10-Q: Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission file number 33-18053
Pruco Life Insurance Company
of New Jersey
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Jersey | 22-2426091 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction, incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
213 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(973) 802-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer x |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨ NO x
As of August 11, 2006, 400,000 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock (par value $5), were outstanding. As of such date, Pruco Life Insurance Company, an Arizona company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, owned all of the Registrant’s Common Stock.
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (H)(1)(a) and (b) on
Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this Form with the reduced disclosure format.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to those in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “includes,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “will,” “shall” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey will be those anticipated by management. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including, among others: (1) general economic, market and political conditions, including the performance and fluctuations of stock, real estate and other financial markets; (2) interest rate fluctuations; (3) re-estimates of our reserves for future policy benefits and claims; (4) differences between actual experience regarding mortality, morbidity, persistency, surrender experience, interest rates, or market returns and the assumptions we use in pricing our products, establishing liabilities and reserves or for other purposes; (5) changes in our assumptions related to deferred policy acquisition costs and valuation of business acquired; (6) changes in our claims-paying or credit ratings; (7) investment losses and defaults; (8) competition in our product lines and for personnel; (9) changes in tax law; (10) regulatory or legislative changes; (11) adverse determinations in litigation or regulatory matters and our exposure to contingent liabilities; (12) domestic or international military actions, natural or man-made disasters including terrorist activities or pandemic disease, or other events resulting in catastrophic loss of life; (13) ineffectiveness of risk management policies and procedures in identifying, monitoring and managing risks; (14) effects of acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings, including possible difficulties in integrating and realizing the projected results of acquisitions; (15) changes in statutory or U.S. GAAP accounting principles, practices or policies; and (16) changes in assumptions for retirement expense. Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey does not intend, and is under no obligation, to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document. See “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 for discussion of certain risks relating to our businesses.
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Interim Statements of Financial Position
As of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (in thousands)
| June 30, 2006 |
December 31, 2005 | ||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| ASSETS |
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| Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost, 2006: $935,038 and 2005: $994,412) |
$ | 922,758 | $ | 991,575 | |||
| Policy loans |
157,651 | 155,705 | |||||
| Short-term investments |
19,358 | 23,501 | |||||
| Commercial loans |
29,940 | 20,353 | |||||
| Other long-term investments |
7,433 | 7,087 | |||||
| Total investments |
1,137,140 | 1,198,221 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
85,821 | 116,040 | |||||
| Deferred policy acquisition costs |
239,957 | 225,572 | |||||
| Accrued investment income |
14,173 | 16,585 | |||||
| Reinsurance recoverable from affiliates |
111,748 | 92,277 | |||||
| Receivables from affiliates |
9,293 | 11,898 | |||||
| Deferred sales inducements |
16,124 | 13,619 | |||||
| Other assets |
9,831 | 2,666 | |||||
| Separate account assets |
2,374,647 | 2,287,786 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS |
3,998,734 | 3,964,664 | |||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY |
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| Liabilities | |||||||
| Policyholders’ account balances |
846,283 | 841,822 | |||||
| Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities |
224,312 | 203,422 | |||||
| Cash collateral for loaned securities |
48,984 | 86,530 | |||||
| Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |
14,053 | 1,708 | |||||
| Income taxes payable |
72,444 | 73,050 | |||||
| Short-term debt from affiliates |
2,064 | 52,994 | |||||
| Payable to affiliates |
12,632 | 2,865 | |||||
| Other liabilities |
55,068 | 69,379 | |||||
| Separate account liabilities |
2,374,647 | 2,287,786 | |||||
| Total liabilities |
3,650,487 | 3,619,556 | |||||
| Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (See Note 2) |
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| Stockholder’s Equity |
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| Common stock, $5 par value; |
2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
168,689 | 168,689 | |||||
| Retained earnings |
182,194 | 173,584 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
(4,636 | ) | 835 | ||||
| Total stockholder’s equity |
348,247 | 345,108 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY |
$ | 3,998,734 | $ | 3,964,664 | |||
See Notes to Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands)
| Three months ended June 30 |
Six months ended June 30 |
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| 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||
| REVENUES |
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| Premiums |
$ | 2,138 | $ | 1,693 | $ | 4,439 | $ | 3,392 | |||||||
| Policy charges and fee income |
17,172 | 16,157 | 32,114 | 33,147 | |||||||||||
| Net investment income |
16,087 | 14,572 | 32,250 | 28,576 | |||||||||||
| Realized investment gains (losses), net |
(7,332 | ) | 1,238 | (11,365 | ) | (313 | ) | ||||||||
| Asset management fees |
1,462 | 1,792 | 2,883 | 3,131 | |||||||||||
| Other income |
932 | 431 | 1,740 | 1,024 | |||||||||||
| Total revenues |
30,459 | 35,883 | 62,061 | 68,957 | |||||||||||
| BENEFITS AND EXPENSES |
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| Policyholders’ benefits |
5,257 | 2,648 | 9,931 | 7,949 | |||||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances |
7,600 | 7,843 | 15,208 | 14,614 | |||||||||||
| General, administrative and other expenses |
14,061 | 14,376 | 26,060 | 28,421 | |||||||||||
| Total benefits and expenses |
26,918 | 24,867 | 51,199 | 50,984 | |||||||||||
| Income from operations before income taxes |
3,541 | 11,016 | 10,862 | 17,973 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
679 | 3,182 | 2,252 | 3,208 | |||||||||||
| NET INCOME |
2,862 | 7,834 | 8,610 | 14,765 | |||||||||||
| Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of taxes |
(1,637 | ) | 4,816 | (5,471 | ) | (1,108 | ) | ||||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME |
$ | 1,225 | $ | 12,650 | $ | 3,139 | $ | 13,657 | |||||||
| (1) | Amounts are net of taxes of $0.9 million and $(2.6) million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $2.9 million and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
See Notes to Interim Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Interim Statements of Stockholder’s Equity (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 (in thousands)
| Common stock |
Additional paid – in capital |
Retained earnings |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
Total equity |
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| Balance, December 31, 2005 |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 168,689 | $ | 173,584 | $ | 835 | $ | 345,108 | |||||||
| Net income |
— | — | 8,610 | — | 8,610 | ||||||||||||
| Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of taxes |
— | — | — | (5,471 | ) | (5,471 | ) | ||||||||||
| Balance, June 31, 2006 |
$ | 2,000 | $ | 168,689 | $ | 182,194 | $ | (4,636 | ) | $ | 348,247 | ||||||
See Notes to Interim Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Interim Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands)
| Six months ended, June 30 |
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| 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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| Net income |
$ | 8,610 | $ | 14,765 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by |
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| Operating activities: |
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| Policy charges and fee income |
(7,776 | ) | (6,982 | ) | ||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances |
15,208 | 14,614 | ||||||
| Realized investment losses, net |
11,365 | 313 | ||||||
| Amortization and other non-cash items |
780 | 2,622 | ||||||
| Change in: |
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| Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities |
20,890 | 19,452 | ||||||
| Reinsurance recoverable |
(19,471 | ) | (13,940 | ) | ||||
| Accrued investment income |
2,412 | (1,383 | ) | |||||
| Receivable from affiliates |
2,605 | 7,134 | ||||||
| Payable to affiliates |
9,768 | (534 | ) | |||||
| Deferred policy acquisition costs |
(7,738 | ) | (5,915 | ) | ||||
| Income taxes payable |
2,339 | (8,445 | ) | |||||
| Deferred sales inducements |
(2,505 | ) | (730 | ) | ||||
| Other, net |
(1,081 | ) | (5,458 | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows From Operating Activities |
35,406 | 15,513 | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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| Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of: |
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| Fixed maturities, available for sale |
822,953 | 537,345 | ||||||
| Policy loans |
9,195 | 8,431 | ||||||
| Commercial Loans |
282 | — | ||||||
| Payments for the purchase of: |
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| Fixed maturities, available for sale |
(763,493 | ) | (649,500 | ) | ||||
| Policy loans |
(7,769 | ) | (6,156 | ) | ||||
| Commercial Loans |
(9,971 | ) | (1,000 | ) | ||||
| Other long-term investments, net |
1,268 | (483 | ) | |||||
| Short-term investments, net |
4,147 | 18,994 | ||||||
| Cash Flows From (Used in) Investing Activities |
56,612 | (92,369 | ) | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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| Policyholders’ account deposits |
108,143 | 80,305 | ||||||
| Policyholders’ account withdrawals |
(112,867 | ) | (69,773 | ) | ||||
| Net change in securities sold under agreement to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities |
(25,202 | ) | (7,706 | ) | ||||
| Net change in financing arrangements (maturities 90 days or less) |
(92,311 | ) | 38,279 | |||||
| Cash Flows (Used in) From Financing Activities |
(122,237 | ) | 41,105 | |||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(30,219 | ) | (35,751 | ) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
116,040 | 108,117 | ||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD |
$ | 85,821 | $ | 72,366 | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION Income taxes paid (refunded) |
$ | (88 | ) | $ | 11,653 | |||
See Notes to Interim Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Notes to Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, or the “Company,” is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Pruco Life Insurance Company, or “Pruco Life,” which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, or “Prudential Insurance.” Prudential Insurance is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., or “Prudential Financial.”
The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or “U.S. GAAP,” on a basis consistent with reporting interim financial information in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These interim financial statements are unaudited but reflect all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to provide a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial condition of the Company for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential Insurance and other affiliates. It is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among wholly unrelated parties. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The most significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs, investments, future policy benefits, provision for income taxes, reserves for contingent liabilities and reserves for losses in connection with unresolved legal matters.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
2. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND LITIGATION AND REGULATORY MATTERS
Contingencies
On an ongoing basis, our internal supervisory and control functions review the quality of our sales, marketing, administration and servicing, and other customer interface procedures and practices and may recommend modifications or enhancements. From time to time, this review process results in the discovery of administration, servicing or other errors, including errors relating to the timing or amount of payments or contract values due to customers. In these cases, we offer customers appropriate remediation and may incur charges and expenses, including the costs of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.
It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above, depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for that period. Management believes, however, that the ultimate payments in connection with currently pending matters should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its businesses, including class actions. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings relating to aspects of the businesses and operations that are specific to the Company and that are typical of the businesses in which the Company operates. Class action and individual lawsuits involve a variety of issues and/or allegations, which include sales practices, underwriting practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duties to customers. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments and third party contracts. In certain of these matters, the plaintiffs may seek large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages.
The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, the outcomes cannot be predicted. It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Notes to Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
2. Contingent Liabilities and Litigation and Regulatory Matters (continued)
quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters, depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS
Fin 48
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. This Interpretation prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. FIN No. 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company will adopt FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of FIN No. 48 on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.
SFAS 155
On February 16, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Instruments.” This statement provides an election, on an instrument by instrument basis, to measure at fair value an entire hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, rather than measuring only the embedded derivative on a fair value basis. This statement also removes an exception from the requirement to bifurcate an embedded derivative feature from a beneficial interest in securitized financial assets. The new requirement to identify embedded derivatives in beneficial interest will be applied on a prospective basis only to beneficial interest acquired, issued, or subject to certain remeasurement conditions after the adoption date of the new guidance. The Company plans to adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2007. The Company is in the process of determining whether there are any hybrid instruments for which the Company will elect the fair value option
SOP 05-1
In September 2005, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee (“AcSEC”) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) issued Statement of Position (“SOP”) 05-1, “Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs in Connection With Modifications or Exchanges of Insurance Contracts.” SOP 05-1 provides guidance on accounting by insurance enterprises for deferred acquisition costs on internal replacements of insurance and investment contracts other than those specifically described in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 97. The SOP defines an internal replacement as a modification in product benefits, features, rights, or coverages that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. This SOP is effective for internal replacements occurring in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company will adopt SOP 05-1 on January 1, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SOP 05-1 on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Notes to Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
4. REINSURANCE
The Company participates in reinsurance with certain of its affiliates, including Prudential Insurance, Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Captive Company “PARCC”, Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. and other companies, in order to provide greater diversification of business, provide additional capacity for future growth and limit the maximum net loss potential arising from large risks. Life reinsurance is accomplished through various plans of reinsurance, primarily yearly renewable term and coinsurance. Reinsurance ceded arrangements does not discharge the Company as the primary insurer. Ceded balances would represent a liability of the Company in the event the reinsurers were unable to meet their obligations to the Company under the terms of the reinsurance agreements. The likelihood of a material reinsurance liability reassumed by the Company is considered remote. During 2005 and 2006, the Company entered into reinsurance agreements with its affiliate Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. as part of its risk management and capital management strategies for annuities. Effective October 3, 2005, the Company entered into a coinsurance agreement with Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. providing for the 100% reinsurance of its Lifetime Five benefit feature sold on its annuities after October 3, 2005. Effective May 26, 2006, the Company entered into a new coinsurance agreement with Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. providing for the 100% reinsurance of its Spousal Lifetime Five benefit feature sold on its annuities.
Reinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, benefits and reserves related to reinsured long-duration contracts are accounted for over the life of the underlying reinsured contracts using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying contracts. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers, for both long and short duration reinsurance arrangements, are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liabilities and policy benefits associated with the reinsured policies. The affiliated reinsurance agreements are described further in Note 5 of the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Reinsurance amounts included in the Company’s Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 are presented below.
| 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Direct premiums and policy charges and fee income |
$ | 92,100 | $ | 80,872 | ||||
| Reinsurance ceded |
(55,547 | ) | (44,333 | ) | ||||
| Premiums and policy charges and fee income |
$ | 36,553 | $ | 36,539 | ||||
| Policyholders’ benefits ceded |
$ | 24,893 | $ | 24,285 | ||||
Reinsurance premiums ceded for interest-sensitive life products is accounted for as a reduction of policy charges and fee income. Reinsurance ceded for term insurance products is accounted for as a reduction of premiums.
Reinsurance recoverables included in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position, at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were $112 million and $92 million, respectively.
The gross and net amounts of life insurance in force the six months ended June 30, were as follows:
| 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Life insurance face amount in force |
$ | 57,694,880 | $ | 48,049,694 | ||||
| Ceded |
(50,867,441 | ) | (41,999,675 | ) | ||||
| Net amount of life insurance in force |
$ | 6,827,439 | $ | 6,050,019 | ||||
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Notes to Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential Insurance and other affiliates. It is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among wholly unrelated parties.
Expense Charges and Allocations
Many of the Company’s expenses are allocations or charges from Prudential Insurance or other affiliates. These expenses can be grouped into the following categories: general and administrative expenses and agency distribution expenses.
The Company’s general and administrative expenses are charged to the Company using allocation methodologies based on business processes. Management believes that the methodology is reasonable and reflects costs incurred by Prudential Insurance to process transactions on behalf of the Company. The Company operates under service and lease agreements whereby services of officers and employees, supplies, use of equipment and office space are provided by Prudential Insurance. The company reviews its allocation methodology periodically which it may adjust accordingly. General and administrative expenses in 2005 reflect a change in allocations implemented during the fourth quarter of 2005. General and administrative expenses include allocations of stock compensation expenses related to a stock option program and a deferred compensation program issued by Prudential Financial.
The Company receives a charge for its share of employee benefits expenses. These expenses include costs for funded and non-funded contributory and non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. Some of these benefits are based on final average earnings and length of service. While others are based on an account balance, which takes into consideration age, service and earnings during career.
Prudential Insurance sponsors voluntary savings plans for the Company’s employee’s 401(k) plans. The plans provide for salary reduction contributions by employees and matching contributions by the Company of up to 4% of annual salary. The expense charged the Company for the matching contribution to the plans was $0.2 million for each of the six months period ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005.
The Company’s share of net expense for the pension plans was $0.5 million and $0.4 million for each of the six months period ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005.
The Company is charged distribution expenses from Prudential Insurance’s agency network for both its domestic life and annuity products through a transfer pricing agreement, which is intended to reflect a market based pricing arrangement.
Affiliated Asset Management Fee Income
In accordance with a servicing agreement with Prudential Investments LLC, the Company receives fee income from policyholder account balances invested in the Prudential Series Funds. These revenues are recorded as “Asset management fees” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, net of related investment management expenses paid to Prudential Investments LLC, under this agreement.
Corporate Owned Life Insurance
The Company has sold two Corporate Owned Life Insurance, or “COLI”, policies to Prudential Insurance. The cash surrender value included in separate accounts was $480 million and $470 million at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Fees related to the COLI policies in the six months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 were $2.6 million for both periods.
Reinsurance with Affiliates
Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Captive Company
In September 2004, the Company entered into an agreement to reinsure its term life insurance with an affiliated company, “PARCC”. The Company reinsures with PARCC 90% of the risks under such policies through an automatic and facultative coinsurance agreement. The Company is not relieved of its primary obligation to the policyholder as a result of these reinsurance transactions. The coinsurance agreement with PARCC also replaces the yearly renewable term agreements with external reinsurers that were previously in effect on this block of business. There was no net cost associated with the initial transaction. Reinsurance recoverables related to this agreement were $105 million and $85 million as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Premiums ceded to PARCC for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 were $41 million and $34 million, respectively. Benefits ceded for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and the six months ended June 30,. 2005 were $11 million and $13 million, respectively. Reinsurance expense allowance, net of capitalization and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and the six months ended June 30, 2005 were $10 million and $9 million respectively.
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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey
Notes to Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)
5. Related Party Transactions (continued)
Prudential Insurance
The Company reinsures all mortality risks, not otherwise reinsured with Prudential Insurance. The reinsurance recoverables related to this agreement was $7 million and $7 million as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Premiums and fees ceded to Prudential Insurance for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 were $15 million and $10 million, respectively. Benefits ceded for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and the six months ended June 30, 2005 were $14 million, and $14 million, respectively. The Company is not relieved of its primary obligation to the policyholder as a result of these reinsurance transactions.
Pruco Reinsurance Ltd.
During 2005 and 2006, the Company entered into reinsurance agreements with Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. as part of its risk management and capital management strategies for annuities. The first agreement became effective on October 3, 2005, and provides for the 100% reinsurance of its Lifetime Five benefit feature sold on its annuities after October 3, 2005. Effective May 26, 2006, the Company entered into a new coinsurance agreement with Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. providing for the 100% reinsurance of its Spousal Lifetime Five benefit feature sold on its annuities.
Debt Agreements
The Company and its parent, Pruco Life, have an agreement with Pru Funding, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Insurance which allows it to borrow funds for working capital and liquidity needs, the borrowings are limited to $100 million. There was $2.1 million of debt outstanding to Prudential Funding, LLC as of June 30, 2006 as compared to $53 million at December 31, 2005. Interest expense related to this agreement was $0.6 million as of June 30, 2006, with related interest charged at a variable rate ranging from 4.28% to 5.32%.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) on Form 10-Q and therefore is filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or “MD&A,” of Financial Condition and Results of Operations addresses the financial condition of Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey, or the “Company,” as of June 30, 2006, compared with December 31, 2005, and its results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005. You should read the following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the Company’s MD&A and audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the Forward-Looking Statements and the Unaudited Interim Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
General
The Company sells interest-sensitive individual life insurance and variable life insurance, term life insurance and individual variable annuities, primarily through Prudential Insurance’s sales force in New Jersey and New York. These markets are subject to regulatory oversight, with particular emphasis placed on company solvency and sales practices. These markets are also subject to increasing competitive pressure as the legal barriers, that have historically segregated the markets of the financial services industry, have been changed through both legislative and judicial processes. Regulatory changes have opened the insurance industry to competition from other financial institutions, particularly banks and mutual funds that are positioned to deliver competing investment products through large, stable distribution channels.
Products
Generally, the Company’s universal and variable life products offer the option of investing in separate accounts, segregated funds for which investment risks are borne by the customer, or the Company’s portfolio, referred to as the “general account.” The Company earns its profits through policy fees charged to separate account annuity and life policyholders and through the interest spread for general account annuity and life products. Policy charges and fee income consist mainly of three types: sales charges or loading fees on new sales, mortality and expense charges, or “M&E,” assessed on fund balances, and mortality and related charges based on total life insurance in force business. Policyholder fund values are affected by net sales (sales less withdrawals), changes in interest rates, and investment returns. The interest spread represents the difference between the investment income earned by the Company on its investment portfolio and the amount of interest credited to the policyholders’ accounts. Products that generate interest-spread primarily include general account life insurance products, fixed annuities and the fixed-rate option of variable annuities.
In addition to policy charges and fee income, the Company earns revenues from insurance premiums from term life insurance and asset management fees from separate account fund balances. The Company’s benefits and expenses principally consist of insurance benefits provided, general business expenses, commissions and other costs of selling and servicing the various products we sell and interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.
1. Changes in Financial Position
June 30, 2006 versus December 31, 2005
Total assets increased by $34 million, from $3.965 billion at December 31, 2005 to $3.999 billion at June 30, 2006. Separate account assets increased by $87 million from $2.288 billion at December 31, 2005 to $2.375 billion at June 30, 2006 due to market performance and net sales in the first six months of 2006. This decrease was primarily driven by fixed maturities decreased by $69 million, from $992 million at December 31, 2005 to $923 million at June 30, 2006, this decrease was primarily driven by higher unrealized losses from a rising interest rate environment. Cash and cash equivalents are lower by $30 million as cash used in financing activities exceeded cash provided from operating and investing activities in the first six months of 2006. Reinsurance recoverables increased by $19 million, as a result of continued growth in term in force under the PARCC coinsurance agreement.
Total liabilities increased by $31 million from $3.620 billion at December 31, 2005, to $3.651 billion at June 30, 2006. Corresponding with the asset change, separate account liabilities increased by $87 million from $2.288 billion at December 31, 2005 to $2.375 billion at June 30, 2006, as described above. Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities increased by $21 million, from $203 million at December 31, 2005 to $224 billion at June 30, 2006, as a result of growth in the term insurance business. The Company’s short-term borrowings from an affiliate decreased by $51 million from $53 million at December 31, 2005 due to repayments. Total securities lending activity decreased by $26 million. The relative amounts of cash collateral for loaned securities and securities sold under agreements to repurchase decreased $38 million and increased $12 million, respectively.
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2. Results of Operations
June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2005 Three Month Comparison
Net Income
Net income of $3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 decreased $5 million, from $8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2005. The results for the three months ended June 30, 2006 are lower than the prior year period driven by realized losses resulting from sales of fixed maturities in a rising interest rate environment. In addition higher contribution from investment income, net of interest credited and interest expense, reflecting improved investment yields and higher asset balances compared to the prior year period are mostly offset by increased operating expenses.
Revenues
Revenues decreased by $5 million, from $36 million in the three months ended June 30, 2005 to $31 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Realized investment losses increased by $9 million as a result of losses from sales of fixed maturities in a rising interest rate environment. Policy charges and fee income, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, loading and other insurance charges assessed on general and separate account policyholders’ fund balances, increased by $1 million, from $16 million in 2005. This increase is driven by more fees from growth in the in force and higher separate account funds as described above.
Net investment income increased by $2 million, from $14 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 to $16 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in investment income is primarily due to higher yields driven by investment activities in a rising interest rate environment compared to the same period in 2005.
Asset management fees and other revenues were relatively unchanged for the three month period.
Benefits and Expenses
Total benefits and expenses increased $2 million, from $25 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 to $27 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Policyholders’ benefits, including related changes in reserves, were $3 million higher for the three months ended June 30, 2006 due to higher death benefits and increased reserves from growth of the life insurance in force.
General, administrative and other expenses were essentially unchanged for the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the prior year period.
Income tax expense for three months ended June 30, 2006 decreased approximately $3 million compared to prior year three months ended June 30 2005. The decrease is primarily due to lower income before taxes, in the current quarter.
June 30, 2006 to June 30, 2005 Six Month Comparison
Net Income
Net income decreased by $6 million, from $15 million in the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006. Primarily driven by realized losses resulting from sales of fixed maturities in a rising interest rate environment.
Revenues
Revenues decreased by $7 million, from $69 million in the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $62 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006. Realized investment losses increased by $11 million as a result of losses from sales of fixed maturities in a rising interest rate environment. Offsetting this is an increase in investment income of $4 million primarily due to higher yields driven by investment activities in a rising rate environment compared to the same period in 2005. Policy charges and fee income, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, loading and other insurance charges assessed on general and separate account policyholders’ fund balances, decreased by $1 million, from $33 million in 2005.
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Benefits and Expenses
Total benefits and expenses remained relatively unchanged for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period last year. Policyholders’ benefits, including related changes in reserves, were $2 million higher for the six months ended June 30, 2006 due to higher reserves from growth of the life insurance in force.
General, administrative and other expenses, were $2 million lower for the six months ended June 30, 2006 than June 30, 2005 due to lower net distribution costs resulting from increased reinsurance expense allowances, net of capitalization, in the life business resulting from the PARCC coinsurance agreement (See Note 5 to the interim consolidated financial statement.).
Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2006 decreased $1 million, from $3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $2 million in the current year period. The decrease is primarily due to lower income before taxes offset by a reduction of reserves, reflecting the resolution of certain items with the IRS during the first quarter of 2005.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
In order to ensure that the information we must disclose in our filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, or “SEC,” is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis, the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d–15(e), as of June 30, 2006. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2006, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us required to be included in our periodic SEC filings. No change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f), occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2006, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its businesses, including class actions. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings relating to aspects of the businesses and operations that are specific to the Company and that are typical of the businesses in which the Company operates. Class action and individual lawsuits involve a variety of issues and/or allegations, which include sales practices, underwriting practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duties to customers. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments and third party contracts. In certain of these matters, the plaintiffs may seek large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages.
The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, the outcomes cannot be predicted. It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters, depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
You should carefully consider the risks described under “ Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition, or cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected or those expressed in any forward looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These risks are not exclusive, and additional risks to which we are subject include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned under “Forward-Looking Statements” above and the risks of our businesses described elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
| 31.1 | Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 31.2 | Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer. | |
| 32.1 | Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 32.2 | Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer. | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly.
| Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey | ||
| By: | /s/ Tucker I. Marr | |
| Tucker I. Marr | ||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||
| (Authorized Signatory and Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) | ||
Date: August 11, 2006
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number and Description
| 31.1 | Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 31.2 | Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer. | |
| 32.1 | Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 32.2 | Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer. | |
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