SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT 0F 1934

KEYPORT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(781) 237-6030

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

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 (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [x]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the last practicable date.

Registrant has 2,411,986 shares of common stock, $1.25 par value, outstanding as of November 14, 2003, all of which are owned by Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc.

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The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Keyport Life Insurance Company ("the Company") includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Therefore, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements contained in the Company's 2002 Form 10-K. Th e results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates are those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC"), value of business acquired ("VOBA"), investment valuations and the liabilities for future policyholder benefits.

Certain amounts in the prior years' financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 presentation. The net expense on interest rate swap agreements has been recorded as a component of derivative income (previously reported as a component of net investment income). The amortization expense of DAC and VOBA pertaining to realized investment gains (loss), derivative losses, and unrealized and undistributed gains (losses) in private equity limited partnerships has been recorded as a component of amortization of DAC and VOBA, respectively (previously the amortization was reported net with the respective income statement caption).

On December 31, 2002, the Company exchanged its 100% ownership interest in Keyport Benefit Life Insurance Company ("KBL") for a 67% interest in Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York ("SLNY"), when KBL merged with and into SLNY. SLNY and the Company are under common control. GAAP requires that the financial statements reflect such transaction to the earliest year presented or to the date the entities came under common control (November 1, 2001). Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements of the Company reflect the inclusion of SLNY in a manner similar to a pooling of interest. Minority interest has been established for a portion of the earnings not attributable to Keyport's 67% ownership. Prior year's financial statements have been restated to reflect this transaction. The inclusion of SLNY resulted in additional losses of $(2.2) million and $(1.2) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively.

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In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No.150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity." SFAS No. 150 requires certain financial instruments that embody obligations of the issuer and have characteristics of both liabilities and equity to be classified as liabilities. SFAS No. 150 is effective July 1, 2003 for the Company. The adoption of SFAS No. 150 did not have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

On March 14, 2003, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA") issued a proposed Statement of Position ("SOP"), "Accounting by Insurance Enterprises for Deferred Acquisition Costs on Internal Replacements Other Than Those Specifically Described in FASB Statement No. 97." This proposed SOP provides guidance on accounting by insurance companies for DAC on internal replacements other than those specifically described in SFAS No. 97. This proposed SOP is expected to be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2004. The Company is in the process of evaluating the provisions of this proposed SOP and its impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations.

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN No. 46"), to improve financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable interest entities. FIN No. 46 states that if a business enterprise has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of the activities of the variable interest entity should be included in consolidated financial statements with those of the business enterprise. In October of 2003, the FASB postponed the implementation of FIN No. 46 until the fourth quarter of 2003. The Company will adopt FIN. No. 46 as required during the fourth quarter of 2003. Although the Company is still evaluating the effect of FIN No. 46, it is reasonably possible that FIN No. 46 may require consolidation of the entities described below.

The Company may be required to consolidate Structured Enhanced Return Vehicle Trust Series ("SERVES") 1999-1 and

2000-2 based on its investments in certain floating rate notes and certificates of the SERVES. As of September 30, 2003, the assets and liabilities of these two entities were approximately $94.0 million and $101.1 million, respectively. The Company's maximum exposure to loss as a result of these investments is the carrying value of such investments, approximately $54.6 million at September 30, 2003.

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All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. Net interest received or paid on swap agreements and changes in the fair value of derivatives are reported in current period operations as a component of derivative 1osses. The Company believes that these derivatives provide economic hedges but the cost of formally documenting the effectiveness of the fair value of the hedged assets in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," is not justified.

The Company issues equity-indexed annuity contracts that contain a derivative instrument that is "embedded" in the contract. Upon issuing the contract, the embedded derivative is separated from the host contract (annuity contract) and is carried at fair value. The embedded derivative is included as a component of policy liabilities in the accompanying balance sheet.

The Company purchases call options and futures on the S&P 500 Index to economically hedge its obligation under the annuity contracts to provide returns based upon this index. The call options are carried at fair value and included in other invested assets in the accompanying balance sheet. In addition, the Company utilizes total return swap agreements to hedge certain other contract obligations.

As a component of its investment strategy and to reduce its exposure to interest rate risk, the Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements. Interest rate swap agreements are agreements to exchange with a counterparty interest rate payments of differing character (e.g., fixed-rate payments exchanged for variable-rate payments) based on an underlying principal balance (notional principal) to hedge against interest rate changes. The fair value of swap agreements are included with other invested assets (positive position) or other liabilities (negative position) in the accompanying balance sheet.

Net derivative gains (losses) consisted of the following (in 000's):

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Private limited partnerships ("partnerships"), which are included in other invested assets, are accounted for on either the cost method or equity method. The equity method of accounting is used for all partnerships in which the Company has an ownership interest in excess of 3%. Investments in partnerships amounted to $438.8 million and $461.3 million at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

The equity income of private limited partnerships is accounted for using the equity method and represents primarily increases or decreases in the fair value of the underlying investments of the private equity limited partnerships for which the Company had ownership interests in excess of 3%. For the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the equity income of partnerships was $0.3 million and $14.4 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the (loss) income of partnerships was $(8.8) million and $2.7 million, respectively. The financial information for these investments is obtained directly from the partnerships on a periodic basis. There can be no assurance that any unrealized and undistributed gains will ultimately be realized or that the Company will not incur losses in the future on such investments.

On September 25, 2003, the Company sold commercial mortgage loans in a securitization transaction. The mortgages were sold to a Qualifed Special Purpose Entity ("SPE") which was established for the purpose of purchasing the assets and issuing trust certificates. The Company retained investment tranches in connection with this transaction. The investors in the securitization trust have no recourse to the Company's other assets in the event that the trust certificates are not paid when due. The value of the Company's retained interest is subject to credit and interest rate risks associated with the transferred financial assets. The Company recognized a pre tax gain of $2.0 million on this transaction.

Key economic assumptions used in measuring the retained interest resulting from the securitization on September 25, 2003 were as follows:

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Effective January 1, 2002, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) ("SLUS"), an affiliate of the Company, became the employer of record for most United States affiliates of Sun Life Financial Inc. ("SLF") (formerly known as Sun Life Financial Services of Canada, Inc.). In accordance with an administrative services agreement between and among SLUS, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ("SLOC") and the Company, SLUS allocates operating expenses back to the Company. These expenses include general and administrative expenses, corporate overhead, such as executive and legal support, employee benefits, and investment management services.

For the three-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company reimbursed SLUS for expenses incurred on its behalf in the amount of $8.9 million and $12.3 million, respectively. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company reimbursed SLUS for expenses incurred on its behalf in the amount of $27.0 million and $37.7 million, respectively. Management believes inter-company expenses are calculated on a reasonable basis. However, these amounts may not necessarily be indicative of the costs that would be incurred if the Company operated on a stand-alone basis.

On May 29, 2002, the Company purchased from SLUS a $100 million note issued by Massachusetts Financial Services Company, an affiliate, for $107 million. In the first quarter of 2003, the note was sold to another affiliate, Sun Life (Hungary) Group Financing Limited Liability Company ("Sun Life (Hungary)"). The Company realized a gain of $3.3 million on the sale.

On July 25, 2002, the Company issued a $380 million promissory note at 5.76% to Sun Life (Hungary), which matures on June 30, 2012. The Company pays interest on this note semi-annually on December 31 and June 30. The proceeds of the note were used to purchase fixed rate corporate and government bonds. This note is included in other liabilities and the associated interest expense is included in other operating expenses. Interest expense amounted to $5.4 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively and $16.4 million and $4.1 million nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

On December 31, 2002, KBL, then a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, merged with and into SLNY, an affiliate. Keyport and its subsidiaries, including KBL, were purchased on October 31, 2001 by Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc., an upstream parent of SLNY. On December 31, 2002, prior to the completion of the merger, the Company contributed capital in the amount of $30.15 million to KBL and SLUS, the parent of SLNY, contributed capital totaling $14.85 million to SLNY. These contributions were approved by the respective boards of directors in anticipation of the merger transaction. As a result of the merger, SLUS continued to hold 2,000 shares of SLNY's common stock; however, the par value of the common stock was converted to $350 per share. In exchange for its investment in KBL, SLNY issued the Company 4,001 shares of its $350 par value common stock. As a result of the share issuance and changes in par value, SLUS ownership percentage of SLNY became 33%, with the Company ho lding the remaining 67%.

At September 30, 2003, the Company has unfunded mortgage loan and private limited partnership commitments of $105.8 million and $118.3 million, respectively.

In the normal course of its business, the Company has entered into agreements that include indemnities in favor of the third parties, such as engagement letters with advisors and consultants, outsourcing agreements, underwriting and agency agreements, information technology agreements, distribution agreements and service agreements. The Company has also agreed to indemnify its directors and certain of its officers and employees in accordance with the Company's by-laws. Due to the nature of these indemnification agreements, it is not possible to estimate the Company's potential liability.

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Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price paid and the fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of the Company. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis. The Company completed the required impairment tests of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets during the second quarter of 2003 and concluded that these assets are not impaired. The Company used the actuarial appraisal method, with assumptions and discount rates reflective of current market conditions, and determined on that basis that the fair value of the Company was at least equal to the carrying value. The Company also compared the results of that valuation to a range of values based on historical multiples, and found them to be consistent with the results of the actuarial appraisal method.

On April 2, 2003, the Company and its affiliate, SLUS, filed a Form D (Prior Notice of a Transaction) with the Division of Insurance, Department of Business Regulation of Rhode Island. On April 3, 2003, the Company and SLUS filed similar documents with the Delaware Department of Insurance. Both filings seek regulatory approval for a contemplated merger of the Company with and into SLUS. The Company and SLUS are both direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc. and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of SLF. The boards of directors of both the Company and SLUS voted to approve the merger at their meetings on April 24, 2003. Regulatory approval from the States of Rhode Island and Delaware was received on June 11, 2003 and July 21, 2003, respectively. The management of both companies currently anticipate completing the merger as planned on December 31, 2003.

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This discussion includes forward-looking statements by Keyport Life Insurance Company ("the Company") under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not matters of historical fact; they relate to such topics as future product sales, volume growth, market share, market risk, interest rates and financial goals. It is important to understand that these forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that the statements anticipate. These risks and uncertainties may concern, among other things:

On December 31, 2002, the Company exchanged its 100% ownership interest in Keyport Benefit Life Insurance Company ("KBL") for a 67% interest in Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York ("SLNY"), when KBL merged with and into SLNY. SLNY and the Company are under common control. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") require that the financial statements reflect such transaction to the earliest year presented or to the date the entities came under common control (November 1, 2001). Accordingly, the accompanying financial statements of the Company reflect the inclusion of SLNY in a manner similar to a pooling of interest. Minority interest has been established for a portion of the earnings (loss) not attributable to Keyport's 67% ownership. Prior year's financial statements have been restated to reflect this transaction. The inclusion of SLNY with the results of the Company resulted in additional losses of $(2.2) mil lion and $(1.2) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively.

The Company's discussion and analysis of its financial position and results of operations are based upon its consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are reported in current period operations as a component of derivative losses. The Company believes that these derivatives provide economic hedges and the cost of formally documenting the effectiveness of the fair value of the hedged assets in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," is not justified.

The Company issues equity-indexed annuity contracts that contain a derivative instrument that is "embedded" in the contract. Upon issuing the contract, the embedded derivative is separated from the host contract (annuity contract) and is carried at fair value.

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Fair values are based upon either dealer price quotations or are derived from pricing models that consider current market and contractual prices for the underlying financial instrument, as well as time value and yield curve or volatility factors underlying the positions. Pricing models and their underlying assumptions impact the amount and timing of unrealized gains and losses recognized. Changes in the fixed income and equity markets will affect the Company's estimate of fair value in the future, which will affect reported derivative income.

The value of business acquired ("VOBA") represents the actuarially-determined present value of projected future gross profits from policies in force at the date of their acquisition. This amount is amortized in proportion to the projected emergence of profits.

VOBA is also adjusted for amounts relating to the recognition of unrealized investment gains and losses. This adjustment, net of tax, is included with the change in net unrealized investment gains or losses that is credited or charged directly to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

During the third quarter of 2003, the Company revised its gross profit estimates resulting in reduced VOBA amortization of $3.1 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003.

DAC relates to the costs of acquiring new business, which varies with, and is primarily related to, the production of new annuity business. Such acquisition costs include commissions, costs of policy issuance, and underwriting and selling expenses. These costs are deferred and amortized with interest in relation to the present value of estimated gross profits from mortality, investment spread and expense margins. This amortization is reviewed periodically and adjusted retrospectively when the Company revises its estimate of current or future gross profits to be realized, including realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments.

DAC is adjusted for amounts relating to unrealized gains and losses on available for sale fixed-maturity securities. This adjustment, net of tax, is included with the change in net unrealized investment gains or losses that is credited or charged directly to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Although realization of DAC is not assured, the Company believes it is more likely than not that all of these costs will be realized. The amount of DAC considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if the estimates of gross profits or total revenues discussed above are reduced. During the third quarter of 2003, the Company revised its gross profit estimates used in the DAC amortization calculation resulting in a $10.0 million increase to DAC amortization during the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003.

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The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized using enacted tax rates for the effect of temporary differences between the book and tax bases of recorded assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 109 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the net deferred tax asset will not be realized.

The carrying value of the Company's net deferred tax asset assumes that the Company will be able to generate sufficient future taxable income based upon estimates and assumptions. If these estimates and related assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset resulting in additional income tax expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations. Management evaluates the recoverability of the deferred tax asset on a quarterly basis.

The Company routinely reviews its portfolio of investment securities. The Company identifies any investments that require additional monitoring on a monthly basis, and carefully reviews the carrying value of such investments at least quarterly to determine whether specific investments should be placed on a nonaccrual basis and to determine declines in value that may be other-than-temporary. In making these reviews, the Company principally considers the adequacy of collateral (if any), compliance with contractual covenants, the borrower's recent financial performance, news reports and other externally generated information concerning the creditor's affairs. In the case of publicly traded investments, management also considers market value quotations, if available.

During the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company realized losses totaling $4.0 million and $23.4 million, respectively, for other-than-temporary impairments. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the Company realized losses totaling $21.8 million and $41.4 million, respectively, for other-than-temporary impairments. The Company discontinued the accrual of income on several of its holdings for issuers that are in default. Investment income would have increased by $0.5 million and $2.7 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003, if these holdings were performing. For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, there was no decrease to income related to discontinued accruals on non-performing investments.

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price paid and the fair value of the net assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of the Company. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis. The Company completed the required impairment tests of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets during the second quarter of 2003 and concluded that these assets are not impaired. The Company used the actuarial appraisal method, with assumptions and discount rates reflective of current market conditions, and determined on that basis that the fair value of the Company was at least equal to the carrying value. The Company also compared the results of that valuation to a range of values based on historical multiples, and found them to be consistent with the results of the actuarial appraisal method.

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On December 31, 2002, the Company acquired a 67% interest in SLNY, an affiliated company, in exchange for its interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, KBL. SLNY was merged with KBL on December 31, 2002, and SLNY was the surviving entity. SLNY and the Company are under common control and GAAP requires that the financial statements should be restated to the earliest year presented or to the date the entities came under common control (November 1, 2001). Minority interest has been established for the portion of the earnings (loss) not attributable to Keyport's 67% ownership. The financial condition and results of SLNY are included in the financial statements from November 1, 2001.

Net income (loss) was $11.3 million and $(40.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and was $27.3 million and $(29.3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest was $12.7 million and $(62.6) million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and was $42.4 million and $(46.1) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

The $75.3 million increase in income before income taxes and minority interest in the third quarter of 2003, as compared to the third quarter of 2002, is primarily attributable to a $121.1 million decrease in net derivative losses, offset by a $14.1 million decrease in partnership gains and an increase in DAC and VOBA amortization of $28.1 million. The $88.5 million increase in income before income taxes and minority interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2003, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2002, is primarily attributable to a $136.3 million decrease in derivative losses, a $86.3 million increase in net realized gains on investments, offset by a decrease in investment spread of $86.5, partnership losses of $11.5 million, an $11.6 million increase in policy benefits and a $19.5 million increase in DAC and VOBA amortization.

Investment income was $199.6 million and $194.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase of $5.0 million during the third quarter of 2003, as compared to the third quarter of 2002, is the result of a slightly higher average investment yield ($1.4 million), and a small increase in average invested assets ($3.6 million). Investment income was $608.5 million and $630.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease of $21.9 million in 2003 is the result of lower average investment yield ($35.6 million) offset by an increase in average invested assets ($13.7 million).

In accordance with recent Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") guidance, the net interest expense on interest rate swap agreements is reported as a component of derivative income (loss) in the accompanying financial statements; previously it was reported as a component on net investment income. The net interest expense on interest rate swap agreements was $15.4 million and $5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $41.7 million and $27.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Interest credited to policyholders was $147.0 million and $141.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase of $5.8 million during the third quarter of 2003, as compared to the third quarter of 2002, is the result of a lower average interest credited rate ($1.5 million) and increased average policyholder balances ($7.3 million). Interest credited to policyholders was $488.5 million and $423.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase of $64.6 million in 2003 as compared to 2002 is the result of a higher average interest credited rate ($5.1 million), increased average policyholder balances ($29.5 million) and a reserve adjustment of $30.0 million during the first quarter of 2003, which was recorded as a component of interest credited to policyholders. (Interest credited to policyholders was accurately recorded at the policy level at all times).

Realized investment gains (losses) were $21.4 million and $18.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $85.4 million and $(0.9) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Sales of investments generally are made to maximize total return and take advantage of prevailing market conditions. Net realized investment gains (losses) included $(4.0) million and $(23.4) million for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $(21.8) million and $(41.4) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, for certain fixed maturity investments where the decline in value was determined to be other-than-temporary.

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Derivative losses were $(20.3) million and $(141.4) million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $(88.3) million and $(224.5) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Derivative losses primarily represent fair value changes of derivative instruments, and the net interest received or paid on swap agreements.

All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. Net interest received or paid on swap agreements and changes in the fair value of non-designated derivatives are reported in current period operations as a component of derivative (losses) gains. The Company believes that these derivatives provide economic hedges and the cost of formally documenting the effectiveness of the fair value of the hedged assets in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, is not justified.

The Company issues equity-indexed annuity contracts that contain a derivative instrument that is "embedded" in the contract. Upon issuing the contract, the embedded derivative is separated from the host contract (annuity contract) and is carried at fair value. The Company purchases call options and futures on the S&P 500 Index to economically hedge its obligation under the annuity contract to provide returns based upon this index. The call options and futures are derivatives. In addition, the Company utilizes total return swap agreements, which are considered derivatives.

As a component of its investment strategy and to reduce its exposure to interest rate risk, the Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements. Interest rate swap agreements are agreements to exchange with a counterparty, interest rate payments of differing character (e.g., fixed-rate payments exchanged for variable-rate payments) based on an underlying principal balance (notional principal) to hedge against interest rate changes.

Net derivative gains (losses) consisted of the following (in 000's):

Equity income (loss) of private limited partnerships primarily represents increases (decreases) in the fair value of the underlying investments of the private equity limited partnerships for which the Company has ownership interests in excess of 3%. Private equity limited partnerships ("partnerships"), which are included in other invested assets, are accounted for on either the cost method or equity method. The equity method of accounting is used for all partnerships in which the Company has an ownership interest in excess of 3%. Partnerships amounted to $438.8 million and $461.3 million at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the equity income of partnerships was $0.3 million and $14.4 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the equity income (loss) of partnerships was $(8.8) million and $2.7 million, respectively. The financial information for these investments is obtained directly from the partnerships on a periodic basis. There can be no assurance that any unrealized and undistributed gains will ultimately be realized or that the Company will not incur losses in the future on such investments.

Premiums are SLNY's premiums for insurance contracts. Premiums were $7.9 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $21.7 million and $14.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in premiums is primarily due to increased first year and renewal premiums in SLNY's group stop-loss insurance and long term disability insurance lines of business.

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Surrender charges are revenues earned on the early withdrawal of fixed, equity-indexed and variable annuity policyholder balances. Surrender charges on fixed, equity-indexed and variable annuity withdrawals generally are assessed at declining rates applied to policyholder withdrawals during the first five to seven years of the contract. Total surrender charges were $0.1 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $11.9 million and $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decline in the three month period ended September 30, 2003 compared to prior year is due to a $3.2 million reclassification adjustment from surrender charges to derivative income made in the third quarter of 2003.

On an annualized basis, total annuity withdrawals represented 24.80% and 16.71% of the total average annuity policyholder and separate account balances for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in withdrawals for the third quarter of 2003 compared to the same time period in 2002 is due to the maturity and surrender of a single contract valued at approximately $624.0 million. On an annualized basis, total annuity withdrawals represented 19.15% and 16.70% of the total average annuity policyholder and separate account balances for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in surrenders year to date is primarily due to the surrender of three large contracts valued at approximately $1.1 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

Separate account income is primarily mortality and expense charges earned on variable annuity and variable life policyholder balances. These charges, which are based on the market values of the assets in the separate accounts supporting the contracts, were $8.7 million and $9.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $24.3 million and $31.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Variable product fees represented 1.43% and 1.57% of the average variable annuity and variable life separate account balances for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and 1.39% and 1.53% for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease in separate account income was due to a decrease in average separate account assets. Average separate account assets were $2.4 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 and $2.3 billion and $2.7 billion for the ni ne months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Management and other fees were $2.9 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $7.2 million and $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. These fees are primarily investment advisory fees related to the separate account assets. The fees are based on the level of assets under management, which are affected by product sales, redemptions and changes in the fair values of the investments managed. Advisory fees were $1.7 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $4.1 million and $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The decrease in advisory fees is attributed to the decline in the market value of the assets managed. For the nine months ended September 30, 2003, the Company received a fee of $3.0 million in connection with a reinsurance contract, which is included in management and other fees .

Policy Benefits are primarily death and disability benefits related to traditional insurance products issued by SLNY, as well as death benefits related to variable annuity products and a closed block of single premium whole life in which the death benefit exceeds the account value. Policy benefits were $12.3 million and $6.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $31.3 million and $19.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in policy benefits is primarily attributed to minimum death benefits associated with variable contracts ($4.1 million) and increased group benefit payments in SLNY ($7.5 million).

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Operating expenses primarily represent compensation, general and administrative expenses. Effective January 1, 2002, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) ("SLUS") became the employer of record for most United States affiliates of Sun Life Financial Inc. ("SLF"). In accordance with an administrative services agreement between and among SLUS, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ("SLOC") and the Company, SLUS allocates operating expenses back to the Company. These expenses include general and administrative expenses, corporate overhead, such as executive and legal support, employee benefits. Management believes inter-company expenses are calculated on a reasonable basis. However, these amounts may not necessarily be indicative of the costs that would be incurred if the Company operated on a stand-alone basis.

Operating expenses were $25.3 million and $25.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $72.0 million and $65.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The primary increase in operating expenses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2003 compared to the same period in the prior year is attributed to the interest expense relating to the $380 million promissory note issued in the third quarter of 2002 by the Company to Sun Life (Hungary) Group Financing Limited Liability Company ("Sun Life (Hungary)"). This expense was $16.4 million and $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs relates to the costs of acquiring new business, which vary with and are primarily related to, the production of new annuity business. Such acquisition costs included commissions, costs of policy issuance, underwriting and selling expenses. DAC, net of amortization and adjustment for amounts relating to unrealized gains and losses on available for sale fixed-maturity securities, amounted to $223.0 million and $209.8 million at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. This amount represents the cost of acquiring new business since November 1, 2001. Amortization expense was $18.0 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $20.9 million and $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in DAC amortization for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2003 is primarily due to a $10.0 million unlocking adjustment resulting from revised gross profit assumptions used in the calculation.

Amortization of value of business acquired relates to the actuarial-determined present value of projected future gross profits from policies in force at the date of the Company's acquisition (November 1, 2001). This amount is amortized in proportion to the projected emergence of profits over the estimated lives of the contracts. VOBA, net of amortization and adjustment for amounts relating to unrealized gains and losses on available for sale fixed-maturity securities, amounted to $18.1 million and $57.7 million at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively. Amortization was $5.2 million and $(6.0) million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $6.6 million and $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. During the third quarter of 2003, the Company revised its gross profit estimates resulting in a decrease to VOBA amortization of $3.1 million.

Federal income tax expense (benefit) was $4.5 million and $(21.7) million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $14.8 million and $(15.9) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Company's effective tax rate was 35% for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2003 and 2002.

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Minority interest share of income (loss) relates to SLUS's 33% ownership interest in SLNY. On December 31, 2002, the Company acquired a 67% interest in SLNY, an affiliated company, in exchange for the Company's interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, KBL. SLNY was merged with KBL on December 31, 2002 and SLNY was the surviving entity. The Company's net income is adjusted to record SLUS's 33% minority interest share of $(3.0) million and $(0.7) million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and $0.30 million and $(0.9) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Stockholder's equity was $1.975 billion as of September 30, 2003, compared to $1.954 billion as of December 31, 2002. The increase in stockholder's equity was attributed to net income of $27.3 million and net other comprehensive loss of $6.9 million.

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The Company's primary investment objective is to maximize after-tax returns on the products issued within acceptable risk parameters. The Company is exposed to two primary types of investment risk:

For a more detailed discussion of the Company's interest rate risk management policies, practices and procedures, see Interest Rate Risk in the "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk" section below.

The Company manages exposure to credit risk through internal analyses of a given investment. The Company's fixed income credit analysts apply a wide range of qualitative input and quantitative tools in assessing an issuer's credit risk. The credit analysts apply industry and financial knowledge to assess an issuer's ability to succeed within a broader economic framework. The Company's analysts work with legal staff and portfolio management to assess transaction structure and risks to promote appropriate covenant protection as well as investment diversification and asset allocation. The Company relies on its credit analysts' ability to analyze a wide range of public and private bond issues and structures and to acquire the investments needed to profitably fund the Company's liability requirements.

The Company regularly reviews its bond portfolios relative to any change in specific issuer performance, external and internal ratings, industry conditions, financial ratios, and changes in investment value. Such analysis is undertaken to determine that the integrity of the Company's investments remains sound and to review for other-than-temporary impairments.

Within the pricing of the Company's products, it has included provisions for expected default losses over the long term. This expectation is reassessed on a regular basis to determine the adequacy of the estimate. However, actual losses may prove to be above or below the expected loss rate. The overall economic environment will also impact the market value of the portfolio through both interest rate changes and the response of credit spreads to changes in the business cycle. The Company's credit function and capital base generally permit it to pursue a buy and hold strategy that balances assets and liabilities with the intent of withstanding near-term swings in the broader economy.

The composition of the investments in the Company's general account portfolio is as follows (in thousands):

The fixed maturity portion of the portfolio consists of publicly traded and privately placed debt securities. The Company diversifies its fixed maturities by industry sectors, government (domestic and foreign), and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities include structured equipment and receivables investments.

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The following tables provide the composition of the Company's fixed maturity portfolio by sector and the unrealized gains and losses contained therein as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (in thousands):

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Asset/Liability Risk Management (continued)

As of September 30, 2003, the portfolio carried $617.2 million in gross unrealized gains relative to $143.9 million in gross unrealized losses. The $473.3 million net unrealized gain as of September 30, 2003 is a $112.8 million improvement over the $360.5 million in net unrealized gains at year-end 2002, reflecting improvement in corporate bond prices, particularly in lower-rated issues and industries that suffered last year. As a percent of fair value, the largest contributor of unrealized losses was the Transportation Sector, driven by ongoing restructuring in the airline sub-sector. A brief discussion concerning the segments of our fixed securities holdings is as follows:

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The Securities Valuation Office (SVO) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners evaluates all public and private bonds purchased as investments by insurance companies. The SVO assigns one of six investment categories to each security it reviews. Category 1 is the highest quality rating, and Category 6 is the lowest. Categories 1 and 2 are the equivalent of investment grade debt as defined by rating agencies such as Standard & Poor's ("S&P") and Moody's (i.e., BBB-/Baa3 or higher), while Categories 3-6 are the equivalent of below-investment grade securities.

As of September 30, 2003, the majority of the Company's fixed maturity investments are investment grade, with 95.7% of fixed maturity securities classified as Category 1 and 2 by the SVO. The Company's below investment grade bonds were 4.3% of fixed maturity investments and 3.9 % of total invested assets as of September 30, 2003. The fair value of investments in SVO categories 3-6 increased by $12.0 million, primarily as a result of the improvement in market prices of below investment grade holdings.

The following table provides the SVO ratings for the Company's bond portfolio along with an equivalent S&P rating agency designation at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (in thousands):

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The following table shows the composition by credit quality of the securities with gross unrealized losses in the Company's fixed maturity securities portfolio at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (in thousands):

At September 30, 2003, $91.3 million, or 63.5%, of the Company's gross unrealized losses are on securities that are rated investment grade. In general, unrealized losses on investment grade securities reflect changes in interest rates or changes in credit spreads since the securities were acquired and these losses are generally considered to be temporary in nature. Additionally, losses associated with SVO Category 1 reflect the decline in value of highly rated, but stressed asset-backed securities. The Company's policy is to subject any security with a gross unrealized loss of greater than 20% to a comprehensive asset impairment process. Securities at any level of the SVO rating scale would be subject to such review should a drop in market valuation or any other event signal a potential problem.

The Company has a comprehensive process in place to identify potential problem securities that could have an impairment that is other-than-temporary. At the end of each quarter, all securities with a market value below 80% of amortized cost are reviewed. An analysis is undertaken to determine whether this decline in market value is other-than-temporary. The Company's process focuses on issuer operating performance and overall industry and market conditions. Any deterioration in operating performance is assessed relative to the impact on financial ratios including leverage and coverage measures specific to an industry and relative to any investment covenants. The Company's analysis also assesses each issuer's ability to service its debts in a timely fashion, the length of time the security has been trading below 80% of amortized cost, rating agency actions, and any other key developments. The Company has a credit committee that includes members from the Investment, Finance and Actuarial functions. The committee meets and reviews the results of the Company's impairment analysis on a quarterly basis.

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Securities that have been triggered for the asset review process may be determined to be impaired or placed on a watchlist for monitoring. Should it be determined that a security is impaired the Company may sell the security and realize a loss or hold the security following an appropriate adjustment in carrying value. The Company incurred write-downs of fixed maturities totaling $4.0 million for other-than-temporary impairment in the third quarter of 2003 and $21.8 million year-to-date, compared to $66.8 million in write-downs for the year ended December 31, 2002. The write-downs taken in the third quarter of 2003 reflect impairments primarily relating to the ABS & MBS sector. Realized losses on the voluntary disposal of fixed maturity securities totaled $23.2 million for the recent quarter and $35.6 million year-to-date. In comparison, realized losses on sale were $128.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2002.

The carrying value of fixed maturity securities with unrealized losses by maturity date at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 was as follows (in thousands):

As a component of its investment strategy and to reduce its exposure to interest rate risk, the Company utilizes interest rate and total return swap agreements and interest rate cap agreements to match assets more closely to liabilities. Interest rate swap agreements are agreements to exchange with a counterparty interest rate payments of differing character (e.g., fixed-rate payments exchanged for variable-rate payments) based on an underlying principal balance (notional principal) to hedge against interest rate changes. The Company currently utilizes interest rate swap agreements to reduce asset duration and to better match interest earned on longer-term fixed-rate assets with interest credited to policyholders. A total return swap agreement is an agreement to exchange payments based upon an underlying notional balance and changes in variable rate and total return indices. The Company utilizes total return swap agreements to hedge its obligations related to certain contract liabilitie s. The Company had outstanding swap agreements with an aggregate notional principal amount of $3.4 billion and $3.9 billion as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

Cap agreements are agreements with a counterparty that require the payment of a premium for the right to receive payments for the difference between the cap interest rate and a market interest rate on specified future dates based on an underlying notional principal to hedge against rising interest rates. There were no outstanding interest rate cap agreements as of September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002.

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There are risks associated with some of the techniques the Company uses to match its assets and liabilities. The primary risk associated with swap, cap and call option agreements is counterparty nonperformance. The Company believes that the counterparties to its swap, cap and call option agreements are financially responsible and that the counterparty risk associated with these transactions is minimal. Futures contracts trade on organized exchanges and, therefore, have minimal credit risk. In addition, swap and cap agreements have interest rate risk and call options, futures and certain total return swap agreements have stock market risk. These swap and cap agreements hedge fixed-rate assets and the Company expects that any interest rate movements that adversely affect the market value of swap agreements would be offset by changes in the market values of such fixed-rate assets. However, there can be no assurance that these hedges will be effective in offsetting the potential adverse effec ts of changes in interest rates. Similarly, the call options, futures and certain total return swap agreements hedge the Company's obligations to provide returns on equity-indexed annuities based upon the S&P 500 Index, and the Company believes that any stock market movements that adversely affect the market value of S&P 500 Index call options, futures and certain total return swap agreements would be substantially offset by a reduction in policyholder liabilities. However, there can be no assurance that these hedges will be effective in offsetting the potentially adverse effects of changes in S&P 500 Index levels. The Company's profitability could be adversely affected if the value of its swap and cap agreements increase less than (or decrease more than) the change in the market value of its fixed rate assets and/or if the value of its S&P 500 Index call options, futures and certain total return swap agreements increase less than (or decrease more than) the value of the guarantees made to eq uity-indexed policyholders.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (''NAIC'') adopted regulations at the end of 1993 that established minimum capitalization requirements for insurance companies, based on risk-based capital (''RBC'') formulas applied to statutory surplus. These requirements are intended to identify undercapitalized companies so that specific regulatory actions can be taken on a timely basis. The RBC formula for life insurance companies calculates capital requirements related to assets, insurance, interest rates, and business risks. The Company met its NAIC capital requirements at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002.

The Company's liquidity needs and financial resources pertain to the management of the general account assets and policyholder balances. The Company uses cash for the payment of annuity and life insurance benefits, operating expenses, policy acquisition costs, and the purchase of investments. The Company generates cash from annuity premiums and deposits, net investment income, and from maturities and sales of its investments. Annuity premiums, maturing investments and net investment income have historically been sufficient to meet the Company's cash requirements. The Company monitors cash and cash equivalents in an effort to maintain sufficient liquidity and has strategies in place to maintain sufficient liquidity in changing interest rate environments. Consistent with the nature of its obligations, the Company has invested a substantial amount of its general account assets in readily marketable securities. At September 30, 2003, $12.9 billion, or 92.5%, of the Company's general acco unt investments are considered readily marketable.

To the extent that unanticipated surrenders cause the Company to sell for liquidity purposes a material amount of securities prior to their maturity, such surrenders could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Although no assurance can be given, the Company believes that liquidity to fund withdrawals would be available through incoming cash flow or the sale of short-term or floating-rate instruments, thereby precluding the sale of fixed maturity investments in a potentially unfavorable market. In addition, the Company's fixed-rate products incorporate surrender charges to encourage retention of policyholder balances.

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Current Rhode Island insurance law permits the payment of dividends or distributions from the Company to its parent, which, together with dividends and distributions paid during the preceding 12 months, do not exceed the lesser of (i) 10% of statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or (ii) the net gain from operations for the preceding calendar year. Any proposed dividend in excess of this amount is called an "extraordinary dividend" and may not be paid until it is approved by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Rhode Island.

Based upon the historical cash flow of the Company, its current financial condition and its expectation that there will not be a material adverse change in the results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries during the next twelve months, the Company believes that cash flow provided by operating activities over this period will provide sufficient liquidity for its liquidity needs.

On July 25, 2002, the Company issued a $380 million promissory note at 5.76% to an affiliate, Sun Life (Hungary), which matures on September 30, 2012. The Company pays interest on this note semi-annually on December 31 and June 30. The proceeds of the note were used to purchase fixed rate corporate and government bonds. This note is included in other liabilities and the associated interest expense is included in other operating expenses. Interest expense amounted to $5.4 million and $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively and $16.4 million and $4.1 million nine months ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Inflation has not had a material effect on the Company's consolidated results of operations to date. The Company manages its investment portfolio in part to reduce its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. In general, the fair value of the Company's fixed maturity portfolio increases or decreases in inverse relationship with fluctuations in interest rates, and the Company's net investment income increases or decreases in direct relationship with interest rate changes. For example, if interest rates decline the Company's fixed maturity investments generally will increase in fair value, while net investment income will decrease as fixed maturity investments mature or are sold and the proceeds are reinvested at reduced rates. However, inflation may result in increased operating expenses that may not be readily recoverable in the prices of the services charged by the Company.

On April 2, 2003, the Company and its affiliate, SLUS, filed a Form D (Prior Notice of a Transaction) with the Division of Insurance, Department of Business Regulation of Rhode Island. On April 3, 2003, the Company and SLUS filed similar documents with the Delaware Department of Insurance. Both filings sought regulatory approval for a contemplated merger of the Company with and into SLUS. The Company and SLUS are both direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Holdings, Inc. and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of SLF. The boards of directors of both the Company and SLUS voted to approve the merger at their meetings on April 24, 2003. Regulatory approval from the States of Rhode Island and Delaware was received on June 11, 2003 and July 21, 2003, respectively. The management of both companies currently anticipate completing the merger as planned on December 31, 2003.

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This discussion covers market risks associated with investment portfolios that support the Company's general account liabilities. This discussion does not cover market risks associated with those investment portfolios that support separate account products. For those products, the policyholder, rather than the Company, assumes market risks.

The Company has investment policies and guidelines that define the overall framework for managing market and other investment risks, including the accountabilities and controls over its investment activities. In addition, the Company has specific investment policies that delineate the investment limits and strategies that are appropriate given the Company's liquidity, surplus, product and regulatory requirements.

The Company's management believes that stringent underwriting standards and practices have resulted in high-quality portfolios that have the effect of limiting credit risk. Efforts to reduce holdings of below investment grade bonds were initiated in late 2001. Also, as a matter of investment policy, the Company manages foreign exchange and equity risk within tolerance bands. The Company owns substantial amounts of equity options supporting its equity-indexed annuities business. The management of interest rate risk exposure is discussed below.

The Company's fixed interest rate liabilities are primarily supported by a well-diversified portfolio of fixed interest investments. They are also supported by small amounts of floating rate notes. These interest-bearing investments include both publicly issued and privately placed bonds. Public bonds can include treasury bonds, corporate bonds and money market instruments. The Company also holds securitized assets, including mortgage-backed securities ("MBS"), collateralized mortgage obligations, commercial MBS and asset-backed securities. These securities are subject to the same standards applied to other portfolio investments, including relative value criteria and diversification guidelines. The Company restricts MBS investments to pass-through securities issued by U.S. government agencies and to collateralized mortgage obligations, which are expected to exhibit relatively low volatility. The Company does not engage in leveraged transactions and it does not routinely invest in the more speculative forms of these instruments such as the interest-only, principal-only, inverse floater or residual tranches.

Changes in the level of domestic interest rates affect the market value of fixed interest assets and liabilities. The Company manages risks from wide fluctuations in interest using analytical and modeling software acquired from outside vendors. Important assumptions include the timing of cash flows on mortgage-related assets and liabilities subject to policyholder surrenders.

Significant features of the Company's models include:

The Company's Interest Rate Risk Committee meets monthly. After reviewing duration analyses, market conditions and forecasts, the committee develops specific asset management strategies. These strategies may involve managing to achieve small intentional mismatches, either in terms of total effective duration or for certain key rate durations, between liabilities and assets. The Company manages these mismatches to a tolerance range of plus or minus 1.0.

Asset strategies may include the use of Treasury futures, options and interest rate swaps to adjust the duration profiles. All derivative transactions are conducted under written operating guidelines and are marked to market. Total positions and exposures are reported to the Company's board of directors on a quarterly basis. The counterparties to hedging transactions are highly rated financial institutions, with respect to which the risk of the Company incurring losses related to credit exposures is considered remote.

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Fixed interest liabilities held in the Company's general account at September 30, 2003 had a fair value of $14.1 billion. Fixed income investments supporting those liabilities had a fair value of $14.2 billion at that date. The Company performed a sensitivity analysis on these interest-sensitive liabilities and assets as of September 30, 2003. The analysis showed that if there were an immediate decrease of 100 basis points in interest rates, the fair value of the liabilities would show a net increase of $568 million and the corresponding assets would show a net increase of $461 million.

By comparison, fixed interest liabilities held in the Company's general account at December 31, 2002 had a fair value of $13.8 billion. Fixed income investments supporting those liabilities had a fair value of $14.2 billion at that date. The Company performed a sensitivity analysis on these interest-sensitive liabilities and assets on December 31, 2002. The analysis showed that if there were an immediate decrease of 100 basis points in interest rates, the fair value of the liabilities would show a net increase of $483 million and the corresponding assets would show a net increase of $459 million.

The Company produced these estimates using computer models. Since these models reflect assumptions about the future, they contain an element of uncertainty. For example, the models contain assumptions about future policyholder behavior and asset cash flows. Actual policyholder behavior and asset cash flows could differ from what the models show. As a result, the models' estimates of duration and market values may not reflect what actually would occur. The models are further limited by the fact that they do not provide for the possibility that management action could be taken to mitigate adverse results. The Company believes that, all other factors being equal, this limitation will tend to cause the models to produce estimates that are generally worse than one might actually expect.

Based on its processes for analyzing and managing interest rate risk, the Company's management believes its exposure to interest rate changes will not materially affect its near-term financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Equity price risk is the risk that the Company will incur economic losses due to adverse changes in a particular stock or stock index. At September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the Company had approximately $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively, in common stocks and $60.3 million and $20.1 million, respectively, in call options.

At September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, the Company had $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, in equity-indexed annuity liabilities that provide customers with contractually guaranteed participation in price appreciation of the S&P 500 Index. The Company purchases equity-indexed options and futures to hedge the risk associated with the price appreciation component of equity-indexed annuity liabilities.

The Company manages the equity risk inherent in its assets relative to the equity risk inherent in its liabilities by conducting detailed computer simulations that model its S&P 500 Index derivatives and its equity-indexed annuity liabilities under stress-test scenarios in which both the index level and the index option implied volatility are varied through a wide range. Implied volatility is a value derived from standard option valuation models representing an implicit forecast of the standard deviation of the returns on the underlying asset over the life of the option or future. The fair values of S&P 500 Index linked securities, derivatives and annuities are produced using standard derivative valuation techniques. The derivative portfolios are constructed to maintain acceptable interest margins under a variety of possible future S&P 500 Index levels and option or future cost environments. In order to achieve this objective and limit its exposure to equity price risk, the Company measures and manages these exposures using methods based on the fair value of assets and the price appreciation component of related liabilities. The Company uses derivatives, including futures, options and total return swaps, to modify its net exposure to fluctuations in the S&P 500 Index.

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Based upon the information and assumptions the Company used in its stress-test scenarios at September 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, management estimates that if the S&P 500 Index increases by 10%, the net fair value of its assets and liabilities described above would increase by approximately $2.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. If the S&P 500 Index decreases by 10%, management estimates that the net fair value of its assets and liabilities will decrease by approximately $1.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

The simulations do not consider the effects of other changes in market conditions that could accompany changes in the equity option and futures markets, including the effects of changes in implied dividend yields, interest rates, and equity-indexed annuity policy surrenders.

Based on an evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company's management, including the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) are effective. There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2003 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

In its most recent Form 10-K, the Company disclosed that its indirect parent, Sun Life Financial Inc. ("SLF"), had reported in its most recent Form 40-F/A filing that (i) during 2002 its United States operations were involved in integrating the business operations arising from the acquisition of the Company, (ii) the Company's internal controls did not meet SLF's standards, particularly with respect to account reconciliations, and (iii) corrective action was undertaken. As of June 30, 2003, the Company is in compliance with SLF's standards.

During the first quarter of 2003, the Company increased interest credited to policyholders (see Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Results of Operations, Interest Credited). As a result of anomalies introduced to the Company's automated reserve accounting system (the "RAS") by the integration of actuarial operations that provide data to the RAS and by a redefinition of the class of policies included in the scope of the RAS, the Company is required to estimate the interest credited and ending account values. The Company's ability to adapt the RAS without experiencing a decline in system reliability and accuracy was adversely affected by employee turnover. The Company has made significant improvement in the adaptation of the RAS to changes made in actuarial operations. Systems development work to complete the adaptation of the RAS to the redefined class of policies is complete and manual controls have been added.

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The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in various kinds of ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business which, in management's judgment, is not expected to be material to the business or financial condition of the Company or its subsidiaries.

Omitted pursuant to Instruction H (2) (b) of Form 10-Q.

Omitted pursuant to Instruction H (2) (b) of Form 10-Q.

Omitted pursuant to Instruction H (2) (b) of Form 10-Q.

As part of an industry-wide investigation of variable insurance product sponsors, on or about October 30, 2003, the Company received a request from the SEC for information regarding its policies and procedures with respect to subaccount "market timing," its policies and procedures with respect to receiving and processing exchange orders from contract owners, and its oversight of such activities in the Company's separate accounts. The Company is responding to the SEC's request.

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(a) The following Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference unless otherwise indicated:

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the quarter ended September 30, 2003.