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Investments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Short-Term Investments

The Company’s short-term investments are summarized as follows:

 

     September 30,  
     2012      2011  

Trading:

     

Marketable equity securities

   $ 146,842       $ 262,085   

Marketable debt securities

     —           12,665   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     146,842         274,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Held to maturity:

     

U.S. Treasury securities

     34,735         75,638   

Certificate of deposit

     251         250   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     34,986         75,888   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total short-term investments

   $ 181,828       $ 350,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Available-for-Sale Securities

Investments of FGL and Salus at September 30, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:

 

     September 30, 2012  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross Unrealized
Gains
     Gross Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value and
Carrying Value
 

Available-for-sale securities

          

Asset-backed securities

   $ 1,010,938       $ 18,553       $ (1,609   $ 1,027,882   

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     520,043         36,178         (2,407     553,814   

Corporates

     10,211,804         807,175         (9,968     11,009,011   

Equities

     237,499         11,860         (1,272     248,087   

Hybrids

     519,009         18,836         (9,550     528,295   

Municipals

     1,083,231         141,854         (1,090     1,223,995   

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities

     149,455         5,769         (334     154,890   

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

     629,122         35,799         (4,262     660,659   

U.S. Government

     917,452         12,915         —          930,367   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

     15,278,553         1,088,939         (30,492     16,337,000   

Derivative investments

     142,123         66,973         (8,429     200,667   

Asset-backed loans and other invested assets

     198,868         —           —          198,868   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 15,619,544       $ 1,155,912       $ (38,921   $ 16,736,535   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     September 30, 2011  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross Unrealized
Gains
     Gross Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value and
Carrying Value
 

Available-for-sale securities

          

Asset-backed securities

   $ 501,469       $ 1,785       $ (2,770   $ 500,484   

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

     580,313         3,427         (18,163     565,577   

Corporates

     11,479,862         506,264         (130,352     11,855,774   

Equities

     292,112         3,964         (9,033     287,043   

Hybrids

     699,915         10,429         (51,055     659,289   

Municipals

     824,562         111,929         (7     936,484   

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities

     217,354         4,966         (295     222,025   

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

     465,666         1,971         (23,120     444,517   

U.S. Government

     175,054         8,270         —          183,324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

     15,236,307         653,005         (234,795     15,654,517   

Derivative investments

     171,612         405         (119,682     52,335   

Other invested assets

     44,279         —           —          44,279   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 15,452,198       $ 653,410       $ (354,477   $ 15,751,131   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Available-for-Sale Securities

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity available-for-sale securities by contractual maturities, as applicable, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or pre-pay obligations.

 

     September 30, 2012  
     Amortized Cost      Fair Value  

Corporate, Non-structured Hybrids, Municipal and U.S. Government securities:

     

Due in one year or less

   $ 700,491       $ 703,931   

Due after one year through five years

     3,230,602         3,324,453   

Due after five years through ten years

     3,692,333         3,995,811   

Due after ten years

     4,972,233         5,532,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     12,595,659         13,556,584   

Other securities which provide for periodic payments:

     

Asset-backed securities

     1,010,938         1,027,882   

Commercial-mortgage-backed securities

     520,043         553,814   

Structured hybrids

     135,837         135,084   

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities

     149,455         154,890   

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

     629,122         660,659   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity available-for-sale securities

   $ 15,041,054       $ 16,088,913   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses of Available-for-Sale-Securities

The fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale securities, aggregated by investment category, were as follows:

 

    September 30, 2012  
    Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  
    Fair Value     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value     Gross
Unrealized

Losses
 

Available-for-sale securities

           

Asset-backed securities

  $ 169,794      $ (1,042   $ 7,533      $ (567   $ 177,327      $ (1,609

Commercial-mortgage-backed securities

    813        (853     10,716        (1,554     11,529        (2,407

Corporates

    411,310        (8,124     45,482        (1,844     456,792        (9,968

Equities

    —          —          44,513        (1,272     44,513        (1,272

Hybrids

    13,407        (339     107,707        (9,211     121,114        (9,550

Municipals

    71,160        (1,090     —          —          71,160        (1,090

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities

    1,754        (199     6,110        (135     7,864        (334

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

    12,853        (289     101,777        (3,973     114,630        (4,262
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 681,091      $ (11,936   $ 323,838      $ (18,556   $ 1,004,929      $ (30,492
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total number of available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position

   

 

100

  

   

 

56

  

      156   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

    September 30, 2011  
    Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  
    Fair Value     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair Value     Gross
Unrealized

Losses
 

Available-for-sale securities

           

Asset-backed securities

  $ 275,135      $ (2,770   $ —        $ —        $ 275,135      $ (2,770

Commercial-mortgage-backed securities

    338,865        (18,163     —          —          338,865        (18,163

Corporates

    3,081,556        (130,352     —          —          3,081,556        (130,352

Equities

    99,772        (9,033     —          —          99,772        (9,033

Hybrids

    450,376        (51,055     —          —          450,376        (51,055

Municipals

    1,137        (7     —          —          1,137        (7

Agency residential mortgage-backed securities

    25,820        (295     —          —          25,820        (295

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

    375,349        (23,120     —          —          375,349        (23,120
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 4,648,010      $ (234,795   $ —        $ —        $ 4,648,010      $ (234,795
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total number of available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position

      505              505   
   

 

 

         

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Other than Temporary Impairment on Fixed Maturity

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the credit loss portion of other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities held by FGL at September 30, 2012 and 2011, for which a portion of the other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in AOCI:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
             2012                      2011          

Beginning balance

   $ 667       $ —     

Increases attributable to credit losses on securities:

     

Other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized

     112         —     

Other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized

     1,902         667   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 2,681       $ 667   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other-than-Temporary Impairments

Details underlying write-downs taken as a result of other-than-temporary impairments that were recognized in operations and included in net realized gains on securities were as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
         2012              2011      

Other-than-temporary impairments recognized in net income:

     

Commercial mortgage-backed securities

   $ —         $ 20   

Corporates

     4,116         1,462   

Equities

     —           11,007   

Hybrids

     9,688         —     

Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities

     7,531         5,059   

Other invested assets

     1,472         418   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other-than-temporary impairments

   $ 22,807       $ 17,966   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Portfolio of Asset-Backed Loans and Other Invested Assets

Salus’ portfolio of asset-backed loans receivable, included in “Asset-backed loans and other invested assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2012, consisted of the following:

 

     September 30, 2012  

Asset-backed loans, by major industry:

  

Wholesale

   $ 77,217   

Apparel

     70,073   

Jewelry

     27,829   

Other

     6,295   
  

 

 

 

Total asset-backed loans

     181,414   

Allowance for credit losses

     1,360   
  

 

 

 

Total asset-backed loans, net

   $ 180,054   
  

 

 

 
Schedule of Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table presents the activity in its allowance for credit losses for the year ended September 30, 2012:

 

     Year Ended
September 30, 2012
 

Allowance for credit losses:

  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ —     

Provision for credit losses

     1,360   

Charge-offs

     —     

Recoveries

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

   $ 1,360   
  

 

 

 
Schedule of Credit Quality of Asset-Based Loan Portfolio

The following tables present information about the credit quality of Salus’ asset-based loan portfolio, based on National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) risk rating, as of September 30, 2012:

Asset-backed loans, by credit quality rating:

 

NAIC Designation

  

Credit Equivalent Rating

   September 30, 2012      Percent of Total  

1

   AAA/AA/A    $ 75,737         42

2

   BBB      94,901         52

3

   B      10,773         6

Not rated

        3         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Total asset-backed loans    $ 181,414         100
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Investment Income

The major sources of “Net investment income” in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2012     2011  

Fixed maturity available-for-sale securities

   $ 707,132      $ 364,771   

Equity available-for-sale securities

     13,966        10,190   

Invested cash and short-term investments

     4,921        129   

Policy loans

     707        1,511   

Other investments

     7,736        326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross investment income

     734,462        376,927   

External investment expense

     (11,729     (7,087
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

   $ 722,733      $ 369,840   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Net Investment Gains (Losses)

Details underlying “Net investment gains (losses)” reported in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2012     2011  

Net realized gains on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities

   $ 264,408      $ 16,912   

Realized gains (losses) on equity securities

     924        (10,977
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized gains on securities

     265,332        5,935   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized losses on certain derivative instruments

     (10,280     (44,776

Unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments

     156,332        (125,976
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivatives

     146,052        (170,752
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized losses on other invested assets

     (1,384     (2,074
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment gains (losses)

   $ 410,000      $ (166,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Additional Detail Regarding Investment Gains (Losses) on Securities

Additional detail regarding the net investment losses is as follows:

 

     Year Ended September 30,  
     2012     2011  

Total other-than-temporary impairments

   $ (24,336   $ (17,466

Less non-credit portion of other-than-temporary impairments included in other comprehensive income

     (1,529     500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net other-than-temporary impairments

     (22,807     (17,966

Gains (losses) on derivative instruments

     146,052        (170,752

Other realized investment gains

     286,755        21,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment gains (losses)

   $ 410,000      $ (166,891
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Cash Flows from Consolidated Investing Activities by Security

Cash flows from consolidated investing activities by security classification were as follows:

 

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2012     2011      2010  

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

      

Available-for-sale

  $ 5,833,423      $ 1,482,195       $ —     

Held-to-maturity

    109,636        101,755         30,094   

Trading (acquired for holding)

    106,074        29,532         —     

Derivatives and other

    157,563        86,437         —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 6,206,696      $ 1,699,919       $ 30,094   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cost of investments acquired:

      

Available-for-sale

  $ 5,640,090      $ 1,285,951       $ —     

Held-to-maturity

    68,733        123,428         3,989   

Trading

    122,289        332,715         —     

Derivatives and other

    141,603        66,905         —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 5,972,715      $ 1,808,999       $ 3,989