dividends to stockholders by domestic insurers.

Pursuant to Delaware's statute, the maximum amount of dividends and other distributions that a domestic insurer may pay in any twelve-month period without prior approval of the Delaware Commissioner of Insurance is limited to the greater of (i) ten percent of its statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or (ii) the individual company's statutory net gain from operations for the preceding calendar year.  Any dividends to be paid by an insurer from a source other than statutory surplus, whether or not in excess of the aforementioned threshold, would also require the prior approval of the Delaware Commissioner of Insurance.  The Company is permitted to pay dividends up to a maximum of $188.0 million in 2011 without prior approval from the Delaware Commissioner of Insurance.

In 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company did not pay any cash dividends to the Parent.  However in 2009, the Company distributed Sun Life Vermont’s net assets and issued and outstanding common stock, totaling $94.9 million in the form of a dividend to the Parent, with regulatory approval.

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.  SLNY is permitted to pay dividends up to a maximum of $29.6 million in 2011 without prior approval from the New York Commissioner of Insurance.  No dividends were paid by SLNY during 2010, 2009 or 2008.

Rhode Island law requires prior regulatory approval for any dividend where the amount of such dividend paid during the preceding twelve-month period would exceed the lesser of (i) ten percent of the insurance company’s surplus as of the December 31 next preceding, or (ii) its net gain from operations, not including realized capital gains, for the immediately preceding calendar year, excluding pro rata distributions of any class of the insurance company’s own securities.  INDY is permitted to pay dividends up to a maximum of $2.5 million in 2011 without prior approval from the Rhode Island Commissioner of Insurance.  No dividends were paid by INDY during 2010, 2009 or 2008.










 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

19. COMPONENTS OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, were as follows:

 
2010
 
2009
 
2008
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale
     fixed maturity securities that were
     temporarily impaired
$
83,926 
 
$
67,970 
 
$
(111,099)
Unrealized losses on pension and other
     postretirement plan adjustments
 
   
   
(88,721)
Changes due to non-credit OTTI losses on
     available-for-sale fixed maturity securities
 
(12,304)
   
(13,748)
   
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit
 
(25,069)
   
(18,978)
   
69,936 
                 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
     (loss)
$
46,553 
 
$
35,244 
 
$
(129,884)

20. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Guaranty Funds

Under insurance guaranty fund laws in each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, insurers licensed to do business can be assessed by state insurance guaranty associations for certain obligations of insolvent insurance companies to policyholders and claimants. Most of these laws do 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.

Income Taxes

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.  On May 30, 2010, the IRS issued an Industry Director Directive which makes it clear that IRS interpretations prior to Revenue Ruling 2007-54 should be followed until new regulations are issued.  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.  For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded benefits of $11.5 million and $15.5 million, respectively, related to the separate account DRD.  The amounts recorded for the year ended December 31, 2010 included an adjustment of $3.2 million to reflect a reduced run rate of separate account DRD benefits following the filing of the 2009 tax return.

Litigation

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to threatened or pending legal proceedings, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to their business, both as a defendant and as a plaintiff.  While it is not possible to predict the resolution of these proceedings, management believes, based upon currently available information, that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not be materially adverse to the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
(A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in thousands)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008

20. 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 has also 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 under operating leases with terms of up to five years.  As of December 31, 2010, minimum future lease payments under such leases were $40 thousand for 2011.  The Company does not have any lease commitments after 2011.

Total rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $7.2 million, $6.9 million and $8.2 million, respectively.





 
 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Participants of Regatta, Regatta Gold, Regatta Classic, Regatta Platinum, Regatta Extra, Regatta Access, Regatta Choice, Regatta Flex 4, Regatta Flex II, Regatta Choice II, Sun Life Financial Master Extra, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II, Sun Life Financial Masters Access, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II, Sun Life Financial Masters IV, and Sun Life Financial Masters VII Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F and the Board of Directors of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (the “Sponsor”):

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of AllianceBernstein VPS Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio (Class B) Sub-Account, AllianceBernstein VPS International Growth Portfolio (Class B) Sub-Account, AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio (Class B) Sub-Account, BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class III Sub-Account, Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series Class A Sub-Account, Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account, Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Variable Series Class A Sub-Account, Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account, Columbia Marsico International Opportunity Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account, Columbia Small Cap Value Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Balanced Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account, Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account, First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Franklin Income Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Growth Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account, Huntington VA Balanced Fund Sub-Account, Huntington VA Dividend Capture Sub-Account, Huntington VA Growth Sub-Account, Huntington VA Income Equity Sub-Account, Huntington VA International Equity Sub-Account, Huntington VA Macro 100 Sub-Account, Huntington VA Mid Corp America Sub-Account, Huntington VA Mortgage Securities Sub-Account, Huntington VA New Economy Sub-Account, Huntington VA Real Strategies Fund Sub-Account, Huntington VA Rotating Markets Sub-Account, Huntington VA Situs Fund Sub-Account, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund Series II Sub-Account, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund Series II Sub-Account, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund Series II Sub-Account, Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Service Class Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series Fund - Growth Opportunities Portfolio VC Sub-Account, Lord Abbett Series Fund- Fundamental Equity Portfolio VC Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Blended Research Core Equity Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Blended Research Core Equity Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Bond Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Bond Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Core Equity Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Core Equity Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Governments Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Governments Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Research Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Research Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Government Securities Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Government Securities Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II High Yield Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II High Yield Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II International Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II International Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II International Value Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II International Value Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Mid Cap Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Mid Cap Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Money Market Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Money Market Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II New Discovery Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II New Discovery Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Research International Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Research International Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Strategic Income Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Strategic Income Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Technology Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Technology Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Total Return Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Total Return Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Utilities Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Utilities Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Value Portfolio I Class Sub-Account, MFS VIT II Value Portfolio S Class Sub-Account, Morgan Stanley UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Class II Sub-Account, Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account, Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account, Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account, Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account, Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT All Asset Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Global Multi-Asset Portfolio Advisor Class Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Real Return Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account, PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account, SC AllianceBernstein International Value Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC BlackRock International Index Fund Service Sub-Account, SC BlackRock Large Cap Index Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Columbia Small Cap Value Fund Service Sub-Account, SC Davis Venture Value Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account, SC Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account, SC Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Ibbotson Balanced Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Ibbotson Conservative Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Ibbotson Growth Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account, SC Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC PIMCO High Yield Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC PIMCO Total Return Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, SC WMC Large Cap Growth Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account, Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, Sun Capital Money Market Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account, Wanger Select Fund Sub-Account, and Wanger USA Sub-Account of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F (collectively the "Sub-Accounts"), as of December 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the periods presented.  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, 2010, by correspondence with the mutual fund companies.  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, 2010, and the results of their operations and the changes in their net assets for each of the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 22, 2011



 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Assets:
Shares
Cost
Value
Investments at fair value:
     
AllianceBernstein VPS Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio (Class B) Sub-Account (AVB)
4,706,881
$      45,197,461
$   53,564,306
AllianceBernstein VPS International Growth Portfolio (Class B) Sub-Account (AN4)
514,921
8,010,674
9,392,167
AllianceBernstein VPS International Value Portfolio (Class B) Sub-Account (IVB)
5,512,270
62,032,760
81,416,221
BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Class III Sub-Account (9XX)
42,744,694
546,999,100
619,370,616
Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series Class A Sub-Account (NMT)
3,452
41,279
41,663
Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account (MCC)
11,551,194
116,285,617
138,267,790
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Variable Series Class A Sub-Account (NNG)
6,333
111,039
130,018
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account (CMG)
1,368,783
21,543,888
28,087,424
Columbia Marsico International Opportunity Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account (NMI)
864,153
11,097,745
13,809,157
Columbia Small Cap Value Fund, Variable Series Class B Sub-Account (CSC)
753
11,951
13,175
Fidelity VIP Balanced Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account (FVB)
3,815,081
46,279,575
58,332,583
Fidelity VIP Contrafund Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account (FL1)
9,648,748
163,143,227
226,649,086
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2010 Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account (F10)
650,495
6,050,160
6,869,231
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2015 Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account (F15)
2,985,020
30,152,964
31,790,466
Fidelity VIP Freedom 2020 Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account (F20)
3,959,677
40,441,062
41,774,592
Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Portfolio (Service Class 2) Sub-Account (FVM)
5,558,514
148,743,090
178,595,063
First Eagle Overseas Variable Fund Sub-Account (SGI)
16,005,684
388,332,949
462,404,213
Franklin Templeton VIP Founding Funds Allocation Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (S17)
7,319,478
45,288,850
56,433,177
Franklin Templeton VIP Franklin Income Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (ISC)
7,339,773
100,618,038
108,775,441
Franklin Templeton VIP Franklin Small Cap Value Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (FVS)
2,743,684
34,799,885
44,584,867
Franklin Templeton VIP Franklin Strategic Income Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (SIC)
2,483,057
29,105,285
31,584,484
Franklin Templeton VIP Mutual Shares Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (FMS)
16,907,178
244,812,430
269,669,492
Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Developing Markets Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (TDM)
5,374,011
48,919,189
60,726,330
Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Foreign Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (FTI)
19,150,561
281,588,805
273,661,513
Franklin Templeton VIP Templeton Growth Securities Fund (Class 2) Sub-Account (FTG)
3,233,485
37,164,230
35,600,674
Huntington VA Balanced Fund Sub-Account (HBF)
721,879
8,799,556
9,572,118
Huntington VA Dividend Capture Sub-Account (HVD)
385,777
3,079,070
3,761,330
Huntington VA Growth Sub-Account (HVG)
104,458
714,418
815,820
Huntington VA Income Equity Sub-Account (HVI)
127,251
882,764
1,103,265
Huntington VA International Equity Sub-Account (HVE)
339,844
4,126,471
4,914,149




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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Assets (continued):
Shares
Cost
Value
Investments at fair value (continued):
     
Huntington VA Macro 100 Sub-Account (HVM)
5,465
$          38,665
$        49,237
Huntington VA Mid Corp America Sub-Account (HVC)
73,086
927,789
1,289,234
Huntington VA Mortgage Securities Sub-Account (HVS)
437,651
5,005,140
5,028,611
Huntington VA New Economy Sub-Account (HVN)
30,770
308,499
389,238
Huntington VA Real Strategies Fund Sub-Account (HRS)
237,951
1,814,796
2,215,321
Huntington VA Rotating Markets Sub-Account (HVR)
109,910
1,098,226
1,220,000
Huntington VA Situs Fund Sub-Account (HSS)
306,059
3,479,488
4,587,826
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund Series II Sub-Account (VLC)
2,111,891
19,922,392
24,645,773
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund Series II Sub-Account (VKU)
2,080,494
25,167,122
29,230,936
Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund Series II Sub-Account (VKC)
457,064
4,964,858
5,813,854
Lazard Retirement Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Service Class Sub-Account (LRE)
2,635,833
46,785,885
61,493,993
Lord Abbett Series Fund - Growth Opportunities Portfolio VC Sub-Account (LA9)
2,898,273
39,960,398
50,951,635
Lord Abbett Series Fund- Fundamental Equity Portfolio VC Sub-Account (LAV)
2,734,360
38,474,569
48,288,792
MFS VIT II Blended Research Core Equity Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (MIT)
10,346,635
286,023,633
329,954,202
MFS VIT II Blended Research Core Equity Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MFL)
5,312,719
154,184,116
168,200,681
MFS VIT II Bond Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (BDS)
8,177,925
84,958,377
93,964,357
MFS VIT II Bond Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MF7)
12,174,599
127,136,109
138,790,425
MFS VIT II Core Equity Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (RGS)
7,730,750
121,947,576
110,008,574
MFS VIT II Core Equity Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (RG1)
2,455,859
29,017,169
34,701,290
MFS VIT II Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (EME)
2,929,109
51,133,005
52,343,187
MFS VIT II Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (EM1)
1,906,444
27,423,294
33,610,615
MFS VIT II Global Governments Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (GGS)
2,515,389
27,120,283
27,669,281
MFS VIT II Global Governments Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (GG1)
283,270
2,955,071
3,073,483
MFS VIT II Global Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (GGR)
4,217,621
51,366,622
68,578,524
MFS VIT II Global Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (GG2)
247,571
3,464,164
4,005,692
MFS VIT II Global Research Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (RES)
7,199,126
115,572,013
138,439,191
MFS VIT II Global Research Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (RE1)
848,600
13,214,790
16,216,742
MFS VIT II Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (GTR)
5,884,192
91,030,239
83,555,530
MFS VIT II Global Tactical Allocation Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (GT2)
26,583,658
362,392,709
374,032,065
MFS VIT II Government Securities Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (GSS)
13,759,311
175,446,332
182,586,057
MFS VIT II Government Securities Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MFK)
30,230,775
388,622,112
398,441,610
MFS VIT II Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (EGS)
6,410,613
104,344,195
142,507,935
MFS VIT II Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MFF)
560,462
9,595,259
12,234,879
MFS VIT II High Yield Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (HYS)
16,751,274
92,780,714
99,837,593
MFS VIT II High Yield Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MFC)
15,079,130
77,877,823
89,117,660
MFS VIT II International Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (IGS)
4,834,265
70,370,220
66,954,565
MFS VIT II International Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (IG1)
1,975,943
24,088,944
27,188,979
MFS VIT II International Value Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (MII)
3,562,297
62,493,472
55,536,209
MFS VIT II International Value Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MI1)
12,487,130
196,657,403
192,676,418


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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Assets (continued):
Shares
Cost
Value
Investments at fair value (continued):
     
MFS VIT II Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (MIS)
32,782,077
$   322,890,565
$ 374,699,136
MFS VIT II Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (M1B)
5,615,125
56,155,336
63,675,518
MFS VIT II Mid Cap Growth Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (MCS)
4,147,508
22,645,592
24,926,521
MFS VIT II Mid Cap Growth Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MC1)
2,559,441
11,803,976
15,075,107
MFS VIT II Money Market Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (MMS)
114,259,520
114,259,520
114,259,520
MFS VIT II Money Market Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MM1)
158,409,472
158,409,472
158,409,472
MFS VIT II New Discovery Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (NWD)
3,713,279
49,750,742
69,178,393
MFS VIT II New Discovery Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (M1A)
4,416,127
50,710,863
80,064,377
MFS VIT II Research International Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (RIS)
3,085,941
52,631,448
42,246,531
MFS VIT II Research International Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (RI1)
8,387,443
120,858,445
113,398,226
MFS VIT II Strategic Income Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (SIS)
3,958,664
37,173,820
39,072,014
MFS VIT II Strategic Income Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (SI1)
1,069,561
9,884,400
10,492,399
MFS VIT II Technology Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (TEC)
2,316,999
12,417,165
15,848,273
MFS VIT II Technology Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (TE1)
266,699
1,391,470
1,776,216
MFS VIT II Total Return Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (TRS)
30,299,814
529,884,767
508,127,878
MFS VIT II Total Return Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MFJ)
43,645,595
747,269,820
724,953,338
MFS VIT II Utilities Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (UTS)
7,674,537
150,023,474
166,076,989
MFS VIT II Utilities Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MFE)
5,204,495
101,359,327
111,480,282
MFS VIT II Value Portfolio I Class Sub-Account (MVS)
8,803,996
138,394,696
122,463,581
MFS VIT II Value Portfolio S Class Sub-Account (MV1)
15,919,428
197,373,226
219,528,910
Morgan Stanley UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio Class II Sub-Account (VKM)
1,214,763
11,614,620
14,589,309
Oppenheimer Balanced Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account (OBV)
1,161,088
10,596,143
13,178,352
Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account (OCA)
658,017
23,273,557
26,314,089
Oppenheimer Global Securities Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account (OGG)
1,095,755
29,421,613
32,916,492
Oppenheimer Main Street Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account (OMG)
22,738,865
461,150,146
470,921,894
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund/VA (Service Shares) Sub-Account (OMS)
657,318
9,930,802
11,503,067
PIMCO VIT All Asset Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account (PRA)
510,100
5,482,870
5,600,897
PIMCO VIT CommodityRealReturn Strategy Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account (PCR)
8,262,917
65,328,185
74,448,884
PIMCO VIT Emerging Markets Bond Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account (PMB)
1,780,893
22,682,319
24,113,288
PIMCO VIT Global Multi-Asset Portfolio Advisor Class Sub-Account (6TT)
48,503,704
585,638,198
616,967,109
PIMCO VIT Real Return Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account (PRR)
9,047,948
111,937,926
118,890,037
PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio Admin Class Sub-Account (PTR)
37,925,327
405,082,900
420,212,628
SC AllianceBernstein International Value Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (3XX)
288,965
2,729,606
2,915,660
SC BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account
    (5XX)
14,031,984
146,432,906
148,879,348
SC BlackRock International Index Fund Service Sub-Account (SBI)
104
1,073
1,073
SC BlackRock Large Cap Index Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (SSA)
1,609,469
12,762,109
15,434,805
SC BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (VSC)
9,786,627
85,823,337
126,736,815
SC Columbia Small Cap Value Fund Service Sub-Account (2XX)
1,036,681
10,220,733
11,548,624
SC Davis Venture Value Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (SVV)
20,394,433
184,883,905
245,752,915

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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Assets (continued):
Shares
Cost
Value
Investments at fair value (continued):
     
SC Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account (SGC)
6,766,134
$     42,828,921
 $        63,939,969
SC Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (S13)
2,632,053
21,134,369
24,767,620
SC Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account (SDC)
61,882,442
630,018,397
638,007,980
SC Goldman Sachs Short Duration Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (S15)
13,573,110
138,317,456
139,938,767
SC Ibbotson Balanced Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (7XX)
109,793,658
1,186,807,547
1,355,951,680
SC Ibbotson Conservative Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (6XX)
60,241,499
635,179,040
710,247,275
SC Ibbotson Growth Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (8XX)
43,910,552
450,044,013
547,564,582
SC Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (1XX)
905,133
8,599,246
9,947,413
SC Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account (SLC)
43,364,966
253,773,439
366,000,311
SC Lord Abbett Growth & Income Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (S12)
1,497,705
11,399,192
12,595,699
SC PIMCO High Yield Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (S14)
3,072,010
27,804,270
30,197,858
SC PIMCO Total Return Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (4XX)
38,383,729
430,476,908
444,483,583
SC WMC Blue Chip Mid Cap Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (S16)
2,601,585
29,326,151
38,555,488
SC WMC Large Cap Growth Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (LGF)
527,865
4,124,776
5,093,897
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund (Initial Class) Sub-Account (SC3)
482,636
4,002,779
5,521,361
Sun Capital Global Real Estate Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (SRE)
10,489,612
100,346,584
132,274,013
Sun Capital Investment Grade Bond Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (IGB)
12,612,553
115,178,053
119,314,751
Sun Capital Money Market Fund (Service Class) Sub-Account (CMM)
113,085,043
113,085,043
113,085,043
Wanger Select Fund Sub-Account (WTF)
32,091
477,283
930,311
Wanger USA Sub-Account (USC)
1,677
52,681
56,768
Total investments
 
14,686,794,223
16,146,292,961
Total assets
     
$ 14,686,794,223
$  16,146,292,961
Liabilities:
     
Payable to Sponsor
   
6,520,818
 
Total liabilities
   
$            6,520,818
Net Assets
   
$    16,139,772,143







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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Net Assets:
Applicable to Owners of Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts
 
Reserve for Variable
 
Total
Units
Value
 
Annuities
 
Value
           
             
AVB
5,293,494
$          53,564,306
 
$                         -
 
$          53,564,306
AN4
1,092,105
9,392,167
 
-
 
9,392,167
IVB
11,190,095
81,416,221
 
-
 
81,416,221
9XX
47,908,911
619,370,616
 
-
 
619,370,616
NMT
3,338
41,663
 
-
 
41,663
MCC
14,342,386
138,247,246
 
18,229
 
138,265,475
NNG
11,218
130,018
 
-
 
130,018
CMG
2,712,649
28,087,424
 
-
 
28,087,424
NMI
1,076,458
13,809,157
 
-
 
13,809,157
CSC
1,022
13,175
 
-
 
13,175
FVB
5,329,715
58,332,583
 
-
 
58,332,583
FL1
22,219,731
226,649,086
 
-
 
226,649,086
F10
586,368
6,869,231
 
-
 
6,869,231
F15
2,690,154
31,790,466
 
-
 
31,790,466
F20
3,591,134
41,774,592
 
-
 
41,774,592
FVM
14,828,391
178,582,620
 
10,260
 
178,592,880
SGI
39,232,419
462,394,836
 
8,075
 
462,402,911
S17
5,771,387
56,433,177
 
-
 
56,433,177
ISC
10,453,432
108,775,441
 
-
 
108,775,441
FVS
2,184,543
44,577,096
 
5,951
 
44,583,047
SIC
2,596,931
31,584,484
 
-
 
31,584,484
FMS
18,142,945
269,662,651
 
5,018
 
269,667,669
TDM
3,730,450
60,721,370
 
4,156
 
60,725,526
FTI
15,268,978
273,554,667
 
97,826
 
273,652,493
FTG
2,323,981
35,600,674
 
-
 
35,600,674
HBF
773,084
9,572,118
 
-
 
9,572,118
HVD
381,299
3,761,330
 
-
 
3,761,330
HVG
105,400
815,820
 
-
 
815,820
HVI
135,007
1,103,265
 
-
 
1,103,265
HVE
579,008
4,914,149
 
-
 
4,914,149
HVM
5,537
49,237
 
-
 
49,237
HVC
131,381
1,289,234
 
-
 
1,289,234
HVS
462,023
5,028,611
 
-
 
5,028,611
HVN
53,652
389,238
 
-
 
389,238
HRS
288,049
2,215,321
 
-
 
2,215,321
HVR
150,620
1,220,000
 
-
 
1,220,000
HSS
463,805
4,587,826
 
-
 
4,587,826
VLC
2,754,884
24,645,773
 
-
 
24,645,773
VKU
2,638,485
29,230,936
 
-
 
29,230,936
VKC
541,345
5,813,854
 
-
 
5,813,854
LRE
5,546,175
61,493,993
 
-
 
61,493,993

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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Net Assets (continued):
Applicable to Owners of Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts
 
Reserve for Variable
 
Total
Units
Value
 
Annuities
 
Value
           
             
LA9
3,343,836
$          50,931,478
 
$                 18,974
 
$          50,950,452
LAV
3,240,001
48,288,792
 
-
 
48,288,792
MIT
21,182,508
327,659,404
 
1,468,495
 
329,127,899
MFL
12,022,072
168,133,924
 
60,917
 
168,194,841
BDS
5,106,265
93,466,126
 
329,248
 
93,795,374
MF7
9,260,297
138,787,129
 
1,892
 
138,789,021
RGS
8,499,280
109,584,134
 
291,393
 
109,875,527
RG1
3,339,426
34,689,136
 
7,341
 
34,696,477
EME
1,624,680
51,809,287
 
366,192
 
52,175,479
EM1
1,775,371
33,610,615
 
-
 
33,610,615
GGS
1,388,803
27,457,384
 
146,139
 
27,603,523
GG1
191,576
3,070,094
 
1,945
 
3,072,039
GGR
3,303,954
68,004,977
 
402,807
 
68,407,784
GG2
250,738
3,998,745
 
5,320
 
4,004,065
RES
8,120,608
137,238,597
 
807,627
 
138,046,224
RE1
1,162,208
16,212,395
 
2,981
 
16,215,376
GTR
3,630,317
82,577,047
 
605,850
 
83,182,897
GT2
35,771,466
374,025,127
 
5,460
 
374,030,587
GSS
9,796,211
181,773,929
 
648,187
 
182,422,116
MFK
31,563,214
398,102,809
 
308,057
 
398,410,866
EGS
11,164,178
141,642,480
 
625,868
 
142,268,348
MFF
922,817
12,234,367
 
-
 
12,234,367
HYS
4,992,117
98,884,316
 
510,484
 
99,394,800
MFC
5,362,310
89,036,633
 
71,275
 
89,107,908
IGS
3,754,249
66,596,964
 
264,788
 
66,861,752
IG1
2,080,737
27,188,090
 
-
 
27,188,090
MII
2,607,501
55,080,219
 
337,818
 
55,418,037
MI1
19,684,586
192,662,333
 
12,114
 
192,674,447
MIS
37,078,363
372,031,274
 
2,439,432
 
374,470,706
M1B
5,348,263
63,663,394
 
10,743
 
63,674,137
MCS
4,670,921
24,820,720
 
94,735
 
24,915,455
MC1
1,566,303
15,071,176
 
2,519
 
15,073,695
MMS
9,022,060
112,463,518
 
1,258,195
 
113,721,713
MM1
15,867,217
158,298,119
 
103,328
 
158,401,447
NWD
4,376,779
68,961,786
 
165,301
 
69,127,087
M1A
4,156,401
80,013,870
 
42,451
 
80,056,321
RIS
2,727,635
42,148,555
 
102,644
 
42,251,199
RI1
5,914,182
113,364,943
 
31,130
 
113,396,073
SIS
2,344,628
38,852,119
 
206,855
 
39,058,974
SI1
683,470
10,482,821
 
7,128
 
10,489,949
TEC
3,056,751
15,808,320
 
33,773
 
15,842,093


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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Net Assets (continued):
Applicable to Owners of Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts
 
Reserve for Variable
 
Total
Units
Value
 
Annuities
 
Value
           
             
TE1
160,111
$            1,776,216
 
$                         -
 
$            1,776,216
TRS
22,491,979
502,694,885
 
3,849,935
 
506,544,820
MFJ
51,225,040
724,601,240
 
307,078
 
724,908,318
UTS
6,010,069
164,801,804
 
846,346
 
165,648,150
MFE
3,706,532
111,469,743
 
6,295
 
111,476,038
MVS
7,251,195
121,698,011
 
679,841
 
122,377,852
MV1
14,050,600
219,464,241
 
59,771
 
219,524,012
VKM
1,156,849
14,589,309
 
-
 
14,589,309
OBV
1,744,434
13,178,352
 
-
 
13,178,352
OCA
1,870,731
26,305,322
 
7,334
 
26,312,656
OGG
2,177,497
32,916,492
 
-
 
32,916,492
OMG
34,219,506
470,800,883
 
110,275
 
470,911,158
OMS
596,815
11,503,067
 
-
 
11,503,067
PRA
457,711
5,600,897
 
-
 
5,600,897
PCR
6,649,829
74,448,884
 
-
 
74,448,884
PMB
1,018,985
24,113,288
 
-
 
24,113,288
6TT
52,768,623
616,967,109
 
-
 
616,967,109
PRR
8,101,705
118,890,037
 
-
 
118,890,037
PTR
28,187,212
420,094,766
 
106,644
 
420,201,410
3XX
242,013
2,915,660
 
-
 
2,915,660
5XX
13,213,863
148,879,348
 
-
 
148,879,348
SBI
107
1,073
 
-
 
1,073
SSA
1,555,115
15,434,805
 
-
 
15,434,805
VSC
12,976,175
126,719,252
 
15,525
 
126,734,777
2XX
809,572
11,548,624
 
-
 
11,548,624
SVV
27,094,644
245,733,584
 
17,607
 
245,751,191
SGC
6,122,866
63,916,923
 
19,845
 
63,936,768
S13
2,387,778
24,767,620
 
-
 
24,767,620
SDC
61,117,799
637,888,224
 
113,353
 
638,001,577
S15
13,481,729
139,938,767
 
-
 
139,938,767
7XX
100,466,095
1,355,951,680
 
-
 
1,355,951,680
6XX
56,794,830
710,247,154
 
-
 
710,247,154
8XX
38,504,662
547,564,582
 
-
 
547,564,582
1XX
690,018
9,947,413
 
-
 
9,947,413
SLC
37,839,785
365,860,534
 
124,339
 
365,984,873
S12
1,310,468
12,595,699
 
-
 
12,595,699
S14
2,507,888
30,197,858
 
-
 
30,197,858
4XX
37,284,808
444,483,583
 
-
 
444,483,583
S16
3,345,323
38,555,488
 
-
 
38,555,488
LGF
569,042
5,093,897
 
-
 
5,093,897

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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
DECEMBER 31, 2010
Net Assets (continued):
Applicable to Owners of Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts
 
Reserve for Variable
 
Total
Units
Value
 
Annuities
 
Value
           
             
SC3
320,946
$            5,516,175
 
$                   4,294
 
$            5,520,469
SRE
10,929,593
132,246,719
 
25,392
 
132,272,111
IGB
10,165,312
119,314,751
 
-
 
119,314,751
CMM
11,093,798
112,984,159
 
91,333
 
113,075,492
WTF
62,686
930,311
 
-
 
930,311
USC
4,696
56,768
 
-
 
56,768
             
             
Total net assets
 
 
$   16,121,438,015
 
$          18,334,128
 
$   16,139,772,143
             



































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


 
 

 


SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
AVB
 
AN4
 
IVB
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
Dividend income
$        1,142,615
 
$           147,152
 
$        2,104,207
           
Expenses:
         
Mortality and expense risk charges
(701,342)
 
(124,092)
 
(1,197,195)
Distribution and administrative expense charges
(84,161)
 
(14,891)
 
(143,663)
Net investment income
357,112
 
8,169
 
763,349
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
774,286
 
448,924
 
(4,456,313)
Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
Net realized gains (losses)
774,286
 
448,924
 
(4,456,313)
           
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
3,058,601
 
404,851
 
6,366,183
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains
3,832,887
 
853,775
 
1,909,870
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        4,189,999
 
$           861,944
 
$        2,673,219
           
           
 
9XX
 
NMT
 
MCC
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        6,505,981
 
$                     -
 
$                      -
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(7,697,946)
 
(662)
 
(1,989,954)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(923,754)
 
(79)
 
(238,795)
Net investment loss
(2,115,719)
 
(741)
 
(2,228,749)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
5,485,260
 
(3,476)
 
(8,064,348)
 Realized gain distributions
3,533,820
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
9,019,080
 
(3,476)
 
(8,064,348)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
37,649,178
 
9,421
 
29,598,662
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
46,668,258
 
5,945
 
21,534,314
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      44,552,539
 
$               5,204
 
$      19,305,565



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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
NNG
 
CMG
 
NMI
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                  138
 
$             10,967
 
$             88,085
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,946)
 
(378,499)
 
(199,576)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(234)
 
(45,420)
 
(23,949)
Net investment loss
(2,042)
 
(412,952)
 
(135,440)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
1,135
 
(598,093)
 
(741,559)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
1,135
 
(598,093)
 
(741,559)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
23,272
 
5,671,398
 
2,191,586
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
24,407
 
5,073,305
 
1,450,027
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$             22,365
 
$        4,660,353
 
$        1,314,587
           
           
 
CSC
 
FVB
 
FL1
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                  105
 
$           813,318
 
$        2,122,925
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(151)
 
(768,866)
 
(3,056,984)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(18)
 
(92,264)
 
(366,838)
Net investment loss
(64)
 
(47,812)
 
(1,300,897)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(528)
 
291,895
 
2,007,813
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
302,136
 
97,157
 Net realized (losses) gains
(528)
 
594,031
 
2,104,970
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
2,943
 
7,459,506
 
29,857,302
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
2,415
 
8,053,537
 
31,962,272
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$               2,351
 
$        8,005,725
 
$      30,661,375





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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
F10
 
F15
 
F20
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           127,392
 
$           589,522
 
$           785,021
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(115,079)
 
(448,621)
 
(591,359)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(13,810)
 
(53,835)
 
(70,963)
Net investment (loss) income
(1,497)
 
87,066
 
122,699
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
30,389
 
(574,695)
 
(1,089,400)
 Realized gain distributions
133,965
 
368,169
 
313,835
 Net realized gains (losses)
164,354
 
(206,526)
 
(775,565)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
576,267
 
3,235,744
 
5,261,382
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
740,621
 
3,029,218
 
4,485,817
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$           739,124
 
$        3,116,284
 
$        4,608,516
           
           
 
FVM
 
SGI
 
S17
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           197,599
 
$        7,523,779
 
$        1,158,208
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(2,455,056)
 
(5,722,626)
 
(840,459)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(294,607)
 
(686,715)
 
(100,855)
Net investment (loss) income
(2,552,064)
 
1,114,438
 
216,894
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(8,083,616)
 
(3,607,177)
 
(1,486,482)
 Realized gain distributions
527,344
 
-
 
4,338
 Net realized losses
(7,556,272)
 
(3,607,177)
 
(1,482,144)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
49,071,969
 
67,514,207
 
5,832,637
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
41,515,697
 
63,907,030
 
4,350,493
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      38,963,633
 
$      65,021,468
 
$        4,567,387




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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
ISC
 
FVS
 
SIC
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
 $       6,143,002
 
 $          310,329
 
 $       1,183,961
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,397,325)
 
(613,380)
 
(399,516)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(167,679)
 
(73,606)
 
(47,942)
Net investment income (loss)
4,577,998
 
(376,657)
 
736,503
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(2,369,295)
 
(2,841,191)
 
333,818
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(2,369,295)
 
(2,841,191)
 
333,818
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
7,885,079
 
12,739,521
 
1,188,070
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
5,515,784
 
9,898,330
 
1,521,888
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$     10,093,782
 
$       9,521,673
 
$       2,258,391
           
           
 
FMS
 
TDM
 
FTI
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        4,050,632
 
$           964,481
 
$        5,418,792
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(3,814,434)
 
(894,602)
 
(4,317,605)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(457,732)
 
(107,352)
 
(518,113)
Net investment (loss) income
(221,534)
 
(37,473)
 
583,074
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(9,145,559)
 
(6,463,039)
 
(20,231,941)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(9,145,559)
 
(6,463,039)
 
(20,231,941)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
32,507,348
 
15,101,002
 
36,729,845
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
23,361,789
 
8,637,963
 
16,497,904
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      23,140,255
 
$       8,600,490
 
$      17,080,978




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


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
FTG
 
HBF
 
HVD
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           447,094
 
$               7,578
 
$           140,895
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(511,862)
 
(87,806)
 
(44,471)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(61,423)
 
(10,537)
 
(5,337)
Net investment (loss) income
(126,191)
 
(90,765)
 
91,087
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(3,734,745)
 
45,070
 
27,079
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(3,734,745)
 
45,070
 
27,079
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
5,750,714
 
677,008
 
285,516
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
2,015,969
 
722,078
 
312,595
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        1,889,778
 
$           631,313
 
$           403,682
           
           
 
HVG
 
HVI
 
HVE
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$               1,040
 
$             28,516
 
$             55,697
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(8,384)
 
(14,006)
 
(58,291)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(1,006)
 
(1,681)
 
(6,995)
Net investment (loss) income
(8,350)
 
12,829
 
(9,589)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(20,664)
 
(11,333)
 
230
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(20,664)
 
(11,333)
 
230
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
102,343
 
99,542
 
400,651
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
81,679
 
88,209
 
400,881
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$             73,329
 
$           101,038
 
$           391,292




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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
HVM
 
HVC
 
HVS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                  378
 
$               7,844
 
$             72,555
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(652)
 
(17,358)
 
(38,277)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(78)
 
(2,083)
 
(4,593)
Net investment (loss) income
(352)
 
(11,597)
 
29,685
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(306)
 
11,669
 
6,696
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(306)
 
11,669
 
6,696
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
6,148
 
233,987
 
12,648
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
5,842
 
245,656
 
19,344
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$               5,490
 
$           234,059
 
$             49,029
           
           
 
HVN
 
HRS
 
HVR
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                  371
 
$               3,906
 
$             11,883
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(5,290)
 
(21,941)
 
(13,150)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(635)
 
(2,633)
 
(1,578)
Net investment loss
(5,554)
 
(20,668)
 
(2,845)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(6,370)
 
31,869
 
15,243
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(6,370)
 
31,869
 
15,243
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
61,907
 
325,885
 
55,052
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
55,537
 
357,754
 
70,295
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$            49,983
 
$           337,086
 
$             67,450


 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
HSS
 
VLC13
 
VKU10
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$             16,555
 
 $           26,185
 
$           483,285
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(50,815)
 
(320,819)
 
(367,032)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(6,098)
 
(38,498)
 
(44,044)
Net investment (loss) income
(40,358)
 
(333,132)
 
72,209
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
294,505
 
(971,517)
 
560,020
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
294,505
 
(971,517)
 
560,020
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
748,154
 
4,196,691
 
1,969,610
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
1,042,659
 
3,225,174
 
2,529,630
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        1,002,301
 
 $       2,892,042
 
$        2,601,839
           
           
 
VKC12
 
LRE
 
LA9
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$             36,881
 
$           652,926
 
$                     -
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(67,157)
 
(715,389)
 
(776,012)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(8,059)
 
(85,847)
 
(93,121)
Net investment loss
(38,335)
 
(148,310)
 
(869,133)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
507,015
 
2,403,644
 
1,281,383
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
279,043
 Net realized gains
507,015
 
2,403,644
 
1,560,426
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
447,776
 
7,193,278
 
9,152,488
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
954,791
 
9,596,922
 
10,712,914
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$           916,456
 
$        9,448,612
 
 $       9,843,781

13 Effective June 1, 2010, VLC Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen LIT Comstock Portfolio II.
 
10 Effective June 1, 2010, VKU Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen UIF Equity & Income Class II.
 
12 Effective June 1, 2010, VKC Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio II.
 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
LAV1
 
MIT
 
MFL
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           136,245
 
$        5,745,823
 
$        2,627,643
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(667,990)
 
(4,058,627)
 
(2,626,955)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(80,159)
 
(487,035)
 
(315,235)
Net investment (loss) income
(611,904)
 
1,200,161
 
(314,547)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
170,620
 
(1,890,102)
 
(868,876)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
170,620
 
(1,890,102)
 
(868,876)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
7,575,694
 
45,141,510
 
23,909,406
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
7,746,314
 
43,251,408
 
23,040,530
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        7,134,410
 
 $     44,451,569
 
$      22,725,983
           
           
 
BDS
 
MF7
 
RGS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        4,091,548
 
$        4,622,069
 
$        1,187,398
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,209,918)
 
(1,696,612)
 
(1,341,693)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(145,190)
 
(203,593)
 
(161,003)
Net investment income (loss)
2,736,440
 
2,721,864
 
(315,298)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
185,705
 
1,417,488
 
(5,305,584)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
185,705
 
1,417,488
 
(5,305,584)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
5,482,332
 
5,402,593
 
20,867,477
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
5,668,037
 
6,820,081
 
15,561,893
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        8,404,477
 
$        9,541,945
 
$      15,246,595

 
1 Effective May 3, 2010, LAV Sub-Account changed its name from Lord Abbett Series Fund - All Value Portfolio VC.
 





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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
RG1
 
EME
 
EM1
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           296,470
 
$           328,749
 
$           145,948
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(473,047)
 
(594,842)
 
(387,067)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(56,766)
 
(71,381)
 
(46,448)
Net investment loss
(233,343)
 
(337,474)
 
(287,567)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(1,989,290)
 
(4,529,739)
 
208,109
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(1,989,290)
 
(4,529,739)
 
208,109
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
6,841,914
 
14,340,213
 
5,472,939
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
4,852,624
 
9,810,474
 
5,681,048
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        4,619,281
 
$        9,473,000
 
$        5,393,481
           
           
 
GGS
 
GG1
 
GGR
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                     -
 
$                      -
 
$           517,893
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(356,415)
 
(44,097)
 
(826,038)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(42,770)
 
(5,292)
 
(99,125)
Net investment loss
(399,185)
 
(49,389)
 
(407,270)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(408,403)
 
(48,851)
 
3,071,738
 Realized gain distributions
225,960
 
24,985
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(182,443)
 
(23,866)
 
3,071,738
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
1,427,904
 
154,545
 
3,547,131
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
1,245,461
 
130,679
 
6,618,869
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$           846,276
 
$             81,290
 
$        6,211,599




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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
GG2
 
RES
 
RE1
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$             24,094
 
$        1,847,713
 
$           185,923
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(60,770)
 
(1,672,289)
 
(230,212)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(7,292)
 
(200,675)
 
(27,625)
Net investment loss
(43,968)
 
(25,251)
 
(71,914)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
260,069
 
1,071,512
 
135,897
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains
260,069
 
1,071,512
 
135,897
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
124,591
 
12,732,144
 
1,562,516
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
384,660
 
13,803,656
 
1,698,413
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$           340,692
 
$      13,778,405
 
$        1,626,499
           
           
 
GTR2
 
GT23
 
GSS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           676,053
 
 $          530,513
 
 $      7,070,724
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,071,602)
 
(2,300,336)
 
(2,465,153)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(128,592)
 
(276,040)
 
(295,818)
Net investment (loss) income
(524,141)
 
(2,045,863)
 
4,309,753
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(2,722,457)
 
(803,343)
 
2,089,696
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(2,722,457)
 
(803,343)
 
2,089,696
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
6,496,978
 
13,370,121
 
232,090
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
3,774,521
 
12,566,778
 
2,321,786
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        3,250,380
 
$    10,520,915
 
$       6,631,539

2 Effective February, 8, 2010, GTR Sub-Account changes its name from MFS Global Total Return Class I.
 
3 Effective February, 8, 2010, GT2 Sub-Account changes its name from MFS Global Total Return Class S.
 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
MFK
 
EGS
 
MFF
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
 $     13,199,464
 
$           115,852
 
$                     -
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(5,803,519)
 
(1,711,664)
 
(168,828)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(696,422)
 
(205,400)
 
(20,259)
Net investment income (loss)
6,699,523
 
(1,801,212)
 
(189,087)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
3,863,911
 
3,163,874
 
623,831
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains
3,863,911
 
3,163,874
 
623,831
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
(95,451)
 
16,591,684
 
1,023,518
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
3,768,460
 
19,755,558
 
1,647,349
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$     10,467,983
 
$      17,954,346
 
$        1,458,262
           
           
 
HYS
 
MFC
 
IGS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        9,244,484
 
$        8,443,554
 
$           577,097
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,241,198)
 
(1,377,326)
 
(829,898)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(148,944)
 
(165,279)
 
(99,588)
Net investment income (loss)
7,854,342
 
6,900,949
 
(352,389)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(5,220,494)
 
(3,141,410)
 
(4,415,102)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(5,220,494)
 
(3,141,410)
 
(4,415,102)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
10,196,832
 
7,457,171
 
12,746,238
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
4,976,338
 
4,315,761
 
8,331,136
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      12,830,680
 
$      11,216,710
 
$        7,978,747





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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
IG1
 
MII
 
MI1
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           165,012
 
$           881,837
 
$        2,547,434
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(355,976)
 
(690,266)
 
(2,778,049)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(42,717)
 
(82,832)
 
(333,366)
Net investment (loss) income
(233,681)
 
108,739
 
(563,981)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(1,661,309)
 
(2,475,757)
 
(7,525,535)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(1,661,309)
 
(2,475,757)
 
(7,525,535)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
4,961,500
 
6,171,841
 
21,107,265
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
3,300,191
 
3,696,084
 
13,581,730
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        3,066,510
 
$        3,804,823
 
$      13,017,749
           
           
 
MIS
 
M1B
 
MCS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        1,117,855
 
$             65,267
 
$                      -
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(4,591,244)
 
(969,540)
 
(277,988)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(550,949)
 
(116,345)
 
(33,359)
Net investment loss
(4,024,338)
 
(1,020,618)
 
(311,347)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
4,920,662
 
614,017
 
(604,551)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
4,920,662
 
614,017
 
(604,551)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
38,176,157
 
6,942,527
 
6,160,747
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
43,096,819
 
7,556,544
 
5,556,196
           
Increase in net assets from operations
 $     39,072,481
 
$        6,535,926
 
$        5,244,849

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
MC1
 
MMS
 
MM1
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                     -
 
$                    30
 
$                    37
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(216,485)
 
(1,619,720)
 
(2,574,993)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(25,978)
 
(194,366)
 
(308,999)
Net investment loss
(242,463)
 
(1,814,056)
 
(2,883,955)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(509,620)
 
-
 
-
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(509,620)
 
-
 
-
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
4,305,962
 
-
 
-
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
3,796,342
 
-
 
-
           
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
$        3,553,879
 
$     (1,814,056)
 
$     (2,883,955)
           
           
 
NWD
 
M1A
 
RIS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                     -
 
$                      -
 
$           560,147
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(810,887)
 
(1,236,635)
 
(532,886)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(97,306)
 
(148,396)
 
(63,946)
Net investment loss
(908,193)
 
(1,385,031)
 
(36,685)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
2,681,838
 
(1,076,462)
 
(3,319,974)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
2,681,838
 
(1,076,462)
 
(3,319,974)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
17,195,895
 
26,206,763
 
6,741,449
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
19,877,733
 
25,130,301
 
3,421,475
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      18,969,540
 
$      23,745,270
 
$        3,384,790




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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
RI1
 
SIS
 
SI1
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        1,287,244
 
$        2,118,726
 
$           571,435
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,711,738)
 
(504,678)
 
(154,689)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(205,408)
 
(60,561)
 
(18,563)
Net investment (loss) income
(629,902)
 
1,553,487
 
398,183
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(15,817,810)
 
(596,207)
 
(217,778)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(15,817,810)
 
(596,207)
 
(217,778)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
25,553,954
 
2,358,826
 
710,294
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
9,736,144
 
1,762,619
 
492,516
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        9,106,242
 
$        3,316,106
 
$           890,699
           
           
 
TEC
 
TE1
 
TRS
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                      -
 
$                      -
 
$      14,204,400
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(185,433)
 
(23,060)
 
(6,366,682)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(22,252)
 
(2,767)
 
(764,002)
Net investment (loss) income
(207,685)
 
(25,827)
 
7,073,716
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
617,770
 
119,729
 
(9,321,443)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized gains (losses)
617,770
 
119,729
 
(9,321,443)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
2,121,114
 
166,829
 
43,345,284
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
2,738,884
 
286,558
 
34,023,841
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        2,531,199
 
$           260,731
 
$      41,097,557

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
MFJ
 
UTS
 
MFE
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$      18,650,237
 
$        5,259,673
 
$        3,197,141
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(10,984,961)
 
(2,050,265)
 
(1,556,119)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(1,318,195)
 
(246,032)
 
(186,734)
Net investment income
6,347,081
 
2,963,376
 
1,454,288
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(24,595,166)
 
10,509,303
 
(7,930,782)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(24,595,166)
 
10,509,303
 
(7,930,782)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
73,206,441
 
4,886,592
 
18,283,727
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
48,611,275
 
15,395,895
 
10,352,945
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      54,958,356
 
$      18,359,271
 
$      11,807,233
           
           
 
MVS
 
MV1
 
VKM11
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        1,690,882
 
$        2,559,020
 
$                      -
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,538,779)
 
(3,160,512)
 
(161,861)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(184,653)
 
(379,261)
 
(19,423)
Net investment loss
(32,550)
 
(980,753)
 
(181,284)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(3,060,919)
 
(12,070,497)
 
1,441,328
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(3,060,919)
 
(12,070,497)
 
1,441,328
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
14,394,902
 
32,476,805
 
1,601,633
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
11,333,983
 
20,406,308
 
3,042,961
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      11,301,433
 
$      19,425,555
 
$        2,861,677

11 Effective June 1, 2010, VKM Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Class II).
 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
OBV
 
OCA
 
OGG
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$           153,352
 
$                     -
 
$           368,514
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(191,446)
 
(408,171)
 
(472,222)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(22,974)
 
(48,981)
 
(56,667)
Net investment loss
(61,068)
 
(457,152)
 
(160,375)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(231,357)
 
(647,622)
 
(2,664,369)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(231,357)
 
(647,622)
 
(2,664,369)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
1,587,695
 
2,963,015
 
6,864,537
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
1,356,338
 
2,315,393
 
4,200,168
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        1,295,270
 
$        1,858,241
 
$        4,039,793
           
           
 
OMG
 
OMS
 
PRA
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        4,307,111
 
$             45,456
 
$           356,824
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(7,298,755)
 
(176,076)
 
(76,597)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(875,851)
 
(21,129)
 
(9,192)
Net investment (loss) income
(3,867,495)
 
(151,749)
 
271,035
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(22,696,273)
 
(650,000)
 
(47,805)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(22,696,273)
 
(650,000)
 
(47,805)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
87,193,750
 
2,869,798
 
259,295
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
64,497,477
 
2,219,798
 
211,490
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      60,629,982
 
$        2,068,049
 
$           482,525




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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
PCR
 
PMB
 
6TT
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        9,669,338
 
$           976,353
 
 $    13,267,706
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(955,553)
 
(308,715)
 
(4,275,507)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(114,666)
 
(37,046)
 
(513,061)
Net investment income
8,599,119
 
630,592
 
8,479,138
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(8,915,019)
 
(2,675)
 
269,391
 Realized gain distributions
1,239,271
 
-
 
1,452,011
 Net realized (losses) gains
(7,675,748)
 
(2,675)
 
1,721,402
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
12,790,780
 
1,162,235
 
31,259,794
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
5,115,032
 
1,159,560
 
32,981,196
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      13,714,151
 
$        1,790,152
 
$     41,460,334
           
           
 
PRR
 
PTR
 
3XX
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
 $      1,732,703
 
 $     10,022,609
 
$                  164
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,842,919)
 
(6,377,091)
 
(31,264)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(221,150)
 
(765,251)
 
(3,752)
Net investment (loss) income
(331,366)
 
2,880,267
 
(34,852)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
139,896
 
5,665,215
 
60,686
 Realized gain distributions
993,994
 
11,913,179
 
40,267
 Net realized gains
1,133,890
 
17,578,394
 
100,953
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
6,519,698
 
4,843,793
 
74,008
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
7,653,588
 
22,422,187
 
174,961
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$       7,322,222
 
$      25,302,454
 
$           140,109




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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
5XX
 
SBI4
 
SSA8
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        1,107,686
 
$                     -
 
$                     -
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,673,822)
 
-
 
(190,976)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(200,859)
 
-
 
(22,917)
Net investment loss
(766,995)
 
-
 
(213,893)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains (losses) on sale of shares
986,390
 
-
 
(717,686)
 Realized gain distributions
1,239,331
 
-
 
23,539
 Net realized gains (losses)
2,225,721
 
-
 
(694,147)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
1,442,945
 
-
 
2,775,001
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
3,668,666
 
-
 
2,080,854
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        2,901,671
 
$                      -
 
$        1,866,961
           
           
 
VSC9
 
2XX6
 
SVV
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$         146,493
 
$                     -
 
$           539,172
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,885,402)
 
(127,156)
 
(3,383,694)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(226,248)
 
(15,259)
 
(406,043)
Net investment loss
(1,965,157)
 
(142,415)
 
(3,250,565)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(1,773,741)
 
840,435
 
(2,938,574)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
755,903
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(1,773,741)
 
1,596,338
 
(2,938,574)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
29,920,133
 
326,744
 
30,931,191
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
28,146,392
 
1,923,082
 
27,992,617
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$     26,181,235
 
$       1,780,667
 
$     24,742,052

 
4 Commencement of operations in 2006; first activity in 2010.
 
6 Effective May 3, 2010, 2XX Sub-Account changed its name from SC Dreman Small Cap Value Fund.
 
8 Effective November 15, 2010, SSA Sub-Account changed its name from SC Oppenheimer Large Cap Core Fund S Class.
 
9 Effective November 15, 2010, VSC Sub-Account changed its name from SC Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund S Class.
 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
SGC
 
S13
 
SDC
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                     -
 
$                    -
 
$        9,669,801
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(976,190)
 
(319,568)
 
(9,885,438)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(117,143)
 
(38,348)
 
(1,186,253)
Net investment loss
(1,093,333)
 
(357,916)
 
(1,401,890)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
6,322,789
 
1,424,352
 
2,361,483
 Realized gain distributions
1,455,591
 
507,018
 
648,828
 Net realized gains
7,778,380
 
1,931,370
 
3,010,311
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
4,836,249
 
2,266,958
 
2,927,552
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
12,614,629
 
4,198,328
 
5,937,863
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$      11,521,296
 
$        3,840,412
 
$        4,535,973
           
 
S15
 
7XX
 
6XX7
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$        1,444,353
 
 $       9,155,610
 
 $       7,023,571
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,777,797)
 
(13,711,826)
 
(7,954,819)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(213,336)
 
(1,645,419)
 
(954,578)
Net investment loss
(546,780)
 
(6,201,635)
 
(1,885,826)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
606,705
 
4,293,208
 
6,899,611
 Realized gain distributions
129,751
 
5,872,150
 
3,529,721
 Net realized gains
736,456
 
10,165,358
 
10,429,332
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
173,076
 
102,385,089
 
36,964,375
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
909,532
 
112,550,447
 
47,393,707
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$           362,752
 
 $   106,348,812
 
 $     45,507,881

 
7 Effective November 15, 2010, 6XX Sub-Account changed its name from SC Ibbotson Moderate Fund S Class.
 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
 
           
 
8XX
 
1XX5
 
SLC
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$       6,528,680
 
$                      -
 
$                     -
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(7,312,399)
 
(113,896)
 
(5,576,129)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(877,488)
 
(13,668)
 
(669,135)
Net investment loss
(1,661,207)
 
(127,564)
 
(6,245,264)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
13,302,912
 
517,919
 
24,912,431
 Realized gain distributions
5,220,963
 
665,186
 
14,785,095
 Net realized gains
18,523,875
 
1,183,105
 
39,697,526
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
40,077,164
 
773,936
 
18,847,795
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
58,601,039
 
1,957,041
 
58,545,321
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$     56,939,832
 
$        1,829,477
 
$     52,300,057
           
           
 
S12
 
S14
 
4XX
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                     -
 
$      1,841,087
 
$       6,574,644
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(165,061)
 
(401,362)
 
(4,908,310)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(19,807)
 
(48,163)
 
(588,997)
Net investment (loss) income
(184,868)
 
1,391,562
 
1,077,337
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized gains on sale of shares
247,045
 
1,057,229
 
2,928,549
 Realized gain distributions
477,686
 
189,528
 
1,271,603
 Net realized gains
724,731
 
1,246,757
 
4,200,152
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
878,144
 
(125,667)
 
9,675,165
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
1,602,875
 
1,121,090
 
13,875,317
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        1,418,007
 
$       2,512,652
 
$     14,952,654

 
5 Effective May 3, 2010, 1XX Sub-Account changed its name from SC AIM Small Cap Growth Fund S Class.
 


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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
S16
 
LGF
 
SC3
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$                     -
 
$               2,228
 
$           640,240
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(569,398)
 
(65,692)
 
(96,342)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(68,328)
 
(7,883)
 
(11,561)
Net investment (loss) income
(637,726)
 
(71,347)
 
532,337
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(2,844,801)
 
(26,393)
 
(971,771)
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
 
-
 Net realized losses
(2,844,801)
 
(26,393)
 
(971,771)
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
10,902,386
 
873,283
 
1,114,603
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
8,057,585
 
846,890
 
142,832
           
Increase in net assets from operations
$        7,419,859
 
$           775,543
 
$           675,169
           
           
 
SRE
 
IGB
 
CMM
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
Income:
         
 Dividend income
$      12,927,973
 
$        2,828,119
 
$                    25
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(1,925,792)
 
(1,294,479)
 
(1,687,763)
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(231,095)
 
(155,338)
 
(202,532)
Net investment income (loss)
10,771,086
 
1,378,302
 
(1,890,270)
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized (losses) gains on sale of shares
(15,112,553)
 
148,135
 
-
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
292,955
 
-
 Net realized (losses) gains
(15,112,553)
 
441,090
 
-
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
19,722,752
 
2,409,607
 
-
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
4,610,199
 
2,850,697
 
-
           
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations
$      15,381,285
 
$        4,228,999
 
$     (1,890,270)

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
           
 
WTF
 
USC
   
 
Sub-Account
 
Sub-Account
   
Income:
         
 Dividend income
 $             5,744
 
 $                     -
   
           
Expenses:
         
 Mortality and expense risk charges
(15,322)
 
(896)
   
 Distribution and administrative expense charges
(1,839)
 
(107)
   
Net investment loss
(11,417)
 
(1,003)
   
           
Net realized and change in unrealized gains:
         
 Net realized losses on sale of shares
(18,543)
 
(787)
   
 Realized gain distributions
-
 
-
   
 Net realized losses
(18,543)
 
(787)
   
           
 Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation
252,417
 
12,177
   
           
 Net realized and change in unrealized gains
233,874
 
11,390
   
           
Increase in net assets from operations
 $          222,457
 
 $            10,387
   
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           




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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
AVB Sub-Account
 
AN4 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$        357,112
$     (212,949)
 
$              8,169
$            56,401
Net realized gains (losses)
774,286
(666,874)
 
448,924
(378,429)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
3,058,601
7,068,727
 
404,851
1,473,997
Net increase from operations
4,189,999
6,188,904
 
861,944
1,151,969
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
6,451,640
17,432,274
 
1,807,080
3,437,512
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
3,886,153
7,769,249
 
(902,828)
1,932,867
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(3,007,755)
(724,383)
 
(228,238)
(134,315)
Net accumulation activity
7,330,038
24,477,140
 
676,014
5,236,064
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
7,330,038
24,477,140
 
676,014
5,236,064
           
Total increase in net assets
11,520,037
30,666,044
 
1,537,958
6,388,033
           
Net assets at beginning of year
42,044,269
11,378,225
 
7,854,209
1,466,176
Net assets at end of year
$    53,564,306
$    42,044,269
 
$       9,392,167
$       7,854,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
IVB Sub-Account
 
9XX Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$         763,349
$      (498,774)
 
$     (2,115,719)
$       2,773,162
Net realized (losses) gains
(4,456,313)
(21,575,378)
 
9,019,080
868,550
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
6,366,183
49,032,651
 
37,649,178
34,323,225
Net increase from operations
2,673,219
26,958,499
 
44,552,539
37,964,937
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
321,489
1,032,372
 
121,054,412
249,496,476
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
1,007,017
(8,667,798)
 
55,627,571
118,310,668
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(5,406,780)
(4,395,033)
 
(19,854,071)
(4,634,589)
Net accumulation activity
(4,078,274)
(12,030,459)
 
156,827,912
363,172,555
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(4,078,274)
(12,030,459)
 
156,827,912
363,172,555
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(1,405,055)
14,928,040
 
201,380,451
401,137,492
           
Net assets at beginning of year
82,821,276
67,893,236
 
417,990,165
16,852,673
Net assets at end of year
$   81,416,221
$   82,821,276
 
$   619,370,616
$   417,990,165


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
NMT Sub-Account
 
MCC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$             (741)
$            (811)
 
$   (2,228,749)
$   (2,058,179)
Net realized losses
(3,476)
(26,998)
 
(8,064,348)
(17,669,909)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
9,421
31,619
 
29,598,662
50,970,680
Net increase from operations
5,204
3,810
 
19,305,565
31,242,592
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
-
-
 
1,897,319
5,099,222
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(9,529)
(25,957)
 
(9,972,522)
(6,451,357)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,375)
(6,636)
 
(8,510,116)
(6,805,027)
Net accumulation activity
(10,904)
(32,593)
 
(16,585,319)
(8,157,162)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
4,530
1,433
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(6,747)
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
(1,907)
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(1,107)
(684)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(3,324)
(1,158)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(10,904)
(32,593)
 
(16,588,643)
(8,158,320)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(5,700)
(28,783)
 
2,716,922
23,084,272
           
Net assets at beginning of year
47,363
76,146
 
135,548,553
112,464,281
Net assets at end of year
$      41,663
$        47,363
 
$ 138,265,475
$  135,548,553


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
NNG Sub-Account
 
CMG Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$          (2,042)
$          (1,430)
 
$      (412,952)
$     (246,504)
Net realized gains (losses)
1,135
(33,989)
 
(598,093)
(1,118,658)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
23,272
53,076
 
5,671,398
5,633,501
Net increase from operations
22,365
17,657
 
4,660,353
4,268,339
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
1
-
 
2,894,057
5,488,322
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(5,520)
(79,890)
 
(907,131)
2,840,087
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(494)
(475)
 
(1,401,239)
(1,014,343)
Net accumulation activity
(6,013)
(80,365)
 
585,687
7,314,066
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(6,013)
(80,365)
 
585,687
7,314,066
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
16,352
(62,708)
 
5,246,041
11,582,405
           
Net assets at beginning of year
113,666
176,374
 
22,841,383
11,258,978
Net assets at end of year
$          130,018
$         113,666
 
$   28,087,424
$   22,841,383


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
NMI Sub-Account
 
CSC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$       (135,440)
$           11,837
 
$               (64)
$           (63)
Net realized losses
(741,559)
(4,384,841)
 
(528)
(761)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
2,191,586
7,531,739
 
2,943
2,927
Net increase from operations
1,314,587
3,158,735
 
2,351
2,103
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
930,583
2,226,003
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(1,091,138)
(22,396)
 
947
(220)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(766,573)
(600,955)
 
(56)
(47)
Net accumulation activity
(927,128)
1,602,652
 
891
(267)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(927,128)
1,602,652
 
891
(267)
           
Total increase in net assets
387,459
4,761,387
 
3,242
1,836
           
Net assets at beginning of year
13,421,698
8,660,311
 
9,933
8,097
Net assets at end of year
$    13,809,157
$   13,421,698
 
$           13,175
$           9,933


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
FVB Sub-Account
 
FL1 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$        (47,812)
$         166,837
 
$   (1,300,897)
$      (185,563)
Net realized gains (losses)
594,031
(2,235,475)
 
2,104,970
(5,469,305)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
7,459,506
11,091,859
 
29,857,302
47,429,043
Net increase from operations
8,005,725
9,023,221
 
30,661,375
41,774,175
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
6,851,617
13,391,812
 
17,776,509
83,268,325
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
3,094,491
5,960,727
 
(2,949,307)
19,617,852
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(3,290,830)
(1,466,017)
 
(8,411,741)
(4,043,125)
Net accumulation activity
6,655,278
17,886,522
 
6,415,461
98,843,052
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
6,655,278
17,886,522
 
6,415,461
98,843,052
           
Total increase in net assets
14,661,003
26,909,743
 
37,076,836
140,617,227
           
Net assets at beginning of year
43,671,580
16,761,837
 
189,572,250
48,955,023
Net assets at end of year
$     58,332,583
$    43,671,580
 
$   226,649,086
$  189,572,250


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 


 
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
F10 Sub-Account
 
F15 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
 $        (1,497)
$        134,301
 
$           87,066
$       497,482
Net realized gains (losses)
           164,354
(1,589,440)
 
(206,526)
(1,078,433)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
576,267
3,138,024
 
3,235,744
4,977,256
Net increase from operations
739,124
1,682,885
 
3,116,284
4,396,305
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2
23,612
 
1,607,883
4,186,110
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(1,509,986)
(2,279,952)
 
2,464,527
2,196,164
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(727,940)
(1,262,813)
 
(2,629,076)
(768,637)
Net accumulation activity
(2,237,924)
(3,519,153)
 
1,443,334
5,613,637
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(2,237,924)
(3,519,153)
 
1,443,334
5,613,637
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(1,498,800)
(1,836,268)
 
4,559,618
10,009,942
           
Net assets at beginning of year
8,368,031
10,204,299
 
27,230,848
17,220,907
Net assets at end of year
$      6,869,231
$      8,368,031
 
$     31,790,466
$    27,230,849


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
F20 Sub-Account
 
FVM Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$         122,699
$        513,067
 
$    (2,552,064)
$    (1,489,649)
Net realized losses
(775,565)
(2,952,165)
 
      (7,556,272)
(16,914,949)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
5,261,382
10,209,150
 
49,071,969
56,017,844
Net increase from operations
4,608,516
7,770,052
 
38,963,633
37,613,246
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,216,681
4,613,455
 
14,240,611
15,889,863
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(3,558,494)
3,140,623
 
(11,721,044)
(9,476,698)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,938,670)
(1,986,332)
 
(10,547,703)
(7,862,371)
Net accumulation activity
(4,280,483)
5,767,746
 
(8,028,136)
(1,449,206)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
7,930
2,627
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(5,496)
(507)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(1,479)
(606)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
955
1,514
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(4,280,483)
5,767,746
 
(8,027,181)
(1,447,692)
           
Total increase in net assets
328,033
13,537,798
 
30,936,452
36,165,554
           
Net assets at beginning of year
41,446,559
27,908,761
 
147,656,428
111,490,874
Net assets at end of year
$     41,774,592
$    41,446,559
 
$  178,592,880
$  147,656,428


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SGI Sub-Account
 
S17 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$       1,114,438
$   (2,299,180)
 
$      216,894
$       549,532
Net realized losses
(3,607,177)
(3,356,033)
 
(1,482,144)
(2,427,335)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
67,514,207
48,872,038
 
5,832,637
15,686,794
Net increase from operations
65,021,468
43,216,825
 
4,567,387
13,808,991
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
71,136,745
111,888,195
 
267,718
6,616,611
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
8,576,772
40,749,083
 
(4,531,015)
6,915,983
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(16,709,427)
(9,257,211)
 
(4,275,371)
(1,887,491)
Net accumulation activity
63,004,090
143,380,067
 
(8,538,668)
11,645,103
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(8,356)
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
(1,755)
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(440)
(342)
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
(8,796)
(2,097)
 
-
-
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
62,995,294
143,377,970
 
(8,538,668)
11,645,103
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
128,016,762
186,594,795
 
(3,971,281)
25,454,094
           
Net assets at beginning of year
334,386,149
147,791,354
 
60,404,458
34,950,364
Net assets at end of year
$   462,402,911
$  334,386,149
 
$   56,433,177
$   60,404,458


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
ISC Sub-Account
 
FVS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$       4,577,998
$      3,838,278
 
$       (376,657)
$         (26,690)
Net realized losses
(2,369,295)
(5,092,022)
 
(2,841,191)
(3,850,342)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
7,885,079
19,700,868
 
12,739,521
10,638,877
Net increase from operations
10,093,782
18,447,124
 
9,521,673
6,761,845
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
14,486,059
14,400,589
 
4,607,290
7,893,443
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
9,481,301
4,778,363
 
(889,884)
388,890
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(7,369,974)
(3,874,490)
 
(3,840,198)
(2,410,017)
Net accumulation activity
16,597,386
15,304,462
 
(122,792)
5,872,316
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(1,927)
(1,542)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(490)
(393)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(2,417)
(1,935)
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
16,597,386
15,304,462
 
(125,209)
5,870,381
           
Total increase in net assets
26,691,168
33,751,586
 
9,396,464
12,632,226
           
Net assets at beginning of year
82,084,273
48,332,687
 
35,186,583
22,554,357
Net assets at end of year
$   108,775,441
$    82,084,273
 
$     44,583,047
$     35,186,583


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SIC Sub-Account
 
FMS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$          736,503
$        808,132
 
$      (221,534)
 $      1,029,739
Net realized gains (losses)
333,818
(397,363)
 
(9,145,559)
(6,304,941)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
1,188,070
2,544,737
 
32,507,348
50,847,249
Net increase from operations
2,258,391
2,955,506
 
23,140,255
45,572,047
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
5,155,122
5,112,388
 
12,092,176
78,770,158
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
5,972,079
4,969,825
 
(596,720)
17,173,943
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,889,846)
(947,731)
 
(13,886,888)
(9,088,200)
Net accumulation activity
8,237,355
9,134,482
 
(2,391,432)
86,855,901
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(5,247)
(1,862)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(391)
(432)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(5,638)
(2,294)
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
8,237,355
9,134,482
 
(2,397,070)
86,853,607
           
Total increase in net assets
10,495,746
12,089,988
 
20,743,186
132,425,654
           
Net assets at beginning of year
21,088,738
8,998,750
 
248,924,483
116,498,829
Net assets at end of year
$     31,584,484
$    21,088,738
 
$   269,667,669
$   248,924,483


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
TDM Sub-Account
 
FTI Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$         (37,473)
$      1,689,776
 
$          583,074
$       4,986,843
Net realized losses
(6,463,039)
(21,943,601)
 
(20,231,941)
(21,652,120)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
15,101,002
49,672,127
 
36,729,845
104,043,261
Net increase from operations
8,600,490
29,418,302
 
17,080,978
87,377,984
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
269,896
395,431
 
1,476,923
1,517,186
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(3,596,057)
(17,152,391)
 
(1,483,025)
(44,234,638)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(4,331,064)
(3,341,652)
 
(38,998,258)
(29,741,632)
Net accumulation activity
(7,657,225)
(20,098,612)
 
(39,004,360)
(72,459,084)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
3,248
991
 
2,954
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(883)
(80)
 
(12,846)
(12,184)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(559)
(245)
 
(1,045)
(2,636)
Net annuitization activity
1,806
666
 
(10,937)
(14,820)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(7,655,419)
(20,097,946)
 
(39,015,297)
(72,473,904)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
945,071
9,320,356
 
(21,934,319)
14,904,080
           
Net assets at beginning of year
59,780,455
50,460,099
 
295,586,812
280,682,732
Net assets at end of year
$     60,725,526
$    59,780,455
 
$  273,652,493
$   295,586,812


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 


 
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
FTG Sub-Account
 
HBF Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
200914
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$       (126,191)
$        417,881
 
$         (90,765)
$         (9,387)
Net realized (losses) gains
(3,734,745)
(4,739,093)
 
45,070
3,299
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
5,750,714
11,959,169
 
677,008
95,554
Net increase from operations
1,889,778
7,637,957
 
631,313
89,466
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,957,446
4,396,397
 
3,127,053
1,831,692
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
534,227
(1,660,933)
 
3,028,939
1,048,475
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(3,656,120)
(2,016,009)
 
(172,570)
(12,250)
Net accumulation activity
(164,447)
719,455
 
5,983,422
2,867,917
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(164,447)
719,455
 
5,983,422
2,867,917
           
Total increase in net assets
1,725,331
8,357,412
 
6,614,735
2,957,383
           
Net assets at beginning of year
33,875,343
25,517,931
 
2,957,383
-
Net assets at end of year
$     35,600,674
$    33,875,343
 
$      9,572,118
$    2,957,383

14 For the period May 4, 2009 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2009.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
HVD Sub-Account
 
HVG Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$            91,087
$        (25,692)
 
$          (8,350)
$          (5,457)
Net realized gains (losses)
27,079
(162,735)
 
(20,664)
(29,859)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
285,516
668,322
 
102,343
92,719
Net increase from operations
403,682
479,895
 
73,329
57,403
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
802,328
999,682
 
273,107
45,136
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
67,729
386,817
 
41,048
120,924
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(125,678)
(75,642)
 
(34,629)
(31,869)
Net accumulation activity
744,379
1,310,857
 
279,526
134,191
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
744,379
1,310,857
 
279,526
134,191
           
Total increase in net assets
1,148,061
1,790,752
 
352,855
191,594
           
Net assets at beginning of year
2,613,269
822,517
 
462,965
271,371
Net assets at end of year
$      3,761,330
$      2,613,269
 
$         815,820
$        462,965


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 


 
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
HVI Sub-Account
 
HVE Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$            12,829
$        (10,272)
 
$        (9,589)
$        (28,043)
Net realized (losses) gains
(11,333)
(63,367)
 
230
(145,993)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
99,542
246,783
 
400,651
728,263
Net increase from operations
101,038
173,144
 
391,292
554,227
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
65,083
107,231
 
1,266,358
1,182,545
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
93,207
206,004
 
483,150
394,954
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(64,170)
(19,234)
 
(179,111)
(103,127)
Net accumulation activity
94,120
294,001
 
1,570,397
1,474,372
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
94,120
294,001
 
1,570,397
1,474,372
           
Total increase in net assets
195,158
467,145
 
1,961,689
2,028,599
           
Net assets at beginning of year
908,107
440,962
 
2,952,460
923,861
Net assets at end of year
$      1,103,265
$         908,107
 
$      4,914,149
$      2,952,460


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
HVM Sub-Account
 
HVC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$            (352)
$             (389)
 
$        (11,597)
$        (10,880)
Net realized (losses) gains
(306)
(834)
 
11,669
(54,692)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
6,148
-
 
233,987
269,965
Net increase (decrease) from operations
5,490
(1,223)
 
234,059
204,393
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
-
-
 
147,014
459,029
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
6,286
22,277
 
(109,475)
47,103
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(200)
(1,100)
 
(52,673)
(36,027)
Net accumulation activity
6,086
21,177
 
(15,134)
470,105
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
6,086
21,177
 
(15,134)
470,105
           
Total increase in net assets
11,576
19,954
 
218,925
674,498
           
Net assets at beginning of year
37,661
17,707
 
1,070,309
395,811
Net assets at end of year
$           49,237
$           37,661
 
$      1,289,234
$      1,070,309


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
HVS Sub-Account
 
HVN Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$            29,685
$          (5,473)
 
 $         (5,554)
 $         (3,897)
Net realized gains (losses)
6,696
(968)
 
(6,370)
(25,717)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
12,648
17,405
 
61,907
98,059
Net increase from operations
49,029
10,964
 
49,983
68,445
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,156,518
450,215
 
49,704
63,476
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
1,947,219
379,802
 
(4,024)
33,544
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(68,008)
(6,453)
 
(38,567)
(10,867)
Net accumulation activity
4,035,729
823,564
 
7,113
86,153
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
   
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
4,035,729
823,564
 
7,113
86,153
           
Total increase in net assets
4,084,758
834,528
 
57,096
154,598
           
Net assets at beginning of year
943,853
109,325
 
332,142
177,544
Net assets at end of year
$     5,028,611
$         943,853
 
$          389,238
$         332,142


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
HRS Sub-Account
 
HVR Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
 $        (20,668)
 $         (6,764)
 
$           (2,845)
$          (4,962)
Net realized gains (losses)
31,869
(32,427)
 
15,243
(22,528)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
325,885
151,288
 
55,052
115,859
Net increase from operations
337,086
112,097
 
67,450
88,369
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
771,053
294,766
 
412,579
199,559
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
291,873
314,341
 
181,126
163,444
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(46,510)
(23,603)
 
(19,919)
(6,693)
Net accumulation activity
1,016,416
585,504
 
573,786
356,310
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
 
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
1,016,416
585,504
 
573,786
356,310
           
Total increase in net assets
1,353,502
697,601
 
641,236
444,679
           
Net assets at beginning of year
861,819
164,218
 
578,764
134,085
Net assets at end of year
$      2,215,321
$         861,819
 
$       1,220,000
$         578,764


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
HSS Sub-Account
 
VLC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
201013
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$         (40,358)
$        (22,291)
 
$     (333,132)
$     370,428
Net realized gains (losses)
294,505
(85,780)
 
(971,517)
(2,002,500)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
748,154
546,951
 
4,196,691
5,559,554
Net increase from operations
1,002,301
438,880
 
2,892,042
3,927,482
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
1,081,906
885,256
 
1,959,183
3,892,351
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
134,952
570,962
 
2,425,774
880,664
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(112,590)
(49,672)
 
(1,702,495)
(708,252)
Net accumulation activity
1,104,268
1,406,546
 
2,682,462
4,064,763
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
1,104,268
1,406,546
 
2,682,462
4,064,763
           
Total increase in net assets
2,106,569
1,845,426
 
5,574,504
7,992,245
           
Net assets at beginning of year
2,481,257
635,831
 
19,071,269
11,079,024
Net assets at end of year
$       4,587,826
$      2,481,257
 
$     24,645,773
$   19,071,269


13 Effective June 1, 2010, VLC Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen LIT Comstock Portfolio II.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 


 
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
VKU Sub-Account
 
VKC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
201010
2009
 
201012
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$  72,209
$         109,102
 
$     (38,335)
$            (7,906)
Net realized gains (losses)
560,020
(61,263)
 
507,015
(143)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
1,969,610
2,596,134
 
447,776
519,300
Net increase from operations
2,601,839
2,643,973
 
916,456
511,251
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
7,390,463
11,190,425
 
1,304,959
861,121
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
439,198
3,091,216
 
1,313,156
795,353
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,425,271)
(1,050,070)
 
(280,141)
(30,946)
Net accumulation activity
6,404,390
13,231,571
 
2,337,974
1,625,528
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
6,404,390
13,231,571
 
2,337,974
1,625,528
           
Total increase in net assets
9,006,229
15,875,544
 
3,254,430
2,136,779
           
Net assets at beginning of year
20,224,707
4,349,163
 
2,559,424
422,645
Net assets at end of year
$ 29,230,936
$    20,224,707
 
$     5,813,854
$       2,559,424

10 Effective June 1, 2010, VKU Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen UIF Equity & Income Class II.
12 Effective June 1, 2010, VKC Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen UIF U.S. Mid Cap Value Portfolio II.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
LRE Sub-Account
 
LA9 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$      (148,310)
$       475,514
 
$    (869,133)
$   (776,700)
Net realized gains (losses)
2,403,644
(4,032,518)
 
1,560,426
(3,375,614)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
7,193,278
15,933,010
 
9,152,488
19,894,899
Net increase from operations
9,448,612
12,376,006
 
9,843,781
15,742,585
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
12,045,043
9,529,501
 
1,515,618
2,924,169
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
4,139,897
4,221,722
 
(6,381,219)
(2,955,643)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(3,199,616)
(1,042,562)
 
(6,124,052)
(4,780,149)
Net accumulation activity
12,985,324
12,708,661
 
(10,989,653)
(4,811,623)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
1,958
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(1,644)
(1,504)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
   
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(271)
(330)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(1,915)
124
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
12,985,324
12,708,661
 
(10,991,568)
(4,811,499)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
22,433,936
25,084,667
 
(1,147,787)
10,931,086
           
Net assets at beginning of year
39,060,057
13,975,390
 
52,098,239
41,167,153
Net assets at end of year
$     61,493,993
$    39,060,057
 
$    50,950,452
$    52,098,239


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
LAV Sub-Account
 
MIT Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
20101
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$        (611,904)
$      (552,561)
 
$       1,200,161
$       2,834,539
Net realized gains (losses)
170,620
(2,407,535)
 
(1,890,102)
(20,383,794)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
7,575,694
11,407,485
 
45,141,510
82,132,967
Net increase from operations
7,134,410
8,447,389
 
44,451,569
64,583,712
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
3,979,072
9,498,653
 
3,452,756
2,840,657
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(1,846,927)
1,724,870
 
(7,781,622)
(11,979,224)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(4,094,548)
(3,218,318)
 
(41,122,514)
(37,549,752)
Net accumulation activity
(1,962,403)
8,005,205
 
(45,451,380)
(46,688,319)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
46,847
72,854
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(236,745)
(285,786)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(137,216)
(205,822)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(327,114)
(418,754)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(1,962,403)
8,005,205
 
(45,778,494)
(47,107,073)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
5,172,007
16,452,594
 
(1,326,925)
17,476,639
           
Net assets at beginning of year
43,116,785
26,664,191
 
330,454,824
312,978,185
Net assets at end of year
$  48,288,792
$     43,116,785
 
$  329,127,899
$   330,454,824

 
1 Effective May 3, 2010, LAV Sub-Account changed its name from Lord Abbett Series Fund - All Value Portfolio VC.
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MFL Sub-Account
 
BDS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
 
 MFL
   
MFS
Net investment (loss) income
$       (314,547)
$        640,906
 
$       2,736,440
$       4,048,253
Net realized (losses) gains
(868,876)
(8,963,235)
 
185,705
(2,604,674)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
23,909,406
46,733,780
 
5,482,332
17,193,089
Net increase from operations
22,725,983
38,411,451
 
8,404,477
18,636,668
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
1,249,389
960,141
 
1,258,154
875,404
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(12,492,684)
(12,589,431)
 
8,183,604
14,812,472
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(25,658,842)
(21,418,187)
 
(14,382,386)
(13,065,541)
Net accumulation activity
(36,902,137)
(33,047,477)
 
(4,940,628)
2,622,335
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
36,580
Annuity payments and contract charges
(7,104)
(6,196)
 
(37,492)
(24,539)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(898)
(1,194)
 
(79,301)
(25,129)
Net annuitization activity
(8,002)
(7,390)
 
(116,793)
(13,088)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(36,910,139)
(33,054,867)
 
(5,057,421)
2,609,247
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(14,184,156)
5,356,584
 
3,347,056
21,245,915
           
Net assets at beginning of year
182,378,997
177,022,413
 
90,448,318
69,202,403
Net assets at end of year
$   168,194,841
$   182,378,997
 
$    93,795,374
$    90,448,318


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MF7 Sub-Account
 
RGS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$      2,721,864
$      2,626,090
 
$        (315,298)
$        357,187
Net realized gains (losses)
1,417,488
(3,042,012)
 
(5,305,584)
(11,854,546)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
5,402,593
15,614,981
 
20,867,477
37,565,958
Net increase from operations
9,541,945
15,199,059
 
15,246,595
26,068,599
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
26,819,041
16,682,496
 
1,447,246
1,010,882
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
23,955,339
21,180,583
 
(1,074,537)
(3,887,980)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(13,429,433)
(12,297,526)
 
(12,853,985)
(11,756,921)
Net accumulation activity
37,344,947
25,565,553
 
(12,481,276)
(14,634,019)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
7,782
Annuity payments and contract charges
(1,864)
(1,646)
 
(45,273)
(46,447)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(172)
(316)
 
(20,528)
(32,726)
Net annuitization activity
(2,036)
(1,962)
 
(65,801)
(71,391)
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
37,342,911
25,563,591
 
(12,547,077)
(14,705,410)
           
Total increase in net assets
46,884,856
40,762,650
 
2,699,518
11,363,189
           
Net assets at beginning of year
91,904,165
51,141,515
 
107,176,009
95,812,820
Net assets at end of year
$   138,789,021
$   91,904,165
 
$   109,875,527
$   107,176,009


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
RG1 Sub-Account
 
EME Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$   (233,343)
$        (49,872)
 
$      (337,474)
$          348,686
Net realized losses
(1,989,290)
(4,497,534)
 
(4,529,739)
(9,783,922)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
6,841,914
11,686,407
 
14,340,213
27,753,516
Net increase from operations
4,619,281
7,139,001
 
9,473,000
18,318,280
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,076,208
5,669,858
 
310,758
472,463
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(1,196,271)
1,808,776
 
1,561,489
2,209,092
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(3,294,175)
(3,452,635)
 
(5,688,750)
(4,325,948)
Net accumulation activity
(2,414,238)
4,025,999
 
(3,816,503)
(1,644,393)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
5,345
21,037
Annuity payments and contract charges
(5,457)
(4,879)
 
(27,374)
(21,049)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
 
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(825)
(1,138)
 
(35,023)
(53,716)
Net annuitization activity
(6,282)
(6,017)
 
(57,052)
(53,728)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(2,420,520)
4,019,982
 
(3,873,555)
(1,698,121)
           
Total increase in net assets
2,198,761
11,158,983
 
5,599,445
16,620,159
           
Net assets at beginning of year
32,497,716
21,338,733
 
46,576,034
29,955,875
Net assets at end of year
$  34,696,477
$    32,497,716
 
$   52,175,479
$     46,576,034


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
EM1 Sub-Account
 
GGS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$       (287,567)
$          (6,833)
 
$      (399,185)
$      3,124,794
Net realized gains (losses)
208,109
(3,923,505)
 
(182,443)
(318,516)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
5,472,939
10,568,408
 
1,427,904
(2,174,740)
Net increase from operations
5,393,481
6,638,070
 
846,276
631,538
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
7,548,344
6,367,555
 
316,671
184,480
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
642,145
2,600,671
 
678,583
(507,734)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,351,826)
(1,523,130)
 
(3,478,674)
(4,558,977)
Net accumulation activity
5,838,663
7,445,096
 
(2,483,420)
(4,882,231)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
5,178
16,779
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(18,728)
(20,937)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(24,807)
(282)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(38,357)
(4,440)
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
5,838,663
7,445,096
 
(2,521,777)
(4,886,671)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
11,232,144
14,083,166
 
(1,675,501)
(4,255,133)
           
Net assets at beginning of year
22,378,471
8,295,305
 
29,279,024
33,534,157
Net assets at end of year
$     33,610,615
$    22,378,471
 
$    27,603,523
$     29,279,024


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
GG1 Sub-Account
 
GGR Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$      (49,389)
$      513,203
 
$      (407,270)
$     (138,895)
Net realized (losses) gains
(23,866)
(215,028)
 
3,071,738
576,803
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
154,545
(303,645)
 
3,547,131
19,774,294
Net increase (decrease) from operations
81,290
(5,470)
 
6,211,599
20,212,202
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
44,579
4,019
 
774,541
388,968
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
232,805
(1,468,161)
 
(1,844,502)
(1,062,691)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(827,197)
(1,306,434)
 
(8,527,451)
(6,803,189)
Net accumulation activity
(549,813)
(2,770,576)
 
(9,597,412)
(7,476,912)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
14,802
Annuity payments and contract charges
(1,947)
(1,925)
 
(58,157)
(57,446)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(101)
(114)
 
(15,205)
(69,618)
Net annuitization activity
(2,048)
(2,039)
 
(73,362)
(112,262)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(551,861)
(2,772,615)
 
(9,670,774)
(7,589,174)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(470,571)
(2,778,085)
 
(3,459,175)
12,623,028
           
Net assets at beginning of year
3,542,610
6,320,695
 
71,866,959
59,243,931
Net assets at end of year
$       3,072,039
$     3,542,610
 
$   68,407,784
$  71,866,959


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
GG2 Sub-Account
 
RES Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$         (43,968)
$        (36,916)
 
$          (25,251)
$          346,069
Net realized gains (losses)
260,069
27,937
 
1,071,512
(4,812,525)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
124,591
1,322,571
 
12,732,144
39,090,639
Net increase from operations
340,692
1,313,592
 
13,778,405
34,624,183
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
72,575
2,659
 
1,369,807
1,225,879
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(173,482)
(142,614)
 
(3,845,412)
(5,322,621)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,145,842)
(862,356)
 
(16,881,758)
(16,050,078)
Net accumulation activity
(1,246,749)
(1,002,311)
 
(19,357,363)
(20,146,820)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
29,681
15,482
Annuity payments and contract charges
(1,829)
(1,545)
 
(112,284)
(87,753)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
   
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(259)
(476)
 
(48,072)
(100,779)
Net annuitization activity
(2,088)
(2,021)
 
(130,675)
(173,050)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(1,248,837)
(1,004,332)
 
(19,488,038)
(20,319,870)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(908,145)
309,260
 
(5,709,633)
14,304,313
           
Net assets at beginning of year
4,912,210
4,602,950
 
143,755,857
129,451,544
Net assets at end of year
$      4,004,065
$      4,912,210
 
$   138,046,224
$   143,755,857


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
RE1 Sub-Account
 
GTR Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
20102
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$       (71,914)
$       (21,998)
 
$    (524,141)
$    5,524,322
Net realized gains (losses)
135,897
(803,822)
 
(2,722,457)
(4,462,992)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
1,562,516
5,387,042
 
6,496,978
9,136,568
Net increase from operations
1,626,499
4,561,222
 
3,250,380
10,197,898
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
160,631
43,366
 
746,578
566,094
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(265,407)
(2,419,815)
 
657,421
(1,104,959)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,563,199)
(2,592,152)
 
(10,784,107)
(10,066,362)
Net accumulation activity
(2,667,975)
(4,968,601)
 
(9,380,108)
(10,605,227)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
             15,666
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(2,055)
(1,934)
 
(68,832)
(123,959)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
 
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(207)
(349)
 
(20,189)
(50,119)
Net annuitization activity
(2,262)
(2,283)
 
(73,355)
(174,078)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(2,670,237)
(4,970,884)
 
(9,453,463)
(10,779,305)
           
Total decrease in net assets
(1,043,738)
(409,662)
 
(6,203,083)
(581,407)
           
Net assets at beginning of year
17,259,114
17,668,776
 
89,385,980
89,967,387
Net assets at end of year
$    16,215,376
$   17,259,114
 
$    83,182,897
$    89,385,980

2 Effective February, 8, 2010, GTR Sub-Account changes its name from MFS Global Total Return Class I.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
GT2 Sub-Account
 
GSS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
20103
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$    (2,045,863)
$         681,850
 
$   4,309,753
$   7,418,283
Net realized (losses) gains
(803,343)
(1,258,143)
 
2,089,696
294,544
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
13,370,121
1,796,666
 
232,090
(1,350,008)
Net increase from operations
10,520,915
1,220,373
 
6,631,539
6,362,819
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
275,234,122
39,020
 
2,443,434
1,833,654
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
82,778,660
(256,923)
 
2,306,290
15,675,194
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(5,665,087)
(2,190,371)
 
(30,646,372)
(35,334,308)
Net accumulation activity
352,347,695
(2,408,274)
 
(25,896,648)
(17,825,460)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
21,231
35,811
Annuity payments and contract charges
(2,029)
(1,864)
 
(172,359)
(219,912)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(162)
(272)
 
6,534
(7,722)
Net annuitization activity
(2,191)
(2,136)
 
(144,594)
(191,823)
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
352,345,504
(2,410,410)
 
(26,041,242)
(18,017,283)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
362,866,419
(1,190,037)
 
(19,409,703)
(11,654,464)
           
Net assets at beginning of year
11,164,168
12,354,205
 
201,831,819
213,486,283
Net assets at end of year
$   374,030,587
$    11,164,168
 
$   182,422,116
$   201,831,819

 
3 Effective February, 8, 2010, GT2 Sub-Account changes its name from MFS Global Total Return Class S.
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MFK Sub-Account
 
EGS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$       6,699,523
$      6,547,199
 
$    (1,801,212)
$    (1,419,223)
Net realized gains (losses)
3,863,911
2,355,781
 
3,163,874
(2,594,517)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
(95,451)
(1,652,614)
 
16,591,684
42,536,189
Net increase from operations
10,467,983
7,250,366
 
17,954,346
38,522,449
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
33,275,827
88,924,518
 
1,241,227
850,190
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
25,231,618
80,488,037
 
(1,926,520)
(2,423,500)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(45,202,211)
(38,569,061)
 
(15,896,050)
(15,445,856)
Net accumulation activity
13,305,234
130,843,494
 
(16,581,343)
(17,019,166)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
124,637
11,228
 
25,850
15,375
Annuity payments and contract charges
(25,171)
(44,305)
 
(76,180)
(64,235)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(9,099)
(5,757)
 
(38,762)
(67,605)
Net annuitization activity
90,367
(38,834)
 
(89,092)
(116,465)
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
13,395,601
130,804,660
 
(16,670,435)
(17,135,631)
           
Total increase in net assets
23,863,584
138,055,026
 
1,283,911
21,386,818
           
Net assets at beginning of year
374,547,282
236,492,256
 
140,984,437
119,597,619
Net assets at end of year
$   398,410,866
$  374,547,282
 
$   142,268,348
$   140,984,437


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MFF Sub-Account
 
HYS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$    (189,087)
$   (181,454)
 
$       7,854,342
$       7,642,618
Net realized gains (losses)
623,831
276,246
 
(5,220,494)
(10,112,246)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
1,023,518
3,307,413
 
10,196,832
37,293,494
Net increase from operations
1,458,262
3,402,205
 
12,830,680
34,823,866
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
87,063
60,456
 
888,751
627,259
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(116,039)
(104,571)
 
(1,092,178)
(748,121)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,727,192)
(2,032,031)
 
(13,939,425)
(12,476,849)
Net accumulation activity
(1,756,168)
(2,076,146)
 
(14,142,852)
(12,597,711)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
11,220
46,814
Annuity payments and contract charges
 
-
 
(89,677)
(72,918)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(69)
(120)
 
(57,516)
(132,144)
Net annuitization activity
(69)
(120)
 
(135,973)
(158,248)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(1,756,237)
(2,076,266)
 
(14,278,825)
(12,755,959)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(297,975)
1,325,939
 
(1,448,145)
22,067,907
           
Net assets at beginning of year
12,532,342
11,206,403
 
100,842,945
78,775,038
Net assets at end of year
$     12,234,367
$    12,532,342
 
$     99,394,800
$   100,842,945


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MFC Sub-Account
 
IGS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$    6,900,949
$    7,519,897
 
$        (352,389)
$        (182,654)
Net realized losses
(3,141,410)
(17,719,236)
 
(4,415,102)
(5,062,003)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
7,457,171
45,102,485
 
12,746,238
24,250,775
Net increase from operations
11,216,710
34,903,146
 
7,978,747
19,006,118
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
778,202
589,555
 
753,435
489,089
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(3,566,424)
(18,450,844)
 
(1,825,373)
(1,247,926)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(15,163,458)
(12,427,818)
 
(9,194,565)
(8,103,960)
Net accumulation activity
(17,951,680)
(30,289,107)
 
(10,266,503)
(8,862,797)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
1,474
-
 
32,505
8,735
Annuity payments and contract charges
(8,557)
(6,836)
 
(25,301)
(22,172)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(2,270)
(3,242)
 
(14,533)
(23,230)
Net annuitization activity
(9,353)
(10,078)
 
(7,329)
(36,667)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(17,961,033)
(30,299,185)
 
(10,273,832)
(8,899,464)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(6,744,323)
4,603,961
 
(2,295,085)
10,106,654
           
Net assets at beginning of year
95,852,231
91,248,270
 
69,156,837
59,050,183
Net assets at end of year
$    89,107,908
$   95,852,231
 
     $66,861,752
$     69,156,837


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
IG1 Sub-Account
 
MII Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$      (233,681)
$      (158,988)
 
$          108,739
$       1,009,827
Net realized losses
(1,661,309)
(3,006,890)
 
(2,475,757)
(4,860,541)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
4,961,500
8,871,840
 
6,171,841
14,751,718
Net increase from operations
3,066,510
5,705,962
 
3,804,823
10,901,004
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,666,100
3,046,971
 
343,353
519,544
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(356,966)
1,972,464
 
(864,825)
(2,233,378)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,981,179)
(2,392,983)
 
(6,840,628)
(6,251,767)
Net accumulation activity
(672,045)
2,626,452
 
(7,362,100)
(7,965,601)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
11,475
29,546
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(32,557)
(28,547)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(115)
(212)
 
(18,264)
(38,686)
Net annuitization activity
(115)
(212)
 
(39,346)
(37,687)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(672,160)
2,626,240
 
(7,401,446)
(8,003,288)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
2,394,350
8,332,202
 
(3,596,623)
2,897,716
           
Net assets at beginning of year
24,793,740
16,461,538
 
59,014,660
56,116,944
Net assets at end of year
$     27,188,090
$    24,793,740
 
$     55,418,037
$     59,014,660


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MI1 Sub-Account
 
MIS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$   (563,981)
$    2,584,303
 
$   (4,024,338)
$    (1,004,491)
Net realized (losses) gains
(7,525,535)
(23,986,091)
 
4,920,662
(7,856,841)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
21,107,265
60,566,267
 
38,176,157
59,469,252
Net increase from operations
13,017,749
39,164,479
 
39,072,481
50,607,920
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
3,560,400
5,286,952
 
3,776,093
6,794,993
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
4,838,958
(15,837,906)
 
(12,102,400)
220,135,344
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(12,933,860)
(11,862,883)
 
(48,044,004)
(20,152,477)
Net accumulation activity
(4,534,502)
(22,413,837)
 
(56,370,311)
206,777,860
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
10,596
3,231
 
65,515
12,341
Annuity payments and contract charges
(2,764)
(240)
 
(372,281)
(62,816)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
   
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(1,326)
(645)
 
(25,759)
(171,348)
Net annuitization activity
6,506
2,346
 
(332,525)
(221,823)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(4,527,996)
(22,411,491)
 
(56,702,836)
206,556,037
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
8,489,753
16,752,988
 
(17,630,355)
257,163,957
           
Net assets at beginning of year
184,184,694
167,431,706
 
392,101,061
134,937,104
Net assets at end of year
$   192,674,447
$  184,184,694
 
$   374,470,706
$   392,101,061


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
M1B Sub-Account
 
MCS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$   (1,020,618)
$      (616,446)
 
$      (311,347)
$     (238,512)
Net realized gains (losses)
614,017
(2,286,725)
 
(604,551)
(1,973,662)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
6,942,527
20,504,066
 
6,160,747
8,024,782
Net increase from operations
6,535,926
17,600,895
 
5,244,849
5,812,608
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
596,268
494,113
 
222,475
274,860
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(2,829,628)
11,003,370
 
2,003,345
620,372
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(13,156,454)
(9,746,494)
 
(2,850,587)
(2,204,642)
Net accumulation activity
(15,389,814)
1,750,989
 
(624,767)
(1,309,410)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
2,530
-
 
15,495
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(4,022)
(2,336)
 
(7,054)
(5,286)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(303)
(451)
 
(3,019)
(2,750)
Net annuitization activity
(1,795)
(2,787)
 
5,422
(8,036)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(15,391,609)
1,748,202
 
(619,345)
(1,317,446)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(8,855,683)
19,349,097
 
4,625,504
4,495,162
           
Net assets at beginning of year
72,529,820
53,180,723
 
20,289,951
15,794,789
Net assets at end of year
$    63,674,137
$    72,529,820
 
$   24,915,455
$   20,289,951


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MC1 Sub-Account
 
MMS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$       (242,463)
$      (232,698)
 
$     (1,814,056)
$     (2,481,641)
Net realized losses
(509,620)
(2,010,677)
 
-
-
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
4,305,962
7,027,972
 
-
-
Net increase (decrease) from operations
3,553,879
4,784,597
 
(1,814,056)
(2,481,641)
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
241,078
131,134
 
7,711,175
4,124,362
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(891,854)
(1,018,657)
 
17,373,035
18,248,674
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(3,449,660)
(2,294,551)
 
(52,479,905)
(75,680,104)
Net accumulation activity
(4,100,436)
(3,182,074)
 
(27,395,695)
(53,307,068)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
1,038
-
 
302,433
169,030
Annuity payments and contract charges
(1,020)
(820)
 
(336,938)
(197,115)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(342)
(342)
 
(11,666)
(8,189)
Net annuitization activity
(324)
(1,162)
 
(46,171)
(36,274)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(4,100,760)
(3,183,236)
 
(27,441,866)
(53,343,342)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(546,881)
1,601,361
 
(29,255,922)
(55,824,983)
           
Net assets at beginning of year
15,620,576
14,019,215
 
142,977,635
198,802,618
Net assets at end of year
$  15,073,695
$    15,620,576
 
$  113,721,713
$   142,977,635


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MM1 Sub-Account
 
NWD Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$    (2,883,955)
$   (3,499,327)
 
$        (908,193)
$        (754,636)
Net realized gains (losses)
-
-
 
2,681,838
(2,579,565)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
-
-
 
17,195,895
28,377,968
Net (decrease) increase from operations
(2,883,955)
(3,499,327)
 
18,969,540
25,043,767
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,569,132
1,894,845
 
689,082
566,097
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
38,156,057
26,521,576
 
(2,978,621)
(3,164,718)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(60,311,787)
(72,618,651)
 
(8,270,371)
(7,308,836)
Net accumulation activity
(19,586,598)
(44,202,230)
 
(10,559,910)
(9,907,457)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
56,798
-
 
15,041
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(27,632)
(23,519)
 
(26,329)
(23,900)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(1,476)
(1,108)
 
(13,347)
(15,783)
Net annuitization activity
27,690
(24,627)
 
(24,635)
(39,683)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(19,558,908)
(44,226,857)
 
(10,584,545)
(9,947,140)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(22,442,863)
(47,726,184)
 
8,384,995
15,096,627
           
Net assets at beginning of year
180,844,310
228,570,494
 
60,742,092
45,645,465
Net assets at end of year
$   158,401,447
$   180,844,310
 
$     69,127,087
$     60,742,092


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
M1A Sub-Account
 
RIS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$    (1,385,031)
$    (1,380,295)
 
$          (36,685)
$          680,687
Net realized losses
(1,076,462)
(13,649,926)
 
(3,319,974)
(3,997,513)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
26,206,763
53,998,286
 
6,741,449
13,395,171
Net increase from operations
23,745,270
38,968,065
 
3,384,790
10,078,345
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
484,578
391,926
 
501,147
384,346
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(17,819,747)
(22,293,310)
 
(671,244)
(1,943,048)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(12,331,914)
(9,002,385)
 
(5,242,889)
(4,527,811)
Net accumulation activity
(29,667,083)
(30,903,769)
 
(5,412,986)
(6,086,513)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
4,668
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(8,597)
(6,781)
 
(16,808)
(19,738)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(2,318)
(2,416)
 
(4,878)
3,200
Net annuitization activity
(10,915)
(9,197)
 
(17,018)
(16,538)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(29,677,998)
(30,912,966)
 
(5,430,004)
(6,103,051)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(5,932,728)
8,055,099
 
(2,045,214)
3,975,294
           
Net assets at beginning of year
85,989,049
77,933,950
 
44,296,413
40,321,119
Net assets at end of year
$     80,056,321
$    85,989,049
 
$     42,251,199
$     44,296,413


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
RI1 Sub-Account
 
SIS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$       (629,902)
$       1,424,114
 
$       1,553,487
$       2,980,968
Net realized losses
(15,817,810)
(19,452,501)
 
(596,207)
(1,547,433)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
25,553,954
46,650,279
 
2,358,826
6,273,441
Net increase from operations
9,106,242
28,621,892
 
3,316,106
7,706,976
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,119,126
4,087,211
 
471,492
540,071
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(876,886)
(9,754,012)
 
2,954,221
5,156,088
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(15,387,666)
(11,713,433)
 
(6,283,968)
(4,744,182)
Net accumulation activity
(14,145,426)
(17,380,234)
 
(2,858,255)
951,977
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
2,267
700
 
23,036
26,498
Annuity payments and contract charges
(3,127)
(2,575)
 
(35,888)
(27,819)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(425)
(534)
 
1,416
(3,426)
Net annuitization activity
(1,285)
(2,409)
 
(11,436)
(4,747)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(14,146,711)
(17,382,643)
 
(2,869,691)
947,230
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(5,040,469)
11,239,249
 
446,415
8,654,206
           
Net assets at beginning of year
 118,436,542
  107,197,293
 
      38,612,559
      29,958,353
Net assets at end of year
$  113,396,073
$  118,436,542
 
$    39,058,974
 $    38,612,559


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SI1 Sub-Account
 
TEC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$          398,183
$       1,010,979
 
$        (207,685)
$        (166,489)
Net realized (losses) gains
(217,778)
(983,457)
 
617,770
13,019
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
710,294
2,472,207
 
2,121,114
6,207,010
Net increase from operations
890,699
2,499,729
 
2,531,199
6,053,540
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
53,217
149,980
 
129,365
109,292
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
865,883
738,289
 
20,767
1,853,248
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,471,468)
(3,098,685)
 
(1,368,959)
(1,534,576)
Net accumulation activity
(1,552,368)
(2,210,416)
 
(1,218,827)
427,964
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
1,799
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(3,214)
(2,814)
 
(2,604)
(2,696)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(335)
(577)
 
(1,084)
(3,072)
Net annuitization activity
(3,549)
(3,391)
 
(1,889)
(5,768)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(1,555,917)
(2,213,807)
 
(1,220,716)
422,196
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(665,218)
285,922
 
1,310,483
6,475,736
           
Net assets at beginning of year
11,155,167
10,869,245
 
14,531,610
8,055,874
Net assets at end of year
$    10,489,949
$    11,155,167
 
$    15,842,093
$    14,531,610


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
TE1 Sub-Account
 
TRS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$       (25,827)
$       (22,141)
 
$       7,073,716
$     12,919,506
Net realized gains (losses)
119,729
(14,098)
 
(9,321,443)
(28,795,151)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
166,829
775,430
 
43,345,284
92,913,041
Net increase from operations
260,731
739,191
 
41,097,557
77,037,396
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
113,456
4,150
 
6,749,347
5,269,646
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
34,354
308,500
 
(6,101,083)
(8,391,662)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(405,404)
(267,967)
 
(69,914,778)
(75,634,734)
Net accumulation activity
(257,594)
44,683
 
(69,266,514)
(78,756,750)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
421,971
470,978
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(605,182)
(659,148)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(161,559)
(368,017)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(344,770)
(556,187)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(257,594)
44,683
 
(69,611,284)
(79,312,937)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
3,137
783,874
 
(28,513,727)
(2,275,541)
           
Net assets at beginning of year
1,773,079
989,205
 
535,058,547
537,334,088
Net assets at end of year
$    1,776,216
$   1,773,079
 
$   506,544,820
$   535,058,547


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MFJ Sub-Account
 
UTS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income
$     6,347,081
$     11,639,865
 
$     2,963,376
$       5,566,945
Net realized (losses) gains
(24,595,166)
(29,318,022)
 
10,509,303
4,145,977
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
73,206,441
116,721,907
 
4,886,592
32,847,752
Net increase from operations
54,958,356
99,043,750
 
18,359,271
42,560,674
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
35,405,597
102,698,269
 
1,957,646
1,966,038
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(17,562,522)
4,858,031
 
(3,473,462)
(6,095,817)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(91,188,599)
(68,510,123)
 
(24,410,951)
(20,329,609)
Net accumulation activity
(73,345,524)
39,046,177
 
(25,926,767)
(24,459,388)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
199,457
-
 
263,415
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(29,160)
(46,122)
 
(107,790)
(95,989)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(13,434)
(6,476)
 
(64,734)
(111,503)
Net annuitization activity
156,863
(52,598)
 
90,891
(207,492)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(73,188,661)
38,993,579
 
(25,835,876)
(24,666,880)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(18,230,305)
138,037,329
 
(7,476,605)
17,893,794
           
Net assets at beginning of year
743,138,623
605,101,294
 
173,124,755
155,230,961
Net assets at end of year
$   724,908,318
$   743,138,623
 
$   165,648,150
$   173,124,755


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MFE Sub-Account
 
MVS Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$     1,454,288
$     2,316,962
 
$     (32,550)
$          449,881
Net realized losses
(7,930,782)
(8,997,826)
 
(3,060,919)
(5,294,141)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
18,283,727
29,193,021
 
14,394,902
24,470,526
Net increase from operations
11,807,233
22,512,157
 
11,301,433
19,626,266
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
8,534,981
18,400,084
 
1,274,846
1,859,869
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(636,392)
(3,736,514)
 
937,980
(4,576,732)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(9,859,860)
(8,485,644)
 
(16,768,332)
(15,714,329)
Net accumulation activity
(1,961,271)
6,177,926
 
(14,555,506)
(18,431,192)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
49,428
Annuity payments and contract charges
(9,000)
(4,458)
 
(111,308)
(106,856)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(695)
(1,070)
 
(10,276)
(14,717)
Net annuitization activity
(9,695)
(5,528)
 
(121,584)
(72,145)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(1,970,966)
6,172,398
 
(14,677,090)
(18,503,337)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
9,836,267
28,684,555
 
(3,375,657)
1,122,929
           
Net assets at beginning of year
101,639,771
72,955,216
 
125,753,509
124,630,580
Net assets at end of year
$   111,476,038
$   101,639,771
 
$   122,377,852
$   125,753,509


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
MV1 Sub-Account
 
VKM Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
201011
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$    (980,753)
$    (109,988)
 
$     (181,284)
$     (65,848)
Net realized (losses) gains
(12,070,497)
(17,395,189)
 
1,441,328
(53,616)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
32,476,805
52,460,984
 
1,601,633
1,587,541
Net increase from operations
19,425,555
34,955,807
 
2,861,677
1,468,077
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
9,119,713
19,268,046
 
2,149,239
3,598,032
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(2,828,609)
21,492,060
 
1,091,195
3,591,772
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(22,612,378)
(18,522,418)
 
(502,106)
(294,710)
Net accumulation activity
(16,321,274)
22,237,688
 
2,738,328
6,895,094
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
1,115
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(11,606)
(4,459)
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(1,454)
(870)
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
(11,945)
(5,329)
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(16,333,219)
22,232,359
 
2,738,328
6,895,094
           
Total increase in net assets
3,092,336
57,188,166
 
5,600,005
8,363,171
           
Net assets at beginning of year
216,431,676
159,243,510
 
8,989,304
626,133
Net assets at end of year
$   219,524,012
$   216,431,676
 
$     14,589,309
$     8,989,304

11 Effective June 1, 2010, VKM Sub-Account changed its name from Van Kampen UIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (Class II).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
OBV Sub-Account
 
OCA Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (61,068)
$     (136,946)
 
$    (457,152)
$    (415,562)
Net realized losses
(231,357)
(639,762)
 
(647,622)
(1,740,241)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
1,587,695
2,481,810
 
2,963,015
10,289,186
Net increase from operations
1,295,270
1,705,102
 
1,858,241
8,133,383
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
243,081
4,908,414
 
2,291,058
3,221,732
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(59,826)
3,027,370
 
(1,915,029)
(1,388,766)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,195,994)
(319,144)
 
(3,867,887)
(3,062,091)
Net accumulation activity
(1,012,739)
7,616,640
 
(3,491,858)
(1,229,125)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
2,324
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(1,716)
(1,396)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(214)
(453)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
394
(1,849)
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(1,012,739)
7,616,640
 
(3,491,464)
(1,230,974)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
282,531
9,321,742
 
(1,633,223)
6,902,409
           
Net assets at beginning of year
12,895,821
3,574,079
 
27,945,879
21,043,470
Net assets at end of year
$   13,178,352
$   12,895,821
 
$    26,312,656
$    27,945,879


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
OGG Sub-Account
 
OMG Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$    (160,375)
$           50,667
 
$    (3,867,495)
$      (458,437)
Net realized losses
(2,664,369)
(3,138,959)
 
(22,696,273)
(49,788,313)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
6,864,537
11,413,938
 
87,193,750
167,693,037
Net increase from operations
4,039,793
8,325,646
 
60,629,982
117,446,287
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,149,983
2,668,200
 
2,562,910
2,882,765
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(743,099)
(2,044,549)
 
(31,713,271)
(48,780,147)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,855,922)
(2,375,467)
 
(55,204,886)
(42,845,350)
Net accumulation activity
(1,449,038)
(1,751,816)
 
(84,355,247)
(88,742,732)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
9,204
2,914
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(14,475)
(17,268)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(2,773)
(2,814)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(8,044)
(17,168)
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(1,449,038)
(1,751,816)
 
(84,363,291)
(88,759,900)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
2,590,755
6,573,830
 
(23,733,309)
28,686,387
           
Net assets at beginning of year
30,325,737
23,751,907
 
494,644,467
465,958,080
Net assets at end of year
$    32,916,492
$    30,325,737
 
$   470,911,158
$   494,644,467


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
OMS Sub-Account
 
PRA Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$      (151,749)
$      (108,947)
 
$      271,035
$      201,534
Net realized losses
(650,000)
(1,130,965)
 
(47,805)
(329,139)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
2,869,798
4,277,920
 
259,295
821,675
Net increase from operations
2,068,049
3,038,008
 
482,525
694,070
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
60,226
99,639
 
30,522
56,838
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(440,445)
(378,651)
 
1,333,686
10,359
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,036,222)
(960,800)
 
(434,367)
(372,658)
Net accumulation activity
(1,416,441)
(1,239,812)
 
929,841
(305,461)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(1,416,441)
(1,239,812)
 
929,841
(305,461)
           
Total increase in net assets
651,608
1,798,196
 
1,412,366
388,609
           
Net assets at beginning of year
10,851,459
9,053,263
 
4,188,531
3,799,922
Net assets at end of year
$     11,503,067
$    10,851,459
 
$      5,600,897
$      4,188,531


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
PCR Sub-Account
 
PMB Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income
$      8,599,119
$      2,122,427
 
$        630,592
$        492,756
Net realized losses
(7,675,748)
(7,538,345)
 
(2,675)
(756,266)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
12,790,780
21,545,083
 
1,162,235
2,993,033
Net increase from operations
13,714,151
16,129,165
 
1,790,152
2,729,523
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
7,718,981
8,273,516
 
4,978,474
3,003,485
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(2,659,143)
1,216,242
 
3,516,158
2,021,002
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(4,976,220)
(3,131,071)
 
(2,347,216)
(1,293,677)
Net accumulation activity
83,618
6,358,687
 
6,147,416
3,730,810
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
83,618
6,358,687
 
6,147,416
3,730,810
           
Total increase in net assets
13,797,769
22,487,852
 
7,937,568
6,460,333
           
Net assets at beginning of year
60,651,115
38,163,263
 
16,175,720
9,715,387
Net assets at end of year
$     74,448,884
$    60,651,115
 
$  24,113,288
$  16,175,720


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
6TT Sub-Account
 
PRR Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$     8,479,138
$         46,981
 
$    (331,366)
$       1,602,073
Net realized gains
1,721,402
127,336
 
1,133,890
3,926,929
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
31,259,794
69,117
 
6,519,698
12,336,414
Net increase from operations
41,460,334
243,434
 
7,322,222
17,865,416
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
392,135,992
14,340,254
 
605,091
980,506
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
169,501,807
7,761,383
 
(280,371)
3,601,975
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(8,211,478)
(264,617)
 
(12,488,348)
(11,285,067)
Net accumulation activity
553,426,321
21,837,020
 
(12,163,628)
(6,702,586)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
553,426,321
21,837,020
 
(12,163,628)
(6,702,586)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
594,886,655
22,080,454
 
(4,841,406)
11,162,830
           
Net assets at beginning of year
22,080,454
-
 
123,731,443
112,568,613
Net assets at end of year
$  616,967,109
$  22,080,454
 
$   118,890,037
$  123,731,443


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
PTR Sub-Account
 
3XX Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$ 2,880,267
$ 12,751,565
 
$      (34,852)
$      18,696
Net realized gains
17,578,394
16,274,355
 
100,953
104,387
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
4,843,793
11,748,334
 
74,008
110,826
Net increase from operations
25,302,454
40,774,254
 
140,109
233,909
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,365,898
3,304,521
 
722,413
897,347
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
24,037,754
54,917,939
 
565,549
397,952
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(38,408,702)
(29,219,923)
 
(96,816)
(14,324)
Net accumulation activity
(12,005,050)
29,002,537
 
1,191,146
1,280,975
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
9,840
2,317
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(14,527)
(12,065)
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(2,866)
(2,785)
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
(7,553)
(12,533)
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(12,012,603)
28,990,004
 
1,191,146
1,280,975
           
Total increase in net assets
13,289,851
69,764,258
 
1,331,255
1,514,884
           
Net assets at beginning of year
406,911,559
337,147,301
 
1,584,405
69,521
Net assets at end of year
$ 420,201,410
$ 406,911,559
 
$     2,915,660
 $    1,584,405


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
5XX Sub-Account
 
SBI Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
20104
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$     (766,995)
$           29,914
 
$                     -
$                     -
Net realized gains
2,225,721
1,295,805
 
-
-
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
1,442,945
930,173
 
-
-
Net increase from operations
2,901,671
2,255,892
 
-
-
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
41,535,207
37,412,305
 
1,073
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
37,492,337
32,818,696
 
-
-
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(7,175,310)
(1,035,146)
 
-
-
Net accumulation activity
71,852,234
69,195,855
 
1,073
-
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
71,852,234
69,195,855
 
1,073
-
           
Total increase in net assets
74,753,905
71,451,747
 
1,073
-
           
Net assets at beginning of year
74,125,443
2,673,696
 
-
-
Net assets at end of year
$  148,879,348
$    74,125,443
 
$              1,073
$              -

4 Commencement of operations in 2006; first activity in 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SSA Sub-Account
 
VSC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
20108
2009
 
20109
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (213,893)
$        (50,852)
 
$  (1,965,157)
$  (1,885,051)
Net realized losses
(694,147)
(1,034,082)
 
(1,773,741)
(29,378,381)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
2,775,001
2,635,960
 
29,920,133
72,125,333
Net increase from operations
1,866,961
1,551,026
 
26,181,235
40,861,901
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
1,782,117
3,350,261
 
2,335,111
4,013,359
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
1,957,425
1,654,067
 
(20,212,577)
(19,732,622)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,021,604)
(401,332)
 
(8,525,834)
(6,641,801)
Net accumulation activity
2,717,938
4,602,996
 
(26,403,300)
(22,361,064)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
6,127
1,865
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(2,648)
(946)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(1,228)
(604)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
2,251
315
           
Net increase (decrease) from contract owner transactions
2,717,938
4,602,996
 
(26,401,049)
(22,360,749)
           
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
4,584,899
6,154,022
 
(219,814)
18,501,152
           
Net assets at beginning of year
10,849,906
4,695,884
 
126,954,591
108,453,439
Net assets at end of year
$  15,434,805
$    10,849,906
 
$  126,734,777
$  126,954,591

8 Effective November 15, 2010, SSA Sub-Account changed its name from SC Oppenheimer Large Cap Core Fund S Class.
 
9 Effective November 15, 2010, VSC Sub-Account changed its name from SC Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund S Class.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
2XX Sub-Account
 
SVV Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
20106
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (142,415)
$        (38,160)
 
$  (3,250,565)
$  (2,226,385)
Net realized gains (losses)
1,596,338
228,446
 
(2,938,574)
(8,143,026)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
326,744
993,819
 
30,931,191
57,355,303
Net increase from operations
1,780,667
1,184,105
 
24,742,052
46,985,892
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,150,164
3,012,503
 
11,602,724
82,069,989
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
1,700,755
1,953,762
 
(155,849)
16,279,294
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(370,698)
(72,056)
 
(8,807,786)
(5,362,986)
Net accumulation activity
3,480,221
4,894,209
 
2,639,089
92,986,297
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(5,754)
(2,403)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(523)
(535)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(6,277)
(2,938)
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
3,480,221
4,894,209
 
2,632,812
92,983,359
           
Total increase in net assets
5,260,888
6,078,314
 
27,374,864
139,969,251
           
Net assets at beginning of year
6,287,736
209,422
 
218,376,327
78,407,076
Net assets at end of year
$  11,548,624
$      6,287,736
 
$  245,751,191
$  218,376,327

6 Effective May 3, 2010, 2XX Sub-Account changed its name from SC Dreman Small Cap Value Fund.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SGC Sub-Account
 
S13 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (1,093,333)
$  (283,997)
 
$  (357,916)
$          (28,700)
Net realized gains
7,778,380
8,042,644
 
1,931,370
997,828
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
4,836,249
16,441,377
 
2,266,958
1,985,519
Net increase from operations
11,521,296
24,200,024
 
3,840,412
2,954,647
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
393,642
315,497
 
4,462,793
7,731,120
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(5,381,302)
43,241,802
 
(145,345)
3,991,118
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(7,457,581)
(4,404,265)
 
(1,036,755)
(278,735)
Net accumulation activity
(12,445,241)
39,153,034
 
3,280,693
11,443,503
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(3,539)
(2,627)
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(700)
(2,501)
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
(4,239)
(5,128)
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(12,449,480)
39,147,906
 
3,280,693
11,443,503
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(928,184)
63,347,930
 
7,121,105
14,398,150
           
Net assets at beginning of year
64,864,952
1,517,022
 
17,646,515
3,248,365
Net assets at end of year
$  63,936,768
$  64,864,952
 
$  24,767,620
$     17,646,515


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SDC Sub-Account
 
S15 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment (loss) income
$  (1,401,890)
$  1,002,404
 
$  (546,780)
$            78,662
Net realized gains
3,010,311
6,721,575
 
736,456
1,148,443
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
2,927,552
4,342,710
 
173,076
178,552
Net increase from operations
4,535,973
12,066,689
 
362,752
1,405,657
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
3,253,544
3,754,319
 
22,863,253
19,072,856
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
32,676,734
670,983,264
 
22,019,259
26,140,772
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(72,895,333)
(53,040,759)
 
(6,324,197)
(3,840,567)
Net accumulation activity
(36,965,055)
621,696,824
 
38,558,315
41,373,061
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
13,493
4,862
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(26,518)
(20,604)
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(2,405)
(3,998)
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
(15,430)
(19,740)
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(36,980,485)
621,677,084
 
38,558,315
41,373,061
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(32,444,512)
633,743,773
 
38,921,067
42,778,718
           
Net assets at beginning of year
670,446,089
36,702,316
 
101,017,700
58,238,982
Net assets at end of year
$  638,001,577
$  670,446,089
 
$  139,938,767
$   101,017,700


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
7XX Sub-Account
 
6XX Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
20107
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (6,201,635)
$  (4,119,979)
 
$  (1,885,826)
$  (2,909,323)
Net realized gains
10,165,358
893,877
 
10,429,332
1,409,348
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
102,385,089
65,416,111
 
36,964,375
37,109,217
Net increase from operations
106,348,812
62,190,009
 
45,507,881
35,609,242
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
508,316,327
281,975,912
 
226,238,216
164,360,960
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
241,899,854
158,012,588
 
115,445,788
119,970,640
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(33,536,070)
(7,045,935)
 
(23,126,816)
(6,720,914)
Net accumulation activity
716,680,111
432,942,565
 
318,557,188
277,610,686
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(11)
(110)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(11)
(110)
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
716,680,111
432,942,565
 
318,557,177
277,610,576
           
Total increase in net assets
823,028,923
495,132,574
 
364,065,058
313,219,818
           
Net assets at beginning of year
532,922,757
37,790,183
 
346,182,096
32,962,278
Net assets at end of year
$1,355,951,680
$  532,922,757
 
$  710,247,154
$  346,182,096

7 Effective November 15, 2010, 6XX Sub-Account changed its name from SC Ibbotson Moderate Fund S Class.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
8XX Sub-Account
 
1XX Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
20105
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (1,661,207)
$   (3,174,142)
 
$    (127,564)
$          (45,127)
Net realized gains
18,523,875
2,836,479
 
1,183,105
242,402
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
40,077,164
55,856,382
 
773,936
552,067
Net increase from operations
56,939,832
55,518,719
 
1,829,477
749,342
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
57,788,558
258,437,385
 
1,733,876
2,585,782
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
33,144,302
80,313,237
 
1,408,109
2,198,128
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(20,963,058)
(5,226,552)
 
(909,637)
(65,381)
Net accumulation activity
69,969,802
333,524,070
 
2,232,348
4,718,529
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
69,969,802
333,524,070
 
2,232,348
4,718,529
           
Total increase in net assets
126,909,634
389,042,789
 
4,061,825
5,467,871
           
Net assets at beginning of year
420,654,948
31,612,159
 
5,885,588
417,717
Net assets at end of year
$   547,564,582
$  420,654,948
 
$  9,947,413
$      5,885,588

5 Effective May 3, 2010, 1XX Sub-Account changed its name from SC AIM Small Cap Growth Fund S Class.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
 
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SLC Sub-Account
 
S12 Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (6,245,264)
$   (3,355,561)
 
$  (184,868)
$  (55,142)
Net realized gains
39,697,526
57,287,427
 
724,731
625,620
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
18,847,795
93,447,476
 
878,144
651,398
Net increase from operations
52,300,057
147,379,342
 
1,418,007
1,221,876
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
2,049,043
1,832,223
 
2,313,837
3,519,210
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(25,932,592)
255,837,714
 
631,761
2,157,625
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(39,285,593)
(28,472,050)
 
(426,102)
(101,144)
Net accumulation activity
(63,169,142)
229,197,887
 
2,519,496
5,575,691
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
13,917
3,135
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
(13,794)
(8,822)
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(4,402)
(11,036)
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
(4,279)
(16,723)
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(63,173,421)
229,181,164
 
2,519,496
5,575,691
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(10,873,364)
376,560,506
 
3,937,503
6,797,567
           
Net assets at beginning of year
376,858,237
297,731
 
8,658,196
1,860,629
Net assets at end of year
$  365,984,873
$  376,858,237
 
$  12,595,699
$  8,658,196


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
S14 Sub-Account
 
4XX Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income
$  1,391,562
$      1,124,081
 
$  1,077,337
$  557,180
Net realized gains
1,246,757
116,464
 
4,200,152
3,186,627
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
(125,667)
3,307,005
 
9,675,165
3,891,691
Net increase from operations
2,512,652
4,547,550
 
14,952,654
7,635,498
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
4,058,630
6,671,781
 
142,509,147
119,913,455
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
2,330,843
2,582,065
 
78,093,196
84,808,238
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,829,354)
(1,101,036)
 
(16,567,384)
(3,153,468)
Net accumulation activity
4,560,119
8,152,810
 
204,034,959
201,568,225
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
4,560,119
8,152,810
 
204,034,959
201,568,225
           
Total increase in net assets
7,072,771
12,700,360
 
218,987,613
209,203,723
           
Net assets at beginning of year
23,125,087
10,424,727
 
225,495,970
16,292,247
Net assets at end of year
$  30,197,858
$    23,125,087
 
$  444,483,583
$  225,495,970


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
S16 Sub-Account
 
LGF Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$  (637,726)
$      (557,618)
 
$  (71,347)
$  (36,952)
Net realized losses
(2,844,801)
(3,864,424)
 
(26,393)
(280,243)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
10,902,386
13,125,868
 
873,283
1,112,275
Net increase from operations
7,419,859
8,703,826
 
775,543
795,080
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
1,321,094
1,368,979
 
933,887
713,248
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(6,023,756)
221,030
 
207,863
336,592
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(2,595,999)
(1,731,530)
 
(301,152)
(94,583)
Net accumulation activity
(7,298,661)
(141,521)
 
840,598
955,257
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net (decrease) increase from contract owner transactions
(7,298,661)
(141,521)
 
840,598
955,257
           
Total increase in net assets
121,198
8,562,305
 
1,616,141
1,750,337
           
Net assets at beginning of year
38,434,290
29,871,985
 
3,477,756
1,727,419
Net assets at end of year
$  38,555,488
$    38,434,290
 
$  5,093,897
$  3,477,756


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
SC3 Sub-Account
 
SRE Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income
$  532,337
$        102,087
 
$  10,771,086
$  1,571,582
Net realized losses
(971,771)
(3,972,234)
 
(15,112,553)
(74,014,016)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
1,114,603
5,948,171
 
19,722,752
114,996,092
Net increase from operations
675,169
2,078,024
 
15,381,285
42,553,658
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
19,814
21,872
 
3,001,387
3,115,191
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
12,702
(1,007,810)
 
(3,608,515)
(24,457,704)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(1,628,645)
(1,027,809)
 
(11,851,488)
(9,831,314)
Net accumulation activity
(1,596,129)
(2,013,747)
 
(12,458,616)
(31,173,827)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
1,236
-
 
3,158
3,952
Annuity payments and contract charges
(1,057)
(787)
 
(2,871)
(1,871)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
(172)
(220)
 
(668)
(493)
Net annuitization activity
7
(1,007)
 
(381)
1,588
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(1,596,122)
(2,014,754)
 
(12,458,997)
(31,172,239)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(920,953)
63,270
 
2,922,288
11,381,419
           
Net assets at beginning of year
6,441,422
6,378,152
 
129,349,823
117,968,404
Net assets at end of year
$  5,520,469
$     6,441,422
 
$  132,272,111
$  129,349,823


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
IGB Sub-Account
 
CMM Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment income (loss)
$  1,378,302
$         893,205
 
$  (1,890,270)
$  (1,438,558)
Net realized gains (losses)
441,090
(712,180)
 
-
-
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
2,409,607
5,374,708
 
-
-
Net increase (decrease) from operations
4,228,999
5,555,733
 
(1,890,270)
(1,438,558)
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
42,252,650
22,717,988
 
45,435,343
59,648,082
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
19,082,647
14,645,040
 
(770,307)
32,588,625
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(6,327,026)
(2,552,591)
 
(40,322,046)
(32,891,265)
Net accumulation activity
55,008,271
34,810,437
 
4,342,990
59,345,442
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
117,950
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
(12,410)
(103,283)
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
(1,621)
(7,663)
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
(14,031)
7,004
           
Net increase from contract owner transactions
55,008,271
34,810,437
 
4,328,959
59,352,446
           
Total increase in net assets
59,237,270
40,366,170
 
2,438,689
57,913,888
           
Net assets at beginning of year
60,077,481
19,711,311
 
110,636,803
52,722,915
Net assets at end of year
$  119,314,751
$    60,077,481
 
$ 113,075,492
$ 110,636,803


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND 2009
       
 
WTF Sub-Account
 
USC Sub-Account
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
December 31,
December 31,
 
2010
2009
 
2010
2009
Operations:
         
Net investment loss
$     (11,417)
$        (17,693)
 
$       (1,003)
$         (844)
Net realized losses
(18,543)
(252,941)
 
(787)
(3,043)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
252,417
792,759
 
12,177
19,735
Net increase from operations
222,457
522,125
 
10,387
15,848
           
Contract Owner Transactions:
         
           
Accumulation Activity:
         
Purchase payments received
7,602
41,106
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts
         
 (including the Fixed Account), net
(201,774)
(354,579)
 
(5,363)
(3,415)
Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations
         
and contract charges
(215,624)
(92,436)
 
(296)
(253)
Net accumulation activity
(409,796)
(405,909)
 
(5,659)
(3,668)
           
Annuitization Activity:
         
Annuitizations
-
-
 
-
-
Annuity payments and contract charges
-
-
 
-
-
Transfers between Sub-Accounts, net
-
-
 
-
-
Adjustments to annuity reserves
-
-
 
-
-
Net annuitization activity
-
-
 
-
-
           
Net decrease from contract owner transactions
(409,796)
(405,909)
 
(5,659)
(3,668)
           
Total (decrease) increase in net assets
(187,339)
116,216
 
4,728
12,180
           
Net assets at beginning of year
1,117,650
1,001,434
 
52,040
39,860
Net assets at end of year
$     930,311
$      1,117,650
 
$        56,768
$         52,040


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 
 

 

 
 
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

 
1. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F (the “Variable Account”) is a separate account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (the “Sponsor”) and was established on July 13, 1989 as a funding vehicle for the variable portion of Regatta contracts, Regatta Gold contracts, Regatta Classic contracts, Regatta Platinum contracts, Regatta Extra contracts, Regatta Choice contracts, Regatta Access contracts, Regatta Flex 4 contracts, Regatta Flex II contracts, Regatta Choice II contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Access contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters IV contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters VII contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II contracts,  Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II contracts,  Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II contracts (collectively the “Contracts”), and certain other fixed and variable annuity contracts issued by the Sponsor.  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 Delaware 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 (collectively the “Funds”), or series thereof, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  The contract owners of the Variable Account direct the deposits into the Sub-Accounts of the Variable Account.

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 carried at fair value and are valued at their closing net asset value as determined by the respective mutual fund, which in turn value their investments at fair value, as of December 31, 2010.  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.

Units
The number of units credited is determined by dividing the dollar amount allocated to a Sub-Account by the unit value for that Sub-Account for the period during which the purchase payment was received.  The unit value for each Sub-Account is established at $10.00 for the first period of that Sub-Account and is subsequently measured based on the performance of the investments and the contract charges selected by the contract holder, as discussed in Note 4.

Purchase Payments
Upon issuance of new Contracts, the initial purchase payment is credited to the contract in the form of units.  All subsequent purchase payments are applied using the unit values for the period during which the purchase payment is received.

Transfers
Transfers between Sub-Accounts requested by contract owners 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.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Withdrawals
At any time during the accumulation phase (the period before the first annuity payment), the contract owner may elect to receive a cash withdrawal payment under the contract.  If the contract owner requests a full withdrawal, the contract owner will receive the value of their account at the end of period, less the contract maintenance charge for the current contract year and any applicable withdrawal charge.

If the contract owner requests a partial withdrawal, the contract owner will receive the amount requested less any applicable withdrawal charge and the account value will be reduced by the amount requested.  Any requests for partial withdrawals that would result in the value of the contract owner’s account being reduced to an amount less than the contract maintenance charge for the current contract year is treated as a request for a full withdrawal.

Annuitization
On the annuity commencement date, the contract's accumulation account is canceled and its adjusted value is applied to provide an annuity. The adjusted value will be equal to the value of the accumulation account for the period that ends immediately before the annuity commencement date, reduced by any applicable premium taxes or similar taxes and a proportionate amount of the contract maintenance charge.

Annuity Payments
The amount of the first variable annuity payment is determined in accordance with the annuity payment rates found in the contract.  The number of units to be credited in respect of a particular Sub-Account is determined by dividing that portion of the first variable annuity payment attributable to that Sub-Account by the annuity unit value of that Sub-Account for the period that ends immediately before the annuity commencement date. The number of units of each Sub-Account credited to the contract then remains fixed, unless an exchange of units is made. The dollar amount of each variable annuity payment after the first may increase, decrease or remain constant, depending on the investment performance of the Sub-Accounts.

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.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the period. The most significant estimates are fair value measurements of investments and the calculation of the reserve for variable annuities.  Actual results could vary from the amounts derived from management's estimates.

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements,” which provides amendments to FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” that will provide more robust disclosures about the following:

 
Ø
The different classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value;
 
Ø
The valuation techniques and inputs used;
 
Ø
The transfers between Levels 1, 2, and 3; and
 
Ø
The activity in Level 3 fair value measurements.

On January 1, 2010 the Variable Account adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2010-06 which require new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures, which are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Variable Account’s financial statements.  Effective January 1, 2011, the Variable Account adopted the provisions of the standards relating to disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the roll-forward of activities in Level 3.  The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Variable Account’s financial statements.  The Variable Account will include the new disclosures prospectively, as required.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

New and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-05, “Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value.”  This update amends FASB ASC Topic 820 and provides clarification regarding the valuation techniques required to be used to measure the fair value of liabilities where quoted prices in active markets for identical liabilities are not available.  In addition, this update clarifies that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability.  The guidance provided in ASU No. 2009-05 is effective for the first reporting period, including interim periods, beginning after issuance.  The Variable Account adopted this guidance on January 1, 2010.  The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Variable Account’s financial statements.

 
3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Massachusetts Financial Services Company and Sun Capital Advisers LLC, affiliates of the Sponsor, are investment advisers to the Funds and charge management fees at an annual rate ranging from 0.33% to 1.05% and 0.13% to 1.05% of the Funds’ average daily net assets, respectively. For additional related party transactions, see footnotes 4 and 5.

 
4. CONTRACT CHARGES

Mortality and expense risk charges
Charges for mortality and expense risks, the optional death benefit riders and optional living benefit riders are based on the average daily Variable Account assets and are deducted from the Variable Account at the end of each valuation period to cover the risks assumed by the Sponsor.

The deductions are calculated at different levels based upon the elections made by the contract holder and are transferred periodically to the Sponsor. At December 31, 2010, the deduction is at an effective annual rate as follows:

 
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Regatta
1.25%
-
-
-
-
-
Regatta Gold
1.25%
-
-
-
-
-
Regatta Classic
1.00%
-
-
-
-
-
Regatta Platinum
1.25%
-
-
-
-
-
Regatta Extra
1.30%
1.45%
1.55%
1.70%
-
-
Regatta Choice
0.85%
1.00%
1.10%
1.15%
1.25%
1.40%
Regatta Access
1.00%
1.15%
1.25%
1.40%
1.50%
1.65%
Regatta Flex 4
0.95%
1.10%
1.20%
1.35%
1.45%
1.60%
Regatta Flex II
1.30%
1.50%
1.55%
1.70%
1.75%
1.90%
Regatta Choice II
1.05%
1.25%
1.30%
1.45%
1.50%
1.65%
Sun Life Financial Masters Extra
1.40%
1.60%
1.65%
1.80%
1.85%
2.00%
Sun Life Financial Masters Choice
1.05%
1.25%
1.30%
1.45%
1.50%
1.65%
Sun Life Financial Masters Access
1.35%
1.55%
1.60%
1.75%
1.80%
1.95%
Sun Life Financial Masters Flex
1.30%
1.50%
1.55%
1.70%
1.75%
1.90%
Sun Life Financial Masters IV
1.05%
1.25%
1.30%
1.45%
1.65%
1.70%
Sun Life Financial Masters VII
1.00%
1.05%
1.20%
1.25%
1.30%
1.40%
Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II
1.70%
2.10%
-
-
-
-
Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II
1.35%
1.60%
1.75%
-
-
-
Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II
1.65%
2.05%
-
-
-
-


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
4. CONTRACT CHARGES (CONTINUED)

Administration charges
Each year on the account anniversary date, an account administration fee (“Account Fee”) equal to the lesser of $30 or 2% of the participant’s account value in the case of Regatta, $35 in the case of Regatta Extra contracts, and $50 in the case of Regatta Choice, Regatta Gold, Regatta Platinum, Regatta Classic, Regatta Access, Regatta Flex 4, Regatta Flex II, Regatta Choice II, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice, Sun Life Financial Masters Access, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex, Sun Life Financial Masters IV, Sun Life Financial Masters VII, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II, and Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II contracts (after account year 5, the Account Fee for Regatta Gold, Regatta Platinum, Regatta Extra, and Regatta Choice contracts, may be changed annually, but it may not exceed the lesser of $50 or 2% of the participant’s account value) is deducted from the participant’s account, reflected in the statement of changes in net assets, to reimburse the Sponsor for certain administrative expenses. After the annuity commencement date, the Account Fee will be deducted pro rata from each variable annuity payment made during the year.

For Regatta, Regatta Gold, Regatta Classic, Regatta Platinum, Regatta Extra, Regatta Access, Regatta Choice, Regatta Flex 4, Regatta Flex II, Regatta Choice II, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice, Sun Life Financial Masters Access, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex, Sun Life Financial Masters IV, Sun Life Financial Masters VII, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II, and Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II contracts, an administrative expense charge is deducted from the assets of the Variable Account at an annual effective rate equal to 0.15% of the average daily Variable Account value.  This charge is designed to reimburse the Sponsor for expenses incurred in administering the Contracts, the accounts and the Variable Account that are not covered by the annual Account Fee.

Optional living benefit rider charges (“Benefit Fee”)
A quarterly charge, equal to 0.125% of the contract owner’s account value, is deducted on the last day of the Account Quarter (“Account Quarters”) are defined as three-month periods, with the first Account Quarter beginning on the date the Contracts were issued) if a certain optional living benefit rider has been elected.  These optional living benefit riders are available on Sun Life Financial Masters Choice contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters IV contracts, and Sun Life Financial Masters VII contracts.

A quarterly charge of 0.1625% is deducted for single life coverage and 0.2125% for joint life coverage on the last day of the Account Quarter if the Income ON Demand optional living benefit rider has been elected.  A quarterly charge of 0.0875% is deducted if the Retirement Asset Protector optional living benefit rider has been elected prior to February 17, 2009 and a quarterly charge of 0.1875% is deducted if elected after February 17, 2009 for Sun Life Financial Masters Choice, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra and Sun Life Financial Masters Flex contracts. A quarterly charge of 0.0875% is deducted if the Retirement Asset Protector optional living benefit rider has been elected for Sun Life Financial Masters IV and Sun Life Financial Masters VII contracts.

A quarterly charge of 0.275% is deducted for single life coverage and 0.325% for joint life coverage on the last day of the Account Quarter if the Sun Income Riser III or Sun Income Maximizer optional living benefit has been elected for Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II contracts, and Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II contracts. A quarterly charge of 0.313% is deducted for single life coverage and 0.363% for joint life coverage on the last day of the Account Quarter if the Sun Income Maximizer Plus optional living benefit has been elected for Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II contracts, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II contracts, and Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II contracts.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
4. CONTRACT CHARGES (CONTINUED)

Surrender charges
The Sponsor does not deduct a sales charge from purchase payments.  However, a surrender charge (contingent deferred sales charge) may be deducted as a percentage of the amount withdrawn to cover certain expenses relating to the sale of the Contracts and certificates if the contract holder requests a full withdrawal prior to reaching the pay-out phase.

 
 (up to % below)
Regatta contracts
6%
Regatta Gold contracts
6%
Regatta Classic contracts
0%
Regatta Platinum contracts
6%
Regatta Extra contracts
8%
Regatta Choice contracts
7%
Regatta Access contracts
0%
Regatta Flex 4 contracts
6%
Regatta Flex II contracts
8%
Regatta Choice II contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters Extra contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters Choice contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters Access contracts
0%
Sun Life Financial Masters Flex contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters IV contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters VII contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II contracts
8%
Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II contracts
8%

Distribution charges
For assuming the risk that surrender charges may be insufficient to compensate the Sponsor for the costs of distributing the Contracts, the Sponsor makes a deduction from the Sub-Account at the end of each valuation period for the first seven account years at an effective annual rate of 0.15% of the average daily value of the contract invested in the Sub-Account attributable to Regatta, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II, Sun Life Financial Masters VII and Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II and at an effective annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily value of the contract invested in the Sub-Account attributable to Sun Life Financial Masters Access, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex, Sun Life Financial Masters IV and Sun Life Masters Flex II contracts.  There are no distribution charges associated with the other contracts listed in footnote 1.



 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
4. CONTRACT CHARGES (CONTINUED)

Premium Taxes
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 at the annuity commencement date.  However, the Sponsor reserves the right to deduct such taxes when incurred.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Sponsor received the following amounts related to the above mentioned Account Fee and surrender charges. These charges are reflected in the ‘‘Withdrawals, surrenders, annuitizations and contract charges’’ line in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for each Sub-Account.

 
Account Fee
 
Surrender
Charges
 
Benefit Fee
AVB
$
12,437
 
$
32,653
 
$
356,620
AN4
 
1,644
   
1,678
   
54,392
IVB
 
17,196
   
95,699
   
298,246
9XX
 
97,208
   
259,736
   
4,346,181
NMT
 
13
   
-
   
-
MCC
 
36,031
   
153,540
   
322,655
NNG
 
-
   
-
   
-
CMG
 
4,163
   
12,327
   
97,463
NMI
 
3,474
   
12,909
   
36,962
CSC
 
7
   
-
   
-
FVB
 
13,443
   
59,233
   
300,630
FL1
 
47,872
   
138,255
   
1,477,782
F10
 
1,723
   
8,635
   
2,767
F15
 
9,832
   
51,550
   
99,281
F20
 
13,191
   
63,702
   
97,447
FVM
 
45,352
   
186,789
   
328,042
SGI
 
79,294
   
260,725
   
2,195,608
S17
 
16,154
   
86,401
   
306,046
ISC
 
20,435
   
120,068
   
347,878
FVS
 
14,669
   
13,830
   
138,852
SIC
 
7,154
   
20,455
   
89,745
FMS
 
64,074
   
99,470
   
1,375,400
TDM
 
31,634
   
63,160
   
-
FTI
 
80,396
   
83,167
   
-
FTG
 
10,579
   
28,365
   
63,003
HBF
 
1,904
   
4,030
   
62,218
HVD
 
1,285
   
2,801
   
22,134
HVG
 
167
   
1,242
   
3,136
HVI
 
464
   
2,218
   
5,718
HVE
 
1,892
   
2,447
   
31,875
HVM
 
15
   
-
   
137
HVC
 
1,011
   
1,076
   
8,713


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
4. CONTRACT CHARGES (CONTINUED)

 
Account Fee
 
Surrender
Charges
 
Benefit Fee
HVS
$
463
 
$
448
 
$
23,343
HVN
 
152
   
1,466
   
2,323
HRS
 
501
   
1,140
   
13,624
HVR
 
328
   
418
   
7,117
HSS
 
1,676
   
1,497
   
29,071
VLC
 
5,172
   
31,221
   
74,953
VKU
 
6,770
   
32,484
   
200,526
VKC
 
799
   
1,516
   
23,989
LRE
 
15,761
   
50,548
   
252,680
LA9
 
38,586
   
39,319
   
45,372
LAV
 
9,413
   
36,442
   
149,757
MIT
 
178,197
   
1,405
   
-
MFL
 
62,690
   
161,158
   
-
BDS
 
27,253
   
123
   
-
MF7
 
26,661
   
74,494
   
434,165
RGS
 
61,502
   
386
   
-
RG1
 
9,724
   
16,284
   
110,183
EME
 
17,688
   
12
   
-
EM1
 
7,087
   
16,693
   
104,301
GGS
 
12,266
   
421
   
-
GG1
 
1,076
   
132
   
-
GGR
 
32,965
   
3,357
   
-
GG2
 
1,634
   
2,379
   
-
RES
 
90,963
   
230
   
-
RE1
 
6,443
   
10,353
   
-
GTR
 
32,358
   
351
   
-
GT2
 
3,607
   
30,202
   
1,227,548
GSS
 
70,853
   
2,596
   
-
MFK
 
115,472
   
324,921
   
1,460,888
EGS
 
100,832
   
154
   
-
MFF
 
4,398
   
3,402
   
-
HYS
 
41,884
   
924
   
-
MFC
 
46,784
   
82,199
   
-
IGS
 
28,788
   
100
   
-
IG1
 
6,459
   
18,611
   
58,644
MII
 
22,929
   
172
   
-
MI1
 
42,282
   
227,951
   
60,118
MIS
 
221,391
   
2,428
   
-
M1B
 
25,224
   
30,189
   
-
MCS
 
11,330
   
-
   
-
MC1
 
7,713
   
4,657
   
-
MMS
 
81,591
   
7,393
   
-
MM1
 
70,534
   
347,805
   
-
NWD
 
27,829
   
515
   
-
M1A
 
48,461
   
76,055
   
-
RIS
 
16,529
   
311
   
-
RI1
 
54,278
   
116,575
   
44,429
SIS
 
11,003
   
390
   
-
SI1
 
3,369
   
553
   
-

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

4. CONTRACT CHARGES (CONTINUED)

 
Account
Fee
 
Surrender
Charges
 
Benefit
Fee
TEC
$
6,523
 
$
688
 
$
-
TE1
 
900
   
400
   
-
TRS
 
219,926
   
3,472
   
-
MFJ
 
239,004
   
840,834
   
1,595,741
UTS
 
64,501
   
43,373
   
-
MFE
 
31,429
   
93,600
   
354,155
MVS
 
46,471
   
14
   
-
MV1
 
53,990
   
162,382
   
644,620
VKM
 
2,407
   
3,615
   
58,996
OBV
 
4,956
   
8,199
   
77,408
OCA
 
8,596
   
16,164
   
40,900
OGG
 
8,612
   
21,033
   
47,074
OMG
 
120,904
   
513,699
   
46,530
OMS
 
4,174
   
3,012
   
-
PRA
 
995
   
701
   
-
PCR
 
23,848
   
50,595
   
255,711
PMB
 
5,632
   
14,321
   
60,813
6TT
 
8,760
   
120,103
   
2,469,713
PRR
 
32,846
   
98,533
   
233,321
PTR
 
97,723
   
271,132
   
566,684
3XX
 
410
   
1,710
   
14,041
5XX
 
18,017
   
135,789
   
797,650
SBI
 
-
   
-
   
-
SSA
 
3,009
   
15,777
   
67,972
VSC
 
43,726
   
157,439
   
184,025
2XX
 
1,984
   
2,517
   
52,068
SVV
 
48,920
   
152,952
   
1,498,896
SGC
 
32,446
   
50,555
   
453
S13
 
4,576
   
26,762
   
163,887
SDC
 
140,444
   
729,754
   
322
S15
 
19,094
   
132,500
   
683,267
7XX
 
115,992
   
542,689
   
7,836,399
6XX
 
88,078
   
302,980
   
4,308,630
8XX
 
97,436
   
282,370
   
4,228,744
1XX
 
1,633
   
1,109
   
44,939
SLC
 
105,994
   
394,201
   
-
S12
 
2,586
   
13,805
   
78,880
S14
 
8,675
   
18,727
   
104,450
4XX
 
45,090
   
259,546
   
2,688,317
S16
 
11,978
   
61,124
   
157,759
LGF
 
980
   
6,950
   
15,157
SC3
 
3,496
   
3,725
   
-
SRE
 
78,047
   
128,563
   
102,999
IGB
 
14,994
   
33,464
   
546,127
CMM
 
19,504
   
433,478
   
500,222
WTF
 
686
   
531
   
-
USC
 
12
   
-
   
-


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

5. RESERVE FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES

Reserve for variable annuities represents the actuarial present value of future contract benefits for those contract holders who are in the payout phase of their contract and who chose the variable payout option. Annuity reserves are calculated using the 1983 Individual Annuitant Mortality Table and an assumed interest rate of at least 3% or 4% per year, for Regatta, Regatta Gold, Regatta Classic, and Regatta Platinum as stated in each participant’s contract or certificate, as applicable if the contract’s annuity commencement date is before January 1, 2000.  Annuity reserves are calculated using the 2000 Individual Annuitant Mortality Table at an assumed interest rate of at least 3% or 4% per year, for Regatta, Regatta Gold, Regatta Classic, and Regatta Platinum as stated in each participant’s contract or certificate, as applicable if the contract’s annuity commencement date is on or after January 1, 2000.  Annuity reserves are calculated using the 2000 Annuitant Mortality Table at an assumed interest rate of 3% for Regatta Extra, Regatta Access, Regatta Choice, Regatta Choice II, Regatta Flex II, Regatta Flex 4, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice, Sun Life Financial Masters Access, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra, Sun Life Financial Masters Flex, Sun Life Financial Masters IV, Sun Life Financial Masters VII, Sun Life Financial Masters Choice II, Sun Life Financial Masters Extra II and Sun Life Financial Masters Flex II. Required adjustments to the reserves are accomplished by transfers to or from the Sponsor.

 
6. INVESTMENT PURCHASES AND SALES

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 
Purchases
 
Sales
AVB
$
15,728,855
 
$
8,041,705
AN4
 
3,699,256
   
3,015,073
IVB
 
13,547,174
   
16,862,099
9XX
 
187,314,585
   
29,068,573
NMT
 
934
   
12,579
MCC
 
8,687,024
   
27,503,309
NNG
 
4,676
   
12,731
CMG
 
5,663,860
   
5,491,124
NMI
 
3,101,586
   
4,164,154
CSC
 
3,140
   
2,314
FVB
 
16,461,710
   
9,552,108
FL1
 
31,108,364
   
25,896,643
F10
 
906,864
   
3,012,320
F15
 
6,192,326
   
4,293,758
F20
 
4,732,538
   
8,576,486
FVM
 
24,501,406
   
34,551,826
SGI
 
95,021,954
   
30,911,781
S17
 
2,644,405
   
10,961,841
ISC
 
32,417,081
   
11,241,697
FVS
 
14,420,391
   
14,921,768
SIC
 
14,919,623
   
5,945,765
FMS
 
22,692,656
   
25,310,868
TDM
 
5,464,685
   
13,157,019
FTI
 
28,450,383
   
66,881,561
FTG
 
6,072,276
   
6,362,914
HBF
 
6,338,907
   
446,250
HVD
 
1,251,106
   
415,640
HVG
 
343,338
   
72,163
HVI
 
209,111
   
102,162
HVE
 
2,149,916
   
589,108
HVM
 
9,993
   
4,260
HVC
 
227,374
   
254,105
HVS
 
4,228,054
   
162,640
HVN
 
73,521
   
71,962
HRS
 
1,241,173
   
245,425

 
 

 


SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
6.  INVESTMENT PURCHASES AND SALES (CONTINUED)

 
 
Purchases
 
Sales
HVR
$
683,941
 
$
113,000
HSS
 
2,046,974
   
983,063
VLC
 
6,493,271
   
4,143,941
VKU
 
11,911,394
   
  5,434,795
VKC
 
5,181,315
   
2,881,676
LRE
 
23,438,370
   
10,601,357
LA9
 
5,133,571
   
16,714,958
LAV
 
10,664,527
   
13,238,834
MIT
 
9,746,194
   
54,187,312
MFL
 
7,447,105
   
44,670,893
BDS
 
17,819,905
   
20,061,585
MF7
 
63,252,319
   
23,187,374
RGS
 
4,327,680
   
17,169,527
RG1
 
6,301,896
   
8,954,934
EME
 
6,588,354
   
10,764,360
EM1
 
15,258,270
   
9,707,174
GGS
 
2,779,239
   
5,449,434
GG1
 
832,016
   
1,408,180
GGR
 
2,237,431
   
12,300,271
GG2
 
287,349
   
1,579,896
RES
 
3,322,715
   
22,787,931
RE1
 
1,565,320
   
4,307,264
GTR
 
4,541,656
   
14,499,071
GT2
 
356,600,431
   
6,300,628
GSS
 
24,123,455
   
45,861,479
MFK
 
88,204,244
   
68,100,022
EGS
 
3,164,284
   
21,597,169
MFF
 
913,374
   
  2,858,629
HYS
 
25,004,575
   
31,371,543
MFC
 
20,780,570
   
31,838,384
IGS
 
4,156,995
   
14,768,682
IG1
 
7,027,084
   
7,932,810
MII
 
3,198,817
   
10,473,260
MI1
 
22,305,018
   
27,395,669
MIS
 
5,540,182
   
66,241,597
M1B
 
2,996,120
   
19,409,463
MCS
 
4,189,640
   
5,117,313
MC1
 
1,703,460
   
6,046,340
MMS
 
50,786,740
   
80,030,997
MM1
 
66,373,103
   
88,814,490
NWD
 
3,790,670
   
15,270,062
M1A
 
2,629,090
   
33,689,802
RIS
 
2,429,216
   
7,891,027
RI1
 
13,258,151
   
28,034,338
SIS
 
7,621,065
   
8,938,686
SI1
 
2,443,685
   
3,601,085
TEC
 
2,163,794
   
3,591,111
TE1
 
438,309
   
721,730


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
6.  INVESTMENT PURCHASES AND SALES (CONTINUED)

 
Purchases
 
Sales
TRS
$
25,887,271
 
$
88,263,280
MFJ
 
63,948,820
   
130,776,966
UTS
 
10,243,865
   
33,051,630
MFE
 
22,455,467
   
22,971,450
MVS
 
6,768,595
   
21,467,959
MV1
 
22,020,643
   
39,333,161
VKM
 
7,502,217
   
   4,945,173
OBV
 
1,096,645
   
2,170,452
OCA
 
3,990,820
   
7,939,221
OGG
 
6,569,485
   
8,178,898
OMG
 
9,829,833
   
98,057,845
OMS
 
1,720,625
   
3,288,815
PRA
 
2,784,231
   
1,583,354
PCR
 
26,059,045
   
16,137,037
PMB
 
12,277,326
   
5,499,318
6TT
 
569,490,425
   
6,132,955
PRR
 
16,868,058
   
28,369,059
PTR
 
81,369,607
   
78,585,899
3XX
 
1,713,465
   
516,904
5XX
 
89,601,758
   
17,277,188
SBI
 
1,073
   
-
SSA
 
4,897,259
   
2,369,675
VSC
 
9,220,481
   
37,585,460
2XX
 
6,972,685
   
2,878,977
SVV
 
25,960,480
   
26,577,710
SGC
 
6,901,801
   
18,988,322
S13
 
11,221,976
   
7,792,182
SDC
 
89,876,556
   
127,607,698
S15
 
53,441,593
   
15,300,308
7XX
 
733,694,861
   
17,344,235
6XX
 
352,699,533
   
32,498,450
8XX
 
123,390,037
   
49,860,479
1XX
 
5,197,837
   
2,427,867
SLC
 
29,525,819
   
84,155,006
S12
 
6,538,923
   
3,726,610
S14
 
13,445,019
   
7,303,811
4XX
 
240,046,956
   
33,663,057
S16
 
4,059,798
   
11,996,185
LGF
 
1,848,484
   
1,079,233
SC3
 
1,397,329
   
2,460,942
SRE
 
23,157,790
   
24,845,033
IGB
 
66,705,241
   
10,025,712
CMM
 
118,181,766
   
115,741,456
WTF
 
49,880
   
471,093
USC
 
707
   
7,369


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
7. CHANGES IN UNITS OUTSTANDING

The changes in units outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 
Units
 
Units
 
Net Increase
 
Issued
Redeemed
(Decrease)
AVB
12,972,688
 
12,186,247
 
786,441
AN4
4,077,846
 
3,997,144
 
80,702
IVB
46,873,556
 
47,357,766
 
(484,210)
9XX
120,375,583
 
107,370,851
 
13,004,732
NMT
10,520
 
11,565
 
(1,045)
MCC
57,458,369
 
59,306,967
 
(1,848,598)
NNG
38,706
 
39,194
 
(488)
CMG
9,163,066
 
9,080,819
 
82,247
NMI
3,492,626
 
3,586,939
 
(94,313)
CSC
3,585
 
3,517
 
68
FVB
13,220,046
 
12,510,406
 
709,640
FL1
89,342,677
 
88,494,154
 
848,523
F10
1,022,526
 
1,226,554
 
(204,028)
F15
4,207,105
 
4,072,509
 
134,596
F20
4,029,672
 
4,449,888
 
(420,216)
FVM
59,693,605
 
60,363,922
 
(670,317)
SGI
138,840,292
 
132,866,559
 
5,973,733
S17
7,491,752
 
8,421,086
 
(929,334)
ISC
34,490,069
 
32,780,765
 
1,709,304
FVS
7,133,285
 
7,124,837
 
8,448
SIC
7,062,953
 
6,357,079
 
705,874
FMS
67,304,187
 
67,483,278
 
(179,091)
TDM
14,674,679
 
15,189,431
 
(514,752)
FTI
62,933,242
 
65,243,140
 
(2,309,898)
FTG
6,957,337
 
6,971,915
 
(14,578)
HBF
2,733,073
 
2,219,779
 
513,294
HVD
1,464,011
 
1,382,931
 
81,080
HVG
393,829
 
353,140
 
40,689
HVI
548,597
 
535,902
 
12,695
HVE
2,335,251
 
2,129,967
 
205,284
HVM
22,271
 
21,491
 
780
HVC
537,520
 
537,842
 
(322)
HVS
1,505,784
 
1,133,418
 
372,366
HVN
227,979
 
226,539
 
1,440
HRS
1,125,086
 
971,698
 
153,388
HVR
574,752
 
499,565
 
75,187
HSS
1,903,531
 
1,759,894
 
143,637
VLC
9,825,362
 
9,494,711
 
330,651
VKU
9,564,041
 
8,938,211
 
625,830
VKC
1,977,157
 
1,721,946
 
255,211
LRE
18,960,630
 
17,665,315
 
1,295,315
LA9
12,786,989
 
13,574,553
 
(787,564)
LAV
10,841,417
 
10,987,713
 
(146,296)
MIT
13,308,359
 
16,626,206
 
(3,317,847)
MFL
44,806,649
 
47,673,586
 
(2,866,937)
BDS
2,226,987
 
2,505,709
 
(278,722)
MF7
28,504,592
 
25,906,349
 
2,598,243

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
7. CHANGES IN UNITS OUTSTANDING (CONTINUED)

 
Units
 
Units
 
Net Increase
 
Issued
Redeemed
 (Decrease)
RGS
1,870,806
 
2,971,316
 
(1,100,510)
RG1
9,742,474
 
9,960,386
 
(217,912)
EME
774,370
 
926,901
 
(152,531)
EM1
5,279,878
 
4,851,228
 
428,650
GGS
868,114
 
993,495
 
(125,381)
GG1
222,628
 
257,320
 
(34,692)
GGR
481,456
 
1,016,788
 
(535,332)
GG2
133,106
 
222,654
 
(89,548)
RES
1,230,790
 
2,516,037
 
(1,285,247)
RE1
3,510,235
 
3,719,932
 
(209,697)
GTR
837,372
 
1,264,386
 
(427,014)
GT2
91,740,595
 
56,668,772
 
35,071,823
GSS
11,943,890
 
13,321,139
 
(1,377,249)
MFK
112,283,206
 
111,212,647
 
1,070,559
EGS
8,341,620
 
9,789,455
 
(1,447,835)
MFF
1,671,864
 
1,828,947
 
(157,083)
HYS
5,118,999
 
5,931,526
 
(812,527)
MFC
16,875,819
 
18,056,993
 
(1,181,174)
IGS
4,977,801
 
5,659,383
 
(681,582)
IG1
6,475,422
 
6,451,412
 
24,010
MII
819,943
 
1,200,363
 
(380,420)
MI1
78,762,378
 
79,139,167
 
(376,789)
MIS
23,346,146
 
29,617,716
 
(6,271,570)
M1B
11,870,360
 
13,277,649
 
(1,407,289)
MCS
2,370,249
 
2,557,181
 
(186,932)
MC1
3,141,205
 
3,598,139
 
(456,934)
MMS
5,001,419
 
7,180,488
 
(2,179,069)
MM1
49,442,134
 
51,400,055
 
(1,957,921)
NWD
5,290,954
 
6,130,532
 
(839,578)
M1A
15,990,422
 
17,776,067
 
(1,785,645)
RIS
1,083,338
 
1,481,826
 
(398,488)
RI1
22,492,970
 
23,295,744
 
(802,774)
SIS
1,176,424
 
1,351,491
 
(175,067)
SI1
427,497
 
529,487
 
(101,990)
TEC
979,905
 
1,253,086
 
(273,181)
TE1
67,658
 
95,077
 
(27,419)
TRS
3,173,538
 
6,429,625
 
(3,256,087)
MFJ
36,362,847
 
41,916,709
 
(5,553,862)
UTS
883,867
 
1,944,533
 
(1,060,666)
MFE
10,964,659
 
11,085,747
 
(121,088)
MVS
2,388,145
 
3,339,556
 
(951,411)
MV1
47,185,183
 
48,366,963
 
(1,181,780)
VKM
3,306,464
 
3,075,886
 
230,578
OBV
4,986,479
 
5,133,304
 
(146,825)
OCA
5,475,547
 
5,743,384
 
(267,837)
OGG
6,407,391
 
6,513,737
 
(106,346)
OMG
143,942,428
 
150,650,472
 
(6,708,044)
OMS
1,113,611
 
1,195,431
 
(81,820)
PRA
856,895
 
779,526
 
77,369


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
7. CHANGES IN UNITS OUTSTANDING (CONTINUED)

 
Units
 
Units
 
Net Increase
 
Issued
Redeemed
 (Decrease)
PCR
25,150,299
 
25,136,487
 
13,812
PMB
2,681,278
 
2,425,387
 
255,891
6TT
140,219,161
 
89,519,464
 
50,699,697
PRR
27,186,243
 
28,046,205
 
(859,962)
PTR
100,117,670
 
100,942,846
 
(825,176)
3XX
830,259
 
723,460
 
106,799
5XX
46,022,587
 
39,597,630
 
6,424,957
SBI
107
 
-
 
107
SSA
5,538,757
 
5,235,337
 
303,420
VSC
55,739,601
 
58,621,175
 
(2,881,574)
2XX
2,706,327
 
2,422,754
 
283,573
SVV
108,587,217
 
108,169,892
 
417,325
SGC
20,830,593
 
22,163,024
 
(1,332,431)
S13
9,807,311
 
9,454,769
 
352,542
SDC
238,215,039
 
241,744,654
 
(3,529,615)
S15
48,264,582
 
44,559,849
 
3,704,733
7XX
144,802,637
 
87,767,993
 
57,034,644
6XX
90,982,919
 
64,038,586
 
26,944,333
8XX
44,757,395
 
39,308,253
 
5,449,142
1XX
2,141,514
 
1,956,740
 
184,774
SLC
153,411,819
 
160,452,105
 
(7,040,286)
S12
5,373,957
 
5,099,435
 
274,522
S14
7,859,621
 
7,474,053
 
385,568
4XX
132,033,928
 
114,709,964
 
17,323,964
S16
14,473,252
 
15,154,186
 
(680,934)
LGF
1,702,883
 
1,589,223
 
113,660
SC3
1,067,145
 
1,169,428
 
(102,283)
SRE
43,601,321
 
44,751,151
 
(1,149,830)
IGB
34,804,066
 
30,067,690
 
4,736,376
CMM
42,967,185
 
42,530,611
 
436,574
WTF
295,963
 
327,022
 
(31,059)
USC
12,778
 
13,291
 
(513)

The changes in units outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 
Units
 
Units
 
Net Increase
 
Issued
Redeemed
(Decrease)
AVB
9,045,316
 
6,023,002
 
3,022,314
AN4
2,891,317
 
2,138,420
 
752,897
IVB
54,239,733
 
55,209,541
 
(969,808)
9XX
74,684,807
 
41,453,887
 
33,230,920
NMT
22,759
 
27,132
 
(4,373)
MCC
69,278,615
 
69,837,085
 
(558,470)
NNG
41,229
 
52,097
 
(10,868)
CMG
8,330,870
 
7,310,725
 
1,020,145
NMI
3,788,903
 
3,636,399
 
152,504
CSC
3,796
 
3,798
 
(2)
FVB
9,952,650
 
7,744,751
 
2,207,899


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
7. CHANGES IN UNITS OUTSTANDING (CONTINUED)

 
Units
 
Units
 
Net Increase
 
Issued
Redeemed
(Decrease)
FL1
80,614,739
 
66,596,413
 
14,018,326
F10
1,618,568
 
2,001,922
 
(383,354)
F15
3,409,980
 
2,843,572
 
566,408
F20
4,674,606
 
4,075,678
 
598,928
FVM
60,119,710
 
60,703,305
 
(583,595)
SGI
108,879,773
 
93,006,426
 
15,873,347
S17
10,124,319
 
8,390,496
 
1,733,823
ISC
28,464,226
 
26,585,534
 
1,878,692
FVS
5,573,959
 
5,177,466
 
396,493
SIC
5,030,840
 
4,137,676
 
893,164
FMS
64,692,312
 
57,029,764
 
7,662,548
TDM
17,978,369
 
19,811,891
 
(1,833,522)
FTI
73,999,346
 
78,895,908
 
(4,896,562)
FTG
6,694,771
 
6,631,543
 
63,228
HBF
546,651
 
286,861
 
259,790
HVD
1,118,218
 
934,272
 
183,946
HVG
252,490
 
231,100
 
21,390
HVI
487,068
 
435,861
 
51,207
HVE
1,306,421
 
1,086,240
 
220,181
HVM
18,125
 
14,889
 
3,236
HVC
464,653
 
397,239
 
67,414
HVS
229,108
 
150,227
 
78,881
HVN
198,256
 
183,031
 
15,225
HRS
429,378
 
328,756
 
100,622
HVR
250,654
 
198,156
 
52,498
HSS
1,098,313
 
885,458
 
212,855
VLC
8,266,005
 
7,620,618
 
645,387
VKU
5,765,660
 
4,274,538
 
1,491,122
VKC
872,907
 
651,457
 
221,450
LRE
15,034,323
 
13,323,429
 
1,710,894
LA9
15,480,227
 
16,017,467
 
(537,240)
LAV
11,487,979
 
10,699,367
 
788,612
MIT
16,939,889
 
21,098,859
 
(4,158,970)
MFL
56,403,335
 
59,314,491
 
(2,911,156)
BDS
2,839,677
 
2,657,787
 
181,890
MF7
18,583,737
 
16,557,148
 
2,026,589
RGS
2,303,656
 
3,918,284
 
(1,614,628)
RG1
9,246,103
 
8,572,301
 
673,802
EME
1,099,253
 
1,222,269
 
(123,016)
EM1
3,148,463
 
2,512,184
 
636,279
GGS
1,000,635
 
1,269,803
 
(269,168)
GG1
220,420
 
404,697
 
(184,277)
GGR
686,154
 
1,170,175
 
(484,021)
GG2
234,480
 
334,862
 
(100,382)
RES
1,571,958
 
3,223,224
 
(1,651,266)
RE1
4,265,330
 
4,733,852
 
(468,522)
GTR
923,503
 
1,464,462
 
(540,959)
GT2
441,332
 
615,647
 
(174,315)



 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
7. CHANGES IN UNITS OUTSTANDING (CONTINUED)

 
Units
 
Units
 
Net Increase
 
Issued
Redeemed
(Decrease)
GSS
13,255,158
 
14,212,140
 
(956,982)
MFK
98,889,148
 
88,020,419
 
10,868,729
EGS
10,456,684
 
12,460,457
 
(2,003,773)
MFF
2,033,753
 
2,270,021
 
(236,268)
HYS
6,648,313
 
7,589,224
 
(940,911)
MFC
21,897,304
 
24,524,268
 
(2,626,964)
IGS
6,272,299
 
6,999,267
 
(726,968)
IG1
5,552,693
 
5,141,506
 
411,187
MII
942,956
 
1,458,936
 
(515,980)
MI1
83,340,566
 
85,664,428
 
(2,323,862)
MIS
36,525,455
 
15,632,697
 
20,892,758
M1B
14,329,975
 
14,172,456
 
157,519
MCS
2,729,450
 
3,176,328
 
(446,878)
MC1
4,280,629
 
4,791,624
 
(510,995)
MMS
6,495,644
 
10,760,158
 
(4,264,514)
MM1
53,146,205
 
57,446,074
 
(4,299,869)
NWD
7,762,858
 
8,914,279
 
(1,151,421)
M1A
23,565,661
 
26,194,975
 
(2,629,314)
RIS
1,179,291
 
1,746,451
 
(567,160)
RI1
25,260,711
 
26,379,783
 
(1,119,072)
SIS
1,462,828
 
1,406,539
 
56,289
SI1
577,653
 
749,114
 
(171,461)
TEC
1,748,501
 
1,624,750
 
123,751
TE1
103,481
 
99,441
 
4,040
TRS
4,270,222
 
8,414,349
 
(4,144,127)
MFJ
36,565,639
 
33,666,231
 
2,899,408
UTS
1,212,120
 
2,542,091
 
(1,329,971)
MFE
9,772,734
 
9,676,243
 
96,491
MVS
2,833,018
 
4,284,634
 
(1,451,616)
MV1
49,817,919
 
48,010,393
 
1,807,526
VKM
2,423,814
 
1,597,344
 
826,470
OBV
5,039,564
 
3,775,289
 
1,264,275
OCA
5,613,899
 
5,765,594
 
(151,695)
OGG
6,417,014
 
6,585,064
 
(168,050)
OMG
174,744,326
 
182,302,511
 
(7,558,185)
OMS
1,294,373
 
1,375,951
 
(81,578)
PRA
978,628
 
1,009,867
 
(31,239)
PCR
25,103,349
 
24,280,843
 
822,506
PMB
1,654,366
 
1,485,147
 
169,219
6TT
3,725,955
 
1,657,029
 
2,068,926
PRR
31,508,311
 
32,032,915
 
(524,604)
PTR
100,534,672
 
98,470,561
 
2,064,111
3XX
442,422
 
314,757
 
127,665
5XX
20,306,134
 
13,778,048
 
6,528,086
SSA
4,126,734
 
3,520,421
 
606,313
VSC
68,794,125
 
71,117,840
 
(2,323,715)
2XX
1,820,934
 
1,317,349
 
503,585


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
7. CHANGES IN UNITS OUTSTANDING (CONTINUED)

 
Units
 
Units
 
Net Increase
 
Issued
Redeemed
(Decrease)
SVV
103,037,588
 
88,514,311
 
14,523,277
SGC
34,031,208
 
26,791,166
 
7,240,042
S13
6,899,736
 
5,326,487
 
1,573,249
SDC
300,119,944
 
239,082,191
 
61,037,753
S15
35,719,684
 
31,681,301
 
4,038,383
7XX
57,404,768
 
17,718,830
 
39,685,938
6XX
43,776,137
 
17,257,920
 
26,518,217
8XX
48,691,186
 
18,732,386
 
29,958,800
1XX
1,307,813
 
848,898
 
458,915
SLC
234,205,948
 
189,366,936
 
44,839,012
S12
3,456,348
 
2,677,480
 
778,868
S14
7,966,885
 
7,069,943
 
896,942
4XX
62,879,790
 
44,459,635
 
18,420,155
S16
17,241,551
 
17,214,416
 
27,135
LGF
1,255,577
 
1,105,002
 
150,575
SC3
1,558,063
 
1,670,854
 
(112,791)
SRE
55,050,150
 
57,034,067
 
(1,983,917)
IGB
17,212,902
 
13,899,171
 
3,313,731
CMM
37,140,540
 
31,480,131
 
5,660,409
WTF
442,179
 
485,643
 
(43,464)
USC
14,222
 
14,582
 
(360)

8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following section applies the FASB ASC Topic 820 fair value hierarchy and disclosure requirements to the Variable Account’s financial instruments that are carried at fair value. Topic 820 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. Topic 820 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 Topic 820, 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.

As of December 31, 2010, 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 Topic 820 hierarchy levels. There were no Level 2 or 3 investments in the Variable Account during the year ended December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, the Level 1 assets held by the Sub-Accounts was $16,146.3 million.


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
AVB
                         
2010
5,293,494
$ 9.9167
to
$  10.2048
$  53,564,306
 
   2.43%
   1.35%
to
    2.35%
    1.14%
to
     8.81%
2009
4,507,053
9.2498
to
9.3787
42,044,269
 
0.81
1.35
to
2.10
21.13
to
22.06
 20084
1,484,739
7.6393
to
7.6837
11,378,225
 
2.36
1.35
to
2.05
(23.61)
to
(23.16)
AN4
                         
2010
1,092,105
8.4482
to
8.6813
9,392,167
 
1.83
1.35
to
2.30
1.70
to
11.09
2009
1,011,403
7.6787
to
7.8147
7,854,209
 
3.28
1.35
to
2.30
36.03
to
37.36
 20084
258,506
5.6447
to
5.6893
1,466,176
 
-
1.35
to
2.30
(43.55)
to
(43.11)
IVB
                         
2010
11,190,095
7.1355
to
7.3535
81,416,221
 
2.68
1.30
to
2.35
1.85
to
2.94
2009
11,674,305
7.0059
to
7.1432
82,821,276
 
1.06
1.30
to
2.35
31.20
to
32.61
 20084
12,644,113
5.3309
to
5.3866
67,893,236
 
0.26
1.30
to
2.55
(46.69)
to
(46.13)
9XX
                         
2010
47,908,911
12.7432
to
13.0170
619,370,616
 
1.27
1.35
to
2.30
1.20
to
8.28
2009
34,904,179
11.8467
to
12.0216
417,990,165
 
3.19
1.35
to
2.55
17.83
to
19.28
 20086
1,673,259
10.0629
to
10.0781
16,852,673
 
6.00
1.35
to
2.10
0.63
to
0.78
NMT
                         
2010
3,338
12.4799
41,663
 
-
1.65
15.48
2009
4,383
10.8073
      47,363
 
0.10
1.65
24.97
2008
8,756
8.6480
to
8.7482
76,146
 
-
1.35
to
1.65
(44.50)
to
(44.33)
2007
8,690
15.5826
to
15.7150
135,980
 
0.53
1.35
to
1.65
17.31
to
17.67
2006
6,233
13.0685
to
13.3555
83,087
 
0.12
1.35
to
1.65
17.77
to
18.13
MCC
                         
2010
14,342,386
9.3906
to
9.7833
138,265,475
 
-
1.30
to
2.35
2.84
to
15.60
2009
16,190,984
8.2105
to
8.4629
135,548,553
 
-
1.30
to
2.35
23.82
to
25.15
2008
16,749,454
6.6062
to
6.7622
112,464,281
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
(45.21)
to
(44.50)
 20078
6,356,718
12.0821
to
12.1839
77,182,125
 
0.25
1.30
to
2.30
20.82
to
21.84
NNG
                         
2010
11,218
11.5747
to
11.7119
130,018
 
0.12
1.65
to
1.85
19.30
to
19.54
2009
11,706
9.7021
to
9.7495
113,666
 
0.65
1.75
to
1.85
24.32
to
24.45
2008
22,574
7.8041
to
7.8343
176,374
 
0.27
1.75
to
1.85
(40.57)
to
(40.51)
2007
14,570
13.1322
to
13.1694
191,573
 
-
1.35
to
1.85
15.29
to
15.88
2006
19,841
11.2465
to
11.4935
226,596
 
-
1.35
to
1.85
4.14
to
4.66
CMG
                         
2010
2,712,649
10.1161
to
10.4978
28,087,424
 
0.05
1.35
to
2.30
0.68
to
19.63
2009
2,630,402
8.5261
to
8.7754
22,841,383
 
0.26
1.35
to
2.35
23.36
to
24.62
2008
1,610,257
6.9442
to
7.0418
11,258,978
 
0.04
1.35
to
2.10
(40.87)
to
(40.41)
 20078
640,690
11.7433
to
11.8174
7,548,709
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
17.43
to
18.17
NMI
                         
2010
1,076,458
9.4101
to
13.3287
13,809,157
 
0.69
1.30
to
2.30
0.50
to
12.25
2009
1,170,771
8.4513
to
11.8797
13,421,698
 
1.86
1.30
to
2.35
34.70
to
36.15
2008
1,018,267
6.2580
to
8.7297
8,660,311
 
1.36
1.30
to
2.10
(49.57)
to
(49.16)
2007
522,074
12.3894
to
17.1796
8,752,767
 
0.08
1.35
to
2.30
16.91
to
24.52
2006
11,385
14.2400
to
14.5526
165,345
 
0.19
1.35
to
1.65
21.19
to
21.56

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
CSC
                         
2010
 1,022
$ 12.7743
to
$ 12.9257
$  13,175
 
    1.03%
  1.65%
to
1.85%
   24.13%
to
24.38
to
   24.38%
 
2009
954
    10.3922
9,933
 
0.93
1.65
22.93
2008
956
     8.4535
8,097
 
0.50
1.65
(29.35)
2007
1,509
11.9646
to
11.9984
18,101
 
0.26
1.55
to
1.65
(4.19)
to
(4.10)
2006
1,411
12.2863
to
12.5560
17,650
 
0.26
1.55
to
1.65
17.40
to
17.52
FVB
                         
2010
5,329,715
10.6772
to
11.0801
58,332,583
 
1.60
1.35
to
2.30
1.23
to
16.17
2009
4,620,075
9.2805
to
9.5381
43,671,580
 
2.27
1.35
to
2.30
35.14
to
36.46
2008
2,412,176
6.8929
to
6.9899
16,761,837
 
2.12
1.35
to
2.10
(35.54)
to
(35.04)
 20078
1,234,324
10.6929
to
10.7604
13,240,999
 
3.47
1.35
to
2.10
6.93
to
7.60
FL1
                         
2010
22,219,731
10.0146
to
10.3056
226,649,086
 
1.05
1.30
to
2.30
1.40
to
15.41
2009
21,371,208
8.7663
to
8.9297
189,572,250
 
1.53
1.30
to
2.30
32.35
to
33.71
 20084
7,352,882
6.6235
to
6.6786
48,955,023
 
2.15
1.30
to
2.30
(33.77)
to
(33.21)
F10
                         
2010
586,368
11.4029
to
11.9562
6,869,231
 
1.73
1.35
to
2.25
10.01
to
11.03
2009
790,396
10.3649
to
10.7688
8,368,031
 
3.25
1.35
to
2.25
21.17
to
22.28
2008
1,173,750
8.5543
to
8.8065
10,204,299
 
3.71
1.35
to
2.25
(26.86)
to
(26.18)
2007
585,651
11.6955
to
11.9301
6,929,208
 
3.24
1.35
to
2.25
5.97
to
6.95
2006
268,016
10.9973
to
11.1613
2,974,098
 
3.37
1.35
to
2.25
7.12
to
8.10
F15
                         
2010
2,690,154
11.4777
to
12.0663
31,790,466
 
2.02
1.30
to
2.25
0.70
to
11.32
2009
2,555,558
10.4105
to
10.8391
27,230,849
 
4.12
1.30
to
2.25
22.21
to
23.40
2008
1,989,150
8.5186
to
8.7840
17,220,907
 
2.98
1.30
to
2.25
(28.94)
to
(28.24)
2007
1,457,747
11.9744
to
12.2416
17,658,270
 
3.26
1.30
to
2.30
6.55
to
7.65
2006
715,554
11.2046
to
11.3717
8,088,852
 
2.49
1.30
to
2.30
8.30
to
9.40
F20
                         
2010
3,591,134
11.2492
to
11.8574
41,774,592
 
2.00
1.30
to
2.30
0.77
to
12.84
2009
4,011,350
9.9637
to
10.5078
41,446,559
 
3.24
1.30
to
2.55
25.27
to
26.88
2008
3,412,422
8.0187
to
8.2819
27,908,761
 
2.45
1.30
to
2.30
(34.35)
to
(33.68)
2007
2,944,857
12.2148
to
12.4873
36,444,849
 
2.52
1.30
to
2.30
7.42
to
8.53
2006
1,308,908
11.3368
to
11.5058
14,984,152
 
3.47
1.30
to
2.30
9.14
to
10.26
FVM
                         
2010
14,828,391
11.7343
to
12.2246
178,592,880
 
0.12
1.30
to
2.35
(0.13)
to
26.90
2009
15,498,708
9.3461
to
9.6332
147,656,427
 
0.48
1.30
to
2.35
36.47
to
37.94
2008
16,082,303
6.8485
to
6.9838
111,490,874
 
0.25
1.30
to
2.35
(41.03)
to
(40.40)
20078
11,884,177
11.6141
to
11.7169
138,777,417
 
0.47
1.30
to
2.35
16.14
to
17.17
SGI
                         
2010
39,232,419
11.4936
to
11.9272
462,402,911
 
1.98
1.35
to
2.30
1.72
to
17.56
2009
33,258,686
9.8573
 to
10.1455
334,386,149
 
0.68
1.35
to
2.35
17.43
to
18.63
2008
17,385,339
8.4022
 to
8.5521
147,791,354
 
1.76
1.35
to
2.30
(20.70)
to
(19.92)
 20078
7,791,583
10.6128
 to
10.6798
82,974,328
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
6.13
to
6.80



 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)
       
 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
S17
                         
2010
5,771,387
$  9.5951
 to
$  9.8597
$  56,433,177
 
   2.06%
   1.35%
to
   2.30%
     7.72%
to
     8.77%
2009
6,700,721
8.9075
 to
9.0651
60,404,458
 
2.81
1.35
to
2.30
27.26
to
28.49
20084
4,966,898
6.9997
 to
7.0549
34,950,364
 
5.05
1.35
to
2.30
(30.00)
to
(29.45)
ISC
                         
2010
10,453,432
10.1481
 to
10.5514
108,775,441
 
6.60
1.30
to
2.30
1.33
to
11.21
2009
8,744,128
9.1653
 to
9.4879
82,084,273
 
7.92
1.30
to
2.50
32.21
to
33.83
2008
6,865,436
6.9325
 to
7.0894
48,332,687
 
5.43
1.30
to
2.50
(31.42)
to
(30.57)
20078
3,983,472
10.1431
 to
10.2071
40,544,176
 
1.80
1.35
to
2.10
1.43
to
2.07
FVS
                         
2010
2,184,543
14.4922
 to
21.1502
44,583,047
 
0.79
1.30
to
2.50
1.78
to
26.56
2009
2,176,095
11.5328
 to
16.7205
35,186,583
 
1.64
1.30
to
2.50
25.93
to
27.48
2008
1,779,602
9.1117
 to
13.1231
22,554,357
 
1.14
1.30
to
2.50
(34.70)
to
(33.89)
2007
1,960,878
13.8819
 to
19.8610
37,692,750
 
0.66
1.30
to
2.50
(4.83)
to
(3.66)
2006
1,597,154
14.4771
 to
20.6252
32,015,946
 
0.63
1.30
to
2.50
14.06
to
15.46
SIC
                         
2010
2,596,931
11.8722
 to
12.3200
31,584,484
 
4.50
1.35
to
2.30
0.71
to
9.42
2009
1,891,057
10.9558
 to
11.2596
21,088,738
 
7.24
1.35
to
2.30
22.86
to
24.05
2008
997,893
8.9508
 to
9.0765
8,998,750
 
6.90
1.35
to
2.10
(13.11)
to
(12.44)
  20078
556,077
10.3009
 to
10.3659
5,745,387
 
2.79
1.35
to
2.10
3.01
to
3.66
FMS
                         
2010
18,142,945
11.7357
 to
15.3150
269,667,669
 
1.61
1.30
to
2.35
1.10
to
9.75
2009
18,322,036
10.7695
 to
13.9615
248,924,483
 
2.27
1.30
to
2.35
23.09
to
24.41
2008
10,659,488
8.7183
 to
11.2279
116,498,829
 
3.43
1.30
to
2.35
(38.59)
to
(37.93)
2007
6,318,116
14.1466
 to
18.0981
111,152,728
 
1.37
1.30
to
2.35
1.03
to
2.13
2006
3,368,514
13.9177
 to
17.7303
58,070,328
 
1.22
1.30
to
2.35
15.61
to
16.85
TDM
                         
2010
3,730,450
15.7752
 to
16.6280
60,725,526
 
1.67
1.30
to
2.30
14.88
to
16.06
2009
4,245,202
13.7314
 to
14.3272
59,780,455
 
4.87
1.30
to
2.30
68.62
to
70.35
2008
6,078,724
8.1300
 to
8.4105
50,460,099
 
2.68
1.30
to
2.35
(53.82)
to
(53.32)
2007
4,360,786
17.6061
 to
18.0187
77,853,382
 
1.85
1.30
to
2.35
25.74
to
27.10
2006
511,631
13.9683
 to
14.1765
7,216,012
 
1.18
1.30
to
2.30
25.15
to
26.43
FTI
                         
2010
15,268,978
14.0221
 to
18.6504
273,652,493
 
1.99
1.30
to
2.55
5.64
to
7.00
2009
17,578,876
13.2120
 to
17.5014
295,586,812
 
3.56
1.30
to
2.55
33.55
to
35.26
2008
22,475,438
9.8476
 to
12.9916
280,682,732
 
2.33
1.30
to
2.55
(41.91)
to
(41.16)
2007
23,555,118
16.8727
 to
22.1685
502,292,060
 
1.98
1.30
to
2.55
12.50
to
13.95
2006
23,906,416
14.9290
 to
19.5344
449,411,615
 
1.19
1.30
to
2.55
18.36
to
19.87
FTG
                         
2010
2,323,981
11.1685
 to
16.0551
35,600,674
 
1.34
1.30
to
2.30
0.74
to
6.00
2009
2,338,559
10.6117
 to
15.1541
33,875,343
 
3.23
1.30
to
2.30
28.09
to
29.40
2008
2,275,331
8.2593
 to
11.7171
25,517,931
 
1.77
1.30
to
2.35
(43.69)
to
(43.08)
2007
2,128,221
14.6136
 to
20.5944
41,968,435
 
1.30
1.30
to
2.35
(0.07)
to
1.01
2006
1,134,629
14.5363
 to
20.3990
22,093,074
 
      1.21
1.30
to
2.35
18.95
to
20.23


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
HBF
773,084
$  12.2622
 to
$  12.4184
$ 9,572,118
 
    0.12%
   1.35%
to
   2.10%
          0.75%
to
     8.95%
     2010
   200910
259,790
11.3416
 to
11.3988
2,957,383
 
0.05
1.35
to
2.10
13.42
to
13.99
HVD
                         
2010
381,299
9.7101
 to
9.9383
3,761,330
 
4.58
1.35
to
2.10
0.95
to
13.57
2009
300,219
8.6154
 to
8.7509
2,613,269
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
22.48
to
23.42
   200811
116,273
7.0493
 to
7.0906
822,517
 
19.06
1.35
to
1.90
(29.46)
to
(29.06)
HVG
                         
2010
105,400
7.6526
 to
7.7839
815,820
 
0.17
1.35
to
1.90
7.78
to
8.38
2009
64,711
7.1003
 to
7.1818
462,965
 
-
1.35
to
1.90
13.76
to
14.40
   200811
43,321
6.2416
 to
6.2781
271,371
 
1.69
1.35
to
1.90
(39.09)
to
(38.75)
HVI
                         
2010
135,007
8.0357
 to
8.2246
1,103,265
 
2.88
1.35
to
2.10
9.45
to
10.28
2009
122,312
7.3422
 to
7.4577
908,107
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
19.06
to
19.97
   200811
71,105
6.1669
 to
6.2162
440,962
 
10.28
1.35
to
2.10
(39.15)
to
(38.68)
HVE
                         
2010
579,008
8.3591
 to
8.5555
4,914,149
 
1.41
1.35
to
2.10
1.46
to
7.71
2009
373,724
7.8201
 to
7.9431
2,952,460
 
0.05
1.35
to
2.10
30.66
to
31.67
   200811
153,543
5.9849
 to
6.0328
923,861
 
5.38
1.35
to
2.10
(41.81)
to
(41.36)
HVM
                         
2010
5,537
8.8274
 to
8.9788
49,237
 
0.89
1.35
to
1.90
11.95
to
12.58
2009
4,757
7.8852
 to
7.9757
37,661
 
-
1.35
to
1.90
19.55
to
20.22
   200811
1,521
6.5957
 to
6.6343
10,047
 
3.05
1.35
to
1.90
(35.17)
to
(34.81)
HVC
                         
2010
131,381
9.6756
 to
9.9030
1,289,234
 
0.67
1.35
to
2.10
1.60
to
21.15
2009
131,703
8.0479
 to
8.1744
1,070,309
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
31.41
to
32.42
   200811
64,289
6.1242
 to
6.1732
395,811
 
1.82
1.35
to
2.10
(40.12)
to
(39.66)
HVS
                         
2010
462,023
10.6873
 to
10.9382
5,028,611
 
2.59
1.35
to
2.10
0.44
to
3.47
2009
89,657
10.4080
 to
10.5713
943,853
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
3.25
to
4.04
   200811
10,776
10.1182
 to
10.1611
109,325
 
9.36
1.35
to
1.75
0.36
to
0.77
HVN
                         
2010
53,652
7.1473
 to
7.3153
389,238
 
0.10
1.35
to
2.10
13.53
to
14.40
2009
52,212
6.2954
 to
6.3944
332,142
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
31.82
to
32.83
   200811
36,987
4.7757
 to
4.8140
177,544
 
0.68
1.35
to
2.10
(53.65)
to
(53.30)
HRS
                         
2010
288,049
7.5898
 to
7.7455
2,215,321
 
0.26
1.35
to
2.10
3.59
to
20.50
2009
134,661
6.3466
 to
6.4276
861,819
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
31.91
to
32.92
   200811
34,039
4.8112
 to
4.8356
164,218
 
1.41
1.35
to
2.10
(51.89)
to
(51.64)
HVR
                         
2010
150,620
7.9771
 to
8.1645
1,220,000
 
1.32
1.35
to
2.10
1.12
to
5.89
2009
75,433
7.5908
 to
7.7102
578,764
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
30.58
to
31.58
   200811
22,935
5.8258
 to
5.8599
134,085
 
4.24
1.35
to
1.90
(43.17)
to
(42.85)
HSS
                         
2010
463,805
9.7297
 to
9.9582
4,587,826
 
0.47
1.35
to
2.10
2.10
to
27.86
2009
320,168
7.6677
 to
7.7883
2,481,257
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
30.16
to
31.16
  200811
107,313
5.8910
 to
5.9382
635,831
 
0.64
1.35
to
2.10
(42.47)
to
(42.03)


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
VLC
2,754,884
$ 8.7353
to
$ 9.0827
$ 24,645,773
 
   0.13%
    1.30%
to
   2.30%
       1.41%
to
             14.19%
2010
2009
2,424,233
7.7727
to
7.9538
19,071,269
 
4.34
1.30
to
2.10
25.71
to
26.74
2008
1,778,846
6.1599
to
6.2700
11,079,024
 
1.96
1.35
to
2.30
(37.29)
to
(36.67)
 20078
1,104,540
9.8387
to
9.9008
10,902,301
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
(1.61)
to
(0.99)
VKU
                         
 2010
2,638,485
10.9300
to
11.1670
29,230,936
 
1.96
1.35
to
2.10
1.34
to
10.52
 2009
2,012,655
9.8917
to
10.1041
20,224,707
 
2.67
1.35
to
2.50
19.43
to
20.83
  20084
521,533
8.2827
to
8.3619
4,349,163
 
1.79
1.35
to
2.50
(17.17)
to
(16.38)
VKC
                         
2010
541,345
10.6152
to
10.8455
5,813,854
 
0.85
1.35
to
2.10
1.68
to
20.53
 2009
286,134
8.8743
to
8.9980
2,559,424
 
1.10
1.35
to
2.10
36.24
to
37.28
  20084
64,684
6.5138
to
6.5544
422,645
 
0.51
1.35
to
2.10
(34.86)
to
(34.46)
LRE
                         
2010
5,546,175
10.8727
to
11.1887
61,493,993
 
1.38
1.35
to
2.35
2.09
to
21.04
2009
4,250,860
9.0745
to
9.2522
39,060,057
 
3.64
1.30
to
2.35
65.86
to
67.64
 20084
2,539,966
5.4621
to
5.5191
13,975,390
 
6.16
1.30
to
2.55
(45.38)
to
(44.81)
LA9
                         
2010
3,343,836
14.3291
to
16.9372
50,950,452
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
0.79
to
21.33
2009
4,131,400
11.9616
to
13.9599
52,098,239
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
41.84
to
43.66
2008
4,668,640
8.4333
to
9.7176
41,167,153
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
(39.83)
to
(39.05)
2007
5,069,578
14.0149
to
15.9436
73,578,930
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
18.17
to
19.70
 2006
4,902,578
11.8596
to
13.3200
59,707,503
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
5.15
to
6.50
LAV
                         
2010
3,240,001
14.2886
to
15.3001
48,288,792
 
0.32
1.30
to
2.30
1.37
to
17.48
2009
3,386,297
12.2869
to
13.0302
43,116,785
 
0.19
1.30
to
2.35
23.08
to
24.34
2008
2,597,685
9.9573
to
10.4851
26,664,191
 
0.59
1.30
to
2.35
(30.35)
to
(29.60)
2007
2,132,144
14.3086
to
14.9014
31,216,819
 
0.58
1.30
to
2.30
4.25
to
5.33
2006
1,530,051
13.6347
to
14.1549
21,338,547
 
0.81
1.35
to
2.30
12.01
to
13.10
MIT
                         
2010
21,182,508
8.9359
to
32.2588
329,127,899
 
1.82
1.00
to
1.85
14.31
to
15.30
2009
24,500,355
7.8132
to
28.0862
330,454,824
 
2.37
1.00
to
1.85
22.94
to
24.01
2008
28,659,325
6.3519
to
22.7364
312,978,185
 
1.52
1.00
to
1.85
(36.16)
to
(35.60)
2007
36,869,229
9.9446
to
35.4439
616,787,038
 
1.18
1.00
to
1.85
3.98
to
4.88
2006
47,922,260
9.5591
to
33.9245
759,598,902
 
0.82
1.00
to
1.85
11.21
to
12.17
MFL
                         
2010
12,022,072
10.6014
to
15.7028
168,194,841
 
1.56
1.00
to
2.55
13.16
to
14.96
2009
14,889,009
9.3019
to
13.6875
182,378,997
 
2.11
1.00
to
2.55
21.81
to
23.75
2008
17,800,165
7.5820
to
11.0833
177,022,413
 
1.22
1.00
to
2.55
(36.78)
to
(35.77)
2007
19,982,665
11.9080
to
17.2918
310,717,943
 
1.00
1.00
to
2.55
2.98
to
4.63
2006
19,922,745
11.4804
to
16.5607
295,643,335
 
0.60
1.00
to
2.55
10.17
to
11.91
BDS
                         
2010
5,106,265
16.8481
to
19.0628
93,795,374
 
4.34
1.15
to
1.85
8.81
to
9.60
2009
5,384,987
15.4686
to
17.3936
90,448,318
 
6.48
1.15
to
1.85
25.59
to
26.50
2008
5,203,097
12.3042
to
13.7497
69,202,403
 
7.02
1.15
to
1.85
(12.19)
to
(11.55)
2007
6,896,916
14.1153
to
15.5456
103,879,319
 
6.26
1.15
to
1.85
1.60
to
2.35
2006
8,059,857
13.7634
to
15.1894
119,031,240
 
6.18
1.15
to
1.85
3.26
to
4.00


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
MF7
                         
2010
9,260,297
  $11.9321
 to
$  15.9598
$ 138,789,021
 
   3.96%
    1.15%
to
   2.50%
     0.52%
to
     9.40%
2009
6,662,054
10.9792
 to
14.5888
91,904,165
 
5.40
1.15
to
2.50
24.47
to
26.19
2008
4,635,465
8.7578
 to
11.6903
51,141,515
 
6.74
1.00
to
2.50
(13.00)
to
(11.66)
2007
6,110,178
9.9948
 to
13.2334
76,655,526
 
5.69
1.00
to
2.55
(0.05)
to
2.24
2006
6,133,332
10.5636
 to
12.9429
75,695,316
 
5.91
1.00
to
2.55
2.20
to
3.82
RGS
                         
2010
8,499,280
10.4589
 to
16.2874
109,875,527
 
1.15
1.00
to
1.85
15.05
to
16.04
2009
9,599,790
9.0816
 to
14.0549
107,176,009
 
1.82
1.00
to
1.85
30.28
to
31.41
2008
11,214,418
6.9635
 to
10.7101
95,812,820
 
0.65
1.00
to
1.85
(39.77)
to
(39.24)
2007
14,862,669
11.5494
 to
17.6526
208,241,408
 
0.23
1.00
to
1.85
6.69
to
7.62
2006
6,003,584
10.8138
 to
16.4253
77,970,401
 
0.60
1.00
to
1.85
11.64
to
12.60
RG1
                         
2010
3,339,426
9.5576
 to
17.1228
34,696,477
 
0.93
1.10
to
2.30
1.72
to
15.66
2009
3,557,338
8.3649
 to
14.8193
32,497,716
 
1.44
1.10
to
2.30
29.39
to
30.98
2008
2,883,536
6.4648
 to
11.3256
21,338,733
 
0.44
1.00
to
2.30
(40.21)
to
(39.41)
2007
2,707,973
10.8166
 to
18.7295
34,458,186
 
0.16
1.00
to
2.25
6.17
to
8.99
2006
979,416
12.3578
 to
17.4884
12,643,624
 
0.41
1.00
to
2.05
11.12
to
12.31
EME
                         
2010
1,624,680
28.7931
 to
34.9969
52,175,479
 
0.71
1.00
to
1.85
21.46
to
22.51
2009
1,777,211
23.7055
 to
28.6673
46,576,034
 
2.42
1.00
to
1.85
65.46
to
66.90
2008
1,900,227
14.3267
 to
17.2377
29,955,875
 
1.39
1.00
to
1.85
(55.93)
to
(55.54)
2007
2,587,959
32.5066
 to
38.9119
91,911,417
 
2.02
1.00
to
1.85
33.14
to
34.29
2006
3,300,914
24.4161
 to
29.5347
87,687,610
 
1.12
1.00
to
1.85
27.76
to
28.87
EM1
                         
2010
1,775,371
16.1794
 to
39.7356
33,610,615
 
0.56
1.15
to
2.50
2.77
to
22.05
2009
1,346,721
13.4397
 to
32.5736
22,378,471
 
1.63
1.15
to
2.50
63.92
to
66.19
2008
710,442
8.1987
 to
19.6098
8,295,305
 
1.08
1.15
to
2.50
(56.32)
to
(55.71)
2007
808,424
18.7701
 to
44.3000
22,821,441
 
1.85
1.15
to
2.50
31.88
to
33.72
2006
813,675
14.2242
 to
33.1470
18,546,786
 
0.90
1.15
to
2.50
26.66
to
28.41
GGS
                         
2010
1,388,803
16.3289
 to
23.6760
27,603,523
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
2.68
to
3.57
2009
1,514,184
15.9031
 to
22.9489
29,279,024
 
11.75
1.00
to
1.85
2.14
to
3.02
2008
1,783,352
15.5702
 to
22.3616
33,534,157
 
  8.21
1.00
to
1.85
8.36
to
9.30
2007
1,951,821
14.3685
 to
25.1849
33,658,588
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
6.68
to
7.61
2006
2,234,976
13.4688
 to
19.1593
36,201,209
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
3.03
to
3.92
GG1
                         
2010
191,576
14.4984
 to
17.1353
3,072,039
 
-
1.15
to
2.05
2.24
to
3.18
2009
226,268
14.1448
 to
16.6581
3,542,610
 
13.42
1.15
to
2.05
1.65
to
2.58
2008
410,545
13.8804
 to
16.2887
6,320,695
 
  7.46
1.15
to
2.05
7.86
to
8.85
2007
284,890
12.8359
 to
15.0094
4,022,897
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
6.46
to
7.23
2006
283,792
10.4123
 to
14.0408
3,762,442
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
2.77
to
3.50
GGR
                         
2010
3,303,954
9.9029
 to
30.7722
68,407,784
 
0.80
1.00
to
1.85
9.74
to
10.69
2009
3,839,286
9.0195
 to
27.9081
71,866,959
 
1.19
1.00
to
1.85
37.23
to
38.42
2008
4,323,307
6.5693
 to
20.2403
59,243,931
 
1.03
1.00
to
1.85
(40.07)
to
(39.55)
2007
5,626,403
10.9557
 to
33.6111
124,791,013
 
1.69
1.00
to
1.85
11.17
to
12.13
2006
7,063,308
9.8502
 to
30.0902
140,323,466
 
0.56
1.00
to
1.85
15.21
to
16.20

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
GG2
                         
2010
250,738
$ 14.0654
to
$ 20.0359
    $ 4,004,065
 
    0.57%
   1.15%
to
   2.10%
     9.19%
to
   10.25%
2009
340,286
12.8483
to
18.1818
4,912,210
 
0.74
1.15
to
2.10
36.50
to
37.83
2008
440,668
9.3883
to
13.1983
4,602,950
 
0.76
1.00
to
2.30
(40.48)
to
(39.68)
2007
494,318
15.6997
to
21.9248
8,590,818
 
1.43
1.00
to
2.10
10.65
to
11.90
2006
548,900
14.1520
to
19.6328
8,624,775
 
0.33
1.00
to
2.10
14.55
to
15.84
RES
                         
2010
8,120,608
7.7831
to
26.1691
138,046,224
 
1.40
1.15
to
1.85
10.58
to
11.38
2009
9,405,855
7.0348
to
23.5528
143,755,857
 
1.68
1.15
to
1.85
29.99
to
30.94
2008
11,057,121
5.4090
to
18.0325
129,451,544
 
0.67
1.15
to
1.85
(37.61)
to
(37.16)
2007
14,094,806
8.6654
to
28.7651
257,818,176
 
0.84
1.15
to
1.85
11.13
to
11.94
2006
18,185,522
7.7933
to
25.7598
297,727,331
 
0.66
1.15
to
1.85
8.52
to
9.30
RE1
                         
2010
1,162,208
11.0907
to
17.2860
16,215,376
 
1.16
1.10
to
2.25
9.89
to
11.18
2009
1,371,905
10.0513
to
15.5629
17,259,114
 
1.46
1.10
to
2.25
29.06
to
30.57
2008
1,840,427
7.7566
to
11.9309
17,668,776
 
0.37
1.10
to
2.30
(38.03)
to
(37.27)
2007
1,853,837
12.4596
to
19.0382
28,036,878
 
0.61
1.10
to
2.30
10.36
to
11.72
2006
2,112,711
11.2383
to
17.0586
28,453,629
 
0.42
1.10
to
2.30
7.79
to
9.11
GTR
                         
 2010
3,630,317
15.3603
to
29.8429
83,182,897
 
0.80
1.15
to
1.85
3.58
to
4.33
2009
4,057,331
14.8223
to
28.6751
89,385,980
 
8.00
1.15
to
1.85
13.03
to
13.85
2008
4,598,290
13.1070
to
25.2490
89,967,387
 
5.42
1.15
to
1.85
(16.99)
to
(16.39)
2007
6,117,487
15.7818
to
30.2720
140,411,531
 
2.22
1.15
to
1.85
6.84
to
7.62
2006
7,258,332
14.7633
to
28.1974
156,233,915
 
0.92
1.15
to
1.85
15.11
to
15.95
GT2
                         
 2010
35,771,466
10.2960
to
18.2065
374,030,587
 
0.33
1.15
to
2.10
0.47
to
4.10
2009
699,643
15.3452
to
17.4988
11,164,168
 
7.75
1.15
to
2.05
12.42
to
13.46
2008
873,958
13.6216
to
15.4312
12,354,205
 
5.24
1.15
to
1.85
(17.15)
to
(16.56)
2007
1,161,693
16.4422
to
18.5035
19,774,396
 
1.99
1.15
to
2.05
6.39
to
7.37
2006
1,149,650
14.9739
to
17.2425
18,291,763
 
0.66
1.15
to
2.05
14.52
to
15.57
GSS
                         
2010
9,796,211
14.6711
to
23.7279
182,422,116
 
3.64
1.15
to
1.85
2.81
to
3.56
2009
11,173,460
14.2550
to
22.9687
201,831,819
 
4.99
1.15
to
1.85
2.56
to
3.31
2008
12,130,442
13.8850
to
22.2887
213,486,283
 
5.57
1.15
to
1.85
6.53
to
7.31
2007
15,336,252
13.0202
to
24.6917
247,658,015
 
5.01
1.00
to
1.85
5.19
to
6.10
2006
18,582,159
12.3657
to
19.7009
283,320,766
 
5.07
1.00
to
1.85
1.77
to
2.65
MFK
                         
2010
31,563,214
11.3128
to
14.2266
398,410,866
 
3.43
1.00
to
2.55
0.13
to
3.45
2009
30,492,655
11.1096
to
13.7522
374,547,282
 
3.88
1.00
to
2.55
1.57
to
3.19
2008
19,623,926
10.9374
to
13.3271
236,492,256
 
5.08
1.00
to
2.55
5.53
to
7.21
2007
24,954,225
10.3645
to
12.4309
281,758,050
 
4.76
1.00
to
2.55
4.17
to
5.83
2006
25,308,705
9.9499
to
11.7457
272,332,913
 
4.56
1.00
to
2.55
0.84
to
2.44
EGS
                         
2010
11,164,178
5.9152
to
25.4132
142,268,348
 
0.09
1.00
to
1.85
13.67
to
14.66
2009
12,612,013
5.2011
to
22.2504
140,984,437
 
0.28
1.00
to
1.85
35.19
to
36.36
2008
14,615,786
3.8453
to
16.3806
119,597,619
 
0.25
1.00
to
1.85
(38.50)
to
(37.96)
2007
18,485,750
6.2491
to
26.5065
238,240,356
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
18.99
to
20.03
2006
24,616,070
5.2490
to
22.1693
263,364,457
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
6.03
to
6.94

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
MFF
                         
2010
922,817
$  11.2140
to
$ 19.8409
$  12,234,367
 
   -%
    1.00%
to
    2.25%
   12.91%
to
  14.35%
2009
1,079,900
9.8917
to
17.3864
12,532,342
 
-
1.00
to
2.30
34.29
to
36.08
2008
1,316,168
7.3320
to
12.8024
11,206,403
 
-
1.00
to
2.30
(38.97)
to
(38.16)
2007
1,464,903
11.9589
to
20.7435
20,689,801
 
-
1.00
to
2.30
18.20
to
19.78
2006
1,615,364
10.0706
to
17.3526
18,737,905
 
-
1.00
to
2.30
5.23
to
6.62
HYS
                         
2010
4,992,117
14.8922
 to
29.6663
  99,394,800
 
9.47
1.00
to
1.85
13.40
to
14.38
2009
5,804,644
13.1329
 to
26.0372
100,842,945
 
10.05
1.00
to
1.85
47.58
to
48.86
2008
6,745,555
8.8989
 to
17.5591
78,775,038
 
9.54
1.00
to
1.85
(30.97)
to
(30.37)
2007
8,811,448
12.8913
 to
30.7416
145,304,823
 
7.61
1.00
to
1.85
0.03
to
0.90
2006
11,347,579
12.8873
 to
25.1862
186,188,557
 
8.37
1.00
to
1.85
8.36
to
9.29
MFC
                         
2010
5,362,310
12.9647
 to
17.5485
89,107,908
 
9.35
1.00
to
2.55
12.44
to
14.22
2009
6,543,484
11.4778
 to
15.3945
95,852,231
 
9.78
1.00
to
2.55
45.89
to
48.21
2008
9,170,448
7.8311
 to
10.4078
91,248,270
 
9.27
1.00
to
2.55
(31.44)
to
(30.35)
2007
9,231,715
11.3703
 to
14.9734
132,587,722
 
7.08
1.00
to
2.55
(1.04)
to
0.54
2006
8,020,269
11.4368
 to
14.9231
114,743,896
 
8.08
1.00
to
2.55
7.25
to
8.95
IGS
                         
2010
3,754,249
14.9958
 to
21.0746
66,861,752
 
0.90
1.00
to
1.85
13.03
to
14.01
2009
4,435,831
13.2602
 to
18.5107
69,156,837
 
1.15
1.00
to
1.85
35.51
to
36.68
2008
5,162,799
9.7806
 to
13.5618
59,050,183
 
1.33
1.00
to
1.85
(40.94)
to
(40.43)
2007
6,494,572
16.5529
 to
22.7974
124,612,558
 
1.41
1.00
to
1.85
14.42
to
15.41
2006
7,850,731
14.4597
 to
19.7805
131,169,208
 
0.68
1.00
to
1.85
23.72
to
24.78
IG1
                         
2010
2,080,737
10.3907
 to
24.1998
27,188,090
 
0.68
1.00
to
2.30
1.39
to
13.72
2009
2,056,727
9.2587
 to
21.3236
24,793,740
 
0.75
1.00
to
2.30
34.52
to
36.31
2008
1,645,540
6.9084
 to
15.6748
16,461,538
 
1.09
1.00
to
2.10
(41.23)
to
(40.56)
2007
1,455,023
11.7343
 to
26.4253
26,435,969
 
1.10
1.00
to
2.30
13.87
to
18.28
2006
1,126,228
17.9775
 to
23.0061
20,902,161
 
0.45
1.00
to
2.05
23.18
to
24.50
MII
                         
2010
2,607,501
16.4109
 to
26.2685
55,418,037
 
1.64
1.00
to
1.85
7.09
to
8.02
2009
2,987,921
15.3166
 to
24.4127
59,014,660
 
3.33
1.00
to
1.85
23.05
to
24.12
2008
3,503,901
12.4412
 to
19.7453
56,116,944
 
1.05
1.00
to
1.85
(32.68)
to
(32.10)
2007
4,858,869
18.4723
 to
29.1921
113,714,035
 
1.65
1.00
to
1.85
5.35
to
6.27
2006
5,838,111
17.5246
 to
27.5761
129,700,838
 
1.24
1.00
to
1.85
26.84
to
27.94
MI1
                         
2010
19,684,586
9.3878
 to
23.4684
192,674,447
 
1.41
1.15
to
2.35
0.83
to
7.53
2009
20,061,375
8.8376
 to
21.8362
184,184,694
 
3.25
1.15
to
2.35
22.17
to
23.67
2008
22,385,237
7.2338
 to
17.6653
167,431,706
 
0.93
1.15
to
2.35
(33.19)
to
(32.37)
2007
18,793,055
10.8274
 to
26.1320
211,701,396
 
0.76
1.15
to
2.35
4.83
to
9.23
2006
703,270
20.2099
 to
24.7123
14,701,003
 
1.07
1.15
to
2.05
26.32
to
27.47
MIS
                         
2010
37,078,363
6.6013
 to
12.1391
374,470,706
 
0.31
1.00
to
1.85
11.06
to
12.02
2009
43,349,933
5.9408
 to
10.8514
392,101,061
 
0.81
1.00
to
1.85
3.56
to
38.74
2008
22,457,175
4.3169
 to
7.8323
134,937,104
 
0.63
1.00
to
1.85
(38.38)
to
(37.85)
2007
30,064,891
7.0025
 to
12.6193
286,174,371
 
0.36
1.00
to
1.85
9.46
to
10.41
2006
35,387,641
6.3943
 to
11.4456
309,578,994
 
0.10
1.00
to
1.85
5.68
to
6.59

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
M1B
5,348,263
$  9.7925
to
$  15.3914
$  63,674,137
 
    0.10%
    1.00%
to
    2.55%
     9.95%
to
   11.70%
2010
2009
6,755,552
8.8427
to
13.8072
72,529,820
 
0.56
1.00
to
2.55
36.22
to
38.38
2008
6,598,033
6.4453
to
9.9977
53,180,723
 
0.34
1.00
to
2.55
(38.96)
to
(37.98)
2007
8,274,394
10.4829
to
16.1531
107,971,328
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
8.41
to
10.15
2006
6,763,495
9.6001
to
14.6951
78,640,745
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
4.68
to
6.34
MCS
                         
2010
4,670,921
4.9504
to
5.5689
24,915,455
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
26.86
to
27.96
2009
4,857,853
3.8983
to
4.3522
20,289,951
 
0.07
1.00
to
1.85
39.68
to
40.89
2008
5,304,731
2.7880
to
3.0536
15,794,789
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
(52.25)
to
(51.90)
2007
7,235,851
5.8323
to
6.3480
44,914,140
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
7.80
to
8.59
2006
9,323,613
5.4047
to
5.8972
53,469,128
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
0.45
to
1.18
MC1
                         
2010
1,566,303
6.8986
to
15.5588
15,073,695
 
-
1.15
to
2.50
25.67
to
27.40
2009
2,023,237
5.4533
to
12.2184
15,620,576
 
-
1.15
to
2.50
38.38
to
40.29
2008
2,534,232
3.9148
to
8.7136
14,019,215
 
-
1.00
to
2.50
(52.65)
to
(51.92)
2007
2,822,330
8.2136
to
18.1607
31,670,209
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
6.78
to
8.49
2006
3,386,735
7.6371
to
16.7744
35,351,366
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
(0.40)
to
1.18
MMS
                         
2010
9,022,060
10.3396
to
14.0690
113,721,713
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
(1.85)
to
(1.14)
2009
11,201,129
10.5238
to
14.2660
142,977,635
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
(1.85)
to
(1.14)
2008
15,465,643
10.7978
to
14.4657
198,802,618
 
2.02
1.00
to
1.85
0.14
to
1.01
2007
14,742,422
10.7767
to
16.0468
188,524,112
 
4.78
1.00
to
1.85
2.90
to
3.80
2006
14,751,948
10.3731
to
13.9040
182,628,575
 
4.56
1.00
to
1.85
2.66
to
3.55
MM1
                         
2010
15,867,217
9.4155
to
10.6456
158,401,447
 
0.00
1.00
to
2.55
(2.55)
to
(1.00)
2009
17,825,138
9.6619
to
10.7531
180,844,310
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
(2.55)
to
(1.00)
2008
22,125,007
9.9147
to
10.8617
228,570,494
 
1.77
1.00
to
2.55
(0.80)
to
0.78
2007
21,267,373
9.9894
to
10.7777
219,489,293
 
4.47
1.00
to
2.55
1.91
to
3.54
2006
15,330,003
9.7773
to
10.4095
153,918,543
 
4.28
1.00
to
2.55
1.68
to
3.29
NWD
                         
2010
4,376,779
11.0608
to
22.2840
69,127,087
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
34.06
to
35.22
2009
5,216,357
8.2255
to
16.5026
60,742,092
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
59.95
to
61.33
2008
6,367,778
5.1269
to
10.2431
45,645,465
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
(40.70)
to
(40.18)
2007
8,362,104
8.6186
to
17.1469
99,019,794
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
0.65
to
1.53
2006
10,624,368
8.5367
to
16.9125
125,408,472
 
-
1.00
to
1.85
11.08
to
12.04
M1A
                         
2010
4,156,401
13.2567
to
21.9094
80,056,321
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
32.75
to
34.85
2009
5,942,046
9.9357
to
16.2796
85,989,049
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
58.57
to
61.09
2008
8,571,360
6.2340
to
10.1266
77,933,950
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
(41.31)
to
(40.37)
2007
9,051,054
10.5672
to
17.0170
138,196,204
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
(0.35)
to
1.25
2006
8,544,360
10.5494
to
16.8413
128,060,378
 
-
1.00
to
2.55
10.02
to
11.77
RIS
                         
2010
2,727,635
12.4438
to
22.6449
42,251,199
 
1.39
1.15
to
1.85
8.58
to
9.37
2009
3,126,123
11.4543
to
20.7048
44,296,413
 
3.19
1.15
to
1.85
28.51
to
29.45
2008
3,693,283
8.9085
to
15.9949
40,321,119
 
1.80
1.15
to
1.85
(43.56)
to
(43.14)
2007
5,162,219
15.7747
to
28.1322
98,199,663
 
1.14
1.15
to
1.85
11.05
to
11.86
2006
6,522,015
14.1980
to
25.1497
111,472,872
 
1.14
1.15
to
1.85
25.12
to
26.03


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
RI1
5,914,182
$  14.4251
 to
$ 20.4619
$ 113,396,073
 
1.16%
1.15%
to
2.55%
    0.36%
to
     9.07%
2010
2009
6,716,956
13.3402
 to
18.7700
118,436,542
 
3.05
1.15
to
2.55
27.17
to
29.00
2008
7,836,028
10.4310
 to
14.5578
107,197,293
 
1.49
1.00
to
2.55
(44.07)
to
(43.17)
2007
7,944,489
18.5446
 to
25.6706
191,456,875
 
0.92
1.00
to
2.55
9.92
to
11.67
2006
6,902,034
16.7358
 to
23.0340
148,626,673
 
0.93
1.00
to
2.55
24.02
to
25.98
SIS
                         
2010
2,344,628
15.6123
 to
17.2956
39,058,974
 
5.39
1.15
to
1.85
8.23
to
9.01
2009
2,519,695
14.4181
 to
15.8656
38,612,559
 
10.27
1.15
to
1.85
25.32
to
26.23
2008
2,463,406
11.4995
 to
12.5692
29,958,353
 
8.29
1.15
to
1.85
(14.66)
to
(14.04)
2007
3,392,931
13.4684
 to
14.6222
48,007,878
 
5.51
1.15
to
1.85
1.56
to
2.30
2006
3,797,869
13.2544
 to
14.2929
52,671,180
 
6.07
1.15
to
1.85
4.74
to
5.50
SI1
                         
2010
683,470
14.2245
 to
16.0462
10,489,949
 
5.17
1.15
to
2.30
7.52
to
8.78
2009
785,460
13.2301
 to
14.7509
11,155,167
 
10.70
1.15
to
2.30
24.32
to
25.78
2008
956,921
10.6423
 to
11.7277
10,869,245
 
8.07
1.15
to
2.30
(15.21)
to
(14.21)
2007
1,425,992
12.5520
 to
13.6707
18,942,966
 
5.10
1.15
to
2.30
0.85
to
2.04
2006
1,662,083
11.2160
 to
13.5062
21,695,648
 
5.71
1.15
to
2.30
4.01
to
5.23
TEC
                         
2010
3,056,751
4.7761
 to
5.5218
15,842,093
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
18.41
to
19.27
2009
3,329,932
4.0295
 to
4.6305
14,531,610
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
73.37
to
74.63
2008
3,206,181
2.3219
 to
2.6520
8,055,874
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
(51.83)
to
(51.49)
2007
4,080,642
4.8154
 to
5.4664
21,166,638
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
17.99
to
18.83
2006
4,306,342
4.0772
 to
4.6453
18,818,345
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
19.72
to
20.57
TE1
                         
2010
160,111
10.4740
 to
23.5955
1,776,216
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
18.00
to
18.84
2009
187,530
8.8766
 to
19.8656
1,773,079
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
73.17
to
74.41
2008
183,490
5.1259
 to
11.3963
989,205
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
(52.00)
to
(51.66)
2007
314,493
10.6793
 to
23.5856
3,552,821
 
-
1.15
to
2.05
17.53
to
18.61
2006
332,775
9.0680
 to
19.8947
3,147,970
 
-
1.15
to
1.85
19.35
to
20.20
TRS
                         
2010
22,491,979
13.2205
 to
34.1964
506,544,820
 
2.81
1.15
to
1.85
7.93
to
8.72
2009
25,748,066
12.2364
 to
31.5325
535,058,547
 
3.94
1.15
to
1.85
15.91
to
16.75
2008
29,892,193
10.5464
 to
27.0755
537,334,088
 
3.47
1.15
to
1.85
(23.01)
to
(22.45)
2007
39,711,318
13.6838
 to
42.0157
899,656,744
 
3.01
1.15
to
1.85
2.38
to
3.13
2006
49,201,194
13.3518
 to
34.0206
1,081,166,349
 
2.82
1.15
to
1.85
10.15
to
10.95
MFJ
                         
2010
51,225,040
11.6925
 to
15.0409
724,908,318
 
2.57
1.00
to
2.55
1.01
to
8.59
2009
56,778,902
10.8771
 to
13.8787
743,138,623
 
3.49
1.00
to
2.55
14.80
to
16.63
2008
53,879,494
9.4214
 to
11.9241
605,101,294
 
3.15
1.00
to
2.55
(23.74)
to
(22.52)
2007
57,895,390
12.2852
 to
15.4222
840,502,026
 
2.67
1.00
to
2.55
1.41
to
3.03
2006
53,249,495
12.0173
 to
14.9995
751,331,290
 
2.50
1.00
to
2.55
9.06
to
10.79


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
UTS
                         
2010
6,010,069
$ 15.9966
to
$ 51.1708
$ 165,648,150
 
   3.28%
    1.15%
to
   1.85%
   11.80
to
   12.61%
2009
7,070,735
14.3014
to
45.5539
173,124,755
 
5.05
1.15
to
1.85
30.91
to
31.86
2008
8,400,706
10.9193
to
34.6333
155,230,961
 
1.91
1.15
to
1.85
(38.23)
to
(37.78)
2007
11,423,450
17.6690
to
55.8021
329,601,898
 
1.34
1.15
to
1.85
26.19
to
27.11
2006
14,522,188
13.9930
to
44.0096
327,399,609
 
2.98
1.15
to
1.85
29.84
to
30.78
MFE
                         
2010
3,706,532
18.9809
to
33.4566
111,476,038
 
3.08
1.00
to
2.35
0.98
to
12.47
2009
3,827,620
17.0227
to
29.8078
101,639,771
 
4.55
1.00
to
2.35
29.97
to
31.77
2008
3,731,129
13.0308
to
22.6677
72,955,216
 
1.66
1.00
to
2.35
(38.74)
to
(37.88)
2007
3,613,171
21.1610
to
36.5673
109,039,810
 
1.09
1.00
to
2.35
25.25
to
26.99
2006
2,880,540
16.8080
to
28.8532
64,951,521
 
2.61
1.00
to
2.35
28.87
to
30.65
MVS
                         
2010
7,251,195
13.1542
to
18.8348
122,377,852
 
1.43
1.15
to
1.85
9.45
to
10.24
2009
8,202,606
11.9883
to
17.0851
125,753,509
 
1.84
1.15
to
1.85
18.26
to
19.12
2008
9,654,222
9.9861
to
14.3424
124,630,580
 
1.92
1.15
to
1.85
(33.90)
to
(33.41)
2007
13,437,738
15.0910
to
21.5393
258,734,352
 
1.62
1.15
to
1.85
5.92
to
6.69
2006
17,360,967
14.2333
to
20.1884
314,343,755
 
1.54
1.15
to
1.85
18.73
to
19.59
MV1
                         
2010
14,050,600
12.4122
to
17.0183
219,524,012
 
1.21
1.00
to
2.50
1.46
to
10.11
2009
15,232,380
11.3930
to
15.4866
216,431,676
 
1.61
1.00
to
2.50
17.29
to
19.10
2008
13,424,854
9.6688
to
13.0299
159,243,510
 
1.45
1.00
to
2.55
(34.59)
to
(33.54)
2007
8,166,089
14.7056
to
19.6462
138,202,958
 
1.35
1.00
to
2.55
4.91
to
6.59
VKM
                         
2010
1,156,849
  12.4665
to
 12.7369
 14,589,309
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
0.48
to
30.49
2009
926,271
9.6270
to
9.7612
8,989,304
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
54.06
to
55.24
 20084
99,801
6.2488
to
6.2877
626,133
 
0.54
1.35
to
2.10
(37.51)
to
(37.12)
OBV
                         
2010
1,744,434
7.4258
to
7.6460
13,178,352
 
1.20
1.35
to
2.10
10.31
to
11.16
2009
1,891,259
6.7316
to
6.8786
12,895,821
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
19.05
to
19.96
2008
626,984
5.6546
to
5.7342
3,574,079
 
1.96
1.35
to
2.10
(44.81)
to
(44.38)
  20078
199,285
10.2449
to
10.3095
2,048,287
 
0.09
1.35
to
2.10
2.45
to
3.10
OCA
                         
2010
1,870,731
  10.9252
to
  14.8892
  26,312,656
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
0.50
to
7.73
2009
2,138,568
10.0820
to
13.8285
27,945,879
 
0.01
1.30
to
2.55
40.48
to
42.28
2008
2,290,263
7.1367
to
9.7242
21,043,470
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
(47.05)
to
(46.37)
2007
2,405,555
13.4033
to
18.1418
41,294,194
 
0.01
1.30
to
2.55
10.94
to
12.37
2006
2,590,414
11.9843
to
16.1528
39,813,448
 
0.18
1.30
to
2.55
4.94
to
6.29
OGG
                         
2010
2,177,497
14.4679
to
15.5868
32,916,492
 
1.21
1.30
to
2.30
0.50
to
14.20
2009
2,283,843
12.7984
to
13.6487
30,325,737
 
1.94
1.30
to
2.30
36.15
to
37.54
2008
2,451,893
9.4003
to
9.9232
23,751,907
 
1.28
1.30
to
2.30
(41.71)
to
(41.11)
2007
2,653,815
16.1268
to
16.8504
43,790,664
 
1.05
1.30
to
2.30
3.63
to
4.69
2006
1,996,825
15.4407
to
16.0948
31,585,162
 
0.68
1.30
to
2.30
14.67
to
15.84


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
OMG
                         
2010
34,219,506
$ 11.2437
to
$ 14.4482
$ 470,911,158
 
   0.93%
   1.30%
to
   2.55%
   12.87%
to
   14.32%
2009
40,927,550
9.9155
to
12.6447
494,644,467
 
1.66
1.30
to
2.55
24.73
to
26.33
2008
48,485,735
7.9130
to
10.0143
465,958,080
 
1.23
1.30
to
2.55
(40.20)
to
(39.43)
2007
44,367,479
13.1710
to
16.5411
706,504,514
 
0.74
1.30
to
2.55
1.48
to
2.79
2006
31,198,650
12.9188
to
16.1003
484,702,859
 
0.79
1.30
to
2.55
11.84
to
13.27
OMS
                         
2010
596,815
14.3827
to
20.2332
11,503,067
 
0.41
1.30
to
2.30
20.23
to
21.46
2009
678,635
11.9020
to
16.6671
10,851,459
 
0.65
1.30
to
2.30
33.73
to
35.10
2008
760,213
8.8544
to
12.3428
9,053,263
 
0.28
1.30
to
2.30
(39.44)
to
(38.81)
2007
870,402
14.5452
to
20.1827
17,001,852
 
0.17
1.30
to
2.30
(3.67)
to
(2.68)
2006
925,673
14.9139
to
20.7493
18,678,581
 
0.02
1.30
to
2.30
12.03
to
13.17
PRA
                         
2010
457,711
11.9181
to
12.5294
5,600,897
 
7.57
1.35
to
2.30
10.49
to
11.57
2009
380,342
10.7865
to
11.2306
4,188,531
 
7.02
1.35
to
2.30
18.78
to
19.93
2008
411,581
9.1402
to
9.3641
3,799,922
 
6.07
1.35
to
2.10
(17.62)
to
(16.98)
2007
340,476
11.0947
to
11.2797
3,802,578
 
8.56
1.35
to
2.25
5.88
to
6.86
2006
192,534
10.4068
to
10.5620
2,021,607
 
6.50
1.35
to
2.25
2.31
to
3.25
PCR
                         
2010
6,649,829
10.8013
to
11.4155
74,448,884
 
15.26
1.30
to
2.35
4.75
to
22.91
2009
6,636,017
8.8825
to
9.2879
60,651,115
 
6.19
1.30
to
2.35
38.20
to
39.69
2008
5,813,511
6.3854
to
6.6490
38,163,263
 
6.32
1.30
to
2.55
(45.23)
to
(44.52)
2007
977,885
11.7108
to
11.9855
11,610,424
 
4.99
1.30
to
2.35
20.33
to
21.63
2006
494,790
9.7092
to
9.8541
4,852,130
 
6.00
1.30
to
2.30
(5.32)
to
(4.36)
PMB
                         
2010
1,018,985
  15.5140
to
  24.6843
  24,113,288
 
4.90
1.30
to
2.30
   (0.27)
to
   10.71
2009
763,094
14.1130
to
22.3073
16,175,720
 
5.93
1.30
to
2.30
27.59
to
28.89
2008
593,875
11.0277
to
17.3159
9,715,387
 
6.51
1.30
to
2.15
(16.44)
to
(15.71)
2007
635,006
13.1766
to
20.5534
12,385,714
 
5.76
1.30
to
2.25
3.43
to
4.44
2006
534,239
12.6765
to
19.6898
9,997,829
 
5.39
1.30
to
2.25
6.82
to
7.86
6TT
                         
2010
52,768,623
11.5909
to
11.7375
616,967,109
 
4.55
1.35
to
2.25
1.27
to
9.84
  20097
2,068,926
10.6560
to
10.6863
22,080,454
 
1.16
1.35
to
2.10
6.56
to
6.86
PRR
                         
2010
8,101,705
12.4675
to
15.1880
118,890,037
 
1.45
1.30
to
2.35
5.57
to
6.71
2009
8,961,667
11.6153
to
14.2408
123,731,443
 
3.07
1.30
to
2.35
15.61
to
16.86
2008
9,486,271
10.1007
to
12.1928
112,568,613
 
3.52
1.30
to
2.55
(9.43)
to
(8.27)
2007
4,125,528
11.0670
to
13.2982
53,416,156
 
4.64
1.30
to
2.35
8.05
to
9.22
2006
3,162,459
10.1108
to
12.1816
37,613,046
 
4.23
1.30
to
2.35
(1.65)
to
(0.59)
PTR
                         
2010
28,187,212
13.0311
to
15.3681
420,201,410
 
2.41
1.30
to
2.55
5.36
to
6.71
2009
29,012,388
12.3681
to
14.4089
406,911,559
 
5.19
1.30
to
2.55
11.16
to
12.59
2008
26,948,277
11.1260
to
12.8042
337,147,301
 
4.48
1.30
to
2.55
2.12
to
3.44
2007
20,114,681
10.8948
to
12.3852
243,883,703
 
4.78
1.30
to
2.55
5.97
to
7.34
2006
6,231,960
10.2806
to
11.5442
70,316,909
 
4.41
1.30
to
2.55
1.21
to
2.51
3XX
                         
2010
242,013
11.9196
to
12.1212
2,915,660
 
0.01
1.35
to
2.10
2.33
to
3.11
2009
135,214
11.6483
to
11.7554
1,584,405
 
4.28
1.35
to
2.10
26.54
to
27.51
 20086
7,549
9.2051
to
9.2190
69,521
 
0.25
1.35
to
2.10
(7.95)
to
(7.81)

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
5XX
                         
2010
13,213,863
$ 11.0947
 to
$ 11.3458
$ 148,879,348
 
    0.99%
    1.35%
to
   2.35%
    0.33%
to
    3.49%
2009
6,788,906
10.8299
 to
10.9627
74,125,443
 
1.73
1.35
to
2.35
5.81
to
6.89
  20086
260,820
10.2403
 to
10.2557
2,673,696
 
0.63
1.35
to
2.10
2.40
to
2.56
SBI
                         
  20105
107
10.0305
 to
10.0305
1,073
 
-
1.65
0.30
SSA
                         
2010
1,555,115
9.4891
 to
10.7582
15,434,805
 
-
1.30
to
2.30
1.39
to
14.94
2009
1,251,695
8.3399
 to
9.3596
10,849,906
 
0.97
1.30
to
2.30
18.07
to
19.28
2008
645,382
7.0636
 to
7.8469
4,695,884
 
0.39
1.30
to
2.30
(38.60)
to
(37.97)
2007
643,565
11.5044
 to
12.6500
7,577,757
 
0.69
1.30
to
2.30
(8.24)
to
(7.30)
2006
403,028
12.4447
 to
13.6457
5,143,745
 
1.56
1.30
to
2.30
17.03
to
18.22
VSC
                         
2010
12,976,175
9.5147
 to
9.9126
126,734,777
 
0.12
1.30
to
2.35
1.49
to
22.46
 2009
15,857,749
7.8530
 to
8.0945
126,954,591
 
0.06
1.30
to
2.35
33.29
to
34.72
 2008
18,181,464
5.8697
 to
6.0083
108,453,439
 
0.02
1.30
to
2.55
(39.72)
to
(38.95)
   20078
10,111,572
9.7546
 to
9.8411
99,172,712
 
-
1.30
to
2.35
(2.45)
to
(1.59)
2XX
                         
  2010
809,572
14.1248
 to
14.3637
11,548,624
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
1.08
to
19.70
2009
525,999
11.8545
 to
12.0001
6,287,736
 
0.46
1.35
to
2.35
27.01
to
28.31
  20086
22,414
9.3391
 to
9.3523
209,422
 
0.22
1.35
to
2.05
(6.61)
to
(6.48)
SVV
                         
2010
27,094,644
 8.8470
to
 9.1989
 245,751,191
 
0.24
1.30
to
2.30
1.24
to
11.21
2009
26,677,319
8.0247
to
8.2714
218,376,327
 
0.18
1.30
to
2.35
25.99
to
27.34
2008
12,154,042
6.3694
to
6.4953
78,407,076
 
0.77
1.30
to
2.35
(39.39)
to
(38.74)
  20078
2,540,048
10.5313
to
10.5978
26,839,611
 
0.52
1.35
to
2.10
5.31
to
5.98
SGC
                         
2010
6,122,866
10.1961
to
10.5682
63,936,768
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
19.02
to
20.54
2009
7,455,297
8.5669
to
8.7673
64,864,952
 
1.22
1.30
to
2.55
22.48
to
24.05
  20084
215,255
7.0092
to
7.0676
1,517,022
 
2.11
1.30
to
2.30
(29.91)
to
(29.32)
S13
                         
2010
2,387,778
10.2409
to
10.4631
24,767,620
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
1.52
to
19.98
2009
2,035,236
8.6010
to
8.7209
17,646,515
 
1.35
1.35
to
2.10
22.75
to
23.69
  20084
461,987
7.0070
to
7.0506
3,248,365
 
1.40
1.35
to
2.10
(29.93)
to
(29.49)
SDC
                         
2010
61,117,799
10.1910
to
10.5627
638,001,577
 
1.51
1.30
to
2.55
(0.20)
to
1.08
2009
64,647,414
10.2112
to
10.4496
670,446,089
 
1.95
1.30
to
2.55
1.13
to
2.43
  20084
3,609,661
10.0968
to
10.2017
36,702,316
 
2.00
1.30
to
2.55
0.97
to
2.02
S15
                         
2010
13,481,729
10.2516
to
10.4739
139,938,767
 
1.22
1.35
to
2.10
0.01
to
0.78
2009
9,776,996
10.2503
to
10.3929
101,017,700
 
1.78
1.35
to
2.10
1.35
to
2.12
  20084
5,738,613
10.1141
to
10.1769
58,238,982
 
1.67
1.35
to
2.10
1.14
to
1.77
7XX
                         
2010
100,466,095
13.2989
to
13.5846
1,355,951,680
 
0.99
1.35
to
2.30
0.96
to
10.31
2009
43,431,451
12.1726
to
12.3144
532,922,757
 
0.03
1.35
to
2.30
20.80
to
21.98
  20086
3,745,513
10.0806
to
10.0958
37,790,183
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
0.81
to
0.96

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
6XX
                         
2010
56,794,830
$  12.3121
to
$  12.5907
$ 710,247,154
 
    1.32%
    1.35%
to
    2.35%
     0.66%
to
    8.16%
2009
29,850,497
11.4993
to
11.6404
346,182,096
 
0.04
1.35
to
2.35
16.42
to
17.61
  20086
3,332,280
9.8788
to
9.8977
32,962,278
 
-
1.35
to
2.30
(1.21)
to
(1.02)
8XX
                         
2010
38,504,662
14.0152
to
14.3163
547,564,582
 
1.34
1.35
to
2.30
1.11
to
12.08
2009
33,055,520
12.6336
to
12.7730
420,654,948
 
0.03
1.35
to
2.25
23.90
to
25.04
  20086
3,096,720
10.2006
to
10.2150
31,612,159
 
-
1.35
to
2.05
2.01
to
2.15
1XX
                         
2010
690,018
14.2309
to
14.5204
9,947,413
 
-
1.35
to
2.25
1.09
to
24.16
     2009
505,244
11.5527
to
11.6946
5,885,588
 
-
1.35
to
2.35
28.30
to
29.61
20086
46,329
9.0099
to
9.0227
417,717
 
-
1.35
to
2.05
(9.90)
to
(9.77)
SLC
                         
2010
37,839,785
9.4413
to
9.7860
365,984,873
 
-
1.30
to
2.55
14.20
to
15.66
2009
44,880,071
8.2672
to
8.4607
376,858,237
 
0.68
1.30
to
2.55
14.84
to
16.31
 20084
41,059
7.2019
to
7.2710
297,731
 
1.73
1.35
to
2.50
(27.98)
to
(27.29)
S12
                         
2010
1,310,468
9.4899
to
9.6958
12,595,699
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
1.96
to
15.36
2009
1,035,946
8.2892
to
8.4047
8,658,196
 
0.53
1.35
to
2.10
14.94
to
15.82
  20084
257,078
7.2115
to
7.2565
1,860,629
 
1.47
1.35
to
2.10
(27.88)
to
(27.44)
S14
                         
2010
2,507,888
  11.8365
to
 12.1976
 30,197,858
 
7.11
1.30
to
2.35
0.56
to
10.96
2009
2,122,320
10.7816
to
10.9924
23,125,087
 
8.28
1.30
to
2.35
27.37
to
28.74
  20084
1,225,378
8.4648
to
8.5386
10,424,727
 
6.30
1.30
to
2.35
(15.35)
to
(14.61)
4XX
                         
2010
37,284,808
11.7482
to
12.0005
444,483,583
 
1.98
1.35
to
2.30
0.47
to
5.83
2009
19,960,844
11.2092
to
11.3398
225,495,970
 
2.17
1.35
to
2.30
6.13
to
7.16
  20086
1,540,689
10.5661
to
10.5820
16,292,247
 
0.26
1.35
to
2.10
5.66
to
5.82
S16
                         
2010
3,345,323
11.3017
to
11.6302
38,555,488
 
-
1.35
to
2.35
1.63
to
21.13
2009
4,026,257
9.4258
to
9.6104
38,434,290
 
0.03
1.30
to
2.35
26.90
to
28.27
  20084
3,999,122
7.4152
to
7.4925
29,871,985
 
0.25
1.30
to
2.55
(25.85)
to
(25.08)
LGF
                         
2010
569,042
8.7830
to
9.1019
5,093,897
 
0.05
1.35
to
2.10
0.85
to
17.59
2009
455,382
7.5264
to
7.7405
3,477,756
 
0.23
1.35
to
2.10
34.20
to
35.23
2008
304,806
5.6083
to
5.7240
1,727,419
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
(45.48)
to
(45.06)
2007
223,425
10.2859
to
10.4178
2,312,144
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
4.53
to
5.33
  20069
80,896
9.8104
to
9.8937
797,765
 
-
1.35
to
2.10
(1.60)
to
(1.10)
SC3
                         
2010
320,946
14.8160
to
18.4073
5,520,469
 
11.07
1.35
to
2.55
12.34
to
13.73
2009
423,229
13.1880
to
16.2432
6,441,422
 
3.54
1.35
to
2.55
26.77
to
28.33
2008
536,020
10.4035
to
12.7026
6,378,152
 
2.15
1.35
to
2.55
(46.15)
to
(45.48)
2007
608,427
19.3181
to
23.3818
13,338,079
 
1.33
1.35
to
2.55
(15.36)
to
(14.31)
2006
769,769
22.8241
to
27.3850
19,831,254
 
1.58
1.35
to
2.55
35.43
to
37.09


 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

 
At December 31
 
For the year ended December 31
         
Investment
   
   
Unit Value
Net
 
Income
Expense Ratio
Total Return
 
Units
lowest to highest
Assets
 
Ratio1
lowest to highest2
lowest to highest3
SRE
                         
2010
10,929,59310,929,593
$ 11.3996
to
$ 12.4068
$ 132,272,111
 
   10.38%
    1.30%
to
   2.55%
     2.60%
to
   13.45%
2009
12,079,423
10.1769
to
10.9415
129,349,823
 
3.06
1.30
to
2.55
26.51
to
28.14
2008
14,063,340
8.0442
to
8.5432
117,968,404
 
1.95
1.30
to
2.55
(46.31)
to
(45.61)
2007
10,404,402
14.9817
to
15.7163
161,037,838
 
1.28
1.30
to
2.55
(15.56)
to
(14.47)
2006
5,480,387
17.7423
to
18.3844
99,533,635
 
1.38
1.30
to
2.55
35.12
to
36.85
IGB
                         
2010
10,165,312
11.1662
to
11.9811
119,314,751
 
3.25
1.30
to
2.35
0.18
to
6.11
2009
5,428,936
10.6366
to
11.2972
60,077,481
 
4.11
1.30
to
2.35
17.79
to
19.05
2008
2,115,205
9.0304
to
9.4941
19,711,311
 
5.41
1.30
to
2.35
(14.75)
to
(13.83)
2007
2,196,971
10.5929
to
11.0236
23,839,225
 
4.94
1.30
to
2.35
1.07
to
2.16
2006
821,108
10.4189
to
10.7963
8,748,658
 
5.05
1.30
to
2.30
2.73
to
3.78
CMM
                         
2010
11,093,798
9.4938
to
10.4923
113,075,492
 
0.00
1.30
to
2.30
(2.30)
to
(0.07)
2009
10,657,224
9.7534
to
10.6359
110,636,803
 
0.01
1.30
to
2.10
(2.09)
to
(1.29)
2008
4,996,815
9.9446
to
10.7798
52,722,915
 
1.26
1.30
to
2.30
(0.55)
to
0.62
2007
161,444
10.5037
to
10.7137
1,712,816
 
4.50
1.35
to
2.05
2.46
to
3.19
2006
119,244
10.1589
to
10.3821
1,230,135
 
4.30
1.35
to
2.05
2.21
to
2.93
WTF
                         
2010
62,686
 14.3506
to
 15.1320
930,311
 
0.57
1.35
to
2.25
23.72
to
24.86
2009
93,745
11.5992
to
12.1194
1,117,650
 
-
1.35
to
2.25
62.45
to
63.94
2008
137,209
7.1403
to
7.3924
1,001,434
 
-
1.35
to
2.25
(50.22)
to
(49.75)
2007
109,329
14.3426
to
14.7127
1,593,216
 
-
1.35
to
2.25
6.92
to
7.91
2006
76,127
13.3415
to
13.6344
1,031,416
 
0.29
1.35
to
2.25
17.02
to
18.09
USC
                         
2010
4,696
11.9677
to
12.2534
56,768
 
-
1.65
to
2.05
20.83
to
21.32
2009
5,209
9.9049
to
10.1001
52,040
 
-
1.65
to
2.05
39.31
to
39.88
2008
5,569
7.1099
to
7.2205
39,860
 
-
1.65
to
2.05
(40.93)
to
(40.69)
2007
5,229
12.0360
to
12.1732
63,311
 
-
1.65
to
2.05
3.22
to
3.64
2006
2,650
      11.7457
to
    11.7457
31,111
 
0.13
1.65
 
6.10
 

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, such as mortality and expense charges, that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the Sub-Account is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying fund in which the Sub-Accounts invest.

2 Ratio represents the annualized contract expenses of the Sub-Account, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges. The ratio includes only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying fund are excluded.

3 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.

4 For the period March 10, 2008 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2008.

5 Commencement of operations in 2006; first activity in 2010.

6 For the period October 6, 2008 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2008.

 
 

 

SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F (REGATTA)
(A Separate Account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.))

 
9. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)

7 For the period August 17, 2009 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2009.

8 For the period March 5, 2007 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2007.

9 For the period May 1, 2006 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2006.

10 For the period May 4, 2009 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2009.

11 Commencement of operations was December 17, 2007; first activity in 2008.

10. TAX DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Under the provisions of Section 817(h) of the Code, a variable annuity contract, other than a pension plan contract, is not treated as an annuity 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 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.






 
 

 


PART C
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 
(a)
The following Financial Statements are included in the Registration Statement:
     
   
A.
Condensed Financial Information - Accumulation Unit Values (Part A)
       
   
B.
Financial Statements of the Depositor (Part B)
       
     
Audited:
       
     
1.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;
     
2.
Consolidated Statements of Income, Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008;
     
3.
Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 2010 and 2009;
     
4.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008;
     
5.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity, Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008;
     
6.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Years Ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008; and
     
7.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
         
   
C.
Financial Statements of the Registrant (Part B)
       
     
1.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
     
2.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities, December 31, 2010;
     
3.
Statement of Operations, Year Ended December 31, 2010;
     
4.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Years Ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009; and
     
5.
Notes to Financial Statements.

 
(b)
The following Exhibits are incorporated in the Registration Statement by reference unless otherwise indicated:

 
(1)
Resolution of Board of Directors of the Depositor dated December 3, 1985 authorizing the establishment of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-37907, filed on October 14, 1997);
     
 
(2)
Not Applicable;
     
 
(3)(a)
Marketing Services Agreement between Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Distributors, Inc. and Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-37907, filed on January 16, 1998);
     
 
(3)(b)(i)
Principal Underwriter’s Agreement by and between Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83364, filed on or about April 27, 2009);
     
 
(3)(b)(ii)
Amendment to Principal Underwriter’s Agreement by and between Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) and Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83364, filed on or about April 27, 2009);
     
 
(3)(c)(i)
Specimen Sales Operations and General Agent Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-37907, filed on January 16, 1998);
     
 
(3)(c)(ii)
Specimen Broker-Dealer Supervisory and Service Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-37907, filed on January 16, 1998);
     
 
(3)(c)(iii)
Specimen Registered Representatives Agent Agreement (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-37907, filed on January 16, 1998);
     
 
(4)(a)
Specimen Flexible Payment Combination Fixed/Variable Group Annuity Contract (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-74884, filed on February 14, 2002);
     
 
(4)(b)
Specimen Certificate to be issued in connection with Contract filed as Exhibit 4(a) (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-74844, filed on December 10, 2001);
     
 
(4)(c)
Specimen Flexible Payment Combination Fixed/Variable Individual Annuity Contract (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-74884, filed on February 14, 2002);
     
 
(4)(d)
Specimen Sun Income Riser III Rider to Flexible Payment Combination Fixed/Variable Individual Annuity Contract filed as Exhibit (4)(c) (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-168710, filed on August 10, 2010);
     
 
(4)(e)
Specimen Sun Income Maximizer Rider to Flexible Payment Combination Fixed/Variable Individual Annuity Contract filed as Exhibit (4)(c) (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-168710, filed on August 10, 2010;
     
 
(4)(f)
Specimen Sun Income Maximizer Plus Rider to Flexible Payment Combination Fixed/Variable Individual Annuity Contract filed as Exhibit (4)(c) (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-168710, filed on August 10, 2010;
     
 
(5)(a)
Specimen Application to be used with Contract filed as Exhibit 4(a) (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-74884, filed on February 14, 2002);
     
 
(5)(b)
Specimen Application to be used with Certificate filed as Exhibit 4(b) and Contract filed as Exhibit 4(c) (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-74884, filed on February 14, 2002);
     
 
(6)(a)
Certificate of Incorporation of the Depositor (Incorporated herein by reference to the Depositor's Form 10-K, File No. 333-82824, filed on March 29, 2004);
     
 
(6)(b)
By-Laws of the Depositor, as amended March 19, 2004 (Incorporated herein by reference to the Depositor's Form 10-K, File No. 333-82824, filed on March 29, 2004);
     
 
(7)
Not Applicable;
     
 
(8)(a)
Amended and Restated Participation Agreement by and among MFS/Sun Life Services Trust, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, and Massachusetts Financial Services Company (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-107983, filed on May 28, 2004);
     
 
(8)(b)
Participation Agreement dated February 17, 1998 by and among the Depositor, AIM Variable Insurance Funds, Inc., AIM Distributors, Inc., and Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-82957, filed on February 3, 2000);
     
 
(8)(c)
Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated December 18, 2004, by and among Sun Capital Advisers Trust, Sun Capital Advisers, Inc., 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. 8 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on April 26, 2005);
     
 
(8)(d)
Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated September 1, 2004 by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Variable Insurance Products Funds, and Fidelity Distributors Corporation. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on April 26, 2005);
     
 
(8)(e)
Participation Agreement dated May 1, 2001 by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), the Depositor, Alliance Capital Management L.P., and Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-82957, filed on July 27, 2001);
     
 
(8)(f)
Participation Agreement dated February 17, 1998 by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Lord Abbett Series Fund, Inc. and Lord, Abbett & Co. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Keyport Variable Account A on Form N-4, File No. 333-112506, filed on February 5, 2004);
     
 
(8)(g)
Participation Agreement Among Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products Trust, Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York and Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of KBL Variable Account A on Form N-4, File No. 333-102278, filed on December 31, 2002);
     
 
(8)(h)
Participation Agreement 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 the Registration Statement of Keyport Variable Account A on Form N-4, File No. 333-112506, filed on February 5, 2004);
     
 
(8)(i)
Participation Agreement Among Oppenheimer Variable Account Funds, Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (Incorporated herein by reference to the Registration Statement of Keyport Variable Account A on Form N-4, File No. 333-112506, filed on February 5, 2004);
     
 
(8)(j)
Participation Agreement dated February 15, 2005 among Nations Separate Account Trust, BACAP Distributors, LLC, 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. 8 to Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on April 26, 2005);
     
 
(8)(k)
Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 2007, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York, Lazard Asset Management Securities LLC, and Lazard Retirement Series, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on February 12, 2008);
     
 
(8)(l)
Participation Agreement, dated August 6, 2004, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (US), Van Kampen Life Investments Trust, Van Kampen Funds Inc., and Van Kampen Asset Management. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-6 of Sun Life of Canada (US) Variable Account I, File No. 333-100831, filed on April 29, 2005);
     
 
(8)(m)
Participation Agreement, dated May 1, 2004, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-6 of Sun Life of Canada (US) Variable Account G, File No. 333-111688, filed on April 27, 2007);
     
 
(8)(n)
Participation Agreement, dated December 3, 2007, by and among Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), The Huntington Funds, Edgewood Services, Inc., and Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on February 12, 2008);
     
 
(8)(o)
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.)
     
 
(8)(p)
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, File No. 333-143353, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2007);
     
 
(9)
Opinion of Counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered and Consent to its use (Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-168712, filed on October 26, 2010);
     
 
(10)(a)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;*
     
 
(10)(b)
Representation of Counsel pursuant to Rule 485(b);*
     
 
(11)
Financial Statement Schedules I and VI (Incorporated herein by reference to the Depositor's Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed on March 29, 2011);
     
 
(12)
Not Applicable;
     
 
(13)
Schedule for Computation of Performance Quotations (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 33-41628, filed on April 29, 1998);
     
 
(14)
Not Applicable;
     
 
(15)(a)
Powers of Attorney;*
     
 
(15)(b)
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the depositor dated March 24, 2011, authorizing the use of powers of attorney for Officer signatures (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on April 27, 2011);
     
 
(16)
Organizational Chart (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on April 27, 2011).

* Filed herewith

Item 25. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR

Name and Principal
Business Address
Positions and Offices
With Depositor
   
Thomas A. Bogart
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
150 King Street West, SC 114D10
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1J9
Director
   
Scott M. Davis
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Senior Vice President and General Counsel and
Director
   
Stephen L. Deschenes
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada  (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Annuities
and Director
   
Colm J. Freyne
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
150 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1J9
Director
   
Ronald H. Friesen
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA  02481
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer and Director
   
Terrence J. Mullen
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Director
   
Westley V. Thompson
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
President, SLF U.S., and Director and Chairman
   
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
   
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
   
David J. Healy
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Vice President, Sun Life Financial U.S.
Operations
   
Larry R. Madge
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary
   
Stephen C. Peacher
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
150 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 1J9
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
   
Sean N. Woodroffe
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Vice President, Human Resources
   
Janet Whitehouse
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.)
One Sun Life Executive Park
Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Individual Life Insurance

Item 26. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE DEPOSITOR OR REGISTRANT

No person is directly or indirectly controlled by the Registrant. The Registrant is a separate account of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), which is ultimately controlled by Sun Life Financial Inc.

The organization chart of Sun Life Financial is incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed April 27, 2011.

None of the companies listed in such Exhibit 16 is a subsidiary of the Registrant; therefore, the only financial statements being filed are those of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).

Item 27. NUMBER OF CONTRACT OWNERS

As of March 31, 2011, there were 1,980 qualified and 1,244 non-qualified contract owners.

Item 28. INDEMNIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 145 of the Delaware Corporation Law, Article 8 of the By-laws of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) provides for the indemnification of directors, officers and employees of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.).

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) pursuant to the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, or otherwise, Sun Life (U.S.) 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 (U.S.) of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, controlling person of Sun Life (U.S.) 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 (U.S.) will submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by them is against public policy as expressed in the Act, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 29. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

(a) Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc., 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, 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, D, J, and N, and Money Market Variable Account, High Yield Variable Account, Capital Appreciation Variable Account, Government Securities Variable Account, World Governments Variable Account, and Total Return Variable Account.

(b)
Name and Principal
Position and Offices
 
Business Address*
with Underwriter
     
 
Terrance J. Mullen
President and Director
 
Scott M. Davis
Director
 
Ronald H. Friesen
Director
 
Michael S. Bloom
Secretary
 
Ann B. Teixeira
Assistant Vice President, Compliance
 
Kathleen T. Baron
Chief Compliance Officer
 
William T. Evers
Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel
 
Jane F. Jette
Financial/Operations Principal and Treasurer
 
Michelle Greco
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 30. 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 Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) at its offices at One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481 or at the offices of Clarendon Insurance Agency, Inc., at One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.

Item 31. MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Not Applicable.

Item 32. UNDERTAKINGS

The Registrant hereby undertakes:

(a)
To file a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the Registration Statement are never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable annuity Contracts may be accepted;
   
(b)
To include either (1) as part of any application to purchase a Contract offered by the prospectus, a space that an Applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information, or (2) a post card or similar written communication affixed to or included in the prospectus that the Applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional Information;
   
(c)
To deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial statements required to be made available under SEC Form N-4 promptly upon written or oral request.
   
(d)
Representation with respect to Section 26(f)(2)(A) of the Investment Company Act of 1940: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Contracts, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by the insurance company.
   
 
The Registrant is relying on the no-action letter issued by the Division of Investment Management of the Securities and Exchange Commission to American Council of Life Insurance, Ref. No. IP-6-88, dated November 28, 1988, the requirements for which have been complied with by the Registrant.


 
 

 

SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement 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 27th day of April, 2011.

 
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F
 
(Registrant)
   
 
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA (U.S.)
 
(Depositor)
   
 
By: /s/ Westley V. Thompson*                                          
 
Westley V. Thompson
 
President, SLF U.S.

By:
/s/ Sandra M. DaDalt                                            
 
Sandra M. DaDalt
 
Assistant Vice President and
Senior Counsel

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities with the Depositor, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
     
     
/s/ Westley V. Thompson*             
President, SLF U.S. and Director
April 27, 2011
Westley V. Thompson
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
     
     
/s/ Ronald H. Friesen*                 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
April 27, 2011
Ronald H. Friesen
and Treasurer and Director
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
     
     
/s/ Douglas C. Miller*                   
Vice President and Controller
April 27, 2011
Douglas C. Miller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
     
     
*By: /s/ Sandra M. DaDalt
Attorney-in-Fact for:
April 27, 2011
Sandra M. DaDalt
Thomas A. Bogart, Director
 
 
Scott M. Davis, Director
 
 
Stephen L. Deschenes, Director
 
 
Colm J. Freyne, Director
 
 
Terrence J. Mullen, Director
 

*Sandra M. DaDalt has signed this document on the indicated date on behalf of the above Directors for the Depositor pursuant to powers or 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 the Board of Directors is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4, File No. 333-83516, filed on or about April 27, 2011. Powers of attorney are included herein as Exhibit 15(a).


 
 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX


(10)(a)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
   
(10)(b)
Representation of Counsel pursuant to Rule 485(b)
   
(15)(a)
Powers of Attorney