Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York
Stewart D. Gregg
Senior Securities Counsel
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
Telephone: 763-765-2913
Telefax: 763-765-6355
stewart.gregg@allianzlife.com
April 8, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Insured Investments Office
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-
Dear Sir/Madam:
The Registrant hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of the above captioned Registration Statement and requests that said Registration Statement becomes effective on April 25, 2016 after the filing of such Registration Statement.
The Registrant acknowledges that changes to the Registration Statement based on Staff comments do not bar the Commission from taking future action and that should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing. The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing. The Registrant may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
Sincerely,
Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York
/s/ Stewart Gregg
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Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
Robert DeChellis
President & CEO
Telephone: 763-765-6840
April 8, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Insured Investments Office
100 F Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-
Dear Sir/Madam:
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC, as principal underwriter for the above-referenced Registrant, joins the Registrant in their request to accelerate the effective date of the above captioned Registration Statement and requests that said Registration Statement become effective on April 25, 2016 after the filing of such Registration Statement.
The Registrant acknowledges that changes to the Registration Statement based on Staff comments do not bar the Commission from taking future action and that should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing. The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing. The Registrant may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
Sincerely,
Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC
/s/ Robert DeChellis
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