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Reinsurance
 3 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2012
Reinsurance [Abstract]  
Reinsurance

(9) Reinsurance

FGL reinsures portions of its policy risks with other insurance companies. The use of reinsurance does not discharge an insurer from liability on the insurance ceded. The insurer is required to pay in full the amount of its insurance liability regardless of whether it is entitled to or able to receive payment from the reinsurer. The portion of risks exceeding FGL’s retention limit is reinsured with other insurers. FGL seeks reinsurance coverage in order to limit its exposure to mortality losses and enhance capital management. FGL follows reinsurance accounting when there is adequate risk transfer. Otherwise, the deposit method of accounting is followed. FGL also assumes policy risks from other insurance companies.

 

The effect of reinsurance on premiums earned and benefits incurred for the three month period ended January 1, 2012 were as follows:

 

                 
    Net Premiums
Earned		     Net Benefits
Incurred		  

Direct

   $ 76,174     $ 237,725  

Assumed

     12,195       8,465  

Ceded

     (71,556 )      (69,316 ) 
   

 

 

    

 

 

  

Net

   $ 16,813     $ 176,874  
   

 

 

    

 

 

  

Amounts payable or recoverable for reinsurance on paid and unpaid claims are not subject to periodic or maximum limits. During the three months ended January 1, 2012, FGL did not write off any reinsurance balances nor did it commute any ceded reinsurance.

No policies issued by FGL have been reinsured with a foreign company, which is controlled, either directly or indirectly, by a party not primarily engaged in the business of insurance.

FGL has not entered into any reinsurance agreements in which the reinsurer may unilaterally cancel any reinsurance for reasons other than nonpayment of premiums or other similar credit issues.

FGL closed on a significant reinsurance agreement during the three months ended January 1, 2012, as described below.

Wilton Agreement

On January 26, 2011, Harbinger F&G, LLC (“HFG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the parent of FGL, entered into a commitment agreement (the “Commitment Agreement”) with Wilton Re U.S. Holdings, Inc. (“Wilton”) committing Wilton Reassurance Company (“Wilton Re”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilton and a Minnesota insurance company to enter into two amendments to an existing reinsurance agreement with Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (“FGL Insurance”), FGL’s principal insurance subsidiary. Effective April 26, 2011, HFG elected the second amendment under the Commitment Agreement (the “Raven Springing Amendment”) that committed FGL Insurance to cede to Wilton Re all of the business (the “Raven Block”) then reinsured with Raven Reinsurance Company (“Raven Re”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FGL, on or before December 31, 2012, subject to regulatory approval. The Raven Springing Amendment was intended to mitigate the risk associated with HFG’s obligation under the First Amended and Restated Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 17, 2011 (the “F&G Stock Purchase Agreement”) to replace the Raven Re reserve facility by December 31, 2012. On September 9, 2011, FGL Insurance and Wilton Re executed an amended and restated Raven Springing Amendment whereby the recapture of the business ceded to Raven Re by FGL Insurance and the re-cession to Wilton Re closed on October 17, 2011 with an effective date of October 1, 2011. FGL Insurance transferred assets with a fair value of $580,683, net of ceding commission, to Wilton Re.

FGL Insurance has a significant concentration of reinsurance with Wilton Re that could have a material impact on FGL Insurance’s financial position. As of January 1, 2012 the net amount recoverable from Wilton Re was $1,299,256. FGL Insurance monitors both the financial condition of individual reinsurers and risk concentration arising from similar geographic regions, activities and economic characteristics of reinsurers to reduce the risk of default by such reinsurers. As of January 1, 2012, Wilton Re and FGL are still reviewing the settlements associated with new reinsurance transactions FGL entered into after the Company’s acquisition of FGL. This ongoing review could result in future adjustments to the settlement amounts reflected in these financial statements.