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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
For the transition period from N/A to N/A.
Commission file number 333-02491*.
KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
ILLINOIS
(State of Incorporation)
ONE KEMPER DRIVE
LONG GROVE, ILLINOIS
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
36-3050975
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
60049
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 550-5500
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: none
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: none
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes X No ___ .
As of March 1, 1998, 250,000 shares of Common Stock (all held by an affiliate,
Kemper Corporation) were outstanding. There is no market value for any such
shares. See ITEM 5 of this Form 10-K.
* Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Form 10-K also
relates to Commission file numbers 33-33547, 33-43462 and 33-46881.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ("KILICO"), founded in 1947, is
incorporated under the insurance laws of the State of Illinois. KILICO is
licensed in the District of Columbia and all states except New York. KILICO is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Kemper Corporation ("Kemper"), a nonoperating holding
company.
CORPORATE CONTROL EVENTS
On January 4, 1996, an investor group comprised of Zurich Insurance Company
("Zurich"), Insurance Partners, L.P. ("IP") and Insurance Partners Offshore
(Bermuda), L.P. (together with IP, "Insurance Partners") acquired all of the
issued and outstanding common stock of Kemper. As a result of that change in
control, Zurich and Insurance Partners owned 80 percent and 20 percent,
respectively, of Kemper and therefore KILICO. On February 27, 1998, Zurich
acquired Insurance Partner's remaining 20 percent interest for cash. As a result
of this transaction, Kemper and KILICO became wholly-owned subsidiaries of
Zurich.
The acquisition of KILICO was accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting. The consolidated financial statements of KILICO prior to January 4,
1996, were prepared on a historical cost basis and have been labeled as
"preacquisition" throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Under purchase accounting, KILICO's assets and liabilities have been marked to
their relative fair values as of the acquisition date. The difference between
the allocated cost of $745.6 million of acquiring KILICO and the net fair values
of KILICO's assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date resulted in $254.9
million of goodwill. KILICO originally began to amortize goodwill on a
straight-line basis over twenty-five years, however, in the fourth quarter of
1997, KILICO changed its amortization period to twenty years. The change in
amortization periods was made to conform to Zurich's accounting practices and
policies and resulted in an increase in goodwill amortization of $5.1 million in
1997. KILICO has presented January 4, 1996 (the acquisition date) as the opening
purchase accounting balance sheet for comparative purposes, where appropriate,
throughout the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Purchase accounting adjustments primarily affected the recorded historical
values of fixed maturities, mortgage loans, other invested assets, deferred
insurance acquisition costs, future policy benefits and deferred income taxes.
(See note captioned "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the notes to
the consolidated financial statements.)
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Since the early 1990's, KILICO has intensified the management of its real
estate-related investments due to adverse market conditions. KILICO also
successfully implemented strategies over the last several years to reduce both
its joint venture operating losses and the level of its real estate-related
investments. These strategies included individual property sales, refinancings
and restructurings, as well as bulk sale transactions completed in December 1995
in anticipation of the 1996 change in control. As a result of these strategies,
KILICO reduced its holdings of real estate-related investments from 36.2 percent
of its total invested assets and cash at year-end 1991 to 4.9 percent at
year-end 1997.
The management, operations and strategic directions of KILICO were also
integrated by the end of 1993 with those of another Kemper subsidiary, Federal
Kemper Life Assurance Company ("FKLA"). The integration streamlined management,
controlled costs, improved profitability, increased operating efficiencies and
productivity, and helped to expand both companies' distribution capabilities.
Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, FKLA markets term and interest-sensitive
life insurance, as well as certain annuity products through brokerage general
agents and other independent distributors.
Beginning in 1995, KILICO also began to introduce and expand new and existing
product lines. In late 1995, KILICO began to sell term life insurance products
in order to balance its product mix and asset-liability structure. Over the last
three years, KILICO increased the competitiveness of its variable annuity
products by adding multiple variable subaccount investment options and
investment managers to existing variable annuity products. In 1996, KILICO
introduced a registered flexible individual variable life insurance product and
in 1997 KILICO introduced a non-registered individual and group variable
bank-owned life insurance contract ("BOLI") and a series of individual variable
life insurance contracts.
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NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
KILICO offers both individual fixed-rate (general account) and individual and
group variable (separate account) annuity contracts, as well as individual term
life, universal life and individual and group variable life insurance products
through various distribution channels. KILICO offers investment-oriented
products, guaranteed returns or a combination of both, to help policyholders
meet multiple insurance and financial objectives. Financial institutions,
securities brokerage firms, insurance agents and financial planners are
important distribution channels for KILICO's products. KILICO's sales mainly
consist of deposits received on certain long duration annuity and variable life
insurance contracts as well as reinsurance premiums assumed from FKLA beginning
in 1996. (See note captioned "Reinsurance" in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements and see the table captioned "Sales" on page 10.)
KILICO's fixed and variable annuities generally have surrender charges that are
a specified percentage of policy values and decline as the policy ages. General
account annuity and interest-sensitive life policies are guaranteed to
accumulate at specified interest rates but allow for periodic crediting rate
changes.
Over the last several years, in part reflecting the current interest rate
environment, KILICO has increased its emphasis on marketing its existing and new
separate account products. Unlike the fixed-rate annuity business where KILICO
manages spread revenue, variable annuities pose minimal investment risk for
KILICO, as policyholders invest in one or more of several underlying investment
funds. KILICO, in turn, receives administrative fee revenue as well as cost of
insurance charges which compensate KILICO for providing life insurance coverage
to the contractholder potentially in excess of their cash surrender values.
As a result of this strategy, KILICO's separate account assets and related sales
of its variable annuity and life products have increased as follows (in
millions):
DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 4
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1997 1996 1996
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Separate account assets..................................... $5,122.0 $2,127.2 $1,761.1
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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Variable annuity sales...................................... $ 259.8 $254.6 $ 151.1
Variable life sales......................................... 2,708.6 .2 --
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Total separate account sales.............................. $2,968.4 $254.8 $ 151.1
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Rating improvements in 1996 (see "Rankings and ratings" on page 6) and the 1996
change in control also helped to increase KILICO's sales in 1997 and 1996,
compared with 1995.
In order to increase variable annuity sales, KILICO introduced Kemper PASSPORT
in 1992. Kemper PASSPORT is a variable and market value adjusted annuity
featuring a choice of investment portfolios, an increasing estate benefit, tax-
free transfers and guaranteed rates for a variety of terms. In 1994, KILICO
changed Kemper PASSPORT from a single premium annuity to one with a flexible
premium structure and also added a small capitalization equity subaccount as
another investment portfolio option. In 1995 and 1996, KILICO also added several
new subaccounts and new investment managers as investment portfolio choices for
certain purchasers of the Kemper Advantage III variable annuity product. During
late 1996, KILICO introduced POWER V, a registered flexible premium variable
life insurance product. During mid-1997, KILICO also introduced variable BOLI
which is primarily marketed to banks and other large corporate entities and a
series of non-registered variable individual universal life insurance contracts
which are marketed primarily to high net worth individuals. These products are
being marketed and distributed by Investors Brokerage Services, Inc., ("IBS") a
wholly-owned subsidiary of KILICO. Excluding these contracts marketed and
distributed by IBS which accounted for $2,705.8 million of KILICO's first year
sales, INVEST Financial Corporation, ("INVEST") an affiliated company until June
28, 1996, and certain other unrelated companies of INVEST's new parent First
American National Bank, and EVEREN Securities, Inc., an affiliated company until
September 13, 1995, accounted for approximately 23.0 percent and 5.0 percent,
respectively, in 1997 of KILICO's first-year sales, compared with 24 percent and
12 percent, respectively, in 1996.
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Current crediting rates, a conservative investment strategy and the interest
rate environment have impacted general account annuity sales for KILICO over the
last several years. KILICO's general account fixed annuity sales were as follows
(in millions):
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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General account fixed annuity sales......................... $145.7 $140.6 $247.6
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Beginning in early 1995, KILICO began raising crediting rates on certain of its
existing and new general account products, reflecting both competitive
conditions and a rising interest rate environment. As a result of these actions,
sales of general account annuities increased. During late 1995, as interest
rates fell, KILICO began reducing crediting rates on certain of its existing and
new general account products reflecting both competitive conditions and the
falling interest rate environment. As a result of these events, as well as a
strong stock and bond market during 1996 and most of 1997, which influenced
potential buyers of fixed annuity products to purchase variable annuity
products, sales of general account annuities have increased only slightly in
1997, compared with 1996.
Beginning in 1995, KILICO began to sell term life insurance products in order to
balance its product mix and asset-liability structure. During 1997 and 1996,
KILICO also assumed $21.1 million and $7.3 million, respectively, of term life
insurance premiums from FKLA. Excluding the amounts assumed from FKLA, KILICO's
total term life sales, including new and renewal premiums, net of reinsurance
ceded, amounted to $1.1 million in 1997, compared with $565 thousand in 1996 and
$236 thousand in 1995.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX DEVELOPMENTS
In early 1998, the Clinton Administration's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget ("Budget")
was released and contained certain proposals to change the taxation of
non-qualified fixed and variable annuities and variable life insurance
contracts. It is currently unknown whether or not such proposals will be
accepted, amended or omitted in the final 1999 Budget approved by Congress. If
the current Budget proposals are accepted, certain of KILICO's non-qualified
fixed and variable annuities and certain of its variable life insurance
products, including BOLI and the nonregistered individual variable universal
life insurance contract introduced during 1997, may no longer be tax advantaged
products and therefore no longer attractive to those customers who purchase them
because of their favorable tax attributes. Additionally, sales of such products
during 1998 may also be negatively impacted until the likelihood of the current
proposals being enacted into law has be determined.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
Many existing computer programs were originally designed without considering the
impact of the year 2000 and currently use only two digits to identify the year
in the date field. This issue affects nearly all companies and organizations and
could cause computer applications and systems to fail or create erroneous
results to occur for any transaction with a date of January 1, 2000, or later.
Many companies must undertake major projects to address the year 2000 issue and
each companies costs and uncertainties will depend on a number of factors,
including its software and hardware, and the nature of the industry. Companies
must also coordinate with other entities with which they electronically
interact, including suppliers, customers, creditors and other financial services
institutions.
If a company does not successfully address its year 2000 issues it could face
material adverse consequences in the form of lawsuits against the company, lost
business, erroneous results and substantial operating problems after January 1,
2000.
KILICO has taken substantial steps over the last several years to ensure that
its systems will be compliant for the year 2000. Such steps have included the
replacement of older systems with new systems which are already compliant. In
1996, KILICO replaced its investment accounting system and in 1997 KILICO
replaced its general ledger and accounts payable system. KILICO has also ensured
that new systems developed to support new product introductions in 1996 and 1997
are already year 2000 compliant. Data processing expenses related solely to
bringing KILICO's systems in compliance with the year 2000 amounted to $88
thousand in 1997 and KILICO anticipates that it will cost an additional $895
thousand to bring all remaining systems into compliance.
KILICO has also undertaken steps which require that all other entities with
which KILICO electronically interacts, including suppliers and other financial
services institutions, attest in writing to KILICO that their systems are year
2000 compliant.
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NAIC RATIOS
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the "NAIC") annually
calculates certain statutory financial ratios for most insurance companies in
the United States. These calculations are known as the Insurance Regulatory
Information System ("IRIS") ratios. There presently are twelve IRIS ratios. The
primary purpose of the ratios is to provide an "early warning" of any negative
developments. The NAIC reports the ratios to state regulators who may then
contact the companies if three or more ratios fall outside the NAIC's "usual
ranges".
Based on statutory financial data as of December 31, 1997, KILICO had three
ratios outside the usual ranges, the change in reserving ratio, the change in
premium ratio and the change in product mix ratio. KILICO's change in reserving
ratio reflected the level of interest-sensitive life surrenders and withdrawals
during 1997, as well as the 1997 reinsurance agreement with FKLA. KILICO's
change in premium ratio and change in product mix ratio reflected the $2.7
billion increase in BOLI premiums received during 1997. Other than certain
states requesting quarterly financial reporting and/or explanations of the
underlying causes for certain ratios, no state regulators have taken any action
due to KILICO's IRIS ratios for 1997 or earlier years.
GUARANTY ASSOCIATION ASSESSMENTS
From time to time, mandatory assessments are levied on KILICO by life and health
guaranty associations of most states in which KILICO is licensed, to cover
losses to policyholders of insolvent or rehabilitated insurance companies. These
associations levy assessments (up to prescribed limits) on all member insurers
in a particular state, in order to pay claims on the basis of the proportionate
share of premiums written by member insurers in the lines of business in which
the insolvent or rehabilitated insurer engaged. These assessments may be
deferred or forgiven in certain states if they would threaten an insurer's
financial strength, and, in some states, these assessments can be partially
recovered through a reduction in future premium taxes.
In the early 1990s, there were a number of failures of life insurance companies.
KILICO's financial statements include provisions for all known assessments that
will be levied against KILICO by various state guaranty associations as well as
an estimate of amounts (net of estimated future premium tax recoveries) that
KILICO believes will be assessed in the future for failures which have occurred
to date and for which the life insurance industry has estimated the cost to
cover losses to policyholders. Assessments levied against KILICO and charged to
expense in 1997, 1996 and 1995 amounted to $1.2 million, $601 thousand and $5.8
million, respectively. Such amounts relate to accrued guaranty fund assessments
of $4.8 million, $5.8 million and $5.0 million at December 31, 1997, 1996 and
1995, respectively. Additional assessments charged to expense reflect accruals
for the life insurance industry's new or revised loss estimates for certain
insolvent insurance companies.
RISK-BASED CAPITAL
Since the early 1990s, reflecting a recessionary environment and the
insolvencies of a few large life insurance companies, both state and federal
legislators have increased scrutiny of the existing insurance regulatory
framework. While various initiatives, such as the codification of statutory
accounting principles, are being considered for future implementation by the
NAIC, it is not presently possible to predict the future impact of potential
regulatory changes on KILICO.
Under asset adequacy and risk-based capital rules in Illinois, state regulators
may mandate remedial action for inadequately reserved or inadequately
capitalized companies. The asset adequacy rules are designed to assure that
reserves and assets are adequate to cover liabilities under a variety of
economic scenarios. The focus of the capital rules is a risk-based formula that
applies prescribed factors to various risk elements in an insurer's business and
investments to develop a minimum capital requirement designed to be proportional
to the amount of risk assumed by the insurer. KILICO has capital levels
substantially exceeding any which would mandate action under the risk-based
capital rules and is in compliance with applicable asset adequacy rules.
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RESERVES AND REINSURANCE
The following table provides a breakdown of KILICO's reserves for future policy
benefits by product type (in millions):
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996
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General account annuities................................... $3,137 $3,507
Interest-sensitive life insurance and other................. 709 743
Term life reserves.......................................... 10 7
Ceded future policy benefits................................ 383 427
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Total............................................. $4,239 $4,684
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Ceded future policy benefits shown above reflect coinsurance (indemnity
reinsurance) transactions in which KILICO insured liabilities of approximately
$516 million in 1992 and $416 million in 1991 with Fidelity Life Association, A
Mutual Legal Reserve Company ("FLA"), an affiliated mutual insurance company.
FLA shares directors, management, operations and employees with FKLA pursuant to
an administrative and management services agreement. FLA produces policies not
produced by FKLA or KILICO as well as other policies similar to certain FKLA
policies. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, KILICO's reinsurance recoverable from
FLA related to these coinsurance transactions totaled approximately $382.6
million and $427.2 million, respectively. Utilizing FKLA's employees, KILICO is
the servicing company for this coinsured business and is reimbursed by FLA for
the related servicing expenses.
During December 1997, KILICO entered into a funds held reinsurance agreement
with another Zurich affiliated company, EPICENTRE Reinsurance (Bermuda) Limited
("EPICENTRE"). Under the terms of this agreement, KILICO ceded, on a yearly
renewable term basis, ninety percent of the net amount at risk (death benefit
payable to the insured less the insured's separate account cash surrender value)
related to variable BOLI, which is held in KILICO's separate accounts. During
1997, KILICO ceded to EPICENTRE approximately $24.3 million of separate account
fees (cost of insurance charges) paid to KILICO by these policyholders for the
life insurance coverage provided under the terms of each separate account
contract. KILICO has also withheld approximately $23.4 million of such funds due
to EPICENTRE under the terms of the reinsurance agreement as a component of
benefits and funds payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet in
ITEM 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K as of December 31, 1997. KILICO
remains primarily liable to its policyholders for these amounts.
During 1996, KILICO assumed on a yearly renewable term basis approximately $14.4
billion (face amount) of term life insurance from FKLA. As a result of this
transaction, KILICO also recorded reserves in 1997 and 1996 of approximately
$7.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively. (See the note captioned
"Reinsurance" in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.)
COMPETITION
KILICO is in a highly competitive business and competes with a large number of
other stock and mutual life insurance companies, many of which are larger
financially, although none is truly dominant in the industry. KILICO, with its
emphasis on annuity products, also competes for savings dollars with securities
brokerage and investment advisory firms as well as other institutions that
manage assets, produce financial products or market other types of investment
products.
KILICO's principal methods of competition continue to be innovative products,
often designed for selected distribution channels and economic conditions, as
well as appropriate product pricing, careful underwriting, expense control and
the quality of services provided to policyholders and agents. Certain of
KILICO's financial strength ratings and claims-paying/ performance ratings,
however, were lower in 1995 than in earlier years, and were under review in
1995, due to uncertainty with respect to Kemper's and KILICO's ownership. These
ratings impacted sales efforts in certain markets; however, increases in
KILICO's financial strength ratings and claims-paying/performance ratings in
January 1996 favorably impacted variable annuity sales during 1997 and 1996 and
should continue to favorably impact future sales.
To address its competition, KILICO has adopted certain business strategies.
These include systematic reductions of investment risk and strengthening of its
capital position; continued focus on existing and new variable annuity and
variable life insurance products; distribution through diversified channels; and
ongoing efforts to continue as a low-cost provider of insurance products and
high-quality services to agents and policyholders through the use of technology.
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RANKINGS AND RATINGS
According to BEST'S AGENTS GUIDE TO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES, 1997, as of
December 31, 1996, KILICO ranked 74th of 1,249 life insurers by admitted assets;
156th of 1,034 by insurance in force; and 171st of 1,183 by net premiums
written.
Following the January 1996 change in control, certain of KILICO's financial
strength ratings and claims-paying ability ratings were upgraded. In October
1997, Zurich announced a planned merger with B.A.T. Industries plc. In
connection with that merger, Zurich's and KILICO's claims-paying ability ratings
were placed on ratings watch with negative implications by certain rating
agencies. KILICO's current ratings and their current status are as follows:
CURRENT RATING CURRENT STATUS
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A.M. Best Company........................ A (Excellent) Affirmed
Moody's Investors Service................ Aa3 (Excellent) Under review -- possible downgrade
Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co........... AA (Very High) Rating watch -- developing
Standard & Poor's........................ AA- (Excellent) Affirmed
EMPLOYEES
At December 31, 1997, KILICO utilized the services of approximately 620
employees of FKLA, which are also shared with FLA and Zurich Life Insurance
Company of America ("ZLICA"). On January 5, 1996, KILICO, FKLA, FLA and ZLICA
began to operate under the trade name Zurich Kemper Life. On July 1, 1996,
Kemper acquired 100 percent of the issued and outstanding common stock of ZLICA
from Zurich.
REGULATION
KILICO is generally subject to regulation and supervision by the insurance
departments of Illinois and other jurisdictions in which KILICO is licensed to
do business. These departments enforce laws and regulations designed to assure
that insurance companies maintain adequate capital and surplus, manage
investments according to prescribed character, standards and limitations and
comply with a variety of operational standards. The departments also make
periodic examinations of individual companies and review annual and other
reports on the financial condition of each company operating within their
respective jurisdictions. Regulations, which often vary from state to state,
cover most aspects of the life insurance business, including market practices,
forms of policies and accounting and financial reporting procedures.
Insurance holding company laws enacted in many states grant additional powers to
state insurance commissioners to regulate acquisition of and by domestic
insurance companies, to require periodic disclosure of relevant information and
to regulate certain transactions with related companies. These laws also impose
prior approval requirements for certain transactions with affiliates and
generally regulate dividend distributions by an insurance subsidiary to its
holding company parent.
In addition, certain of KILICO's variable life insurance and annuity products,
and the related separate accounts, are subject to regulation by the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
KILICO believes it is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
regulations. For information on regulatory and other dividend restrictions, see
ITEM 5(c).
INVESTMENTS
A changing marketplace has affected the life insurance industry and to
accommodate customers' increased preference for safety over higher yields,
KILICO has systematically reduced its investment risk and strengthened its
capital position.
KILICO's cash flow is carefully monitored and its investment program is
regularly and systematically planned to provide funds to meet all obligations
and to optimize investment return. For securities, portfolio management is
handled by an affiliated company, Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. ("SKI"),
formerly Zurich Kemper Investments, Inc. ("ZKI"), and its subsidiaries and
affiliates, with KILICO's real estate-related investments being handled by a
majority-owned Kemper real estate subsidiary. Investment policy is directed by
KILICO's board of directors. KILICO's investment strategies take into account
the nature of each annuity and life insurance product, the respective crediting
rates and the estimated future policy benefit maturities. See "INVESTMENTS" in
ITEM 7.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
All statements, trend analyses and other information contained in this report
and elsewhere (such as in other filings by KILICO with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, press releases, presentations by KILICO or its management
or oral statements) relative to markets for KILICO's products and trends in
KILICO's operations or financial results, as well as
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other statements including words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," and other similar expressions, constitute
forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results to be materially
different from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, among other things: (i) general economic conditions and other
factors, including prevailing interest rate levels and stock market performance,
which may affect the ability of KILICO to sell its products, the market value of
KILICO's investments and the lapse rate and profitability of KILICO's contracts;
(ii) KILICO's ability to achieve anticipated levels of operational efficiencies
through certain cost-saving initiatives; (iii) customer response to new
products, distribution channels and marketing initiatives; (iv) mortality,
morbidity, and other factors which may affect the profitability of KILICO's
insurance products; (v) changes in the Federal income tax laws and regulations
which may affect the relative tax advantages of some of KILICO's products; (vi)
increasing competition which could affect the sale of KILICO's products; (vii)
regulatory changes or actions, including those relating to regulation of
financial services affecting (among other things) bank sales and underwriting of
insurance products, regulations of the sale and underwriting and pricing of
insurance products; and (viii) the risk factors or uncertainties listed from
time to time in KILICO's other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
KILICO shares 99,000 sq. ft. of office space leased by FKLA from Lumbermens
Mutual Casualty Company, a former affiliate, ("Lumbermens"), located in Long
Grove, Illinois.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
KILICO has been named as defendant in certain lawsuits incidental to its
insurance business. Based upon the advice of legal counsel, KILICO's management
believes that the resolution of these various lawsuits will not result in any
material adverse effect on KILICO's consolidated financial position.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(a) There is no established public trading market for KILICO's common stock.
(b) Kemper owns all of the common stock of KILICO as of the date of this filing.
(c) KILICO has declared no cash dividends on its common stock in 1995 or 1996.
Cash dividends of $26.9 million and $2.4 million were declared and paid to
Kemper on March 31, 1997 and May 1, 1997, respectively. No additional dividends
have been declared or paid through the date of filing this Form 10-K.
RESTRICTIONS ON DIVIDENDS
Dividend distributions from KILICO to its stockholder are restricted by state
insurance laws. In Illinois, where KILICO is domiciled, if such dividend,
together with other distributions during the 12 preceding months would exceed
the greater of (a) ten percent of the insurer's statutory surplus as regards
policyholders as of the preceding December 31, or (b) the statutorily adjusted
net income for the preceding calendar year, then such proposed dividend must be
reported to the director of insurance at least 30 days prior to the proposed
payment date and may be paid only if not disapproved. The Illinois insurance
laws also permit payment of dividends only out of earned surplus, exclusive of
most unrealized capital gains. The maximum amount of dividends which can be paid
by KILICO without prior approval in 1998 is $58.4 million.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth selected financial information for KILICO for the
five years ended December 31, 1997 and for the opening balance sheet as of the
acquisition date, January 4, 1996. Such information should be read in
conjunction with KILICO's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in ITEM 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All amounts are shown in
millions.
PREACQUISITION
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DECEMBER 31
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 4 ----------------------------------
1997 1996 1996 1995 1994 1993
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TOTAL REVENUE..................... $ 425.5 $ 356.2 $ -- $ 68.1 (1) $ 330.5 $ 337.4
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NET INCOME EXCLUDING REALIZED
INVESTMENT RESULTS.............. $ 31.9 $ 25.6 $ -- $ 74.2 $ 61.9 $ 33.7
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NET INCOME (LOSS)................. $ 38.7 $ 34.4 $ -- $ (133.0)(1) $ 26.4 $ 14.0
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Total separate account assets..... $ 5,122.0 $2,127.2 $1,761.1 $1,761.1 $1,508.0 $1,499.5
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Total assets...................... $10,589.7 $7,717.9 $7,682.7 $7,581.7 $7,537.1 $8,113.7
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Future policy benefits............ $ 3,856.9 $4,256.5 $4,585.1 $4,573.2 $4,843.7 $5,040.0
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Stockholder's equity.............. $ 865.6 $ 751.0 $ 745.6 $ 605.9 $ 434.0 $ 654.6
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(1) Total revenue and net income (loss) for 1995 were adversely impacted by real
estate-related investment losses. Such losses reflect a change in KILICO's
strategy with respect to its real estate-related investments in connection
with the January 4, 1996 acquisition of Kemper by the Zurich-led investor
group. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" in ITEM 7.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
As discussed in the note captioned "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies"
in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, Kemper, and therefore
KILICO, were acquired on January 4, 1996, by an investor group led by Zurich. In
connection with the acquisition, KILICO's assets and liabilities were marked to
their respective fair values as of the acquisition date in conformity with the
purchase accounting method required under generally accepted accounting
principles.
KILICO's financial statements as of January 4, 1996, and as of and for the year
ended December 31, 1996, have been adjusted to reflect the effects of such
purchase accounting adjustments. KILICO's financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 1995 has been prepared on an historical cost basis and do not
reflect such purchase accounting adjustments.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
KILICO recorded net income of $38.7 million in 1997, compared with net income of
$34.4 million in 1996 and with a net loss of $133.0 million in 1995. The
increase in net income in 1997, compared with 1996, was due to a significant
increase in operating earnings before the amortization of goodwill, offset by an
increase in goodwill amortization and a slight decline in net realized capital
gains. The increase in net income in 1996, compared with 1995, was primarily due
to a decrease in the level of real estate-related realized investment losses.
KILICO's strategy with respect to its real estate-related investments changed
dramatically as of year-end 1995 in connection with the Zurich-led investor
group's acquisition of Kemper. This change, as further discussed below, resulted
in significant reductions in real estate-related investments and significant
realized capital losses in the second half of 1995.
The following table reflects the components of net income (loss):
NET INCOME (LOSS)
(in millions)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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Operating earnings before amortization
of goodwill......................... $ 47.2 $ 35.8 $ 74.2
Amortization of goodwill.............. (15.3) (10.2) --
Net realized investment gains
(losses)............................ 6.8 8.8 (207.2)
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Net income (loss)........... $ 38.7 $ 34.4 $(133.0)
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The following table reflects the major components of realized investment results
included in net income (loss) above. (See "INVESTMENTS" beginning on page 13,
and the note captioned "Invested Assets and Related Income" in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements.)
REALIZED INVESTMENT RESULTS, AFTER TAX
(in millions)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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Real estate-related gains (losses).... $ 12.8 $ 11.4 $(211.6)
Fixed maturity write-downs............ (2.8) (.9) (4.7)
Other gains (losses), net............. (3.2) (1.7) 9.1
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Total....................... $ 6.8 $ 8.8 $(207.2)
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The higher level of real estate-related losses in 1995, compared with both 1997
and 1996, reflected realized capital losses predominately from real
estate-related bulk sale transactions in December 1995, as well as a higher
level of write-downs on real estate-related investments. These sales and
write-downs in 1995, reflect Zurich's and Insurance Partners' strategies,
adopted by KILICO, with respect to the disposition of real estate-related
investments. Other realized investment gains and losses for 1997, 1996 and 1995
relate primarily to the sale of fixed maturity investments. The fixed maturity
losses generated in 1997 and 1996 arose primarily from the sale of fixed
maturity investments, consisting of lower yielding U.S. Treasury bonds,
collateralized mortgage obligations and corporate bonds, related to ongoing
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repositionings of KILICO's fixed maturity investment portfolio. The proceeds
from the repositionings, together with cash and short-term investments, were
reinvested into higher yielding corporate bonds and asset-backed securities in
1997 and 1996. Real estate-related gains in both 1997 and 1996, continue to
reflect KILICO's strategy to reduce its exposure to real estate-related
investments, as well as improving real estate market conditions in most areas of
the country. Fixed maturity write-downs in 1997 primarily reflect
other-than-temporary declines in value of certain U.S. dollar denominated fixed
maturity investments which have significant exposure to countries in Southeast
Asia. (See "INVESTMENTS" beginning on page 13.)
Operating earnings before the amortization of goodwill increased to $47.2
million in 1997, compared with $35.8 million in 1996. Operating earnings
increased in 1997 before the amortization of goodwill, compared with 1996,
primarily due to an increase in spread revenue (investment income earned less
interest credited), an increase in separate account fees and charges, an
increase in premium income and an increase in the deferral of insurance
acquisition costs, offset by an increase in claims incurred and other
policyholder benefits, taxes, licenses and fees, commissions, operating expenses
and an increase in the amortization of the value of business acquired.
Operating earnings before the amortization of goodwill decreased to $35.8
million in 1996, compared with $74.2 million in 1995, primarily due to purchase
accounting adjustments which reduced investment income and increased expenses.
Investment income was lower in 1996, compared with 1995, primarily reflecting
purchase accounting adjustments related to the amortization of premiums on fixed
maturity investments. Under purchase accounting, the fair value of KILICO's
fixed maturity investments as of January 4, 1996 became KILICO's new cost basis
in such investments. The difference between the new cost basis and original par
is then amortized against investment income over the remaining effective lives
of the fixed maturity investments. As a result of the interest rate environment
as of January 4, 1996, the market value of KILICO's fixed maturity investments
was approximately $133.9 million greater than original par. The amortization of
such premiums reduced investment income by approximately $14.1 million in 1997
and $22.7 million in 1996, compared with 1995.
Investment income and interest credited also declined in 1997, compared with
1996 and 1995, as a result of a decrease in both total invested assets and
liabilities for future policy benefits to policyholders. Such decreases were the
result of surrender and withdrawal activity over the last three years.
Investment income was also negatively impacted during 1996, compared with 1995,
by a higher level of cash and short-term investments held in the first quarter
of 1996. The increase in cash and short-term investments in the first quarter of
1996 was caused in part by the cash proceeds received from bulk sales of real
estate-related investments in late December 1995.
Investment income was positively impacted in 1997 and 1996 from the benefits of
capital contributions to KILICO and from the above-mentioned repositionings of
KILICO's investment portfolio.
The following table reflects KILICO's sales.
SALES
(in millions)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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Annuities:
General account........................ $ 145.7 $140.6 $247.6
Separate account....................... 259.8 254.6 151.1
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Total annuities..................... 405.5 395.2 398.7
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Life Insurance:
Separate account bank-owned variable
universal life ("BOLI")............. 2,700.0 -- --
Separate account variable universal
life................................ 8.6 .2 --
Term life.............................. 22.2 7.8 .2
Interest-sensitive life................ -- .6 .2
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Total life.......................... 2,730.8 8.6 .4
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Total sales............... $3,136.3 $403.8 $399.1
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Sales of annuity products consist of total deposits received. General account
annuity sales increased only slightly in 1997, compared with 1996, due to the
current low interest rate environment. The decrease in 1996 general account
(fixed annuity) sales, compared with 1995, is reflective of the declining
interest rate environments and the stock and bond
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markets during 1996 and 1995, respectively, which made variable annuities more
attractive to consumers in 1996, and fixed annuities more attractive to
consumers during 1995.
The increase in separate account (variable sales) in 1997, compared with 1996
and 1995, was in part due to improvements in KILICO's financial strength and
performance ratings in January 1996, the addition of new separate account
investment fund options, the addition of new investment fund managers and a
strong overall underlying stock and bond market. Sales of variable annuities not
only increase administrative fees earned but they also pose minimal investment
risk for KILICO, as policyholders invest in one or more of several underlying
investment funds which invest in stocks and bonds. KILICO believes that the
increase in its financial strength and performance ratings in January 1996
together with KILICO's association with Zurich, will continue to assist in
KILICO's future sales efforts.
Beginning in late 1995, KILICO introduced a registered flexible individual
variable life insurance product and in 1997 KILICO introduced several
non-registered variable universal life insurance contracts, BOLI and a series of
individual universal life insurance contracts. Sales of these separate account
variable products, like variable annuities, pose minimal investment risk for
KILICO as policyholders also invest in one or more underlying investment funds
which invest in stocks and bonds. KILICO receives premium tax and DAC tax
expense loads from certain contract holders, as well as administrative fees and
cost of insurance charges which compensate KILICO for providing life insurance
coverage to the contractholders in excess of their cash surrender values. Face
amount of new variable universal life insurance business issued amounted to
$59.6 billion in 1997, compared with $4.0 million in 1996.
In early 1998, the Clinton Administration's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget ("Budget")
was released and contained certain proposals to change the taxation of
non-qualified fixed and variable annuities and variable life insurance
contracts. It is currently unknown whether or not such proposals will be
accepted, amended or omitted in the final 1999 Budget approved by Congress. If
the current Budget proposals are accepted, certain of KILICO's non-qualified
fixed and variable annuities and certain of its variable life insurance
products, including BOLI and the non-registered individual variable universal
life insurance contract introduced during 1997, may no longer be tax advantaged
products and therefore no longer attractive to those customers who purchase them
because of their favorable tax attributes. Additionally, sales of such products
during 1998 may also be negatively impacted until the likelihood of the current
proposals being enacted into law has been determined.
Beginning in 1995, KILICO began to sell low-cost term life insurance products
offering initial level premiums for 5, 10, 15 and 20 years in order to balance
its product mix and asset-liability structure. In 1997 and 1996, KILICO also
assumed $21.1 million and $7.3 million, respectively, of term life insurance
premiums from FKLA. (See the note captioned "Reinsurance" in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements.) Excluding the amounts assumed from FKLA,
KILICO's total term life sales, including new and renewal premiums, amounted to
$1.1 million in 1997, compared with $565 thousand in 1996 and $236 thousand in
1995. Face amount of new term business issued during 1997, 1996 and 1995
amounted to approximately $278 million, $187 million and $120 million,
respectively.
Included in separate account fees and charges are administrative fees received
from KILICO's separate account products of $31.0 million in 1997, compared with
$25.3 million and $21.9 million in 1996 and 1995, respectively. Administrative
fee revenue increased in each of the last three years due to growth in average
separate account assets.
Also included in separate account fees and charges in 1997 are cost of insurance
charges related to variable universal life insurance, primarily BOLI, of $27.6
million, of which $24.3 million of such fees were ceded to EPICENTRE. (See the
note captioned "Reinsurance" in the notes to the consolidated financial
statements.) Separate account fees and charges in 1997 also include premium tax
expense loads of $51.1 million related to BOLI.
Other income includes surrender charge revenue of $5.2 million in 1997, compared
with $5.4 million and $7.7 million in 1996 and 1995, respectively, as total
general account and separate account policyholder surrenders and withdrawals
decreased in 1997 and 1996, compared with 1995. The decrease in surrender charge
revenue in 1997, compared with 1996 and 1995 also reflects that 49 percent of
KILICO's fixed and variable annuity liabilities, excluding BOLI, at December 31,
1997 are subject to minimal (5 percent or less) or no surrender charges,
compared with 57 percent in 1996 and 56 percent in 1995. Also included in other
income in 1995 is a ceding commission experience adjustment
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which resulted in income of $4.4 million related to certain reinsurance
transactions entered into by KILICO during 1992. (See the note captioned
"Reinsurance" in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.)
POLICYHOLDER SURRENDERS, WITHDRAWALS AND DEATH BENEFITS
(in millions)
PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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General account......................... $703.1 $652.0 $755.9
Separate account........................ 236.2 196.7 205.6
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Total.............................. $939.3 $848.7 $961.5
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Reflecting the current interest rate environment and other competitive market
factors, KILICO adjusts its crediting rates on interest-sensitive products over
time in order to manage spread revenue and policyholder surrender and withdrawal
activity. KILICO can also improve spread revenue over time by increasing
investment income. Beginning in late 1994, as a result of rising interest rates
and other competitive market factors, KILICO began to increase crediting rates
on certain interest-sensitive products which adversely impacted spread income.
The declines in interest rates during the last three quarters of 1995, however,
and the current interest rate environment during 1996 and 1997, have mitigated
at present, competitive pressures to increase existing renewal crediting rates
further.
General account surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits increased $51.1
million in 1997, compared with 1996, reflecting an increase of $18.2 million in
claims incurred as a result of the aforementioned term life insurance business
assumed from FKLA as well as an increase in overall surrenders and withdrawals
in 1997, compared with 1996. KILICO expects that the level of surrender and
withdrawal activity experienced in 1997 should remain at a similar level in 1998
given current projections for relatively stable interest rates.
Taxes licenses and fees increased in 1997 to $52.6 million of which $51.1
million of this increase was related to premium taxes on BOLI. Excluding the
taxes due on BOLI, of which KILICO received a corresponding expense load in
separate account fees and other charges, taxes licenses and fees amounted to
$1.5 million, compared with $2.2 million in 1996 and $6.9 million in 1995.
Taxes, licenses and fees were lower in 1997 and 1996, compared with 1995,
primarily reflecting the level of guaranty fund assessments in each of those
years. Expenses for such assessments totaled $1.2 million, $601 thousand, and
$5.8 million in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. (See "Guaranty association
assessments" in ITEM 1 beginning on page 4.)
Commissions expense was higher in 1997, compared with both 1996 and 1995, due to
an increase in total sales, excluding BOLI.
Operating expenses declined in 1995, primarily as a result of a decrease in
headcount resulting from the uncertainty concerning KILICO's ownership.
Operating expenses increased in 1997 and 1996, compared with 1995, as a result
of restaffing after the completion of the merger, an increase in evidence costs
related to new term life sales and an increase in data processing expenses. Data
processing expenses increased to $10.8 million in 1997, compared with $4.1
million in 1996 and $3.7 million in 1995, primarily due to infrastructure
improvements related to new product development, a new general ledger and
accounts payable system, development of a data warehouse and costs related to
bringing KILICO's systems in compliance with the year 2000. Data processing
expenses related to bringing KILICO's systems in compliance with the year 2000
amounted to $88 thousand in 1997. KILICO currently anticipates that it will cost
an additional $895 thousand to bring all remaining systems in compliance. (See
"Year 2000 compliance" in ITEM 1 beginning on page 3.)
Operating earnings were positively impacted by the deferral of insurance
acquisition costs in 1997, compared with 1996 and 1995. The deferral of
insurance acquisition costs increased in 1997, compared with both 1996 and 1995
reflecting an increase in commissions expense and operating expenses related
directly to the increase in production of new business.
Operating earnings were negatively impacted by the amortization of insurance
acquisition costs and the amortization of the value of business acquired in 1997
and 1996, compared with the amortization of insurance acquisition costs in 1995.
Deferred insurance acquisition costs, and the related amortization thereof, for
policies sold prior to January 4, 1996 have been replaced under purchase
accounting by the value of business acquired. The value of business acquired
reflects the present value of the right to receive future cash flows from
insurance contracts existing at the date of acquisition. The amortization of the
value of business acquired is calculated assuming an interest rate equal to the
liability or contract rate on the value of the business acquired. (See note
captioned "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements.) Deferred insurance acquisition costs are
established on all new policies sold after January 4, 1996.
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The amortization of the value of business acquired increased in 1997, compared
with 1996, as a result of an increase in net operating earnings related to the
business previously acquired. The amortization of the value of business acquired
in 1997 and 1996 was also adversely affected by net realized capital gains in
1997 and 1996, while the net amortization of insurance acquisition costs in
1995, was positively affected by realized capital losses. Net realized capital
gains tend to accelerate the amortization of both the value of business acquired
and deferred insurance acquisition costs as they tend to decrease KILICO's
projected future estimated gross profits. Net realized capital losses tend to
defer such amortization into future periods as they tend to increase KILICO's
projected future estimated gross profits.
The difference between the cost of acquiring KILICO and the net fair value of
KILICO's assets and liabilities as of January 4, 1996 was recorded as goodwill.
During 1996, KILICO began to amortize goodwill on a straight-line basis over
twenty-five years. In December of 1997, KILICO changed its amortization period
to twenty years in order to conform to Zurich's accounting practices and
policies. As a result of the change in amortization periods, KILICO recorded an
increase in amortization expense of $5.1 million during 1997. The amortization
of goodwill increased expenses by $10.2 million in 1996, compared with 1995.
INVESTMENTS
KILICO's principal investment strategy is to maintain a balanced,
well-diversified portfolio supporting the insurance contracts written. KILICO
makes shifts in its investment portfolio depending on, among other factors, its
evaluation of risk and return in various markets, consistency with KILICO's
business strategy and investment guidelines approved by the board of directors,
the interest rate environment, liability durations and changes in market and
business conditions.
INVESTED ASSETS AND CASH
(in millions)
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996
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Cash and short-term investments............................. $ 260 5.8% $ 74 1.6%
Fixed maturities:
Investment-grade:
NAIC(1) Class 1........................................ 3,004 67.1 3,231 71.5
NAIC(1) Class 2........................................ 651 14.5 621 13.7
Below investment grade:
Performing............................................. 14 .3 13 .3
Nonperforming.......................................... -- -- 1 --
Joint venture mortgage loans................................ 73 1.6 111 2.4
Third-party mortgage loans.................................. 103 2.3 107 2.4
Other real estate-related investments....................... 44 1.0 50 1.1
Policy loans................................................ 282 6.3 288 6.4
Equity securities........................................... 25 .6 10 .2
Other....................................................... 21 .5 14 .4
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Total(2).......................................... $4,477 100.0% $4,520 100.0%
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(1) National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC").
-- Class 1 = A- and above
-- Class 2 = BBB- through BBB+
(2) See the note captioned "Financial Instruments--Off-Balance-Sheet Risk" in
the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
FIXED MATURITIES
KILICO is carrying its fixed maturity investment portfolio, which it considers
available for sale, at estimated fair value, with the aggregate unrealized
appreciation or depreciation being recorded as a separate component of
stockholder's equity, net of any applicable income tax expense. The aggregate
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on fixed maturities at December 31, 1997
and 1996 was $24.6 million and $(63.2) million, respectively, compared with no
unrealized appreciation or depreciation, at January 4, 1996 as a result of
purchase accounting adjustments. KILICO does not record a net deferred tax
benefit for the aggregate unrealized depreciation on investments. Fair values
are sensitive to movements in interest rates and other economic developments and
can be expected to fluctuate, at times significantly, from period to period.
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At December 31, 1997, investment-grade fixed maturities and cash and short-term
investments accounted for 87.4 percent of KILICO's invested assets and cash,
compared with 86.8 percent at December 31, 1996. Approximately 54.0 percent of
KILICO's NAIC Class 1 bonds were rated AAA or equivalent at year-end 1997,
compared with 58.4 percent at December 31, 1996.
Approximately 35.1 percent of KILICO's investment-grade fixed maturities at
December 31, 1997 were mortgage-backed securities, down from 36.4 percent at
December 31, 1996, due to sales and paydowns during 1997. These investments
consist primarily of marketable mortgage pass-through securities issued by the
Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage
Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other
investment-grade securities collateralized by mortgage pass-through securities
issued by these entities. KILICO has not made any investments in interest-only
or other similarly volatile tranches of mortgage-backed securities. KILICO's
mortgage-backed investments are generally of AAA credit quality, and the markets
for these investments have been and are expected to remain liquid. KILICO plans
to continue to reduce its holding of such investments over time.
As a result of the previously discussed repositionings of KILICO's fixed
maturity portfolio, approximately 10.8 percent and 8.8 percent of KILICO's
investment-grade fixed maturities at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively,
consisted of corporate asset-backed securities. The majority of KILICO's
investments in asset-backed securities were backed by home equity loans (27.7%),
auto loans (22.3%), manufactured housing loans (17.2%), equipment loans (13.7%),
and commercial mortgage backed securities ("CMBs") (10.7%).
Future investment income from mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed
securities may be affected by the timing of principal payments and the yields on
reinvestment alternatives available at the time of such payments. As a result of
purchase accounting adjustments to fixed maturities, most of KILICO's
mortgage-backed securities are carried at a premium over par. Prepayment
activity resulting from a decline in interest rates on such securities purchased
at a premium would accelerate the amortization of the premiums which would
result in reductions of investment income related to such securities.
At December 31, 1997 and 1996 KILICO had unamortized premiums and discounts
related to mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities as follows (in millions):
DECEMBER 31
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1997 1996
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Unamortized premiums........................................ $19.6 $24.7
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Unamortized discounts....................................... $ 5.2 $ 5.7
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KILICO believes that as a result of the purchase accounting adjustments and the
current interest rate environment, anticipated prepayment activity in 1998 is
expected to result in reductions to future investment income similar to or
greater than those reductions experienced by KILICO in 1997.
Amortization of the discount or premium from mortgage-backed and asset-backed
securities is recognized using a level effective yield method which considers
the estimated timing and amount of prepayments of the underlying loans and is
adjusted to reflect differences which arise between the prepayments originally
anticipated and the actual prepayments received and currently anticipated. To
the extent that the estimated lives of such securities change as a result of
changes in prepayment rates, the adjustment is also included in net investment
income.
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The table below provides information about KILICO's mortgage-backed and
asset-backed securities that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. The
expected maturity dates have been calculated on a security by security basis
using prepayment assumptions obtained from a survey conducted by a securities
information service. These assumptions are consistent with the current interest
rate and economic environment.
CARRYING FAIR VALUE
VALUE AT EXPECTED MATURITY DATE AT
DECEMBER 31, ----------------------------------------------------- DECEMBER 31,
(in millions) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 THEREAFTER TOTAL 1997
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Fixed Maturities:
Mortgage-backed
bonds............. $1,283.6 $219.1 $232.5 $145.1 $92.2 $64.5 $530.2 $1,283.6 $1,283.6
Average yield..... 6.58% 6.60% 6.61% 6.64% 6.64% 6.63% 6.67% 6.58% 6.58%
Asset-backed bonds... $ 353.0 $ 18.9 $ 16.9 $ 30.8 $35.5 $47.2 $203.7 $ 353.0 $ 353.0
Average yield..... 6.81% 6.85% 7.04% 7.05% 7.15% 7.13% 7.20% 6.81% 6.81%
CMBs................. $ 42.2 $ 0.3 $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 0.4 $ 8.0 $ 32.7 $ 42.2 $ 42.2
Average yield..... 6.64% 6.64% 6.64% 6.64% 6.64% 6.63% 6.63% 6.64% 6.64%
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$1,678.8 $1,678.8 $1,678.8
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CARRYING FAIR VALUE
VALUE AT EXPECTED MATURITY DATE AT
DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------------------------- DECEMBER 31,
(in millions) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 thereafter total 1996
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Fixed Maturities:
Mortgage-backed
bonds........... $1,402.0 $161.4 $239.0 $261.4 $166.1 $ 61.8 $512.3 $1,402.0 $1,402.0
Average yield... 6.83% 6.83% 6.83% 6.83% 6.83% 6.83% 6.83% 6.83% 6.83%
Asset-backed
bonds........... $ 339.3 $ 31.4 $ 38.1 $ 36.6 $ 44.4 $ 51.0 $137.8 $ 339.3 $ 339.3
Average yield... 6.82% 6.82% 6.82% 6.82% 6.82% 6.82% 6.82% 6.82% 6.82%
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$1,741.3 $1,741.3 $1,741.3
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The current weighted average maturity of the mortgage-backed and asset-backed
securities at December 31, 1997, is 3.8 years. A 200 basis point increase in
interest rates would extend the weighted average maturity by approximately 1.0
year, while a 200 basis point decrease in interest rates would decrease the
weighted average maturity by approximately 1.3 years.
The weighted average maturity of the mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities
at December 31, 1996, was 4.6 years. A 200 basis point increase in interest
rates would have extended the weighted average maturity by approximately 1.7
years, while a 200 basis point decrease in interest rates would have decreased
the weighted average maturity by approximately 1.3 years.
As of December 31, 1997, KILICO had $54.7 million of U.S. dollar denominated
fixed maturity investments, after write-downs for other-than-temporary declines
in value, which have significant exposure to countries in Southeast Asia.
Approximately $5.6 million of such securities were from Korea, $21.9 million
were from Hong Kong, China, $20.4 million were from Malaysia and the remainder
of such bonds were from a United Kingdom bank with most of its loans issued to
countries in Southeast Asia. Write-downs on such securities, which were
considered to be other-than-temporary, as of December 31, 1997 amounted to $3.1
million. There can be no assurance that the current estimate for other-than-
temporary declines in value for such securities will prove accurate over time
due to changing economic conditions in Southeast Asia.
Below investment-grade securities holdings (NAIC classes 3 through 6),
representing securities of 9 issuers at December 31, 1997, totaled 0.3 percent
of cash and invested assets at both December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996.
(See note captioned "Invested Assets and Related Income" in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements.) Below investment-grade securities are
generally unsecured and often subordinated to other creditors of the issuers.
These issuers may have relatively higher levels of indebtedness and be more
sensitive to adverse economic conditions than investment-grade issuers. KILICO
has significantly reduced its exposure to below investment-grade securities
since 1991. This strategy takes into account the more conservative nature of
today's consumer and the resulting demand for higher-quality investments in the
life insurance and annuity marketplace. KILICO expects to increase its holdings
in this category selectively during 1998.
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REAL ESTATE-RELATED INVESTMENTS
The $220.0 million real estate-related portfolio held by KILICO, consisting of
joint venture and third-party mortgage loans and other real estate-related
investments, constituted 4.9 percent of cash and invested assets at December 31,
1997, compared with $267.7 million, or 5.9 percent, at December 31, 1996. The
decrease in real estate-related investments during 1997 was primarily due to
asset sales.
As reflected in the "Real estate portfolio" table below, KILICO has continued to
fund both existing projects and legal commitments. The future legal commitments
were $75.3 million at December 31, 1997. This amount represented a net decrease
of $122.1 million since December 31, 1996, primarily due to sales in 1997. As of
December 31, 1997, KILICO expects to fund approximately $21.2 million of these
legal commitments, along with providing capital to existing projects. The
disparity between total legal commitments and the amount expected to be funded
relates principally to standby financing arrangements that provide credit
enhancements to certain tax-exempt bonds, which KILICO does not presently expect
to fund. The total legal commitments, along with estimated working capital
requirements, are considered in KILICO's evaluation of reserves and write-downs.
(See note captioned "Financial Instruments -- Off-Balance-Sheet Risk" in the
notes to the consolidated financial statements.)
Excluding the $4.0 million of real estate owned and $19.2 million of net equity
investments in joint ventures, KILICO's real estate loans totaled $196.8 million
at December 31, 1997, after reserves and write-downs. Of this amount, $155.0
million are on accrual status with a weighted average interest rate of
approximately 8.82 percent. Of these accrual loans, 9.7 percent have terms
requiring current periodic payments of their full contractual interest, 53.4
percent require only partial payments or payments to the extent of cash flow of
the borrowers, and 36.9 percent defer all interest to maturity.
The equity investments in real estate at December 31, 1997 consisted of KILICO's
other equity investments in joint ventures. These equity investments include
KILICO's share of periodic operating results. KILICO, as an equity owner or
affiliate thereof, has the ability to fund, and historically has elected to
fund, operating requirements of certain joint ventures.
REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
(in millions)
MORTGAGE LOANS OTHER REAL ESTATE-RELATED INVESTMENTS
---------------- ---------------------------------------
JOINT THIRD- OTHER REAL ESTATE EQUITY
VENTURE PARTY LOANS(2) OWNED INVESTMENTS TOTAL
------- ------ --------- ------------ ------------ ------
Balance at December 31, 1996........................ $111.0 $106.6 $ 30.9 $ 7.5 $11.7 $267.7(1)
Additions (deductions):
Fundings............................................ 11.8 -- -- -- -- 11.8
Interest added to principal......................... 5.6 .7 -- -- -- 6.3
Sales/paydowns/distributions........................ (47.9) (13.8) (10.4) (4.1) (3.0) (79.2)
Operating gain...................................... -- -- -- -- .8 .8
Transfers........................................... (9.1) 9.1 -- -- -- --
Realized investments gains.......................... 7.6 .4 2.2 .7 8.8 19.7
Other transactions, net............................. (6.3) -- (1.6) (.1) .9 (7.1)
------ ------ ------ ----- ----- ------
Balance at December 31, 1997........................ $ 72.7 $103.0 $ 21.1 $ 4.0 $19.2 $220.0(3)
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(1) Net of $11.8 million reserve and write-downs. Excludes $9.7 million of real
estate-related accrued interest.
(2) The other real estate loans were notes receivable evidencing financing,
primarily to joint ventures. These loans were issued by KILICO generally to
provide financing for Kemper's or KILICO's joint ventures for various
purposes.
(3) Net of $9.2 million reserve and write-downs. Excludes $9.5 million of real
estate-related accrued interest.
REAL ESTATE CONCENTRATIONS AND OUTLOOK
KILICO's real estate portfolio is distributed by geographic location and
property type. However, KILICO has concentration exposures in certain states and
in certain types of properties. In addition to these exposures, KILICO also has
exposures to certain real estate developers and partnerships. (See notes
captioned "Unconsolidated Investees" and "Concentration of Credit Risk" in the
notes to the consolidated financial statements.)
As a result of KILICO's ongoing strategy to reduce its exposure to real
estate-related investments, as of December 31, 1997, KILICO had three remaining
properties which account for approximately 83.2 percent of KILICO's $220.0
million real estate-related portfolio.
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The largest of these investments at December 31, 1997 amounted to $88.2 million
and consisted of second mortgages on nine hotel properties and two office
buildings in which Patrick M. Nesbitt or his affiliates, a third-party real
estate developer, have ownership interests. These hotels and office buildings
are geographically dispersed and the current market values of the underlying
properties substantially exceed the balances due on KILICO's mortgages. These
loans are on accrual status.
KILICO's loans to a master limited partnership (the "MLP") between subsidiaries
of Kemper and subsidiaries of Lumbermens, amounted to $60.5 million at December
31, 1997. The MLP's underlying investment primarily consists of a water
development project located in California's Sacramento River Valley. This
project is currently in the final stages of a permit process with various
Federal and California State agencies which will determine the long-term
economic viability of the project. KILICO currently anticipates that the permit
process will be successfully completed in 1998. Loans to the MLP are on accrual
status.
The remaining significant real estate-related investment amounted to $34.4
million at December 31, 1997 and consisted of various zoned and unzoned
residential commercial lots located in Hawaii, as well as a sewer treatment
plant which is located in the same geographical area as the residential lots.
The sewer treatment plant is currently under a sales contract and is expected to
close in early 1998. Due to certain negative zoning restriction developments in
January 1997 and a continuing economic slump in Hawaii, KILICO has placed these
real estate-related investments on nonaccrual status as of December 31, 1996.
KILICO is currently pursuing the zoning of all remaining unzoned properties, as
well as pursuing steps to sell all remaining zoned properties. However, due to
the state of Hawaii's economy, which has lagged behind the economic expansion of
most of the rest of the United States, KILICO anticipates that it could be
several additional years until all of KILICO's investments in Hawaii are
completely disposed of.
KILICO evaluates its real estate-related investments (including accrued
interest) using an estimate of the investments observable market price, net of
estimated costs to sell. (See note captioned "Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies" in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.) Because
KILICO's real estate review process includes estimates, there can be no
assurance that current estimates will prove accurate over time due to changing
economic conditions and other factors. KILICO's real estate-related investments
are expected to continue to decline further through future sales. KILICO's net
income could be materially reduced in future periods if real estate market
conditions worsen in areas where KILICO's portfolio is located, if Kemper's and
KILICO's plans with respect to certain projects change or if necessary
construction or zoning permits are not obtained.
The following table is a summary of KILICO's troubled real estate-related
investments:
TROUBLED REAL ESTATE-RELATED INVESTMENTS
(BEFORE RESERVES AND WRITE-DOWNS, EXCEPT FOR REAL ESTATE OWNED)
(in millions)
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996
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Potential problem loans(1)........................... $ -- $ 3.2
Past due loans(2).................................... -- --
Nonaccrual loans (primarily Hawaiian
properties)(3)..................................... 47.4 43.5
Real estate owned.................................... 4.0 7.5
----- -----
Total...................................... $51.4 $54.2
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(1) These are real estate-related investments where KILICO, based on known
information, has serious doubts about the borrowers' abilities to comply
with present repayment terms and which KILICO anticipates may go into
nonaccrual, past due or restructured status.
(2) Interest more than 90 days past due but not on nonaccrual status.
(3) KILICO does not accrue interest on real estate-related investments when it
judges that the likelihood of collection of interest is doubtful. Loans on
nonaccrual status after reserves and write-downs amounted to $41.8 million
and $38.2 million at December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, respectively.
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
KILICO's pre-tax net investment income totaled $296.2 million in 1997, compared
with $299.7 million in 1996 and $348.4 million in 1995. Included in pre-tax net
investment income is KILICO's share of the operating losses from equity
investments in real estate consisting of other income less depreciation,
interest and other expenses. Such operating results exclude interest expense on
loans by KILICO which are on nonaccrual status. As previously discussed,
KILICO's
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net investment income in 1997 and 1996, compared with 1995, has been negatively
impacted by purchase accounting adjustments.
KILICO's total foregone investment income before tax on both nonperforming fixed
maturity investments and nonaccrual real estate-related investments was as
follows:
FOREGONE INVESTMENT INCOME
(dollars in millions)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
---- ---- --------------
Fixed maturities................................ $ .5 $ .7 $ .4
Real estate-related investments................. 3.9 .5 20.5
---- ---- -----
Total.................................... $4.4 $1.2 $20.9
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Basis points.................................... 10 3 43
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Foregone investment income from the nonaccrual of real estate-related
investments is net of KILICO's share of interest expense on these loans excluded
from KILICO's share of joint venture operating results. Based on the level of
nonaccrual real estate-related investments at December 31, 1997, KILICO
estimates foregone investment income in 1998 will be similar to the 1997 level.
Any increase in nonperforming securities, and either worsening or stagnant real
estate conditions, would increase the expected adverse effect on KILICO's future
investment income and realized investment results.
REALIZED INVESTMENT RESULTS
Reflected in net income (loss) are after-tax realized investment gains of $6.8
million and $8.8 million in 1997 and 1996, respectively, compared with after-tax
realized investment losses of $207.2 million in 1995. (See note captioned
"Invested Assets and Related Income" in the notes to the consolidated financial
statements.)
Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity investments are not reflected in
KILICO's net income (loss). These changes in unrealized value are included
within a separate component of stockholder's equity, net of any applicable
income taxes. If and to the extent a fixed maturity investment suffers an
other-than-temporary decline in value, however, such security is written down to
net realizable value, and the write-down adversely impacts net income.
KILICO regularly monitors its investment portfolio and as part of this process
reviews its assets for possible impairments of carrying value. Because the
review process includes estimates, there can be no assurance that current
estimates will prove accurate over time due to changing economic conditions and
other factors.
A valuation allowance has been established, and is evaluated as of each reported
period end, to reduce the deferred tax asset for investment losses to the amount
that, based upon available evidence, is in management's judgment more likely
than not to be realized. (See note captioned "Income Taxes" in the notes to the
consolidated financial statements.)
INTEREST RATES
In 1994, rapidly rising short-term interest rates resulted in a much flatter
yield curve as the Federal Reserve Board raised rates five times during the year
and once during first-quarter 1995. Interest rates subsequently declined through
the remainder of 1995. In 1996, however, interest rates again began to rise,
before declining again in 1997.
When maturing or sold investments are reinvested at lower yields in a low
interest rate environment, KILICO can adjust its crediting rates on fixed
annuities and other interest-bearing liabilities. However, competitive
conditions and contractual commitments do not always permit the reduction in
crediting rates to fully or immediately reflect reductions in investment yield,
which can result in narrower spreads.
A rising interest rate environment can increase net investment income as well as
contribute to both realized and unrealized fixed maturity investment losses,
while a declining interest rate environment can decrease net investment income
as well as contribute to both realized and unrealized fixed maturity investment
gains. Also, lower renewal crediting rates on annuities, compared with
competitors' higher new money crediting rates, have influenced certain annuity
holders to seek alternative products. KILICO mitigates this risk somewhat by
charging surrender fees, which decrease over time, when annuity holders withdraw
funds prior to maturity on certain annuity products. Approximately
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49 percent of KILICO's fixed and variable annuity liabilities as of December 31,
1997, however, were no longer subject to significant surrender fees.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
KILICO carefully monitors cash and short-term investments to maintain adequate
balances for timely payment of policyholder benefits, expenses, taxes and
policyholder's account balances. In addition, regulatory authorities establish
minimum liquidity and capital standards. The major ongoing sources of KILICO's
liquidity are deposits for fixed annuities, premium income, investment income,
separate account fees, other operating revenue and cash provided from maturing
or sold investments. (See the Policyholder surrenders and withdrawals table and
related discussion on page 12 and "INVESTMENTS" beginning on page 13.)
RATINGS
Ratings are an important factor in establishing the competitive position of life
insurance companies. Rating organizations continue to review the financial
performance and condition of life insurers and their investment portfolios,
including those of KILICO. Any reductions in KILICO's claims-paying ability or
financial strength ratings could result in its products being less attractive to
consumers. Any reductions in KILICO's parent's ratings could also adversely
impact KILICO's financial flexibility.
Ratings reductions for Kemper or its subsidiaries and other financial events can
also trigger obligations to fund certain real estate-related commitments to take
out other lenders. In such events, those lenders can be expected to renegotiate
their loan terms, although they are not contractually obligated to do so.
Each rating is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning
organization and should be evaluated independently of any other rating. (See
"Ranking and ratings" on page 6.)
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Stockholder's equity totaled $865.6 million at December 31, 1997, compared with
$751.0 million at December 31, 1996, and $745.6 million at January 4, 1996. The
1997 increase in stockholder's equity was primarily due to net income of $38.7
million, a $45.0 million capital contribution and an increase in stockholder's
equity related to the change in unrealized appreciation of $60.1 million related
to KILICO's fixed maturity investment portfolio due to falling interest rates
during 1997, offset by a dividend of $29.2 million to Kemper. The 1996 increase
in stockholder's equity was primarily due to net income of $34.4 million and an
$18.4 million capital contribution, offset by a $47.4 million decrease in
stockholder's equity related to the change in the unrealized loss position of
KILICO's fixed maturity investment portfolio due to rising interest rates during
1996.
EMERGING ISSUES
In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, REPORTING COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME. SFAS No. 130 establishes standards for reporting and display of
comprehensive income and its components (revenues, expenses, gains and losses).
This statement requires that all items required to be reported be displayed with
the same prominence as other financial statements. This statement is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 1997. The impact of implementation
is not expected to be material to KILICO's reported net income before reporting
comprehensive income. Comprehensive income, however, by design, could be
materially different from reported net income, as changes in unrealized
appreciation and depreciation of investments for example will now be included as
a component of reported comprehensive income. Full implementation of SFAS No.
130 is expected in the first quarter of 1998.
In June 1997, the FASB also issued SFAS No. 131, DISCLOSURES ABOUT SEGMENTS OF
AN ENTERPRISE AND RELATED INFORMATION. SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for
how to report information about operating segments. It also establishes
standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas
and major customers. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 31, 1997. Full implementation of SFAS No. 131 is expected in
December 1998 and the impact of implementation is not expected to be material to
KILICO.
In February 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132, EMPLOYERS' DISCLOSURES ABOUT
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS. SFAS No. 132 revises standards for
disclosures related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans. This
statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 1997. Full
implementation of SFAS No. 132 is expected in December 1998 and the impact of
implementation is not expected to be material to KILICO.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
PAGE(S)
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Report of Independent Public Accountants.................... 20
Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 1997 and December
31, 1996.................................................. 21
Consolidated Statements of Operations, three years ended
December 31, 1997......................................... 22
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder's Equity, three years
ended December 31, 1997................................... 23
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, three years ended
December 31, 1997......................................... 24
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................. 25-39
Financial Statement Schedules:
Reinsurance............................................... 47
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts......................... 48
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors and Stockholder's
Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Kemper Investors
Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholder's equity, and cash flows for
the year then ended. In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial
statements, we also have audited the financial statement schedules as listed in
the accompanying index. These consolidated financial statements and the
financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audit. The
financial statements of Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries
for the period from January 4, 1996 to December 31, 1996 (post-acquisition
basis) and for the year ended December 31, 1995 (pre-acquisition basis), were
audited by other auditors, whose unqualified report, dated March 21, 1997,
included an explanatory paragraph that described the acquisition of Kemper
Investors Life Insurance Company as discussed in Note 1 to the financial
statements.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Kemper
Investors Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and
the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, in our
opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above, when considered in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in
all material respects, the information required to be included therein.
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
Chicago, Illinois
March 18, 1998
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KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996
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ASSETS
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value
(amortized cost: December 31, 1997, $3,644,075; December
31, 1996, $3,929,650)..................................... $ 3,668,643 $3,866,431
Short-term investments...................................... 236,057 71,696
Joint venture mortgage loans................................ 72,663 110,971
Third-party mortgage loans.................................. 102,974 106,585
Other real estate-related investments....................... 44,409 50,157
Policy loans................................................ 282,439 288,302
Equity securities........................................... 24,839 9,910
Other invested assets....................................... 20,820 13,597
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Total investments................................. 4,452,844 4,517,649
Cash........................................................ 23,868 2,776
Accrued investment income................................... 117,789 115,199
Goodwill.................................................... 229,393 244,688
Value of business acquired.................................. 138,482 189,639
Deferred insurance acquisition costs........................ 59,459 26,811
Deferred income taxes....................................... 39,993 --
Reinsurance recoverable..................................... 382,609 427,165
Receivable on sales of securities........................... 20,076 32,569
Other assets and receivables................................ 3,187 34,117
Assets held in separate accounts............................ ,121,950 2,127,247
----------- ----------
Total assets...................................... $10,589,650 $7,717,860
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LIABILITIES
Future policy benefits...................................... $ 3,856,871 $4,256,521
Ceded future policy benefits................................ 382,609 427,165
Benefits and funds payable.................................. 150,524 36,142
Other accounts payable and liabilities...................... 212,133 59,462
Deferred income taxes....................................... -- 60,362
Liabilities related to separate accounts.................... 5,121,950 2,127,247
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Total liabilities................................. 9,724,087 6,966,899
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Commitments and contingent liabilities
STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Capital stock--$10 par value,
authorized 300,000 shares; outstanding 250,000 shares..... 2,500 2,500
Additional paid-in capital.................................. 806,538 761,538
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments....................... 12,637 (47,498)
Retained earnings........................................... 43,888 34,421
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Total stockholder's equity........................ 865,563 750,961
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Total liabilities and stockholder's equity........ $10,589,650 $7,717,860
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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REVENUE
Net investment income....................................... $296,195 $299,688 $ 348,448
Realized investment gains (losses).......................... 10,546 13,602 (318,700)
Premium income.............................................. 22,239 7,822 236
Separate account fees and charges........................... 85,413 25,309 21,909
Other income................................................ 11,087 9,786 16,192
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Total revenue..................................... 425,480 356,207 68,085
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BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Interest credited to policyholders.......................... 199,782 223,094 237,984
Claims incurred and other policyholder benefits............. 28,372 14,255 7,631
Taxes, licenses and fees.................................... 52,608 2,173 6,912
Commissions................................................. 32,602 25,962 24,881
Operating expenses.......................................... 36,837 24,678 20,837
Deferral of insurance acquisition costs..................... (38,177) (27,820) (36,870)
Amortization of insurance acquisition costs................. 3,204 2,316 14,423
Amortization of value of business acquired.................. 24,948 21,530 --
Amortization of goodwill.................................... 15,295 10,195 --
-------- -------- ---------
Total benefits and expenses....................... 355,471 296,383 275,798
-------- -------- ---------
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)........... 70,009 59,824 (207,713)
Income tax expense (benefit)................................ 31,292 25,403 (74,664)
-------- -------- ---------
Net income (loss)................................. $ 38,717 $ 34,421 $(133,049)
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
(in thousands)
PREACQUISITION
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DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 4 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996 1996 1995
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CAPITAL STOCK, beginning and end of period............ $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
-------- -------- -------- ---------
ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL, beginning of period....... 761,538 743,104 491,994 491,994
Capital contributions from parent..................... 45,000 18,434 -- --
Adjustment to reflect purchase accounting method...... -- -- 251,110 --
-------- -------- -------- ---------
End of period............................... 806,538 761,538 743,104 491,994
-------- -------- -------- ---------
UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, beginning of
period.............................................. (47,498) -- 68,502 (236,443)
Unrealized gain (loss) on revaluation of investments,
net................................................. 60,135 (47,498) -- 304,945
Adjustment to reflect purchase accounting method...... -- -- (68,502) --
-------- -------- -------- ---------
End of period............................... 12,637 (47,498) -- 68,502
-------- -------- -------- ---------
RETAINED EARNINGS, beginning of period................ 34,421 -- 42,880 175,929
Net income (loss)..................................... 38,717 34,421 -- (133,049)
Dividends to parent................................... (29,250) -- -- --
Adjustment to reflect purchase accounting method...... -- -- (42,880) --
-------- -------- -------- ---------
End of period............................... 43,888 34,421 -- 42,880
-------- -------- -------- ---------
Total stockholder's equity.................. $865,563 $750,961 $745,604 $ 605,876
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
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PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)......................................... $ 38,717 $ 34,421 $(133,049)
Reconcilement of net income (loss) to net cash provided:
Realized investment losses (gains)..................... (10,546) (13,602) 318,700
Interest credited and other charges.................... 198,206 230,298 237,984
Deferred insurance acquisition costs................... (34,973) (25,504) (22,447)
Amortization of value of business acquired............. 24,948 21,530 --
Amortization of goodwill............................... 15,295 10,195 --
Amortization of discount and premium on investments.... 17,866 25,743 4,586
Deferred income taxes.................................. (99,370) (897) 38,423
Net change in current Federal income taxes............. 97,386 108,806 (86,990)
Benefits and premium taxes due related to separate
account bank-owned life insurance.................... 180,546 -- --
Other, net............................................. 17,168 (22,283) (29,905)
--------- ----------- ---------
Net cash provided from operating activities....... 445,243 368,707 327,302
--------- ----------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash from investments sold or matured:
Fixed maturities held to maturity...................... 229,208 264,383 320,143
Fixed maturities sold prior to maturity................ 633,872 891,995 297,637
Mortgage loans, policy loans and other invested
assets............................................... 131,866 168,727 450,573
Cost of investments purchased or loans originated:
Fixed maturities....................................... (606,028) (1,369,091) (549,867)
Mortgage loans, policy loans and other invested
assets............................................... (76,350) (119,044) (131,966)
Short-term investments, net............................... (164,361) 300,819 (168,351)
Net change in receivable and payable for securities
transactions........................................... 29,746 (31,667) (1,397)
Net reductions in other assets............................ 244 115 1,996
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Net cash provided by investing activities......... 178,197 106,237 218,768
--------- ----------- ---------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Policyholder account balances:
Deposits............................................... 145,687 141,159 247,778
Withdrawals............................................ (745,510) (700,084) (755,917)
Capital contributions from parent......................... 45,000 18,434 --
Dividends to parent....................................... (29,250) -- --
Other..................................................... (18,275) 42,512 (35,309)
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Net cash used in financing activities............. (602,348) (497,979) (543,448)
--------- ----------- ---------
Net increase (decrease) in cash.............. 21,092 (23,035) 2,622
CASH, beginning of period................................... 2,776 25,811 23,189
--------- ----------- ---------
CASH, end of period......................................... $ 23,868 $ 2,776 $ 25,811
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company and subsidiaries (the "Company") issues
fixed and variable annuity products, variable life, term life and
interest-sensitive life insurance products marketed primarily through a network
of financial institutions, securities brokerage firms, insurance agents and
financial planners. The Company is licensed in the District of Columbia and all
states except New York. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kemper
Corporation ("Kemper"). On January 4, 1996, an investor group comprised of
Zurich Insurance Company ("Zurich"), Insurance Partners, L.P. ("IP") and
Insurance Partners Offshore (Bermuda), L.P. (together with IP, "Insurance
Partners") acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Kemper. As
a result of that change in control, Zurich and Insurance Partners owned 80
percent and 20 percent, respectively, of Kemper and therefore the Company. On
February 27, 1998, Zurich acquired Insurance Partner's remaining 20 percent
interest for cash. As a result of this transaction, Kemper and the Company
became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Zurich.
The financial statements include the accounts of the Company on a consolidated
basis. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated. Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1996 and 1995
consolidated financial statements in order for them to conform to the 1997
presentation.
PURCHASE ACCOUNTING METHOD
The acquisition of the Company on January 4, 1996, was accounted for using the
purchase method of accounting. The consolidated financial statements of the
Company prior to January 4, 1996, were prepared on a historical cost basis in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The accompanying
financial statements and notes thereto prepared prior to January 4, 1996 have
been labeled "preacquisition". The accompanying consolidated financial
statements of the Company as of January 4, 1996 (the acquisition date) and as of
and for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, have been prepared in
conformity with the purchase method of accounting. The Company has presented
January 4, 1996 (the acquisition date), as the opening purchase accounting
balance sheet where appropriate for comparative purposes throughout the
accompanying financial statements and notes thereto.
Under purchase accounting, the Company's assets and liabilities have been marked
to their relative fair values as of the acquisition date. The difference between
the cost of acquiring the Company and the net fair values of the Company's
assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date has been recorded as goodwill.
The allocated cost of acquiring the Company was $745.6 million and the
acquisition resulted in goodwill of $254.9 million as of January 4, 1996. The
Company began to amortize goodwill during 1996 on a straight-line basis over
twenty-five years. In December of 1997, the Company changed its amortization
period to twenty years in order to conform to Zurich's accounting practices and
policies. As a result of the change in amortization periods, the Company
recorded an increase in goodwill amortization expense of $5.1 million during
1997.
The Company reviews goodwill to determine if events or changes in circumstances
may have affected the recoverability of the outstanding goodwill as of each
reporting period. In the event that the Company determines that goodwill is not
recoverable, it would amortize such amounts as additional goodwill expense in
the accompanying financial statements. As of December 31, 1997, the Company
believes that no such adjustment is necessary.
Purchase accounting adjustments primarily affected the recorded historical
values of fixed maturities, mortgage loans, other invested assets, deferred
insurance acquisition costs, future policy benefits and deferred income taxes.
Deferred insurance acquisition costs, and the related amortization thereof, for
policies sold prior to January 4, 1996, have been replaced by the value of
business acquired.
The value of business acquired reflects the estimated fair value of the
Company's life insurance business in force and represents the portion of the
cost to acquire the Company that is allocated to the value of the right to
receive future cash flows from insurance contracts existing at the date of
acquisition. Such value is the present value of the actuarially determined
projected cash flows for the acquired policies.
A 15 percent discount rate was used to determine such value and represents the
rate of return required by Zurich and Insurance Partners to invest in the
business being acquired. In selecting the rate of return used to value the
policies purchased, the Company considered the magnitude of the risks associated
with each of the actuarial assumptions used in determining expected future cash
flows, the cost of capital available to fund the acquisition, the perceived
likelihood of
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
changes in insurance regulations and tax laws, the complexity of the Company's
business, and the prices paid (i.e., discount rates used in determining other
life insurance company valuations) on similar blocks of business sold in recent
periods.
The value of the business acquired is amortized over the estimated contract life
of the business acquired in relation to the present value of estimated gross
profits using current assumptions based on an interest rate equal to the
liability or contract rate on the value of business acquired. The estimated
amortization and accretion of interest for the value of business acquired for
each of the years through December 31, 2002 are as follows:
PROJECTED
(IN THOUSANDS) BEGINNING ACCRETION OF ENDING
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 BALANCE AMORTIZATION INTEREST BALANCE
- -------------------------------------------------------- --------- ------------ ------------ ---------
1996 (actual)........................................... $190,222 $(31,427) $ 9,897 $168,692
1997 (actual)........................................... 168,692 (34,906) 9,958 143,744
1998.................................................... 143,744 (25,633) 8,933 127,044
1999.................................................... 127,044 (23,701) 7,873 111,216
2000.................................................... 111,216 (21,668) 6,876 96,424
2001.................................................... 96,424 (19,122) 5,973 83,275
2002.................................................... 83,275 (17,835) 5,134 70,574
The projected ending balance of the value of business acquired will be further
adjusted to reflect the impact of unrealized gains or losses on fixed maturities
held as available for sale in the investment portfolio. Such adjustments are not
recorded in the Company's net income but rather are recorded as a credit or
charge to stockholder's equity, net of income tax. As of December 31, 1997 and
1996, this adjustment increased (decreased) the value of business acquired by
$(5.3) million and $20.9 million, respectively, and stockholder's equity by
approximately $(3.4) million and $13.6 million, respectively.
ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
could affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as well as the
disclosure of contingent assets or liabilities at the date of the financial
statements. As a result, actual results reported as revenue and expenses could
differ from the estimates reported in the accompanying financial statements. As
further discussed in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial
statements, significant estimates and assumptions affect deferred insurance
acquisition costs, the value of business acquired, provisions for real
estate-related losses and reserves, other-than-temporary declines in values for
fixed maturities, the valuation allowance for deferred income taxes and the
calculation of fair value disclosures for certain financial instruments.
LIFE INSURANCE REVENUE AND EXPENSES
Revenue for annuities, variable life insurance and interest-sensitive life
insurance products consists of investment income, and policy charges such as
mortality, expense and surrender charges and expense loads for premium taxes on
certain contracts. Expenses consist of benefits and interest credited to
contracts, policy maintenance costs and amortization of deferred insurance
acquisition costs. Also reflected in fees and other income is a ceding
commission experience adjustment received in 1995 as a result of certain
reinsurance transactions entered into by the Company during 1992. (See note
captioned "Reinsurance".)
Premiums for term life policies are reported as earned when due. Profits for
such policies are recognized over the duration of the insurance policies by
matching benefits and expenses to premium income.
DEFERRED INSURANCE ACQUISITION COSTS
The costs of acquiring new business, principally commission expense and certain
policy issuance and underwriting expenses, have been deferred to the extent they
are recoverable from estimated future gross profits on the related contracts and
policies. The deferred insurance acquisition costs for annuities, separate
account business and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
interest-sensitive life insurance products are being amortized over the
estimated contract life in relation to the present value of estimated gross
profits. Deferred insurance acquisition costs related to such interest-sensitive
products also reflect the estimated impact of unrealized gains or losses on
fixed maturities held as available for sale in the investment portfolio, through
a credit or charge to stockholder's equity, net of income tax. The deferred
insurance acquisition costs for term-life insurance products are being amortized
over the premium paying period of the policies.
FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS
Liabilities for future policy benefits related to annuities and
interest-sensitive life contracts reflect net premiums received plus interest
credited during the contract accumulation period and the present value of future
payments for contracts that have annuitized. Current interest rates credited
during the contract accumulation period range from 3.0 percent to 7.3 percent.
Future minimum guaranteed interest rates vary from 3.0 percent to 4.0 percent.
For contracts that have annuitized, interest rates used in determining the
present value of future payments range principally from 3.0 percent to 12.0
percent.
Liabilities for future term life policy benefits have been computed principally
by a net level premium method. Anticipated rates of mortality are based on the
1975-1980 Select and Ultimate Table modified by Company experience, including
withdrawals. Estimated future investment yields are a level 7 percent for
reinsurance assumed and for direct business, 8 percent for three years; 7
percent for year four; and 6 percent thereafter.
INVESTED ASSETS AND RELATED INCOME
Investments in fixed maturities and equity securities are carried at fair value.
Short-term investments are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. (See
note captioned "Fair Value of Financial Instruments".)
The amortized cost of fixed maturities is adjusted for amortization of premiums
and accretion of discounts to maturity, or in the case of mortgage-backed and
asset-backed securities, over the estimated life of the security. Such
amortization is included in net investment income. Amortization of the discount
or premium from mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities is recognized using
a level effective yield method which considers the estimated timing and amount
of prepayments of the underlying loans and is adjusted to reflect differences
which arise between the prepayments originally anticipated and the actual
prepayments received and currently anticipated. To the extent that the estimated
lives of such securities change as a result of changes in prepayment rates, the
adjustment is also included in net investment income. The Company does not
accrue interest income on fixed maturities deemed to be impaired on an
other-than-temporary basis, or on mortgage loans and other real estate loans
where the likelihood of collection of interest is doubtful.
Mortgage loans are carried at their unpaid balance, net of unamortized discount
and any applicable reserves or write-downs. Other real estate-related
investments net of any applicable reserve and write-downs include notes
receivable from real estate ventures; investments in real estate ventures,
adjusted for the equity in the operating income or loss of such ventures; and
real estate owned carried at fair value.
Real estate reserves are established when declines in collateral values,
estimated in light of current economic conditions and calculated in conformity
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 114, ACCOUNTING BY
CREDITORS FOR IMPAIRMENT OF A LOAN, indicate a likelihood of loss. At year-end
1995, reflecting the Company's change in strategy with respect to its real
estate portfolio, and the disposition thereof, and on January 4, 1996,
reflecting the acquisition of the Company, real estate-related investments were
valued using an estimate of the investments observable market price, net of
estimated costs to sell.
Under purchase accounting, the market value of the Company's policy loans and
other invested assets consisting primarily of venture capital investments and a
leveraged lease, became the Company's new cost basis in such investments.
Investments in policy loans and other invested assets after January 4, 1996 are
carried at cost.
Realized gains or losses on sales of investments, determined on the basis of
identifiable cost on the disposition of the respective investment, recognition
of other-than-temporary declines in value and changes in real estate-related
reserves and write-downs are included in revenue. Net unrealized gains or losses
on revaluation of investments are credited or charged to stockholder's equity.
Such unrealized gains are recorded net of deferred income tax expense, while
unrealized losses are not tax benefitted.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
SEPARATE ACCOUNT BUSINESS
The assets and liabilities of the separate accounts represent segregated funds
administered and invested by the Company for purposes of funding variable
annuity and variable life insurance contracts for the exclusive benefit of
variable annuity and variable life insurance contract holders. The Company
receives administrative fees from the separate account and retains varying
amounts of withdrawal charges to cover expenses in the event of early
withdrawals by contract holders. The assets and liabilities of the separate
accounts are carried at fair value.
INCOME TAX
The operations of the Company prior to January 4, 1996 have been included in the
consolidated Federal income tax return of Kemper. Income taxes receivable or
payable have been determined on a separate return basis, and payments have been
received from or remitted to Kemper pursuant to a tax allocation arrangement
between Kemper and its subsidiaries, including the Company. The Company
generally had received a tax benefit for losses to the extent such losses can be
utilized in Kemper's consolidated Federal tax return. Subsequent to January 4,
1996, the Company and its subsidiaries file separate Federal income tax returns.
Deferred taxes are provided on the temporary differences between the tax and
financial statement basis of assets and liabilities.
(2) CASH FLOW INFORMATION
The Company defines cash as cash in banks and money market accounts. Federal
income tax refunded by Kemper under the tax allocation arrangement for the
period from January 1, 1996 to January 4, 1996 and for the years ended December
31, 1995 amounted to $108.8 million and $25.2 million, respectively. The Company
paid Federal income taxes of $29.0 million and $28.1 million directly to the
United States Treasury Department during 1997 and 1996, respectively.
(3) INVESTED ASSETS AND RELATED INCOME
The Company is carrying its fixed maturity investment portfolio at estimated
fair value as fixed maturities are considered available for sale. The carrying
value (estimated fair value) of fixed maturities compared with amortized cost,
adjusted for other-than-temporary declines in value, were as follows:
ESTIMATED UNREALIZED
CARRYING AMORTIZED --------------------
VALUE COST GAINS LOSSES
(in thousands) -------- --------- ----- ------
DECEMBER 31, 1997
U.S. treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government
agencies and authorities.................................. $ 6,258 $ 6,298 $ 4 $ (44)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions, special
revenue and nonguaranteed................................. 29,330 29,308 160 (138)
Debt securities issued by foreign governments............... 92,563 92,722 188 (347)
Corporate securities........................................ 1,861,655 1,846,588 24,733 (9,666)
Mortgage and asset-backed securities........................ 1,678,837 1,669,159 10,035 (357)
---------- ---------- ------- --------
Total fixed maturities............................... $3,668,643 $3,644,075 $35,120 $(10,552)
========== ========== ======= ========
DECEMBER 31, 1996
U.S. treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government
agencies and authorities.................................. $ 92,238 $ 93,202 $ -- $ (964)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions, special
revenue and nonguaranteed................................. 30,853 31,519 -- (666)
Debt securities issued by foreign governments............... 105,394 108,456 504 (3,566)
Corporate securities........................................ 1,896,615 1,935,511 5,918 (44,814)
Mortgage and asset-backed securities........................ 1,741,331 1,760,962 1,990 (21,621)
---------- ---------- ------- --------
Total fixed maturities............................... $3,866,431 $3,929,650 $ 8,412 $(71,631)
========== ========== ======= ========
Upon default or indication of potential default by an issuer of fixed maturity
securities, the Company-owned issue(s) of such issuer would be placed on
nonaccrual status and, since declines in fair value would no longer be
considered by the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(3) INVESTED ASSETS AND RELATED INCOME (CONTINUED)
Company to be temporary, would be analyzed for possible write-down. Any such
issue would be written down to its net realizable value during the fiscal
quarter in which the impairment was determined to have become other than
temporary. Thereafter, each issue on nonaccrual status is regularly reviewed,
and additional write-downs may be taken in light of later developments.
The Company's computation of net realizable value involves judgments and
estimates, so such value should be used with care. Such value determination
considers such factors as the existence and value of any collateral security;
the capital structure of the issuer; the level of actual and expected market
interest rates; where the issue ranks in comparison with other debt of the
issuer; the economic and competitive environment of the issuer and its business;
the Company's view on the likelihood of success of any proposed issuer
restructuring plan; and the timing, type and amount of any restructured
securities that the Company anticipates it will receive.
The Company's $220.0 million real estate portfolio at December 31, 1997 consists
of joint venture and third-party mortgage loans and other real estate-related
investments. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, total impaired real estate-related
loans were as follows:
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996
(in millions) ----------- -----------
Impaired loans without reserves--gross...................... $39.3 $39.8
Impaired loans with reserves--gross......................... 2.2 7.6
----- -----
Total gross impaired loans........................... 41.5 47.4
Reserves related to impaired loans.......................... (2.1) (4.4)
----- -----
Net impaired loans................................... $39.4 $43.0
===== =====
Impaired loans without reserves include loans in which the deficit in equity
investments in real estate-related investments is considered in determining
reserves and write-downs. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, the Company's deficit
in equity investments considered in determining reserves and write-downs
amounted to $0 and $5.9 million, respectively. The Company had an average
balance of $45.2 million and $30.8 million in impaired loans for 1997 and 1996,
respectively. Cash payments received on impaired loans are generally applied to
reduce the outstanding loan balance.
At December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, loans on nonaccrual status, before
reserves and write-downs, amounted to $47.4 million and $43.5 million,
respectively. The Company's nonaccrual loans are generally included in impaired
loans.
At December 31, 1997, securities carried at approximately $6.3 million were on
deposit with governmental agencies as required by law.
Proceeds from sales of investments in fixed maturities prior to maturity were
$633.9 million, $892.0 million and $297.6 million during 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. Gross gains of $3.1 million, $9.9 million and $21.2 million and
gross losses of $13.7 million, $16.2 million and $11.9 million were realized on
sales and write-downs of fixed maturities in 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(3) INVESTED ASSETS AND RELATED INCOME (CONTINUED)
The carrying value and amortized cost of fixed maturity investments, by
contractual maturity at December 31, 1997, are shown below. Actual maturities
will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to
call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties and
because mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities provide for periodic
payments throughout their life.
CARRYING AMORTIZED
VALUE COST VALUE
(in thousands) -------- ----------
One year or less............................................ $ 47,724 $ 47,797
Over one year through five.................................. 649,279 648,291
Over five years through ten................................. 988,849 984,495
Over ten years.............................................. 303,954 294,333
Securities not due at a single maturity date, primarily
mortgage and asset-backed securities(1)................... 1,678,837 1,669,159
---------- ----------
Total fixed maturities............................... $3,668,643 $3,644,075
========== ==========
- ---------------
(1) Weighted average maturity of 3.8 years.
The sources of net investment income were as follows:
PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
(in thousands) -------- -------- --------------
Interest and dividends on fixed maturities.................. $250,170 $250,683 $269,934
Dividends on equity securities.............................. 2,123 646 681
Income from short-term investments.......................... 4,128 9,130 13,159
Income from mortgage loans.................................. 16,283 20,257 40,494
Income from policy loans.................................... 20,549 20,700 19,658
Income from other real estate-related investments........... 6,631 4,917 15,565
Income from other loans and investments..................... 2,045 2,480 1,555
-------- -------- --------
Total investment income.............................. 301,929 308,813 361,046
Investment expense.......................................... (5,734) (9,125) (12,598)
-------- -------- --------
Net investment income................................ $296,195 $299,688 $348,448
======== ======== ========
Realized gains (losses) for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995,
were as follows:
REALIZED GAINS (LOSSES)
-----------------------------------------------
PREACQUISITION
--------------
1997 1996 1995
(in thousands) -------- ------- --------------
Real estate-related......................................... $ 19,758 $17,462 $(325,611)
Fixed maturities............................................ (10,656) (6,344) 9,336
Equity securities........................................... 914 -- (346)
Other....................................................... 530 2,484 (2,079)
-------- ------- ---------
Realized investment gains (losses) before income tax
expense (benefit)...................................... 10,546 13,602 (318,700)
Income tax expense (benefit) 3,691 4,761 (111,545)
-------- ------- ---------
Net realized investment gains (losses).................... $ 6,855 $ 8,841 $(207,155)
======== ======= =========
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(3) INVESTED ASSETS AND RELATED INCOME (CONTINUED)
Unrealized gains (losses) are computed below as follows: fixed maturities--the
difference between fair value and amortized cost, adjusted for
other-than-temporary declines in value; equity securities and other--the
difference between fair value and cost. The change in unrealized investment
gains (losses) by class of investment for the years ended December 31, 1997,
1996 and 1995 were as follows:
CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES)
---------------------------------------------------------
PREACQUISITION
--------------
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 4 DECEMBER 31
1997 1996 1996 1995
(in thousands) ------------ ------------ ---------- --------------
Fixed maturities..................................... $ 87,787 $(63,219) $ $351,964
Equity and other securities.......................... (103) 1,256 -- 180
Adjustment to deferred insurance acquisition costs... (2,325) 1,307 -- (14,277)
Adjustment to value of business acquired............. (26,209) 20,947 -- --
-------- -------- -- --------
Unrealized gain (loss) before income tax expense... 59,150 (39,709) -- 337,867
Income tax expense (benefit)......................... (985) 7,789 -- 32,922
-------- -------- -- --------
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments..... $ 60,135 $(47,498) $-- $304,945
======== ======== == ========
(4) UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES
At December 31, 1997 and 1996 the Company, along with other Kemper subsidiaries,
directly held partnership interests in a number of real estate joint ventures.
The Company's direct and indirect real estate joint venture investments are
accounted for utilizing the equity method, with the Company recording its share
of the operating results of the respective partnerships. The Company, as an
equity owner, has the ability to fund, and historically has elected to fund,
operating requirements of certain of the joint ventures. Consolidation
accounting methods are not utilized as the Company, in most instances, does not
own more than 50 percent in the aggregate, and in any event, major decisions of
the partnership must be made jointly by all partners.
As of December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, the Company's net equity
investment in unconsolidated investees amounted to $19.3 million and $11.7
million, respectively. The Company's share of net income related to such
unconsolidated investees amounted to $835 thousand and $223 thousand in 1997 and
1996, respectively, and a net loss of $453 thousand in 1995.
(5) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The Company generally strives to maintain a diversified invested asset
portfolio; however, certain concentrations of credit risk exist in mortgage and
asset-backed securities and real estate.
Approximately 35.1 percent of the Company's investment-grade fixed maturities at
December 31, 1997 were mortgage-backed securities, down from 36.4 percent at
December 31, 1996, due to sales and paydowns during 1997. These investments
consist primarily of marketable mortgage pass-through securities issued by the
Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage
Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other
investment-grade securities collateralized by mortgage pass-through securities
issued by these entities. The Company has not made any investments in
interest-only or other similarly volatile tranches of mortgage-backed
securities. The Company's mortgage-backed investments are generally AAA credit
quality.
Approximately 10.8 percent and 8.8 percent of the Company's investment-grade
fixed maturities at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively, consisted of
corporate asset-backed securities. The majority of the Company's investments in
asset-backed securities were backed by home equity loans (27.7%), auto loans
(22.3%), manufactured housing loans (17.2%), equipment loans (13.7%), and
commercial mortgage backed securities (10.7%).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(5) CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK (CONTINUED)
The Company's real estate portfolio is distributed by geographic location and
property type, as shown in the following two tables:
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
California........................... 38.2%
Hawaii............................... 14.2
Colorado............................. 9.8
Oregon............................... 9.2
Washington........................... 9.1
Florida.............................. 6.4
Texas................................ 5.1
Michigan............................. 3.7
Ohio................................. 3.3
Illinois............................. 1.0
-----
Total...................... 100.0%
=====
DISTRIBUTION BY PROPERTY TYPE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
Hotel................................ 41.3%
Land................................. 28.2
Residential.......................... 13.1
Retail............................... 3.3
Office............................... 3.1
Industrial........................... .9
Other................................ 10.1
-----
Total...................... 100.0%
=====
Undeveloped land represented approximately 28.2 percent of the Company's real
estate portfolio at December 31, 1997. To maximize the value of certain land and
other projects, additional development has been proceeding or has been planned.
Such development of existing projects would continue to require funding, either
from the Company or third parties. In the present real estate markets,
third-party financing can require credit enhancing arrangements (e.g., standby
financing arrangements and loan commitments) from the Company. The values of
development projects are dependent on a number of factors, including Kemper's
and the Company's plans with respect thereto, obtaining necessary construction
and zoning permits and market demand for the permitted use of the property. The
values of certain development projects have been written down as of December 31,
1995, reflecting changes in plans in connection with the Zurich-led acquisition
of Kemper. There can be no assurance that such permits will be obtained as
planned or at all, nor that such expenditures will occur as scheduled, nor that
Kemper's and the Company's plans with respect to such projects may not change
substantially.
Approximately half of the Company's real estate mortgage loans are on properties
or projects where the Company, Kemper, or their affiliates have taken ownership
positions in joint ventures with a small number of partners. (See note captioned
"Unconsolidated Investees".)
At December 31, 1997, loans to and investments in joint ventures in which
Patrick M. Nesbitt or his affiliates ("Nesbitt"), a third-party real estate
developer, have ownership interests constituted approximately $88.2 million, or
40.1 percent, of the Company's real estate portfolio. The Nesbitt ventures
consist of nine hotel properties and two office buildings. At December 31, 1997,
the Company did not have any Nesbitt-related off-balance-sheet legal funding
commitments outstanding.
At December 31, 1997, loans to a master limited partnership (the "MLP") between
subsidiaries of Kemper and subsidiaries of Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company
("Lumbermens"), a former affiliate, constituted approximately $60.5 million, or
27.5 percent, of the Company's real estate portfolio. Kemper's interest is 75
percent at December 31, 1997. At December 31, 1997, MLP-related commitments
accounted for approximately $7.4 million of the Company's off-balance-sheet
legal commitments, which the Company expects to fund.
At December 31, 1997, the Company no longer had any outstanding loans or
investments in projects with the Prime Group, Inc. or its affiliates, as all
such investments have been sold or written-down to zero. However, the Company
continues to have Prime Group-related commitments, which accounted for $25.7
million of the Company's off-balance-sheet legal commitments at December 31,
1997. The Company does not expect to fund any of these commitments.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(6) INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense (benefit) was as follows for the years ended December 31,
1997, 1996 and 1995:
PREACQUISITION
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1997 1996 1995
(in thousands) -------- ------- --------------
Current..................................................... $130,662 $26,300 $(113,087)
Deferred.................................................... (99,370) (897) 38,423
-------- ------- ---------
Total............................................. $ 31,292 $25,403 $ (74,664)
======== ======= =========
Included in the 1995 current tax benefit is the recognition of a net operating
loss carryover at December 31, 1995 which was utilized against taxable income on
Kemper's consolidated short-period Federal income tax return for the January 1
through January 4, 1996 tax year. Beginning January 5, 1996, the Company and its
subsidiaries each filed a stand alone Federal income tax return. Previously, the
Company had filed a consolidated Federal income tax return with Kemper. In 1996,
the Company and Kemper settled all outstanding balances under the tax allocation
agreement.
The actual income tax expense (benefit) for 1997, 1996 and 1995 differed from
the "expected" tax expense (benefit) for those years as displayed below.
"Expected" tax expense (benefit) was computed by applying the U.S. Federal
corporate tax rate of 35 percent in 1997, 1996, and 1995 to income (loss) before
income tax expense (benefit).
PREACQUISITION
--------------
1997 1996 1995
(in thousands) ------- ------- --------------
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)..................... $24,503 $20,938 $(72,700)
Difference between "expected" and actual tax expense
(benefit):
State taxes............................................... 1,801 913 (1,370)
Amortization of goodwill.................................. 5,353 3,568 --
Foreign tax credit........................................ (278) -- (183)
Other, net................................................ (87) (16) (411)
------- ------- --------
Total actual tax expense (benefit)................ $31,292 $25,403 $(74,664)
======= ======= ========
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are generally determined based on the
difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
differences are expected to reverse. The Company only records deferred tax
assets if future realization of the tax benefit is more likely than not, with a
valuation allowance recorded for the portion that is not likely to be realized.
The valuation allowance is subject to future adjustments based upon, among other
items, the Company's estimates of future operating earnings and capital gains.
The Company has established a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred Federal
tax asset related to real estate and other investments to the amount that, based
upon available evidence, is, in management's judgment, more likely than not to
be realized. Any reversals of the valuation allowance are contingent upon the
recognition of future capital gains in the Company's Federal income tax return
or a change in circumstances which causes the recognition of the benefits to
become more likely than not. The change in the valuation allowance is related
solely to the change in the net deferred Federal tax asset or liability from
unrealized gains or losses on investments.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(6) INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions
of the Company's net deferred Federal tax asset or liability were as follows:
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 31 JANUARY 4
1997 1996 1996
(in thousands) ----------- ------------ ---------
Deferred Federal tax assets:
Deferred insurance acquisition costs...................... $ 75,522 $ 4,520 $ --
Unrealized losses on investments.......................... -- 16,624 --
Life policy reserves...................................... 43,337 46,452 46,654
Unearned revenue.......................................... 37,243 -- --
Real estate-related....................................... 13,400 20,642 27,736
Other investment-related.................................. 3,298 5,409 1,773
Other..................................................... 4,371 3,639 9,750
-------- -------- --------
Total deferred Federal tax assets...................... 177,171 97,286 85,913
Valuation allowance....................................... (15,201) (31,825) (15,201)
-------- -------- --------
Total deferred Federal tax assets after valuation
allowance............................................. 161,970 65,461 70,712
-------- -------- --------
Deferred Federal tax liabilities:
Value of business acquired................................ 48,469 66,373 66,578
Deferred insurance acquisition costs...................... 20,811 9,384 --
Depreciation and amortization............................. 20,201 15,473 15,490
Other investment-related.................................. 18,774 28,855 37,919
Unrealized gains on investments........................... 9,002 -- --
Other..................................................... 4,720 5,738 4,197
-------- -------- --------
Total deferred Federal tax liabilities................. 121,977 125,823 124,184
-------- -------- --------
Net deferred Federal tax assets (liabilities)............... $ 39,993 $(60,362) $(53,472)
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The net deferred tax assets relate primarily to unearned revenue and the tax on
deferred insurance acquisition costs ("DAC Tax") associated with $2.7 billion of
new 1997 sales from a non-registered individual and group variable bank-owned
life insurance contract ("BOLI"). As a result of proposed tax law changes, as
more fully discussed below, the level of DAC Tax experienced in 1997 is not
anticipated to occur in future periods and it is expected that the Company will
return to its normalized earnings patterns in 1998. Management believes that it
is more likely, than not, that the results of future operations will generate
sufficient taxable income over the ten year amortization period of the unearned
revenue and DAC Tax to realize such deferred tax assets.
In early 1998, the Clinton Administration's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget ("Budget")
was released and contained certain proposals to change the taxation of
non-qualified fixed and variable annuities and variable life insurance
contracts, including BOLI. It is currently unknown whether or not such proposals
will be accepted, amended or omitted in the final 1999 Budget approved by
Congress. If the current Budget proposals are accepted, certain of KILICO's
non-qualified fixed and variable annuities and certain of its variable life
insurance products, including BOLI and the non-registered individual variable
universal life insurance contract introduced during 1997, may no longer be tax
advantaged products and therefore no longer attractive to those customers who
purchase them because of their favorable tax attributes. Additionally, sales of
such products during 1998 may also be negatively impacted until the likelihood
of the current proposals being enacted into law has been determined.
The tax returns through the year 1986 have been examined by the Internal Revenue
Service ("IRS"). Changes proposed are not material to the Company's financial
position. The tax returns for the years 1987 through 1993 are currently under
examination by the IRS.
(7) RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company received cash capital contributions of $45.0 million and $18.4
million during 1997 and 1996, respectively. The Company paid cash dividends of
$29.3 million to Kemper during 1997.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(7) RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
The Company has loans to joint ventures, consisting primarily of mortgage loans
on real estate, in which the Company and/or one of its affiliates has an
ownership interest. At December 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, joint venture
mortgage loans totaled $72.7 million and $111.0 million, respectively, and
during 1997, 1996 and 1995, the Company earned interest income on these joint
venture loans of $7.5 million, $9.5 million and $19.6 million, respectively.
All of the Company's personnel are employees of Federal Kemper Life Assurance
Company ("FKLA"), an affiliated company. The Company is allocated expenses for
the utilization of FKLA employees and facilities, the investment management
services of Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc. ("SKI"), formerly Zurich Kemper
Investments, Inc., an affiliated company, and the information systems of Kemper
Service Company ("KSvC"), an SKI subsidiary, based on the Company's share of
administrative, legal, marketing, investment management, information systems and
operation and support services. During 1997, 1996 and 1995, expenses allocated
to the Company from SKI and KSvC amounted to $114 thousand, $1.7 million and
$4.4 million, respectively. The Company also paid to SKI investment management
fees of $3.5 million, $3.6 million and $3.4 million during 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively. In addition, expenses allocated to the Company from FKLA during
1997, 1996 and 1995 amounted to $30.0 million, $10.5 million and $14.3 million,
respectively.
During 1995, the Company sold certain mortgages and real estate-related
investments, net of reserves, amounting to approximately $3.5 million to an
affiliated non-life realty company, in exchange for cash. No gain or loss was
recognized on these sales. During 1996, the Company purchased approximately
$24.5 million of real estate-related investments from an affiliated non-life
realty subsidiary for cash. The Company also paid to Kemper real estate
subsidiaries $2.2 million, $1.8 million and $1.8 million in 1997, 1996 and 1995,
respectively, related to the management of the Company's real estate portfolio.
(8) REINSURANCE
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into reinsurance
agreements to diversify risk and limit its overall financial exposure to certain
blocks of fixed-rate annuities and to individual death claims. The Company
generally cedes 100 percent of the related annuity liabilities under the terms
of the reinsurance agreements. Although these reinsurance agreements
contractually obligate the reinsurers to reimburse the Company, they do not
discharge the Company from its primary liabilities and obligations to
policyholders. As such, these amounts paid or deemed to have been paid are
recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as reinsurance recoverables
and ceded future policy benefits.
In 1992 and 1991, the Company entered into 100 percent indemnity reinsurance
agreements ceding $515.7 million and $416.3 million, respectively, of its
fixed-rate annuity liabilities to Fidelity Life Association, a Mutual Legal
Reserve Company ("FLA"). FLA is a mutual insurance company that shares common
management and common board members with the Company, FKLA and Kemper. As of
December 31, 1997 and 1996, the reinsurance recoverable related to the
fixed-rate annuity liabilities ceded to FLA amounted to $382.6 million and
$427.2 million, respectively. During 1995, the Company recorded income of $4.4
million related to a ceding commission experience adjustment from the 1992
reinsurance agreement.
In December 1996, the Company assumed on a yearly renewable term basis
approximately $14.4 billion (face amount) of term life insurance from FKLA. As a
result of this transaction, the Company recorded premiums and reserves of
approximately $7.3 million. The difference between the cash transferred, which
represents the statutory reserves of the business assumed, and the reserves
recorded under generally accepted accounting principles, of approximately $18.4
million, was deemed to be a capital contribution from Kemper and was recorded as
additional paid-in-capital during 1996. Premiums assumed during 1997 under the
terms of the treaty amounted to $21.1 million and the face amount which remained
outstanding at December 31, 1997 amounted to $12.6 billion.
The Company's retention limit on term life insurance prior to 1997 was $300
thousand (face amount) on the life of any one individual with the excess amounts
ceded to outside reinsurers. The term life insurance business assumed from FKLA
during 1996 did not have any individual contracts greater than $300 thousand in
face amount. Effective January 1, 1997, the Company ceded 90 percent of all new
term life insurance premiums to outside reinsurers. Term life reserves ceded to
outside reinsurers on the Company's direct business amounted to approximately
$139 thousand and $102 thousand as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
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KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
During December 1997, the Company entered into a funds held reinsurance
agreement with a Zurich affiliated company, EPICENTRE Reinsurance (Bermuda)
Limited ("EPICENTRE"). Under the terms of this agreement, the Company ceded, on
a yearly renewable term basis, ninety percent of the net amount at risk (death
benefit payable to the insured less the insured's separate account cash
surrender value) related to a new product developed in 1997, a non-registered
variable bank-owned life insurance contract ("BOLI"), which is held in the
Company's separate accounts. During 1997, the Company issued $59.3 billion (face
amount) of new BOLI business and ceded $51.1 billion (face amount) to EPICENTRE
under the terms of the treaty. During 1997, the Company also ceded $24.3 million
of separate account fees (cost of insurance charges) to EPICENTRE. The Company
has also withheld approximately $23.4 million of such funds due to EPICENTRE
under the terms of the reinsurance agreement as a component of benefits and
funds payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
1997.
(9) POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS OTHER THAN PENSIONS
FKLA sponsors a welfare plan that provides medical and life insurance benefits
to its retired and active employees and the Company is allocated a portion of
the costs of providing such benefits. The Company is self insured with respect
to medical benefits, and the plan is not funded except with respect to certain
disability-related medical claims. The medical plan provides for medical
insurance benefits at retirement, with eligibility based upon age and the
participant's number of years of participation attained at retirement. The plan
is contributory for pre-Medicare retirees, and will be contributory for all
retiree coverage for most current employees, with contributions generally
adjusted annually. Postretirement life insurance benefits are noncontributory
and are limited to $10,000 per participant.
The allocated accumulated postretirement benefit obligation accrued by the
Company amounted to $1.9 million and $1.7 million at December 31, 1997 and 1996,
respectively.
The discount rate used in determining the allocated postretirement benefit
obligation was 7.25 percent and 7.75 percent for 1997 and 1996, respectively.
The assumed health care trend rate used was based on projected experience for
1997 and 1998, 8 percent in 1999, gradually declining to 5.0 percent by the year
2002 and remaining at that level thereafter.
A one percentage point increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate for
each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996 by $242 thousand and $191 thousand, respectively.
The Company also provides certain severance-related policies to provide
benefits, generally limited in time, to former or inactive employees after
employment but before retirement.
(10) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company is involved in various legal actions for which it establishes
liabilities where appropriate. In the opinion of the Company's management, based
upon the advice of legal counsel, the resolution of such litigation is not
expected to have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial
statements.
Although neither the Company or its joint venture projects have been identified
as a "potentially responsible party" under Federal environmental guidelines,
inherent in the ownership of or lending to real estate projects is the
possibility that environmental pollution conditions may exist on or near or
relate to properties owned or previously owned on properties securing loans.
Where the Company has presently identified remediation costs, they have been
taken into account in determining the cash flows and resulting valuations of the
related real estate assets. Based on the Company's receipt and review of
environmental reports on most of the projects in which it is involved, the
Company believes its environmental exposure would be immaterial to its
consolidated results of operations. However, the Company may be required in the
future to take actions to remedy environmental exposures, and there can be no
assurance that material environmental exposures will not develop or be
identified in the future. The amount of future environmental costs is impossible
to estimate due to, among other factors, the unknown magnitude of possible
exposures, the unknown timing and extent of corrective actions that may be
required, the determination of the Company's liability in proportion to others
and the extent such costs may be covered by insurance or various environmental
indemnification agreements.
See the note captioned "Financial Instruments--Off-Balance-Sheet Risk" below for
the discussion regarding the Company's loan commitments and standby financing
agreements.
The Company is liable for guaranty fund assessments related to certain
unaffiliated insurance companies that have become insolvent during the years
1997 and prior. The Company's financial statements include provisions for all
known
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(10) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (CONTINUED)
assessments that are expected to be levied against the Company as well as an
estimate of amounts (net of estimated future premium tax recoveries) that the
Company believes it will be assessed in the future for which the life insurance
industry has estimated the cost to cover losses to policyholders. The Company is
also contingently liable for any future guaranty fund assessments related to
insolvencies of unaffiliated insurance companies, for which the life insurance
industry has been unable to estimate the cost to cover losses to policyholders.
No specific amount can be reasonably estimated for such insolvencies as of
December 31, 1997.
(11) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS--OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK
At December 31, 1997, the Company had future legal loan commitments and stand-by
financing agreements totaling $75.3 million to support the financing needs of
various real estate investments. To the extent these arrangements are called
upon, amounts loaned would be secured by assets of the joint ventures, including
first mortgage liens on the real estate. The Company's criteria in making these
arrangements are the same as for its mortgage loans and other real estate
investments. The Company presently expects to fund approximately $21.2 million
of these arrangements. These commitments are included in the Company's analysis
of real estate-related reserves and write-downs. The fair values of loan
commitments and standby financing agreements are estimated in conjunction with
and using the same methodology as the fair value estimates of mortgage loans and
other real estate-related investments.
(12) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Fair value estimates are made at specific points in time, based on relevant
market information and information about the financial instrument. These
estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering
for sale at one time the Company's entire holdings of a particular financial
instrument. A significant portion of the Company's financial instruments are
carried at fair value. (See note captioned "Invested Assets and Related
Income".) Fair value estimates for financial instruments not carried at fair
value are generally determined using discounted cash flow models and assumptions
that are based on judgments regarding current and future economic conditions and
the risk characteristics of the investments. Although fair value estimates are
calculated using assumptions that management believes are appropriate, changes
in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates and such estimates
should be used with care.
Fair value estimates are determined for existing on- and off-balance sheet
financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated
future business and the value of assets and certain liabilities that are not
considered financial instruments. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value
estimates presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company. For
example, the Company's subsidiaries are not considered financial instruments,
and their value has not been incorporated into the fair value estimates. In
addition, tax ramifications related to the realization of unrealized gains and
losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been
considered in any of the estimates.
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the
fair value of its financial instruments:
Fixed maturities and equity securities: Fair values for fixed maturity
securities and for equity securities were determined by using market quotations,
or independent pricing services that use prices provided by market makers or
estimates of fair values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or
securities with similar characteristics, or fair value as determined in good
faith by the Company's portfolio manager, SKI.
Cash and short-term investments: The carrying amounts reported in the
consolidated balance sheet for these instruments approximate fair values.
Mortgage loans and other real estate-related investments: Fair values for
mortgage loans and other real estate-related investments were estimated based
upon the investments observable market price, net of estimated costs to sell.
The estimates of fair value should be used with care given the inherent
difficulty of estimating the fair value of real estate due to the lack of a
liquid quotable market.
Other loans and investments: The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated
balance sheet for these instruments approximate fair values. The fair values of
policy loans were estimated by discounting the expected future cash flows using
an interest rate charged on policy loans for similar policies currently being
issued.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(12) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)
Life policy benefits: Fair values of the life policy benefits regarding
investment contracts (primarily deferred annuities) and universal life contracts
were estimated by discounting gross benefit payments, net of contractual
premiums, using the average crediting rate currently being offered in the
marketplace for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those
remaining for the contracts being valued. The Company had projected its future
average crediting rate in 1997 and 1996 to be 5.25 percent and 4.75 percent,
respectively, while the assumed average market crediting rate was 6.0 percent
and 5.8 percent in 1997 and 1996, respectively.
The carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company's financial
instruments at December 31, 1997 and 1996 were as follows:
DECEMBER 31, 1997 DECEMBER 31, 1996
------------------------ ------------------------
CARRYING FAIR CARRYING FAIR
VALUE VALUE VALUE VALUE
(in thousands) ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Financial instruments recorded as assets:
Fixed maturities....................................... $3,668,643 $3,668,643 $3,866,431 $3,866,431
Cash and short-term investments........................ 259,925 259,925 74,472 74,472
Mortgage loans and other real estate-related assets.... 220,046 220,046 267,713 267,713
Policy loans........................................... 282,439 282,439 288,302 288,302
Equity securities...................................... 24,839 24,839 9,910 9,910
Other invested assets.................................. 20,820 24,404 13,597 13,597
Financial instruments recorded as liabilities:
Life policy benefits, excluding term life reserves..... 3,846,023 4,050,852 4,249,264 4,101,588
(13) STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY--RETAINED EARNINGS
The maximum amount of dividends which can be paid by insurance companies
domiciled in the State of Illinois to shareholders without prior approval of
regulatory authorities is restricted. The maximum amount of dividends which can
be paid by the Company without prior approval in 1998 is $58.4 million. The
Company paid cash dividends of $29.3 million to Kemper during 1997. The Company
paid no cash dividends in 1996 or 1995.
The Company's net income (loss) and stockholder's equity as determined in
accordance with statutory accounting principles were as follows:
1997 1996 1995
(in thousands) -------- -------- --------
Net income (loss)........................................... $ 58,372 $ 37,287 $(64,707)
======== ======== ========
Statutory surplus........................................... $476,924 $411,837 $383,374
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(14) UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table sets forth the Company's unaudited quarterly financial
information:
(in thousands)
QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31 JUNE 30 SEPTEMBER 30 DECEMBER 31
------------- -------- ------- ------------ -----------
1997 OPERATING SUMMARY
Net investment income..................................... $74,249 $74,050 $72,950 $ 74,946
Realized investment gains (losses)........................ 889 8,161 (3,032) 4,528
Premium income............................................ 5,008 4,121 3,938 9,172
Separate account fees and other income.................... 8,909 12,961 12,215 62,415(1)
------- ------- ------- --------
Total revenue..................................... 89,055 99,293 86,071 151,061
------- ------- ------- --------
Interest credited and benefits to policyholders........... 57,859 56,643 57,965 55,687
Commissions, taxes, licenses and fees..................... 8,023 9,475 8,389 59,323(1)
Operating expenses........................................ 7,175 8,780 10,014 10,868
Net deferral of insurance acquisition costs............... (7,216) (6,877) (7,471) (13,409)
Amortization of value of business acquired................ 4,821 6,991 6,743 6,393
Amortization of goodwill.................................. 2,547 2,552 2,549 7,647(2)
------- ------- ------- --------
Total benefits and expenses....................... 73,209 77,564 78,189 126,509
------- ------- ------- --------
Income before income tax expense.......................... 15,846 21,729 7,882 24,552
Income tax expense........................................ 5,678 8,723 3,778 13,113
------- ------- ------- --------
Net income........................................ $10,168 $13,006 $ 4,104 $ 11,439
======= ======= ======= ========
1996 OPERATING SUMMARY
Net investment income..................................... $72,302 $74,647 $76,070 $ 76,669
Realized investment gains (losses)........................ (1,248) (2,439) 13,518 3,771
Premium income............................................ 130 109 150 7,433(3)
Separate account fees and other income.................... 8,028 9,419 8,478 9,170
------- ------- ------- --------
Total revenue..................................... 79,212 81,736 98,216 97,043
------- ------- ------- --------
Interest credited and benefits to policyholders........... 58,296 57,335 57,512 64,206
Commissions, taxes, licenses and fees..................... 6,868 6,486 6,819 7,962
Operating expenses........................................ 5,440 4,920 6,974 7,344
Net deferral of insurance acquisition costs............... (5,032) (7,302) (5,434) (7,736)
Amortization of value of business acquired................ 4,234 2,787 11,582 2,927
Amortization of goodwill.................................. 2,547 2,552 2,549 2,547
------- ------- ------- --------
Total benefits and expenses....................... 72,353 66,778 80,002 77,250
------- ------- ------- --------
Income before income tax expense.......................... 6,859 14,958 18,214 19,793
Income tax expense........................................ 3,513 6,402 7,391 8,097
------- ------- ------- --------
Net income........................................ $ 3,346 $ 8,556 $10,823 $ 11,696
======= ======= ======= ========
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Notes:
(1) Reflects premium tax expense loads received and premium taxes incurred of
$49.1 million related to new BOLI sales of $2.6 billion in the fourth
quarter of 1997.
(2) Reflects the effect of the change in amortization of goodwill from 25 to 20
years.
(3) Reflects the assumption of term life insurance business from FKLA.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On September 12, 1997, Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company ("KILICO")
appointed the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. as independent
accountants for the year ended December 31, 1997 to replace KPMG Peat Marwick
L.L.P. effective with such appointment. KILICO's Board of Directors approved the
selection of Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. as the new independent accountants.
Management had not consulted with Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. on any accounting,
auditing or reporting matter, prior to that time.
During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 1996, there have been
no disagreements with KPMG Peat Marwick L.L.P. on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or
procedure or any reportable events. KPMG Peat Marwick's L.L.P. report on the
financial statements for the past two years contained no adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit
scope or accounting principles.
There were no disagreements with Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. on accounting or
financial disclosures for the year ended December 31, 1997.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
NAME AND AGE
POSITION WITH KILICO
YEAR OF ELECTION OTHER BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DURING PAST 5 YEARS OR MORE
-------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
John B. Scott (53) Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Federal
Chief Executive Officer since Kemper Life Assurance Company (FKLA) and Fidelity Life
February 1992. President since Association (FLA) since 1988. Chief Executive Officer,
November 1993. Director since 1992. President and Director of Zurich Life Insurance Company of
America (ZLICA) and Zurich Direct, Inc. (ZD) since March
1996. Chairman of the Board and Director of Investors
Brokerage Services, Inc. (IBS) and Investors Brokerage
Services Insurance Agency, Inc. (IBSIA) since 1993. Chairman
of the Board of FKLA and FLA from April 1988 to January
1996. Chairman of the Board of KILICO from February 1992 to
January 1996. Executive Vice President and Director of
Kemper Corporation (Kemper) from January 1994 and March
1996, respectively. Executive Vice President of Kemper
Financial Companies, Inc. from January 1994 to January 1996
and Director from 1992 to January 1996.
Eliane C. Frye (50) Executive Vice President of FKLA and FLA since 1995.
Executive Vice President since 1995. Executive Vice President of ZLICA and ZD since March 1996.
Director of FLA since December 1997. Director of ZD from
March 1996 to March 1997. Director of IBS and IBSIA since
1995. Senior Vice President of KILICO, FKLA and FLA from
1993 to 1995. Vice President of FKLA and FLA from 1988 to
1993.
Frederick L. Blackmon (46) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FKLA
Senior Vice President and Chief since December 1995. Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since December Financial Officer of FLA since January 1996. Senior Vice
1995. President and Chief Financial Officer of ZLICA since March
1996. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
ZD since March 1996. Director of ZD from March 1996 to March
1997. Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Kemper since
January 1996. Chief Financial Officer of Alexander Hamilton
Life Insurance Company from April 1989 to November 1995.
James C. Harkensee (39) Senior Vice President of FKLA and FLA since January 1996.
Senior Vice President since January Senior Vice President of ZLICA since 1995. Senior Vice
1996. President of ZD since 1995. Director of ZD from April 1993
to March 1997. Vice President of ZLICA from 1992 to 1995.
Chief Actuary of ZLICA from 1991 to 1994. Assistant Vice
President of ZLICA from 1990 to 1992. Vice President of ZD
from 1994 to 1995.
James E. Hohmann (42) Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of FKLA since
Senior Vice President and Chief December 1995. Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of
Actuary since December 1995. FLA since January 1996. Senior Vice President and Chief
Actuary of ZLICA since March 1996. Senior Vice President and
Chief Actuary of ZD since March 1996. Director of FLA since
June 1997. Director of ZD from March 1996 to March 1997.
Managing Principal (Partner) of Tillinghast-Towers Perrin
from January 1991 to December 1995. Consultant/Principal
(Partner) of Tillinghast-Towers Perrin from November 1986 to
January 1991.
Edward K. Loughridge (43) Senior Vice President and Corporate Development Officer of
Senior Vice President and Corporate FKLA and FLA since January 1996. Senior Vice President and
Development Officer since January Corporate Development Officer for ZLICA and ZD since March
1996. 1996. Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Zurich-
American Insurance Group from February 1992 to March 1996.
Phillip D. Meserve (47) Senior Vice President of FKLA, FLA, ZLICA and ZD since March
Senior Vice President since March 1997. Director of IBSIA and IBS since March and May, 1997,
1997 respectively. Managing Director of Equitable Distributors
from May 1996 to March 1997. Senior Vice President of
Banker's Trust from April 1995 to April 1996. Senior Vice
President of Fidelity Investments Insurance Services from
February 1992 to March 1995.
Debra P. Rezabek (42) Senior Vice President of FKLA and FLA since March 1996.
Senior Vice President since 1996. Corporate Secretary of FKLA and FLA since January 1996. Vice
General Counsel since 1992. Corporate President of KILICO, FKLA and FLA since 1995. General
Secretary since January 1996. Counsel and Director of Government Affairs of FKLA and FLA
since 1992 and of KILICO since 1993. Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ZLICA since March
1996. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of ZD since March 1996. Director of ZD from March
1996 to March 1997. Secretary of IBS and IBSIA since 1993.
Director of IBS and IBSIA from 1993 to 1996. Assistant
General Counsel of FKLA and FLA from 1988 to 1992. General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary of KILICO, FKLA and FLA from
1992 to 1996. Assistant Secretary of Kemper since January
1996.
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NAME AND AGE
POSITION WITH KILICO
YEAR OF ELECTION OTHER BUSINESS EXPERIENCE DURING PAST 5 YEARS OR MORE
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Kenneth M. Sapp (52) Senior Vice President of FKLA, FLA and ZLICA since January
Senior Vice President since January 1998. Vice President--Aetna Life Brokerage of Aetna Life &
1998. Annuity Company from February 1992 to January 1998.
George Vlaisavljevich (55) Senior Vice President of FKLA, FLA and ZLICA since October
Senior Vice President since October 1996. Senior Vice President of ZD since March 1997. Director
1996. of IBS and IBSIA since October 1996. Executive Vice
President of The Copeland Companies from April 1983 to
September 1996.
Loren J. Alter (59) Director of FKLA, FLA and Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc.
Director since January 1996. (SKI) since January 1996. Director of ZLICA since May 1979.
Executive Vice President of Zurich Insurance Company since
1979. President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Kemper since January 1996.
William H. Bolinder (54) Chairman of the Board and Director of FKLA and FLA since
Chairman of the Board and Director January 1996. Chairman of the Board of ZLICA and ZD since
since January 1996. March 1995. Chairman of the Board and Director of Kemper
since January 1996. Vice Chairman and Director of SKI since
January 1996. Member of the Corporate Executive Board of
Zurich Insurance Group since October 1994. Chairman of the
Board of American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company,
Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois, American
Zurich Insurance Company and Steadfast Insurance Company
since 1995. Chief Executive Officer of American Guarantee
and Liability Insurance Company, Zurich American Insurance
Company of Illinois, American Zurich Insurance Company and
Steadfast Insurance Company from 1986 to June 1995.
President of Zurich Holding Company of America since 1986.
Manager of Zurich Insurance Company, U.S. Branch since 1986.
Underwriter for Zurich American Lloyds since 1986.
David A. Bowers (51) Director of FKLA and ZLICA since May 1997. Director of FLA
Director since May 1997. since June 1997. Executive Vice President, Corporate
Secretary and General Counsel of Zurich-American Insurance
Group since August 1985. Vice President, General Council and
Secretary of Kemper since January 1996.
Markus Rohrbasser (43) Director of FKLA, FLA and ZLICA since May 1997. Chief
Director since May 1997. Financial Officer and Member of the Corporate Executive
Board of Zurich Insurance Company since January 1997. Member
of Enlarged Corporate Executive Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Union Bank of Switzerland (North America) from
1992 to 1997.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG TERM
COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS
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OTHER LONG TERM
ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN OPTIONS/
NAME AND BONUS COMPENSATION PAYOUTS SARS
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY ($) ($)(2) ($)(3) ($)(2) (#)(4)
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John B. Scott.......................... 1997 $171,000 $ -- $-- $-- $ --
Chief Executive Officer(1) 1996 212,500 94,000 -- 212,500 --
1995 172,800 129,600 20,035 -- 15,360
Eliane C. Frye......................... 1997 98,040 -- -- -- --
Executive Vice President(1) 1996 105,000 41,750 -- 69,750 --
1995 91,200 67,200 9,261 -- 10,560
Frederick L. Blackmon.................. 1997 96,300 -- -- -- --
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial 1996 100,583 47,000 27,924 71,250 --
Officer(1)
George Vlaisavljevich.................. 1997 252,500 -- 39,922 -- --
Senior Vice President(1)
Phillip D. Meserve..................... 1997 231,818 -- 172,526 -- --
Senior Vice President(1)
ALL OTHER
NAME AND COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION ($)(5)(6)(7)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
John B. Scott.......................... $ 64,089
Chief Executive Officer(1) 142,498
260,106
Eliane C. Frye......................... 30,311
Executive Vice President(1) 58,520
41,546
Frederick L. Blackmon.................. 19,543
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial 11,226
Officer(1)
George Vlaisavljevich.................. 9,165
Senior Vice President(1)
Phillip D. Meserve..................... --
Senior Vice President(1)
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(1) Also served in same positions for FKLA, ZLICA and FLA. An allocation of the
time devoted to duties as executive officer of KILICO has been made. All
compensation items reported in the Summary Compensation Table reflect this
allocation.
(2) Annual bonuses are paid pursuant to annual incentive plans. The amounts of
the bonuses earned in 1997 were not available as of the date of this filing.
(3) The amounts disclosed in this column include:
(a) Amounts paid as non-preferential dividend equivalents on shares of
restricted stock and phantom stock units.
(b) The cash value of shares of Kemper common stock when awarded under the
Kemper Anniversary Award Plan. Employees were awarded shares on an
increasing scale beginning with their 10th year of employment and every 5
years thereafter, with a pro rata award at retirement.
(c) The taxable benefit from personal use of an employer-provided automobile
and certain estate planning services facilitated for executives.
(d) Relocation expense reimbursements of $21,437 in 1996 for Mr. Blackmon
and $24,498 and $52,526, respectively, for Messrs. Vlaisavljevich and
Meserve in 1997.
(e) Sign-on payment of $120,000 for Mr. Meserve in 1997.
(4) Options were granted under Kemper stock option plans maintained for selected
officers and employees of Kemper and its subsidiaries.
(5) The amounts in this column include:
(a) The amounts of employer contributions allocated to the accounts of the
named persons under profit sharing plans or under supplemental plans
maintained to provide benefits in excess of applicable ERISA limitations.
(b) Distributions from the Kemper and FKLA supplemental plans.
(6) Pursuant to the Conseco Merger Agreement, which was an agreement that was
subsequently terminated as the result of a failed merger attempt by Conseco,
the restricted stock awards for 1993 and 1994 were cancelled. To replace
these awards, on June 30, 1994, the Committee, under the Kemper Bonus
Restoration Plan and in its sole discretion, granted cash awards to the
named executive officers and other affected executives entitling each of
them to receive an amount in cash immediately prior to the effective time of
the then-planned Conseco merger equal to the product of the number of shares
of restricted stock previously granted to such individual under the 1993
Senior Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan multiplied by the consideration
payable in the merger. As a result of the termination of the Conseco Merger
Agreement, no cash awards were paid pursuant to the Kemper Bonus Restoration
Plan.
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In January 1995, the board of directors, upon the advice of the Committee,
approved the adoption of the Kemper 1995 Executive Incentive Plan under which
active employee holders of the previously cancelled shares of restricted stock
were granted phantom stock units by the Committee equal to the number of
shares cancelled plus an added amount representing 20 percent of the
aggregate cancelled shares. The 20 percent supplement was awarded in
recognition of the imposition of new vesting periods on the phantom awards
(to the extent the restricted stock held prior to cancellation would
otherwise have vested in June 1994 had stockholder approval of the affected
restricted stock plan been obtained as earlier anticipated).
By their terms, the phantom stock units associated with cancelled shares of
restricted stock originally awarded in 1993, as supplemented, would have vested
on December 31, 1995 and entitle the holders to a cash payment (net of any
required tax withholding) determined by the value of Kemper's common stock
based on an average trading range to December 31, 1995, and those phantom
stock units associated with the cancelled restricted stock originally awarded
in 1994 could similarly have vested and been paid on December 31, 1996,
subject to ongoing employment to the respective vesting dates.
Notwithstanding these vesting provisions, the phantom stock units earlier
vested and entitled payment upon the consummation of a "change of control" of
Kemper. Dividend equivalents were payable to holders of the phantom stock
units as compensation income when and as dividends were paid on Kemper's
outstanding common stock, and the Executive Incentive Plan provided for
standard anti-dilution adjustments.
Phantom stock units awarded to the named executive officers subject to vesting
on December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1996, were Mr. Scott 5,400 and 12,600
phantom units, respectively, and Ms. Frye 1,680 and 1,680 phantom units,
respectively. All phantom stock units vested and were paid immediately prior
to the effectiveness of the January 4, 1996 acquisition of Kemper by Zurich
and Insurance Partners. Mr. Scott and Ms. Frye received allocated cash out
payments of $430,272, and $80,317, respectively, in 1996.
(7) Pursuant to the terms of a Termination Protection Agreement with Kemper
dated March 17, 1994, Mr. Scott received payments in 1995 and 1996. These
payments were made by Kemper and no portion of the payments were allocated
to KILICO.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
(A) AS OF MARCH 1, 1998, 100% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF KILICO WERE OWNED BY
KEMPER CORPORATION, 1 KEMPER DRIVE, LONG GROVE, ILLINOIS 60049.
(B) NOT APPLICABLE.
(C) CHANGES IN CONTROL.
As previously discussed in PART 1, ITEM 1, on February 27, 1998, Zurich acquired
Insurance Partner's remaining 20 percent interest for cash. As a result of this
transaction, Kemper Corporation and KILICO became wholly-owned subsidiaries of
Zurich.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
(A) TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS--none.
(B) CERTAIN BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS--not applicable.
(C) INDEBTEDNESS OF MANAGEMENT--not applicable.
(D) TRANSACTIONS WITH PROMOTERS--not applicable.
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PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(A)(1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
A listing of all financial statements filed as part of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K is included on page 20 in ITEM 8.
(A)(2) SCHEDULES.
The following schedules are supplemental to the financial statements of KILICO
and its subsidiaries for 1997 and are included in this Form 10-K on the pages
indicated below. All other schedules are omitted because the information
required to be stated therein is included in the financial statements or notes
thereto or because they are inapplicable.
SCHEDULE TITLE PAGE
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IV Reinsurance, for the year ended December 31, 1997*.......... 47
V Valuation and qualifying accounts, for the year ended
December 31, 1997*.......................................... 48
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* This schedule for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 is incorporated
by reference to KILICO's Form 10-K filed on March 25, 1997 and on March 25,
1996, respectively.
(A)(3) EXHIBITS.
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits on page 49 are filed
as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(B) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fourth quarter of 1997.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Frederick L. Blackmon,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Robert A. Daniel,
Treasurer and Controller, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact with authority
together or individually to execute in the name of each such signatory, and with
authority to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any and all
amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with any exhibits
thereto and other documents therewith, necessary or advisable to enable Kemper
Investors Life Insurance Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, which amendments may make such other
changes in the Annual Report on Form 10-K as the aforesaid attorney-in-fact
executing the same deems appropriate.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Kemper Investors Life Insurance Company has duly caused this Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Long Grove,
State of Illinois, on the 20th day of March, 1998.
KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ JOHN B. SCOTT
John B. Scott
President and Chief Executive Officer
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THIS
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 HAS BEEN
SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON BEHALF OF KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CAPACITIES INDICATED ON THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 1998.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ WILLIAM H. BOLINDER Chairman of the Board
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William H. Bolinder
/s/ JOHN B. SCOTT President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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John B. Scott
/s/ FREDERICK L. BLACKMON Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- -----------------------------------------------------------
Frederick L. Blackmon
/s/ LOREN J. ALTER Director
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Loren J. Alter
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SCHEDULE IV
KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
REINSURANCE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
(in thousands)
CEDED TO ASSUMED PERCENTAGE OF
GROSS OTHER FROM OTHER NET AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION AMOUNT(1) COMPANIES(2) COMPANIES(3) AMOUNT ASSUMED TO NET
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Life insurance in force........... $61,453,141 $(51,338,108) $12,574,376 $22,689,409 55.4%
=========== ============ =========== =========== =====
Life insurance premiums........... $ 1,155 $ (32) $ 21,116 $ 22,239 95.0%
=========== ============ =========== =========== =====
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(1) The significant increase in life insurance in force reflects $59.3 billion
of face amount issued related to individual and group variable bank-owned
life insurance contracts sold in 1997.
(2) Life insurance in force ceded to other companies was primarily ceded to an
affiliated company, EPICENTRE Reinsurance (Bermuda) Limited.
(3) Premiums assumed during 1997 were from an affiliated company, Federal Kemper
Life Assurance Company.
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SCHEDULE V
KEMPER INVESTORS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
(in thousands)
ADDITIONS
--------------------------------
BALANCE AT CHARGED TO CHARGED TO BALANCE AT
BEGINNING COSTS AND OTHER ACCOUNTS-- DEDUCTIONS-- END OF
DESCRIPTION OF PERIOD EXPENSES DESCRIBE DESCRIBE PERIOD
----------- ---------- ---------- ---------------- ------------ ----------
Asset valuation reserves:
Joint venture mortgage loans............... $2,360 $-- $-- $2,360 $ --
Third-party mortgage loans................. 347 -- -- 347 --
Other real estate-related investments...... 6,842 -- -- 63 6,779
------ --- --- ------ ------
Total $9,549 $-- $-- $2,770(1) $6,779
====== === === ====== ======
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(1) These deductions represent the net effect on the valuation reserve of
write-downs, sales, foreclosures and restructurings.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO.
3(a) Articles of Incorporation are incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits filed with Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-02491) filed on or about April 12,
1996.
3(b) Bylaws are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits
filed with Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-02491) filed on or about April 12, 1996.
4(a) Form of Variable and Market Value Adjusted Deferred Annuity
Contract is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits
filed with Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
33-43462) filed October 23, 1991.
4(b) Form of Certificate to Variable and Market Value Adjusted
Deferred Annuity Contract and Enrollment Application is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits filed with
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-43462) filed
October 23, 1991.
4(c) Form of Individual Variable and Market Value Adjusted
Annuity Contract and Enrollment Application is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibits filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4
for KILICO Variable Annuity Separate Account (File No.
33-43501) filed November 19, 1993.
4(d) Form of Endorsement to Variable and Market Value Adjusted
Deferred Annuity Contract is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits filed with Post-Effective Amendment
No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for KILICO
Variable Annuity Separate Account (File No. 33-43501) filed
November 19, 1993.
4(e) Form of Endorsement to Certificate to Variable and Market
Value Adjusted Deferred Annuity Contract is incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibits filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4
for KILICO Variable Annuity Separate Account (File No.
33-43501) filed November 19, 1993.
4(f) Form of Revised Variable and Market Value Adjusted Deferred
Annuity Contract is incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibits filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-4 for KILICO Variable
Annuity Separate Account (File No. 33-43501) filed November
19, 1993.
4(g) Form of Revised Certificate to Variable and Market Value
Adjusted Deferred Annuity Contract is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits filed with Post-Effective Amendment
No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for KILICO
Variable Annuity Separate Account (File No. 33-43501) filed
November 19, 1993.
10(a) Distribution Agreement between Kemper Investors Life
Insurance Company and Investors Brokerage Services, Inc. is
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits filed with
Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 33-43462) filed on April 14, 1995.
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