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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2002

 

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)


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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

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December 31, 2002

 

    

Page


Independent Auditors’ Report

  

1

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  

2

Statements of Operations

  

3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

  

4

Notes to Financial Statements

  

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

 

Contract Owners

GNA Variable Investment Account

and

The Board of Directors

General Electric Capital Assurance Company:

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of GNA Variable Investment Account (the Account) (comprising the GE Investments Funds, Inc.-Income Fund, International Equity Fund, Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund, Money Market Fund, Premier Growth Equity Fund, and U.S. Equity Fund) as of December 31, 2002, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the two year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Account’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2002 by correspondence with the transfer agent of the underlying mutual funds. An audit also includes 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, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios constituting the GNA Variable Investment Account as of December 31, 2002, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the years in the two year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/    KPMG LLP

 

Richmond, Virginia

February 28, 2003

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2002

 

    

GE Investments Funds, Inc.


    

Income Fund


  

International Equity
Fund


  

Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund


  

Money Market Fund


  

Premier Growth Equity Fund


  

U.S. Equity Fund


Assets

                               

Investments at fair market value (see cost below; note 2a)

  

$

23,425,290

  

5,876,062

  

9,782,614

  

4,632,108

  

12,936,793

  

18,271,410

    

  
  
  
  
  

Total assets

  

 

23,425,290

  

5,876,062

  

9,782,614

  

4,632,108

  

12,936,793

  

18,271,410

    

  
  
  
  
  

Net assets:

                               

Attributable to General Electric Capital Assurance Company (note 4b)

  

$

21,764,053

  

5,332,704

  

5,859,579

  

3,786,570

  

8,712,591

  

13,552,384

Attributable to deferred variable annuity contract owners

  

 

1,661,237

  

543,358

  

3,923,035

  

845,538

  

4,224,202

  

4,719,026

    

  
  
  
  
  
    

$

23,425,290

  

5,876,062

  

9,782,614

  

4,632,108

  

12,936,793

  

18,271,410

    

  
  
  
  
  

Outstanding units held by contract owners

  

 

128,280

  

70,934

  

350,897

  

73,017

  

346,530

  

456,385

    

  
  
  
  
  

Net asset value per unit

  

$

12.95

  

7.66

  

11.18

  

11.58

  

12.19

  

10.34

    

  
  
  
  
  

Investments in securities, at cost

  

$

24,562,132

  

12,930,659

  

11,827,461

  

4,632,108

  

18,348,677

  

25,366,546

    

  
  
  
  
  

Shares outstanding

  

 

1,811,701

  

943,188

  

735,535

  

4,632,108

  

236,332

  

709,569

    

  
  
  
  
  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Statements of Operations

 

    

GE Investments Funds, Inc.


 
    

Income Fund


    

International Equity

Fund


    

Mid-Cap Value Equity

Fund


    

Money

Market Fund


  

Premier Growth Equity Fund


    

U.S.

Equity Fund


 
    

Year ended December 31, 2002


 

Investment income:

                                         

Income — Ordinary dividends

  

$

660,786

 

  

70,624

 

  

90,322

 

  

69,416

  

6,542

 

  

177,948

 

Expenses:

                                         

Mortality and expense risk charges (note 4a)

  

 

27,856

 

  

12,268

 

  

72,440

 

  

13,709

  

83,655

 

  

96,205

 

    


  

  

  
  

  

Net investment income (expense)

  

 

632,930

 

  

58,356

 

  

17,882

 

  

55,707

  

(77,113

)

  

81,743

 

    


  

  

  
  

  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

                                         

Net realized loss

  

 

(15,835

)

  

(160,589

)

  

(35,914

)

  

—  

  

(33,012

)

  

(126,629

)

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

  

 

1,203,488

 

  

(1,801,224

)

  

(1,722,726

)

  

—  

  

(3,626,015

)

  

(4,681,044

)

Capital gain distribution

  

 

280,265

 

  

—  

 

  

56,465

 

  

—  

  

66

 

  

—  

 

    


  

  

  
  

  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

  

 

1,467,918

 

  

(1,961,813

)

  

(1,702,175

)

  

—  

  

(3,658,961

)

  

(4,807,673

)

    


  

  

  
  

  

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  

$

2,100,848

 

  

(1,903,457

)

  

(1,684,293

)

  

55,707

  

(3,736,074

)

  

(4,725,930

)

    


  

  

  
  

  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

GE Investments Fund, Inc.


 
    

Income Fund


    

International
Equity Fund


    

Mid-Cap
Value Equity Fund


 
    

Year ended
December 31,


    

Year ended
December 31,


    

Year ended
December 31,


 
    

2002


    

2001


    

2002


    

2001


    

2002


    

2001


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets

                                           

From operations:

                                           

Net investment income (loss)

  

$

632,930

 

  

1,020,068

 

  

58,356

 

  

56,719

 

  

17,882

 

  

(9,967

)

Net realized loss

  

 

(15,835

)

  

(21,639

)

  

(160,589

)

  

(35,669

)

  

(35,914

)

  

574,031

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

  

 

1,203,488

 

  

528,417

 

  

(1,801,224

)

  

(2,248,981

)

  

(1,722,726

)

  

(1,075,134

)

Capital gain distribution

  

 

280,265

 

  

—  

 

  

—  

 

  

33,905

 

  

56,465

 

  

451,496

 

    


  

  

  

  

  

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  

 

2,100,848

 

  

1,526,846

 

  

(1,903,457

)

  

(2,194,026

)

  

(1,684,293

)

  

(59,574

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

From capital transactions:

                                           

Net effect of transactions by General Electric Capital Assurance Company

  

 

28,319

 

  

42,273

 

  

12,692

 

  

21,188

 

  

74,128

 

  

7,722

 

Net contract purchase payments

  

 

1,000

 

  

1,066

 

  

1,000

 

  

1,066

 

  

4,003

 

  

9,603

 

Transfers to the general account of General Electric Capital Assurance Company:

                                           

Surrender benefits

  

 

(969,094

)

  

(698,444

)

  

(253,548

)

  

(424,116

)

  

(1,017,771

)

  

(1,337,517

)

Certificate maintenance charges

  

 

(464

)

  

(600

)

  

(424

)

  

(508

)

  

(1,689

)

  

(1,980

)

Transfers from (to) the Fixed Guarantee Period Account

  

 

(7,230

)

  

27,556

 

  

(79,660

)

  

2,639

 

  

(31,227

)

  

8,828

 

Transfers to (from) other subaccounts

  

 

141,852

 

  

(60,809

)

  

(488

)

  

(2,549

)

  

(179,875

)

  

(26,969

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

Decrease in net assets from capital transactions

  

 

(805,617

)

  

(688,958

)

  

(320,428

)

  

(402,280

)

  

(1,152,431

)

  

(1,340,313

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

Increase (decrease) in net assets

  

 

1,295,231

 

  

837,888

 

  

(2,223,885

)

  

(2,596,306

)

  

(2,836,724

)

  

(1,399,887

)

Net assets at beginning of period

  

 

22,130,059

 

  

21,292,171

 

  

8,099,947

 

  

10,696,253

 

  

12,619,338

 

  

14,019,225

 

    


  

  

  

  

  

Net assets at end of period

  

$

23,425,290

 

  

22,130,059

 

  

5,876,062

 

  

8,099,947

 

  

9,782,614

 

  

12,619,338

 

    


  

  

  

  

  

Changes in units (note 5):

                                           

Units purchased

  

 

19,693

 

  

8,233

 

  

31,603

 

  

22,810

 

  

76,035

 

  

69,101

 

Units redeemed

  

 

(88,122

)

  

(70,413

)

  

(69,742

)

  

(58,418

)

  

(174,148

)

  

(171,987

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

Net decrease in units from capital transactions with contract owners during the year ended December 31, 2002

  

 

(68,429

)

  

(62,180

)

  

(38,139

)

  

(35,608

)

  

(98,113

)

  

(102,886

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

 

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets, Continued

 

    

GE Investments Fund, Inc.


 
    

Money Market Fund


    

Premier Growth
Equity Fund


    

U.S. Equity Fund


 
    

Year ended December 31,


    

Year ended
December 31,


    

Year ended
December 31,


 
    

2002


    

2001


    

2002


    

2001


    

2002


    

2001


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets

                                           

From operations:

                                           

Net investment income (loss)

  

$

55,707

 

  

173,144

 

  

(77,113

)

  

(107,028

)

  

81,743

 

  

22,993

 

Net realized gain (loss)

  

 

—  

 

  

—  

 

  

(33,012

)

  

380,411

 

  

(126,629

)

  

187,381

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

  

 

—  

 

  

885

 

  

(3,626,015

)

  

(2,852,253

)

  

(4,681,044

)

  

(2,900,859

)

Capital gain distribution

  

 

—  

 

  

—  

 

  

66

 

  

536,982

 

  

—  

 

  

91,597

 

    


  

  

  

  

  

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  

 

55,707

 

  

174,029

 

  

(3,736,074

)

  

(2,041,888

)

  

(4,725,930

)

  

(2,598,888

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

From capital transactions:

                                           

Net effect of transactions by General Electric Capital Assurance Company

  

 

14,529

 

  

18,066

 

  

85,623

 

  

126,731

 

  

98,234

 

  

150,039

 

Net contract purchase payments

  

 

65,400

 

  

1,435

 

  

17,825

 

  

32,098

 

  

357

 

  

16,320

 

Transfers to the general account of General Electric Capital Assurance Company:

                                           

Surrender benefits

  

 

(447,011

)

  

(681,723

)

  

(1,343,447

)

  

(1,495,827

)

  

(1,921,034

)

  

(1,735,328

)

Certificate maintenance charges

  

 

(822

)

  

(853

)

  

(1,967

)

  

(2,224

)

  

(2,029

)

  

(2,354

)

Transfers from (to) the Fixed Guarantee Period Account

  

 

(220,306

)

  

(4,366

)

  

(170,285

)

  

1,996

 

  

(270,227

)

  

18,010

 

Transfers to (from) other subaccounts

  

 

399,049

 

  

328,880

 

  

(249,621

)

  

(172,798

)

  

(110,917

)

  

(65,755

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

Decrease in net assets from capital transactions

  

 

(189,161

)

  

(338,561

)

  

(1,661,872

)

  

(1,510,024

)

  

(2,205,616

)

  

(1,619,067

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

Decrease in net assets

  

 

(133,454

)

  

(164,532

)

  

(5,397,946

)

  

(3,551,912

)

  

(6,931,546

)

  

(4,217,955

)

Net assets at beginning of period

  

 

4,765,562

 

  

4,930,094

 

  

18,334,739

 

  

21,886,651

 

  

25,202,956

 

  

29,420,912

 

    


  

  

  

  

  

Net assets at end of period

  

$

4,632,108

 

  

4,765,562

 

  

12,936,793

 

  

18,334,739

 

  

18,271,410

 

  

25,202,956

 

    


  

  

  

  

  

Changes in units (note 5):

                                           

Units purchased

  

 

70,758

 

  

38,770

 

  

73,630

 

  

68,438

 

  

70,845

 

  

34,455

 

Units redeemed

  

 

(88,328

)

  

(70,030

)

  

(199,759

)

  

(167,238

)

  

(270,622

)

  

(166,867

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

Net decrease in units from capital transactions with contract owners during the year ended December 31, 2002

  

 

(17,570

)

  

(31,260

)

  

(126,129

)

  

(98,800

)

  

(199,777

)

  

(132,412

)

    


  

  

  

  

  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2002

 

(1)  Description of Entity

 

GNA Variable Investment Account (the Account) is a separate investment account established in 1981 by Great Northern Insured Annuity Corporation (GNA) under laws of the State of Washington. The Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a unit investment trust. Effective January 1, 1999, GNA merged with and into General Electric Capital Assurance Company (GECA), its parent company. GECA is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GNA Corporation, GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. (GEFAHI), General Electric Capital Corporation (GE Capital) and General Electric Company (GE). GE Capital, a New York corporation, is a diversified financial services company. GE Capital is directly or indirectly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, a New York corporation. The merger had no impact on net assets or unit values of the Account.

 

The Account holds certain benefits for group deferred variable annuity contracts issued by GNA. No new contracts are issued in the Account; however, existing contract owners can continue to add purchase payments to the Account.

 

(2)  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)  Investments

 

Investments are stated at fair market value, which is based on the underlying net asset value per share of the respective portfolios. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on the trade date and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the average cost basis. The units and unit values are disclosed as of the last Valuation Day in the applicable year or period.

 

(b)  Federal Income Taxes

 

The operations of the Account are a part of, and are taxed with, the operations of GECA. Therefore, the Account is not separately taxed as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code. Under existing federal income tax laws, investment income and capital gains of the Account are not taxed. Accordingly, the Account paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required. GECA is taxed as a life insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

(c)  Use of Estimates

 

Financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts and disclosures reported therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued

 

December 31, 2002

 

(3)  Purchases and Sales of Investments

 

The aggregate cost of investments acquired and the aggregate proceeds of investments sold, for the year ended December 31, 2002 were:

 

Fund/Portfolio


  

Cost of Shares Acquired


  

Proceeds from Shares Sold


GE Investments Funds, Inc.:

             

Income Fund

  

$

1,208,905

  

$

1,101,325

International Equity Fund

  

 

358,924

  

 

620,996

Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund

  

 

1,169,775

  

 

2,247,860

Money Market Fund

  

 

903,433

  

 

1,036,888

Premier Growth Equity Fund

  

 

1,110,390

  

 

2,849,310

U.S. Equity Fund

  

 

1,091,150

  

 

3,215,023

 

(4)  Related Party Transactions

 

(a) General Electric Capital Assurance

 

Net contract purchase payments transferred from GECA to the Account represent gross purchase payments recorded by GECA on its group deferred variable annuity products, less deductions for premium taxes in certain states. A withdrawal charge (contingent deferred sales charge) may be assessed against certain amounts withdrawn within five years of any purchase payment. Subject to certain limitations, this charge equals 5% (or less) of the purchase payment surrendered, depending on when the purchase payment was allocated to the contract and the time of the surrender.

 

Participants may transfer amounts among the Account’s portfolios and the fixed Modified Guaranteed Annuity Account that is part of the general account of GECA.

 

Each year GECA deducts a certificate maintenance charge of $40 from each certificate. GECA assesses this fee as partial compensation for certain administrative services. GECA will waive the certificate maintenance charge if, at the time of the assessment, the certificate value is $40,000 or greater.

 

GECA charges to the certificate’s assets allocated to the Account, an administration charge at an annual effective rate of .15% of the average daily net assets allocated to the Account, as partial compensation for certain administrative services.

 

GECA charges to the certificate’s assets allocated to the Account, a mortality and expense risk charge at an annual effective rate of 1.25% of average daily net assets allocated to the Account, for the mortality and expense risk that GECA assumes.

 

Units are not assigned to capital transactions to GECA and no contract charges are assessed against GECA’s net assets.

 

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

(b)  Capitalization

 

Affiliates of the Account have capitalized certain portfolios of GE Investments Funds, Inc. Ownership interests may be redeemed at any time without prior notice to contract owners.

 

(c)  GE Investments Funds, Inc.

 

GE Asset Management Incorporated (Investment Advisor), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GE, currently serves as investment advisor to GE Investments Funds, Inc. As compensation for its services, the Investment Advisor is paid an investment advisory fee by the Fund based on average daily net assets at an effective annual rate of .50% for the Income Fund, 1.00% for the International Equity Fund, .65% for the Mid-Cap Value Equity, .37% for the Money Market, .65% for the Premier Growth Equity Fund, and .55% for the U.S. Equity Fund.

 

(5)  Capital Transactions

 

All dividends and capital gain distributions of the portfolios are automatically reinvested in shares of the distributing portfolios at their net asset value on the date of distribution. In other words, portfolio dividends or portfolio distributions are not paid to contract owners as additional units, but instead are reflected in unit values.

 

The increase (decrease) in outstanding units and amounts by subaccount from capital transactions for the period ended December 31, 2002 is reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

 

(6)  Financial Highlights

 

A summary by subaccount of the outstanding units, unit values, net assets, expense ratios, investment income ratios, and total return ratios for the periods ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 follows.

 

Expenses as a percentage of average net assets represent the annualized contract expenses of the Account, consisting of mortality and expense risk charges and administrative expenses for each period indicated. The expense ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner’s accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying portfolios are excluded.

 

The investment income ratio represents the ordinary dividends received by the Account from the underlying portfolio divided by the average net assets.

 

 

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GNA VARIABLE INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

 

Notes to Financial Statements — Continued

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

The total return below represents the annual total return for the periods indicated and includes deductions only for expenses assessed through the daily unit value calculation. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented. Standardized total returns shown separately in a Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information for a product supported by the Account include the maximum contract charges that may be assessed to any contract through both the daily unit value calculation and the redemption of units. Accordingly, these standardized total returns will generally reflect a lower return than the total return below.

 

    

Units


  

Net Assets


    

Expenses as a % of Average Net Assets


      

Investment Income Ratio


    

Total Return


 
       

Unit Value


  

000s


            

GE Investments Funds, Inc.:

                                           

Income Fund

                                           

2002

  

128,280

  

$

12.95

  

$

23,425

    

1.40

%

    

2.90

%

  

8.36

%

2001

  

196,709

  

 

11.95

  

 

22,130

    

1.40

%

    

4.85

%

  

5.93

%

International Equity Fund

                                           

2002

  

70,934

  

 

7.66

  

 

5,876

    

1.40

%

    

1.01

%

  

(24.90

)%

2001

  

109,073

  

 

10.20

  

 

8,100

    

1.40

%

    

0.87

%

  

(21.97

)%

Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund

                                           

2002

  

350,897

  

 

11.18

  

 

9,783

    

1.40

%

    

0.81

%

  

(14.97

)%

2001

  

449,010

  

 

13.14

  

 

12,619

    

1.40

%

    

0.68

%

  

(1.08

)%

Money Market Fund

                                           

2002

  

73,017

  

 

11.58

  

 

4,632

    

1.40

%

    

1.48

%

  

0.06

%

2001

  

90,587

  

 

11.57

  

 

4,766

    

1.40

%

    

3.96

%

  

2.53

%

Premier Growth Equity Fund

                                           

2002

  

346,530

  

 

12.19

  

 

12,937

    

1.40

%

    

0.04

%

  

(22.12

)%

2001

  

472,659

  

 

15.65

  

 

18,335

    

1.40

%

    

0.09

%

  

(10.41

)%

U.S. Equity Fund

                                           

2002

  

456,385

  

 

10.34

  

 

18,271

    

1.40

%

    

0.82

%

  

(20.39

)%

2001

  

656,162

  

 

12.99

  

 

25,203

    

1.40

%

    

0.65

%

  

(9.75

)%

 

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