Form: 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 September 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 November 13, 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 meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (H)(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and

is therefore filing this Form with the reduced disclosure format.

 



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        

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Number

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

  
 

Interim Statements of Financial Position, As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

   3
 

Interim Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

   4
 

Interim Statement of Stockholder’s Equity, Nine months ended September 30, 2006

   5
 

Interim Statements of Cash Flows, Nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005

   6
 

Notes to Interim Financial Statements

   7

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   12

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

   14

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

 

Legal proceedings

   15

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

   15

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

   15

Signatures

   16

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

Item 1. Financial Statements

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Interim Statements of Financial Position(Unaudited)

As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 (in thousands)

 

     September 30,
2006
  

December 31,

2005

ASSETS

     

Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost, 2006: $944,629 and 2005: $994,412)

   $ 951,714    $ 991,575

Policy loans

     158,573      155,705

Short-term investments

     20,147      23,501

Commercial loans

     43,971      20,353

Other long-term investments

     9,131      7,087
             

Total investments

     1,183,536      1,198,221

Cash and cash equivalents

     23,661      116,040

Deferred policy acquisition costs

     251,185      225,572

Accrued investment income

     14,736      16,585

Reinsurance recoverable from affiliates

     120,044      92,277

Receivables from affiliates

     8,569      11,898

Deferred sales inducements

     17,797      13,619

Other assets

     2,752      2,666

Separate account assets

     2,474,066      2,287,786
             

TOTAL ASSETS

     4,096,346      3,964,664
             

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

     

Liabilities

     

Policyholders’ account balances

     840,568      841,822

Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities

     234,813      203,422

Cash collateral for loaned securities

     28,293      86,530

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     3,970      1,708

Income taxes payable

     82,575      73,050

Short-term debt from affiliates

     25,010      52,994

Payable to affiliates

     2,361      2,865

Other liabilities

     29,199      69,379

Separate account liabilities

     2,474,066      2,287,786
             

Total liabilities

     3,720,855      3,619,556
             

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (See Note 2)

     

Stockholder’s Equity

     

Common stock, $5 par value; 400,000 shares, authorized; issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005

     2,000      2,000

Additional paid-in capital

     168,689      168,689

Retained earnings

     201,404      173,584

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     3,398      835
             

Total stockholder’s equity

     375,491      345,108
             

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

   $ 4,096,346    $ 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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands)

 

     Three months Ended
September 30
    Nine months Ended
September 30
 
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

REVENUES

        

Premiums

   $ 1,763     $ 2,566     $ 6,202     $ 5,958  

Policy charges and fee income

     10,634       11,170       42,748       44,317  

Net investment income

     16,748       15,614       48,998       44,189  

Realized investment (losses) gains, net

     (2,528 )     520       (13,894 )     206  

Asset management fees

     1,512       1,943       4,396       5,074  

Other income

     886       1,246       2,626       2,273  
                                

Total revenues

     29,015       33,059       91,076       102,017  
                                

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

        

Policyholders’ benefits

     2,452       2,501       12,383       10,450  

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

     7,292       7,698       22,500       22,311  

General, administrative and other expenses

     (5,745 )     (2,369 )     20,315       26,053  
                                

Total benefits and expenses

     3,999       7,830       55,198       58,814  
                                

Income from operations before income taxes

     25,016       25,229       35,878       43,203  

Income tax expense

     5,806       7,089       8,058       10,296  
                                

NET INCOME

     19,210       18,140       27,820       32,907  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net unrealized investment gains, net of taxes (1)

     8,034       (8,421 )     2,563       (9,529 )
                                

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   $ 27,244     $ 9,719     $ 30,383     $ 23,378  
                                

(1) Amounts are net of taxes of $(4.3) million and $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $(1.4) million and $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 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)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 (in thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
   Additional
paid – in
capital
   Retained
earnings
   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
  

Total
stockholder’s

equity

Balance, December 31, 2005

   $ 2,000    $ 168,689    $ 173,584    $ 835    $ 345,108

Net income

     —        —        27,820      —        27,820

Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of taxes

     —        —        —        2,563      2,563
                                  

Balance, September 31, 2006

   $ 2,000    $ 168,689    $ 201,404    $ 3,398    $ 375,491
                                  

See Notes to Interim Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

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Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Interim Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands)

 

     Nine months Ended,
September 30
 
     2006     2005  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 27,820     $ 32,907  

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

    

Policy charges and fee income

     (7,167 )     (6,669 )

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

     22,500       22,311  

Realized investment losses, net

     13,894       (206 )

Amortization and other non-cash items

     844       4,961  

Change in:

    

Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities

     31,391       24,043  

Reinsurance recoverable

     (27,767 )     (22,473 )

Accrued investment income

     1,849       (2,060 )

Receivable from affiliates

     3,330       (47,432 )

Payable to affiliates

     (503 )     57,039  

Deferred policy acquisition costs

     (28,778 )     (26,931 )

Income taxes payable/receivables

     8,145       (1,780 )

Deferred sales inducements

     (4,178 )     (1,458 )

Other, net

     (3,212 )     (3,655 )
                

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

     38,168       28,597  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:

    

Fixed maturities, available for sale

     977,765       637,730  

Policy loans

     13,915       12,475  

Commercial Loans

     471       5  

Payments for the purchase of:

    

Fixed maturities, available for sale

     (946,235 )     (760,589 )

Policy loans

     (11,678 )     (9,675 )

Commercial Loans

     (24,191 )     (18,050 )

Other long-term investments, net

     (1,904 )     (543 )

Short-term investments, net

     3,355       9,494  
                

Cash Flows From (Used in) Investing Activities

     11,498       (129,153 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN ) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Policyholders’ account deposits

     166,409       127,005  

Policyholders’ account withdrawals

     (182,035 )     (119,994 )

Proceeds from short term debt issued

     —         —    

Net change in securities sold under agreement to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities

     (55,976 )     11,365  

Net change in financing arrangements (maturities 90 days or less)

     (70,443 )     113,061  
                

Cash Flows (Used in) From Financing Activities

     (142,045 )     131,437  
                

Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (92,379 )     30,881  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

     116,040       108,117  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 23,661     $ 138,998  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

    

Income taxes (refunded) paid

   $ (88 )   $ 12,075  
                

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

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In November 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) FAS 115-1 and FAS 124-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and its Application to Certain Investments.” This FSP provides impairment models for determining whether to record impairment losses associated with investments in certain equity and debt securities, primarily by referencing existing accounting guidance. It also requires income to be accrued on a level-yield basis following an impairment of debt securities, where reasonable estimates of the timing and amount of future cash flows can be made. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2006, and it did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

SAB 108

In September 2006, the staff of the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” The interpretations in this SAB express the staff’s views regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. Specifically, the SEC staff believes that registrants must quantify the impact on current period financial statements of correcting all misstatements, including both those occurring in the current period and the effect of reversing those that have accumulated from prior periods. This SAB should be applied beginning with the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006, with early adoption encouraged. Since the Company’s method for quantifying financial statement misstatements already considers those occurring in the current period and the effect of reversing those that have accumulated from prior periods, the adoption of SAB No. 108 should have no effect to the financial position and result of operations of the Company.

SFAS 157

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but the application of this Statement could change current practices in determining fair value. The Company plans to adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact of SFAS No. 157 on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.

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 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 do 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 Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reinsurance amounts included in the Company’s Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 are presented below.

 

     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Direct premiums and policy charges and fee income

   $ 133,520     $ 118,023  

Reinsurance ceded

     (84,570 )     (67,748 )
                

Premiums and policy charges and fee income

   $ 48,950     $ 50,275  
                

Policyholders’ benefits ceded

   $ 37,301     $ 33,944  
                

Reinsurance premiums ceded for interest-sensitive life products are accounted for as a reduction of policy charges and fee income. Reinsurance premiums ceded for term insurance products are accounted for as a reduction of premiums.

Reinsurance recoverables included in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Statements of Financial Position, at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 were $120 million and $92 million, respectively.

The gross and net amounts of life insurance in force as of September 30, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:

 

     2006     2005  
     (in thousands)  

Life insurance face amount in force

   $ 60,146,526     $ 50,610,331  

Ceded

     (53,096,367 )     (44,327,854 )
                

Net amount of life insurance in force

   $ 7,050,159     $ 6,282,477  
                

 

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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.

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 offered 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 employees’ 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 $0.3 million for each of the nine months period ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005.

The Company’s share of net expense for the pension plans was $0.7 million and $0.6 million for each of the nine months period ended September 30, 2006 and September 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 reflects a market based pricing arrangement.

Affiliated Asset Management Fee Income

In accordance with a administrative service 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 $494 million and $470 million at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Fees earned related to the COLI policies in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 were $3.8 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 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 transaction were $112 million and $85 million as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Premiums ceded to PARCC for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were $62 million and $50 million, respectively. Benefits ceded for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $14 million and $17 million, respectively. Reinsurance expense allowance, net of capitalization and amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $15 million and $12 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 has a yearly renewable term reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance and reinsures the majority of all mortality risks, not otherwise reinsured. The reinsurance recoverables related to this agreement were $8 million and $7 million as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Premiums and fees ceded to Prudential Insurance for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 were $22 million and $17 million, respectively. Benefits ceded for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $23 million, and $17 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. Premiums and benefits ceded related to this treaty are de minimis.

Debt Agreements

The Company has an agreement with Prudential Funding, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Insurance which allows it to borrow funds for working capital and liquidity needs. The borrowings under this agreement are limited to $100 million. There was $25 million of debt outstanding to Prudential Funding, LLC for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to $53 million at December 31, 2005. Interest expense related to this agreement was $0.7 million as of September 30, 2006 and $.4 million September 30, 2005. The related interest was charged at a variable rate ranging from 4.28% to 5.41% for 2006 and 3.10% to 3.86% for 2005.

 

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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 10Q 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 September 30, 2006, compared with December 31, 2005, and its results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and September 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 annuity and life policyholders separate account investments 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.

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, interest credited to policyholders’ account balances, general business expenses, commissions and other costs of selling and servicing the various products we sell.

1. Changes in Financial Position

September 30, 2006 versus December 31, 2005

Total assets increased by $132 million, from $3.965 billion at December 31, 2005 to $4.096 billion at September 30, 2006. Separate account assets increased by $186 million from $2.288 billion at December 31, 2005 to $2.474 billion at September 30, 2006 due to market performance and net sales in the first nine months of 2006. Fixed maturities decreased by $40 million, from $992 million at December 31, 2005 to $952 million at September 30, 2006, this decrease was primarily driven by sales of fixed maturities to fund the acquisition of commercial loans and to pay down investment-related borrowings. Cash and cash equivalents are lower by $92 million as cash used in financing activities exceeded cash provided from operating and investing activities in the first nine months of 2006. Deferred policy acquisition costs increased by $25 million from $226 million at December 31, 2005, to $251 million at September 30, 2006, primarily driven by capitalization of acquisition costs from the continued growth of term sales, partially offset by amortization reflecting increased estimates of total gross profits. Reinsurance recoverables increased by $28 million, as a result of continued growth in term in force under the PARCC coinsurance agreement.

Total liabilities increased by $101 million from $3.619 billion at December 31, 2005, to $3.720 billion at September 30, 2006. As a result of the Separate account asset change mentioned above, separate account liabilities increased by $186 million from December 31,2006. Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities increased by $32 million, from $203 million at December 31, 2005 to $235 billion at September 30, 2006, as a result of growth in the term insurance business. The Company’s short-term borrowings from an affiliate decreased by $28 million from $53 million at December 31, 2005 due to repayments. Total securities lending position at September 30, 2006 decreased by $56 million from December 31, 2006. The relative amounts of cash collateral for loaned securities and securities sold under agreements to repurchase decreased $58 million and increased $2 million, respectively.

 

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2. Results of Operations

September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2005 Three Month Comparison

Net Income

Net income of $19 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 increased $1 million, from $18 million in the three months ended September 30, 2005. This benefit was primarily driven by a net reduction in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs. The net reduction in amortization is due to an increased estimate of total gross profits used as a basis for amortizing deferred policy acquisition costs and unearned revenue reserves, based on an annual review. This benefit was offset by realized losses of U.S. Treasury futures positions used to manage the duration of the fixed maturity investment portfolio.

Revenues

Revenues decreased by $4 million, from $33 million in the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $29 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Realized investment losses increased by $3 million from U.S. Treasury futures positions held to manage the duration of the fixed maturity investment portfolio. Policy charges and fee income decreased $1 million from the prior year, driven by lower amortization of unearned revenue reserve, partially offset by higher fees from higher assets under management as a result of market appreciation.

Net investment income increased by $1 million, from $16 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $17 million for the three months ended September 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.

Benefits and Expenses

Total benefits and expenses decreased $4 million, from $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 to $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. General, administrative, and other expenses decreased by $4 million from ($2) million in the three months ended September 30, 2005 to ($6) million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 primarily driven by $4 million of lower DAC amortization from an increased estimate of total gross profits used as a basis for amortizing deferred policy acquisitions and other costs.

Income tax expense for three months ended September 30, 2006 decreased approximately $1 million compared to prior year three months ended September 30 2005 partially driven by due to lower income before taxes.

September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2005 Nine Month Comparison

Net Income

Net income decreased by $5 million, from $33 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $28 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Primarily driven by realized losses resulting from sales of fixed maturities in a rising interest rate environment. This was partially offset by a benefit from a net reduction in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs. The net reduction in amortization is due to an increased estimate of total gross profits used as a basis for amortizing deferred policy acquisition costs and unearned revenue reserves, based on an annual review.

Revenues

Revenues decreased by $11 million, from $102 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $91 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Realized investment losses increased by $14 million as a result of losses from sales of fixed maturities in a rising interest rate environment. Partially offsetting this realized loss was an increase in investment income of $5 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 decreased $1 million from the prior year, driven by lower amortization of unearned revenue reserve, partially offset by higher fees of $2 million from higher assets under management as a result of market appreciation.

 

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Benefits and Expenses

Total benefits and expenses decreased $4 million, from $59 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $55 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. General, administrative, and other expenses decreased by $6 million from $26 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $20 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily driven by $4 million of lower DAC amortization from an increased estimate of total gross profits used as a basis for amortizing deferred policy acquisitions and other costs.

Policyholders’ benefits and expenses, including related changes in reserves, increased by $2 million, from $10 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $12 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Higher term and other benefit reserves from growth in the in force were partially offset by lower guaranteed minimum death benefits in the annuities products, driven by market performance.

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 decreased $2 million, from $10 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2005 to $8 million in the current year period. The decrease was 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 and 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) under the Securities Exhange Act of 1934, as amended, as of September 30, 2006. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 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 September 30, 2006, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

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.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

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.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

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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SIGNATURES

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 authorized.

 

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: November 13, 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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