Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Transition Period from            to            

 

Commission File Number 001-16707

 

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

New Jersey   22-3703799

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

751 Broad Street

Newark, New Jersey 07102

(973) 802-6000

(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of the Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  x   Accelerated filer  ¨   Non-accelerated filer  ¨       Smaller reporting company  ¨

 

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 April 30, 2013, 464 million shares of the registrant’s Common Stock (par value $0.01) were outstanding. In addition, 2 million shares of the registrant’s Class B Stock, for which there is no established public trading market, were outstanding.

 

 

 


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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  
   Item 1.   

Financial Statements:

  
     

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     1   
     

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     2   
     

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     3   
     

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     4   
     

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     5   
     

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

     6   
     

Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information:

  
     

Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

     102   
     

Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

     103   
     

Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

     104   
   Item 2.   

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

     106   
   Item 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     200   
   Item 4.   

Controls and Procedures

     200   

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

  
   Item 1.   

Legal Proceedings

     201   
   Item 1A.   

Risk Factors

     201   
   Item 2.   

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     201   
   Item 6.   

Exhibits

     202   

SIGNATURES

     203   


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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain 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, 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 Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries 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 fixed income, equity, real estate and other financial markets; (2) the availability and cost of additional debt or equity capital or external financing for our operations; (3) interest rate fluctuations or prolonged periods of low interest rates; (4) the degree to which we choose not to hedge risks, or the potential ineffectiveness or insufficiency of hedging or risk management strategies we do implement, with regard to variable annuity or other product guarantees; (5) any inability to access our credit facilities; (6) reestimates of our reserves for future policy benefits and claims; (7) differences between actual experience regarding mortality, longevity, 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; (8) changes in our assumptions related to deferred policy acquisition costs, value of business acquired or goodwill; (9) changes in assumptions for retirement expense; (10) changes in our financial strength or credit ratings; (11) statutory reserve requirements associated with term and universal life insurance policies under Regulation XXX and Guideline AXXX; (12) investment losses, defaults and counterparty non-performance; (13) competition in our product lines and for personnel; (14) difficulties in marketing and distributing products through current or future distribution channels; (15) changes in tax law; (16) economic, political, currency and other risks relating to our international operations; (17) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and foreign securities markets; (18) regulatory or legislative changes, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; (19) inability to protect our intellectual property rights or claims of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others; (20) adverse determinations in litigation or regulatory matters and our exposure to contingent liabilities, including in connection with our divestiture or winding down of businesses; (21) 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; (22) ineffectiveness of risk management policies and procedures in identifying, monitoring and managing risks; (23) effects of acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings; (24) interruption in telecommunication, information technology or other operational systems or failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data on such systems; (25) changes in statutory or U.S. GAAP accounting principles, practices or policies; (26) Prudential Financial, Inc.’s primary reliance, as a holding company, on dividends or distributions from its subsidiaries to meet debt payment obligations and the ability of the subsidiaries to pay such dividends or distributions in light of our ratings objectives and/or applicable regulatory restrictions; and (27) risks due to the lack of legal separation between our Financial Services Businesses and our Closed Block Business. Prudential Financial, Inc. does not intend, and is under no obligation, to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document. See “Risk Factors” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for discussion of certain risks relating to our businesses and investment in our securities.


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Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “Prudential Financial” and the “Registrant” refer to Prudential Financial, Inc., the ultimate holding company for all of our companies. “Prudential Insurance” refers to The Prudential Insurance Company of America. “Prudential,” the “Company,” “we” and “our” refer to our consolidated operations.

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

 

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in millions, except share amounts)

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

ASSETS

    

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2013-$273,678; 2012-$277,654)(1)

   $ 300,382     $ 301,336  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: 2013-$4,186; 2012-$4,511)(1)

     3,878       4,268  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value(1)

     20,890       20,590  

Other trading account assets, at fair value

     6,862       6,328  

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value (cost: 2013-$6,613; 2012-$6,759)(1)

     8,918       8,277  

Commercial mortgage and other loans (includes $726 and $162 measured at fair value under the fair value option at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)(1)

     38,458       36,733  

Policy loans

     11,938       11,575  

Other long-term investments (includes $487 and $465 measured at fair value under the fair value option at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)(1)

     9,863       10,028  

Short-term investments(1)

     6,288       6,447  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     407,477       405,582  

Cash and cash equivalents(1)

     14,477       18,100  

Accrued investment income(1)

     3,143       3,127  

Deferred policy acquisition costs

     14,374       14,100  

Value of business acquired

     4,167       3,248  

Other assets(1)

     14,151       11,887  

Separate account assets (1)

     266,308       253,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 724,097     $ 709,298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

LIABILITIES

    

Future policy benefits

   $ 210,918     $ 216,050  

Policyholders’ account balances

     138,316       134,413  

Policyholders’ dividends

     7,452       7,507  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     6,702       5,818  

Cash collateral for loaned securities

     3,390       3,941  

Income taxes

     8,039       8,551  

Short-term debt

     2,228       2,484  

Long-term debt

     25,488       24,729  

Other liabilities

     12,694       11,683  

Notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities (includes $1,768 and $1,406 measured at fair value under the fair value option at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)(1)

     1,896       1,577  

Separate account liabilities(1)

     266,308       253,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     683,431       670,007  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (See Note 15)

    

EQUITY

    

Preferred Stock ($.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)

     0       0  

Common Stock ($.01 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 660,111,307 and 660,111,307 shares issued at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

     6       6  

Class B Stock ($.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

     0       0  

Additional paid-in capital

     24,354       24,380  

Common Stock held in treasury, at cost (194,777,322 and 197,077,940 shares at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)

     (12,018     (12,163

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     12,418       10,214  

Retained earnings

     15,203       16,138  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Prudential Financial, Inc. equity

     39,963       38,575  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

     703       716  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     40,666       39,291  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

   $ 724,097     $ 709,298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 5 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in millions, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
        2013           2012     

REVENUES

    

Premiums

   $ 7,084     $ 6,773  

Policy charges and fee income

     1,356       1,049  

Net investment income

     3,638       3,320  

Asset management fees and other income

     (1,170     (135

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

    

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities

     (308     (573

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to Other Comprehensive Income

     238       461  

Other realized investment gains (losses), net

     (653     (1,272
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total realized investment gains (losses), net

     (723     (1,384
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     10,185       9,623  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

    

Policyholders’ benefits

     7,219       6,443  

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

     1,050       966  

Dividends to policyholders

     560       442  

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

     218       (225

General and administrative expenses

     2,683       2,760  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total benefits and expenses

     11,730       10,386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURES

     (1,545     (763
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (831     179  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURES

     (714     (942

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes

     49       7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     (665     (935

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     1       7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

     (664     (928

Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     42       11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC

   $ (706   $ (939
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE (See Note 8)

    

Financial Services Businesses

    

Basic earnings per share-Common Stock:

    

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ (1.55   $ (2.04

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     0.00       0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ (1.55   $ (2.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share-Common Stock:

    

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ (1.55   $ (2.04

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     0.00       0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ (1.55   $ (2.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share of Common Stock

   $ 0.40    
  

 

 

   

Closed Block Business

    

Basic and Diluted earnings per share-Class B Stock:

    

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ 5.50     $ 6.50  

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     0.00       0.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ 5.50     $ 6.50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share of Class B Stock

   $ 2.41    
  

 

 

   

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in millions)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
        2013           2012     

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ (664   $ (928

Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments for the period

     (902     (179

Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income

     1       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (901     (179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized investment gains:

    

Unrealized investment gains for the period

     4,452       2,891  

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income

     (174     93  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     4,278       2,984  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Defined benefit pension and postretirement unrecognized net periodic benefit:

    

Impact of foreign currency changes and other

     19       15  

Amortization included in net income

     31       24  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     50       39  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income, before tax

     3,427       2,844  

Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (269     (34

Net unrealized investment gains

     1,474       1,083  

Defined benefit pension and postretirement unrecognized net periodic benefit

     18       1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     1,223       1,050  

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes

     2,204       1,794  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     1,540       866  

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     42       7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ 1,498     $ 859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Equity(1)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in millions)

 

    Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity              
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Common
Stock
Held In
Treasury
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total
Prudential
Financial, Inc.
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 

Balance December 31, 2012

  $ 6     $ 24,380     $ 16,138     $ (12,163   $ 10,214     $ 38,575     $ 716     $ 39,291  

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

              0       1       1  

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

              0       (56     (56

Consolidations/deconsolidations

               

Stock-based compensation programs

      (26     (36     145         83         83  

Dividends declared on Common Stock

        (188         (188       (188

Dividends declared on Class B Stock

        (5         (5       (5

Comprehensive income:

               

Net income

        (706         (706     42       (664

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

            2,204       2,204       0       2,204  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

              1,498       42       1,540  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2013

  $ 6     $ 24,354     $ 15,203     $ (12,018   $ 12,418     $ 39,963     $ 703     $ 40,666  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity              
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Common
Stock
Held In
Treasury
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total
Prudential
Financial, Inc.
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 

Balance, December 31, 2011

  $ 6     $ 24,293     $ 16,629     $ (11,920   $ 5,245     $ 34,253     $ 588     $ 34,841  

Common Stock acquired

          (250       (250       (250

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

              0       1       1  

Stock-based compensation programs

      (5     (150     253         98         98  

Comprehensive income:

               

Net income

        (939         (939     11       (928

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

            1,798       1,798       (4     1,794  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

              859       7       866  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

  $ 6     $ 24,288     $ 15,540     $ (11,917   $ 7,043     $ 34,960     $ 596     $ 35,556  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Class B Stock is not presented as the amounts are immaterial.

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in millions)

 

     2013     2012  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (664   $ (928

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Realized investment (gains) losses, net

     723       1,384  

Policy charges and fee income

     (514     (326

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

     1,050       966  

Depreciation and amortization

     109       105  

Gains on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

     (93     (234

Change in:

    

Deferred policy acquisition costs

     (645     (1,047

Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities

     2,545       2,689  

Other trading account assets

     (10     (48

Income taxes

     (1,653     281  

Other, net

     (661     (2,075
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

     187       767  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:

    

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

     11,805       10,967  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

     125       123  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities and other trading account assets

     5,658       4,512  

Equity securities, available-for-sale

     1,003       1,088  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     1,287       784  

Policy loans

     572       577  

Other long-term investments

     499       554  

Short-term investments

     9,311       7,399  

Payments for the purchase/origination of:

    

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

     (13,564     (13,573

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

     (14     0  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities and other trading account assets

     (6,498     (4,360

Equity securities, available-for-sale

     (985     (941

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     (2,008     (1,380

Policy loans

     (441     (451

Other long-term investments

     (633     (277

Short-term investments

     (9,053     (7,262

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

     (488     0  

Other, net

     (228     16  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities

     (3,652     (2,224
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Policyholders’ account deposits

     5,881       5,404  

Policyholders’ account withdrawals

     (6,438     (6,074

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

     344       970  

Cash dividends paid on Common Stock

     (206     (44

Cash dividends paid on Class B Stock

     (5     0  

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

     591       145  

Common Stock acquired

     0       (225

Common Stock reissued for exercise of stock options

     46       63  

Proceeds from the issuance of debt (maturities longer than 90 days)

     1,233       1,130  

Repayments of debt (maturities longer than 90 days)

     (1,240     (191

Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements

     8       44  

Change in bank deposits

     0       (49

Other, net

     135       346  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

     349       1,519  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash balances

     (507     (112

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (3,623     (50

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

     18,100       14,251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 14,477     $ 14,201  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS DURING THE PERIOD

    

Treasury Stock shares issued for stock-based compensation programs

   $ 101     $ 205  

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Prudential” or the “Company”) provide a wide range of insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both individual and institutional customers throughout the United States and in many other countries. Principal products and services provided include life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, and investment management. The Company has organized its principal operations into the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business. The Financial Services Businesses operate through three operating divisions: U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management, U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance, and International Insurance. The Company’s businesses that are not sufficiently material to warrant separate disclosure and divested businesses, are included in Corporate and Other operations within the Financial Services Businesses. The Closed Block Business, which includes the Closed Block (see Note 6), is managed separately from the Financial Services Businesses. The Closed Block Business was established on the date of demutualization and includes the Company’s in force participating insurance and annuity products and assets that are used for the payment of benefits and policyholders’ dividends on these products, as well as other assets and equity that support these products and related liabilities. In connection with the demutualization, the Company ceased offering these participating products.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Prudential Financial, entities over which the Company exercises control, including majority-owned subsidiaries and minority-owned entities such as limited partnerships in which the Company is the general partner, and variable interest entities in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. See Note 5 for more information on the Company’s consolidated variable interest entities. The Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“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 (“SEC”). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

The Company’s Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Gibraltar Life”) consolidated operations, use a November 30 fiscal year end for purposes of inclusion in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Therefore, the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2013, include the assets and liabilities of Gibraltar Life as of February 28, 2013 and the results of operations for Gibraltar Life for the three months ended February 28, 2013.

 

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 of 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.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The most significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs and related amortization; value of business acquired and its amortization; amortization of sales inducements; measurement of goodwill and any related impairment; valuation of investments including derivatives and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments; future policy benefits including guarantees; pension and other postretirement benefits; provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and reserves for contingent liabilities, including 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. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Investments in Debt and Equity Securities and Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

The Company’s investments in debt and equity securities include fixed maturities; equity securities; and short-term investments. The accounting policies related to these, as well as commercial mortgage and other loans, are as follows:

 

Fixed maturities are comprised of bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stock. Fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale” are carried at fair value. See Note 13 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. Fixed maturities that the Company has both the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are carried at amortized cost and classified as “held-to-maturity.” The amortized cost of fixed maturities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, the effective yield is based on estimated cash flows, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also vary based on other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral, including default rates and changes in value. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition and the amount of other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings and other comprehensive income. For high credit quality mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (those rated AA or above), cash flows are provided quarterly, and the amortized cost and effective yield of the security are adjusted as necessary to reflect historical prepayment experience and changes in estimated future prepayments. The adjustments to amortized cost are recorded as a charge or credit to net investment income in accordance with the retrospective method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA or those for which an other than temporary impairment has been recorded, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in estimated cash flows. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale,” net of tax, and the effect on deferred policy acquisition costs, value of business acquired, deferred sales inducements, future policy benefits and policyholders’ dividends that would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (“AOCI”).

 

“Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value” includes invested assets that support certain products included in the Retirement segment, as well as certain products included in the International Insurance segment, which are experience rated, meaning that the investment results associated with these products are expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Asset management fees and other income.” Interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income.”

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

“Other trading account assets, at fair value” consist primarily of fixed maturities, equity securities, including certain perpetual preferred stock, and certain derivatives, including those used by the Company in its capacity as a broker-dealer and derivative hedging positions, used in a non-broker-dealer capacity primarily to hedge the risks related to certain products. These instruments are carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments and on derivatives used by the Company in its capacity as a broker-dealer are reported in “Asset management fees and other income” and, for those related to the Company’s global commodities group, in “Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes.” Interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income” and, for those related to the Company’s global commodities group, in “Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes.”

 

Equity securities available-for-sale are comprised of common stock, mutual fund shares, non-redeemable preferred stock, and certain perpetual preferred stock, and are carried at fair value. The associated unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, and the effect on deferred policy acquisition costs, value of business acquired, deferred sales inducements, future policy benefits and policyholders’ dividends that would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in AOCI. The cost of equity securities is written down to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Dividends from these investments are recognized in “Net investment income” when earned.

 

Commercial mortgage and other loans consist of commercial mortgage loans, agricultural loans, loans backed by residential properties, as well as certain other collateralized and uncollateralized loans. Loans backed by residential properties primarily include recourse loans held by the Company’s international insurance businesses. Other collateralized loans primarily include senior loans made by the Company’s international insurance businesses and loans made to the Company’s former real estate franchisees. Uncollateralized loans primarily represent reverse dual currency loans and corporate loans held by the Company’s international insurance businesses.

 

Commercial mortgage and other loans originated and held for investment are generally carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of an allowance for losses. Commercial mortgage loans originated within the Company’s commercial mortgage operations include loans held for sale which are reported at the lower of cost or fair value; loans held for investment which are reported at amortized cost net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of an allowance for losses; and loans reported at fair value under the fair value option. Commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, including those related to the acquisition of a business, are recorded at fair value when purchased, reflecting any premiums or discounts to unpaid principal balances.

 

Interest income, as well as prepayment fees and the amortization of the related premiums or discounts, related to commercial mortgage and other loans, are included in “Net investment income.”

 

Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that amounts due will not all be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company defines “past due” as principal or interest not collected at least 30 days past the scheduled contractual due date. Interest received on loans that are past due, including impaired and non-impaired loans as well as loans that were previously modified in a troubled debt restructuring, is either applied against the principal or reported as net investment income based on the Company’s assessment as to the collectability of the principal. See Note 4 for additional information about the Company’s past due loans.

 

The Company discontinues accruing interest on loans after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability. When the Company

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

discontinues accruing interest on a loan, any accrued but uncollectible interest on the loan and other loans backed by the same collateral, if any, is charged to interest income in the same period. Generally, a loan is restored to accrual status only after all delinquent interest and principal are brought current and, in the case of loans where the payment of interest has been interrupted for a substantial period, or the loan has been modified, a regular payment performance has been established.

 

The Company reviews the performance and credit quality of the commercial mortgage and other loan portfolio on an on-going basis. Loans are placed on watch list status based on a predefined set of criteria and are assigned one of three categories. Loans are placed on “early warning” status in cases where, based on the Company’s analysis of the loan’s collateral, the financial situation of the borrower or tenants or other market factors, it is believed a loss of principal or interest could occur. Loans are classified as “closely monitored” when it is determined that there is a collateral deficiency or other credit events that may lead to a potential loss of principal or interest. Loans “not in good standing” are those loans where the Company has concluded that there is a high probability of loss of principal, such as when the loan is delinquent or in the process of foreclosure. As described below, in determining the allowance for losses, the Company evaluates each loan on the watch list to determine if it is probable that amounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

 

Loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the quality of commercial mortgage loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the loan amount exceeds the collateral value. A smaller loan-to-value ratio indicates a greater excess of collateral value over the loan amount. The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A larger debt service coverage ratio indicates a greater excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company’s periodic review of the commercial mortgage loan and agricultural loan portfolio, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company’s periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary quality rating system. The loan-to-value ratio is the most significant of several inputs used to establish the internal credit rating of a loan which in turn drives the allowance for losses. Other key factors considered in determining the internal credit rating include debt service coverage ratios, amortization, loan term, estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. See Note 4 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage ratios related to the Company’s commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios.

 

Loans backed by residential properties, other collateralized loans, and uncollateralized loans are also reviewed periodically. Each loan is assigned an internal or external credit rating. Internal credit ratings take into consideration various factors including financial ratios and qualitative assessments based on non-financial information. In cases where there are personal or third party guarantors, the credit quality of the guarantor is also reviewed. These factors are used in developing the allowance for losses. Based on the diversity of the loans in these categories and their immateriality, the Company has not disclosed the credit quality indicators related to these loans in Note 4.

 

For those loans not reported at fair value, the allowance for losses includes a loan specific reserve for each impaired loan that has a specifically identified loss and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses. For impaired commercial mortgage and other loans the allowances for losses are

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or based upon the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The portfolio reserves for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses in the commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolio segments considers the current credit composition of the portfolio based on an internal quality rating (as described above). The portfolio reserves are determined using past loan experience, including historical credit migration, loss probability and loss severity factors by property type. These factors are reviewed each quarter and updated as appropriate.

 

The allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” includes changes in the allowance for losses and changes in value for loans accounted for under the fair value option. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” also includes gains and losses on sales, certain restructurings, and foreclosures.

 

When a commercial mortgage or other loan is deemed to be uncollectible, any specific valuation allowance associated with the loan is reversed and a direct write down to the carrying amount of the loan is made. The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.

 

Commercial mortgage and other loans are occasionally restructured in a troubled debt restructuring. These restructurings generally include one or more of the following: full or partial payoffs outside of the original contract terms; changes to interest rates; extensions of maturity; or additions or modifications to covenants. Additionally, the Company may accept assets in full or partial satisfaction of the debt as part of a troubled debt restructuring. When restructurings occur, they are evaluated individually to determine whether the restructuring or modification constitutes a “troubled debt restructuring” as defined by authoritative accounting guidance. If the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company has granted a concession, the restructuring, including those that involve a partial payoff or the receipt of assets in full satisfaction of the debt is deemed to be a troubled debt restructuring. Based on the Company’s credit review process described above, these loans generally would have been deemed impaired prior to the troubled debt restructuring, and specific allowances for losses would have been established prior to the determination that a troubled debt restructuring has occurred.

 

In a troubled debt restructuring where the Company receives assets in full satisfaction of the debt, any specific valuation allowance is reversed and a direct write down of the loan is recorded for the amount of the allowance, and any additional loss, net of recoveries, or any gain is recorded for the difference between the fair value of the assets received and the recorded investment in the loan. When assets are received in partial settlement, the same process is followed, and the remaining loan is evaluated prospectively for impairment based on the credit review process noted above. When a loan is restructured in a troubled debt restructuring, the impairment of the loan is remeasured using the modified terms and the loan’s original effective yield, and the allowance for loss is adjusted accordingly. Subsequent to the modification, income is recognized prospectively based on the modified terms of the loans in accordance with the income recognition policy noted above. Additionally, the loan continues to be subject to the credit review process noted above.

 

In situations where a loan has been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring and the loan has subsequently defaulted, this factor is considered when evaluating the loan for a specific allowance for losses in accordance with the credit review process noted above.

 

See Note 4 for additional information about commercial mortgage and other loans that have been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

definition that are included in “Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value.” These investments are generally carried at fair value and include certain money market investments, short-term debt securities issued by government sponsored entities and other highly liquid debt instruments. Short-term investments held in the Company’s former broker-dealer operations were marked-to-market through “Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes.”

 

Realized investment gains (losses) are computed using the specific identification method with the exception of some of the Company’s International Insurance businesses’ portfolios, where the average cost method is used. Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the sale of fixed maturity securities, equity securities, investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships and other types of investments, as well as adjustments to the cost basis of investments for net other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings. Realized investment gains and losses are also generated from prepayment premiums received on private fixed maturity securities, allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans, fair value changes on commercial mortgage loans carried at fair value, and fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, except those derivatives used in the Company’s capacity as a broker or dealer.

 

The Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities with unrealized losses are reviewed quarterly to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company considers several factors including, but not limited to the following: (1) the extent and the duration of the decline; (2) the reasons for the decline in value (credit event, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening); and (3) the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer. With regard to available-for-sale equity securities, the Company also considers the ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value. When it is determined that a decline in value of an equity security is other-than-temporary, the carrying value of the equity security is reduced to its fair value, with a corresponding charge to earnings.

 

An other-than-temporary impairment is recognized in earnings for a debt security in an unrealized loss position when the Company either (a) has the intent to sell the debt security or (b) more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. For all debt securities in unrealized loss positions that do not meet either of these two criteria, the Company analyzes its ability to recover the amortized cost by comparing the net present value of projected future cash flows with the amortized cost of the security. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company’s best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The Company may use the estimated fair value of collateral as a proxy for the net present value if it believes that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for recovery of its investment. If the net present value is less than the amortized cost of the investment, an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized. In addition to the above mentioned circumstances, the Company also recognizes an other-than-temporary impairment in earnings when a non-functional currency denominated security in an unrealized loss position due to currency exchange rates approaches maturity.

 

When an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security has occurred, the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings depends on whether the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If the debt security meets either of these two criteria or the foreign currency translation loss is not expected to be recovered before maturity, the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings is equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the impairment measurement date. For other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities that do not meet these criteria, the net amount recognized in

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

earnings is equal to the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and its net present value calculated as described above. Any difference between the fair value and the net present value of the debt security at the impairment measurement date is recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss).” Unrealized gains or losses on securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in earnings is tracked as a separate component of AOCI.

 

For debt securities, the split between the amount of an other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income and the net amount recognized in earnings is driven principally by assumptions regarding the amount and timing of projected cash flows. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, cash flow estimates consider the payment terms of the underlying assets backing a particular security, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions, based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also include other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and recoveries, which vary based on the asset type and geographic location, as well as the vintage year of the security. For structured securities, the payment priority within the tranche structure is also considered. For all other debt securities, cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company has developed these estimates using information based on its historical experience as well as using market observable data, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other data relevant to the collectability of a security, such as the general payment terms of the security and the security’s position within the capital structure of the issuer.

 

The new cost basis of an impaired security is not adjusted for subsequent increases in estimated fair value. In periods subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment, the impaired security is accounted for as if it had been purchased on the measurement date of the impairment. For debt securities, the discount (or reduced premium) based on the new cost basis may be accreted into net investment income in future periods, including increases in cash flow on a prospective basis. In certain cases where there are decreased cash flow expectations, the security is reviewed for further cash flow impairments.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities or commodities, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions, including those related to counterparty behavior and non-performance risk used in valuation models. Derivative financial instruments generally used by the Company include swaps, futures, forwards and options and may be exchange-traded or contracted in the over-the-counter market. Derivative positions are carried at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of valuation models.

 

Derivatives are used in a non-broker-dealer capacity to manage the interest rate and currency characteristics of assets or liabilities and to mitigate volatility of expected non-U.S. earnings and net investments in foreign operations resulting from changes in currency exchange rates. Additionally, derivatives may be used to seek to reduce exposure to interest rate, credit, foreign currency and equity risks associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. As discussed in detail below and in Note 14, all realized and unrealized changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in current earnings, with the exception of the effective portion of cash flow hedges and effective hedges of net investments in foreign operations. Cash flows from derivatives are reported in the operating, investing, or financing activities sections in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows based on the nature and purpose of the derivative.

 

Derivatives are recorded either as assets, within “Other trading account assets, at fair value” or “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Other liabilities,” except for embedded derivatives which are

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

recorded with the associated host contract. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which a master netting arrangement has been executed.

 

The Company designates derivatives as either (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value” hedge); (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); (3) a foreign-currency fair value or cash flow hedge (“foreign currency” hedge); (4) a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation; or (5) a derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting.

 

To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated risk of the hedged item. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship. Even if a derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, there may be an element of ineffectiveness of the hedge. Under such circumstances, the ineffective portion is recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

 

The Company formally documents at inception all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives designated as fair value, cash flow, or foreign currency hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions. Hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation are linked to the specific foreign operation.

 

When a derivative is designated as a fair value hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value, along with changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability (including losses or gains on firm commitments), are reported on a net basis in the income statement, generally in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” When swaps are used in hedge accounting relationships, periodic settlements are recorded in the same income statement line as the related settlements of the hedged items.

 

When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded in AOCI until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows being hedged (e.g., when periodic settlements on a variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). At that time, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in the income statement line item associated with the hedged item.

 

When a derivative is designated as a foreign currency hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded either in current period earnings if the hedge transaction is a fair value hedge (e.g., a hedge of a recognized foreign currency asset or liability) or in AOCI if the hedge transaction is a cash flow hedge (e.g., a foreign currency denominated forecasted transaction). When a derivative is used as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation, its change in fair value, to the extent effective as a hedge, is recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment account within “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

 

If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective fair value or cash flow hedge or management removes the hedge designation, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” In this scenario, the hedged asset or liability under a fair value hedge will no longer be adjusted for changes in fair value and the existing basis adjustment is amortized to the income statement line associated with the asset or liability. The component of AOCI related to discontinued cash flow hedges is reclassified to the income statement line associated with the hedged cash flows consistent with the earnings impact of the original hedged cash flows.

 

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When hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specified time period, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Any asset or liability that was recorded pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment is removed from the balance sheet and recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Gains and losses that were in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

 

If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, all changes in its fair value, including net receipts and payments, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” without considering changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities.

 

The Company is a party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. At inception, the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of the embedded instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it is determined that (1) the embedded instrument possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualifies as an embedded derivative that is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” For certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would need to be bifurcated and reported at fair value, the Company may elect to classify the entire instrument as a trading account asset and report it within “Other trading account assets, at fair value.”

 

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2011 and January 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the disclosure of recognized derivative instruments (including bifurcated embedded derivatives), repurchase agreements and securities borrowing/lending transactions that are offset in the statement of financial position or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement (irrespective of whether they are offset in the statement of financial position). This new guidance requires an entity to disclose information on both a gross and net basis about instruments and transactions within the scope of this guidance. This new guidance is effective for interim or annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and should be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 14.

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. Under the guidance, an entity is required to separately present information about significant items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component as well as changes in accumulated other comprehensive income balances by component in either the financial statements or the notes to the financial statements. The guidance does not change the items that are reported in other comprehensive income, does not change when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income, and does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income. The guidance is effective for the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2012 and should be applied prospectively. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 7.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the recognition in net income of the cumulative translation adjustment upon the sale or loss of control of a business or group of assets residing in a foreign subsidiary, or a loss of control of a foreign investment. Under this guidance, the reporting entity is required to recognize in net income the proportionate share of the cumulative translation adjustment attributable to the respective investment upon the loss of control or sale. The guidance is effective for the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2013 and should be applied prospectively. This guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, and financial statement disclosures.

 

3. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

 

Acquisition of The Hartford’s Individual Life Insurance Business

 

On January 2, 2013, the Company acquired The Hartford’s individual life insurance business through a reinsurance transaction. Under the agreement, the Company paid The Hartford cash consideration of $615 million, primarily in the form of a ceding commission to provide reinsurance for approximately 700,000 life insurance policies with a net retained face amount in force of approximately $141 billion. This acquisition increases the Company’s scale in the U.S. individual life insurance market, particularly universal life products, and provides complementary distribution opportunities through expanded wirehouse and bank distribution channels.

 

The assets and liabilities assumed have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements as of the acquisition date. Total assets assumed were $11.3 billion, which includes $1.3 billion of value of business acquired and $0.1 billion of cash, and total liabilities assumed were $10.7 billion. There is no goodwill, including tax deductible goodwill, associated with the acquisition.

 

Acquisition of AIG Star Life Insurance Co., Ltd., AIG Edison Life Insurance Company and Related Entities from AIG

 

On February 1, 2011, Prudential Financial completed the acquisition from American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”) of AIG Star Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (“Star”), AIG Edison Life Insurance Company (“Edison”), AIG Financial Assurance Japan K.K., and AIG Edison Service Co., Ltd. (collectively, the “Star and Edison Businesses”) pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated September 30, 2010 between Prudential Financial and AIG. The total purchase price was $4,709 million, comprised of $4,213 million in cash and $496 million in assumed third party debt, substantially all of which is expected to be repaid, over time, with excess capital of the acquired entities. The acquisition of these businesses included the purchase by the Company of all of the shares of these entities, which became indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. All acquired entities were Japanese corporations and their businesses were in Japan, increasing the Company’s scale in the Japanese insurance market. On January 1, 2012, Star and Edison were merged into Gibraltar Life.

 

Sale of Wealth Management Services

 

In April 2013, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell its wealth management services unit to Envestnet Inc. The transaction, which will not have a material impact to the Company’s financial results, is expected to close in 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Income from discontinued businesses, including charges upon disposition, are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012  
     (in millions)  

Real estate investments sold or held for sale(1)

   $ 0      $ 10  

Global commodities business

     2        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes

     2        10  

Income tax expense

     1        3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   $ 1      $ 7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects the income from discontinued real estate investments.

 

Charges recorded in connection with the disposals of businesses include estimates that are subject to subsequent adjustment.

 

The Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position include total assets and total liabilities related to discontinued businesses as follows:

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Total assets

   $ 33      $ 13  

Total liabilities

   $ 0      $ 0  

 

4. INVESTMENTS

 

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

 

The following tables provide information relating to fixed maturities and equity securities (excluding investments classified as trading) as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Other-than-
temporary
Impairments
in AOCI(3)
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

              

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

   $ 13,102      $ 3,296      $ 44      $ 16,354      $ 0  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     3,381        533        9        3,905        0  

Foreign government bonds

     76,284        8,611        62        84,833        1  

Corporate securities

     149,825        15,252        1,744        163,333        (5

Asset-backed securities(1)

     11,263        257        479        11,041        (880

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     11,659        651        24        12,286        5  

Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)

     8,164        489        23        8,630        (11
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale

   $ 273,678      $ 29,089      $ 2,385      $ 300,382      $ (890
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity securities, available-for-sale

   $ 6,613      $ 2,321      $ 16      $ 8,918     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Other-than-
temporary
Impairments
in AOCI(3)
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

              

Foreign government bonds

   $ 1,050      $ 172      $ 0      $ 1,222      $ 0  

Corporate securities(4)

     987        39        46        980        0  

Asset-backed securities(1)

     864        59        0        923        0  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     278        38        0        316        0  

Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)

     699        46        0        745        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(4)

   $ 3,878      $ 354      $ 46      $ 4,186      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.
(2) Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
(3) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),” or “AOCI,” which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $913 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities and less than $1 million of net unrealized gains on impaired held-to-maturity securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.
(4) Excludes notes with amortized cost of $1,500 million (fair value, $1,644 million) which have been offset with the associated payables under a netting agreement.

 

     December 31, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Other-than-
temporary
Impairments
in AOCI(3)
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

  

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

   $ 13,973      $ 3,448      $ 35      $ 17,386      $ 0  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     2,952        505        5        3,452        0  

Foreign government bonds

     81,578        6,778        66        88,290        1  

Corporate securities

     146,924        13,996        1,589        159,331        (2

Asset-backed securities(1)

     11,846        221        731        11,336        (964

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     11,228        726        17        11,937        5  

Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)

     9,153        484        33        9,604        (11
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale

   $ 277,654      $ 26,158      $ 2,476      $ 301,336      $ (971
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity securities, available-for-sale

   $ 6,759      $ 1,573      $ 55      $ 8,277     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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     December 31, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
     Other-than-
temporary
Impairments
in AOCI(3)
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

              

Foreign government bonds

   $ 1,142      $ 108      $ 0      $ 1,250      $ 0  

Corporate securities(4)

     1,065        37        67        1,035        0  

Asset-backed securities(1)

     1,001        66        0        1,067        0  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     302        49        0        351        0  

Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)

     758        50        0        808        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(4)

   $ 4,268      $ 310      $ 67      $ 4,511      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.
(2) Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
(3) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $778 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities and $1 million of net unrealized gains on impaired held-to-maturity securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.
(4) Excludes notes with amortized cost of $1,500 million (fair value, $1,660 million) which have been offset with the associated payables under a netting agreement.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities by contractual maturities at March 31, 2013, are as follows:

 

     Available-for-Sale      Held-to-Maturity  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

Due in one year or less

   $ 15,725      $ 16,341      $ 0      $ 0  

Due after one year through five years

     48,878        53,141        90        91  

Due after five years through ten years

     56,682        63,286        329        343  

Due after ten years(1)

     121,307        135,657        1,618        1,768  

Asset-backed securities

     11,263        11,041        864        923  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     11,659        12,286        278        316  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     8,164        8,630        699        745  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 273,678      $ 300,382      $ 3,878      $ 4,186  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes notes with amortized cost of $1,500 million (fair value, $1,644 million) which have been offset with the associated payables under a netting agreement.

 

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and residential mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table above, as they are not due at a single maturity date.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The following table depicts the sources of fixed maturity proceeds and related investment gains (losses), as well as losses on impairments of both fixed maturities and equity securities:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

    

Proceeds from sales

   $ 6,495     $ 5,663  

Proceeds from maturities/repayments

     5,739       4,989  

Gross investment gains from sales, prepayments, and maturities

     229       127  

Gross investment losses from sales and maturities

     (106     (78

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

    

Gross investment gains from prepayments

   $ 0     $ 0  

Proceeds from maturities/repayments

     125       123  

Equity securities, available-for-sale

    

Proceeds from sales

   $ 1,048     $ 1,082  

Gross investment gains from sales

     107       122  

Gross investment losses from sales

     (23     (86

Fixed maturity and equity security impairments

    

Net writedowns for other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings(1)

   $ (70   $ (112

Writedowns for impairments on equity securities

     (7     (49

 

 

(1) Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.

 

As discussed in Note 2, a portion of certain other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses on fixed maturity securities are recognized in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” (“OCI”). For these securities, the net amount recognized in earnings (“credit loss impairments”) represents the difference between the amortized cost of the security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. Any remaining difference between the fair value and amortized cost is recognized in OCI. The following table sets forth the amount of pre-tax credit loss impairments on fixed maturity securities held by the Company as of the dates indicated, for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in OCI, and the corresponding changes in such amounts.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Credit losses recognized in earnings on fixed maturity securities held by the Company for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in OCI

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
        2013           2012     
     (in millions)  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 1,166     $ 1,475  

Credit loss impairments previously recognized on securities which matured, paid down, prepaid or were sold during the period

     (97     (18

Credit loss impairments previously recognized on securities impaired to fair value during the period(1)

     0       (59

Credit loss impairment recognized in the current period on securities not previously impaired

     1       24  

Additional credit loss impairments recognized in the current period on securities previously impaired

     12       37  

Increases due to the passage of time on previously recorded credit losses

     12       13  

Accretion of credit loss impairments previously recognized due to an increase in cash flows expected to be collected

     (5     (7
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 1,089     $ 1,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents circumstances where the Company determined in the current period that it intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security’s amortized cost.

 

Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities

 

The following table sets forth the composition of “Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities” as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

   $ 1,126      $ 1,126      $ 938      $ 938  

Fixed maturities:

           

Corporate securities

     11,222        12,168        11,076        12,107  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     2,331        2,441        2,096        2,229  

Residential mortgage-backed securities(1)

     1,884        1,932        1,965        2,026  

Asset-backed securities(2)

     1,048        1,047        1,179        1,116  

Foreign government bonds

     631        668        683        708  

U.S. government authorities and agencies and obligations of U.S. states

     346        410        369        426  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     17,462        18,666        17,368        18,612  

Equity securities

     857        1,098        943        1,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

   $ 19,445      $ 20,890      $ 19,249      $ 20,590  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
(2) Includes credit tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities still held at period end, recorded within “Asset management fees and other income”, was $104 million and $263 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Other Trading Account Assets

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the “Other trading account assets” as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

   $ 58      $ 59      $ 42      $ 42  

Fixed maturities

     2,614        2,595        2,196        2,132  

Equity securities

     1,236        1,338        1,363        1,437  

Other

     3        6        3        6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     3,911        3,998        3,604        3,617  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative instruments

        2,864           2,711  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other trading account assets

   $ 3,911      $ 6,862      $ 3,604      $ 6,328  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from other trading account assets, excluding derivatives instruments, still held at period end, recorded within “Asset management fees and other income”, was $74 million and $137 million during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Concentrations of Financial Instruments

 

The Company monitors its concentrations of financial instruments on an on-going basis, and mitigates credit risk by maintaining a diversified investment portfolio which limits exposure to any one issuer.

 

As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company’s exposure to concentrations of credit risk of single issuers greater than 10% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity included securities of the U.S. government, certain U.S. government agencies and certain securities guaranteed by the U.S. government, as well as the securities disclosed below.

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

Investments in Japanese government and government agency securities:

           

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

   $ 61,948      $ 67,907      $ 66,590      $ 70,997  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

     1,026        1,196        1,118        1,223  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

     488        510        513        524  

Other trading account assets

     35        35        39        40  

Short-term investments

     0        0        0        0  

Cash equivalents

     574        574        1,637        1,637  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 64,071      $ 70,222      $ 69,897      $ 74,421  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

Investments in South Korean government and government agency securities:

           

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

   $ 5,754      $ 6,963      $ 5,837      $ 6,883  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

     0        0        0        0  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

     62        63        62        63  

Other trading account assets

     3        3        2        2  

Short-term investments

     0        0        0        0  

Cash equivalents

     0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 5,819      $ 7,029      $ 5,901      $ 6,948  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

The Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans are comprised as follows, as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Amount
(in millions)
    % of
Total
    Amount
(in millions)
    % of
Total
 

Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type:

        

Office

   $ 7,456       20.6   $ 6,890       20.1

Retail

     8,067       22.3       8,190       23.9  

Apartments/Multi-Family

     6,332       17.5       5,235       15.3  

Industrial

     7,754       21.4       7,636       22.3  

Hospitality

     1,496       4.2       1,322       3.9  

Other

     2,933       8.1       2,841       8.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage loans

     34,038       94.1       32,114       93.8  

Agricultural property loans

     2,147       5.9       2,122       6.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type

     36,185       100.0     34,236       100.0
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

     (226       (229  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total net commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type

     35,959         34,007    
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Other loans

        

Uncollateralized loans

     1,717         1,836    

Residential property loans

     690         790    

Other collateralized loans

     121         140    
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total other loans

     2,528         2,766    

Valuation allowance

     (29       (40  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total net other loans

     2,499         2,726    
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total commercial mortgage and other loans(1)

   $ 38,458       $ 36,733    
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

(1) Includes loans held at fair value.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans are geographically dispersed throughout the United States, Canada and Asia with the largest concentrations in California (28%), New York (10%), and Texas (8%) at March 31, 2013.

 

Activity in the allowance for losses for all commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated, is as follows:

 

    March 31, 2013  
    Commercial
Mortgage
Loans
    Agricultural
Property
Loans
    Residential
Property
Loans
    Other
Collateralized
Loans
    Uncollateralized
Loans
    Total  
    (in millions)  

Allowance for losses, beginning of year

  $ 209     $ 20     $ 11     $ 12     $ 17     $ 269  

Addition to / (release of) allowance of losses

    12       0       (1     (8     1       4  

Charge-offs, net of recoveries

    (15     0       0       0       0       (15

Change in foreign exchange

    0       0       (1     0       (2     (3
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ending balance

  $ 206     $ 20     $ 9     $ 4     $ 16     $ 255  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    December 31, 2012  
    Commercial
Mortgage
Loans
    Agricultural
Property
Loans
    Residential
Property
Loans
    Other
Collateralized
Loans
    Uncollateralized
Loans
    Total  
    (in millions)  

Allowance for losses, beginning of year

  $ 294     $ 19     $ 16     $ 18     $ 20     $ 367  

Addition to / (release of) allowance of losses

    (20     1       (4     (6     (2     (31

Charge-offs, net of recoveries

    (65     0       0       0       0       (65

Change in foreign exchange

    0       0       (1     0       (1     (2
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ending balance

  $ 209     $ 20     $ 11     $ 12     $ 17     $ 269  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The following tables set forth the allowance for credit losses and the recorded investment in commercial mortgage and other loans as of the dates indicated:

 

    March 31, 2013  
    Commercial
Mortgage
Loans
    Agricultural
Property
Loans
    Residential
Property
Loans
    Other
Collateralized
Loans
    Uncollateralized
Loans
    Total  
    (in millions)  

Allowance for Credit Losses:

 

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 39     $ 12     $ 0     $ 4     $ 0     $ 55  

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

    167       7       9       0       17       200  

Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

    0       0       0       0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ending balance

  $ 206     $ 19     $ 9     $ 4     $ 17     $ 255  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recorded Investment:(1)

           

Ending balance gross of reserves: individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 1,454     $ 52     $ 0     $ 82     $ 3     $ 1,591  

Ending balance gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment

    32,584       2,095       690       39       1,714       37,122  

Ending balance gross of reserves: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

    0       0       0       0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ending balance, gross of reserves

  $ 34,038     $ 2,147     $ 690     $ 121     $ 1,717     $ 38,713  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

    December 31, 2012  
    Commercial
Mortgage
Loans
    Agricultural
Property
Loans
    Residential
Property
Loans
    Other
Collateralized
Loans
    Uncollateralized
Loans
    Total  
    (in millions)  

Allowance for Credit Losses:

 

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 49     $ 12     $ 0     $ 12     $ 0     $ 73  

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

    160       8       11       0       17       196  

Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

    0       0       0       0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ending balance

  $ 209     $ 20     $ 11     $ 12     $ 17     $ 269  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Recorded Investment:(1)

 

Ending balance gross of reserves: individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 1,011     $ 49     $ 0     $ 93     $ 3     $ 1,156  

Ending balance gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment

    31,103       2,073       790       47       1,833       35,846  

Ending balance gross of reserves: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

    0       0       0       0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total ending balance, gross of reserves

  $ 32,114     $ 2,122     $ 790     $ 140     $ 1,836     $ 37,002  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that all amounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired commercial mortgage and other loans identified in management’s specific review of probable loan losses and the related allowance for losses, as of the dates indicated, are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Recorded
Investment(1)
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Average
Recorded
Investment
Before
Allowance(2)
     Interest
Income
Recognized(3)
 
     (in millions)  

With no related allowance recorded:

              

Commercial mortgage loans

   $ 1      $ 1      $ 0      $ 14      $ 1  

Agricultural property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Residential property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Other collateralized loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Uncollateralized loans

     0        2        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total with no related allowance

   $ 1      $ 3      $ 0      $ 14      $ 1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

              

Commercial mortgage loans

   $ 152      $ 153      $ 39      $ 169      $ 2  

Agricultural property loans

     18        17        12        17        0  

Residential property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Other collateralized loans

     7        7        4        12        3  

Uncollateralized loans

     0        0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total with related allowance

   $ 177      $ 177      $ 55      $ 198      $ 5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

              

Commercial mortgage loans

   $ 153      $ 154      $ 39      $ 183      $ 3  

Agricultural property loans

     18        17        12        17        0  

Residential property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Other collateralized loans

     7        7        4        12        3  

Uncollateralized loans

     0        2        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 178      $ 180      $ 55      $ 212      $ 6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.
(2) Average recorded investment represents the average of the beginning-of-period and end-of-period balances.
(3) The interest income recognized is for the year-to-date of income regardless of when the impairments occurred.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

     December 31, 2012  
     Recorded
Investment(1)
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Average
Recorded
Investment
Before
Allowance(2)
     Interest
Income
Recognized(3)
 
     (in millions)  

With no related allowance recorded:

              

Commercial mortgage loans(4)

   $ 27      $ 166      $ 0      $ 54      $ 4  

Agricultural property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Residential property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Other collateralized loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Uncollateralized loans

     0        2        0        4        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total with no related allowance

   $ 27      $ 168      $ 0      $ 58      $ 4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

              

Commercial mortgage loans

   $ 185      $ 185      $ 50      $ 351      $ 8  

Agricultural property loans

     17        17        12        16        0  

Residential property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Other collateralized loans

     17        17        11        19        0  

Uncollateralized loans

     0        0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total with related allowance

   $ 219      $ 219      $ 73      $ 386      $ 8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

              

Commercial mortgage loans(4)

   $ 212      $ 351      $ 50      $ 405      $ 12  

Agricultural property loans

     17        17        12        16        0  

Residential property loans

     0        0        0        0        0  

Other collateralized loans

     17        17        11        19        0  

Uncollateralized loans

     0        2        0        4        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 246      $ 387      $ 73      $ 444      $ 12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.
(2) Average recorded investment represents the average of the beginning-of-period and all subsequent quarterly end-of-period balances.
(3) The interest income recognized is for the year-to-date of income regardless of when the impairments occurred.
(4) Includes the impact of loans acquired from the Star Business for which the balance sheet carrying value had been previously written down.

 

The net carrying value of commercial and other loans held for sale by the Company as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, was $678 million and $114 million, respectively. In all these transactions, the Company pre-arranges that it will sell the loan to an investor. As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of the Company’s commercial and other loans held for sale were collateralized, with collateral primarily consisting of office buildings, retail properties, apartment complexes and industrial buildings.

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The following tables set forth the credit quality indicators as of March 31, 2013, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses.

 

Commercial mortgage loans

 

     Debt Service Coverage Ratio—March 31, 2013  
     Greater than
1.2X
     1.0X to <1.2X      Less than
1.0X
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Loan-to-Value Ratio

           

0%-59.99%

   $ 15,804      $ 670      $ 148      $ 16,622  

60%-69.99%

     9,919        666        230        10,815  

70%-79.99%

     4,463        694        181        5,338  

Greater than 80%

     323        455        485        1,263  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage loans

   $ 30,509      $ 2,485      $ 1,044      $ 34,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Agricultural property loans

 

     Debt Service Coverage Ratio—March 31, 2013  
     Greater than
1.2X
     1.0X to <1.2X      Less than
1.0X
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Loan-to-Value Ratio

           

0%-59.99%

   $ 1,687      $ 159      $ 44      $ 1,890  

60%-69.99%

     210        0        0        210  

70%-79.99%

     0        0        0        0  

Greater than 80%

     0        0        47        47  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total agricultural property loans

   $ 1,897      $ 159      $ 91      $ 2,147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

 

     Debt Service Coverage Ratio—March 31, 2013  
     Greater than
1.2X
     1.0X to <1.2X      Less than
1.0X
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Loan-to-Value Ratio

           

0%-59.99%

   $ 17,491      $ 829      $ 192      $ 18,512  

60%-69.99%

     10,129        666        230        11,025  

70%-79.99%

     4,463        694        181        5,338  

Greater than 80%

     323        455        532        1,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 32,406      $ 2,644      $ 1,135      $ 36,185  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The following tables set forth the credit quality indicators as of December 31, 2012, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses.

 

Commercial mortgage loans

 

     Debt Service Coverage Ratio—December 31, 2012  
     Greater than
1.2X
     1.0X to <1.2X      Less than
1.0X
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Loan-to-Value Ratio

           

0%-59.99%

   $ 15,089      $ 487      $ 188      $ 15,764  

60%-69.99%

     9,263        801        36        10,100  

70%-79.99%

     3,689        776        217        4,682  

Greater than 80%

     219        770        579        1,568  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage loans

   $ 28,260      $ 2,834      $ 1,020      $ 32,114  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Agricultural property loans

 

     Debt Service Coverage Ratio—December 31, 2012  
     Greater than
1.2X
     1.0X to <1.2X      Less than
1.0X
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Loan-to-Value Ratio

           

0%-59.99%

   $ 1,635      $ 186      $ 44      $ 1,865  

60%-69.99%

     213        0        0        213  

70%-79.99%

     0        0        0        0  

Greater than 80%

     0        0        44        44  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total agricultural property loans

   $ 1,848      $ 186      $ 88      $ 2,122  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

 

     Debt Service Coverage Ratio—December 31, 2012  
     Greater than
1.2X
     1.0X to <1.2X      Less than
1.0X
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Loan-to-Value Ratio

           

0%-59.99%

   $ 16,724      $ 673      $ 232      $ 17,629  

60%-69.99%

     9,476        801        36        10,313  

70%-79.99%

     3,689        776        217        4,682  

Greater than 80%

     219        770        623        1,612  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 30,108      $ 3,020      $ 1,108      $ 34,236  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The following tables provide an aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans as of the dates indicated, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as well as the amount of commercial mortgage loans on nonaccrual status as of the dates indicated.

 

    March 31, 2013  
    Current     30-59 Days
Past Due
    60-89 Days
Past Due
    Greater
Than 90
Days -
Accruing
    Greater
Than 90
Days - Not
Accruing
    Total Past
Due
    Total
Commercial
Mortgage
and Other
Loans
    Non
Accrual
Status
 
    (in millions)  

Commercial mortgage loans

  $ 33,909     $ 13     $ 0     $ 0     $ 116     $ 129     $ 34,038     $ 240  

Agricultural property loans

    2,099       0       0       0       48       48       2,147       49  

Residential property loans

    662       11       5       0       12       28       690       12  

Other collateralized loans

    120       0       0       0       1       1       121       7  

Uncollateralized loans

    1,717       0       0       0       0       0       1,717       3  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 38,507     $ 24     $ 5     $ 0     $ 177     $ 206     $ 38,713     $ 311  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    December 31, 2012  
    Current     30-59 Days
Past Due
    60-89 Days
Past Due
    Greater
Than 90
Days -
Accruing
    Greater
Than 90
Days - Not
Accruing
    Total Past
Due
    Total
Commercial
Mortgage
and Other
Loans
    Non
Accrual
Status
 
    (in millions)  

Commercial mortgage loans

  $ 31,943     $ 43     $ 91     $ 0     $ 37     $ 171     $ 32,114     $ 190  

Agricultural property loans

    2,077       0       0       0       45       45       2,122       49  

Residential property loans

    759       12       5       0       14       31       790       14  

Other collateralized loans

    139       0       0       0       1       1       140       17  

Uncollateralized loans

    1,836       0       0       0       0       0       1,836       3  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 36,754     $ 55     $ 96     $ 0     $ 97     $ 248     $ 37,002     $ 273  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Note 2 for further discussion regarding nonaccrual status loans.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, there were $718 million of commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, other than those through direct origination. Additionally, there were no commercial mortgage and other loans sold, other than those classified as held-for-sale. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, there were no new commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, other than those through direct origination.

 

The Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans may occasionally be involved in a troubled debt restructuring. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had committed to fund $10 million and $6 million, respectively, to borrowers that have been involved in a troubled debt restructuring. During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, there were no new troubled debt restructurings related to commercial mortgage loans, and no payment defaults on commercial mortgage and other loans that

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

were modified as a troubled debt restructuring within the 12 months preceding each respective period. See Note 2 for additional information relating to the accounting for troubled debt restructurings.

 

Net Investment Income

 

Net investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, was from the following sources:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

   $ 2,651     $ 2,401  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

     31       34  

Equity securities, available-for-sale

     78       76  

Trading account assets

     238       231  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     490       487  

Policy loans

     148       148  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

     10       12  

Other long-term investments

     133       40  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross investment income

     3,779       3,429  

Less: investment expenses

     (141     (109
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 3,638     $ 3,320  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were from the following sources:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities

   $ 53     $ (63

Equity securities

     77       (13

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     13       11  

Investment real estate

     0       3  

Joint ventures and limited partnerships

     (1     (4

Derivatives(1)

     (870     (1,319

Other

     5       1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net

   $ (723   $ (1,384
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes the offset of hedged items in qualifying effective hedge relationships prior to maturity or termination.

 

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Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments by Asset Class

 

The table below presents net unrealized gains (losses) on investments by asset class as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31,     December 31,  
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized

   $ 23     $ (194

Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale—all other

     26,681       23,876  

Equity securities, available-for-sale

     2,305       1,518  

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges(1)

     (79     (257

Other investments(2)

     (36     14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments

   $ 28,894     $ 24,957  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) See Note 14 for more information on cash flow hedges.
(2) As of March 31, 2013, includes $44 million of net unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities that were previously transferred from available-for-sale. Also includes net unrealized gains on certain joint ventures that are strategic in nature and are included in “Other assets.”

 

Duration of Gross Unrealized Loss Positions for Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

 

The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities and equity securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Less than twelve months      Twelve months or more      Total  
     Fair Value      Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value      Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value      Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities(1)

                 

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

   $ 1,375      $ 44      $ 3      $ 0      $ 1,378      $ 44  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     590        9        0        0        590        9  

Foreign government bonds

     2,315        55        97        6        2,412        61  

Corporate securities

     29,738        1,237        5,446        553        35,184        1,790  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     1,476        19        140        5        1,616        24  

Asset-backed securities

     495        2        3,092        478        3,587        480  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     1,130        8        216        15        1,346        23  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,119      $ 1,374      $ 8,994      $ 1,057      $ 46,113      $ 2,431  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity securities, available-for-sale

   $ 327      $ 16      $ 2      $ 0      $ 329      $ 16  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes $439 million of fair value and $46 million of gross unrealized losses at March 31, 2013, on securities classified as held-to-maturity, a portion of which are not reflected in “AOCI.”

 

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     December 31, 2012  
     Less than twelve months      Twelve months or more      Total  
     Fair Value      Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value      Gross
Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value      Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities(1)

                 

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

   $ 2,191      $ 33      $ 42      $ 2      $ 2,233      $ 35  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     343        5        5        0        348        5  

Foreign government bonds

     5,426        55        167        11        5,593        66  

Corporate securities

     25,051        599        7,961        1,057        33,012        1,656  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     525        3        185        14        710        17  

Asset-backed securities

     911        11        3,545        720        4,456        731  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     773        4        259        29        1,032        33  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 35,220       $ 710      $ 12,164      $ 1,833      $ 47,384       $ 2,543  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity securities, available-for-sale

   $ 961      $ 55      $ 0      $ 0      $ 961      $ 55  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes $526 million of fair value and $67 million of gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2012, on securities classified as held-to-maturity, a portion of which are not reflected in “AOCI.”

 

The gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, are composed of $1,997 million and $1,866 million related to high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating and $434 million and $677 million, related to other than high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating, respectively. At March 31, 2013, the $1,057 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in the finance, utility, and consumer non-cyclical sectors of the Company’s corporate securities. At December 31, 2012, the $1,833 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in asset-backed securities, and in the finance and consumer cyclical sectors of the Company’s corporate securities. In accordance with its policy described in Note 2, the Company concluded that an adjustment to earnings for other-than-temporary impairments for these securities was not warranted at March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012. These conclusions are based on a detailed analysis of the underlying credit and cash flows on each security. The gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to foreign currency exchange rate movements, general credit spread widening and increased liquidity discounts. At March 31, 2013, the Company does not intend to sell the securities and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the securities before the anticipated recovery of its remaining amortized cost basis.

 

At March 31, 2013, $1 million of the gross unrealized losses represented declines in value of greater than 20%, $1 million of which had been in that position for less than six months. At December 31, 2012, $6 million of the gross unrealized losses represented declines in value of greater than 20%, $4 million of which had been in that position for less than six months. In accordance with its policy described in Note 2, the Company concluded that an adjustment for other-than-temporary impairments for these equity securities was not warranted at March 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

 

5. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

 

In the normal course of its activities, the Company enters into relationships with various special purpose entities and other entities that are deemed to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”). A VIE is an entity that either (1) has equity investors that lack certain essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest (including the

 

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ability to control activities of the entity, the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses and the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns) or (2) lacks sufficient equity to finance its own activities without financial support provided by other entities, which in turn would be expected to absorb at least some of the expected losses of the VIE.

 

If the Company determines that it is the VIE’s “primary beneficiary,” it consolidates the VIE. There are currently two models for determining whether or not the Company is the “primary beneficiary” of a VIE. The first relates to those VIEs that have the characteristics of an investment company and for which certain other conditions are true. These conditions are that (1) the Company does not have the implicit or explicit obligation to fund losses of the VIE and (2) the VIE is not a securitization entity, asset-backed financing entity or an entity that was formerly considered a qualified special-purpose entity. In this model the Company is the primary beneficiary if it stands to absorb a majority of the VIE’s expected losses or to receive a majority of the VIE’s expected residual returns and would be required to consolidate the VIE.

 

For all other VIEs, the Company is the primary beneficiary if the Company has (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could be potentially significant. If both conditions are present the Company would be required to consolidate the VIE.

 

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities for which the Company is the Investment Manager

 

The Company is the investment manager of certain asset-backed investment vehicles (commonly referred to as collateralized debt obligations, or “CDOs”) and certain other vehicles for which the Company earns fee income for investment management services, including certain investment structures which the Company’s asset management business invests with other co-investors in investment funds referred to as feeder funds. The Company sells or syndicates investments through these vehicles, principally as part of the strategic investing activity of the Company’s asset management businesses. Additionally, the Company may invest in securities issued by these vehicles. CDOs raise capital by issuing debt securities, and use the proceeds to purchase investments, typically interest-bearing financial instruments. The Company analyzes these relationships to determine whether it has (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could be potentially significant and thus is the primary beneficiary. This analysis includes a review of (1) the Company’s rights and responsibilities as investment manager, (2) fees received by the Company and (3) other interests (if any) held by the Company. The Company is not required to provide, and has not provided, material financial or other support to any VIE for which it is the investment manager.

 

The Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs for which it is the asset manager, including certain CDOs and other investment structures, as it meets both conditions listed above. The table below reflects the carrying amount and balance sheet caption in which the assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs for which the Company is the investment manager are reported. The assets of these VIEs are restricted and must be used first to settle liabilities of the VIE. The creditors of these VIEs do not have recourse to the Company in excess of the assets contained within the VIE.

 

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     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

   $ 88      $ 87  

Other trading account assets

     1,867        1,409  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     82        127  

Other long-term investments

     0        22  

Cash and cash equivalents

     511        9  

Accrued investment income

     6        0  

Other assets

     70        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets of consolidated VIEs

   $ 2,624      $ 1,655  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes issued by consolidated VIEs

   $ 1,896      $ 1,577  

Other liabilities

     402        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs

   $ 2,298      $ 1,577  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

As included in the table above, notes issued by consolidated VIEs are reported on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position within “Notes issued by consolidated VIEs.” Recourse is limited to the assets of the respective VIE and does not extend to the general credit of Prudential Financial. As of March 31, 2013, the maturities of these obligations were over five years.

 

The Company also consolidates a VIE whose beneficial interests are wholly-owned by consolidated subsidiaries. This VIE is not included in the table above and the Company does not currently intend to sell these beneficial interests to third parties.

 

Other Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

 

The Company is the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs in which the Company has invested, as part of its investment activities. Included among these structured investments are structured investments issued by a VIE that manages yen-denominated investments coupled with cross-currency coupon swap agreements thereby creating synthetic dual currency investments. The Company’s involvement in the structuring of these investments combined with its economic interest indicates that the Company is the primary beneficiary. The Company has not provided material financial or other support that was not contractually required to these VIEs. The table below reflects the carrying amount and balance sheet caption in which the assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs for which the Company is not the investment manager are reported. These liabilities primarily comprise obligations under debt instruments issued by the VIEs that are non-recourse to the Company. The creditors of each consolidated VIE have recourse only to the assets of that VIE.

 

     March 31,      December 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

   $ 125      $ 115  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

     974        1,059  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

     11        8  

Other long-term investments

     71        53  

Accrued investment income

     4        3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets of consolidated VIEs

   $ 1,185      $ 1,238  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other liabilities

   $ 1      $ 1  

Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs

   $ 1      $ 1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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In addition, not reflected in the table above, the Company has created a trust that is a VIE, to facilitate Prudential Insurance’s Funding Agreement Notes Issuance Program (“FANIP”). The trust issues medium-term notes secured by funding agreements issued to the trust by Prudential Insurance with the proceeds of such notes. The trust is the beneficiary of an indemnity agreement with the Company that provides that the Company is responsible for costs related to the notes issued with limited exception. As a result, the Company has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of the trust, which is therefore consolidated.

 

The funding agreements represent an intercompany transaction that is eliminated upon consolidation. However, in recognition of the security interest in such funding agreements, the trust’s medium-term note liability of $1,774 million and $1,780 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, is classified within “Policyholders’ account balances.” Creditors of the trust have recourse to Prudential Insurance if the trust fails to make contractual payments on the medium-term notes. The Company has not provided material financial or other support to the trust that was not contractually required.

 

Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities

 

The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs for which it is the investment manager, including certain CDOs and other investment structures, as it does not have both (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the entity that could be potentially significant. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss resulting from its relationship with unconsolidated VIEs for which it is the investment manager is limited to its investment in the VIEs, which was $614 million and $602 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. These investments are reflected in “Fixed maturities, available-for-sale,” “Other trading account assets, at fair value” and “Other long-term investments.” The fair value of assets held within these unconsolidated VIEs was $9,545 million and $9,240 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Company has provided a guarantee to an unconsolidated VIE under which the Company is exposed to potential losses in the amount of $60 million and $64 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. There are no liabilities associated with these unconsolidated VIEs on the Company’s balance sheet.

 

In the normal course of its activities, the Company will invest in joint ventures and limited partnerships. These ventures include hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate-related funds and may or may not be VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss on these investments, both VIEs and non-VIEs, is limited to the amount of its investment. The Company has determined that it is not required to consolidate these entities because either (1) it does not control them or (2) it does not have the obligation to absorb losses of the entities that could be potentially significant to the entities or the right to receive benefits from the entities that could be potentially significant. The Company classifies these investments as “Other long-term investments” and its maximum exposure to loss associated with these entities was $6,691 million and $6,873 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

In addition, in the normal course of its activities, the Company will invest in structured investments including VIEs for which it is not the investment manager. These structured investments typically invest in fixed income investments and are managed by third parties and include asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss on these structured investments, both VIEs and non-VIEs, is limited to the amount of its investment. See Note 4 for details regarding the carrying amounts and classification of these assets. The Company has not provided material financial or other support that was not contractually required to these structures. The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these structures due to the fact that it does not control these entities.

 

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Included among these structured investments are asset-backed securities issued by VIEs that manage investments in the European market. In addition to a stated coupon, each investment provides a return based on the VIE’s portfolio of assets and related investment activity. The market value of these VIEs was approximately $2.1 billion as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and these VIEs were financed primarily through the issuance of notes similar to those purchased by the Company. The Company generally accounts for these investments as available-for-sale fixed maturities containing embedded derivatives that are bifurcated and marked-to-market through “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” based upon the change in value of the underlying portfolio. The Company’s variable interest in each of these VIEs represents less than 50% of the only class of variable interests issued by the VIE. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from these interests was $318 million and $314 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, which includes the fair value of the embedded derivatives.

 

6. CLOSED BLOCK

 

On the date of demutualization, Prudential Insurance established a Closed Block for certain individual life insurance policies and annuities issued by Prudential Insurance in the U.S. The recorded assets and liabilities were allocated to the Closed Block at their historical carrying amounts. The Closed Block forms the principal component of the Closed Block Business.

 

The policies included in the Closed Block are specified individual life insurance policies and individual annuity contracts that were in force on the effective date of the Plan of Reorganization and for which Prudential Insurance is currently paying or expects to pay experience-based policy dividends. Assets have been allocated to the Closed Block in an amount that has been determined to produce cash flows which, together with revenues from policies included in the Closed Block, are expected to be sufficient to support obligations and liabilities relating to these policies, including provision for payment of benefits, certain expenses, and taxes and to provide for continuation of the policyholder dividend scales in effect in 2000, assuming experience underlying such scales continues. To the extent that, over time, cash flows from the assets allocated to the Closed Block and claims and other experience related to the Closed Block are, in the aggregate, more or less favorable than what was assumed when the Closed Block was established, total dividends paid to Closed Block policyholders may be greater than or less than the total dividends that would have been paid to these policyholders if the policyholder dividend scales in effect in 2000 had been continued. Any cash flows in excess of amounts assumed will be available for distribution over time to Closed Block policyholders and will not be available to stockholders. If the Closed Block has insufficient funds to make guaranteed policy benefit payments, such payments will be made from assets outside of the Closed Block. The Closed Block will continue in effect as long as any policy in the Closed Block remains in force unless, with the consent of the New Jersey insurance regulator, it is terminated earlier.

 

The excess of Closed Block Liabilities over Closed Block Assets at the date of the demutualization (adjusted to eliminate the impact of related amounts in AOCI) represented the estimated maximum future earnings at that date from the Closed Block expected to result from operations attributed to the Closed Block after income taxes. In establishing the Closed Block, the Company developed an actuarial calculation of the timing of such maximum future earnings. If actual cumulative earnings of the Closed Block from inception through the end of any given period are greater than the expected cumulative earnings, only the expected earnings will be recognized in income. Any excess of actual cumulative earnings over expected cumulative earnings will represent undistributed accumulated earnings attributable to policyholders, which are recorded as a policyholder dividend obligation. The policyholder dividend obligation represents amounts to be paid to Closed Block policyholders as an additional policyholder dividend unless otherwise offset by future Closed Block performance that is less favorable than originally expected. If the actual cumulative earnings of the Closed Block

 

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from its inception through the end of any given period are less than the expected cumulative earnings of the Closed Block, the Company will recognize only the actual earnings in income. However, the Company may reduce policyholder dividend scales, which would be intended to increase future actual earnings until the actual cumulative earnings equaled the expected cumulative earnings.

 

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company recognized a policyholder dividend obligation of $920 million and $885 million, respectively, to Closed Block policyholders for the excess of actual cumulative earnings over the expected cumulative earnings. Additionally, accumulated net unrealized investment gains that have arisen subsequent to the establishment of the Closed Block have been reflected as a policyholder dividend obligation of $5,459 million and $5,478 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, to be paid to Closed Block policyholders unless offset by future experience, with an offsetting amount reported in AOCI. See the table below for changes in the components of the policyholder dividend obligation for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

Closed Block Liabilities and Assets designated to the Closed Block, as well as maximum future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block Liabilities and Closed Block Assets, are as follows:

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Closed Block Liabilities

    

Future policy benefits

   $ 50,628     $ 50,839  

Policyholders’ dividends payable

     920       887  

Policyholders’ dividend obligation

     6,379       6,363  

Policyholders’ account balances

     5,403       5,426  

Other Closed Block liabilities

     4,299       3,366  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Closed Block Liabilities

     67,629       66,881  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed Block Assets

    

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value

     41,817       41,980  

Other trading account assets, at fair value

     226       224  

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

     3,603       3,225  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     8,791       8,747  

Policy loans

     5,077       5,120  

Other long-term investments

     2,256       2,094  

Short-term investments

     1,502       1,194  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

     63,272       62,584  

Cash and cash equivalents

     403       511  

Accrued investment income

     572       550  

Other Closed Block assets

     419       262  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Closed Block Assets

     64,666       63,907  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Excess of reported Closed Block Liabilities over Closed Block Assets

     2,963       2,974  

Portion of above representing accumulated other comprehensive income:

    

Net unrealized investment gains (losses)

     5,454       5,467  

Allocated to policyholder dividend obligation

     (5,459     (5,478
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block Assets and Closed Block Liabilities

   $ 2,958     $ 2,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Information regarding the policyholder dividend obligation is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
 
     (in millions)  

Balance, January 1

   $ 6,363  

Impact from earnings allocable to policyholder dividend obligation

     35  

Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) allocated to policyholder dividend obligation

     (19
  

 

 

 

Balance, March 31

   $ 6,379  
  

 

 

 

 

Closed Block revenues and benefits and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
       2013         2012    
     (in millions)  

Revenues

    

Premiums

   $ 647     $ 671  

Net investment income

     707       733  

Realized investment gains (losses), net

     96       (9

Other income

     10       20  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Closed Block revenues

     1,460       1,415  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefits and Expenses

    

Policyholders’ benefits

     815       859  

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

     34       34  

Dividends to policyholders

     503       404  

General and administrative expenses

     119       127  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Closed Block benefits and expenses

     1,471       1,424  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses, before income taxes and discontinued operations

     (11     (9

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (16     (12
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses and income taxes, before discontinued operations

     5       3  

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses, income taxes and discontinued operations

   $ 5     $ 3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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7. EQUITY

 

The Company has outstanding two classes of common stock: the Common Stock and the Class B Stock. The changes in the number of shares issued, held in treasury and outstanding are as follows for the periods indicated:

 

     Common Stock      Class B Stock  
     Issued      Held In
Treasury
    Outstanding      Issued and
Outstanding
 
     (in millions)  

Balance, December 31, 2012

     660.1        197.1       463.0        2.0  

Common Stock issued

     0.0        0.0       0.0        0.0  

Common Stock acquired

     0.0        0.0       0.0        0.0  

Stock-based compensation programs(1)

     0.0        (2.3     2.3        0.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2013

     660.1        194.8       465.3        2.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents net shares issued from treasury pursuant to the Company’s stock-based compensation program.

 

In June 2012, Prudential Financial’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase at management’s discretion up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding Common Stock through June 2013. As of March 31, 2013, 2.7 million shares of the Company’s common stock were repurchased under this authorization at a total cost of $150 million.

 

The timing and amount of share repurchases are determined by management based upon market conditions and other considerations, and repurchases may be effected in the open market, through derivative, accelerated repurchase and other negotiated transactions and through prearranged trading plans complying with Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. Numerous factors could affect the timing and amount of any future repurchases under the share repurchase authorization, including increased capital needs of the Company due to opportunities for growth and acquisitions, as well as the effect of adverse market conditions on the segments.

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The balance of and changes in each component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.” for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

 

     Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to
Prudential Financial, Inc.
 
     Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
    Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
    Pension and
Postretirement
Unrecognized Net
Periodic  Benefit
(Cost)
    Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
     (in millions)  

Balance, December 31, 2012

   $ 928     $ 11,402     $ (2,116   $ 10,214  

Change in other comprehensive income before reclassifications

     (902     4,452       19       3,569  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

     1       (174     31       (142

Income tax benefit (expense)

     269       (1,474     (18     (1,223
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2013

   $ 296     $ 14,206     $ (2,084   $ 12,418  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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     Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to
Prudential Financial, Inc.
 
     Foreign Currency
Translation
Adjustment
    Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
     Pension and
Postretirement
Unrecognized Net
Periodic Benefit
(Cost)
    Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
     (in millions)  

Balance, December 31, 2011

   $ 1,107     $ 5,805      $ (1,667   $ 5,245  

Change in component during period(2)

     (141     1,901        38       1,798  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

   $ 966     $ 7,706      $ (1,629   $ 7,043  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes cash flow hedges of $(79) million and $(257) million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and $(126) million and $(55) million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(2) Net of taxes.

 

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

     Three months ended
March 31, 2013
    Affected line item in Consolidated Statements
of Operations
     (in millions)      

Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)(2):

    

Foreign currency translation adjustment:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   $ (1   Realized investment gains (losses), net

Other income

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     0    
  

 

 

   

Total foreign currency translation adjustment

     (1  

Net unrealized investment gains (losses):

    

Cash flow hedges—Interest Rate

     (4   (3)

Cash flow hedges—Currency/Interest rate

     (18   (3)

Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities

     130    

Net unrealized investment gains (losses)—all other

     66    
  

 

 

   

Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)

     174      (4)

Amortization of defined benefit pension items:

    

Prior service cost

     6      (5)

Actuarial gain (loss)

     (37   (5)

Transition obligation

     0      (5)
  

 

 

   

Total amortization of defined benefit pension items

     (31  
  

 

 

   

Total reclassifications for the period

   $ 142    
  

 

 

   

 

(1) All amounts are shown before tax.
(2) Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
(3) See Note 14 for additional information on cash flow hedges.
(4) See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs, future policy benefits and policyholders’ dividends.
(5) See Note 10 for information on employee benefit plans.

 

 

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Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)

 

Net unrealized investment gains and losses on securities classified as available-for-sale and certain other long-term investments and other assets are included in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a component of AOCI. Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from “Other comprehensive income (loss)” those items that are included as part of “Net income” for a period that had been part of “Other comprehensive income (loss)” in earlier periods. The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains and losses, are as follows:

 

Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturity Securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized

 

    Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses) on
Investments
    Deferred Policy
Acquisition
Costs, Deferred
Sales
Inducements,
and Value of
Business
Acquired
    Future
Policy
Benefits
    Policyholders’
Dividends
    Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
    (in millions)  

Balance, December 31, 2012

  $ (194   $ 3     $ 3     $ 139     $ 18     $ (31

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period

    177             (62     115  

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income

    40             (14     26  

Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(1)

    0             0       0  

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and value of business acquired

      (4         1       (3

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits

        2         (1     1  

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends

          (67     23       (44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2013

  $ 23     $ (1   $ 5     $ 72     $ (35   $ 64  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents “transfers in” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

 

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All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses in AOCI

 

    Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses) on
Investments(1)
    Deferred Policy
Acquisition
Costs, Deferred
Sales
Inducements,
and Value of
Business
Acquired
    Future
Policy
Benefits
    Policyholders’
Dividends
    Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
    (in millions)  

Balance, December 31, 2012

  $ 25,151     $ (1,228   $ (1,144   $ (5,627   $ (5,719   $ 11,433  

Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period

    3,934             (1,352     2,582  

Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income

    (214           75       (139

Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income(2)

    0             0       0  

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and value of business acquired

      81           (25     56  

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits

        246         (89     157  

Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends

          83       (30     53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2013

  $ 28,871     $ (1,147   $ (898   $ (5,544   $ (7,140   $ 14,142  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 14 for information on cash flow hedges.
(2) Represents “transfers out” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

 

8. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company has outstanding two separate classes of common stock. The Common Stock reflects the performance of the Financial Services Businesses and the Class B Stock reflects the performance of the Closed Block Business. Accordingly, earnings per share is calculated separately for each of these two classes of common stock.

 

Net income for the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business is determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP and includes general and administrative expenses charged to each of the respective businesses based on the Company’s methodology for the allocation of such expenses. Cash flows between the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business related to administrative expenses are determined by a policy servicing fee arrangement that is based upon insurance and policies in force and statutory cash

 

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premiums. To the extent reported administrative expenses vary from these cash flow amounts, the differences are recorded, on an after tax basis, as direct equity adjustments to the equity balances of the businesses.

 

The direct equity adjustments modify the earnings available to each of the classes of common stock for earnings per share purposes.

 

Common Stock

 

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations for the three months ended March 31, is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2013     2012  
     Income     Weighted
Average
Shares
     Per Share
Amount
    Income     Weighted
Average
Shares
     Per Share
Amount
 
     (in millions, except per share amounts)  

Basic and diluted earnings per share(1)

              

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Financial Services Businesses

   $ (680        $ (956     

Direct equity adjustment

     4            8       

Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     42            11       

Less: Earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards

     2            0       
  

 

 

        

 

 

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Financial Services Businesses available to holders of Common Stock after direct equity adjustment

   $ (720     464.3      $ (1.55   $ (959     469.2      $ (2.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, weighted average shares for basic earnings per share is also used for calculating diluted earnings per share, as all potential common shares are antidilutive due to the loss from continuing operations available to holders of Common Stock after direct equity adjustment.

 

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are participating securities and included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Under this method, earnings of the Financial Services Businesses attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. are allocated between Common Stock and the participating awards, as if the awards were a second class of stock. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, undistributed earnings were not allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards as these awards do not participate in losses. The computation of earnings per share of Common Stock excludes the dilutive impact of participating unvested share-based awards based on the application of the two-class method.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, 20.4 million options and 5.1 million shares related to deferred and long-term compensation programs, weighted for the portion of the period they were outstanding, are considered antidilutive as a result of the loss from continuing operations available to holders of Common Stock after direct equity adjustment. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, 20.7 million options and 5.8 million shares related to deferred and long-term compensation programs, weighted for the portion of the period they

 

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were outstanding, are considered antidilutive as a result of the loss from continuing operations available to holders of Common Stock after direct equity adjustment.

 

In September 2009, the Company issued $500 million of surplus notes with an interest rate of 5.36% per annum which are exchangeable at the option of the note holders for shares of Common Stock. The exchange rate used in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the surplus notes is 10.1235 shares of Common Stock per each $1,000 principal amount of surplus notes. In calculating diluted earnings per share under the if-converted method, the potential shares that would be issued assuming a hypothetical exchange, weighted for the period the notes are outstanding, is added to the denominator, and interest expense, net of tax, are added to the numerator, if the overall effect is dilutive. As discussed above, the diluted weighted average shares were equal to the basic weighted average shares for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 as all potential common shares were antidilutive due to the loss from continuing operations available to holders of Common Stock after direct equity adjustment.

 

Class B Stock

 

Income from continuing operations per share of Class B Stock for the three months ended March 31, are presented below. There are no potentially dilutive shares associated with the Class B Stock.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2013      2012  
     Income      Weighted
Average
Shares
     Per Share
Amount
     Income      Weighted
Average
Shares
     Per Share
Amount
 
     (in millions, except per share amounts)  

Basic earnings per share

                 

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Closed Block Business

   $ 15            $ 21        

Less: Direct equity adjustment

     4              8        
  

 

 

          

 

 

       

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the Closed Block Business available to holders of Class B Stock after direct equity adjustment

   $ 11        2.0      $ 5.50      $ 13        2.0      $ 6.50  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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9. SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Short-term Debt

 

The table below presents the Company’s short-term debt as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Commercial paper:

    

Prudential Financial

   $ 233     $ 113  

Prudential Funding, LLC

     731       359  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal commercial paper

     964       472  

Other notes payable(1)

     100       100  

Current portion of long-term debt(2)

     1,164       1,912  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total short-term debt(3)

   $ 2,228     $ 2,484  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental short-term debt information:

    

Portion of commercial paper borrowings due overnight

   $ 273     $ 156  

Daily average commercial paper outstanding

   $ 1,131     $ 1,194  

Weighted average maturity of outstanding commercial paper, in days

     17       21  

Weighted average interest rate on outstanding short-term debt(4)

     0.22     0.28

 

(1) Includes collateralized borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York of $100 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, discussed in more detail below.
(2) Includes limited and non-recourse borrowings of Prudential Holdings, LLC attributable to the Closed Block Business of $75 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
(3) Includes Prudential Financial debt of $872 million and $1,847 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
(4) Excludes the current portion of long-term debt.

 

Commercial Paper

 

Prudential Financial has a commercial paper program with an authorized capacity of $3.0 billion. Prudential Financial commercial paper borrowings generally have been used to fund the working capital needs of Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries.

 

Prudential Funding, LLC (“Prudential Funding”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Insurance, has a commercial paper program with an authorized capacity of $7.0 billion. Prudential Funding commercial paper borrowings generally have served as an additional source of financing to meet the working capital needs of Prudential Insurance and its subsidiaries. Prudential Funding also lends to other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial up to limits agreed with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, or NJDOBI. Prudential Funding maintains a support agreement with Prudential Insurance whereby Prudential Insurance has agreed to maintain Prudential Funding’s tangible net worth at a positive level. Additionally, Prudential Financial has issued a subordinated guarantee covering Prudential Funding’s commercial paper program.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

 

Prudential Insurance is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York or FHLBNY. Membership allows Prudential Insurance access to the FHLBNY’s financial services, including the ability to obtain collateralized loans and to issue collateralized funding agreements. Under applicable law, the funding agreements issued to the FHLBNY have priority claim status above debt holders of Prudential Insurance. FHLBNY borrowings and funding agreements are collateralized by qualifying mortgage-related assets or U.S. Treasury

 

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securities, the fair value of which must be maintained at certain specified levels relative to outstanding borrowings. FHLBNY membership requires Prudential Insurance to own member stock and borrowings require the purchase of activity-based stock in an amount equal to 4.5% of outstanding borrowings. Under FHLBNY guidelines, if Prudential Insurance’s financial strength ratings decline below A/A2/A Stable by S&P/Moody’s/Fitch, respectively, and the FHLBNY does not receive written assurances from the NJDOBI regarding Prudential Insurance’s solvency, new borrowings from the FHLBNY would be limited to a term of 90 days or less. Currently there are no restrictions on the term of borrowings from the FHLBNY.

 

NJDOBI permits Prudential Insurance to pledge collateral to the FHLBNY in an amount of up to 5% of its prior year-end statutory net admitted assets, excluding separate account assets. Based on Prudential Insurance’s statutory net admitted assets as of December 31, 2012, the 5% limitation equates to a maximum amount of pledged assets of $8.1 billion and an estimated maximum borrowing capacity (after taking into account required collateralization levels and purchases of activity-based stock) of approximately $6.6 billion, of which $2.3 billion was outstanding. Nevertheless, FHLBNY borrowings are subject to the FHLBNY’s discretion and to the availability of qualifying assets at Prudential Insurance.

 

As of March 31, 2013, Prudential Insurance had pledged qualifying assets with a fair value of $2.8 billion that supported outstanding collateralized advances and collateralized funding agreements. As of March 31, 2013, $100 million of the FHLBNY outstanding advances is reflected in “Short-term debt” and matures in December 2013 and $280 million is in “Long-term debt” and matures in December 2015. Outstanding collateralized funding agreements, which totaled $1,947 million at March 31, 2013, are included in “Policyholders’ account balances.” The fair value of qualifying assets that were available to Prudential Insurance but not pledged amounted to $3.3 billion as of March 31, 2013.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

 

Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company, or PRIAC, is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston or FHLBB. Membership allows PRIAC access to collateralized advances which will be classified in “Short-term debt” or “Long-term debt,” depending on the maturity date of the obligation. PRIAC’s membership in FHLBB requires the ownership of member stock and borrowings from FHLBB require the purchase of activity-based stock in an amount between 3.0% and 4.5% of outstanding borrowings depending on the maturity date of the obligation. As of March 31, 2013, PRIAC had no advances outstanding under the FHLBB facility.

 

The Connecticut Department of Insurance, or CTDOI, permits PRIAC to pledge up to $2.6 billion in qualifying assets to secure FHLBB borrowings through December 31, 2013. PRIAC must seek re-approval from CTDOI prior to borrowing additional funds after that date. Based on available eligible assets as of March 31, 2013, PRIAC had an estimated maximum borrowing capacity, after taking into consideration required collateralization levels and required purchases of activity-based FHLBB stock, of approximately $1.9 billion.

 

Credit Facilities

 

As of March 31, 2013, Prudential Financial and Prudential Funding maintained an aggregate of $3,750 million of unsecured committed credit facilities consisting of a $2,000 million five-year facility expiring in December 2016 that has Prudential Financial as borrower and a $1,750 million three-year facility expiring in December 2014 that has both Prudential Financial and Prudential Funding as borrowers. Each of the facilities may be used for general corporate purposes, including as backup liquidity for the Company’s commercial paper programs discussed above. As of March 31, 2013, there were no outstanding borrowings under either credit

 

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facility. Prudential Financial expects that it may continue to borrow under the five-year credit facility from time to time to fund its working capital needs and those of its subsidiaries. In addition, up to $300 million of the five-year facility may be drawn in the form of standby letters of credit that can be used to meet the Company’s operating needs.

 

The credit facilities contain representations and warranties, covenants and events of default that are customary for facilities of this type; however, borrowings under the facilities are not contingent on the Company’s credit ratings nor subject to material adverse change clauses. Borrowings under the credit facilities are conditioned on the continued satisfaction of other customary conditions, including the maintenance at all times of consolidated net worth, relating to the Company’s Financial Services Businesses only, of at least $18.985 billion, which for this purpose is calculated as U.S. GAAP equity, excluding AOCI and excluding equity of noncontrolling interests. As of March 31, 2013, the consolidated net worth of the Company’s Financial Services Businesses exceeded the minimum amount required to borrow under the credit facilities.

 

Long-term Debt

 

Senior Notes

 

Medium-term notes. Prudential Financial maintains a Medium-term Notes, Series D program under its shelf registration statement with an authorized issuance capacity of $20 billion. As of March 31, 2013, the outstanding balance of medium-term notes under this program was $12.1 billion, a decrease of $1.1 billion from December 31, 2012, due to maturities during the quarter.

 

Retail medium-term notes. Prudential Financial maintains a retail medium-term notes program, including the InterNotes® program, under its shelf registration statement with an authorized issuance capacity of $5.0 billion. As of March 31, 2013, the outstanding balance of retail notes was $888 million. In April 2013, the Company redeemed $430 million of its outstanding retail notes.

 

Junior Subordinated Notes

 

Prudential Financial’s junior subordinated notes outstanding are considered hybrid securities that receive enhanced equity treatment from the rating agencies. Junior subordinated notes outstanding, along with their key terms, are as follows:

 

Issue Date

  Principal
Amount
    Initial
Interest
Rate
  Investor
Type
  Optional
Redemption
Date(1)
  Interest Rate
Subsequent to
Optional
Redemption Date
  Scheduled
Maturity Date
  Final
Maturity Date
    (in millions)                          

June 2008

  $ 600     8.875%   Institutional   6/15/18   LIBOR + 5.00%   6/15/38   6/15/68

July 2008

  $ 920     9.000%   Retail   6/15/13   9.000%   6/15/38   6/15/68

August 2012

  $ 1,000     5.875%   Institutional   9/15/22   LIBOR + 4.175%   n/a   9/15/42

November 2012

  $ 1,500     5.625%   Institutional   6/15/23   LIBOR + 3.920%   n/a   6/15/43

December 2012

  $ 575     5.750%   Retail   12/4/17   5.750%   n/a   12/15/52

March 2013

  $ 710     5.700%   Retail   3/15/18   5.700%   n/a   3/15/53

March 2013

  $ 500     5.200%   Institutional   3/15/24   LIBOR + 3.040%   n/a   3/15/44

 

(1) Represents the initial date on which the notes can be redeemed at par solely at the option of the Company, subject in the case of the 8.875% notes to compliance with the replacement capital covenant described below.

 

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Prudential Financial has the right to defer interest payments on these notes for specified periods, typically 5-10 years without resulting in a default, during which time interest will be compounded. On or after the optional redemption dates, Prudential Financial may redeem the notes at par plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prior to those optional redemption dates, redemptions generally are subject to a make-whole price; however, the Company may redeem the notes prior to these dates at par upon the occurrence of certain events, such as, for the notes issued in 2012 and 2013, a future change in the regulatory capital treatment of the notes with respect to the Company. Prudential Financial intends to redeem the $920 million 9.0% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2068 on or after the optional redemption date in June 2013. As a result, the Company has accelerated its recognition of unamortized bond issuance costs over the remaining life to the expected call date.

 

As of March 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants related to its short-term and long-term debt.

 

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

Pension and Other Postretirement Plans

 

The Company has funded and non-funded contributory and non-contributory defined benefit pension plans, which cover substantially all of its employees. For some employees, benefits are based on final average earnings and length of service, while benefits for other employees are based on an account balance that takes into consideration age, service and earnings during their career.

 

The Company provides certain health care and life insurance benefits for its retired employees, their beneficiaries and covered dependents (“other postretirement benefits”). The health care plan is contributory; the life insurance plan is non-contributory. Substantially all of the Company’s U.S. employees may become eligible to receive other postretirement benefits if they retire after age 55 with at least 10 years of service or under certain circumstances after age 50 with at least 20 years of continuous service.

 

Net periodic (benefit) cost included in “General and administrative expenses” includes the following components:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     Pension Benefits     Other Postretirement
Benefits
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Components of net periodic (benefit) cost

        

Service cost

   $ 65     $ 61     $ 4     $ 3  

Interest cost

     110       119       22       25  

Expected return on plan assets

     (192     (202     (21     (21

Amortization of prior service cost

     (3     3       (3     (3

Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net

     23       11       14       14  

Special termination benefits

     2       2       0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic (benefit) cost

   $ 5     $ (6   $ 16     $ 18  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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11. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Segments

 

The Company has organized its principal operations into the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business. Within the Financial Services Businesses, the Company operates through three divisions, which together encompass six reportable segments. Businesses that are not sufficiently material to warrant separate disclosure and divested businesses are included in Corporate and Other operations within the Financial Services Businesses. Collectively, the businesses that comprise the three operating divisions and Corporate and Other are referred to as the Financial Services Businesses.

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

In managing the Financial Services Businesses, the Company analyzes the operating performance of each segment using “adjusted operating income.” Adjusted operating income does not equate to “income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” or “net income” as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP but is the measure of segment profit or loss used by the Company to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources, and consistent with authoritative guidance, is the measure of segment performance presented below. Adjusted operating income is calculated by adjusting each segment’s “income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” for the following items, which are described in greater detail below:

 

   

realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments;

 

   

net investment gains and losses on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities and changes in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes;

 

   

the contribution to income/loss of divested businesses that have been or will be sold or exited, including businesses that have been placed in wind down status, but that did not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP; and

 

   

equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests.

 

These items are important to an understanding of overall results of operations. Adjusted operating income is not a substitute for income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the Company’s definition of adjusted operating income may differ from that used by other companies. However, the Company believes that the presentation of adjusted operating income as measured for management purposes enhances the understanding of results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability factors of the Financial Services Businesses.

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net

 

Adjusted operating income excludes “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” except for certain items described below. Significant activity excluded from adjusted operating income includes impairments and credit-related gains and losses from sales of securities, the timing of which depends largely on market credit cycles and can vary considerably across periods, and interest rate-related gains and losses from sales of securities, which are largely subject to the Company’s discretion and influenced by market opportunities, as well as the Company’s tax and capital profile. Additionally, certain gains and losses pertaining to derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are also excluded from adjusted operating income. Trends in the underlying profitability of the Company’s businesses can be more clearly identified without the fluctuating effects of these transactions.

 

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The following table sets forth the components of “Realized investment gains (losses), net” that are included in adjusted operating income and, as a result, are reflected as adjustments to “Realized investment gains (losses), net” for purposes of calculating adjusted operating income:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
       2013(1)          2012(1)    
     (in millions)  

Net gains (losses) from:

  

Terminated hedges of foreign currency earnings

   $ 36      $ (27

Current period yield adjustments

   $ 102      $ 68  

Principal source of earnings

   $ 26      $ 3  

 

(1) In addition to the items in the table above, “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” includes $16 million and $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, of “Realized investment gains (losses)” related to divested businesses.

 

Terminated Hedges of Foreign Currency Earnings. The amounts shown in the table above primarily reflect the impact of an intercompany arrangement between Corporate and Other operations and the International Insurance segment, pursuant to which the non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings in all countries for a particular year, including its interim reporting periods, are translated at fixed currency exchange rates. The fixed rates are determined in connection with a currency hedging program designed to mitigate the risk that unfavorable rate changes will reduce the segment’s U.S. dollar equivalent earnings. Pursuant to this program, the Company’s Corporate and Other operations may execute forward currency contracts with third parties to sell the net exposure of projected earnings from the hedged currency in exchange for U.S. dollars at a specified exchange rate. The maturities of these contracts correspond with the future periods in which the identified non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings are expected to be generated. These contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting under U.S. GAAP, so the resulting profits or losses are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” When the contracts are terminated in the same period that the expected earnings emerge, the resulting positive or negative cash flow effect is included in adjusted operating income.

 

Current Period Yield Adjustments. The Company uses interest rate and currency swaps and other derivatives to manage interest and currency exchange rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities, including duration mismatches. For derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, the periodic swap settlements, as well as certain other derivative related yield adjustments are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”, and are included in adjusted operating income to reflect the after-hedge yield of the underlying instruments. In certain instances, when these derivative contracts are terminated or offset before their final maturity, the resulting realized gains or losses are recognized in adjusted operating income over periods that generally approximate the expected terms of the derivatives or underlying instruments in order for adjusted operating income to reflect the after-hedge yield of the underlying instruments. Included in the amounts shown in the table above are gains on certain derivatives contracts that were terminated or offset in prior periods of $18 million and $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Additionally, as of March 31, 2013, there was a $557 million deferred net gain related to certain derivative contracts that were terminated or offset in prior periods, primarily in the International Insurance segment.

 

Principal Source of Earnings. The Company conducts certain activities for which realized investment gains and losses are a principal source of earnings for its businesses and therefore included in adjusted operating income, particularly within the Company’s Asset Management segment. For example, Asset Management’s strategic investing business makes investments for sale or syndication to other investors or for placement or co-investment in the Company’s managed funds and structured products. The realized investment gains and losses associated with the sale of these strategic investments, as well as related derivative results, are a principal activity

 

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for this business and included in adjusted operating income. In addition, the realized investment gains and losses associated with loans originated by the Company’s commercial mortgage operations, as well as related derivative results and retained mortgage servicing rights, are a principal activity for this business and included in adjusted operating income.

 

Other items reflected as adjustments to Realized investment gains (losses), net

 

The following table sets forth certain other items excluded from adjusted operating income and reflected as an adjustment to “Realized investment gains (losses), net” for purposes of calculating adjusted operating income:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Net gains (losses) from:

  

Other trading account assets

   $ 49     $ 66  

Foreign currency exchange movements

   $ (2,465   $ (1,379

Other activities

   $ 111     $ 21  

 

Other Trading Account Assets. The Company has certain investments in its general account portfolios that are classified as trading. These trading investments are carried at fair value and included in “Other trading account assets, at fair value” on the Company’s statements of financial position. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are recorded in “Asset management fees and other income.” Consistent with the exclusion of realized investment gains and losses with respect to other investments managed on a consistent basis, the net gains or losses on these investments are excluded from adjusted operating income.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Movements. The Company has certain assets and liabilities for which, under U.S. GAAP, the changes in value, including those associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates during the period, are recorded in “Asset management fees and other income.” To the extent the foreign currency exposure on these assets and liabilities is economically hedged or considered part of the Company’s capital funding strategies for its international subsidiaries, the change in value included in “Asset management fees and other income” is excluded from adjusted operating income. The amounts in the table above are largely driven by non-yen denominated insurance liabilities in the Company’s Japanese insurance operations. The insurance liabilities are supported by investments denominated in corresponding currencies, including a significant portion designated as available-for-sale. While these non-yen denominated assets and liabilities are economically hedged, under U.S. GAAP, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments, including those arising from foreign currency exchange rate movements, are recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),” while the non-yen denominated liabilities are re-measured for foreign currency exchange rate movements, and the related change in value is recorded in earnings within “Asset management fees and other income.” Due to this non-economic volatility that is reflected in U.S. GAAP earnings, the change in value recorded within “Asset management fee and other income” is excluded from adjusted operating income.

 

Other Activities. The Company excludes certain other items from adjusted operating income that are consistent with similar adjustments described above. The significant items within other activities shown in the table above included the following:

 

In connection with disputes arising out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition filed by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the Company previously recorded losses related to a portion of its counterparty exposure on derivative transactions it had previously held with Lehman Brothers and its affiliates. In the first quarter of 2013,

 

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the Company recorded a $117 million estimated recovery related to this matter, which is recorded within “Asset management fees and other income” within the Company’s Corporate and Other operations. Consistent with the exclusion of credit-related losses recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”, the impact of this estimated recovery is excluded from adjusted operating income.

 

The Company records an adjustment for non-performance risk that relates to the uncollateralized portion of certain derivative contracts between a subsidiary of the Company and third parties. These adjustments are recorded within “Asset management fees and other income.” Consistent with the exclusion of the mark-to-market on derivatives recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net”, the impact of the non-performance risk is excluded from adjusted operating income. The net impact of the non-performance risk was to exclude from adjusted operating income net losses of $2 million and net gains of $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Related charges

 

Charges that relate to realized investment gains and losses are also excluded from adjusted operating income, and include the following:

 

   

The portion of the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, value of business acquired, unearned revenue reserves and deferred sales inducements for certain products that is related to net realized investment gains and losses.

 

   

Policyholder dividends and interest credited to policyholders’ account balances that relate to certain foreign life policies and certain domestic group life policies, respectively, that pass back certain realized investment gains and losses to the policyholder, and reserves for future policy benefits for certain policies where cash flows are affected by net realized investment gains and losses.

 

   

Market value adjustments paid or received upon a contractholder’s surrender of certain of the Company’s annuity products as these amounts mitigate the net realized investment gains or losses incurred upon the disposition of the underlying invested assets.

 

Investment gains and losses on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities and changes in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes

 

Certain products included in the Retirement and International Insurance segments are experience-rated in that investment results associated with these products are expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. The majority of investments supporting these experience-rated products are classified as trading and are carried at fair value, with realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in “Asset management fees and other income.” To a lesser extent, these experience-rated products are also supported by derivatives and commercial mortgage and other loans. The derivatives are carried at fair value, with realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The commercial mortgage and other loans are carried at unpaid principal, net of unamortized discounts and an allowance for losses, with gains and losses on sales and changes in the valuation allowance for commercial mortgage and other loans reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

 

Adjusted operating income excludes net investment gains and losses on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, which is consistent with the exclusion of realized investment gains and losses with respect to other investments supporting insurance liabilities managed on a consistent basis. In addition, to be consistent with the historical treatment of charges related to realized investment gains and losses on investments, adjusted operating income also excludes the change in contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes in the pool of

 

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investments (including changes in the fair value of commercial mortgage and other loans) supporting these experience-rated contracts, which are reflected in “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.” These adjustments are in addition to the exclusion from adjusted operating income of net investment gains and losses on the related derivatives and commercial mortgage and other loans through “Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments,” as discussed above. The result of this approach is that adjusted operating income for these products includes net fee revenue and interest spread the Company earns on these experience-rated contracts, and excludes changes in fair value of the pool of investments, both realized and unrealized, that are expected to ultimately accrue to the contractholders.

 

Divested businesses

 

The contribution to income/loss of divested businesses that have been or will be sold or exited, including businesses that have been placed in wind down, but that did not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP, are excluded from adjusted operating income as the results of divested businesses are not relevant to understanding the Company’s ongoing operating results.

 

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, on a pre-tax basis, are included in adjusted operating income as these results are a principal source of earnings. These earnings are reflected on a U.S. GAAP basis on an after-tax basis as a separate line on the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests are excluded from adjusted operating income. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests represents the portion of earnings from consolidated entities that relates to the equity interests of minority investors, and are reflected on a U.S. GAAP basis as a separate line on the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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The summary below reconciles adjusted operating income before income taxes for the Financial Services Businesses to income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Adjusted Operating Income before income taxes for Financial Services Businesses by Segment:

    

Individual Annuities

   $ 372     $ 421  

Retirement

     228       156  

Asset Management

     175       128  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division

     775       705  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Individual Life

     137       112  

Group Insurance

     9       (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance Division

     146       72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Insurance

     877       597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total International Insurance Division

     877       597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate Operations

     (314     (326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate and Other

     (314     (326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Income before income taxes for Financial Services Businesses

     1,484       1,048  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

    

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (3,305     (2,716

Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net

     302       878  

Investment gains (losses) on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

     95       234  

Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes

     (143     (246

Divested businesses

     33       4  

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (30     5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures for Financial Services Businesses

     (1,564     (793
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures for Closed Block Business

     19       30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ (1,545   $ (763
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division and U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance Division results reflect deferred policy acquisition costs as if the individual annuity business and group insurance business were stand-alone operations. The elimination of intersegment costs capitalized in accordance with this policy is included in consolidating adjustments within Corporate and Other operations.

 

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The summary below presents revenues for the Company’s reportable segments:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Financial Services Businesses:

    

Individual Annuities

   $ 1,068     $ 958  

Retirement

     1,336       1,107  

Asset Management

     674       567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division

     3,078       2,632  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Individual Life

     1,155       776  

Group Insurance

     1,402       1,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance Division

     2,557       2,167  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Insurance

     6,350       5,817  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total International Insurance Division

     6,350       5,817  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate Operations

     (151     (121
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate and Other

     (151     (121
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     11,834       10,495  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciling items:

    

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (3,305     (2,717

Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net

     (69     (29

Investment gains (losses) on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

     95       234  

Divested businesses

     183       171  

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (72     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Financial Services Businesses

     8,666       8,148  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed Block Business

     1,519       1,475  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total per Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

   $ 10,185     $ 9,623  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The Asset Management segment revenues include intersegment revenues primarily consisting of asset-based management and administration fees as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
       2013          2012    
     (in millions)  

Asset Management segment intersegment revenues

   $ 151      $ 132  

 

Management has determined the intersegment revenues with reference to market rates. Intersegment revenues are eliminated in consolidation in Corporate and Other.

 

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The summary below presents total assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Individual Annuities

   $ 152,192      $ 146,893  

Retirement

     168,297        168,262  

Asset Management

     42,969        41,909  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division

     363,458        357,064  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Individual Life

     60,306        47,371  

Group Insurance

     39,378        38,754  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance Division

     99,684        86,125  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

International Insurance

     176,310        183,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total International Insurance Division

     176,310        183,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate Operations

     13,882        12,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Corporate and Other

     13,882        12,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Financial Services Businesses

     653,334        639,308  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closed Block Business

     70,763        69,990  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 724,097      $ 709,298  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

12. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company’s liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties which relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other taxing authorities. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. Generally, for tax years which produce net operating losses, capital losses or tax credit carryforwards (“tax attributes”), the statute of limitations does not close, to the extent of these tax attributes, until the expiration of the statute of limitations for the tax year in which they are fully utilized. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes. The statute of limitations for the 2004 through 2006 tax years will expire in November 2013, unless extended. The statute of limitations for the 2007 through 2009 tax years will expire in December 2013, unless extended. Tax years 2010 through 2012 are still open for IRS examination.

 

The Company does not anticipate any significant changes within the next 12 months to its total unrecognized tax benefits related to tax years for which the statute of limitations has not expired.

 

The dividends received deduction (“DRD”) reduces the amount of dividend income subject to U.S. tax and is a significant component of the difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate of 35%. The DRD for the current period was estimated using information from 2012, current year results, and was adjusted to take into account the current year’s equity market performance. The actual current year DRD can vary from the estimate based on factors such as, but not limited to, changes in the amount of dividends received that are eligible for the DRD, changes in the amount of distributions received from mutual fund investments, changes in the account balances of variable life and annuity contracts, and the Company’s taxable income before the DRD.

 

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In August 2007, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2007-54, which included, among other items, guidance on the methodology to be followed in calculating the DRD related to variable life insurance and annuity contracts. In September 2007, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2007-61. Revenue Ruling 2007-61 suspended Revenue Ruling 2007-54 and informed taxpayers that the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS intend to address through new guidance the issues considered in Revenue Ruling 2007-54, including the methodology to be followed in determining the DRD related to variable life insurance and annuity contracts. In May 2010, the IRS issued an Industry Director Directive (“IDD”) confirming that the methodology for calculating the DRD set forth in Revenue Ruling 2007-54 should not be followed. The IDD also confirmed that the IRS guidance issued before Revenue Ruling 2007-54, which guidance the Company relied upon in calculating its DRD, should be used to determine the DRD. For the last several years, the revenue proposals included in the Obama Administration’s budgets included a proposal that would change the method used to determine the amount of the DRD. A change in the DRD, including the possible retroactive or prospective elimination of this deduction through guidance or legislation, could increase actual tax expense and reduce the Company’s consolidated net income. These activities had no impact on the Company’s 2012 or first quarter 2013 results.

 

For tax years 2007 through 2012, the Company is participating in the IRS’s Compliance Assurance Program (“CAP”). Under CAP, the IRS assigns an examination team to review completed transactions contemporaneously during these tax years in order to reach agreement with the Company on how they should be reported in the tax returns. If disagreements arise, accelerated resolutions programs are available to resolve the disagreements in a timely manner before the tax returns are filed. It is management’s expectation this program will shorten the time period between the filing of the Company’s federal income tax returns and the IRS’s completion of its examination of the returns.

 

Total income tax expense includes additional tax expense related to the realization of deferred tax assets recorded in the Statement of Financial Position as of the acquisition date for Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Prudential Gibraltar”) and the Star and Edison Businesses. The balance of additional U.S. GAAP tax expense to be recognized in the future related to the utilization of opening balance sheet deferred tax assets is as follows:

 

     Prudential
Gibraltar
    Star and
Edison
Businesses
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Opening balance sheet deferred tax assets after valuation allowance that will result in additional tax expense

   $ 56     $ 678      $ 734  

Additional tax expense (benefit) recognized in the Statement of Operations:

       

2009

     13       0        13  

2010

     6       0        6  

2011

     (29     252        223  

2012

     51       333        384  

Three months 2013

     15       93        108  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     56       678        734  

Additional tax expense recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

     0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional tax expense to be recognized in future periods

   $ 0     $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

On January 1, 2012, the Star and Edison Businesses merged into Gibraltar Life. The majority of additional U.S. tax expense recognized in 2012 is a result of the merger. During 2013, the Company changed its repatriation assumption for Gibraltar Life and Prudential Gibraltar. As a result, the Company recorded an additional U.S. tax expense of $108 million in the first quarter of 2013.

 

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13. FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

Fair Value Measurement—Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1—Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 assets and liabilities primarily include certain cash equivalents and short term investments, equity securities and derivative contracts that trade on an active exchange market.

 

Level 2—Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and other market observable inputs. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include: fixed maturities (corporate public and private bonds, most government securities, certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, etc.), certain equity securities (mutual funds, which do not actively trade and are priced based on a net asset value), certain commercial mortgage loans, short-term investments and certain cash equivalents (primarily commercial paper), and certain over-the-counter derivatives.

 

Level 3—Fair value is based on at least one or more significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The assets and liabilities in this category may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value. The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities primarily include: certain private fixed maturities and equity securities, certain manually priced public equity securities and fixed maturities, certain highly structured over-the-counter derivative contracts, certain commercial mortgage loans, certain consolidated real estate funds for which the Company is the general partner, and embedded derivatives resulting from certain products with guaranteed benefits.

 

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Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level—The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.

 

     As of March 31, 2013  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Netting(1)     Total  
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:

             

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

   $ 0      $ 16,354      $ 0      $        $ 16,354  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     0        3,905        0          3,905  

Foreign government bonds

     0        84,832        1          84,833  

Corporate securities

     0        161,751        1,582          163,333  

Asset-backed securities

     0        7,244        3,797          11,041  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     0        12,111        175          12,286  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     0        8,620        10          8,630  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     0        294,817        5,565          300,382  

Trading account assets:(2)

             

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

     0        201        0          201  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     0        249        0          249  

Foreign government bonds

     3        710        0          713  

Corporate securities

     0        14,297        102          14,399  

Asset-backed securities

     0        876        385          1,261  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     0        2,476        31          2,507  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     0        1,929        2          1,931  

Equity securities

     1,223        215        998          2,436  

All other(3)

     658        12,404        15        (9,022     4,055  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     1,884        33,357        1,533        (9,022     27,752  

Equity securities, available-for-sale

     6,140        2,476        302          8,918  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     0        678        48          726  

Other long-term investments

     96        176        1,037        48       1,357  

Short-term investments

     4,005        2,232        0          6,237  

Cash equivalents

     3,474        6,427        0          9,901  

Other assets

     3        225        6          234  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal excluding separate account assets

     15,602        340,388        8,491        (8,974     355,507  

Separate account assets(4)

     44,813        200,511        20,984          266,308  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 60,415      $ 540,899      $ 29,475      $ (8,974   $ 621,815  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future policy benefits

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,900      $        $ 1,900  

Other liabilities

     0        7,708        0        (7,419     289  

Notes of consolidated VIEs

     0        0        1,768          1,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 0      $ 7,708      $ 3,668      $ (7,419   $ 3,957  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     As of December 31, 2012  
     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Netting(1)     Total  
     (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:

            

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

   $ 0     $ 17,386      $ 0      $        $ 17,386  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     0       3,452        0          3,452  

Foreign government bonds

     0       88,290        0          88,290  

Corporate securities

     0       157,701        1,630          159,331  

Asset-backed securities

     0       7,633        3,703          11,336  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     0       11,813        124          11,937  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     0       9,593        11          9,604  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     0       295,868        5,468          301,336  

Trading account assets:(2)

            

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies

     0       287        0          287  

Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions

     0       259        0          259  

Foreign government bonds

     2       767        0          769  

Corporate securities

     0       13,609        134          13,743  

Asset-backed securities

     0       923        431          1,354  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     0       2,298        8          2,306  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     0       2,024        2          2,026  

Equity securities

     1,198       181        1,098          2,477  

All other(3)

     664       13,371        25        (10,363     3,697  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

     1,864       33,719        1,698        (10,363     26,918  

Equity securities, available-for-sale

     5,518       2,429        330          8,277  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     0       114        48          162  

Other long-term investments

     (57     141        1,053        246       1,383  

Short-term investments

     3,519       2,871        0          6,390  

Cash equivalents

     3,105       10,495        0          13,600  

Other assets

     78       109        8          195  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal excluding separate account assets

     14,027       345,746        8,605        (10,117     358,261  

Separate account assets(4)

     39,362       192,760        21,132          253,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 53,389     $ 538,506      $ 29,737      $ (10,117   $ 611,515  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future policy benefits

   $ 0     $ 0      $ 3,348      $        $ 3,348  

Other liabilities

     0       8,121        0        (8,031     90  

Notes of consolidated VIEs

     0       0        1,406          1,406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 0     $ 8,121      $ 4,754      $ (8,031   $ 4,844  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) “Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $1,555 million and $2,086 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty.
(2) Includes Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities and Other Trading Account Assets.
(3) Level 1 represents cash equivalents and short term investments. All other amounts primarily represent derivative assets.
(4) Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account assets classified as Level 3 consist primarily of real estate and real estate investment funds. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

 

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The methods and assumptions the Company uses to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below.

 

Fixed Maturity Securities—The fair values of the Company’s public fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices obtained from independent pricing services. Prices for each security are generally sourced from multiple pricing vendors, and a vendor hierarchy is maintained by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. The Company ultimately uses the price from the pricing service highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy described above, securities with validated quotes from pricing services are generally reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs. If the pricing information received from third party pricing services is not reflective of market activity or other inputs observable in the market, the Company may challenge the price through a formal process with the pricing service. If the pricing service updates the price to be more consistent with the presented market observations, the security remains within Level 2.

 

Internally-developed valuations or indicative broker quotes are also used to determine fair value in circumstances where vendor pricing is not available, or where the Company ultimately concludes that pricing information received from the independent pricing service is not reflective of market activity. If the Company concludes the values from both pricing services and brokers are not reflective of market activity, it may over-ride the information with an internally-developed valuation. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, over-rides on a net basis were not material. Pricing service over-rides, internally-developed valuations and indicative broker quotes are generally included in Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The fair value of private fixed maturities, which are comprised of investments in private placement securities, originated by internal private asset managers, are primarily determined using a discounted cash flow model. If the fair value is determined using pricing inputs that are observable in the market, the securities have been reflected within Level 2; otherwise a Level 3 classification is used.

 

Private fixed maturities also include debt investments in funds that pay a stated coupon and a return based upon the results of the underlying portfolios. The fair values of these securities are determined by reference to the funds’ net asset value (“NAV”). Since the NAV at which the funds trade can be observed by redemption and subscription transactions between third parties, the fair values of these investments have been reflected within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Trading Account Assets—Trading account assets consist primarily of public corporate bonds, treasuries, equity securities and derivatives whose fair values are determined consistent with similar instruments described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” and below under “Equity Securities” and “Derivative Instruments.”

 

Equity Securities—Equity securities consist principally of investments in common and preferred stock of publicly traded companies, perpetual preferred stock, privately traded securities, as well as mutual fund shares. The fair values of most publicly traded equity securities are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Estimated fair values for most privately traded equity securities are determined using discounted cash flow, earnings multiple and other valuation models that require a substantial level of judgment around inputs and therefore are classified within Level 3. The fair values of mutual fund shares that transact regularly (but do not trade in active markets because they are not publicly available) are based on transaction prices of identical fund shares and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of perpetual preferred stock are based on inputs obtained from independent pricing services that are primarily based on indicative broker quotes. As a result, the fair values of perpetual preferred stock are classified as Level 3.

 

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Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans—The fair value of commercial mortgage loans held for investment (i.e. interim portfolio) and accounted for using the fair value option are determined based on the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate, adjusted for the current market spread for similar quality loans. The quality ratings for these loans, a primary determinant of the appropriate credit spread and a significant component of the pricing input, are based on internally-developed estimates. As a result, these loans are included in Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The fair value of other loans held and accounted for using the fair value option is determined utilizing pricing indicators from the whole loan market, where investors are committed to purchase these loans at a pre-determined price, which is considered the principal exit market for these loans. The Company has evaluated the valuation inputs used for these assets, including the existence of pre-determined exit prices, the terms of the loans, prevailing interest rates and credit risk, and deemed that the primary pricing inputs are Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Other Long-Term Investments—Other long-term investments include limited partnerships which are consolidated because the Company is either deemed to exercise control or considered the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. These entities are considered investment companies and follow specialized industry accounting whereby their assets are carried at fair value. The investments held by these entities include various feeder fund investments in underlying master funds (whose underlying holdings generally include public fixed maturities, equity securities and mutual funds), as well as wholly-owned real estate held within other investment funds. The fair value is determined by reference to the underlying direct investments, with publicly traded equity securities based on quoted prices in active markets reflected in Level 1, and public fixed maturities and mutual funds priced via quotes from pricing services or observable data reflected in Level 2. The fair value of investments in funds that are subject to significant liquidity restrictions are reflected in Level 3.

 

The fair value of real estate held in consolidated investment funds is determined through an independent appraisal process. The appraisals generally utilize a discounted cash flow model, supplemented with replacement cost estimates and comparable recent sales data when available. These appraisals and the related assumptions are updated at least annually. Since many of the assumptions utilized are unobservable and are considered to be significant inputs to the valuation, the real estate investments within other long-term investments have been reflected within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The fair value of fund investments, where the fair value option has been elected, is primarily determined by the fund managers. Since the valuations may be based on unobservable market inputs and cannot be validated by the Company, these investments have been included within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Derivative Instruments—Derivatives are recorded at fair value either as assets, within “Other trading account assets,” or “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Other liabilities,” except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The fair values of derivative contracts can be affected by changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, non-performance risk, liquidity and other factors. Liquidity valuation adjustments are made to reflect the cost of exiting significant risk positions, and consider the bid-ask spread, maturity, complexity, and other specific attributes of the underlying derivative position.

 

The Company’s exchange-traded futures and options include Treasury futures, Eurodollar futures, commodity futures, Eurodollar options and commodity options. Exchange-traded futures and options are valued using quoted prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

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The majority of the Company’s derivative positions are traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative market and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. OTC derivatives classified within Level 2 are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market input values from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors and/or recent trading activity. The Company’s policy is to use mid-market pricing in determining its best estimate of fair value. The fair values of most OTC derivatives, including interest rate and cross currency swaps, currency forward contracts, commodity swaps, commodity forward contracts, single name credit default swaps, loan commitments held for sale and to-be-announced (or TBA) forward contracts on highly rated mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government sponsored entities are determined using discounted cash flow models. The fair values of European style option contracts are determined using Black-Scholes option pricing models. These models’ key inputs include the contractual terms of the respective contract, along with significant observable inputs, including interest rates, currency rates, credit spreads, equity prices, index dividend yields, non-performance risk, volatility and other factors.

 

The vast majority of the Company’s derivative agreements are with highly rated major international financial institutions. To reflect the market’s perception of its own and the counterparty’s non-performance risk, the Company incorporates additional spreads over London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) into the discount rate used in determining the fair value of OTC derivative assets and liabilities that are not otherwise collateralized.

 

Derivatives classified as Level 3 include look-back equity options and other structured products. These derivatives are valued based upon models (such as Monte Carlo simulation models and other techniques) with some significant unobservable market inputs or inputs (e.g., interest rates, equity indices, dividend yields, etc.) from less actively traded markets (e.g., model-specific input values, including volatility parameters, etc.). Level 3 methodologies are validated through periodic comparison of the Company’s fair values to broker-dealer values.

 

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments—Cash equivalents and short-term investments include money market instruments, commercial paper and other highly liquid debt instruments. Certain money market instruments are valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible for identical assets and are primarily classified as Level 1. The remaining instruments in this category are generally fair valued based on market observable inputs and these investments have primarily been classified within Level 2.

 

Separate Account Assets—Separate Account Assets include fixed maturity securities, treasuries, equity securities and real estate investments for which values are determined consistent with similar instruments described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities,” “Equity Securities” and “Other Long-Term Investments.”

 

Notes of Consolidated VIEs—The fair values of these notes are based on broker quotes and classified within Level 3. See Note 5 and the Fair Value Option section below for additional information.

 

Other Liabilities—Other liabilities include certain derivative instruments, the fair values of which are determined consistent with similar derivative instruments described above under “Derivative Instruments.”

 

Future Policy Benefits—The liability for future policy benefits primarily includes general account liabilities for the optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts, including guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”), accounted for as embedded derivatives. The fair values of the GMAB, GMWB and GMIWB liabilities are calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. This methodology could result in either a liability or contra-liability balance, given changing

 

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capital market conditions and various policyholder behavior assumptions. Since there is no observable active market for the transfer of these obligations, the valuations are calculated using internally-developed models with option pricing techniques. The models are based on a risk neutral valuation framework and incorporate premiums for risks inherent in valuation techniques, inputs, and the general uncertainty around the timing and amount of future cash flows. The determination of these risk premiums requires the use of management judgment.

 

The significant inputs to the valuation models for these embedded derivatives include capital market assumptions, such as interest rate and implied volatility assumptions, the Company’s market-perceived risk of its own non-performance (“NPR”), as well as actuarially determined assumptions, including contractholder behavior, such as lapse rates, benefit utilization rates, withdrawal rates, and mortality rates. Since many of these assumptions are unobservable and are considered to be significant inputs to the liability valuation, the liability included in future policy benefits has been reflected within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Capital market inputs and actual policyholders’ account values are updated each quarter based on capital market conditions as of the end of the quarter, including interest rates, equity markets and implied volatility. In the risk neutral valuation, interest rates are used to both grow the policyholders’ account values and discount all projected future cash flows. The Company’s discount rate assumption is based on the LIBOR swap curve adjusted for an additional spread over LIBOR to reflect NPR.

 

Actuarial assumptions, including contractholder behavior and mortality, are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon historical experience giving consideration to any observable market data, including available industry studies or market transactions such as acquisitions and reinsurance transactions. These assumptions are generally updated in the third quarter of each year unless a material change that the Company feels is indicative of a long term trend is observed in an interim period.

 

Transfers between Levels 1 and 2—Periodically there are transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for foreign common stocks held in the Company’s Separate Account. In certain periods, an adjustment may be made for the fair value of these assets beyond the quoted market price to reflect events that occurred between the close of foreign trading markets and the close of U.S. trading markets for the respective day. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, $2.3 billion of transfers moved from Level 2 to Level 1. No such transfers were made for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Level 3 Assets and Liabilities by Price Source—The tables below present the balances of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value with their corresponding pricing sources.

 

     As of March 31, 2013  
     Internal(1)      External(2)      Total  
     (in millions)  

Foreign government bonds

   $ 0      $ 1      $ 1  

Corporate securities

     757        927        1,684  

Asset-backed securities

     334        3,848        4,182  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     44        162        206  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     3        9        12  

Equity securities

     115        1,185        1,300  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     48        0        48  

Other long-term investments

     4        1,033        1,037  

Other assets

     21        0        21  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal excluding separate account assets(3)

     1,326        7,165        8,491  

Separate account assets

     20,289        695        20,984  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 21,615      $ 7,860      $ 29,475  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Future policy benefits

   $ 1,900      $ 0      $ 1,900  

Notes of consolidated VIEs

     0        1,768        1,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 1,900      $ 1,768      $ 3,668  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     As of December 31, 2012  
     Internal(1)      External(2)      Total  
     (in millions)  

Corporate securities

   $ 889      $ 875      $ 1,764  

Asset-backed securities

     338        3,796        4,134  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     68        64        132  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     3        10        13  

Equity securities

     101        1,327        1,428  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     48        0        48  

Other long-term investments

     9        1,044        1,053  

Other assets

     33        0        33  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal excluding separate account assets(3)

     1,489        7,116        8,605  

Separate account assets

     20,422        710        21,132  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 21,911      $ 7,826      $ 29,737  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Future policy benefits

   $ 3,348      $ 0      $ 3,348  

Notes of consolidated VIEs

     0        1,406        1,406  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 3,348      $ 1,406      $ 4,754  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents valuations reflecting both internally-derived and market inputs, as well as third-party pricing information or quotes. See below for additional information related to internally-developed valuation for significant items in the above table.
(2) Represents unadjusted prices from independent pricing services and independent non-binding broker quotes where pricing inputs are not readily available.
(3) Includes assets classified as fixed maturities available-for-sale, trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities and other trading account assets.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Quantitative Information Regarding Internally-Priced Level 3 Assets and Liabilities—The tables below present quantitative information on significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities.

 

    As of March 31, 2013
    Fair Value     Primary Valuation
Techniques
  Unobservable Inputs   Range (Weighted Average)   Impact of
Increase in
Input on
Fair
Value (1)
    (in millions)                  

Assets:

         

Corporate securities

  $ 757     Discounted cash flow   Discount rate   1.28% -18% (7.39%)   Decrease
    Market comparables   EBITDA multiples(2)   5.5X - 8.5X (7.0X)   Increase
    Cap at call price   Call price   100% - 100% (100.0%)   Increase
            Liquidation   Liquidation value   42.0% - 100.0% (78.89%)   Increase

Asset-backed securities

  $ 334     Discounted cash flow   Prepayment rate(3)   2.82% - 25% (10.08%)   Increase
      Default rate(3)   0.49% - 19.78% (2.17%)   Decrease
      Loss severity(3)   24.30% - 44.86% (21.39%)   Decrease
      Liquidity premium   1.0% - 2.0% (1.83%)   Decrease
      Average life (years)   0.04 years - 14.92 years (5.31 years)   Increase
      Comparable spreads   0.11% -18.51% (3.48%)   Decrease
      Comparable security yields   0.45% - 15.0% (6.48%)   Decrease
                Call price   100% - 100% (100.0%)   Increase

Liabilities:

         

Future policy benefits

  $ 1,900     Discounted cash flow   Lapse rate(4)   0% - 14%   Decrease
      NPR spread(5)   0.18% - 1.52%   Decrease
      Utilization rate(6)   70% - 94%   Increase
      Withdrawal rate(7)   85% - 100%   Increase
      Mortality rate(8)   0% - 13%   Decrease
                Equity volatility curve   16% - 33%   Increase

 

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    As of December 31, 2012
    Fair Value     Primary Valuation
Techniques
  Unobservable Inputs   Range (Weighted Average)   Impact of
Increase in
Input on
Fair
Value(1)
    (in millions)                  

Assets:

         

Corporate securities

  $ 889     Discounted cash flow   Discount rate   1.7% -17.5% (9.92%)   Decrease
    Market comparables   EBITDA multiples(2)   5.0X - 8.5X (6.2X)   Increase
    Cap at call price   Call price   100% - 101% (100.24%)   Increase
            Liquidation   Liquidation value   49% - 100% (83.06%)   Increase

Asset-backed securities

  $ 338     Discounted cash flow   Prepayment rate(3)   2.8% - 29% (9.84%)   Increase
      Default rate(3)   0.5% - 2.52% (0.84%)   Decrease
      Loss severity(3)   35% - 43.88% (35.76%)   Decrease
      Liquidity premium   1.0% - 2.50% (1.83%)   Decrease
      Average life (years)   0.1 years - 15 years (5.61 years)   Increase
      Comparable spreads   0.1% - 20% (2.81%)   Decrease
                Comparable security yields   0.4% - 15% (7.59%)   Decrease

Liabilities:

         

Future policy benefits

  $ 3,348     Discounted cash flow   Lapse rate(4)   0% - 14%   Decrease
      NPR spread(5)   0.20% - 1.60%   Decrease
      Utilization rate(6)   70% - 94%   Increase
      Withdrawal rate(7)   85% - 100%   Increase
      Mortality rate(8)   0% - 13%   Decrease
                Equity volatility curve   19% - 34%   Increase

 

(1) Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact for the fair value as that presented in the table.
(2) EBITDA multiples represent multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and are amounts used when the reporting entity has determined that market participants would use such multiples when pricing the investments.
(3) In isolation, an increase in prepayment rate or a decrease in default rate or loss severity would generally result in an increase in fair value, although the interrelationships between these inputs depend on specific market conditions.
(4) Base lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on a comparison of the actuarially calculated guaranteed amount and the current policyholder account value as well as other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. A dynamic lapse adjustment reduces the base lapse rate when the guaranteed amount is greater than the account value, as in-the-money contracts are less likely to lapse. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.
(5) To reflect NPR, the Company incorporates an additional spread over LIBOR into the discount rate used in the valuation of individual living benefit contracts in a liability position and generally not to those in a contra-liability position. In determining the NPR spread, the Company believes it appropriate to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries as these are insurance liabilities and senior to debt. The additional spread over LIBOR is determined by the credit spreads associated with funding agreements issued by these subsidiaries, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium.
(6) The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration, and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilizing the benefit. These assumptions vary based on the product type, the age of the contractholder and the age of the contract. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the contract type and age of the contractholder at the time of the sale and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal.

 

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(7) The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100%.
(8) Range reflects the mortality rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits, with policyholders ranging from 35 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain benefits do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders for certain benefits with mortality rates approaching 0%. Based on historical experience, the Company applies a set of age and duration specific mortality rate adjustments compared to standard industry tables. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.

 

Interrelationships Between Unobservable Inputs—In addition to the sensitivities of fair value measurements to changes in each unobservable input in isolation, as reflected in the table above, interrelationships between these inputs may also exist, such that a change in one unobservable input may give rise to a change in another, or multiple, inputs. Examples of such interrelationships for significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

Corporate Securities—The rate used to discount future cash flows reflects current risk free rates plus credit and liquidity spread requirements that market participants would use to value an asset. The discount rate may be influenced by many factors, including market cycles, expectations of default, collateral, term, and asset complexity. Each of these factors can influence discount rates, either in isolation, or in response to other factors.

 

Asset-Backed Securities—Interrelationships may exist between the prepayment rate, the default rate and/or loss severity, depending on specific market conditions. In stronger business cycles, prepayment rates are generally driven by overall market interest rates, and accompanied by lower default rates and loss severity. During weaker cycles, prepayments may decline, as default rates and loss severity increase. Additionally, the impact of these factors on average life varies with the structure and subordination.

 

Future Policy Benefits—The unobservable contractholder behavior inputs related to the liability for the optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts included in future policy benefits are generally based on a long-term view of historical experience. While experience for these products is still emerging, the Company expects efficient benefit utilization and withdrawal rates to generally be correlated with lapse rates. However, behavior is generally highly dependent on the facts and circumstances surrounding the individual contractholder, such as their liquidity needs or tax situation, which could drive lapse behavior independent of other contractholder behavior assumptions. The dynamic lapse adjustment assumes lower lapses when the guaranteed amount is greater than the account value, as in-the-money contracts are less likely to lapse. Therefore, to the extent more efficient contractholder behavior results in greater in-the-moneyness at the contract level, the dynamic lapse function will reduce lapse rates for those contracts. Similarly, to the extent that increases in equity volatility are correlated with overall declines in the capital markets, the dynamic lapse function will lower overall lapse rates as contracts become more in-the-money.

 

Separate Account Assets—In addition to the significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities presented and described above, the Company also has internally-priced separate account assets reported within Level 3. Changes in the fair value of separate account assets are borne by customers and thus are offset by changes in separate account liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. As a result, changes in value associated with these investments do not impact the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. In addition, fees earned by the Company related to the management of most separate account assets classified as Level 3 do not change due to changes in the fair value of these investments. Quantitative information about significant internally-priced Level 3 separate account assets is as follows:

 

Real Estate and Other Invested Assets—Separate account assets include $19,435 million of investments in real estate as of March 31, 2013 that are classified as Level 3 and reported at fair value. In general, these fair

 

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value estimates are based on property appraisal reports prepared by independent real estate appraisers. Key inputs and assumptions to the appraisal process include rental income and expense amounts, related growth rates, discount rates and capitalization rates. In cases where real estate investments are made through indirect investments, fair value is generally determined by the Company’s equity in net assets of the entities. The debt associated with real estate, other invested assets and the Company’s equity position in entities are externally valued. Because of the subjective nature of inputs and the judgment involved in the appraisal process, real estate investments and their corresponding debt are typically included in the Level 3 classification. Key unobservable inputs to real estate valuation include capitalization rates, which range from 4.50% to 9.75% (6.41% weighted average) and discount rates, which range from 6.0% to 15.0% (7.8% weighted average). Key unobservable inputs to real estate debt valuation include yield to maturity, which ranges from 2.13% to 8.33% (4.30% weighted average) and market spread over base rate, which ranges from 2.0% to 3.15% (2.40% weighted average).

 

Commercial Mortgage Loans—Separate account assets include $791 million of commercial mortgage loans as of March 31, 2013 that are classified as Level 3 and reported at fair value. Commercial mortgage loans are primarily valued internally using discounted cash flow techniques, as described further under “Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” The primary unobservable input used is the spread to discount cash flows, which range from 1.37% to 3.96% (1.62% weighted average). In isolation, an increase (decrease) in the value of this input would result in a lower (higher) fair value measurement.

 

Valuation Process for Fair Value Measurements Categorized within Level 3—The Company has established an internal control infrastructure over the valuation of financial instruments that requires ongoing oversight by its various Business Groups. These management control functions are segregated from the trading and investing functions. For invested assets, the Company has established oversight teams, often in the form of Pricing Committees within each asset management group. The teams, which typically include representation from investment, accounting, operations, legal and other disciplines are responsible for overseeing and monitoring the pricing of the Company’s investments and performing periodic due diligence reviews of independent pricing services. An actuarial valuation unit oversees the valuation of optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts. This unit works with segregated modeling and database administration teams to validate the appropriateness of input data and logic, data flow and implementation.

 

The Company has also established policies and guidelines that require the establishment of valuation methodologies and consistent application of such methodologies. These policies and guidelines govern the use of inputs and price source hierarchies and provide controls around the valuation processes. These controls include appropriate review and analysis of investment prices against market activity or indicators of reasonableness, approval of price source changes, price overrides, methodology changes and classification of fair value hierarchy levels. For optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity products, the actuarial valuation unit periodically performs baseline testing of contract input data and actuarial assumptions are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon historical experience giving consideration to any observable market data, including available industry studies. The valuation policies and guidelines are reviewed and updated as appropriate.

 

Within the trading and investing functions, the Company has established policies and procedures that relate to the approval of all new transaction types, transaction pricing sources and fair value hierarchy coding within the financial reporting system. For variable annuity product changes or new launches of optional living benefit features, the actuarial valuation unit validates input logic and new product features and agrees new input data directly to source documents.

 

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Changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities—The following tables provide summaries of the changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods.

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
    Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale  
    U.S.
Government
    U.S.
States
    Foreign
Government
    Corporate     Asset-
Backed
    Commercial
Mortgage-
Backed
    Residential
Mortgage-
Backed
 
    (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 1,630     $ 3,703     $ 124     $ 11  

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

    0       0       0       (9     5       0       0  

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

    0       0       0       38       16       (1     0  

Net investment income

    0       0       0       1       12       0       0  

Purchases

    0       0       4       220       531       88       0  

Sales

    0       0       (1     (42     (40     (3     0  

Issuances

    0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Settlements

    0       0       (2     (186     (376     (27     (1

Foreign currency translation

    0       0       0       (63     (62     (6     0  

Transfers into Level 3(2)

    0       0       0       5       8       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

    0       0       0       (12     0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 1     $ 1,582     $ 3,797     $ 175     $ 10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 4     $ 0     $ 0  

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
    Trading Account Assets  
    U.S
Government
    Corporate     Asset-
Backed
    Commercial
Mortgage-
Backed
    Residential
Mortgage-
Backed
    Equity     All Other
Activity
 
    (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

  $ 0     $ 134     $ 431      $ 8     $ 2      $ 1,098     $ 25  

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

    0       0       0        0       0        0       (11

Asset management fees and other income

    0       (2     1        0       0        23       1  

Net investment income

    0       0       1        0       0        0       0  

Purchases

    0       0       46        27       0        4       0  

Sales

    0       (2     (1     (1     0        (41     0  

Issuances

    0       0       0        0       0        0       0  

Settlements

    0       (28     (88     (1     0        (1     0  

Foreign currency translation

    0       0       (5     (1     0        (85     0  

Transfers into Level 3(2)

    0       0       1        0       0        0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

    0       0       (1     (1     0        0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

  $ 0     $ 102     $ 385      $ 31     $ 2      $ 998     $ 15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0      $ 0     $ (11

Asset management fees and other income

  $ 0     $ (2   $ 2     $ 0     $ 0      $ 22     $ 1  

 

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     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Equity
Securities
Available-
For-Sale
    Commercial
Mortgage
and Other
Loans
    Other
Long-term
Investments
    Other
Assets
 
     (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

   $ 330     $ 48     $ 1,053     $ 8  

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

      

Included in earnings:

      

Realized investment gains (losses), net

     (2     0       (1     (2

Asset management fees and other income

     0       0       35       0  

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

     36       0       0       0  

Purchases

     2       0       27       0  

Sales

     (14     0       (41     0  

Issuances

     0       0       0       0  

Settlements

     0       0       (61     0  

Foreign currency translation

     (28     0       (1     0  

Other(1)

     (18     0       26       0  

Transfers into Level 3(2)

     0       0       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

     (4     0       0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

   $ 302     $ 48     $ 1,037     $ 6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3):

      

Included in earnings:

      

Realized investment gains (losses), net

   $ 0     $ 0     $ (2   $ (2

Asset management fees and other income

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 26     $ 0  
     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Separate
Account
Assets(4)
    Future
Policy
Benefits
    Other
Liabilities
    Notes of
consolidated
VIEs
 
     (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

   $ 21,132     $ (3,348   $ 0     $ (1,406

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

      

Included in earnings:

      

Realized investment gains (losses), net

     0       1,644       0       (2

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

     548       0       0       0  

Purchases

     198       0       0       0  

Sales

     (60     0       0       0  

Issuances

     0       (198     0       (349

Settlements

     (802     0       0       (11

Foreign currency translation

     0       2       0       0  

Transfers into Level 3(2)

     2       0       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

     (34     0       0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

   $ 20,984     $ (1,900   $ 0     $ (1,768
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held (3):

      

Included in earnings:

      

Realized investment gains (losses), net

   $ 0     $ 1,625     $ 0     $ (2

Interest credited to policyholders’ account

   $ 331     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

 

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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
    Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale  
    U.S.
Government
    U.S.
States
    Foreign
Government
    Corporate     Asset-
Backed
    Commercial
Mortgage-
Backed
    Residential
Mortgage-
Backed
 
    (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

  $ 66     $ 0     $ 25     $ 1,450     $ 2,528     $ 145     $ 16  

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

    0       0       0       2       2       0       0  

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

    0       0       0       104       37       17       0  

Net investment income

    0       0       0       1       7       (2     0  

Purchases

    0       10       1       172       507       19       0  

Sales

    0       0       0       (31     (9     0       0  

Issuances

    0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Settlements

    0       0       0       (108     (132     (3     (2

Foreign currency translation

    0       0       0       (24     (29     (3     0  

Other(1)

    2       0       0       (2     0       0       0  

Transfers into Level 3(2)

    0       0       0       138       0       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

    0       0       0       (69     (246     (12     0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

  $ 68     $ 10     $ 26     $ 1,633     $ 2,665     $ 161     $ 14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
    Trading Account Assets  
    U.S
Government
    Corporate     Asset-
Backed
    Commercial
Mortgage-
Backed
    Residential
Mortgage-
Backed
    Equity     All
Other
Activity
 
    (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

  $ 9     $ 148     $ 416     $ 35     $ 4     $ 1,296     $ 93  

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

    0       0       0       0       0       0       (49

Asset management fees and other income

    0       (4     8       1       0       44       0  

Net investment income

    0       0       1       0       0       0       0  

Purchases

    0       4       89       0       0       2       0  

Sales

    0       (1     (1     (1     (1     (8     0  

Issuances

    0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Settlements

    0       (5     (29     (1     0       (23     4  

Foreign currency translation

    0       0       (2     0       0       (49     0  

Other(1)

    2       (2     0       0       0       0       0  

Transfers into Level 3(2)

    0       2       0       0       0       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

    0       0       (36     (20     0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

  $ 11     $ 142     $ 446     $ 14     $ 3     $ 1,262     $ 48  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3):

             

Included in earnings:

             

Realized investment gains (losses), net

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ (49

Asset management fees and other income

  $ 0     $ (6   $ 6     $ 1     $ 0     $ 40     $ 0  

 

 

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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
    Equity
Securities
Available-
For-Sale
    Commercial
Mortgage
and Other
Loans
    Other
Long-term
Investments
    Other
Assets
 
    (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

  $ 360     $ 86     $ 1,110     $ 9  

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

       

Included in earnings:

       

Realized investment gains (losses), net

    2       (2     (1     0  

Asset management fees and other income

    0       0       21       2  

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

    10       0       0       0  

Net investment income

    0       0       4       0  

Purchases

    63       0       42       0  

Sales

    (4     0       (18     (3

Issuances

    0       0       0       0  

Settlements

    0       (9     (73     0  

Foreign currency translation

    (13     0       1       0  

Transfers into Level 3(2)

    5       0       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

    (1     0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

  $ 422     $ 75     $ 1,086     $ 8  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held(3):

       

Included in earnings:

       

Realized investment gains (losses), net

  $ 0     $ (3   $ 0     $ 0  

Asset management fees and other income

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 19     $ 2  

 

 

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     Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Separate
Account
Assets(4)
    Future
Policy
Benefits
    Other
Liabilities
    Notes of
consolidated
VIEs
 
     (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

   $ 19,358     $ (2,886   $ (3   $ (282

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

        

Included in earnings:

        

Realized investment gains (losses), net

     0       1,333       (9     0  

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

     749       0       0       0  

Purchases

     423       0       0       0  

Sales

     (174     0       0       0  

Issuances

     6       (157     0       (11

Settlements

     (254     0       9       0  

Foreign currency translation

     0       1       0       0  

Other(1)

     0       0       0       (3

Transfers into Level 3(2)

     90       0       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(2)

     (263     0       0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

   $ 19,935     $ (1,709   $ (3   $ (296
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held(3):

        

Included in earnings:

        

Realized investment gains (losses), net

   $ 0     $ 1,311     $ (10   $ 0  

Interest credited to policyholders’ account

   $ 489     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

 

(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2013, Other primarily represents the impact of consolidation and deconsolidation of funds. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, Other primarily represents reclasses of certain assets between reporting categories.
(2) Transfers into or out of Level 3 are generally reported as the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurs.
(3) Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.
(4) Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

 

Transfers—Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of broker quotes (that cannot be validated) for which information from third party pricing services (that can be validated) was previously utilized. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the utilization of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company is able to validate.

 

Derivative Fair Value Information

 

The following tables present the balance of derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the date indicated, by primary underlying. These tables exclude embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The derivative assets and liabilities shown below are included in “Other trading account assets,” “Other long-term investments” or “Other liabilities” in the tables presented previously in this note, under the headings “Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level” and “Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities.”

 

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     As of March 31, 2013  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Netting(1)     Total  
     (in millions)  

Derivative assets:

             

Interest Rate

   $ 4      $ 10,281      $ 8      $        $ 10,293  

Currency

     0        585        0          585  

Credit

     0        15        0          15  

Currency/Interest Rate

     0        654        0          654  

Equity

     86        395        9          490  

Netting(1)

              (8,974     (8,974
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 90      $ 11,930      $ 17      $ (8,974   $ 3,063  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities:

             

Interest Rate

   $ 3      $ 6,746      $ 6      $        $ 6,755  

Currency

     0        258        0          258  

Credit

     0        78        0          78  

Currency/Interest Rate

     0        303        0          303  

Equity

     0        172        0          172  

Netting(1)

              (7,419     (7,419
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 3      $ 7,557      $ 6      $ (7,419   $ 147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     As of December 31, 2012  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Netting(1)     Total  
     (in millions)  

Derivative assets:

             

Interest Rate

   $ 11      $ 11,675      $ 5      $        $ 11,691  

Currency

     0        432        0          432  

Credit

     0        19        0          19  

Currency/Interest Rate

     0        450        0          450  

Equity

     63        518        19          600  

Netting(1)

              (10,117     (10,117
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets

   $ 74      $ 13,094      $ 24      $ (10,117   $ 3,075  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative liabilities:

             

Interest Rate

   $ 11      $ 6,783      $ 2      $        $ 6,796  

Currency

     0        517        0          517  

Credit

     0        84        0          84  

Currency/Interest Rate

     0        578        0          578  

Equity

     165        198        0          363  

Netting(1)

              (8,031     (8,031
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities

   $ 176      $ 8,160      $ 2      $ (8,031   $ 307  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) “Netting” amounts represent cash collateral and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty.

 

Changes in Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities—The following tables provide a summary of the changes in fair value of Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2013, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income for the three months ended March 31, 2013, attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at March 31, 2013.

 

 

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     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Derivative
Assets-
Equity
    Derivative
Assets-
Credit
     Derivative
Liabilities-
Interest Rate
 
     (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

   $ 19     $ 0      $ 3  

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

       

Included in earnings:

       

Realized investment gains (losses), net

     (9     0        (1

Asset management fees and other income

     0       0        0  

Purchases

     (1     0        0  

Sales

     0       0        0  

Issuances

     0       0        0  

Settlements

     0       0        0  

Transfers into Level 3(1)

     0       0        0  

Transfers out of Level 3(1)

     0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

   $ 9     $ 0      $ 2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period:

       

Included in earnings:

       

Realized investment gains (losses), net

   $ (9   $ 0      $ (1

Asset management fees and other income

   $ 0     $ 0      $ 0  

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Derivative
Assets-
Equity
    Derivative
Asset-
Credit
    Derivative
Liabilities-
Interest Rate
 
     (in millions)  

Fair Value, beginning of period

   $ 83     $ 1     $ (1

Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):

      

Included in earnings:

      

Realized investment gains (losses), net

     (48     (1     (3

Asset management fees and other income

     0       0       0  

Purchases

     5       0       0  

Sales

     0       0       0  

Issuances

     0       0       0  

Settlements

     0       0       0  

Transfers into Level 3(1)

     0       0       0  

Transfers out of Level 3(1)

     0       0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair Value, end of period

   $ 40     $ 0     $ (4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period:

      

Included in earnings:

      

Realized investment gains (losses), net

   $ (48   $ (1   $ (3

Asset management fees and other income

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

 

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements—Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Nonrecurring fair value reserve adjustments resulted in $1 million of loss being recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2013 on certain commercial mortgage loans. The carrying value of these loans

 

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as of March 31, 2013 was $14 million. Similar commercial mortgage loan reserve adjustments of $4 million in net gains were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The reserve adjustments were based on discounted cash flows utilizing market rates and were classified as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

 

Impairments of $0 million and $1 million were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively on real estate held for investment. The impairment in 2012 was based on appraised value and is classified as Level 3 in the valuation hierarchy. Impairments of $3 million and $1 million were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, on certain cost method investments. These fair value adjustments were based on inputs classified as Level 3 in the valuation hierarchy. The inputs utilized were primarily discounted estimated future cash flows and, where appropriate, valuations provided by the general partners taken into consideration with deal and management fee expenses.

 

A net gain of $1 million and an impairment of $3 million were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, on mortgage servicing rights. The net gain and impairment were based on internal models and were classified as Level 3 in the hierarchy.

 

Fair Value Option—The following table presents information regarding changes in fair values recorded in earnings for commercial mortgage loans, other long-term investments and other liabilities, still held as of the reporting dates indicated, where the fair value option has been elected.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
         2013              2012      
     (in millions)  

Assets:

     

Commercial mortgage loans:

     

Changes in instrument-specific credit risk

   $ 0      $ (2

Other changes in fair value

     0        0  

Other long-term investments:

     

Changes in fair value

     22        15  

Liabilities:

     

Notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities:

     

Changes in fair value

     2        (3

 

Changes in fair value are reflected in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” for commercial mortgage loans and “Asset management fees and other income” for other long-term investments and other liabilities. Changes in fair value due to instrument-specific credit risk are estimated based on changes in credit spreads and quality ratings for the period reported.

 

Interest income on commercial mortgage loans is included in net investment income. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded $3 million and $4 million of interest income, respectively, on these fair value option loans. Interest income on these loans is recorded based on the effective interest rates as determined at the closing of the loan.

 

The fair values and aggregate contractual principal amounts of commercial mortgage loans, for which the fair value option has been elected, were $726 million and $719 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2013, and $162 million and $156 million, respectively, as December 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, there were no loans in non-accrual status and none of the loans are more than 90 days past due and still accruing.

 

The fair value of other long-term investments were $487 million and $465 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

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The fair value and aggregate contractual principal amounts of limited recourse notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities, for which the fair value option has been elected, were $1,768 million and $1,775 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2013 and $1,406 million and $1,422 million, respectively, as December 31, 2012. Interest expense recorded for these liabilities was $17 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The table below presents the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. However, in some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.

 

    March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
    Fair Value     Carrying
Amount(1)
    Fair Value     Carrying
Amount
 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total     Total     Total     Total  
    (in millions)  

Assets:

             

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

  $ 0     $ 2,499     $ 1,688     $ 4,187     $ 3,878     $ 4,511     $ 4,268  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

    0       640       40,192       40,832       37,732       39,554       36,570  

Policy loans

    0       0       14,651       14,651       11,938       14,592       11,575  

Short-term investments

    0       51       0       51       51       57       57  

Cash and cash equivalents

    3,813       763       0       4,576       4,576       4,500       4,500  

Accrued investment income

    0       3,143       0       3,143       3,143       3,127       3,127  

Other assets

    58       2,898       488       3,444       3,444       2,601       2,601  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 3,871     $ 9,994     $ 57,019     $ 70,884     $ 64,762     $ 68,942     $ 62,698  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

             

Policyholders’ account balances
-investment contracts

  $ 0     $ 40,125     $ 61,289     $ 101,414     $ 98,725     $ 104,200     $ 101,232  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

    0       6,702       0       6,702       6,702       5,818       5,818  

Cash collateral for loaned securities

    0       3,390       0       3,390       3,390       3,941       3,941  

Short-term debt

    0       2,245       0       2,245       2,228       2,506       2,484  

Long-term debt

    2,233       21,304       4,729       28,266       25,488       27,497       24,729  

Notes of consolidated VIEs

    0       0       112       112       128       149       171  

Other liabilities

    0       5,222       509       5,731       5,731       6,356       6,356  

Separate account liabilities-investment contracts

    0       78,900       20,975       99,875       99,875       96,561       96,561  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $ 2,233     $ 157,888     $ 87,614     $ 247,735     $ 242,267     $ 247,028     $ 241,292  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments. Financial statement captions excluded from the above table are not considered financial instruments.

 

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The fair values presented above have been determined by using available market information and by applying market valuation methodologies, as described in more detail below.

 

Fixed Maturities, Held-to-Maturity

 

The fair values of public fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices from third-party pricing services, which are reviewed to validate reasonableness. However, for certain public fixed maturity securities and investments in private placement fixed maturity securities, this information is either not available or not reliable. For these public fixed maturity securities, the fair value is based on indicative broker quotes, if available, or determined using a discounted cash flow model or internally-developed values. For private fixed maturities, fair value is determined using a discounted cash flow model. In determining the fair value of certain fixed maturity securities, the discounted cash flow model may also use unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the security.

 

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

The fair value of most commercial mortgage loans is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate or foreign government bond rate (for non-U.S. dollar-denominated loans) plus an appropriate credit spread for similar quality loans. The quality ratings for these loans, a primary determinant of the credit spreads and a significant component of the pricing process, are based on an internally-developed methodology.

 

Certain commercial mortgage loans are valued incorporating other factors, including the terms of the loans, the principal exit strategies for the loans, prevailing interest rates and credit risk. Other loan valuations are primarily based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the appropriate Japanese government bond rate and local market swap rates or credit default swap spreads, plus an appropriate credit spread and liquidity premium. The credit spread and liquidity premium are a significant component of the pricing inputs, and are based upon an internally-developed methodology, which takes into account, among other factors, the credit quality of the loans, the property type of the collateral, the weighted average coupon and the weighted average life of the loans.

 

Policy Loans

 

The fair value of U.S. insurance policy loans is calculated using a discounted cash flow model based upon current U.S. Treasury rates and historical loan repayment patterns, while Japanese insurance policy loans use the risk-free proxy based on the yen LIBOR. For group corporate-, bank- and trust-owned life insurance contracts and group universal life contracts, the fair value of the policy loans is the amount due, excluding interest, as of the reporting date.

 

Short-Term Investments, Cash and Cash Equivalents, Accrued Investment Income and Other Assets

 

The Company believes that due to the short-term nature of certain assets, the carrying value approximates fair value. These assets include: certain short-term investments which are not securities, are recorded at amortized cost and include quality loans; cash and cash equivalent instruments; accrued investment income; and other assets that meet the definition of financial instruments, including receivables, such as reinsurance recoverables, unsettled trades, accounts receivable and restricted cash.

 

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Policyholders’ Account Balances – Investment Contracts

 

Only the portion of policyholders’ account balances related to products that are investment contracts (those without significant mortality or morbidity risk) are reflected in the table above. For fixed deferred annuities, single premium endowments, payout annuities and other similar contracts without life contingencies, fair values are derived using discounted projected cash flows based on interest rates that are representative of the Company’s financial strength ratings, and hence reflect the Company’s own non-performance risk. For guaranteed investment contracts, funding agreements, structured settlements without life contingencies and other similar products, fair values are derived using discounted projected cash flows based on interest rates being offered for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those of the contracts being valued. For those balances that can be withdrawn by the customer at any time without prior notice or penalty, the fair value is the amount estimated to be payable to the customer as of the reporting date, which is generally the carrying value. For defined contribution and defined benefit contracts and certain other products, the fair value is the market value of the assets supporting the liabilities.

 

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

 

The Company receives collateral for selling securities under agreements to repurchase, or pledges collateral under agreements to resell. Repurchase and resale agreements are also generally short-term in nature, and therefore, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximate fair value.

 

Cash Collateral for Loaned Securities

 

Cash collateral for loaned securities represents the collateral received or paid in connection with loaning or borrowing securities, similar to the securities sold under agreement to repurchase above. For these transactions, the carrying value of the related asset or liability approximates fair value, as they equal the amount of cash collateral received/paid.

 

Debt

 

The fair value of short-term and long-term debt, as well as notes issued by consolidated VIEs, is generally determined by either prices obtained from independent pricing services, which are validated by the Company, or discounted cash flow models. With the exception of the notes issued by consolidated VIEs for which recourse is limited to the assets of the respective VIE and does not extend to the general credit of the Company, the fair values of these instruments consider the Company’s own non-performance risk. Discounted cash flow models predominately use market observable inputs such as the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt and financial instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities. For commercial paper issuances and other debt with a maturity of less than 90 days, the carrying value approximates fair value.

 

A portion of the senior secured notes issued by Prudential Holdings, LLC (the “IHC debt”) is insured by a third-party financial guarantee insurance policy. The effect of the third-party credit enhancement is not included in the fair value measurement of the IHC debt and the methodologies used to determine fair value consider the Company’s own non-performance risk.

 

Other Liabilities

 

Other liabilities are primarily payables, such as reinsurance payables, unsettled trades, drafts and accrued expense payables. Due to the short term until settlement of most of these liabilities, the Company believes that carrying value approximates fair value.

 

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Separate Account Liabilities–Investment Contracts

 

Only the portion of separate account liabilities related to products that are investments contracts are reflected in the table above. Separate account liabilities are recorded at the amount credited to the contractholder, which reflects the change in fair value of the corresponding separate account assets including contractholder deposits less withdrawals and fees. Therefore, carrying value approximates fair value.

 

14. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

Types of Derivative Instruments and Derivative Strategies used in a non-dealer or broker capacity

 

Interest Rate Contracts

 

Interest rate swaps and exchange-traded futures and options are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates, manage interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities (including duration mismatches) and to hedge against changes in the value of assets it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling. Swaps may be attributed to specific assets or liabilities or may be used on a portfolio basis. Under interest rate swaps, the Company agrees with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed upon notional principal amount. Generally, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the contract and no principal payments are made by either party. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date.

 

In exchange-traded futures transactions, the Company agrees to purchase or sell a specified number of contracts, the values of which are determined by the values of underlying referenced investments, and to post variation margin on a daily basis in an amount equal to the difference in the daily market values of those contracts. The Company enters into exchange-traded futures and options with regulated futures commission’s merchants who are members of a trading exchange.

 

Equity Contracts

 

Equity index options are contracts which will settle in cash based on differentials in the underlying indices at the time of exercise and the strike price. The Company uses combinations of purchases and sales of equity index options to hedge the effects of adverse changes in equity indices within a predetermined range. These hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting.

 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

 

Currency derivatives, including exchange-traded currency futures and options, currency forwards and currency swaps, are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in currency exchange rates with respect to investments denominated in foreign currencies that the Company either holds or intends to acquire or sell, and to hedge the currency risk associated with net investments in foreign operations and anticipated earnings of its foreign operations.

 

Under currency forwards, the Company agrees with other parties to deliver a specified amount of an identified currency at a specified future date. Typically, the price is agreed upon at the time of the contract and payment for such a contract is made at the specified future date. As noted above, the Company uses currency forwards to mitigate the impact of changes in currency exchange rates on U.S. dollar equivalent earnings generated by certain of its non-U.S. businesses, primarily its international insurance and investments operations. The Company executes forward sales of the hedged currency in exchange for U.S. dollars at a specified exchange

 

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rate. The maturities of these forwards correspond with the future periods in which the non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings are expected to be generated. These earnings hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting.

 

Under currency swaps, the Company agrees with other parties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between one currency and another at an exchange rate and calculated by reference to an agreed principal amount. Generally, the principal amount of each currency is exchanged at the beginning and termination of the currency swap by each party. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty for payments made in the same currency at each due date.

 

Credit Contracts

 

Credit derivatives are used by the Company to enhance the return on the Company’s investment portfolio by creating credit exposure similar to an investment in public fixed maturity cash instruments. With credit derivatives the Company sells credit protection on an identified name, or an index of names, and in return receives a quarterly premium. With credit default derivatives, this premium or credit spread generally corresponds to the difference between the yield on the referenced name’s (or index reference names’) public fixed maturity cash instruments and swap rates, at the time the agreement is executed. If there is an event of default by the referenced name or one of the referenced names in the index, as defined by the agreement, then the Company is obligated to pay the counterparty the referenced amount of the contract and receive in return the referenced defaulted security or similar security or (in the case of a credit default index) pay the referenced amount less the auction recovery rate. See credit derivatives written section for discussion of guarantees related to credit derivatives written. In addition to selling credit protection the Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio.

 

Other Contracts

 

TBAs. The Company uses “to be announced” (“TBA”) forward contracts to gain exposure to the investment risk and return of mortgage-backed securities. TBA transactions can help the Company enhance the return on its investment portfolio. TBAs can provide a more liquid and cost effective method of achieving these goals than purchasing or selling individual mortgage-backed pools. Typically, the price is agreed upon at the time of the contract and payment for such a contract is made at a specified future date. Additionally, pursuant to the Company’s mortgage dollar roll program, TBAs or mortgage-backed securities are transferred to counterparties with a corresponding agreement to repurchase them at a future date. These transactions do not qualify as secured borrowings and are accounted for as derivatives.

 

Loan Commitments. In its mortgage operations, the Company enters into commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans at specified interest rates and other applicable terms within specified periods of time. These commitments are legally binding agreements to extend credit to a counterparty. Loan commitments for loans that will be held for sale are recognized as derivatives and recorded at fair value. The determination of the fair value of loan commitments accounted for as derivatives considers various factors including, among others, terms of the related loan, the intended exit strategy for the loans based upon either securitization valuation models or investor purchase commitments, prevailing interest rates, origination income or expense, and the value of service rights. Loan commitments that relate to the origination of mortgage loans that will be held for investment are not accounted for as derivatives and accordingly are not recognized in the Company’s financial statements. See Note 15 for a further discussion of these loan commitments.

 

Embedded Derivatives. The Company sells variable annuity products, which may include guaranteed benefit features that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. These embedded derivatives are marked to

 

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market through “Realized investment gains (losses), net” based on the change in value of the underlying contractual guarantees, which are determined using valuation models. The Company maintains a portfolio of derivative instruments that is intended to economically hedge the risks related to the above products’ features. The derivatives may include, but are not limited to equity options, total return swaps, interest rate swap options, caps, floors, and other instruments. In addition, some variable annuity products feature an automatic rebalancing element, also referred to as an asset transfer feature, to minimize risks inherent in the Company’s guarantees which reduces the need for derivatives.

 

The Company invests in fixed maturities that, in addition to a stated coupon, provide a return based upon the results of an underlying portfolio of fixed income investments and related investment activity. The Company accounts for these investments as available-for-sale fixed maturities containing embedded derivatives. Such embedded derivatives are marked to market through “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” based upon the change in value of the underlying portfolio.

 

Synthetic Guarantees. The Company sells synthetic guaranteed investment contracts, through both full service and investment-only sales channels, to qualified pension plans. The assets are owned by the trustees of such plans, who invest the assets according to the contract terms agreed to with the Company. The contracts contain a guarantee of a minimum rate of return on participant balances supported by the underlying assets, and a guarantee of liquidity to meet certain participant-initiated withdrawals from the contract. Under U.S. GAAP, these contracts are accounted for as derivatives and recorded at fair value.

 

The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivatives contracts used in a non-dealer or broker capacity by the primary underlying, excluding embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host, and proprietary derivatives whose fair value was not material. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlyings. The fair value amounts below represent the gross fair value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account the netting effects of master netting agreements and cash collateral held with the same counterparty. This netting impact results in total derivative assets of $3,063 million and $3,075 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and total derivative liabilities of $147 million and $307 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, reflected in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

 

     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Notional
Amount
     Gross Fair Value     Notional
Amount
     Gross Fair Value  

Primary Underlying/Instrument Type

      Assets      Liabilities        Assets      Liabilities  
     (in millions)  

Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:

                

Interest Rate

                

Interest Rate Swaps

   $ 3,143      $ 17      $ (366   $ 3,374      $ 26      $ (396

Foreign Currency

                

Foreign Currency Forwards

     614        5        (45     639        1        (35

Currency/Interest Rate

                

Foreign Currency Swaps

     6,654        206        (163     6,373        128        (342
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Qualifying Hedges

   $ 10,411      $ 228      $ (574   $ 10,386      $ 155      $ (773
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Notional
Amount
     Gross Fair Value     Notional
Amount
     Gross Fair Value  

Primary Underlying/Instrument Type

      Assets      Liabilities        Assets      Liabilities  
     (in millions)  

Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:

                

Interest Rate

                

Interest Rate Swaps

   $ 103,702      $ 6,805      $ (3,434   $ 108,581      $ 7,779      $ (3,301

Interest Rate Futures

     6,081        4        (3     6,749        11        (12

Interest Rate Options

     25,967        755        (215     25,250        895        (141

Interest Rate Forwards

     2,935        0        (2     660        0        0  

Foreign Currency

                

Foreign Currency Forwards

     14,255        561        (297     14,638        371        (397

Foreign Currency Options

     82        8        0       92        13        0  

Currency/Interest Rate

                

Foreign Currency Swaps

     5,458        399        (91     5,304        239        (152

Credit

                

Credit Default Swaps

     2,432        15        (77     3,250        19        (84

Equity

                

Equity Futures

     5,829        0        0       6,518        0        (165

Equity Options

     42,794        506        (18     42,757        603        (40

Total Return Swaps

     7,268        1        (156     5,779        8        (158

Synthetic GIC’s

     69,186        8        0       65,403        6        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Qualifying Hedges

   $ 285,989      $ 9,062      $ (4,293   $ 284,981      $ 9,944      $ (4,450
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Derivatives(1)

   $ 296,400      $ 9,290      $ (4,867   $ 295,367      $ 10,099      $ (5,223
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes embedded derivatives which contain multiple underlyings. The fair value of these embedded derivatives was a net liability of $1,999 million as of March 31, 2013 and a net liability of $3,438 million as of December 31, 2012, included in “Future policy benefits” and “Fixed maturities, available-for-sale.”

 

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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

 

The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (including bifurcated embedded derivatives), and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements that are offset in the balance sheet, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the balance sheet.

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
    Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
     Financial
Instruments/
Collateral
    Net
Amount
 
     (in millions)  

Offsetting of Financial Assets:

            

Derivatives

   $ 11,990      $ (8,974   $ 3,016      $ (2,740   $ 276  

Securities purchased under agreement to resell

     545        0       545        (543     2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 12,535      $ (8,974   $ 3,561      $ (3,283   $ 278  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:

            

Derivatives

   $ 7,554      $ (7,419   $ 135      $ (99   $ 36  

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

     6,702        0       6,702        (6,702     0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 14,256      $ (7,419   $ 6,837      $ (6,801   $ 36  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2012  
     Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
     Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Financial
Position
    Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
     Financial
Instruments/
Collateral
    Net
Amount
 
     (in millions)  

Offsetting of Financial Assets:

            

Derivatives

   $ 13,167      $ (10,117   $ 3,050      $ (2,891   $ 159  

Securities purchased under agreement to resell

     990        0       990        (990     0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 14,157      $ (10,117   $ 4,040      $ (3,881   $ 159  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:

            

Derivatives

   $ 8,329      $ (8,031   $ 298      $ (63   $ 235  

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

     5,818        0       5,818        (5,818     0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 14,147      $ (8,031   $ 6,116      $ (5,881   $ 235  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

For information regarding the rights of offset associated with the derivative assets and liabilities in the table above see “—Credit Risk” below. For securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the Company monitors the value of the securities and maintains collateral, as appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. Where the Company has entered into repurchase and resale agreements with the same counterparty, in the event of default, the Company would generally be permitted to exercise rights of offset. For additional information on the Company’s accounting policy for securities repurchase and resale agreements, see Note 2 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in its 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Cash Flow, Fair Value and Net Investment Hedges

 

The primary derivative instruments used by the Company in its fair value, cash flow, and net investment hedge accounting relationships are interest rate swaps, currency swaps and currency forwards. These instruments are only designated for hedge accounting in instances where the appropriate criteria are met. The Company does not use futures, options, credit, equity or embedded derivatives in any of its fair value, cash flow or net investment hedge accounting relationships.

 

The following table provides the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, excluding the offset of the hedged item in an effective hedge relationship.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Realized
Investment
Gains/
(Losses)
    Net
Investment
Income
    Other
Income
    Interest
Expense
    Interest
Credited To
Policyholders’
Account
Balances
     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income(1)
 
     (in millions)  

Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:

             

Fair value hedges

             

Interest Rate

   $ 23     $ (20   $ 0     $ 0     $ 6      $ 0  

Currency

     (24     0       0       0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fair value hedges

     (1     (20     0       0       6        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges

             

Interest Rate

     0       0       0       (4     0        5  

Currency/Interest Rate

     0       (1     (16     0       0        173  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash flow hedges

     0       (1     (16     (4     0        178  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment hedges

             

Currency(2)

     0       0       0       0       0        4  

Currency/Interest Rate

     0       0       0       0       0        106  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net investment hedges

     0       0       0       0       0        110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:

             

Interest Rate

     (1,057     0       0       0       0        0  

Currency

     (257     0       0       0       0        0  

Currency/Interest Rate

     243       0       1       0       0        0  

Credit

     (2     0       0       0       0        0  

Equity

     (1,445     0       0       0       0        0  

Embedded Derivatives

     1,657       0       0       0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-qualifying hedges

     (861     0       1       0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (862   $ (21   $ (15   $ (4   $ 6      $ 288  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Realized
Investment
Gains/
(Losses)
    Net
Investment
Income
    Other
Income
    Interest
Expense
    Interest
Credited To
Policyholders’
Account
Balances
     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income(1)
 
     (in millions)  

Derivatives Designated as Hedge Instruments:

             

Fair value hedges

             

Interest Rate

   $ 28     $ (25   $ 0     $ 1     $ 11      $ 0  

Currency

     (32     (1     0       0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fair value hedges

     (4     (26     0       1       11        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges

             

Interest Rate

     0       0       0       (5     0        6  

Currency/Interest Rate

     0       (2     (10     0       0        (117
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash flow hedges

     0       (2     (10     (5     0        (111
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment hedges

             

Currency(2)

     0       0       0       0       0        (7

Currency/Interest Rate

     0       0       0       0       0        123  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net investment hedges

     0       0       0       0       0        116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Instruments:

             

Interest Rate

     (1,426     0       0       0       0        0  

Currency

     (49     0       0       0       0        0  

Currency/Interest Rate

     110       0       0       0       0        0  

Credit

     (3     0       0       0       0        0  

Equity

     (1,309     0       0       0       0        0  

Embedded Derivatives

     1,367       0       0       0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-qualifying hedges

     (1,310     0       0       0       0        0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ (1,314   $ (28   $ (10   $ (4   $ 11      $ 5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”
(2) Relates to the sale of equity method investments.

 

For the period ending March 31, 2013, the ineffective portion of derivatives accounted for using hedge accounting was not material to the Company’s results of operations and there were no material amounts reclassified into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecasted transaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for the accounting for derivatives and hedging. In addition, there were no instances in which the Company discontinued fair value hedge accounting due to a hedged firm commitment no longer qualifying as a fair value hedge.

 

 

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Presented below is a roll forward of current period cash flow hedges in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” before taxes:

 

     (in millions)  

Balance, December 31, 2012

   $ (257

Net deferred gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to March 31, 2013

     156  

Amount reclassified into current period earnings

     22  
  

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2013

   $ (79
  

 

 

 

 

Using March 31, 2013 values, it is anticipated that a pre-tax loss of approximately $13 million will be reclassified from “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” to earnings during the subsequent twelve months ending March 31, 2014, offset by amounts pertaining to the hedged items. As of March 31, 2013, the Company does not have any qualifying cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions other than those related to the variability of the payment or receipt of interest or foreign currency amounts on existing financial instruments. The maximum length of time for which these variable cash flows are hedged is 20 years. Income amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” as a result of cash flow hedges are included in “Net unrealized investment gains (losses)” in the Consolidated Statements of Equity.

 

For effective net investment hedges, the amounts, before applicable taxes, recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment account within “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” was $227 million and $117 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

Credit Derivatives Written

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s exposure from credit derivatives where the Company has written credit protection, by NAIC rating of the underlying credits as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The Company’s maximum amount at risk under these credit derivatives listed below assumes the value of the underlying referenced securities become worthless. These credit derivatives have maturities of less than 5 years. The table excludes a credit derivative related to surplus notes issued by a subsidiary of Prudential Insurance and embedded derivatives contained in externally-managed investments in the European market.

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Single Name      Credit Default Index      Total  

NAIC Designation

   Notional      Fair Value      Notional      Fair Value      Notional      Fair value  
     (in millions)  

1

   $ 5      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 5      $ 0  

2

     0        0        0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     5        0        0        0        5        0  

3

     0        0        375        4        375        4  

4

     0        0        0        0        0        0  

5

     0        0        0        0        0        0  

6

     0        0        0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     0        0        375        4        375        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 5      $ 0      $ 375      $ 4      $ 380      $ 4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     December 31, 2012  
     Single Name      Credit Default Index      Total  

NAIC Designation

   Notional      Fair Value      Notional      Fair Value      Notional      Fair value  
     (in millions)  

1

   $ 275      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 275      $ 0  

2

     45        0        0        0        45        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     320        0        0        0        320        0  

3

     0        0        750        2        750        2  

4

     0        0        0        0        0        0  

5

     0        0        0        0        0        0  

6

     0        0        0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     0        0        750        2        750        2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 320      $ 0      $ 750      $ 2      $ 1,070      $ 2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s credit derivatives where the Company has written credit protection by industry category as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  

Industry

   Notional      Fair Value      Notional      Fair Value  
     (in millions)  

Corporate Securities:

           

Consumer Non-cyclical

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 120      $ 0  

Capital Goods

     0        0        90        0  

Basic Industry

     0        0        40        0  

Transportation

     0        0        25        0  

Consumer Cyclical

     0        0        20        0  

Energy

     0        0        20        0  

Communication

     5        0        5        0  

Finance

     0        0        0        0  

Other(1)

     375        4        750        2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Credit Derivatives

   $ 380      $ 4      $ 1,070      $ 2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes Credit Default Index derivative with various industry categories.

 

In addition to the above, the Company entered into a credit derivative that will require the Company to make certain payments in the event of deterioration in the value of the surplus notes issued by a subsidiary of Prudential Insurance. The notional of this credit derivative is $500 million and the fair value as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was a liability of $28 million and $32 million, respectively. No collateral was pledged in either period.

 

The Company holds certain externally-managed investments in the European market which contain embedded derivatives whose fair values are primarily driven by changes in credit spreads. These investments are medium-term notes that are collateralized by investment portfolios primarily consisting of investment grade European fixed income securities, including corporate bonds and asset-backed securities, and derivatives, as well as varying degrees of leverage. The notes have a stated coupon and provide a return based on the performance of the underlying portfolios and the level of leverage. The Company invests in these notes to earn a coupon through maturity, consistent with its investment purpose for other debt securities. The notes are accounted for under U.S.

 

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GAAP as available-for-sale fixed maturity securities with bifurcated embedded derivatives (total return swaps). Changes in the value of the fixed maturity securities are reported in Equity under the heading “Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)” and changes in the market value of the embedded total return swaps are included in current period earnings in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from these investments was $318 million and $314 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

In addition to writing credit protection, the Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had $1,552 million and $1,680 million of outstanding notional amounts, respectively, reported at fair value as a liability of $38 million and an asset of $35 million, respectively.

 

Credit Risk

 

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial derivative transactions. The Company manages credit risk by entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties, and by obtaining collateral where appropriate. Additionally, limits are set on single party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.

 

The credit exposure of the Company’s over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions is represented by the contracts with a positive fair value (market value) at the reporting date. To reduce credit exposures, the Company seeks to (i) enter into OTC derivative transactions pursuant to master agreements that provide for a netting of payments and receipts with a single counterparty (ii) enter into agreements that allow the use of credit support annexes, which are bilateral rating-sensitive agreements that require collateral postings at established threshold levels. Likewise, the Company effects exchange-traded futures and options transactions through regulated exchanges and these transactions are settled on a daily basis, thereby reducing credit risk exposure in the event of non-performance by counterparties to such financial instruments.

 

Under fair value measurements, the Company incorporates the market’s perception of its own and the counterparty’s non-performance risk in determining the fair value of the portion of its OTC derivative assets and liabilities that are uncollateralized. Credit spreads are applied to the derivative fair values on a net basis by counterparty. To reflect the Company’s own credit spread a proxy based on relevant debt spreads is applied to OTC derivative net liability positions. Similarly, the Company’s counterparty’s credit spread is applied to OTC derivative net asset positions.

 

Certain of the Company’s derivative agreements with some of its counterparties contain credit-rating related triggers. If the Company’s credit rating were to fall below a certain level, the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request termination at the then fair value of the derivative or demand immediate full collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. If a downgrade occurred and the derivative positions were terminated, the Company anticipates it would be able to replace the derivative positions with other counterparties in the normal course of business. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that are in a net liability position were $103 million as of March 31, 2013. In the normal course of business the Company has posted collateral related to these instruments of $98 million as of March 31, 2013 . If the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements had been triggered on March 31, 2013, the Company estimates that it would be required to post a maximum of $5 million of additional collateral to its counterparties.

 

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15. COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND LITIGATION AND REGULATORY MATTERS

 

Commitments and Guarantees

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Commitments

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Total outstanding mortgage loan commitments

   $ 2,098      $ 2,552  

Portion of commitment where prearrangement to sell to investor exists

   $ 732      $ 897  

 

In connection with the Company’s commercial mortgage operations, it originates commercial mortgage loans. Commitments for loans that will be held for sale are recognized as derivatives and recorded at fair value. In certain of these transactions, the Company pre-arranges that it will sell the loan to an investor, including to governmental sponsored entities as discussed below, after the Company funds the loan.

 

Commitments to Purchase Investments (excluding Commercial Mortgage Loans)

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Expected to be funded from the general account and other operations outside the separate accounts(1)

   $ 4,461      $ 3,410  

Expected to be funded from separate accounts

   $ 750      $ 757  

Portion of separate account commitments with recourse to Prudential Insurance

   $ 0      $ 7  

 

(1) Includes a remaining commitment of $148 million and $200 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, related to the Company’s agreement to co-invest with the Fosun Group (Fosun) in a private equity fund, managed by Fosun, for the Chinese marketplace.

 

The Company has other commitments to purchase or fund investments, some of which are contingent upon events or circumstances not under the Company’s control, including those at the discretion of the Company’s counterparties. The Company anticipates a portion of these commitments will ultimately be funded from its separate accounts. Some of the separate account commitments have recourse to Prudential Insurance if the separate accounts are unable to fund the amounts when due.

 

Guarantees of Investee Debt

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Total guarantees of debt issued by entities in which the separate accounts have invested

   $ 2,339      $ 2,178  

Amount of above guarantee that is limited to separate account assets

   $ 2,339      $ 2,167  

Accrued liability associated with guarantee

   $ 0      $ 0  

 

A number of guarantees provided by the Company relate to real estate investments held in its separate accounts, in which entities that the separate account has invested in have borrowed funds, and the Company has guaranteed their obligations. The Company provides these guarantees to assist these entities in obtaining financing. The Company’s maximum potential exposure under these guarantees is mostly limited to the assets of

 

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the separate account. The exposure that is not limited to the separate account assets relates mostly to guarantees limited to fraud, criminal activity or other bad acts. These guarantees generally expire at various times over the next twenty four years. At March 31, 2013, the Company’s assessment is that it is unlikely payments will be required. Any payments that may become required under these guarantees would either first be reduced by proceeds received by the creditor on a sale of the underlying collateral, or would provide rights to obtain the underlying collateral.

 

Indemnification of Securities Lending Transactions

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Indemnification provided to mutual fund and separate account clients for securities lending

   $ 17,697      $ 15,454  

Fair value of related collateral associated with above indemnifications

   $ 18,108      $ 15,730  

Accrued liability associated with guarantee

   $ 0      $ 0  

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may facilitate securities lending transactions on behalf of mutual funds and separate accounts for which the Company is the investment advisor and/or the asset manager. In certain of these arrangements, the Company has provided an indemnification to the mutual funds or separate accounts to hold them harmless against losses caused by counterparty (i.e., borrower) defaults associated with the securities lending activity facilitated by the Company. Collateral is provided by the counterparty to the mutual fund or separate account at the inception of the loan equal to or greater than 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities and the collateral is maintained daily at 102% or greater of the fair value of the loaned securities. The Company is only at risk if the counterparty to the securities lending transaction defaults and the value of the collateral held is less than the value of the securities loaned to such counterparty. The Company believes the possibility of any payments under these indemnities is remote.

 

Credit Derivatives Written

 

As discussed further in Note 14, the Company writes credit derivatives under which the Company is obligated to pay the counterparty the referenced amount of the contract and receive in return the defaulted security or similar security.

 

Guarantees of Asset Values

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Guaranteed value of third parties’ assets

   $ 68,194      $ 64,424  

Fair value of collateral supporting these assets

   $ 71,054      $ 67,555  

Asset associated with guarantee, carried at fair value

   $ 8      $ 5  

 

Certain contracts underwritten by the Retirement segment include guarantees related to financial assets owned by the guaranteed party. These contracts are accounted for as derivatives and carried at fair value. The collateral supporting these guarantees is not reflected on the Company’s balance sheet.

 

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Guarantees of Credit Enhancements

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Guarantees of credit enhancements of debt instruments associated with commercial real estate assets

   $ 183      $ 172  

Fair value of properties and associated tax credits that secure the guarantee

   $ 260      $ 215  

Accrued liability associated with guarantee

   $ 0      $ 0  

 

The Company arranges for credit enhancements of certain debt instruments that provide financing primarily for affordable multi-family real estate assets, including certain tax-exempt bond financings. The credit enhancements provide assurances to the debt holders as to the timely payment of amounts due under the debt instruments. The remaining contractual maturities for these guarantees are up to fifteen years. The Company’s obligations to reimburse required credit enhancement payments are secured by mortgages on the related real estate. The Company receives certain ongoing fees for providing these enhancement arrangements and anticipates the extinguishment of its obligation under these enhancements prior to maturity through the aggregation and transfer of its positions to a substitute enhancement provider.

 

Indemnification of Serviced Mortgage Loans

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Maximum exposure under indemnification agreements for mortgage loans serviced by the Company

   $ 1,177      $ 1,147  

First-loss exposure portion of above

   $ 377      $ 369  

Accrued liability associated with guarantees

   $ 19      $ 19  

 

As part of the commercial mortgage activities of the Company’s Asset Management segment, the Company provides commercial mortgage origination, underwriting and servicing for certain government sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Company has agreed to indemnify the government sponsored entities for a portion of the credit risk associated with certain of the mortgages it services through a delegated authority arrangement. Under these arrangements, the Company originates multi-family mortgages for sale to the government sponsored entities based on underwriting standards they specify, and makes payments to them for a specified percentage share of losses they incur on certain loans serviced by the Company. The Company’s percentage share of losses incurred generally varies from 2% to 20% of the loan balance, and is typically based on a first-loss exposure for a stated percentage of the loan balance, plus a shared exposure with the government sponsored entity for any losses in excess of the stated first-loss percentage, subject to a contractually specified maximum percentage. The Company services $9,004 million of mortgages subject to these loss-sharing arrangements as of March 31, 2013, all of which are collateralized by first priority liens on the underlying multi-family residential properties. As of March 31, 2013, these mortgages had an average debt service coverage ratio of 1.78 times and an average loan-to-value ratio of 63%. The Company’s total share of losses related to indemnifications that were settled was $0 million and $0.3 million for the three months ending March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.

 

Contingent Consideration

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Maximum potential contingent consideration associated with acquisitions

   $ 53      $ 52  

 

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In connection with an acquisition of an operating joint venture, the Company has agreed to pay additional consideration in future periods, contingent upon the attainment by the acquired business of defined operating objectives. The arrangement will be resolved over the following three months. Any payment would result in an increase to the Company’s investment in the operating joint venture. The Company considers the likelihood that the acquired business attains the defined operating objectives to be remote.

 

Other Guarantees

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Other guarantees where amount can be determined

   $ 449      $ 530  

Accrued liability for other guarantees and indemnifications

   $ 8      $ 8  

 

The Company is also subject to other financial guarantees and indemnity arrangements. The Company has provided indemnities and guarantees related to acquisitions, dispositions, investments and other transactions that are triggered by, among other things, breaches of representations, warranties or covenants provided by the Company. These obligations are typically subject to various time limitations, defined by the contract or by operation of law, such as statutes of limitation. In some cases, the maximum potential obligation is subject to contractual limitations, while in other cases such limitations are not specified or applicable. Included above are $308 million and $299 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of yield maintenance guarantees related to certain investments the Company sold. The Company does not expect to make any payments on these guarantees and is not carrying any liabilities associated with these guarantees.

 

Since certain of these obligations are not subject to limitations, it is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount due under these guarantees. The accrued liabilities identified above do not include retained liabilities associated with sold businesses.

 

Contingent Liabilities

 

On an ongoing basis, the Company’s internal supervisory and control functions review the quality of sales, marketing 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 product administration, servicing or other errors, including errors relating to the timing or amount of payments or contract values due to customers. In certain cases, if appropriate, the Company may offer customers remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.

 

The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. For additional discussion of these matters, see “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” below.

 

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 or other matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

 

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Litigation and Regulatory Matters

 

The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its businesses. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings relating to aspects of the Company’s businesses and operations that are specific to it and proceedings that are typical of the businesses in which it operates, including in both cases businesses that have been either divested or placed in wind-down status. Some of these proceedings have been brought on behalf of various alleged classes of complainants. In certain of these matters, the plaintiffs are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. The outcome of litigation or a regulatory matter, and the amount or range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain.

 

The Company establishes accruals for litigation and regulatory matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. For litigation and regulatory matters where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established but the matter, if material, is disclosed, including matters discussed below. The Company estimates that as of March 31, 2013, the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accruals established for those litigation and regulatory matters for which such an estimate currently can be made is $0 to approximately $200 million. This estimate is not an indication of expected loss, if any, or the Company’s maximum possible loss exposure on such matters. The Company reviews relevant information with respect to its litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly and annual basis and updates its accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews.

 

Individual Annuities, Individual Life and Group Insurance

 

In January 2013, a qui tam action on behalf of the State of Florida, Total Asset Recovery Services v. Met Life Inc., et al., Manulife Financial Corporation, et. al., Prudential Financial, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Prudential Insurance Agency, LLC. filed in the Circuit Court of Leon County, Florida, was served on the Company. The complaint alleges that the Company failed to escheat life insurance proceeds to the State of Florida in violation of the Florida False Claims Act and seeks injunctive relief, compensatory damages, civil penalties, treble damages, prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees and costs. In March 2013, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint.

 

In September 2012, the State of West Virginia, through its State Treasurer, filed a lawsuit, State of West Virginia ex. Rel. John D. Perdue v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, West Virginia. The complaint alleges violations of the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Fund Act by failing to properly identify and report all unclaimed insurance policy proceeds which should either be paid to beneficiaries or escheated to West Virginia. The complaint seeks to examine the records of Prudential Insurance to determine compliance with the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Fund Act, and to assess penalties and costs in an undetermined amount. In October 2012, the State of West Virginia commenced a second action, State of West Virginia ex. Rel. John D. Perdue v. Pruco Life Insurance Company making the same allegations stated in the action against Prudential Insurance. In April 2013, the Company filed motions to dismiss the complaints in both of the West Virginia actions.

 

In January 2012, a Global Resolution Agreement entered into by the Company and a third party auditor became effective upon its acceptance by the unclaimed property departments of 20 states and jurisdictions. Under the terms of the Global Resolution Agreement, the third party auditor acting on behalf of the signatory states will compare expanded matching criteria to the Social Security Master Death File (“SSMDF”) to identify deceased

 

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insureds and contract holders where a valid claim has not been made. In February 2012, a Regulatory Settlement Agreement entered into by the Company to resolve a multi-state market conduct examination regarding its adherence to state claim settlement practices became effective upon its acceptance by the insurance departments of 20 states and jurisdictions. The Regulatory Settlement Agreement applies prospectively and requires the Company to adopt and implement additional procedures comparing its records to the SSMDF to identify unclaimed death benefits and prescribes procedures for identifying and locating beneficiaries once deaths are identified. Other jurisdictions that are not signatories to the Regulatory Settlement Agreement are considering proposals that would apply prospectively and require life insurance companies to take additional steps to identify unreported deceased policy and contract holders. These prospective changes and any escheatable property identified as a result of the audits and inquiries could result in: (1) additional payments of previously unclaimed death benefits; (2) the payment of abandoned funds to U.S. jurisdictions; and (3) changes in the Company’s practices and procedures for the identification of escheatable funds and beneficiaries, which would impact claim payments and reserves, among other consequences.

 

The Company is one of several companies subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General regarding its unclaimed property procedures. Additionally, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) has requested that 172 life insurers (including the Company) provide data to the NYDFS regarding use of the SSMDF. The New York Office of Unclaimed Funds is conducting an audit of the Company’s compliance with New York’s unclaimed property laws. The Minnesota Attorney General has also requested information regarding the Company’s use of the SSMDF and its claim handling procedures and the Company is one of several companies subpoenaed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Insurance Division. In February, 2012, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General requested information regarding the Company’s unclaimed property procedures.

 

From July 2010 to December 2010, four purported nationwide class actions were filed challenging the use of retained asset accounts to settle death benefit claims of beneficiaries of a group life insurance contract owned by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that covers the lives of members and veterans of the U.S. armed forces. In 2011, the cases were consolidated in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by the Judicial Panel for Multi-District Litigation as In re Prudential Insurance Company of America SGLI/VGLI Contract Litigation. The consolidated complaint alleges that the use of the retained assets accounts that earn interest and are available to be withdrawn by the beneficiary, in whole or in part, at any time, to settle death benefit claims is in violation of federal law, and asserts claims of breach of contract, breaches of fiduciary duty and the duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud and unjust enrichment and seeks compensatory and punitive damages, disgorgement of profits, equitable relief and pre and post-judgment interest. In March 2011, the motion to dismiss was denied. In January 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion to certify the class. In August 2012, the court denied plaintiffs’ class certification motion without prejudice pending the filing of summary judgment motions on the issue of whether plaintiffs sustained an actual injury. In October 2012, the parties filed their summary judgment motions.

 

In September 2010, Huffman v. The Prudential Insurance Company, a purported nationwide class action brought on behalf of beneficiaries of group life insurance contracts owned by ERISA-governed employee welfare benefit plans was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, challenging the use of retained asset accounts in employee welfare benefit plans to settle death benefit claims as a violation of ERISA and seeking injunctive relief and disgorgement of profits. In July 2011, the Company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings was denied. In February 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion to certify the class. In April 2012, the Court stayed the case pending the outcome of a case involving another insurer that is on appeal to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

 

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In January 2011, a purported state-wide class action, Garcia v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America was dismissed by the Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County, Nevada. The complaint was brought on behalf of Nevada beneficiaries of individual life insurance policies for which, unless the beneficiaries elected another settlement method, death benefits were placed in retained asset accounts. The complaint alleges that by failing to disclose material information about the accounts, the Company wrongfully delayed payment and improperly retained undisclosed profits, and seeks damages, injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees and pre and post-judgment interest. In February 2011, plaintiff appealed the dismissal to the Nevada Supreme Court. As previously reported, in December 2009, an earlier purported nationwide class action raising substantially similar allegations brought by the same plaintiff in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Garcia v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, was dismissed. In December 2011, plaintiff appealed the dismissal. In January 2013, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of the complaint.

 

In December 2010, a purported state-wide class action complaint, Phillips v. Prudential Financial, Inc., was filed in state court and removed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The complaint makes allegations under Illinois law, substantially similar to the Garcia cases, on behalf of a class of Illinois residents whose death benefit claims were settled by retained assets accounts. In March 2011, the complaint was amended to drop the Company as a defendant and add Pruco Life Insurance Company as a defendant and is now captioned Phillips v. Prudential Insurance and Pruco Life Insurance Company. In November 2011, the complaint was dismissed. In December 2011, plaintiff appealed the dismissal.

 

In July 2010, the Company, along with other life insurance industry participants, received a formal request for information from the State of New York Attorney General’s Office in connection with its investigation into industry practices relating to the use of retained asset accounts. In August 2010, the Company received a similar request for information from the State of Connecticut Attorney General’s Office. The Company is cooperating with these investigations. The Company has also been contacted by state insurance regulators and other governmental entities, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Congressional committees regarding retained asset accounts. These matters may result in additional investigations, information requests, claims, hearings, litigation, adverse publicity and potential changes to business practices.

 

In February 2011, a fifth amended complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Clark v. Prudential Insurance Company. The complaint brought on behalf of a purported class of California, Indiana, Ohio and Texas residents who purchased individual health insurance policies alleges that Prudential Insurance failed to disclose that it had ceased selling this type of policy in 1981 and that, as a result, premiums would increase significantly. The complaint alleges claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and omission, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and California’s Unfair Competition Law and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. The matter was originally filed in 2008 and certain of the claims in the first four complaints were dismissed. In February 2012, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification. In July 2012, Prudential Insurance moved for summary judgment on certain of plaintiffs’ claims. In February 2013, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and granted the motion by Prudential Insurance for summary judgment against two of the named plaintiffs and denied summary judgment against two other plaintiffs. In April 2013, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motions: (i) for reconsideration of the Court’s order denying class certification and granting the Company partial summary judgment; and (ii) to alter or amend the order denying class certification by redefining the class and bifurcating liability and damages issues.”

 

From November 2002 to March 2005, eleven separate complaints were filed against the Company and the law firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown in New Jersey state court and in the New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County as Lederman v. Prudential Financial, Inc., et al. The complaints allege that an alternative dispute resolution agreement entered into among Prudential Insurance, over 235 claimants who are current and former

 

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Prudential Insurance employees, and Leeds Morelli & Brown (the law firm representing the claimants) was illegal and that Prudential Insurance conspired with Leeds Morelli & Brown to commit fraud, malpractice, breach of contract, and violate racketeering laws by advancing legal fees to the law firm with the purpose of limiting Prudential’s liability to the claimants. In February 2010, the New Jersey Supreme Court assigned the cases for centralized case management to the Superior Court, Bergen County. The Company participated in a court-ordered mediation that resulted in a settlement involving 193 of the remaining 235 plaintiffs. The amounts paid to the 193 plaintiffs were within existing reserves for this matter. The remaining plaintiffs continue to pursue their individual lawsuits, and have not amended the offers of judgment that they filed in January 2012 totaling approximately $90 million. In February 2012, the court granted summary judgment against two of the remaining plaintiffs. In June 2012, the court granted summary judgment against an additional plaintiff reducing to 39 the number of plaintiffs asserting claims against the Company. These rulings, which remain subject to appeal, have not caused the remaining plaintiffs to modify their offers of judgment.

 

Other Matters

 

In October 2012, a shareholder derivative lawsuit, Stephen Silverman, Derivatively on Behalf of Prudential Financial, Inc. v. John R. Strangfeld, et. al., was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties, waste of corporate assets and unjust enrichment by certain senior officers and directors. The complaint names as defendants the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Principal Accounting Officer, certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors and a former Director. The complaint alleges that the defendants made false and misleading statements regarding the Company’s current and future financial condition based on, among other things, the alleged failure to disclose: (i) potential liability for benefits that should either have been paid to policyholders or their beneficiaries, or escheated to applicable states; and (ii) the extent of the Company’s exposure for alleged state and federal law violations concerning the settlement of claims and the escheatment of unclaimed property. The complaint seeks an undetermined amount of damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and equitable relief including a direction for the Company to reform and to improve its corporate governance and internal procedures to comply with applicable laws.

 

In October 2012, the Board of Directors received a shareholder demand letter (the “Demand”), containing allegations of wrongdoing similar to those alleged in the Silverman complaint. The Demand alleges that the Company’s Senior Management: (i) breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty and good faith in connection with the management, operation and oversight of the Company’s business; (ii) breached their fiduciary duty of good faith to establish and maintain adequate internal controls; and (iii) breached their fiduciary duties by disseminating false, misleading and/or incomplete information, all in connection with the Company’s alleged failure to use the SSDMF and to pay beneficiaries and escheat funds to states. The Demand requests that the Board of Directors: (a) undertake an independent internal investigation into Senior Management’s violations of New Jersey and/or federal law; and (b) commence a civil action against each member of Senior Management to recover for the benefit of the Company the amount of damages sustained by the Company as a result of the alleged breaches described above.

 

In August 2012, a purported class action lawsuit, City of Sterling Heights General Employees’ Retirement System v. Prudential Financial, Inc., et al., was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging violations of federal securities law. The complaint names as defendants the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Principal Accounting Officer and certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors. The complaint alleges that knowingly false and misleading statements were made regarding the Company’s current and future financial condition based on, among other things, the alleged failure to disclose: (i) potential liability for benefits that should either have been paid to policyholders or their

 

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beneficiaries, or escheated to applicable states; and (ii) the extent of the Company’s exposure for alleged state and federal law violations concerning the settlement of claims and the escheatment of unclaimed property. The complaint seeks an undetermined amount of damages, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

In October 2006, a purported class action lawsuit, Bouder v. Prudential Financial, Inc. and Prudential Insurance Company of America, was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, claiming that Prudential failed to pay overtime to insurance agents in violation of federal and Pennsylvania law, and that improper deductions were made from these agents’ wages in violation of state law. The complaint seeks back overtime pay and statutory damages, recovery of improper deductions, interest, and attorneys’ fees. In March 2008, the court conditionally certified a nationwide class on the federal overtime claim. Separately, in March 2008, a purported nationwide class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Wang v. Prudential Financial, Inc. and Prudential Insurance, claiming that the Company failed to pay its agents overtime and provide other benefits in violation of California and federal law and seeking compensatory and punitive damages in unspecified amounts. In September 2008, Wang was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and consolidated with the Bouder matter. Subsequent amendments to the complaint have resulted in additional allegations involving purported violations of an additional nine states’ overtime and wage payment laws. In February 2010, Prudential moved to decertify the federal overtime class that had been conditionally certified in March 2008 and moved for summary judgment on the federal overtime claims of the named plaintiffs. In July 2010, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification of the state law claims. In August 2010, the district court granted Prudential’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing the federal overtime claims. In January 2013, the Court denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in its entirety.

 

In April 2012, the Company filed two actions in New Jersey state court captioned The Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al. v. JP Morgan Chase, et al. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Morgan Stanley, et al. Both matters seek to recover damages attributable to Company and affiliate entities’ and funds’ investments in residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”). Among other allegations stemming from the defendants’ origination, underwriting and sales of RMBS, the complaints assert claims of common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breaches of the New Jersey Uniform Securities Act and breaches of the New Jersey Civil RICO statute. The complaints seek unspecified damages. In August 2012, the Company filed four additional actions in New Jersey state court captioned The Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Nomura Securities International, Inc., et al., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Barclays Bank PLC, et al,, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al. v. Goldman Sachs & Company, et al. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, et al. v. RBS Financial Products, Inc., et al. upon the same grounds and seeking the same damages, as articulated above. In November 2012, the Company filed a similar matter captioned The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, et al. In December 2012, the Goldman Sachs matter was removed to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. In December 2012, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. In January 2013, the Morgan Stanley and Nomura defendants filed motions to dismiss the complaints filed against them. In March 2013, the Court denied Morgan Stanley’s motion to dismiss the Company’s amended complaint. In March 2013, the Company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Bank of America National Association and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et. al. Separately, in March 2013, the Company filed a complaint in New Jersey state court against Countrywide Financial Corp., et. al. Both complaints assert the same claims and seek the same damages attributable to Company and affiliate entities’ and funds’ investments in RMBS. as described in the earlier filed actions. In April 2013, the Company filed a complaint in New Jersey state court against UBS Securities LLC. et. al. The complaint asserts the same claims and seeks the same damages as attributable to Company and affiliate entities’ and funds’ investments in RMBS, as described in the earlier filed actions. In April 2013, the JP Morgan Chase defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. In April 2013, the U.S. District Court denied the Goldman Sachs defendants’ motion to dismiss the Company’s amended complaint.

 

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Summary

 

The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is possible that the Company’s results of operations or cash flow 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. In light of the unpredictability of the Company’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

 

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Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Statements of Financial Position

March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in millions)

 

    March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
    Financial
Services
Businesses
    Closed
Block
Business
    Consolidated     Financial
Services
Businesses
    Closed
Block
Business
    Consolidated  

ASSETS

           

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value

  $ 254,222     $ 46,160     $ 300,382     $ 254,917     $ 46,419     $ 301,336  

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

    3,878       0       3,878       4,268       0       4,268  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value

    20,890       0       20,890       20,590       0       20,590  

Other trading account assets, at fair value

    6,584       278       6,862       6,053       275       6,328  

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

    5,315       3,603       8,918       5,052       3,225       8,277  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

    28,744       9,714       38,458       27,125       9,608       36,733  

Policy loans

    6,861       5,077       11,938       6,455       5,120       11,575  

Other long-term investments

    7,689       2,174       9,863       8,016       2,012       10,028  

Short-term investments

    4,700       1,588       6,288       5,186       1,261       6,447  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

    338,883       68,594       407,477       337,662       67,920       405,582   

Cash and cash equivalents

    14,023       454       14,477       17,546       554       18,100  

Accrued investment income

    2,523       620       3,143       2,534       593       3,127  

Deferred policy acquisition costs

    13,968       406       14,374       13,688       412       14,100  

Value of business acquired

    4,167       0       4,167       3,248       0       3,248  

Other assets

    13,462       689       14,151       11,376       511       11,887  

Separate account assets

    266,308       0       266,308       253,254       0       253,254  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 653,334     $ 70,763     $ 724,097     $ 639,308     $ 69,990     $ 709,298  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

           

LIABILITIES

           

Future policy benefits

  $ 160,290     $ 50,628     $ 210,918     $ 165,212     $ 50,838     $ 216,050  

Policyholders’ account balances

    132,913       5,403       138,316       128,987       5,426       134,413  

Policyholders’ dividends

    153       7,299       7,452       257       7,250       7,507  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

    3,679       3,023       6,702       3,436       2,382       5,818  

Cash collateral for loaned securities

    2,375       1,015       3,390       2,864       1,077       3,941  

Income taxes

    8,501       (462     8,039       9,058       (507     8,551  

Short-term debt

    2,153       75       2,228       2,409       75       2,484  

Long-term debt

    23,813       1,675       25,488       23,054       1,675       24,729  

Other liabilities

    12,072       622       12,694       11,406       277       11,683  

Notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities

    1,896       0       1,896       1,577       0       1,577  

Separate account liabilities

    266,308       0       266,308       253,254       0       253,254  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    614,153        69,278       683,431       601,514       68,493       670,007  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EQUITY

           

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    12,213       205       12,418       9,990       224       10,214  

Other attributed equity

    26,265       1,280       27,545       27,088       1,273       28,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total attributed equity

    38,478       1,485       39,963       37,078       1,497       38,575  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

    703       0       703       716       0       716  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

    39,181       1,485       40,666       37,794       1,497       39,291  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

  $ 653,334     $ 70,763     $ 724,097     $ 639,308     $ 69,990     $ 709,298  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

 

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Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in millions)

 

    2013     2012  
    Financial
Services
Businesses
    Closed
Block
Business
    Consolidated     Financial
Services
Businesses
    Closed
Block
Business
    Consolidated  

REVENUES

           

Premiums

  $ 6,437     $ 647     $ 7,084     $ 6,102     $ 671     $ 6,773  

Policy charges and fee income

    1,356       0       1,356       1,049       0       1,049  

Net investment income

    2,875       763       3,638       2,529       791       3,320  

Asset management fees and other income

    (1,182     12       (1,170     (158     23       (135

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

           

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities

    (209     (99     (308     (311     (262     (573

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to Other Comprehensive Income

    150       88       238       229       232       461  

Other realized investment gains (losses), net

    (761     108       (653     (1,292     20       (1,272
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total realized investment gains (losses), net

    (820     97       (723     (1,374     (10     (1,384
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    8,666       1,519       10,185       8,148       1,475       9,623  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

           

Policyholders’ benefits

    6,404       815       7,219       5,584       859       6,443  

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances

    1,016       34       1,050       932       34       966  

Dividends to policyholders

    57       503       560       38       404       442  

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

    207       11       218       (237     12       (225

General and administrative expenses

    2,546       137       2,683       2,624       136       2,760  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total benefits and expenses

    10,230       1,500       11,730       8,941       1,445       10,386  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURES

    (1,564     19       (1,545     (793     30       (763
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

    (835     4       (831     170       9       179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURES

    (729     15       (714     (963     21       (942

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes

    49       0       49       7       0       7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

    (680     15       (665     (956     21       (935

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

    1       0       1       7       0       7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

    (679     15       (664     (949     21       (928

Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    42       0       42       11       0       11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

  $ (721   $ 15     $ (706   $ (960   $ 21     $ (939
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The supplemental combining financial information presents the consolidated financial position and results of operations for Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries (together, the “Company”), separately reporting the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business. The Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business are both fully integrated operations of the Company and are not separate legal entities. The supplemental combining financial information presents the results of the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as if they were separate reporting entities and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The Company has outstanding two classes of common stock. The Common Stock reflects the performance of the Financial Services Businesses and the Class B Stock reflects the performance of the Closed Block Business.

 

The Closed Block Business was established on the date of demutualization and includes the assets and liabilities of the Closed Block (see Note 6 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Closed Block). It also includes assets held outside the Closed Block necessary to meet insurance regulatory capital requirements related to products included within the Closed Block; deferred policy acquisition costs related to the Closed Block policies; the principal amount of the IHC debt (as discussed below) and related unamortized debt issuance costs, as well as an interest rate swap related to the IHC debt; and certain other related assets and liabilities. The Financial Services Businesses consist of the U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management, U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance, and International Insurance divisions and Corporate and Other operations.

 

2. ALLOCATION OF RESULTS

 

This supplemental combining financial information reflects the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses directly attributable to the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business, as well as allocations deemed reasonable by management in order to fairly present the financial position and results of operations of the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business on a stand-alone basis. While management considers the allocations utilized to be reasonable, management has the discretion to make operational and financial decisions that may affect the allocation methods and resulting assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of each business. In addition, management has limited discretion over accounting policies and the appropriate allocation of earnings between the two businesses. The Company is subject to agreements which provide that, in most instances, the Company may not change the allocation methodology or accounting policies for the allocation of earnings between the Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business without the prior consent of the Class B Stock holders or IHC debt bond insurer.

 

General corporate overhead not directly attributable to a specific business that has been incurred in connection with the generation of the businesses’ revenues is generally allocated between the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business based on the general and administrative expenses of each business as a percentage of the total general and administrative expenses for all businesses.

 

Prudential Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., has outstanding senior secured notes (the “IHC debt”), of which net proceeds of $1.66 billion were allocated to the Financial Services Businesses concurrent with the demutualization on December 18, 2001. The IHC debt is serviced by the cash flows of the Closed Block Business, and the results of the Closed Block Business reflect interest expense associated with the IHC debt.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Supplemental Combining Financial Information—(Continued)

 

Income taxes are allocated between the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as if they were separate companies based on the taxable income or losses and other tax characterizations of each business. If the Financial Services Businesses generate tax benefits, such as net operating losses, it is entitled to record such tax benefits to the extent they are expected to be utilized on a consolidated basis. However, if the Closed Block Business generates tax benefits, it will receive the full benefit in cash, and the Financial Services Businesses will subsequently recover the payment at the time the benefits are actually utilized on a consolidated basis.

 

Holders of Common Stock have no interest in a separate legal entity representing the Financial Services Businesses; holders of the Class B Stock have no interest in a separate legal entity representing the Closed Block Business; and holders of each class of common stock are subject to all of the risks associated with an investment in the Company.

 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, holders of Common Stock and holders of Class B Stock would be entitled to receive a proportionate share of the net assets of the Company that remain after paying all liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any preferred stock.

 

The results of the Financial Services Businesses are subject to certain risks pertaining to the Closed Block. These include any expenses and liabilities from litigation affecting the Closed Block policies as well as the consequences of certain potential adverse tax determinations. In connection with the sale of the Class B Stock and IHC debt, the cost of indemnifying the investors with respect to certain matters will be borne by the Financial Services Businesses.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) addresses the consolidated financial condition of Prudential Financial as of March 31, 2013, compared with December 31, 2012, and its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. You should read the following analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the MD&A, the “Risk Factors” section, and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as well as the statements under “Forward-Looking Statements” and the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

Prudential Financial has two classes of common stock outstanding. The Common Stock, which is publicly traded (NYSE:PRU), reflects the performance of the Financial Services Businesses, while the Class B Stock, which was issued through a private placement and does not trade on any exchange, reflects the performance of the Closed Block Business. The Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business are discussed below.

 

Financial Services Businesses

 

Our Financial Services Businesses consist of three operating divisions, which together encompass six segments, and our Corporate and Other operations. The U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management division consists of our Individual Annuities, Retirement and Asset Management segments. The U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance division consists of our Individual Life and Group Insurance segments. The International Insurance division consists of our International Insurance segment. Our Corporate and Other operations include corporate items and initiatives that are not allocated to business segments, as well as businesses that have been or will be divested.

 

We attribute financing costs to each segment based on the amount of financing used by each segment, excluding financing costs associated with corporate debt which are reflected in Corporate and Other operations. The net investment income of each segment includes earnings on the amount of capital that management believes is necessary to support the risks of that segment.

 

We seek growth internally and through acquisitions, joint ventures or other forms of business combinations or investments. Our principal acquisition focus is in our current business lines, both domestic and international.

 

Closed Block Business

 

In connection with the demutualization, we ceased offering domestic participating products. The liabilities for our traditional domestic in force participating products were segregated, together with assets, in a regulatory mechanism referred to as the “Closed Block.” The Closed Block is designed generally to provide for the reasonable expectations for future policy dividends after demutualization of holders of participating individual life insurance policies and annuities included in the Closed Block by allocating assets that will be used exclusively for payment of benefits, including policyholder dividends, expenses and taxes with respect to these products. See Note 6 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and “Business—Demutualization and Separation of Businesses” in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information on the Closed Block.

 

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Executive Summary

 

Prudential Financial, a financial services leader with approximately $1.061 trillion of assets under management as of March 31, 2013, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Through our subsidiaries and affiliates, we offer a wide array of financial products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, and investment management. We offer these products and services to individual and institutional customers through one of the largest distribution networks in the financial services industry.

 

On October 19, 2012, Prudential Financial received notice that it is under consideration by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “Council”) for a proposed determination that it should be subject to stricter prudential regulatory standards and supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (as a “Covered Company”) pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The notice of consideration indicates that Prudential Financial is being reviewed in stage 3 of the three-stage process described in the Council’s interpretative guidance for Covered Company determinations and does not constitute a notice of a proposed determination. The Company is entitled, under the applicable regulations, to contest such consideration. Nevertheless, the Council may determine to issue to Prudential Financial a written notice of determination that it is a Covered Company, in which event we would be entitled to request a nonpublic evidentiary hearing before the Council. If Prudential Financial is designated by the Council as a Covered Company, it would be subject to stricter prudential standards under the Dodd-Frank Act, which would include requirements regarding risk-based capital and leverage, liquidity, stress-testing, overall risk management, resolution plans, early remediation, and credit concentration; and may also include additional standards regarding capital, public disclosure, short-term debt limits, and other related subjects as appropriate. See “Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors” included in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information regarding the potential impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on the Company, including as a result of these stricter prudential standards.

 

On January 2, 2013, we completed the acquisition of The Hartford’s individual life insurance business (“Hartford Life Business”) through a reinsurance transaction. The total cash consideration was $615 million consisting primarily of a ceding commission to provide reinsurance for approximately 700,000 life insurance policies with net retained face amount in force of approximately $141 billion.

 

On February 12, 2013, Prudential Financial declared a dividend for the first quarter of 2013 of $0.40 per share of Common Stock reflecting our previously announced plan to move to a quarterly Common Stock dividend schedule in 2013.

 

Results of Operations

 

Net loss of our Financial Services Businesses attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc. for the first quarter of 2013 was $721 million compared to a net loss of $960 million for 2012.

 

We analyze performance of the segments and Corporate and Other operations of the Financial Services Businesses using a measure called adjusted operating income. See “—Consolidated Results of Operations—Segment Measures” for a discussion of adjusted operating income and its use as a measure of segment operating performance.

 

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Pre-tax adjusted operating income for the Financial Services Businesses for the first quarter of 2013 was $1,484 million compared to $1,048 million for 2012. Shown below are the contributions of each segment and Corporate and Other operations to our adjusted operating income for the periods indicated and a reconciliation of adjusted operating income of our segments and Corporate and Other operations to income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Adjusted operating income before income taxes for segments of the Financial Services Businesses:

    

Individual Annuities

   $ 372     $ 421  

Retirement

     228       156  

Asset Management

     175       128  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division

     775       705  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Individual Life

     137       112  

Group Insurance

     9       (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance Division

     146       72  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Insurance

     877       597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total International Insurance Division

     877       597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate and Other

     (314     (326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income before income taxes for the Financial Services Businesses

     1,484       1,048  

Reconciling Items:

    

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(1)

     (3,305     (2,716

Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net(2)

     302       878  

Investment gains (losses) on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net(3)

     95       234  

Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes(4)

     (143     (246

Divested businesses(5)

     33       4  

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests(6)

     (30     5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures for Financial Services Businesses

     (1,564     (793

Income from continuing operations before income taxes for Closed Block Business

     19       30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ (1,545   $ (763
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Revenues exclude Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments. See “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses.”
(2) Revenues exclude related charges resulting from payments related to market value adjustment features of certain of our annuity products and the impact of Realized investment gains (losses), net, on the amortization of unearned revenue reserves. Benefits and expenses exclude related charges that represent the impact of Realized investment gains (losses), net, on the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, and other costs.
(3) Revenues exclude net investment gains and losses on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities. See “—Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities, Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities and Other Related Investments.”
(4) Benefits and expenses exclude changes in contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes in the pool of investments supporting these experience-rated contracts. See “—Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities, Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities and Other Related Investments.”
(5) See “—Divested Businesses.”
(6)

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tax basis as a separate line in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests are excluded from adjusted operating income but included in income from continuing operations before taxes and equity earnings of operating joint ventures as they are reflected on a U.S. GAAP basis as a separate line in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests represent the portion of earnings from consolidated entities that relates to the equity interests of minority investors.

 

Results for the periods presented above reflect the following:

 

Individual Annuities. Segment results for the first quarter of 2013 declined in comparison to the first quarter of 2012, primarily reflecting less favorable impacts from changes in the estimated profitability of the business, driven by less favorable market performance relative to our assumptions. Excluding these items, results increased in comparison to the first quarter of 2012, reflecting higher asset-based fee income, driven by higher average variable annuity account values, net of an increased level of distribution and amortization costs and higher reserve provisions.

 

Retirement. Segment results for the first quarter of 2013 increased in comparison to the first quarter of 2012, primarily reflecting higher net investment spread results and a more favorable reserve benefit from case experience, both primarily driven by significant pension risk transfer transactions that closed in the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

Asset Management. Segment results increased in the first quarter of 2013 in comparison to the first quarter of 2012 reflecting higher asset management fees and a greater contribution from the segment’s incentive, transaction, strategic investing and commercial mortgage activities, partially offset by increased expenses.

 

Individual Life. Segment results for the first quarter of 2013 increased in comparison to the first quarter of 2012 primarily reflecting earnings from the recently acquired in force block of the Hartford Life Business and improved mortality experience, partly offset by higher distribution costs supporting business growth and a lower net contribution from investment results.

 

Group Insurance. Segment results for the first quarter of 2013 increased in comparison to the first quarter of 2012 primarily due to more favorable group life and disability underwriting results.

 

International Insurance. Segment results for the first quarter of 2013 increased in comparison to the first quarter of 2012 in both our Life Planner and Gibraltar Life and Other operations, including a net favorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates. Results from the segment’s Life Planner operations primarily reflect business growth driven by sales results and continued strong persistency. Improved results from the segment’s Gibraltar Life and Other operations were primarily driven by business growth, additional synergies and lower integration costs associated with our acquisition of the former Star and Edison businesses, and a gain in the current period from the sale of our remaining indirect investment in China Pacific Group.

 

Corporate and Other operations. The results for the first quarter of 2013 as compared to first quarter of 2012 reflect a decreased loss primarily due to lower expenses, partially offset by greater interest expense, including the impact of debt prefunding activities.

 

Closed Block Business. Income from continuing operations before income taxes decreased $11 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012, primarily reflecting an increase in the policyholder dividend obligation expense and lower net investment income, partially offset by an increase in net realized investment gains.

 

Accounting Policies & Pronouncements

 

Application of Critical Accounting Estimates

 

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significant degree of judgment. Management, on an ongoing basis, reviews estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of financial statements. If management determines that modifications in assumptions and estimates are appropriate given current facts and circumstances, results of operations and financial position as reported in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements could change significantly.

 

Management believes the accounting policies relating to the following areas are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments:

 

   

Deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) and other costs, including value of business acquired;

 

   

Goodwill;

 

   

Valuation of investments, including derivatives, and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments;

 

   

Policyholder liabilities;

 

   

Pension and other postretirement benefits;

 

   

Taxes on income; and

 

   

Reserves for contingencies, including reserves for losses in connection with unresolved legal matters.

 

The near-term future equity rate of return assumption used in evaluating DAC and deferred sales inducements for our domestic variable annuity and variable life insurance products is derived using a reversion to the mean approach, a common industry practice. Under this approach, we consider historical equity returns over a period of time and initially adjust future projected equity returns over the next four years (the “near-term”) so that the assets are projected to grow at the long-term expected rate of return for the entire period. If the near-term projected future rate of return is greater than our near-term maximum future rate of return of 13%, we use our maximum future rate of return.

 

The weighted average rate of return assumptions for these businesses consider many factors specific to each business, including asset durations, asset allocations and other factors. We update the near term equity rates of return and our estimate of total gross profits each quarter to reflect the result of the reversion to the mean approach, which assumes a convergence to the long-term equity expected rates of return. These market performance related adjustments to our estimate of total gross profits result in cumulative adjustments to prior amortization, reflecting the application of the new required rate of amortization to all prior periods’ gross profits. The new required rate of amortization is also applied prospectively to future gross profits in calculating amortization in future periods. As of March 31, 2013, our variable annuities and variable life insurance businesses assume an 8.0% long-term equity expected rate of return and a 6.8% near-term mean reversion equity rate of return.

 

Additional information on our policies related to our critical accounting estimates may be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Accounting Policies & Pronouncements—Application of Critical Accounting Estimates.”

 

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

 

See Note 2 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of newly adopted accounting pronouncements.

 

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Consolidated Results of Operations

 

The following table summarizes net income (loss) for the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business for the periods presented.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Financial Services Businesses:

    

Revenues

   $ 8,666     $ 8,148  

Benefits and expenses

     10,230       8,941  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures for Financial Services Businesses

     (1,564     (793

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (835     170  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity in earnings of operating joint ventures for Financial Services Businesses

     (729     (963

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes

     49       7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations for Financial Services Businesses

     (680     (956

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     1       7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)—Financial Services Businesses

     (679     (949

Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     42       11  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) of Financial Services Businesses attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ (721   $ (960
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed Block Business:

    

Revenues

   $ 1,519     $ 1,475  

Benefits and expenses

     1,500       1,445  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes for Closed Block Business

     19       30  

Income tax expense

     4       9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations for Closed Block Business

     15       21  

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)—Closed Block Business

     15       21  

Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     0       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) of Closed Block Business attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ 15     $ 21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated:

    

Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.

   $ (706   $ (939
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations—Financial Services Businesses

 

2013 to 2012 Three Month Comparison. Income (loss) from continuing operations for the Financial Services Businesses increased $276 million from a loss of $956 million in the first quarter of 2012 to a loss of $680 million in the first quarter of 2013. Results for the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012 reflect the following:

 

   

Business growth primarily reflecting higher premiums, net of an increase in policyholders’ benefits, in our International Insurance operations as well as the impact from higher account values, particularly within our domestic retirement operations;

 

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A $1,005 million favorable variance reflecting a tax benefit in the current quarter compared to a tax expense in the year ago quarter. The variance is primarily driven by an increase in the effective tax rate on pre-tax losses and the effect of a “double tax” for U.S. GAAP purposes as further discussed in “—Income Taxes”;

 

   

A $140 million favorable variance, before income taxes, reflecting the net impact from market value changes on our embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuities, primarily driven by the impact of non-performance risk, partially offset by the impact of amortization of deferred policy acquisition and other costs (see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division—Individual Annuities—Variable Annuity Living Benefits Hedging Program Results” for additional information);

 

   

A $117 million pre-tax gain in the current period associated with the estimated recovery of prior losses related to derivative transactions previously held with Lehman Brothers and its affiliates (see Note 11 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information); and

 

   

A $66 million pre-tax gain from the sale of our remaining indirect investment in China Pacific Group.

 

Partially offsetting these increases in income (loss) from continuing operations were the following items:

 

   

Lower pre-tax earnings of $1,169 million resulting from the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on certain non-yen denominated assets and liabilities within our Japanese insurance operations which are economically matched and offset in AOCI, driven by the weakening of the Japanese yen (see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—International Insurance Division—Impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on earnings—U.S. GAAP earnings impact of products denominated in non-local currencies” for additional information);

 

   

Less favorable results of $156 million, on a pre-tax basis, associated with our Capital Protection Framework driven by our decision to hold capital against a portion of our interest rate exposure rather than fully hedging the risk (see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—Corporate and Other—Capital Protection Framework for additional information); and

 

   

A $134 million unfavorable variance, before taxes, from adjustments to deferred policy acquisition and other costs and the reserves for guaranteed minimum death and income benefit features of our variable annuity products, reflecting updates to the estimated profitability of the business, primarily resulting from market performance (see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division—Individual Annuities—Adjusted Operating Income” for additional information).

 

Results of Operations—Closed Block Business

 

For a discussion of the results of operations for the Closed Block Business, see “—Results of Operations of Closed Block Business” below.

 

Segment Measures

 

Adjusted Operating Income. In managing our business, we analyze operating performance separately for our Financial Services Businesses and our Closed Block Business. For the Financial Services Businesses, we analyze our segments’ operating performance using “adjusted operating income.” Results of the Closed Block Business for all periods are evaluated and presented only in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted operating income does not equate to “income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” or “net income” as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP but is the measure of segment profit or loss we use to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources, and consistent with authoritative guidance, is our measure of segment performance. The adjustments to derive adjusted operating income are

 

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important to an understanding of our overall results of operations. Adjusted operating income is not a substitute for income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and our definition of adjusted operating income may differ from that used by other companies. However, we believe that the presentation of adjusted operating income as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of the Financial Services Businesses.

 

See Note 11 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the presentation of segment results and our definition of adjusted operating income.

 

Annualized New Business Premiums. In managing certain of our businesses, we analyze annualized new business premiums, which do not correspond to revenues under U.S. GAAP. Annualized new business premiums measure the current sales performance of the business, while revenues primarily reflect the renewal persistency of policies written in prior years and net investment income, in addition to current sales. Annualized new business premiums include 10% of first year premiums or deposits from single pay products. No other adjustments are made for limited pay contracts.

 

Assets Under Management. In managing our Asset Management business, we analyze assets under management, which do not correspond to U.S. GAAP assets, because the principal source of revenues is fees based on assets under management. Assets under management represents the fair market value or account value of assets which we manage directly for institutional clients, retail clients, and for our general account, as well as assets invested in our products that are managed by third party managers.

 

Account Values. For our Individual Annuity and Retirement businesses, assets are reported at account value, which do not correspond to U.S. GAAP assets. Net sales (redemptions) in our Individual Annuity business and net additions (withdrawals) in our Retirement business do not correspond to revenues under U.S. GAAP, but are used as a relevant measure of business activity.

 

Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment

 

U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division

 

Individual Annuities

 

The Individual Annuities segment offers variable and fixed annuities that provide our customers with tax-deferred asset accumulation together with a base death benefit and a suite of optional guaranteed death and living benefits. As the investment return on the contractholder funds is generally attributed directly to the contractholder, we derive our revenue mainly from fee income generated on variable annuity account values, investment income earned on fixed annuity account values, and certain other management fees. Our expenses primarily consist of interest credited and other benefits to contractholders, amortization of DAC and other costs, expenses related to the selling and servicing of the various products we offer, costs of hedging our risk associated with these products and the eventual payment of benefit guarantees and other general business expenses. These drivers of our business results are generally included in adjusted operating income, with exceptions related to certain guarantees, as discussed below.

 

The U.S. GAAP accounting and our adjusted operating income treatment for our guarantees differs depending upon the specific feature. The reserves for our guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”) features are calculated based on our best estimate of actuarial and capital markets return assumptions. The risks associated with these benefit features are retained and results are included in adjusted operating income. In contrast, certain of our optional guaranteed living benefit features are accounted for as embedded derivatives and reported at fair value. Under U.S. GAAP, the fair values of these benefit features are based on assumptions a market participant would use in pricing these embedded derivative liabilities. We hedge or limit our exposure to certain risks associated with these features through our living benefits hedging program and product design elements. Adjusted operating income, as discussed below in

 

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“—Adjusted Operating Income” and “—Revenues, Benefits and Expenses” excludes amounts related to these changes in the market value of the embedded derivatives and related hedge positions, and the related impact to amortization of DAC and other costs. The items excluded from adjusted operating income are discussed below in “—Variable Annuity Living Benefits Hedging Program Results.”

 

Account Values

 

Account values are a significant driver of our operating results. Since most fees are determined by the level of separate account assets, fee income varies according to the level of account values. Additionally, our fee income drives other items such as our pattern of amortization of DAC and other costs. Account values are primarily driven by net flows from new business sales, surrenders and withdrawals, and benefit payments, as well as the impact of market changes on account values. The following tables set forth account value information for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Total Individual Annuities(1):

    

Beginning total account value

   $ 135,342     $ 113,535  

Sales

     4,224       4,959  

Surrenders and withdrawals

     (1,817     (1,719
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

     2,407       3,240  

Benefit payments

     (381     (368
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net flows

     2,026       2,872  

Change in market value, interest credited and other activity

     6,116       8,267  

Policy charges

     (736     (620
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending total account value(2)

   $ 142,748     $ 124,054  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes variable and fixed annuities sold as retail investment products. Investments sold through defined contribution plan products are included with such products within the Retirement segment. Variable annuity account values were $139.0 billion and $120.3 billion as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Fixed annuity account values were $3.7 billion and $3.8 billion as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2) As of March 31, 2013, includes variable annuity account values of $84 billion, or 60%, invested in equity portfolios, $40 billion, or 29%, invested in bond portfolios, $7 billion, or 5%, invested in market value adjusted or fixed-rate accounts and $8 billion, or 6%, invested in money market funds.

 

As shown above, our account values are significantly impacted by net sales and the impact of market performance on contractholders’ accounts. The decline in sales for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the prior year period primarily reflects the impacts of our actions in 2012 to implement variable annuity product modifications for new sales to scale back benefits, increase pricing and close a share class. In 2012 we also suspended additional contractholder deposits for variable annuities with certain optional living benefit riders that are no longer being offered. Partially offsetting these impacts was a temporary increase in sales in the current quarter in advance of additional product modifications we implemented during the first quarter of 2013. The annuity industry has continued to experience a dynamic competitive landscape and an overall decline in sales, which may impact our results in future periods. The increase in surrenders and withdrawals for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the prior year period was primarily driven by higher account values. The change in market value, interest credited and other activity primarily reflects increases in the market value of contractholder funds driven by equity market appreciation in both the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

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Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Individual Annuities segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Operating results:

    

Revenues

   $ 1,068     $ 958  

Benefits and expenses

     696       537  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income

     372       421  

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (1,080     (1,803

Related charges

     362       920  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ (346   $ (462
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

Adjusted operating income decreased $49 million. Excluding the impacts of changes in the estimated profitability of the business, discussed below, adjusted operating income increased $85 million. The increase was driven by higher asset-based fee income due to growth in average variable annuity account values, as discussed in “—Account Values” above, net of a related increase in the level of distribution and amortization costs and higher reserve provisions.

 

The impacts of changes in the estimated profitability of the business include adjustments to the reserves for the GMDB and GMIB features of our variable annuity products and to the amortization of DAC and other costs. These adjustments resulted in net benefits of $62 million and $196 million in the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively, primarily reflecting the impact of positive market performance on contractholder accounts relative to our assumptions in both periods. For weighted average rate of return assumptions as of March 31, 2013, see “—Accounting Policies & Pronouncements—Application of Critical Accounting Estimates.”

 

In addition to these current period impacts, changes to the estimated profitability of our business also drive changes in our future accrual rates for GMDB and GMIB reserves and amortization rates for DAC and other costs, which will impact results in future periods. We also include certain results of our living benefits hedging program in our best estimate of gross profits used to determine amortization rates, which drives changes in the amortization of DAC and other costs in future periods as the new rates are applied to actual gross profits that are included in adjusted operating income. However, the impacts described above exclude the current quarter impact of resetting the amortization rates for this item, as both the results of our living benefits hedging program and related amortization of DAC and other costs are excluded from adjusted operating income in the quarter realized, as described below in “—Variable Annuity Living Benefits Hedging Program Results.” For additional information on our policy for amortizing DAC and other costs, and for estimating future expected claims costs associated with the GMDB and GMIB features of our variable annuity products, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Accounting Policies & Pronouncements—Application of Critical Accounting Estimates.”

 

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

 

Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $110 million. The increase was driven by a $134 million increase in policy charges and fee income, and asset management fees and other income, due to growth in average variable annuity account values, as discussed in “—Account Values” above. Partially offsetting this increase was a $21 million decline in net investment income, driven by lower average account values in the general account due to surrenders of legacy general account products and net transfers from

 

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the general account to the separate accounts, driven by an automatic rebalancing element in some of our optional living benefit features. For additional information on the automatic rebalancing element, also referred to as an asset transfer feature, see “—Variable Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants” below.

 

Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $159 million. Absent the $134 million net increase related to the impacts of certain changes in our estimated profitability of the business, discussed above, benefits and expenses increased $25 million. General and administrative expenses, net of capitalization, increased $25 million, driven by higher distribution and asset management costs, reflecting business and account value growth. The amortization of DAC increased $12 million driven by higher gross profits primarily related to the increase in fee income discussed above. These increases were partially offset by a $10 million decline in interest credited to policyholders’ account balances driven by lower average account values in the general account, as discussed above.

 

Variable Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants

 

The primary risk exposures of our variable annuity contracts relate to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including capital markets assumptions, such as equity market returns, interest rates and market volatility, and actuarial assumptions, such as contractholder longevity/mortality, the timing and amount of annuitization and withdrawals, and contract lapses. For our actuarial assumptions, we have retained the risk that actual experience will differ from the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products. For our capital markets assumptions, we hedge or limit our exposure to the risk created by capital markets fluctuations through a combination of product design elements, such as an automatic rebalancing element, and inclusion of certain optional living benefits in our living benefits hedging program.

 

Our automatic rebalancing element occurs at the contractholder level, and transfers assets between certain variable investment sub-accounts selected by the annuity contractholder and, depending on the benefit feature, a fixed-rate account in the general account or a bond fund sub-account within the separate accounts. The automatic rebalancing element associated with currently-sold products uses a designated bond fund sub-account within the separate accounts. The transfers are based on the static mathematical formula used with the particular benefit which considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the impact of investment performance on the contractholder’s total account value. The objective of the automatic rebalancing element is to help mitigate our exposure to equity market risk and market volatility. Other product design elements we utilize include, among others, asset allocation restrictions and minimum issuance age requirements. In addition, certain fees are based on a benefit guarantee amount rather than the account value, which helps preserve certain revenue streams when market fluctuations cause account values to decline.

 

We use our living benefits hedging program to manage the risk associated with certain of our optional living benefit guarantees. This program represents a balance among three objectives: 1) provide severe scenario protection, 2) minimize net income volatility associated with an internally-defined hedge target, and 3) maintain capital efficiency. Through our hedge program, we purchase derivatives that seek to replicate the net change in our hedge target, discussed further below. In addition to mitigating capital markets risk and income statement volatility, the hedging program is also focused on a long-term goal of accumulating assets that could be used to pay claims under these benefits irrespective of market path, recognizing that, under the terms of the contracts, we do not expect to begin substantial payment of such claims until many years in the future. For additional information regarding this program see “—Variable Annuities Living Benefits Hedging Program Results” below.

 

For our optional living benefits features, claims will primarily be paid in the form of lifetime contractholder withdrawal payments. These payments commence only after the cumulative withdrawals have first exhausted the contractholder account value. Due to the age of the block, no such claims payments have occurred to date, nor are they expected to occur within the next five years, based upon current market assumptions. The timing and amount of actual future claims depend on actual returns on contractholder account value and actual contractholder behavior relative to our assumptions. The majority of our current optional living benefits features

 

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provide for guaranteed lifetime contractholder withdrawal payments based on a “highest daily” contract value. Late in the first quarter of 2013, we launched the Prudential Defined Income Variable Annuity, or PDI, to complement the variable annuity products we offer with the highest daily rider. PDI provides for guaranteed lifetime contractholder withdrawal payments, similar to the highest daily feature, but restricts contractholder asset allocation to a single bond fund sub-account within the separate accounts.

 

The majority of our variable annuity contracts with optional living benefits features, and all new contracts sold with our highest daily living benefits feature, include two risk mitigants in the form of an automatic rebalancing element and inclusion in our living benefits hedging program. The guaranteed benefits features of certain legacy products that were sold prior to our implementation of the automatic rebalancing element product feature are included in our living benefits hedge program. Certain legacy guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (GMAB) products include the automatic rebalancing element, but are not included in the hedging program. Our contracts with the GMIB feature and our new PDI product have neither risk mitigant.

 

For our GMDBs, we provide a benefit payable in the event of death that, together with the existing contractholder’s account balance, is equal to a return of cumulative deposits less any partial withdrawals, or the greater of a minimum return on the contract value or an enhanced value. We have retained the risk that the total amount of death benefit payable may be greater than the contractholder account value. However, a substantial portion of the account values associated with GMDBs are subject to an automatic rebalancing element because the contractholder also selected a living benefit feature which includes an automatic rebalancing element. All of the variable annuity account values with living benefit features also contain GMDBs. The living and death benefit features for these contracts cover the same insured life, and we have insured both the mortality and longevity risk on these lives.

 

The following table sets forth the risk profile of our optional living benefits and GMDB features as of the periods indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012     March 31, 2012  
     Account
Value
     % of
Total
    Account
Value
     % of
Total
    Account
Value
     % of
Total
 
     (in millions)  

Optional living benefit/GMDB features(1):

               

Both risk mitigants

   $ 95,720        69   $ 89,167        68   $ 75,275        63

Hedging program only

     12,022        9     11,744        9     12,323        10

Automatic rebalancing only

     2,642        2     2,787        2     3,347        3

Neither risk mitigant

     3,652        2     3,556        3     3,874        3
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total optional living benefit/GMDB features

   $ 114,036        $ 107,254        $ 94,819     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

GMDB features only(2):

               

Neither risk mitigant

     24,998        18     24,354        18     25,457        21
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total variable annuity account value

   $ 139,034        $ 131,608        $ 120,276     
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

(1) All contracts with optional living benefit guarantees also contain GMDB features, covering the same insured life.
(2) Reflects contracts that only include a GMDB feature and do not have an automatic rebalancing element.

 

The increase in account values that include both risk mitigants as of March 31, 2013 compared to the prior periods primarily reflects sales of our latest product offerings with our highest daily optional living benefits feature, which include an automatic rebalancing element and are also included in our living benefits hedging program.

 

Variable Annuity Living Benefits Hedging Program Results

 

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features. The fair value is calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the applicable living benefit features using option pricing techniques. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the methodology and assumptions used in calculating the fair value under U.S. GAAP.

 

As noted within “—Variable Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants” above, we maintain a hedge program to manage the risk associated with certain of these guarantees. Our hedge program utilizes an internally-defined hedge target that is grounded in a U.S. GAAP/capital markets valuation framework, with three notable modifications:

 

1. The impact of non-performance risk (“NPR”) is excluded to maximize protection against the entire projected claim irrespective of the possibility of our own default.

 

2. A credit spread is added to the risk-free rate of return assumption used under U.S. GAAP to estimate future growth of bond investments in the contractholder separate account funds in order to better replicate the projected returns within those funds.

 

3. The equity volatility assumption is adjusted to remove certain risk margins required under U.S. GAAP valuation which are used in the projection of contractholder account values, as we believe the impact of these margins is highly sensitive to short-term market conditions and does not reflect the long-term nature of these guarantees.

 

Due to these modifications, we expect differences each period between the change in the value of the embedded derivative as defined by U.S. GAAP and the change in the value of the hedge positions used to replicate the hedge target, thus potentially increasing volatility in U.S. GAAP earnings. The following table provides a reconciliation between the fair value of the embedded derivative as defined by U.S. GAAP and the value of our hedge target as of the periods indicated.

 

     As of
March 31,
2013
    As of
December 31,
2012
 
     (in billions)  

Embedded derivative liability as defined by U.S. GAAP

   $ 1.9     $ 3.3  

Less: NPR Adjustment

     (3.7     (4.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Embedded derivative liability as defined by U.S. GAAP, excluding NPR

     5.6       8.1  

Less: Portion of embedded derivative liability, excluding NPR, excluded from hedge target liability

     2.0       2.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hedge target liability

   $ 3.6     $ 5.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

We seek to replicate the changes in our hedge target by entering into a range of exchange-traded and over the counter equity and interest rate derivatives to hedge certain capital market risks present in our hedge target. The instruments include, but are not limited to, interest rate swaps, swaptions, floors and caps as well as equity options, total return swaps and equity futures. The following table sets forth the market and notional values of these instruments as of the periods indicated.

 

     As of March 31, 2013      As of December 31, 2012  
     Equity     Interest Rate      Equity     Interest Rate  

Instrument

   Notional      Market
Value
    Notional      Market
Value
     Notional      Market
Value
    Notional      Market
Value
 
     (in billions)  

Futures

   $ 5.8      $ 0.0     $ 0.0      $ 0.0      $ 6.5      $ (0.2   $ 0.0      $ 0.0  

Swaps

     7.0        (0.1     55.3        1.7        5.5        (0.1     54.1        3.0  

Options

     10.7        0.5       25.8        0.5        10.7        0.5       25.3        0.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 23.5      $ 0.4     $ 81.1      $ 2.2      $ 22.7      $ 0.2     $ 79.4      $ 3.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Due to cash flow timing differences between our hedging instruments and the corresponding hedge target, as well as other factors, such as updates to contractholder behavior assumptions which are generally not hedged and typically occur annually in the third quarter, the amount of hedge assets compared to our hedge target measured as of any specific point in time may be different and is not expected to be fully offsetting. In addition to the hedge assets held as part of the hedging program, we have cash, other invested assets and affiliated receivables available to cover the future claims payable under these guarantees and other liabilities. For additional information on the liquidity needs associated with our hedging program, see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity associated with other activities—Hedging activities associated with living benefit guarantees.”

 

The primary sources of differences between the changes in the fair value of the hedge positions and the hedge target, other than actuarial valuation assumption updates, fall into one of three categories:

 

   

Fund Performance—In order to project future account value changes, we must make certain assumptions about how each underlying fund will perform. We map contractholder funds to indices that we believe are comparable, are readily tradeable and have active derivative markets. The difference between the modeled fund performance and actual fund performance results in basis differences that can be either positive or negative.

 

   

Liability Basis—We experience differences between the actual changes in the hedge target and the expected changes we have modeled and attempt to replicate with the hedge program.

 

   

Rebalancing Costs and Volatility—There are costs associated with rebalancing hedge positions for basis differences between the hedge positions and the hedge target. Our hedge program is also subject to the impact of realized market volatility in excess of, or lower than, our long-term volatility assumptions.

 

The net impact of both the change in the fair value of the embedded derivative associated with our living benefit features and the change in the fair value of the related hedge positions are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments” and the related impact to the amortization of DAC and other costs is included in “Related charges,” both of which are excluded from adjusted operating income. The following table shows the net impact of changes in the embedded derivative and related hedge positions, as well as the related amortization of DAC and other costs, for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (1)  
     (in millions)  

Hedge Program Results:

    

Change in fair value of hedge positions

   $ (2,701   $ (2,519

Change in value of hedge target

     2,400       2,803  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net hedging impact(2)

   $ (301   $ 284  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Hedge Program Results to U.S. GAAP Results:

    

Net hedging impact(2) (from above)

   $ (301   $ 284  

Change in portions of U.S. GAAP liability, before NPR, excluded from hedge target(3)

     259       220  

Change in the NPR adjustment

     (1,036     (2,294
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net impact from changes in the U.S. GAAP embedded derivative and hedge positions—reported in Individual Annuities(2)

     (1,078     (1,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Related benefit to amortization of DAC and other costs(4)

     363       935  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net impact from changes in the U.S. GAAP embedded derivative and hedge positions, after the impact of NPR, DAC and other costs—reported in Individual Annuities(2)

   $ (715   $ (855
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Positive amount represents income; negative amount represents a loss.

 

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(2) Excludes $318 million and $582 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, representing the impact of managing interest rate risk by holding capital against a portion of the interest rate exposure associated with these contracts. Because this decision is based on the capital considerations of the Company as a whole, the impact is reported in Corporate and Other operations. See “—Corporate and Other.”
(3) Represents the impact attributable to the difference between the value of the hedge target and the value of the embedded derivative as defined by U.S. GAAP, before adjusting for NPR, as discussed above.
(4) Includes $(34) million and $42 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, representing the current period impact of incorporating the net hedging impact into our best estimate of gross profits used to set amortization rates.

 

The net charges of $715 million and $855 million for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively, were primarily attributable to changes in the portions of the U.S. GAAP liability that are excluded from our hedge target, including the change in NPR, net of the offsetting impacts of including those changes in gross profits used to calculate the amortization of DAC and other costs. Favorable capital markets conditions in both the first quarter of 2013 and 2012 drove decreases in the base embedded derivative liability before NPR, and resulted in significant declines in the NPR adjustment in both periods. To a lesser extent, results for both periods also reflect the impacts of changes in the value of our hedge target and related hedge positions. The first quarter of 2013 reflected a realized loss from these net hedging impacts, driven by fund underperformance relative to indices and rebalancing costs and volatility. The first quarter of 2012 reflected a realized gain from these net hedging impacts, driven by fund outperformance relative to indices. Both the changes in the NPR adjustment and the net hedging impacts were partially offset by related impacts to the amortization of DAC and other costs.

 

For information regarding the Capital Protection Framework we use to evaluate and support the risks of our hedging program, see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital.”

 

Retirement

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Retirement segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Operating results:

    

Revenues

   $ 1,336     $ 1,107  

Benefits and expenses

     1,108       951  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income

     228       156  

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (117     (160

Related charges

     1       (2

Investment gains (losses) on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

     (122     81  

Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes

     74       (93
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ 64     $ (18
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

Adjusted operating income increased $72 million, primarily driven by higher net investment spread results and a more favorable reserve benefit from case experience. The increase in net investment spread results primarily reflects higher income on institutional investment products account values, driven by significant pension risk transfer transactions that closed in the fourth quarter of 2012. The more favorable reserve benefit from case experience also reflects the impact of these pension risk transfer transactions, which drove favorable

 

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mortality experience in the current quarter. In addition to these increases, results also reflect higher asset-based fee income from net additions of investment-only stable value account values, partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization, related to strategic initiatives, and lower full service net investment spread results driven by the divestiture of bank deposits in the second quarter of 2012 in connection with our decision to limit the operations of Prudential Bank & Trust to trust services.

 

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

 

Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $229 million. Net investment income increased $187 million, primarily reflecting higher income on institutional investment products account values, driven by the significant pension risk transfer transactions discussed above, partially offset by the impact of lower portfolio yields on full service general account stable value account values. Premiums increased $32 million, reflecting an increase in traditional non-participating group annuity sales and a net increase related to the significant pension risk transfer transactions, which included amortization of deferred profits. Policy charges and fee income and asset management fees and other income increased $10 million, primarily driven by higher asset-based fees on investment-only stable value account values.

 

Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $157 million. Policyholders’ benefits, including the change in policy reserves, increased $186 million, primarily driven by the significant pension risk transfer transactions discussed above, reflecting an increase from interest credited on account values, partially offset by a more favorable reserve benefit from case experience. General and administrative expenses, net of capitalization, increased $7 million, reflecting increased costs to support strategic initiatives. Partially offsetting these increases was a $39 million decrease in interest credited to policyholders’ account balances, primarily reflecting the runoff of traditional guaranteed investment products in our institutional investment products business and the impact of crediting rate reductions on full service general account stable value account values.

 

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Account Values

 

Our account values are a significant driver of our operating results, and are primarily driven by net additions (withdrawals) and the impact of market changes. For our fee-based products, the income we earn varies with the level of fee-based account values. For our spread-based products, both the investment income and interest we credit to policyholders vary with the level of general account values. To a lesser extent, changes in account values impact our pattern of amortization of DAC and value of business acquired, and general and administrative expenses. The following table shows the changes in the account values and net additions (withdrawals) of Retirement segment products for the periods indicated. Net additions (withdrawals) are deposits and sales or additions, as applicable, minus withdrawals and benefits. Account values include both internally- and externally-managed client balances as the total balances drive revenue for the Retirement segment. For more information on internally-managed balances see “—Asset Management.”

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Full Service(1):

    

Beginning total account value

   $ 148,405     $ 139,430  

Deposits and sales

     5,679       4,646  

Withdrawals and benefits

     (4,676     (7,103

Change in market value, interest credited and interest income and other activity

     6,972       9,018  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending total account value

   $ 156,380     $ 145,991  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net additions (withdrawals)

   $ 1,003     $ (2,457
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Investment Products(2):

    

Beginning total account value

   $ 141,435     $ 90,089  

Additions

     3,845       4,399  

Withdrawals and benefits

     (2,319     (1,538

Change in market value, interest credited and interest income

     202       928  

Other

     (152     (25
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending total account value(3)

   $ 143,011     $ 93,853  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net additions(4)

   $ 1,526     $ 2,861  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Ending total account value for the full service business includes assets of Prudential’s retirement plan of $6.9 billion and $6.7 billion as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2) Ending total account value for the institutional investment products business includes assets of Prudential’s retirement plan of $5.9 billion and $5.7 billion as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Ending total account value for the institutional investment products business also includes $1.9 billion and $1.5 billion as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to collateralized funding agreements issued to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY). For additional information, see Note 9 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3) Ending total account value for the institutional investment products business includes investment-only stable value account values of $64.2 billion and $44.9 billion as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $33.1 billion as of March 31, 2013 related to jumbo pension risk transfer account values.
(4) Net additions for the institutional investment products business include investment-only stable value net additions of $3.4 billion and $3.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

The increase in full service account values during the first quarter of 2013 primarily reflects an increase in the market value of customer funds driven by equity market appreciation and net additions. The increase compared to March 31, 2012 reflects an increase in the market value of customer funds driven by equity market appreciation and net additions over the last twelve months, partially offset by the divestiture of bank deposits in the second quarter of 2012 as discussed above. The increase in net additions (withdrawals) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the prior year period was primarily driven by a lower volume of large plan lapses, and a higher volume of large plan sales.

 

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The increase in institutional investment products account values during the first quarter of 2013 primarily reflects net additions of our fee-based investment-only stable value product. The increase compared to March 31, 2012 reflects net additions, driven by significant pension risk transfer transactions in the fourth quarter of 2012 and investment-only stable value sales over the past twelve months. The increase also reflects the impact of increases in the market value of customer funds driven by declines in fixed income yields over the last twelve months. The decrease in net additions for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the prior year period reflects an increase in benefit payments, driven by the significant pension risk transfer transactions discussed above, and a decline due to a large longevity reinsurance contract issuance in the first quarter of 2012.

 

Asset Management

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Asset Management segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Operating results:

    

Revenues

   $ 674     $ 567  

Expenses

     499       439  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income

     175       128  

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (6     (5

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     33       10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ 202     $ 133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

In April 2013, we signed a definitive agreement to sell our wealth management services unit to Envestnet Inc. We expect this transaction to close in 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. The wealth management services unit is not material to our segment results.

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

Adjusted operating income increased $47 million reflecting an increase in asset management fees, before associated expenses as a result of higher asset values due to positive net asset flows and market appreciation since the first quarter of 2012. In addition, results in 2013 reflect a higher contribution from the segment’s incentive, transaction, strategic investing and commercial mortgage activities principally driven by higher performance-based incentive fees, net of direct expenses, resulting primarily from outperformance in public equity and fixed income accounts, and from more favorable results from commercial mortgage activities. The favorable items above are partially offset by an increase in operating expenses, largely related to compensation and employee benefit costs.

 

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Revenues and Expenses

 

The following table sets forth the Asset Management segment’s revenues, presented on a basis consistent with the table above under “—Operating Results,” by type and asset management fees by source for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013              2012      
     (in millions)  

Revenues by type:

     

Asset management fees by source:

     

Institutional customers

   $ 203      $ 190  

Retail customers(1)

     145        121  

General account

     103        92  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total asset management fees

     451        403  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Incentive fees

     16        (9

Transaction fees

     5        8  

Strategic investing

     15        11  

Commercial mortgage(2)

     29        20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other related revenues

     65        30  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Service, distribution and other revenues(3)

     158        134  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 674      $ 567  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Consists of fees from: (a) individual mutual funds and both variable annuities and variable life insurance asset management revenues from our separate accounts; (b) funds invested in proprietary mutual funds through our defined contribution plan products; and (c) third-party sub-advisory relationships. Revenues from fixed annuities and the fixed-rate accounts of both variable annuities and variable life insurance are included in the general account.
(2) Includes mortgage origination and spread lending revenues of our commercial mortgage origination and servicing business.
(3) Includes payments from Wells Fargo under an agreement dated as of July 30, 2004 implementing arrangements with respect to money market mutual funds in connection with the combination of our retail securities brokerage and clearing operations with those of Wells Fargo. The agreement extends for ten years after termination of the Wachovia Securities joint venture, which occurred on December 31, 2009. The revenue from Wells Fargo under this agreement was $17 million and $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Revenues, as shown in the table above, increased $107 million. Asset management fees increased $48 million as a result of higher asset values due to positive net asset flows and market appreciation since the first quarter of 2012.

 

Performance-based incentive fees increased $25 million due to outperformance in public equity and fixed income accounts. A portion of incentive-based fees are offset in incentive compensation expense in accordance with the terms of contractual agreements. Certain of our incentive fees continue to be subject to positive or negative future adjustment based on cumulative fund performance in relation to specified benchmarks. As of March 31, 2013, $87 million of cumulative incentive fee revenue, net of compensation, is subject to future adjustment. Future incentive, transaction, strategic investing and commercial mortgage revenues will be impacted by the level and diversification of our strategic investments, the commercial real estate market, and other domestic and international market conditions.

 

Service, distribution and other revenues increased $24 million reflecting higher revenues from certain consolidated funds, which were fully offset by higher expenses related to noncontrolling interests in these funds.

 

Expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $60 million primarily driven by increased compensation and employee benefit costs, as well as higher expenses related to revenues associated with certain consolidated funds, as discussed above.

 

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Assets Under Management

 

The following table sets forth assets under management by asset class and source as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     March 31,
2012
 
     (in billions)  

Assets Under Management (at fair market value):

        

Institutional customers:

        

Equity

   $ 56.6      $ 51.7      $ 53.3  

Fixed income

     234.7        230.8        203.0  

Real estate

     31.9        31.2        29.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Institutional customers(1)(2)

     323.2        313.7        286.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail customers:

        

Equity

     94.2        86.6        83.9  

Fixed income

     47.6        50.3        39.8  

Real estate

     2.0        1.8        1.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retail customers(3)

     143.8        138.7        125.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

General account:

        

Equity

     7.8        9.4        9.2  

Fixed income

     364.0        363.7        310.7  

Real estate

     1.5        1.5        1.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

General account

     373.3        374.6        321.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets under management

   $ 840.3      $ 827.0      $ 732.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Consists of third-party institutional assets and group insurance contracts.
(2) As of March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2012, includes $38.0 billion, $37.2 billion and $30.8 billion, respectively, of assets under management related to investment-only stable value products.
(3) Consists of: (a) individual mutual funds and both variable annuities and variable life insurance assets in our separate accounts; (b) funds invested in proprietary mutual funds through our defined contribution plan products; and (c) third-party sub-advisory relationships. Fixed annuities and the fixed-rate accounts of both variable annuities and variable life insurance are included in the general account.

 

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The following table sets forth the component changes in assets under management by asset source for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
March 31,

    2013    
 
         2013             2012        
     (in billions)  

Institutional Customers:

      

Beginning Assets Under Management

   $ 313.7     $ 271.8     $ 286.1  

Net additions (withdrawals), excluding money market activity:

      

Third party(1)

     6.9       5.4       18.7  

Affiliated(2)

     0.2       (0.1     (1.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     7.1       5.3       17.5  

Market appreciation

     2.9       8.8       20.5  

Other increases (decreases)(5)

     (0.5     0.2       (0.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Assets Under Management

   $ 323.2     $ 286.1     $ 323.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Retail Customers:

      

Beginning Assets Under Management

   $ 138.7     $ 119.3     $ 125.1  

Net additions (withdrawals), excluding money market activity:

      

Third party

     1.8       3.3       11.3  

Affiliated(3)

     (3.4     (9.5     (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     (1.6     (6.2     11.2  

Market appreciation

     7.0       11.3       9.1  

Other increases (decreases)(5)

     (0.3     0.7       (1.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Assets Under Management

   $ 143.8     $ 125.1     $ 143.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

General Account:

      

Beginning Assets Under Management

   $ 374.6     $ 326.7     $ 321.3  

Net additions (withdrawals), excluding money market activity:

      

Third party

     0.0       0.0       0.0  

Affiliated(4)

     6.7       (0.6     44.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     6.7       (0.6     44.9  

Market appreciation

     3.7       3.9       14.9  

Other increases (decreases)(5)

     (11.7     (8.7     (7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending Assets Under Management

   $ 373.3     $ 321.3     $ 373.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Institutional third-party net additions include net additions into fixed income accounts related to investment-only stable value products of $0.8 billion and $1.0 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively and $6.2 billion for the twelve months ended March 31, 2013.
(2) Institutional affiliated net additions for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes net additions of $1.0 billion from the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business.
(3) Retail affiliated net additions (withdrawals) primarily represent asset transfers in or (out) of fixed income funds due to the automatic rebalancing feature within certain variable annuities products.
(4) General account affiliated net additions (withdrawals) includes net additions of $7.9 billion from the three months ended March 31, 2013 from the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business on January 2, 2013 and net additions of $31.0 billion for the twelve months ended March 31, 2013 from two significant pension risk transfer transactions in the Retirement segment that occurred in 2012.
(5) Other includes the effect of foreign exchange rate changes, net money market activity and transfers from the Retirement segment as a result of changes in the client contract form.

 

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Strategic Investments

 

The following table sets forth the strategic investments of the Asset Management segment at carrying value (including the value of derivative instruments used to mitigate equity market and currency risk) by asset class and source as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31,  
     2013      2012  
     (in millions)  

Co-Investments:

     

Real estate

   $ 387      $ 455  

Fixed income

     47        24  

Seed Investments:

     

Real estate

     31        21  

Public equity

     186        252  

Fixed income

     225        220  

Loans Secured by Investor Equity Commitments or Fund Assets:

     

Real estate secured by investor equity

     25        40  

Real estate secured by fund assets

     0        85  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 901      $ 1,097  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

In addition to the strategic investments above, the Asset Management segment’s commercial mortgage operations maintains an interim loan portfolio. See “—General Account Investments—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations—Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans” below for additional details.

 

U.S. Individual Life and Group Insurance Division

 

Individual Life

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Individual Life segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Operating results:

    

Revenues

   $ 1,155     $ 776  

Benefits and expenses

     1,018       664  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income

     137       112  

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (161     30  

Related charges

     2       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ (22   $ 142  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

On January 2, 2013, we acquired the Hartford Life Business through a reinsurance transaction. We expect pre-tax integration costs of approximately $125 million to be incurred over a two to three year period, including approximately $50 million during 2013, of which $8 million is reflected in the first quarter. After integration is complete, we expect annual cost savings of approximately $90 million. Actual integration costs may exceed, and actual cost savings may fall short of, such expectations.

 

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Adjusted Operating Income

 

Adjusted operating income increased $25 million. Excluding the impact of integration costs discussed above, adjusted operating income increased $33 million, primarily reflecting $32 million of earnings from the acquired in force business. In addition, mortality experience, net of reinsurance, was favorable in the current period in comparison to unfavorable in the prior year period relative to expected levels. Adjusted operating income also benefited from business growth in our universal life insurance products, largely offset by a decline in earnings from the continued expected run-off of variable policies in force. These favorable items were partly offset by a lower net contribution from investment results driven by lower reinvestment rates and higher distribution costs reflecting expanded third party distribution and increased sales.

 

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

 

Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $379 million. Policy charges and fees and asset management fees and other income increased $285 million driven by growth in our universal life insurance business, including the impact from the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business, partially offset by the ongoing impact of run-off of variable life insurance in force. Net investment income increased $76 million reflecting higher asset balances resulting from business growth, including the impact from the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business, partially offset by lower portfolio yields due to declines in reinvestment rates.

 

Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $354 million. Insurance and annuity benefits, including interest credited to policyholders’ account balances, increased $233 million primarily reflecting business growth in our universal life block of business, including the impact of insurance liabilities acquired from the Hartford Life Business. In addition, general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization, increased $89 million primarily driven by higher distribution costs reflecting expanded third party distribution and increased sales, including the impact from the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business, as well as $8 million of integration costs discussed above. The increase in general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization, was partially offset by the absence of a charge incurred in the year ago quarter related to the correction of a delay in the execution of certain client mutual fund transactions.

 

Sales Results

 

The following table sets forth individual life insurance annualized new business premiums, by distribution channel and product, for the periods indicated.

 

       Three Months Ended March 31, 2013          Three Months Ended March 31, 2012    
     Prudential
Agents
     Third
Party
     Total      Prudential
Agents
     Third
Party
     Total  
     (in millions)  

Variable Life

   $ 3      $ 6      $ 9      $ 3      $ 1      $ 4  

Universal Life

     11        146        157        7        27        34  

Term Life

     11        39        50        10        31        41  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 25      $ 191      $ 216      $ 20      $ 59      $ 79  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Annualized new business premiums increased $137 million primarily driven by increased sales of universal life insurance products due to a change in the competitive position of our products and increased distribution as a result of the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business.

 

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Group Insurance

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Group Insurance segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Operating results:

    

Revenues

   $ 1,402     $ 1,391  

Benefits and expenses

     1,393       1,431  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income

     9       (40

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (3     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ 6     $ (46
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

Adjusted operating income increased $49 million reflecting more favorable underwriting results in the first quarter of 2013 in both our group life and disability businesses. Results for group life reflect more favorable claims experience primarily driven by the absence of the adverse fluctuation in claims severity on non-retrospectively experience-rated contracts that occurred in the first quarter of 2012. Group disability’s more favorable underwriting results are primarily driven by a reduction in the duration of long-term disability claims, which reflects the implementation of claim management best practices. Partially offsetting these favorable underwriting results is lower net investment spread results reflecting a decline in reinvestment rates.

 

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

 

Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased by $11 million. Group life premiums and policy charges and fee income increased $7 million reflecting an increase from retrospectively experience-rated contracts, largely resulting from an increase in policyholder benefits, partially offset by lower premiums from non-retrospectively experience-rated contracts. Group disability premiums and policy charges and fee income remained relatively unchanged.

 

Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” decreased by $38 million. This decrease reflects a $42 million decrease in policyholders’ benefits, including the change in policy reserves. Our group life business reflects a decrease in policyholder benefits primarily from the absence of the adverse fluctuation in claims severity in the non-retrospectively experience-rated business that occurred in the first quarter of 2012. This is partially offset by an increase in benefit costs on retrospectively experience-rated business that resulted in increased premiums and policy charges, as discussed above. Our group disability business reflects a decrease in policyholders’ benefits primarily from favorable claims experience due to an increase in long-term disability claim terminations.

 

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Benefits and Expense Ratios

 

The following table sets forth the Group Insurance segment’s benefits and administrative operating expense ratios for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      

Benefits ratio(1):

    

Group life

     92.2     95.4

Group disability

     94.4     102.2

Administrative operating expense ratio(2):

    

Group life

     9.2     9.1

Group disability

     26.7     25.9

 

(1) Ratio of policyholder benefits to earned premiums, policy charges and fee income. Group disability ratios include dental products.
(2) Ratio of administrative operating expenses (excluding commissions) to gross premiums, policy charges and fee income. Group disability ratios include dental products.

 

The group life benefits ratio improved 3.2 percentage points primarily due to favorable claims experience reflecting the absence of the adverse fluctuation in severity on non-retrospectively experience-rated business that occurred in the first quarter of 2012. The group disability benefits ratio improved 7.8 percentage points primarily due to an increase in long-term disability claim terminations. The group life administrative operating expense ratio remained relatively unchanged. The group disability administrative operating expense ratio deteriorated 0.8 percentage points reflecting higher costs invested in our claims management process.

 

Sales Results

 

The following table sets forth the Group Insurance segment’s annualized new business premiums for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013              2012      
     (in millions)  

Annualized new business premiums(1):

     

Group life

   $ 148      $ 211  

Group disability(2)

     45        81  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 193      $ 292  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts exclude new premiums resulting from rate changes on existing policies, from additional coverage under our Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance contract and from excess premiums on group universal life insurance that build cash value but do not purchase face amounts, and include premiums from the takeover of claim liabilities.
(2) Includes dental products.

 

Total annualized new business premiums decreased $99 million as a result of a change in our pricing discipline for both group life and group disability products, which has an immediate impact on our new sales.

 

International Insurance Division

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Movements and Related Hedging Strategies

 

As a U.S.-based company with significant business operations outside the U.S., particularly in Japan, we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate movements that could impact our U.S. dollar-equivalent shareholder return on equity. We seek to mitigate this impact through various hedging strategies, including the use of derivative contracts and through holding U.S. dollar-denominated assets in certain of our foreign subsidiaries.

 

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The operations of our International Insurance Division are subject to currency fluctuations that can materially affect their U.S. dollar-equivalent earnings from period to period, even if earnings on a local currency basis are relatively constant. We enter into forward currency derivative contracts, and hold “dual currency” and “synthetic dual currency” investments, as part of our strategy to effectively fix the currency exchange rates for a portion of our prospective non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings streams, thereby reducing earnings volatility from foreign currency exchange rate movements. The forward currency hedging program is primarily associated with our insurance operations in Japan and Korea. In addition, our Japanese insurance operations offer a variety of non-yen denominated products which are supported by investments in corresponding currencies. While these non-yen denominated assets and liabilities are economically hedged, the accounting for changes in the value of these assets and liabilities due to changes in foreign currency exchange rate movements differs, resulting in volatility in reported U.S. GAAP earnings. For further information on the various hedging strategies used to mitigate the risks of foreign currency exchange rate movements on earnings, see “—Impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on earnings.”

 

We utilize a yen hedging strategy that calibrates the hedge level to preserve the relative contribution of our yen-based business to the Company’s overall return on equity. We implement this hedging strategy using a variety of instruments, including U.S. dollar-denominated assets held locally by our Japanese insurance subsidiaries financed by the combination of U.S. GAAP equity and yen-denominated liabilities. We may also hedge using instruments held in our U.S. domiciled entities, such as U.S. dollar-denominated debt that has been swapped to yen.

 

The aggregate amount of instruments that serve to hedge the impact of foreign currency exchange movements on our U.S. dollar-equivalent shareholder return on equity from our Japanese insurance subsidiaries was $12.0 billion as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. For details on the composition of these hedging instruments, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—International Insurance Division—Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Movements and Related Hedging Strategies” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on earnings

 

Forward currency hedging program

 

The financial results of our International Insurance segment reflect the impact of an intercompany arrangement with Corporate and Other operations pursuant to which the segment’s non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings are translated at fixed currency exchange rates. The fixed rates are determined in connection with a foreign currency income hedging program designed to mitigate the impact of exchange rate changes on the segment’s U.S. dollar-equivalent earnings. Pursuant to this program, Corporate and Other operations execute forward currency contracts with third parties to sell the net exposure of projected earnings for certain currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars at specified exchange rates. The maturities of these contracts correspond with the future periods (typically on a three-year rolling basis) in which the identified non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings are expected to be generated. In establishing the level of non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings that will be hedged through this program, we exclude the anticipated level of U.S. dollar-denominated earnings that will be generated by dual currency and synthetic dual currency investments, as well as the anticipated level of non-yen denominated earnings that will be generated by non-yen denominated products and investments.

 

As a result of the intercompany arrangement between International Insurance and Corporate and Other operations, our International Insurance segment’s results for 2013 and 2012 reflect the impact of translating yen-denominated earnings at fixed currency exchange rates of 80 and 85 yen per U.S. dollar, respectively, and 1160 and 1180 Korean won per U.S. dollar, respectively.

 

Results of Corporate and Other operations include any differences between the translation adjustments recorded by the segment at the fixed currency exchange rate versus the actual average rate during the period, and the gains or losses recorded from the forward currency contracts that settled during the period, which include the

 

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impact of any over or under hedging of actual earnings that differ from projected earnings. The table below presents, for the periods indicated, the increase (decrease) to revenues and adjusted operating income for the International Insurance segment and for Corporate and Other operations, reflecting the impact of this intercompany arrangement.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

International Insurance Segment:

    

Impact of intercompany arrangement(1)

   $ 40     $ (21

Corporate and Other operations:

    

Impact of intercompany arrangement(1)

     (40     21  

Settlement gains/(losses) on forward currency contracts

     36       (27
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net detriment to Corporate and Other operations

     (4     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net impact on consolidated revenues and adjusted operating income

   $ 36     $ (27
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents the difference between non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings translated on the basis of weighted average monthly currency exchange rates versus fixed currency exchange rates determined in connection with the forward currency hedging program.

 

As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the notional amounts of these forward currency contracts were $3.4 billion, of which $2.8 billion and $2.9 billion, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, were related to our Japanese insurance operations.

 

U.S. GAAP earnings impact of products denominated in non-local currencies

 

Our international insurance operations primarily offer products denominated in local currency. However, several of our international insurance operations, most notably our Japanese operations, also offer products denominated in non-local currencies, primarily comprised of U.S. and Australian dollar-denominated products. The non-yen denominated insurance liabilities related to these products are supported by investments denominated in corresponding currencies, including a significant portion designated as available-for-sale. While the impact from foreign currency exchange rate movements on these non-yen denominated assets and liabilities is economically matched, the accounting for changes in the value of these assets and liabilities due to changes in foreign currency exchange rate movements differs, resulting in volatility in U.S. GAAP earnings. For example, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments, including those arising from foreign currency exchange rate movements, are recorded in AOCI, whereas the non-yen denominated liabilities are remeasured for foreign currency exchange rate movements, and the related changes in value are recorded in earnings within “Asset management fees and other income.” Investments designated as held-to-maturity under U.S. GAAP are recorded at amortized cost on the balance sheet, but are remeasured for foreign currency exchange rate movements, with the related change in value recorded in earnings within “Asset management fees and other income.” Due to this non-economic volatility that is reflected in U.S. GAAP earnings, the gains and losses resulting from the remeasurement of these non-yen denominated liabilities, and certain related non-yen denominated assets, are excluded from adjusted operating income and included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments.” For the three months ended March 31, 2013, “Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments” includes net losses of $2,401 million reflecting the remeasurement of these non-yen denominated insurance liabilities and the remeasurement of certain related non-yen denominated assets.

 

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The following table presents these non-yen denominated insurance liabilities and related non-yen denominated assets subject to remeasurement within our international insurance operations as of March 31, 2013 as well as the impact to pre-tax U.S. GAAP earnings assuming a hypothetical 5% depreciation/appreciation in value of the yen relative to the applicable currency based on balances as of March 31, 2013. As discussed in Note 1 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements, Gibraltar Life’s current period results of operations represent earnings for the three months ended February 28, 2013 and Gibraltar Life’s current period assets and liabilities represent balances as of February 28, 2013.

 

     Balances subject to remeasurement,
as of March 31, 2013
     Hypothetical increase(decrease)
in pre-tax GAAP earnings(2)
 
     Assets(1)      Liabilities      Net Liabilities(1)      5% depreciation     5% appreciation  
     (in billions)  

U.S. dollar-denominated products(3)

   $ 3.2      $ 20.1      $ 16.9      $ (0.8   $ 0.8  

Australian dollar-denominated products

     0.6        7.7        7.1        (0.4     0.4  

Euro-denominated products

     0.1        0.4        0.3        (0.0     0.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3.9      $ 28.2      $ 24.3      $ (1.2   $ 1.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes investments designated as held-to-maturity that are remeasured for foreign currency exchange rate movements with the change in value recorded in U.S. GAAP earnings; excludes $27.6 billion of available-for-sale investments supporting these non-yen denominated insurance liabilities for which the impact from foreign currency exchange rate movements is recorded in AOCI.
(2) These pre-tax GAAP earnings impacts would largely be offset by a corresponding increase(decrease) in unrealized gains in AOCI.
(3) Excludes $6.0 billion of insurance liabilities for U.S. dollar denominated products as of March 31, 2013 associated with Prudential of Japan. These liabilities are coinsured to our U.S. domiciled insurance entity and supported by U.S. dollar denominated assets and, as a result, not subject to the remeasurement mismatch described above.

 

International Insurance

 

Operating Results

 

The results of our International Insurance operations are translated on the basis of weighted average monthly exchange rates, inclusive of the effects of the intercompany arrangement discussed above. To provide a better understanding of operating performance within the International Insurance segment, where indicated below, we have analyzed our results of operations excluding the effect of the year over year change in foreign currency exchange rates. Our results of operations excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations were derived by translating foreign currencies to U.S. dollars at uniform exchange rates for all periods presented, including for constant dollar information discussed below. The exchange rates used were Japanese yen at a rate of 80 yen per U.S. dollar and Korean won at a rate of 1160 won per U.S. dollar, both of which were determined in connection with the foreign currency income hedging program discussed above. In addition, for constant dollar information discussed below, activity denominated in U.S. dollars is generally reported based on the amounts as transacted in U.S. dollars. Annualized new business premiums presented on a constant exchange rate basis in the “Sales Results” section below reflect translation based on these same uniform exchange rates.

 

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The following table sets forth the International Insurance segment’s operating results for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Operating results:

    

Revenues:

    

Life Planner operations

   $ 2,443     $ 2,317  

Gibraltar Life and Other operations

     3,907       3,500  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,350       5,817  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefits and expenses:

    

Life Planner operations

     2,021       1,935  

Gibraltar Life and Other operations

     3,452       3,285  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     5,473       5,220  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income:

    

Life Planner operations

     422       382  

Gibraltar Life and Other operations

     455       215  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     877       597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(1)

     (2,542     (1,464

Related charges

     (51     (10

Investment gains (losses) on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

     217       153  

Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes

     (217     (153

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (65     0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ (1,781   $ (877
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes gains and losses from changes in value of certain assets and liabilities relating to foreign currency exchange movements that are economically matched, as discussed above.

 

Adjusted Operating Income

 

Adjusted operating income from our Life Planner operations increased $40 million including a net favorable impact of $14 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding currency fluctuations, adjusted operating income increased $26 million, primarily reflecting the growth of business in force driven by sales results and continued strong persistency, as well as more favorable mortality experience.

 

Adjusted operating income from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $240 million including a favorable impact of $6 million from currency fluctuations. Adjusted operating income in the first quarter of 2013 includes a $66 million gain on our investment, through a consortium, in China Pacific Group, for which our remaining shares were sold in January 2013. The current period also benefited from lower integration costs relating to the acquisition of the Star and Edison Businesses, for which we incurred $57 million in the year ago quarter compared to $3 million in the current quarter.

 

Excluding the effect of the items discussed above, adjusted operating income from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $114 million, primarily reflecting business growth, favorable results from our equity method investments, and more favorable mortality experience. In addition, cost savings resulting from Star and Edison integration synergies were $54 million in the current quarter, an increase of $20 million from the year ago

 

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quarter. The current quarter also benefited from surrenders of fixed annuities denominated in Australian and U.S. dollars caused by the appreciation of these currencies relative to the Japanese yen. These favorable items were partly offset by certain policyholder dividend refinements.

 

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

 

Revenues from our Life Planner operations, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $126 million including a net unfavorable impact of $145 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding the impact of currency fluctuations, revenues increased $271 million. This increase in revenues came primarily from increases in premiums and policy charges and fee income of $235 million driven by growth of business in force and continued strong persistency in our Japanese Life Planner operation. Net investment income increased $41 million primarily reflecting investment portfolio growth.

 

Benefits and expenses from our Life Planner operations, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $86 million including a net favorable impact of $159 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding the impact of currency fluctuations, benefits and expenses increased $245 million primarily driven by a $215 million increase in policyholder benefits due to changes in reserves reflecting growth in business in force, partially offset by more favorable mortality experience.

 

Revenues from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $407 million including an unfavorable impact of $374 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding the impact of currency fluctuations, revenues for Gibraltar Life increased $781 million driven by a $624 million increase in premiums and policy charges and fee income. The increase in premiums and policy charges and fee income primarily reflects higher sales of yen-denominated single premium reduced death benefit whole life products. Also contributing to the increase in revenues is higher net investment income of $114 million primarily reflecting investment portfolio growth and favorable results from our equity method investments, partially offset by the impact of lower reinvestment rates. The increase in revenues also includes the impact of a $66 million gain from the sale of our investment in China Pacific Group, as discussed above.

 

Benefits and expenses of our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $167 million including a favorable impact of $380 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding the impact of currency fluctuations, benefits and expenses increased $547 million. Policyholder benefits including changes in reserves increased $591 million primarily driven by higher sales of yen-denominated single premium reduced death benefit whole life products, partially offset by more favorable mortality experience. Partially offsetting these items are $54 million of lower integration costs and $20 million of higher integration synergies relating to the acquisition of the Star and Edison Businesses.

 

Sales Results

 

The following table sets forth annualized new business premiums on an actual and constant exchange rate basis for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012  
     (in millions)  

Annualized new business premiums:

     

On an actual exchange rate basis:

     

Life Planner operations

   $ 345      $ 394  

Gibraltar Life

     459        469  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 804      $ 863  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On a constant exchange rate basis:

     

Life Planner operations

   $ 372      $ 391  

Gibraltar Life

     488        459  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 860      $ 850  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Historically, growth in annualized new business premiums was closely correlated to growth of our Life Planner and Gibraltar Life Consultant distribution force. Recently, growth in annualized new business premiums is being driven by increased average premium per new policy resulting in part from the growing demand for retirement-oriented products, as well as expanded distribution through third party channels, especially banks. As noted in the table below, bank channel sales contain a disproportionate number of single pay or limited pay contracts which tend to be larger policies and therefore have higher average premiums per policy.

 

The amount of annualized new business premiums for any given period can be significantly impacted by several factors, including but not limited to, changes in credited interest rates for certain products and other product modifications, changes in tax laws, changes in life insurance regulations or changes in the competitive environment. Sales volume may increase or decrease prior to such changes becoming effective, and then fluctuate in the other direction following such changes.

 

The tables below present annualized new business premiums on a constant exchange rate basis, by product and distribution channel, for the periods indicated.

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2013     Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
    Life     Accident
&
Health
    Retirement(1)     Annuity     Total     Life      Accident
&
Health
     Retirement(1)     Annuity     Total  
    (in millions)  

Life Planners

  $ 174     $ 33     $ 151     $ 14     $ 372     $ 125      $ 72      $ 175     $ 19     $ 391  

Gibraltar Life:

                     

Life Consultants

    123       27       44       23       217       90        35        39       25       189  

Banks(2)

    202       1       2       18       223       146        10        4       30       190  

Independent Agency

    21       6       15       6       48       23        39        6       12       80  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

    346       34       61       47       488       259        84        49       67       459  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 520     $ 67     $ 212     $ 61     $ 860     $ 384      $ 156      $ 224     $ 86     $ 850  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes retirement income, endowment and savings variable universal life.
(2) Single pay life annualized new business premiums, which include 10% of first year premiums, and 3-year limited pay annualized new business premiums, which include 100% of new business premiums, represented 59% and 32%, respectively, of total bank distribution channel annualized new business premiums, excluding annuity products, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and 48% and 38%, respectively, of total bank distribution channel annualized new business premiums, excluding annuity products, for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Single pay and limited pay products generally have less death benefit protection per premium paid than more traditional recurring premium products.

 

Annualized new business premiums, on a constant exchange rate basis, from our Life Planner operations decreased $19 million, including a $26 million decline in Japan. The decline in Japan was driven by accelerated sales of cancer whole life products in the year ago quarter prior to a tax law change in April 2012, as well as accelerated sales of U.S. dollar-denominated retirement income products in the year ago quarter prior to a crediting rate change that became effective in June 2012. These items were partially offset by higher sales of yen-denominated retirement income and protection products driven in part by anticipated pricing changes in April 2013.

 

Annualized new business premiums, on a constant exchange rate basis, from our Gibraltar Life operations increased $29 million driven by higher sales of $33 million in the bank channel reflecting increased demand for our yen-denominated single premium reduced death benefit whole life products prior to pricing changes which became effective in January 2013. Life Consultant sales increased $28 million as sales in the year ago quarter were negatively impacted by a temporary disruption in productivity resulting from the integration of the Star and Edison businesses. Partially offsetting these items, Independent Agency sales declined $32 million driven by lower sales of cancer whole life products following the April 2012 tax law change.

 

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Corporate and Other

 

As described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 under “Business—Financial Services Businesses—Corporate and Other,” Corporate and Other includes corporate operations, after allocations to our business segments, and divested businesses except for those that qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Operating results:

    

Capital debt interest expense

   $ (175   $ (171

Operating debt interest expense, net of investment income

     (49     (16

Pension and employee benefits

     67       52  

Other corporate activities(1)

     (157     (191
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income

     (314     (326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     604       692  

Related charges

     (12     (30

Divested businesses

     33       4  

Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

     2       (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ 313     $ 335  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes consolidating adjustments.

 

The loss from Corporate and Other operations, on an adjusted operating income basis, decreased $12 million. Lower net charges from other corporate activities, primarily reflecting decreased retained corporate expenses including corporate advertising, and a favorable comparative impact of our estimate of payments arising from use of new Social Security Master Death File matching criteria to identify deceased policy and contract holders, contributed $44 million to the decreased loss. Operating debt interest expense, net of investment income, increased $33 million, primarily driven by higher levels of operating debt proceeds held in cash driven by debt prefunding activities. Both capital debt interest expense and operating debt interest expense, net of investment income, were negatively impacted by the accelerated recognition of a portion of the deferred bond issuance costs of capital and operating debt expected to be redeemed in the second quarter of 2013.

 

Results from pension and employee benefits increased $15 million. Income from our qualified pension plan decreased $5 million driven by changes in the discount rate and expected rate of return on plan assets as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—Corporate and Other.” The decline was more than offset by a favorable comparative impact of retained benefit expenses, including the impact of plan amendments.

 

Capital Protection Framework

 

Corporate and Other operations includes the results of our Capital Protection Framework, which includes among other things, the capital hedge program. The capital hedge program broadly addresses the equity market exposure of the statutory capital of the Company as a whole, under stress scenarios, as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital.” This hedge program resulted in charges for amortization of derivative costs of $13 million and $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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In addition to hedging equity market exposure, we may choose to manage the interest rate risk associated with various operations of the Financial Services Businesses by holding capital against a portion of the interest rate exposure rather than fully hedging the risk. “Realized investment gains (losses), net and related adjustments” includes net gains of $429 million and $582 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 respectively resulting from our decision to utilize this strategy to manage a portion of our interest rate risk. The capital consequences associated with our decision to hold capital against a portion of our interest rate exposure have been factored into our Capital Protection Framework.

 

In addition, we manage certain of the risks associated with our variable annuity products through our living benefit hedging program, which is described under “—U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division—Individual Annuities.” Through our Capital Protection Framework, we maintain access to on-balance sheet capital and contingent sources of capital that are available to meet capital needs that may arise related to this hedging program.

 

We assess the composition of our hedging program on an ongoing basis, and we may change it from time to time based on our evaluation of our risk position or other factors. For more information on our Capital Protection Framework, see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

 

Results of Operations of Closed Block Business

 

We established the Closed Block Business effective as of the date of demutualization. The Closed Block Business includes our in force traditional domestic participating life insurance and annuity products and assets that are used for the payment of benefits and policyholder dividends on these policies, as well as other assets and equity and related liabilities that support these policies. We no longer offer these traditional domestic participating policies. See Note 6 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and “—Closed Block Business” for additional details.

 

Each year, the Board of Directors of Prudential Insurance determines the dividends payable on participating policies for the following year based on the experience of the Closed Block, including investment income, net realized and unrealized investment gains, mortality experience and other factors. Although Closed Block experience for dividend action decisions is based upon statutory results, at the time the Closed Block was established, we developed, as required by U.S. GAAP, an actuarial calculation of the timing of the maximum future earnings from the policies included in the Closed Block. If actual cumulative earnings in any given period are greater than the cumulative earnings we expected, we will record this excess as a policyholder dividend obligation. We will subsequently pay this excess to Closed Block policyholders as an additional dividend unless it is otherwise offset by future Closed Block performance that is less favorable than we originally expected. The policyholder dividends we charge to expense within the Closed Block Business will include any change in our policyholder dividend obligation that we recognize for the excess of actual cumulative earnings in any given period over the cumulative earnings we expected in addition to the actual policyholder dividends declared by the Board of Directors of Prudential Insurance.

 

As of March 31, 2013, the excess of actual cumulative earnings over the expected cumulative earnings was $920 million, which was recorded as a policyholder dividend obligation. Actual cumulative earnings, as required by U.S. GAAP, reflect the recognition of realized investment gains and losses in the current period, as well as changes in assets and related liabilities that support the Closed Block policies. Additionally, the accumulation of net unrealized investment gains that have arisen subsequent to the establishment of the Closed Block have been reflected as a policyholder dividend obligation of $5,459 million at March 31, 2013, to be paid to Closed Block policyholders unless offset by future experience, with an offsetting amount reported in AOCI.

 

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Operating Results

 

Management does not consider adjusted operating income to assess the operating performance of the Closed Block Business. Consequently, results of the Closed Block Business for all periods are presented only in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The following table sets forth the Closed Block Business U.S. GAAP results for the periods indicated.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013              2012      
     (in millions)  

U.S. GAAP results:

     

Revenues

   $ 1,519      $ 1,475  

Benefits and expenses

     1,500        1,445  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures

   $ 19      $ 30  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Equity in Earnings of Operating Joint Ventures

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures decreased $11 million. Results for the first quarter of 2013 include an increase of $107 million in net realized investment gains, primarily due to favorable changes in the value of derivatives, lower impairments and higher trading gains on fixed maturities. For a discussion of Closed Block Business realized investment gains (losses), net, see “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses.” In addition, the increase in results reflects the absence of a $31 million increase in reserves in the year ago quarter for estimated payments arising from the use of new Social Security Master Death File matching criteria to identify deceased policy and contract holders. Net investment income decreased $28 million primarily reflecting the impact of lower reinvestment rates and lower asset balances as the business runs off. As a result of the above and other variances, a $35 million policyholder dividend obligation expense was recorded in the first quarter of 2013, compared to a $76 million benefit in the first quarter of 2012. As noted above, as of March 31, 2013, the excess of actual cumulative earnings over the expected cumulative earnings was $920 million. If actual cumulative earnings fall below expected cumulative earnings in future periods, earnings volatility in the Closed Block Business, which is primarily due to changes in investment results, may not be offset by changes in the cumulative earnings policyholder dividend obligation.

 

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

 

Revenues, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $44 million principally driven by the $107 million increase in net realized investment gains, as discussed above. This favorable item was partially offset by a $28 million decrease in net investment income, as discussed above and $24 million of lower premiums, with a related decrease in changes in reserves, primarily due to the in force decline as policies terminate.

 

Benefits and expenses, as shown in the table above under “—Operating Results,” increased $55 million primarily driven by a $99 million increase in dividends to policyholders. The increase in dividends to policyholders includes a $111 million increase in the policyholder dividend obligation expense reflecting higher cumulative earnings, partially offset by a $12 million decrease in dividends paid and accrued to policyholders primarily due to a decline in policies in force. This unfavorable item was partially offset by a $44 million decrease in policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, reflecting the absence of a $31 million increase in reserves in the first quarter of 2012 for estimated payments arising from the use of new Social Security Master Death File matching criteria to identify deceased policy and contract holders, as well as a decrease due to the in force decline as policies terminate.

 

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Income Taxes

 

Our income tax provision, on a consolidated basis, amounted to an income tax benefit of $831 million in the first quarter of 2013 compared to an expense of $179 million in the first quarter of 2012. First quarter income taxes for 2013 and 2012 include $108 million and $339 million, respectively, of an additional U.S. tax expense related to the realization of a portion of the local deferred tax assets existing on the opening day balance sheet for the Star and Edison Businesses and Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life Insurance Company, Ltd (“Prudential Gibraltar”). The current quarter U.S. tax expense reflects a change in repatriation assumption for Gibraltar Life and Prudential Gibraltar. During the first quarter of 2013, we determined that in addition to U.S. GAAP earnings, we would repatriate an additional amount from Gibraltar Life and Prudential Gibraltar, but that such additional amount would not exceed the deferred tax assets recorded in the Statement of Financial Position as of the acquisition date for Prudential Gibraltar and the Star and Edison Businesses. The U.S. tax expense in the year ago quarter is reflective of the merger of Star and Edison Businesses into Gibraltar Life and it represented the recomputed U.S. tax liability on Gibraltar’s prior earnings as a result of the repatriation assumption and the merger of the entities. The local utilization of the deferred tax asset coupled with the repatriation assumption related to the applicable earnings of our Japanese entities creates the effect of a “double tax” for U.S. GAAP purposes, whereas only one incidence of tax expense will actually be paid.

 

Excluding the impact of the “double tax” discussed above, the benefit associated with income taxes increased $779 million, driven in part by higher pre-tax losses in comparison to the first quarter of 2012. In addition, the tax rate for the current quarter is limited to the tax benefit based on the current quarter loss, adjusted for discrete items and expected full year permanent differences, while the tax rate for the first quarter of 2012 was based on the anticipated full year effective tax rate with certain adjustments for discrete items.

 

For additional information regarding income taxes, see Note 12 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

Included within net income are the results of businesses which are reflected as discontinued operations under U.S. GAAP. Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes, was $1 million and $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

For additional information regarding discontinued operations see Note 3 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Divested Businesses

 

Our income from continuing operations includes results from several businesses that have been or will be sold or exited that do not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP. The results of these divested businesses are reflected in our Corporate and Other operations, but excluded from adjusted operating income. A summary of the results of these divested businesses that have been excluded from adjusted operating income is as follows for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Real Estate and Relocation Services

   $ 26     $ 4  

Long-Term Care Business

     12       3  

Individual Health Insurance

     (5     (4

Financial Advisory

     (1     (2

Other(1)

     1       3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total divested businesses excluded from adjusted operating income

   $ 33     $ 4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Primarily includes Property and Casualty Insurance and Prudential Securities Capital Markets.

 

Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities,

Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities and Other Related Investments

 

Certain products included in the Retirement and International Insurance segments are experience-rated in that investment results associated with these products are expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. The majority of investments supporting these experience-rated products are classified as trading and are carried at fair value. These trading investments are reflected on the statements of financial position as “Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value” (“TAASIL”). Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Asset management fees and other income.” Interest and dividend income for these investments is reported in “Net investment income.” To a lesser extent, these experience-rated products are also supported by derivatives and commercial mortgage and other loans. The derivatives that support these experience-rated products are reflected on the statement of financial position as “Other long-term investments” and are carried at fair value, and the realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The commercial mortgage and other loans that support these experience-rated products are carried at unpaid principal, net of unamortized discounts and an allowance for losses, and are reflected on the statements of financial position as “Commercial mortgage and other loans.” Gains and losses on sales and changes in the valuation allowance for commercial mortgage and other loans are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

 

Our Retirement segment has two types of experience-rated products that are supported by TAASIL and other related investments. Fully participating products are those for which the entire return on underlying investments is passed back to the policyholders through a corresponding adjustment to the related liability. The adjustment to the liability is based on changes in the fair value of all of the related assets, including commercial mortgage and other loans, which are carried at amortized cost, less any valuation allowance. Partially participating products are those for which only a portion of the return on underlying investments is passed back to the policyholders over time through changes to the contractual crediting rates. The crediting rates are typically reset semiannually, often subject to a minimum crediting rate, and returns are required to be passed back within ten years.

 

In our International Insurance segment, the experience-rated products are fully participating. As a result, the entire return on the underlying investments is passed back to policyholders through a corresponding adjustment to the related liability.

 

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Adjusted operating income excludes net investment gains and losses on TAASIL, related derivatives and commercial mortgage and other loans. This is consistent with the exclusion of realized investment gains and losses with respect to other investments supporting insurance liabilities managed on a consistent basis. In addition, to be consistent with the historical treatment of charges related to realized investment gains and losses on investments, adjusted operating income also excludes the change in contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes in the pool of investments (including changes in the fair value of commercial mortgage and other loans) supporting these experience-rated contracts, which are reflected in “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.” The result of this approach is that adjusted operating income for these products includes net fee revenue and interest spread we earn on these experience-rated contracts, and excludes changes in fair value of the pool of investments, both realized and unrealized, that we expect will ultimately accrue to the contractholders.

 

The following tables set forth the impact of these items on results that are excluded from adjusted operating income for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Retirement Segment:

    

Investment gains (losses) on:

    

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

   $ (122   $ 81  

Derivatives

     37       11  

Commercial mortgages and other loans

     (2     1  

Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes(1)(2)

     74       (93
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gains (losses)

   $ (13   $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

International Insurance Segment:

    

Investment gains (losses) on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

   $ 217     $ 153  

Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes

     (217     (153
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gains (losses)

   $ 0     $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total:

    

Investment gains (losses) on:

    

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, net

   $ 95     $ 234  

Derivatives

     37       11  

Commercial mortgages and other loans

     (2     1  

Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes(1)(2)

     (143     (246
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gains (losses)

   $ (13   $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Decreases to contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes are limited by certain floors and therefore do not reflect cumulative declines in recorded asset values of $3 million and $7 million as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. We have recovered and expect to recover in future periods these declines in recorded asset values through subsequent increases in recorded asset values or reductions in crediting rates on contractholder liabilities.
(2) Included in the amounts above related to the change in the liability to contractholders as a result of commercial mortgage and other loans are increases of $12 million and $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As prescribed by U.S. GAAP, changes in the fair value of commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment in our general account, other than when associated with impairments, are not recognized in income in the current period, while the impact of these changes in fair value are reflected as a change in the liability to fully participating contractholders in the current period.

 

As shown in the table above, the net impacts for the Retirement segment of changes in experience-rated contractholder liabilities and investment gains and losses on trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities and other related investments were net losses of $13 million for the three months ended March 31,

 

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2013. These impacts primarily reflect timing differences between the recognition of the mark-to-market adjustments and the recognition of the recovery of these adjustments in future periods through subsequent increases in asset values or reductions in crediting rates on contractholder liabilities for partially participating products. These impacts also reflect the difference between the fair value of the underlying commercial mortgage and other loans and the amortized cost, less any valuation allowance, of these loans, as described above.

 

Valuation of Assets and Liabilities

 

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

 

The authoritative guidance related to fair value measurement establishes a framework that includes a three-level hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the hierarchy within which the fair value falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement. The fair values of assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 include at least one or more significant unobservable input in the measurement. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional description of the valuation hierarchy levels.

 

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The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the periods indicated, split between the Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business, and the portion of such assets and liabilities that are classified in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by hierarchy level presented on a consolidated basis.

 

    As of March 31, 2013     As of December 31, 2012  
    Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block Business     Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block Business  
    Total at
Fair Value
    Total
Level 3(1)
    Total at
Fair Value
    Total
Level 3(1)
    Total at
Fair Value
    Total
Level 3(1)
    Total at
Fair Value
    Total
Level 3(1)
 
    (in millions)  

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

  $ 254,222     $ 4,300     $ 46,160     $ 1,265     $ 254,917     $ 4,261     $ 46,419     $ 1,207  

Trading account assets:

               

Fixed maturities

    21,105       510       156       10       20,605       565       139       10  

Equity securities

    2,314       883       122       115       2,341       987       136       111  

All other(2)

    4,055       15       0       0       3,697       25       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

    27,474       1,408       278       125       26,643       1,577       275       121  

Equity securities, available-for-sale

    5,315       293       3,603       9       5,052       321       3,225       9  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

    726       48       0       0       162       48       0       0  

Other long-term investments

    1,452       1,037       (95     0       1,478       1,053       (95     0  

Short-term investments

    4,648       0       1,589       0       5,130       0       1,260       0  

Cash equivalents

    9,479       0       422       0       13,063       0       537       0  

Other assets

    138       6       96       0       98       8       97       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal excluding separate account assets

    303,454       7,092       52,053       1,399       306,543       7,268       51,718       1,337  

Separate account assets

    266,308       20,984       0       0       253,254       21,132       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 569,762     $ 28,076     $ 52,053     $ 1,399     $ 559,797     $ 28,400     $ 51,718     $ 1,337  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Future policy benefits

  $ 1,900     $ 1,900     $ 0     $ 0     $ 3,348     $ 3,348     $ 0     $ 0  

Other liabilities

    289       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  

Notes of consolidated VIEs

    1,768       1,768       0       0       1,496       1,406       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $ 3,957     $ 3,668     $ 0     $ 0     $ 4,844     $ 4,754     $ 0     $ 0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The amount of Level 3 assets taken as a percentage of total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis totaled 4.9% and 5.1% as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, for the Financial Services Businesses, and 2.7% and 2.6% as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, for the Closed Block Business. The amount of Level 3 liabilities was immaterial to our balance sheet.
(2) “All other” primarily include derivatives. The amounts classified as Level 3 for the Financial Services Businesses exclude the impact of netting.

 

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The determination of fair value, which for certain assets and liabilities is dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions, can have a significant impact on our results of operations and may require the application of a greater degree of judgment depending on market conditions, as the ability to value assets and liabilities can be significantly impacted by a decrease in market activity or a lack of transactions executed in an orderly manner. The following sections provide information regarding certain assets and liabilities of our Financial Services Businesses and our Closed Block Business which are valued using Level 3 inputs and could have a significant impact on our results of operations.

 

Fixed Maturity and Equity Securities

 

Fixed maturity securities included in Level 3 in our fair value hierarchy are generally priced based on internally-developed valuations or indicative broker quotes. For certain private fixed maturity and equity securities, the internally-developed valuation model uses significant unobservable inputs and, accordingly, such securities are included in Level 3 in our fair value hierarchy. Level 3 fixed maturity securities included approximately $4.6 billion and $4.5 billion as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of public fixed maturities, with values primarily based on indicative broker quotes, and approximately $1.5 billion as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of private fixed maturities, with values primarily based on internally-developed models. Significant unobservable inputs used included: issue specific credit adjustments, material non-public financial information, management judgment, estimation of future earnings and cash flows, default rate assumptions, liquidity assumptions and indicative quotes from market makers. These inputs are usually considered unobservable, as not all market participants will have access to this data.

 

The impact our determination of fair value for fixed maturity and equity securities has on our results of operations is dependent on our classification of the security as either trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity. For our investments classified as trading, the impact of changes in fair value is recorded within “Asset management fees and other income.” For our investments classified as available-for-sale, the impact of changes in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in AOCI, a separate component of equity. Our investments classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost.

 

Other Long-Term Investments

 

Other long-term investments classified in Level 3 primarily include real estate held in consolidated investment funds and fund investments where the fair value option has been elected. The fair value of real estate held in consolidated investment funds is determined through an independent appraisal process. The appraisals generally utilize a discounted cash flow model. The appraisals also include replacement cost estimates and recent sales data as alternate methods of fair value. These appraisals and the related assumptions are updated at least annually. Since many of the assumptions utilized are unobservable and are considered to be significant inputs to the valuation, the real estate investments within other long-term investments are reflected within Level 3. Consolidated real estate investment funds classified as Level 3 totaled approximately $0.5 billion as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The fair value of fund investments, where the fair value option has been elected, is primarily determined by the fund managers. Since the valuations may be based on unobservable market inputs and cannot be validated by the Company, these investments are included within Level 3. Investments in these funds included in Level 3 totaled approximately $0.5 billion as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Derivatives classified as Level 3, excluding embedded derivatives which are discussed in “—Variable Annuity Optional Living Benefit Features” below, include look-back equity options and other structured products. These derivatives are recorded at fair value either as assets, within “Other trading account assets,” or “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Other liabilities,” and are valued based upon models with some significant unobservable market inputs or inputs from less actively traded markets. We validate these

 

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values through periodic comparison of our fair values to broker-dealer values. The fair values of OTC derivative assets classified as Level 3 totaled approximately $9 million and $19 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, without giving consideration to the impact of netting.

 

All realized and unrealized changes in fair value of these derivatives, with the exception of the effective portion of qualifying cash flow hedges and hedges of net investments in foreign operations, are recorded in current earnings. Generally, the changes in fair value of these derivatives, excluding those that qualify for hedge accounting, are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” For additional information regarding the impact of changes in fair value of derivative instruments on our results of operations see “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses” below.

 

Separate Account Assets

 

Separate account assets included in Level 3 primarily include real estate investments for which values are determined as described above under “Other Long-Term Investments.” Separate account liabilities are reported at contract value and not fair value.

 

Variable Annuity Optional Living Benefit Features

 

Future policy benefits classified in Level 3 primarily include liabilities related to guarantees associated with the optional living benefit features of certain variable annuity contracts offered by our Individual Annuities segment, including GMABs, guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”). These benefits are accounted for as embedded derivatives and carried at fair value with changes in fair value included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The fair values of the GMAB, GMWB and GMIWB liabilities are calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. This methodology could result in either a liability or contra-liability balance, given changing capital market conditions and various policyholder behavior assumptions. Since there is no observable active market for the transfer of these obligations, the valuations are calculated using internally-developed models with option pricing techniques. These models utilize significant assumptions that are primarily unobservable, including assumptions as to lapse rates, NPR, utilization rates, withdrawal rates, mortality rates and equity market volatility. Future policy benefits classified as Level 3 were net liabilities of $1.9 billion and $3.3 billion as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. For additional information see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division—Individual Annuities.”

 

For additional information about the key estimates and assumptions used in our determination of fair value, see Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Realized Investment Gains and Losses

 

Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the following significant items:

 

   

sale of investments

 

   

adjustments to the cost basis of investments for other-than-temporary impairments

 

   

recognition of other-than-temporary impairments in earnings for foreign denominated securities that are approaching maturity and are in an unrealized loss position due to foreign currency exchange rate movements

 

   

prepayment premiums received on private fixed maturity securities

 

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net changes in the allowance for losses, certain restructurings and foreclosures on commercial mortgage and other loans

 

   

fair value changes on commercial mortgage loans carried at fair value

 

   

fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment (except those derivatives used in our capacity as a broker or dealer).

 

The level of other-than-temporary impairments generally reflects economic conditions and is expected to increase when economic conditions worsen and to decrease when economic conditions improve. Historically, the causes of other-than-temporary impairments have been specific to each individual issuer and have not directly resulted in impairments to other securities within the same industry or geographic region. We may also realize additional credit and interest rate related losses through sales of investments pursuant to our credit risk and portfolio management objectives. For a discussion of our policies regarding other-than-temporary impairments see “—General Account Investments—Fixed Maturity Securities—Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Fixed Maturity Securities” and “—General Account Investments—Equity Securities—Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Equity Securities” below.

 

We use interest rate and currency swaps and other derivatives to manage interest and currency exchange rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities, including duration mismatches. We use derivative contracts to mitigate the risk that unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates will materially affect U.S. dollar equivalent earnings generated by certain of our non-U.S. businesses. We also use equity-based and interest rate derivatives to hedge a portion of the risks embedded in some of our annuity products. Derivative contracts also include forward purchases and sales of to-be-announced mortgage-backed securities primarily related to our dollar roll program. Many of these derivative contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting, and consequently, we recognize the changes in fair value of such contracts from period to period in current earnings, although we do not necessarily account for the related assets or liabilities the same way. Accordingly, realized investment gains and losses from our derivative activities can contribute significantly to fluctuations in net income. For a further discussion of optional living benefit guarantees and related hedge positions in our Individual Annuities segment, see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division—Individual Annuities.”

 

Adjusted operating income generally excludes “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” subject to certain exceptions. These exceptions primarily include realized investment gains or losses within certain of our businesses for which such gains or losses are a principal source of earnings, gains or losses associated with terminating hedges of foreign currency earnings and current period yield adjustments, and related charges and adjustments. Other-than-temporary impairments, interest rate related losses and credit related losses on sales (other than those related to certain of our businesses which primarily originate investments for sale or syndication to unrelated investors) are excluded from adjusted operating income.

 

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The following tables set forth “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” by investment type for the Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business, as well as related charges and adjustments associated with the Financial Services Businesses, for the periods indicated. For additional details regarding adjusted operating income, which is our measure of performance for the segments of our Financial Services Businesses, see Note 11 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

    

Financial Services Businesses

   $ (820   $ (1,374

Closed Block Business

     97       (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated realized investment gains (losses), net

   $ (723   $ (1,384
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial Services Businesses:

    

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

    

Fixed maturity securities

   $ 41     $ (33

Equity securities

     34       (55

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     12       10  

Derivative instruments

     (912     (1,296

Other

     5       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ (820   $ (1,374
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Related adjustments

     (2,485     (1,342
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments

     (3,305     (2,716
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Related charges

     302       878  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related charges and adjustments

   $ (3,003   $ (1,838
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closed Block Business:

    

Realized investment gains (losses), net:

    

Fixed maturity securities

   $ 12     $ (30

Equity securities

     43       42  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     1       1  

Derivative instruments

     42       (23

Other

     (1     0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 97     $ (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

2013 to 2012 Three Month Comparison

 

Financial Services Businesses

 

The Financial Services Businesses’ net realized investment losses in the first quarter of 2013 were $820 million, compared to net realized investment losses of $1,374 million in the first quarter of 2012.

 

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Net realized gains on fixed maturity securities were $41 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to net realized losses of $33 million in the first quarter of 2012, as set forth in the following table:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Realized investment gains (losses), net—Fixed Maturity Securities—Financial Services Businesses

    

Gross realized investment gains:

    

Gross gains on sales and maturities(1)

   $ 180     $ 106  

Private bond prepayment premiums

     10       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross realized investment gains

     190       106  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross realized investment losses:

    

Net other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings(2)

     (59     (82

Gross losses on sales and maturities(1)

     (70     (51

Credit related losses on sales

     (20     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross realized investment losses

     (149     (139
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net—Fixed Maturity Securities

   $ 41     $ (33
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gains (losses) on sales and maturities—Fixed Maturity Securities(1)

   $ 110     $ 55  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts exclude prepayment premiums, other-than-temporary impairments, and credit related losses through sales of investments pursuant to our credit risk objectives.
(2) Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.

 

Net gains on sales and maturities of fixed maturity securities in the first quarter of 2013 of $110 million were primarily due to sales within our International Insurance segment. Net gains on sales and maturities of fixed maturity securities in the first quarter of 2012 of $55 million were primarily due to sales within our Retirement, Individual Annuities, and International Insurance segments. See “—General Account Investments—Fixed Maturity Securities—Asset-Backed Securities” for information regarding our exposure to sub-prime mortgages. See below for additional information regarding the other-than-temporary impairments of fixed maturity securities in the first quarter of 2013 and 2012.

 

Net realized gains on equity securities were $34 million in the first quarter of 2013, which included net trading gains on sales of equity securities of $41 million, primarily due to sales within our International Insurance segment, partially offset by other-than-temporary impairments of $7 million. Net realized losses on equity securities were $55 million in the first quarter of 2012, which included other-than-temporary impairments of $48 million and net trading losses on sales of equity securities of $7 million. Net trading losses in the first quarter of 2012 were primarily due to public equity sales within our International Insurance segment. See below for additional information regarding the other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities in the first quarter of 2013 and 2012.

 

Net realized gains on commercial mortgage and other loans in the first quarter of 2013 were $12 million, primarily related to a net decrease in the loan loss reserves of $8 million and higher servicing revenue in our Asset Management business, which was partially offset by realized losses on foreclosures, restructurings and sales primarily within our Individual Life and Asset Management businesses. Net realized gains on commercial mortgage and other loans in the first quarter of 2012 were $10 million, primarily related to a net decrease in the loan loss reserves of $14 million, partially offset by $4 million of realized losses on sales within our Asset Management business. For additional information regarding our commercial mortgage and other loan loss reserves see “—General Account Investments—Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans—Commercial Mortgage and Other Loan Quality.”

 

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Net realized losses on derivatives were $912 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to net realized losses of $1,296 million in first quarter of 2012. The net derivative losses in 2013 primarily reflect net losses of $762 million on product related embedded derivatives and related hedge positions mainly associated with certain variable annuity contracts. Also, contributing to the net derivative losses were $362 million on foreign currency derivatives used to hedge portfolio assets in our Japan business primarily due to the weakening of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar, Australian dollar, Euro, and British pound. Partially offsetting these losses were net gains of $233 million on foreign currency forward contracts used to hedge the future income of non-U.S. businesses, predominantly in Japan, due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen. The net derivative losses in the first quarter of 2012 primarily reflect net losses of $1,219 million on product related embedded derivatives and related hedge positions mainly associated with certain variable annuity contracts. Also, contributing to the net derivative losses were net mark-to-market losses of $194 million on interest rate derivatives used to manage duration as interest rates increased, and net losses of $217 million on foreign currency derivatives used to hedge portfolio assets in our Japan business primarily due to the weakening of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar and other currencies. Partially offsetting these losses were net gains of $214 million on foreign currency forward contracts used to hedge the future income of non-U.S. businesses mostly in Japan due to the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the Japanese yen. See “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division—Individual Annuities” for additional information.

 

Net realized gains on other investments were $5 million in the first quarter of 2013, which included net trading gains of $6 million, partially offset by other-than-temporary impairments of $1 million on real estate investments and joint ventures and partnerships.

 

Related adjustments include that portion of “Realized investment gains (losses), net” that are included in adjusted operating income and that portion of “Asset management fees and other income” and “Net investment income” that are excluded from adjusted operating income. These adjustments are made to arrive at “Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments” which are excluded from adjusted operating income. Results include net negative related adjustments of $2,485 million and $1,342 million for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The adjustments in both periods were primarily driven by the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on certain non-yen denominated assets and liabilities within our Japanese insurance operations, for which the foreign currency exposure is economically matched and has a related change in value recorded in AOCI. For additional information, see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—International Insurance Division—Impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on earnings—U.S. GAAP earnings impact of products denominated in non-local currencies.”

 

Charges that relate to “Realized investment gains (losses), net” are also excluded from adjusted operating income, and may be reflected as net charges or net benefits. Results include net related benefits of $302 million and $878 million for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The benefits in both periods were primarily driven by that portion of amortization of deferred policy acquisition and other costs relating to net losses on embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuity contracts. For additional information, see Note 11 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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During the first quarter of 2013, we recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $67 million in earnings, compared to other-than-temporary impairments of $132 million recorded in earnings in the first quarter of 2012. The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, the composition of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in earnings attributable to the Financial Services Businesses by asset type, and for fixed maturity securities, by reason.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013              2012      
     (in millions)  

Other-than-temporary impairments recorded in earnings—Financial Services Businesses(1)

     

Public fixed maturity securities

   $ 50      $ 65  

Private fixed maturity securities

     9        17  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity securities

     59        82  

Equity securities

     7        48  

Other invested assets(2)

     1        2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 67      $ 132  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.
(2) Includes other-than-temporary impairments relating to investments in joint ventures and partnerships and real estate investments.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Asset-Backed Securities
Collateralized By Sub-Prime
Mortgages
     All Other Fixed
Maturity
Securities
     Total Fixed
Maturity
Securities
 
     (in millions)  

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities recorded in earnings—Financial Services Businesses(1)

        

Due to credit events or adverse conditions of the respective issuer(2)

   $ 8      $ 11      $ 19  

Due to other accounting guidelines(3)

     0         40        40  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 8      $ 51      $ 59  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Asset-Backed Securities
Collateralized By Sub-Prime
Mortgages
     All Other Fixed
Maturity
Securities
     Total Fixed
Maturity
Securities
 
     (in millions)  

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities recorded in earnings—Financial Services Businesses(1)

        

Due to credit events or adverse conditions of the respective issuer(2)

   $ 19      $ 17      $ 36  

Due to other accounting guidelines(3)

     1        45        46  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20      $ 62      $ 82  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairment recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.
(2) Represents circumstances where we believe credit events or other adverse conditions of the respective issuers have caused, or will lead to, a deficiency in the contractual cash flows related to the investment. The amount of the impairment recorded in earnings is the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment.
(3) Primarily represents intent to sell securities.

 

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Fixed maturity other-than-temporary impairments in the first quarter of 2013 were concentrated in the communications and utility sectors of our corporate securities, and in asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages. These other-than-temporary impairments primarily related to intent to sell securities or related to securities with liquidity concerns, downgrades in credit, bankruptcy or other adverse financial conditions of the respective issuers, which have caused, or we believe will lead to a deficiency in the contractual cash flows related to the investment. During the first quarter of 2012, we recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $39 million in earnings related to unrealized foreign currency translation losses that are approaching maturity. Fixed maturity other-than-temporary impairments in the first quarter of 2012 were concentrated in asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and in the consumer non-cyclical and consumer cyclical sectors of our corporate securities. These other-than-temporary impairments reflect adverse financial conditions of the respective issuers and foreign currency translation losses related to foreign denominated securities that are approaching maturity.

 

Equity security other-than-temporary impairments in the first quarter of 2013 and 2012 were primarily driven by circumstances where the decline in value was maintained for one year or greater.

 

Closed Block Business

 

For the Closed Block Business, net realized investment gains in the first quarter of 2013 were $97 million, compared to net realized investment losses of $10 million in the first quarter of 2012.

 

Net realized gains on fixed maturity securities were $12 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to net realized losses of $30 million in the first quarter of 2012, as set forth in the following table:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013             2012      
     (in millions)  

Realized investment gains (losses), net—Fixed Maturity Securities—Closed Block Business

    

Gross realized investment gains:

    

Gross gains on sales and maturities(1)

   $ 32     $ 20  

Private bond prepayment premiums

     8       1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross realized investment gains

     40       21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross realized investment losses:

    

Net other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings(2)

     (11     (30

Gross losses on sales and maturities(1)

     (11     (21

Credit related losses on sales

     (6     0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross realized investment losses

     (28     (51
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized investment gains (losses), net—Fixed Maturity Securities

   $ 12     $ (30
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gains (losses) on sales and maturities—Fixed Maturity Securities(1)

   $ 21     $ (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts exclude prepayment premiums, other-than-temporary-impairments, and credit related losses through sales of investments pursuant to our credit risk objectives.
(2) Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.

 

Net gains on sales and maturities of fixed maturity securities were $21 million in the first quarter of 2013. Net losses on sales and maturities of fixed maturity securities were $1 million in the first quarter of 2012. See below for additional information regarding the other-than-temporary impairments of fixed maturity securities in the first quarter of 2013 and 2012.

 

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Net realized gains on equity securities were $43 million in the first quarter of 2013, primarily driven by net trading gains on sales of equity securities. Net realized gains on equity securities were $42 million in the first quarter of 2012, and included net trading gains on sales of equity securities of $44 million, partially offset by other-than-temporary impairments of $2 million. See below for additional information regarding the other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities in the first quarter of 2013 and 2012.

 

Net realized gains on commercial mortgage and other loans were $1 million in both the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively, and were driven by net decreases in the loan loss reserve in both periods. For additional information regarding our loan loss reserves see “—General Account Investments—Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans—Commercial Mortgage and Other Loan Quality.”

 

Net realized gains on derivatives were $42 million in 2013, compared to net realized losses of $23 million in 2012. Derivative gains in 2013 primarily reflect net gains of $46 million on currency derivatives used to hedge foreign denominated investments as the U.S. dollar strengthened against the Euro and other currencies. Derivative losses in the first quarter of 2012 primarily reflect net derivative losses of $42 million on currency derivatives used to hedge foreign denominated investments as the U.S. dollar weakened against the Euro, partially offset by net gains of $17 million on interest rate derivatives used to manage duration.

 

During the first quarter of 2013, we recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $13 million in earnings, compared to other-than-temporary impairments of $33 million recorded in earnings in the first quarter of 2012. The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, the composition of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in earnings attributable to the Closed Block Business by asset type, and for fixed maturity securities, by reason.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
         2013              2012      
     (in millions)  

Other-than-temporary impairments recorded in earnings—Closed Block Business(1)

     

Public fixed maturity securities

   $ 6      $ 28  

Private fixed maturity securities

     5        2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity securities

     11        30  

Equity securities

     0        2  

Other invested assets(2)

     2        1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 13      $ 33  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.
(2) Includes other-than-temporary impairments relating to investments in joint ventures and partnerships.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Asset-Backed Securities
Collateralized By Sub-Prime
Mortgages
     All Other Fixed
Maturity
Securities
     Total Fixed
Maturity
Securities
 
     (in millions)  

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities recorded in earnings—Closed Block Business(1)

        

Due to credit events or adverse conditions of the respective issuer(2)

   $ 4      $ 5      $ 9  

Due to other accounting guidelines(3)

     0        2        2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4      $ 7      $ 11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
     Asset-Backed Securities
Collateralized By Sub-Prime
Mortgages
     All Other Fixed
Maturity
Securities
     Total Fixed
Maturity
Securities
 
     (in millions)  

Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities recorded in earnings—Closed Block Business(1)

        

Due to credit events or adverse conditions of the respective issuer(2)

   $ 19      $ 11      $ 30  

Due to other accounting guidelines(3)

     0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 19      $ 11      $ 30  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairment recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.
(2) Represents circumstances where we believe credit events or other adverse conditions of the respective issuers have caused, or will lead to, a deficiency in the contractual cash flows related to the investment. The amount of the impairment recorded in earnings is the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment.
(3) Primarily represents circumstances where we intend to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis.

 

Fixed maturity other-than-temporary impairments in the first quarter of 2013 were concentrated in asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and in the consumer non-cyclical and utility sectors of our corporate securities. Fixed maturity other-than-temporary impairments in the first quarter of 2012 were concentrated in asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and the utility sector of our corporate securities. These other-than-temporary impairments reflect adverse financial conditions of the respective issuers.

 

Equity security other-than-temporary impairments in the first quarter of 2013 and 2012 were primarily due to circumstances where the decline in value was maintained for one year or greater.

 

General Account Investments

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Our investment portfolio consists of public and private fixed maturity securities, commercial mortgage and other loans, equity securities and other invested assets. The composition of our general account reflects, within the discipline provided by our risk management approach, our need for competitive results and the selection of diverse investment alternatives available primarily through our Asset Management segment. The size of our portfolio enables us to invest in asset classes that may be unavailable to the typical investor.

 

On January 2, 2013, we completed the acquisition of the Hartford Life Business. Our Financial Services Businesses’ general account portfolio, as of March 31, 2013, includes $8.3 billion of invested assets at carrying value from this acquisition, which primarily consists of $6.9 billion of fixed maturity securities, $0.7 billion of commercial mortgage and other loans, and $0.6 billion of policy loans. For additional details regarding this transaction, see “—Executive Summary”, above.

 

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The following tables set forth the composition of the investments of our general account apportioned between the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed Block
Business
     Total      % of Total  
     ($ in millions)  

Fixed Maturities:

           

Public, available-for-sale, at fair value

   $ 223,445      $ 28,815      $ 252,260        63.1

Public, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     2,873        0        2,873        0.7  

Private, available-for-sale, at fair value

     30,409        17,345        47,754        11.9  

Private, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     1,005        0        1,005        0.3  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value

     20,890        0        20,890        5.2  

Other trading account assets, at fair value

     1,446        278        1,724        0.4  

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

     5,315        3,603        8,918        2.2  

Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value

     27,739        9,714        37,453        9.4  

Policy loans, at outstanding balance

     6,861        5,077        11,938        3.0  

Other long-term investments(1)

     6,429        2,174        8,603        2.2  

Short-term investments

     4,626        1,588        6,214        1.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total general account investments

     331,038        68,594        399,632        100.0
           

 

 

 

Invested assets of other entities and operations(2)

     7,845        0        7,845     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total investments

   $ 338,883      $ 68,594      $ 407,477     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
     December 31, 2012  
     Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed Block
Business
     Total      % of Total  
     ($ in millions)  

Fixed Maturities:

           

Public, available-for-sale, at fair value

   $ 225,306      $ 28,790      $ 254,096        63.7

Public, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     3,116        0        3,116        0.8  

Private, available-for-sale, at fair value

     29,246        17,629        46,875        11.7  

Private, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     1,152        0        1,152        0.3  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value

     20,590        0        20,590        5.2  

Other trading account assets, at fair value

     1,426        275        1,701        0.4  

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

     5,031        3,225        8,256        2.1  

Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value

     26,623        9,608        36,231        9.1  

Policy loans, at outstanding balance

     6,455        5,120        11,575        2.9  

Other long-term investments(1)

     6,665        2,012        8,677        2.2  

Short-term investments

     5,124        1,261        6,385        1.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total general account investments

     330,734        67,920        398,654        100.0
           

 

 

 

Invested assets of other entities and operations(2)

     6,928        0        6,928     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total investments

   $ 337,662      $ 67,920      $ 405,582     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

(1) Other long-term investments consist of real estate and non-real estate-related investments in joint ventures and partnerships, investment real estate held through direct ownership and other miscellaneous investments. For additional information regarding these investments, see “—Other Long-Term Investments” below.
(2) Includes invested assets of our trading and asset management operations. Excludes assets of our asset management operations managed for third parties and those assets classified as “Separate account assets” on our balance sheet. For additional information regarding these investments, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below.

 

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The increase in general account investments attributable to the Financial Services Businesses in the first three months of 2013 was primarily due to the Hartford transaction as discussed above and portfolio growth as a result of reinvestment of net investment income and net operating inflows, partially offset by the translation impact of the yen weakening against the U.S. dollar. The general account investments attributable to the Closed Block Business also increased in the first three months of 2013, primarily due to portfolio growth as a result of reinvestment of net investment income, partially offset by a net decrease in fair value driven by an increase in interest rates, and net operating outflows. For information regarding the methodology used in determining the fair value of our fixed maturities, see Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

We have substantial insurance operations in Japan, with 44% and 46% of our Financial Services Businesses’ general account investments relating to our Japanese insurance operations as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

The following table sets forth the composition related to the investments of our Japanese insurance operations’ general account as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed Maturities:

     

Public, available-for-sale, at fair value

   $ 119,074      $ 124,710  

Public, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     2,873        3,116  

Private, available-for-sale, at fair value

     6,460        6,252  

Private, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

     1,005        1,152  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value

     1,869        1,838  

Other trading account assets, at fair value

     1,068        1,195  

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

     2,320        2,126  

Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value

     6,209        6,156  

Policy loans, at outstanding balance

     2,461        2,665  

Other long-term investments(1)

     2,052        2,215  

Short-term investments

     246        318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Japanese general account investments(2)

   $ 145,637      $ 151,743  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Other long-term investments consist of real estate and non-real estate-related investments in joint ventures and partnerships, investment real estate held through direct ownership, derivatives, and other miscellaneous investments.
(2) Excludes assets classified as “Separate accounts assets” on our balance sheet.

 

The decrease in general account investments related to our Japanese insurance operations in the first three months of 2013 was primarily attributable to the translation impact of the yen weakening against the U.S. dollar, partially offset by portfolio growth as a result of business inflows and the reinvestment of net investment income, as well as a net increase in fair value driven by declining interest rates on yen-denominated investments.

 

The functional currency of our Japanese insurance subsidiaries is the yen and, although the majority of the Japanese general account is invested in yen-denominated investments, our Japanese insurance operations also hold significant investments denominated in U.S. and Australian dollars.

 

As of March 31, 2013, our Japanese insurance operations had $44.0 billion, at fair value, of investments denominated in U.S. dollars, including $3.9 billion that were hedged to yen through third party derivative contracts and $31.4 billion that support liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars. As of December 31, 2012, our Japanese insurance operations had $44.9 billion, at fair value, of investments denominated in U.S. dollars, including $4.4 billion that were hedged to yen through third party derivative contracts and $31.6 billion that support liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars. The $0.9 billion decrease in the fair value of U.S. dollar-denominated investments from December 31, 2012, is primarily attributable to an increase in interest rates, partially offset by portfolio growth as a result of business inflows.

 

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Our Japanese insurance operations had $8.3 billion and $8.6 billion, at fair value, of investments denominated in Australian dollars that support liabilities denominated in Australian dollars as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The $0.3 billion decrease in the fair value of Australian dollar-denominated investments from December 31, 2012, is primarily attributable to an increase in interest rates, partially offset by portfolio growth as a result of net business inflows.

 

For additional information regarding U.S. and Australian dollar investments held in our Japanese insurance operations, see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—International Insurance Division,” above.

 

Eurozone Exposure

 

Our investment portfolio includes direct investment exposure to the Eurozone region. We define this region as consisting of those countries within the European Union that have adopted the euro as their sole legal currency. The Eurozone region currently consists of seventeen countries, including Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. Included in this region are peripheral countries, which we currently define as consisting of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Specific country exposure is determined based on the issuer’s country of incorporation.

 

The following table sets forth the composition of our gross direct exposure to the Eurozone region, by country of incorporation, attributable to the Financial Services Businesses, as of March 31, 2013.

 

Eurozone Gross Direct Exposure—Financial Services Businesses

 

    March 31, 2013  
    Amortized Cost           Fair Value        

Country

  Sovereigns(6)     Financial
Institutions(7)
    All
Other
Exposure
    Total
Amortized
Cost
    Sovereigns(6)     Financial
Institutions(7)
    All
Other
Exposure
    Total
Fair
Value
 
    (in millions)  

Non-peripheral countries:

               

France

  $ 274     $ 607     $ 2,138     $ 3,019     $ 332     $ 613     $ 2,403     $ 3,348  

Netherlands

    14       633       2,673       3,320       16       701       2,889       3,606  

Germany

    504       263       977       1,744       626       289       1,034       1,949  

Luxembourg

    0       412       894       1,306       0       440       955       1,395  

Other non-peripheral(1)

    116       105       548       769       134       105       579       818  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-peripheral exposure

    908       2,020       7,230       10,158       1,108       2,148       7,860       11,116  

Peripheral countries:

               

Italy(2)

    581       25       239       845       607       27       241       875  

Ireland

    0       122       456       578       0       130       486       616  

Spain

    27       15       121       163       31       15       120       166  

Other peripheral(3)

    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total peripheral exposure

    608       162       816       1,586       638       172       847       1,657  

International agencies(4)

    0       104       1,259       1,363       0       107       1,546       1,653  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total exposure(5)

  $ 1,516     $ 2,286     $ 9,305     $ 13,107     $ 1,746     $ 2,427     $ 10,253     $ 14,426  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Other non-peripheral countries include Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
(2) Principally represents Italian government securities owned by our Italian insurance operations.
(3) Other peripheral countries include Greece and Portugal.

 

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(4) International agencies include agencies such as Eurofima, European Investment Bank, Council of Europe Development, and Nordic Investment Bank, where a single country of incorporation could not be determined.
(5) Of the $13,107 million of amortized cost represented above, 87% is related to fixed maturities, 9% is related to trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, and the remaining 4% is related to all other asset types.
(6) Sovereigns include local governments.
(7) Financial institutions include banking, brokerage, non-captive consumer and diversified finance, health insurance, life insurance, property and casualty insurance, other finance and real estate investment trusts.

 

Our gross direct exposure to the Eurozone region attributable to the Closed Block Business was $4,192 million of amortized cost (fair value, $4,584 million), as of March 31, 2013, of which $3,616 million (fair value, $3,963 million) represented non-peripheral exposure and $576 (fair value, $621 million) represented peripheral exposure. Approximately 11% and 20% of the non-peripheral and peripheral exposure, respectively, was related to financial institutions, and less than 1% each of the non-peripheral and peripheral exposures was related to sovereigns. Of the $4,192 million of amortized cost represented above, 94% was related to fixed maturities, and the remaining 6% was related to all other asset types.

 

Investment Results

 

The following tables set forth the income yield and investment income for each major investment category of our general account for the periods indicated. The yields are based on net investment income as reported under U.S. GAAP and do not include adjustments, such as settlements of duration management swaps that are included in adjusted operating income.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2013  
     Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block
Business
    Combined  
     Yield(1)     Amount     Yield(1)     Amount     Yield(1)     Amount  
     ($ in millions)  

Fixed maturities

     3.67   $ 2,147       5.24   $ 510       3.89   $ 2,657  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

     3.89       200       0.00       0       3.89       200  

Equity securities

     5.70       59       3.09       19       4.72       78  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     5.05       341       5.77       138       5.24       479  

Policy loans

     4.60       76       5.67       72       5.06       148  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

     0.19       8       1.29       2       0.22       10  

Other investments

     4.39       88       10.35       61       5.75       149  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gross investment income before investment expenses

     3.70       2,919       5.44       802       3.97       3,721  

Investment expenses

     (0.12     (80     (0.26     (39     (0.14     (119
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment income after investment expenses

     3.58     2,839       5.18     763       3.83     3,602  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Investment results of other entities and operations(2)

       36         0         36  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

     $ 2,875       $ 763       $ 3,638  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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    Three Months Ended March 31, 2012  
    Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block
Business
    Combined  
    Yield(1)     Amount     Yield(1)     Amount     Yield(1)(3)     Amount  
    ($ in millions)  

Fixed maturities

    3.74   $ 1,841       5.48   $ 546       4.03   $ 2,387  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

    4.09       199       0.00       0       4.09       199  

Equity securities

    5.55       56       2.94       20       4.50       76  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

    5.31       332       6.08       139       5.52       471  

Policy loans

    4.56       71       5.91       77       5.18       148  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

    0.26       8       1.25       2       0.29       10  

Other investments

    2.82       46       8.01       45       4.20       91  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gross investment income before investment expenses

    3.78       2,553       5.56       829       4.10       3,382  

Investment expenses

    (0.11     (61     (0.25     (38     (0.14     (99
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment income after investment expenses

    3.67     2,492       5.31     791       3.96     3,283  
 

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Investment results of other entities and operations(2)

      37         0         37  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

    $ 2,529       $ 791       $ 3,320  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1) Yields are annualized, for interim periods, and are based on quarterly average carrying values except for fixed maturities, equity securities and securities lending activity. Yields for fixed maturities are based on amortized cost. Yields for equity securities are based on cost. Yields for fixed maturities and short-term investments and cash equivalents are calculated net of liabilities and rebate expenses corresponding to securities lending activity. Yields exclude investment income on assets other than those included in invested assets. Prior period’s yields are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.
(2) Includes investment income of our trading and asset management operations.

 

See below for a discussion of the change in the Financial Services Businesses’ yields. The decrease in net investment income yield attributable to the Closed Block Business for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, was primarily due to the impact of lower interest rates on floating rate investments due to rate resets and lower fixed income reinvestment rates.

 

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The following table sets forth the income yield and investment income for each major investment category of the Financial Services Businesses’ general account, excluding the Japanese insurance operations’ portion of the general account which is presented separately below, for the periods indicated. The yields are based on net investment income as reported under U.S. GAAP and do not include adjustments, such as settlements of duration management swaps that are included in adjusted operating income.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
    Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
 
     Yield(1)     Amount     Yield(1)     Amount  
     ($ in millions)  

Fixed maturities

     4.61   $ 1,314       5.24   $ 1,047  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

     4.00       188       4.22       187  

Equity securities

     6.97       40       7.83       40  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     5.29       276       5.69       277  

Policy loans

     5.36       54       5.54       48  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

     0.20       7       0.28       7  

Other investments

     3.45       41       2.63       15  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gross investment income before investment expenses

     4.32       1,920       4.82       1,621  

Investment expenses

     (0.12     (38     (0.11     (17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment income after investment expenses

     4.20     1,882       4.71     1,604  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Investment results of other entities and operations(2)

       36         37  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment income

     $ 1,918       $ 1,641  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1) Yields are annualized, for interim periods, and are based on quarterly average carrying values except for fixed maturities, equity securities and securities lending activity. Yields for fixed maturities are based on amortized cost. Yields for equity securities are based on cost. Yields for fixed maturities and short-term investments and cash equivalents are calculated net of liabilities and rebate expenses corresponding to securities lending activity. Yields exclude investment income on assets other than those included in invested assets. Prior period’s yields are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.
(2) Includes investment income of our trading and asset management operations.

 

The decrease in net investment income yield attributable to the Financial Services Businesses’ general account, excluding the Japanese operations’ portfolio, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, was primarily the result of lower interest rates on floating rate investments due to rate resets, lower fixed maturity reinvestment rates, and the addition of assets from the pension risk transfer and Hartford transactions at current market yields.

 

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The following table sets forth the income yield and investment income for each major investment category of our Japanese operations’ general account for the periods indicated. The yields are based on net investment income as reported under U.S. GAAP and do not include adjustments, such as settlements of duration management swaps that are included in adjusted operating income.

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2013
    Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
 
     Yield(1)     Amount     Yield(1)     Amount  
     ($ in millions)  

Fixed maturities

     2.78   $ 833       2.71   $ 794  

Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

     2.69       12       2.81       12  

Equity securities

     4.11       19       3.16       16  

Commercial mortgage and other loans

     4.23       65       3.99       55  

Policy loans

     3.38       22       3.36       23  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

     0.15       1       0.17       1  

Other investments

     5.75       47       2.93       31  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gross investment income before investment expenses

     2.90       999       2.74       932  

Investment expenses

     (0.11     (42     (0.12     (44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2.79   $ 957       2.62   $ 888  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Yields are annualized, for interim periods, and are based on quarterly average carrying values except for fixed maturities, equity securities and securities lending activity. Yields for fixed maturities are based on amortized cost. Yields for equity securities are based on cost. Yields for fixed maturities and short-term investments and cash equivalents are calculated net of liabilities and rebate expenses corresponding to securities lending activity. Yields exclude investment income on assets other than those included in invested assets. Prior period’s yields are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

 

The increase in net investment income yield on the Japanese insurance portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, was primarily attributable to more favorable results from alternative investments and asset growth supporting both U.S. and Australian dollar-denominated products, partially offset by lower fixed maturity reinvestment rates in both the U.S. and Japan.

 

Both the U.S. dollar-denominated and Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third party derivative contracts provide a yield that is substantially higher than the yield on comparable yen-denominated fixed maturities. The average amortized cost of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third party derivative contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, was approximately $31.4 billion and $28.1 billion, respectively. The majority of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed maturities support liabilities that are denominated in U.S. dollars. The average amortized cost of Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third party derivative contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, was approximately $7.8 billion and $6.2 billion, respectively. The Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities support liabilities that are denominated in Australian dollars.

 

For additional information regarding U.S. and Australian dollar investments held in our Japanese insurance operations see, “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—International Insurance Division.”

 

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Fixed Maturity Securities

 

Fixed Maturity Securities and Unrealized Gains and Losses by Industry Category

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the portion of our fixed maturity securities portfolio by industry category attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses.

 

Fixed Maturity Securities—Financial Services Businesses

 

    March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Industry(1)

  Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains(2)
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses(2)
    Fair
Value
    Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains(2)
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses(2)
    Fair
Value
 
    (in millions)  

Corporate securities:

               

Finance

  $ 21,488     $ 1,589     $ 207     $ 22,870     $ 21,772     $ 1,279     $ 285     $ 22,766  

Consumer non-cyclical

    22,543       2,165       328       24,380       21,727       1,898       269       23,356  

Utility

    18,724       1,772       311       20,185       17,993       1,601       344       19,250  

Capital goods

    10,486       1,011       155       11,342       10,251       896       144       11,003  

Consumer cyclical

    10,081       872       173       10,780       9,927       756       147       10,536  

Foreign agencies

    5,250       1,051       18       6,283       5,706       732       8       6,430  

Energy

    8,817       789       142       9,464       7,923       745       83       8,585  

Communications

    7,523       668       156       8,035       7,552       610       119       8,043  

Basic industry

    6,559       475       87       6,947       6,215       416       69       6,562  

Transportation

    5,397       539       38       5,898       5,288       478       43       5,723  

Technology

    4,698       328       88       4,938       4,656       279       77       4,858  

Industrial other

    2,342       223       12       2,553       2,261       196       3       2,454  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total corporate securities

    123,908       11,482       1,715       133,675       121,271       9,886       1,591       129,566  

Foreign government(3)

    76,994       8,693       59       85,628       82,376       6,782       65       89,093  

Residential mortgage-backed

    7,451       447       21       7,877       8,360       435       30       8,765  

Asset-backed securities(4)

    7,769        233       262       7,740       8,209       202       407       8,004  

Commercial mortgage-backed

    7,802       547       15       8,334       7,413       595       14       7,994  

U.S. Government

    9,153       2,436       39       11,550       10,525       2,474       34       12,965  

State & Municipal(5)

    2,834       411       9       3,236       2,303       378       5       2,676  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(6)

  $ 235,911     $ 24,249     $ 2,120     $ 258,040     $ 240,457     $ 20,752     $ 2,146     $ 259,063  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Investment data has been classified based on standard industry categorizations for domestic public holdings and similar classifications by industry for all other holdings.
(2) Includes $354 million of gross unrealized gains and $46 million of gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013, compared to $310 million of gross unrealized gains and $67 million of gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2012 on securities classified as held-to-maturity.
(3) As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, based on amortized cost, 82% represent Japanese government bonds held by our Japanese insurance operations, with no other individual country representing more than 7% of the balance.
(4) Includes securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages. See “—Asset-Backed Securities” below.
(5) Includes securities related to the Build America Bonds program.
(6) Excluded from the above are securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations. For additional information regarding investments held outside the general account, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below. Also excluded from the table above are fixed maturity securities classified as trading. See “—Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities” and “—Other Trading Account Assets” for additional information.

 

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The increase in net unrealized gains from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013 was primarily due to the strengthening of U.S. and Australian dollar assets against the yen and a net decrease in interest rates in Japan, partially offset by a net increase in U.S. interest rates.

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the portion of our fixed maturity securities portfolio by industry category attributable to the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses.

 

Fixed Maturity Securities—Closed Block Business

 

    March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Industry(1)

  Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
    Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 
    (in millions)  

Corporate securities:

               

Utility

  $ 4,758     $ 828     $ 10     $ 5,576     $ 4,773     $ 862     $ 12     $ 5,623  

Consumer non-cyclical

    4,418       694       5       5,107       4,419       750       5       5,164  

Finance

    4,178       429       16       4,591       3,728       442       17       4,153  

Consumer cyclical

    3,031       441       11       3,461       3,003       477       10       3,470  

Capital goods

    2,495       355       2       2,848       2,523       376       1       2,898  

Energy

    1,824       267       1       2,090       1,879       305       0       2,184  

Communications

    1,476       215       6       1,685       1,513       268       4       1,777  

Basic industry

    1,245       158       4       1,399       1,324       186       3       1,507  

Transportation

    1,325       173       3       1,495       1,386       186       4       1,568  

Industrial other

    1,027       82       6       1,103       1,074       110       2       1,182  

Technology

    627       91       11       707       626       103       7       722  

Foreign agencies

    384       63       0       447       355       68       0       423  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total corporate securities

    26,788       3,796       75       30,509       26,603       4,133       65       30,671  

Asset-backed securities(2)

    4,309       70       214       4,165       4,592       71       320       4,343  

Commercial mortgage-backed

    4,047       141       9       4,179       4,029       179       2       4,206  

U.S. Government

    3,903       851       5       4,749       3,401       966       0       4,367  

Residential mortgage-backed

    1,379       87       2       1,464       1,520       97       3       1,614  

Foreign government(3)

    340       90       3       427       345       103       2       446  

State & Municipal

    546       121       0       667       647       126       1       772  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(4)

  $ 41,312     $ 5,156     $ 308     $ 46,160     $ 41,137     $ 5,675     $ 393     $ 46,419  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Investment data has been classified based on standard industry categorizations for domestic public holdings and similar classifications by industry for all other holdings.
(2) Includes securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages. See “—Asset-Backed Securities” below.
(3) As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, based on amortized cost, no individual foreign country represented more than 13%.
(4) The table above excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading. See “—Other Trading Account Assets” for additional information.

 

The decrease in net unrealized gains from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013 was primarily due to a net increase in U.S. interest rates.

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Included within asset-backed securities attributable to both the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business are securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages. While there is no market standard definition, we define sub-prime mortgages as residential mortgages that are originated to weaker quality obligors

 

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as indicated by weaker credit scores, as well as mortgages with higher loan-to-value ratios or limited documentation. The deterioration of the U.S. housing market since prices peaked in 2006 and higher unemployment levels over the past several years, coupled with relaxed underwriting standards for some originators of sub-prime mortgages through 2007, have led to higher delinquency rates, particularly for those mortgages issued in 2006 and 2007. This has resulted in increased attention given to potential deficiencies in lenders’ foreclosure documentation, causing delays in the foreclosure process. From the perspective of an investor in securities backed by sub-prime collateral, significant delays in foreclosure proceedings have resulted in increased servicing costs which negatively affect the value of the impacted securities. Separately, as an investor in sub-prime securities, we are pursuing legal and other actions with respect to potential remedies arising from any potential deficiencies related to the original lending and securitization practices.

 

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and fair value of our asset-backed securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated, by credit quality, and for asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, by year of issuance (vintage).

 

Asset-Backed Securities at Amortized Cost—Financial Services Businesses

 

    March 31, 2013        
    Lowest Rating Agency Rating     Total
Amortized
Cost
    Total
December 31,
2012
 

Vintage

  AAA     AA     A     BBB     BB and
below
     
    (in millions)  

Collateralized by sub-prime mortgages:

             

2013—2008

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

2007

    0       0       0       0       407       407       430  

2006

    4       0       40       51       657       752       828  

2005

    0       2       6       23       261       292       293  

2004 & Prior

    0       4       32       40       596       672       691  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total collateralized by sub-prime mortgages(1)

    4       6       78       114       1,921       2,123       2,242  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other asset-backed securities:

             

Collateralized loan obligations

    1,464       512       0       0       0       1,976       1,858  

Collateralized by non-sub-prime mortgages

    1,166       55       6       18       8       1,253       1,444  

Collateralized by credit cards

    425       5       57       116       1       604       695  

Collateralized by auto loans

    585       0       0       0       0       585       694  

Other asset-backed securities(2)

    205       644       107       138       134       1,228       1,276  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total asset-backed securities(3)

  $ 3,849     $ 1,222     $ 248     $ 386     $ 2,064     $ 7,769     $ 8,209  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Included within the $2.1 billion of asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages as of March 31, 2013, are $28 million of securities collateralized by second-lien exposures.
(2) Includes asset-backed securities collateralized by education loans, aircraft, equipment leases, franchises, externally-managed investments in the European market, and timeshares. Approximately 95% of the $411 million of education loans included above carry a Department of Education guaranty as of March 31, 2013.
(3) Excluded from the table above are asset-backed securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations. Also excluded from the table above are asset-backed securities classified as trading.

 

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Asset-Backed Securities at Fair Value—Financial Services Businesses

 

    March 31, 2013        
    Lowest Rating Agency Rating     Total
Fair
Value
    Total
December 31,
2012
 

Vintage

  AAA     AA     A     BBB     BB and
below
     
    (in millions)  

Collateralized by sub-prime mortgages:

             

2013—2008

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

2007

    0       0       0       0       344       344       339  

2006

    4       0       37       43       609       693       698  

2005

    0       2       7       22       243       274       251  

2004 & Prior

    0       4       31       39       537       611       594  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total collateralized by sub-prime mortgages

    4       6       75       104       1,733       1,922       1,882  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other asset-backed securities:

             

Collateralized loan obligations

    1,474       515       0       0       7       1,996       1,871  

Collateralized by non-sub-prime mortgages

    1,238       56       6       18       7       1,325       1,524  

Collateralized by credit cards

    445       5       57       117       0       624       714  

Collateralized by auto loans

    591       0       0       0       1       592       702  

Other asset-backed securities(1)

    209       658       115       156       143       1,281       1,311  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total asset-backed securities(2)

  $ 3,961     $ 1,240     $ 253     $ 395     $ 1,891     $ 7,740     $ 8,004  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes asset-backed securities collateralized by education loans, aircraft, equipment leases, franchises, externally-managed investments in the European market, and timeshares. Approximately 96% of the $413 million of education loans included above carry a Department of Education guaranty as of March 31, 2013.
(2) Excluded from the table above are asset-backed securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations. Also excluded from the table above are asset-backed securities classified as trading.

 

The tables above provide ratings as assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies as of March 31, 2013, including Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch. In making our investment decisions, rather than relying solely on the rating agencies’ evaluations, we assign internal ratings to our asset-backed securities based upon our dedicated asset-backed securities unit’s independent evaluation of the underlying collateral and securitization structure, including any guarantees from monoline bond insurers.

 

On an amortized cost basis, asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Financial Services Businesses decreased from $2.242 billion as of December 31, 2012, to $2.123 billion as of March 31, 2013, primarily reflecting sales, principal paydowns and other-than-temporary impairments recognized. Gross unrealized losses related to our asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were $254 million as of March 31, 2013, and $390 million as of December 31, 2012. For additional information regarding other-than-temporary impairments of asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages see “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses” above. For information regarding the methodology used in determining the fair value of our asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, see Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The weighted average estimated subordination percentage of our asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Financial Services Businesses, excluding those supported by guarantees from monoline bond insurers, was 29% as of March 31, 2013. The subordination percentage represents the current weighted average estimated percentage of the capital structure subordinated to our investment holding that is available to absorb losses before the security incurs the first dollar loss of principal. As of March 31, 2013, based on amortized cost, approximately 57% of the asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Financial Services Businesses have estimated credit subordination percentages of 20% or more, and 40% have estimated credit subordination percentages of 30% or more.

 

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In addition to subordination, certain securities, referred to as front pay or second pay securities, benefit from the prioritization of principal cash flows within the senior tranches of the structure. In most instances, these shorter duration senior securities have priority to principal cash flows over other securities in the structure, including longer duration senior securities. Included within the $2.123 billion of asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of March 31, 2013, were $376 million of securities, on an amortized cost basis, that represent front pay or second pay securities, depending on the overall structure of the securities.

 

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and fair value of our asset-backed securities attributable to the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated, by credit quality, and for asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, by year of issuance (vintage).

 

Asset-Backed Securities at Amortized Cost—Closed Block Business

 

    March 31, 2013        
    Lowest Rating Agency Rating     Total
Amortized
Cost
    Total
December  31,
2012
 

Vintage

  AAA     AA     A     BBB     BB and
below
     
    (in millions)  

Collateralized by sub-prime mortgages:

             

2013—2008

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

2007

    0       5       1       19       278       303       324  

2006

    7       83       1       0       568       659       711  

2005

    8       20       67       20       106       221       233  

2004 & Prior

    0       2       12       22       448       484       503  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total collateralized by sub-prime mortgages(1)

    15       110       81       61       1,400       1,667       1,771  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other asset-backed securities:

             

Collateralized by auto loans

    831       0       0       0       0       831       892  

Collateralized loan obligations

    434       193       0       0       0       627       599  

Collateralized by credit cards

    234       5       0       74       2       315       450  

Collateralized by education loans(2)

    18       427       0       0       0       445       450  

Other asset-backed securities(3)

    78       59       57       209       21       424       430  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total asset-backed securities(4)

  $ 1,610     $ 794     $ 138     $ 344     $ 1,423     $ 4,309     $ 4,592  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Included within the $1.7 billion of asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages as of March 31, 2013, are $2 million of securities collateralized by second-lien exposures.
(2) Approximately 96% of the $445 million of education loans included above carry a Department of Education guaranty as of March 31, 2013.
(3) Includes asset-backed securities collateralized by externally-managed investments in the European market, franchises, equipment leases, aircraft, manufacturing and timeshares.
(4) Excluded from the table above are asset-backed securities classified as trading.

 

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Asset-Backed Securities at Fair Value—Closed Block Business

 

    March 31, 2013        
    Lowest Rating Agency Rating     Total
Fair
Value
    Total
December  31,
2012
 

Vintage

  AAA     AA     A     BBB     BB and
below
     
    (in millions)  

Collateralized by sub-prime mortgages:

             

2013—2008

  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  

2007

    0       5       1       18       241       265       269  

2006

    6       82       1       0       460       549       543  

2005

    8       19       64       20       94       205       205  

2004 & Prior

    0       2       12       21       407       442       442  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total collateralized by sub-prime mortgages

    14       108       78       59       1,202       1,461       1,459  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other asset-backed securities:

             

Collateralized by auto loans

    834       0       0       0       0       834       896  

Collateralized by credit cards

    237       5       0       74       2       318       454  

Collateralized loan obligations

    440       193       0       0       0       633       605  

Collateralized by education loans(1)

    18       434       0       0       0       452       453  

Other asset-backed securities(2)

    80       60       60       240       27       467       476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total asset-backed securities(3)

  $ 1,623     $ 800     $ 138     $ 373     $ 1,231     $ 4,165     $ 4,343  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Approximately 96% of the $452 million of education loans included above carry a Department of Education guaranty as of March 31, 2013.
(2) Includes asset-backed securities collateralized by externally-managed investments in the European market, franchises, equipment leases, aircraft, manufacturing and timeshares.
(3) Excluded from the table above are asset-backed securities classified as trading.

 

On an amortized cost basis, asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Closed Block Business decreased from $1.771 billion as of December 31, 2012, to $1.667 billion as of March 31, 2013, primarily reflecting sales, principal paydowns and other-than-temporary impairments recognized. Gross unrealized losses related to our asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Closed Block Business were $211 million as of March 31, 2013, and $315 million as of December 31, 2012. For additional information regarding other-than-temporary impairments of asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages see “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses” above. For information regarding the methodology used in determining the fair value of our asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, see Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The weighted average estimated subordination percentage of asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Closed Block Business, excluding those supported by guarantees from monoline bond insurers, was 32% as of March 31, 2013. The subordination percentage represents the current weighted average estimated percentage of the capital structure subordinated to our investment holding that is available to absorb losses before the security incurs the first dollar loss of principal. As of March 31, 2013, based on amortized cost, approximately 68% of the asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Closed Block Business have estimated credit subordination percentages of 20% or more, and 47% have estimated credit subordination percentages of 30% or more.

 

In addition to subordination, certain securities, referred to as front pay or second pay securities, benefit from the prioritization of principal cash flows within the senior tranches of the structure. In most instances, these shorter duration senior securities have priority to principal cash flows over other securities in the structure, including longer duration senior securities. Included within the $1.667 billion of asset-backed securities

 

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collateralized by sub-prime mortgages attributable to the Closed Block Business as of March 31, 2013, were $300 million of securities, on an amortized cost basis, that represent front pay or second pay securities, depending on the overall structure of the securities.

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

The following tables set forth the amortized cost of our residential mortgage-backed securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated.

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities at Amortized Cost

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Financial Services Businesses     Closed Block Business  
     Amortized
Cost
     % of Total     Amortized
Cost
     % of Total  
     ($ in millions)  

By security type:

          

Agency pass-through securities(1)

   $ 7,300        98.0   $ 1,230        89.2

Collateralized mortgage obligations(2)(3)

     151        2.0       149        10.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

   $ 7,451        100.0   $ 1,379        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portion rated AA or higher(4)

   $ 7,342        98.5   $ 1,230        89.2
     December 31, 2012  
     Financial Services Businesses     Closed Block Business  
     Amortized
Cost
     % of Total     Amortized
Cost
     % of Total  
     ($ in millions)  

By security type:

          

Agency pass-through securities(1)

   $ 8,183        97.9   $ 1,364        89.7

Collateralized mortgage obligations(2)(3)

     177        2.1       156        10.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total residential mortgage-backed securities

   $ 8,360        100.0   $ 1,520        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portion rated AA or higher(4)

   $ 8,247        98.7   $ 1,364        89.7

 

(1) As of March 31, 2013, of these securities, for the Financial Services Businesses, $5.690 billion are supported by U.S. government and $1.610 billion are supported by foreign governments. As of December 31, 2012, of these securities, for the Financial Services Businesses, $6.359 billion were supported by the U.S. government and $1.824 billion were supported by foreign governments. For the Closed Block Business, all of the securities are supported by the U.S. government as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
(2) Includes alternative residential mortgage loans of $34 million and $36 million in the Financial Services Businesses, and $72 million and $76 million in the Closed Block Business, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
(3) As of March 31, 2013, of these collateralized mortgage obligations, for the Financial Services Businesses, 48% have credit ratings of A or above, 5% have BBB credit ratings and the remaining 47% have below investment grade ratings, and as of December 31, 2012, 57% have credit ratings of A or above, 5% have BBB credit ratings and the remaining 38% have below investment grade ratings. As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, for the Closed Block Business, 13% have BBB credit ratings and 87% have below investment grade ratings.
(4) Based on lowest external rating agency rating.

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

The commercial real estate market was severely impacted by the financial crisis and the subsequent recession; however, market fundamentals appear to have bottomed and have shown signs of improvement since late 2010. Commercial real estate vacancy rates have declined from their peak, rent growth has turned positive, and prices of commercial real estate have stabilized. Additionally, the elevated delinquency rate on mortgages in

 

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the commercial mortgage-backed securities market has slowed and refinancing activity has increased, reflecting the improvement in these fundamentals. The loans included in new issues seem to reflect better underwriting and lower levels of leverage compared to 2007.

 

Although there are positive signs in commercial real estate, there are still some significant challenges for this market, including numerous future loan workouts, a large wave of refinancings for over-leveraged properties and numerous legislative changes. To ensure our investment objectives and asset strategies are maintained, we consider these market factors in making our investment decisions on commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and fair value of our commercial mortgage-backed securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated, by credit quality and by year of issuance (vintage).

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities at Amortized Cost—Financial Services Businesses

 

     March 31, 2013         
     Lowest Rating Agency Rating(1)      Total
Amortized
Cost
     Total
December 31,
2012
 
      AAA      AA      A      BBB      BB and
below
       
     (in millions)  

Vintage

                                                

2013—2008

   $ 788      $ 356      $ 9      $ 0      $ 1      $ 1,154      $ 566  

2007

     1,093        44        28        5        1        1,171        1,196  

2006

     2,549        149        6        3        0        2,707        2,781  

2005

     2,015        59        14        0        0        2,088        2,113  

2004 & Prior

     517        103        30        24        8        682        757  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage-backed securities(2)(3)(4)

   $ 6,962      $ 711      $ 87      $ 32      $ 10      $ 7,802      $ 7,413  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The table above provides ratings as assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies as of March 31, 2013, including Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch and Realpoint.
(2) Excluded from the table above are commercial mortgage-backed securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations. Also excluded from the table above are commercial mortgage-backed securities classified as trading.
(3) Included in the table above, as of March 31, 2013, are downgraded super senior securities with amortized cost of $163 million in AA and $67 million in A.
(4) Included in the table above, as of March 31, 2013, are agency commercial mortgage-backed securities with amortized cost of $390 million, all rated AA.

 

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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities at Fair Value—Financial Services Businesses

 

     March 31, 2013         
     Lowest Rating Agency Rating(1)      Total
Fair
Value
     Total
December 31,
2012
 
     AAA      AA      A      BBB      BB and
below
       
     (in millions)  

Vintage

                                                

2013—2008

   $ 791      $ 387      $ 9      $ 0      $ 1      $ 1,188      $ 609  

2007

     1,136        49        28        5        17        1,235        1,275  

2006

     2,777        159        6        5        0        2,947        3,062  

2005

     2,136        66        15        0        0        2,217        2,261  

2004 & Prior

     562        117        34        27        7        747        787  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage-backed securities(2)(3)

   $ 7,402      $ 778      $ 92      $ 37      $ 25      $ 8,334      $ 7,994  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The table above provides ratings as assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies as of March 31, 2013, including Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch and Realpoint.
(2) Excluded from the table above are commercial mortgage-backed securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations. Also excluded from the table above are commercial mortgage-backed securities classified as trading.
(3) Included in the table above, as of March 31, 2013, are agency commercial mortgage-backed securities with fair value of $426 million, all rated AA.

 

Included in the tables above are commercial mortgage-backed securities collateralized by non-U.S. properties, all related to Japanese commercial mortgage-backed securities held by our Japanese insurance operations, with an amortized cost of $11 million in AAA, and $2 million in BB and below as of March 31, 2013, and $12 million in AAA, $4 million in BBB and $18 million in BB and below as of December 31, 2012.

 

Included in the tables above are commercial mortgage-backed securities collateralized by U.S. properties, all related to commercial mortgage-backed securities held by our Japanese insurance operations, with an amortized cost of $566 million in AAA, $110 million in AA, $39 million in A and $21 million in BBB as of March 31, 2013, and $674 million in AAA, $116 million in AA, $40 million in A and $9 million in BBB as of December 31, 2012.

 

The following table sets forth the amortized cost of our AAA commercial mortgage-backed securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated, by type and by year of issuance (vintage).

 

AAA Rated Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—Amortized Cost by Type and Vintage—Financial Services Businesses

 

     March 31, 2013  
      Super Senior AAA Structures      Other AAA                
      Super
Senior
(shorter
duration
tranches)
     Super
Senior
(longest
duration
tranches)
     Mezzanine      Junior      Other
Senior
     Other
Subordinate
     Other      Total AAA
Securities at
Amortized
Cost
 
     (in millions)  

Vintage

                                                       

2013—2008

   $ 770      $ 8      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 7      $ 3      $ 788  

2007

     1,090        3        0        0        0        0        0        1,093  

2006

     1,143        1,395        0        0        0        0        11        2,549  

2005

     280        1,708        0        4        0        23        0        2,015  

2004 & Prior

     6        195        0        36        203        77        0        517  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,289      $ 3,309      $ 0      $ 40      $ 203      $ 107      $ 14      $ 6,962  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following tables set forth the amortized cost and fair value of our commercial mortgage-backed securities attributable to the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated, by credit quality and by year of issuance (vintage).

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities at Amortized Cost—Closed Block Business

 

     March 31, 2013      Total
December 31,
2012
 
     Lowest Rating Agency Rating(1)      Total
Amortized
Cost
    
      AAA      AA      A      BBB      BB and
below
       
     (in millions)  

Vintage

                                                

2013—2008

   $ 478      $ 592      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,070      $ 847  

2007

     467        42        0        0        4        513        552  

2006

     1,114        128        0        0        0        1,242        1,301  

2005

     976        25        0        0        0        1,001        1,091  

2004 & Prior

     191        23        0        5        2        221        238  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage-backed securities(2)(3)

   $ 3,226      $ 810      $ 0      $ 5      $ 6      $ 4,047      $ 4,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The table above provides ratings as assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies as of March 31, 2013, including Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch and Realpoint.
(2) Included in the table above, as of March 31, 2013, are downgraded super senior securities with amortized cost of $153 million in AA.
(3) Included in the table above, as of March 31, 2013, are agency commercial mortgage-backed securities with amortized cost of $634 million, all rated AA.

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities at Fair Value—Closed Block Business

 

     March 31, 2013      Total
December 31,
2012
 
     Lowest Rating Agency Rating(1)      Total
Fair
Value
    
      AAA      AA      A      BBB      BB and
below
       
     (in millions)  

Vintage

                                                

2013—2008

   $ 483      $ 600      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,083      $ 869  

2007

     477        44        0        0        13        534        579  

2006

     1,164        134        0        0        0        1,298        1,375  

2005

     1,011        28        0        0        0        1,039        1,141  

2004 & Prior

     194        23        0        5        3        225        242  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage-backed securities(2)

   $ 3,329      $ 829      $ 0      $ 5      $ 16      $ 4,179      $ 4,206  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The table above provides ratings as assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies as of March 31, 2013, including Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, Fitch and Realpoint.
(2) Included in the table above, as of March 31, 2013, are agency commercial mortgage-backed securities with fair value of $645 million, all rated AA.

 

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The following table sets forth the amortized cost our AAA commercial mortgage-backed securities attributable to the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated, by type and by year of issuance (vintage).

 

AAA Rated Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—Amortized Cost by Type and Vintage—Closed Block Business

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Super Senior AAA Structures      Other AAA                
      Super
Senior
(shorter
duration
tranches)
     Super
Senior
(longest
duration
tranches)
     Mezzanine      Junior      Other
Senior
     Other
Subordinate
     Other      Total AAA
Securities at
Amortized
Cost
 
     (in millions)  

Vintage

                                                       

2013—2008

   $ 478      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 478  

2007

     467        0        0        0        0        0        0        467  

2006

     427        685        0        0        0        0        2        1,114  

2005

     473        503        0        0        0        0        0        976  

2004 & Prior

     39        14        0        0        113        25        0        191  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,884      $ 1,202      $ 0      $ 0      $ 113      $ 25      $ 2      $ 3,226  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Fixed Maturity Securities Credit Quality

 

The Securities Valuation Office, or SVO, of the NAIC, evaluates the investments of insurers for statutory reporting purposes and assigns fixed maturity securities to one of six categories called “NAIC Designations.” In general, NAIC Designations of “1” highest quality, or “2” high quality, include fixed maturities considered investment grade, which include securities rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s. NAIC Designations of “3” through “6” generally include fixed maturities referred to as below investment grade, which include securities rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s and BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s. The NAIC Designations for commercial mortgage-backed securities and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, including our asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, are based on security level expected losses as modeled by an independent third-party (engaged by the NAIC) and the statutory carrying value of the security, including any purchase discounts or impairment charges previously recognized.

 

As a result of time lags between the funding of investments, the finalization of legal documents, and the completion of the SVO filing process, the fixed maturity portfolio generally includes securities that have not yet been rated by the SVO as of each balance sheet date. Pending receipt of SVO ratings, the categorization of these securities by NAIC Designation is based on the expected ratings indicated by internal analysis.

 

Investments of our international insurance companies are not subject to NAIC guidelines. Investments of our Japanese insurance operations are regulated locally by the Financial Services Agency, an agency of the Japanese government. The Financial Services Agency has its own investment quality criteria and risk control standards. Our Japanese insurance companies comply with the Financial Services Agency’s credit quality review and risk monitoring guidelines. The credit quality ratings of the investments of our Japanese insurance companies are based on ratings assigned by nationally recognized credit rating agencies, including Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, or rating equivalents based on ratings assigned by Japanese credit ratings agencies.

 

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The following table sets forth our fixed maturity portfolio by NAIC Designation attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of the dates indicated.

 

Fixed Maturity Securities—Financial Services Businesses

 

(1)(2)   March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  

NAIC Designation

  Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains(3)
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses(3)(4)
    Fair Value     Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains(3)
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses(3)(4)
    Fair
Value
 
    (in millions)  

1

  $ 183,719     $ 19,601     $ 1,275     $ 202,045     $ 189,129     $ 16,564     $ 1,037     $ 204,656  

2

    43,452       3,995       561       46,886       42,424       3,688       656       45,456  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal High or Highest Quality Securities(5)

    227,171       23,596       1,836       248,931       231,553       20,252       1,693       250,112  

3

    6,112       390       146       6,356       6,086       301       233       6,154  

4

    1,864       171       73       1,962       1,982       133       129       1,986  

5

    618       43       51       610       650       27       74       603  

6

    146       49       14       181       186       39       17       208  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal Other Securities(6)(7)

    8,740       653       284       9,109       8,904       500       453       8,951  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Maturities

  $ 235,911     $ 24,249     $ 2,120     $ 258,040     $ 240,457     $ 20,752     $ 2,146     $ 259,063  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects equivalent ratings for investments of the international insurance operations.
(2) Includes, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 60 securities with amortized cost of $906 million (fair value, $959 million) and 104 securities with amortized cost of $793 million (fair value, $847 million), respectively, that have been categorized based on expected NAIC Designations pending receipt of SVO ratings.
(3) Includes $354 million of gross unrealized gains and $46 million gross unrealized losses as of March 31, 2013, compared to $310 million of gross unrealized gains and $67 million of gross unrealized losses as of December 31, 2012, on securities classified as held-to-maturity.
(4) As of March 31, 2013, includes gross unrealized losses of $237 million on public fixed maturities and $47 million on private fixed maturities considered to be other than high or highest quality and, as of December 31, 2012, includes gross unrealized losses of $401 million on public fixed maturities and $52 million on private fixed maturities considered to be other than high or highest quality.
(5) On amortized cost basis, as of March 31, 2013, includes $201,911 million of public fixed maturities and $25,260 million of private fixed maturities and, as of December 31, 2012, includes $206,966 million of public fixed maturities and $24,587 million of private fixed maturities.
(6) On an amortized cost basis, as of March 31, 2013, includes $5,290 million of public fixed maturities and $3,450 million of private fixed maturities and, as of December 31, 2012, includes $5,416 million of public fixed maturities and $3,488 million of private fixed maturities.
(7) On an amortized cost basis, as of March 31, 2013, securities considered below investment grade based on lowest of external rating agency ratings, total $11.0 billion, or 5% of the total fixed maturities, and include securities considered high or highest quality by the NAIC based on the rules described above.

 

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The following table sets forth our fixed maturity portfolio by NAIC Designation attributable to the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated.

 

Fixed Maturity Securities—Closed Block Business

 

(1)   March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  

NAIC Designation

  Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses(2)
    Fair
Value
    Amortized
Cost
    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses(2)
    Fair
Value
 
    (in millions)  

1

  $ 23,877     $ 3,023     $ 105     $ 26,795     $ 23,197     $ 3,353     $ 114     $ 26,436  

2

    14,353       1,925       56       16,222       14,581       2,091       58       16,614  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal High or Highest Quality Securities(3)

    38,230       4,948       161       43,017       37,778       5,444       172       43,050  

3

    1,885       137       62       1,960       1,989       156       94       2,051  

4

    895       30       61       864       1,015       35       92       958  

5

    229       14       23       220       271       13       34       250  

6

    73       27       1       99       84       27       1       110  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal Other Securities(4)(5)

    3,082       208       147       3,143       3,359       231       221       3,369  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Maturities

  $ 41,312     $ 5,156     $ 308     $ 46,160     $ 41,137     $ 5,675     $ 393     $ 46,419  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 119 securities with amortized cost of $1,046 million (fair value, $1,104 million) and 51 securities with amortized cost of $885 million (fair value, $941 million), respectively, that have been categorized based on expected NAIC Designations pending receipt of SVO ratings.
(2) As of March 31, 2013, includes gross unrealized losses of $134 million on public fixed maturities and $14 million on private fixed maturities considered to be other than high or highest quality and, as of December 31, 2012, includes gross unrealized losses of $207 million on public fixed maturities and $14 million on private fixed maturities considered to be other than high or highest quality.
(3) On an amortized cost basis, as of March 31, 2013, includes $24,495 million of public fixed maturities and $13,735 million of private fixed maturities and, as of December 31, 2012, includes $23,884 million of public fixed maturities and $13,894 million of private fixed maturities.
(4) On an amortized cost basis, as of March 31, 2013, includes $1,361 public fixed maturities and $1,721 million of private fixed maturities and, as of December 31, 2012, includes $1,603 million of public fixed maturities and $1,756 million of private fixed maturities.
(5) On an amortized cost basis, as of March 31, 2013, securities considered below investment grade based on lowest of external rating agency ratings, totaled $4.2 billion, or 10% of the total fixed maturities, and include securities considered high or highest quality by the NAIC based on the rules described above.

 

Credit Derivative Exposure to Public Fixed Maturities

 

In addition to the credit exposure from public fixed maturities noted above, we sell credit derivatives to enhance the return on our investment portfolio by creating credit exposure similar to an investment in public fixed maturity cash instruments.

 

In a credit derivative, we sell credit protection on an identified name or a broad-based index, and in return receive a quarterly premium. This premium or credit spread generally corresponds to the difference between the yield on the referenced name’s (or an index’s underlying reference names) public fixed maturity cash instruments and swap rates at the time the agreement is executed.

 

The majority of underlying reference names in single name and index credit derivatives where we have sold credit protection, as well as all the counterparties to these agreements, are investment grade credit quality and our credit derivatives have a remaining term to maturity of five years or less. Credit derivative contracts are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value, including the premium received, recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The premium received for the credit derivatives we sell attributable to the Financial Services Businesses was $2 million and $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in adjusted operating income as an adjustment to “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

 

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As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Financial Services Business had $375 million and $1,065 million of outstanding notional amounts, respectively, reported at fair value as an asset of $4 million and $2 million, respectively, where we have sold credit protection through credit derivatives. These amounts exclude a credit derivative related to surplus notes issued by a subsidiary of Prudential Insurance and embedded derivatives contained in certain externally-managed investments in the European market. See Note 14 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these derivatives.

 

As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Closed Block Business had $5 million of outstanding notional amounts, each reported at fair value as an asset of less than $1 million of exposure where we have sold credit protection through credit derivatives.

 

In addition to selling credit protection, we have purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in our investment portfolio, including exposures relating to certain guarantees from monoline bond insurers. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Financial Services Businesses had $1,255 million and $1,370 million of outstanding notional amounts, reported at fair value as a liability of $29 million and $27 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Closed Block Business had $296 million and $309 million of outstanding notional amounts, reported at fair value as a liability of $9 million and $8 million, respectively. The premium paid for the credit derivatives we purchase attributable to the Financial Services Businesses was $8 million and $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is included in adjusted operating income as an adjustment to “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” See Note 14 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding credit derivatives and an overall description of our derivative activities.

 

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Fixed Maturity Securities

 

We maintain separate monitoring processes for public and private fixed maturities and create watch lists to highlight securities that require special scrutiny and management. Our public fixed maturity asset managers formally review all public fixed maturity holdings on a quarterly basis and more frequently when necessary to identify potential credit deterioration whether due to ratings downgrades, unexpected price variances, and/or company or industry specific concerns.

 

For private placements our credit and portfolio management processes help ensure prudent controls over valuation and management. We have separate pricing and authorization processes to establish “checks and balances” for new investments. We apply consistent standards of credit analysis and due diligence for all transactions, whether they originate through our own in-house origination staff or through agents. Our regional offices closely monitor the portfolios in their regions. We set all valuation standards centrally, and we assess the fair value of all investments quarterly. Our private fixed maturity asset managers formally review all private fixed maturity holdings on a quarterly basis and more frequently when necessary to identify potential credit deterioration whether due to ratings downgrades, unexpected price variances, and/or company or industry specific concerns.

 

Fixed maturity securities classified as held-to-maturity are those securities where we have the intent and ability to hold the securities until maturity. These securities are reflected at amortized cost in our consolidated statements of financial position. Other fixed maturity securities are considered available-for-sale, and, as a result, we record unrealized gains and losses to the extent that amortized cost is different from estimated fair value. All held-to-maturity securities and all available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses are subject to our review to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, we consistently consider several factors including, but not limited to, the following:

 

   

the reasons for the decline in value (credit event, currency or interest rate related, including general credit spread widening);

 

   

the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer; and

 

   

the extent and duration of the decline.

 

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In determining whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, we place greater emphasis on our analysis of the underlying credit versus the extent and duration of a decline in value. Our credit analysis of an investment includes determining whether the issuer is current on its contractual payments, evaluating whether it is probable that we will be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security, and analyzing our overall ability to recover the amortized cost of the investment. We continue to utilize valuation declines as a potential indicator of credit deterioration, and apply additional levels of scrutiny in our analysis as the severity and duration of the decline increases.

 

In addition, we recognize an other-than-temporary impairment in earnings for a debt security in an unrealized loss position when (a) we have the intent to sell the debt security or (b) it is more likely than not we will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery or (c) a foreign currency denominated security with a foreign currency translation loss approaches maturity. For all debt securities in unrealized loss positions that do not meet any of these criteria, we analyze our ability to recover the amortized cost by comparing the net present value of our best estimate of projected future cash flows with the amortized cost of the security. If the net present value is less than the amortized cost of the investment, an other-than-temporary impairment is recorded. The determination of the assumptions used in these projections requires the use of significant management judgment. See Note 2 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these assumptions and our policies for recognizing other-than-temporary impairments for debt securities.

 

Other-than-temporary impairments of general account fixed maturity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses that were recognized in earnings were $59 million and $82 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Included in the other-than-temporary impairments of general account fixed maturities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were $8 million and $20 million, respectively, of other-than-temporary impairments on asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages.

 

Other-than-temporary impairments of fixed maturity securities attributable to the Closed Block Business that were recognized in earnings were $11 million and $30 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Included in the other-than-temporary impairments of fixed maturities attributable to the Closed Block Business for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were $4 million and $19 million, respectively, of other-than-temporary impairments on asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages. For a further discussion of other-than-temporary impairments, see “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses” above.

 

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Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities

 

Certain products included in the Retirement and International Insurance segments are experience-rated, meaning that we expect the investment results associated with these products will ultimately accrue to contractholders. The investments supporting these experience-rated products, excluding commercial mortgage and other loans, are primarily classified as trading and are reflected on the balance sheet as “Trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, at fair value.” Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Asset management fees and other income,” and excluded from adjusted operating income. Investment income for these investments is reported in “Net investment income,” and is included in adjusted operating income. The following table sets forth the composition of this portfolio as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

   $ 1,126      $ 1,126      $ 938      $ 938  

Fixed maturities:

           

Corporate securities

     11,222        12,168        11,076        12,107  

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     2,331        2,441        2,096        2,229  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

     1,884        1,932        1,965        2,026  

Asset-backed securities

     1,048        1,047        1,179        1,116  

Foreign government bonds

     631        668        683        708  

U.S. government authorities and agencies and obligations of U.S. states

     346        410        369        426  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturities

     17,462        18,666        17,368        18,612  

Equity securities

     857        1,098        943        1,040  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities

   $ 19,445      $ 20,890      $ 19,249      $ 20,590  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

As a percentage of amortized cost, 76% and 75% of the portfolio was publicly-traded as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 93% of the fixed maturity portfolio was considered high or highest quality based on NAIC or equivalent rating. As of March 31, 2013, $1.796 billion of the residential mortgage-backed securities were publicly-traded agency pass-through securities, which are supported by implicit or explicit government guarantees, of which 99% have credit ratings of A or higher. Collateralized mortgage obligations, including approximately $69 million secured by “ALT-A” mortgages, represented the remaining $88 million of residential mortgage-backed securities, of which 31% have credit ratings of A or better and 69% are BBB and below. For a discussion of changes in the fair value of our trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities see “—Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities, Trading Account Assets Supporting Insurance Liabilities and Other Related Investments,” above.

 

Other Trading Account Assets

 

Other trading account assets consist primarily of certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative where we elected to classify the entire instrument as a trading account asset rather than bifurcate. These instruments are carried at fair value, with realized and unrealized gains and losses reported in “Asset management fees and other income,” and excluded from adjusted operating income. Interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income,” and is included in adjusted operating income.

 

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The following table sets forth the composition of our other trading account assets as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Financial Services
Businesses
     Closed Block
Business
     Financial Services
Businesses
     Closed Block
Business
 
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Cost
     Fair
Value
 
     (in millions)  

Short-term investments and cash equivalents

   $ 1      $ 1      $ 0      $ 0      $ 1      $ 1      $ 0      $ 0  

Fixed maturities

     582        541        145        156        533        452        127        139  

Equity securities(1)

     841        904        108        122        933        973        123        136  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other trading account assets

   $ 1,424      $ 1,446      $ 253      $ 278      $ 1,467      $ 1,426      $ 250      $ 275  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in equity securities are perpetual preferred stock securities that have characteristics of both debt and equity securities.

 

Included in the $582 million of fixed maturities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses as of March 31, 2013, on an amortized cost basis, are $245 million of asset-backed securities, 70% of which have credit ratings of A or above, 16% have BBB credit ratings, and the remaining 14% have BB and below credit ratings. Included in the $145 million of fixed maturities attributable to the Closed Block Business as of March 31, 2013, on an amortized cost basis, are $11 million of asset-backed securities, all of which have credit ratings of A or above.

 

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

Investment Mix

 

As of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we held approximately 9% of our general account investments in commercial mortgage and other loans. This percentage is net of a $240 million and $244 million allowance for losses as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

The following table sets forth the composition of our commercial mortgage and other loans portfolio, before the allowance for losses, as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed
Block
Business
     Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed
Block
Business
 
     (in millions)  

Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 25,508      $ 9,743      $ 24,139      $ 9,666  

Uncollateralized loans

     1,690        24        1,833        0  

Residential property loans

     689        0        790        0  

Other collateralized loans

     39        0        47        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial mortgage and other loans(1)

   $ 27,926      $ 9,767      $ 26,809      $ 9,666  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excluded from the table above are commercial mortgage loans held outside the general account in other entities and operations. For additional information regarding commercial mortgage loans held outside the general account, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below.

 

We originate commercial and agricultural mortgage loans using a dedicated investment staff and a network of independent companies through our various regional offices. All loans are underwritten consistently to our standards using a proprietary quality rating system that has been developed from our experience in real estate and mortgage lending.

 

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Uncollateralized loans primarily represent reverse dual currency loans and corporate loans which do not meet the definition of a security under authoritative accounting guidance.

 

Residential property loans primarily include Japanese recourse loans. Upon default of these recourse loans we can make a claim against the personal assets of the property owner, in addition to the mortgaged property. These loans are also backed by third party guarantors.

 

Other collateralized loans attributable to the Financial Services Businesses include $38 million and $45 million of collateralized consumer loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

Composition of Commercial and Agricultural Mortgage Loans

 

The commercial real estate market was severely impacted by the financial crisis and the subsequent recession, though the flow of capital to commercial real estate has been strong since 2010. Portfolio lenders have been actively originating loans, focusing primarily on the highest quality properties in major markets, resulting in an increase in the liquidity and availability of capital in the commercial mortgage loan market. For most property types, the market fundamentals have stabilized or are improving. In addition, the commercial banks are active and there has been increased loan origination activity by securitization lenders as commercial mortgage market spreads have tightened. These conditions have led to greater competition for portfolio lenders such as our general account, though underwriting remains conservative. While there is still some weakness in commercial real estate fundamentals that are dependent on employment recovery, delinquency rates on our commercial mortgage loans remain stable. For additional information see “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses” above.

 

Our commercial and agricultural mortgage loan portfolio strategy emphasizes diversification by property type and geographic location. The following tables set forth the breakdown of the gross carrying values of our general account investments in commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by geographic region and property type as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block
Business
    Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block
Business
 
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
 
     ($ in millions)  

Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by region:

  

U.S. Regions:

                    

Pacific

   $ 7,916        31.0   $ 3,452        35.4   $ 7,600        31.5   $ 3,423        35.4

South Atlantic

     5,101        20.0       1,727        17.7       4,846        20.1       1,814        18.8  

Middle Atlantic

     3,671        14.4       2,013        20.7       3,706        15.3       2,050        21.2  

East North Central

     2,410        9.5       690        7.2       2,000        8.3       570        5.9  

West South Central

     2,514        9.9       799        8.2       2,220        9.2       730        7.6  

Mountain

     1,251        4.9       345        3.5       1,254        5.2       350        3.6  

New England

     712        2.8       322        3.3       638        2.6       323        3.3  

West North Central

     486        1.9       104        1.1       466        1.9       137        1.4  

East South Central

     316        1.2       141        1.4       305        1.3       142        1.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal-U.S.

     24,377        95.6       9,593        98.5       23,035        95.4       9,539        98.7  

Asia

     716        2.8       0        0.0        648        2.7       0        0.0   

Other

     415        1.6       150        1.5       456        1.9       127        1.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 25,508        100.0   $ 9,743        100.0   $ 24,139        100.0   $ 9,666        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block
Business
    Financial Services
Businesses
    Closed Block
Business
 
     Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
 
     ($ in millions)  

Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type:

  

Industrial

   $ 6,030        23.6   $ 1,724        17.7   $ 5,832        24.1   $ 1,804        18.7

Retail

     5,492        21.5       2,554        26.2       5,449        22.6       2,658        27.5  

Office

     4,891        19.2       2,496        25.6       4,459        18.5       2,363        24.4  

Apartments/Multi-Family

     4,365        17.1       1,208        12.4       3,879        16.1       1,159        12.0  

Other

     2,267        8.9       624        6.4       2,203        9.1       598        6.2  

Agricultural properties

     1,502        5.9       636        6.5       1,468        6.1       645        6.7  

Hospitality

     961        3.8       501        5.2       849        3.5       439        4.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 25,508        100.0   $ 9,743        100.0   $ 24,139        100.0   $ 9,666        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the quality of commercial and agricultural mortgage loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the loan amount is greater than the collateral value. A smaller loan-to-value ratio indicates a greater excess of collateral value over the loan amount. The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A larger debt service coverage ratio indicates a greater excess of net operating income over the debt service payments.

 

As of March 31, 2013, our general account investments in commercial and agricultural mortgage loans attributable to the Financial Services Businesses had a weighted average debt service coverage ratio of 2.14 times, and a weighted average loan-to-value ratio of 57%. As of March 31, 2013, approximately 97% of commercial and agricultural mortgage loans attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were fixed rate loans. As of March 31, 2013, our general account investments in commercial and agricultural mortgage loans attributable to the Closed Block Business had a weighted average debt service coverage ratio of 2.02 times, and a weighted average loan-to-value ratio of 53%. As of March 31, 2013, approximately 99% of commercial and agricultural mortgage loans attributable to the Closed Block Business were fixed rate loans. For those general account commercial and agricultural mortgage loans attributable to the Financial Services Businesses that were originated in 2013, the weighted average debt service coverage ratio was 2.93 times and the weighted average loan-to-value ratio was 62%.

 

The values utilized in calculating these loan-to-value ratios are developed as part of our periodic review of the commercial and agricultural mortgage loan portfolio, which includes an internal evaluation of the underlying collateral value. Our periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby we update the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting based on the proprietary quality rating system mentioned above. As discussed below, the internal quality rating is a key input in determining our allowance for loan losses.

 

For loans with collateral under construction, renovation or lease-up, a stabilized value and projected net operating income are used in the calculation of the loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios. Our commercial and agricultural mortgage loan portfolio attributable to the Financial Services Businesses included approximately $0.4 billion and $0.5 billion of such loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and our commercial and agricultural mortgage loan portfolio attributable to the Closed Block

 

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Business included approximately $0.1 billion of such loans as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. All else being equal, these loans are inherently more risky than those collateralized by properties that have already stabilized. As of March 31, 2013, there are no loan-specific reserves related to these loans attributable to the Financial Services Businesses or the Closed Block Business. In addition, these unstabilized loans are included in the calculation of our portfolio reserve as discussed below. For information regarding similar loans we hold as part of our commercial and agricultural mortgage operations, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below.

 

The following tables set forth the gross carrying value of our general account investments in commercial and agricultural mortgage loans attributable to the Financial Services Businesses and the Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated by loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios.

 

Commercial and Agricultural Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios—Financial Services Businesses

 

      March 31, 2013  
      Debt Service Coverage Ratio  
      Greater
than
1.2x
     1.0x to
<1.2x
     Less
than
1.0x
     Total
Commercial
and Agricultural
Mortgage
Loans
 

Loan-to-Value Ratio

   (in millions)  

0%-59.99%

   $ 12,095      $ 503      $ 155      $ 12,753  

60%-69.99%

     7,181        511        167        7,859  

70%-79.99%

     3,256        526        87        3,869  

Greater than 80%

     236        377        414        1,027  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 22,768      $ 1,917      $ 823      $ 25,508  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Commercial and Agricultural Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios—Closed Block Business

 

     March 31, 2013  
      Debt Service Coverage Ratio  
      Greater
than
1.2x
     1.0x to
<1.2x
     Less
than
1.0x
     Total
Commercial and
Agricultural
Mortgage
Loans
 

Loan-to-Value Ratio

   (in millions)  

0%-59.99%

   $ 5,340      $ 327      $ 39      $ 5,706  

60%-69.99%

     2,527        155        64        2,746  

70%-79.99%

     887        167        94        1,148  

Greater than 80%

     21        58        64        143  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 8,775      $ 707      $ 261      $ 9,743  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth the breakdown of our commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by year of origination as of March 31, 2013.

 

     March 31, 2013  
       Financial Services Businesses         Closed Block Business    

Year of Origination

   Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of Total     Gross
Carrying
Value
     % of
Total
 
     ($ in millions)  

2013

   $ 2,099        8.2   $ 467        4.8

2012

     4,996        19.6       1,824        18.7  

2011

     4,907        19.2       1,436        14.7  

2010

     3,141        12.3       1,066        10.9  

2009

     1,135        4.5       396        4.1  

2008

     2,762        10.8       1,031        10.6  

2007 & prior

     6,468        25.4       3,523        36.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

   $ 25,508        100.0   $ 9,743        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loan Quality

 

Ongoing review of the portfolio is performed and loans are placed on watch list status based on a predefined set of criteria, where they are assigned to one of the following categories. We place loans on early warning status in cases where, based on our analysis of the loan’s collateral, the financial situation of the borrower or tenants or other market factors, we believe a loss of principal or interest could occur. We classify loans as closely monitored when we determine there is a collateral deficiency or other credit events that may lead to a potential loss of principal or interest. Loans not in good standing are those loans where we have concluded that there is a high probability of loss of principal, such as when the loan is in the process of foreclosure or the borrower is in bankruptcy. In our domestic operations, our workout and special servicing professionals manage the loans on the watch list. As described below, in determining our allowance for losses we evaluate each loan on the watch list to determine if it is probable that amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. In our international portfolios, we monitor delinquency in consumer loans on a pool basis and evaluate any servicing relationship and guarantees the same way we do for commercial mortgage loans.

 

We establish an allowance for losses to provide for the risk of credit losses inherent in the lending process. The allowance includes loan specific reserves for loans that are determined to be impaired as a result of our loan review process, and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses for loans which are not on the watch list. We define an impaired loan as a loan for which we estimate it is probable that amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected. The loan specific portion of the loss allowance is based on our assessment as to ultimate collectability of loan principal and interest. Valuation allowances for an impaired loan are recorded based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or based on the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The portfolio reserve for incurred but not specifically identified losses considers the current credit composition of the portfolio based on the internal quality ratings mentioned above. The portfolio reserves are determined using past loan experience, including historical credit migration, loss probability, and loss severity factors by property type. These factors are reviewed and updated as appropriate. The valuation allowance for commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on these factors.

 

Our general account investments in commercial mortgage and other loans attributable to the Financial Services Businesses, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, was $27,926 million and $26,809 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. As a percentage of recorded investment gross of allowance, more than 99% of the assets were current for both periods.

 

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Our general account investments in commercial mortgage and other loans attributable to the Closed Block Business, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, was $9,767 million and $9,666 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. As a percentage of recorded investment gross of allowance, 100% and more than 99% of the assets were current as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

The following table sets forth the change in valuation allowances for our commercial mortgage and other loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:

 

     March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     Financial
Services
Businesses
    Closed
Block
Business
    Financial
Services
Businesses
    Closed
Block
Business
 
     (in millions)  

Allowance, beginning of year

   $ 186     $ 58     $ 250     $ 60  

Addition to/(release of) allowance for losses

     4       (1     (11     (2

Charge-offs, net of recoveries

     0       (4     (51     0  

Change in foreign exchange

     (3     0       (2     0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Allowance, end of period

   $ 187     $ 53     $ 186     $ 58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loan specific reserve

     38       4       41       7  

Portfolio reserve

     149       49       145       51  

 

Equity Securities

 

Investment Mix

 

The equity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses consist principally of investments in common and preferred stock of publicly-traded companies, as well as mutual fund shares. The following table sets forth the composition of our equity securities portfolio attributable to the Financial Services Businesses and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses as of the dates indicated.

 

Equity Securities—Financial Services Businesses

 

    March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
    Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
    Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 
    (in millions)  

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

  $ 20     $ 2     $ 0     $ 22     $ 15     $ 2     $ 0     $ 17  

Mutual fund common stocks(1)

    2,120       573       0       2,693       1,874       516       0       2,390  

Other common stocks

    1,930       678       8       2,600       2,392       274       42       2,624  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity securities(2)

  $ 4,070     $ 1,253     $ 8     $ 5,315     $ 4,281     $ 792     $ 42     $ 5,031  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes mutual fund shares representing our interest in the underlying assets of certain of our separate account investments supporting corporate-owned life insurance. These mutual funds invest primarily in high yield bonds.
(2) Amounts presented exclude hedge funds and other alternative investments which are reported in “Other long-term investments.”

 

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The following table sets forth the composition of our equity securities portfolio attributable to the Closed Block Business and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses as of the dates indicated.

 

Equity Securities—Closed Block Business

 

    March 31, 2013     December 31, 2012  
    Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
    Cost     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 
    (in millions)  

Non-redeemable preferred stocks

  $ 9     $ 1     $ 0     $ 10     $ 10     $ 2     $ 0     $ 12  

Mutual fund common stocks

    14       6       0       20       0       0       0       0  

Other common stocks

    2,520       1,061       8       3,573       2,447       779       13       3,213  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity securities

  $ 2,543     $ 1,068     $ 8     $ 3,603     $ 2,457     $ 781     $ 13     $ 3,225  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments of Equity Securities

 

For those equity securities classified as available-for-sale we record unrealized gains and losses to the extent cost is different from estimated fair value. All securities with unrealized losses are subject to our review to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, we consistently consider several factors including, but not limited to, the following:

 

   

the extent and the duration of the decline; including, but not limited to, the following general guidelines:

 

   

declines in value greater than 20%, maintained for six months or greater;

 

   

declines in value maintained for one year or greater; and

 

   

declines in value greater than 50%;

 

   

the reasons for the decline in value (issuer specific event, currency or market fluctuation);

 

   

our ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value, including certain equity securities managed by independent third parties where we do not exercise management discretion concerning individual buy or sell decisions; and

 

   

the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer.

 

We generally recognize other-than-temporary impairments for securities with declines in value greater than 50% maintained for six months or greater or with any decline in value maintained for one year or greater. In addition, in making our determinations we continue to analyze the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including an assessment of the issuer’s capital position, and consider our ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value.

 

For those securities that have declines in value that are deemed to be only temporary, we make an assertion as to our ability and intent to retain the security until recovery. Once identified, these securities are restricted from trading unless authorized based upon events that could not have been foreseen at the time we asserted our ability and intent to retain the security until recovery. Examples of such events include, but are not limited to, the deterioration of the issuer’s creditworthiness, a major business combination or disposition, a change in regulatory requirements, certain other portfolio actions or other similar events. For those securities that have declines in value for which we cannot assert our ability and intent to retain until recovery, including certain equity securities managed by independent third parties where we do not exercise management discretion concerning individual buy or sell decisions, impairments are recognized as other-than-temporary regardless of the reason for, or the extent of, the decline. For perpetual preferred securities, which have characteristics of both debt and equity securities, we apply an impairment model similar to our fixed maturity securities, factoring in the position of the

 

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security in the capital structure and the lack of a formal maturity date. For additional discussion of our policies regarding other-than-temporary impairments of fixed maturity securities, see “—Fixed Maturity Securities—Other-than-Temporary Impairments of Fixed Maturity Securities” above.

 

When we determine that there is an other-than-temporary impairment, we record a writedown to estimated fair value, which reduces the cost basis and is included in “Realized investment gains (losses). See Note 2 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our policies around other-than-temporary impairments for equity securities. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding the fair value methodology used for equity securities.

 

Impairments of equity securities attributable to the Financial Services Businesses were $7 million and $48 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Impairments of equity securities attributable to the Closed Block Business were $0 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. For a further discussion of impairments, see “—Realized Investment Gains and Losses” above.

 

Other Long-Term Investments

 

“Other long-term investments” are comprised as follows:

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed
Block
Business
     Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed
Block
Business
 
     (in millions)  

Joint ventures and limited partnerships:

           

Real estate-related

   $ 305      $ 480      $ 320      $ 504  

Non-real estate-related

     3,801        1,542        3,861        1,538  

Real estate held through direct ownership(1)

     1,595        2        1,602        0  

Other(2)

     728        150        882        (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other long-term investments

   $ 6,429      $ 2,174      $ 6,665      $ 2,012  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Primarily includes investments in office buildings within our Japanese insurance operations.
(2) Primarily includes derivatives and member and activity stock held in the Federal Home Loan Banks of New York and Boston. For additional information regarding our holdings in the Federal Home Loan Banks of New York and Boston, see Note 9 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the investments held outside the general account in other entities and operations, including the invested assets of our trading and asset management operations, as of the dates indicated. Assets of our asset management operations managed for third parties and those assets classified as “Separate account assets” on our balance sheet are not included.

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Fixed Maturities:

     

Public, available-for-sale, at fair value

   $ 275      $ 272  

Private, available-for-sale, at fair value

     93        93  

Other trading account assets, at fair value(1)

     5,138        4,627  

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value

     0        21  

Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value(2)

     1,005        502  

Other long-term investments

     1,260        1,351  

Short-term investments

     74        62  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 7,845      $ 6,928  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes trading positions held by our derivatives trading operations used in a non-dealer capacity to manage interest rate, currency, credit and equity exposures.
(2) Book value is generally based on unpaid principal balance net of any allowance for losses, the lower of cost or fair value, or fair value, depending on the loan.

 

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

Our asset management operations include our commercial mortgage operations, which provide mortgage origination, asset management and servicing for our general account, institutional clients, and government sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae, the Federal Housing Administration, and Freddie Mac. The increase in commercial mortgage and other loans from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013 primarily reflects loan originations for which we have pre-arranged to sell the loans to government sponsored entities.

 

We also carry shorter-term interim loans for spread lending that are collateralized by assets generally under renovation or lease up. All else being equal, these interim loans are inherently more risky than those collateralized by properties that have already stabilized. Our interim loans are generally paid off through refinancing or the sale of the underlying collateral by the borrower. The following table sets forth information regarding the interim loan portfolio held outside the general account in other entities and operations as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 
     ($ in millions)  

Interim Loan Portfolio:

    

Principal balance of loans outstanding

   $ 176     $ 239  

Allowance for credit or valuation-related losses

   $ 10     $ 14  

Weighted average loan-to-value ratio(1)

     86     91

Weighted average debt service coverage ratio(1)

     1.20       1.25  

 

(1) A stabilized value and projected net operating income are used in the calculation of the loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios.

 

As of March 31, 2013, we hold no commercial real estate held-for-sale related to foreclosed interim loans. The mortgage loans of our commercial mortgage operations are included in “Commercial mortgage and other loans,” with related derivatives and other hedging instruments primarily included in “Other trading account assets” and “Other long-term investments.”

 

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Other Long-Term Investments

 

Other long-term investments primarily include strategic investments made as part of our asset management operations. We make these strategic investments in real estate, as well as fixed income, public equity and real estate securities, including controlling interests. Certain of these investments are made primarily for purposes of co-investment in our managed funds and structured products. Other strategic investments are made with the intention to sell or syndicate to investors, including our general account, or for placement in funds and structured products that we offer and manage (seed investments). As part of our asset management operations, we also make loans to our managed funds that are secured by equity commitments from investors or assets of the funds.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

This section supplements and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Overview

 

Liquidity refers to the ability to generate sufficient cash resources to meet the payment obligations of the Company. Capital refers to the long term financial resources available to support the operations of our businesses, fund business growth, and provide a cushion to withstand adverse circumstances. Our ability to generate and maintain sufficient liquidity and capital depends on the profitability of our businesses, general economic conditions and our access to the capital markets and the alternate sources of liquidity and capital described herein.

 

Effective and prudent liquidity and capital management is a priority across the organization. Management monitors the liquidity of Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries on a daily basis and projects borrowing and capital needs over a multi-year time horizon through our quarterly planning process. We believe that cash flows from the sources of funds available to us are sufficient to satisfy the current liquidity requirements of Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries, including under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios. We have a capital management framework in place that facilitates the allocation of capital and approval of capital uses, and we forecast capital sources and uses on a quarterly basis. Furthermore, we employ a “Capital Protection Framework” to ensure the availability of sufficient capital resources to maintain adequate capitalization on a consolidated basis and competitive risk-based capital ratios and solvency margins for our insurance subsidiaries under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios.

 

The Dodd-Frank Act may result in the imposition on us of new capital and liquidity standards, including requirements regarding risk-based capital, leverage, liquidity, stress-testing and other matters. We are currently under consideration by the Council for a proposed determination that we should be subject to these and other regulatory standards and to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the Dodd Frank Act. For information regarding the potential impact of the Dodd-Frank Act, see “Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, we took the following significant actions that impacted our liquidity and capital position:

 

   

We issued an aggregate of $1.2 billion of junior subordinated debt in public offerings, while $1.1 billion of senior notes matured;

 

   

We declared a shareholder dividend of $188 million for the first quarter of 2013; and

 

   

We made an investment in our Individual Life business through our acquisition of the Hartford Life Business.

 

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Capital

 

The primary components of capitalization for the Financial Services Businesses consist of the equity we attribute to the Financial Services Businesses and outstanding capital debt, including junior subordinated debt, of the Financial Services Businesses. As shown in the table below, as of March 31, 2013 the Financial Services Businesses had $37.2 billion in capital, all of which was available to support the aggregate capital requirements of its three divisions and its Corporate and Other operations. Based on our assessment of these businesses and operations, we believe this level of capital is consistent with our ratings targets.

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 
     (in millions)  

Attributed Equity(1)

   $ 26,265      $ 27,088  

Junior subordinated debt (i.e. hybrid securities)

     5,804        4,594  

Other capital debt

     5,152        6,049  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capital

   $ 37,221      $ 37,731  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes AOCI. This amount may be subject to volatility due to, among other things, the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on certain non-yen denominated assets and liabilities within our Japanese insurance operations, for which the foreign currency exposure is economically matched and offset in AOCI (see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—International Insurance Division—Impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on earnings—U.S. GAAP earnings impact of products denominated in non-local currencies” for additional information).

 

We manage Prudential Insurance, Prudential of Japan, Gibraltar Life, and our other domestic and international insurance subsidiaries to regulatory capital levels consistent with our “AA” ratings targets. We utilize the Risk-Based Capital, or RBC, ratio as a primary measure of the capital adequacy of our domestic insurance subsidiaries and the Solvency Margin ratio as a primary measure of the capital adequacy of our Japanese insurance subsidiaries.

 

The table below presents the RBC ratios of certain of our domestic insurance subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012(1):

 

Prudential Insurance

     456

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation

     421

 

(1) The RBC ratio calculations are intended to assist insurance regulators in measuring an insurer’s solvency and ability to pay future claims. The reporting of RBC measures is not intended for the purpose of ranking any insurance company or for use in connection with any marketing, advertising or promotional activities but is available to the public.

 

The table below presents the solvency margins of our most significant international insurance subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012:

 

Prudential of Japan

     843

Gibraltar Life consolidated(1)

     830

 

(1) Reflects the merger of the acquired Star and Edison entities with Gibraltar Life, which became effective January 1, 2012, and includes Prudential Gibraltar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gibraltar Life.

 

All of our domestic and international insurance subsidiaries have capital levels that exceed the minimum level required by applicable insurance regulations.

 

The regulatory capital levels of our domestic and international insurance subsidiaries can be materially impacted by interest rates, equity market and real estate market fluctuations, changes in the values of derivatives, the level of impairments recorded, credit quality migration of the investment portfolio, foreign exchange rate movements and business growth, among other items. In addition, particularly for our domestic insurance

 

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subsidiaries, the recapture of business subject to reinsurance arrangements due to defaults by, or credit quality migration affecting, the reinsurers could result in higher required statutory capital levels. Our regulatory capital levels are also affected by statutory accounting rules, which are subject to change by each applicable insurance regulator.

 

We employ a “Capital Protection Framework” to ensure sufficient capital resources are available to maintain adequate capitalization on a consolidated basis and competitive RBC ratios and solvency margins for our insurance subsidiaries under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios. The Capital Protection Framework incorporates the potential impact from market related stresses, including equity markets, interest rates, credit losses, and foreign currency exchange rates. Potential sources of capital include on-balance sheet capital, derivatives, reinsurance and contingent sources of capital. Although we continue to enhance our approach, we believe we currently have sufficient resources to maintain adequate capitalization and competitive RBC ratios and solvency margins under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios.

 

We use captive reinsurance companies in our domestic insurance operations to more effectively manage our capital on an economic basis and to enable the aggregation and transfer of risks. To support the risks they assume, our captives are capitalized to a level consistent with the “AA” financial strength rating targets of our insurance subsidiaries. All of our captive reinsurance companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries and are located domestically, typically in the state of domicile of the direct writing insurance subsidiary that cedes business to the captive. In addition to state insurance regulation, our captives are subject to internal policies governing their activities. In the normal course of business, Prudential Financial provides support to these captives through net worth maintenance agreements and/or guarantees of certain of the captives’ obligations. Insurance regulators are reviewing life insurers’ use of captive reinsurance companies. We cannot predict what, if any, changes may result from this review. If applicable insurance laws are changed in a way that impairs the use of captive reinsurance companies, our financial results, liquidity and capital position may be adversely affected. For further information on our specific uses of captive reinsurance companies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Shareholder Distributions

 

In June 2012, our Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase at management’s discretion up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding Common Stock during the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, 2.7 million shares of our Common Stock were repurchased under this authorization for a total cost of $150 million. The timing and amount of any future share repurchases will be determined by management based on market conditions and other considerations, including increased capital needs of our businesses due to opportunities for growth and acquisitions, such as our recent acquisition of The Hartford’s Individual Life Insurance Business.

 

On February 12, 2013, Prudential Financial declared a Common Stock dividend for the first quarter of 2013 of $0.40 per share of Common Stock, or $188 million in the aggregate, in accordance with our move to a quarterly Common Stock dividend schedule in 2013.

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity management and stress testing are performed on a legal entity basis as the ability to transfer funds between subsidiaries is limited due in part to regulatory restrictions. Liquidity needs are determined through daily and quarterly cash flow forecasting at the holding company and within our operating subsidiaries. A minimum cash balance of $1.2 billion is targeted to ensure adequate liquidity is available at Prudential Financial to cover fixed expenses in the event that we experience reduced cash flows from our operating subsidiaries. This targeted minimum balance is reviewed and approved annually by the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

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To mitigate the risk of having limited or no access to financing due to stressed market conditions, we aim to prefund capital debt in advance of maturity. We mitigate the refinancing risk associated with our debt that is used to fund operating needs by matching the term of debt with the assets financed. Short term financing, such as commercial paper, is used to fund short term needs only. To ensure adequate liquidity in stress scenarios, stress testing is performed on a quarterly basis for our major operating subsidiaries. Liquidity risk is further mitigated by our access to the alternative sources of liquidity discussed below.

 

Liquidity of Prudential Financial

 

The principal sources of funds available to Prudential Financial, the parent holding company, are dividends and returns of capital from its subsidiaries, repayments of operating loans from subsidiaries and cash and short-term investments. These sources of funds may be supplemented by Prudential Financial’s access to the capital markets as well as the “—Alternative Sources of Liquidity” described below.

 

The primary uses of funds at Prudential Financial include servicing debt, operating expenses, capital contributions and loans to subsidiaries, the payment of declared shareholder dividends, and repurchases of outstanding shares of Common Stock executed under Board authority.

 

As of March 31, 2013, Prudential Financial had cash and short-term investments of $6,880 million, a decrease of $1,683 million from December 31, 2012. Included in the cash and short-term investments of Prudential Financial is $2,064 million held in an intercompany liquidity account that is designed to optimize the use of cash by facilitating the lending and borrowing of funds between Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries on a daily basis.

 

The following table sets forth Prudential Financial’s principal sources and uses of cash and short-term investments for the period indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013  
     (in millions)  

Sources:

  

Dividends and/or returns of capital from subsidiaries(1)

   $ 260  

Proceeds from the issuance of junior subordinated debt (hybrid securities)

     1,183  

Net income tax receipts(2)

     272  

Proceeds from short-term debt, net of repayments

     120  

Proceeds from stock-based compensation and exercise of stock options

     106  

Other, net

     17  
  

 

 

 

Total sources

     1,958  
  

 

 

 

Uses:

  

Net payments under intercompany loan agreements(3)

     1,386  

Maturities of long term senior debt

     1,090  

Capital contributions to subsidiaries(4)

     758  

Common Stock dividends(5)

     206  

Interest paid on external debt

     196  

Class B Stock dividends

     5  
  

 

 

 

Total uses

     3,641  
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and short-term investments

   $ 1,683  
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes dividends and/or returns of capital of $146 million from international subsidiaries, $107 million from asset management subsidiaries and $7 million from other subsidiaries.
(2) Primarily includes tax settlements pursuant to the tax allocation agreement between Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries, net of estimated tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service.
(3) Includes a decrease in net borrowings by Prudential Financial of $1,072 million in our intercompany liquidity account, as well as net borrowings of $319 million by asset management subsidiaries.

 

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(4) Includes capital contributions of $712 million to Prudential Insurance, of which $615 million was paid to The Hartford in connection with our acquisition of its life insurance business, $25 million to asset management subsidiaries, $10 million to international insurance subsidiaries, $9 million to Pruco Reinsurance and $2 million to other subsidiaries.
(5) Includes cash payments made on dividends declared in prior periods.

 

Restrictions on Dividends and Returns of Capital from Subsidiaries

 

Our domestic and international insurance companies are subject to regulatory limitations on the payment of dividends and other transfers of funds to Prudential Financial and other affiliates. In addition, the payment of dividends by any of our subsidiaries is subject to declaration by their Board of Directors and can be affected by market conditions and other factors. See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for details on specific dividend restrictions.

 

Liquidity of Insurance Subsidiaries

 

There have been no material changes to the liquidity position of our domestic and international insurance subsidiaries since December 31, 2012. We continue to believe that cash generated by ongoing operations and the liquidity profile of our assets provide sufficient liquidity under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios for each of our insurance subsidiaries.

 

The principal sources of cash for our insurance subsidiaries are premiums and certain annuity considerations, investment and fee income, and investment maturities and sales associated with our insurance and annuity operations, as well as internal and external borrowings. The principal uses of that liquidity include benefits, claims, dividends paid to policyholders, and payments to policyholders and contractholders in connection with surrenders, withdrawals and net policy loan activity. Other uses of liquidity include commissions, general and administrative expenses, purchases of investments, hedging activity and payments in connection with financing activities. We use a projection process for cash flows from operations to ensure sufficient liquidity is available to meet projected cash outflows, including claims.

 

We manage the liquidity of our insurance operations to ensure stable, reliable and cost-effective sources of cash flows to meet all of our obligations. Liquidity within each of our insurance subsidiaries is provided by a variety of sources, including portfolios of liquid assets. The investment portfolios of our subsidiaries are integral to the overall liquidity of our insurance operations. We segment our investment portfolios and employ an asset/liability management approach specific to the requirements of each of our product lines. This enhances the discipline applied in managing the liquidity, as well as the interest rate and credit risk profiles, of each portfolio in a manner consistent with the unique characteristics of the product liabilities.

 

The following table sets forth the fair value of our domestic insurance operations’ portfolio of liquid assets, including cash and short-term investments, fixed maturity investments other than those designated as held-to-maturity, by NAIC or equivalent rating, and public equity securities, as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013         
     Prudential
Insurance
     PRIAC      Other(1)      Total      December 31,
2012
 
     (in billions)  

Cash and short-term investments

   $ 4.8      $ 1.2      $ 0.5      $ 6.5      $ 7.4  

Fixed maturity investments:

              

High or highest quality

     129.5        18.9        9.9        158.3        158.6  

Other than high or highest quality

     7.9        1.3        0.6        9.8        10.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     137.4        20.2        10.5        168.1        168.6  

Public equity securities

     3.9        0.0        0.0        3.9        3.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 146.1      $ 21.4      $ 11.0      $ 178.5      $ 179.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes PALAC and Pruco Life insurance companies.

 

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The following table sets forth the fair value of our international insurance operations’ portfolio of liquid assets, including cash and short-term investments, fixed maturity investments other than those designated as held-to-maturity, by NAIC or equivalent rating, and public equity securities, as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013         
     Prudential
of Japan
     Gibraltar
Life(1)
     All
Other(2)
     Total      December 31,
2012
 
     (in billions)  

Cash and short-term investments

   $ 1.0      $ 3.1      $ 0.2      $ 4.3      $ 5.2  

Fixed maturity investments:

              

High or highest quality(3)

     28.7        89.3        11.6        129.6        134.9  

Other than high or highest quality

     0.4        2.0        0.1        2.5        2.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     29.1        91.3        11.7        132.1        137.4  

Public equity securities

     1.4        2.2        0.4        4.0        3.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total(4)

   $ 31.5      $ 96.6      $ 12.3      $ 140.4      $ 146.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes Prudential Gibraltar.
(2) Represents our international insurance operations, excluding Japan.
(3) Of the $129.6 billion of fixed maturity investments that are not designated as held–to-maturity and considered high or highest quality as of March 31, 2013, $92.6 billion, or 71%, were invested in government or government agency bonds.
(4) The decline in liquid assets from December 31, 2012 was driven by depreciation of the yen relative to the U.S. dollar, partly offset by business growth.

 

Liquidity associated with other activities

 

Hedging activities associated with living benefit guarantees

 

We reinsure living benefit guarantees on certain variable annuity and retirement products from our domestic life insurance companies to a domestic captive reinsurance company, Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd., or Pruco Re. This enables us to execute our living benefit hedging program primarily within one legal entity, Pruco Re. As part of the living benefit hedging program, we enter into a range of exchange-traded and over the counter equity and interest rate derivatives to hedge certain optional living benefit features accounted for as embedded derivatives against changes in certain capital market conditions such as interest rate and equity market exposures. For a full discussion of our living benefits hedging program, see “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—U.S. Retirement Solutions and Investment Management Division—Individual Annuities.” Pruco Re requires access to sufficient liquidity to support these hedging activities, including to meet payments for periodic settlements, purchases, maturities, terminations and breakage. The liquidity needs can vary materially due to, among other items, changes in interest rates, equity markets, mortality and policyholder behavior. Currently, we fund these liquidity needs with a combination of capital contributions and loans from Prudential Financial and affiliates.

 

Additionally, for certain of our domestic insurance companies to claim statutory reinsurance reserve credit for business ceded to Pruco Re, Pruco Re must collateralize its obligations under the reinsurance arrangement. We satisfy this requirement today by depositing assets into statutory reserve credit trusts. Funding needs for the statutory reserve credit trusts are separate and distinct from capital needs of Pruco Re. However, assets pledged to the statutory reserve credit trusts may include assets supporting the capital of Pruco Re provided that they meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the relevant insurance regulators. Reinsurance reserve credit requirements can move materially in either direction due to changes in equity markets, interest rates, actuarial assumptions and other factors. Higher reinsurance reserve credit requirements would necessitate depositing additional assets in the statutory reserve credit trusts, while lower reserve credit requirements would allow assets to be removed from the statutory reserve credit trusts. As of March 31, 2013, for the applicable domestic insurance entities, the statutory reserve credit trusts required collateral of $1.9 billion, a decrease of $0.3 billion from December 31, 2012. The decrease was primarily driven by favorable equity markets, partially offset by a decline in long term interest rates.

 

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The living benefits hedging activity in Pruco Re may also result in collateral postings on derivatives to or from counterparties. The Company’s collateral position depends on changes in interest rates and equity markets related to the notional amount of the exposures hedged. Depending on market conditions, the collateral posting requirements can result in material liquidity needs. As of March 31, 2013, these derivatives were in a net receive position, for which $3.4 billion of collateral was posted to the Company by the external counterparties.

 

Foreign exchange hedging activities

 

We employ various hedging strategies to manage potential exposure to foreign currency exchange rate movements, including the strategies discussed in “—Results of Operations for Financial Services Businesses by Segment—International Insurance Division.” These hedging strategies include both internal and external hedging programs and may impact the liquidity of both Prudential Financial and our international insurance subsidiaries.

 

The internal-only hedges are between a subsidiary of Prudential Financial and certain of our yen-based entities and serve to hedge a portion of the value of U.S. dollar-denominated investments held on the books of these yen-based entities. These U.S. dollar-denominated investments are part of our hedging strategy to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on the value of our U.S. dollar-equivalent investment in our Japanese subsidiaries. Absent an internal hedge, however, the changes in market value of these U.S. dollar-denominated investments attributable to changes in the yen-dollar exchange rate would create volatility in the solvency margins of these subsidiaries. To minimize this volatility, we enter into inter-company hedges. Cash settlements from these hedging activities result in cash flows between Prudential Financial and these yen-based subsidiaries. The cash flows are dependent on changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the notional amount of the exposures hedged. During the first three months of 2013, Prudential Financial received $450 million of net cash settlements related to the internal hedge program, which were paid by the yen-based subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2013, the market value of the internal hedges was an asset of $305 million due from the yen-based subsidiaries. Absent any changes in forward exchange rates from those expected as of March 31, 2013, the $305 million internal hedge asset represents the present value of the net cash flows to Prudential Financial from these entities over the life of the hedging instruments, up to 30 years. A significant yen depreciation over an extended period of time could result in net cash inflows to Prudential Financial. Conversely, a significant yen appreciation could result in net cash outflows from Prudential Financial.

 

Our external hedges primarily serve to hedge foreign currency-denominated future income of our foreign subsidiaries and equity investments in certain of these subsidiaries. The external hedges are between a subsidiary of Prudential Financial and external parties. Cash settlements on these activities result in cash flows between the Company and the external parties and are dependent on changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the notional amount of the exposures hedged. During the first three months of 2013, the Company paid $79 million for these international insurance-related external hedge settlements. As of March 31, 2013, the net asset related to these external foreign currency hedges was $546 million. A significant depreciation in the yen and other foreign currencies could result in net cash inflows to the Company while a significant appreciation in the yen and other foreign currencies could result in net cash outflows from the Company.

 

Asset Management operations

 

The principal sources of liquidity for our fee-based asset management businesses include asset management fees and commercial mortgage origination and servicing fees. The principal uses of liquidity include general and administrative expenses and distribution of dividends and returns of capital to Prudential Financial. The primary liquidity risks for our fee-based asset management businesses relate to their profitability, which is impacted by market conditions and our investment management performance. We believe the cash flows from our fee-based asset management businesses are adequate to satisfy the current liquidity requirements of these operations, as well as requirements that could arise under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios, which are monitored through the use of internal measures.

 

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The principal sources of liquidity for our strategic investments and interim loans held in our asset management businesses are cash flows from investments, the ability to liquidate investments, and available borrowing lines from internal sources, including Prudential Funding, LLC and Prudential Financial. The primary liquidity risks include the inability to sell assets in a timely manner, declines in the value of assets and credit defaults. There have been no material changes to the liquidity position of our asset management operations since December 31, 2012.

 

Alternative Sources of Liquidity

 

In addition to the sources of liquidity discussed throughout this section, Prudential Financial and certain subsidiaries have access to the following alternative sources of liquidity:

 

   

Asset-based financing, as discussed further below.

 

   

Membership in the Federal Home Loan Banks, which provide Prudential Insurance and PRIAC the ability to obtain loans and to issue funding agreements up to specified regulatory limits that are collateralized by qualifying mortgage-related assets or U.S. Treasury securities. As of March 31, 2013, Prudential Insurance had an estimated maximum borrowing capacity of $6.6 billion, of which $2.3 billion was outstanding. PRIAC had an estimated maximum borrowing capacity of $2.2 billion with no advances outstanding. As of March 31, 2013, Prudential Insurance and PRIAC had qualifying assets available but not pledged with fair value of $3.3 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively.

 

   

Commercial paper programs maintained at Prudential Financial and Prudential Funding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Insurance, with authorized issuance capacity of $3.0 billion and $7.0 billion, respectively, of which $233 million and $731 million, respectively, were outstanding as of March 31, 2013.

 

   

Credit facilities in an aggregate amount of $3.75 billion, which includes a $2 billion facility expiring in December 2016 that has Prudential Financial as borrower and a $1.75 billion facility expiring in December 2014 that has both Prudential Financial and Prudential Funding as borrowers. There were no outstanding borrowings under these credit facilities as of March 31, 2013 or as of the date of this filing.

 

For further information on our Federal Home Loan Bank memberships, commercial paper programs and credit facilities, see Note 9 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Asset-based Financing

 

We conduct asset-based or secured financing within our insurance and other subsidiaries, including transactions such as securities lending, repurchase agreements and mortgage dollar rolls to earn spread income, to borrow funds, or to facilitate trading activity. These programs are primarily driven by portfolio holdings of securities that are lendable based on counterparty demand for these securities in the marketplace. The collateral received in connection with these programs is primarily used to purchase securities in the short-term spread portfolios of our insurance entities. Investments held in the short-term spread portfolios include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, mortgage loans and fixed maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities, with a weighted average life at time of purchase by the short-term portfolios of four years or less. Floating rate assets comprise the majority of our short-term spread portfolio. These short-term portfolios are subject to specific investment policy statements, which among other things, do not allow for significant asset/liability interest rate duration mismatch.

 

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The following table sets forth our liabilities under asset-based or secured financing programs attributable to the Financial Services Businesses and Closed Block Business as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed
Block
Business
     Consolidated      Financial
Services
Businesses
     Closed
Block
Business
     Consolidated  
     (in millions)  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

   $ 3,679      $ 3,023      $ 6,702      $ 3,436      $ 2,382      $ 5,818  

Cash collateral for loaned securities

     2,375        1,015        3,390        2,864        1,077        3,941  

Securities sold but not yet purchased

     182        0        182        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total(1)

   $ 6,236      $ 4,038      $ 10,274      $ 6,300      $ 3,459      $ 9,759  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portion of above securities that may be returned to the Company overnight requiring immediate return of the cash collateral

   $ 4,408      $ 2,090      $ 6,498      $ 4,536      $ 1,566      $ 6,102  

Weighted average maturity, in days(2)

     24        61           25        67     

 

(1) The daily weighted average outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $6,560 million for the Financial Services Businesses and $3,748 million for the Closed Block Business.
(2) Excludes securities that may be returned to the Company overnight.

 

The $515 million increase in the outstanding liabilities under these programs was driven by attractive financing and investment opportunities.

 

As of March 31, 2013, our domestic insurance entities had assets eligible for the asset-based or secured financing programs of $81.4 billion, of which $9.8 billion were on loan. Taking into account market conditions and outstanding loan balances as of March 31, 2013, we believe approximately $23.6 billion of the remaining eligible assets are readily lendable, of which approximately $16.5 billion relates to the Financial Services Businesses; however, these amounts are subject to potential regulatory constraints and to changes in market conditions.

 

In addition, as of March 31, 2013, our Closed Block Business had outstanding mortgage dollar rolls, under which we are committed to repurchase $1,213 million of mortgage-backed securities, or TBA forward contracts. These repurchase agreements do not qualify as secured borrowings and are accounted for as derivatives. These mortgage-backed securities are considered high or highest quality based on NAIC or equivalent rating.

 

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Financing Activities

 

As of March 31, 2013, total short- and long-term debt of the Company on a consolidated basis was $27.7 billion, an increase of $0.5 billion from December 31, 2012. The following table sets forth total consolidated borrowings of the Company as of the dates indicated.

 

     March 31, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Prudential
Financial
     Other
Subsidiaries
     Consolidated      Prudential
Financial
     Other
Subsidiaries
     Consolidated  
     (in millions)  

General obligation short-term debt:

                 

Commercial paper

   $ 233      $ 731      $ 964      $ 113      $ 359      $ 472  

Current portion of long-term debt and other (1)(2)

     639        550        1,189        1,734        203        1,937  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     872        1,281        2,153        1,847        562        2,409  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

General obligation long-term debt:

                 

Senior debt(2)(3)

     12,391        1,478        13,869        12,404        1,916        14,320  

Junior subordinated debt

     5,804        0        5,804        4,594        0        4,594  

Surplus notes(4)

     0        4,140        4,140        0        4,140        4,140  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     18,195        5,618        23,813        16,998        6,056        23,054  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total general obligations

     19,067        6,899        25,966        18,845        6,618        25,463  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Limited recourse borrowing(5):

                 

Current portion of long-term debt

     0        75        75        0        75        75  

Long-term debt

     0        1,675        1,675        0        1,675        1,675  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total limited recourse borrowings

     0        1,750        1,750        0        1,750        1,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total borrowings

   $ 19,067      $ 8,649      $ 27,716      $ 18,845      $ 8,368      $ 27,213  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes collateralized borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York of $100 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. For additional information on these borrowings, see Note 9 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
(2) Does not include $1,774 million and $1,780 million of medium-term notes of consolidated trust entities secured by funding agreements purchased with the proceeds of such notes as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, or $1,947 million of collateralized funding agreements issued to the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. These notes and funding agreements are included in “Policyholders’ account balances.” For additional information on these obligations, see Note 9 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2012 Annual Report on Form-10K.
(3) Includes collateralized borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York of $280 million at both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. For additional information on these borrowings, see Note 9 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.
(4) Amounts are net of assets under set-off arrangements of $1,000 million, as of both March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.
(5) Limited and non-recourse borrowing represents outstanding debt of Prudential Holdings, LLC that is attributable to the Closed Block Business. See “Prudential Holdings, LLC Notes” within Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

 

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all debt covenants related to the borrowings in the table above. For further information on our short- and long-term debt obligations, see Note 9 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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Prudential Financial borrowings of $19.1 billion increased $0.2 billion from December 31, 2012 driven by the issuance of $1.2 billion of junior subordinated debt, the proceeds from which are intended to be used for general corporate purposes and to redeem the $920 million 9.0% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2068 on or after the optional redemption date in June 2013, offset by $1.1 billion of maturities of medium-term notes. In addition, in April 2013, we repaid $430 million of senior debt through optional redemptions of retail notes.

 

Borrowings of our subsidiaries of $8.6 billion increased $0.3 billion from December 31, 2012 due primarily to an increase in commercial paper issued by Prudential Funding, LLC.

 

As we continue to underwrite term and universal life business, including as part of our recent acquisition of the Hartford Life Business, we expect to have additional borrowing needs to finance non-economic statutory reserves required under Regulation XXX and Guideline AXXX. We believe we have sufficient financing resources available to meet our financing needs under Regulation XXX into 2014. Based on the increased level of guaranteed universal life sales, we may need to source additional AXXX financing in 2013.

 

Ratings

 

Financial strength ratings (which are sometimes referred to as “claims-paying” ratings) and credit ratings are important factors affecting public confidence in an insurer and its competitive position in marketing products. Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations continually review the financial performance and financial condition of the entities they rate, including Prudential Financial and its rated subsidiaries. Our credit ratings are also important for our ability to raise capital through the issuance of debt and for the cost of such financing.

 

A downgrade in the credit or financial strength ratings of Prudential Financial or its rated subsidiaries could potentially, among other things, limit our ability to market products, reduce our competitiveness, increase the number or value of policy surrenders and withdrawals, increase our borrowing costs and potentially make it more difficult to borrow funds, adversely affect the availability of financial guarantees, such as letters of credit, cause additional collateral requirements or other required payments under certain agreements, allow counterparties to terminate derivative agreements and/or hurt our relationships with creditors, distributors, or trading counterparties thereby potentially negatively affecting our profitability, liquidity, and/or capital. In addition, we consider our own risk of non-performance in determining the fair value of our liabilities. Therefore, changes in our credit or financial strength ratings may affect the fair value of our liabilities.

 

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Financial strength ratings represent the opinions of rating agencies regarding the financial ability of an insurance company to meet its obligations under an insurance policy. Credit ratings represent the opinions of rating agencies regarding an entity’s ability to repay its indebtedness. The following table summarizes the ratings for Prudential Financial and certain of its subsidiaries as of the date of this filing.

 

     A.M.
Best(1)
     S&P(2)     Moody’s(3)     Fitch(4)  

Last review date

     6/12/2012         7/26/2012        7/24/2012        12/6/2012   

Current outlook

     Stable         Stable (5)      Positive        Stable   

Financial Strength Ratings:

         

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

     A+         AA-        A2        A+   

Pruco Life Insurance Company

     A+         AA-        A2        A+   

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

     A+         AA-        NR     A+   

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation

     A+         AA-        NR        A+   

Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

     A+         AA-        A2        A+   

The Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. (Prudential of Japan)

     NR         AA-        NR        NR   

Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, Ltd.

     NR         AA-        NR        NR   

The Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

     NR         AA-        NR        NR   

Credit Ratings:

         

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

         

Short-term borrowings

     AMB-1         A-1        P-2        F2   

Long-term senior debt

     a-         A        Baa2        BBB+   

Junior subordinated long-term debt

     bbb         BBB+        Baa3        BBB-   

The Prudential Insurance Company of America:

         

Capital and surplus notes

     a         A        Baa1        A-   

Prudential Funding, LLC:

         

Short-term debt

     AMB-1         A-1+        P-2        F1   

Long-term senior debt

     a+         AA-        A3        A   

PRICOA Global Funding I:

         

Long-term senior debt

     aa-         AA-        A2        A+   

 

* “NR” indicates not rated.
(1) A.M. Best Company , which we refer to as A.M. Best, financial strength ratings for insurance companies currently range from “A++ (superior)” to “S (Suspended).” A.M. Best’s ratings reflect its opinion of an insurance company’s financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet its obligations to policyholders. An A.M. Best long-term credit rating is an opinion of the ability of an obligor to pay interest and principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. A.M. Best long-term credit ratings range from “aaa (exceptional)” to “d (in default),” with ratings from “aaa” to “bbb” considered as investment grade. An A.M. Best short-term credit rating reflects an opinion of the issuer’s fundamental credit quality. Ratings range from “AMB-1+,” which represents an exceptional ability to repay short-term debt obligations, to “AMB-4,” which correlates with a speculative (“bb”) long-term rating.
(2) Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, which we refer to as S&P, financial strength ratings currently range from “AAA (extremely strong)” to “R (regulatory supervision).” These ratings reflect S&P’s opinion of an operating insurance company’s financial capacity to meet the obligations of its insurance policies in accordance with their terms. A “+” or “-” indicates relative strength within a category. An S&P credit rating is a current opinion of the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations or a specific financial program. S&P’s long-term issue credit ratings range from “AAA (extremely strong)” to “D (default).” S&P short-term ratings range from “A-1 (highest category)” to “D (default).”
(3) Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., which we refer to as Moody’s, insurance financial strength ratings currently range from “Aaa (exceptional)” to “C (lowest).” Moody’s insurance ratings reflect the ability of insurance companies to repay punctually senior policyholder claims and obligations. Numeric modifiers are used to refer to the ranking within the group—with 1 being the highest and 3 being the lowest. These modifiers are used to indicate relative strength within a category. Moody’s credit ratings currently range from “Aaa (highest)” to “C (default).” Moody’s credit ratings grade debt according to its investment quality. Moody’s considers “A1,” “A2” and “A3” rated debt to be upper medium grade obligations, subject to low credit risk. Moody’s short-term ratings are opinions of the ability of issuers to honor senior financial obligations and contracts. Prime ratings range from “Prime-1 (P-1),” which represents a superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations, to “Prime-3 (P-3),” which represents an acceptable ability for repayment of such obligations. Issuers rated “Not Prime” do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

 

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(4) Fitch Ratings Ltd., which we refer to as Fitch, financial strength ratings currently range from “AAA (exceptionally strong)” to “C (distressed).” Fitch’s ratings reflect its assessment of the likelihood of timely payment of policyholder and contractholder obligations. Fitch long-term credit ratings currently range from “AAA (highest credit quality),” which denotes exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, to “D (default).” Investment grade ratings range between “AAA” and “BBB.” Short-term ratings range from “F1 (highest credit quality)” to “C (high default risk).” Within long-term and short-term ratings, a “+” or a “–” may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories.
(5) S&P has the ratings of our U.S.-domiciled entities on stable outlook and the ratings of our Japanese insurance entities on negative outlook as part of S&P’s decision to put the sovereign debt ratings of Japan on negative outlook.

 

The ratings set forth above reflect current opinions of each rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. These ratings are not directed toward shareholders and do not in any way reflect evaluations of the safety and security of the Common Stock. These ratings are reviewed periodically and may be changed at any time by the rating agencies. As a result, we cannot assure stakeholders that we will maintain our current ratings in the future.

 

Rating agencies use an “outlook” statement for both industry sectors and individual companies. For an industry sector, a stable outlook generally implies that over the next 12-18 months the rating agency expects ratings to remain unchanged among companies in the sector. Currently, A.M. Best, S&P and Fitch all have the U.S. life insurance industry on stable outlook. Moody’s has the U.S. life insurance industry on negative outlook. For a particular company, an outlook generally indicates a medium- or long-term trend (generally six months to two years) in credit fundamentals, which if continued, may lead to a rating change. These indicators are not necessarily a precursor of a rating change nor do they preclude a rating agency from changing a rating at any time without notice. Currently, Moody’s has all of the Company’s ratings on positive outlook; A.M. Best and Fitch have all of the Company’s ratings on stable outlook; and S&P has the ratings of our U.S.-domiciled entities on stable outlook and the ratings of our Japanese insurance entities on negative outlook as part of S&P’s decision to put the sovereign debt ratings of Japan on negative outlook.

 

Requirements to post collateral or make other payments as a result of ratings downgrades under certain agreements, including derivative agreements, can be satisfied in cash or by posting permissible securities held by the subsidiaries subject to the agreements. A ratings downgrade of three ratings levels from the ratings levels as of March 31, 2013 (relating to financial strength ratings in certain cases and credit ratings in other cases) would result in estimated additional collateral posting requirements or payments under such agreements of approximately $24 million. The amount of collateral required to be posted for derivative agreements is also dependent on the fair value of the derivative positions as of the balance sheet date. For additional information regarding the potential impacts of a ratings downgrade on our derivative agreements see Note 14 to our Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, a ratings downgrade by A.M. Best to “A-” for our domestic life insurance companies would require Prudential Insurance to post a letter of credit in the amount of approximately $1.6 billion, based on the level of statutory reserves related to the variable annuity business acquired from Allstate, that we estimate would result in annual cash outflows of approximately $12 million, or collateral posting in the form of cash or securities to be held in a trust. We believe that the posting of such collateral would not be a material liquidity event for Prudential Insurance.

 

In view of the difficulties experienced recently by many financial institutions, the rating agencies have heightened the level of scrutiny that they apply to such institutions, have increased the frequency and scope of their credit reviews, have requested additional information from the companies that they rate, and may adjust upward the capital and other requirements employed in the rating agency models for maintenance of certain ratings levels, such as the financial strength ratings currently held by our life insurance subsidiaries. In addition, actions we might take to access third party financing or to realign our capital structure may in turn cause rating agencies to reevaluate our ratings.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Guarantees and Other Contingencies

 

In the course of our business, we provide certain guarantees and indemnities to third parties pursuant to whom we may be contingently required to make payments now or in the future. See “Commitments and Guarantees” within Note 15 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Other Contingent Commitments

 

We also have other commitments, some of which are contingent upon events or circumstances not under our control, including those at the discretion of our counterparties. See “Commitments and Guarantees” within Note 15 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding these commitments. For further discussion of certain of these commitments that relate to our separate accounts, also see “—Liquidity and Capital Resources of Subsidiaries—Asset Management Subsidiaries.”

 

Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not have retained assets or contingent interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities, or variable interests in unconsolidated entities or other similar transactions, arrangements or relationships that serve as credit, liquidity or market risk support, that we believe are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or our access to or requirements for capital resources. In addition, we do not have relationships with any unconsolidated entities that are contractually limited to narrow activities that facilitate our transfer of or access to associated assets.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk is the risk of change in the value of financial instruments as a result of absolute or relative changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, equity prices or commodity prices. To varying degrees, our products and services, and the investment activities supporting them, generate exposure to market risk. The market risk incurred and our strategies for managing this risk vary by product. There have been no material changes in our market risk exposures from December 31, 2012, a description of which may be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2012, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See Item 1A, “Risk Factors” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for a discussion of how difficult conditions in the financial markets and the economy generally may materially adversely affect our business and results of our operations.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

In order to ensure that the information we must disclose in our filings with the 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 Rule 13a-15(e), as of March 31, 2013. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2013, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. No change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART IIOTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

See Note 15 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements under “—Litigation and Regulatory Matters” for a description of material pending litigation and regulatory matters affecting us, and certain risks to our businesses presented by such matters, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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, 2012. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition, cause the trading price of our Common Stock to decline materially 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 this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

(c) The following table provides information about purchases by the Company during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, of its Common Stock:

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares Purchased(1)
     Average
Price Paid
per Share
     Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Program(2)
     Approximate Dollar Value of
Shares that May Yet be
Purchased under the Program
 

January 1, 2013 through January 31, 2013

     617      $ 57.69        —       

February 1, 2013 through February 28, 2013

     538,866      $ 57.52        —       

March 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013

     3,299      $ 60.41        —       
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     542,782      $ 57.54        —        $ 850,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes shares of Common Stock withheld from participants for income tax withholding purposes whose shares of restricted stock units vested during the period. Such restricted stock units were originally issued to participants pursuant to the Prudential Financial, Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan that was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors in March 2003 (as subsequently amended and restated).
(2) In June 2012, Prudential Financial’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase at management’s discretion up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding Common Stock through June 2013.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

  12.1      Statement of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  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.

 

  101.INS - XBRL      Instance Document.
  101.SCH - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
  101.CAL - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
  101.LAB - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
  101.PRE - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
  101.DEF - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. will furnish upon request a copy of any exhibit listed above upon the payment of a reasonable fee covering the expense of furnishing the copy. Requests should be directed to:

 

Shareholder Services

Prudential Financial, Inc.

751 Broad Street, 21st Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

 

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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.

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.
By:   /s/    ROBERT M. FALZON        
 

Robert M. Falzon

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Authorized signatory and principal financial officer)

 

Date: May 3, 2013

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

  12.1      Statement of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  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.

 

  101.INS - XBRL      Instance Document.
  101.SCH - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
  101.CAL - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
  101.LAB - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
  101.PRE - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
  101.DEF - XBRL      Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

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