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THE GENERAL ACCOUNT OPTION
UNDER GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS [LOGO]
ISSUED BY HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
This Prospectus describes the General Account Option available under
certain group variable annuity contracts (the "Contract" or "Contracts").
Hartford Life Insurance Company issues the Contracts with respect to its
Separate Accounts known as Hartford Life Insurance Company DC Variable
Account-I and Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Two. This
Prospectus must be accompanied by, and should be read together with, the
prospectus for the Contract and the applicable Separate Accounts.
We issue the Contracts in connection with Deferred Compensation Plans of
tax-exempt and governmental employers. The Contract Owner can allocate
Contributions, in whole or in part, to the General Account Option or to the
Separate Accounts during the period before annuity payments start.
Contributions allocated to the General Account Option become part of our
company assets in our General Account. During the period before annuity
payments start, we credit interest on Contract values allocated to the General
Account Option at a rate of interest that is at least equal to the Guaranteed
Interest Rate stated in the Contract. We can declare rates of interest from
time to time that are greater than the Guaranteed Interest Rate.
The Mortality, Expense Risk and Administrative charge applicable to
Contract values in the Separate Accounts does not apply to the General Account
Option. However, all other charges as described in the prospectus for the
Contract and the Separate Accounts accompanying this Prospectus, including the
Annual Maintenance Fee, Contingent Deferred Sales Charges, Transfer Fee and
Charges for Premium Taxes, apply equally to Contract values held in the
General Account Option.
We generally process distributions and transfers from the General Account
Option within a reasonable period of time after we receive a Participant
request at our Administrative Office. We deduct applicable charges from
distributions and transfers. Under certain conditions, transfers from the
General Account Option may be limited or deferred. Distributions may be
deferred or subject to a market value adjustment that could result in your
receipt of less than the total of your Contributions.
If you decide to become a Contract Owner or a Participant, you should keep
this Prospectus for your records.
This Prospectus is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't approve or disapprove these
securities or determine if the information in this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Anyone who represents that the Securities and Exchange Commission
does these things may be guilty of a criminal offense.
This Prospectus can also be obtained from the Securities and Exchange
Commission's website (www.sec.gov).
This group variable annuity contract IS NOT:
- A bank deposit or obligation
- Federally insured
- Endorsed by any bank or governmental agency
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Prospectus Dated: May 1, 2003
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Hartford is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and, in accordance
therewith, files reports and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such filings can be inspected and
copied at the public reference facilities of the Commission at Room 1024,
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., and at the Commission's Regional
Offices located at 75 Park Place, New York, NY and at Northwestern Atrium
Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL. Copies of such
materials also can be obtained, at prescribed rates, from the Public Reference
Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
The Commission maintains a Web Site that contains reports, proxy statements,
information statements and other information regarding Hartford at the
following address: www.sec.gov.
Hartford has filed a registration statement (the "Registration Statement")
with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the contracts
offered by this Prospectus. This Prospectus has been filed as a part of the
Registration Statement and does not contain all of the information set forth
in the Registration Statement and exhibits thereto, and reference is hereby
made to such Registration Statement and exhibits for further information
relating to Hartford and the contracts. The Registration Statement and the
exhibits thereto may be inspected and copied, and copies can be obtained at
prescribed rates, in the manner set forth in the preceding paragraph.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2002, previously filed by Hartford with the Commission under the 1934 Act is
incorporated herein by reference.
Hartford will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this
Prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral request of such
person, a copy of such reports, without the exhibits thereto. Requests for
such reports should be directed to Hartford Life Insurance Company, Attn:
IPD/Retirement Plan Service Center, P.O. Box 1583, Hartford, Connecticut
06144-1583, telephone: 1-800-528-9009.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY................................................................. 4
GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS............................................... 5
INTRODUCTION............................................................ 6
THE GENERAL ACCOUNT OPTION.............................................. 6
A. The Accumulation Period........................................... 6
1. Contributions.................................................... 6
2. Guaranteed Interest Rates and Declared Interest Rates............ 6
3. Participant Account Values....................................... 7
4. Transfers from the General Account Option........................ 7
5. Transfers to the General Account Option.......................... 8
6. Surrenders....................................................... 8
(a) General...................................................... 8
(b) Payment of Full or Partial Surrenders......................... 8
(c) Contract Termination......................................... 9
7. Experience Rating of the Contracts............................... 9
B. Annuity Period.................................................... 10
INVESTMENTS BY HARTFORD................................................. 10
DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS........................................... 10
FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS.............................................. 11
A. Taxation of Hartford.............................................. 11
B. Information Regarding Deferred Compensation Plans for State and
Local Governments.................................................... 11
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY......................................... 11
A. Business of Hartford Life Insurance Company....................... 11
Selected Financial Data............................................... 18
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operation................................................. 19
LEGAL OPINIONS.......................................................... 43
EXPERTS................................................................. 43
APPENDIX A -- MARKET VALUE LUMP SUM OPTION.............................. 44
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.................................................... F-1
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SUMMARY
This Prospectus describes the General Account Option under Contracts issued
in connection with Deferred Compensation Plans of tax-exempt and governmental
employers. We issue the Contracts with respect to our Separate Accounts known as
Hartford Life Insurance Company DC Variable Account-I ("DC-I") and a series of
Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate Account Two ("DC-II"). Contributions to
the General Account Option become a part of our company assets in our General
Account. Contributions to the Contracts can also be allocated to one or more
variable Sub-Accounts of the Separate Accounts. "Sub-Accounts" are divisions of
a Separate Account. The Contracts and the Separate Accounts are described in a
separate prospectus accompanying this Prospectus. All such prospectuses should
be read carefully and retained for future reference.
We credit interest on Contributions to the General Account Option during the
Accumulation Period. We establish specified Guaranteed Interest Rates for the
first five calendar years (a "Five Year Guarantee Period") for Contributions
received during the calendar year in which the Contract is issued (the "First
Calendar Year"). Before the start of each calendar year following the First
Calendar Year, we establish Guaranteed Interest Rates for a Five Year Guarantee
Period for Contributions received in such following year. We establish
Guaranteed Interest Rates annually after each Five Year Guarantee Period.
We can establish Declared Interest Rates in excess of any Guaranteed
Interest Rates from time to time. Declared Interest Rates can apply to some or
all of the values under the General Account Option for periods of time that we
determine. The rates of interest credited will affect Participant Account values
(see "The General Account Option -- Participant Account Values") and are used to
determine amounts payable upon termination of the Contracts. (See
"Surrenders -- Contract Termination").
Generally, we intend to invest the General Account assets attributable to
the Contracts in investment grade securities. We have no specific formula for
determining the rates of interest that we will establish as Declared Interest
Rates or Guaranteed Interest Rates in the future. However, our determination
generally will be affected by interest rates available on the types of debt
instruments in which we intend to invest the proceeds attributable to the
General Account Option. In addition, we can also consider various other factors
in determining Declared and Guaranteed Interest Rates for a given period,
including, regulatory and tax requirements; sales commission and administrative
expenses borne by us; general economic trends; and competitive factors. (See
"Investments by Hartford").
During the Accumulation Period, the Contract Owner may allocate all or a
portion of a Participant's Account value held under the General Account Option
to one or more of the variable Sub-Accounts of the Separate Account. We do not
deduct Contingent Deferred Sales Charges on such transfers. However, there are
restrictions which may limit the amount that may be so allocated and transfers
may be deferred in certain cases. (See, "Transfers from the General Account
Option"). Distributions from the General Account Option are generally made
within a reasonable period of time after a request is received and reflect the
full value of Participant's Account values less applicable charges described in
the Contract prospectus. However, under certain conditions, distributions may be
deferred or subject to a market value adjustment. (See "Surrenders").
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GLOSSARY OF SPECIAL TERMS
ACCUMULATION PERIOD: The period before the start of Annuity payments.
ACTIVE LIFE FUND: The sum of all Participant Account values under a Contract
during the Accumulation Period.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE: Located at 200 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06089. The
mailing address for correspondence concerning this Contract is P.O. Box 1583,
Hartford, CT 06144-1583, except for overnight or express mail packages, which
should be sent to: Attention: IPD/Retirement Plan Service Center, 200 Hopmeadow
Street, Simsbury, CT 06089.
ANNUITANT: The person on whose life Annuity payments are based.
ANNUITY: A series of payments for life or another designated period.
ANNUITY COMMENCEMENT DATE: The date we start to make Annuity payments to you.
ANNUITY PERIOD: The period during which we make Annuity payments to you.
CODE: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
COMMISSION: Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTRACT OWNER: The Employer or entity owning the Contract.
CONTRACT YEAR: A period of 12 months beginning with the effective date of the
Contract or with any anniversary of the effective date.
CONTRIBUTION(S): The amount(s) paid or transferred to us by the Contract Owner
on behalf of Participants pursuant to the terms of the Contracts.
DATE OF COVERAGE: The date on which we receive the application on behalf of a
Participant.
DECLARED INTEREST RATE(S): One or more rates of interest that we declare which
will never be less than the Guaranteed Interest Rates and may apply to some or
all of the Participant Account values allocated to the General Account Option
for period(s) of time determined by us.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: A plan established and maintained in accordance with
the provisions of section 457 of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.
EMPLOYER: A governmental or tax-exempt employer maintaining a Deferred
Compensation Plan for its employees or other eligible persons.
GENERAL ACCOUNT: Our General Account that consists of all of our company assets.
GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE(S): The minimum rate(s) of interest to be credited on
the General Account portion of the Active Life Fund, as set forth in the
Contract.
HARTFORD (ALSO, "WE", "US" OR "OUR"): Hartford Life Insurance Company.
MARKET VALUE LUMP SUM OPTION: At Contract termination, a lump sum payment that
is adjusted for the market value of the underlying assets as described under the
formula under "The General Account Option -- The Accumulation Period --
Surrenders."
PARTICIPANT: A term used to describe, for record keeping purposes, any employee
or other eligible person electing to participate in the Deferred Compensation
Plan of the Employer/Contract Owner.
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT: An account to which the General Account values and the
Separate Account values held by the Contract Owner on behalf of Participant
under the Contract are allocated.
PARTICIPANT'S CONTRACT YEAR: A period of twelve (12) months beginning with the
Date of Coverage of a Participant and each successive 12-month period.
PLAN: The Deferred Compensation Plan of an Employer.
PREMIUM TAX: A tax charged by a state or municipality on premiums, purchase
payments or Contract values.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS: Our separate accounts called Hartford Life Insurance Company
DC Variable Account-I ("DC-I") and Hartford Life Insurance Company Separate
Account Two ("DC-II").
SURRENDER: Any partial or complete withdrawal of Contract values.
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INTRODUCTION
This Prospectus sets forth information you should know before you purchase
or become a Participant in the General Account Option under Contracts. This
Prospectus describes only the parts of the Contracts relating to the General
Account Option. The Contracts also contain certain variable Separate Accounts.
The Contracts and the Separate Accounts are described in a separate prospectus
that accompanies this Prospectus. Please read them together and retain them for
your records.
THE GENERAL ACCOUNT OPTION
The General Account Option is available under Contracts issued in connection
with a Deferred Compensation Plan of an Employer. The Contracts provide for both
an Accumulation Period and an Annuity Period. During the Accumulation Period,
the Employer can make Contributions to the General Account Option. Those
Contributions, and the interest credited thereon, become part of our General
Account. During the Annuity Period, Fixed or Variable Annuities can be purchased
with Participant Account values. The operation of the Contract during the
Annuity Period is described in the Contract prospectus accompanying this
Prospectus.
A. THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD
1. CONTRIBUTIONS
Contract Owners and Participants may allocate Contributions and Contract
values to the General Account Option.
2. GUARANTEED INTEREST RATES AND DECLARED INTEREST RATES
We credit interest on Contributions to the General Account Option during the
Accumulation Period. We establish specified Guaranteed Interest Rates for the
first five calendar years (a "Five Year Guarantee Period") for Contributions
received during the calendar year in which the Contract is issued (the "First
Calendar Year"). Before the start of each calendar year following the First
Calendar Year, we establish Guaranteed Interest Rates for a Five Year Guarantee
Period for Contributions received in such following year. The Guaranteed
Interest Rates for a Five Year Guarantee Period may not be the same in each
year.
After each Five Year Guarantee Period, we establish Guaranteed Interest
Rates annually (a "One Year Guarantee Period"). These one-year Guaranteed
Interest Rates commence automatically at the end of a Five Year Guarantee Period
and at the end of each subsequent One Year Guarantee Period. All Guaranteed
Interest Rates and Declared Interest Rates are effective annual rates after
taking into account daily compounding of interest.
The following example is for illustrative purposes only. It contains
hypothetical rates of interest. Actual Guaranteed Interest Rates for any given
time may be more or less than those illustrated.
- Example: A Contract is issued on July 1, in Year 1. At issue, we set the
Guaranteed Interest Rates for calendar Years 1 through 5 as follows:
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HYPOTHETICAL
RATES OF
CALENDAR YEAR INTEREST
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Year 1..... 5.00%
Year 2..... 4.75%
Year 3..... 4.50%
Year 4..... 4.25%
Year 5..... 4.00%
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Assume that we receive Contributions of $1,000 during Year 1 and that we
receive Contributions of $1,500 during Year 2. We will credit the Year 1
Contributions of $1,000 with interest at a rate of at least 5.00% (i.e., the
Guaranteed Interest Rate for Year 1) for Year 1. During Year 2, we will credit
the Year 1 Contributions, along with the interest credited from Year 1, with
interest at a rate of at least 4.75% per year. Similarly, for calendar Years 3,
4 and 5, we will credit the Year 1 Contributions, along with the interest
credited from prior years, with interest at
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a rate of at least 4.50%, 4.25% and 4.00% per year respectively. At the end of
Year 5, we will set a one-year Guaranteed Interest Rate for Year 6. We will
follow this procedure for setting a one-year Guaranteed Interest Rate for each
subsequent year.
At the end of Year 1, we will set the Guaranteed Interest Rates for calendar
Years 2 through 6 for the Contributions of $1,500 received in Year 2. At the end
of Year 6 and annually thereafter, we will set one-year Guaranteed Interest
Rates for the Year 2 Contributions of $1,500 along with the interest that was
credited on the $1,500 in prior years.
We will follow the same procedure for contributions received in Year 3 and
later. At the end of each calendar year, we will set Guaranteed Interest Rates
for each of the next five calendar years for the following year's Contributions.
At the end of each Five Year Guarantee Period for a particular year's
contributions, we will establish one-year Guaranteed Interest Rates annually.
We can establish Declared Interest Rates in excess of any Guaranteed
Interest Rates from time to time. Declared Interest Rates can apply to some or
all of the values under the General Account Option for periods of time that we
determine. For example, we could determine to declare an interest rate in excess
of the otherwise applicable Guaranteed Interest Rate(s) for a nine month period,
and applicable only to Participant Account values attributable to Contributions
received in a particular time period. The rates of interest credited will affect
Participant Account values (See "Participants Account Values") and are used to
determine amounts payable upon termination of the Contracts (See "Surrenders --
Contract Termination"). We will provide the Contract Owner with written
notification of the Declared Interest Rate and the values to which the Declared
Interest Rate will apply.
We have no specific formula for determining the rates of interest that we
will establish as Declared Interest Rates or Guaranteed Interest Rates in the
future. However, our determination generally will be affected by interest rates
available on the types of debt instruments in which we intend to invest the
proceeds attributable to the General Account Option. In addition, we can also
consider various other factors in determining Declared and Guaranteed Interest
Rates for a given period, including, regulatory and tax requirements; sales
commission and administrative expenses borne by us; general economic trends; and
competitive factors. (See, "Investments by Hartford"). WE WILL MAKE THE FINAL
DETERMINATION AS TO ANY DECLARED INTEREST RATES AND ANY GUARANTEED INTEREST
RATES IN EXCESS OF THE CONTRACTUALLY GUARANTEED RATE. WE CANNOT PREDICT NOR CAN
WE GUARANTEE THE RATES OF ANY FUTURE DECLARED INTEREST OR GUARANTEED INTEREST
RATES IN EXCESS OF THE CONTRACTUALLY GUARANTEED RATE.
3. PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT VALUES
We credit interest on Participant Account values held under the General
Account Option at rates at least equal to the applicable Guaranteed Interest
Rates. We allocate Contributions to Participant Accounts, and begin crediting
interest as of the date we receive the Contribution at our Administrative
Office. We credit interest to Participant Account values daily.
4. TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL ACCOUNT OPTION
The Contract Owner may transfer Participant Account values held in the
General Account Option to one or more of the Sub-Accounts of the Separate
Accounts under the Contract. The charges for transfers are described in the
prospectus for the Contracts which accompanies this Prospectus. We do not deduct
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges when a transfer is made to the Separate
Accounts.
All transfers are made on a last in, first out basis. This means the portion
of a Participant Account attributable to older Contributions or transfers will
be transferred only after the portion attributable to the most recent
Contribution or transfer has been transferred.
The right to transfer Contract values is subject to our right to limit any
such transfer in any calendar year, to one-sixth ( 1/6) of the Participant
Account value under the General Account Option under the Contract as of the end
of the preceding calendar year. (See "Surrenders").
Transfers of assets presently held in the General Account Option, or that
were held in the General Account Option at any time during the preceding three
month period to the Hartford Money Market HLS Sub-Account are prohibited.
Similarly, transfers of assets presently held in the Hartford Money Market HLS
Sub-Account or which were held in such Sub-Account or the General Account Option
during the preceding three months, to the General Account Option are prohibited.
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5. TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNT OPTION
You can transfer Participant Account values from a Separate Account to the
General Account Option at any time. The charges for transfers are described in
the Contract prospectus that accompanies this Prospectus. We do not deduct
Contingent Deferred Sales Charges when a transfer is made. We will treat such
transfers like Contributions to the General Account Option on the date of such
transfer.
6. SURRENDERS
(A) GENERAL
Subject to the termination provisions described below, the Contract
Owner can request a full or partial Surrender of Participant Account values,
less any Contingent Deferred Sales Charge, at any time. However, if the sum
of all Surrenders and transfers from the General Account Option in a
calendar year, including the currently requested Surrender, exceeds
one-sixth ( 1/6) of the aggregate values held in the General Account Option
under the Contract at the end of the preceding calendar year, we reserve the
right to defer Surrenders in excess of the limit to the next calendar year.
At such time, unless we are directed in writing otherwise, deferred
Surrenders will be made in the order originally received up to the limit, if
applicable. We will use this method until all Surrenders have been
satisfied.
(B) PAYMENT OF FULL OR PARTIAL SURRENDERS (PARTICIPANT ACCOUNT ONLY)
In the event of a partial Surrender of a Participant's Account, we will
pay the requested value less any applicable Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge. We will make all partial Surrenders of a Participant Account on a
last in, first out basis. This means the portion of your Participant Account
attributable to your most recent Contribution (or transfer) will be
Surrendered first. In the event of a full Surrender of a Participant
Account, we will pay the account value less any applicable Premium Tax not
previously deducted, the Annual Maintenance Fee and applicable Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges.
CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES: We deduct a Contingent Deferred Sales
Charge ("Sales Charge") from Surrenders of or from the Contract. THE AMOUNT OF
THE SALES CHARGE DEPENDS ON THE SALES CHARGE SCHEDULE IN THE CONTRACT. THERE ARE
FOUR SEPARATE GROUP VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT SALES CHARGE
SCHEDULES, AS SHOWN BELOW. THE SALES CHARGE UNDER EACH DEPENDS ON the number of
Participant's Contract Years completed with respect to a Participant's Account
before the Surrender. The Sales Charge is a percentage of the amount
Surrendered.
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PARTICIPANT'S CONTRACT YEARS SALES CHARGE
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During the First through the Eighth Year.................... 5%
During the Ninth through Fifteenth Year..................... 3%
During the Sixteenth Year and thereafter.................... 0%
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PARTICIPANT'S CONTRACT YEARS SALES CHARGE
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During the First through the Sixth Year..................... 7%
During the Seventh through Twelfth Year..................... 5%
During the Thirteenth Year and thereafter................... 0%
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PARTICIPANT'S CONTRACT YEARS SALES CHARGE
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During the First through the Sixth Year..................... 5%
During the Seventh through Eight Year....................... 4%
During the Ninth through Tenth Year......................... 3%
During the Eleventh through Twelfth Year.................... 2%
During the Thirteenth Year and thereafter................... 0%
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PARTICIPANT'S CONTRACT YEARS SALES CHARGE
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During the First through the Second Year.................... 5%
During the Third through Fourth Year........................ 4%
During the Fifth Year....................................... 3%
During the Sixth Year....................................... 2%
During the Seventh Year..................................... 1%
During the Eighth Year and thereafter....................... 0%
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We may reduce the amount or term of the Sales Charge (see "Experience Rating
under the Contracts"). Please consult the prospectus for the related group
variable annuity contract and the Separate Account for applicable Sales Charges.
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(C) CONTRACT TERMINATION (CONTRACT OWNERS ONLY)
If the Contract Owner requests a full Surrender of the Contract or of
all Contract values held in the General Account Option, the Contract Owner
may select one of the two optional methods of payment, as described below.
The terms utilized have the following meanings:
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i = the rate of interest (expressed as a percent, e.g. .05 = 5%)
to be credited, subject to a minimum rate of 0% and a
maximum rate of B%.
A = The weighted average interest rate (expressed as a decimal,
e.g. 1% = .01) being credited under the General Account
Option as of the date of termination.
B = The average yield (expressed as decimal, e.g. 1% = .01) for
the month prior to the date of termination of the higher of
the Salomon Brothers weekly index of new Long Term Public
Utilities rated Aa by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. and
the Salomon Brothers weekly Index of Current Coupon 30 year
Federal National Mortgage Association Securities, or their
equivalents.
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(i) BOOK VALUE SPREAD OPTION (PERIODIC PAYMENT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS):
Under this option, we will pay an amount equal to the Contract values held
in the General Account Option less applicable Premium Taxes, any Annual
Maintenance Fee and applicable Sales Charges. We reserve the right to make such
payment in level annual installments over a period not to exceed five years from
the date of the request, in which event interest will be credited on the unpaid
balance at a rate per annum produced by the following formula:
i = (A - 2(B - A)) - .005
- Example: If A = 6% and B = 7%, then interest on the unpaid balance would be
paid at a rate of (.06 - 2(.07 - .06)) - .005 or 3.5%
This formula may result in an interest rate that is less than the weighted
average interest rate being credited under the General Account Option as of the
date of termination.
(ii) MARKET VALUE LUMP SUM OPTION:
Under this option, we will pay a lump sum amount equal to the Contract
values held in the General Account Option, less any applicable Sales Charges,
Annual Maintenance Fee, and Premium Taxes multiplied by the appropriate market
value factor. The amount payable on Surrender may be adjusted down by
application of the market value adjustment. This market value factor is
determined as follows:
(a) if B is greater than A, the market value factor equals 1 - (6(B - A))
or,
(b) if A is greater than B, the market value factors equals 1.00
- Example: If A = 7% and B = 9%, then the market value factor would be
1 - (6(.09 - .07)) = .88.
Under this option, it is possible that the amount payable on surrender would
be more or less than your contribution(s).
Additional examples of both optional methods of payment are contained in
Appendix A.
7. EXPERIENCE RATING UNDER THE CONTRACTS:
We may apply experience credits under a Contract based on investment,
administrative, mortality or other factors, including, but not limited to
(1) the total number of Participants, (2) the sum of all Participants' Account
values, (3) the allocation of Contract values between the General Account and
the Separate Accounts under the Contract, (4) present or anticipated levels of
Contributions, distributions, transfers, administrative expenses or commissions,
and (5) whether we are the exclusive annuity contract provider. Experience
credits can take the form of a reduction in the deduction for mortality, expense
risk and administrative undertakings, a reduction in the term or amount of any
applicable Sales Charges, an increase in the rate of interest credited under the
Contract, a payment to be allocated as directed by the Contract Owner, or any
combination of the foregoing. We may apply experience credits either
prospectively or retrospectively. We may apply and allocate experience credits
in such manner as we deem appropriate. Any such credit will not be unfairly
discriminatory against any person, including the affected Contract Owners or
Participants. Experience credits have been given in certain cases. Participants
in Contracts receiving experience credits will receive notification regarding
such credits. Experience credits may be discontinued at our sole discretion in
the event of a change in applicable factors.
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B. ANNUITY PERIOD
We will normally make payments within 15 business days after we have
received a claim for settlement or any other later specified date. We will make
subsequent annuity payments on the anniversaries of the first payment.
The prospectus for the Contract and the Separate Account(s) accompanying
this Prospectus more fully describes the Annuity Period and the Annuity Payment
Options under the Contracts.
INVESTMENTS BY HARTFORD
Assets of Hartford must be invested in accordance with the requirements
established by applicable state laws regarding the nature and quality of
investments that may be made by life insurance companies and the percentage of
their assets that may be committed to any particular type of investment. In
general, these laws permit investments, within specified limits and subject to
certain qualifications, in federal, state and municipal obligations, corporate
bonds, preferred and common stocks, real estate mortgages, real estate and
certain other investments.
Contract reserves will be accounted for in a non-unitized separate account.
Contract Owners have no priority claims on assets accounted for in this separate
account. All assets of Hartford, including those accounted for in this separate
account, are available to meet the guarantees under the Contracts and are
available to meet the general obligations of Hartford.
Nonetheless, in establishing Guaranteed Rates and Declared Rates, Hartford
intends to take into account the yields available on the instruments in which it
intends to invest the proceeds from the Contracts. (See "Guaranteed Interest
Rates and Declared Interest Rates"). Hartford's investment strategy with respect
to the proceeds attributable to the Contracts will generally be to invest in
investment-grade debt instruments having durations tending to match the
applicable Guarantee Periods.
Investment-grade debt instruments in which Hartford intends to invest the
proceeds from the Contracts include:
- Securities issued by the United States Government or its agencies or
instrumentalities, which issues may or may not be guaranteed by the United
States Government.
- Debt securities which have an investment grade, at the time of purchase,
within the four highest grades assigned by Moody's Investors
Services, Inc. (Aaa, Aa, A or Baa), Standard & Poor's Corporation (AAA,
AA, A or BBB) or any other nationally recognized rating service.
- Other debt instruments, including, but not limited to, issues of or
guaranteed by banks or bank holding companies and corporations, which
obligations, although not rated by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. or
Standard & Poor's Corporation are deemed by Hartford's management to have
an investment quality comparable to securities which may be purchased as
stated above.
While the foregoing generally describes our investment strategy with respect
to the proceeds attributable to the Contracts, we are not obligated to invest
the proceeds attributable to the Contract according to any particular strategy,
except as may be required by Connecticut and other state insurance laws.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE CONTRACTS
Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. ("HSD") serves as Principal
Underwriter for the securities issued with respect to the General Account
Option. HSD is an affiliate of Hartford. The Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc. ultimately controls both HSD and Hartford. The principal business
address of HSD is the same as that of Hartford.
The securities will be sold by salespersons of HSD who represent Hartford as
insurance and variable annuity agents and who are registered representatives or
Broker-Dealers who have entered into distribution agreements with HSD.
HSD is registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 as a Broker-Dealer and is a member of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.
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Broker-dealers or financial institutions are compensated according to a
schedule set forth by HSD and any applicable rules or regulations for variable
insurance compensation. Compensation is generally based on premium payments made
by policyholders or contract owners. This compensation is usually paid from the
sales charges described in this Prospectus.
In addition, a broker-dealer or financial institution may also receive
additional compensation for, among other things, training, marketing or other
services provided. HSD, its affiliates or Hartford may also make compensation
arrangements with certain broker-dealers or financial institutions based on
total sales by the broker-dealer or financial institution of insurance products.
These payments, which may be different for different broker-dealers or financial
institutions, will be made by HSD, its affiliates or Hartford out of their own
assets and will not affect the amounts paid by the policyholders or contract
owners to purchase, hold or surrender variable insurance products.
FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS
A. TAXATION OF HARTFORD
Hartford is taxed as a life insurance company under Subchapter L of Chapter
1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The assets underlying the
General Account Option under the Contracts will be owned by Hartford. The income
earned on such assets will be Hartford's income.
B. INFORMATION REGARDING DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS FOR STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
The tax treatment of Contributions and distributions is briefly described in
the accompanying prospectus for the Contract.
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
A. BUSINESS OF HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)
GENERAL
Hartford Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries ("Hartford Life
Insurance Company" or the "Company"), is a direct subsidiary of Hartford Life
and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hartford
Life, Inc. ("Hartford Life"). Hartford Life is an indirect subsidiary of The
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("The Hartford"). The Company, together
with HLA, provides (i) investment products, including variable annuities, fixed
market value adjusted ("MVA") annuities, mutual funds and retirement plan
services for the savings and retirement needs of over 1.5 million customers,
(ii) life insurance for wealth protection, accumulation and transfer needs for
approximately 740,000 customers, (iii) group benefits products such as group
life and group disability insurance for the benefit of millions of individuals
and (iv) corporate owned life insurance, which includes life insurance policies
purchased by a company on the lives of its employees. The Company is one of the
largest sellers of individual variable annuities, variable life insurance and
group disability insurance in the United States. The Company's strong position
in each of its core businesses provides an opportunity to increase the sale of
the Company's products and services as individuals increasingly save and plan
for retirement, protect themselves and their families against disability or
death and engage in estate planning. In an effort to advance the Company's
strategy of growing its life and asset accumulation businesses, The Hartford
acquired the individual life insurance, annuity and mutual fund businesses of
Fortis on April 2, 2001. (For additional information, see the Capital Resources
and Liquidity section of the MD&A and Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements).
In the past year, the Company's total assets, decreased 2% to $142.1 billion
at December 31, 2002 from $145.4 billion at December 31, 2001. The Company
generated revenues of $3.4 billion, $3.7 billion and $3.4 billion in 2002, 2001
and 2000, respectively. Additionally, Hartford Life Insurance Company generated
net income of $426, $646 and $487 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE
The Company maintains advantageous economies of scale and operating
efficiencies due to its growth, attention to expense and claims management and
commitment to customer service and technology. These advantages allow the
Company to competitively price its products for its distribution network and
policyholders. The Company continues to achieve operating efficiencies in its
Investment Products segment. Operating expenses associated with the Company's
individual annuity products as a percentage of total individual annuity account
values have been reduced since 1992, declining from 43 basis points to 25 basis
points in 2002. In addition, the Company utilizes computer technology to enhance
communications within the Company and throughout its distribution network in
order to improve the Company's efficiency in marketing, selling and servicing
its products and, as a result, provides high-quality customer service. In
recognition of excellence in customer service for variable annuities, Hartford
Life Insurance Company was awarded the 2002 Annuity Service Award by DALBAR
Inc., a recognized independent financial services research organization, for the
seventh consecutive year. Hartford Life Insurance Company is the only company to
receive this prestigious award in every year of the award's existence.
Additionally, the Company's Individual Life Division won its second consecutive
DALBAR award for service of life insurance customers and its first DALBAR
Intermediary Service Award in 2002.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company's product designs, prudent underwriting standards and risk
management techniques are structured to protect it against disintermediation
risk and greater than expected mortality and morbidity experience. As of
December 31, 2002, the Company had limited exposure to disintermediation risk on
approximately 96% of its domestic life insurance and annuity liabilities through
the use of non-guaranteed separate accounts, MVA features, policy loans,
surrender charges and non-surrenderability provisions. The Company effectively
utilizes prudent underwriting to select and price insurance risks and regularly
monitors mortality and morbidity assumptions to determine if experience remains
consistent with these assumptions and to ensure that its product pricing remains
appropriate. The Company also enforces disciplined claims management to protect
itself against greater than expected morbidity experience.
REPORTING SEGMENTS
Hartford Life Insurance Company is organized into three reportable operating
segments: Investment Products, Individual Life and Corporate Owned Life
Insurance ("COLI"). The Company includes in "Other" corporate items not directly
allocable to any of its reportable operating segments as well as certain group
benefits, including group life and group disability insurance that is directly
written by the Company and is substantially ceded to its parent, HLA, realized
capital gains and losses and intersegment eliminations. The following is a
description of each segment, including a discussion of principal products,
methods of distribution and competitive environments. Additional information on
Hartford Life Insurance Company's segments may be found in the MD&A and Note 14
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
The Investment Products segment focuses, through the sale of individual
variable and fixed annuities, retirement plan services and other investment
products, on the savings and retirement needs of the growing number of
individuals who are preparing for retirement or who have already retired.
Investment Products generated revenues of $2.2 billion in 2002 and $2.1 billion
in 2001 and 2000, of which individual annuities accounted for $1.4 billion in
2002, 2001 and 2000. Net income in the Investment Products segment was $343,
$375 and $354 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
The Company sells both variable and fixed individual annuity products
through a wide distribution network of national and regional broker-dealer
organizations, banks and other financial institutions and independent financial
advisors. The Company is a market leader in the annuity industry with sales of
$11.6 billion, $10.0 billion and $10.7 billion in 2002, 2001 and 2000,
respectively. The Company was the largest seller of individual retail variable
annuities in the United States with sales of $10.3 billion in 2002 and $9.0
billion in 2001 and 2000. In addition, the Company continues to be the largest
seller of individual retail variable annuities through banks in the United
States.
The Company's total account value related to individual annuity products was
$74.9 billion as of December 31, 2002. Of this total account value, $64.3
billion, or 86%, related to individual variable annuity products and $10.6
billion, or 14%, related primarily to fixed MVA annuity products. In 2001, the
Company's total
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account value related to individual annuity products was $84.2 billion. Of this
total account value, $74.6 billion, or 89%, related to individual variable
annuity products and $9.6 billion, or 11%, related primarily to fixed MVA
annuity products.
In addition to its leading position in individual annuities, Hartford Life
Insurance Company continues to emerge as a significant participant in the mutual
fund business and is among the top providers of retirement products and
services, including asset management and plan administration sold to small and
medium size corporations pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (referred to as "401(k)") and to municipalities pursuant to
Section 457 and 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(referred to as "Section 457" and "403(b)", respectively). The Company also
provides structured settlement contracts, terminal funding products and other
investment products such as guaranteed investment contracts ("GICs").
As previously mentioned, The Hartford acquired the individual annuity and
mutual fund businesses of Fortis, Inc. in 2001. This acquisition helped solidify
the Company's strong position in variable annuities and strengthened the
Company's 401(k) sales.
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS
INDIVIDUAL VARIABLE ANNUITIES -- Hartford Life Insurance Company earns fees,
based on policyholders' account values, for managing variable annuity assets and
maintaining policyholder accounts. The Company uses specified portions of the
periodic deposits paid by a customer to purchase units in one or more mutual
funds as directed by the customer, who then assumes the investment performance
risks and rewards. As a result, variable annuities permit policyholders to
choose aggressive or conservative investment strategies, as they deem
appropriate, without affecting the composition and quality of assets in the
Company's general account. These products offer the policyholder a variety of
equity and fixed income options, as well as the ability to earn a guaranteed
rate of interest in the general account of the Company. The Company offers an
enhanced guaranteed rate of interest for a specified period of time (no longer
than twelve months) if the policyholder elects to dollar-cost average funds from
the Company's general account into one or more non-guaranteed separate accounts.
Due to this enhanced rate and the volatility experienced in the overall equity
markets, this option continues to be popular with policyholders. Additionally,
the Investment Products segment sells variable annuity contracts that offer
various guaranteed death benefits. For certain guaranteed death benefits, the
Company pays the greater of (1) the account value at death; (2) the sum of all
premium payments less prior withdrawals; or (3) the maximum anniversary value of
the contract, plus any premium payments since the contract anniversary, minus
any withdrawals following the contract anniversary.
Policyholders may make deposits of varying amounts at regular or irregular
intervals and the value of these assets fluctuates in accordance with the
investment performance of the funds selected by the policyholder. To encourage
persistency, many of the Company's individual variable annuities are subject to
withdrawal restrictions and surrender charges. Surrender charges range up to 8%
of the contract's initial deposit less withdrawals, and reduce to zero on a
sliding scale, usually within seven policy years. Volatility experienced by the
equity markets over the past few years did not cause a significant increase in
variable annuity surrenders, demonstrating that policyholders are generally
aware of the long-term nature of these products. Individual variable annuity
account values of $64.3 billion as of December 31, 2002, have grown
significantly from $13.1 billion as of December 31, 1994, due to strong net cash
flow, resulting from high levels of sales, low levels of surrenders and equity
market appreciation. Approximately 88% and 94% of the individual variable
annuity account values were held in non-guaranteed separate accounts as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
In August 2002, The Company introduced Principal First, a new guaranteed
withdrawal benefit rider which is sold in conjunction with the Company's
variable annuity contracts. The Principal First rider provides a guaranteed
withdrawal benefit that gives the policyholder the right to make periodic
surrenders that total an amount equal to the policyholder's premium payments.
This guarantee will remain in effect if periodic surrenders do not exceed an
amount equal to 7% of premium payments each contract year. If the policyholder
chooses to surrender an amount more than 7% in a contract year, then the
guarantee may be reduced to an amount less than premium payments.
The assets underlying the Company's variable annuities are managed both
internally and by outside money managers, while the Company provides all policy
administration services. The Company utilizes a select group of money managers,
such as Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington"); Hartford Investment
Management Company ("HIMCO"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford; Putnam
Financial
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Services, Inc. ("Putnam"); American Funds; MFS Investment Management ("MFS");
Franklin Templeton Group; and AIM Investments ("AIM"). All have an interest in
the continued growth in sales of the Company's products and greatly enhance the
marketability of the Company's annuities and the strength of its product
offerings. The Director variable annuity, which is managed in part by
Wellington, continues to be the industry leader in terms of retail sales. In
addition, Hartford Leaders, which is a multi-manager variable annuity that
combines the product manufacturing, wholesaling and service capabilities of The
Company with the investment management expertise of four of the nation's most
successful investment management organizations: American Funds, Franklin
Templeton Group, AIM and MFS, has quickly emerged as a strong selling product
for the Company and ranks in the top 5 in the industry.
FIXED MVA ANNUITIES -- Fixed MVA annuities are fixed rate annuity contracts
which guarantee a specific sum of money to be paid in the future, either as a
lump sum or as monthly income. In the event that a policyholder surrenders a
policy prior to the end of the guarantee period, the MVA feature increases or
decreases the cash surrender value of the annuity in respect of any interest
rate decreases or increases, respectively, thereby protecting the Company from
losses due to higher interest rates at the time of surrender. The amount of
payment will not fluctuate due to adverse changes in the Company's investment
return, mortality experience or expenses. The Company's primary fixed MVA
annuities have terms varying from one to ten years with an average term of
approximately eight years. Account values of fixed MVA annuities and other
variable products were $10.6 billion and $9.6 billion as of December 31, 2002
and 2001, respectively.
GOVERNMENTAL -- The Company sells retirement plan products and services to
municipalities under Section 457 plans. The Company offers a number of different
investment products, including variable annuities and fixed products, to the
employees in Section 457 plans. Generally, with the variable products, the
Company manages the fixed income funds and certain other outside money managers
act as advisors to the equity funds offered in Section 457 plans administered by
the Company. As of December 31, 2002, the Company administered over 3,000 plans
under Sections 457 and 403(b).
CORPORATE -- The Company sells retirement plan products and services to
corporations under Section 401(k) targeting the small and medium case markets.
The Company believes these markets are under-penetrated in comparison to the
large case market. As of December 31, 2002, the Company administered over 4,100
Section 401(k) plans.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT PRODUCTS -- The Company sells structured settlement
contracts which provide for periodic payments to an injured person or survivor
for a generally determinable number of years, typically in settlement of a claim
under a liability policy in lieu of a lump sum settlement. The Company's
structured settlements are sold through The Hartford's Property & Casualty
insurance operations as well as specialty brokers. The Company also markets
other annuity contracts for special purposes such as the funding of terminated
defined benefit pension plans. In addition, the Company offers GICs and
short-term funding agreements.
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
The Investment Products distribution network is based on management's
strategy of utilizing multiple and competing distribution channels to achieve
the broadest distribution to reach target customers. The success of the
Company's marketing and distribution system depends on its product offerings,
fund performance, successful utilization of wholesaling organizations, quality
of customer service, and relationships with national and regional broker-dealer
firms, banks and other financial institutions, and independent financial
advisors (through which the sale of the Company's retail investment products to
customers is consummated).
Hartford Life Insurance Company maintains a distribution network of
approximately 1,500 broker-dealers and approximately 500 banks. As of
September 30, 2002, the Company was selling products through 24 of the 25
largest retail banks in the United States, including proprietary relationships
with 12 of the top 25. The Company periodically negotiates provisions and terms
of its relationships with unaffiliated parties, and there can be no assurance
that such terms will remain acceptable to the Company or such third parties. The
Company's primary wholesaler of its individual annuities is PLANCO Financial
Services, Inc. and its affiliate, PLANCO, Incorporated (collectively "PLANCO") a
wholly owned subsidiary of HLA. PLANCO is one of the nation's largest
wholesalers of individual annuities and has played a significant role in The
Hartford's growth over the past decade. As a wholesaler, PLANCO distributes The
Company's fixed and variable annuities, mutual funds and 401(k) plans by
providing sales support to registered representatives, financial planners and
broker-dealers at brokerage firms and banks across the United States. PLANCO
secures an important distribution channel for the Company and gives the Company
a wholesale distribution platform which it can
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expand in terms of both the number of individuals wholesaling its products and
the portfolio of products which they wholesale. In addition, the Company uses
internal personnel with extensive experience in the Section 457 market, as well
as access to the Section 401(k) market, to sell its products and services in the
retirement plan and institutional markets.
COMPETITION
The Investment Products segment competes with numerous other insurance
companies as well as certain banks, securities brokerage firms, independent
financial advisors and other financial intermediaries marketing annuities,
mutual funds and other retirement-oriented products. Product sales are affected
by competitive factors such as investment performance ratings, product design,
visibility in the marketplace, financial strength ratings, distribution
capabilities, levels of charges and credited rates, reputation and customer
service.
INDIVIDUAL LIFE
The Individual Life segment provides life insurance solutions to a wide
array of partners to solve the wealth protection, accumulation and transfer
needs of their affluent, emerging affluent and business insurance clients. The
individual life business acquired from Fortis in 2001 added significant scale to
the Company's Individual Life segment, contributing to the significant increase
in life insurance in force. Revenues were $858, $774 and $545 in 2002, 2001 and
2000, respectively. Net income in the Individual Life segment was $116, $106 and
$70 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS
Hartford Life Insurance Company holds a significant market share in the
variable life product market. In 2002, the Company's new sales of individual
life insurance were 82% variable life, 13% universal life and other, and 5% term
life insurance.
VARIABLE LIFE -- Variable life insurance provides a return linked to an
underlying investment portfolio and the Company allows policyholders to
determine their desired asset mix among a variety of underlying mutual funds. As
the return on the investment portfolio increases or decreases, the surrender
value of the variable life policy will increase or decrease, and, under certain
policyholder options or market conditions, the death benefit may also increase
or decrease. The Company's single premium variable life product provides a death
benefit to the policy beneficiary based on a single premium deposit. The
Company's second-to-die products are distinguished from other products in that
two lives are insured rather than one, and the policy proceeds are paid upon the
death of both insureds. Second-to-die policies are frequently used in estate
planning for a married couple.
UNIVERSAL LIFE AND INTEREST SENSITIVE WHOLE LIFE -- Universal life and
interest sensitive whole life insurance coverages provide life insurance with
adjustable rates of return based on current interest rates. The Company offers
both flexible and fixed premium policies and provides policyholders with
flexibility in the available coverage, the timing and amount of premium payments
and the amount of the death benefit, provided there are sufficient policy funds
to cover all policy charges for the coming period. The Company also sells
universal life insurance policies with a second-to-die feature similar to that
of the variable life insurance product offered.
MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
Consistent with the Company's strategy to access multiple distribution
outlets, the Individual Life distribution organization has been developed to
penetrate a multitude of retail sales channels. These include independent life
insurance sales professionals; agents of other companies; national, regional and
independent broker-dealers; banks, financial planners, certified public
accountants and property and casualty insurance organizations. The primary
organization used to wholesale Hartford Life's products to these outlets is a
group of highly qualified life insurance professionals with specialized training
in sophisticated life insurance sales. These individuals are generally employees
of the Company who are managed through a regional sales office system.
COMPETITION
The Individual Life segment competes with approximately 1,800 life insurance
companies in the United States, as well as other financial intermediaries
marketing insurance products. Competitive factors related to
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this segment are primarily the breadth and quality of life insurance products
offered, pricing, relationships with third-party distributors, effectiveness of
wholesaling support, pricing and availability of reinsurance and the quality of
underwriting and customer service.
CORPORATE OWNED LIFE INSURANCE ("COLI")
Hartford Life Insurance Company is a leader in the COLI market, which
includes life insurance policies purchased by a company on the lives of its
employees, with the company or a trust sponsored by the company named as the
beneficiary under the policy. Until the passage of Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), the Company sold two principal types
of COLI, leveraged and variable products. Leveraged COLI is a fixed premium life
insurance policy owned by a company or a trust sponsored by a company. HIPAA
phased out the deductibility of interest on policy loans under leveraged COLI at
the end of 1998, virtually eliminating all future sales of leveraged COLI.
Variable COLI continues to be a product used by employers to fund non-qualified
benefits or other postemployment benefit liabilities.
Variable COLI account values were $19.7 billion and $18.0 billion as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Leveraged COLI account values
decreased to $3.3 billion as of December 31, 2002 from $4.3 billion as of
December 31, 2001, primarily due to the continuing effects of HIPAA. COLI
generated revenues of $592, $717 and $765 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively
and net income of $31, $36 and $35 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
OTHER MATTERS
RESERVES
In accordance with applicable insurance regulations under which the Company
operates, life insurance subsidiaries of Hartford Life establish and carry as
liabilities actuarially determined reserves which are calculated to meet the
Company's future obligations. Reserves for life insurance and disability
contracts are based on actuarially recognized methods using prescribed morbidity
and mortality tables in general use in the United States, which are modified to
reflect the Company's actual experience when appropriate. These reserves are
computed at amounts that, with additions from estimated premiums to be received
and with interest on such reserves compounded annually at certain assumed rates,
are expected to be sufficient to meet the Company's policy obligations at their
maturities or in the event of an insured's disability or death. Reserves also
include unearned premiums, premium deposits, claims incurred but not reported
and claims reported but not yet paid. Reserves for assumed reinsurance are
computed in a manner that is comparable to direct insurance reserves. Additional
information on Hartford Life reserves may be found in the Critical Accounting
Estimates section of the MD&A under "Reserves".
CEDED REINSURANCE
In accordance with normal industry practice, Hartford Life Insurance Company
is involved in both the cession and assumption of insurance with other insurance
and reinsurance companies including HLA. The Company cedes both group life and
group accident and health risk to HLA. As of December 31, 2002, the largest
amount of life insurance retained on any one life by any one of the Company's
operations was approximately $2.5. In addition, the Company reinsures the
majority of the minimum death benefit guarantee and the guaranteed withdrawal
benefits offered in connection with its variable annuity contracts. Such
transfer does not relieve Hartford Life Insurance Company of its primary
liability and, as such, failure of reinsurers to honor their obligations could
result in losses to Hartford Life Insurance Company. The Company also assumes
reinsurance from other insurers. The Company evaluates the financial condition
of its reinsurers and monitors concentrations of credit risk. For the years
ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the Company did not make any significant
changes in the terms under which reinsurance is ceded to other insurers.
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
An important element of the financial results of Hartford Life Insurance
Company is return on invested assets. The Company's investment operations are
managed by Hartford Investment Management Company ("HIMCO"), a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Hartford. The Company's investments have been separated into
specific portfolios, which support specific classes of product liabilities.
HIMCO works closely with the product lines to develop investment guidelines,
including duration targets, asset allocation and convexity constraints,
asset/liability mismatch tolerances and return objectives, to ensure that the
product line's individual risk and return objectives are met.
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The Company's primary objective for its general account and guaranteed
separate accounts is to maximize after-tax returns consistent with acceptable
risk parameters, including the management of the interest rate sensitivity of
invested assets and the generation of sufficient liquidity, relative to that of
corporate and policyholder obligations.
For a further discussion of the Company's approach to managing risks,
including derivative utilization, see the Capital Markets Risk Management
section of the MD&A, as well as Notes 2(g), 2(h) and 5 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
REGULATION AND PREMIUM RATES
Although there has been some deregulation with respect to large commercial
insurers in recent years, insurance companies, for the most part, are still
subject to comprehensive and detailed regulation and supervision throughout the
United States. The extent of such regulation varies, but generally has its
source in statutes which delegate regulatory, supervisory and administrative
powers to state insurance departments. Such powers relate to, among other
things, the standards of solvency that must be met and maintained; the licensing
of insurers and their agents; the nature of and limitations on investments;
establishing premium rates; claim handling and trade practices; restrictions on
the size of risks which may be insured under a single policy; deposits of
securities for the benefit of policyholders; approval of policy forms; periodic
examinations of the affairs of companies; annual and other reports required to
be filed on the financial condition of companies or for other purposes; fixing
maximum interest rates on life insurance policy loans and minimum rates for
accumulation of surrender values; and the adequacy of reserves and other
necessary provisions for unearned premiums, unpaid claims and claim adjustment
expenses and other liabilities, both reported and unreported.
Most states have enacted legislation that regulates insurance holding
company systems such as Hartford Life. This legislation provides that each
insurance company in the system is required to register with the insurance
department of its state of domicile and furnish information concerning the
operations of companies within the holding company system which may materially
affect the operations, management or financial condition of the insurers within
the system. All transactions within a holding company system affecting insurers
must be fair and equitable. Notice to the insurance departments is required
prior to the consummation of transactions affecting the ownership or control of
an insurer and of certain material transactions between an insurer and any
entity in its holding company system. In addition, certain of such transactions
cannot be consummated without the applicable insurance department's prior
approval.
EMPLOYEES
Hartford Life Insurance Company had approximately 4,000 employees at
December 31, 2002.
PROPERTIES
Hartford Life Insurance Company's principal executive offices are located in
Simsbury, Connecticut. The Company's home office complex consists of
approximately 655 thousand square feet, and is leased from a third party by
Hartford Fire Insurance Company ("Hartford Fire"), a direct subsidiary of The
Hartford. This lease expires in the year 2009. Expenses associated with these
offices are allocated on a direct basis to Hartford Life Insurance Company by
Hartford Fire. The Company believes its properties and facilities are suitable
and adequate for current operations.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Hartford Life Insurance Company is involved or may become involved in
various legal actions, in the normal course of its business, in which claims for
alleged economic and punitive damages have been or may be asserted some for
substantial amounts. Some of the pending litigation has been filed as purported
class actions and some actions have been filed in certain jurisdictions that
permit punitive damage awards that are disproportionate to the actual damages
incurred. Although there can be no assurances, at the present time, the Company
does not anticipate that the ultimate liability arising from potential, pending
or threatened legal actions, after consideration of provisions made for
estimated losses and costs of defense, will have a material adverse effect on
the financial condition or operating results of the Company.
On March 15, 2002, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Missouri issued a verdict in Bancorp Services, LLC ("Bancorp") v.
Hartford Life Insurance Company, et al. in favor of Bancorp in the
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amount of $118. The case involved claims of patent infringement,
misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract against Hartford Life
Insurance Company and its affiliate International Corporate Marketing
Group, Inc. ("ICMG"). The judge dismissed the patent infringement claim on
summary judgment. The jury's award was based on the last two claims. On
August 28, 2002, the Court entered an order awarding Bancorp prejudgment
interest on the breach of contract claim in the amount of $16.
Hartford Life Insurance Company and ICMG have appealed the judgment on the
trade secret and breach of contract claims. Bancorp has cross-appealed the
pretrial dismissal of its patent infringement claim. The Company's management,
based on the advice of its legal counsel, believes that there is a substantial
likelihood that the judgment will not survive at its current amount. Based on
the advice of legal counsel regarding the potential outcomes of this litigation,
the Company recorded an $11 after-tax charge in the first quarter of 2002 to
increase litigation reserves associated with this matter. Should Hartford Life
Insurance Company and ICMG not succeed in eliminating or reducing the judgment,
a significant additional expense would be recorded in the future related to this
matter.
On March 16, 2003, a final decision and award was issued in an arbitration
between Hartford Life and one of its primary reinsurers relating to policies
with death benefit guarantees written from 1994 to 1999. The arbitration
involved alleged breaches under the reinsurance treaties. Although Hartford Life
believed that its position in this arbitration was strong, an adverse outcome
could have resulted in a decrease to Hartford Life's statutory surplus and
capital and could have potentially increased the death benefit costs incurred by
Hartford Life in the future. Under the terms of the final decision and award,
the reinsurer's reinsurance obligations to Hartford Life were not limited or
reduced in any manner and, as a result, are left unchanged.
MARKET FOR HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
All of the Company's outstanding shares are ultimately owned by Hartford
Life and Accident Insurance Company, which is ultimately a subsidiary of The
Hartford. As of February 28, 2003, the Company had issued and outstanding 1,000
shares of Common Stock, $5,690 par value per share.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected financial data for Hartford Life, its subsidiaries
and affiliated companies should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included in this Prospectus.
STATEMENT OF INCOME
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2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
------- ------- ------- ------- -------
REVENUES
Premiums and other considerations............... $2,145 $2,251 $2,206 $2,045 $2,218
Net investment income........................... 1,583 1,495 1,326 1,359 1,759
Net realized (losses) gains..................... (288) (91) (85) (4) (2)
Total Revenues................................ 3,440 3,655 3,447 3,400 3,975
BENEFITS, CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
Benefits, claims and claim adjustment
expenses...................................... 1,766 1,703 1,495 1,574 1,911
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition
costs......................................... 531 566 604 539 431
Dividends to policyholders...................... 65 68 67 104 329
Other insurance expenses........................ 650 622 600 631 766
Total Benefits, Claims and Expenses........... 3,012 2,959 2,766 2,848 3,437
Income before income tax expense................ 428 696 681 552 538
Income tax expense.............................. 2 44 194 191 188
NET INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING
CHANGES.......................................... 426 652 487 361 350
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of
tax........................................... -- (6) -- -- --
NET INCOME.................................... $ 426 $ 646 $ 487 $ 361 $ 350
</Table>
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations ("MD&A") addresses the financial condition of Hartford Life Insurance
Company and its subsidiaries ("Hartford Life Insurance Company" or the
"Company") as of December 31, 2002, compared with December 31, 2001, and its
results of operations for the three years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and
2000. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements and related Notes beginning on page F-1.
Certain of the statements contained herein (other than statements of
historical fact) are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include estimates and assumptions
related to economic, competitive and legislative developments. These
forward-looking statements are subject to change and uncertainty which are, in
many instances, beyond the Company's control and have been made based upon
management's expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their
potential effect upon the Company. There can be no assurance that future
developments will be in accordance with management's expectations or that the
effect of future developments on Hartford Life Insurance Company will be those
anticipated by management. Actual results could differ materially from those
expected by the Company, depending on the outcome of various factors. These
factors include: the effect of changes in interest rates, the stock markets or
other financial markets; stronger than anticipated competitive activity;
unfavorable legislative, regulatory or judicial developments; the Company's
ability to distribute its products through distribution channels both current
and future; the uncertain impact of the Bush Administration's budget proposal
relating to the distribution of nontaxable dividends to shareholders and the
creation of new tax-favored individual savings accounts, if adopted, on the
Company; the availability of reinsurance to protect the Company against losses
and the impact of increasing and uncertain reinsurance rates; the possibility of
higher loss costs than anticipated; the possibility of general economic and
business conditions that are less favorable than anticipated; the effect of
assessments and other surcharges for guaranty funds; a downgrade in the
Company's claims-paying, financial strength or credit ratings; the ability of
the Company's subsidiaries to pay dividends to the Company; and other factors
described in such forward-looking statements.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial information
to conform to the current year presentation.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Hartford Life Insurance Company provides investment and retirement products
such as variable and fixed annuities and retirement plan services; individual
and corporate owned life insurance; and, group benefit products, such as group
life and group disability insurance that is directly written by the Company and
is substantially ceded to its parent, Hartford Life and Accident Insurance
Company (HLA).
The Company derives its revenues principally from: (a) fee income, including
asset management fees on separate account and mortality and expense fees, as
well as cost of insurance charges; (b) fully insured premiums; (c) certain other
fees; and (d) net investment income on general account assets. Asset management
fees and mortality and expense fees are primarily generated from separate
account assets, which are deposited with the Company through the sale of
variable annuity and variable life products. Cost of insurance charges are
assessed on the net amount at risk for investment-oriented life insurance
products. Premium revenues are derived primarily from the sale of group life and
group disability insurance products.
The Company's expenses essentially consist of interest credited to
policyholders on general account liabilities, insurance benefits provided,
dividends to policyholders, costs of selling and servicing the various products
offered by the Company, and other general business expenses.
The Company's profitability depends largely on the amount of assets under
management, the level of fully insured premiums, the adequacy of product pricing
and underwriting discipline, claims management and operating efficiencies, and
its ability to earn target spreads between earned investment rates on general
account assets and credited rates to customers. The level of assets under
management is generally impacted by equity market performance, persistency of
the in-force block of business, sales and other deposits, as well as any
acquired blocks of business.
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OPERATING SUMMARY
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001 2000
-------- -------- --------
Revenues.................................................... $3,440 $3,655 $3,447
Expenses.................................................... 3,014 3,003 2,960
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax (1)..... -- (6) --
------ ------ ------
NET INCOME................................................ 426 646 487
Less: Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of
tax (1)................................................... -- (6) --
Net realized capital losses, after-tax...................... (185) (59) (55)
------ ------ ------
OPERATING INCOME (2)...................................... $ 611 $ 711 $ 542
</Table>
(1) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001, REPRESENTS THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF
THE COMPANY'S ADOPTION OF SFAS NO. 133 OF $(3) AND EITF ISSUE 99-20 OF $(3).
(2) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002, INCLUDES $76 TAX BENEFIT RELATED TO
SEPARATE ACCOUNT INVESTMENT ACTIVITY AND AN $3 AFTER-TAX BENEFIT RELATED TO
SEPTEMBER 11. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002, INCLUDES
$11 AFTER-TAX EXPENSE RELATED TO THE BANCORP LITIGATION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2001, INCLUDES $144 TAX BENEFIT RELATED TO SEPARATE ACCOUNT
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY AND $9 OF AFTER-TAX LOSSES RELATED TO SEPTEMBER 11. FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000, INCLUDES $32 TAX BENEFIT RELATED TO
FAVORABLE TAX ITEMS.
Hartford Life Insurance Company defines "operating income" as after-tax
operational results excluding, as applicable, net realized capital gains and
losses, restructuring charges, losses from early retirement of debt, the
cumulative effect of accounting changes and certain other items. Operating
income is a performance measure used by the Company in the management of its
operations. Management believes that this performance measure delineates the
results of operations of the Company's ongoing businesses in a manner that
allows for a better understanding of the underlying trends in the Company's
current business. However, operating income should only be analyzed in
conjunction with, and not in lieu of, net income and may not be comparable to
other performance measures used by the Company's competitors.
Hartford Life Insurance Company consists of the following reportable
operating segments: Investment Products, Individual Life, and Corporate Owned
Life Insurance ("COLI"). In addition, the Company includes in an Other category
certain group benefits, including group life and group disability insurance that
is directly written by the Company and is substantially ceded to its parent and
corporate items not directly allocable to any of its reportable operating
segments.
On April 2, 2001, The Hartford acquired the United States individual life
insurance, annuity and mutual fund businesses of Fortis. This transaction was
accounted for as a purchase and, as such, the revenues and expenses generated by
this business from April 2, 2001 forward are included in Life's consolidated
results of operations. (For further disclosure, see Note 15 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements).
2002 COMPARED TO 2001 -- Revenues decreased $215, or 6%, primarily driven by
realized capital losses of $288 in 2002 as compared to $91 in 2001. (See the
Investments section for further discussion of investment results and related
realized capital losses.) Additionally, COLI experienced a decline in revenues
of $125, or 17%, as a result of the decrease in leveraged COLI account values as
compared to a year ago as well as lower sales volume, which was partially offset
by revenue growth across the Company's other operating segments. Revenues
related to the Investment Products segment increased $71, or 3%, as a result of
continued growth related to its institutional investment product business, which
more than offset the decline of $28, or 2%, in revenues within the individual
annuity operation. Lower assets under management due to the decline in the
equity markets are the principal driver of declining revenues for the individual
annuity operation. Additionally, Individual Life revenues increased by $84, or
11%, as a result of the Fortis acquisition and increased life insurance in
force.
Expenses increased $11, due to a lower benefit recorded related to favorable
resolution of dividends-received deduction ("DRD")-related tax items (see also
the discussion of DRD tax issues at Note 13(c) of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements), an increase in benefits and claims of $63, or 4%, due
primarily to higher death benefits in the Investment Products segment, as a
result of the lower equity markets and additional expense related to the Fortis
acquisition. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in income tax
expense, due to lower pre-tax income as compared to a year ago. Expenses
increased $103, or
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6%, in the Investment Products segment, principally related to the growth in the
institutional investment product business and an increase in benefits and
claims. In addition, 2002 expenses include $11, after-tax, of accrued expenses
recorded within the COLI segment related to the Bancorp litigation. (For a
discussion of the Bancorp litigation, see Note 13(a) of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.) Also included in expenses was an after-tax benefit of $3,
recorded within "Other", associated with favorable development related to the
Company's estimated September 11 exposure.
Net income and operating income decreased $220, or 34%, and $100, or 14%,
respectively, due to the decline in revenues and increase in expenses described
above. In 2002 the Company recognized a $3 after-tax benefit due to favorable
development related to September 11. In 2001, the Company recorded a $9 after-
tax loss related to September 11. Excluding the impact of September 11, net
income decreased $232, or 35%, and operating income decreased $112, or 16%. Net
income for the Investment Products segment was down $32, or 9%, as growth in the
other investment products businesses, particularly institutional investment
products, was more than offset by the decline in revenues in the individual
annuity operation, which was negatively impacted by the lower equity markets.
COLI net income decreased $5, or 14%. Excluding the impact of September 11,
COLI's net income decreased $7, or 18%, primarily the result of the charge
associated with the Bancorp litigation. The declines in net income for those
segments were partially offset by the increase in net income for the Individual
Life segment. Individual Life net income increased $10, or 9%. Excluding the
impact of September 11, Individual Life's net income increased $7, or 6%, as the
result of the Fortis acquisition. Other net income decreased $193 and operating
income decreased $73, or 38%. The decline in net income of the Other segment is
principally due to higher realized capital losses and a lower DRD tax benefit
recorded in 2002 compared to 2001 as discussed above.
2001 COMPARED TO 2000 -- Revenues increased $208, or 6%, primarily related
to the growth across one of the Company's primary operating segments. Individual
Life segment revenues increased $229, or 42%. The revenue growth in the
Individual Life segment was primarily due to higher earned fee income and net
investment income resulting from the business acquired from Fortis. Revenues
related to the Company's Individual Annuity business were down $55 or 4%,
primarily due to lower fee income as a result of the lower equity markets in
2001. Additionally, COLI revenues were below prior year due to a decrease in
variable COLI sales and the declining block of leveraged COLI business.
Total expenses increased $43, or 1%, primarily associated with the growth in
revenues discussed above. Net income increased $159, or 33%, led by the
Individual Life where net income increased $36, or 51%, primarily as the result
of the business acquired from Fortis. In addition, the 2001 results include a
$130 federal income tax benefit primarily related to separate account investment
activity and a $9 after-tax loss associated with the impact of the September 11
terrorist attack. Additionally, 2000 results include a benefit of $32 also
related to favorable tax items. Excluding these tax items and the impact of the
September 11 terrorist attack, net income increased $70, or 15%, for the year
ended December 31, 2001, as each of the Company's operating segments experienced
growth from a year ago.
SEGMENT RESULTS
Below is a summary of net income (loss) by segment.
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001 2000
-------- -------- --------
Investment Products......................................... $343 $375 $354
Individual Life............................................. 116 106 70
Corporate Owned Life Insurance.............................. 31 36 35
Other....................................................... (64) 129 28
---- ---- ----
NET INCOME................................................ $426 $646 $487
</Table>
A description of each segment as well as an analysis of the operating
results summarized above is included on the following pages. Deferred
Acquisition Costs, Reserves and Investments are discussed in separate sections.
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INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
OPERATING SUMMARY
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001 2000
-------- -------- --------
Total revenues.............................................. $2,185 $2,114 $2,068
Total expenses.............................................. 1,842 1,739 1,714
------ ------ ------
NET INCOME................................................ $ 343 $ 375 $ 354
</Table>
The Investment Products segment focuses on the savings and retirement needs
of the growing number of individuals who are preparing for retirement or have
already retired through the sale of individual variable and fixed annuities,
retirement plan services and other investment products. The Company is both a
leading writer of individual variable annuities and a top seller of individual
variable annuities through banks in the United States.
2002 COMPARED TO 2001 -- Revenues in the Investment Products segment
increased $71 or 3%. The increase in revenues was primarily driven by growth in
the institutional investment product business. This revenue increase was
partially offset by lower fee income related to the individual annuity operation
as average account values decreased compared to prior year, primarily due to the
lower equity markets.
Expenses increased $103, or 6%, driven primarily by increases of $131, or
16%, in benefits and claims expenses due to the lower equity markets. Partially
offsetting these increases was a $34, or 8%, decrease in amortization of policy
acquisition costs related to the individual annuity business, which declined as
a result of lower gross profits, driven by the decrease in fee income and the
increase in death benefit costs.
Net income decreased $32, or 9%, driven by the continued lower equity
markets resulting in the decline in revenues in the individual annuity operation
and increases in the death benefit costs incurred by the individual annuity
operation. The decrease in individual annuity revenues was significantly offset
by growth in revenues related to other investment products, particularly the
institutional investment product business. (For discussion of the potential
future financial statement impact of continued declines in the equity market on
the Investment Products segment, see the Capital Markets Risk Management section
under "Market Risk".)
2001 COMPARED TO 2000 -- Revenues in the Investment Products segment
increased $46, or 2%, driven primarily by other investment products. Revenues
from other investment products increased $101, or 16%, principally due to growth
in net investment income. Net investment income in other investment products
increased $110, or 20%, due mostly to growth in the institutional business,
where account values were $9.1 billion at December 31, 2001, an increase of $1.4
billion, or 18%, from a year ago. The increase in revenues from other investment
products was partially offset by individual annuity revenues, which decreased
$55 or 4%. Fee income and net investment income from the individual annuity
business acquired from Fortis helped to partially offset lower revenues in the
individual annuity operation, which was primarily associated with decreased
account values resulting from the lower equity markets as compared to the prior
year.
Total expenses increased $25, or 1%, driven by higher interest credited and
insurance operating expenses related to other investment products consistent
with the revenue growth described above. Interest credited related to other
investment products increased $78, or 18%. Also, individual annuity benefits and
claims expenses increased $37, or 15%, principally due to the business acquired
from Fortis and higher death benefits resulting from the lower equity markets in
2001. Individual annuity's insurance operating costs increased $13, or 5% also
due to the business acquired from Fortis. Partially offsetting the increase in
benefits, claims, and insurance operating costs was a decrease in amortization
of deferred policy acquisition costs of $64, or 13% resulting from the lower
gross profits associated with the individual annuity business. In addition,
income tax expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 was $111, a $39
or 26% decrease due to lower pretax operating income and the ongoing tax impact
related to separate account investment activity.
Net income increased $21, or 6%. These increases were driven by the growth
in revenues in other investment products described above, the favorable impact
of Fortis and the lower effective tax rate related to the individual annuity
business.
OUTLOOK
Management believes the market for retirement products continues to expand
as individuals increasingly save and plan for retirement. Demographic trends
suggest that as the "baby boom" generation matures, a
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significant portion of the United States population will allocate a greater
percentage of their disposable incomes to saving for their retirement years due
to uncertainty surrounding the Social Security system and increases in average
life expectancy. As this market grows, particularly for variable annuities, new
companies are continually entering the market, aggressively seeking distribution
channels and pursuing market share. One factor which could impact the Investment
Products segment is the President's 2004 budget proposal. See the Legislative
Initiatives section of the Capital Resources and Liquidity section for further
discussion of this proposed legislation.
The individual annuity segment continues to be impacted by the lower equity
markets in terms of lower assets under management. However, the Company
experienced strong sales of annuities, which were $11.6 billion in 2002 as
compared to $10.0 billion in 2001. Partially contributing to the growth in sales
is Hartford Life's introduction of Principal First, a guaranteed withdrawal
benefit rider, which was developed in response to our customers' needs. Based on
VARDS, the Company had 9.4% market share as of December 31, 2002 as compared to
8.7% at December 31, 2001. (For discussion of the potential future financial
statement impact of continued declines in the equity market on the Investment
Products segment, see the Capital Markets Risk Management section under "Equity
Risk".)
INDIVIDUAL LIFE
OPERATING SUMMARY
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001 2000
-------- -------- --------
Total revenues.............................................. $858 $774 $545
Total expenses.............................................. 742 668 475
---- ---- ----
NET INCOME................................................ $116 $106 $ 70
</Table>
The Individual Life segment provides life insurance solutions to a wide
array of partners to solve the wealth protection, accumulation and transfer
needs of their affluent, emerging affluent and business insurance clients.
Additionally, the Fortis transaction, through the addition of a retail broker
dealer, which has been renamed Woodbury Financial Services, has allowed the
Individual Life segment to increase its reach in the emerging affluent market.
2002 COMPARED TO 2001 -- Revenues in the Individual Life segment increased
$84, or 11%, primarily driven by business growth including the impact of the
Fortis transaction. However, new business sales have decreased in 2002 as
compared to prior year.
Expenses increased $74, or 11%, principally driven by the growth in the
business resulting from the Fortis acquisition. In addition, mortality
experience (expressed as death claims as a percentage of net amount at risk) for
2002 increased as compared to the prior year, but was in line with management's
expectations.
Net income increased $10, or 9%. Individual Life incurred an after-tax loss
of $3 related to September 11 in the third quarter of 2001. Excluding this loss,
Individual Life's earnings increased $7, or 6%, for the year ended December 31,
2002, due to the contribution to earnings from the Fortis transaction.
2001 COMPARED TO 2000 -- Revenues in the Individual Life segment increased
$229, or 42%, primarily due to the business acquired from Fortis. Fee income,
including cost of insurance charges, increased $161, or 41%, driven principally
by growth in the variable life business. In addition, net investment income on
general account business (universal life, interest sensitive whole life and term
life) increased $62, or 44%, consistent with the growth in related account
values.
Benefits, claims and expenses increased $177, or 41%, due principally to the
growth in revenues described above. Although death benefits were higher in 2001
than the prior year as a result of the increase in life insurance in force,
year-to-date mortality experience (expressed as death claims as a percentage of
net amount at risk) for 2001 was within pricing assumptions.
Net income increased $36, or 51% primarily due to the revenue growth
described above. Individual Life incurred an after-tax loss of $3 related to the
September 11 terrorist attack. Excluding this loss, operating income increased
$39, or 56%, primarily due to the growth factors described above.
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OUTLOOK
Individual Life sales continue to be impacted by the lower equity markets,
uncertainty surrounding estate tax legislation, and aggressive competition from
universal life providers. However, The Hartford's acquisition of the United
States individual life insurance business of Fortis has increased its scale
while broadening its distribution capabilities as described above. Additionally,
the Company continues to introduce new and enhanced products, which are expected
to increase universal life sales.
CORPORATE OWNED LIFE INSURANCE (COLI)
OPERATING SUMMARY
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001 2000
-------- -------- --------
Total revenues.............................................. $592 $717 $765
Total expenses.............................................. 561 681 730
---- ---- ----
NET INCOME................................................ $ 31 $ 36 $ 35
</Table>
Hartford Life Insurance Company is a leader in the COLI market, which includes
life insurance policies purchased by a company on the lives of its employees,
with the company or a trust sponsored by the company named as beneficiary under
the policy. Until the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 ("HIPAA"), the Company sold two principal types of COLI business: leveraged
and variable products. Leveraged COLI is a fixed premium life insurance policy
owned by a company or a trust sponsored by a company. HIPAA phased out the
deductibility of interest on policy loans under leveraged COLI through the end
of 1998, virtually eliminating all future sales of this product. Variable COLI
continues to be a product used by employers to fund non-qualified benefits or
other postemployment benefit liabilities.
2002 COMPARED TO 2001 -- COLI revenues decreased $125, or 17%, primarily
related to lower net investment and fee income due to the declining block of
leveraged COLI, where related account values declined in 2002 compared to prior
year. Net investment income decreased $75, or 21%, while fee income decreased
$49, or 14%.
Expenses decreased $120, or 18%, which is relatively consistent with the
decrease in revenues described above. However, the decrease was partially offset
by $11, after-tax, in accrued litigation expenses related to the Bancorp
dispute. (For a discussion of the Bancorp litigation, see Note 13a of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.)
Net income decreased $5, or 14%, compared to prior year. COLI incurred an
after-tax loss of $2 related to September 11 in the third quarter of 2001.
Excluding the impact of September 11, COLI's net income decreased $7, or 18%,
principally due to the $11 after-tax expense accrued in connection with the
Bancorp litigation.
2001 COMPARED TO 2000 -- COLI revenues decreased $48, or 6%, mostly due to
lower fee income and net investment income. Fee income and other decreased $34,
or 8%, due to a decline in variable COLI sales and deposits which were
approximately $1.5 billion in 2001 as compared to $2.9 billion in 2000. In
addition, net investment income decreased $14, or 4% due primarily to lower
interest rates, and the decline in leveraged COLI account values.
Benefits, claims and expenses decreased $47, or 7%, directly related to the
decrease in revenue discussed above.
Net income increased $1 or 3% primarily due to the overall growth in
variable COLI business and earnings associated with the leveraged COLI business
recaptured in 1998. COLI incurred an after-tax charge of $2 related to the
September 11 terrorist attack; excluding this charge, net income increased $3,
or 9%.
OUTLOOK
The focus of this segment is variable COLI, which continues to be a product
generally used by employers to fund non-qualified benefits or other
postemployment benefit liabilities. The leveraged COLI product has been an
important contributor to The Hartford's profitability in recent years and will
continue to contribute to the profitability of the Company in the future,
although the level of profit has declined in 2002, compared to 2001. COLI
continues to be subject to a changing legislative and regulatory environment
that could have a material adverse effect on its business.
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INVESTMENTS
Hartford Life Insurance Company's general account and guaranteed separate
account investment portfolios are managed based on the underlying
characteristics and nature of each operation's liabilities and within
established risk parameters. (For a further discussion on The Hartford's
approach to managing risks, see the Capital Markets Risk Management section.)
The investment portfolios of Hartford Life Insurance Company are managed by
Hartford Investment Management Company ("HIMCO"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
The Hartford. HIMCO is responsible for monitoring and managing the
asset/liability profile, establishing investment objectives and guidelines and
determining, within specified risk tolerances and investment guidelines, the
appropriate asset allocation, duration, convexity and other characteristics of
the portfolios. Security selection and monitoring are performed by asset class
specialists working within dedicated portfolio management teams.
Fluctuations in interest rates affect the Company's return on, and the fair
value of, fixed maturity investments, which comprised approximately 86% and 81%
of the fair value of its invested assets as of December 31, 2002 and 2001,
respectively. Other events beyond the Company's control could also adversely
impact the fair value of these investments. Specifically, a downgrade of an
issuer's credit rating or default of payment by an issuer could reduce the
Company's investment return.
The Company also invests in unaffiliated limited partnership arrangements in
order to further diversify its investment portfolio. These limited partnerships
represent approximately 2% and 3% of the fair value of its invested assets as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Limited partnerships are typically
less liquid than direct investments in fixed income or equity investments.
Market volatility and other factors beyond the Company's control can adversely
affect the value of these investments. Because the Company is a limited partner,
its ability to control the timing or the realization of the related investment
income is restricted.
A decrease in the fair value of any investment that is deemed other than
temporary would result in the Company's recognition of a realized capital loss
in its financial results prior to the actual sale of the investment. See
Company's discussion of evaluation of other than temporary impairment in
Critical Accounting Estimates under "Valuation of Investments and Derivative
Instruments".
The weighted average duration of the fixed maturity portfolio was 4.5 and
4.6 as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Duration is defined as the
approximate percentage change in market price of the portfolio for a 100 basis
point change in interest rates. For example, if interest rates increased by 100
basis points, the fair value of the portfolio would be expected to decrease by
approximately 4.5% and 4.6% as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The
following table identifies the invested assets by type held in the general
account as of December 31, 2002 and 2001.
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COMPOSITION OF INVESTED ASSETS
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
---------------- ----------------
AMOUNT PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT
------- ------- ------- -------
Fixed maturities, at fair value........................ $24,786 86.3% $19,142 81.0%
Equity securities, at fair value....................... 120 0.4% 64 0.3%
Policy loans, at outstanding balance................... 2,895 10.1% 3,278 13.8%
Limited partnerships, at fair value.................... 486 1.7% 721 3.1%
Other investments...................................... 432 1.5% 415 1.8%
------- ----- ------- -----
TOTAL INVESTMENTS...................................... $28,719 100.0% $23,620 100.0%
======= ===== ======= =====
</Table>
During 2002, fixed maturity investments increased 30% primarily due to
increased operating cash flows, transfers into the general account from the
variable annuity separate account, and an increase in fair value due to a lower
interest rate environment. Limited partnerships decreased $235, or 33%, due to
redemptions and a tactical decision to reallocate funds to other asset classes.
The following table sets forth by type the fixed maturity securities held in
the Company's general account as of December 31, 2002 and 2001.
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
------------------- -------------------
FIXED MATURITIES BY TYPE FAIR VALUE PERCENT FAIR VALUE PERCENT
- ------------------------ ---------- ------- ---------- -------
Corporate.............................................. $13,560 54.7% $10,443 54.5%
Asset-backed securities................................ 3,674 14.8% 3,131 16.4%
Commercial mortgage backed securities.................. 3,632 14.7% 2,534 13.2%
Collateralized mortgage obligations.................... 571 2.3% 591 3.1%
Mortgage backed securities -- agency................... 1,648 6.6% 800 4.2%
Government/Government agencies -- Foreign.............. 464 1.9% 327 1.7%
Government/Government agencies -- U.S.................. 264 1.1% 260 1.4%
Municipal -- taxable................................... 31 0.1% 47 0.2%
Municipal -- exempt.................................... 1 -- -- --
Short-term............................................. 941 3.8% 1,008 5.3%
Redeemable preferred stock............................. -- -- 1 --
------- ----- ------- -----
TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES................................. $24,786 100.0% $19,142 100.0%
======= ===== ======= =====
</Table>
There were no material changes in asset allocation during 2002 and 2001.
As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, 19% and 22%, respectively, of the
Company's fixed maturities were invested in private placement securities
(including 11% and 13% of Rule 144A offerings as of December 31, 2002 and 2001,
respectively). Private placement securities are generally less liquid than
public securities. However, private placements generally have covenants designed
to compensate for liquidity risk. Most of the private placement securities in
the operation's portfolio are rated by nationally recognized rating agencies.
(For further discussion of the Company's investment credit policies, see the
Capital Markets Risk Management section under "Credit Risk".)
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INVESTMENT RESULTS
The table below summarizes Hartford Life Insurance Company's investment
results.
<Table>
<Caption>
(BEFORE-TAX) 2002 2001 2000
- ------------ -------- -------- --------
Net investment income -- excluding policy loan income....... $1,332 $1,191 $1,021
Policy loan income.......................................... 251 304 305
Net investment income -- total.............................. $1,583 $1,495 $1,326
Yield on average invested assets (1)........................ 6.3% 7.1% 7.1%
Net realized capital losses................................. $ (288) $ (91) $ (85)
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(1) REPRESENTS NET INVESTMENT INCOME (EXCLUDING NET REALIZED CAPITAL LOSSES)
DIVIDED BY AVERAGE INVESTED ASSETS AT COST (FIXED MATURITIES AT AMORTIZED
COST).
2002 COMPARED TO 2001 -- Net investment income, excluding policy loan
income, increased $141, or 12%. The increase was primarily due to income earned
on the previously discussed higher invested asset base partially offset by $30
lower income on limited partnerships and the impact of lower interest rates.
Yields on average invested assets decreased as a result of lower rates on new
investment purchases, decreased policy loan income, and decreased income on
limited partnerships.
Net realized capital losses increased $197 compared to 2001. Included in
2002 net realized capital losses were write-downs for other than temporary
impairments on primarily corporate and asset-backed fixed maturities of $340.
Write-downs on corporate fixed maturities totaled $175 and included impairments
in the communications and technology sector of $137 (including a $74 loss
related to securities issued by WorldCom Corporation), and the utilities sector
of $28. Write-downs on asset-backed securities totaled $154 and included
impairments of securities backed by aircraft lease receivables of $66, corporate
debt of $29, manufactured housing receivables of $16, mutual fund fee
receivables of $16, and on various other asset-backed securities totaling $27.
These losses were partially offset by gains from the sale of fixed maturity
securities.
2001 COMPARED TO 2000 -- Net investment income, excluding policy loan
income, increased $170, or 17%. The increase was primarily due to income earned
on the previously discussed increase in fixed maturity investments, partially
offset by lower yields on fixed maturities in the third and fourth quarters of
2001. Yields on overall average invested assets were flat.
Net realized capital losses increased $6 compared to 2000. Included in 2001
net realized capital losses were write-downs for other than temporary
impairments on primarily corporate and asset backed fixed maturities of $93.
Write-downs on corporate securities totaled $58 and included impairments in the
utilities sector of $37 and the communications and technology sector of $17.
Write-downs on corporate fixed maturities in the utilities sector were on
securities issued by Enron Corporation. Write-downs on asset-backed securities
totaled $25 and included impairments of securities backed by corporate debt of
$10 and on various other asset-backed securities totaling $15. Also included in
net realized capital losses is a $10 loss recognized on the sale of the
Company's interest in an Argentine insurance joint venture, in addition to
losses associated with the credit deterioration of certain investments in which
the Company has an indirect economic interest. These losses were partially
offset by gains from the sale of fixed maturities.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT PRODUCTS -- Separate account products are those for which a
separate investment and liability account is maintained on behalf of the
policyholder. Separate accounts reflect two categories of risk assumption:
non-guaranteed separate accounts totaling $93.8 billion and $104.2 billion as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively, wherein the policyholder assumes
substantially all the investment risk and reward, and guaranteed separate
accounts totaling $11.5 billion and $10.1 billion as of December 31, 2002 and
2001, respectively, wherein Hartford Life Insurance Company contractually
guarantees either a minimum return or account value to the policyholder.
Guaranteed separate account products primarily consist of modified guaranteed
individual annuities and modified guaranteed life insurance and generally
include market value adjustment features and surrender charges to mitigate the
risk of disintermediation. The primary investment objective of guaranteed
separate accounts is to maximize after-tax returns consistent with acceptable
risk parameters, including the management of the interest rate sensitivity of
invested assets relative to that of policyholder obligations, as discussed in
the Capital Markets Risk Management section under "Market Risk -- Interest Rate
Risk."
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Investment objectives for non-guaranteed separate accounts vary by fund
account type, as outlined in the applicable fund prospectus or separate account
plan of operations. Non-guaranteed separate account products include variable
annuities, variable life insurance contracts and variable COLI.
CAPITAL MARKETS RISK MANAGEMENT -- Hartford Life Insurance Company has a
disciplined approach to managing risks associated with its capital markets and
asset/liability management activities. Investment portfolio management is
organized to focus investment management expertise on specific classes of
investments, while asset/liability management is the responsibility of dedicated
risk management units supporting the Company, including guaranteed separate
accounts. Derivative instruments are utilized in compliance with established
Company policy and regulatory requirements and are monitored internally and
reviewed by senior management.
The Company is exposed to two primary sources of investment and
asset/liability management risk: credit risk, relating to the uncertainty
associated with the ability of an obligor or counterparty to make timely
payments of principal and/or interest, and market risk, relating to the market
price and/or cash flow variability associated with changes in interest rates,
securities prices, market indices, yield curves or currency exchange rates. The
Company does not hold any financial instruments purchased for trading purposes.
CREDIT RISK
Hartford Life Insurance Company has established investment credit policies
that focus on the credit quality of obligors and counterparties, limit credit
concentrations, encourage diversification and require frequent creditworthiness
reviews. Investment activity, including setting of policy and defining
acceptable risk levels, is subject to regular review and approval by senior
management and reported to the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of
The Hartford.
The Company invests primarily in securities which are rated investment grade
and has established exposure limits, diversification standards and review
procedures for all credit risks including borrower, issuer and counterparty.
Creditworthiness of specific obligors is determined by an internal credit
evaluation supplemented by consideration of external determinants of
creditworthiness, typically ratings assigned by nationally recognized ratings
agencies. Obligor, asset sector and industry concentrations are subject to
established limits and monitored on a regular basis.
Hartford Life Insurance Company is not exposed to any credit concentration
risk of a single issuer greater than 10% of the Company's stockholder's equity.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company's derivatives counterparty exposure policy establishes
market-based credit limits, favors long-term financial stability and
creditworthiness, and typically requires credit enhancement/credit risk reducing
agreements. Credit risk is measured as the amount owed to the Company based on
current market conditions and potential payment obligations between the Company
and its counterparties. Credit exposures are generally quantified weekly and
netted, and collateral is pledged to and held by, or on behalf of, the Company
to the extent the current value of derivatives exceeds exposure policy
thresholds.
The Company periodically enters into swap agreements in which the Company
assumes credit exposure from a single entity, referenced index or asset pool.
Total return swaps involve the periodic exchange of payments with other parties,
at specified intervals, calculated using the agreed upon index and notional
principal amounts. Generally, no cash or principal payments are exchanged at the
inception of the contract. Typically, at the time a swap is entered into, the
cash flow streams exchanged by the counterparties are equal in value.
Credit default swaps involve a transfer of credit risk from one party to
another in exchange for periodic payments. One party to the contract will make a
payment based on an agreed upon rate and a notional amount. The second party
will only make a payment when there is a credit event, and such payment will be
equal to the notional value of the swap contract, and in return, the second
party will receive the debt obligation of the first party.
As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the notional value of total return and
credit default swaps totaled $437 and $230, respectively, and their swap fair
value totaled $(41) and $(51), respectively.
The following tables identify fixed maturity securities for Hartford Life
Insurance Company including guaranteed separate accounts, by credit quality. The
ratings referenced in the tables are based on the ratings
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of a nationally recognized rating organization or, if not rated, assigned based
on the Company's internal analysis of such securities. In addition, an aging of
the gross unrealized loss position is presented for fixed maturity and equity
securities.
As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, over 94% and 96%, respectively, of the
fixed maturity portfolio was invested in securities rated investment grade (BBB
and above).
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2002 2001
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PERCENT PERCENT
OF OF
AMORTIZED FAIR TOTAL AMORTIZED FAIR TOTAL
FIXED MATURITIES BY CREDIT QUALITY COST VALUE FAIR VALUE COST VALUE FAIR VALUE
- ---------------------------------- --------- ------- ---------- --------- -------- ----------
United States Government/ Government agencies.......... $ 3,213 $ 3,341 9.3% $ 2,137 $ 2,197 7.6%
AAA.................................................... 5,077 5,399 15.1% 3,708 3,818 13.2%
AA..................................................... 3,334 3,507 9.8% 2,821 2,884 9.9%
A...................................................... 11,019 11,687 32.5% 10,614 10,794 37.2%
BBB.................................................... 8,662 9,081 25.3% 7,002 7,027 24.2%
BB & below............................................. 1,928 1,862 5.2% 1,091 1,031 3.6%
Short-term............................................. 993 994 2.8% 1,233 1,233 4.3%
------- ------- ----- ------- ------- ------
TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES................................. $34,226 $35,871 100.0% $28,606 $28,984 100.0%
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TOTAL GENERAL ACCOUNT FIXED MATURITIES................. $23,675 $24,786 69.1% $18,933 $19,142 66.0%
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TOTAL GUARANTEED SEPARATE ACCOUNT FIXED MATURITIES..... $10,551 $11,085 30.9% $ 9,673 $ 9,842 34.0%
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The Company's total and below investment grade ("BIG") fixed maturity and
equity securities held as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 that were in an
unrealized loss position are presented in the tables below by length of time the
security was in an unrealized loss position.
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<Caption>
TOTAL SECURITIES BIG AND EQUITY SECURITIES
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AMORTIZED FAIR UNREALIZED AMORTIZED FAIR UNREALIZED
UNREALIZED LOSS AGING AT DECEMBER 31, 2002 COST VALUE LOSS COST VALUE LOSS
- ------------------------------------------ --------- ------ ---------- --------- ------- ----------
Three months or less................................... $1,382 $1,316 $ (66) $ 131 $104 $ (27)
Greater than three months to six months................ 1,211 1,158 (53) 188 165 (23)
Greater than six months to nine months................. 519 465 (54) 160 134 (26)
Greater than nine months to twelve months.............. 1,247 1,181 (66) 299 264 (35)
Greater than twelve months............................. 1,873 1,693 (180) 354 299 (55)
------ ------ ----- ------ ---- -----
TOTAL................................................ $6,232 $5,813 $(419) $1,132 $966 $(166)
====== ====== ===== ====== ==== =====
</Table>
The total securities that were in an unrealized loss position for longer
than six months as of December 31, 2002 primarily consisted of corporate and
asset-backed securities. The significant corporate security industry sectors of
banking and financial services, utilities, technology and communications and
airlines comprised of 20%, 13%, 14% and 3%, respectively, of the greater than
six months unrealized loss amount. Asset-backed securities comprised 34% of the
greater than six month unrealized loss amount and included securities backed by
corporate debt, aircraft lease receivables and credit card receivables. At
December 31, 2002, the Company held no securities of a single issuer that were
at an unrealized loss in excess of 4% of total unrealized losses. The total
unrealized loss position of $(419) consisted of $(297) in general account losses
and $(122) in guaranteed separate account losses.
The BIG and equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position for
longer than six months as of December 31, 2002 primarily consisted of corporate
securities in the technology and communications and
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utilities sectors as well as asset-backed securities backed by corporate debt,
equipment loans and credit card receivables. The technology and communications
and utilities sectors along with diversified equity mutual funds and
asset-backed securities comprised 29%, 23%, 18% and 14%, respectively, of the
BIG and equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position for greater
than six months at December 31, 2002. The total unrealized loss position of BIG
and equity securities of $(166) consisted of $(131) in general account losses
and $(35) in guaranteed separate account losses.
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TOTAL SECURITIES BIG AND EQUITY SECURITIES
----------------------------- ----------------------------
AMORTIZED FAIR UNREALIZED AMORTIZED FAIR UNREALIZED
UNREALIZED LOSS AGING AT DECEMBER 31, 2001 COST VALUE LOSS COST VALUE LOSS
- ------------------------------------------ --------- ------ ---------- --------- ----- ----------
Three months or less................................... $4,064 $3,945 $(119) $154 $133 $ (21)
Greater than three months to six months................ 685 622 (63) 67 49 (18)
Greater than six months to nine months................. 437 417 (20) 42 38 (4)
Greater than nine months to twelve months.............. 1,943 1,871 (72) 209 184 (25)
Greater than twelve months............................. 1,923 1,778 (145) 286 247 (39)
------ ------ ----- ---- ---- -----
TOTAL................................................ $9,052 $8,633 $(419) $758 $651 $(107)
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</Table>
The total securities that were in an unrealized loss position for longer
than six months as of December 31, 2001 primarily consisted of corporate and
asset-backed securities. The significant corporate security industry sectors
that were in an unrealized loss position for greater than six months included
banking and financial services of 21%. The communications and technology,
utilities and petroleum sectors comprised 14%, 13%, and 5%, respectively of the
total securities that were in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2001
for greater than six months. Asset-backed securities comprised 20% of the
greater than six month unrealized loss amount, and included securities backed by
corporate debt, franchise loans, aircraft lease receivables, credit card
receivables, and manufactured housing receivables. At December 31, 2001, the
Company held no securities of a single issuer that were at an unrealized loss in
excess of 3% of total unrealized losses. The total unrealized loss position of
$(419) consisted of $(313) in general account losses and $(106) in guaranteed
separate account losses.
The BIG and equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position for
longer than six months as of December 31, 2001 primarily consisted of corporate
securities in the utilities and technology and communications sectors as well as
asset backed securities backed by primarily manufactured housing receivables,
corporate debt and equipment lease receivables. Diversified equity mutual funds,
asset-backed securities, technology and communications sector securities and
utilities sector securities comprised 10%, 22%, 19% and 15%, respectively, of
the BIG securities in a unrealized loss position at December 31, 2001 for
greater than six months. The total unrealized loss position of BIG and equity
securities of $(107) consisted of $(69) in general account losses and $(38) in
guaranteed separate account losses.
As part of our ongoing monitoring process by a committee of investment and
accounting professionals, the Company has reviewed these securities and
concluded that there were no additional other than temporary impairments as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001. Due to the issuers' continued satisfaction of the
securities' obligations in accordance with their contractual terms and their
continued expectation to do so, as well as our evaluation of the fundamentals of
the issuers' financial condition, the Company believes that the prices of the
securities in the sectors identified above, were temporarily depressed primarily
as a result of a market dislocation and generally poor cyclical economic
conditions and sentiment. See the Critical Accounting Estimates section in the
MD&A for the factors considered in evaluating other than temporary impairments.
The evaluation for other than temporary impairments is a quantitative and
qualitative process which is subject to risks and uncertainties in the
determination of whether declines in the fair value of investments are other
than temporary. The risks and uncertainties include changes in general economic
conditions, the issuer's financial condition or near term recovery prospects and
the effects of changes in interest rates. In addition, for securitized financial
assets with contractual cash flows (e.g. asset-backed securities), projections
of expected future cash flows may change based upon new information regarding
the performance of the underlying collateral.
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MARKET RISK
Hartford Life Insurance Company has material exposure to both interest rate
and equity market risk. The Company analyzes interest rate risk using various
models including multi-scenario cash flow projection models that forecast cash
flows of the liabilities and their supporting investments, including derivative
instruments.
Hartford Life Insurance Company has several objectives in managing market
risk. The Company is responsible for maximizing after-tax returns within
acceptable risk parameters, including the management of the interest rate
sensitivity of invested assets and the generation of sufficient liquidity to
that of corporate and policyholder obligations. The Company's fixed maturity
portfolios have material market exposure to interest rate risk. The Company
continually monitors these exposures and makes portfolio adjustments to manage
these risks within established limits.
Downward movement in market interest rates during 2002 resulted in a
significant increase in the unrealized appreciation of the fixed maturity
security portfolio from 2001. However, The Company's asset allocation and its
exposure to market risk as of December 31, 2002 have not changed materially from
its position at December 31, 2001.
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Hartford Life Insurance Company utilizes a variety of derivative
instruments, including swaps, caps, floors, forwards and exchange traded futures
and options, in compliance with Company policy and regulatory requirements in
order to achieve one of four Company approved objectives: to hedge risk arising
from interest rate, price or currency exchange rate volatility; to manage
liquidity; to control transaction costs; or to enter into income enhancement and
replication transactions.
Interest rate swaps involve the periodic exchange of payments with other
parties, at specified intervals, calculated using the agreed upon rates and
notional principal amounts. Generally, no cash is exchanged at the inception of
the contract and no principal payments are exchanged. Typically, at the time a
swap is entered into, the cash flow streams exchanged by the counterparties are
equal in value.
Foreign currency swaps exchange an initial principal amount in two
currencies, agreeing to re-exchange the currencies at a future date, at an
agreed exchange rate. There is also periodic exchange of payments at specified
intervals calculated using the agreed upon rates and exchanged principal
amounts.
Interest rate cap and floor contracts entitle the purchaser to receive from
the issuer at specified dates, the amount, if any, by which a specified market
rate exceeds the cap strike rate or falls below the floor strike rate, applied
to a notional principal amount. A premium payment is made by the purchaser of
the contract at its inception, and no principal payments are exchanged.
Forward contracts are customized commitments to either purchase or sell
designated financial instruments, at a future date, for a specified price and
may be settled in cash or through delivery of the underlying instrument.
Financial futures are standardized commitments to either purchase or sell
designated financial instruments, at a future date, for a specified price and
may be settled in cash or through delivery of the underlying instrument. Futures
contracts trade on organized exchanges. Margin requirements for futures are met
by pledging securities, and changes in the futures' contract values are settled
daily in cash.
Option contracts grant the purchaser, for a premium payment, the right to
either purchase from or sell to the issuer a financial instrument at a specified
price, within a specified period or on a stated date.
Derivative activities are monitored by an internal compliance unit, reviewed
frequently by senior management and reported to the The Hartford's Finance
Committee of the Board of Directors. The notional amounts of derivative
contracts represent the basis upon which pay or receive amounts are calculated
and are not reflective of credit risk. Notional amounts pertaining to derivative
instruments for both general and guaranteed separate accounts at December 31,
2002 and 2001 totaled $9.6 billion and $8.1 billion, respectively.
The following discussions focus on the key market risk exposures within
Hartford Life Insurance Company.
INTEREST RATE RISK
Hartford Life Insurance Company's general account and guaranteed separate
account exposure to interest rate risk relates to the market price and/or cash
flow variability associated with changes in market
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interest rates. Changes in interest rates can potentially impact the Company's
profitability. In certain scenarios where interest rates are volatile, the
Company could be exposed to disintermediation risk and reduction in net interest
rate spread or profit margins.
The Company's general account and guaranteed separate account investment
portfolios primarily consist of investment grade, fixed maturity securities,
including corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed
securities, tax-exempt municipal securities and collateralized mortgage
obligations. The fair value of these and the Company's other invested assets
fluctuates depending on the interest rate environment and other general economic
conditions. During periods of declining interest rates, paydowns on
mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations increase as
the underlying mortgages are prepaid. During such periods, the Company generally
will not be able to reinvest the proceeds of any such prepayments at comparable
yields. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the rate of
prepayments generally declines, exposing the Company to the possibility of
asset/liability cash flow and yield mismatch. (For further discussion of the
Company's risk management techniques to manage this market risk, see the "Asset
and Liability Management Strategies Used to Manage Market Risk" discussed
below.)
As described above, Hartford Life Insurance Company holds a significant
fixed maturity portfolio that includes both fixed and variable rate securities.
The following table reflects the principal amounts of the Company's general and
guaranteed separate accounts fixed and variable rate fixed maturity portfolios,
along with the respective weighted average coupons by estimated maturity year at
December 31, 2002. Comparative totals are included as of December 31, 2001.
Expected maturities differ from contractual maturities due to call or prepayment
provisions. The weighted average coupon ("WAC") on variable rate securities is
based on spot rates as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and is primarily based on
London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). Callable bonds and notes are
distributed to either call dates or maturity, depending on which date produces
the most conservative yield. Asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage
obligations and mortgage-backed securities are distributed based on estimates of
the rate of future prepayments of principal over the remaining life of the
securities. These estimates are developed using prepayment speeds provided in
broker consensus data. Such estimates are derived from prepayment speeds
previously experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the underlying
collateral. Actual prepayment experience may vary from these estimates.
Financial instruments with certain leverage features have been included in each
of the fixed maturity categories. These instruments have not been separately
displayed because they were immaterial to the Company's investment portfolio.
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<Caption>
2002 2001
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
BONDS AND NOTES -- CALLABLE
FIXED RATE
Par value..................... $ 10 $ 25 $ 123 $ 17 $ 19 $1,652 $ 1,846 $ 1,584
Weighted average coupon....... 6.6% 7.2% 4.6% 7.3% 8.3% 2.8% 3.1% 2.9%
Fair value.................... $ 1,436 $ 1,113
VARIABLE RATE
Par value..................... $ -- $ 6 $ 25 $ 8 $ 6 $ 735 $ 780 $ 953
Weighted average coupon....... -- 2.4% 3.0% 3.3% 4.1% 2.9% 2.9% 3.4%
Fair value.................... $ 711 $ 873
BONDS AND NOTES -- OTHER
FIXED RATE
Par value..................... $2,531 $1,332 $1,819 $1,879 $1,635 $9,833 $19,029 $16,434
Weighted average coupon....... 5.8% 6.0% 7.2% 6.4% 6.4% 6.5% 6.4% 6.3%
Fair value.................... $19,441 $15,769
VARIABLE RATE
Par value..................... $ 219 $ 90 $ 258 $ 113 $ 13 $ 389 $ 1,082 $ 1,117
Weighted average coupon....... 3.0% 2.7% 4.1% 2.1% 7.2% 3.7% 3.4% 4.9%
Fair value.................... $ 960 $ 1,023
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<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
FIXED RATE
Par value..................... $ 344 $ 427 $ 514 $ 230 $ 130 $ 668 $ 2,313 $ 2,075
Weighted average coupon....... 6.8% 6.3% 5.7% 6.1% 6.2% 7.1% 6.4% 6.9%
Fair value.................... $ 2,305 $ 2,068
VARIABLE RATE
Par value..................... $ 155 $ 293 $ 351 $ 357 $ 327 $1,457 $ 2,940 $ 2,264
Weighted average coupon....... 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.8%
Fair value.................... 2,756 $ 2,201
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE
OBLIGATIONS
FIXED RATE
Par value..................... $ 85 $ 74 $ 61 $ 56 $ 49 $ 339 $ 664 $ 788
Weighted average coupon....... 6.4% 6.2% 6.2% 6.2% 6.2% 6.3% 6.3% 6.4%
Fair value.................... $ 693 $ 784
VARIABLE RATE
Par value..................... $ 10 $ 12 $ 10 $ 7 $ 5 $ 47 $ 91 $ 15
Weighted average coupon....... 2.4% 2.5% 2.7% 3.0% 3.1% 2.3% 2.5% 6.9%
Fair value.................... $ 90 $ 16
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED
SECURITIES
FIXED RATE
Par value..................... $ 63 $ 106 $ 104 $ 185 $ 391 $2,794 $ 3,643 $ 2,691
Weighted average coupon....... 6.1% 6.6% 6.4% 6.8% 6.8% 6.7% 6.7% 7.0%
Fair value.................... $ 4,044 $ 2,789
VARIABLE RATE
Par value..................... $ 165 $ 140 $ 104 $ 72 $ 90 $ 705 $ 1,276 $ 1,449
Weighted average coupon....... 3.4% 3.4% 4.1% 6.8% 4.7% 7.1% 5.8% 5.8%
Fair value.................... $ 1,342 $ 1,338
MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
FIXED RATE
Par value..................... $ 260 $ 314 $ 255 $ 175 $ 126 $ 829 $ 1,959 $ 990
Weighted average coupon....... 6.7% 6.7% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 6.8%
Fair value.................... $ 2,057 $ 1,008
VARIABLE RATE
Par value..................... $ 3 $ 5 $ 6 $ 5 $ 4 $ 13 $ 36 $ 2
Weighted average coupon....... 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 5.3%
Fair value.................... $ 36 $ 2
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ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES USED TO MANAGE MARKET RISK
The Company employs several risk management tools to quantify and manage
market risk arising from their investments and interest sensitive liabilities.
For certain portfolios, management monitors the changes in
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present value between assets and liabilities resulting from various interest
rate scenarios using integrated asset/liability measurement systems and a
proprietary system that simulates the impacts of parallel and non-parallel yield
curve shifts. Based on this current and prospective information, management
implements risk reduction techniques to improve the match between assets and
liabilities.
Derivatives play an important role in facilitating the management of
interest rate risk, creating opportunities to efficiently fund obligations,
hedge against risks that affect the value of certain liabilities and adjust
broad investment risk characteristics as a result of any significant changes in
market risks. The Companys uses a variety of derivatives, including swaps, caps,
floors, forwards and exchange-traded financial futures and options, in order to
hedge exposure primarily to interest rate risk on anticipated investment
purchases or existing assets and liabilities. At December 31, 2002, notional
amounts pertaining to derivatives totaled $8.3 billion ($6.8 billion related to
insurance investments and $1.5 billion related to life insurance liabilities).
Notional amounts pertaining to derivatives totaled $7.7 billion at December 31,
2001 ($6.2 billion related to insurance investments and $1.5 billion related to
life insurance liabilities).
The economic objectives and strategies for which the Company utilized
derivatives have not changed as a result of SFAS 133 and are categorized as
follows:
ANTICIPATORY HEDGING -- For certain liabilities, the Company commits to the
price of the product prior to receipt of the associated premium or deposit.
Anticipatory hedges are executed to offset the impact of changes in asset prices
arising from interest rate changes pending the receipt of premium or deposit and
the subsequent purchase of an asset. These hedges involve taking a long position
(purchase) in interest rate futures or entering into an interest rate swap with
duration characteristics equivalent to the associated liabilities or anticipated
investments. The notional amounts of anticipatory hedges as of December 31, 2002
and 2001, were $0 and $78, respectively.
LIABILITY HEDGING -- Several products obligate the Company to credit a
return to the contract holder which is indexed to a market rate. To hedge risks
associated with these products, the Company enters into various derivative
contracts. Interest rate swaps are used to convert the contract rate into a rate
that trades in a more liquid and efficient market. This hedging strategy enables
the Company to customize contract terms and conditions to customer objectives
and satisfies the operation's asset/liability matching policy. In addition,
interest rate swaps are used to convert certain variable contract rates to
different variable rates, thereby allowing them to be appropriately matched
against variable rate assets. Finally, interest rate caps and option contracts
are used to hedge against the risk of contract holder disintermediation in a
rising interest rate environment. The notional amounts of derivatives used for
liability hedging as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, were $1.5 billion.
ASSET HEDGING -- To meet the various policyholder obligations and to provide
cost-effective prudent investment risk diversification, the Company may combine
two or more financial instruments to achieve the investment characteristics of a
fixed maturity security or that match an associated liability. The use of
derivative instruments in this regard effectively transfers unwanted investment
risks or attributes to others. The selection of the appropriate derivative
instruments depends on the investment risk, the liquidity and efficiency of the
market, and the asset and liability characteristics. The notional amounts of
asset hedges as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, were $6.6 billion and $5.7
billion, respectively.
PORTFOLIO HEDGING -- The Company periodically compares the duration and
convexity of its portfolios of assets to its corresponding liabilities and
enters into portfolio hedges to reduce any difference to desired levels.
Portfolio hedges reduce the duration and convexity mismatch between assets and
liabilities and offset the potential impact to cash flows caused by changes in
interest rates. The notional amounts of portfolio hedges as of December 31, 2002
and 2001, were $151 and $353, respectively.
The following tables provide information as of December 31, 2002 with
comparative totals for December 31, 2001 on derivative instruments used in
accordance with the aforementioned hedging strategies. For interest rate swaps,
caps and floors, the tables present notional amounts with weighted average pay
and receive rates for swaps and weighted average strike rates for caps and
floors by maturity year. For interest rate futures, the table presents contract
amount and weighted average settlement price by expected maturity year. For
option contracts, the table presents contract amount by expected maturity year.
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<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
INTEREST RATE SWAPS (1) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- ----------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
PAY FIXED/RECEIVE VARIABLE
Notional value.................... $ 295 $ 85 $ 23 $ 36 $ 90 $ 139 $ 668 $ 508
Weighted average pay rate......... 4.2% 3.5% 6.6% 6.7% 4.3% 5.9% 4.7% 5.8%
Weighted average receive rate..... 1.5% 1.4% 1.8% 1.8% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 2.2%
Fair value........................ $ (37) $ (20)
PAY VARIABLE/RECEIVE FIXED
Notional value.................... $ 423 $ 1,369 $ 942 $ 739 $ 614 $1,041 $5,128 $4,323
Weighted average pay rate......... 1.5% 1.6% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 2.1%
Weighted average receive rate..... 5.5% 5.5% 5.7% 5.5% 5.0% 5.1% 5.4% 5.8%
Fair value........................ $ 426 $ 177
PAY VARIABLE/RECEIVE DIFFERENT
VARIABLE
Notional value.................... $ 2 $ 11 $ 5 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 18 $ 23
Weighted average pay rate......... 1.7% (0.5)% 5.5% -- -- -- 1.5% 3.1%
Weighted average receive rate..... 1.4% 0.8% 2.1% -- -- -- 1.2% 4.8%
Fair value........................ $ (1) $ (1)
</Table>
(1) SWAP AGREEMENTS IN WHICH THE COMPANY ASSUMES CREDIT EXPOSURE FROM A SINGLE
ENTITY, REFERENCED INDEX OR ASSET POOL ARE NOT INCLUDED ABOVE, RATHER THEY
ARE INCLUDED IN THE CREDIT RISK DISCUSSION. AT DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001,
THESE SWAPS HAD A NOTIONAL VALUE OF $437 AND $230, RESPECTIVELY, AND A FAIR
VALUE OF $(41) AND $(51), RESPECTIVELY. ALSO, SWAP AGREEMENTS THAT REDUCE
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXPOSURE IN CERTAIN FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS ARE NOT
INCLUDED ABOVE, RATHER THEY ARE INCLUDED IN THE FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK
DISCUSSION. AT DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001, THESE SWAPS HAD A NOTIONAL VALUE
OF $791 AND $433, RESPECTIVELY, AND A FAIR VALUE OF $(68) AND $6,
RESPECTIVELY.
(2) NEGATIVE WEIGHTED AVERAGE PAY RATE IN 2004 RESULTS WHEN PAYMENTS ARE
RECEIVED ON BOTH SIDES OF AN INDEX SWAP.
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
INTEREST RATE CAPS -- LIBOR BASED 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- --------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
PURCHASED
Notional value..................... $ 43 $ -- $ 77 $ -- $ 15 $ -- $ 135 $ 145
Weighted average strike rate
(8.0 -- 9.9%)..................... 8.5% -- 8.4% -- 8.3% -- 8.4% 8.5%
Fair value......................... $ -- $ 1
Notional value..................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 19
Weighted average strike rate
(10.1%)........................... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.1%
Fair value......................... $ -- $ --
</Table>
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
INTEREST RATE CAPS -- CMT BASED (1) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- ----------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
PURCHASED
Notional value..................... $ 250 $ -- 250 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 500 $ 500
Weighted average strike rate
(8.7%)............................ 8.7% -- 8.7% -- -- -- 8.7% 8.7%
Fair value......................... $ -- $ 3
</Table>
(1) CMT REPRESENTS THE CONSTANT MATURITY TREASURY RATE.
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<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
INTEREST RATE FLOORS -- LIBOR BASED 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- ----------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
PURCHASED
Notional value.................. $ -- $ 27 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 27 $ 27
Weighted average strike rate
(7.9%)......................... -- 7.9% -- -- -- -- 7.9 7.9%
Fair value...................... $ 3 $ 3
ISSUED
Notional value.................. $ 43 $ 20 $ 77 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 140 $ 168
Weighted average strike rate
(4.0 -- 5.9%).................. 5.5% 5.3% 5.3% -- -- -- 5.3% 5.3%
Fair value...................... $ (8) $ (7)
Notional value.................. $ -- $ 27 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 27 $ 27
Weighted average strike rate
(7.8%)......................... -- 7.8% -- -- -- -- 7.8% 7.8%
Fair value...................... $ (3) $ (3)
</Table>
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
INTEREST RATE FLOORS -- CMT BASED 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- --------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
PURCHASED
Notional value.................. $ 150 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 150 $ 150
Weighted average strike rate
(5.5%)......................... 5.5% $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- 5.5% 5.5%
Fair value...................... $ 1 $ 5
</Table>
(1) CMT REPRESENTS THE CONSTANT MATURITY TREASURY RATE.
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
INTEREST RATE FUTURES 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- --------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
LONG
Contract amount/notional........ $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 266
Weighted average settlement
price.......................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 105
SHORT
Contract amount/notional........ $ 11 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 11 $ 25
Weighted average settlement
price.......................... $ 114 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 114 $ 105
</Table>
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
OPTION CONTRACTS 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- ---------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
LONG
Contract amount/notional........ $ 83 $ 88 $ -- $ 280 $ 29 $ 16 $ 496 $ 526
Fair Value...................... $ 9 $ 16
SHORT
Contract amount/notional........ $ 172 $ 457 $ 145 $ 205 $ 25 $ 30 $ 1,034 $ 991
Fair Value...................... $ (32) $ (52)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</Table>
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK -- Currency exchange risk exists with respect to
investments in non-US dollar denominated securities. The fair value of these
fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2002 and 2001 were $1.2 billion and
$455, respectively. Derivative contracts were utilized to manage the currency
exposures. The Company enters into foreign currency swaps to hedge the
variability in cash flow associated with certain foreign denominated securities.
This hedging strategy enters into foreign currency swap agreements that are
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structured to match all the foreign currency cash flows of the hedged foreign
denominated securities. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the foreign currency
swaps had a notional value of $791 and $433, respectively and fair value of
$(68) and $6, respectively. In the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company entered
into a costless collar strategy to temporarily mitigate a portion of its
residual currency risk in foreign dominated securities. Accordingly, the Company
purchased foreign put options and wrote foreign call options expiring in January
2003. At December 31, 2002 the foreign put and call options had a notional value
of $469, and fair value of $(3). The Company had no foreign put or call options
at December 31, 2001.
LIFE INSURANCE LIABILITY CHARACTERISTICS
Hartford Life Insurance Company's insurance liabilities, other than
non-guaranteed separate accounts, are primarily related to accumulation vehicles
such as fixed or variable annuities and investment contracts and other insurance
products such as long-term disability and term life insurance.
ASSET ACCUMULATION VEHICLES
While interest rate risk associated with these insurance products has been
reduced through the use of market value adjustment features and surrender
charges, the primary risk associated with asset accumulation products is that
the spread between investment return and credited rate may not be sufficient to
earn targeted returns.
FIXED RATE -- Products in this category require the Company to pay a fixed
rate for a certain period of time. The cash flows are not interest sensitive
because the products are written with a market value adjustment feature and the
liabilities have protection against the early withdrawal of funds through
surrender charges. Product examples include fixed rate annuities with a market
value adjustment and fixed rate guaranteed investment contracts. Contract
duration is dependent on the policyholder's choice of guarantee period.
INDEXED -- Products in this category are similar to the fixed rate asset
accumulation vehicles but require the Company to pay a rate that is determined
by an external index. The amount and/or timing of cash flows will therefore vary
based on the level of the particular index. The primary risks inherent in these
products are similar to the fixed rate asset accumulation vehicles, with the
additional risk that changes in the index may adversely affect profitability.
Product examples include indexed guaranteed investment contracts with an
estimated duration of up to two years.
INTEREST CREDITED -- Products in this category credit interest to
policyholders, subject to market conditions and minimum guarantees.
Policyholders may surrender at book value but are subject to surrender charges
for an initial period. Product examples include universal life contracts and the
general account portion of the Company's variable annuity products. Liability
duration is short to intermediate term.
OTHER INSURANCE PRODUCTS
LONG-TERM PAY OUT LIABILITIES -- Products in this category are long term in
nature and may contain significant actuarial (including mortality and morbidity)
pricing and cash flow risks. The cash flows associated with these policy
liabilities are not interest rate sensitive but do vary based on the timing and
amount of benefit payments. The primary risks associated with these products are
that the benefits will exceed expected actuarial pricing and/or that the actual
timing of the cash flows will differ from those anticipated resulting in an
investment return lower than that assumed in pricing. Product examples include
structured settlement contracts, on-benefit annuities (i.e., the annuitant is
currently receiving benefits thereon) and long-term disability contracts.
Contract duration is generally five to ten years.
SHORT-TERM PAY OUT LIABILITIES -- These liabilities are short term in nature
with a duration of less than one year. The primary risks associated with these
products are determined by the non-investment contingencies such as mortality or
morbidity and the variability in the timing of the expected cash flows.
Liquidity is of greater concern than for the long-term pay out liabilities.
Products include individual and group term life insurance contracts and
short-term disability contracts.
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Management of the duration of investments with respective policyholder
obligations is an explicit objective of the Company's management strategy. The
estimated cash flows of insurance policy liabilities based upon internal
actuarial assumptions as of December 31, 2002 are reflected in the table below
by expected maturity year. Comparative totals are included for December 31,
2001.
<Table>
<Caption>
(DOLLARS IN BILLIONS) 2002 2001
DESCRIPTION (1) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 THEREAFTER TOTAL TOTAL
- --------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- --------
Fixed rate asset accumulation
vehicles........................... $1.7 $3.0 $2.6 $2.0 $1.9 $2.4 $13.6 $15.7
Weighted average credited rate..... 6.0% 6.0% 5.9% 5.6% 5.5% 5.7% 5.8% 5.9%
Indexed asset accumulation
vehicles........................... $0.6 $0.1 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 0.7 $ 0.7
Weighted average credited rate..... 3.0% 3.0% -- -- -- -- 3.0% 6.5%
Interest credited asset accumulation
vehicles........................... $3.3 $3.2 $3.2 $0.5 $0.4 $6.8 $17.4 $ 7.5
Weighted average credited rate..... 3.9% 3.9% 3.8% 4.8% 4.8% 4.7% 4.2% 5.8%
Long-term pay out liabilities........ $0.5 $0.4 $0.3 $0.3 $0.3 $3.8 $ 5.6 $ 5.9
Short-term pay out liabilities....... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 0.3
</Table>
(1) AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001, THE FAIR VALUE OF THE COMPANY'S INVESTMENT
CONTRACTS INCLUDING GUARANTEED SEPARATE ACCOUNTS WAS $27.8 BILLION AND $25.7
BILLION, RESPECTIVELY.
SENSITIVITY TO CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES
For liabilities whose cash flows are not substantially affected by changes
in interest rates ("fixed liabilities") and where investment experience is
substantially absorbed by the Company, the sensitivity of the net economic value
(discounted present value of asset cash flows less the discounted present value
of liability cash flows) of those portfolios to 100 basis point shifts in
interest rates are shown in the following table.
<Table>
<Caption>
CHANGE IN NET ECONOMIC VALUE
-------------------------------------------
2002 2001
-------------------------------------------
BASIS POINT SHIFT......................................... -100 +100 -100 +100
AMOUNT.................................................... $ 12 $ (34) $ 6 $ (22)
PERCENT OF LIABILITY VALUE................................ 0.05% (0.15)% 0.03% (0.11)%
</Table>
These fixed liabilities represented about 65% of the Company's general and
guaranteed separate account liabilities at December 31, 2002 and 2001. The
remaining liabilities generally allow the Company significant flexibility to
adjust credited rates to reflect actual investment experience and thereby pass
through a substantial portion of actual investment experience to the
policyholder. The fixed liability portfolios are managed and monitored relative
to defined objectives and are analyzed regularly by management for internal risk
management purposes using scenario simulation techniques, and are evaluated on
an annual basis, in compliance with regulatory requirements.
EQUITY RISK
Hartford Life Insurance Company's operations are significantly influenced by
changes in the equity markets. The Company's profitability depends largely on
the amount of assets under management, which is primarily driven by the level of
sales, equity market appreciation and depreciation and the persistency of the
in-force block of business. A prolonged and precipitous decline in the equity
markets, as has been experienced of late, can have a significant impact on the
Company's operations, as sales of variable products may decline and surrender
activity may increase, as customer sentiment towards the equity market turns
negative. The lower assets under management will have a negative impact on the
Company's financial results, primarily due to lower fee income related to the
Investment Products and Individual Life segments, where a heavy concentration of
equity linked products are administered and sold. Furthermore, the Company may
experience a reduction in profit margins if a significant portion of the assets
held in the variable annuity separate accounts move to the general account and
the Company is unable to earn an acceptable investment spread, particularly in
light of the low interest rate environment and the presence of contractually
guaranteed minimum interest credited rates, which for the most part are at a 3%
rate.
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In addition, prolonged declines in the equity market may also decrease the
Company's expectations of future gross profits, which are utilized to determine
the amount of DAC to be amortized in a given financial statement period. A
significant decrease in the Company's estimated gross profits would require the
Company to accelerate the amount of DAC amortization in a given period,
potentially causing a material adverse deviation in that period's net income.
Although an acceleration of DAC amortization would have a negative impact on the
Company's earnings, it would not affect the Company's cash flow or liquidity
position.
Additionally, the Investment Products segment sells variable annuity
contracts that offer various guaranteed death benefits. For certain guaranteed
death benefits, Hartford Life pays the greater of (1) the account value at
death; (2) the sum of all premium payments less prior withdrawals; or (3) the
maximum anniversary value of the contract, plus any premium payments since the
contract anniversary, minus any withdrawals following the contract anniversary.
The Company currently reinsures a significant portion of these death benefit
guarantees associated with its in-force block of business. The Company currently
records the death benefit costs, net of reinsurance, as they are incurred.
Declines in the equity market may increase the Company's net exposure to death
benefits under these contracts.
The Company's total gross exposure (i.e. before reinsurance) to these
guaranteed death benefits as of December 31, 2002 is $22.4 billion. Due to the
fact that 82% of this amount is reinsured, the Company's net exposure is $4.1
billion. This amount is often referred to as the net amount at risk. However,
the Company will only incur these guaranteed death benefit payments in the
future if the policyholder has an in-the-money guaranteed death benefit at their
time of death. In order to analyze the total costs that the Company may incur in
the future related to these guaranteed death benefits, the Company performed an
actuarial present value analysis. This analysis included developing a model
utilizing 250 stochastically generated investment performance scenarios and best
estimate assumptions related to mortality and lapse rates. A range of projected
costs was developed and discounted back to the statement date utilizing the
Company's cost of capital, which for this purpose was assumed to be 9.25%. Based
on this analysis, the Company estimated that the present value of the retained
death benefit costs to be incurred in the future fell within a range of $86 to
$349. This range was calculated utilizing a 95% confidence interval. The median
of the 250 stochastically generated scenarios was $159.
Furthermore, the Company is involved in arbitration with one of its primary
reinsurers relating to policies with such death benefit guarantees written from
1994 to 1999. The arbitration involves alleged breaches under the reinsurance
treaties. Although the Company believes that its position in this pending
arbitration is strong, an adverse outcome could result in a decrease to the
Company's statutory surplus and capital and potentially increase the death
benefit costs incurred by the Company in the future. The arbitration hearing was
held during the fourth quarter of 2002, but no decision has been rendered.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
Capital resources and liquidity represent the overall strength of Hartford
Life Insurance Company and its ability to generate strong cash flows from each
of the business segments, borrow funds at competitive rates and raise new
capital to meet operating and growth needs. The Company maintained cash and
short-term investments totalling $1.0 billion and $1.1 billion as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001.
CASH FLOW
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001 2000
Cash provided by operating activities...................... $ 671 $ 1,105 $ 1,333
Cash used for investing activities......................... (4,435) (3,658) (44)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities........... 3,754 2,586 (1,288)
Cash--end of year.......................................... 79 87 56
</Table>
2002 COMPARED TO 2001 -- The decrease in cash provided by operating
activities was primarily the result of the timing of the settlement of
receivables, payables and other related liabilities. The increase in cash
provided by financing activities primarily relates to the increase in receipts
from investment and universal life-type contracts charged against policyholder
accounts. Operating cash flows in the periods presented have been more than
adequate to meet liquidity requirements.
2001 COMPARED TO 2000 -- The decrease in cash provided by operating
activities was primarily the result of the timing of the settlement of
receivables, payables and other related liabilities. The increase in cash used
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for investing activities and the decrease in cash used for financing activities
primarily relates to the purchase of Fortis Financial Group. Operating cash
flows in the periods presented have been more than adequate to meet liquidity
requirements.
RATINGS
Ratings are an important factor in establishing the competitive position in
the insurance and financial services marketplace. There can be no assurance that
the Company's ratings will continue for any given period of time or that they
will not be changed. In the event the Company's ratings are downgraded, the
level of revenues or the persistency of the Company's business may be adversely
impacted.
The following table summarizes Hartford Life Insurance Company's significant
United States member companies' financial ratings from the major independent
rating organizations as of February 28, 2003:
<Table>
<Caption>
STANDARD &
INSURANCE RATINGS A.M. BEST FITCH MOODY'S POOR'S
Hartford Life Insurance Company............................ A+ AA Aa3 AA-
Hartford Life and Annuity.................................. A+ AA Aa3 AA-
</Table>
<Table>
<Caption>
STANDARD &
OTHER RATINGS A.M. BEST FITCH MOODY'S POOR'S
Hartford Life Insurance Company:
Short Term Rating......................................... -- -- P-1 A-1+
</Table>
On November 26, 2002, Standard & Poor's removed from CreditWatch its
counterparty credit rating on The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and
related entities and lowered it to "A-" from "A" reflecting concerns about
trends in the retirement and savings sector, the consolidated capitalization of
The Hartford's insurance operations, and the increasingly competitive
environment for spread-based and equity-linked retirement and savings products.
At the same time, Standard & Poor's lowered to AA- from AA the insurance
financial strength ratings of Hartford Fire Intercompany Pool and the life
insurance subsidiaries of Hartford Life.
On January 28, 2003, Fitch Ratings placed its fixed income ratings for The
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HFSG) and its insurer financial
strength ratings for the Hartford Fire Intercompany Pool on Rating Watch
Negative. Ratings for HFSG's life insurance subsidiaries and fixed income
ratings at Hartford Life, Inc., were not impacted by Fitch's rating actions and
remain on stable outlook. Fitch's rating action followed The Hartford's
announcement that it has initiated a comprehensive review of its current
asbestos liabilities. Fitch anticipates responding to the Rating Watch status
upon completion of the asbestos review or potentially sooner if certain
uncertainties are resolved earlier.
On September 19, 2002, Fitch Ratings lowered the ratings of Hartford Life as
part of a comprehensive industry review of all North American life insurance
company ratings. For Hartford Life, Fitch stated the rating action was driven
primarily by Fitch's opinion that most of the very strong, publicly owned
insurance organizations are more appropriately rated in the "AA" rating
category. Fitch also changed its view on the variable annuity business and
stated that it believes that the associated risks, mainly variable earnings, are
greater than previously considered.
On January 28, 2003, following The Hartford's announcement that it is
commencing a comprehensive study of its asbestos loss reserves, A.M. Best Co.
placed under review with negative implications the commercial paper and debt
ratings of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and Hartford Life, Inc.
Currently, the financial strength ratings of The Hartford's various life and
property/casualty subsidiaries remain unaffected. On December 16, 2002, all of
The Hartford's financial strength and debt ratings were affirmed.
On September 4, 2002, Moody's revised its outlook on The Hartford's debt
ratings to Stable from Negative citing The Hartford's commitment to maintaining
its capital strength in the event of a significant unforeseen loss or adverse
development that would weaken its capital position.
On January 28, 2003, Moody's Investors Service confirmed the ratings of The
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including the
ratings of Hartford Life, Inc. following The Hartford's announcement of its
intention to conduct a ground up analysis of its asbestos exposures, expected to
be completed during the second quarter 2003. In the same action, Moody's changed
the outlook on the debt ratings for both the parent company and Hartford Life to
negative from stable, and also placed a negative outlook on the
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insurance financial strength ratings of members of The Hartford's property and
casualty intercompany pool. The negative outlook reflects the significant
uncertainty surrounding the group's asbestos liabilities. The outlook for the
insurance financial strength ratings (Aa3) for the life insurance companies
remains stable.
EQUITY MARKETS
For a discussion of equity markets impact to capital and liquidity, see the
Capital Markets Risk Management section under "Market Risk".
RISK-BASED CAPITAL
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") has regulations
establishing minimum capitalization requirements based on risk-based capital
("RBC") formulas for both life and property and casualty companies. The
requirements consist of formulas, which identify companies that are
undercapitalized and require specific regulatory actions. The RBC formula for
life companies establishes capital requirements relating to insurance, business,
asset and interest rate risks. As of December 31, 2002, Hartford Life Insurance
Company had more than sufficient capital to meet the NAIC's RBC requirements.
CONTINGENCIES
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS -- Hartford Life is or may become involved in various
legal actions, in the normal course of its business, in which claims for alleged
economic and punitive damages have been or may be asserted, some for substantial
amounts. Some of the pending litigation has been filed as purported class
actions and some actions have been filed in certain jurisdictions that permit
punitive damage awards that are disproportionate to the actual damages incurred.
Although there can be no assurances, at the present time, the Company does not
anticipate that the ultimate liability arising from potential, pending or
threatened legal actions, after consideration of provisions made for estimated
losses and costs of defense, will have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition or operating results of the Company.
DEPENDENCE ON CERTAIN THIRD PARTY RELATIONSHIPS
Hartford Life Insurance Company distributes its annuity and life insurance
products through a variety of distribution channels, including broker-dealers,
banks, wholesalers, its own internal sales force and other third party
organizations. The Company periodically negotiates provisions and renewals of
these relationships and there can be no assurance that such terms will remain
acceptable to the Company or such third parties. An interruption in the
Company's continuing relationship with certain of these third parties could
materially affect the Company's ability to market its products.
LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
Federal measures which have been previously considered or enacted by
Congress and which, if revisited, could affect the insurance business include
tax law changes pertaining to the tax treatment of insurance companies and life
insurance products, as well as changes in individual income tax rates and the
estate tax. These changes could have an impact on the relative desirability of
various personal investment vehicles. Legislation to restructure the Social
Security system, expand private pension plans, and create new retirement savings
incentives also may be considered.
The Bush Administration's fiscal year 2004 budget contains several proposals
that could materially affect the Company's business. In particular, there are
proposals that would more fully integrate corporate and individual taxes by
permitting the distribution of nontaxable dividends to shareholders under
certain circumstances. These proposals could have a material effect on sales of
the Company's variable annuities and other retirement savings products, as well
as implications for The Hartford's shareholders, both with respect to the amount
of taxable dividends received, as well as the price of and tax basis in their
holdings of The Hartford's common stock. The dividend exclusion proposal also
would reduce the federal tax benefits currently received by the Company stemming
from the dividends received deduction.
There also are proposals in the 2004 budget that would create new investment
vehicles with larger annual contribution limits for individuals to use for
savings purposes. Some of these proposed vehicles would have significant tax
advantages, and could have material effects on the Company's product portfolio.
There have also been proposals regarding certain deferred compensation
arrangements that could have negative
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impacts on the Company's product sales. It is too early in the legislative
process to determine the future disposition of any of these proposals.
Therefore, any potential impact to the Company's financial condition or results
of operations cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
On November 26, 2002, President Bush signed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
of 2002 (the "Act") into law. The Act established a program that will run
through 2005 that provides a backstop for insurance-related losses resulting
from any "act of terrorism" certified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
concurrence with the Secretary of State and Attorney General.
The Act created a program under which the federal government will pay 90% of
covered losses after an insurer's losses exceed a deductible determined by a
statutorily prescribed formula, up to a combined annual aggregate limit for the
federal government and all insurers of $100 billion. If an act of terrorism or
acts of terrorism result in covered losses exceeding the $100 billion annual
limit, insurers with losses exceeding their deductible will not be responsible
for additional losses.
The statutory formula for determining a company's deductible for each year
is based on the company's direct commercial earned premium for the prior
calendar year multiplied by a specified percentage. The specified percentages
are 7% for 2003, 10% for 2004 and 15% for 2005.
The Act does not currently apply to group life insurance contracts but
permits the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the backstop protection to them.
GUARANTY FUND
Under insurance guaranty fund laws in each state, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico, insurers licensed to do business can be assessed by state
insurance guaranty associations for certain obligations of insolvent insurance
companies to policyholders and claimants. Part of the assessments paid by the
Company's insurance subsidiaries pursuant to these laws may be used as credits
for a portion of the Company's insurance subsidiaries' premium taxes. There was
$2 in guaranty fund assessment refunds in 2002. There were no guaranty fund
assessment payments (net of refunds) in 2001 and 2000.
NAIC CODIFICATION
The NAIC adopted the Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles
("Codification") in March 1998. The effective date for the statutory accounting
guidance was January 1, 2001. Each of Hartford Life's domiciliary states has
adopted Codification, and the Company has made the necessary changes in its
statutory accounting and reporting required for implementation. The overall
impact of applying the new guidance resulted in a benefit of $38 in statutory
surplus.
EFFECT OF INFLATION
The rate of inflation as measured by the change in the average consumer
price index has not had a material effect on the revenues or operating results
of Hartford Life Insurance Company during the three most recent fiscal years.
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
For a discussion of accounting standards, see Note 2 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
There were no changes in, or disagreements with, accountants on accounting
and financial disclosure in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.
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LEGAL OPINIONS
The validity of the interests in the Contracts described in this Prospectus
will be passed upon for Hartford by Christine Hayer Repasy, Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Hartford.
EXPERTS
The financial statements included in this registration statement have been
audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their
reports appearing herein and elsewhere in the registration statement, and are
included in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as
experts in accounting and auditing. The principal business address of
Deloitte & Touche LLP is City Place, 185 Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut
06103-3402.
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APPENDIX A
MARKET VALUE LUMP SUM OPTION
If A is greater than B, the Market Value Adjustment factor equals 1.
If B is greater than A, the Market Value Adjustment factor equals 1 - (6(B -
A))
- WHERE:
<Table>
A = The weighted average interest rate (expressed as a decimal,
e.g., 1% = .01) being credited under the General Account
Option as of the date of termination.
B = The average yield (expressed as a decimal, e.g. 1% = .01)
for the month prior to the date of termination of the higher
of the Salomon Brothers weekly index of new Long Term Public
Utilities rated Aa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and
the Salomon Brothers weekly Index of Current Coupon 30 year
Federal National Mortgage Association Securities, or the
equivalents of such indices.
</Table>
BOOK VALUE SPREAD OPTION
Interest to be credited on unpaid balance ("i") equals (A - 2(B-A)) - .005,
where A and B are defined as above.
- Examples of Contract Termination:
(Assuming a 5% Contingent Deferred Sales Charge, and no Policy Fees or
Premium Taxes are applicable)
<Table>
<Caption>
INTEREST RATE ACTIVE LIFE FUND
CREDITED TO ATTRIBUTABLE TO
CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS
DEPOSITED IN THE GIVEN DEPOSITED IN THE GIVEN
CALENDAR YEAR CALENDAR YEAR
---------------------- ----------------------
1992............. 6.00% $ 300,000
1993............. 6.50% 600,000
1994............. 7.00% 700,000
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TOTAL............ 6.63%* $1,600,000
</Table>
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* Total = the weighted average interest rate being credited on the date of
termination ("A"), calculated as follows:
<Table>
300,000 X .06 + 600,000 X .065 + 700,000 X .07
---------------------------------------------- = .0663 = 6.63%
300,000 + 600,000 + 700,000
</Table>
At termination, the book value of the General Account Option portion of the
Active Life Fund would be $1,600,000. This amount is reduced by Contingent Sales
Charges of 5%, or $80,000. The remaining $1,520,000 would be payable under
either Option 1 (Book Value Spread Option) or Option 2 (Market Value Lump Sum
Option.)
- Example 1
<Table>
B = .09
If the Book Value Spread Option is selected, the Book Value
Spread rate of interest would equal 1.39% (.0663 - 2
(.09 - .0663)) - .005 = .0139). The Contract Owner would
receive six annual payments (beginning immediately) of
$262,153.80.
If the Market Value Lump Sum Option is selected, the Market
Value Factor is 1 - (6(.09 - .0663)) = .8578 and the payout
would be $1,520,000 X .8578 = $1,303,856.
</Table>
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- Example 2
<Table>
B = .07
If the Book Value Spread Option is selected, the Book Value
Spread rate of interest would equal 7% (the maximum value of
i) and the Contract Owner would receive six annual payments
(beginning immediately) of $298,027.68.
If the Market Value Lump Sum Option is selected, the Market
Value factor would be 1 and the amount payable to the
Contract Owner upon termination of the Contract would be
$1,520,000.
The assessment of Policy Fees, if any, will reduce the
amount payable to the Contract Owner upon termination of the
contract.
</Table>
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HARTFORD
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
THE GENERAL ACCOUNT OPTION PROSPECTUS
under Group Variable Annuity Contracts
May 1, 2003
[HARTFORD LIFE LOGO]
PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER
Hartford Securities Distribution Company, Inc. (HSD)
Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT 06115
INSURER
Hartford Life Insurance Company
Executive Offices: P.O. Box 1583
Hartford, CT 06144-1583
HV-1928-15
HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
P.O. BOX 1583, HARTFORD, CT 06144-1583
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
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To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
Hartford Life Insurance Company
Hartford, Connecticut
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hartford Life
Insurance Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, "the Company") as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of income,
changes in stockholder's equity, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Hartford Life Insurance Company and
its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
As discussed in Note 2 (d) of the consolidated financial statements, the Company
changed its method of accounting for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible
assets in 2002. In addition, the Company changed its method of accounting for
derivative instruments and hedging activities and its method of accounting for
the recognition of interest income and impairment on purchased retained
beneficial interests in securitized financial assets in 2001.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
February 19, 2003
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
<Table>
<Caption>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
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2002 2001 2000
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(In millions)
REVENUES
Fee income $2,079 $2,157 $2,109
Earned premiums and other 66 94 97
Net investment income 1,583 1,495 1,326
Net realized capital losses (288) (91) (85)
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TOTAL REVENUES 3,440 3,655 3,447
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BENEFITS, CLAIMS AND EXPENSES
Benefits, claims and claim adjustment expenses 1,766 1,703 1,495
Insurance expenses and other 650 622 600
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition
costs and present value of future profits 531 566 604
Dividends to policyholders 65 68 67
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TOTAL BENEFITS, CLAIMS AND EXPENSES 3,012 2,959 2,766
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Income before income tax expense and cumulative
effect of
accounting changes 428 696 681
Income tax expense 2 44 194
Income before cumulative effect of accounting
changes 426 652 487
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of
tax -- (6) --
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NET INCOME $ 426 $ 646 $ 487
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</Table>
SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<Table>
<Caption>
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
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2002 2001
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(In millions,
except for share
data)
ASSETS
Investments
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair
value (amortized cost of $23,675 and $18,933) $ 24,786 $ 19,142
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair
value (cost of $137 and $71) 120 64
Policy loans, at outstanding balance 2,895 3,278
Other investments 918 1,136
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS 28,719 23,620
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Cash 79 87
Premiums receivable and agents' balances 15 10
Reinsurance recoverables 1,477 1,215
Deferred policy acquisition costs and present
value of future profits 5,479 5,338
Deferred income taxes (243) (11)
Goodwill 186 186
Other assets 1,073 724
Separate account assets 105,316 114,261
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TOTAL ASSETS $142,101 $145,430
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LIABILITIES
Reserve for future policy benefits $ 6,658 $ 6,050
Other policyholder funds 22,103 18,412
Other liabilities 2,207 1,949
Separate account liabilities 105,316 114,261
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 136,284 140,672
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, NOTE 13
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Common stock -- 1,000 shares authorized, issued
and outstanding, par value $5,690 6 6
Capital surplus 2,041 1,806
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Net unrealized capital gains on securities,
net of tax 574 177
Foreign currency translation adjustments (1) (2)
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TOTAL ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 573 175
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Retained earnings 3,197 2,771
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY 5,817 4,758
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY $142,101 $145,430
------------------------------------------------------------------------
</Table>
SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
<Table>
<Caption>
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Net
Unrealized Net Gain on
Capital Gains Cash Flow Foreign
(Losses) on Hedging Currency Total
Common Capital Securities, Instruments, Translation Retained Stockholder's
Stock Surplus Net of Tax Net of Tax Adjustments Earnings Equity
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(In millions)
2002
Balance, December 31, 2001 $6 $1,806 $ 114 $ 63 $ (2) $2,771 $4,758
Comprehensive income
Net income 426 426
Other comprehensive income, net of
tax (1)
Net change in unrealized capital gains
(losses) on securities (3) 349 349
Net gain on cash flow hedging
instruments 48 48
Cumulative translation adjustments 1 1
Total other comprehensive income 398
Total comprehensive income 824
Capital contribution from parent 235 235
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BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2002 $6 $2,041 $ 463 $111 $ (1) $3,197 $5,817
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2001
Balance, December 31, 2000 $6 $1,045 $ 16 $ -- $ -- $2,125 $3,192
Comprehensive income
Net income 646 646
Other comprehensive income, net of
tax (1)
Cumulative effect of accounting
change (2) (18) 21 3
Net change in unrealized capital gains
(losses) on securities (3) 116 116
Net gain on cash flow hedging
instruments 42 42
Cumulative translation adjustments (2) (2)
Total other comprehensive income 159
Total comprehensive income 805
Capital contribution from parent 761 761
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BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2001 $6 $1,806 $ 114 $ 63 $ (2) $2,771 $4,758
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2000
Balance, December 31, 1999 $6 $1,045 $(255) $ -- $ -- $1,823 $2,619
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income 487 487
Other comprehensive income, net of
tax (1)
Net change in unrealized capital gains
(losses) on securities (3) 271 271
Total other comprehensive income 271
Total comprehensive income (loss) 758
Dividends declared (185) (185)
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BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2000 $6 $1,045 $ 16 $ -- $ -- $2,125 $3,192
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</Table>
(1) Net change in unrealized capital gain (losses) on securities is reflected
net of tax and other items of $509, $62 and $147 for the years ended
December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Cumulative effect of
accounting change is net of tax benefit of $2 for the year ended
December 31, 2001. Net gain on cash flow hedging instruments is net of tax
provision of $26 and $23 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001,
respectively. There is no tax effect on cumulative translation adjustments.
(2) Net change in unrealized capital gain (losses), net of tax, includes
cumulative effect of accounting change of $(3) to net income and $21 to net
gain on cash flow hedging instruments.
(3) There were reclassification adjustments for after-tax losses realized in net
income of $(178), $(43), and $(55) for the years ended December 31, 2002,
2001 and 2000, respectively.
SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<Table>
<Caption>
FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
--------------------------
2002 2001 2000
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(In millions)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income $ 426 $ 646 $ 487
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating
activities
Net realized capital losses 288 91 85
Cumulative effect of adoption of
SFAS 133 -- 3 --
Cumulative effect of adoption of
EITF 99-20 -- 3 --
Amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs and present value
of future profits 531 566 604
Additions to deferred policy
acquisition costs and present value
of future profits (987) (975) (916)
Depreciation and amortization 19 (18) (28)
Decrease (increase) in premiums
receivable and agents' balances (5) 5 14
Increase (decrease) in other
liabilities (61) (84) 375
Change in receivables, payables, and
accruals 2 (72) 53
Increase in accrued tax 76 115 34
Decrease in deferred income tax 23 7 73
Increase in future policy benefits 608 871 496
Decrease (increase) in reinsurance
recoverables (127) 21 32
Other, net (122) (74) 24
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING
ACTIVITIES 671 1,105 1,333
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of investments (12,470) (9,766) (5,800)
Sales of investments 5,769 4,564 4,230
Maturity and principal paydowns of
fixed maturity investments 2,266 2,227 1,521
Acquisition of Fortis Financial Group -- (683) --
Other -- -- 5
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NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES (4,435) (3,658) (44)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Capital contributions 235 761 --
Dividends paid -- -- (185)
Net receipts from (disbursements for)
investment and universal life-type
contracts charged against
policyholder accounts 3,519 1,825 (1,103)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES 3,754 2,586 (1,288)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash (10) 33 1
Impact of foreign exchange 2 (2) --
Cash -- beginning of year 87 56 55
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Cash -- end of year $ 79 $ 87 $ 56
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow
Information:
Net Cash Paid During the Year for:
Income taxes $ (2) $ (69) $ 173
</Table>
SEE NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)
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1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
These Consolidated Financial Statements include Hartford Life Insurance Company
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ("Hartford Life Insurance Company" or the
"Company"), Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company ("HLAI"), Hartford
International Life Reassurance Corporation ("HLRe") and Servus Life Insurance
Company, formerly Royal Life Insurance Company of America. The Company is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company ("HLA"),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hartford Life, Inc. ("Hartford Life"). Hartford
Life is a direct subsidiary of Hartford Holdings, Inc., a direct subsidiary of
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("The Hartford"), the Company's
ultimate parent company. In November 1998, Hartford Life Insurance Company
transferred in the form of a dividend, Hartford Financial Services, LLC and its
subsidiaries to HLA.
Pursuant to an initial public offering (the "IPO") on May 22, 1997, Hartford
Life sold to the public 26 million shares of Class A Common Stock at $28.25 per
share and received proceeds, net of offering expenses, of $687. The 26 million
shares sold in the IPO represented approximately 18.6% of the equity ownership
in Hartford Life. On June 27, 2000, The Hartford acquired all of the outstanding
common shares of Hartford Life not already owned by The Hartford (The Hartford
Acquisition). As a result of The Hartford Acquisition, Hartford Life became a
direct subsidiary of Hartford Fire. During the third quarter of 2002, Hartford
Life became a direct subsidiary of Hartford Holdings, Inc., a direct wholly
owned subsidiary of The Hartford.
Along with its parent, HLA, the Company is a leading financial services and
insurance group which provides (a) investment products, such as individual
variable annuities and fixed market value adjusted annuities and retirement plan
services for savings and retirement needs; (b) individual life insurance for
income protection and estate planning; (c) group benefits products such as group
life and group disability insurance that is directly written by the Company and
is substantially ceded to its parent, HLA, and (d) corporate owned life
insurance.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which differ
materially from the accounting prescribed by various insurance regulatory
authorities. All material intercompany transactions and balances between
Hartford Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates have been
eliminated.
(b) USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States, requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The most significant estimates include those used in determining reserves,
deferred policy acquisition costs, valuation of investments and derivative
instruments and contingencies.
(c) RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial information to
conform to the current year classifications.
(d) ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 145, "Rescission of
FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and
Technical Corrections". Under historical guidance, all gains and losses
resulting from the extinguishment of debt were required to be aggregated and, if
material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of related income tax effect.
SFAS No. 145 rescinds that guidance and requires that gains and losses from
extinguishments of debt be classified as extraordinary items only if they are
both unusual and infrequent in occurrence. SFAS No. 145 also amends SFAS
No. 13, "Accounting for Leases" for the required accounting treatment of certain
lease modifications that have economic effects similar to sale-leaseback
transactions. SFAS No. 145 requires that those lease modifications be accounted
for in the same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. The provisions of SFAS
No. 145 related to SFAS No. 13 are effective for transactions occurring after
May 15, 2002. Adoption of the provisions of SFAS No. 145 related to SFAS No. 13
did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition
or results of operations.
Effective September 2001, the Company adopted Emerging Issues Task Force
("EITF") Issue No. 01-10, "Accounting for the Impact of the Terrorist Attacks of
September 11, 2001". Under the consensus, costs related to the terrorist act
should be reported as part of income from continuing operations and not as an
extraordinary item. The Company has recognized and classified all direct and
indirect costs associated with the attack of September 11 in accordance with the
consensus. (For discussion of the impact of the September 11 terrorist attack
("September 11"), see Note 3.)
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In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". SFAS No. 144 establishes an accounting model for
long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale that applies to all long-lived
assets, including discontinued operations. SFAS No. 144 requires that those
long-lived assets be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less
cost to sell, whether reported in continuing operations or in discontinued
operations. The provisions of SFAS No. 144 are effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Adoption
of SFAS No. 144 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated
financial condition or results of operations.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations". SFAS
No. 141 eliminates the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business
combinations, requiring all business combinations to be accounted for under the
purchase method. Accordingly, net assets acquired are recorded at fair value
with any excess of cost over net assets assigned to goodwill. SFAS No. 141 also
requires that certain intangible assets acquired in a business combination be
recognized apart from goodwill. The provisions of SFAS No. 141 apply to all
business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Adoption of SFAS No. 141
did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition
or results of operations.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets". Under SFAS No. 142, amortization of goodwill is precluded, however, its
recoverability must be periodically (at least annually) reviewed and tested for
impairment. Goodwill must be tested at the reporting unit level for impairment
in the year of adoption, including an initial test performed within six months
of adoption. If the initial test indicates a potential impairment, then a more
detailed analysis to determine the extent of impairment must be completed within
twelve months of adoption.
During the second quarter of 2002, the Company completed the review and analysis
of its goodwill asset in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. The
result of the analysis indicated that each reporting unit's fair value exceeded
its carrying amount, including goodwill. As a result, goodwill for each
reporting unit was not considered impaired. Adoption of all other provisions of
SFAS No. 142 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated
financial condition or results of operations. SFAS No. 142 also requires that
useful lives for intangibles other than goodwill be reassessed and remaining
amortization periods be adjusted accordingly. (For further discussion of the
impact of SFAS No. 142, see Note 7.)
Effective April 1, 2001, the Company adopted EITF Issue No. 99-20, "Recognition
of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests
in Securitized Financial Assets". Under the consensus, investors in certain
securities with contractual cash flows, primarily asset-backed securities, are
required to periodically update their best estimate of cash flows over the life
of the security. If the fair value of the securitized financial asset is less
than its carrying amount and there has been a decrease in the present value of
the estimated cash flows since the last revised estimate, considering both
timing and amount, an other than temporary impairment charge is recognized. The
estimated cash flows are also used to evaluate whether there have been any
changes in the securitized asset's estimated yield. All yield adjustments are
accounted for on a prospective basis. Upon adoption of EITF Issue No. 99-20, the
Company recorded a $3 charge as the net of tax cumulative effect of the
accounting change.
Effective January 1, 2001, the Company adopted SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities", as amended by SFAS Nos. 137 and
138. The standard requires, among other things, that all derivatives be carried
on the balance sheet at fair value. The standard also specifies hedge accounting
criteria under which a derivative can qualify for special accounting. In order
to receive special accounting, the derivative instrument must qualify as a hedge
of either the fair value or the variability of the cash flow of a qualified
asset or liability, or forecasted transaction. Special accounting for qualifying
hedges provides for matching the timing of gain or loss recognition on the
hedging instrument with the recognition of the corresponding changes in value of
the hedged item. The Company's policy prior to adopting SFAS No. 133 was to
carry its derivative instruments on the balance sheet in a manner similar to the
hedged item(s).
Upon adoption of SFAS No. 133, the Company recorded a $3 charge as the net of
tax cumulative effect of the accounting change. This transition adjustment was
primarily comprised of gains and losses on derivatives that had been previously
deferred and not adjusted to the carrying amount of the hedged item. Also
included in the transition adjustment were gains and losses related to
recognizing at fair value all derivatives that are designated as fair-value
hedging instruments offset by the difference between the book values and fair
values of related hedged items attributable to the hedged risks. The entire
transition amount was previously recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income ("AOCI") -- Unrealized Gain/Loss on Securities in accordance with SFAS
No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities".
Gains and losses on derivatives that were previously deferred as adjustments to
the carrying amount of hedged items were not affected by the implementation of
SFAS No. 133. Upon adoption, the Company also reclassified $21, net of tax, to
AOCI -- Gain on Cash-Flow Hedging Instruments from AOCI -- Unrealized Gain/Loss
on Securities. This reclassification reflects the January 1, 2001 net unrealized
gain for all derivatives that were designated as cash-flow hedging instruments.
(For further discussion of the Company's derivative-related accounting policies,
see Note 2(h).)
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In September 2000, the FASB issued SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities -- a
Replacement of FASB Statement No. 125". SFAS No. 140 revises the accounting for
securitizations, other financial asset transfers and collateral arrangements.
SFAS No. 140 was effective for transfers and servicing of financial assets and
extinguishments of liabilities occurring after March 31, 2001. For recognition
and disclosure of collateral and for additional disclosures related to
securitization transactions, SFAS No. 140 was effective for the Company's
December 31, 2000 financial statements. Adoption of SFAS No. 140 did not have a
material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
In March 2000, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 44, "Accounting for Certain
Transactions Involving Stock Compensation -- an Interpretation of Accounting
Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25" ("FIN 44"). FIN 44 clarifies the
application of APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employee",
regarding the definition of employee, the criteria for determining a
non-compensatory plan, the accounting for changes to the terms of a previously
fixed stock option or award, the accounting for an exchange of stock
compensation awards in a business combination and other stock compensation
related issues. FIN 44 became effective July 1, 2000, with respect to new
awards, modifications to outstanding awards and changes in grantee status that
occur on or after that date. The adoption of FIN 44 did not have a material
impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.
Effective January 1, 2000, The Hartford adopted Statement of Position ("SOP")
No. 98-7, "Accounting for Insurance and Reinsurance Contracts That Do Not
Transfer Insurance Risk". This SOP provides guidance on the method of accounting
for insurance and reinsurance contracts that do not transfer insurance risk,
defined in the SOP as the deposit method. Adoption of this SOP did not have a
material impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.
(e) FUTURE ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation 46, "Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities" ("FIN 46"), which requires an enterprise to assess if
consolidation of an entity is appropriate based upon its variable economic
interests in a variable interest entity (VIE). The initial determination of
whether an entity is a VIE shall be made on the date at which an enterprise
becomes involved with the entity. A VIE is an entity in which the equity
investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or
do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities
without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. An
enterprise shall consolidate a VIE if it has a variable interest that will
absorb a majority of the VIE's expected losses if they occur, receive a majority
of the entity's expected residual returns if they occur or both. A direct or
indirect ability to make decisions that significantly affect the results of the
activities of a VIE is a strong indication that an enterprise has one or both of
the characteristics that would require consolidation of the VIE.
FIN 46 is effective for new VIEs established subsequent to January 31, 2003 and
for existing VIEs as of July 1, 2003. The Hartford invests in a variety of
investment structures that require analysis under this Interpretation, including
asset-backed securities, partnerships and certain trust securities and is
currently assessing the impact of adopting FIN 46. Based upon a preliminary
review, the adoption of FIN 46 is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company's financial condition or results of operations as there were no material
VIEs identified which would require consolidation. FIN 46 further requires the
disclosure of certain information related to VIEs in which the Company holds a
significant variable interest. The Company does not believe that it owns any
such interests that require disclosure at this time.
In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting
and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of
Indebtedness of Others" ("FIN 45"). FIN 45 requires certain guarantees to be
recorded at fair value and also requires a guarantor to make new disclosures,
even when the likelihood of making payments under the guarantee is remote. In
general, the Interpretation applies to contracts or indemnification agreements
that contingently require the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party
based on changes in an underlying that is related to an asset, liability, or an
equity security of the guaranteed party. The recognition provisions of FIN 45
are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees issued or modified after
December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial
statements of interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. See
disclosures in Note 2(h), "Other Investment and Risk Management Activities --
Specific Strategies". Adoption of this statement is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of
operations.
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45),
"Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others -- an Interpretation of FASB
Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and Rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34".
FIN 45 sets forth requirements for disclosures made by a guarantor and valuation
of the guarantee for its interim and annual financial statements about its
obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued.
On April 1, 1997 Hartford Life Insurance Company entered into a guarantee with
Hartford-Comprehensive Employee Benefit Service Company ("CEBSCO"), an affiliate
of the Company regarding the financial obligations associated with structured
settlement contracts. CEBSCO enters into assignment agreements with unaffiliated
companies where structured settlement liabilities are assigned to CEBSCO. CEBSCO
purchases an annuity from Hartford
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Life Insurance Company to fund the liability and the Company establishes a
liability on its balance sheet. The total amount of the Company's exposure under
the guarantee is equal to the initial liability established for the annuity
contract.
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated
with Exit or Disposal Activities", which addresses financial accounting and
reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies
EITF Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination
Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Action (including Certain Costs Incurred in
a Restructuring)" ("Issue 94-3"). The principal difference between SFAS No. 146
and Issue 94-3 is that SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for a cost
associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is
incurred, rather than at the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan.
SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities after December 31,
2002. Adoption of SFAS No. 146 will result in a change in the timing of when a
liability is recognized if the Company has restructuring activities after
December 31, 2002.
(f) EXPENSING STOCK OPTIONS
In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation -- Transition and Disclosure and Amendment to FASB No. 123", which
provides three optional transition methods for entities that decide to
voluntarily adopt the fair value recognition principles of SFAS No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees", and modifies the disclosure
requirements of that Statement. Under the prospective method, stock-based
compensation expense is recognized for awards granted after the beginning of the
fiscal year in which the change is made. The modified prospective method
recognizes stock-based compensation expense related to new and unvested awards
in the year of change equal to that which would have been recognized had SFAS
No. 123 been adopted as of its effective date, fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1994. The retrospective restatement method recognizes stock
compensation costs for the year of change and restates financial statements for
all prior periods presented as though the fair value recognition provisions of
SFAS No. 123 had been adopted as of its effective date.
Beginning in January 2003, The Hartford adopted the fair value recognition
provisions of accounting for employee stock compensation on a prospective basis.
Prior to January 2003, the Hartford applied the intrinsic value-based provisions
set forth in APB Opinion No. 25. Under the intrinsic value method, compensation
expense is determined on the measurement date, that is the first date on which
both the number of shares the employee is entitled to receive, and the exercise
price are known. Compensation expense, if any, is measured based on the award's
intrinsic value, which is the excess of the market price of the stock over the
exercise price on the measurement date. For the years ended December 31, 2002,
2001 and 2000, compensation expense related to The Hartford's stock based
compensation plans, including non-option plans, was $6, $8 and $23 after-tax,
respectively. The expense related to stock-based employee compensation included
in the determination of net income for 2002 is less than that which would have
been recognized if the fair value method had been applied to all awards since
the effective date of SFAS No. 123.
(g) INVESTMENTS
The Company's investments in both fixed maturities, which include bonds,
redeemable preferred stock and commercial paper, and equity securities, which
include common and non-redeemable preferred stocks, are classified as "available
for sale" in accordance with SFAS No. 115. Accordingly, these securities are
carried at fair value with the after-tax difference from amortized cost, as
adjusted for the effect of deducting the life and pension policyholders' share
related to the Company's immediate participation guaranteed contracts and the
related change in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, reflected
in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income. Policy loans are carried at outstanding balance which approximates fair
value. Other investments consist primarily of limited partnership investments
which are accounted for by the equity method. The Company's net income from
partnerships is included in net investment income. Other investments also
include mortgage loans carried at amortized cost and derivatives at fair value.
The fair value of securities is based upon quoted market prices when available
or broker quotations. Where market prices or broker quotations are not
available, management typically estimates the fair value based upon discounted
cash flows, applying current interest rates for similar financial instruments
with comparable terms and credit quality. The estimated fair value of a
financial instrument may differ significantly from the amount that could be
realized if the security were sold immediately. Derivative instruments are
reported at fair value based upon internally established valuations that are
consistent with external valuation models, quotations furnished by dealers in
such instrument or market quotations.
Net realized capital gains and losses on security transactions associated with
the Company's immediate participation guaranteed contracts are recorded and
offset by amounts owed to policyholders and were $(1), $(1) and $(9) for the
years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Under the terms of
the contracts, the net realized capital gains and losses will be credited to
policyholders in future years as they are entitled to receive them. Net realized
capital gains and losses, after deducting the life and pension policyholders'
share and related amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for certain
products, are reported as a component of revenues and are determined on a
specific identification basis.
The Company's accounting policy requires that a decline in the value of a
security below its amortized cost basis be assessed to determine if the decline
is other than temporary. If so, the security is deemed to be impaired
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and, a charge is recorded in net realized capital losses equal to the difference
between the fair value and amortized cost basis of the security. The fair value
of the impaired investment becomes its new cost basis. The Company has a
security monitoring process comprised of a committee of investment and
accounting professionals that identifies securities that, due to certain
characteristics are subjected to an enhanced analysis on a quarterly basis. Such
characteristics include but are not limited to a deterioration of the financial
condition of the issuer, the magnitude and duration of unrealized losses, credit
rating and industry category.
The primary factors considered in evaluating whether a decline in value for
fixed income and equity securities is other than temporary include: (a) the
length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost,
(b) the financial conditions and near-term prospects of the issuer, (c) whether
the debtor is current on contractually obligated interest and principal
payments, and (d) the intent and ability of the Company to retain the investment
for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery.
Additionally, for certain securitized financial assets with contractual cash
flows (including asset-backed securities), EITF Issue No. 99-20 requires the
Company to periodically update its best estimate of cash flows over the life of
the security. If management determines that the fair value of its securitized
financial asset is less than its carrying amount and there has been a decrease
in the present value of the estimated cash flows since the last revised
estimate, considering both timing and amount, then an other than temporary
impairment charge is recognized. Furthermore, for securities expected to be
sold, an other than temporary impairment charge is recognized if the Company
does not expect the fair value of a security to recover to amortized cost prior
to the expected date of sale. Once an impairment charge has been recorded, the
Company then continues to review the other than temporarily impaired securities
for appropriate valuation on an ongoing basis.
(h) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
OVERVIEW
The Company utilizes a variety of derivative instruments, including swaps, caps,
floors, forwards and exchange traded futures and options to manage risk through
one of four Company-approved objectives: to hedge risk arising from interest
rate, price or currency exchange rate volatility; to manage liquidity; to
control transaction costs; or to enter into income enhancement and replication
transactions.
The Company also periodically enters into swap agreements in which the Company
assumes credit exposure from a single entity, referenced index or asset pool.
All of the Company's derivative transactions are permitted uses of derivatives
under the derivatives use plan filed and/ or approved, as applicable, by the
State of Connecticut and State of New York Insurance Departments. The Company
does not make a market or trade in these instruments for the express purpose of
earning short-term trading profits.
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION OF
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Effective January 1, 2001, and in accordance with SFAS No. 133, all derivatives
are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value. On the date the
derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as
(1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability ("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) held for other investment and risk management activities, which
primarily involve managing asset or liability related risks which do not qualify
for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133. Changes in the fair value of a
derivative that is designated and qualifies as a fair-value hedge, along with
the gain or loss on the hedged asset or liability that is attributable to the
hedged risk, are recorded in current period earnings as realized capital gains
or losses. Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated and
qualifies as a cash-flow hedge are recorded in AOCI and are reclassified into
earnings when earnings are impacted by the variability of the cash flow of the
hedged item. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and
qualify as foreign-currency hedges, are recorded in either current period
earnings or AOCI, depending on whether the hedge transaction is a fair-value
hedge or a cash-flow hedge. If, however, a derivative is used as a hedge of a
net investment in a foreign operation, its changes in fair value, to the extent
effective as a hedge, are recorded in the cumulative translation adjustments
account within stockholder's equity. Changes in the fair value of derivative
instruments held for other investment and risk management purposes are reported
in current period earnings as realized capital gains and losses. As of
December 31, 2002, the Company carried $179 of derivative assets in other
investments and $78 of derivative liabilities in other liabilities. As of
December 31, 2001, the Company carried $113 of derivative assets in other
investments and $72 of derivative liabilities in other liabilities.
HEDGE DOCUMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS TESTING
At hedge inception, the Company formally documents all relationships between
hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective
and strategy for undertaking each hedge transaction. In connection with the
implementation of SFAS No. 133, the Company designated anew all existing hedge
relationships. The documentation process includes linking all derivatives that
are designated as fair-value, cash flow or foreign-currency hedges to specific
assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific forecasted
transactions. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception
and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging
transactions are highly effective in
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offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items. At inception,
and on a quarterly basis, the change in value of the hedging instrument and the
change in value of the hedged item are measured to assess the validity of
maintaining special hedge accounting. Hedging relationships are considered
highly effective if the changes in the fair value or discounted cash flows of
the hedging instrument are within a ratio of 80-125% of the inverse changes in
the fair value or discounted cash flows of the hedged item. Hedge effectiveness
is evaluated primarily based on regression analysis or the cumulative change in
cash flow or fair value, as appropriate. If it is determined that a derivative
is no longer highly effective as a hedge, the Company discontinues hedge
accounting in the period in which effectiveness was lost and prospectively, as
discussed below under discontinuance of hedge accounting.
CREDIT RISK
The Company's derivatives counterparty exposure policy establishes market-based
credit limits, favors long-term financial stability and creditworthiness, and
typically requires credit enhancement/credit risk reducing agreements. By using
derivative instruments, the Company is exposed to credit risk which is measured
as the amount owed to the Company based on current market conditions and
potential payment obligations between the Company and its counterparties. When
the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, this indicates that the
counterparty owes the Company, and, therefore, exposes the Company to credit
risk. Credit exposures are generally quantified weekly and netted, and
collateral is pledged to and held by, or on behalf of, the Company to the extent
the current value of derivatives exceeds exposure policy thresholds. The Company
also minimizes the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into
transactions with high quality counterparties that are reviewed periodically by
the Company's internal compliance unit, reviewed frequently by senior management
and reported to The Finance Committee of The Hartford's Board of Directors. The
Company also maintains a policy of requiring that all derivative contracts be
governed by an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement
which is structured by legal entity and by counterparty and permits right of
offset.
EMBEDDED DERIVATIVES
The Company occasionally purchases or issues financial instruments that contain
a derivative instrument that is embedded in the financial instrument. When it is
determined that (1) the embedded derivative 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 derivative is bifurcated from the host
for measurement purposes. The embedded derivative, which is reported with the
host instrument, is carried at fair value with changes in fair value reported in
realized gains and losses.
DISCONTINUANCE OF HEDGE ACCOUNTING
The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when (1) it is
determined that the derivative is no longer highly effective in offsetting
changes in the fair value or cash flows of a hedged item, (2) the derivative is
dedesignated as a hedge instrument, because it is unlikely that a forecasted
transaction will occur, or (3) the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or
exercised. When hedge accounting is discontinued because it is determined that
the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective fair-value hedge, the
derivative continues to be carried at fair value on the balance sheet with
changes in its fair value recognized in current period earnings. The changes in
the fair value of the hedged asset or liability are no longer recorded in
earnings. When hedge accounting is discontinued because the Company becomes
aware that it is probable that a forecasted transaction will not occur, the
derivative continues to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, and
gains and losses that were accumulated in AOCI are recognized immediately in
earnings. In all other situations in which hedge accounting is discontinued on a
cash-flow hedge, including those where the derivative is sold, terminated or
exercised, amounts previously deferred in AOCI are amortized into earnings when
earnings are impacted by the variability of the cash flow of the hedged item.
SFAS NO. 133 CATEGORIZATION OF THE COMPANY'S
HEDGING ACTIVITIES
CASH-FLOW HEDGES
General
For the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company's gross gains and
losses representing the total ineffectiveness of all cash-flow hedges were
immaterial, with the net impact reported as net realized capital gains and
losses.
Gains and losses on derivative contracts that are reclassified from AOCI to
current period earnings are included in the line item in the statement of income
in which the hedged item is recorded. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the
after-tax deferred net gains on derivative instruments accumulated in AOCI that
are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months are $7
and $2, respectively. This expectation is based on the anticipated interest
payments on hedged investments in fixed maturity securities that will occur over
the next twelve months, at which time the Company will recognize the deferred
net gains/losses as an adjustment to interest income over the term of the
investment cash flows. The maximum term over which the Company is hedging its
exposure to the variability of future cash flows (for all forecasted
transactions, excluding interest payments on variable-rate debt) is twelve
months. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company held derivative notional
value related to strategies categorized as cash-flow hedges of $2.9 billion and
$2.2 billion, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the
net reclassifications from AOCI to earnings resulting from the discontinuance of
cash-flow hedges were immaterial.
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Specific Strategies
The Company's primary use of cash flow hedging is to use interest-rate swaps as
an "asset hedging" strategy, in order to convert interest receipts on
floating-rate fixed maturity investments to fixed rates. When multiple assets
are designated in a hedging relationship under SFAS No. 133, a homogeneity test
is performed to ensure that the assets react similarly to changes in market
conditions. To satisfy this requirement, at inception of the hedge, fixed
maturity investments with identical variable rates are grouped together (for
example: 1-month LIBOR or 3-month LIBOR, not both).
The Company enters into "receive fixed/pay variable" interest rate swaps to
hedge the variability in the first LIBOR-based interest payments received on
each pool of eligible variable rate fixed maturity investments. Ineffectiveness
is measured by comparing the present value of the variable rate pay side of the
swaps to the present value of the first anticipated variable rate interest
receipts on the hedged fixed maturity investments. At December 31, 2002 and
2001, the Company held $2.5 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively, in
derivative notional value related to this strategy.
The Company enters into foreign currency swaps to hedge the variability in cash
flow associated with certain foreign dominated fixed maturity investments. The
foreign currency swap agreements are structured to match the foreign currency
cash flows of the foreign dominated fixed maturity investments (i.e.
par/notional value, currency, initial cost, maturity date, and payment dates).
If hedge ineffectiveness exists, it is recorded as net realized capital gain or
loss. Notional value of foreign currency swaps at December 31, 2002 and 2001
totaled $386 and $144, respectively.
FAIR-VALUE HEDGES
General
For the year ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company's gross gains and
losses representing the total ineffectiveness of all fair-value hedges were
immaterial, with the net impact reported as realized capital gains/ losses. All
components of each derivative's gain or loss are included in the assessment of
hedge effectiveness. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company held $159 and
$215, respectively, in derivative notional value related to strategies
categorized as fair-value hedges.
Specific Strategies
The Company purchases interest rate caps and sells interest rate floor contracts
in an "asset hedging" strategy utilized to offset corresponding interest rate
caps and floors that exist in certain of its variable-rate fixed maturity
investments. The standalone interest rate cap and floor contracts are structured
to offset those embedded in the hedged investment. The calculation of
ineffectiveness involves a comparison of the present value of the cumulative
change in the expected future cash flows on the interest rate cap/floor and the
present value of the cumulative change in the expected future interest cash
flows that are hedged on the fixed maturity investment. If hedge ineffectiveness
exists, it is recorded as net realized capital gain or loss. All hedges
involving variable rate bonds with embedded interest rate caps and floors are
perfectly matched with respect to notional values, payment dates, maturity,
index, and the hedge relationship does not contain any other basis differences.
No component of the hedging instrument's fair value is excluded from the
determination of effectiveness. At December 31, 2002 and 2001 the Company held
$129 and $149, respectively, in derivative notional value related to this
strategy.
OTHER INVESTMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
General
The Company's other investment and risk management activities primarily relate
to strategies used to reduce economic risk or enhance income, and do not receive
hedge accounting treatment. Swap agreements, interest rate cap and floor
agreements and option contracts are used to reduce economic risk. Income
enhancement and replication transactions include the use of written covered call
options, which offset embedded equity call options, total return swaps and
synthetic replication of cash market instruments. The change in the value of all
derivatives held for other investment and risk management purposes is reported
in current period earnings as realized capital gains or losses. For the year
ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company recognized after-tax net losses of
$7 and $14, respectively (reported as net realized capital gains and losses in
the statement of income), which represented the total change in value for other
derivative-based strategies which do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS
No. 133. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company held $3.4 billion and
$2.7 billion, respectively in derivative notional value related to strategies
categorized as Other Investment and Risk Management Activities.
Specific Strategies
The Company issues liability contracts in which policyholders have the option to
surrender their policies at book value and that guarantee a minimum credited
rate of interest. Typical products with these features include Whole Life,
Universal Life and Repetitive Premium Variable Annuities. The Company uses
interest rate cap and swaption contracts as an economic hedge, classified for
internal purposes as a "liability hedge", thereby mitigating the Company's loss
in a rising interest rate environment. The Company is exposed to the situation
where interest rates rise and the Company is not able to raise its credited
rates to competitive yields. The policyholder can then surrender at book value
while the underlying bond portfolio may experience a loss. The increase in yield
in a rising interest rate environment due to the interest rate cap and swaption
contracts may be used to raise credited rates, increasing the Company's
competitiveness and reducing the policyholder's incentive to surrender. In
accordance with Company policy, the amount of notional value will not exceed the
book value of the liabilities being hedged and the term of the derivative
contract will not
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exceed the average maturity of the liabilities. As of December 31, 2002 and
2001, the Company held $516 in derivative notional value related to this
strategy.
When terminating certain hedging relationships, the Company will enter a
derivative contract with terms and conditions that directly offset the original
contract, thereby offsetting its changes in value from that date forward. The
Company dedesignates the original contract and records the changes in value of
both the original contract and the new offsetting contract through realized
capital gains and losses. At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company held
$1.4 billion and $1.0 billion in derivative notional value related to this
strategy.
Periodically, the Company enters into swap agreements in which the Company
assumes credit exposure from a single entity, referenced index or asset pool.
The Company assumes credit exposure to individual entities through credit
default swaps. In assuming this obligation, the Company receives a periodic fee.
These contracts obligate the Company to compensate the derivative counterparty
in the event of bankruptcy, failure to pay or restructuring, and in return, the
company will receive a debt obligation of the referenced entity. The maximum
potential future exposure to the Company is the notional value of the swap
contracts, which was $49 after tax as of December 31, 2002. The market value of
these swaps was immaterial at December 31, 2002. The Company did not transact in
credit default swaps in 2001. The term of the credit default swaps range from
3-5 years. The Company also assumes exposure to an asset pool through total
return swaps. As of December 31, 2002 and 2001, the maximum potential future
exposure to the Company $68 and $10 after tax, respectively. The market value of
these swaps at December 31, 2002 and 2001 was a loss of $42 and $51,
respectively, which was reported on the balance sheet in Other Liabilities. The
term of the total return swaps range from 6 months to 10 years. These
arrangements are entered into to modify portfolio duration or to increase
diversification while controlling transaction costs. At December 31, 2002 and
2001, the Company held $307 and $230, respectively, in derivative notional value
related to this strategy.
The Company issues an option in an "asset hedging" strategy utilized to monetize
the option embedded in certain of its fixed maturity investments. The Company
receives a premium for issuing the freestanding option. The written option
grants the holder the ability to call the bond at a predetermined strike value.
The maximum potential future economic exposure is represented by the then fair
value of the bond in excess of the strike value which is expected to be entirely
offset by the appreciation in the value of the embedded long option. The
structure is designed such that the fixed maturity investment and freestanding
option have identical expected lives, typically 2-5 years. At December 31, 2002
and 2001, the Company held $371 and $402, respectively, in derivative notional
value related to the written option and held $371 and $402, respectively, of
derivative notional value related to the embedded option.
Periodically, in order to mitigate its foreign currency risk, the Company enters
into a costless collar strategy. Accordingly, the Company purchases foreign put
options and writes foreign call options to hedge the foreign currency exposures
in certain of its foreign fixed maturity investments. At December 31, 2002, the
maximum potential exposure to the Company was $1 after tax. At December 31, 2002
and 2001, the Company held $275 and $0, respectively, in derivative notional
value related to this strategy. The term of the options is up to 4 months.
(i) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Hartford Life Insurance Company maintains separate account assets and
liabilities, which are reported at fair value. Separate account assets are
segregated from other investments and investment income and gains and losses
accrue directly to the policyholder. Separate accounts reflect two categories of
risk assumption: non-guaranteed separate accounts, wherein the policyholder
assumes the investment risk, and guaranteed separate accounts, wherein Hartford
Life Insurance Company contractually guarantees either a minimum return or
account value to the policyholder. The fees earned for administrative and
contractholder maintenance services performed for these separate accounts are
included in fee income.
(j) DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS
Policy acquisition costs, which include commissions and certain other expenses
that vary with and are primarily associated with acquiring business, are
deferred and amortized over the estimated lives of the contracts, usually 20
years. The deferred costs are recorded as an asset commonly referred to as
deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC"). At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the
carrying value of the Company's DAC was $5.0 billion and $4.8 billion,
respectively.
DAC related to traditional policies are amortized over the premium-paying period
in proportion to the present value of annual expected premium income.
Adjustments are made each year to recognize actual experience as compared to
assumed experience for the current period.
DAC related to investment contracts and universal life-type contracts are
deferred and amortized using the retrospective deposit method. Under the
retrospective deposit method, acquisition costs are amortized in proportion to
the present value of estimated gross profits ("EGPs") from projected investment,
mortality and expense margins and surrender charges. A portion of the DAC
amortization is allocated to realized gains and losses. The DAC balance is also
adjusted by an amount that represents the change in amortization of deferred
policy acquisition costs that would have been required as a charge or credit to
operations had unrealized amounts been realized. Actual gross profits can vary
from management's estimates, resulting in increases or decreases in the rate of
amortization.
The Company regularly evaluates its estimated gross profits to determine if
actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier estimates should be
revised. Several
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assumptions considered to be significant in the development of EGPs include
separate account fund performance, surrender and lapse rates, estimated interest
spread and estimated mortality. The separate account fund performance assumption
is critical to the development of the EGPs related to the Company's variable
annuity and variable life insurance businesses. The average long-term rate of
assumed separate account fund performance used in estimating gross profits for
the variable annuity and variable life business was 9% at December 31, 2002 and
2001. For all other products including fixed annuities and other universal life
type contracts the average assumed investment yield ranged from 5% to 8.5% for
the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.
Due to the increased volatility and precipitous decline experienced by the U.S.
equity markets in 2002, the Company enhanced its DAC evaluation process during
the course of the year. The Company developed sophisticated modeling
capabilities, which allowed it to run 250 stochastically determined scenarios of
separate account fund performance. These scenarios were then utilized to
calculate a reasonable range of estimates for the present value of future gross
profits. This range is then compared to the present value of future gross
profits currently utilized in the DAC amortization model. As of December 31,
2002, the current estimate falls within the reasonable range, and therefore, the
Company does not believe there is evidence to suggest a revision to the EGPs is
necessary.
Additionally, the Company has performed various sensitivity analyses with
respect to separate account fund performance to provide an indication of future
separate account fund performance levels, which could result in the need to
revise future EGPs. The Company has estimated that a revision to the future EGPs
is unlikely in 2003 in the event that the separate account fund performance
meets or exceeds the Company's long-term assumption of 9% and that a revision is
likely if the overall separate account fund performance is negative for the
year. In the event that separate account fund performance falls between 0% and
9% during 2003, the Company will need to evaluate the actual gross profits
versus the mean EGPs generated by the stochastic DAC analysis and determine
whether or not to make a revision to the future EGPs. Factors that will
influence this determination include the degree of volatility in separate
account fund performance, when during the year performance becomes negative and
shifts in asset allocation within the separate account made by policyholders.
The overall return generated by the separate account is dependent on several
factors, including the relative mix of the underlying sub-accounts among bond
funds and equity funds as well as equity sector weightings. The Company's
overall separate account fund performance has been reasonably correlated to the
overall performance of the S&P 500 Index, although no assurance can be provided
that this correlation will continue in the future.
Should the Company change its assumptions utilized to develop EGPs (commonly
referred to as "unlocking") the Company would record a charge (or credit) to
bring its DAC balance to the level it would have been had EGPs been calculated
using the new assumptions from the date of each policy. The Company evaluates
all critical assumptions utilized to develop EGPs (e.g. lapse, mortality) and
will make a revision to future EGPs to the extent that actual experience is
significantly different than expected.
The overall recoverability of the DAC asset is dependent on the future
profitability of the business. The Company tests the aggregate recoverability of
the DAC asset by comparing the amounts deferred to total EGPs. In addition, the
Company routinely stress tests its DAC asset for recoverability against severe
declines in its separate account assets, which could occur if the equity markets
experienced another significant sell-off, as the majority of policyholders'
money held in the separate accounts is invested in the equity market.
(k) RESERVE FOR FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
Hartford Life establishes and carries as liabilities actuarially determined
reserves which are calculated to meet the Company's future obligations. Reserves
for life insurance and disability contracts are based on actuarially recognized
methods using prescribed morbidity and mortality tables in general use in the
United States, which are modified to reflect the Company's actual experience
when appropriate. These reserves are computed at amounts that, with additions
from estimated premiums to be received and with interest on such reserves
compounded annually at certain assumed rates, are expected to be sufficient to
meet the Company's policy obligations at their maturities or in the event of an
insured's disability or death. Reserves also include unearned premiums, premium
deposits, claims incurred but not reported and claims reported but not yet paid.
Reserves for assumed reinsurance are computed in a manner that is comparable to
direct insurance reserves.
Liabilities for future policy benefits are computed by the net level premium
method using interest assumptions ranging from 3% to 11% and withdrawal and
mortality assumptions appropriate at the time the policies were issued. Claim
reserves, which are the result of sales of group long-term and short-term
disability, stop loss, and Medicare supplement, are state at amounts determined
by estimates on individual cases and estimates of unreported claims based on
past experience.
(l) OTHER POLICYHOLDER FUNDS
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable include reserves for investment
contracts without life contingencies, corporate owned life insurance and
universal life insurance contracts. Of the amounts included in this item,
$20.6 billion and $14.9 billion, as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively,
represent net policyholder obligations. The liability for policy benefits for
universal life-type contracts is equal to the balance that accrues to the
benefit of policyholders, including credited interest, amounts that have been
assessed to compensate the Company for services to be performed over future
periods, and any amounts previously assessed against policyholders that are
refundable on termination of the contract.
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For investment contracts, policyholder liabilities are equal to the accumulated
policy account values, which consist of an accumulation of deposit payments plus
credited interest, less withdrawals and amounts assessed through the end of the
period.
(m) REVENUE RECOGNITION
For investment and universal life-type contracts, the amounts collected from
policyholders are considered deposits and are not included in revenue. Fee
income for investment and universal life-type contracts consists of policy
charges for policy administration, cost of insurance charges and surrender
charges assessed against policyholders' account balances and are recognized in
the period in which services are provided. Traditional life and the majority of
the Company's accident and health products are long duration contracts, and
premiums are recognized as revenue when due from policyholders. Retrospective
and contingent commissions and other related expenses are incurred and recorded
in the same period that the retrospective premiums are recorded or other
contract provisions are met.
(n) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
Foreign currency translation gains and losses are reflected in stockholder's
equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company's
foreign subsidiaries' balance sheet accounts are translated at the exchange
rates in effect at each year end and income statement accounts are translated at
the average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Gains and losses on
foreign currency transactions are reflected in earnings. The national currencies
of the international operations are their functional currencies.
(o) DIVIDENDS TO POLICYHOLDERS
Policyholder dividends are accrued using an estimate of the amount to be paid
based on underlying contractual obligations under policies and applicable state
laws.
Participating life insurance in force accounted for 6%, 8% and 17% as of
December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, of total life insurance in
force. Dividends to policyholders were $65, $68 and $67 for the years ended
December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. There were no additional amounts
of income allocated to participating policyholders. If limitations exist on the
amount of net income from participating life insurance contracts that may be
distributed to the stockholder, the policyholders' share of net income on those
contracts that cannot be distributed is excluded from stockholder's equity by a
charge to operations and a credit to a liability.
(p) REINSURANCE
Written premiums, earned premiums and incurred insurance losses and loss
adjustment expense all reflect the net effects of assumed and ceded reinsurance
transactions. Assumed reinsurance refers to our acceptance of certain insurance
risks that other insurance companies have underwritten. Ceded reinsurance means
other insurance companies have agreed to share certain risks the Company has
underwritten. Reinsurance accounting is followed for assumed and ceded
transactions when the risk transfer provisions of SFAS No. 113, "Accounting and
Reporting for Reinsurance of Short-Duration and Long-Duration Contracts," have
been met.
(q) INCOME TAXES
The Company recognizes taxes payable or refundable for the current year and
deferred taxes for the future tax consequences of differences between the
financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years the temporary differences are expected to reverse.
3. SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
As a result of September 11, the Company recorded an estimated loss amounting to
$9, net of taxes and reinsurance, in the third quarter of 2001. The Company
based the loss estimate upon a review of insured exposures using a variety of
assumptions and actuarial techniques, including estimated amounts for unknown
and unreported policyholder losses and costs incurred in settling claims. Also
included was an estimate of amounts recoverable under the Company's ceded
reinsurance programs. In the first quarter of 2002, the Company recognized a $3
after-tax benefit related to favorable development of reserves related to
September 11. As a result of the uncertainties involved in the estimation
process, final claims settlement may vary from present estimates.
4. SALE OF SUDAMERICANA
HOLDING S.A.
On September 7, 2001, Hartford Life Insurance Company completed the sale of its
ownership interest in an Argentine subsidiary, Sudamericana Holding S.A. The
Company recognized an after-tax net realized capital loss of $11 related to the
sale.
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5. INVESTMENTS AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
(a) COMPONENTS OF NET INVESTMENT INCOME
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended
December 31,
----------------------
2002 2001 2000
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Interest income from fixed maturities $1,235 $1,105 $ 959
Interest income from policy loans 251 304 305
Income from other investments 114 99 75
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Gross investment income 1,600 1,508 1,339
Less: Investment expenses 17 13 13
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME $1,583 $1,495 $1,326
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</Table>
(b) COMPONENTS OF NET REALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES)
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended
December 31,
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2002 2001 2000
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Fixed maturities $(285) $(52) $(106)
Equity securities (4) (17) 3
Real estate and other -- (23) 9
Change in liability to policyholders for net realized
capital gains 1 1 9
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NET REALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) $(288) $(91) $ (85)
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</Table>
(c) NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) ON EQUITY SECURITIES
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended
December 31,
--------------------
2002 2001 2000
--------------------
Gross unrealized capital gains $ 2 $ 1 $ 2
Gross unrealized capital losses (19) (8) (5)
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Net unrealized capital gains (losses) (17) (7) (3)
Deferred income taxes and other items (6) (1) (1)
--------------------
Net unrealized capital gains (losses), net of tax (11) (6) (2)
Balance -- beginning of year (6) (2) 5
--------------------
NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) ON EQUITY
SECURITIES $ (5) $(4) $(7)
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</Table>
(d) NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) ON FIXED MATURITIES
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended
December 31,
---------------------
2002 2001 2000
---------------------
Gross unrealized capital gains $1,389 $ 514 $ 269
Gross unrealized capital losses (278) (305) (231)
Unrealized capital (gains) losses credited to policyholders (58) (24) (10)
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Net unrealized capital gains (losses) 1,053 185 28
Deferred income taxes and other items 579 65 10
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Net unrealized capital gains (losses), net of tax 474 120 18
Balance -- beginning of year 120 18 (260)
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NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS (LOSSES) ON FIXED
MATURITIES $ 354 $ 102 $ 278
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</Table>
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(e) FIXED MATURITY INVESTMENTS
<Table>
<Caption>
As of December 31, 2002
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Gross Gross
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
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U.S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
(guaranteed and sponsored) $ 255 $ 9 $ -- $ 264
U.S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
(guaranteed and sponsored) -- asset backed 2,063 64 (2) 2,125
States, municipalities and political subdivisions 27 4 (1) 30
International governments 422 43 (1) 464
Public utilities 1,160 70 (29) 1,201
All other corporate, including international 11,094 822 (128) 11,788
All other corporate -- asset backed 7,152 348 (100) 7,400
Short-term investments 940 1 -- 941
Certificates of deposit 561 28 (17) 572
Redeemable preferred stock 1 -- -- 1
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TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES $23,675 $1,389 $(278) $24,786
------------------------------------------
</Table>
<Table>
<Caption>
As of December 31, 2001
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Gross Gross
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
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U.S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
(guaranteed and sponsored) $ 247 $ 15 $ (2) $ 260
U.S. Government and Government agencies and authorities
(guaranteed and sponsored) -- asset backed 1,179 26 (3) 1,202
States, municipalities and political subdivisions 44 4 (1) 47
International governments 312 18 (3) 327
Public utilities 994 14 (26) 982
All other corporate, including international 8,829 283 (146) 8,966
All other corporate -- asset backed 5,816 142 (104) 5,854
Short-term investments 1,008 -- -- 1,008
Certificates of deposit 503 12 (20) 495
Redeemable preferred stock 1 -- -- 1
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TOTAL FIXED MATURITIES $18,933 $514 $(305) $19,142
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</Table>
The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity investments as of
December 31, 2002 by contractual maturity year are shown below. Estimated
maturities differ from contractual maturities due to call or prepayment
provisions. Asset backed securities, including mortgage backed securities and
collateralized mortgage obligations, are distributed to maturity year based on
the Company's estimates of the rate of future prepayments of principal over the
remaining lives of the securities. These estimates are developed using
prepayment speeds provided in broker consensus data. Such estimates are derived
from prepayment speeds experienced at the interest rate levels projected for the
applicable underlying collateral and can be expected to vary from actual
experience.
<Table>
<Caption>
Amortized Fair
Cost Value
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MATURITY
One year or less $ 3,032 $ 3,051
Over one year through five years 9,166 9,479
Over five years through ten years 6,325 6,708
Over ten years 5,152 5,548
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TOTAL $23,675 $24,786
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</Table>
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(f) SALES OF FIXED MATURITY AND EQUITY SECURITY INVESTMENTS
Sales of fixed maturities, excluding short-term fixed maturities, for the years
ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 resulted in proceeds of $5.6 billion,
$4.6 billion and $3.0 billion, gross realized capital gains of $117, $82 and
$29, and gross realized capital losses of $60, $44 and $109, respectively. Sales
of equity security investments for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and
2000 resulted in proceeds of $11, $42 and $15, respectively. There were no
realized gains on sales of equity securities for the years ended December 31,
2002 and 2001. Sales of equity security investments for the year ended
December 31, 2000 resulted in gross realized capital gains of $5. Sales of
equity security investments for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
resulted in gross realized capital losses of $3, $17 and $2, respectively.
(g) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The Company is not exposed to any concentration of credit risk in fixed
maturities of a single issuer greater than 10% of stockholder's equity.
(h) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The notional amounts of derivative contracts represent the basis upon which pay
or receive amounts are calculated and are not reflective of credit risk.
Notional amounts pertaining to derivative instruments (excluding guaranteed
separate accounts) totaled $6.5 billion at December 31, 2002 and $5.1 billion at
December 31, 2001.
The Company uses derivative instruments in its management of market risk
consistent with four risk management strategies: hedging anticipated
transactions, hedging liability instruments, hedging invested assets and hedging
portfolios of assets and/or liabilities.
A reconciliation between notional amounts as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 by
derivative type and strategy is as follows:
<Table>
<Caption>
BY DERIVATIVE TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------
December 31, 2001 Maturities/ December 31, 2002
Notional Amount Additions Terminations (1) Notional Amount
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Caps $ 577 $ -- $ 20 $ 557
Floors 295 -- 20 275
Swaps/Forwards 3,302 1,694 462 4,534
Futures 77 110 187 --
Options 894 438 229 1,103
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TOTAL $5,145 $2,242 $918 $6,469
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BY STRATEGY
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Liability $ 677 $ -- $ -- $ 677
Anticipatory 77 110 187 --
Asset 4,251 2,132 731 5,652
Portfolio 140 -- -- 140
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TOTAL $5,145 $2,242 $918 $6,469
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</Table>
(1) During 2002, the Company had no significant gain or loss on terminations
of hedge positions using derivative financial instruments.
(i) COLLATERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Hartford Life Insurance Company entered into various collateral arrangements
which require both the pledging and accepting of collateral in connection with
its derivative instruments and repurchase agreements. As of December 31, 2002
and 2001, collateral pledged has not been separately reported in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. The classification and carrying amounts of
collateral pledged at December 31, 2002 and 2001 were as follows:
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
--------------------------------
ASSETS
U.S. Gov't and Gov't agencies and authorities (guaranteed
and sponsored) $ -- $ 1
U.S. Gov't and Gov't agencies and authorities (guaranteed
and sponsored -- asset backed 8 --
--------------------------------
$ 8 $ 1
--------------------------------
</Table>
At December 31, 2002 and 2001, Hartford Life Insurance Company had accepted
collateral consisting of cash, U.S. Government, and U.S. Government agency
securities with a fair value of $407 and $148, respectively. At December 31,
2002 and 2001, only cash collateral of $173 and $89, respectively, was invested
and recorded on the balance sheet in fixed maturities and other liabilities. The
Company is only permitted by contract to sell or repledge the noncash collateral
in the event of a default by the counterparty and none of the collateral has
been sold or repledged at December 31, 2002 and 2001. As of December 31, 2002
and 2001 all collateral accepted was held in separate custodial accounts.
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6. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
SFAS No. 107 "Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments", requires
disclosure of fair value information of financial instruments. For certain
financial instruments where quoted market prices are not available, other
independent valuation techniques and assumptions are used. Because considerable
judgment is used, these estimates are not necessarily indicative of amounts that
could be realized in a current market exchange. SFAS No. 107 excludes certain
financial instruments from disclosure, including insurance contracts other than
financial guarantees and investment contracts. Hartford Life Insurance Company
uses the following methods and assumptions in estimating the fair value of each
class of financial instrument.
Fair value for fixed maturities and marketable equity securities approximates
those quotations published by applicable stock exchanges or received from other
reliable sources.
For policy loans, carrying amounts approximate fair value.
Fair value of other investments, which primarily consist of partnership
investments, is based on external market valuations from partnership management.
Other investments also include mortgage loans, whereby the carrying value
approximates fair value.
Derivative instruments are reported at fair value based upon internally
established valuations that are consistent with external valuation models,
quotations furnished by dealers in such instrument or market quotations. Other
policyholder funds and benefits payable fair value information is determined by
estimating future cash flows, discounted at the current market rate.
The carrying amount and fair values of Hartford Life Insurance Company's
financial instruments as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 were as follows:
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
------------------------------------
Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Amount Value Amount Value
------------------------------------
ASSETS
Fixed maturities $24,786 $24,786 $19,142 $19,142
Equity securities 120 120 64 64
Policy loans 2,895 2,895 3,278 3,278
Other investments 918 918 1,136 1,136
LIABILITIES
Other policyholder funds (1) 16,266 16,566 15,648 15,514
------------------------------------
</Table>
(1) Excludes universal life insurance contracts, including corporate owned
life insurance.
7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142 and accordingly
ceased all amortization of goodwill.
The following tables show net income for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001
and 2000, with the 2001 and 2000 periods adjusted for goodwill amortization
recorded.
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001 2000
----------------
NET INCOME
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes $426 $652 $487
Goodwill amortization, net of tax -- 4 --
----------------
Adjusted income before cumulative effect of accounting
changes 426 656 487
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax -- (6) --
----------------
ADJUSTED NET INCOME $426 $650 $487
----------------
</Table>
The following table shows the Company's acquired intangible assets that continue
to be subject to amortization and aggregate amortization expense. Except for
goodwill, the Company has no intangible assets with indefinite useful lives.
<Table>
<Caption>
2002 2001
----------------------------------------------
Accumulated Accumulated
Carrying Net Carrying Net
Amount Amortization Amount Amortization
----------------------------------------------
AMORTIZED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE PROFITS $525 $80 $568 $37
----------------------------------------------
</Table>
Net amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
was $43, $37 and $0, respectively.
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Estimated future net amortization expense for the succeeding five years is as
follows.
<Table>
<Caption>
For the year ended December 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
2003 $42
2004 $39
2005 $36
2006 $34
2007 $31
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
</Table>
8. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Hartford Life Insurance Company maintained separate account assets and
liabilities totaling $105.3 billion and $114.3 billion at December 31, 2002 and
2001, respectively, which are reported at fair value. Separate account assets,
which are segregated from other investments, reflect two categories of risk
assumption: non-guaranteed separate accounts totaling $93.8 billion and
$104.2 billion at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively, wherein the
policyholder assumes substantially all the investment risks and rewards, and
guaranteed separate accounts totaling $11.5 and $10.1 billion at December 31,
2002 and 2001, respectively, wherein Hartford Life Insurance Company
contractually guarantees either a minimum return or account value to the
policyholder. Included in non-guaranteed separate account assets were policy
loans totaling $384 and $575 at December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Net
investment income (including net realized capital gains and losses) and interest
credited to policyholders on separate account assets are not reflected in the
Consolidated Statements of Income.
Separate account management fees and other revenues were $1.1 billion,
$1.2 billion and $1.3 billion in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The
guaranteed separate accounts include fixed market value adjusted (MVA)
individual annuities and modified guaranteed life insurance. The average
credited interest rate on these contracts was 6.3% and 6.4% as of December 31,
2002 and 2001, respectively. The assets that support these liabilities were
comprised of $11.1 billion and $9.8 billion in fixed maturities at December 31,
2002 and 2001, respectively, and $385 and $234 of other invested assets at
December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The portfolios are segregated from
other investments and are managed to minimize liquidity and interest rate risk.
In order to minimize the risk of disintermediation associated with early
withdrawals, fixed MVA annuity and modified guaranteed life insurance contracts
carry a graded surrender charge as well as a market value adjustment. Additional
investment risk is hedged using a variety of derivatives which totaled $135 and
$37 in carrying value and $3.6 billion and $3.2 billion in notional amounts as
of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
9. STATUTORY RESULTS
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended December 31,
----------------------------------
2002 2001 2000
----------------------------------
Statutory net income (loss) $ (305) $ (485) $ 283
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Statutory capital and surplus $2,354 $2,412 $1,972
----------------------------------
</Table>
A significant percentage of the consolidated statutory surplus is permanently
reinvested or is subject to various state regulatory restrictions which limit
the payment of dividends without prior approval. The total amount of statutory
dividends which may be paid by the insurance subsidiaries of the Company in
2003, without prior regulatory approval, is estimated to be $235.
Hartford Life Insurance Company and its domestic insurance subsidiaries prepare
their statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices
prescribed by the applicable state of domicile. Prescribed statutory accounting
practices include publications of the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners ("NAIC"), as well as state laws, regulations and general
administrative rules.
The NAIC adopted the Codification of Statutory Accounting Principles
("Codification") in March 1998. The effective date for the statutory accounting
guidance was January 1, 2001. Each of Hartford Life Insurance Company's
domiciliary states has adopted Codification and the Company has made the
necessary changes in its statutory reporting required for implementation. The
overall impact of applying the new guidance resulted in a one-time statutory
cumulative transition benefit of approximately $38 in statutory surplus in 2001.
10. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT AND SAVINGS PLANS
(a) PENSION PLANS
The Company's employees are included in The Hartford's non-contributory defined
benefit pension and postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plans.
Defined benefit pension expense, allocated by The Hartford to Hartford Life
Insurance Company, was $10, $11 and $5 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Postretirement health care and life insurance benefits expense, allocated by The
Hartford, was not material to the results of operations for 2002, 2001 and 2000.
(b) INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN
Substantially all the Company's U.S. employees are eligible to participate in
The Hartford's Investment and Savings Plan. The cost to Hartford Life Insurance
Company for this plan was approximately $5, $6 and $5 in 2002, 2001 and 2000,
respectively.
11. REINSURANCE
Hartford Life Insurance Company cedes insurance to other insurers in order to
limit its maximum losses and to
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diversify its exposures. Such transfer does not relieve Hartford Life Insurance
Company of its primary liability and, as such, failure of reinsurers to honor
their obligations could result in losses to Hartford Life Insurance Company. The
Company also assumes reinsurance from other insurers and is a member of and
participates in several reinsurance pools and associations. Hartford Life
Insurance Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and
monitors concentrations of credit risk. As of December 31, 2002, Hartford Life
had no reinsurance recoverables and related concentrations of credit risk
greater than 10% of the Company's stockholders' equity.
In accordance with normal industry practice, Hartford Life Insurance Company is
involved in both the cession and assumption of insurance with other insurance
and reinsurance companies. As of December 31, 2002, the largest amount of life
insurance retained on any one life by any one of the life operations was
approximately $2.5. In addition, the Company reinsures the majority of the
minimum death benefit guarantees and the guaranteed withdrawal benefits offered
in connection with its variable annuity contracts.
Insurance net retained premiums were comprised of the following:
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended December 31,
----------------------------------
2002 2001 2000
----------------------------------
Gross premiums $2,815 $3,152 $2,885
Reinsurance assumed 45 79 44
Reinsurance ceded (715) (980) (723)
----------------------------------
NET RETAINED PREMIUMS $2,145 $2,251 $2,206
----------------------------------
</Table>
Hartford Life Insurance Company reinsures certain of its risks to other
reinsurers under yearly renewable term, coinsurance, and modified coinsurance
arrangements. Yearly renewable term and coinsurance arrangements result in
passing a portion of the risk to the reinsurer. Generally, the reinsurer
receives a proportionate amount of the premiums less an allowance for
commissions and expenses and is liable for a corresponding proportionate amount
of all benefit payments. Modified coinsurance is similar to coinsurance except
that the cash and investments that support the liabilities for contract benefits
are not transferred to the assuming company, and settlements are made on a net
basis between the companies.
The Company is currently in arbitration with one of its reinsurers related to
this reinsurance (see further discussion in Note 13(a)).
The cost of reinsurance related to long-duration contracts is accounted for over
the life of the underlying reinsured policies using assumptions consistent with
those used to account for the underlying policies. Insurance recoveries on ceded
reinsurance contracts, which reduce death and other benefits were $670, $693 and
$578 for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Hartford Life Insurance Company also assumes reinsurance from other insurers.
Hartford Life Insurance Company records a receivable for reinsured benefits paid
and the portion of insurance liabilities that are reinsured, net of a valuation
allowance, if necessary. The amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated
based on assumptions that are consistent with those used in establishing the
reserves related to the underlying reinsured contracts. Management believes the
recoverables are appropriately established; however, in the event that future
circumstances and information require Hartford Life Insurance Company to change
its estimates of needed loss reserves, the amount of reinsurance recoverables
may also require adjustments.
Hartford Life Insurance Company maintains certain reinsurance agreements with
HLA, whereby the Company cedes both group life and group accident and health
risk. Under these treaties, the Company ceded group life premium of $96, $178
and $101 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, and accident and health premium
of $373, $418 and $429, respectively, to HLA.
12. INCOME TAX
Hartford Life Insurance Company and The Hartford have entered into a tax sharing
agreement under which each member in the consolidated U.S. Federal income tax
return will make payments between them such that, with respect to any period,
the amount of taxes to be paid by the Company, subject to certain tax
adjustments, generally will be determined as though the Company were filing a
separate Federal income tax return with current credit for net losses to the
extent the losses provide a benefit in the consolidated return.
The Company is included in The Hartford's consolidated Federal income tax
return. The Company's effective tax rate was 1%, 6% and 28% in 2002, 2001 and
2000, respectively.
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Income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended December 31,
----------------------------------
2002 2001 2000
----------------------------------
Current $ 4 $(202) $121
Deferred (2) 246 73
----------------------------------
INCOME TAX EXPENSE $ 2 $ 44 $194
----------------------------------
</Table>
A reconciliation of the tax provision at the U.S. Federal statutory rate to the
provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows:
<Table>
<Caption>
For the years ended December 31,
----------------------------------
2002 2001 2000
----------------------------------
Tax provision at the U.S. federal statutory rate $150 $244 $238
Tax preferred investments (63) (60) (24)
IRS audit settlement (See Note 13(c)) (76) -- (24)
Tax adjustment (See Note 13(c)) -- (144) --
Foreign related investments (6) -- --
Other (3) 4 4
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TOTAL $ 2 $ 44 $194
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</Table>
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) include the following as of December 31:
<Table>
<Caption>
2001 2000
------------------------
Tax basis deferred policy acquisition costs $ 699 $ 737
Financial statement deferred policy acquisition costs and
reserves (724) (494)
Employee benefits 7 12
Net unrealized capital losses (gains) on securities (422) (95)
Net operating loss carryforward/Minimum tax credits 249 64
Investments and other (52) (235)
------------------------
TOTAL $(243) $ (11)
------------------------
</Table>
Hartford Life Insurance Company had a current tax receivable of $89 and $144 as
of December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Prior to the Tax Reform Act of 1984, the Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act
of 1959 permitted the deferral from taxation of a portion of statutory income
under certain circumstances. In these situations, the deferred income was
accumulated in a "Policyholders' Surplus Account" and, based on current tax law,
will be taxable in the future only under conditions which management considers
to be remote; therefore, no Federal income taxes have been provided on the
balance in this account, which for tax return purposes was $104 as of
December 31, 2002.
13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
(a) LITIGATION
Hartford Life Insurance Company is or may become involved in various legal
actions, in the normal course of its business, in which claims for alleged
economic and punitive damages have been or may be asserted, some for substantial
amounts. Some of the pending litigation has been filed as purported class
actions and some actions have been filed in certain jurisdictions that permit
punitive damage awards that are disproportionate to the actual damages incurred.
Although there can be no assurances, at the present time, the Company does not
anticipate that the ultimate liability arising from potential, pending or
threatened legal actions, after consideration of provisions made for estimated
losses and costs of defense, will have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition or operating results of the Company.
On March 15, 2002, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Missouri issued a verdict in Bancorp Services, LLC ("Bancorp") v. Hartford Life
Insurance Company, et al. in favor of Bancorp in the amount of $118. The case
involved claims of patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and
breach of contract against the Company and its affiliate International Corporate
Marketing Group, Inc. ("ICMG"). The judge dismissed the patent infringement
claim on summary judgment. The jury's award was based on the last two claims. On
August 28, 2002, the Court entered an order awarding Bancorp prejudgment
interest on the breach of contract claim in the amount of $16.
The Company and ICMG have appealed the judgment on the trade secret and breach
of contract claims. Bancorp has cross-appealed the pretrial dismissal of its
patent infringement claim. The Company's management, based on the advice of its
legal counsel, believes that there is a substantial likelihood that the judgment
will not survive at its current amount. Based on the advice of legal counsel
regarding the potential outcomes of this litigation, the Company recorded an $11
after-tax charge in the first
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quarter of 2002 to increase litigation reserves associated with this matter.
Should Hartford Life Insurance Company and ICMG not succeed in eliminating or
reducing the judgment, a significant additional expense would be recorded in the
future related to this matter.
The Company is involved in arbitration with one of its primary reinsurers
relating to policies with death benefit guarantees written from 1994 to 1999.
The arbitration involves alleged breaches under the reinsurance treaties.
Although the Company believes that its position in this pending arbitration is
strong, an adverse outcome could result in a decrease to the Company's statutory
surplus and capital and potentially increase the death benefit costs incurred by
the Company in the future. The arbitration hearing was held during the fourth
quarter of 2002, but no decision has been rendered.
(b) LEASES
The rent paid to Hartford Fire for space occupied by the Company was $15, $15
and $15 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Future minimum rental commitments
are as follows:
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2003 $16
2004 16
2005 16
2006 16
2007 16
Thereafter 32
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TOTAL $112
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The principal executive offices of Hartford Life Insurance Company, together
with its parent, are located in Simsbury, Connecticut. Rental expense is
recognized on a level basis for the facility located in Simsbury, Connecticut,
which expires on December 31, 2009, and amounted to approximately $10, $11 and
$11 in 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
(c) TAX MATTERS
The Company's Federal income tax returns are routinely audited by the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS"). Throughout the audit of the 1996-1997 years, the
Company and the IRS have been engaged in an ongoing dispute regarding what
portion of the separate account dividends-received deduction ("DRD") is
deductible by the Company. During 2001 the Company continued its discussions
with the IRS. As part of the Company's due diligence with respect to this issue,
the Company closely monitored the activities of the IRS with respect to other
taxpayers on this issue and consulted with outside tax counsel and advisors on
the merits of the Company's separate account DRD. The due diligence was
completed during the third quarter of 2001 and the Company concluded that it was
probable that a greater portion of the separate account DRD claimed on its filed
returns would be realized. Based on the Company's assessment of the probable
outcome, the Company concluded an additional $144 tax benefit was appropriate to
record in the third quarter of 2001, relating to the tax years 1996-2000.
Additionally, the Company increased its estimate of the separate account DRD
recognized with respect to tax year 2001 from $44 to $60. Furthermore, for tax
year 2002, this amount was $63. During 2000, the Company had recorded a $24 tax
benefit as a result of a final settlement with the IRS on different aspects of
the Company's share of the dividends-received deduction for the 1993-1995 tax
years.
Earlier in 2002, the Company and its IRS agent requested advice from the
National Office of the IRS with respect to certain aspects of the computation of
the separate account DRD that had been claimed by the Company for the 1996-1997
audit period. During September 2002 the IRS National Office issued a ruling that
confirmed that the Company had properly computed the items in question in the
separate account DRD claimed on its 1996-1997 tax returns. Additionally, during
the third quarter, the Company reached agreement with the IRS on all other
issues with respect to the 1996-1997 tax years. The Company recorded a benefit
of $76 during the third quarter of 2002, primarily relating to the tax treatment
of such issues for the 1996-1997 tax years, as well as appropriate carryover
adjustments to the 1998-2002 years. The Company will continue to monitor further
developments surrounding the computation of the separate account DRD, as well as
other items, and will adjust its estimate of the probable outcome of these
issues as developments warrant. Management believes that adequate provision has
been made in the financial statements for any potential assessments that may
result from tax examinations and other tax-related matters for all open tax
years.
(d) UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS
At December 31, 2002, Hartford Life Insurance Company has outstanding
commitments to fund limited partnership investments totaling $205. These capital
commitments can be called by the partnerships during the commitment period (on
average, 3-6 years) to fund working capital needs or the purchase of new
investments. If the commitment period expires and has not been fully funded,
Hartford Life Insurance Company is not required to fund the remaining unfunded
commitment, but may elect to do so.
14. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Hartford Life Insurance Company is organized into three reportable operating
segments which include Investment Products, Individual Life and Corporate Owned
Life Insurance (COLI). Investment Products offers individual fixed and variable
annuities, retirement plan services and other investment products. Individual
Life sells a variety of life insurance products, including variable life,
universal life, interest sensitive whole life and term life insurance. COLI
primarily offers variable products used by employers to fund non-qualified
benefits or other post-employment benefit obligations as well as leveraged COLI.
The Company includes in "Other" corporate items not directly allocable to any of
its reportable operating segments, as well as certain group benefit products
including group life and group disability insurance that is directly written by
the Company and is substantially ceded to its parent, HLA.
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The accounting policies of the reportable operating segments are the same as
those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 2.
Hartford Life Insurance Company evaluates performance of its segments based on
revenues, net income and the segment's return on allocated capital. The Company
charges direct operating expenses to the appropriate segment and allocates the
majority of indirect expenses to the segments based on an intercompany expense
arrangement. Intersegment revenues are not significant and primarily occur
between corporate and the operating segments. These amounts include interest
income on allocated surplus and the allocation of net realized capital gains and
losses through net investment income utilizing the duration of the segment's
investment portfolios. The Company's revenues are primarily derived from
customers within the United States. The Company's long-lived assets primarily
consist of deferred policy acquisition costs and deferred tax assets from within
the United States. The following tables present summarized financial information
concerning the Company's segments as well as the Company's revenues by product.
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For the years ended December 31,
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2002 2001 2000
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TOTAL REVENUES
Investment Products $ 2,185 $ 2,114 $ 2,068
Individual Life 858 774 545
COLI 592 717 765
Other (195) 50 69
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TOTAL REVENUES $ 3,440 $ 3,655 $ 3,447
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME
Investment Products $ 1,057 $ 867 $ 724
Individual Life 223 204 142
COLI 277 352 366
Other 26 72 94
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TOTAL NET INVESTMENT INCOME $ 1,583 $ 1,495 $ 1,326
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AMORTIZATION OF DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS AND PVP
Investment Products $ 385 $ 413 $ 477
Individual Life 146 153 127
COLI -- -- --
Other -- -- --
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TOTAL AMORTIZATION OF DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS AND
PRESENT VALUE OF FUTURE PROFITS $ 531 $ 566 $ 604
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INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)
Investment Products $ 87 $ 111 $ 150
Individual Life 59 54 38
COLI 14 17 19
Other (158) (138) (13)
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TOTAL INCOME TAX EXPENSE $ 2 $ 44 $ 194
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NET INCOME (LOSS)
Investment Products $ 343 $ 375 $ 354
Individual Life 116 106 70
COLI 31 36 35
Other (64) 129 28
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TOTAL NET INCOME $ 426 $ 646 $ 487
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ASSETS
Investment Products $ 96,865 $106,497 $106,553
Individual Life 8,173 9,248 6,558
COLI 30,326 26,835 23,384
Other 6,737 2,853 2,340
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TOTAL ASSETS $142,101 $145,433 $138,835
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REVENUES BY PRODUCT
Investment Products
Individual Annuities $ 1,364 $ 1,392 $ 1,447
Other 821 722 621
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TOTAL INVESTMENT PRODUCTS 2,185 2,114 2,068
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Individual Life 858 774 545
COLI 592 717 765
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15. ACQUISITIONS
On April 2, 2001, Hartford Life acquired the individual life insurance, annuity
and mutual fund businesses of Fortis, Inc. ("Fortis Financial Group" or
"Fortis") for $1.12 billion in cash. The Company effected the acquisition
through several reinsurance agreements with subsidiaries of Fortis and the
purchase of 100% of the stock of Fortis Advisers, Inc. and Fortis
Investors, Inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries of Fortis, Inc. The acquisition was
accounted for as a purchase transaction and, as such, the revenues and expenses
generated by this business from April 2, 2001 forward are included in the
Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.
16. QUARTERLY RESULTS FOR 2002 AND 2001 (UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended
September December
March 31, June 30, 30, 31,
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2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001
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Revenues $913 $879 $814 $931 $826 $917 $887 $928
Benefits, claims and expenses 736 685 756 746 747 759 773 769
Net income 132 135 57 129 146 265 91 117
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