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Reinsurance | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
Reinsurance | (8) 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, benefits incurred and reserve changes were as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | December 30, 2012 |  |  | January 1, 2012 |
|  | Insurance Premiums |  |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Insurance Policy Reserves |  |  | Insurance Premiums |  |  | Benefits and Other Changes in Insurance Policy Reserves |
Direct |  | $ | 72.4 |  |  | $ | 139.6 |  |  | $ | 76.2 |  |  | $ | 237.7 |
Assumed |  |  | 12.1 |  |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | 12.2 |  |  |  | 8.5 |
Ceded |  |  | (70.7 | ) |  |  | (62.5 | ) |  |  | (71.6 | ) |  |  | (69.3 | )
Net |  | $ | 13.8 |  |  | $ | 83.6 |  |  | $ | 16.8 |  |  | $ | 176.9 |
Amounts payable or recoverable for reinsurance on paid and unpaid claims are not subject to periodic or maximum limits. During the three months ended December 30, 2012 and January 1, 2012, FGL did not write off any reinsurance balances nor did it commute any ceded reinsurance. As discussed below under “Wilton Agreement,” FGL monitors the risk of default by reinsurers. No policies issued by FGL have been reinsured with any 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 non-payment of premiums or other similar credit issues. FGL had the following significant reinsurance agreements during the three months ended December 30, 2012 and January 1, 2012 as described below. Wilton Agreement On January 26, 2011, HFG entered into a commitment agreement (the “Commitment Agreement”) with Wilton Re U.S. Holdings, Inc. (“Wilton”) committing Wilton Re, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilton and a Minnesota insurance company, to enter into one of two amendments to an existing reinsurance agreement with Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company (“FGL Insurance”). On April 8, 2011, FGL Insurance ceded significantly all of the remaining life insurance business that it had retained to Wilton Re under the first of the two amendments with Wilton. FGL Insurance transferred assets with a fair value of $535.8, net of ceding commission, to Wilton Re. The Company considered the effects of the first amendment in the opening balance sheet and purchase price allocation as of April 6, 2011, the effective date of the Company’s acquisition of FGL from OM Group (UK) Limited (“OMGUK”) (the “FGL Acquisition”). Effective April 26, 2011, HFG elected the second of the two amendments under the Commitment Agreement (the “Raven Springing Amendment”), which 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. 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. In connection with the closing, FGL Insurance transferred assets with a fair value of $580.7, including ceding commission, to Wilton Re. In September 2012, Wilton Re and FGL Insurance reached a final agreement on the initial settlements associated with the reinsurance transactions FGL Insurance entered into subsequent to the FGL Acquisition. The final settlement amounts did not result in any material adjustments to the amounts reflected in the financial statements. FGL Insurance recognized a net pre-tax gain of $18.0 on these reinsurance transaction which has been deferred and is being amortized over the remaining life of the underlying reinsured contracts. Commissioners Annuity Reserve Valuation Method Facility (“CARVM”) Effective October 1, 2012, FGL Insurance recaptured the CARVM reinsurance agreement from Old Mutual Reassurance (Ireland) Ltd., an affiliate of OM Group (“OM Re”) and simultaneously ceded the business to Raven Re. The recapture of the OM Re CARVM reinsurance agreement satisfied FGL’s obligation under the F&G Stock Purchase Agreement to replace the letter of credit provided by Old Mutual no later than December 31, 2015. In connection with the new CARVM reinsurance agreement, FGL and Raven Re entered into an agreement with Nomura Bank International plc (“Nomura”) to establish a $295.0 reserve financing facility in the form of a letter of credit issued by Nomura and Nomura charged an upfront structuring fee in the amount of $2.8. The structuring fee was paid by FGL Insurance and will be deferred and amortized over the expected life of the facility. As this letter of credit is provided by an unaffiliated financial institution, Raven Re is permitted to carry the letter of credit as an admitted asset on the Raven Re statutory balance sheet. Front Street Subsequent to the end of the quarter on December 30, 2012, FGL Insurance entered into a reinsurance treaty with Front Street Re (Cayman) Ltd. (“Front Street Cayman”), an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HFG, FGL’s parent, whereby FGL cedes 10% of its in-force annuity block of business as of June 30, 2012, on a funds withheld basis. For additional information, see Note 18, Subsequent Events, to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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